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This day in Irish history

Most of Ireland's past is known only to the year. These are the 75 days whose exact date is recorded, set out through the calendar.

January

Feast days: 15 Jan, St Íte

Born and died in January — 85 people from the county pages
February

Feast days: 1 Feb, St Brigid of Kildare

Born and died in February — 98 people from the county pages
March

Feast days: 8 Mar, St Senan · 17 Mar, St Patrick · 21 Mar, St Enda of Aran

Born and died in March — 101 people from the county pages
April
Born and died in April — 88 people from the county pages
May

Feast days: 16 May, St Brendan the Navigator · 30 May, St Dymphna

Born and died in May — 105 people from the county pages
June

Feast days: 3 Jun, St Kevin of Glendalough · 6 Jun, St Jarlath · 9 Jun, St Colmcille

Born and died in June — 77 people from the county pages
July

Feast days: 1 Jul, St Oliver Plunkett · 6 Jul, St Moninne · 8 Jul, St Killian · 24 Jul, St Declan of Ardmore

Born and died in July — 94 people from the county pages
August

Feast days: 11 Aug, St Attracta · 30 Aug, St Fiachra · 31 Aug, St Aidan of Lindisfarne

Born and died in August — 79 people from the county pages
September

Feast days: 9 Sep, St Ciarán of Clonmacnoise · 25 Sep, St Finbarr of Cork

Born and died in September — 64 people from the county pages
October

Feast days: 11 Oct, St Canice · 16 Oct, St Gall · 27 Oct, St Otteran

Born and died in October — 75 people from the county pages
November

Feast days: 3 Nov, St Malachy · 14 Nov, St Laurence O'Toole · 23 Nov, St Columbanus · 24 Nov, St Colman of Cloyne

Born and died in November — 91 people from the county pages
December
Born and died in December — 95 people from the county pages
About the dates

Each date is the one Wikidata records for the event's Wikipedia article, taken only where it is given to the day. Ireland used the Julian calendar until 1752, and Wikidata usually gives the Gregorian date, so older events can appear ten or eleven days later than the date traditionally quoted: the Boyne, fought on 1 July Old Style, falls here on 11 July. Where that matters, the entry says so.

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