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The last hanging in Scotland -, 21-year-old Henry Burnett who was executed at Craiginches Prison in Aberdeen for the murder of seaman Thomas Guyan.

August 15, 1963

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Birth of Benedict Kiely, novelist, short story-writer and critic, in Dromore, Co. Down

August 15, 1919

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Birth of Jack Lynch, Taoiseach, in Co. Cork

August 15, 1917

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Unveiling of OConnell monument in Dublin

August 15, 1882

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Five people drown in Derrybeg, Co. Donegal when a chapel is flooded during Mass

August 15, 1880

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John J. Flanagan, born

August 15, 1873

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Birth at Holytown of John Keir Hardie, coal miner and founder of the Labour Party.

August 15, 1856

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Daniel OConnell holds meetings for Repeal of the Union, attended by hundreds of thousands, at Trim and the Hill of Tara

August 15, 1843

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Foundation stone for the Monument to Sir Walter Scott is laid in Princes Street Gardens.

August 15, 1840

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Edmund Rice opens a school for poor boys in Waterford - precursor of the schools run by the Christian Brothers

August 15, 1803

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Novelist and poet Sir Walter Scott born.

August 15, 1771

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Molesworth Phillips, sailor and companion of Captain James Cook, is born in Swords, Co. Dublin

August 15, 1755

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On this date, Frederick Hamilton, former MP for Donegal, writes to George I that although the county is well affected, The great scarcity of armes in ye country is beyond anything I could have imagind till about three days ago that I had occasion to sen

August 15, 1715

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Oliver Cromwell arrives in Ireland as Commander-in-Chief and Lord Lieutenant with an army of 20,000, a huge artillery train and a large navy

August 15, 1649

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MacBeth killed by Malcolm, son of Duncan I, at Lumphanan-Mar, Scotland.

August 15, 1057

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Duncan I of Scotland killed in battle by Macbeth at Pitgavney.

August 15, 1040