Sun 18 Aug 1974

Red Hackle wins Intercontinental Highland Gathering, Toronto, Canada, 1974.

Thu 18 Aug 1966

Tay Road Bridge opened.

Thu 18 Aug 1814

Birth of David Moriarty, Catholic Bishop of Kerry and opponent of nationalism, in Kilcarah, Co. Kerry

Thu 18 Aug 1746

William Boyd of Kilmarnock, Scottish Jacobite leader, executed by the English

Wed 18 Aug 1728

James Caulfeild, 4th Viscount and 1st Earl of Charlemont; soldier and nationalist, is born in Dublin

Sat 18 Aug 1579

Death of James Fitzgerald, rebel leader