The hull for The Olympic was laid down in Belfast Shipyard in 1908 The hull for it’s sister ship The Titanic was laid down 1909 On This Day

Dramatist Seán O Casey was born at 85 Upper Dorset Dublin in the year 1880 On This Day

Though only 37 when he died Vincent Van Gogh produced more than 2,100 artworks. He was born Zundert Netherlands in the year 1853 On This Day

A spur-line from the Cork/Dublin pipeline brought natural gas to Carlow in 1984. Work began on the Cork/Dublin pipeline in 1982 On This Day

The famous artist Frank O Meara died aged 35 and is buried at Bennekerry He was born at 37 Dublin Street Carlow in the year 1853 On This Day