Apart from Butler of Ormonde Ireland supported Lambert Simnel as King of England when he was crowned Christ Church Dublin 1487 On This Day

In what became known as the Dunlavin Massacre 36 men were executed by firing squad on the Village Green Dunlavin Co Wicklow 1798 On This Day

Poet Alexander Pope friend of Jonathan Swift and poet Thomas Parnell of Port Laoise Co. Laoise was born in 1688 On This Day

A meeting of Kilkenny Borough Council in Kilkenny Castle conferred The Freedom of Kilkenny on President Mary McAleese in 2009 On This Day

Carlow Golf Club# ranked 29th of the top 100 in Ireland based initially at Gotham was founded in the Club House Hotel in 1899 On This Day