Following the Battle of the Boyne William of Orange failed to take Athlone but almost a year later his army led by Ginkel captured Athlone in 1691 On This Day

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Ophthalmologist Arthur Jacob who discovered a part of the retina(Membrana Jacobi) & was president of Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland was born Portlaoise Co. Laois in 1790 On This Day

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Rosemary Clooney singer, actress & aunt of actor George Clooney who has Kilkenny ancestry died in 2002 On This Day

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Mutiny by the Connaught Rangers in protest against the effects of martial law in Ireland took place in 1920 On This Day

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