Robert O Hara Burke of Loughrea Co Galway leader of the South-North expedition across Australia died 1861 On This Day

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Author Political Activist & Lecturer Helen Keller the 1st deafblind person to be awarded a BA Degree was born 1880 On This Day

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Veronica Guerin was a native of Dublin, Ireland. She was a journalist who specialised in reporting on crime.

Veronica Guerin was murdered by a drug gang while driving on the Naas Road near Dublin in 1996 On This Day

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Restrictions by Irish Catholic Bishops on Catholics attending Trinity College Dublin was removed in the year 1970 On This Day

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Trinity College Dublin

Myles Keogh Orchard Leighlinbridge Co Carlow died at the battle of the Little Big Horn Montana USA in 1876 On This Day

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