Events for November 07

November 7, 1878

Margaret Cousins, suffragist and Indias first female magistrate, is born in Boyle, Co. Roscommon

Margaret Cousins, born Margaret Gillespie, was a notable suffragist and social activist. She was born in Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland, on October 07, 1878.

November 7, 1864

The first public performance of Arrah-na-pogue at Dublins Theatre Royal

Arrah-na-Pogue, also known as Arrah-na-Pogue; or the Wicked Wedding, is a play in 3 acts by Dion Boucicault. Along with The Colleen Bawn (1860) and The Shaughraun (1874), it is considered one of the three major Irish plays penned by Boucicault.

November 7, 1974

Writer Eric Linklater dies in Orkney

Eric Linklater, a well-known Scottish author, died in Orkney, Scotland, on November 07, 1974.

November 7, 1366

Lionel of Clarence, leaves Ireland

Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, (29 November 1338 – 17 October 1368) was an English prince who served as Lieutenant of Ireland from 1361 to 1366. The third son, but the second to survive infancy, of King Edward III and his wife Philippa of Hainault, he was named after his birthplace at Antwerp in the Duchy of Brabant.