History

Proportional representation for local elections is abolished in Northern Ireland
Proportional representation for local elections is abolished in Northern Ireland …

The newly elected Daíl Éireann meets to frame its constitution and elects William T. Cosgrave President of the Executive Committee
The newly elected Daíl Éireann meets to frame its constitution and elects William T. Cosgrave President of the Executive Committee …

Dónal Foley, journalist, humorist and author of Man Bites Dog column in the Irish Times, is born in Ring, Co. Waterford
Dónal Foley, journalist, humorist and author of Man Bites Dog column in the Irish Times, is born in Ring, Co. Waterford …

Michael Collins - Irish general - killed
Michael Collins - Irish general - killed …

RIC is disbanded to be replaced by the Garda Síochána
RIC is disbanded to be replaced by the Garda Síochána …

Arthur Griffith, founder of Sinn Fein, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage Arthur Griffith, the founder of Sinn Féin and a key figure in the Irish independence movement, died of a cerebral hemorrhage on August 12, 1922. His death occurred during a critical period in Irish history, just months after the establishment of the Irish Free State and in the midst of the Irish Civil War. …

Popular character actor Fulton McKay was born.
Popular character actor Fulton McKay was born. Fulton Mackay, a well-known Scottish character actor, was born on August 12, 1922 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. He is best remembered for his role as the stern but fair prison officer Mr. Mackay in the classic British sitcom “Porridge”. …

Alexander Graham Bell, died in Nova Scotia
Alexander Graham Bell, died in Nova Scotia Alexander Graham Bell ( born Alexander Bell; March 03, 1847 – August 2, 1922) was a Scottish-born inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. …

Harry Boland shot by Free Staters
Harry Boland shot by Free Staters Harry Boland shot by Free Staters in Skerries; he would die three days later …

Free State army takes Waterford
Free State army takes Waterford The Irish Free State offensive of July–September 1922 was the decisive military stroke of the Irish Civil War. It was carried out by the National Army of the newly created Irish Free State against anti-treaty strongholds in the south and southwest of Ireland. …