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Roy McFadden, poet, is born in Belfast, Ireland
Roy McFadden, poet, is born in Belfast, Ireland Roy McFadden (14 November 1921 – 15 September 1999) was a Northern Irish poet, editor, and lawyer. …

Death of John Boyd Dunlop who re-invented the pneumatic tyre from the design of Robert W Thomson.
Death of John Boyd Dunlop who re-invented the pneumatic tyre from the design of Robert W Thomson. …

Poet George Mackay Brown born.
Poet George Mackay Brown born. …

Anglo-Irish negotiations open with Griffith and Collins leading the Irish delegation
Anglo-Irish negotiations open with Griffith and Collins leading the Irish delegation …

SS Rowan sank off the Rhinns of Galloway, near Corsewall Point with, 34 casualties.
SS Rowan sank off the Rhinns of Galloway, near Corsewall Point with, 34 casualties. …

Frank Duff founds the Association of Our Lady of Mercy, later to be known as the Legion of Mary
Frank Duff founds the Association of Our Lady of Mercy, later to be known as the Legion of Mary …

Re-election of Éamon de Valera President of Dáil Éireann. He is proposed and seconded by Commandant Sean MacEoin and General Richard Mulcahy — both of whom later line up against him in the Civil War
Re-election of Éamon de Valera President of Dáil Éireann. He is proposed and seconded by Commandant Sean MacEoin and General Richard Mulcahy — both of whom later line up against him in the Civil War …

Birth in Belfast of Brian Moore who is best known for his novel The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne
Birth in Belfast of Brian Moore who is best known for his novel The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne …

The first Dáil Éireann is dissolved and the second Dáil convenes
The first Dáil Éireann is dissolved and the second Dáil convenes …

Belfast Bloody Sunday, 1921
Belfast Bloody Sunday, 1921 Bloody Sunday or Belfast’s Bloody Sunday was a day of violence in Belfast, Northern Ireland on 10 July 1921, during the Irish War of Independence. …