Highlighted Events from April

Wed 01 Apr 1716

The first Doggett Coat and Badge sculling race takes place on the Thames

Tue 03 Apr 1900

Queen Victoria arrives at Kingstown for a three-day visit to Ireland

Mon 19 Apr 1875

Charles Stewart Parnell is elected MP for Co. Meath

Wed 10 Apr 1816

Birth of Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, nationalist, in Monaghan