16 Apr 1891

Ireland
  • Richard Saul was born in Dublin, Ireland, then a member nation of the United Kingdom. ww2dbase [Richard Saul | Dublin | CPC]
23 Dec 1939

Ireland
  • An IRA gang stole the Irish Army's entire reserve of small arms ammunition - more than one million rounds - from an ammunition fort in Phoenix Park, Dublin. Most of it was recovered over the following days. ww2dbase [Dublin | AC]
25 Jun 1940

Ireland
  • British Minister of Health Malcolm MacDonald returned to Dublin, Ireland with a proposal from Winston Churchill for a joint union between Eire and Ulster to afford sanctruary for British troops and Irish ports for Royal Navy use. ww2dbase [Dublin | AC]

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