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On This Day In Clare History – May 18

onthisdayEvents that took place on this day down through Clare history.

1825 – The House of Lords rejected the Catholic Emancipation Bill which would disenfranchise Irish forty-shilling free-holders and put clergy on state salaries.
1919 – William Considine of Danganelly, Cooraclare died age 29, in South Africa. He survived WW1 fighting with the Australian Infantry. He died on a troop ship a short time after he participated in an on deck tug-of-war.
1921 – A failed attempt was made to burn down Kilmore house in Kilrush, only a small amount of damage was done to the buildingā€™s front door and windows.The R.I.C. stated that the motive ā€œappears to be jealousy against Behan (the caretaker) as there were other candidates for the position.ā€ The house was owned by Francis W. Hickman. Hickman, an-unpopular figure locally whom Liam Haugh described as ā€˜a rack renting landlord.ā€™
1922 – Carriogoran House and Estate was sold at public auction by Battersby & Co, 39 Westmoreland Street, Dublin.
1939 – The first aircraft landed at the newly opened Rineanna Airfield which was later to become Shannon International Airport.

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