On A Clare Day Down Through History (Nov 22-28)

Features - On A Clare Day

Tuesday, 22 November 2011 11:57

Written by Kevin Brown

A selection of events that occured in County Clare on this week down through history.

22 November, 2009: Parts of Co Clare are on high flood alert because of increasing water levels in the river Shannon. The areas concerned are O'Briensbridge, Clonlara, Westbury and Shannon Banks.

23 November, 2009: Clare tourism cycling routes are included in the world top ten of the Lonely Planet’s ‘Best in Travel 2010’ guide
24 November, 2006: An American couple whose newborn son tragically passed away at the Cliffs of Moher in July 2006 pledge 86,000 U.S.D toward the provision and equipping of the First Aid facility at the tourism landmark.
24 November, 1920: Defence of Barracks Officer in Clare, Capt. John J. Fitzgerald is buried three days after being shot dead by the Collins Squad in retaliation for the Croke Park murders.
25 November, 1850: The Emigration Office Limerick publishes a list of some of the 96 passengers drowned on the Edmund which broke in two after hitting rocks in Kilkee Bay.
25 November, 1913: Future Clare T.D. Eamon De Valera joins the Irish Volunteers at its first meeting
25 November, 1992: Dr. Moosajee Bhamjee is elected Ireland’s first Muslim TD. Elected as a Labour candidate in the Clare constituency
26 November, 1920: The Black and Tans arrest Shanaglish brothers Patrick and Harry Loughnane. They are tortured at Gort Bridewell before being shot and killed in Moy O’Hynes wood. The men had links to the IRA and Sinn Fein.
26 November, 1848: 246 people are evicted from their homes in the Kilrush Union
27 November, 2010: The Big Freeze of 2010 begins in Clare with snowfall and subzero temperatures reported across the County.
28 November, 2006: The Michael Cusack Centre in Carron is officially opened.