June 15, 2022
OTD: Ray McAnally (Mar 30, 1926 - Jun 15, 1989)
Actor, Ray McAnally was born in Buncrana, Donegal on the 30th of Mar, 1926. He was the winner of 4 BAFTA awards for his work in both film and television.
Playing Patrick Brown father of Christy Brown in the Award Winning My Left Foot
Ray McAnally died in Wicklow on the 15th of June, 1989
OTD: Frank Pantridge - Pioneering Cardiologist (1916 - 2024)
Frank Pantridge was born to a farming family near Hillsborough, County Down, on October 3rd, 1916. In 1934, he was accepted to the medicine program at Queens University Belfast (QUB). Graduating in 1939, he volunteered for WWII service the day after…
Outbreak of the Economic War: June 30, 1932
Irish Independent, July 1, 1932, with headline story on Anglo-Irish economic tensions
Background to the Anglo-Irish Trade WarWhile the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 granted Ireland a measure of independence, many in the newly formed Saorstát &E…
