Home /calendar /may /May 27, 1887On May 27, 1887 in Celtic HistoryAnti tithe riot, llangwm, walesShare : More From This Daycalendar 1936Aer Lingus opens routes to Bristol and London, commencing with a flight from Baldonnell to Bristol on this dateMay 27, 1936calendar 1936Maiden voyage of liner Queen Mary.May 27, 1936calendar 1877Hanna Sheehy Skeffington is born in Co. Limerick. A committed suffragette, she is one of the founding members of the Irish Womens Franchise League; sexual equality remains a primary concern throughout her despite a slight shift in focus after the summaryMay 27, 1877calendar 1798Wexford rebels massacre Kingsboroughs militiamen and yeomanry at OulartMay 27, 1798calendar 1648Giovanni Rinuccini, papal nuncio to the confederates, excommunicates adherents of the truce between confederates and InchiquinMay 27, 1648calendar 1595Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeats the English forces of his brother-in-law, Sir Henry Bagenal, at the Battle of Clontibret, Co. MonaghanMay 27, 1595calendar 1224Cathal Crovderg O'Connor, king of Connacht and brother of Rory O'Connor, diesMay 27, 1224