Highlighted Events from DecemberSat 24 Dec 1791Sir Thomas Wyse, politician and diplomat, is born in St John, Co. WaterfordSat 02 Dec 1865William Roberts becomes leader of the Fenian BrotherhoodThu 11 Dec 1930Statute of WestminsterThu 07 Dec 1922The six counties of Northern Ireland opt out of the Free Statedecember016 events029 events036 events048 events055 events0610 events079 events087 events094 events108 events115 events124 events133 events141 item153 events163 events173 events183 events191 item204 events213 events224 events232 events244 events251 item261 item271 item281 item291 item301 item311 item