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On October 27, 1673 in Celtic History

A proclamation declares the banishment of catholic bishops and priest and the closure of religious houses and schools under charles iis reign

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    Birth in Dublin of Bryan Guinness, 2nd Lord Moyne; brewer and writer

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    Between October 24 and this date, Fenians propose a New Departure - an alliance with the Parnellites

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    William Smith, founder of the Boys Brigade, born.

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    James Macpherson Scottish translator of Ossianic poems born.

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    James Cook, circum-navigator of the globe, born to Scottish parents in Yorkshire.

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    Surrender of Limerick

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