Home /calendar /june /June 28, 1861On June 28, 1861 in Celtic HistoryExplorer robert burke, from co. galway, dies in australiaShare : More From This Daycalendar 1922The Irish Civil War starts in Ireland on June 28, 1922June 28, 1922calendar 1922Battle of DublinJune 28, 1922calendar 1922The Provisional Government of the Irish Free State bombards the Four Courts in Dublin, and the Civil War beginsJune 28, 1922calendar 1920On hearing of British atrocities in Ireland, soldiers of the Connaught Rangers mutiny in protest; three are shot dead; a fourth - Private James Daly - is court-martialled and executed by firing squad. He is the last member of the British army to be executJune 28, 1920calendar 1853The introduction of income tax in Ireland is proposed for the first timeJune 28, 1853calendar 1838Queen Victoria crowned at Westminster Abbey.June 28, 1838calendar 1798General Hunter, who replaced Lake as Commander in Wexford, becomes aware rebellion is not over and begins to re-deploy his troops. He orders General Duff to Bunclody and General Needham to GoreyJune 28, 1798calendar 1746Charles Edward Stuart and Flora MacDonald escape over the sea to SkyeJune 28, 1746
