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Liam Ó Buachalla (historian)
Liam Ó Buachalla (died 1 November 1966) was a historian from Cork county. Between 1938 and 1966 he published a number of articles concerning the early medieval history of Ireland and the local history of Cork in the ''Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society'' (JCHAS). His works were a considerable contribution to the field of early medieval history of Ireland. Most of them, especially his long article "Contributions towards the political history of Munster, 450–800 A.D." are still widely quoted and discussed by major scholars, including F.J. Byrne, T.M. Charles-Edwards, P. Ó Riain. A compendium of his articles was published locally in 1988.Irish Historical & Archaeological Researches: Collected works of Liam O'Buachalla. Published by: CLANN NA GREINE TEO., CLYDUFF, CARRIGTWOHILL, CO.CORK, IRELAND. 1988 References * Ó Murchadha, Diarmuid ‘Obituary: Liam Ó Buachalla’, Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, Ser. 2, Vol. 71, Nos 213-2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1966 Deaths
Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo is deposed by a military coup in the Republic of Upper Volta (modern-day Burkina Faso). * January 10 ** Pakistani–Indian peace negotiations end successfully with the signing of the Tashkent Declaration, a day before the sudden death of Indian prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. ** Georgia House of Representatives, The House of Representatives of the US state of Georgia refuses to allow African-American representative Julian Bond to take his seat, because of his anti-war stance. ** A Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference convenes in Lagos, Nigeria, primarily to discuss Rhodesia. * January 12 – United States President Lyndon Johnson states that the United States should stay in South Vietnam until Communism, Communist aggression there is e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
