1971 Death Sean O. Riada, born in County Limerick, Ireland, bandleader, composer, influential in 1960's traditional Irish music renaissance, dies at 40 1946 Death John S S P V Gort, viscount of Limerick/Hamsterley, dies at 59 1931 Birthday Sean O. Riada, born in County Limerick, Ireland, bandleader, composer, influential in 1960's traditional Irish music renaissance 1930 Birthday Patrick Pery, born in Ireland, born Patrick Edmund Pery, 6th Earl of Limerick, The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Irish peer, public servant 1886 Birthday John SSPV Gort, viscount of Limerick/Field Marshal of Palestine 1691 Event English and Dutch army occupies Limerick Ireland 1651 Event English troops occupy Limerick Ireland
