October 2005 in Britain and Ireland

October 2005 In Britain And Ireland


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Read more about October 2005 In Britain And Ireland:  Deaths in October, Ongoing Events, 25 October 2005 (Tuesday), 20 October 2005 (Thursday), 19 October 2005 (Wednesday), 17 October 2005 (Monday), 6 October 2005 (Thursday), 3 October 2005 (Monday), 2 October 2005, British and Irish Events By Month

Famous quotes containing the words october, britain and/or ireland:

    “Especially when the October wind
    With frosty fingers punishes my hair,”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    “When Britain first, at Heaven’s command,
    Arose from out the azure main,
    This was the charter of her land,
    And guardian angels sung the strain:
    Rule, Britannia! Britannia rules the waves!
    Britons never shall be slaves.”
    —James Thomson (1700–1748)

    “Sport and death are the two great socializing factors in Ireland ...”
    —Elizabeth Bowen (1899–1973)