August Holiday
Public holiday in Ireland
August Holiday | |
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Also called | August Bank Holiday |
Observed by | Ireland |
Date | First Monday in August |
2023 date | August 7 (2023-08-07) |
2024 date | August 5 (2024-08-05) |
2025 date | August 4 (2025-08-04) |
2026 date | August 3 (2026-08-03) |
Frequency | Annual |
First time | 1871 |
The August Holiday (Irish: Lá Saoire i mí Lúnasa), also called the August Bank Holiday, is observed in Ireland on the first Monday of August.[1][2] It was first observed in 1871, when it was created by the UK Act of Parliament, the Bank Holidays Act 1871.
See also
- Bank holiday
- Lughnasadh
References
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Public holidays in Ireland
- New Year's Day
- Saint Patrick's Day
- Easter Monday
- May Day
- Christmas Day
- Saint Stephen's Day
- Saint Brigid's Day
- June Holiday
- August Holiday
- October Holiday
- Good Friday
- Spring Bank Holiday
- The Twelfth
- Summer Bank Holiday