August Holiday

{{Short description|Public holiday in Ireland}}

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|type = National

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|nickname = August Bank Holiday

|observedby = Ireland

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|week_ordinal = first

|weekday = Monday

|month = August

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|duration = 1 day

|frequency = Annual

|firsttime = 1871

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The August Holiday ({{langx|ga|Lá Saoire i mí Lúnasa}}), also called the August Bank Holiday, is observed in Ireland on the first Monday of August.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/eli/1997/act/20/schedule/2/enacted/en/html|title=Organisation of Work Time Act, 1997 – Second Scheduled (Public Holidays)|work=Irish Statute Book|date=7 May 1997|access-date=24 February 2020}}{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/1961/en/act/pub/0033/sec0008.html|title=Holidays (Employees) Act, 1961|work=Irish Statute Book|date=9 August 1961|accessdate=24 February 2020}} It was first observed in 1871, when it was created by the UK Act of Parliament, the Bank Holidays Act 1871.