On this day in Celtic history
Discover people, anniversaries, and events from the Celtic world that shaped history.
September 6
1715
Ireland
Jacobitism was the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland (and after 1707, Great Britain). The movement took its name from the Latin form Jacobus of the …
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1715
Ireland
The Earl of Mar unfurled the standard of the Old Pretender in Braemar at the start of the first Jacobite Uprising. This September 6, 1715 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
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1798
Ireland
Humbert marches to Drumkeeran. Lake is still tailing Humbert. This September 6, 1798 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
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1813
Ireland
Isaac Butt, barrister, politician and founder of the Home Rule movement, is born in Glenfin, Co. Donegal. This September 6, 1813 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
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1831
Ireland
Birth in Rosscarbery, Co. Cork of Jeremiah ODonovan Rossa, one of the founders of the Fenian Brotherhood. This September 6, 1831 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
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1890
Ireland
Birth of Brinsley MacNamara, novelist, short story-writer and playwright. This September 6, 1890 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
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1936
Ireland
Birth of Bruce Arnold, journalist and author. This September 6, 1936 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
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2005
John Burgess died on June 29, 2005 at the age of 71. He was born in Aberdeen on 11 March 1934, and first learned to play the practice chanter at the age of four from his …
1990
Captain Ian C. Cameron, a bagpiper, an author and a longtime member of the Piobaireachd Society died at age 72, from a virulent form of lung disease Ian was the composer …
1988
Piper Alpha was an oil platform located in the North Sea approximately 120 miles (190 km) north-east of Aberdeen, Scotland. It was operated by Occidental Petroleum …
2000
Samhain (pronounced “sow-in”) is a Gaelic festival marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter or the “darker half” of the …
2000
St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianitys most widely known figures. Apostle of Ireland, born at Kilpatrick, near Dumbarton, in Scotland, in the …
2000
Samhain marks one of the two great doorways of the Celtic year, for the Celts divided the year into two seasons: the light and the dark, at Beltane on May 1st and Samhain …
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