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September 9
Today in Celtic history
James IV of Scotland killed in the Battle of Flodden.
Mary Queen of Scots crowned at Stirling Castle.
Birth of painter Alexander Naysmyth in Edinburgh.
30,000 punds is allocated to establish national system of elementary education in Ireland
The arrival of the potato blight in Ireland is reported in the Dublin Evening Post
The last day of the Tenant League Conference in Dublin
Birth of Richard Chenevix Trench, prelate, philologist and poet
House of Lords rejects Second Home Rule Bill
The newly elected Daíl Éireann meets to frame its constitution and elects William T. Cosgrave President of the Executive Committee
Jim Clark became the (then) worlds youngest F1 motor racing champion.
Poet and Nationalist C M Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid) died.
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This week in Celtic history
Thursday
September 10
Friday
September 11
September 11, 1297
Victory of Wallace at Stirling bridge, Scotland
Saturday
September 12
Sunday
September 13
September 13, 1644
Battle of Aberdeen, in which the Marquis of Montrose captured the city.
Monday
September 14
Tuesday
September 15
September 15, 1718
The Breton gentry gather in Rennes to defend the liberties of Brittany.
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