March 07

851

Nominee, ruler of Brittany, died

Ireland

Nominoe or Nomenoe (French: Nominoë; Breton: Nevenoe; b. c. 800, d. 7 March 851) was the first Duke of Brittany from 846 to his death. He is the Breton pater patriae and to Breton …

1864

Archbishop Paul Cullen issues a pastoral for St. Patrick's Day denouncing Fenianism

Ireland

Paul Cullen (April 29, 1803-October 24, 1878) was a cardinal, and the Catholic primate of Ireland. He was born in Prospect, Kildare. He was rector of the Irish College (1832-1850) …

1920

Ellis Dillon, novelist and childrens writer, is born in Galway

Ireland

Eilís Dillon FRSL (7 March 1920 – 19 July 1994) was an Irish author of 50 books. Her work has been translated into 14 languages. Dillon was the third of five children of Professor …

1921

Limerick Mayor George Clancy is shot and killed in his home by disguised members of the Black and Tans

Ireland

George Clancy (18 March 1881 – 7 March 1921; also known as Seoirse Mac Fhlannchadha), was an Irish nationalist politician and Mayor of Limerick. He was shot dead in Limerick by …

1923

Eight republican prisoners are executed by use of a mine at Ball seedy, Co. Kerry

Ireland

March 1923 saw a series of notorious incidents in Kerry, where 23 Republican prisoners were killed in the field (and another five judicially executed) in just four weeks. Five Free …

1937

Tomas O Criomthain, Irish author of An t-Oileanach (The Islandman), died

Ireland

Tomás Ó Criomhthain commonly anglicised as Tomás O’Crohan and occasionally as Thomas O’Crohan; 1855 – 7 March 1937) was a native of the Irish-speaking Great Blasket …

1966

Nelson Pillar blown up, Dublin

Ireland

Nelson’s Pillar (also known as the Nelson Pillar or simply the Pillar) was a large granite column capped by a statue of Horatio Nelson, built in the centre of what was then …