Celtic history archive
Browse all events for March 12.
1295
Ireland
Richard de Burgh, also known as the Red Earl of Ulster, was a prominent Anglo-Norman nobleman in Ireland during the late 13th and early 14th centuries. His release by the council …
1685
Ireland
George Berkeley, a renowned Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop, was born on March 12, 1685, in County Kilkenny, Ireland. He became one of the most influential philosophers of …
1689
Ireland
James II of England and VII of Scotland landed at Kinsale, Ireland, on March 12, 1689. His arrival in Ireland was part of his effort to regain the thrones of England, Scotland, and …
1708
Scotland
The French Jacobite invasion of Scotland that aborted its landing at the Firth of Forth occurred in March 1708. This was part of a broader attempt to restore the Stuart monarchy to …
1798
Ireland
The arrest of the Leinster Directory of the United Irishmen occurred in March 1798, a pivotal moment leading up to the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The United Irishmen, founded in …
1832
England
Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott, the English land agent in Ireland whose name became synonymous with ostracism, was born on March 12, 1832, in Norfolk, England. Boycott worked …
1875
Ireland
John Mitchel, an Irish nationalist, journalist, and political figure, was re-elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tipperary on April 16, 1875. His re-election was notable …
1974
Ireland
Billy Fox, a Protestant Irish nationalist senator and member of the Fine Gael party from County Monaghan, was assassinated on March 12, 1974. Fox was a vocal supporter of civil …