March 22

1421

Scottish and French troops defeat English forces at Baugé in Anjou, France

Ireland

Scottish and French troops defeat English forces at Baugé in Anjou, France. This March 22, 1421 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1686

With the return of a Catholic monarchy James II payments to the Catholic hierarchy are authorized

Ireland

The Glorious Revolution is the sequence of events that led to the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, …

1727

Neil Gow, first of a famous family of Fiddle players and composers, born

Scotland

Niel Gow (22 March 1727 — 1 March 1807) was a Scottish fiddler in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Gow was born in Strathbraan, Perthshire, in 1727, as the son of John Gow …

1768

Melasina Trench, writer, is born in Dublin

Ireland

Melesina Trench (née Chenevix, previously St George; 22 March 1768 – 27 May 1827) was an Irish writer, poet and diarist. During her lifetime she was known more for her beauty than …

1829

Sir Richard Sankey, soldier and engineer, is born in Cashel, Co. Tipperary

Ireland

Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Hieram Sankey KCB (22 March 1829 – 11 November 1908) was an officer in the Royal (Madras) Engineers in the East India Company’s army in British …

1841

The Irish Emigrant Society is founded in New York

Ireland

Emigrant aid society, founded in New York, 1841, through the instrumentality of Bishop Hughes, and resulted in the establishment of the Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank. Emigrant …

1848

Birth of artist Sarah Purser in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Ireland

Sarah Henrietta Purser RHA (22 March 1848 – 7 August 1943) was an Irish artist mainly noted for her portraiture. She was the first woman to become a full member of the Royal …

1868

Last fully public hanginghanging in Scotland that of Joseph Bell at Perth.

Scotland

Vicar’s Bridge, the historic bridge was replaced by a modern structure in the 1960s. Of note here, was a murder in the late 19th century by Joe Bell of a passer-by. A tree …

1899

Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh, The Manx Gaelic Society, Formed

Isle-of-Mann

Yn Çheshaght Ghailckagh, also known as the Manx Language Society and formerly known as Manx Gaelic Society, was founded in 1899 in the Isle of Man to promote the Manx language. The …

1912

Birth of actor Wilfrid Brambell in Dublin

Ireland

Henry Wilfrid Brambell (22 March 1912 – 18 January 1985) was an Irish television and film actor, best remembered for playing the grubby rag-and-bone man Albert Steptoe alongside …