Celtic history archive
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1330
England
Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England from January 1327 until his death in 1377. Crowned at 14 …
1521
Ireland
William Rokeby (died 29 November 1521) was a leading statesman and cleric in early sixteenth-century Ireland, who held the offices of Bishop of Meath, Archbishop of Dublin and Lord …
1599
Scotland
The earliest form of the Royal College of Surgeons was the “Guild of Surgeons Within the City of London” founded in the 14th century. There was dispute between the …
1641
Ireland
The Battle of Julianstown was fought on 27 November 1641 near Julianstown in County Louth during the Irish Rebellion of 1641. A force sent by the Dublin government to reinforce the …
1740
Ireland
Edward Sewell, a “couple-beggar” a term used for clergyman who conducts illegal marriages involving Catholics and Protestants - is hanged at Stephen’s Green The …
1895
Ireland
Denny Lane (4 December 1818 – 29 November 1895) was an Irish businessman and nationalist public figure in Cork city, and in his youth a Young Irelander Denny Lane, a prominent …
1898
Ireland
C.S. Lewis, the renowned British writer, literary scholar, Anglican lay theologian, and Christian apologist, was born on November 29, 1898, in Belfast, Ireland. While he was born …
1901
Ireland
Thomas Clarke Luby (16 January 1822 – 29 November 1901) was an Irish revolutionary, author, journalist and one of the founding members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood. Thomas …
1933
Ireland
Eamonn Campbell (29 November 1946 – 18 October 2017) was an Irish musician who was a member of The Dubliners from 1987 until his death. He was also in the Dubliners when they …