October 08

1774

Rev Henry Duncan, founder of the first savings bank, born in the Manse at Lochrutton.

Ireland

Rev Henry Duncan, founder of the first savings bank, born in the Manse at Lochrutton. This October 8, 1774 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1822

Birth in Dublin of Richard Dalton Williams.

Ireland

Richard D’Alton Williams is born in Dublin on October 8, 1829. He is educated at Carlow Academy and later studies medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin. A gifted poet and …

1872

John Cowper Powys, Welsh novelist, born.

Ireland

John Cowper Powys (1872-1963). The Welsh novelist, essayist, and poet is known chiefly for his long panoramic novels. He was the brother of the authors T.F. Powys and Llewelyn …

1949

Edith Oenone Somerville, Irish novelist, dies in Castletownshend, Co. Cork.

Ireland

Edith Oenone Somerville, celebrated Irish novelist and illustrator, dies in Castletownshend, Co. Cork in 1949. In her late twenties, she formed a close literary partnership with …