Celtic history archive
Browse all events for September 07.
1497
Ireland
Perkin Warbeck (c. 1474 - November 23, 1499) was a pretender to the English throne during the reign of King Henry VII of England. He was an impostor, a Fleming born in Tournai in …
1695
Ireland
Penal Laws are passed which restrict the rights of Catholics to have an education, to bear arms, or to possess a horse worth more than five pounds. This September 7, 1695 entry …
1736
Ireland
September 7, 1736 — A mob in Edinburgh stormed the Tolbooth Jail, forcibly removed Captain John Porteous, who had been reprieved from a death sentence after ordering his men to …
1798
Ireland
Henry Montgomery, a leading Unitarian theologian, leads a secession of non-subscribers from the General Synod of Ulster, resulting in the formation of the Remonstrant Synod of …
1801
Ireland
Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquis of Downshire, former MP for Co. Down and one of the wealthiest landowners in Ireland, commits suicide. This September 7, 1801 entry records a moment in …
1823
Ireland
Kevin Izod ODoherty, transportee, physician and politician, is born in Dublin. This September 7, 1823 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1842
Ireland
Queen Victorias first visit to Edinburgh. This September 7, 1842 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1892
Ireland
John L. Sullivan loses his world heavyweight boxing title to another Irish American, James Corbett. This September 7, 1892 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
1921
Ireland
Frank Duff founds the Association of Our Lady of Mercy, later to be known as the Legion of Mary. This September 7, 1921 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …