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Celtic History

On this day in Celtic history

September 09

On this day

September 9, 872

Earliest Verifiable Date of a Viking Invasion of Ireland in Dunrally

September 9, 1513

James IV of Scotland Killed in the Battle of Flodden.

September 9, 1543

Mary Queen of Scots Crowned at Stirling Castle.

September 9, 1758

Birth of Painter Alexander Naysmyth in Edinburgh.

September 9, 1831

30,000 Punds Is Allocated to Establish National System of Elementary Education in Ireland

September 9, 1845

The Arrival of the Potato Blight in Ireland Is Reported in the Dublin Evening Post

September 9, 1852

The Last Day of the Tenant League Conference in Dublin

September 9, 1890

Birth of Richard Chenevix Trench, Prelate, Philologist and Poet

September 9, 1893

House of Lords Rejects Second Home Rule Bill

September 9, 1922

The Newly Elected Daíl Éireann Meets to Frame Its Constitution and Elects William T. Cosgrave President of the Executive Committee

September 9, 1963

Jim Clark Became the (Then) Worlds Youngest F1 Motor Racing Champion.

September 9, 1978

Poet and Nationalist C M Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid) Died.