Celtic history archive
Browse all events for September 12.
1315
Ireland
Thomas Dun, a privateer from Scotland, sailed into Holyhead, captured an English ship and over-ran Anglesay. This September 12, 1315 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
1653
Ireland
Ireland and Scotland were represented by six and five members respectively in the Barebones Parliament, also known as the Nominated Assembly, which sat from 4 July to 12 December …
1715
Ireland
The Battle of Sheriffmuir was an engagement in 1715 at the height of the Jacobite rebellion in England and Scotland. John Erskine, 6th Earl of Mar, standard-bearer for the Jacobite …
1715
Ireland
Jacobites defeated government forces at Battle of Sheriffmuir. This September 12, 1715 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1798
Ireland
Rebels attack Castlebar and are repulsed. This September 12, 1798 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1848
Ireland
Death of William McNab, renowned curator of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, occurs in 1848. A visionary horticulturalist and botanist, McNab played a pivotal role in the …
1907
Ireland
Louis McNeice, poet and classical scholar is born in Belfast. This September 12, 1907 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1919
Ireland
Dáil Éireann is declared illegal. This September 12, 1919 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.