Celtic history archive
1828
Ireland
Major-General Patrick Ronayne Cleburne ( March 16, 1828 – November 30, 1864) was a senior officer in the Confederate States Army who commanded infantry in the Western Theater of …
1829
Ireland
Newly elected MP Daniel O’Connell presents himself at the Bar of the House of Commons, but is asked to withdraw after refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy. This event took place …
1829
Ireland
Margaret Anna Cusack is born to an aristocratic family of English origin in Coolak, Co. Dublin; she is the founder of the first Poor Clares convent in the west of Ireland and also …
1829
Ireland
The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829, also known as the Catholic Emancipation Act 1829, removed the sacramental tests that barred Roman Catholics in the United Kingdom from …
1829
Ireland
Lieutenant-General Sir Richard Hieram Sankey KCB (22 March 1829 – 11 November 1908) was an officer in the Royal (Madras) Engineers in the East India Company’s army in British …
1829
Ireland
William Burke, infamous for his role in the Burke and Hare murders and subsequent body-snatching scandal in 19th-century Edinburgh, Scotland, was executed on January 28, 1829. His …
1830
Ireland
Justin McCarthy, born on November 22, 1830, in Cork City, Ireland, was a multifaceted figure who made contributions to both politics and literature. He began his career as a …
1830
Ireland
Patrick Henry Jones (November 20, 1830 – July 23, 1900) was an American lawyer, public servant and Postmaster of New York City from 1869 to 1872. As Postmaster, he was responsible …
1830
Ireland
Birth in Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow of Patrick Moran, Archbishop of Sydney, first Australian cardinal, and church historian. This September 16, 1830 entry records a moment in …
1830
Ireland
Thomas Nicholas Burke, Dominican friar, preacher and lecturer, is born in Galway. This September 8, 1830 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1830
Ireland
Dublin Zoo opens. This September 1, 1830 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1830
Ireland
The infamous “Wild Colonial Boy”, whose real name was John Donohue, is shot dead in a gun battle with police near Campbelltown, New South Wales. His death became the subject of …