1866
Transatlantic telegraph cable
Ireland
Transatlantic telegraph cables were undersea cables running under the Atlantic Ocean for telegraph communications. Telegraphy is now an obsolete form of communication and the …
Celtic history archive
Ireland
1866
D.J. O'Donoghue, born
Ireland
David James O’Donoghue (22 July 1866 – 27 June 1917) was an Irish biographer and editor. David James O’Donoghue was born in 1866 in Chelsea, London, to Irish parents, …
1866
Archbishop Cullen becomes the first Irishman elevated to Cardinal
Ireland
Archbishop Cullen becomes the first Irishman elevated to Cardinal. This June 22, 1866 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1866
Charles Wood, composer, is born in Armagh
Ireland
Charles Wood, composer, is born in Armagh. This June 14, 1866 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1866
Irish Fenians raid Pigeon Hill, Quebec
Ireland
Irish Fenians raid Pigeon Hill, Quebec. This June 7, 1866 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1866
American Fenians led by General John ONeill defeat English crown forces at Ridgeway, Ontario, British Squarebroken.
Ireland
American Fenians led by General John ONeill defeat English crown forces at Ridgeway, Ontario, British Squarebroken. This June 3, 1866 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
1866
Renegade Irish Fenians surrender to US forces
Ireland
Renegade Irish Fenians surrender to US forces. This June 2, 1866 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1866
American Fenians led by General John O'Neill invade Canada and capture Fort Erie.
Ireland
The Fenian raids were attacks by members of the Fenian Brotherhood based in the United States, on British army forts, customs posts and other targets in Canada in order to bring …
1866
Renegade Irish Fenians invade Ft. Erie Ontario from the US
Ireland
Renegade Irish Fenians invade Ft. Erie Ontario from the US. This June 1, 1866 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1866
Campobello New Brunswick Irish-American Fenians attack Campobello Island from Eastport, Maine
Ireland
Irish-American Fenians launch a brief and unauthorized raid on Campobello Island, New Brunswick, from Eastport, Maine, on April 15, 1866. Part of a broader campaign by the Fenian …
1866
Birth in Co. Cork of light-heavyweight boxing champion, Jack McAuliffe
Ireland
Jack McAuliffe (March 24, 1866 – November 5, 1937) was an Irish boxer who fought mostly out of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Nicknamed “The Napoleon of the Ring,” McAuliffe …
1866
George Petrie, folk music collector, dies
Ireland
George Petrie, an Irish painter, musician, and folk music collector, made significant contributions to the preservation and documentation of Irish traditional music. He was born on …