Celtic history archive
1731
Ireland
Among Napoleon?s many enemies, one of the most persistent and implacable was the Breton rebel Georges Kadoudal. Kadoudal would not get away. He was finally arrested in March 1804, …
1731
Ireland
The Revenue Commissioners report the robbery of the Danish ship Golden Lyon’s cargo at Ballyheige. The ship, owned by the Danish Asiatic Company, had run aground or been stranded. …
1731
Ireland
The Golden Lyon, a ship owned by the Danish East India Company, becomes stranded near Ballyheige, County Kerry. Its valuable cargo, reportedly including silver and trade goods, is …
1731
Ireland
Sir Lucius Henry O’Brien, 3rd Baronet PC (Ire) (2 September 1731 – 15 January 1795) was an Irish baronet and politician for 34 years. Sir Lucius O’Brien was born on …
1732
Ireland
Sir Henry Cavendish, politician and master of shorthand, who recorded parliamentary debates, born. This September 29, 1732 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
1732
Ireland
Birth in Castletown, Co. Clare of Thomas OGorman, physician, wine trader and courtier in France; made a chevalier by Louis XV. This September 16, 1732 entry records a moment in …
1732
Ireland
Sir John Blaquiere, Chief Secretary and politician, is born. This May 15, 1732 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1732
Ireland
Sackville Hamilton PC (Ire) (14 March 1732 – 29 January 1818) was an Anglo-Irish politician. Hamilton was born on 14 March 1732. He was the third son, of seven children born to …
1733
Ireland
Henry Boyle, the future Earl of Shannon, is unanimously elected Speaker of the Irish Parliament. He will serve until 1756, becoming the longest-serving Speaker during the Irish …
1735
Ireland
Born in Dangan, Co. Meath, Ireland on 19 Jul 1735 to Richard Colley Wesley and Elizabeth Sale. Garrett Colley Wellesley married Anne Hill and had 8 children. He passed away on 22 …
1735
Ireland
James Agar, 1st Viscount Clifden (25 March 1734 – 1 January 1789), was an Irish peer and politician and held the office of one of the joint Postmasters General of Ireland. He was …
1736
Ireland
Macpherson is remembered for one of the most spectacular literary hoaxes of all time; the epic of Ossian. He was born on 27 October 1736 at Ruthven, Badenoch, the son of a farmer. …