Celtic history archive
1767
Ireland
Birth in Belfast of Henry Joy McCracken, United Irishman and leader of Ulster insurgents in 1798 rebellion. This August 31, 1767 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected …
1767
Ireland
Maria Edgeworth (1 January 1768 – 22 May 1849) was a prolific Anglo-Irish novelist of adults’ and children’s literature. She was one of the first realist writers in …
1768
Ireland
Francois-Rene de Chateaubriand, Breton linguist, born. This September 4, 1768 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1768
Ireland
Construction of the Forth and Clyde canal started. It was to take, 22 years to complete. This June 10, 1768 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1768
Ireland
Daniel Murray (1768, at Sheepwalk, near Arklow, Ireland – Dublin, 1852) was a Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin. He was born on 18 April 1768 at Sheepwalk, near Arklow, County …
1768
Ireland
Melesina Trench (née Chenevix, previously St George; 22 March 1768 – 27 May 1827) was an Irish writer, poet and diarist. During her lifetime she was known more for her beauty than …
1768
Ireland
Until 1768 the Irish Parliament existed for the lifetime of the king and general elections were therefore infrequent. A radical campaign in the 1760s demanded a Septennial Act and …
1769
Ireland
Henry Flood, MP for Callan, kills James Agar, MP for Tulsk, in a duel. The confrontation arises from a long-standing rivalry between the Flood and Agar families over the …
1769
Ireland
Sir Hudson Lowe GCMG KCB (28 July 1769 – 10 January 1844) was an Anglo-Irish soldier and colonial administrator who is best known for his time as Governor of St Helena, where he …
1769
Ireland
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, 2nd Marquess of Londonderry, politician and administrator, is born in Dublin. This June 18, 1769 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
1769
Ireland
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (né Wesley; 1 May 1769 – 14 September 1852) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, soldier, and Tory politician …
1770
Ireland
Mary Ann McCracken (8 July 1770 – 26 July 1866) was a social activist and campaigner in Belfast, Ireland, whose extensive correspondence is cited as an important chronicle of her …