Celtic history archive
1791
Ireland
Bastille Day is the common name given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, which is celebrated on 14 July each year. In French, it is formally called the …
1791
Ireland
Robert Napier, regarded as the father of Clyde shipbuilding was born. He died on, 23 June, 1876. This June 21, 1791 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland. …
1791
Ireland
John MacHale (6 March 1791) – 7 November 1881) was the Irish Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, and Irish nationalist. John MacHale was born in Tubbernavine, near Lahardane, County …
1792
Ireland
The Catholic Committee was a county association in late 18th-century Ireland that campaigned to relieve Catholics of their civil and political disabilities under the …
1792
Ireland
Edward Hincks, orientalist, is born in Cork. This August 19, 1792 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1792
Ireland
The Belfast Harp Festival, called by contemporary writers The Belfast Harpers Assembly, 11–14 July 1792, was a three-day musical and patriotic event organized in Belfast, Ireland, …
1792
Ireland
John Thomas Romney Robinson FRAS FRS FRSE (23 April 1792 – 28 February 1882), usually referred to as Thomas Romney Robinson, was a 19th-century Irish astronomer and physicist. He …
1792
Ireland
The Roman Catholic Relief Act 1791 is an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1791 relieving Roman Catholics of certain political, educational, and economic …
1792
Ireland
Robert Adam, the renowned Scottish neoclassical architect, designer, and interior decorator, died on March 3, 1792. Born on July 3, 1728, in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland, Adam became …
1792
Ireland
The Irish House of Commons is partly destroyed by fire. This February 27, 1792 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1792
Ireland
Pianist and composer John Field gives his first public performance at the Rotunda in Dublin. This February 14, 1792 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland. …
1792
Ireland
“The Northern Star” was indeed a newspaper associated with the Society of United Irishmen, a significant political organization in Ireland during the late 18th century. …