Celtic history archive
1796
Ireland
John Pitt Kennedy, civil engineer; road and railway pioneer in India, is born in Carndonagh, Co. Donegal. This May 8, 1796 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
1796
Ireland
The last decade of the 1700s was a most important time in Irish history. Republicanism and Loyalism both found real identity, the Orange Order and Maynooth College were both …
1796
Ireland
Theobald Wolfe Tone, a leading figure in the Irish Republican movement and one of the founding members of the United Irishmen, arrived in France in 1796 seeking military assistance …
1797
Ireland
Tyrone Power, actor and great-grandfather of the Hollywood movie star of the same name, is born. This November 2, 1797 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
1797
Ireland
The British Royal Navy, commanded by Admiral Adam Duncan (born in Forfar, Scotland, 1731), achieved a decisive victory over the Dutch fleet near the village of Camperdown in …
1797
Ireland
Battle of Tranent — In August 1797, a demonstration against conscription under the Militia Act in Tranent, East Lothian, Scotland, turns deadly when it is forcibly suppressed by …
1797
Ireland
Edmund Burke ( 12 January 1729 – 9 July 1797) was an Anglo-Irish statesman, economist, and philosopher. Born in Dublin, Burke served as a member of Parliament (MP) between 1766 and …
1797
Ireland
The Bank of Ireland suspends gold payments. This February 26, 1797 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1797
Ireland
Samuel Lover, Dublin writer, artist, musician and songwriter, born. This February 24, 1797 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1797
Ireland
The last invasion of England, Small French force commanded by Irishman William Tate lands in Wales. This February 22, 1797 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
1798
Ireland
James Henry (13 December 1798 – 14 July 1876) was an Irish classical scholar and poet, was born in Dublin the elder son of a woollen draper, Robert Henry, and his wife Kathleen …
1798
Ireland
Theobald Wolfe Tone, commonly known as Wolfe Tone (20 June 1763 - 19 November 1798) was a leading figure in the Irish independence movement, a prominent Irish revolutionary and one …