1803
Robert Emmet, Irish patriot executed by England.
Ireland
Robert Emmet (1778-1803) was a member of the United Irishmen and refused to accept the Act of Union (1801) between Great Britain and Ireland. The Act was passed following a decade …
Celtic history archive
Ireland
1803
Robert Emmet, Irish patriot, is executed in Dublin
Ireland
Robert Emmet, Irish patriot and revolutionary, was executed on September 20, 1803, in Dublin. He was only 25 years old. Emmet had led a failed uprising against British rule, known …
1803
Death of John Barry, a native of Ballystampson, Co. Wexford
Ireland
On September 13, 1803, Commodore John Barry, a native of Ballysampson, Co. Wexford, Ireland, died in Philadelphia. He is celebrated as the “Father of the American Navy” for his …
1803
French Irish Legion organized in Brittany
Ireland
French Irish Legion organized in Brittany. This August 31, 1803 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1803
Samuel Neilson, co-founder of the United Irishmen, dies
Ireland
Samuel Neilson, co-founder of the United Irishmen, dies. This August 29, 1803 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1803
The British capture Robert Emmet
Ireland
The British capture Robert Emmet. This August 25, 1803 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1803
James Napper Tandy, Irish patriot, dies in exile in France.
Ireland
James Napper Tandy (1740 - August 24, 1803), was an Irish rebel leader, during the struggle for home rule. He was born 1740 in Dublin, Irish revolutionary. Originally a small …
1803
Edmund Rice opens a school for poor boys in Waterford - precursor of the schools run by the Christian Brothers
Ireland
Edmund Rice opens a school for poor boys in Waterford - precursor of the schools run by the Christian Brothers. This August 15, 1803 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
1803
Robert Emmet leads an armed outbreak
Ireland
Robert Emmet (4 March 1778 – 20 September 1803) was an Irish Republican, orator and rebel leader. Following the suppression of the United Irish uprising in 1798, he sought to …
1803
Robert Emmet
Ireland
Robert Emmet (4 March 1778 – 20 September 1803) was an Irish Republican, orator and rebel leader. Following the suppression of the United Irish uprising in 1798, he sought to …
1803
Paul Cullen, prelate, is born in Prospect, Co. Kildare
Ireland
Paul Cardinal Cullen (29 April 1803 – 24 October 1878) was Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and previously of Armagh, and the first Irish cardinal. His Ultramontanism …
1803
Edward Despard, Irish republican, executed for attempted overthrow of British Crown
Ireland
Edward Despard, Irish republican, executed for attempted overthrow of British Crown. This February 21, 1803 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.