Law

1801

The trial of United Irishman, Napper Tandy, begins

Ireland

James Napper Tandy (February 1739 – 24 August 1803), known as Napper Tandy, was an Irish revolutionary and a founder of the United Irishmen. He experienced exile, first in the …

1830

Whitley Stokes, jurist and Celtic scholar, is born in Dublin

Ireland

Whitley Stokes, CSI, CIE, FBA (28 February 1830 – 13 April 1909) was an Irish lawyer and Celtic scholar. He was a son of William Stokes (1804–1878), and a grandson of Whitley …