Today on Celtic History on

March 1st

Wed 01 Mar 2000

St. David's Day

Wed 01 Mar 1848

Augustus St. Guadens, Irish sculptor of Dublins Parnell monument, is born

Sat 01 Mar 1794

Statutes of Dublin University amended to allow Catholics to take degrees

Fri 01 Mar 1726

Abraham Shackleton, a Quaker, opens a school at Ballitore, Co. Kildare. Edmund Burke will later be a pupil

Thu 01 Mar 1703

Birth of Philip Tisdall, politician and Attorney General noted for his lavish hospitality

Sun 01 Mar 1682

The Advocates Library opened by its founder, Sir George Mackenzie, the Lord Advocate

Fri 01 Mar 1546

George Wishart, a Protestant martyr, was burned at the stake in St Andrews