Today on Celtic History on

March 4th

Wed 04 Mar 1936

Jim Clark, Formula I World motor racing champion, born Fife.

Sat 04 Mar 1916

First Irish Race Convention is held in New York City

Tue 04 Mar 1902

Ancient Order of Hibernians is revived at unity council

Tue 04 Mar 1890

Forth Rail Bridge opened by Prince of Wales.

Sun 04 Mar 1888

Grace Gifford Plunkett, Irish patriot, is born in Rathmines, Dublin

Mon 04 Mar 1867

Fenian national uprising begins in Ireland

Fri 04 Mar 1864

Daniel Mannix, Archbishop of Melbourne and advocate of Irish independence, is born in Charleville, Co. Cork

Tue 04 Mar 1800

Dr. William Price, self styled Welsh Druid and Chartist, born

Tue 04 Mar 1794

William Carleton, novelist, is born in Prillisk, Co. Tyrone

Wed 04 Mar 1778

Robert Emmet, one of Irelands most famous revolutionaries, is born in Dublin

Mon 04 Mar 1771

John Ponsonby resigns as Speaker of the Irish parliament for political reasons

Thu 04 Mar 1756

Sir Henry Raeburn, renowned Scottish painter, born.

Tue 04 Mar 1704

Penal law to prevent the further growth of property restricts landholding rights for Catholics

Mon 04 Mar 1461

King Henry VI of England is deposed