Today on Celtic History on

March 17th

Fri 17 Mar 2000

Happy St. Patricks Day !

Mon 17 Mar 1969

Longhope lifeboat sank in the Pentland Firth with the loss of eight men on board, all from the small island of Hoy.

Sat 17 Mar 1951

The cartoon character Dennis the Menace appeared for the first time in the Beano comic.

Tue 17 Mar 1903

St. Patrick's Day, becomes a bank day

Fri 17 Mar 1899

First issue of Gaelic Leagues An Claidheamh Soluis is published

Sun 17 Mar 1889

Harry Clarke, artist, known chiefly for stained-glass work, is born in Dublin

Thu 17 Mar 1864

Charlotte Milligan Fox, collector of folk music, is born in Omagh, Co. Tyrone

Wed 17 Mar 1858

James Stephens founds the Irish Republican Brotherhood in Dublin

Thu 17 Mar 1853

The Ossianic Society is founded to preserve and publish manuscripts of the Fionn cycle

Wed 17 Mar 1852

Patrick Sheehan, Canon Sheehan, priest and writer, is born in Mallow, Co. Cork

Fri 17 Mar 1820

Patrick Edward Connor, Union General, is born in Co. Kerry

Mon 17 Mar 1800

Charles James Patrick Mahon, is born in Ennis, Co. Clare

Mon 17 Mar 1794

Sir Thomas Maclear, astronomer, is born in Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone

Mon 17 Mar 1777

Patrick Brontë, clergyman, is born in Ballynaskeagh, Co. Down

Mon 17 Mar 1473

King James IV, King of Scots, born.

Wed 17 Mar 1328

Treaty of Edinburgh between King Robert I and Edward III