Today on Celtic History on

March 26th

Wed 26 Mar 1856

William Massey, New Zealand Prime Minister, is born in Londonderry

Sun 26 Mar 1854

Harry Furniss, caricaturist, is born in Wexford

Mon 26 Mar 1838

William Edward Hartpole Lecky, historian and philosopher, is born in Blackrock, Co. Dublin

Mon 26 Mar 1787

The Tumultuous Risings Act imposes penalties for rioting and for interference with the collection of tithes