Today on Celtic History on

May 10th

Wed 10 May 1967

Breath tests for motorists suspected of drinking and driving introduced under the Road Safety Act

Sat 10 May 1941

Rudolf Hess, Hitlers deputy, descended by parachute into Scotland at Eaglesham.

Mon 10 May 1886

Richard Mulcahy, pro-Treaty nationalist and Fine Gael politician, is born in Waterford

Sat 10 May 1873

Leslie Montgomery, comic writer; pseudonym Lynn C. Doyle, is born in Downpatrick, Co. Down

Tue 10 May 1870

Jem Mace defends his heavyweight crown against Irish champ Joe Coburn

Fri 10 May 1850

Sir Thomas Lipton, founder of the Liptons grocery chain, was born in Glasgow

Thu 10 May 1838

James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce of Dechmount; jurist, historian and Liberal politician, is born in Belfast

Thu 10 May 1810

Rev Henry Duncan opened the worlds first savings bank in Ruthwell, near Dumfries.

Wed 10 May 1809

Andrew Bell, co-founder of Encyclopedia Britannica with Colin MacFarquhar, died.

Thu 10 May 1804

After resigning as Prime Minister following a disagreement with George III over Catholic Emancipation, William Pitt returns to office

Sun 10 May 1739

John Thomas Troy, Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, is born in Castleknock, Co. Dublin

Sat 10 May 1642

A Catholic confederacy is instituted to administer Catholic-controlled parts of the country pending a final settlement

Tue 10 May 1318

Richard de Clare, while defending his protégé Mahon O'Brien, is defeated and killed by Murrough O'Brien at Dysert O'Dea

Tue 10 May 1307

Battle of Loudon Hill, near Darvel