Today on Celtic History on

September 6th

Sun 06 Sep 1936

Birth of Bruce Arnold, journalist and author

Sat 06 Sep 1890

Birth of Brinsley MacNamara, novelist, short story-writer and playwright

Tue 06 Sep 1831

Birth in Rosscarbery, Co. Cork of Jeremiah ODonovan Rossa, one of the founders of the Fenian Brotherhood

Mon 06 Sep 1813

Isaac Butt, barrister, politician and founder of the Home Rule movement, is born in Glenfin, Co. Donegal

Thu 06 Sep 1798

Humbert marches to Drumkeeran. Lake is still tailing Humbert

Fri 06 Sep 1715

First Jacobite rising begins as the standard of James III is raised at the Braes or MARCH - Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Fri 06 Sep 1715

The Earl of Mar unfurled the standard of the Old Pretender in Braemar at the start of the first Jacobite Uprising.