Today on Celtic History on

September 21st

Wed 21 Sep 2005

ALBAN ELFED (Welsh Bardic name for autumn equinox)

Wed 21 Sep 1932

Birth of Mariga Guinness, née Princess Hermione Marie Gabrielle von Urach, Countess Württemberg; co-founder of Irish Georgian Society

Tue 21 Sep 1909

Artist Tom Carr is born is Belfast

Wed 21 Sep 1881

Revolutionary Éamonn Ceannt, is born in Glenamaddy, County Galway

Fri 21 Sep 1832

Novelist (notably Ivanhoe and Talisman) and poet Sir Walter Scott died aged, 61.

Fri 21 Sep 1827

Michael Corcoran, Union General, is born in Co. Donegal

Mon 21 Sep 1795

Battle of the Diamond between (Protestant) Peep o Day Boys and (Catholic) Defenders near Loughgall, Co. Armagh leaves 30 Defenders dead and leads to the foundation of the Loyal Orange Institution (later the Orange Order) ...to defend the King and his

Tue 21 Sep 1756

Road builder John McAdam born in Ayr.

Tue 21 Sep 1745

The Jacobites are victorious at Prestonpans

Tue 21 Sep 1745

Charles Edward Stuart victorious at Battle of Prestonpans. The Jacobite army of just over, 3,000 under Bonnie Prince Charlie heavily defeated the English Royal forces led by Sir John Cope.

Tue 21 Sep 1728

Philip Embury, founder of the American Methodist Church, is born in Ballingrane, Co. Limerick

Mon 21 Sep 1722

Minister, historian, playwright and tutor to the Prince of Wales, John Home born. After the first performance of his play Douglas, people asked Whaurs yer Wully Shakespeare noo?

Fri 21 Sep 1703

The first Irish parliament of Queen Anne is called; Alan Brodrick is unanimously elected Speaker

Fri 21 Sep 1601

A Spanish army under Don Juan del Aguila lands at Kinsale

Sun 21 Sep 1513

King James V crowned at Stirling Castle.

Sun 21 Sep 1327

King Edward II of England died , succeeded by Edward III.

Mon 21 Sep 1170

MacMurrough and the Normans march on the Norse kingdom of Dublin, avoiding an Irish force that awaits them to the south of it. Dublin falls to them on this date. Some Norsemen, including the king of Dublin, Askulv, flee to the Hebrides or the Isle of Man