Birth of desmond guinness, author and conservationist

More From This Day

calendar 1933

Founding of Fine Gael Party

September 08, 1933

calendar 1908

Poet, educator and eventual Easter Rising rebel Patrick Pearse opens St. Ednas school for boys (Scoil Eanna), combining new European theories of education with a focus on the glory of the Gaelic past

September 08, 1908

calendar 1852

A conference of the Tenant League in Dublin adopts a policy of independent opposition in Parliament

September 08, 1852

calendar 1830

Thomas Nicholas Burke, Dominican friar, preacher and lecturer, is born in Galway

September 08, 1830

calendar 1812

John Martin, revolutionary, transportee and politician, is born near Newry, Co. Down

September 08, 1812

calendar 1798

Battle of Ballinamuck, Ireland , last battle of The Year of the French.

September 08, 1798

calendar 1798

Battle of Ballinamuck - last major battle of The Year of the French; after a short fight, Humbert surrenders

September 08, 1798

calendar 1783

A second convention of Dungannon - a gathering of Volunteers from Ulster- is held and prepares the way for a National Volunteer convention on parliamentary reform

September 08, 1783

No related content found.

No related content found.