On September 29, 1996 in Celtic History
Stone of destiny on which generations of scottish kings had been crowned, returned to scotland, 700 years after it had been removed by king edward i of england
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1952
John Cobb killed when his boat crashed while attemptting a world water-speed record on Loch Ness
September 29, 1952
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1854
Birth in Kinvara, Co. Galway of Francis Arthur Fahy who wrote the song, Galway Bay
September 29, 1854
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1826
Charles Cornwallis Chesney, professor of military history, is born in Kilkeel, Co. Down
September 29, 1826
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1798
Tandy and other Irish political prisoners in Hamburg are handed over to British authorities
September 29, 1798
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1778
Birth in Dublin of Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy
September 29, 1778
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1732
Sir Henry Cavendish, politician and master of shorthand, who recorded parliamentary debates, born
September 29, 1732