Today on Celtic History on

September 14th

Total Events: 11

Sat 14 Sep 1907

Edel Quinn, promoter of Legion of Mary in Africa, is born near Kanturk, Co. Cork

Tue 14 Sep 1886

Birth of author Alice Milligan

Tue 14 Sep 1852

Death of Arthur Wellesley, alias the Duke of Wellington. The Dublin born soldier served as MP for Meath before eventually becoming Prime Minister of Britain

Tue 14 Sep 1824

Sir Frederick Falkiner, impoverished former MP for Athy, Co. Dublin and Co. Carlow commits suicide in Naples

Thu 14 Sep 1752

The Gregorian calendar is adopted in Ireland and Britain, 170 years after mainland Europe - 2 September is followed by 14 September. There are protests and riots by people who are convinced that they have lost 12 days out of their lives

Tue 14 Sep 1745

Bonnie Prince Charlie, Charles Edward Stuart, occupied Edinburgh.

Sat 14 Sep 1647

Lord Inchiquin, a royalist turned Parliamentarian, sacks the Irish Catholic Confederate garrison at the Rock of Cashel

Fri 14 Sep 1607

Flight of the Earls from Ireland to the Continent.

Sun 14 Sep 1580

Birth of Robert Gordon of Straloch, Aberdeen, cartographer and rescuer of Thomas Ports original maps.

Sat 14 Sep 1507

Edinburgh merchants granted exclusive privilege of running a printing press.

Tue 14 Sep 1402

Scots led by, 4th Earl of Douglas defeated at the Battle of Homildon Hill by English army led by Percy Hotspur.