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September 10
Today in Celtic history
Battle of Connor. Major victory for Edward Bruce in his invasion of Ulster
English defeated Scots at Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, near Edinburgh
Red Hugh ODonnell dies in Simancas, Spain; evidence suggests he was poisoned by an English spy
Oliver Cromwell seizes Drogheda
The Freemans Journal is founded in Dublin by Charles Lucas
Birth of Mungo Park at Foulshiels, near Selkirk. He became an explorer and doctor who charted the course of the River Niger.
Jeremiah ODonovan Rossa, Fenian, is born in Rosscarbery, Co. Cork
In Thurles, it is the final day of the first canonical synod of the Irish church, summoned by Paul Cullen
HRH Duke of York opened the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow.
While serving in the Dublin Fusiliers during World War I, Irish poet Tom Kettle dies in attack on Ginchy
Dail Eirean outlawed by the English as a dangerous association.
The Irish Free State is admitted into the League of Nations
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This week in Celtic history
Friday
September 11
September 11, 1297
Victory of Wallace at Stirling bridge, Scotland
Saturday
September 12
Sunday
September 13
September 13, 1644
Battle of Aberdeen, in which the Marquis of Montrose captured the city.
Monday
September 14
Tuesday
September 15
September 15, 1718
The Breton gentry gather in Rennes to defend the liberties of Brittany.
Wednesday
September 16
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