Celtic history archive
Browse all events for December 02.
1791
Ireland
Henry Flood (1732 – 2 December 1791) was an Irish statesman and Lord Chief Justice of the King’s Bench for Ireland. He was educated at Trinity College Dublin, and afterwards …
1802
Ireland
Sir Dominic John Corrigan, 1st Baronet (2 December 1802 – 1 February 1880), the renowned Irish physician and cardiologist, was born on December 1, 1802, in Thomas Street, Dublin, …
1805
Isle-of-Mann
William Thompson (2 December 1805 – 17 February 1852) was an Irish naturalist celebrated for his founding studies of the natural history of Ireland, especially in ornithology and …
1811
Ireland
The Kildare Place Society, is a Church of Ireland primary school (a national school) in Rathmines, a suburb of Dublin, Ireland was formed in 1811. It was established with the aim …
1848
Scotland
Mary Slessor, the Scottish Presbyterian missionary, was born on December 2, 1848, in Gilcomston Aberdeen, Scotland. She was born to a poor working-class family who could not afford …
1865
Unitedstates
William Randall Roberts (February 06, 1830 – August 09, 1897) was a Fenian Brotherhood member, United States Representative from New York (1871–1875), and a United States …
1877
Ireland
Cahir Healy, (2 December 1877 – 8 February 1970) an Irish politician, was born in Mountcharles, County Donegal, Ireland, on August 30, 1917. He was a prominent Irish nationalist, …
1924
Ireland
William “Bill” Craig (2 December 1924 – 25 April 2011) was a Northern Irish politician best known for forming the Unionist Vanguard movement. William Craig, the …
1935
England
Llewelyn Powys (13 August 1884 – 2 December 1939) was a British essayist, novelist and younger brother of John Cowper Powys and T. F. Powys. Powys traveled with his wife, paying …