Celtic history archive
Browse all events for June 05.
1592
Ireland
An Act of the Scottish Parliament comes into force, formally regulating the office of the Lyon King of Arms and his subordinate officers, known as heralds. This legislation …
1646
Ireland
Eoghan Rua Ó Néill, a brilliant Irish military commander, achieves a decisive victory over Robert Monro’s Scottish Covenanter army at the Battle of Benburb in County Tyrone on 5 …
1686
Ireland
Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnell, was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1687 by King James II, becoming the first Catholic to hold that office since the Reformation. His …
1723
Ireland
Adam Smith, author of The Wealth of Nations born Kirkcaldy. This June 5, 1723 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1795
Ireland
An Act provides for the establishment of a Catholic seminary. This June 5, 1795 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1798
Ireland
Defeat of the rebels at New Ross, Co. Wexford. This June 5, 1798 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1798
Ireland
The Reverend William Steel Dickson, a Presbyterian minister and United Irishmen supporter is arrested and imprisoned without trial. This June 5, 1798 entry records a moment in …
1819
England
John Couch Adams (born June 5, 1819, Laneast, Cornwall, Eng.—died Jan. 21, 1892, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) was a British mathematician and astronomer, one of two people who …
1868
Scotland
James Connolly (Irish name: Séamas Ó Conghaile or Ó Conghalaigh; June 05, 1868 ? May 12, 1916) was a Scottish-Irish socialist leader. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, to Irish …
1880
Ireland
Birth in Dublin of William Thomas Cosgrave, the first President of the Executive Council of the Irish Free State. This June 5, 1880 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
1886
Ireland
Alasdair Mac Cába, pro-Treaty nationalist, politician, and founder of the Educational Building Society (EBS), is born in Ballymote, Co. Sligo. A committed nationalist, Mac Cába …
1899
Ireland
Margaret Anne Cusack (Sister Mary Francis Clare), the Nun of Kenmare, dies in Leamington, Warwickshire, England. This June 5, 1899 entry records a moment in Celtic history …