Celtic history archive
Browse all events for June 28.
1746
Scotland
Flora MacDonald (1722 ? March 05, 1790), Jacobite heroine, was the daughter of Ranald MacDonald of Milton in the island of South Uist in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, and his wife …
1798
Ireland
General Hunter, newly appointed to succeed General Lake as commander in Wexford, realizes the 1798 Rebellion is far from over. In response, he re-deploys British forces, sending …
1838
Ireland
Queen Victoria crowned at Westminster Abbey. This June 28, 1838 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1853
Ireland
The introduction of income tax in Ireland is proposed for the first time. This June 28, 1853 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1861
Ireland
Explorer Robert Burke, from Co. Galway, dies in Australia. This June 28, 1861 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1920
Ireland
On hearing of British atrocities in Ireland, soldiers of the Connaught Rangers mutiny in protest; three are shot dead; a fourth — Private James Daly — is court-martialled and …
1922
Ireland
The Irish Civil War was a conflict that took place in Ireland from June 28, 1922, to May 24, 1923 was a conflict that followed the Irish War of Independence and accompanied the …
1922
Ireland
The Battle of Dublin took place during the Irish Civil War in June 1922, specifically from June 28 to July 05, 1922 that marked the beginning of the Irish Civil War. Six months …
1922
Ireland
The Provisional Government of the Irish Free State bombards the Four Courts in Dublin, and the Civil War begins. This June 28, 1922 entry records a moment in Celtic history …