March 17

1328

Treaty of Edinburgh between King Robert I and Edward III

Scotland

The Treaty of Edinburgh–Northampton was a peace treaty signed in 1328 between the Kingdoms of England and Scotland. It brought an end to the First War of Scottish Independence, …

1473

King James IV, King of Scots, born.

Scotland

James IV (17 March 1473 – 9 September 1513) was King of Scotland from 11 June 1488 until his death at the Battle of Flodden in 1513. He inherited the throne at the age of fifteen …

1777

Patrick Brontë, clergyman, is born in Ballynaskeagh, Co. Down

Ireland

Patrick Brontë (born Patrick Brunty; 17 March 1777 – 7 June 1861) was an Irish Anglican minister and author who spent most of his adult life in England. He was the father of the …

1794

Sir Thomas Maclear, astronomer, is born in Newtownstewart, Co. Tyrone

Ireland

Sir Thomas Maclear (17 March 1794 – 14 July 1879) was an Irish-born South African astronomer who became Her Majesty’s astronomer at the Cape of Good Hope. He was born on St. …

1800

Charles James Patrick Mahon, is born in Ennis, Co. Clare

Ireland

Charles James Patrick Mahon (17 March 1800 – 15 June 1891), known as the O’Gorman Mahon or James Patrick Mahon, was an Irish nationalist journalist, barrister, …

1820

Patrick Edward Connor, Union General, is born in Co. Kerry

Ireland

Patrick Edward Connor (March 17, 1820 – December 17, 1891) was an Irish American soldier who served as a Union general during the American Civil War. He is most notorious for his …

1852

Patrick Sheehan, Canon Sheehan, priest and writer, is born in Mallow, Co. Cork

Ireland

Patrick Augustine Sheehan (17 March 1852 – 5 October 1913) was an Irish Catholic priest, author and political activist. He was usually known as Canon Sheehan after his 1903 …

1853

The Ossianic Society is founded to preserve and publish manuscripts of the Fionn cycle

Ireland

The Ossianic Society was an Irish literary society founded in Dublin on St. Patrick’s Day, 1853, taking its name from the poetic material associated with the ancient narrator …

1858

James Stephens founds the Irish Republican Brotherhood in Dublin

Ireland

James Stephens (Irish: Séamus Mac Stiofáin;[2] 26 January 1825 – 29 March 1901) was an Irish Republican, and the founding member of an originally unnamed revolutionary organisation …

1864

Charlotte Milligan Fox, collector of folk music, is born in Omagh, Co. Tyrone

Ireland

Charlotte Olivia Milligan Fox (17 March 1864 – 25 March 1916) was an Irish composer, folk music collector and writer. Fox was a prolific composer of songs, with some which being …

1889

Harry Clarke, artist, known chiefly for stained-glass work, is born in Dublin

Ireland

Henry Patrick Clarke RHA (17 March 1889 – 6 January 1931) was an Irish stained-glass artist and book illustrator. Born in Dublin, he was a leading figure in the Irish Arts and …

1899

First issue of Gaelic Leagues An Claidheamh Soluis is published

Ireland

An Claidheamh Soluis was an Irish nationalist newspaper published in the early 20th century by Conradh na Gaeilge (the Gaelic League). It was named for the “Sword of …