March 24

1603

Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland on the death of Queen Elizabeth I

Scotland

The Union of the Crowns (Scottish Gaelic: Aonadh nan Crùintean; Scots: Union o the Crouns) was the accession of James VI of Scotland to the throne of the Kingdom of England as …

1796

The Insurrection Act imposes curfews, arms searches, and the death penalty for oath-taking

Ireland

The last decade of the 1700s was a most important time in Irish history. Republicanism and Loyalism both found real identity, the Orange Order and Maynooth College were both …

1866

Birth in Co. Cork of light-heavyweight boxing champion, Jack McAuliffe

Ireland

Jack McAuliffe (March 24, 1866 – November 5, 1937) was an Irish boxer who fought mostly out of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Nicknamed “The Napoleon of the Ring,” McAuliffe …

1909

John Millington Synge, poet, died

Ireland

Edmund John Millington Synge (/sɪŋ/; 16 April 1871 – 24 March 1909) was an Irish playwright, poet, writer, collector of folklore, and a key figure in the Irish Literary Revival. …