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Fenian Rising begins in Co. Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Clare and Tipperary

March 05, 1867

The Fenian Rising of 1867 (Irish: Éirí Amach na bhFíníní, 1867, IPA: was a rebellion against British rule in Ireland, organised by the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB).

Flora MacDonald, who helped to save Prince Charles Edward Stewart, died

March 05, 1790

Flora MacDonald 1722 to 5 March 1790, is best known for helping Charles Edward Stuart evade government troops after the Battle of Culloden in April 1746.

Thomas Mortimer is appointed justiciar, Ireland

March 05, 1389

Sir Thomas Mortimer (c. 1350–1399) was a medieval English soldier and statesman who served briefly in several important administrative and judicial state offices in Ireland and played a part in the …

King David II Bruce of Scotland, born.

March 05, 1323

David II (5 March 1324 – 22 February 1371) King of Scots, son of King Robert the Bruce by his second wife, Elizabeth de Burgh (d.

King Henry II of England, born

March 05, 1133

Henry II (5 March 1133 – 6 July 1189), also known as Henry Curtmantle, was King of England from 1154 until his death in 1189.

BBC Scotland founded

March 06, 1923

BBC Scotland (also referred to as the BBC Scotland channel) is a Scottish free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC Scotland division of the BBC.

John Redmond, Chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party, died

March 06, 1918

John Edward Redmond (1 September 1856 – 6 March 1918) was an Irish nationalist politician, barrister, and MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

Patrick McCall, songwriter, is born in Dublin

March 06, 1861

Patrick Joseph McCall (6 March 1861 – 8 March 1919) was an Irish songwriter and poet, known mostly as the author of lyrics for popular ballads.

Philip Sheridan, US Union General in the American Civil War, is born

March 06, 1831

Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888) was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War.

John McHale, Archbishop of Tuam, is born in Trawler, Co. Mayo

March 06, 1791

John MacHale (6 March 1791) – 7 November 1881) was the Irish Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, and Irish nationalist.

Last claimant to the Stuart throne, Henry I of Scotland (Henry IX of England), born

March 06, 1725

Henry Benedict Maria Clement Thomas Francis Xavier Stuart (March 11, 1725 – July 13, 1807), born in Rome, Italy, was the second son of James Francis Edward Stuart, the Old Pretender, to the thrones of …

King James II decreed in an Act of Parliament, that golf be utterly cried down and not used

March 06, 1457

The first known ban was issued by the Scottish Parliament under King James II of Scotland in 1457.

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