Celtic history archive
Browse all events for September 10.
1297
Ireland
On September 10, 1297 William Wallace seizes high ground above Stirling Bridge and bars route of invading English in the The Battle of Stirling Bridge the following day. In numbers …
1315
Ireland
Battle of Connor. Major victory for Edward Bruce in his invasion of Ulster. This September 10, 1315 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1547
Ireland
The English defeat the Scots at the Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, fought near Edinburgh on 10 September 1547. The battle was the largest conflict of the war known as the Rough Wooing, …
1602
Ireland
Red Hugh ODonnell dies in Simancas, Spain; evidence suggests he was poisoned by an English spy. This September 10, 1602 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
1641
Ireland
Oliver Cromwell seizes Drogheda. This September 10, 1641 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1763
Ireland
The Freemans Journal is founded in Dublin by Charles Lucas. This September 10, 1763 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1771
Ireland
Birth of Mungo Park at Foulshiels, near Selkirk. He became an explorer and doctor who charted the course of the River Niger. This September 10, 1771 entry records a moment in …
1831
Ireland
Jeremiah ODonovan Rossa, Fenian, is born in Rosscarbery, Co. Cork. This September 10, 1831 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1850
Ireland
In Thurles, it is the final day of the first canonical synod of the Irish church, summoned by Paul Cullen. This September 10, 1850 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
1897
Ireland
HRH Duke of York opened the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow. This September 10, 1897 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1916
Ireland
While serving in the Dublin Fusiliers during World War I, Irish poet Tom Kettle dies in attack on Ginchy. This September 10, 1916 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected …
1919
Ireland
Dail Eirean outlawed by the English as a dangerous association. This September 10, 1919 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.