Today on Celtic History on

June 10th

Sat 10 Jun 1944

Death of Limerick man, Frank Ryan. He was the organiser and leader of the 200 Irishmen who went to Spain to fight against Franco and fascism in 1936

Sat 10 Jun 1939

Sir Jackie Stewart, three-times world motor racing champion, born in Dunbartonshire.

Fri 10 Jun 1904

James Joyce meets the love of his life, Nora Barnacle

Wed 10 Jun 1903

The floral clock in Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh, began operation, driven by clockwork and with only an hour hand. But it was the first of its kind in the world.

Fri 10 Jun 1842

The first number of James MacKnights “Banner of Ulster”, the newspaper of the Presbyterian Church, is published in Ulster

Tue 10 Jun 1834

Alfred Webb, writer and traveller, is born in Dublin

Sun 10 Jun 1798

Rebels capture Maynooth in Leinster and Bangor in Ulster

Fri 10 Jun 1768

Construction of the Forth and Clyde canal started. It was to take, 22 years to complete.

Tue 10 Jun 1727

Death of King George I and accession of George II.

Sat 10 Jun 1719

Battle of Glenshiel, Jacobites with Spanish assistance, and government forces clashed.

Thu 10 Jun 1688

James Francis Stuart born. In honor of the Old Pretender, this is known as White Rose Day in Jacobite circles.

Tue 10 Jun 1642

The first regularly constituted presbytery in Ireland constituted by Scottish army chaplains meets at Carrickfergus

Fri 10 Jun 1549

Prayer Book Rebellion breaks out in Cornwall against the religous edicts of Henry VIII of England, led by Henry Arundell.