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Highlighted Events from March

March 20, 1761

Robert Simms, a founder of the United Irishmen and proprietor of the Northern Star, is born

Robert Simms (20 March 1761 – 1843) was an Irish radical, and a founding member in Belfast of the Society of United Irishmen.

March 9, 1771

Thomas Reynolds, United Irishman, born

Thomas Reynolds, born in 1771, was a figure in Irish history known for his complex role during the period leading up to and including the Irish Rebellion of 1798. He was initially a member of the Society of United Irishmen, an organization that sought to remove British control from Ireland and promote the ideals of republican democracy, inspired by the American and French Revolutions.

March 7, 1864

Archbishop Paul Cullen issues a pastoral for St. Patrick's Day denouncing Fenianism

Paul Cullen (April 29, 1803-October 24, 1878) was a cardinal, and the Catholic primate of Ireland. He was born in Prospect, Kildare.

March 17, 1800

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

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, parliamentarian and international mercenary.