March 01

St. David's Day

March 1, 2000

Augustus St. Guadens, Irish sculptor of Dublins Parnell monument, is born

March 1, 1848

Statutes of Dublin University amended to allow Catholics to take degrees

March 1, 1794

Abraham Shackleton, a Quaker, opens a school at Ballitore, Co. Kildare

March 1, 1726

Birth of Philip Tisdall, politician and Attorney General noted for his lavish hospitality

March 1, 1703

The Advocates Library opened by its founder, Sir George Mackenzie, the Lord Advocate

March 1, 1682

George Wishart, a Protestant martyr, was burned at the stake in St Andrews

March 1, 1546