March 01

March 1st

St. David's Day

March 01, 1848

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

March 01, 1794

Statutes of Dublin University amended to allow Catholics to take degrees

March 01, 1726

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

March 01, 1703

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

March 01, 1682

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

March 01, 1546

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