March 22

March 22, 1912

Birth of actor Wilfrid Brambell in Dublin

March 22, 1899

Yn Cheshaght Ghailckagh, The Manx Gaelic Society, Formed

March 22, 1868

Last fully public hanginghanging in Scotland that of Joseph Bell at Perth.

March 22, 1848

Birth of artist Sarah Purser in Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

March 22, 1841

The Irish Emigrant Society is founded in New York

March 22, 1829

Sir Richard Sankey, soldier and engineer, is born in Cashel, Co. Tipperary

March 22, 1768

Melasina Trench, writer, is born in Dublin

March 22, 1727

Neil Gow, first of a famous family of Fiddle players and composers, born

March 22, 1686

With the return of a Catholic monarchy James II payments to the Catholic hierarchy are authorized

March 22, 1421

Scottish and French troops defeat English forces at Baugé in Anjou, France