Events for August 11

August 11, 1306

Battle of Dalry, Robert I, attacked and defeated John MacDougall of Lorne, kinsman of John Comyn.

The Battle of Dalrigh, also known as the Battle of Dail Righ or the Battle of Dalry, took place in 1306 near Tyndrum in Scotland. It was a significant event in the early stages of Robert the Bruce’s campaign to secure the Scottish throne.

August 11, 1835

Henry Grattan Guinness, is born in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Henry Grattan Guinness, a prominent Irish Protestant evangelist, missionary, and author, was born on August 11, 1835, in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland. He was a significant figure in the 19th-century evangelical movement and is best known for his work in missions and his influence on the development of the Faith Mission and the Regions Beyond Missionary Union.

August 11, 1894

Dan Breen, nationalist revolutionary and politician, is born near Soloheadbeg, Co. Tipperary

Dan Breen, a key figure in the Irish War of Independence and later a politician, was born on August 11, 1894, near Soloheadbeg, County Tipperary, Ireland. Breen became one of the most famous Irish revolutionaries, known for his role in the early stages of the struggle against British rule in Ireland.

August 11, 1892

Author and poet C M Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid) born at Langholm, Dumfriesshire.

C. M. Grieve, better known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid, was born on August 11, 1892, in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s greatest 20th-century poets and a central figure in the Scottish literary renaissance.