Events for December 22

December 22, 1691

Patrick Sarsfield and The Wild Geese sail out of Cork harbour for France

Patrick Sarsfield and The Wild Geese sailing out of Cork Harbour for France is a historical event associated with the Flight of the Wild Geese, which occurred in the late 17th century.

December 22, 1740

Nicholas Joseph Callan, Irish Catholic priest and physicist, born

Nicholas Joseph Callan (22 December 1799 – 10 January 1864) was an Irish Catholic priest and physicist. He was professor of natural philosophy at Maynooth College in County Kildare from 1834, and is best known for his work on the induction coil.

December 22, 1936

James Burke, Irish historian and author, born

James Burke (born 22 December 1936) is a British broadcaster, science historian, author, and television producer. He was one of the main presenters of the BBC1 science series Tomorrow’s World from 1965 to 1971 and created and presented the television series Connections (1978), and its more philosophical sequel The Day the Universe Changed (1985), about the history of science and technology. The Washington Post has called him “one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world”.

December 22, 1740

Joseph Stock, bishop and author, is born in Dublin

Joseph Stock, born on December 22, 1740, in Dublin, Ireland, was an Irish Protestant churchman and writer, bishop of Killala and Achonry and afterwards bishop of Waterford and Lismore.. He was a notable figure in the 18th and early 19th centuries, recognized for his roles as a bishop and an author. His life and work spanned a period of significant change and development in both the Church and society in Ireland##