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Billy Fox, Prostestant Irish Nationalist senator from Monaghan, assassinated
Billy Fox, Prostestant Irish Nationalist senator from Monaghan, assassinated Billy Fox, a Protestant Irish nationalist senator and member of the Fine Gael party from County Monaghan, was assassinated on March 12, 1974. Fox was a vocal supporter of civil rights and peace in Northern Ireland during a period of intense sectarian violence known as the Troubles, which spanned from the late 1960s through to 1998. …

MP for Tipperary, John Mitchel is re-elected on this date, dies eight days later
MP for Tipperary, John Mitchel is re-elected on this date, dies eight days later John Mitchel, an Irish nationalist, journalist, and political figure, was re-elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tipperary on April 16, 1875. His re-election was notable because it was a strong demonstration of support from his constituents, despite Mitchel being in failing health at the time. However, Mitchel’s victory was short-lived; he died just eight days later, on May 20, 1875. …

Gladstones Irish University Bill is defeated
Gladstones Irish University Bill is defeated William Ewart Gladstone’s Irish University Bill was defeated in the House of Commons on March 11, 1873. This bill was part of Gladstone’s broader efforts to address various Irish grievances and reform aspects of Irish society and governance under British rule. As Prime Minister, Gladstone was deeply involved in attempts to pacify Ireland and reduce tensions between Ireland and Britain through legislative reforms. …

Capt. Charles Boycott, despised English estate manager in Ireland, born
Capt. Charles Boycott, despised English estate manager in Ireland, born Captain Charles Cunningham Boycott, the English land agent in Ireland whose name became synonymous with ostracism, was born on March 12, 1832, in Norfolk, England. Boycott worked as an estate manager for Lord Erne in County Mayo, Ireland. During the Irish Land War in the late 19th century, a period marked by agrarian unrest and the struggle for land reform in Ireland, Boycott became a focal point of conflict due to his role in enforcing evictions and high rents on behalf of the absentee landlord. …

Leinster Directory of United Irishmen leaders is arrested
Leinster Directory of United Irishmen leaders is arrested The arrest of the Leinster Directory of the United Irishmen occurred in March 1798, a pivotal moment leading up to the Irish Rebellion of 1798. The United Irishmen, founded in 1791, aimed for Irish independence from British rule and sought to establish a non-sectarian republic based on the principles of the French Revolution. The organization had members from both the Protestant and Catholic communities and was initially focused on parliamentary reform. However, faced with government repression and inspired by revolutionary movements in America and France, they shifted towards advocating for ……

French Jacobite invasion of Scotland aborts landing at Firth of Forth
French Jacobite invasion of Scotland aborts landing at Firth of Forth The French Jacobite invasion of Scotland that aborted its landing at the Firth of Forth occurred in March 1708. This was part of a broader attempt to restore the Stuart monarchy to the British throne, specifically aiming to put James Francis Edward Stuart, also known as the “Old Pretender,” back in power. James was the son of the deposed King James II of England and VII of Scotland, who lost his throne during the Glorious Revolution of 1688. …

James II lands at Kinsale and proceeds to Dublin
James II lands at Kinsale and proceeds to Dublin James II of England and VII of Scotland landed at Kinsale, Ireland, on March 12, 1689. His arrival in Ireland was part of his effort to regain the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland after he was deposed during the Glorious Revolution of 1688. James, a Catholic monarch, faced opposition from the predominantly Protestant English Parliament, which invited his Protestant daughter Mary and her husband, William of Orange (William III), to take the throne. This effectively led to James’s ousting in what was a relatively bloodless coup. …

George Berkeley, Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop, born
George Berkeley, Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop, born George Berkeley, a renowned Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop, was born on March 12, 1685, in County Kilkenny, Ireland. He became one of the most influential philosophers of the early modern period, best known for his theory of immaterialism, later referred to as “idealism.” This theory posits that objects outside the mind do not exist independently of perception; in other words, “to be is to be perceived.” …

Richard de Burgh is released by the council in parliament at Kilkenny
Richard de Burgh is released by the council in parliament at Kilkenny Richard de Burgh, also known as the Red Earl of Ulster, was a prominent Anglo-Norman nobleman in Ireland during the late 13th and early 14th centuries. His release by the council in parliament at Kilkenny would refer to an event within the complex political and military context of medieval Ireland, where the Anglo-Norman presence was contested by native Irish kingdoms and other Norman lords. …

Queen Margaret, Maid of Norway (daughter of King Erik II) crowned
Queen Margaret, Maid of Norway (daughter of King Erik II) crowned Margaret, known as the Maid of Norway, was never officially crowned, but she was recognized as the rightful heir to the Scottish throne. Born in 1283, Margaret was the daughter of King Erik II of Norway and Margaret of Scotland, making her a direct descendant of Alexander III of Scotland. Her grandfather’s death in 1286 left Scotland without a clear heir, and Margaret, being his only surviving legitimate descendant, became the heir presumptive to the Scottish throne at just a few years old. …