Today on Celtic History on

October 19th

Sun 19 Oct 1913

Irish historian, novelist and poet, Emily Lawless dies

Tue 19 Oct 1751

Birth in Dublin of Charles Edward Kilmaine who was a general in the French army

Tue 19 Oct 1745

Jonathan Swift dies

Sun 19 Oct 1687

First sedan chairs available for public hire introduced to Edinburgh.

Sat 19 Oct 1680

Birth of John Aberneth, dissenting clergyman, near Moneymore, Co. Tyrone

Tue 19 Oct 1610

Birth of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond; royalist soldier; and three times Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Fri 19 Oct 1342

Edward III lands at Brest with English forces to seize part of Brittany.