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Highlighted Events from March

March 10, 1945

Donal Lunny, founder of Planxty, Bothy Band, and Moving Hearts, born

Dónal Lunny (born 10 March 1947) is an Irish folk musician and producer. He plays guitar and bouzouki, as well as keyboards and bodhrán. As a founding member of popular bands Planxty, The Bothy Band, Moving Hearts, Coolfin, Mozaik, LAPD, and Usher’s Island, he has been at the forefront of the renaissance of Irish traditional music for over five decades.

March 11, 1880

Parnell launches the Irish National Land League of the USA

Charles Stewart Parnell, a prominent Irish nationalist leader and the figurehead of the Irish Parliamentary Party in the late 19th century, played a significant role in the Irish land reform movement. The Irish National Land League, an important organization in the struggle for Irish tenant farmers’ rights against oppressive landlordism, was initially established in Ireland in 1879. The Land League aimed to achieve fair rent, free sale, and fixity of tenure for tenants.

March 21, 1763

William James McNeven, physician, United Irishman and writer, is born in Aughrim, Co. Galway

William James McNeven was born on February 04, 1768, in Aughrim, County Galway, Ireland. He was a prominent Irish-American physician, scientist, writer, and political activist. McNeven was involved in the United Irishmen movement, which sought Irish independence from British rule.

March 31, 1652

Scottish Regalia were saved from Cromwell's invading army after being smuggled from Dunnottar Castle

The Scottish Honours are the oldest Royal Regalia in Britain and can be seen in Edinburgh Castle. The Honours of Scotland, also known as the Scottish regalia and the Scottish crown jewels, dating from the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, are the oldest set of Crown Jewels in the British Isles. They were used in the coronations of Scottish monarchs until and including Charles II in 1651. They have not since been used.