September

Perkin Warbeck, pretender to English Throne, lands at Sennen, Cornwall and raises a Cornish Army.

September 07, 1497

Perkin Warbeck (c. 1474 - November 23, 1499) was a pretender to the English throne during the reign of King Henry VII of England.

Penal Laws are passed which restrict the rights of Catholics to have an education, to bear arms, or to possess a horse worth more than five pounds

September 07, 1695

A mob broke into the Tolbooth jail and removed Captain Porteous, reprieved for the killing of Edinburgh citizens during a riot on April, 14. He was then hanged from a dyers pole.

September 07, 1736

Humbert crosses Shannon at Ballintra and camps at Cloone. Cornwallis crosses Shannon. Rebels at Wilsons Hospital are routed; this ends the rebellion in the midlands

September 07, 1798

Arthur Hill, 2nd Marquis of Downshire, former MP for Co. Down and one of the wealthiest landowners in Ireland, commits suicide

September 07, 1801

Kevin Izod ODoherty, transportee, physician and politician, is born in Dublin

September 07, 1823

Queen Victorias first visit to Edinburgh.

September 07, 1842

John L. Sullivan loses his world heavyweight boxing title to another Irish American, James Corbett

September 07, 1892

Frank Duff founds the Association of Our Lady of Mercy, later to be known as the Legion of Mary

September 07, 1921

A second convention of Dungannon - a gathering of Volunteers from Ulster- is held and prepares the way for a National Volunteer convention on parliamentary reform

September 08, 1783

Battle of Ballinamuck, Ireland , last battle of The Year of the French.

September 08, 1798

In 1798 Ballinamuck was the scene of one of the last and bloodiest battles fought on Irish soil by a foreign power.

Battle of Ballinamuck - last major battle of The Year of the French; after a short fight, Humbert surrenders

September 08, 1798