se fiche An Bhealtaine, or in Breton, c'hwec'h ugent Mae In 1063 England invaded Wales.( Could this have been a foolish move, leading to the English defeat three years later to the Normans at Hastings??) Answers to that question are welcome. In 1898 Ernie O'Malley, Irish revolutionary and author was born. In 1924, Victor Herbert, Irish composer, died.