se' fiche An Meitheamh, De' Sathairn( 26 June, Saturday), or in Breton, c'hwec'h ugent Mezheven, Disadorn In 1695 the Scottis East India Company was organized to try to break the monopoly on the East Asian trade enjoyed by the English. At aboit the same time the Scots established the only Scottish colony, Darien, on the Isthmus of Panama. It took great financial resources to do this. It failed. And it left Scotland in poor shape financially. There were riots in Edinburgh over this failure. In 1859 John Bickerton Morgan, Welsh geologist, paleontologist and conchologist, was born. Catchup: While camping the calendar could not be transmitted. Therefore in case you are interested here are the events for June 19, 20 and 21. June 19: In 1566 James VI of Scotland was born. In 1843 the Rebecca Riot against road tolls occurred at Carmarthen, Wales. ( The Celtic word for "Wales" is Cymru. June 20: In 1764 Theobald Wolfe Tone, Irish patriot , was born. In 1867, Clan na Gael, Irish revolutionary organization, was founded. There also was a Celtic rock band by the name. They are now called Seven Nations and have a web page at www.sevennations,com. They played at a couple Scottish festivals in our town. If you like Celtic rock check out the Mahones also. June 21: The summer solstice. The Welsh bardic name for it is Alban Hefin In 1798 the Battle of Vinegar Hill was fought in Ireland. In 1840 John Rhys, Welsh historian and Celtic scholar , was born.