do'dheag An Meitheamh, De' Sathairn,(12 June, Staurday), or in Cornish, deudhek Metheven, De Sadorn In 1298 William Wallace routed the English at the Battle of Black Ironside. William could be called the father of Scottish nationalism. In 1865 William Butler Yeats, Irish author was born. Submitted by John Laughland: ImbolcNow@aol.com