se' An Meitheamh, De' Domhnaigh (6 June, Sunday), or in Welsh, chwech Mehefin, Dydd Sul In 1873 William Siims, a founder and secretary of the Unitd Irishman was born. The United Irishman apparently was a coalition of the factions in Irish history -- in todays terms , the Protestants and the Cotholics-- trying to get more even handed treatment of all Irish by the English. It's a lot more complicated than that. More later. In 1821 F. an Uhel, Breton writer and ethnologist was born. If you like novels and are interested in the Ireland of 1916, a cousin of mine recommends, 1916 by Morgan LLewelyn.