cuig fiche Lunasa,De' Ceadaoin( 25 Auigust, Wednesday) or in Cornish, pymp ugans Est, De Mergher In 1778 the last pagan sacrifice conducted publicly in the Celtic world, at Loch Maree, Scotland. (No details as to what was sacrificed, or if it was eaten afterward. However, I think some nice Atlantic salmon would go well, Ay) In 1803 Robert Emmett, Irish patriot, captured.(Curtis spells it Emmet). He lead an insurrection which was a shadow of 1798 and which lead him to the gallows. Thomas Moore wrote a poem about him. This execution apparently had an deep effect on Irish political sentiment "far beyond any act of Parliament or political event." FYI William Wallace's horrible execution took place on 23 August, 1305. On 24 August 1565 the Earl of Marray rebelled against Mary Quenn of Scots. he failed. On 24 August, 1803 James Napper Tandy, irish patriot, died in exile in France. Check out lyrics of the Wearin' of the Green. He was the hero of the democratic movement in Dublin. The American and French revolutions had a great influence on people like Napper Tandy. Submitted by John Laughland