Events for November 06

November 6, 1282

Invading English army destroyed by Llywelen II at Battle of Moel-y-don

Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (c. 1223 – 11 December 1282), sometimes written as Llywelyn ap Gruffydd, also known as Llywelyn the Last was the native Prince of Wales from 1258 until his death at Cilmeri on December 11, 1282.

November 6, 1929

The Gaelic League announces expulsion for anyone who attends foreign jazz dances

1929 The Gaelic League bans ‘foreign dances’ and the ‘Down with Jazz’ campaign begins. We are a nation given to bans and boycotts. The latter expression, famously, has its origins in the Land War of the early 1880s.

November 6, 1628

Founding of the Irish College in Rome.

Among its former students was St Oliver Plunkett, who attended in the late 17th century

November 6, 1649

Owen Roe ONeill - Catholic military leader against Cromwell - dies

Charles Graves was a notable Irish mathematician, academic, and clergyman.