Events for September 26

September 26, 1289

All men of good will to the king, both Irish and English, in Munster and Leinster are summoned to Buttevant in Leix (Queens County). A ten day expedition which begins on this date, subdues and forces the local Irish into an uneasy peace

September 26, 1713

Charles Lucas, physician, MP and political radical, is born in Ballingaddy, Ennis, Co. Clare

September 26, 1791

First convicts from Ireland arrive in New South Wales, Australia

Between 1788 and 1868, about 162,000 convicts were transported from Great Britain and Ireland to various penal colonies in Australia.

September 26, 1860

First Open Golf Championship held at Prestwick. There were eight entrants and the championship was won by Willie Park of Musselburgh.