Today in Celtic History
Unveiling the Mysteries of the Ancient Celts: Daily Discoveries and Celebrations.
April 04
Celtic History
- April 04, 1818 - Mayne Reid, pseudonym of Thomas Mayne; soldier, journalist, and writer of boys stories, is born - Go
- April 04, 1774 - Oliver Goldsmith, Irish author of Deserted Village died. - Go
- April 04, 1689 - Scottish Parliament declared that James VII had forfeited the Scottish throne. - Go
- April 04, 1617 - John Napier, inventor of logarithms, died in Edinburgh. - Go
- April 04, 1406 - King Robert III died and James I ascended the throne - Go
- April 04, 1384 - John of Gaunt, son of Edward III attacks Scotland. - Go
- April 04, 1373 - Parliament held by King Robert II at Scone, resolved that his son, the Earl of Carrick should succeed his father as King - Go
- April 03, 1900 - Queen Victoria arrives at Kingstown for a three-day visit to Ireland - Go
- April 03, 1846 - Death of Michael Moran, aka Zozimus, balladeer and storyteller - Go
- April 03, 1807 - Maurice FitzGerald, MP for Co. Kerry, resigns as Commissioner of the Treasury - Go
- April 03, 1798 - John Banim, writer, is born in Kilkenny - Go
- April 03, 1793 - Dionysius Lardner, scientific writer and lecturer, is born in Dublin - Go
- April 03, 1603 - Banning of the Clan MacGregor by act of James IV of Scotland - Go
- April 02, 1970 - Several days of rioting following Easter rising commemorations in Ireland end on this date - Go
- April 02, 1902 - Premiere of Yeats 'Cathleen ni Houlihan' starring Maud Gonne - Go
- April 02, 1593 - Marischal College, second University in Aberdeen, founded. - Go
- April 1st - Hunt the Gowk, Scottish equivalent of April Fools Day (gowk is a cuckoo) - Go
- April 01, 1935 - Francis Arthur Fahy who wrote the ballad Galway Bay, died - Go
- April 01, 1919 - DeValera is elected president of the first Dáil Éireann - Go
- April 01, 1839 - St. Clair Mulholland, Union Civil War General and Medal of Honor winner, is born in Lisburn, Co. Antrim - Go
- April 01, 1776 - Irish-born Edward Hand is appointed a Brigadier General in the Continental Army - Go
- April 01, 1730 - Samuel Boyse, MP for Bannow, dies as a result of a duel at the age of 33 - Go
- April 01, 1716 - The first Doggett Coat and Badge sculling race takes place on the Thames - Go
- April 01, 1571 - Dumbarton Castle, under siege since January 1570, captured by Captain Thomas Crawford - Go
- April 01, 1401 - Conway Castle taken by Welsh rebels under William and Rhys ap Tudor - Go
- April 01, 1329 - Risings by the native Irish in various parts of Munster and Leinster, continuing into 1330 - Go
- March 31, 1938 - David Steel, (Lord Steel of Aikwood), politician and former leader of the Liberal party, born. - Go
- March 31, 1920 - British parliament accepts Irish Home Rule-law - Go
- March 31, 1901 - A census on this date shows the population of Ireland to be 4,458,775; this is the last census to be taken on the basis of baronies - Go
- March 31, 1871 - Arthur Griffith, founder of Sinn Féin and co-signatory of Anglo-Irish treaty, born - Go
- March 31, 1859 - The independent Irish party splits and the Tenant League breaks up - Go
- March 31, 1855 - Charlotte Bronte, author of Jane Eyre, dies during pregnancy - Go
- March 31, 1711 - Seven women from Island Magee, Co. Antrim are imprisoned and pilloried for bewitching a woman - Go
- March 31, 1652 - Scottish Regalia were saved from Cromwell's invading army after being smuggled from Dunnottar Castle - Go
- March 31, 1295 - Robert Bruce, The Great Competitor and grandfather of King Robert the Bruce, died. - Go
- March 30, 1950 - The actor Robbie Coltrane was born. - Go
- March 30, 1922 - Craig-Collins Pact is signed in London. Irish Free State formally recognizes Northern Ireland government - Go
- March 30, 1920 - Jack White, journalist and author, is born in Cork - Go
- March 30, 1896 - An Irishman wins an Olympic gold medal for the first time, when John Pius Boland triumphs in tennis - Go
- March 30, 1880 - Sean O'Casey, playwright, born in Dublin - Go
- March 30, 1851 - A 1851 census shows the population of Ireland to be 6,552,385, it has declined by one-fifth since 1845 - Go
- March 30, 1850 - The SS Royal Adelaide sinks in a storm with the loss of 200 lives - Go
- March 30, 1824 - Thomas Devin Reilly, journalist and editor, is born in Co. Monaghan - Go
- March 30, 1798 - Privy Council proclaims Ireland in state of rebellion and imposes martial law - Go
- March 30, 1603 - Hugh O'Neill, the Earl of Tyrone, submits to Lord Mountjoy at Mellifont - Go
- March 30, 1493 - Kildare, who has been suspected of supporting Perkin Warbeck, is given a general pardon - Go
- March 30, 1406 - King James I captured by English near Flamborough Head on his way to France - Go
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