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June

Explore June through literature, summer gatherings, music, migration, battles, and notable Celtic lives.

Stories and traditions

Highlights for June

Bloomsday and beyond

Irish Writers and Literature

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Music and Musicians

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June in Wales

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Around the Celtic world

June by country

Ireland

June 1, 1957First Premium Bond Prizes Were Drawn by the Computer Ernie (Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment).June 1, 1946First TV License Issued in Britain, Costing £2.June 1, 1919Eamon DeValera Begins His Tour of the USA to Raise Money and Support for the IRAs War Against England

Scotland

June 1, 1982Pope John Paul II in Glasgow.June 1, 1843Dr Henry Faulds, Who Established the Uniqueness of Fingerprints, Born in Beith, Ayrshire.June 2, 1581James Douglas,, 4th Earl of Morton, Beheaded in Edinburgh Grassmarket, Accused of the Murder of Lord Darnley.

Wales

June 15, 1887Anti-Tithe Riot, Mochdie, Wales.June 16, 1282Invading English Army Defeated at Llandeilo, Wales, by Llywelyn IIJune 21, 1Alban Heruin, Welsh Bardic Name for Summer Solstice

England

June 3, 1836Barry Edward OMeara, Surgeon to Napoleon, Dies in LondonJune 4, 1862Bob Fitzsimmons, Cornish Boxer, Worlds Middleweight Champion 1891- Worlds Heavyweight Champion 1897- Born.June 4, 1487Thomas FitzGerald, Kildares Brother, Accompanies Simnels Army of German Mercenaries and Some Irishmen to England on This Date