October 14

1814

Birth of author and patriot, Thomas Osborne Davis in Mallow, Co. Cork

Ireland

Birth of author and patriot, Thomas Osborne Davis in Mallow, Co. Cork. This October 14, 1814 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1842

First issue of The Nation published

Ireland

First issue of The Nation published. This October 14, 1842 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1880

Nationalist and Gaelic League activist, Mary Ellen Spring-Rice is born

Ireland

Nationalist and Gaelic League activist, Mary Ellen Spring-Rice is born. This October 14, 1880 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1881

Eyemouth Fishing Disaster, nearly, 20 boats and, 129 men (1 in, 3 of the towns male population) lost their lives in a storm.

Ireland

Eyemouth Fishing Disaster, nearly, 20 boats and, 129 men (1 in, 3 of the towns male population) lost their lives in a storm. This October 14, 1881 entry records a moment in Celtic …

1882

Eamon de Valera, Fianna Fáil leader, Taoiseach and president of Ireland, is born in Brooklyn, NY

Ireland

Éamon de Valera, nationalist leader, founder of Fianna Fáil, Taoiseach, and later President of Ireland, is born in Brooklyn, New York, on October 14, 1882, to an Irish mother, …

1920

Tipperary IRA man, Sean Treacy, is killed in a gun battle in Talbot Street, Dublin

Ireland

Tipperary IRA man, Sean Treacy, is killed in a gun battle in Talbot Street, Dublin. This October 14, 1920 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1932

Strikes, marches and protests are held in Belfast against low unemployment payments, temporarily uniting Catholic and Protestant unemployed

Ireland

Strikes, marches and protests are held in Belfast against low unemployment payments, temporarily uniting Catholic and Protestant unemployed. This October 14, 1932 entry records a …

1939

German submarine sank HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow, Orkney, with the loss of, 810 lives.

Ireland

German submarine sank HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow, Orkney, with the loss of, 810 lives. This October 14, 1939 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1969

The, 50 pence decimal coin was first issued, replacing the ten shilling note.

Ireland

The, 50 pence decimal coin was first issued, replacing the ten shilling note. This October 14, 1969 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.