Celtic history archive
Browse all events for October 22.
1641
Ireland
Rory O’More, Lord Maguire and Sir Pheilim O’Neill initiate a major revolt in Armagh. This October 22, 1641 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
1740
Ireland
Birth in Dublin of Sir Philip Francis, civil servant, duellist, and gambler; he may have been the author of the Junius Letters. This October 22, 1740 entry records a moment in …
1761
Ireland
John Ponsonby is unanimously re-elected Speaker of the Irish parliament. This October 22, 1761 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1861
Ireland
Prince Albert lays the foundation stones of both the General Post Office and the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh — his final public engagement before his death later that …
1877
Ireland
A firedamp explosion at Blantyre Colliery killed, 207 miners. This October 22, 1877 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1895
Ireland
Daniel Owen was born in Mold, the youngest of six children. When he was a young baby his father and two of his brothers were drowned in an accident at the Argoed colliery, and Owen …
1906
Ireland
Charles Lynch, pianist, is born in Parkgariff, Co. Cork. This October 22, 1906 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.