Celtic history archive
1906
Ireland
Death of Michael Davitt, founder of the Irish National Land League, occurs on May 30, 1906. Born in County Mayo in 1846, at the height of the Great Famine, Davitt’s early life was …
1906
Ireland
Samuel Beckett, is born in Foxrock, Co. Dublin. This May 13, 1906 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1906
Ireland
William Brooke Joyce (24 April 1906 – 3 January 1946), nicknamed Lord Haw-Haw, was an American-born fascist and Nazi propaganda broadcaster during the Second World War. After …
1906
Ireland
Samuel Barclay Beckett (13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. His literary and …
1907
Ireland
Sir Francis Leopold McClintock KCB FRS (8 July 1819 – 17 November 1907) was an Irish explorer in the British Royal Navy, known for his discoveries in the Canadian Arctic …
1907
Ireland
John Harold Hewitt, poet who wrote the Glens of Antrim, is born. This October 28, 1907 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1907
Ireland
Twentieth century Irish humorous writer. Under the name Flann OBrien, he published a series of novels that have attracted a wide following for their bizarre humour and Modernist …
1907
Ireland
Edel Quinn, promoter of Legion of Mary in Africa, is born near Kanturk, Co. Cork. This September 14, 1907 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1907
Ireland
Louis McNeice, poet and classical scholar is born in Belfast. This September 12, 1907 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1907
Ireland
H. Montgomery Hyde, an accomplished author, historian, and Unionist Member of Parliament (MP), was born on August 14, 1907, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Hyde was a prominent …
1907
Ireland
Seamus Murphy, (15 July 1907 – 2 October 1975) was an Irish sculptor and stone carver, best known for designing the Church of the Annunciation, Blackpool, Cork. Examples of his …
1907
Ireland
The Jewels Belonging to the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, commonly called the Irish Crown Jewels or State Jewels of Ireland, were the heavily jewelled star and badge …