1922
Michael Collins takes over control of Dublin Castle
Ireland
On January 16, 1922, Michael Collins, on behalf of the new Irish Free State, took over control of Dublin Castle from the British authorities. This event marked a significant …
Celtic history archive
Ireland
1922
Arthur Griffith and his ministers assume seat of government at Dublin Castle
Ireland
Arthur Joseph Griffith (31 March 1871 – 12 August 1922) was an Irish writer, newspaper editor and politician who founded the political party Sinn Féin. He led the Irish delegation …
1922
Arthur Griffith is elected Taoiseach
Ireland
Arthur Griffith was elected as the first head of government, then known as “President of Dáil Éireann,” which is now considered an equivalent position to the Taoiseach. …
1922
Anglo Irish Treaty Ratified, creating Free State
Ireland
Talks between the Republican leadership and the British government led to the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1921, with the Irish delegation eventually agreeing to self-governing dominion …
1922
Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, died
Ireland
Sir Ernest Shackleton, the renowned Antarctic explorer, died on January 05, 1922. Shackleton is widely celebrated for his leadership and contributions to the “Heroic Age of …
1923
Joe Lacey, Irish Hunger Striker died during the 1923 Irish hunger strikes
Ireland
On 24 December 1923 Joe Lacey (the brother of IRA Officer Dinny Lacey) died at the Curragh Camp (the hunger strike had been called off in November 1923 but Lacey died as a result …
1923
John Maclean, political activist, Marxist, appointed Bolshevik consul for Scotland by Lenin, died
Ireland
John Maclean, (24 August 1879 – 30 November 1923) the Scottish political activist and Marxist, was a Scottish schoolteacher and revolutionary socialist of the Red Clydeside era. He …
1923
Birth of Tom Clifford, rugby player, in Ballyporeen, Co. Tipperary
Ireland
Tom Clifford (15 November 1923 – 1 October 1990) was an Irish rugby union player who played in the prop position. Clifford played club rugby with Young Munster, represented the …
1923
Leonard Boyle, priest and palaeographer, is born in Ballintra, County Donegal
Ireland
Leonard Eugene Boyle, OP, OC (13 November 1923 - 25 October 1999), was an Irish and Canadian scholar in medieval studies and palaeography. Boyle was born in Ballintra, County …
1923
Birth of F.S.L. Lyons, historian and biographer
Ireland
Francis Stewart Leland Lyons FBA (11 November 1923 – 21 September 1983) was an Irish historian and academic who was Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1974 to 1981 Lyons, …
1923
Tomás Ó Fiaich, cardinal, historian and Catholic Primate of All Ireland, is born in Cullyhanna, Co. Armagh
Ireland
Tomás Séamus Cardinal Ó Fiaich, KGCHS (3 November 1923 – 8 May 1990) was an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as the Catholic Primate of All Ireland and Archbishop of …
1923
Republican prisoners in Mountjoy prison begin mass hunger strike
Ireland
Republican prisoners in Mountjoy prison begin mass hunger strike. This October 13, 1923 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.