1924
Joss Lynam, mountaineer, is born in London
Ireland
Joss Lynam, mountaineer, is born in London. This June 29, 1924 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
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1924
Friends send Joyce, who is in the hospital, a bouquet of white and blue hydrangeas
Ireland
He writes in his notebook - Today 16 of June 1924 twenty years after. Will anybody remember this date?
1924
The first Irish soccer international
Ireland
The first Irish soccer international. This June 16, 1924 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1924
Kevin O'Kelly, journalist and broadcaster, is born
Ireland
Kevin O’Kelly, journalist and broadcaster, is born. This June 12, 1924 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1924
Charles Villiers Stanford, composer-writer, dies
Ireland
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (30 September 1852 – 29 March 1924) was an Anglo-Irish composer, music teacher, and conductor of the late Romantic era. Born to a well-off and highly …
1924
Tomás Mac Giolla, republican and socialist, and later, Workers Party leader, is born near Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
Ireland
Tomás Mac Giolla born Thomas Gill; 25 January 1924 – 4 February 2010) was an Irish Workers’ Party politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1993 to 1994, Leader of …
1925
Con Houlihan, journalist, is born in Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Ireland
Con Houlihan, (6 December 1925 – 4 August 2012) the renowned Irish sports journalist, was born in Castleisland, County Kerry. Cornelius Patrick Houlihan, known as Con Houlihan, was …
1925
Eoin MacNeill, resigns from the Boundary Commission
Ireland
Eoin MacNeill (Irish: Eoin Mac Néill; born John McNeill; 15 May 1867 – 15 October 1945) was an Irish scholar, Irish language enthusiast, Gaelic revivalist, nationalist and …
1925
First moving image on a television screen when John Logie Baird transmitted the image.
Ireland
The first moving image ever transmitted to a television screen is successfully demonstrated by John Logie Baird in his London workshop. On this day, Baird transmits the image of a …
1925
Charles Haughey, Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach, is born in Castlebar, Co. Mayo
Ireland
Charles Haughey, Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach, is born in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. This September 16, 1925 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1925
Death of Matt Talbot
Ireland
Death of Matt Talbot occurs on June 7, 1925, in Dublin. Once a chronic alcoholic, Talbot underwent a remarkable personal transformation in his late twenties, vowing to give up …
1925
Máire de Paor (née McDermott) archaeologist and arts activist, is born in Buncrana, Co. Donegal
Ireland
Máire de Paor (née McDermott) archaeologist and arts activist, is born in Buncrana, Co. Donegal. This May 6, 1925 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.