1925
Paddy Devlin, socialist politician, is born in Belfast
Ireland
Patrick Joseph “Paddy” Devlin (8 March 1925 – 15 August 1999) was an Irish socialist, labour and civil rights activist and writer. He was a founding member of the …
Celtic history archive
Ireland
1925
Raymond Crotty, radical economist, is born in Co. Kilkenny
Ireland
Raymond Crotty, the Irish economist and writer, was born in County Kilkenny. He was born on January 04, 1925, in Ballyduff, County Kilkenny, Ireland. Crotty was known for his …
1925
David Wylie Bleakley, writer and Northern Ireland Labour Party politician, born
Ireland
David Wylie Bleakley was born on January 11, 1925. He was a Northern Irish politician and a notable figure in the history of Northern Ireland and the United Kingdom. Early Life …
1926
Rugby player Karl Mullen is born in Courtown Harbour, Co. Wexford
Ireland
Dr Karl Daniel Mullen (26 November 1926 – 27 April 2009) was an Irish rugby union player and consultant gynaecologist who captained the Irish rugby team and captained the British …
1926
Birth in Dublin of Hugh Leonard, pseudonym of John Keyes Byrne, playwright
Ireland
Hugh Leonard (9 November 1926 – 12 February 2009) was an Irish dramatist, television writer, and essayist. In a career that spanned 50 years, Leonard wrote nearly 30 full-length …
1926
Tim OKeeffe, publisher, is born in Kinsale, Co. Cork
Ireland
Tim OKeeffe, publisher, is born in Kinsale, Co. Cork. This September 27, 1926 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1926
Eamon de Valera founds Fianna Fáil and holds its first public meeting
Ireland
Eamon de Valera founds Fianna Fáil and holds its first public meeting. This May 16, 1926 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1926
General Strike began at midnight, the first in British history
Ireland
General Strike began at midnight, the first in British history. This May 3, 1926 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1926
J.P. Donleavy, author of The Ginger Man, is born in New York
Ireland
James Patrick Donleavy (23 April 1926 – 11 September 2017) was an American-Irish novelist, short story writer and playwright. His best-known work is the novel The Ginger Man, which …
1926
Birth in Armagh of Ian Paisley, clergyman and Unionist politician
Ireland
Ian Richard Kyle Paisley, Baron Bannside (6 April 1926 – 12 September 2014) was a politician and church minister in Northern Ireland. He founded the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) …
1926
Eamon de Valera resigns as head of Sinn Féin
Ireland
Éamon de Valera resigned as the head of Sinn Féin in January 1926. This resignation came after a significant split in the party over the issue of taking the Oath of Allegiance to …
1926
Rioting greets the Abbey Theatre performance of Sean O'Caseys The Plough and the Stars
Ireland
Rioting that greeted the Abbey Theatre performance of Sean O’Casey’s play “The Plough and the Stars” in Dublin, Ireland, on its premiere in 1926. The play, …