Ireland

1937

Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth took place at Westminster Abbey.

Ireland

Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth took place at Westminster Abbey. This May 12, 1937 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1937

Debate on new Constitution commences

Ireland

Debate on new Constitution commences. This May 11, 1937 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1937

A Luftwaffe bomb kills 13 people in Belfast, known as the Belfast Blitz

Ireland

Belfast was largely unprepared for war as people thought Northern Ireland was both too remote and too insignificant for the Luftwaffe to target. The inertia of ministers at …

1937

Blitz of Clydebank by German Luftwaffe

Ireland

The Blitz of Clydebank was a devastating Luftwaffe air raid on the town of Clydebank, near Glasgow, Scotland. It occurred over two nights, on March 13th and 14th, 1941, during …

1937

Tomas O Criomthain, Irish author of An t-Oileanach (The Islandman), died

Ireland

Tomás Ó Criomhthain commonly anglicised as Tomás O’Crohan and occasionally as Thomas O’Crohan; 1855 – 7 March 1937) was a native of the Irish-speaking Great Blasket …

1937

Eamon de Valera new 1937 Irish Constitution

Ireland

Eamon de Valera, the prominent Irish statesman and political leader, introduced a new constitution for Ireland in 1937. This constitution is officially known as the …

1938

Frank Patterson, tenor, is born in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary

Ireland

Frank Patterson, tenor, is born in Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. This October 5, 1938 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1938

The, 80,000-ton liner Queen Elizabeth, then the largest passenger ship ever built, launched at John Browns shipyard, Clydebank.

Ireland

The, 80,000-ton liner Queen Elizabeth, then the largest passenger ship ever built, launched at John Browns shipyard, Clydebank. This September 27, 1938 entry records a moment in …

1938

John Smith, politician and leader of the Labour Party, born at Dalmally, Argyll.

Ireland

John Smith, politician and leader of the Labour Party, born at Dalmally, Argyll. This September 13, 1938 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1938

Beano comic, 1st published

Ireland

First edition of the long-running Beano comic was published

1938

Dr. Douglas Hyde inaugurated as first President of Ireland

Ireland

Dr. Douglas Hyde is inaugurated as the first President of Ireland on June 25, 1938, at St. Patrick’s Hall in Dublin Castle. A respected scholar, Irish language revivalist, and …

1938

Robert and Edward Kennedy, open the children’s zoo in Regent’s Park

Ireland

On this date, Robert and Edward Kennedy, the youngest sons of Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., then U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom, opened the Children’s Zoo in Regent’s Park, London. …