Celtic history archive
1938
Ireland
The Marquess of Bute sold half of the city of Cardiff for £20 million, at that time the biggest-ever British property deal. This May 17, 1938 entry records a moment in Celtic …
1939
Ireland
Cork Opera House is a theatre and opera house in Cork in Ireland. The first venue opened in 1855 on Emmet Place (then known as Nelson’s Place) to the rear of the Crawford Art …
1939
Ireland
On 7 December 1922, Hales was killed by anti-Treaty IRA men as he left the Dáil in Dublin. Another TD, Pádraic Ó Máille, was also shot and badly wounded in the incident. His …
1939
Ireland
Sir James Galway OBE (Order of the British Empire) (born 8 December 1939) is an Irish virtuoso flute player from Belfast, nicknamed “The Man with the Golden Flute”. He …
1939
Ireland
Sinéad Marie Bernadette O’Connor (8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) was an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist. Her debut studio album, The Lion and the Cobra, was released …
1939
Ireland
Luke Kelly, the renowned Irish folk singer and founding member of The Dubliners, was born on November 17, 1940, in Dublin, Ireland. Born into a working-class household in Dublin …
1939
Ireland
City of Glasgow Fighter Squadron (No, 602) shoots down the first enemy aircraft over Britain after an attack on the River Forth. This October 16, 1939 entry records a moment in …
1939
Ireland
German submarine sank HMS Royal Oak in Scapa Flow, Orkney, with the loss of, 810 lives. This October 14, 1939 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1939
Ireland
Dáil Éireann introduces internment. This June 23, 1939 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1939
Ireland
Sir Jackie Stewart, three-times world motor racing champion, born in Dunbartonshire. This June 10, 1939 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1939
Ireland
John Sheahan, fiddle player with the Dubliners, is born. This May 19, 1939 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1939
Ireland
The first aircraft lands at the newly opened Rineanna Airfield which is later to become Shannon International Airport. This May 18, 1939 entry records a moment in Celtic history …