Ireland

1940

Proinsias de Rossa, politician and leader of Democratic Left, is born in Dublin

Ireland

Proinsias de Rossa, politician and leader of Democratic Left, is born in Dublin. This May 15, 1940 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1941

Stephen Hayes, a former IRA chief of staff, is kidnapped on 30 June

Ireland

Stephen Hayes, a former IRA Chief of Staff, was kidnapped by members of the IRA on 30 June 1941. He later claimed he was subjected to a court martial and tortured during his …

1941

Clothes rationing introduced as a war-time measure. It was not lifted until, 1949.

Ireland

Clothes rationing introduced as a war-time measure. It was not lifted until, 1949. This June 2, 1941 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1941

Rudolf Hess, Hitlers deputy, descended by parachute into Scotland at Eaglesham.

Ireland

Rudolf Hess, Hitlers deputy, descended by parachute into Scotland at Eaglesham. This May 10, 1941 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1941

Last major bombing attack on the Clyde area by the Luftwaffe

Ireland

Last major bombing attack on the Clyde area by the Luftwaffe. This May 6, 1941 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1941

Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire, died

Ireland

Eric Liddell, Chariots of Fire athlete, winner of 1924 Olympics 400 metres, died in Japanese internment camp in China. Eric Henry Liddell was born on the 16th January 1902 in …

1941

The Emergency Powers Act provides for the censorship of press messages to places outside the Free State

Ireland

The Emergency Powers Act of 1941 in Ireland, also referred to in the context of “The Emergency,” was a significant legislative measure enacted during World War II. …

1941

James Joyce, Irish author, died

Ireland

James Joyce, the influential Irish author known for his groundbreaking modernist works such as “Ulysses” and “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man,” died …

1942

Prince George, killed when his flying boat crashed into Eagles Rock in Caithness

Ireland

On August 25, 1942, Prince George, Duke of Kent, the younger brother of King George VI, was tragically killed in a military air crash. He was aboard a Short Sunderland flying boat …

1942

Charles Harper, born

Ireland

Birth of artist Charles Harper on Valentia Island in County Kerry

1942

Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane, killed

Ireland

Wing Commander Brendan Eamonn Fergus Finucane, DSO, DFC & Two Bars (16 October 1920 – 15 July 1942), known as Paddy Finucane amongst his colleagues, was an Irish Second World …

1942

First US troops (over, 10,000 men) disembark from Queen Mary on the River Clyde.

Ireland

First US troops (over, 10,000 men) disembark from Queen Mary on the River Clyde. This June 9, 1942 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.