1976
Roman Emperor Hadrian, born
Ireland
Hadrian (24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. Hadrian was born in Italica, close to modern Seville in Spain, an Italic settlement in Hispania Baetica; …
Celtic history archive
Ireland
1977
Damage estimated to cost £15,000 caused by fans who dug up the pitch at Wembley after Scotland defeated England, 2-1.
Ireland
Damage estimated to cost £15,000 caused by fans who dug up the pitch at Wembley after Scotland defeated England, 2-1. This June 4, 1977 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
1977
Bobby Sands dies at Long Kesh prison on the 66th day of his hunger strike
Ireland
Robert Gerard Sands, commonly known as Bobby Sands (9 March 1954 – 5 May 1981) was an Irish republican and a former MP who died on hunger strike in the prison officially called HM …
1978
Poet and Nationalist C M Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid) died.
Ireland
Poet and Nationalist C M Grieve (Hugh MacDiarmid) died. This September 9, 1978 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1978
Peru defeated Scotland, 3-1 in the football World Cup in Argentina.
Ireland
Peru defeated Scotland, 3-1 in the football World Cup in Argentina. This June 3, 1978 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1980
Prisoners in Armagh and Long Kesh end their 53 day hunger strike on promises of political status. The promises are not kept
Ireland
A hunger strike in 1980 was also undertaken by seven men in the H-Blocks and three women in Armagh Gaol, but it ended on 18 December after 53 days, without any gains for the …
1980
Beginning of the Hunger Strike by seven Republican prisoners in the H Blocks at Long Kesh
Ireland
The hunger strike begins on October 27, 1980, when seven Republican prisoners in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh (Maze Prison) refuse food in protest of the British government’s …
1981
Michael Devine, Irish political prisoner, dies on hunger strike in maze prison, Northern Ireland.
Ireland
Michael Devine, Irish political prisoner, dies on hunger strike in maze prison, Northern Ireland. This August 21, 1981 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
1981
Thomas McElwee, Irish polictical prisoner, dies on hunger strike in Maze prison, Northern Ireland.
Ireland
Thomas McElwee (30 November 1957 – 8 August 1981) was a Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer who participated in the 1981 hunger strike. From Bellaghy, County …
1981
Martin Hurson, dies
Ireland
Martin Hurson, dies. This 13, 1981 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1981
Joe McDonnell, Irish political prisoner, dies
Ireland
Joseph McDonnell (14 September 1951 – 8 July 1981) was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who died during the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Early life McDonnell …
1982
The, 20p coin came into circulation.
Ireland
The, 20p coin came into circulation. This June 9, 1982 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.