January 21

Section: January 21

January 21, 1919

Irish War of Independence begins with raid at Soloheadbeg, Tipperary

January 21, 1919

Dáil Éireann, meets for the very first time in Dublin

January 21, 1919

Two members of Royal Irish Constabulary are shot dead by Irish Volunteers in an ambush, Tipperary

January 21, 1874

James Larkin, organizer of Irish Transport and General Workers Union, is born

January 21, 1861

John Keats writes his poem, On a Lock of Miltons Hair

January 21, 1793

Louis XVI is executed in Paris, attended by an Irish priest, Fr. Edgeworth

January 21, 1864

Chidley Coote, granted £500 for the upkeep of six lighthouses

January 21, 1600

Charles Blount, 8th Lord Mountjoy, becomes Lord Deputy of Ireland

January 21, 1290

Sweetheart Abbey, near Dumfries, founded by Devorguilla, mother of John Balliol