The First Irish Soccer International
June 16, 1924
The first Irish soccer international. This June 16, 1924 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …
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Friends Send Joyce, Who Is in the Hospital, a Bouquet of White and Blue Hydrangeas
June 16, 1924
He writes in his notebook - Today 16 of June 1924 twenty years after. Will anybody remember this date?
Kevin O'Kelly, Journalist and Broadcaster, Is Born
June 12, 1924
Kevin O’Kelly, journalist and broadcaster, is born. This June 12, 1924 entry records a moment in Celtic history …
Rikki Fulton, Actor and Comedian, Born in Glasgow
April 15, 1924
Robert Kerr “Rikki” Fulton, OBE (15 April 1924 – 27 January 2004) was a Scottish comedian and actor best …
Charles Villiers Stanford, Composer-Writer, Dies
March 29, 1924
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (30 September 1852 – 29 March 1924) was an Anglo-Irish composer, music teacher, and …
Tomás Mac Giolla, Republican and Socialist, and Later, Workers Party Leader, Is Born Near Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
January 25, 1924
Tomás Mac Giolla born Thomas Gill; 25 January 1924 – 4 February 2010) was an Irish Workers’ Party politician who …
Joe Lacey, Irish Hunger Striker Died During the 1923 Irish Hunger Strikes
December 24, 1923
On 24 December 1923 Joe Lacey (the brother of IRA Officer Dinny Lacey) died at the Curragh Camp (the hunger strike had …
John Maclean, Political Activist, Marxist, Appointed Bolshevik Consul for Scotland by Lenin, Died
November 30, 1923
John Maclean, (24 August 1879 – 30 November 1923) the Scottish political activist and Marxist, was a Scottish …
Birth of Tom Clifford, Rugby Player, in Ballyporeen, Co. Tipperary
November 15, 1923
Tom Clifford (15 November 1923 – 1 October 1990) was an Irish rugby union player who played in the prop position. …
Leonard Boyle, Priest and Palaeographer, Is Born in Ballintra, County Donegal
November 13, 1923
Leonard Eugene Boyle, OP, OC (13 November 1923 - 25 October 1999), was an Irish and Canadian scholar in medieval studies …
Birth of F.S.L. Lyons, Historian and Biographer
November 11, 1923
Francis Stewart Leland Lyons FBA (11 November 1923 – 21 September 1983) was an Irish historian and academic who was …
Tomás Ó Fiaich, Cardinal, Historian and Catholic Primate of All Ireland, Is Born in Cullyhanna, Co. Armagh
November 3, 1923
Tomás Séamus Cardinal Ó Fiaich, KGCHS (3 November 1923 – 8 May 1990) was an Irish prelate of the Catholic Church. He …