Category: ON THIS DAY
ON THIS DAY: 24 November 600 : Death and Feastday of Naomh Colmán
St. Colmán is referenced and presented in many different sources such as the Irish Annals,...
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ON THIS DAY: 22 NOVEMBER 1974: Arrest of 6 men, later known as the Birmingham Six
After the Birmingham Pub bombings the previous day, six men were arrested; Hugh Callaghan, Patrick...
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ON THIS DAY: 21 NOVEMBER 1580 : Glaisne Ó Cuilleanáin was martyred was on this day
Glaisne Ó Cuilleanáin was born in a family in Connaught remarkable for its piety. He was the...
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On this Day: 20 November 1920: The body of Fr Griffin found in a shallow grave, most likely murdered by Auxiliaries
On this day in 1920, the body of Fr Michael Griffin was found dumped in a shallow grave in...
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ON THIS DAY: 19 NOVEMBER 1798: Death of Wolfe Tone
Theobald Wolfe Tone, posthumously known as Wolfe Tone (20 June 1763 – 19 November 1798), was a...
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ON THIS DAY: 15 NOVEMBER 1881: Birth of William Pearse
Willie James Pearse – Uilliam Seamus Mac Piarais – was an Irish republican executed...
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ON THIS DAY: 14 NOVEMBER 1920: Fr. Michael Griffin was taken from his home and shot through the head
On the night of 14 November 1920, during the War of Independence, 28-year-old Fr. Michael Griffin,...
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ON THIS DAY: 11 NOVEMBER 1841: Death of Catherine McAuley
Catherine McAuley was born in Dublin in 1778. In 1824 she used her inheritance from an Irish...
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ON THIS DAY: 10 NOVEMBER 1879 Pádraig Mac Piarais is born
Pádraig Mac Piarais (Padraig Pearse) was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist,...
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ON THIS DAY: 6 November 1649: Death of Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill in Cavan
Eoghan Ruadh Ó Neill was born around 1580, the son of Art Ó Neill and a daughter of Hugh Conallach...
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ON THIS DAY: 5 November 1605: The Gunpowder Plot
The Traditional Story Tested Against the Evidence. “The Gunpowder Plot” of 1605...
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ON THIS DAY: 3 NOVEMBER 1845: Irish Delegation visited LORD Heytesbury to stop the export of food from Ireland because millions were starving
ON THIS DAY: 3 NOVEMBER 1845: Irish Delegation visited LORD Heytesbury to act immediately and stop...
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