History

Birth of Philip Berrigan - militant priest, Virginia, Minn
Birth of Philip Berrigan - militant priest, Virginia, Minn …

The Irish Free State is admitted into the League of Nations
The Irish Free State is admitted into the League of Nations …

The Civic Guard is renamed the Garda Siochana
The Civic Guard is renamed the Garda Siochana The Civic Guard, the national police force of the Irish Free State, was renamed Garda Síochána na hÉireann (Guardians of the Peace of Ireland) in 1923. The name change was part of the broader efforts to establish a police force that reflected the ideals and identity of the newly independent Irish state. …

Actress, Siobhan McKenna is born
Actress, Siobhan McKenna is born …

Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon married the Duke of York at Westminster Abbey
Lady Elizabeth Bowes Lyon married the Duke of York at Westminster Abbey The first Royal wedding to take place there since 1383. …

Edward Mulhare, actor, is born in Co. Cork
Edward Mulhare, actor, is born in Co. Cork …

Gretta Bowen, artist known as the Irish Grandma Moses, died
Gretta Bowen, artist known as the Irish Grandma Moses, died …

Eight republican prisoners are executed by use of a mine at Ball seedy, Co. Kerry
Eight republican prisoners are executed by use of a mine at Ball seedy, Co. Kerry March 1923 saw a series of notorious incidents in Kerry, where 23 Republican prisoners were killed in the field (and another five judicially executed) in just four weeks. …

BBC Scotland founded
BBC Scotland founded BBC Scotland (also referred to as the BBC Scotland channel) is a Scottish free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC Scotland division of the BBC. It airs a nightly lineup of entirely Scottish programming. The channel launched 24 February 2019, replacing the BBC Two Scotland opt-out of BBC Two, but operating as an autonomous channel (displacing BBC Four on Freeview in Scotland). …

Steam train, the Flying Scotsman went into service with London
Steam train, the Flying Scotsman went into service with London …