History

John Harold Hewitt, poet who wrote the Glens of Antrim, is born
John Harold Hewitt, poet who wrote the Glens of Antrim, is born …

Brian O Nolan (Flann OBrien Myles na g Copaleen) - Irish writer born
Brian O Nolan (Flann OBrien Myles na g Copaleen) - Irish writer born Twentieth century Irish humorous writer. Under the name Flann OBrien, he published a series of novels that have attracted a wide following for their bizarre humour and Modernist metafiction. At Swim-Two-Birds works entirely with recycled characters fr …

Edel Quinn, promoter of Legion of Mary in Africa, is born near Kanturk, Co. Cork
Edel Quinn, promoter of Legion of Mary in Africa, is born near Kanturk, Co. Cork …

Louis McNeice, poet and classical scholar is born in Belfast
Louis McNeice, poet and classical scholar is born in Belfast …

H. Montgomery Hyde, author and unionist MP, is born in Belfast
H. Montgomery Hyde, author and unionist MP, is born in Belfast H. Montgomery Hyde, an accomplished author, historian, and Unionist Member of Parliament (MP), was born on August 14, 1907, in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Hyde was a prominent figure in British and Irish political and literary circles, known for his extensive writings on a wide range of topics, including legal history, biographies, and civil liberties. …

Seumas Murphy, born
Seumas Murphy, born Seamus Murphy, (15 July 1907 – 2 October 1975) was an Irish sculptor and stone carver, best known for designing the Church of the Annunciation, Blackpool, Cork. Examples of his unique carvings of statues, gravestones, monuments and plaques can be found around Ireland, particularly County Cork. …

The Irish Crown Jewels Vanish
The Irish Crown Jewels Vanish The Jewels Belonging to the Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick, commonly called the Irish Crown Jewels or State Jewels of Ireland, were the heavily jewelled star and badge regalia created in 1831 for the Sovereign and Grand Master of the Order of St Patrick, an order of knighthood established in 1783 by George III as King of Ireland to be an Irish equivalent of the English Order of the Garter and the Scottish Order of the Thistle. …

Birth of Robert Tisdall, gold medalist in the 400 meter hurdles at the 1932 Olympics
Birth of Robert Tisdall, gold medalist in the 400 meter hurdles at the 1932 Olympics …

The nationalist groups, Cumman na nGaedheal and Dungannon Clubs, combine to form the Sinn Féin (Ourselves) League
The nationalist groups, Cumman na nGaedheal and Dungannon Clubs, combine to form the Sinn Féin (Ourselves) League In April 1907, Cumann na nGaedheal and the Dungannon Clubs merged as the ‘Sinn Féin League’. …

Coslett Quin, clergyman, scholar and linguist, is born in Derriaghy, Co. Antrim
Coslett Quin, clergyman, scholar and linguist, is born in Derriaghy, Co. Antrim The Rev. Canon Cosslett Quin, in Irish Cosslett Ó Cuinn (Derriaghy, County Antrim, 27 February 1907 – 6 December 1995) was a priest of the Church of Ireland who translated the New Testament into Irish. …