Today on Celtic History on

April 15th

Tue 15 Apr 1924

Rikki Fulton, Actor and comedian, born in Glasgow

Wed 15 Apr 1908

Dennis Devlin, poet, translator and diplomat, born in Greenock, Scotland

Wed 15 Apr 1840

The Repeal Association is founded by Daniel O'Connell

Mon 15 Apr 1799

Prof Joseph Black chemist, researcher, teacher, first to identify carbon dioxide, died.

Thu 15 Apr 1784

First unmanned balloon in Ireland is launched by Richard Crosbie

Tue 15 Apr 1710

Physicist William Cullen born.

Fri 15 Apr 1707

Sir Henry Cavendish, MP and incompetent Teller of the Exchequer, born

Tue 15 Apr 1642

Ormond defeats insurgents at Kilrush, Co. Kildare

Tue 15 Apr 1642

A Scottish army under Robert Munroe lands at Carrickfergus