Today on Celtic History on

April 25th

Thu 25 Apr 1918

Irish Labour Party declares one-day strike in protest over conscription act Anglo-Irish agreements

Wed 25 Apr 1877

Ralph Henry Byrne, architect, is born in Dublin

Thu 25 Apr 1861

William Ford, who crossed the Atlantic from Ireland by steerage, marries fellow country woman Mary OHern. Their son Henry Ford, pioneered the mass manufacturing of the automobile

Sun 25 Apr 1819

Vere Foster, philanthropist and educationist, is born in Copenhagen; he is the inventor of copy books used in schools throughout Ireland until the 1950s

Mon 25 Apr 1707

Thomas Erle, MP for Cork city, commands the centre at the Battle of Alamanza and loses his right hand on this date; David Dunbar, later MP for Blessington, is wounded and captured in the same battle, and John Upton, later MP for Co. Antrim, distinguishes

Fri 25 Apr 1681

Count Redmond OHanlon (outlawed chief) is shot dead by his foster-brother

Tue 25 Apr 1284

At Caernarfon - Edward I of England declares his day old son as the Prince of Wales and thus the first pretender to the Welsh throne

Thu 25 Apr 1185

Henry II sends his son John to Ireland; John lands at Waterford on this date to assert control over Hugh de Lacy, but he fails to achieve this. Henry still suspects that de Lacy wants to be king of Ireland

Sun 25 Apr 1058

Malcolm III (Canmore) crowned.