Today on Celtic History on

August 28th

Thu 28 Aug 1969

Welsh Office approves limited use of bilingual road signs in Wales

Wed 28 Aug 1929

Health And Efficiency becomes the very first publication banned by the Irish Free State

Fri 28 Aug 1896

Birth of Liam OFlaherty

Tue 28 Aug 1877

Charles Stewart Parnell becomes president of Home Rule Confederation

Wed 28 Aug 1872

The first horse drawn tram cars enter service in Belfast

Tue 28 Aug 1860

Napiers and Deasys Land Acts are passed

Mon 28 Aug 1815

Mary Letitia Martin, Princess of Connemara, novelist, philanthropist and daughter of Humanity Dick Martin is born in Ballynahinch Castle, Co. Galway

Sun 28 Aug 1814

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, novelist and journalist, is born in Dublin

Tue 28 Aug 1798

Cornwallis reaches Athlone; Humbert entrenches in Castlebar

Thu 28 Aug 1788

Sir Aubrey de Vere, poet, is born in Adare, Co. Limerick

Thu 28 Aug 1788

James Digges La Touche, banker and philanthropist, is born in Dublin

Mon 28 Aug 1741

Earl of Wintoun died, aged, 100.

Thu 28 Aug 1710

A board of trustees for linen manufacture is established

Tue 28 Aug 1296

Edward I of England held a parliament at Berwick to which he summoned all Scottish landholders to sign the Ragman Roll.

Fri 28 Aug 1170

Richard de Clare marries Aoife Ní Mhurrachadha and sets a precedent for Norman rule in Ireland