Today on Celtic History on

February 15th

Mon 15 Feb 1971

Decimal currency introduced, abandoning 12 pennies to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound

Fri 15 Feb 1901

Viscount Brendan Bracken, politician, born in Templemore, Co. Tipperary

Sun 15 Feb 1874

Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, born in Kilkea, Co. Kildare

Fri 15 Feb 1850

Sophie Bryant, Irish patriot and womens rights advocate, is born

Tue 15 Feb 1848

The Caledonian Railway company opened

Sat 15 Feb 1834

William Henry Preece, Welsh wireless inventor, born

Sat 15 Feb 1794

The United Irishmen publish a plan for parliamentary reform

Fri 15 Feb 1793

A third convention of Dungannon a gathering of Volunteers from Ulster is held

Fri 15 Feb 1782

The first Dungannon Convention of the Ulster Volunteers calls for an independent Irish parliament