Today on Celtic History on

January 1st

Fri 01 Jan 1892

Annie Moore, 15, of County Cork, 1st Irish Immigrant through Ellis Island

Thu 01 Jan 1880

Gretta Bowen, artist, is born in Dublin

Sun 01 Jan 1871

Gladstone's Irish Church Act which disestablishes the Church of Ireland takes effect

Wed 01 Jan 1862

Harland & Wolff Shipyard founded - built the RMS Titanic

Thu 01 Jan 1801

Act of Union goes into Effect, merging the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland

Thu 01 Jan 1801

George Benn, businessman and historian of Belfast, is born in Tandragee, Co. Armagh

Fri 01 Jan 1790

James Wills, clergyman and writer, is born in Castlerea, Co. Roscommon

Thu 01 Jan 1767

Maria Edgeworth, Irish author, is born

Wed 01 Jan 1710

Charles O'Conor of Belanagare, an Irish writer, is born

Tue 01 Jan 1602

Hugh O'Neill, 2nd earl of Tyrone, defeated at Kinsale