Today on Celtic History on

January 5th

Wed 05 Jan 2005

England Glastonbury Thorn Day

Thu 05 Jan 1984

Ronald MacDonald Douglas, prominent Scottish nationalist died.

Sat 05 Jan 1929

Playwright Brian Friel, author of Dancing at Lughnasa, is born

Thu 05 Jan 1922

Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, died

Mon 05 Jan 1885

Hugh O'Brien is sworn in as Bostons first Irish mayor

Thu 05 Jan 1871

33 Fenian prisoners are released by the British

Fri 05 Jan 1787

John Burke, genealogist, born