Today on Celtic History on

January 21st

Tue 21 Jan 1919

Irish War of Independence begins with raid at Soloheadbeg, Tipperary

Tue 21 Jan 1919

Dáil Éireann, meets for the very first time in Dublin

Tue 21 Jan 1919

Two members of Royal Irish Constabulary are shot dead by Irish Volunteers in an ambush, Tipperary

Wed 21 Jan 1874

James Larkin, organizer of Irish Transport and General Workers Union, is born

Mon 21 Jan 1861

John Keats writes his poem, On a Lock of Miltons Hair

Mon 21 Jan 1793

Louis XVI is executed in Paris, attended by an Irish priest, Fr. Edgeworth

Fri 21 Jan 1684

Chidley Coote, granted £500 for the upkeep of six lighthouses

Fri 21 Jan 1600

Charles Blount, 8th Lord Mountjoy, becomes Lord Deputy of Ireland

Sat 21 Jan 1290

Sweetheart Abbey, near Dumfries, founded by Devorguilla, mother of John Balliol