Today on Celtic History on

January 23rd

Sun 23 Jan 1898

The United Irish League, a nationalist electoral organization, is founded by William O'Brien

Mon 23 Jan 1893

Dr. William Price self styled Welsh Druid and Chartist, dies

Sun 23 Jan 1881

William O'Brien, trade unionist, is born

Wed 23 Jan 1861

Katherine Tynan, poet, novelist and journalist, is born

Sun 23 Jan 1803

Arthur Guinness, brewer and the founder of the Guinness brewery, dies

Sun 23 Jan 1774

Dudley Cosby (Baron Sydney), former MP for Carrick, commits suicide

Wed 23 Jan 1647

Scottish Presbyterians sell captured Charles I to English parliament