Today on Celtic History on

March 11th

Thu 11 Mar 1954

Margaret (Gretta) Cousins, Irish womens rights activist, died

Sun 11 Mar 1951

Sir Alexander Fleming, discoverer of penicillin, died

Thu 11 Mar 1926

Eamon de Valera resigns as head of Sinn Féin

Thu 11 Mar 1880

Parnell launches the Irish National Land League of the USA

Thu 11 Mar 1858

Thomas James Clarke, Irish revolutionary, is born of Irish parents

Wed 11 Mar 1812

William Vincent Wallace, composer, is born in Co. Waterford

Sat 11 Mar 1747

Iolo Morganwg (Edward Williams), Welsh Poet, born