Today on Celtic History on

October 24th

Tue 24 Oct 1916

Terence MacSwiney mayor of Cork died in an English prison on hunger strike.

Sun 24 Oct 1880

Fanny Parnell launches the Ladies Land League in New York

Tue 24 Oct 1854

Birth of Sir Horace Plunkett, agricultural reformer and politician

Mon 24 Oct 1796

Artist David Roberts born in Edinburgh.

Sat 24 Oct 1789

Work begins on the construction of the Royal Canal

Fri 24 Oct 1642

Irish Confederate rebels establish government at Kilkenny