Today on Celtic History on

September 30th

Sun 30 Sep 1928

Announcement of the discovery of penicillin by Ayrshire-born Sir Alexander Fleming.

Sun 30 Sep 1900

Arthur Griffith forms Cumann na nGaedheal, which later becomes Sinn Féin

Thu 30 Sep 1852

Sir Charles Stanford, composer, is born in Dublin

Thu 30 Sep 1813

Birth in Orkney of John Rae, explorer and surveyor of Canadas northern coastline.

Sun 30 Sep 1691

The first recorded meeting of the Presbyterian general synod of Ulster is held at Antrim

Wed 30 Sep 1598

The English poet Edmund Spenser is appointed Sheriff of Cork

Thu 30 Sep 1430

A great council meets at Dublin on on this date; it states that Irish enemies and English rebels have conquered almost all of Limerick, Tipperary, Kilkenny, Wexford, Carlow, Kildare, Meath and Louth, so that hardly anything but Co. Dublin remains in the c

Thu 30 Sep 1294

Revolt of Madog ap Llywelyn, Caernarfon Castle taken by Welsh rebels.