Celtic history archive
Browse all events for August 11.
1306
Ireland
The Battle of Dalrigh, also known as the Battle of Dail Righ or the Battle of Dalry, took place in 1306 near Tyndrum in Scotland. It was a significant event in the early stages of …
1560
Ireland
John Knox (1505, 1513 or 1514 ? 1572) was a Scottish religious reformer who played the lead part in reforming the Church in Scotland in a Presbyterian manner. The Scottish …
1691
Ireland
The event you’re referring to is the Raid on Ballyneety, which took place on the night of August 11-12, 1690, during the Williamite War in Ireland. This daring raid was a …
1835
Ireland
Henry Grattan Guinness, a prominent Irish Protestant evangelist, missionary, and author, was born on August 11, 1835, in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, Ireland. He was a significant …
1892
Ireland
C. M. Grieve, better known by his pen name Hugh MacDiarmid, was born on August 11, 1892, in Langholm, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. He is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s …
1894
Ireland
Dan Breen, a key figure in the Irish War of Independence and later a politician, was born on August 11, 1894, near Soloheadbeg, County Tipperary, Ireland. Breen became one of the …
1927
Ireland
After the Free State general election on June 9, 1927, Éamon de Valera and his party, Fianna Fáil, entered the Dáil (the lower house of the Irish Parliament) for the first time as …
1927
Ireland
The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) was established in 1927 by the Irish government to oversee the development and management of electricity supply in Ireland. The creation of the …