Celtic history archive
Browse all events for January 21.
1290
Ireland
Sweetheart Abbey, located near Dumfries in Scotland, was founded by Devorguilla of Galloway, who was the mother of John Balliol, a medieval Scottish king. Devorguilla founded the …
1600
Ireland
Charles Blount, the 8th Lord Mountjoy, served as the Lord Deputy of Ireland during the late 16th century. He was appointed to this important position by Queen Elizabeth I of …
1684
Ireland
Chidley Coote, a future Member of Parliament (MP) for Kilmallock, was granted £500 for the upkeep of six lighthouses. This allocation of funds was likely intended to support the …
1793
Ireland
The execution of Louis XVI, the King of France, during the French Revolution took place on January 21, 1793. As part of the events surrounding his execution, Louis XVI was attended …
1861
Ireland
The poem “On a Lock of Milton’s Hair” was written by the English Romantic poet John Keats in 1818. This short but poignant poem reflects Keats’s admiration …
1874
Ireland
James Larkin, also known as “Big Jim” Larkin, was born on January 21, 1874, in Liverpool, England. He was a prominent labor organizer and socialist politician who …
1919
Ireland
The Soloheadbeg ambush took place on 21 January 1919, when members of the Irish Volunteers (or Irish Republican Army [IRA]) ambushed Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) officers who …
1919
Ireland
The First Dáil Éireann, a gathering of elected representatives of Sinn Féin, took place in Dublin’s Mansion House on January 21, 1919, which coincided with the Soloheadbeg …
1919
Ireland
On January 21, 1919, a significant event took place at Soloheadbeg, County Tipperary, during which two members of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) were shot dead by members of …