January 20, 1920
The attack on Drombane Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC) barracks in County Tipperary was one of many incidents that took place during the Irish War of Independence (1919-1921).
January 20, 1916
The secret negotiations between the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) and the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) in 1916 were a significant development in the lead-up to the Easter Rising, a pivotal event in …
January 20, 1902
Kevin Barry, a prominent figure in the Irish nationalist movement, was born on January 20, 1902.
John Redmond, an Irish nationalist politician and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party, did indeed criticize the use of concentration camps by the British in South Africa.
January 20, 1841
James Brown Armour was born at Lisboy, near the town of Ballymoney, on 20 January 1841.
January 20, 1746
On January 20, 1746, during the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the forces led by Charles Edward Stuart, often referred to as Bonnie Prince Charlie, occupied the town of Stirling in Scotland.
January 20, 1621
The granting of patents for plantations in various parts of Ireland during the early 17th century was a significant historical event.
January 21, 1919
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 were escorting a …
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 ambush.
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 the Irish Volunteers.
January 21, 1874
James Larkin, also known as “Big Jim” Larkin, was born on January 21, 1874, in Liverpool, England.
January 21, 1861
The poem “On a Lock of Milton’s Hair” was written by the English Romantic poet John Keats in 1818.
