January 27, 1944
Mairead Maguire (born 27 January 1944), also known as Mairead Corrigan Maguire and formerly as Mairéad Corrigan, is a peace activist from Northern Ireland.
January 27, 1926
John Logie Baird FRSE ( 13 August 1888 – 14 June 1946) was a Scottish inventor, electrical engineer, and innovator who demonstrated the world’s first live working television system on 26 January …
January 27, 1885s
The West Clare Railway (WCR) originally operated in County Clare, Ireland, between 1887 and 1961.
January 27, 1783
The Herald is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783. The Herald is the longest running national newspaper in the world and is the eighth oldest daily paper in the world.
January 27, 1550
In 1549 Sir Humphrey Arundell was a man of influence, who became leader of the Rebels from Cornwall involved in the Prayer Book Rebellion against Edward VI and the Protector Somerset.
January 28, 1941
The Emergency Powers Act of 1941 in Ireland, also referred to in the context of “The Emergency,” was a significant legislative measure enacted during World War II.
January 28, 1939
William Butler Yeats, one of the most prominent literary figures of the 20th century, died on January 28, 1939.
January, 28 1908
Jimmy Shand, a renowned Scottish musician and band leader, was born on January 28, 1908, in East Wemyss, Fife, Scotland.
January 28, 1892
Squadron Leader David Mary Tidmarsh MC (28 January 1892 – 27 November 1944) was an Irish-born flying ace of the Royal Flying Corps during the First World War, credited with seven aerial victories.
January 28, 1877
George Fitzmaurice, an important figure in the Irish Literary Renaissance, was born on January 28, 1877, in County Kerry, Ireland.
January 28, 1873
“The Playboy of the Western World” by J.M. Synge, one of the most famous Irish playwrights.
January 28, 1852
Louis Brennan, a notable inventor and engineer, was born on January 28, 1852, in Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland.
