January 07, 1878
General John O’Neill, an Irish military leader and Fenian, died in 1878.
January 08, 1918
Arthur Griffith (31 March 1871 - 12 August 1922) was the founder and first leader of Sinn Féin.
January 08, 1916
Evacuation of Gallipoli Peninsula in the Dardanelles is completed; there are 100,000 casualties, mostly Australian, New Zealanders and Irish, in the eight-month campaign
January 08, 1876
Lucien Bull (January 05, 1876 – August 25, 1972) was a pioneer in chronophotography.
January 08, 1873
The Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain, often referred to simply as the Home Rule Confederation, was an Irish nationalist organization founded in Britain during the late 19th century.
January 08, 1871
James Craig, Ist Viscount Craigavon, Unionist politician and PM of Northern Ireland from 1921 to 1940, is born in Belfast
January 08, 1860
The Church of St. Andrew, located on Suffolk Street in Dublin, is a historic church associated with the Church of Ireland.
January 08, 1820
Andrew Hardie was a Scottish weaver and one of the leaders of the Radical War, a political protest and uprising that took place in Scotland in 1820.
January 08, 1789
The Breton National Assembly, also known as the Estates of Brittany (États de Bretagne), was a historical legislative body in the Duchy of Brittany, which existed before the region was formally …
January 08, 1707
The Earl of Stair is a hereditary title associated with the Stair family in Scotland.
January 08, 1547
Henry VIII suppresses the Chapter of St Patricks Cathedral, Dublin; it will not be restored until 15 June 1555
January 08, 678
Death of St. Nathalan, a hermit and the bishop of Tullicht, was best known for his miracles.
