January 14, 1775
John Hely-Hutchinson, while serving as the Provost of Trinity College in Dublin, engaged in a notable duel with William Doyle.
January 14, 1753
George Berkeley (March 12, 1685 – January 14, 1753), also known as Bishop Berkeley, was an influential Irish philosopher whose primary philosophical achievement is the advancement of what has come to …
January 14 , 1746
Bonnie Prince Charlie’s army left Glasgow, is part of the broader historical context of the Jacobite Uprising of 1745, also known as the ‘45 Rebellion or the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745.
January 14 , 1255
Alexander III, King of Scots, chaired an Assembly at Holyrood at which he settled a dispute between the Sheriff of Perth and the Abbey of Dunfermline.
January 15, 1973
Neil M. Gunn, the Scottish author and novelist, died on January 15, 1973.
January 15, 1961
Dave McAuley, the former professional boxer from Northern Ireland, was born on January 19, 1961 in Larne, County Antrim.
January 15, 1939
IRA Army Council and Republican survivors of 2nd Dáil Éireann declare war on England
January 15, 1920
In 1920, Sinn Féin, the Irish republican political party, gained significant political influence and took control in various parts of Ireland.
January 15, 1861
Terence Bellew MacManus (probably born in County Fermanagh circa 1811; died in San Francisco, California on January 15, 1861) was a radical Irish rebel.
January 15, 1860
Eleanor Henrietta Hull also known as Eibhlín Ní Choill (15 January 1860 – 13 January 1935) was a writer, folklorist, journalist and scholar of Old Irish known for her contributions to Irish literature …
January 15, 1835
Patrick Robert Guiney (15 January 1835 in Parkstown, County Tipperary, Ireland – March 21, 1877 in Boston) was an American Civil War soldier.
January 15, 1821
Thomas Clarke Luby (16 January 1822 – 29 November 1901) was an Irish revolutionary, author, journalist and one of the founding members of the Irish Republican Brotherhood.
