May 22

1611

King James VI introduced the title baronet for the first time. This is the lowest hereditary titled order.

Ireland

King James VI introduced the title baronet for the first time. This is the lowest hereditary titled order. This May 22, 1611 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with …

1805

Michael Doheny, poet and Young Irelander, is born near Fethard, Co. Tipperary

Ireland

Michael Doheny, poet and Young Irelander, is born near Fethard, Co. Tipperary. This May 22, 1805 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1849

Novelist, Maria Edgeworth, dies in Mostrim, Co. Longford

Ireland

Novelist Maria Edgeworth dies in Mostrim, Co. Longford. She is laid to rest in a vault at Edgeworthstown Church. The Great Famine, which decimates the people she loves, mars her …

1859

Sir Conan Doyle, Scottish author - born

Ireland

Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish author most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are generally considered …

1859

Birth in Edinburgh of Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock Holmes

Ireland

Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle is born in Edinburgh on May 22, 1859, the eldest of ten children born to Irish parents, Charles Doyle and Mary Foley. A trained physician, he would go …

1859

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes, born of Irish parents in Edinburgh.

Ireland

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, author of Sherlock Holmes, born of Irish parents in Edinburgh. This May 22, 1859 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1870

Birth of Eva Gore-Booth, poet, trade unionist and feminist, on the Lissadell Estate in Co. Sligo

Ireland

Birth of Eva Gore-Booth, poet, trade unionist and feminist, on the Lissadell Estate in Co. Sligo. This May 22, 1870 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland. …

1879

Jack White, journalist and author, is born in Cork

Ireland

Captain James Robert “Jack” White, DSO (1879–1946) was an Irish republican and libertarian socialist. After colonial service in the British military, he entered Irish …

1915

Britains worst train disaster at Quintinshill

Ireland

Britain’s worst train disaster occurs at Quintinshill, near Gretna Green, on May 22, 1915. Involving three trains, the tragedy results in the deaths of 227 people, most of them …

1920

Birth of Oliver J. Flanagan, Fine Gael politician

Ireland

Birth of Oliver J. Flanagan, Fine Gael politician. This May 22, 1920 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1932

Death of Augusta Persse, better known as Lady Augusta Gregory, Irish dramatist

Ireland

Death of Augusta Persse, better known as Lady Augusta Gregory, occurs on May 22, 1932. Born in Roxborough, County Galway, she was a leading figure of the Irish Literary Revival—a …