Irish History on the Day that's in it

2 May 1882: Charles Stewart Parnell , the Leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party was released from Kilmainham Jail in Dublin on th...

1 May 664 AD: Solar Eclipse seen in Ireland on this day. This was probably witnessed in central and northern Ireland as it was also r...

30‭ ‬April‭ ‬1916:‭ ‬The Rising in Dublin fizzled out on this day.Sniping had continued overnight as the Rising came to an end.‭ ‬The c...

29‭ ‬April‭ ‬1916:‭ Padraig Pearse decided to cease fighting on this day. ‬Nurse Elizabeth O’Farrell was allowed into the British lines...

28‭ ‬April‭ ‬1916:‭ ‬The Insurrection continued in Dublin on this day. General Sir John Maxwell arrived by boat from England.‭ ‬He ...

27 April 1916:  Irish soldiers gassed at Hulluch on this day. As fighting raged in Dublin troops from Ireland serving in the British A...

27‭ ‬April‭ ‬1916:‭ ‬The Insurrection continued in Dublin on this day. The British commenced a bombardment of the GPO from close ra...