Irish History on the Day that's in it

  6/7‭ January 1839: The Night of the Big Wind/ Oiche na Gaoithe Mire . A storm of Hurricane Force swept across Ireland on this night. A Dep...

  5 January 1976: The ‘Kingsmills Massacre’ happened on this day. Ten Protestant workmen were shot dead by the IRA in a revenge attack follo...

  4‭ January 1969: The ‘Peoples Democracy’ March from Belfast to Derry  was attacked at Burntollet Bridge by Loyalists on this day. The RUC ...

  3  (N.S.) January 1602 - 24 December 1601 [O.S]: The Battle of Kinsale/ Cath Chionn tSáile was fought on this day. Probably the most decis...

  2‭ January 1417: The death of Art Mac Murrough Cavanagh ('King of Leinster') on this day.  Art,‭ ‬the son of Art, son of Murtough,...

  1 January 1710:Charles O'Conor Don/ Cathal Ó Conchubhair Donn was born on this day. He was the foremost Gaelic Historian of the 18th ...

  31‭ December 1961: Radio Telefís Éireann [RTE] was launched on this day. It was originally intended that the first Live broadcast would be...