Today in Celtic History !

Capt. William O'Shea, politician and accuser of Parnell, dies in Hove

April 22, 1905

Captain William Henry O’Shea (1840 – 22 April 1905) was an Irish soldier and Member of Parliament.



Michael, 'The O'Rahilly', Irish Volunteers leader, is born in Ballylongford, Co. Kerry

April 22, 1875

Michael Joseph O’Rahilly (Irish: Mícheál Seosamh Ó Rathaille or Ua Rathghaille; 22 April 1875 – 29 April 1916), known as The O’Rahilly, was an Irish republican and nationalist.



Rev. Patrick Bell, inventor of mechanical reaper, died.

April 22, 1869

Patrick Bell (12 May 1799 – 22 April 1869) was a Church of Scotland minister and inventor.



The 703-ton Sirius, the 1st ship to cross the Atlantic entirely under steam arrives in NY

April 22, 1838

SS Sirius was a wooden-hulled sidewheel steamship built in 1837 by Robert Menzies & Sons of Leith, Scotland for the London-Cork route operated by the Saint George Steam Packet Company.



Daniel O'Connell introduces debate on Repeal of Union bill in the House of Commons

April 22, 1834

Daniel(I) O’Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), hailed in his time as The Liberator,[1] was the acknowledged political leader of Ireland’s Roman Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century.



An English Navigation Act prohibits direct importation of sugar, tobacco and other produce from the colonies to Ireland

April 22, 1671

While Cromwell was master of England, the first of the famous Navigation Acts was passed.



Lionel returns to England, leaving Ormond as his deputy

April 22, 1365

Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence, (Norman: Leonell Duc de Clarence; 29 November 1338 – 17 October 1368), was an English prince, Earl of Ulster jure uxoris from 1347, Duke of Clarence from 1362, Guardian of England in 1345-1346, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1361-1366, Knight of the Garter from 1361, second surviving son of King Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault.

Tomorrow in Celtic History

• April 23, 1945 - Blackout restrictions in Scotland lifted as World War II heads to a conclusion.
• April 23, 1926 - J.P. Donleavy, author of The Ginger Man, is born in New York
• April 23, 1918 - A general strike takes place throughout Ireland against the British governments attempts to introduce conscription
• April 23, 1805 - James Henthorn Todd, scholar, is born in Dublin
• April 23, 1792 - Thomas Romney Robinson, astronomer and physicist, is born in Dublin
• April 23, 1727 - Actress George Anne Bellamy is born in Fingal, Co. Dublin.
• April 23, 1723 - Mervyn Archdall, antiquary, is born in Dublin
• April 23, 1661 - Charles II crowned at Westminster Abbey.
• April 23, 1357 - Four days after the end of his campaign against the O'Tooles, O'Byrnes and O'Nolans in Leinster, justiciar Thomas Rokeby dies in Kilkea, Co. Kildare
• April 23, 1124 - King Alexander I died at Stirling Castle, succeeded by David I.
• April 23, 1107 - King Alexander I crowned
• April 23, 1014 - The Dublin Norse and the king of Leinster, with Viking allies, are defeated by Brian Borus army