Today on Celtic History on

August 12th

Total Events: 15

Sat 12 Aug 1922

Arthur Griffith, founder of Sinn Fein, dies of a cerebral hemorrhage

Sat 12 Aug 1922

Popular character actor Fulton McKay was born.

Thu 12 Aug 1920

Terence MacSwiney, Lord Mayor of Cork, arrested by British; he immediately goes on hunger strike

Wed 12 Aug 1914

Death of John Holland, from Liscannor, Co. Clare, designer of the first submarine

Sat 12 Aug 1899

First issue of James Connolly's Workers Republic

Fri 12 Aug 1898

Irish Local Government Act sets up elective county and district councils

Fri 12 Aug 1870

Sir Hubert Gough, soldier and participant in Curragh mutiny of 1914, is born in Gurteen, Co. Waterford

Mon 12 Aug 1822

Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, commits suicide by cutting his throat with a penknife

Sun 12 Aug 1821

George IV begins his visit to Ireland; he is received enthusiastically by O'Connell and others

Sun 12 Aug 1804

Birth of James Whiteside, orator and Lord Chief Justice, in Delgany, Co. Wicklow

Fri 12 Aug 1796

Kilmainham Gaol in Dublin receives its first prisoners

Fri 12 Aug 1689

Relief of Derry, Ireland, a major Williamite victory

Mon 12 Aug 1652

Act of Settlement 1652, also known as the To Hell or Connacht Act

Sun 12 Aug 1646

Archbishop Giovanni Rinuccini, condemns their adherence to Ormonds peace terms

Tue 12 Aug 1332

Battle of Dupplin near Perth in which Edward Balliol defeated the Regent, Earl of Mar.