Today on Celtic History on

January 6th

Fri 06 Jan 1939

First publication of the newspaper Irish Freedom

Tue 06 Jan 1931

P.J. Kavanagh, born

Sun 06 Jan 1839

Night Of The Big Wind

Tue 06 Jan 1801

Evan Davies, Welsh Bard known as Myfir Morganwg, born

Mon 06 Jan 1800

Anna Maria Hall, Author, is born in Dublin

Mon 06 Jan 1794

Frances Ball, (Mother Mary Teresa) founded the Sisters of Loretto, is born in Dublin

Sun 06 Jan 1760

Richard Polwhele, a Cornish historian was born

Tue 06 Jan 1654

Commissioners are appointed to allot the land of Oliver Cromwells

Sat 06 Jan 1562

Shane O'Neill submits to Queen Elizabeth at Whitehall, but rebels again within months

Mon 06 Jan 1412

Joan of Arc Domremy, Saint and martyr, born in France

Fri 06 Jan 1156

Norse fleet defeated at the Battle of the Epiphany, Scotland

Sat 06 Jan 1066

King Harold of England crowned