Today on Celtic History on

April 1st

Sat 01 Apr 2000

Hunt the Gowk, Scottish equivalent of April Fools Day (gowk is a cuckoo)

Mon 01 Apr 1935

Francis Arthur Fahy who wrote the ballad Galway Bay, died

Tue 01 Apr 1919

DeValera is elected president of the first Dáil Éireann

Mon 01 Apr 1839

St. Clair Mulholland, Union Civil War General and Medal of Honor winner, is born in Lisburn, Co. Antrim

Mon 01 Apr 1776

Irish-born Edward Hand is appointed a Brigadier General in the Continental Army

Sat 01 Apr 1730

Samuel Boyse, MP for Bannow, dies as a result of a duel at the age of 33

Wed 01 Apr 1716

The first Doggett Coat and Badge sculling race takes place on the Thames

Thu 01 Apr 1571

Dumbarton Castle, under siege since January 1570, captured by Captain Thomas Crawford

Wed 01 Apr 1401

Conway Castle taken by Welsh rebels under William and Rhys ap Tudor

Fri 01 Apr 1329

Risings by the native Irish in various parts of Munster and Leinster, continuing into 1330