Today on Celtic History on

April 29th

Mon 29 Apr 1912

Pearse and Connolly agree to ceasefire after being forced out of the Dublin GPO by artillery fire

Wed 29 Apr 1874

Conal O'Riordan, writer and theatre manager, is born in Dublin

Fri 29 Apr 1803

Paul Cullen, prelate, is born in Prospect, Co. Kildare

Sat 29 Apr 1769

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, soldier and statesman, is born in Dublin

Sat 29 Apr 1758

Wide Streets Commission for Dublin is appointed by the Irish Parliament

Mon 29 Apr 1680

The first stone of the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham is laid by the Duke of Ormonde

Wed 29 Apr 1665

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde and an ancestor of Princess Diana, born

Tue 29 Apr 1653

John Whally, necromancer and charlatan, born