Today on Celtic History on

February 24th

Sat 24 Feb 1940

Footballer Denis Law who played for Manchester United and Scotland, born

Sat 24 Feb 1923

Steam train, the Flying Scotsman went into service with London

Tue 24 Feb 1852

George Moore, novelist, playwright and critic, is born in Ballyglass, Co. Mayo

Sun 24 Feb 1850

Paul Cullen is consecrated Catholic archbishop of Armagh and primate of Ireland

Wed 24 Feb 1841

John Philip Holland, inventor and developer of the modern submarine, born in Co. Clare

Fri 24 Feb 1797

Samuel Lover, Dublin writer, artist, musician and songwriter, born

Thu 24 Feb 1780

A British Act opens colonial trade to Irish goods

Wed 24 Feb 1582

Pope Gregory XIII announces the new Gregorian calendar, replacing the Julian calendar

Sat 24 Feb 1303

Nearly 30,000 English soldiers annihilated after Invasion of Scotland in the 1303 Battle of Roslin