Today on Celtic History on

January 2nd

Fri 02 Jan 1920

Recruitment begins for the Black and Tans

Sun 02 Jan 1910

James Joyce and Eileen Joyce leave Dublin for Trieste, Italy

Fri 02 Jan 1880

Parnell begins his tour of the United States

Wed 02 Jan 1793

Thomas Muir, lawyer and political activist, arrested and charged with sedition.

Wed 02 Jan 1793

Catholic Committee petition is presented to the king

Tue 02 Jan 1663

Illiam Dhone, Manx politician shot

Wed 02 Jan 1602

Aguila surrenders Kinsale to Mountjoy