Search Our Directory by Keyword Above - or - Browse by selecting a section Below ...

On September 18, 1867 in Celtic History

Kelly and timothy deasy are rescued in a fenian attack on a police van in manchester during which a police sergeant is shot dead

/images/tich/featured.webp

    More From This Day

    /images/tich/featured.webp
    calendar 1964

    Death of Sean O’Casey in England.

    September 18, 1964

    /images/tich/featured.webp
    calendar 1959

    47 miners were killed at Auchengeich Colliery, Lanarkshire when the bogies carrying them to work ran into smoke, 1,000 feet below ground.

    September 18, 1959

    /images/tich/featured.webp
    calendar 1944

    Birth of Lord Roger of Earlsferry, Lord Justice General.

    September 18, 1944

    /images/tich/featured.webp
    calendar 1941

    Stephen Hayes, a former IRA chief of staff, is kidnapped on 30 June; he later claims to have been court martialled and tortured by the IRA; Seán McCaughey is convicted of his kidnapping on this date

    September 18, 1941

    /images/tich/featured.webp
    calendar 1914

    Home Rule Act on Statute Book but is suspended for the duration of World War

    September 18, 1914

    /images/tich/featured.webp
    calendar 1889

    Kathleen Behan, née Kearney, Mother of All the Behans and folk singer is born in Dublin

    September 18, 1889

    /images/tich/featured.webp
    calendar 1851

    Anne Devlin, friend and comrade of Robert Emmett, dies in Dublin

    September 18, 1851

    /images/tich/featured.webp
    calendar 1846

    James Standish OGrady, novelist, is born in Castletownbere, Co. Cork

    September 18, 1846

    /images/tich/featured.webp
    calendar 1818

    Theatre Royal, Glasgow, became the first theatre in Britain to be lit by gas.

    September 18, 1818

    /images/tich/featured.webp
    calendar 1400

    First action of Glyn Dwrs revolt as Welsh rebels capture town of Ruthin.

    September 18, 1400