Events for May 01

May 1, 0000

Beltaine (Cetshamain) feast of Celtic god Belenos

Beltane, also spelled Beltaine, is a Celtic festival that marks the beginning of the warmer season, usually observed around the first of May. It is one of the four Gaelic seasonal festivals, along with Samhain, Imbolc, and Lughnasadh, and it has roots in pre-Christian, pagan traditions.

May 1, 1169

First Normans land in Ireland

In 1169 there occurred one of the most important events in the history of Ireland - the Norman invasion. Ireland in the century prior to the Anglo-Norman invasion of 1169 is probably best described as a national kingdom lacking a settled monarchy