Celtic history archive
Browse all events for February 28.
1638
Scotland
The Signing of the National Covenant in Greyfriars Kirkyard is an oil painting by William Allan (painter). It was painted in 1838 when he was the President of the Royal Scottish …
1713
Ireland
Henry Pyne (before May 1688 – 28 February 1713) was a politician in Ireland. He was a Member of the Parliament of Ireland for Dungarvan from 1709 to 1713. Henry Pyne, MP for …
1790
Ireland
The Northern Whig is a bar housed in a historical building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is in the Cathedral Quarter, just to the north of the Belfast City Centre. At various …
1799
Ireland
William Dargan MRDS (28 February 1799 – 7 February 1867) was arguably the most important Irish engineer of the 19th century and certainly the most important figure in railway …
1830
Ireland
Whitley Stokes, CSI, CIE, FBA (28 February 1830 – 13 April 1909) was an Irish lawyer and Celtic scholar. He was a son of William Stokes (1804–1878), and a grandson of Whitley …
1865
Ireland
Arthur William Symons (28 February 1865 – 22 January 1945)[1] was a British poet, critic, translator and magazine editor. Born in Milford Haven, Wales, to Cornish parents, Symons …
1884
Ireland
Seán Mac Diarmada (27 January 1883 – 12 May 1916), also known as Seán MacDermott, was an Irish republican political activist and revolutionary leader. He was one of the seven …
1929
Ireland
John Montague (28 February 1929 − 10 December 2016) was an Irish poet. Born in the United States, he was raised in Ulster in the north of Ireland. He published a number of volumes …