February

George Mann MacBeth, Journalist and poet, died.

February 16, 1992

Fianna Fáil wins the general election

February 16, 1932

Birth of singer Delia Murphy in Ardroe, Claremorris, Co. Mayo

February 16, 1902

The Irish Catholic Hierarchy formally endorses Home Rule

February 16, 1886

Thomas Edward Ellis, Welsh Nationalist, born

February 16, 1859

James Thomson, engineer, is born in Belfast

February 16, 1822

The Octennial Act limits Irish parliaments life to eight years

February 16, 1768

Until 1768 the Irish Parliament existed for the lifetime of the king and general elections were therefore infrequent.

Brenda Fricker, actress, born

February 17, 1945

Joseph Parry, composer of the Welsh Opera Blodwen, died

February 17, 1903

Horace Plunkett and W.E.H. Lecky, support John Redmonds plea for clemency for Irish political prisoners

February 17, 1896

Rene T.H. Laennec, Famed French physician born

February 17, 1781

Rene-Theophile-Hyacinthe Laennec was born on the 17 February 1781 in Brittany.

James Renwick, last Covenanter to be executed

February 17, 1688