February

The Irish House of Commons is partly destroyed by fire

February 27, 1792

François Thurot holds the castle and the town of Carrickfergus until this date

February 27, 1760

Second Treaty of Berwick between England and Scotland

February 27, 1560

Battle of Ancrum Moor

February 27, 1545

From the late thirteenth Century until 1560, Scotland had one primary ally in Europe, the Kingdom of France.

Garret More Fitzgerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, is arrested in Dublin by Sir Edward Poynings

February 27, 1495

John Montague, best known for his volume, The Rough Field, is born

February 28, 1929

John Montague (28 February 1929 − 10 December 2016) was an Irish poet.

Seán MacDiarmada, revolutionary, is born in Kiltycolgher, Co. Leitrim

February 28, 1884

Seán Mac Diarmada (27 January 1883 – 12 May 1916), also known as Seán MacDermott, was an Irish republican political activist and revolutionary leader.

Arthur Symons, Cornish poet born in Wales

February 28, 1865

Arthur William Symons (28 February 1865 – 22 January 1945)[1] was a British poet, critic, translator and magazine editor.

Whitley Stokes, jurist and Celtic scholar, is born in Dublin

February 28, 1830

Whitley Stokes, CSI, CIE, FBA (28 February 1830 – 13 April 1909) was an Irish lawyer and Celtic scholar.

William Dargan, railway engineer and philanthropist, is born in Carlow

February 28, 1799

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 construction.

The Northern Whig Club is founded in Belfast

February 28, 1790

The Northern Whig is a bar housed in a historical building in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Henry Pyne, MP for Dungarvan, aged about 24 and the father of three children, is killed in a duel

February 28, 1713

Henry Pyne (before May 1688 – 28 February 1713) was a politician in Ireland.