February 15

February 15, 1971

Decimal currency introduced, abandoning 12 pennies to a shilling and 20 shillings to a pound

February 15, 1901

Viscount Brendan Bracken, politician, born in Templemore, Co. Tipperary

February 15, 1874

Sir Ernest Shackleton, Antarctic explorer, born in Kilkea, Co. Kildare

February 15, 1850

Sophie Bryant, Irish patriot and womens rights advocate, is born

February 15, 1848

The Caledonian Railway company opened

February 15, 1834

William Henry Preece, Welsh wireless inventor, born

February 15, 1794

The United Irishmen publish a plan for parliamentary reform

February 15, 1793

A third convention of Dungannon a gathering of Volunteers from Ulster is held

February 15, 1782

The first Dungannon Convention of the Ulster Volunteers calls for an independent Irish parliament