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