February 28

February 28, 1929

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

February 28, 1884

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

February 28, 1865

Arthur Symons, Cornish poet born in Wales

February 28, 1830

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

February 28, 1799

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

February 28, 1790

The Northern Whig Club is founded in Belfast

February 28, 1713

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

February 28, 1638

Second National Covenant signed in Greyfriars Churchyard