Brothers, although February is the shortest month of the year, it’s also filled with historical events, here are a few to help you with your reports this month. Please forward to me name and email address of your Division President and historian.
February 1, in ancient Celtic times, it was the beginning of Spring and later became the feast day for St. Bridget; http://www.chalicecentre.net/imbolc.htm
February 2, 1972, British Embassy in Dublin destroyed by protestors as a result of Bloody Sunday atrocities, http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/2/newsid_2758000/2758163.stm
February 4, 1868, Irish Republican Countess Markievicz, Constance Gore Booth, is born; http://www.sligotown.net/countessmarkievicz.shtml
February 6, 1895, Irish-American Baseball great, George Herman, known as Babe Ruth is born; http://www.baberuth.com/biography/
February 7, 1854, Thomas “Broken Hand” Fitzpatrick, Irish born American trapper dies; http://www.franksrealm.com/Indians/mountainman/pages/mountainman-thomasfitzpatrick.htm
February 7, 1940, IRA Volunteers Peter Barnes and James McCormack, hanged by the British this day; http://www.anphoblacht.com/news/detail/38457
February 9, 1923, Irish playwright Brendan Behan is born; http://www.irelandseye.com/irish/people/famous/behan.shtm
February 12, 1976, Irish Republican Frank Stagg, dies on hunger strike, being forced fed by the British; http://www.anphoblacht.com/news/detail/8450
February 14, 269, St. Valentine, buried in Dublin; http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/irhismys/valentine.htm
February 16, 1822, James Thomson, Belfast born inventor of principles of paddle wheel and jet stream concepts is born; http://paulhutch.com/wordpress/?p=460
February 22, 1893, Peadar O’Donnell, Socialist, IRA politician, is born; http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/SPdonnell.htm
February 23, 1781, George Taylor, Irish born, signer to the Declaration of Independence dies; http://colonialhall.com/taylor/taylor.php
February 24, 1841, John Holland, inventor of the first practical submarine is born; http://www.engology.com/articlesubmarine.htm
February 25, 1940, 7 men go on Hunger Strike at Mountjoy Jail; http://saoirse32.blogsome.com/2005/04/15/sean-mcneela-and-tony-darcy/
February 25, 1957, Ray McCreesh is born, 3rd man to die on 1981 Hunger Strike; http://reference.findtarget.com/search/Raymond%20McCreesh/ http://www.irishhungerstrike.com/raymccreesh.html
February 26, 1846, Irish-American “Buffalo Bill” Cody is born; http://www.buffalobill.org/history.htm
February 28, 1884, Easter Rising Martyr, Sean McDermott is born; http://fermoyireland.50megs.com/McDERMOTT_Sean.htm
February 28, 1956, Francis Hughes, 2nd Hunger Striker to die, is born, http://www.irishhungerstrike.com/francishughes.html