Events for February 27

February 27, 1760

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

February 27, 1545

Battle of Ancrum Moor

From the late thirteenth Century until 1560, Scotland had one primary ally in Europe, the Kingdom of France. This alliance had been mutually beneficial to both sides, providing military support and money in the fight against a common enemy, England. H

February 27, 1841

William Bruce, Sr., the last surviving member of the Ulster Volunteer convention of 1783, dies

February 27, 1907

Coslett Quin, clergyman, scholar and linguist, is born in Derriaghy, Co. Antrim

The Rev. Canon Cosslett Quin, in Irish Cosslett Ó Cuinn (Derriaghy, County Antrim, 27 February 1907 – 6 December 1995) was a priest of the Church of Ireland who translated the New Testament into Irish.