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John Montague, best known for his volume, The Rough Field, is born
John Montague, best known for his volume, The Rough Field, is born John Montague (28 February 1929 − 10 December 2016) was an Irish poet. Born in the United States, he was raised in Ulster in the north of Ireland. He published a number of volumes of poetry, two collections of short stories and two volumes of memoir. He was one of the best known Irish contemporary poets. In 1998 he became the first occupant of the Ireland Chair of Poetry (essentially Ireland’s poet laureate). …

Seán MacDiarmada, revolutionary, is born in Kiltycolgher, Co. Leitrim
Seán MacDiarmada, revolutionary, is born in Kiltycolgher, Co. Leitrim Seán Mac Diarmada (27 January 1883 – 12 May 1916), also known as Seán MacDermott, was an Irish republican political activist and revolutionary leader. He was one of the seven leaders of the Easter Rising of 1916, which he helped to organise as a member of the Military Committee of the Irish Republican Brotherhood (IRB) and was the second signatory of the Proclamation of the Irish Republic. …

Arthur Symons, Cornish poet born in Wales
Arthur Symons, Cornish poet born in Wales Arthur William Symons (28 February 1865 – 22 January 1945)[1] was a British poet, critic, translator and magazine editor. …

Whitley Stokes, jurist and Celtic scholar, is born in Dublin
Whitley Stokes, jurist and Celtic scholar, is born in Dublin Whitley Stokes, CSI, CIE, FBA (28 February 1830 – 13 April 1909) was an Irish lawyer and Celtic scholar. …

William Dargan, railway engineer and philanthropist, is born in Carlow
William Dargan, railway engineer and philanthropist, is born in Carlow William Dargan MRDS (28 February 1799 – 7 February 1867) was arguably the most important Irish engineer of the 19th century and certainly the most important figure in railway construction. …

The Northern Whig Club is founded in Belfast
The Northern Whig Club is founded in Belfast The Northern Whig is a bar housed in a historical building in Belfast, Northern Ireland. …

Henry Pyne, MP for Dungarvan, aged about 24 and the father of three children, is killed in a duel
Henry Pyne, MP for Dungarvan, aged about 24 and the father of three children, is killed in a duel Henry Pyne (before May 1688 – 28 February 1713) was a politician in Ireland. …

Second National Covenant signed in Greyfriars Churchyard
Second National Covenant signed in Greyfriars Churchyard The Signing of the National Covenant in Greyfriars Kirkyard is an oil painting by William Allan (painter). It was painted in 1838 when he was the President of the Royal Scottish Academy and Master of the Trustee’s Academy. …