February 22, 1371
King Robert the Second ascended to the throne of Scotland on 22 February 1371 and was crowned at Scone Abbey on 26 March 1371.
February 01, 1919
The Battle of George Square was a violent confrontation in Glasgow, Scotland between City of Glasgow Police and striking workers, centred around George Square.
February 01, 1918
Dame Muriel Sarah Spark DBE FRSE FRSL (née Camberg; 1 February 1918 – 13 April 2006) was a Scottish novelist, short story writer, poet and essayist.
February 01, 1878
Thomas MacDonagh, an influential figure in Irish history, was born on February 1, 1878, in Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland.
February 01, 1865
The Highland Railway (HR) was one of the smaller British railways before the Railways Act 1921, operating north of Perth railway station in Scotland and serving the farthest north of Britain.
February 01, 1815
Daniel O’Connell, an influential Irish political leader known for his efforts to secure Catholic emancipation and repeal of the Act of Union between Ireland and Great Britain, was involved in a …
February 01, 1796
Theobald Wolfe Tone, a leading figure in the Irish Republican movement and one of the founding members of the United Irishmen, arrived in France in 1796 seeking military assistance to support a …
February 01, 1315
Edward Bruce of Scotland, brother to King Robert Bruce of Scotland, and his Irish allies won the Battle of Skerries, also known as the Battle of Ardscull, in County Kildare, Ireland, on January 26, …
February 01, 1177
John de Courcy was an Anglo-Norman knight who, in 1177, invaded Ulster, a province in the north of Ireland, and seized control of Downpatrick (often referred to simply as “Dow” in …
February 01
Imbolc, also known as Candlemas and Groundhogs Day. Imbolc was one of the cornerstones of the Celtic calendar.
February 02, 1987
Alistair Stuart MacLean (Scottish Gaelic: Alasdair MacGill-Eain; 21 April 1922 – 2 February 1987) was a Scottish novelist known for his thrilling adventure stories and suspense novels.
February 02, 1882
James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (February 02, 1882 – January 13, 1941) was an Irish novelist, short story writer, poet, teacher, and literary critic.