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24 February 1854 – Daniel Florence O’Leary dies in Bogotá
Born in Cork, O’Leary is remembered for his role in the liberation of multiple Latin American countries.
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20 February 1921 – The Clonmult Ambush
The attack marked the IRA’s greatest loss of life in the War of Independence.
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17 February 1856 – MP and fraudster John Sadleir takes his own life
Sadleir has been described as the “Victorian Bernie Madoff”.
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13 February 1881 – First public meeting of Ladies’ Land League
The Freeman's Journal described it as “the largest gathering of women ever assembled in Ireland.”
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February 10th 1942 – James Dillon criticises Irish neutrality at Fine Gael ard fheis
The TD for Monaghan resigned from the party shortly after.
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February 6th 1971 – First soldier killed in Troubles
Gunner Robert Curtis was shot dead in Belfast, the first of more than 500 soldiers to die.
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February 3rd 1899 – RIC district inspector killed in scuffle with Canon James McFadden, the “fighting priest of Gweedore”
The Donegal priest was a fierce defender of the rights of tenant farmers.
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Key events from Irish history recalled on the anniversary of when they occurred.

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