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February

Explore February through saints, poets, political change, traditional culture, and events across Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and beyond.

Stories and traditions

Highlights for February

February 1

Saint Brigid

Find the stories and traditions associated with Saint Brigid and the opening of the Celtic spring.

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February in Ireland

Continue through Ireland's people, traditions, religious history, and political milestones.

People and places

Welsh History

Browse dated entries connected with Wales, its communities, rulers, writers, and traditions.

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February by country

Ireland

February 1, 2000Feast of Goddess Brigit, Also Known as Imbolc, Candlemasm, Groundhogs Day, Celtic Fertility DayFebruary 1, 1918Muriel Spark, Author, BornFebruary 1, 1878Thomas MacDonagh, Patriot, Poet, Critic and Scholar, Is Born in Cloughjordan, Co. Tipperary

Scotland

February 1, 1919Tanks and Army Patrol the Streets of Glasgow After Bloody FridayFebruary 1, 1865Highland Railway Formed From the Inverness-Perth Junction & Inverness-Aberdeen-Junction RailwaysFebruary 1, 1315Edward the Bruce of Scotland and His Irish Allies Win the Battle of Skerries in Kildare

Wales

February 10, 1792John Jones (Tegid) Welsh Poet and Scholar Transcriber of the Mabinogion BornFebruary 15, 1834William Henry Preece, Welsh Wireless Inventor, BornFebruary 16, 1859Thomas Edward Ellis, Welsh Nationalist, Born

England

February 2, 1424James I Married Lady Joan Beaufort, Daughter of the Earl of Somerset, in LondonFebruary 3, 1919Harry Boland and Michael Collins Engineer Eamon De Valeras Escape From Lincoln Jail in EnglandFebruary 3, 1896Lady Jane Wilde (Spiranza), Poet, Nationalist and the Mother of Oscar, Dies in London