#OTD in 1870 – Michael Davitt is sentenced to 15 years penal servitude for gun-running.

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The Father of the Land League and pioneer of social justice, Michael Davitt, was born in Straide, Co Mayo, on 25 March 1846 during An Gorta Mór. When Michael was six years old, his parents, Martin and Sabina Davitt, were evicted and their cottage was burnt down. Eventually, they ended up in Haslingden, near Manchester. […]

#OTD in 1877 – Irish nationalist and Land League organiser, Michael Davitt, was released from Dartmoor Prison.

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“To all my friends I leave kind thoughts, to my enemies the fullest possible forgiveness and to Ireland the undying prayer for absolute freedom and independence, which it was my life’s ambition to try and obtain for her”. –Extract from Michael Davitt’s Will Michael Davitt was involved in a failed raid on Chester Castle to […]

#OTD in 1870 – Michael Davitt is sentenced to 15 years penal servitude for gun-running.

18/07/2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

#OTD in 1877 – Irish nationalist and Land League organiser, Michael Davitt, was released from Dartmoor Prison.

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#OTD in 1870 – Michael Davitt is sentenced to 15 years penal servitude for gun-running.

18/07/2021.Reading time 5 minutes.

#OTD in 1877 – Irish nationalist and Land League organiser, Michael Davitt, was released from Dartmoor Prison.

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#OTD in 1870 – Michael Davitt is sentenced to 15 years penal servitude for gun-running.

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#OTD in 1877 – Irish nationalist and Land League organiser, Michael Davitt, was released from Dartmoor Prison.

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#OTD in 1870 – Michael Davitt is sentenced to 15 years penal servitude for gun-running.

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#OTD in 1877 – Irish nationalist and Land League organiser, Michael Davitt, was released from Dartmoor Prison.

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