#land league
#OTD in 1906 – Death of Michael Davitt, “Father” of the Irish Land League.
#OTD in 1906 – Death of Michael Davitt, “Father” of the Irish Land League.
Michael Davitt was born at the height of the Great Hunger in Straide, Co Mayo. At four, his family was evicted and forced to emigrate to England. He joined the Fenians in 1865, became organising secretary and was arrested in 1870 for arms smuggling. Released after seven years, he returned to Co Mayo as a national hero. His travels in Connacht showed conditions had not improved. Realising that, if…
