Home /calendar /february /February 16, 1932On February 16, 1932 in Celtic HistoryFianna fáil wins the general electionShare : More From This Daycalendar 1992George Mann MacBeth, Journalist and poet, died.February 16, 1992calendar 1902Birth of singer Delia Murphy in Ardroe, Claremorris, Co. MayoFebruary 16, 1902calendar 1886The Irish Catholic Hierarchy formally endorses Home RuleFebruary 16, 1886calendar 1859Thomas Edward Ellis, Welsh Nationalist, bornFebruary 16, 1859calendar 1822James Thomson, engineer, is born in BelfastFebruary 16, 1822calendar 1768The Octennial Act limits Irish parliaments life to eight yearsFebruary 16, 1768