6 February – The collapse of a floor due to a rotten beam at Neale's Musick Hall, Dublin leaves many people injured, 11 of whom die shortly afterwards due to their injuries.[1]
15 February – at a convention held in Dungannon, delegates from a number of UlsterVolunteer corps pledge support for resolutions advocating legislative independence for Ireland.[2]
20 February – the phrase "Protestant Ascendancy" is first used by Sir Boyle Roche (in passing) in a speech to the Irish House of Commons.[3]
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^Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., eds. (1994). The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 233. ISBN 1-85635-108-4.
^McCormack, W. J. (1989), Eighteenth Century Ireland, vol. 4, p. 162
^Costin, W. C.; Watson, J. Steven, eds. (1952). The Law and Working of the Constitution: Documents 1660–1914. Vol. I (1660–1783). London: A. & C. Black. p. 147.
^Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp. 334–335. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.