Historical records matching Michael Davitt
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About Michael Davitt
Michael Davitt died at Elphis Hospital, Dublin, on May 30, 1906 of septicaemia after having a tooth extracted. He is buried in the cemetery adjacent to Straide Abbey and behind the church where he was baptized. Over Davitt's grave a Celtic Cross in his memory bears the words "Blessed is he that hungers and thirsts after justice, for he shall receive it." At Straide, the Davitt family church is now a museum that commemorates his life and works. A life-sized bronze statue stands before it.
The bridge from Achill Island to the mainland is named after him. The town of Haslingden, Lancashire, England has also commemorated Davitt's link with it through a public monument erected in the presence of Davitt's son. The inscription reads as follows:
"This memorial has been erected to perpetuate the memory of Michael Davitt with the town of Haslingden. It marks the site of the home of Michael Davitt, Irish patriot, who resided in Haslingden from 1853 to 1867. / He became a great world figure in the cause of freedom and raised his voice and pen on behalf of the oppressed, irrespective of race or creed, that serfdom be transformed to citizenship and that man be given the opportunity to display his God given talents for the betterment of mankind. / Born 1846, died 1906. / Erected by the Irish Democratic League Club, Haslingden (Davitt Branch)."
Michael Davitt's Timeline
1846 |
March 25, 1846
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Straide, Mayo, Mayo, Ireland
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1888 |
1888
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1894 |
August 15, 1894
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1899 |
December 10, 1899
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Dalkey, Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown, Dublin, Ireland
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1906 |
May 30, 1906
Age 60
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Elphis Hospital, Lr.Mount Street, Dublin
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Straide, Mayo, Mayo, Ireland
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