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	Michael Davitt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Michael Davitt was born in Straide, County Mayo, Ireland, at the height of the Great Famine, the second of five children born to Martin and Sabina Davitt.
		In 1873 (while Davitt was imprisoned) his mother and three sisters had settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and in the late 1870s, he traveled to United States, hoping to gain the support of Irish-American communities for his new policy of "The Land for the People".
		Davitt sided with the anti-Parnellite faction in the House of Commons at Westminster but he became increasingly impatient with what he saw as the inability or unwillingness of that institution to right injustice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Davitt (1504 words)

	Michael Davitt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Michael Davitt was born in Straide, Co. Mayo, at the height of the Great Famine, the second of five children born to Martin and Sabina Davitt.
		Davitt sided with the anti-Parnellite faction in Parliament but he became increasingly impatient with what he saw as the inability or unwillingness of that institution to right injustice.
		Davitt's ambitions had finally materialised although he himself was opposed to the Wyndham Act, objecting strongly to the landlords receiving any compensation for land which he felt belonged to the state.
	www.madisonheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Michael_Davitt (1085 words)

	Life of Michael Davitt, Michael Davitt Museum, Straide, Foxford, County Mayo, Ireland
		Michael Davitt was born in Straide, County Mayo, on March 25th 1846 at the height of the Great Famine.
		Davitt was an avid traveller having close connections with the United States as a result of his mother and three sisters settling in Philadelphia in 1873, while his fathers grave is located at Scranton, Pennsylvania.
		Michael Davitt died in Elphis hospital, Dublin on May 30th 1906 at the age of sixty of acute septic poisoning.
	www.museumsofmayo.com /davitt1.htm (410 words)

	Fenianism, Michael Davitt and Land and Labour in Scotland - By Mairtin O’Cathain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Still, Davitt's connection with Celtic had strong political overtones -like the club he represented something that was both native and displaced --that was rooted in a populist Irish nationalism and yet consumed with the social class struggles of workers, Irish and non-Irish in Ireland, in the diaspora and further afield.
		To the Irish in Scotland in particular, Davitt was an intensely attractive and charismatic man. His Fenian past, the years in prison and his overcoming the adversities of eviction, exile and physical disablement all combined with his radical agitationary politics made him a figure of effervescent popularity in Scotland.
		Davitt's advice to his Glasgow Irish followers was to "build up a Scotch Land League by all means -to be run by Scotchmen of course", indicating his concern that the Irish immigrants themselves might create what would be an unrepresentative body.
	srsm.port5.com /scotradhist/davitt.html (4891 words)

	Michael Davitt Bridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Michael Davitt Bridge is a swing bridge in County Mayo, Ireland that crosses from the Corraun Peninsula to Achill Island.
		It is named for Michael Davitt, 19th Century Irish social campaigner, Fenian, and founder of the National Land League, who officially opened it in 1887.
		In 1947, the old bridge, too small to adequately convey vehicular traffic, was abandoned and a new bridge was built along the south side of the original, also called the Michael Davitt Bridge.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Michael_Davitt_Bridge (148 words)

	Michael Davitt Museum, Straide, Foxford, County Mayo, Ireland
		The Michael Davitt Museum is now housed in the magnificently restored pre-penal church in the village of Straide, County Mayo.
		Michael Davitt was christened in this church in 1846 and is buried in the grounds of the 13th Century Straide Abbey, beside the Museum.
		The Michael Davitt Museum is situated in the picturesque village of Straide on the N58 between the towns of Castlebar and Ballina.
	www.museumsofmayo.com /davitt.htm (143 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Michael Davitt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Davitt, Michael (1846-1906), Irish nationalist leader, born in Straide, county Mayo.
		In 1870 Davitt was sentenced by the British to 15 years' penal...
		Michael (archangel), one of the seven archangels in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, presumed to be leader of the angels (see Daniel 10:13, 21;...
	encarta.msn.com /Michael_Davitt.html (114 words)

	Michael Davitt: Mayo's Most Famous Son
		As plans are being made to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth in Straide of Land League founder, Michael Davitt, it is appropriate to take a look at the career of one of the West's most referred historical figures.
		Michael Davitt was born in Straide on March 25th, 1846, the second of five children.
		Michael Davitt subsequently became a member of the Supreme Council of the IRB.
	www.mayo-ireland.ie /Mayo/News/ConnTel/CTHistry/MlDavitt.htm (787 words)

	Western People: Life of Davitt is recalled at informative Ballina forum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Davitt ensured that the events in Mayo were brought to the widest possible audience - in Ireland, England and perhaps, most tellingly, the United States.
		Davitt was among the first leaders of Irish nationalism to recognise the potential of the United States as a place where Ireland’s ills could be given the sort of worldwide recognition that was always going to be denied by our Imperial rulers.
		Michael Davitt, always a realist and pragmatist, succumbed to their wishes and accepted tenant proprietorship as the only attainable solution at the time, even though he did not agree with it.”
	www.westernpeople.ie /news/story.asp?j=26889 (1715 words)

	Western People: Mayo group ensured Davitt got his rightful place in history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Michael Davitt, known universally as “The Father of the Land League” was born in Straide during the Famine of 1846.
		Michael Davitt’s last resting place is in the Abbey cloisters about 500 yards from the place where his family were evicted.
		The Davitt Museum and the enhancement works in and around the Abbey have made the area a prime visitor attraction while lectures, symposia and other events around the life and times of Davitt have ensured he has been given his rightful place in Irish history.
	www.westernpeople.ie /news/story.asp?j=11246 (628 words)

	Clare Museum: Riches of Clare: Letter from Michael Davitt
		Michael Davitt (1846-1906) was founder of the Land League, which sought the reform of the agrarian system in post-famine Ireland.
		Two years later in June of 1887 he was in East Clare to witness Michael Davitt steer the people of Bodyke around a corner of Irish history that became known as the "Bodyke Evictions".
		Davitt, whose slogan since his Fenian days were "The land for the people" while agreeing to "a good deal of this report" reminded the British government that "the men who had broken the back of Irish Landlordism were not going to retire until the land for the people had been vindicated and won".
	www.clarelibrary.ie /eolas/claremuseum/news_events/michael_davitt_letter.htm (880 words)

	Michael Davitts GAC
		Michael Davitt GAC would like to welcome you to our club website.
		Before you leave, you are invited to visit the Guestbook and leave your thoughts and views regarding Michael Davitt GAC.
		Their legacy must be guarded and nurtured and it is our responsibility today to encourage our young people to follow the examples of camaraderie and sportsmanship that have been set by those who have gone before us.
	www.davitts.org (329 words)

	SEARC'S WEB GUIDE - Michael Davitt (1846-1906)
		Michael Davitt was born in County Mayo where his family were evicted from their farm in 1852.
		In 1870 Davitt was arrested for smuggling guns to Ireland and sentenced to fifteen years imprisonment on the uncorroborated evidence of John Joseph Corydon, a spy.
		Davitt was elected MP for South Mayo in 1895 and in 1898 he, together with William O'Brien, founded the United Ireland League.
	www.searcs-web.com /davitt.html (593 words)

	Socialist Party archives - The Land League: Mass movement of rural workers and tenant farmers
		Davitt's family had been evicted from their home in Straide, Co. Mayo in 1852 when he himself was just six years old.
		The Davitt's emigrated to Lancashire where Michael became a mill worker at the age of 11.
		Davitt realised that if the struggle of the tenant farmers was to be successful the landlord system itself would have to be destroyed.
	www.geocities.com /socialistparty/LabHist/1979LLeague.htm (1207 words)

	Davitt, Michael on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		DAVITT, MICHAEL [Davitt, Michael], 1846-1906, Irish revolutionary and land reformer.
		Davitt and Charles Stewart Parnell were the leading figures in the organization of the National Land League in 1879 (see Irish Land Question).
		Influenced by the theories of Henry George, Davitt broke with Parnell over the question of land nationalization.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/d/davitt-m1.asp (233 words)

	Michael Davitts GAC
		Michael Davitt GAC club was officially established in 1912.
		However with an ambitious core in the Davitt's Committee, it was not long before the Club were again eager to improve the facilities for its' Members.
		Considering the new crop of Davitt Players making their way through the Youth ranks, and the continued determination of the current Senior squads to make their presence felt in the Antrim Leagues, there is no doubt that the Davitt's Belfast are one of the most well established and forward looking clubs in the County.
	www.davitts.org /history.php (383 words)

	NATIVE SON BEING HONOURED
		The grave of Michael Davitt, who died on May 30th, 1906, is located in the cemetery behind the old church.
		Johnny Mee said apart from his work with the Land League, Michael Davitt was an outstanding writer and was a founder member of Celtic Football Club.
		Moves were also being made to commemorate Michael Davitt in a special way in Irishtown where a mass meeting was held on April 10th, 1879, as part of the agitation to reduce rents.
	www.mayo-ireland.ie /Mayo/News/ConnTel/9702Feb/97Feb19/Davitt.htm (592 words)

	Arts Council Ireland News - Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		D'oibrigh Michael Davitt, a rugadh i gCorcaigh i 1950, mar léiritheoir/stiúrthóir le RTé ar feadh na mblianta.
		Ag labhairt di inniu, dúirt Mary Cloake, Stiúrthóir na Comhairle Ealaíon: "As a mhórshaothar filíochta agus as a fhriotal fuinte comhaimseartha féin a chuimhneofar ar Michael Davitt.
		Chuir Michael Davitt cor i gcinniúint na filíochta agus na litríochta trí chéile leis an mbaint a bhí aige le gluaiseacht Innti - a bhfuil a tionchar le brath i gcónaí."
	www.artscouncil.ie /irish/news/press196.htm (263 words)

	Michael Davitt Museum,Tourist Attractions in Mayo. Find all Mayo Travel and Tourist information in Ireland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The Michael Davitt Museum and the adjoining community centre were opened at Straide on 23 April 1984 to honour its native son, 'the father of the Land League' and one of Ireland's greatest patriots.
		Michael Davitt (1846-1906) was the founder, chief organiser and inspiring genius of the Land League, the biggest mass movement in modern Irish history, which transformed tenant-farmers into owner-occupiers by constitutional means.
		When Michael was four years old, he saw his family evicted from their home in Straide because they were unable to pay the rent which had accumulated during the Great Famine.
	www.goireland.com /scripts/low/Premises.asp?PremisesID=27441 (303 words)

	Western People: Funding refused for Davitt centenary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ms Nancy Smyth, who is Chairperson of the Michael Davitt Memorial Association in Davitt’s homeplace of Straide told the Western People that the voluntary group may yet be forced to conduct church gate collections in a bid to fund its planned centenary events.
		She revealed that the Associaiton is currently in the process of arranging to have a VIP officiate at the centenary commemoration of Davitt’s death at the Davitt Museum in Straide on May 30 next.
		Ms Smyth stressed that the Michael Davitt Memorial Association has always been supported by Mayo Co Council and revealed that the Council is to consider providing the organisation with funding during the course of preparing its budget for 2006 this week.
	www.westernpeople.com /news/story.asp?j=28856 (421 words)

	Speech by Michael Davitt
		When dinner was over, the Chairman on rising to propose the first toast said that the position he occupied was a proud one, and he need not say that he occupied it solely because he represented the national feeling of Limerick as expressed in the reception of the illustrious guests of the evening.
		Davitt, in conclusion, warmly thanked the meeting for the enthusiastic manner in which he had been received in Limerick, the day being one of the pleasantest and happiest he had spent for the past five years (loud applause).
		Davitt and the Priests of Ireland at home, they would soon realise their fondest hopes, and have their country occupying an independent position (applause).
	www.limerick.com /theroyal/thebook/speeches/davitt.html (5510 words)

	James Connolly: Michael Davitt (1908) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Skeffington says Davitt’s conduct “revealed his possession in the highest degree of great intellectual acuteness, resourcefulness, and knowledge of men.” Our own opinion of Davitt’s character as revealed in his whole history is far other.
		We conceive of him as an unselfish idealist, who in his enthusiasm for a cause gave his name and his services freely at the beck and call of men who despised his ideals and would willingly, but for their need of him, have hung himself as high as Haman.
		He fought and campaigned for the Labor Cause in England, yet for the sake of harmony in the ranks he also supported and campaigned for a party – the Home Rule party – whose leaders were the bitterest enemies of the newly enfranchised workers of the Irish cities.
	www.marxists.org /archive/connolly/1908/08/davitt.htm (1319 words)

	Fáilte go Cló Iar-Chonnachta (CIC). - Welcome to Cló Iar-Chonnachta (CIC)
		Is fada an t-aistear atá curtha de ag Michael Davitt ó thosaigh sé ag scríobh filíochta agus léiríonn na dánta nua seo aige nach bhfuil aon mheath ag teacht ar a shamhlaíocht fileata ná a chumas chun an Ghaeilge a lúbadh, a fhí agus a aclú de réir mar a éilíonn an t-ábhar.
		Davitt must be foremost amongst the contemporary Irish language poets...his art at its best is an honest unabridged engagement with felt emotions.
		Michael Davitt was born in Cork in 1950.
	www.cic.ie /cgi-bin/newsitem.asp?idarticle=73 (511 words)

	Politics
		For example, at a dinner to celebrate the granting of the Freedom of Limerick to Michael Davitt in 1884, Mr John Dundon, a local solicitor, made a brilliant contribution to the debate on the Franchise Bill.
		I know that when Michael Davitt (cheers) was put on trial, twelve months ago, the detective forces were put in working order for the purposes of seeing that no liberal should be put on the jury (hear, hear).
		Michael Davitt (1846-1906) In 1865, he joined the Fenians and in 1870 was imprisoned for 15 years but was released after seven years due to the intervention of Butt and Parnell.
	www.limerick.com /theroyal/thebook/politics.html (4310 words)

	Parnell and Davitt
		Michael Davitt was born at Straide, Co Mayo on 25th March 1846.
		The Davitts emigrated to England where Michael was sent to work in a Lancashire cotton mill at ten years of age, and a year later he lost an arm after it had got caught in one of the machines.
		In 1881 Davitt was again imprisoned for his outspoken “no holds barred” speeches, later released and arrested yet again in 1883.
	www.hoganstand.com /general/identity/stories/parnelldav.htm (1420 words)

	News - Press Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Born in Cork in 1950, Michael Davitt worked for many years as a TV producer/director at RTÉ.
		Speaking today, Mary Cloake, Director of the Arts Council, said: "Michael Davitt will be remembered for his own extraordinary body of work and its unique, precise and contemporary style.
		Michael Davitt changed the direction of modern Irish poetry and of literature as a whole by his involvement in the Innti movement - the impact of which is still felt today."
	www.artscouncil.ie /news/press196.htm (263 words)

	Irish Abroad - Irish American News
		Michael Davitt is one of the forgotten heroes of Ireland’s struggle for independence.
		Similarly, Davitt captured Deacy’s imagination not just as a neighbour but as a man who defied poverty and physical handicap and imprisonment to fight injustice and better the lives of his fellow men not just in Ireland and Britain but in South Africa and Australia.
		But despite the hard work of the Michael Davitt Centenary Committee in Rossendale the Irish hero’s profile in Britain is not high — but nor is it in Ireland.
	www.irishabroad.com /news/irishpost/ents/alifeinrelief050525.asp (877 words)

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