Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Michael Davitt (March 25, 1846 May 30, 1906) was an Irish republican and nationalist agrarian agitator, a social campaigner, labour leader, journalist, Home Rule constitutional politician and Member of Parliament (MP), who founded the Irish National Land League. 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 Catherine Davitt. They were of peasant origin, but Davitt s father had a good education and could speak English and Irish.