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1682 In Ireland
Events from the year 1682 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: Charles II Events *February 19 – William Sheridan consecrated Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh in the Church of Ireland. *February 21 – the Eaton Baronetcy of Dunmoylin, County Limerick is created in the Baronetage of Ireland for Simon Eaton. *July 24 – the office of Third Serjeant-at-law at the Irish Bar is created, the first holder being John Lyndon. *September 27 – the King baronetcy of Boyle Abbey in the County of Roscommon is created in the Baronetage of Ireland for Robert King. Births * James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley, Field Marshal in the British Army (d. 1774) * Henry Singleton, judge (d. 1759) *''approximate date'' **Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, politician (d. 1764) ** John Ussher, soldier and politician (d. 1741) Deaths *March 29 – Roger Boyle, 2nd Earl of Orrery, politician (b. 1646) *November 28 – Valentine Greatrakes, faith healer (b. 1628) * Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet, politician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Monarch
Monarchical systems of government have existed in Ireland from ancient times. This continued in all of Ireland until 1949, when The Republic of Ireland Act 1948, the Republic of Ireland Act removed most of Ireland's residual ties to the British monarch. Northern Ireland, as part of the United Kingdom, remains under a monarchical system of government. The office of High King of Ireland effectively ended with the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland (1169–1171) in which the island was declared a fief of the Holy See under the Lordship of the King of England. In practice, conquered territory was divided amongst various Anglo-Norman noble families who assumed title over both the land and the people with the prior Irish inhabitants being either displaced or subjugated under the previously alien system of serfdom. Though the revolutionary change in the status quo was undeniable, the Anglo-Norman invaders would fail to conquer many of the Gaelic kingdoms of Ireland, which continued to e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Roscommon
County Roscommon () is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is part of the province of Connacht and the Northern and Western Region. It is the List of Irish counties by area, 11th largest Irish county by area and List of Irish counties by population, 26th most populous. Its county town and largest town is Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the Local government in the Republic of Ireland, local authority for the county. The population of the county was 69,995 as of the 2022 census. Etymology County Roscommon is named after the county town of Roscommon. Roscommon comes from the Irish ''Ros'' meaning a wooded, gentle height and ''Coman mac Faelchon, Comán'', the first abbot and bishop of Roscommon who founded the first monastery there in 550 AD. Geography County Roscommon has an area of . Lough Key in north Roscommon is noted for having thirty-two islands. The geographical centre of Ireland is located on the western shore of Lough Ree in the south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
November 28
Events Pre-1600 * 587 – Treaty of Andelot: King Guntram of Burgundy recognizes Childebert II as his heir. * 936 – Shi Jingtang is enthroned as the first emperor of the Later Jin by Emperor Taizong of Liao, following a revolt against Emperor Fei of Later Tang. * 1443 – Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Kruja in central Albania and raise the Albanian flag. * 1470 – Champa–Đại Việt War: Emperor Lê Thánh Tông of Đại Việt formally launches his attack against Champa. * 1520 – After 38 days, an expedition under the command of Ferdinand Magellan completes the first passage through the Strait of Magellan and enters the Pacific Ocean. * 1582 – In Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare and Anne Hathaway pay a bond in lieu of posting wedding banns, which enables them to marry immediately. 1601–1900 * 1627 – The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth Navy has its greatest and last naval victory in the Battle of Oliwa. *16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1646 In Ireland
It is one of eight years (CE) to contain each Roman numeral once (1000(M)+500(D)+100(C)+(-10(X)+50(L))+5(V)+1(I) = 1646). Events January–March * January 5 – The English House of Commons approves a bill to provide for Ireland to be governed by a single Englishman. * January 9 – Battle of Bovey Heath in Devonshire: Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army surprises and routs the Royalist camp of Lord Wentworth. * January 19 – Sir Richard Grenville, 1st Baronet, a Royalist fighting for Prince Charles against Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth, is imprisoned for insubordination after proposing to make Cornwall self-governing in order to win Cornish support for the Royalists. After being incarcerated at the tidal island of St Michael's Mount off of the coast of Cornwall, he is allowed to escape in March to avoid capture by Cromwell's troops. * January 20 – Francesco Molin is elected as the 99th Doge of Venice after 23 ballots, and governs the Venetian R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Boyle, 2nd Earl Of Orrery
Roger is a masculine given name, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic languages">Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Franks, Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is '' Rodger''. Slang and other uses From up to , Roger was slang for the word "penis". In ''Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entendre and the pirate term "Jolly Roger". In 19th-century England, Roger was slang for another term, the cloud of toxic green gas that swept through the chlori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
March 29
Events Pre-1600 * 1430 – The Ottoman Empire under Murad II captures Thessalonica from the Republic of Venice. * 1461 – Battle of Towton: Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Edward IV of England, bringing a temporary stop to the Wars of the Roses. * 1549 – The city of Salvador, Bahia, the first capital of Brazil, is founded. 1601–1900 * 1632 – Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629. * 1792 – King Gustav III of Sweden dies after being shot in the back at a midnight masquerade ball at Stockholm's Royal Opera 13 days earlier. * 1806 – Construction is authorized of the Great National Pike, better known as the Cumberland Road, becoming the first United States federal highway. * 1809 – King Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden abdicates after a '' coup d'état''. * 1809 – At the Diet of Porvoo, Finland's four Estates pledge allegiance to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1741 In Ireland
Events from the year 1741 in Ireland. Incumbent *Irish monarch, Monarch: George II of Great Britain, George II Events *January–April – Great Irish Famine (1740–1741) at its height. *June–August – hot summer. The harvest is improved, but disease encouraged. *2 October – the Bull's Head Musical Society opens a Music Hall in Fishamble Street, Dublin. *18 November – the composer George Frideric Handel arrives in Dublin to give a series of concerts. *Commencement of construction of obelisk and other works on Killiney Hill (overlooking Dublin Bay) by John Mapas to relieve poverty. *Completion of rebuilding of Powerscourt Estate, Powerscourt House in County Wicklow by the architect Richard Cassels. Births *23 June – William Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty, politician and statesman (died 1805 in Ireland, 1805). *4 October – Edmond Malone, Shakespeare scholar and literary critic (died 1812 in Ireland, 1812). *11 October – James Barry (painter), James Barry, paint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Ussher (died 1741)
John Ussher (circa 1682 – 1741) was an Irish soldier and Member of Parliament. He was the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Beverley Ussher by his wife Grace, daughter of Sir Richard Osborne, 2nd Baronet. His nephews John Ussher (1703–1749), John Ussher and Beverley Ussher (MP), Beverley Ussher were also MPs. He reached the rank of Captain (British Army and Royal Marines), captain in Henry Lumley, General Lumley's 1st King's Dragoon Guards, Regiment of Horse, seeing action at the Battle of Blenheim. On 20 December 1714 he married Mary St George, daughter and heiress of George St George, 1st Baron St George, Sir George St George, later Lord St George. In November 1715 he was elected to the Irish House of Commons for his father-in-law's former constituency of Carrick (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Carrick, sitting until his death. He later also served as Governor of Galway and, from 1735, Vice-Admiral of Connaught. His son St George St George, 1st Baron St George, St Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1764 In Ireland
Events from the year 1764 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: George III Events *3 January – the Brooke Baronetcy, of Colebrooke in the County of Fermanagh, is created in the Baronetage of Ireland for Arthur Brooke, a member of the Irish House of Commons. *'' Old Moore's Almanac'' first published by Theophilus Moore of Milltown, Dublin. Arts and literature *The English-born painter William Ashford arrives in Dublin; he will spend most of the rest of his life in Ireland. Births *15 February – Charles MacCarthy, soldier in the French, Dutch and British armies, governor in British West Africa (died 1824). *24 April – Thomas Addis Emmet, lawyer, politician and United Irishman (died 1827 in the United States). *1 June – Marcus Beresford, soldier and politician (died 1803). *30 June – Charles Bury, 1st Earl of Charleville, politician (died 1835). *21 August – Joseph Rogers, settler in the United States (died 1833). *25 August – James Hope, a leader of the United Iris ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Boyle, 1st Earl Of Shannon
Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire) (1682 – 27 December 1764), was an Anglo-Irish politician who served as the speaker of the Irish House of Commons from 1733 to 1756. A prominent Member of parliament, parliamentarian who sat for almost fifty years in the Parliament of Ireland, Boyle frequently defended Irish interests against British Crown officials, eventually leading to a legal crisis which saw him step down as speaker in return for a peerage. Born in Castlemartyr, Kingdom of Ireland, Ireland to an Anglo-Irish family, Boyle was educated in Kingdom of England, England at Westminster School and the University of Oxford. In 1705, Boyle inherited the family estates in Ireland after his elder brother died. Two years later in 1707, Boyle entered the Irish political scene, being elected to the Parliament of Ireland and successively representing the constituencies of Midleton (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Midleton, Kilmallock (Parliament o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1759 In Ireland
Events from the year 1759 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: George II Events *Restrictions on import of Irish cattle into England are removed. *Henry Flood enters the Parliament of Ireland as a member for Kilkenny. * Planned French Invasion of Britain: France considers offering the Kingdom of Ireland to a Stuart pretender. *Formation of the Irish Catholic Committee, of Dublin merchants and professionals loyal to the British monarchy. *31 December – Arthur Guinness leases the St. James's Gate Brewery in Dublin. Arts and literature *West front of Trinity College Dublin on College Green completed by architects Henry Keene and John Sanderson. Births *5 March – Thomas Bray, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel (died 1820). *9 September – Hercules Taylour, soldier and politician (died 1790). * Adam Buck, miniaturist and portrait painter (died 1833 in London). * James Craig, politician (died 1833). * Charles Osborne, lawyer and politician (died 1817). *Approximate date ** Sir Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Singleton (judge)
Henry Singleton (1682–1759) was an Irish politician and judge, who is remembered now mainly for his friendship with Jonathan Swift, and for his notable acts of charity during the Irish Famine (1740-41), Great Irish Famine of 1740-1, in which between 300,000 and 500,000 people (possibly 20% of the overall population) died. Singleton House, his impressive townhouse in Drogheda, no longer exists. Career Politician He was born in Drogheda, one of eleven children of Edward Singleton, Member of Parliament for Drogheda town and his wife Catherine Newton. He went to school in Drogheda Grammar School, graduated from Trinity College Dublin, entered the Inner Temple and was called to the Bar in 1707. Like his father, he sat in the Irish House of Commons as MP for Drogheda (Parliament of Ireland constituency), Drogheda and was a close associate of the foremost Parliamentary "manager", William Conolly. He narrowly missed becoming Speaker (politics), Speaker of the House in 1733, apparentl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
