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1740 In Ireland
Events from the year 1740 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: George II Events *January–February: the 'Great Frost' continues: unusually harsh winter followed by a Spring drought. *April – citizens of Drogheda prevent food being exported from their town to Scotland. *31 May – 2 June: bread riots in Dublin. *June–December – exceptionally cold weather, leading to the Great Irish Famine (1740–1741). *First steam engine installed in Ireland, for pumping at Doonane Colliery, Shrule. *A Dublin–Belfast stage coach service runs. *Conolly's Folly in the grounds of Castletown House, County Kildare, commissioned by Katherine Conolly from architect Richard Cassels, is erected to provide employment for hundreds of the poor of Celbridge during the Famine. * Susanna Drury shows her gouache drawings of the Giant's Causeway at the Dublin Society's first exhibition, bringing the site to wider attention. *The original Ballymena Castle burns down. Births *7 April – Arma ... [...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] |
Giant's Causeway
The Giant's Causeway () is an area of approximately 40,000 interlocking basalt columns, the result of an ancient volcano, volcanic fissure eruption, part of the North Atlantic Igneous Province active in the region during the Paleogene period. It is located in County Antrim on the north coast of Northern Ireland, about northeast of the town of Bushmills, County Antrim, Bushmills. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1986 and a national nature reserve (United Kingdom), national nature reserve by the Department of the Environment (Northern Ireland), Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland in 1987. In a 2005 poll of ''Radio Times'' readers, the Giant's Causeway was named the fourth-greatest Wonders of the World, natural wonder in the United Kingdom. The tops of the columns form stepping stones that lead from the cliff foot and disappear under the sea. Most of the columns are hexagonal, although some have four, five, seven, or eight sides. The tallest are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politician
A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles or duties that politicians must perform vary depending on the level of government they serve, whether Local government, local, national, or international. The ideological orientation that politicians adopt often stems from their previous experience, education, beliefs, the political parties they belong to, or public opinion. Politicians sometimes face many challenges and mistakes that may affect their credibility and ability to persuade. These mistakes include political corruption resulting from their misuse and exploitation of power to achieve their interests, which requires them to prioritize the public interest and develop long-term strategies. Challenges include how to keep up with the development of social media and confronting biase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Francis (English Politician)
Sir Philip Francis, GCB (22 October 1740 – 23 December 1818) was a British Whig politician, pamphleteer and colonial administrator best known for being the possible identity the anonymous writer Junius. A strong opponent of East India Company official Warren Hastings, Francis' accusations against him led to Hastings' impeachment by the Parliament of Great Britain. Early life Born in Dublin, he was the only son of Dr Philip Francis (c. 1708–1773), a man of some literary celebrity in his time, known by his translations of Horace, Aeschines and Demosthenes. He received the rudiments of an excellent education at a free school in Dublin, and afterwards spent a year or two (1751–1752) under his father's roof at Skeyton Rectory, Norfolk, and elsewhere, and for a short time he had Edward Gibbon as a fellow-pupil. In March 1753, he entered St Paul's School, London, where he remained for three and a half years, becoming a proficient classical scholar. In 1756, immediately o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
22 October
Events Pre-1600 * 451 – The Chalcedonian Creed, regarding the divine and human nature of Jesus, is adopted by the Council of Chalcedon, an ecumenical council. * 794 – Japanese Emperor Kanmu relocates his empire's capital to Heian-kyō (now Kyoto). * 906 – Abbasid general Ahmad ibn Kayghalagh leads a raid against the Byzantine Empire, taking 4,000–5,000 captives. * 1383 – The male line of the Portuguese House of Burgundy becomes extinct with the death of King Fernando, leaving only his daughter Beatrice. Rival claimants begin a period of civil war and disorder. 1601–1900 *1721 – The Russian Empire is proclaimed by Tsar Peter I after the Swedish defeat in the Great Northern War. * 1724 – J. S. Bach leads the first performance of '' Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele'' (Adorn yourself, O dear soul) in Leipzig on the 20th Sunday after Trinity, based on the communion hymn of the same name. *1730 – Construction of the Ladoga Canal is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hercules Mulligan
Hercules Mulligan (September 25, 1740March 4, 1825) was an Irish-American tailor and spy during the American Revolutionary War, as well as a member of the Sons of Liberty. Early life Born in Coleraine in the north of Ireland to Hugh and Sarah Mulligan, Hercules Mulligan immigrated with his family to North America in 1746, settling in New York City, where he was raised from the age of six. Mulligan attended King's College, now Columbia University, in New York City. After graduating, Mulligan worked as a clerk for his father's accounting business. He later went on to open a tailoring and haberdashery business, catering to wealthy officers of the British Crown forces. On October 27, 1773, Mulligan married Elizabeth Sanders at Trinity Church, established by the Church of England. Sanders was the niece of Admiral Charles Sanders of the British Royal Navy. The couple had eight children: five daughters and three sons. Mulligan was introduced to Alexander Hamilton shortly after Hamil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
25 September
Events Pre-1600 * 275 – For the last time, the Roman Senate chooses an emperor; they elect 75-year-old Marcus Claudius Tacitus. * 762 – Led by Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, the Hasanid branch of the Alids begins the Alid Revolt against the Abbasid Caliphate. *1066 – In the Battle of Stamford Bridge, Harald Hardrada, the invading King of Norway, is defeated by King Harold II of England. * 1237 – England and Scotland sign the Treaty of York, establishing the location of their common border. *1396 – Ottoman Emperor Bayezid I defeats a Christian army at the Battle of Nicopolis. * 1513 – Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean. *1555 – The Peace of Augsburg is signed by Emperor Charles V and the princes of the Schmalkaldic League. 1601–1900 *1690 – ''Publick Occurrences Both Forreign and Domestick'', the first newspaper to appear in the Americas, is published for the first and o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1802 In Ireland
Events from the year 1802 in Ireland. Events *First Christian Brothers' school founded by Edmund Rice in Waterford. *Cork Fever Hospital and House of Recovery founded by Dr. John Milner Barry in Cork. *Linen Hall Library moves into permanent premises in the White Linen Hall in Belfast. * May – ''Amelia'', commanded by William Proby, Lord Proby sails to Cork, Waterford and Dublin to land 150 discharged seaman. Arts and literature * Henry Boyd completes the first full English translation of Dante's ''Divine Comedy''. * A collection of Irish language religious verse by Tadhg Gaelach Ó Súilleabháin (died 1795), ''Timothy O'Sullivan's Pious Miscellany'', is published in Clonmel. Births *18 April – Robert Patterson, businessman and naturalist (died 1872). *24 May – Robert Baldwin Sullivan, lawyer, judge, and politician in Canada, second Mayor of Toronto (died 1853). *12 December – Robert Templeton, naturalist, artist and entomologist (died 1892). *Juan Galindo, born J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore
Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore (7 April 1740 – 2 February 1802) was an Irish nobleman and politician. Background He was born Armar Lowry, the first son of Galbraith Lowry (later Lowry-Corry) MP, of Ahenis, County Tyrone by his wife Sarah Corry, second daughter and eventual co-heiress of Colonel John Corry, MP, of Castle Coole, County Fermanagh. Public life In 1768, Lowry was elected to the Irish House of Commons for County Tyrone and sat for the constituency until 1781, when he was elevated to the Peerage of Ireland as Baron Belmore, of Castle Coole in the County of Fermanagh. On 6 December 1789 he was further created Viscount Belmore and on 20 November 1797 was created Earl Belmore, in the County of Fermanagh. Lord Belmore was High Sheriff of County Tyrone in 1769 and of County Fermanagh in 1779. Castle Coole Lowry inherited the Corry family estate of Castle Coole in 1774, and took the additional name of Corry in recognition of this inheritance. The papers of the Low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 April
Events Pre-1600 * 451 – Attila the Hun captures Metz in France, killing most of its inhabitants and burning the town. * 529 – First ''Corpus Juris Civilis'', a fundamental work in jurisprudence, is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Justinian I. * 1141 – Empress Matilda becomes the first female ruler of England, adopting the title "Lady of the English". *1348 – Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV charters Prague University. *1449 – Felix V abdicates his claim to the papacy, ending the reign of the final Antipope. *1521 – Ferdinand Magellan arrives at Cebu. *1541 – Francis Xavier leaves Lisbon on a mission to the Portuguese East Indies. 1601–1900 * 1724 – Premiere performance of Bach's ''St John Passion'', Bach-Werke-Verzeichnis, BWV 245, at St. Nicholas Church, Leipzig. *1767 – End of Burmese–Siamese War (1765–1767). *1788 – List of early settlers of Marietta, Ohio, Settlers establish Marietta, Ohio, the first p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
