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1742 In Ireland
Events from the year 1742 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: George II Events * c. March – Newry Canal opened. On 28 March the ''Cope'' brings the first load of Tyrone coal carried from Lough Neagh to Dublin by this route. * 13 April – first performance of Handel's ''Messiah'' staged at Neal's Music Hall in Fishamble Street, Dublin in aid of local charities. Matthew Dubourg leads the orchestra. Handel leaves Ireland on 13 August. Births * John Prendergast Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort, politician (died 1817). Deaths *September 27 – Hugh Boulter, Anglican Primate of All Ireland (born 1672) *;Full date unknown *:* James Arbuckle, poet and critic (born 1700). References {{Year in Europe, 1742 Years of the 18th century in Ireland Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Dubourg
Matthew Dubourg (1703 – 3 July 1767) was an English violinist, conductor, and composer who spent most of his life in Ireland. Among other achievements, Dubourg led the orchestra at the premiere of Georg Friedrich Handel's great oratorio ''Messiah''. Biography Dubourg was born in London, the illegitimate son of a court dancing master, his mother's identity is unknown. In 1712, at age 9, he performed a Corelli sonata standing on a stool at the home of Thomas Britton. At age 11, in 1714, he furthered his studies under the celebrated Italian violinist, composer and music theorist Francesco Geminiani. He performed a sonata at the Queen's Theatre in March 1714, a benefit concert in May at Hickford's Room, as well as many other performances during the London season.Ford, A. (2004)Dubourg, Matthew (1703–1767), violinist and composer Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 10 July 2021 (subscription or UK public library membership required). On 17 June 1727 he marrie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Years Of The 18th Century In Ireland
A year is a unit of time based on how long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun. In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds) and the sidereal year (about 20 minutes longer) are more exact. The modern calendar year, as reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar, approximates the tropical year by using a system of leap years. The term 'year' is also used to indicate other periods of roughly similar duration, such as the lunar year (a roughly 354-day cycle of twelve of the Moon's phasessee lunar calendar), as well as periods loosely associated with the calendar or astronomical year, such as the seasonal year, the fiscal year, the academic year, etc. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by changes in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recogn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1742 In Ireland
Events from the year 1742 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: George II Events * c. March – Newry Canal opened. On 28 March the ''Cope'' brings the first load of Tyrone coal carried from Lough Neagh to Dublin by this route. * 13 April – first performance of Handel's ''Messiah'' staged at Neal's Music Hall in Fishamble Street, Dublin in aid of local charities. Matthew Dubourg leads the orchestra. Handel leaves Ireland on 13 August. Births * John Prendergast Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort, politician (died 1817). Deaths *September 27 – Hugh Boulter, Anglican Primate of All Ireland (born 1672) *;Full date unknown *:* James Arbuckle, poet and critic (born 1700). References {{Year in Europe, 1742 Years of the 18th century in Ireland Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1700 In Ireland
Events from the year 1700 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: William III Events * December 28 – Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Arts and literature *c. March – the Yellow Book of Lecan is acquired by antiquary Edward Lhuyd. *An edition of the late 16th-century Scots poet Alexander Montgomerie's ''The Cherrie and the Slae'' is printed in Ulster. Births * James Arbuckle, poet and critic (d. 1742) * Daniel O'Reilly, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher (d. 1778) *James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown, politician (d. 1770) *William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, peer and politician (d. 1777) Deaths *Sir William Gore, 3rd Baronet. References {{Year in Europe, 1700 Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ... 1700s in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Arbuckle
James Arbuckle (1700 – 1742?) was an Irish poet and critic, associated politically with Presbyterianism and Whiggism. His birthplace was possibly Belfast, but he was the son of a Presbyterian minister in Dublin, and educated at Glasgow University, where his studies were disrupted by his struggles against Calvinist authorities (concerning the right of students to cast votes for the university's rectorship). He espoused the philosophy of Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury. His first published work was ''Snuff'' (1717), a mock-epic, which won praise from Allan Ramsay. It was followed by ''Glotta, or, the Clyde'' (1721), a tribute to Scottish life and scenery in which the most ordinary topics (such as golf and swimming) are depicted in high-flown language. His style was similar to that of Alexander Pope, of whom he was clearly an admirer.Stewart p.81 In 1723, Arbuckle returned to Dublin, where, under the patronage of Robert Molesworth, he edited the ''Weekly Journal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List
A list is a Set (mathematics), set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but lists are frequently written down on paper, or maintained electronically. Lists are "most frequently a tool", and "one does not ''read'' but only ''uses'' a list: one looks up the relevant information in it, but usually does not need to deal with it as a whole".Lucie Doležalová,The Potential and Limitations of Studying Lists, in Lucie Doležalová, ed., ''The Charm of a List: From the Sumerians to Computerised Data Processing'' (2009). Purpose It has been observed that, with a few exceptions, "the scholarship on lists remains fragmented". David Wallechinsky, a co-author of ''The Book of Lists'', described the attraction of lists as being "because we live in an era of overstimulation, especially in terms of information, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Boulter
Hugh Boulter (4 January 1672 – 27 September 1742) was the Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh, the Primate of All Ireland, from 1724 until his death. He also served as the chaplain to George I from 1719. Background and education Boulter was born in London, son of John Boulter, described as a man of "good reputation and estate", and was educated at Merchant Taylors' School before attending Christ Church, Oxford. However, after only a year at Christ Church, he transferred to Magdalen College. Career After leaving the university in 1700 Boulter served as a chaplain to several prominent individuals, including Sir Charles Hedges, the Secretary of State for the North, and Thomas Tenison, the Archbishop of Canterbury, before being awarded his D.D. in 1708. After spending seven years working as a rector, Boulter was appointed as the archdeacon of Surrey in 1715. In 1719 Boulter was announced as the successor to George Smalridge as both the Dean of Christ Church and as the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1817 In Ireland
Events from the year 1817 in Ireland. Events *26 May – completion of Royal Canal throughout from Dublin to the River Shannon at Tarmonbarry. *31 May – first stone of new pier at the port of Dunleary is laid. *16 June – Poor Law Employment Act empowers the Lord Lieutenant to appoint commissioners of public works to supervise construction of public works to relieve unemployment financed by mortgages of rates. *17 June – first stone of Wellington Testimonial, Dublin, is laid in Phoenix Park. *11 July – an act to provide for the establishment of asylums for the lunatic poor in Ireland. *c. July – tradesman Jeffery Sedwards establishes the Skibbereen Abstinence Society, considered the first organisation devoted to teetotalism in Europe. *7 August – first stone of Wellington Column is laid in Trim, County Meath. *30 September – national fever committee appointed to distribute government relief to victims of the typhus epidemic (October 1816–December 1819). * Edwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Prendergast Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort
John Prendergast-Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort (1742 – 23 May 1817) was an Irish politician. Born John Smyth, Gort was the son of Charles Smyth, Member of the Irish Parliament for Limerick City, and Elizabeth Prendergast. His paternal grandparents were Thomas Smyth, Bishop of Limerick, and Dorothea Burgh (daughter of Ulysses Burgh), and his paternal uncles included the lawyer George Smyth and Arthur Smyth, Archbishop of Dublin. His maternal grandparents were Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Baronet, who was killed in action at the Battle of Malplaquet in 1709, and Penelope Cadogan, sister of William Cadogan, 1st Earl Cadogan. In 1760 Gort succeeded to the estates of his maternal uncle Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Baronet, and assumed the surname of Prendergast in lieu of Smyth. However, in 1785, after the death of his brother Thomas Smyth MP, he resumed the surname of Smyth in addition to that of Prendergast.Spurrell, J. C., ''In Search of Thomas Smyth, Mayor of Limerick'', Irish Fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fishamble Street
Fishamble Street (; ) is a street in Dublin, Ireland within the old city walls. Location The street joins Wood Quay at the Fish Slip near Fyan's Castle. It originally ran from Castle Street to Essex Quay until the creation of Lord Edward Street in 1886. History It is mentioned in the 14th century as ''Vicus Piscariorum'', ''Viscus Piscariæ'', and as Fish Street. In 1577, Stanihurst named it St John's Street. In the fifteenth century, it was referred to as "the Fishamyls". John Estrete, the eminent judge and statesman, owned a house here in 1483, which he sold to Philip Fleming two years later. In 1610, some editions of Speed's map call it Fish Shambles. During the 1950s it was for a time officially considered part of Moore Street, though in practice it retained its separate identity. The street was known as the official fish market for Dublin until the end of the 17th century when the city markets were moved to the north bank of the Liffey. (''" Shambles"'' were meat ... [...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] |
