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1760 In Ireland
Events from the year 1760 in Ireland. Incumbent *Irish monarch, Monarch: George II of Great Britain, George II (until 25 October), then George III Events *21–26 February – Battle of Carrickfergus (1760), Battle of Carrickfergus: A force of France in the Seven Years' War, French troops under the command of privateer François Thurot captures and holds the town and castle of Carrickfergus before retiring; the force is defeated (and Thurot killed) in a naval action in the Irish Sea on 28 February. *25 October – George III of the United Kingdom, George III becomes King of Great Britain and Ireland upon the death of George II of Great Britain, George II. *A Patriot Party under the leadership of Henry Flood, appears in the Irish House of Representatives. Births *28 January – Mathew Carey, publisher and economist in the United States (d. 1839 in Ireland, 1839). *14 June – George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard, general (d. 1837 in Ireland, 1837). *20 September – John Keating ... [...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] |
1853 In Ireland
Events from the year 1853 in Ireland. Events *15 February – City of Dublin Steam Packet Company , inward bound from Liverpool, sinks in a snowstorm at night below Baily Lighthouse on Howth Head with the loss of more than 80 lives. *12 May–31 October – Great Industrial Exhibition held in Dublin, promoted by William Dargan. Queen Victoria, accompanied by the Prince Consort and the Prince of Wales, pays an official visit on 29 August. John Hutton & Son of Dublin exhibit the Irish State Coach. Births *30 January – Leland Hone, cricketer (died 1896). *6 February – Robert John McConnell, businessman, baronet and Lord Mayor of Belfast (died 1927). *7 February – Egerton Bushe Coghill, painter (died 1921). *30 March – Frank O'Meara, artist (died 1888). *March – John Doogan, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1881 at Laing's Nek, South Africa (died 1940). *10 April – Owen Hall, theatre writer and critic (died 1907). *3 July – Aloysiu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1798 In Ireland
Events from the year 1798 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: George III Events * March ** Great Britain's Irish militia arrest the leadership of the Society of United Irishmen marking the beginning of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. A number are arrested at the house of Oliver Bond on 12 March. ** Lord Castlereagh is appointed Acting Chief Secretary for Ireland. * 30 March – martial law is proclaimed in Ireland. * Spring – United Irishman and publisher Peter Finnerty is convicted and imprisoned for seditious libel. * April – the "dragooning of Ulster": Lieutenant-General Lake, Commander-in-Chief, Ireland, issues a proclamation ordering the surrender of all arms by the civil population of Ulster, effectively disarming the United Irishmen. * 21 April – Patrick (or William) "Staker" Wallace of the United Irishmen is flogged at Ballinvreena for plotting the assassination of Captain Charles Silver Oliver. He is hanged either immediately afterwards or in early July at Kilfinane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Bond
Oliver Bond (circa 1760–1798) was an Irish merchant and a member of the Leinster directorate of the Society of United Irishmen. He died in prison following the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Life Born in St Johnston, County Donegal, in the Kingdom of Ireland around 1760, he was the son of a dissenting minister, and connected with several respectable families. In his early years, he worked as an apprentice haberdasher in Derry before relocating to Dublin. In the capital, he was in business as a merchant in the woollen trade, and became wealthy.''Gilbert, Dictionary of National Biography'' Initially, he was based in Pill Lane (now Chancery Street), before moving to 9 Lower Bridge Street in 1786. In 1791, he married Eleanor 'Lucy' Jackson, daughter of the iron founder Henry Jackson, who like Bond was to become a leading United Irishman. Bond was an early member in the movement planning for a union in Ireland across religious lines to press for reform of the Irish Parliament and fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1843 In Ireland
Events from the year 1843 in Ireland. Events *January – Daniel O'Connell proclaims 1843 as the "Repeal Year". *31 January – Queen's Bridge in Belfast opens. *21 February – repeal (of the Act of Union) debate in Dublin Corporation. *17 March – earthquake in the Irish Sea. *11 June ** Series of monster meetings to agitate for repeal begins at Tuam. ** O'Connell's "Mallow defiance". *15 August – repeal meeting at Tara. *17 August – Loreto Abbey, Dalkey opened as a girls' boarding and day school by the Sisters of Loreto. *18 August – Dalkey Atmospheric Railway opens unofficially. *7 October – O'Connell gives in to government prohibition of Clontarf meeting planned for the next day. However, he is charged with conspiracy a few days later. *November – Devon Commission appointed to research the problems with land leases. *Work starts on the building of Crumlin Road Prison in Belfast. *George Cannock and Andrew White establish the Dublin business that becomes Arnot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Stanley
Sir Edmond Stanley SL (1760–1843) was an Anglo-Irish lawyer and politician who served as Serjeant-at-Law of the Parliament of Ireland, Recorder of Prince of Wales Island, now Penang, and subsequently Chief Justice of Madras. The elopement of his teenage daughter Mary Anne in 1815 caused a notable scandal. His career was hampered by his enormous debts, as a result of which he was forced to resign his Irish office. Family Born in Dublin in 1760, Stanley was baptised at St Werburgh's Church, Dublin, a parish situated next to Dublin Castle attended by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and members of the court. He was the son of James Stanley, an attorney, and his wife Jane Kelly, and grandson of Edward Stanley of Low Park, County Roscommon, the head of a colonial, Protestant Ascendancy family. He entered Trinity College Dublin in 1773, aged thirteen years old, was a scholar in 1777 and graduated B.A. in 1778. He entered the King's Inns where he was called to the Irish Bar, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1814 In Ireland
Events from the year 1814 in Ireland. Events *1 February – Royal Belfast Academical Institution opened as a school and college. *18 June – improved navigation of River Shannon between Limerick and Killaloe opens. *25 December – inauguration of Chapel Royal, Dublin, designed by Francis Johnston. *Apprentice Boys of Derry Club formed (although the siege of Derry has been celebrated from the 17th century). *William Shaw Mason's ''A Statistical Account or Parochial Survey of Ireland, drawn up from the communications of the clergy'' begins publication in Dublin. Arts and literature *27 May – Harriet Smithson makes her stage debut at the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin, as Albina Mandeville in Frederick Reynolds's '' The Will''. * Sydney, Lady Morgan, publishes her novel ''O'Donnell''. Births *10 January – Aubrey Thomas de Vere, poet and critic (died 1902). *9 May – John Brougham, actor and dramatist (died 1880). *18 August – David Moriarty, Roman Catholic Bishop of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cavanah Murphy
James Cavanah Murphy (1760–1814) was an Irish architect and antiquary. Life Murphy was born at Blackrock, Cork, and was originally a bricklayer. He made his way to Dublin to study, and his name appeared in a list of the pupils of the drawing school of the Dublin Society about 1775, as working in miniature, chalk, and crayons. Later he practised in Dublin. In 1786 he was one of seven architects who were consulted on additions to the House of Commons, and he and another carried out the execution of James Gandon's design for the work. In December 1788, William Burton Conyngham commissioned Murphy to make drawings of Batalha Monastery in central Portugal. He was back in Dublin in 1790, and was in England at the end of the year. In 1802, he went to Cadiz, where he remained for seven years studying Moorish architecture, with some diplomatic duties. Settling again in England in 1809, Murphy took out a patent in 1813 for a method of preserving timber and other substances from decay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1829 In Ireland
Events from the year 1829 in Ireland. Events *13 April – the Roman Catholic Relief Act, granting Catholic emancipation, becomes law, thanks to Daniel O'Connell and the Catholic Association. Roman Catholics are eligible to sit in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and in the judiciary. However, Forty Shilling Freeholders are disenfranchised by raising the value of the property qualification to vote in county constituencies to ten pounds. *6 May – new Roman Catholic Newry Cathedral dedicated. *12 July – Orange Institution parades in Belfast are banned, leading to demonstrations and serious rioting in Belfast. This spreads to County Armagh and County Tyrone, lasting several days and resulting in at least 20 deaths. * Congregational Union of Ireland founded. Arts and literature *Irish sculptor John Hogan in Rome carves the first version of '' The Dead Christ''. *Gerald Griffin's novel ''The Collegians'' is published. Births *7 January – Jame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis Johnston (architect)
Francis Johnston (1760 – 14 March 1829) was an Anglo/Irish architect, best known for building the General Post Office, Dublin, General Post Office (GPO) on O'Connell Street, Dublin. Life Johnston was born in Armagh, Ireland, the son of architect William Johnston and younger brother of architect Richard Johnston he later also studied architecture. He practised in Armagh, and then lived in Drogheda from 1786 before moving to Dublin about 1793. In 1805, he was appointed to the Office of Public Works, Board of Works as an architect. In 1824 he was made president of the Royal Hibernian Academy of Arts which had been founded the previous year, and he provided headquarters for the academy in Lower Abbey Street at his own expense. Works Two early projects were the completion of Rokeby Park, Rokeby Hall and Ballymakenny Church, Co. Louth, to the designs of Thomas Cooley (architect), Thomas Cooley in whose office he first trained. In 1789 he was commissioned by Richard Robinson, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1815 In Ireland
Events from the year 1815 in Ireland. Events * February 2 - Daniel O'Connell fatally wounds Norcotte D'Esterre in a duel after being challenged by D'Esterre. * March 28 – laying of the foundation stone of the Metropolitan Chapel (later known as the Catholic Pro-Cathedral), Marlborough Street, Dublin. * March – poet William Drennan's ''Fugitive pieces in verse and prose'' published in Belfast. * June 4 – lighthouse on Tuskar Rock first illuminated. * July 6 – Charles Bianconi runs his first car (i.e. horse-drawn carriage) for conveyance of passengers, from Clonmel to Cahir. * The river paddle steamer ''City of Cork'' is launched at Passage West, the first steamboat built in Ireland. * The Religious Sisters of Charity are founded by Mary Aikenhead in Dublin. * The Dublin Society purchases Leinster House, home of the Duke of Leinster, and founds a natural history museum there. * Tenter House erected in Cork Street, Dublin, financed by Thomas Pleasants. * St. Brendan's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Canada
The Province of Upper Canada () was a Province, part of The Canadas, British Canada established in 1791 by the Kingdom of Great Britain, to govern the central third of the lands in British North America, formerly part of the Province of Quebec (1763–1791), Province of Quebec since 1763. Upper Canada included all of modern-day Southern Ontario and all those areas of Northern Ontario in the which had formed part of New France, essentially the watersheds of the Ottawa River or Lakes Lake Huron, Huron and Lake Superior, Superior, excluding any lands within the watershed of Hudson Bay. The "upper" prefix in the name reflects its geographic position along the Great Lakes, mostly above the headwaters of the Saint Lawrence River, contrasted with Lower Canada (present-day Quebec) to the northeast. Upper Canada was the primary destination of Loyalist (American Revolution), Loyalist refugees and settlers from the United States after the American Revolution, who often were granted la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
