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1840 In Ireland
Events from the year 1840 in Ireland. Events *10 January – Uniform Penny Post introduced. *1 April – Theatre Royal, Cork burns down. *19 May – foundation stone of the Roman Catholic St Mel's cathedral, Longford, is laid. *10 July – General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland established. *28 July – first permanent presence of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Ireland when Mormon missionaries John Taylor (Mormon), John Taylor, William Black and James McGuffie arrive to work in the Newry, Lisburn and Belfast areas. On 31 July Thomas Tait becomes the first convert baptised in Ireland, at Loughbrickland. *The Palm House in Belfast Botanic Gardens is completed, constructed by Richard Turner (iron-founder), Richard Turner of Dublin. It is one of the earliest examples of a curvilinear cast iron Greenhouse, glasshouse in the world. *Bewley's established as tea and coffee importers. Full date unknown * Samuel Kelly (coal merchant), Samuel Kelly, start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uniform Penny Post
The Uniform Penny Post was a component of the comprehensive reform of the Royal Mail, the UK's official postal service, that took place in the 19th century. The reforms were a government initiative to eradicate the abuse and corruption of the existing service. Under the reforms, the postal service became a government monopoly, but it also became more accessible to the British population at large through setting a charge of one pennyOne penny in 1840 is £ today. for carriage and delivery between any two places in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland irrespective of distance. Campaign for reform Richard Cobden and John Ramsey McCulloch, both advocates of free trade, attacked the Conservative government's policies of privilege and protection, including their archaic postal system. McCulloch, in 1833, advanced the view that "nothing contributes more to facilitate commerce than the safe, speedy and cheap conveyance of letters." The campaign for cheap postage was actual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Kelly (coal Merchant)
Samuel Kelly (1818–1877) was an Irish businessman, unionist gun-runner, shipowner and coal merchant, from Ballinderry, Ireland. He was the father of John Kelly, founder of John Kelly Coal Company. He is also the grandfather of Sir Samuel Kelly, founder of John Kelly Limited. He started a business on Queen's Quay in 1840 as a "grocer and commission coal merchant". He invested his time into an industry that did not yet take off in Ireland. He is a key figure in the beginnings of what would be a thriving industry and a significant contributor to the economy of Ireland. Life and career Kelly was born in 1818, in Ballinderry, Ireland. He was a staunch unionist, and grew up in a Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother ... family. In the 1840s, Samuel, after run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1918 In Ireland
Events from the year 1918 in Ireland. Events * 18 January – Count Plunkett, Seán T. O'Kelly and others protested at the forcible feeding of Sinn Féin prisoners in Mountjoy Prison. * 5 February – was torpedoed off the Irish coast; it was the first ship carrying United States troops to Europe to be torpedoed and sunk. * 1 March – Imperial German Navy U-boat SM ''U-19'' sank off Rathlin Island. * 2 March – In Skibbereen, County Cork, Ernest Blythe was arrested for non-compliance with a military rule directing him to reside in Ulster. * 6 March – In the British House of Commons, tributes were paid to John Redmond, Irish Nationalist leader, who died in London. * 18 April – The Military Service Bill, which included conscription in Ireland, became law. A conference of nationalist parties, Sinn Féin, and labour movements met in Dublin to organise an all-Ireland opposition to conscription. * 20 April – The Irish Parliamentary Party held a meeting in Dublin to op ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong)., Legally Hong Kong, China in international treaties and organizations. is a special administrative region of China. With 7.5 million residents in a territory, Hong Kong is the fourth most densely populated region in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing dynasty ceded Hong Kong Island in 1841–1842 as a consequence of losing the First Opium War. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 and was further extended when the United Kingdom obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898. Hong Kong was occupied by Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II. The territory was handed over from the United Kingdom to China in 1997. Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country, two systems. Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages,. the territory is now one of the world's most signific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of List of islands of the United Kingdom, the smaller islands within the British Isles, covering . Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. It maintains sovereignty over the British Overseas Territories, which are located across various oceans and seas globally. The UK had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the UK is London. The cities o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Arthur Blake
Sir Henry Arthur Blake ( zh, c=卜力, sl=Buk1 Lik6; 8January 184023February 1918) was an Irish-born British colonial administrator who held the governorships of six British colonies over the course of his career. Early life, family and career Blake was born in Limerick, Ireland. He was the son of Peter Blake of Corbally Castle (c. 1805 – bur. St. Ann's, Dublin, 19 November 1850), a Galway-born county Inspector of the Irish Constabulary, and wife (m. Mobarnan, County Tipperary) Jane Lane ( Lanespark, County Tipperary, 5 March 1819 – ?), daughter of John Lane of Lanespark, County Tipperary, and paternal grandson of Peter Blake of Corbally Castle, County Galway (? – 1842, bur. Peter’s Well, County Galway) and wife (m. 14 May 1800) Mary Browne, daughter of The Hon. John Browne and wife Mary Cocks and paternal granddaughter of John Browne, 1st Earl of Altamont, and wife Anne Gore. He was included among the descendants the Blakes of Corbally Castle, Kilmoylan, County ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1909 In Ireland
Events in 1909 in Ireland. Events * 31 October – The Royal University of Ireland was dissolved. * 14 December – Ernest Shackleton delivered a lecture entitled ''Nearest the South Pole'' in the large hall of the National University in Dublin. * 31 December – Harry Ferguson became the first person to fly an aircraft in Ireland, in a monoplane he designed and built himself. * The Mater Infirmorum Hospital in Belfast was officially recognised as a university teaching hospital. * Fieldwork for the multidisciplinary Clare Island Survey commenced under the direction of Robert Lloyd Praeger. Arts and literature * 1 April – Lennox Robinson's first play, ''The Cross Roads'', was performed at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin; he became the theatre manager later in the year. * 22 July – Widowed Irish painter John Lavery married Irish American painter Hazel Martyn. * 20 August – The tenor Enrico Caruso performed at the Theatre Royal in Dublin. * 20 December – The first dedicated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Of Clogher
The Bishop of Clogher (, ) is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church. History Clogher is one of the twenty-four dioceses established at the Synod of Ráth Breasail in 1111 and consists of much of south west Ulster, taking in most of counties Fermanagh and Monaghan and parts of Tyrone, Cavan, Leitrim and Donegal. Frequently in the Irish annals the Bishop of Clogher was styled the ''Bishop of Oirialla''. Between c. 1140 to c. 1190, County Louth was transferred from the see of Armagh to the see of Clogher. During this period the Bishop of Clogher used the style ''Bishop of Louth''. The title ''Bishop of Clogher'' was resumed after 1193, when County Louth was restored to the see of Armagh. Present Ordinaries ;In the Church of Ireland The present Church of Ireland b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bishop Richard Owens
Richard Owens (4 January 1840 – 1909) was a Catholic priest in the Diocese of Clogher, Ireland. Dr. Owens was born in Clogher, County Tyrone. He was born at Aghavea on 4 January 1840; and educated at St Macartan's College, Monaghan and St Patrick's College, Maynooth. After curacies at Maguiresbridge and Donagh he was on the staff of St Patrick's, Maynooth. Later he served as Dean and Professor of Dogmatic Theology in Maynooth College. He was appointed the Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher on 6 July 1894, following the death of his predecessor, James Donnelly. He was ordained that same year. Bishop Owens was a supporter of the Gaelic League and other Nationalist campaigns. He died in office in 1909 having served as bishop of his diocese for almost fifteen years. Owens was succeeded by as bishop by Patrick McKenna Patrick McKenna (born May 8, 1960) is a Canadian comedian and actor. He is best known for playing Harold Green on the television series '' The Red Green Show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1899 In Ireland
Events from the year 1899 in Ireland. Events *14 January – Ocean liner RMS ''Oceanic'' is launched by Harland and Wolff in Belfast. *4 March – the first issue of Arthur Griffith and William Rooney's nationalist newspaper, ''The United Irishman'', is published. *6 September – the foundation stone of St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast, is laid by the Countess of Shaftesbury. *11 October – the Second Boer War begins in South Africa. Major John MacBride raises the Irish Transvaal Brigade to aid the Boers. Nationalist Member of Parliament Michael Davitt withdraws from the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in protest at the war. Arts and literature * 8 May – the Irish Literary Theatre, founded by W. B. Yeats, Augusta, Lady Gregory, George Moore and Edward Martyn, stages its first performance, a version of Yeats' verse drama ''The Countess Cathleen'', at the Antient Concert Rooms in Great Brunswick Street, Dublin. * Somerville and Ross publish their first collection of hum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a city on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The city lies directly across the Savannah River from North Augusta, South Carolina at the head of its navigable portion. Augusta, the third most populous city in Georgia (following Columbus, Georgia, Columbus), is situated in the Fall Line region of the state. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Augusta had a 2020 population of 202,081, not counting the independent cities of Blythe, Georgia, Blythe and Hephzibah, Georgia, Hephzibah located within the boundaries of Augusta-Richmond County. It is the List of United States cities by population, 124th most populous city in the United States and the List of metropolitan statistical areas, 92nd-largest metropolitan area. The process of consolidation between the city of Augusta and Richmond County, Georgia, Richmond County began with a 1995 referendum in the two jurisdictions. The merger was completed on July 1, 1996, but it excluded t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patrick Walsh (Southern U
Patrick Walsh may refer to: *Patrick Walsh (bishop of Down and Connor) (born 1931), Irish Roman Catholic prelate *Patrick Walsh (bishop of Waterford and Lismore) (died 1578), Irish Roman Catholic prelate *Patrick Walsh (friar), Irish ambassador and friar *Patrick Walsh (investor) (born 1975), investor and entrepreneur *Patrick Walsh (Michigan politician) (1892–1978), Democratic Member of the Michigan state senate, 1949–1954 *Patrick Walsh (piper) (fl. 19th century), Irish musician *Patrick Walsh (Georgia politician) (1840–1899), Irish-born American politician and journalist *Patrick Walsh (Wisconsin politician) (1830–1888), member of the Wisconsin Senate from Milwaukee County * Patrick C. Walsh, American urologist * Patrick J. Walsh (FDNY Commissioner) (1873–1946), Fire Commissioner of the City of New York *Patrick Joseph Walsh (1908–1942), United States Navy officer and Silver Star recipient *Patrick M. Walsh Patrick Michael Walsh (born January 13, 1955) is a former Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
