Events from the year 1799 in Ireland. Robertstown_canal_bridge

Incumbent

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George III George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 173829 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland, Ireland from 25 October 1760 until his death in 1820. The Acts of Union 1800 unified Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and ...

Events

*24 January – A motion to debate an Act of Union is defeated in the Irish House of Commons, though it is later approved in the House of Lords *9 February – In the worst ever loss-of-life incident on Irish inland waterways (as of ), around 91 people die when a barge crashes against a

cutwater A cutwater is the forward part of the prow or stem of a watercraft around the waterline The waterline is the line where the hull of a ship meets the surface of the water. A waterline can also refer to any line on a ship's hull that is paralle ...

at Carrick Bridge and capsizes in

Carrick-on-Suir Carrick-on-Suir () is a town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It lies on both banks of the River Suir. The part on the north bank of the Suir lies in the Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish of "Carrick", in the historical B ...

. *15 February – the rebel guerilla leader

Michael Dwyer Michael Dwyer (1 January 1772– 23 August 1825) was an insurgent captain in the Irish Rebellion of 1798, leading the United Irish forces in battles in Wexford and Wicklow. Following the defeat and dispersal of the rebel hosts, in July 1798 ...

escapes from a gun battle with British troops at Miley Connell's cottage, Dernamuck, in the

Glen of Imaal The Glen of Imaal ( or ; ) is a remote glen in the western Wicklow Mountains in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is ringed by the Lugnaquilla massif and its foothills, including Table Mountain, County Wicklow, Table Mountain and Keadeen Mountain ...

County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606 in Ireland, 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces ...

. (today called the

Dwyer–McAllister Cottage The Dwyer–McAllister Cottage is a thatched cottage and National Monument located in the Glen of Imaal, County Wicklow, Ireland. Location The Dwyer–McAllister Cottage is located on the northeast face of Keadeen Mountain. A stream located to ...

) *

River Shannon The River Shannon ( or archaic ') is the major river on the island of Ireland, and at in length, is the longest river in the British Isles. It drains the Shannon River Basin, which has an area of , – approximately one fifth of the area of I ...

made navigable from

Limerick Limerick ( ; ) is a city in western Ireland, in County Limerick. It is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and is in the Mid-West Region, Ireland, Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. W ...

to Killaloe.

Births

*28 February –

William Dargan William Dargan MRDS (28 February 1799 – 7 February 1867) was arguably the most important Irish engineer of the 19th century and certainly the most important figure in railway construction. Dargan designed and built Ireland's first rail ...

, engineer and railway builder (died

1867 There were only 354 days this year in the newly purchased territory of Alaska. When the territory transferred from the Russian Empire to the United States, the calendric transition from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar was made with only 1 ...

). *9 August –

Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham The Rt Hon. Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham, K.P. (9 August 1799 – 20 August 1868), was an Irish peer, a Member of Parliament, an evangelical Orangeman and County Cavan landowner. During the hunger years of late 1820s and late 1840s, he w ...

, politician and peer (died

1868 Events January * January 2 – British Expedition to Abyssinia: Robert Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala, Robert Napier leads an expedition to free captive British officials and missionaries. * January 3 – The 15-year-old Mutsu ...

). *12 August – Patrick MacDowell, sculptor (died

1870 Events January * January 1 ** The first edition of ''The Northern Echo'' newspaper is published in Priestgate, Darlington, England. ** Plans for the Brooklyn Bridge are completed. * January 3 – Construction of the Brooklyn Bridge be ...

). *22 December –

Nicholas Callan Nicholas Joseph Callan (22 December 1799 – 10 January 1864) was an Irish physicist and Catholic priest known for his work on the induction coil. Early life and education He was born and raised in Dundalk, County Louth, where he attended scho ...

, priest and scientist (died

1864 Events January * January 13 – American songwriter Stephen Foster ("Oh! Susanna", "Old Folks at Home") dies aged 37 in New York City, leaving a scrap of paper reading "Dear friends and gentle hearts". His parlor song "Beautiful Dream ...

). *26 December – William Kennedy, Scottish poet, journalist and diplomat (died

1871 in France Events from the year 1871 in France. Incumbents *President: Louis Jules Trochu (until 13 February), Adolphe Thiers (starting 17 February) *President of the Council of Ministers: Louis-Jules Trochu (until 22 January), Jules Armand Dufaure (star ...

). *;Full date unknown *:*

Henry Archer Henry Archer (1799 – 2 March 1863) was the son of an Irish landowner. He attended Trinity College, Dublin. He was called to the Irish Bar and spent most of his time between North Wales and London. Ffestiniog Railway In railway circles, A ...

, barrister and entrepreneur in north Wales (died

1863 in France Events from the year 1863 in France. Incumbents * Monarch – Napoleon III Events *15 January - French forces bombard Veracruz, during the French intervention in Mexico. *16 March - French siege of Puebla begins. *14 April - Treaty of Hu� ...

). *:* Joseph M. Hawkins, Alamo defender (died

1836 in the United States Events from the year 1836 in the United States. Exceptionally, this page covers not only the history of the United States, but also that of the Republic of Texas in 1836. Incumbents Federal government * President: Andrew Jackson ( D-T ...

Deaths

*11 January –

Thomas Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth Thomas Bermingham, 1st Earl of Louth (16 November 1717 – 11 January 1799) was an Anglo-Irish politician and peer. He was also the last man to be summoned to parliament as Baron Athenry. Bermingham was the son of Francis Bermingham, 14th Baro ...

(born

1717 Events January–March * January 1 – Count Carl Gyllenborg, the Swedish ambassador to the Kingdom of Great Britain, is arrested in London over a plot to assist the Pretender to the British throne, James Francis Edward Stuart. * J ...

) *27 February –

Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet (1721 – 27 February 1799) was an Irish politician and baronet. He was the eldest son of Sir Robert Blackwood, 1st Baronet of BallyleidyDebrett, John (1820). Debrett's Peerage of England, Scotland, and Ireland'. ...

, politician (born

1722 Events January–March * January 27 – Daniel Defoe's novel '' Moll Flanders'' is published anonymously in London. * February 10 – The Battle of Cape Lopez begins off of the coast of West Africa (and present-day Gabon), ...

). *29 March –

Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan Charles Bingham, 1st Earl of Lucan (22 September 1735 – 29 March 1799), known as Sir Charles Bingham, 7th Baronet, from 1750 until 1776, was an Irish peer and politician. Background He was the second son of Sir John Bingham, 5th Baronet, a ...

High Sheriff of Mayo The High Sheriff of Mayo was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Mayo, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Mayo County Sheriff. The sheriff ...

1756 Events January–March * January 16 – The Anglo-Prussian alliance (1756)#Treaty, Treaty of Westminster is signed between Kingdom of Great Britain, Great Britain and Prussia, guaranteeing the neutrality of the Electorate of Hanover, c ...

(born

1735 Events January–March * January 2 – Alexander Pope's poem '' Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot'' is published in London. * January 8 – George Frideric Handel's opera '' Ariodante'' is premièred at the Royal Opera House in Covent ...

) *4 June –

Philip Woodroffe Philip Woodroffe (died 4 June 1799) was the resident surgeon at Dr Steevens' Hospital in Dublin for over 30 years. Several eminent surgeons were apprenticed to him. He was the president of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI) in 1788 ...

, surgeon *4 August –

James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont Order of St Patrick, KP Privy Council of Ireland, PC (Ire) (18 August 1728 – 4 August 1799), was an Irish politician, statesman. Life Early life The son of James Caulfeild, 3rd Viscount Charlemont ...

, politician, first President of the

Royal Irish Academy The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; ), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the natural sciences, arts, literature, and social sciences. It is Ireland's premier List of Irish learned societies, learned society and one of its le ...

, president of the volunteer convention in

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

, 1783 (born

1728 Events January–March * January 5 – The '' Real y Pontificia Universidad de San Gerónimo de la Habana'', the oldest university in Cuba, is founded in Havana. * January 9 – The coronation of Peter II as the Tsar of t ...

). *6 December – John Moore, participant in

Irish Rebellion of 1798 The Irish Rebellion of 1798 (; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ''The Turn out'', ''The Hurries'', 1798 Rebellion) was a popular insurrection against the British Crown in what was then the separate, but subordinate, Kingdom of Ireland. The m ...

, proclaimed President of the Government of the Province of Connaught (born

1767 Events January–March * January 1 – The first annual volume of ''The Nautical Almanac and Astronomical Ephemeris'', produced by British Astronomer Royal Nevil Maskelyne at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, gives navigators the ...

). *11 December – "Brave"

Charles Edward Jennings de Kilmaine Charles Edward Saul Jennings (19 October 1751 – 11 December 1799) was an Irish-born French army officer who served under Napoleon. He was a staunch supporter of Irish independence from British rule in Ireland, while being an active supporter ...

, soldier in

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(born

1751 In Britain and its colonies (except Scotland), 1751 only had 282 days due to the Calendar (New Style) Act 1750, which ended the year on 31 December (rather than nearly three months later according to its previous rule). Events January ...

; died in France).

References

{{reflist Years of the 18th century in Ireland

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1790s in Ireland