1784 in Ireland
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See also: | Other events of 1784 List of years in Ireland |
Events from the year1784 in Ireland.
Incumbent[edit]
Events[edit]
- 11 February –Royal College of Surgeons in Irelandchartered.
- 15 April – the first ascent of a manned balloon in the British Isles takes place with ahot air balloonatNavan[1]
- TheOld Bushmills Distillerybecomes an officially registered company
- The post ofPostmasters General of Irelandestablished
- William Conynghambegins installation of aplanned settlementonRutland Island, County Donegal
- NewChurch of IrelandSt. John's Cathedral, Cashel,completed
- The satiristJohn Williamsis prosecuted for an attack on theDuke of Rutland's administration in theVolunteers' Journaland flees the country
Births[edit]
- 12 May –James Sheridan Knowles,dramatist and actor (died1862).
- 20 September –Sir Richard John Griffith, 1st Baronet,geologist (died1878).
- Full date unknown
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- Richard Church,soldier, military officer and general in theGreek Army(died1873).
- Thomas Barnwall Martin,soldier, landowner and politician (died1847).
Deaths[edit]
- 3 April –John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly,politician and peer (born1718).
- 26 April –Nano Nagle,founder of thePresentation Sisters(born1718).
- 29 May –George Barret, Sr.,artist (born c.1730).
- Thomas Cooley,architect (born 1740 in England).
References[edit]
- ^"Navan Points of Pride"(PDF).Retrieved2012-08-21.