1824 in Ireland
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Events from the year1824 in Ireland.
Events[edit]
- 19 November –Edward KernanappointedRoman CatholicBishop of Clogher,in succession toJames Murphy,an office he will hold until1844.
- Foundation of theNorthern Banking Company.
- TheOrdnance Survey of Irelandis established.[1]
- The UKWeights and Measures Act[2]legally abolishes use of theIrish milefor most official purposes.[3]
- TheShelbourne Hotelis established onSt Stephen's Green,Dublin, by Martin Burke.
- Northern Whignewspaper is founded inBelfast.[4]
- Thomas Crofton Crokerpublishes his first study ofIrish folklore,Researches in the South of Ireland.
Births[edit]
- 23 April –William Nash,soldier, recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1858 atLucknow,India (died1875).
- 28 May –Thomas Croke,Roman CatholicArchbishop of Cashel and Emly,founder patron of theGaelic Athletic Association(died1902).
- 26 June –William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin,mathematical physicist,engineer,and leader in thephysical sciences(died1907).
- August –Thomas Laughnan,soldier, recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1857 atLucknow,India (died1864).
- 1 December –Thomas Henry Fitzgerald,farmer and politician inQueensland,Australia (died1888).
- 12 December –William Joseph Corbet,nationalistpoliticianandMP(died1909).
- Full date unknown
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- John Coghlan,public works engineer inArgentina(died1890).
- Patrick Green,soldier, recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1857 atDelhi,India (died1889).
- John O'Hart,genealogist (died1902).
- Charles Irwin,soldier, recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1857 atLucknow,India (died1873).
- John Lyons,soldier, recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1855 at thesiege of Sevastopolin theCrimean War(died1867).
- Edward Whelan,politician, one of the Fathers of theCanadian Confederation(died1867).
Deaths[edit]
- 21 January –Charles MacCarthy,soldier in the French, Dutch and British armies, governor of various British territories inWest Africa(born1764).
- 17 April –William Ashford,landscape painter (born 1746 in England).
- 16 June –Walter Thom,journalist (born 1770 in Scotland).
- 24 August –Valentine Quin, 1st Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl,peer (born1752).
- 30 October –Charles Maturin,clergyman, novelist and playwright (born1782).
- 9 November –Richard Annesley, 2nd Earl Annesley,politician (born1745).
- 19 November –Bishop James Murphy,Bishop of Clogher1801–1824 (born1744).
- 5 December –Thomas McCord,businessman and politician inLower Canada(born1750).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Smith, Angèle (1998). "Landscapes of Power in Nineteenth Century Ireland: Archaeology and Ordnance Survey Maps".Archaeological Dialogues.5(5). Cambridge University Press: 69–84.doi:10.1017/S1380203800001173.
- ^5Geo. 4.c. 74.Great Britain (1824).The Statutes of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1807–1865).His Majesty's Statute and Law Printers. pp.339–354.Retrieved2011-12-31.
- ^Austin Bourke, P. M. (March 1965). "Notes on Some Agricultural Units of Measurement in Use in Pre-Famine Ireland".Irish Historical Studies.14(55): 236–245.JSTOR30005524.
- ^"Northern Whig".National Library of Ireland.Retrieved2021-12-18.