1828 in Ireland

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See also:	1828 in the United Kingdom Other events of 1828 List of years in Ireland

The following events occurred inIrelandin the year1828.

Events

• In the election inCounty Clare,Daniel O'Connellwins the seat, with theCatholic Association.
• Belfast Botanic Gardensopens as the private Royal Belfast Botanical Gardens.
• Kings Bridgeopens across theRiver Liffeyin Dublin.

Births

• 1 January –Richard Phelan,fourthRoman CatholicBishopofPittsburgh, Pennsylvania(died1904 in the United States).
• 17 January –Eyre Massey Shaw,first Chief Officer of theMetropolitan Fire Brigade (London)(died1908 in England).
• 28 January –William Gorman Wills,dramatist and painter (died1891).
• 21 March –William Davis Ardagh,lawyer, judge and politician in Canada (died1893 in the United States).
• March –Patrick Cleburne,major generalinConfederate States Armyin theAmerican Civil War(killed at theBattle of Franklin,1864 in the United States).
• 23 April –Fenton John Anthony Hort,theologian and writer (died1892).
• 28 April –Wingfield W. Watson,leader of theChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)(died1922 in the United States).
• 9 May –Charles Kickham,Irish revolutionary, novelist, poet, journalist (died1882).
• 11 May –William Walsh,U.S. CongressmaninMaryland(died1892 in the United States).
• 15 June –Thomas Newenham Deane,architect (died1899).
• 27 June
  • Cornelius Coughlan,soldier, recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1857 atDelhi,India (died1915).
  • Bryan O'Loghlen,politician in Australia, 13thPremier of Victoria(died1905 in Australia).
• 26 August –William Plunket, 4th Baron Plunket,Church of IrelandArchbishop of Dublin(died1897).
• 22 September –Canon James Goodman,Irish musiccollector (died1896).
• 22 November –Lydia Shackleton,botanical artist (died1914).
• 27 November –Samuel Mullen,bookseller (died1890).
• 31 December –Fitz James O'Brien,author (died1862).

  Full date unknown

  • John Holmes,surveyor and politician in Ontario (died1879 in New Zealand).
  • Joshua Spencer Thompson,Liberal-Conservativepolitician in Canada (died1880 in Canada).

Deaths

• 9 January –Alexander Arbuthnot,Church of IrelandBishop of Killaloe(born1768).
• 29 June –Samuel Forde,painter fromCork(born1805).
• 23 August –John Foster, 1st Baron Oriel,politician andIrish Chancellor of the Exchequer(born1740).

See also

• 1828 in Scotland
• 1828 in Wales