1829 in Ireland
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Events from the year1829 in Ireland.
Events[edit]
- 13 April – theRoman Catholic Relief Act,grantingCatholic Emancipation,becomes law, thanks toDaniel O'Connelland theCatholic Association.[1]Roman Catholicsare eligible to sit in theParliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Irelandand in the judiciary. However,Forty Shilling Freeholdersare disenfranchised by raising the value of the property qualification to vote in county constituencies to ten pounds.
- 6 May – new Roman CatholicNewry Cathedraldedicated.
- 12 July –Orange Institutionparades inBelfastare banned, leading to demonstrations and serious rioting in Belfast. This spreads toCounty ArmaghandCounty Tyrone,lasting several days and resulting in at least 20 deaths.[2]
- Congregational Union of Irelandfounded.
Arts and literature[edit]
- Irish sculptorJohn HoganinRomecarves the first version ofThe Dead Christ.
- Gerald Griffin's novelThe Collegiansis published.
Births[edit]
- 7 January –James Hinks,dog breeder (died1878).
- 16 February –Matthew Cooke,economic entomologistinCalifornia(died1887).
- 26 March –Thomas Kingsmill Abbott,scholar and educator (died1913).
- 6 April –Anna Haslam,née Fisher, women's rights activist, suffragist (died1922).
- 6 May –Margaret Anna Cusack,religious sister (died1899).
- 10 May –John Joseph Hogan,first Bishop of the Dioceses ofSaint Joseph, MissouriandKansas City, Missouri(died1913).
- 15 May –Alexander Martin Sullivan,journalist, politician and lawyer (died1884).
- 29 May –Thomas Henry Burke,Permanent Under Secretary at the Irish Office, assassinated in thePhoenix Park Murders(died1882).[3]
- 3 August –Henry Benedict Medlicott,geologist (died1905).
- 5 August –William Coffey,soldier, recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1855 atSebastopol,theCrimea(died1875).
- 20 November –Charles Graham Halpine,journalist, editor and author (died1868).
- 29 December –Ulick Joseph Bourke,scholar and writer who founded theGaelic Union(died1887).
- Full date unknown
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- Garrett Byrne,Irish nationalist and MP (died1897).
- William Henry Lynn,architect (died1915).
Deaths[edit]
- 28 January (hangedinEdinburgh) –William Burke,murderer (born1792).
- 14 March –Francis Johnston,architect (born1760).
- 21 April –William Edgeworth,civil engineer(born 1794?).
- June –James Magauran,Roman CatholicBishop of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise(born 1769/71).
- 8 October –Patrick Kelly,Roman CatholicBishop of Waterford and Lismore(born1779).
- December –St George Daly,lawyer (born1758).
- Jeremiah Joseph Callanan,poet and teacher (born1795).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., eds. (1967).The Course of Irish History.Cork: Mercier Press. p. 255.
- ^"Parades and Marches – Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events".Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN).Retrieved2010-01-28.
- ^Thomas Burke: Oxford Biography Index entry