1831 in Ireland
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Events from the year1831 in Ireland.
Events[edit]
- January – agrarian unrest breaks out in countiesClareandLimerick.
- February – at a public meeting inMaryborough, Queen's County,farmerPatrick "Patt" Lalordeclares that he will no longer paytithes.[1]
- 3 March – the first clash of theTithe Wartakes place atGraiguenamanagh,County Kilkenny,when a force of 120yeomanrytries to enforce seizure orders on cattle belonging to aRoman Catholicpriest.
- 30 May – the first statistics for religion in Ireland are gathered in this year's Census. Around 80% of the population is Roman Catholic, 11% belong to theChurch of Irelandand 8% (almost all inUlster) arePresbyterian.[2]
- 1 September –Zoological Gardens, Dublin,open.[3][4]
- Autumn – firstCatholic masssaid in the newBallina Cathedral.
- 15 October –Board of Worksformed as a department of state by merger of theOffice of the Surveyor-General for Ireland,the Barracks Board, and the Navigation Board.[5]
- 23 October –George Joseph Plunket Browneis consecrated as first Bishop of the newRoman Catholic Diocese of Galway,created by theHoly Seefollowing abolition of theWardenship of Galway(Edmund Ffrenchbeing the last Warden).
- 7 November –Ralahinecommune established atNewmarket-on-Fergus,County Clare.
- 14 December – theCarrickshock incident:Forty policemen confront a mob of over 2,000 in Carrickshock,County Kilkenny,protesting against the collection oftithes.Sixteen policemen are killed and seven wounded in the clash.[6]
- Sisters of Mercyestablished inDublinbyCatherine McAuley.
- First of a series of annual meetings onprophecyatPowerscourt Housewhich give rise to thePlymouth Brethren.
- Stanley letteris written
Arts and literature[edit]
- African AmericanactorIra Aldridgetours Ireland.
- James Hardiman'sIrish Minstrelsy, or Bardic remains of Ireland with English poetical translationspublished.
Births[edit]
- 22 January –Samuel Hill Lawrence,recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1857 atLucknow,India (died1868).
- 26 January –Hugh Annesley, 5th Earl Annesley,British militaryofficerandMP(died1908).
- 11 February –Henry Mitchell Jones,recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1855 atSebastopol,Crimea(died1916).
- 1 August –George Richardson,soldier, recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1859 atKewane Trans-Gogra,India (died1923).
- September
- Peter Gill,recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1857 inBenares,India (died1868).
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa,Fenianleader (died1915).
- 18 November –Albert Grant,born Abraham Gottheimer, dubious company promoter (died1899)
- 28 November –John William Mackay,businessman in America (died1902).
- 3 December –James Graham Fair,part-owner of theComstock Lode,United States Senatorand real estate and railroad speculator (died1894).
- 17 December –William George Nicholas Manley,recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1864 nearTauranga,New Zealand (died1901).
- December –Richard Fitzgerald,recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1857 atBolandshahr,India (died1884).
- Full date unknown
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- Daniel Connor,convicttransportedtoWestern Australia,businessman (died1898).
- John Dunlay,recipient of theVictoria Crossfor gallantry in 1857 atLucknow,India (died1863).
- Frederick Falkiner,lawyer, judge and author (died1908).
Deaths[edit]
- 30 January –William Hales,clergyman and scientific writer (born1747).
- 8 December –James Hoban,architect, designed theWhite HouseinWashington, D.C.(b. c1762).
- Full date unknown
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- Alexander Macomb, Sr.,merchant and land speculator withMacomb's PurchaseinNew York(born1748).
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^O'Hanlon, John, ed. (1915).History of the Queen's County.Vol. 2. pp. 653–6.
- ^Hill, Myrtle."Ireland: culture & religion, 1815–1870".Multitext Project in Irish History.University College Cork.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-07-11.Retrieved2013-04-23.
- ^Kilfeather, Siobhán Marie (2005).Dublin: a cultural history.Oxford University Press. p. 116.ISBN978-0-19-518201-9.
- ^"History Of Dublin Zoo".Family Fun.Retrieved2011-12-20.
- ^"Guide to the records of the Office of Public Works".TheNational Archives of Ireland.Retrieved2013-01-03.
- ^Doherty, J. E.; Hickey, D. J. (1989).A chronology of Irish history since 1500.Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. pp.116–117.ISBN0-7171-1634-4.