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1709 In Ireland
Events from the year 1709 in Ireland. Incumbent * Monarch: Anne Events * August 30 – the Parliament of Ireland passes an amending act which requires any adult male (including registered Roman Catholic priests) to take an oath of abjuration if required by a magistrate. * September 4– 8 – nearly 800 poor Protestant refugee families of German Palatines arrive in Dublin to be settled in Ireland. *c. December – start of Hougher disturbances against the extension of livestock rearing in Connacht including maiming of cattle. Births * October 13 – John Cole, 1st Baron Mountflorence, politician (d. 1767) *Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, politician (d. 1788) * Approximate date – Laetitia Pilkington, born Laetitia van Lewen, poet and memoirist (d. 1750) Deaths * August 31 ( September 11 NS) – Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Baronet, soldier, killed at the Battle of Malplaquet (b. c. 1660 Events January–March * January 1 ** At daybreak, English Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Monarch
Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968) * Irish Bob Murphy, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961) * Irish McCal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1767 In Ireland
Events from the year 1767 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: George III Events *20 July – Arthur Chichester, 5th Earl of Donegall, grants new leases for most of his property holdings in Belfast, obliging tenants to redevelop. *19 August – Viscount Townshend appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (sworn 14 October). *The titles Earl of Howth and Viscount St Lawrence are created in the Peerage of Ireland in favour of Thomas St Lawrence, 15th Baron Howth. * A Magdalen Asylum was established by Lady Arabella Denny in Leeson Street, for Protestant women. Arts and literature * Hugh Kelly's novel '' Memoirs of a Magdalen'' is published. * John O'Keeffe's first play, ''The She Gallant'', is performed at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin. Births *1 January – Maria Edgeworth, novelist (died 1849). *14 March – Charles Arbuthnot, Tory politician and member of the Privy Council (died 1850). *19 May – Richard Trench, 2nd Earl of Clancarty, diplomat, Irish, and later British, MP (died ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Years Of The 18th Century In Ireland
A year or annus is the orbital period of a planetary body, for example, the Earth, moving in its orbit around the Sun. Due to the Earth's axial tilt, the course of a year sees the passing of the seasons, marked by change in weather, the hours of daylight, and, consequently, vegetation and soil fertility. In temperate and subpolar regions around the planet, four seasons are generally recognized: spring, summer, autumn and winter. In tropical and subtropical regions, several geographical sectors do not present defined seasons; but in the seasonal tropics, the annual wet and dry seasons are recognized and tracked. A calendar year is an approximation of the number of days of the Earth's orbital period, as counted in a given calendar. The Gregorian calendar, or modern calendar, presents its calendar year to be either a common year of 365 days or a leap year of 366 days, as do the Julian calendars. For the Gregorian calendar, the average length of the calendar yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1660 In Ireland
Events from the year 1660 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: monarchy re-established, Charles II (starting 23 April) Events * April 23 – Charles II becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland. * June – George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, one of the principal architects of Charles II's Restoration, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, although represented by deputies. * August 16 – an Indemnity and Oblivion Act is sent to Ireland by Sir Paul Davys, granting indemnities to those who had been active in the Interregnum. , |
Battle Of Malplaquet
The Battle of Malplaquet took place on 11 September 1709 during the War of the Spanish Succession and was fought between a French army commanded by the Duke of Villars and a Grand Alliance force under the Duke of Marlborough. In one of the bloodiest battles of the 18th century, the Allies won a narrow victory but suffered heavy casualties, while the French were able to withdraw in good order. At the start of 1709, the French state seemed on the verge of collapse, its treasury empty and food scarce while Allied advances in 1708 left the kingdom open to an invasion. These factors made the Allies overconfident and their excessive demands led to the collapse of peace talks in April. Villars had been instructed to avoid battle but after the capture of Tournai in early September, the Allies moved against Mons and Louis XIV of France ordered him to prevent its loss. Although the two armies made contact on 10 September, Marlborough delayed his attack until the next day, giving Villar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Baronet
Brigadier-General Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Baronet ( 1660 – 11 September 1709) was an Irish politician and soldier. Early life He was the son of Thomas Prendergast (d. 1725) of Croane, County Limerick, a small Catholic landowner, and Eleanor Condon, daughter of Daniel Condon. Little is known of his early life. His family suffered greatly under Oliver Cromwell, and he is thought to have grown up in poverty. Jonathan Swift, who detested him, called him the son of a cottager who narrowly escaped being hanged for stealing cows. However, his friends esteemed him as a man of honour and ability. Career On 15 July 1699 he was created a baronet, of Gort, in the County of Galway. He received his baronetage for informing King William III of the Jacobite plot to ambush the King's coach at Turnham Green. The plot had been conceived by Sir George Barclay, who landed at Romney in January 1696 intent upon assassinating the King. Prendergast was called upon on Thursday 13 February 1696 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Style And New Style Dates
Old Style (O.S.) and New Style (N.S.) indicate dating systems before and after a calendar change, respectively. Usually, this is the change from the Julian calendar to the Gregorian calendar as enacted in various European countries between 1582 and 1923. In England, Wales, Ireland and Britain's American colonies, there were two calendar changes, both in 1752. The first adjusted the start of a new year from Lady Day (25 March) to 1 January (which Scotland had done from 1600), while the second discarded the Julian calendar in favour of the Gregorian calendar, removing 11 days from the September 1752 calendar to do so.Spathaky, MikOld Style and New Style Dates and the change to the Gregorian Calendar "Before 1752, parish registers, in addition to a new year heading after 24th March showing, for example '1733', had another heading at the end of the following December indicating '1733/4'. This showed where the Historical Year 1734 started even though the Civil Year 1733 continued u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
September 11
Events Pre-1600 * 9 – The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends: The Roman Empire suffers the greatest defeat of its history and the Rhine is established as the border between the Empire and the so-called barbarians for the next four hundred years. *1185 – Isaac II Angelos kills Stephen Hagiochristophorites and then appeals to the people, resulting in the revolt that deposes Andronikos I Komnenos and places Isaac on the throne of the Byzantine Empire. * 1297 – Battle of Stirling Bridge: Scots jointly led by William Wallace and Andrew Moray defeat the English. *1390 – Lithuanian Civil War (1389–92): The Teutonic Knights begin a five-week siege of Vilnius. * 1541 – Santiago, Chile, is attacked by indigenous warriors, led by Michimalonco, to free eight indigenous chiefs held captive by the Spaniards. *1565 – Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Siege of Malta. 1601–1900 *1609 – Henry Hudson arrives on Manhattan Island an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
August 31
Events Pre-1600 * 1056 – After a sudden illness a few days previously, Byzantine Empress Theodora dies childless, thus ending the Macedonian dynasty. * 1057 – Abdication of Byzantine Emperor Michael VI Bringas after just one year. * 1218 – Al-Kamil becomes sultan of the Ayyubid dynasty. *1314 – King Haakon V of Norway moves the capital from Bergen to Oslo. * 1422 – King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France. His son, Henry VI becomes King of England at the age of nine months. * 1535 – Pope Paul III excommunicates English King Henry VIII from the church. He drew up a papal bull of excommunication which began ''Eius qui immobilis''. 1601–1900 * 1776 – William Livingston, the first Governor of New Jersey, begins serving his first term. * 1795 – War of the First Coalition: The British capture Trincomalee (present-day Sri Lanka) from the Dutch in order to keep it out of French hands. * 1798 – Irish Rebellion: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1750 In Ireland
Events from the year 1750 in Ireland. Incumbent *Irish monarch, Monarch: George II of Great Britain, George II Events *At about this date, a chocolate house, the predecessor of Daly's Club, is established in Dublin. *Captain Henry Delamain takes over the World's End Pottery in Dublin, bringing his expertise in the manufacture of English Delftware, Delftware. Births *7 February – Thomas McCord, businessman and politician in Lower Canada (died 1824 in Ireland, 1824) *24 July – John Philpot Curran, orator and wit, lawyer and Member of Parliament, MP (died 1817 in Ireland, 1817) *Full date unknown :*John Connolly (bishop), John Connolly, second bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York (died 1825 in Ireland, 1825) Deaths *29 July – Laetitia Pilkington, poet and memoirist (born c. 1709 in Ireland, 1709) * Seamus McMurphy, poet and outlaw (born 1720 in Ireland, 1720) References {{Year in Europe, 1750 Years of the 18th century in Ireland 1750 by country, Ireland 1750 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laetitia Pilkington
Laetitia Pilkington (born Laetitia van Lewen; ''c.'' 1709 – 29 July 1750) was an Anglo-Irish poet. She is known for her ''Memoirs'' which document much of what is known about Jonathan Swift. Life Early years Laetitia was born of two distinguished families: Her father was a physician, obstetrician, and eventually the president of the College of Physicians for Ireland, while her mother was the niece of Sir John Meade. She was born either in Cork, where her parents lived at their marriage, or Dublin, where they moved by 1711. Marriage In her teenage years she married Matthew Pilkington in 1725, a priest in the Church of Ireland, who bought to the marriage all of his worldly possessions, a harpsichord, a cat, and an owl. The couple were introduced to Jonathan Swift at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, in 1725. Swift assisted the Pilkingtons, and helped Matthew attain a position as chaplain to the Lord Mayor of London for 1732–1733. The assignment to London was a tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1788 In Ireland
Events from the year 1788 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: George III Events *1 August – English Market in Cork is opened. *Belfast Reading Society is established in Belfast, later to become the Linen Hall Library. Births *12 September – Alexander Campbell, religious leader in Britain and the United States (died 1866). *14 October – Edward Sabine, astronomer, scientist, ornithologist and explorer (died 1883). * James Murray, physician (died 1871). Deaths *5 March – Guy Johnson, military officer and diplomat (born c1740). *9 June – Hector Theophilus de Cramahé, Lieutenant-Governor of Province of Quebec, and Lieutenant Governor of Detroit (born 1720). References {{Year in Europe, 1788 Years of the 18th century in Ireland Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
