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1821 In Ireland
Events from the year 1821 in Ireland. Events *12 August – 3 September: the newly crowned King George IV of the United Kingdom lands at Howth to become the first monarch to pay a state visit to Ireland since the 14th century. He stays at the Viceregal Lodge in Dublin; with his mistress Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness Conyngham, at Slane Castle; and with Viscount Powerscourt at Powerscourt House. He departs from Dunleary which is renamed Kingstown in his honour. *September–November – potato crop fails. *28 December – Sandycove lifeboat disaster – four lifeboatmen drown attempting to rescue ''Ellen of Liverpool''. *Metal Man seamark erected at Rosses Point. *Loreto Abbey established by Sisters of Loreto at Rathfarnham. Arts and literature *18 January – the Albany New Theatre opens in Dublin. In August, King George IV attends a performance, following which it becomes Dublin's second Theatre Royal. *John Banim's poem ''The Celt's Paradise'' is published, and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George IV Of The United Kingdom
George IV (George Augustus Frederick; 12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820, until his own death ten years later. At the time of his accession to the throne, he was acting as Prince Regent, having done so since 5 February 1811, during his father's final mental illness. George IV was the eldest child of King George III and Queen Charlotte. He led an extravagant lifestyle that contributed to the fashions of the Regency era. He was a patron of new forms of leisure, style and taste. He commissioned John Nash to build the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and remodel Buckingham Palace, and commissioned Jeffry Wyatville to rebuild Windsor Castle. George's charm and culture earned him the title "the first gentleman of England", but his dissolute way of life and poor relationships with his parents and his wife, Caroline of Brunswick, earned him t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Mahony
Dennis Aloysius Mahony (January 20, 1821 in Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland – November 6, 1879) was one of the founders of the Dubuque ''Herald'' (now the ''Telegraph Herald''), a newspaper in Dubuque, Iowa, during the American Civil War. Biography Mahony was born in Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland. At the age of 9, he emigrated with his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1831. He studied theology and law before moving to Iowa in 1843, but initially held several other jobs (teaching, postmaster, justice of the peace) before being admitted to the bar in 1847. He was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives from Jackson County in 1848 and in 1858. In 1849 he became editor of ''The Miner's Express''; and in 1852 he co-founded the ''Dubuque Herald'', the first daily paper in Iowa. Mahony was also active in regional politics. He was a highly partisan Northern Democrat of Copperhead sympathies and wrote articles that negatively criticized Abraham Lincoln and the conduct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Sheridan Muspratt
Dr James Sheridan Muspratt FRSE FRSD (8 March 1821 – 3 February 1871) was an Irish-born research chemist and teacher. His most influential publication was his two-volume book ''Chemistry, Theoretical, Practical and Analytical as applied and relating to the Arts and Manufactures'' (1857–1860). Life James Sheridan Muspratt was born in Dublin and moved to Liverpool with his parents when he was one year old. His father, James Muspratt, was one of the biggest industrial chemicals manufacturers in the UK between 1825 and 1850. James Sheridan Muspratt attended private schools in Bootle, Merseyside, and then went with tutors to travel on the European continent. Beginning in 1836, he studied chemistry under Thomas Graham at Anderson's University in Glasgow and then moved with Graham to University College London. In 1841, his father sent him to Philadelphia to manage the Muspratt business interests there but these were unsuccessful. Muspratt's father had met and become f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1892 In Ireland
Events from the year 1892 in Ireland. Events *June ** Ulster Unionists hold a huge convention in Belfast at which they solemnly swear that "We will not have Home Rule". ** The Knights of the Plough, a farm labourers' body, predecessor of the Irish Land and Labour Association, is founded by Benjamin Pellin in Narraghmore, County Kildare. *1 July – Edward Carson sworn in as Solicitor-General for Ireland. *9 July – in the General Election, Edward Carson, standing as a Liberal Unionist, is elected to one of two Trinity College Dublin seats. *21 August – the Roman Catholic St. Macartan's Cathedral, Monaghan, is dedicated. *25 November – Douglas Hyde lectures to the National Literary Society on ''The Necessity for de-anglicising the Irish People'', a precursor to the founding of the Gaelic League. * The Belfast Labour Party, the first Socialist Party in Ireland, is established in Belfast. * Free primary schooling and compulsory education up to the age of 14 is introduced through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evangelical
Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide Interdenominationalism, interdenominational movement within Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being "born again", in which an individual experiences personal conversion; the authority of the Bible as God in Christianity, God's revelation to humanity (biblical inerrancy); and evangelism, spreading the Christian message. The word ''evangelical'' comes from the Greek (''euangelion'') word for "the gospel, good news". Its origins are usually traced to 1738, with various theological streams contributing to its foundation, including Pietism and Radical Pietism, Puritanism, Quakerism, Presbyterianism and Moravian Church, Moravianism (in particular its bishop Nicolaus Zinzendorf and his community at Herrnhut).Brian Stiller, ''Evangelicals Around the World: A Global Handbook for the 21st Century'', Thomas Nelson, USA, 2015, pp. 28, 90. Preeminently, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Hanna
Hugh Hanna (21 February 1821 – 3 February 1892), nicknamed Roaring Hanna, was an Presbyterian minister in Belfast known for his anti-Catholicism. Biography Born in Dromara, County Down, Hanna studied at Bullick's Academy in Belfast before becoming a draper. He was inspired by Josias Wilson to become a Sunday school teacher, then a full-time teacher at a religious school. During this period, he studied at the Belfast Academical Institution. In 1847, he decided to become a minister of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. He began missionary work in north Belfast in 1851, founding a congregation in Berry Street, which moved to St Enoch's in Carlisle Circus in 1872.Hannah, Hugh , '' |
1875 In Ireland
Events from the year 1875 in Ireland. Events *May – Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway opens, with services between Ballymena and Retreat, County Antrim. *13 April – The Theatre Royal, Cork closes down for good. *22 June – Thomas Croke is appointed Archbishop of Cashel in succession to Patrick Leahy. Previously Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Auckland in New Zealand, he will hold the office until his death in 1902. Arts and literature Sport *6 August – Scottish football team Hibernian F.C. is founded by Irishmen in Edinburgh. *15 February- The Irish rugby team was founded. Births *8 February – Valentine O'Hara, author and authority on Russia and the Baltic States (died 1945). *14 March – Patrick McLane, Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (died 1946). *10 April – Joseph McGuinness, Sinn Féin MP and TD, member of the 1st Dáil (died 1922). *17 April – John Brunskill, cricketer (died 1940). *18 April – K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Gerard Keon
Miles Gerald Keon (20 February 1821 – 3 June 1875) was an Irish Roman Catholic journalist, novelist, colonial secretary and lecturer. Biography He was born on 20 February 1821, last descendant of the Keons, of Keonbrooke, County Leitrim, Ireland; died at Bermuda on 3 June 1875. He was the only son of Myles Gerald Keon, barrister, and on his mother's side was descended from the Fallons of Runnymede, County Roscommon. Both parents dying in his infancy, Keon was left to the care of his maternal grandmother, and later to that of his uncle, Francis Philip, Count Magawly. He studied at the Jesuit college at Stonyhurst, where he wrote the prize poem on Queen Victoria's accession (Stonyhurst Magazine, no. 32). An adventurous pedestrian tour across the European continent followed graduation, terminating in a brief service in the French army in Algeria. On his return to England he studied law at Gray's Inn, abandoning it shortly for literary pursuits. In 1843 he published "The Irish Rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1861 In The United States
Events from the year 1861 in the United States. This year marked the beginning of the American Civil War. Incumbents Federal Government * President: James Buchanan ( D-Pennsylvania) (until March 4), Abraham Lincoln ( R-Illinois) (starting March 4) * Vice President: John C. Breckinridge ( D-Kentucky) (until March 4), Hannibal Hamlin ( R-Maine) (starting March 4) * Chief Justice: Roger B. Taney (Maryland) * Speaker of the House of Representatives: William Pennington ( R-New Jersey) (until March 4), Galusha A. Grow ( R-Pennsylvania) (starting July 4) * Congress: 36th (until March 4), 37th (starting March 4) Events January–March * January 3 – American Civil War: Delaware votes not to secede from the Union. * January 9 – Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union, preceding the American Civil War. * January 10 – American Civil War: Florida secedes from the Union. * January 11 – American Civil War: Alabama secedes from the Unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Montez
Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld (17 February 1821 – 17 January 1861), better known by the stage name Lola Montez (), was an Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a Spanish dancer, courtesan, and mistress of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, who made her ''Gräfin von Landsfeld'' (Countess of Landsfeld). At the start of the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states, she was forced to flee. She proceeded to the United States via Austria, Switzerland, France and London, returning to her work as an entertainer and lecturer. Biography Early life Eliza Rosanna Gilbert was born into an Anglo-Irish family, the daughter of Elizabeth ("Eliza") Oliver, who was the daughter of Charles Silver Oliver, a former High Sheriff of Cork and member of Parliament for Kilmallock in County Limerick, Ireland. Their residence was Castle Oliver. In December 1818, Eliza's parents, Ensign Edward Gilbert and Eliza Oliver, met when he arrived with the 25th Regiment. They were married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1861 In Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1861 in Australia. Incumbents Governors Governors of the Australian colonies: *Governor of New South Wales – Sir William Denison, then John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar *Governor of Queensland – Sir George Bowen *Governor of South Australia – Sir Richard G. MacDonnell *Governor of Tasmania – Sir Henry Young *Governor of Victoria – Sir Henry Barkly *Governor of Western Australia – Sir Arthur Kennedy. Premiers Premiers of the Australian colonies: *Premier of New South Wales – John Robertson, then Charles Cowper *Premier of Queensland – Robert Herbert *Premier of South Australia – Thomas Reynolds, then George Waterhouse *Premier of Tasmania – William Weston, then Thomas Chapman *Premier of Victoria – Richard Heales, then John O'Shanassy Events * 13 May – The Great Comet of 1861 is discovered by John Tebbutt of Windsor, New South Wales. * 30 June – Lamb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert O'Hara Burke
Robert O'Hara Burke (6 May 1821c. 28 June 1861) was an Irish soldier and police officer who achieved fame as an Australian explorer. He was the leader of the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition, which was the first expedition to cross Australia from south to north, finding a route across the continent from the settled areas of Victoria to the Gulf of Carpentaria. The expedition party was well equipped, but Burke was not experienced in bushcraft. A Royal Commission report conducted upon the failure of the expedition was a censure of Burke's judgement. Early years Burke was born in St Clerens, County Galway, Ireland in May 1821. He was the second of three sons of James Hardiman Burke (1788 – January 1854), an officer in the British army 7th Royal Fusiliers, and Anne Louisa Burke ''née'' O'Hara (married 1817, d.1844). Robert O'Hara was one of seven children; * John Hardiman Burke (d. August 1863) * Robert O'Hara Burke (6 May 1821 – 28 June 1861) * James Thomas Burke (c. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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