1742 In Ireland
Events from the year 1742 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: George II Events * c. March – Newry Canal opened. On 28 March the ''Cope'' brings the first load of Tyrone coal carried from Lough Neagh to Dublin by this route. * 13 April – first performance of Handel's ''Messiah'' staged at Neal's Music Hall in Fishamble Street, Dublin in aid of local charities. Matthew Dubourg leads the orchestra. Handel leaves Ireland on 13 August. Births *John Prendergast Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort, politician (died 1817). Deaths *September 27 – Hugh Boulter, Anglican Primate of All Ireland (born 1672) *;Full date unknown *:* James Arbuckle, poet and critic (born 1700). References {{Year in Europe, 1742 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 Chann ...
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