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1755 In Ireland
Events from the year 1755 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: George II Events *10 April – Essex Bridge across the river Liffey in Dublin is opened to carriage traffic. *1 November – the Spanish Arch in Galway is partially destroyed by a tsunami generated by the Lisbon earthquake which is felt across Munster. *The Commissioners of Inland Navigation order commencement of work on making the River Shannon navigable. *The Artillery Company of Ireland, predecessor of the Royal Irish Artillery, is formed. *Completion of Russborough House, County Wicklow, designed in the Palladian style by Richard Cassels for Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown. * Kilwarlin Moravian Church is founded in County Down by the evangelist John Cennick. Births *14 May – George Barrington, pickpocket, socialite, Australian pioneer and author (died 1804 in Australia) *7 June – Isidore Lynch, soldier (died 1841) *24 June – John Glendy, Presbyterian minister (died 1832 in the United States) *8 July – ... [...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] |
Kilwarlin Moravian Church
Kilwarlin Moravian Church was founded in 1755 by the evangelist John Cennick following a Moravian mission in Ireland that began in Dublin in 1746. Kilwarlin is a small village near Hillsborough in County Down. History John Cennick, a teacher at the Moravian School for the children of miners in Kingswood, worked alongside John Wesley in the evangelical revival in the Bristol area of England. He subsequently became a Minister of the Moravian Church. In 1746, he was sent to Dublin to preach in an evangelical campaign in Ireland. This work resulted in Moravian societies in counties Antrim, Down, Londonderry, Armagh, Tyrone, Cavan and Donegal. Cennick founded the Kilwarlin congregation in 1755 and built a church for it. In 1759, the congregation purchased some land for a burial ground. There was also a manse for the minister's residence. About eighty people attended the church. However, by 1834, the buildings were in ruins and only six members remained. Kilwarlin's renewal ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1787 In Ireland
Events from the year 1787 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: George III Events *19 August – John Butler, 12th Baron Dunboyne, having resigned as Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork and married a cousin, Maria, contrary to his vow of celibacy, swears oaths of allegiance, abjuration and Supremacy of the monarch as Supreme Governor of the Church of England in Clonmel, the only authenticated apostate in the Catholic hierarchy in Ireland. *30 August – the Richardson Baronetcy, of Augher in the County of Tyrone, is created in the Baronetage of Ireland for William Richardson. *31 August – the Carden Baronetcy, of Templemore in the County of Tipperary, is created in the Baronetage of Ireland for John Carden, commander of the 30th Regiment of Light Dragoons, which he had helped raise. *3 September – the Leslie Baronetcy, of Tarbert in the County of Kerry, is created in the Baronetage of Ireland for Edward Leslie. Arts and literature *The first Theatre Royal, Dublin, closes. Births * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Proby Osborne
John Proby Osborne, MP (1755 – December 1787) was an Irish politician. Biography Osborne was the son of Sir William Osborne, 8th Baronet and wife Elizabeth Christmas. He was a practising barrister and sat as a Member of Parliament in the Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fran ... for Carysfort between 1783 and 1788. He died unmarried and childless. Sources * G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, ''The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed.'', 13 volumes in 14 (1910–1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume III, page 71. * Charles Mosle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1786 In Ireland
Events from the year 1786 in Ireland. Incumbent *Monarch: George III Events *13 March – Construction begins in Dublin on the Four Courts Building, with the first stone laid by the British Viceroy for Ireland, the Duke of Rutland. * The Parliament of Ireland passes ''An Act for Promoting the Trade of Dublin, by rendering its Port and Harbour more commodious'', creating the Corporation for Preserving and Improving the Port of Dublin (the "Ballast Board"), predecessor of the Commissioners of Irish Lights. * The last reliably recorded wolf in Ireland is hunted down and killed near Mount Leinster, County Carlow, for killing sheep. Births *1 April – William Mulready, painter (died 1863). *7 May – John Cliffe Watts, military officer, architect in Australia (died 1873). *23 September – John England, first Catholic Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina (died 1842). *12 November – John Burke, genealogist (died 1848). * Eaton Stannard Barrett, poet and author (died 1820). Deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Handcock (Philipstown MP)
John Handcock (1755 – October 1786) was an Irish politician and soldier. He was a descendant of Eliah Handcock, second son of Thomas Handcock and his wife Doroth Green. Handcock was a captain in the artillery and major of Charles Fort. He served later as lieutenant-governor of Kinsale. In 1776, he entered the Irish House of Commons The Irish House of Commons was the lower house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed from 1297 until 1800. The upper house was the House of Lords. The membership of the House of Commons was directly elected, but on a highly restrictive fran .... References 1755 births 1786 deaths Irish MPs 1776–1783 Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for King's County constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1836 In Ireland
Events from the year 1836 in Ireland. Events *30 January – the ''Intrinsic'' sinks off Kilkee with the loss of all fourteen on board. *February – foundation of the Ulster Bank in Belfast. *4 April – Daniel O'Connell gives a speech on "Justice for Ireland". *4 May – the Ancient Order of Hibernians, an Irish Catholic fraternal organization, is founded in New York City. *23 May – Irish Constabulary Act provides central organisation for the police in Ireland; an Act of 4 July provides for formation of a Dublin Police Office. *4 June – ''The Sligo Champion'' newspaper is first published. *August – following one of the coldest summers in over fifty years there is widespread failure of the potato crop. *19 September – first burial at Mount Jerome Cemetery in Harold's Cross, Dublin, a commercial Protestant burial ground. *End of Tithe War. *Foundation of the Royal Bank of Ireland, a constituent of Allied Irish Banks. *Foundation of the Ulster Society for the Prevention of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Blackwood, 2nd Baron Dufferin And Claneboye
James Stevenson Blackwood, 2nd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye (8 July 1755 – 8 August 1836), styled as Sir James Blackwood, 3rd Baronet, from 1799 to 1807, was an Anglo-Irish peer and politician. Early life and family Blackwood was born in 1755, the second son of Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet and Dorcas Stevenson, daughter and co-heiress of James Stevenson. His mother was quite wealthy as her father eventually became the sole heir to estates held by James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Clanbrassil, whose male line had died out with his son. In 1799, James' father died, leaving him to inherit the baronetcy as his elder brother, Robert Blackwood, had been killed in 1785 in a fall from his horse. Although commonly referred to as Anglo-Irish, the Blackwoods are a Scottish family. In 1800, his mother was created Baroness Dufferin and Claneboye of Ballyleidy and Killyeagh in the Peerage of Ireland, with remainder to her heirs male. After her death in 1807, he succeeded her as the 2nd Baro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1832 In The United States
Events from the year 1832 in the United States. Incumbents Federal Government * President: Andrew Jackson ( D-Tennessee) * Vice President: John C. Calhoun ( D-South Carolina) (until December 28), ''vacant'' (starting December 28) * Chief Justice: John Marshall (Virginia) * Speaker of the House of Representatives: Andrew Stevenson ( D-Virginia) * Congress: 22nd Events * February 9 – The city of Jacksonville, Florida receives its town charter from the legislative council of Florida Territory. * March 3 – In ''Worcester v. Georgia'', the United States Supreme Court holds that Cherokee Indians are entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments. * March 24 – In Hiram, Ohio a group of men beat, tar and feather Latter Day Saint movement founder Joseph Smith. * April 6 – The Black Hawk War begins. * May 9 – Lafayette College classes begin. * May 21–23 – 1832 Democratic National Convention held in Baltimore. * May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Presbyterian
Presbyterianism is a part of the Reformed tradition within Protestantism that broke from the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland by John Knox, who was a priest at St. Giles Cathedral (Church of Scotland). Presbyterian churches derive their name from the presbyterian polity, presbyterian form of ecclesiastical polity, church government by representative assemblies of Presbyterian elder, elders. Many Reformed churches are organised this way, but the word ''Presbyterian'', when capitalized, is often applied to churches that trace their roots to the Church of Scotland or to English Dissenters, English Dissenter groups that formed during the English Civil War. Presbyterian theology typically emphasizes the sovereignty of God, the Sola scriptura, authority of the Scriptures, and the necessity of Grace in Christianity, grace through Faith in Christianity, faith in Christ. Presbyterian church government was ensured in Scotland by the Acts of Union 1707, Acts of Union in 1707, which cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Glendy
John Glendy (1755 – 1832) was a Presbyterian clergyman from County Londonderry in Ireland, who, after being forced into American exile for his association with the United Irishmen, found favour with President Thomas Jefferson and became a leading cleric in Baltimore. Early life John Glendy (sometimes spelled "Glendie" or "Glendye") was born at Faughanvale near Maghera, County Londonderry, in the province of Ulster to Samuel and Mary Glendy, on 24 June 1755. From an early age, his pious mother directed him toward the ministry. After Latin school, he studied at the University of Glasgow. On his return, Frederick Hervey, the Earl Lord Bishop at Londonderry was so impressed with the young graduate that he offered to take him along as a chaplain on a tour of Europe. Glendy would have to have joined the Bishop in the established Anglican (Church of Ireland) communion. He refused. Republican preacher Glendy was ordained by the Route Presbytery as minister of Maghera on 26 December ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isidore Lynch
Isidore Lynch (7 June 1755 – 4 August 1841), was an Irish soldier. Lynch was the son of Isidore Lynch and Judith Meade of Lynch Grove, County Galway, and a member of The Tribes of Galway. He was sent to France to be educated at Louis-le-Grand, Paris. He served in the 1770 war in India under one of his maternal uncles, colonel-commandant of Clare's Regiment. In the American War of Independence he served under Count d'Estaing, who commanded Lynch to carry an urgent order to another column at the siege of Savannah. To do so, Lynch chose to ride in a position that exposed him to fire from both the French and the English. Asked on his return why he chose such a route, he replied ''"Because it was the shortest."'' Returning to France in 1783 he was appointed colonel of the second regiment of Walsh in the Irish Brigade, and was decorated with the Cross of Saint Louis. However, he took service in the army of the republic during the French Revolution and became lieutenant-general ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
