Events from the year 1817 in Ireland.
Events
*26 May – completion of
Royal Canal throughout from
Dublin
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to the
River Shannon at
Tarmonbarry.
*31 May – first stone of new pier at the port of
Dunleary is laid.
*16 June – Poor Law Employment Act empowers the
Lord Lieutenant to appoint commissioners of public works to supervise construction of public works to relieve unemployment financed by
mortgage
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s of
rates.
[
*17 June – first stone of Wellington Testimonial, Dublin, is laid in ]Phoenix Park
The Phoenix Park ( ga, Páirc an Fhionnuisce) is a large urban park in Dublin, Ireland, lying west of the city centre, north of the River Liffey. Its perimeter wall encloses of recreational space. It includes large areas of grassland and tre ...
.[
*11 July – an act to provide for the establishment of asylums for the ]lunatic
Lunatic is an antiquated term referring to a person who is seen as mentally ill, dangerous, foolish, or crazy—conditions once attributed to "lunacy". The word derives from ''lunaticus'' meaning "of the moon" or "moonstruck".
History
The te ...
poor in Ireland.[
*c. July – tradesman Jeffery Sedwards establishes the ]Skibbereen
Skibbereen (; ) is a town in County Cork, Ireland. It is located in West Cork on the N71 national secondary road. The name "Skibbereen" (sometimes shortened to "Skibb") means "little boat harbour". The River Ilen runs through the town; it reac ...
Abstinence Society, considered the first organisation devoted to teetotalism
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in Europe.[
*7 August – first stone of ]Wellington
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Column is laid in Trim, County Meath
Trim () is a town in County Meath, Ireland. It is situated on the River Boyne and has a population of 9,194. The town is noted for Trim Castle – the largest Norman castle in Ireland. One of the two cathedrals of the United Dioceses of Mea ...
.
*30 September – national fever committee appointed to distribute government relief[ to victims of the ]typhus
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epidemic (October 1816–December 1819).
* Edward O'Reilly's ''Irish
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 ...
-English
English usually refers to:
* English language
* English people
English may also refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England
** English national ide ...
Dictionary'' is published.
Arts and literature
*19 April – Charles Wolfe
Charles Wolfe (14 December 1791 – 21 February 1823) was an Irish poet, chiefly remembered for "The Burial of Sir John Moore after Corunna" which achieved popularity in 19th century poetry anthologies.
Family
Born at Blackhall, County Kild ...
's poem ''The Burial of Sir John Moore at Corunna'' is first published in the ''Newry Telegraph''.[
*27 May – ]Thomas Moore
Thomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish writer, poet, and lyricist celebrated for his ''Irish Melodies''. Their setting of English-language verse to old Irish tunes marked the transition in popular Irish culture from Irish ...
's poem ''Lalla-Rookh
''Lalla Rookh'' is an Oriental romance by Irish poet Thomas Moore, published in 1817. The title is taken from the name of the heroine of the frame tale, the (fictional) daughter of the 17th-century Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The work consis ...
: an Oriental romance'' is first published in London.[
*June – ]Maria Edgeworth
Maria Edgeworth (1 January 1768 – 22 May 1849) was a prolific Anglo-Irish novelist of adults' and children's literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children's literature and was a significant figure in the evolution of the n ...
's novel '' Ormond: a tale'' is first published in London[ together with '' Harrington''.
]
Births
*6 January – J. J. McCarthy, architect (died 1882
Events
January–March
* January 2
** The Standard Oil Trust is secretly created in the United States to control multiple corporations set up by John D. Rockefeller and his associates.
** Irish-born author Oscar Wilde arrives in t ...
).
*10 March – Patrick Neeson Lynch, bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston is an ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Roman Catholic Church in the Southern United States that comprises the entire state of South Carolina. Currently, the diocese consists of 96 parishes an ...
(South Carolina) (died 1882 in the United States
Events from the year 1882 in the United States.
Incumbents Federal Government
* President: Chester A. Arthur ( R-New York)
* Vice President: ''vacant''
* Chief Justice: Morrison Waite (Ohio)
* Speaker of the House of Representatives: J. ...
).
*26 May – Denis Florence MacCarthy
Denis Florence MacCarthy (26 May 1817 – 9 April 1882) was an Irish poet, translator, and biographer, from Dublin.
Biography
MacCarthy was born in Lower O'Connell Street, Dublin, on 26 May 1817, and educated there and at St Patrick's College, M ...
, poet, translator and biographer (died 1882).
*3 June – Robert Warren, lawyer and politician (died 1897
Events
January–March
* January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City.
* January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a puni ...
).
*12 July – William Henry Gregory
Sir William Henry Gregory PC (Ire) KCMG (13 July 1816 – 6 March 1892) was an Anglo-Irish writer and politician, who is now less remembered than his wife Augusta, Lady Gregory, the playwright, co-founder and Director of Dublin's Abbey Theatre, ...
, politician and writer (died 1892
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States.
* February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado.
* February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies fo ...
).
*26 August – John Willoughby Crawford
John Willoughby Crawford (26 August 1817 – 13 May 1875) served as the third Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, Canada from 1873 to 1875.
Born in 1817 in Manorhamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland, the son of George Crawford, John Crawford came t ...
, politician and third Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
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(died 1875 in Canada).
*19 September – Charles Joseph Alleyn
Charles Joseph Alleyn (19 September 1817 – 4 April 1890) was a Quebec lawyer and political figure.
He was born in County Cork, Ireland in 1817 and studied at Clongowes Wood College. Alleyn came to Lower Canada with his family around 183 ...
, lawyer and political figure in Quebec
Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...
(died 1890 in Canada).
*11 October – Walter Shanly, civil engineer, author, businessman and politician in Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
(died 1899 in Canada
Events from the year 1899 in Canada.
Incumbents
Crown
* Monarch – Victoria
Federal government
* Governor General – The 4th Earl of Minto
* Prime Minister – Wilfrid Laurier
* Chief Justice – Samuel Henry Strong ( Ontario)
* ...
).
*12 November – John T. Mills, lawyer and Supreme Court Justice for the Republic of Texas (died 1871 in the United States).
*22 November – Sir William Ewart, 1st Baronet
Sir William Ewart, 1st Baronet (22 November 1817 – 1 August 1889) was an Irish linen manufacturer and Unionist politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1878 to 1889.
Ewart was the son of William Ewart of Sydenham Park County Down. He w ...
, manufacturer and politician (died 1889
Events
January–March
* January 1
** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada.
** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in t ...
).
*7 December – William Keogh
William Nicholas Keogh PC (1817– 30 September 1878) was an unpopular and controversial Irish politician and judge, whose name became a byword in Ireland for betraying one's political principles.
Background
He was born in Galway, son of Wil ...
, lawyer and politician (died 1878
Events January–March
* January 5 – Russo-Turkish War – Battle of Shipka Pass IV: Russian and Bulgarian forces defeat the Ottoman Empire.
* January 9 – Umberto I becomes King of Italy.
* January 17 – Bat ...
).
*12 December – Patrick Talbot, British Army officer (died 1898
Events
January–March
* January 1 – New York City annexes land from surrounding counties, creating the City of Greater New York as the world's second largest. The city is geographically divided into five boroughs: Manhattan, B ...
)
*;Full date unknown
*:* James Anthony Lawson, lawyer (died 1887
Events
January–March
* January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher.
* January 20
** The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl ...
).
*:*Frederick McCoy
Sir Frederick McCoy (1817 – 13 May 1899), was an Irish palaeontologist, zoologist, and museum administrator, active in Australia. He is noted for founding the Botanic Garden of the University of Melbourne in 1856.
Early life
McCoy was the so ...
, palaeontologist
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and museum
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administrator in Australia (died 1899 in Australia
The following lists events that happened during 1899 in Australia.
Incumbents
Governors of the Australian colonies
*Governor of New South Wales – Henry Brand, 2nd Viscount Hampden (until 5 March), then William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp (fr ...
).
*:* Arthur McQuade, farmer and politician in Ontario
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(died 1884 in Canada).
Deaths
*23 May – John Prendergast Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort
John Prendergast-Smyth, 1st Viscount Gort (1742 – 23 May 1817) was an Irish politician.
Born John Smyth, Gort was the son of Charles Smyth, Member of the Irish Parliament for Limerick City, and Elizabeth Prendergast. His paternal grandparents ...
, politician (born 1742
Events
January–March
* January 9 – Robert Walpole is made Earl of Orford, and resigns as First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer, effectively ending his period as Prime Minister of Great Britain. On his for ...
).
*13 June – Richard Lovell Edgeworth
Richard Lovell Edgeworth (31 May 1744 – 13 June 1817) was an Anglo-Irish politician, writer and inventor.
Biography
Edgeworth was born in Pierrepont Street, Bath, England, son of Richard Edgeworth senior, and great-grandson of Sir Sal ...
, politician, writer and inventor (born 1744
Events
January–March
* January 6 – The Royal Navy ship ''Bacchus'' engages the Spanish Navy privateer ''Begona'', and sinks it; 90 of the 120 Spanish sailors die, but 30 of the crew are rescued.
* January 24 – The Dag ...
).
*5 September – Charles Osborne, lawyer and politician (born 1759
In Great Britain, this year was known as the ''Annus Mirabilis'', because of British victories in the Seven Years' War.
Events
January–March
* January 6 – George Washington marries Martha Dandridge Custis.
* January 11 &nda ...
).
*14 October – John Philpot Curran
John Philpot Curran (24 July 1750 – 14 October 1817) was an Irish orator, politician, wit, lawyer and judge, who held the office of Master of the Rolls in Ireland. He was renowned for his representation in 1780 of Father Neale, a Catholic pri ...
, orator and wit, lawyer and MP (born 1750).
*13 November – John Keogh, merchant and political activist (born 1740).
References
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Ireland