Events

• Celbridge Abbey
  Celbridge Abbey
  -House:The house was built in 1697 by Bartholomew Van Homrigh, who at the time was the Lord Mayor of Dublin. It is, however, more famous, the childhood and later adult home his daughter, Esther Van Homrigh, , who was Dean Swift's 'Vanessa'...
  
   built by Bartholomew Van Homrigh, who at the time was the Lord Mayor of Dublin
  Lord Mayor of Dublin
  The Lord Mayor of Dublin is the honorific title of the Chairman of Dublin City Council which is the local government body for the city of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. The incumbent is Labour Party Councillor Andrew Montague. The office holder is elected annually by the members of the...
  
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Deaths

• 20 December - Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet
  Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet
  Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet was an Irish soldier and politician.Gore was the second son of Sir Paul Gore, 1st Baronet and his wife Isabella Wycliffe, daughter of Francis Wycliffe. In 1656, he was High Sheriff of Mayo and additionally High Sheriff of County Galway...
  
  , soldier and politician.