1740 in Ireland
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- 7 April - Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl BelmoreArmar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl BelmoreArmar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore was an Irish nobleman and politician.He was born Armar Lowry, the first son of Galbraith Lowry MP, of Ahenis, County Tyrone by his wife Sarah Corry, second daughter and eventual co-heiress of Colonel John Corry MP, of Castle Coole, County Fermanagh.-Public...
, politician and High SheriffHigh SheriffA high sheriff is, or was, a law enforcement officer in the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.In England and Wales, the office is unpaid and partly ceremonial, appointed by the Crown through a warrant from the Privy Council. In Cornwall, the High Sheriff is appointed by the Duke of...
(d.18021802 in Ireland-Events:*First Christian Brothers' school founded by Edmund Rice in Waterford.*Linen Hall Library moves into permanent premises in the White Linen Hall in Belfast.-Births:...
). - 22 October - Philip FrancisPhilip Francis (English politician)Sir Philip Francis was an Irish-born British politician and pamphleteer, the possible author of the Letters of Junius, and the chief antagonist of Warren Hastings. His accusations against the latter led to the Impeachment of Warren Hastings by Parliament.-Early life:Born in Dublin, he was the only...
, politicianPoliticianA politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
and pamphleteer (d.18181818 in Ireland-Births:*28 January - Robert Carew, 2nd Baron Carew, politician .*4 April - Thomas Mayne Reid, novelist .*April - Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander, hymn-writer and poet .*24 May - John Henry Foley, sculptor ....
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- Richard BarrettRichard Barrett (poet)Riocard Bairéad was a poet and United Irishman.Worked as a teacher and small farmer...
, poet and United Irishman (d.18181818 in Ireland-Births:*28 January - Robert Carew, 2nd Baron Carew, politician .*4 April - Thomas Mayne Reid, novelist .*April - Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander, hymn-writer and poet .*24 May - John Henry Foley, sculptor ....
). - John Foster, 1st Baron OrielJohn Foster, 1st Baron OrielJohn Foster, 1st Baron Oriel was an Irish peer and politician.He was the son of Anthony Foster of Louth, an Irish judge . He was elected Member of Parliament to the Irish House of Commons for Dunleer in 1761, a seat he held until 1769...
, politician and Irish Chancellor of the ExchequerIrish Chancellor of the ExchequerThe Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland was a member of the government of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under the Kingdom of Ireland. He headed the Exchequer of Ireland and sat as an MP in the Irish House of Commons....
(d.18281828 in Ireland-Events:*In the election in County Clare, Daniel O'Connell wins the seat, with the Catholic Association.*Belfast Botanic Gardens opens as the private Royal Belfast Botanical Gardens.-Births:...
). - Edmund GarveyEdmund GarveyEdmund Garvey, RA was an Irish painter.-Life and career:Born in Kilkenny, Ireland, he first studied under Robert Carver and then in Rome. The bulk of his work was done in London from 1764 onwards, with a spell in Rome in 1798....
, painter (d.18131813 in Ireland-Events:*26 July - Battle of Garvagh, . Four hundred Catholic Ribbonmen attempt to destroy a tavern in Garvagh where the Orange Lodge meet and are repelled by Protestants with muskets....
). - Nathaniel GroganNathaniel GroganNathaniel Grogan was an Irish painter from Cork.-Career:Grogan who initially trained with local painter, John Butts, noted Dutch painters such as Hobbema and Heemskerck as his key influences. He began life as an apprentice to his father, a turner and block maker, but had a love for the arts and...
, painter (d.18071807 in Ireland-Births:*7 March - John McCaul, educator, theologian, and the second president of the University of Toronto .*10 March - James Fintan Lalor, revolutionary, journalist and writer .*27 September - John T. Mullock, Roman Catholic Bishop of St...
). - James Napper TandyJames Napper TandyJames Napper Tandy , was an Irish rebel leader.-Political activism:A Dublin Protestant and the son of an ironmonger, Tandy went to the famous Quaker boarding school in Ballitore, south Kildare, also attended by Edmund Burke who was eight years older.He started life as a small tradesman...
, rebel leader (d.18031803 in Ireland-Births:*2 March - Mary Frances Clarke, founder of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary .*29 April - Paul Cullen, Cardinal and Catholic Primate of Ireland .*1 May - James Clarence Mangan, poet ....
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