1745 in Ireland
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Births
- 14 April - Richard Annesley, 2nd Earl AnnesleyRichard Annesley, 2nd Earl AnnesleyRichard Annesley, 2nd Earl Annesley PC , styled The Honourable from 1758 to 1802, was an Irish politician and noble.Lord Annesley was the second son of William Annesley, 1st Viscount Glerawly and Lady Anne Beresford...
, politician (d.18241824 in Ireland-Births:*23 April - William Nash, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1858 at Lucknow, India .*28 May - Thomas Croke, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, founder patron of the Gaelic Athletic Association ....
). - 24 December - William Paterson, jurist in the United States (d.18061806 in Ireland-Births:*21 January - William Quarter, first Roman Catholic bishop of Chicago .*25 July - John O'Donovan, scholar and first historic topographer .*1 August - Edward Crofton, 2nd Baron Crofton, Conservative politician ....
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Deaths
- 19 October - Jonathan SwiftJonathan SwiftJonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and cleric who became Dean of St...
, cleric, satirist, essayist and poet (b.16671667 in Ireland-Births:* 30 November - Jonathan Swift, cleric, satirist, essayist and poet -Deaths:*23 June - Lady Alice Boyle, later Alice Barry, Countess of Barrymore ....
). - 16 November - James Butler, 2nd Duke of OrmondeJames Butler, 2nd Duke of OrmondeJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde KG KT was an Irish statesman and soldier. He was the third of the Kilcash branch of the family to inherit the earldom of Ormonde...
, soldier and statesman (b.16651665 in Ireland-Births:*29 April - James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, soldier and statesman .-Deaths:*June 3 - Charles MacCarthy, Irish soldier *August - Donagh MacCarthy, Viscount Muskerry, general in the Irish Confederate Wars...
). - Charles CoffeyCharles CoffeyCharles Coffey was an Irish playwright and composer.His best known opera is probably The Beggar’s Wedding , which capitalizes on the success of John Gay's The Beggar's Opera...
, playwright and composer.