1784 in Ireland
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- The Old Bushmills DistilleryOld Bushmills DistilleryThe Old Bushmills Distillery is a distillery in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is owned and operated by Diageo plc of London, England, and is a popular tourist attraction, with around 110,000 visitors per year...
became an officially registered company - The post of Postmasters General of IrelandPostmasters General of IrelandThe Postmasters General of Ireland, held by two people simultaneously, was a new appointment set up as part of the establishment of the Irish Post Office independent from that of Great Britain, by the Act 23, 24 George III in 1784. The post lasted nearly fifty years...
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- 12 May - James Sheridan KnowlesJames Sheridan KnowlesJames Sheridan Knowles , Irish dramatist and actor, was born in Cork.-Biography:His father was the lexicographer James Knowles , cousin of Richard Brinsley Sheridan. The family removed to London in 1793, and at the age of fourteen Knowles published a ballad entitled The Welsh Harper, which, set to...
, dramatist and actor (d.18621862 in Ireland-Full date unknown:*The Dublin Fire Brigade was established under the Dublin Corporation Fire Brigades Act.-Births:*10 June - John de Robeck, admiral in the British Navy .*11 June - Violet Florence Martin, author .*14 June - John J...
). - 20 September - Sir Richard John Griffith, 1st Baronet, geologist (d.18781878 in Ireland-Events:* August 24 - The narrow gauge Ballymena and Larne Railway starts passenger operations in County Antrim, the first on the Irish 3 ft narrow gauge.-January to June:*8 January - Frederic Charles Dreyer, Royal Navy Admiral ....
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- Richard ChurchRichard Church (general)Sir Richard Church KCH, CB ,For the date of death see relevant Section of the article explaining the discrepancy of sources was a military officer in the British Army and general in the Greek army during the last stages of the Greek Revolution after 1827 and elected politician in Greece, member of...
, soldier, military officer and general in the Greek ArmyHellenic ArmyThe Hellenic Army , formed in 1828, is the land force of Greece.The motto of the Hellenic Army is , "Freedom Stems from Valor", from Thucydides's History of the Peloponnesian War...
(d.18731873 in Ireland-Events:*February - Home Rule Confederation of Great Britain founded at Manchester.*March - Gladstone's University Bill defeated.-Sport:* October - Foundation of County Carlow Football Club, Rugby Union Club-January to June:...
). - Thomas Barnwall MartinThomas Barnwall MartinThomas Barnwall Martin was an Irish landowner and politician.Martin was the eldest surviving son of Richard Martin, humanitarian and Member of Parliament for Galway County, by his first wife...
, soldier, landowner and politician (d.18471847 in Ireland-Events:*13 January - Irish Confederation established.*February - Soup kitchens system established; famine at its height.*March - 400 people die in the Doolough Tragedy*15 May - Death of Daniel O'Connell.*June - Poor Law Amendment Act....
). - Antoine Ó RaifteiriAntoine Ó RaifteiriAntoine Ó Raifteiri was an Irish language poet who is often called the last of the wandering bards.-Biography:...
, Irish languageIrish languageIrish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
poet (d.18351835 in Ireland-Events:* August 28 - Castleknock College is founded by the Vincentian order in Dublin.*Drenagh House in Limavady, County Londonderry is completed for the McCausland family...
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Deaths
- 3 April - John Gore, 1st Baron AnnalyJohn Gore, 1st Baron AnnalyJohn Gore, 1st Baron Annaly PC was an Irish politician and peer.He was the son of George Gore, in turn son of Sir Arthur Gore, 1st Baronet, and his wife Bridget Sankey, younger daughter of John Sankey. Gore was called to the Bar by King's Inns and worked as barrister-at-law...
, politician and peer (b.17181718 in Ireland-Births:*2 March - John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly, politician and peer .*Nano Nagle, founder of the Presentation Sisters .-Deaths:*24 October - Thomas Parnell, clergyman and poet ....
). - 26 April - Nano NagleNano NagleHonora "Nano" Nagle founded the "Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary" in Ireland . Of the many schools founded by the Presentation Sisters - a number are named after Nano Nagle.- Family background and historical context :The time of Nagle's birth was one of dark sorrow for...
, founder of the Presentation SistersPresentation SistersThe Presentation Sisters, also known as the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary are an order of Roman Catholic women founded in Cork, Ireland by Nano Nagle in 1775....
(b.17181718 in Ireland-Births:*2 March - John Gore, 1st Baron Annaly, politician and peer .*Nano Nagle, founder of the Presentation Sisters .-Deaths:*24 October - Thomas Parnell, clergyman and poet ....
). - 29 May - George Barret, Sr., artist (b. c1730).