1794 in Ireland
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Events
- 4 May - Dublin Society of United Irishmen suppressed.
- Establishment of Ballincollig Gunpowder MillsBallincollig Royal Gunpowder MillsBallincollig Royal Gunpowder Mills was one of three Royal gunpowder mills that manufactured gunpowder for the British Government. Located in Ballincollig near Cork city in Ireland, the powder mills were originally opened in 1794 as a private enterprise, before being taken over by the British...
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Births
- 9 January - Mother Frances Mary Teresa BallMother Frances Mary Teresa BallMother Frances Mary Teresa Ball was the foundress of the Irish Branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary .- Early life :...
, founder of Irish Branch of the Institute of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Loreto schools (d.18611861 in Ireland-Arts and literature:*Sheridan Le Fanu becomes the editor and proprietor of the Dublin University Magazine.-Births:*23 January - Katharine Tynan, novelist and poet ....
). - 23 April - Benjamin Holmes, businessman and politician in QuebecQuebecQuebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
(d.18651865 in Ireland-Events:*Work begins on the building of the Albert Memorial Clock, Belfast, as a memorial to Queen Victoria's late Prince Consort, Prince Albert.-Births:*6 February — Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin, astronomer ....
). - 6 May - Price Blackwood, 4th Baron Dufferin and Claneboye, Royal NavyRoyal NavyThe Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...
captain (d.18411841 in Ireland-Events:*3 November - Foundation stone for Saint Malachy's Church, Belfast is laid .*First thorough census is completed and population is calculated to be just under 8.25 million....
). - 17 May - Anna Brownell JamesonAnna Brownell JamesonAnna Brownell Jameson was a British writer.-Biography:Jameson was born in Dublin.Her father, Denis Brownell Murphy , was a miniature and enamel painter...
, writer (d.18601860 in Ireland-Events:*Deasy's Land Act, intended to reform tenants' rights.*Construction began on St Peter's Cathedral, Belfast.*11 November: Kildare Street Club, Dublin, destroyed by fire.-Births:*1 January - John Cassidy, sculptor and painter ....
). - 20 November - Eugene O'CurryEugene O'Curry-Life:He was born at Doonaha, near Carrigaholt, County Clare, the son of Eoghan Ó Comhraí, a farmer, and his wife Cáit. Eoghan had spent some time as a travelling pedlar and had developed an interest in Irish folklore and music. Unusually for someone of his background, he appears to have been...
, scholar (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...
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- Joseph Patrick HavertyJoseph Patrick HavertyJoseph Patrick Haverty RHA was an Irish painter.-Biography:A native of Galway City, Haverty was first recognized in 1814 after sending a painting to the Hibernian Society of Artists. His 1844 piece, The Limerick Piper, became one of the most famous 19th century lithographs...
, painter (d.18641864 in Ireland-Events:* 30 January - Opening of the National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin.* Foundation of the Munster Bank later rescued as the Munster & Leinster Bank. See Allied Irish Banks.-Births:...
). - William MaginnWilliam MaginnWilliam Maginn , journalist and miscellaneous writer, born at Cork, became a contributor to Blackwood's Magazine, and after moving to London in 1824 became for a few months in 1826 the Paris correspondent to The Representative, a paper started by John Murray, the publisher...
, journalist and writer (d.18421842 in Ireland-Events:*15 October - The Nation newspaper is founded in Dublin.*The Ulster Canal is completed.-Births:*6 February - Jeremiah O'Sullivan, Roman Catholic Bishop of Mobile .*10 February - Agnes Mary Clerke, astronomer and writer ....
). - Sir Alexander McDonnell, 1st BaronetSir Alexander McDonnell, 1st BaronetSir Alexander McDonnell, 1st Baronet was an Irish civil servant, commissioner of national education in Ireland.-Life:McDonnell, eldest son of James McDonnell, M.D., was born at Belfast in 1794. He gained a king's scholarship at Westminster School in 1809, and was elected in 1813 to Christ Church,...
, lawyer, civil servant and commissioner of national education in Ireland (d.18751875 in Ireland-Events:May - Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway opens, with services between Ballymena and Retreat in County Antrim.-Births:*14 March - Patrick McLane, Democratic member of the U.S...
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- Richard Robinson, 1st Baron RokebyRichard Robinson, 1st Baron RokebyRichard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby was an Irish ecclesiastic.Robinson came to Ireland as chaplain to the Duke of Dorset in 1751. He was translated from the See of Kildare to the Archbishopric of Armagh in 1765....
, Archbishop of Armagh and founder of the Armagh ObservatoryArmagh ObservatoryArmagh Observatory is a modern astronomical research institute with a rich heritage, based in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Around 25 astronomers are actively studying stellar astrophysics, the Sun, Solar System astronomy, and the Earth's climate....
(b.17091709 in Ireland-Births:*13 October - John Cole, 1st Baron Mountflorence, politician .*Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby, Archbishop of Armagh and founder of the Armagh Observatory .-Deaths:...
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