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- First Christian BrothersCongregation of Christian BrothersThe Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with...
' school founded by Edmund RiceEdmund Ignatius RiceBlessed Edmund Ignatius Rice , was a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist. Edmund was the founder of two orders of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers....
in WaterfordWaterfordWaterford is a city in the South-East Region of Ireland. It is the oldest city in the country and fifth largest by population. Waterford City Council is the local government authority for the city and its immediate hinterland...
. - Linen Hall LibraryLinen Hall LibraryThe Linen Hall Library is located at 17 Donegall Square North, Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is the oldest library in Belfast and the last subscribing library in Northern Ireland. The Library is physically in the centre of Belfast, and more generally at the centre of the cultural and creative life...
moves into permanent premises in the White Linen Hall in BelfastBelfastBelfast is the capital of and largest city in Northern Ireland. By population, it is the 14th biggest city in the United Kingdom and second biggest on the island of Ireland . It is the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly...
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Births
- 24 May - Robert Baldwin SullivanRobert Baldwin SullivanRobert Baldwin Sullivan, QC , was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician who became the 2nd Mayor of Toronto....
, lawyer, judge, and politician in CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, second Mayor of Toronto (d.18531853 in Ireland-Births:*30 January - Leland Hone, cricketer .*6 February - Robert John McConnell, businessman, baronet and Lord Mayor of Belfast .*7 February - Egerton Bushe Coghill, painter .*30 March - Frank O'Meara, artist ....
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- Robert PattersonRobert Patterson (Belfast)Robert Patterson, FRS was an Irish businessman and naturalist born in Belfast, Ireland.-Biography:The eldest son of Robert Patterson , owner of a mill-furnishing business in Belfast established in 1786, Robert Patterson was born into a wealthy family. He was educated first at the Belfast Academy...
, businessman and naturalist (d.18721872 in Ireland-Events:*Party Processions Acts repealed.*Summer - About 30,000 Nationalists hold a demonstration at Hannahstown in Belfast, campaigning for the release of Fenian prisoners, but leading to another series of riots between Catholics and Protestants in the city....
). - Robert TempletonRobert TempletonRobert Templeton was a Naturalist, artist, and entomologist, and was born at Cranmore House, Belfast, Ireland.-Life and work:...
, naturalist, artist and entomologist (d.18921892 in Ireland-Events:*June - Ulster Unionists hold a huge convention in Belfast at which they solemnly swear that "We will not have Home Rule"..*1 July - Edward Carson sworn in as Solicitor-General for Ireland....
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- 28 January - Joseph Wall, army officer, colonial governor and murderer (b.17371737 in Ireland-Events:* The News Letter is first published in Belfast, making it the world's oldest existing English language newspaper.-Births:*2 May - William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, British Whig statesman, Home Secretary in 1782 and Prime Minister 1782-1783 .*14 May - George Macartney, 1st Earl...
) - 2 February - 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...
(b.17401740 in Ireland-Births:*7 April - Armar Lowry-Corry, 1st Earl Belmore, politician and High Sheriff .*22 October - Philip Francis, politician and pamphleteer .-Full date unknown:*Richard Barrett, poet and United Irishman ....
). - 30 March - Aedanus BurkeAedanus BurkeAedanus Burke was a soldier, judge, and United States Representative from South Carolina. Born in Galway, Ireland, he attended the theological college at Saint-Omer, France, visited the West Indies, and immigrated to the American Colonies, settling in Charles Town, South Carolina He served in the...
, soldier, judge, and United States Representative from South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
(b.17431743 in Ireland-Births:*16 April - William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies, Anglo-Irish clergyman -Births:*16 April - William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies, Anglo-Irish clergyman -Births:*16 April - William Beresford, 1st Baron Decies, Anglo-Irish clergyman (d.1819.*16 June - Aedanus Burke, soldier, judge, and United...
). - 20 July - Isaac BarréIsaac BarréIsaac Barré was an Irish soldier and politician. He earned distinction serving with the British army during the Seven Years' War, and later became a prominent Member of Parliament where he became a vocal supporter of William Pitt. He is known for coining the term "Sons of Liberty" in reference to...
, soldier and politician (b.17261726 in Ireland-Births:*April - Thomas Browne, 4th Viscount Kenmare, landowner and politician .*20 May - John Browne, 1st Baron Kilmaine, politician .-Full date unknown:*Isaac Barré, soldier and politician ....
). - 24 October - John RamageJohn RamageJohn Ramage was an Irish American artist.-Career:Ramage was born in Dublin, Ireland. He entered the Dublin School of Artists in 1763 and began his career as a goldsmith and miniaturist.In 1763, he studied at the Dublin Society School where he learned the art of miniature painting in watercolor on...
, artist (b.17481748 in Ireland-Events:* Leinster House in Dublin completed as a residence for James, Earl of Kildare by Richard Cassels.-Births:*Alexander Macomb, Sr., merchant and land speculator with Macomb's Purchase in New York .*John Ramage, artist .-Deaths:...
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