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Events from the year 1814 in Ireland.
Events
- 1 February – Royal Belfast Academical Institution opened as a school and college. [1]
- 18 June – improved navigation of River Shannon between Limerick and Killaloe opens. [2]
- 25 December – inauguration of Chapel Royal, Dublin, designed by Francis Johnston.
- Apprentice Boys of Derry Club formed (although the siege of Derry has been celebrated from the 17th century). [3]
- William Shaw Mason's A Statistical Account or Parochial Survey of Ireland, drawn up from the communications of the clergy begins publication in Dublin. [4]
Arts and literature
- 27 May – Harriet Smithson makes her stage debut at the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin, as Albina Mandeville in Frederick Reynolds's The Will. [5]
- Sydney, Lady Morgan, publishes her novel O'Donnell.
Births
- 10 January – Aubrey Thomas de Vere, poet and critic (died 1902).
- 9 May – John Brougham, actor and dramatist (died 1880).
- 18 August – David Moriarty, Roman Catholic Bishop of Kerry (died 1877).
- 28 August – Sheridan Le Fanu, writer (died 1873).
- 3 September – Richard Graves MacDonnell, lawyer, judge and colonial governor (died 1881).
- 14 October – Thomas Osborne Davis, lawyer and writer, author of the song " A Nation Once Again" (died 1845).
- 3 December –
William Fitzgerald,
Church of Ireland Bishop of Killaloe (died
1883).
- Full date unknown
-
- Daniel Devlin, businessman and City Chamberlain in New York (died 1867).
- John Lalor, journalist and author (died 1856).
- Mary O'Connell, nurse during the American Civil War (died 1897).
- Charles O'Hea, Catholic Priest, baptised Ned Kelly and ministered to him before he was hanged in 1880 (died 1903).
- John Purcell, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1857 at Delhi, India, later killed in action (died 1857).
Deaths
- 8 May (suicide) – William Nelson Gardiner, eccentric engraver and bookseller (born 1766).
- 17 June – Henry Tresham, historical painter (born c.1751).
- 9 July – Daniel Delany, Bishop of Kildare and Leighton, founder of two Catholic religious congregations and St Patrick's College, Carlow.
- 10 August – George Ogle, politician (born 1742).
- 21 November – Juan Mackenna, soldier of fortune (born 1771).
- 9 December – Arturo O'Neill, soldier of fortune (born 1736).
- 20 December – Robert Uniacke Fitzgerald, lawyer, soldier and politician (born 1751).
- Geoffrey Font, centenarian (born 1709).
See also
References
- ^ "History". The Royal Belfast Academical Institution. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ Delany, Ruth (1988). A celebration of 250 years of Ireland's Inland Waterways. Belfast: Appletree Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-86281-200-3.
- ^ "Parades and Marches – Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN). Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1893). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Raby, Peter (2004). "Smithson , Harriet Constance (1800–1854)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/25943. Retrieved 12 November 2012. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
| |||||
| Centuries: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decades: | |||||
| See also: |
1814 in the United Kingdom Other events of 1814 List of years in Ireland | ||||
Events from the year 1814 in Ireland.
Events
- 1 February – Royal Belfast Academical Institution opened as a school and college. [1]
- 18 June – improved navigation of River Shannon between Limerick and Killaloe opens. [2]
- 25 December – inauguration of Chapel Royal, Dublin, designed by Francis Johnston.
- Apprentice Boys of Derry Club formed (although the siege of Derry has been celebrated from the 17th century). [3]
- William Shaw Mason's A Statistical Account or Parochial Survey of Ireland, drawn up from the communications of the clergy begins publication in Dublin. [4]
Arts and literature
- 27 May – Harriet Smithson makes her stage debut at the Crow Street Theatre, Dublin, as Albina Mandeville in Frederick Reynolds's The Will. [5]
- Sydney, Lady Morgan, publishes her novel O'Donnell.
Births
- 10 January – Aubrey Thomas de Vere, poet and critic (died 1902).
- 9 May – John Brougham, actor and dramatist (died 1880).
- 18 August – David Moriarty, Roman Catholic Bishop of Kerry (died 1877).
- 28 August – Sheridan Le Fanu, writer (died 1873).
- 3 September – Richard Graves MacDonnell, lawyer, judge and colonial governor (died 1881).
- 14 October – Thomas Osborne Davis, lawyer and writer, author of the song " A Nation Once Again" (died 1845).
- 3 December –
William Fitzgerald,
Church of Ireland Bishop of Killaloe (died
1883).
- Full date unknown
-
- Daniel Devlin, businessman and City Chamberlain in New York (died 1867).
- John Lalor, journalist and author (died 1856).
- Mary O'Connell, nurse during the American Civil War (died 1897).
- Charles O'Hea, Catholic Priest, baptised Ned Kelly and ministered to him before he was hanged in 1880 (died 1903).
- John Purcell, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1857 at Delhi, India, later killed in action (died 1857).
Deaths
- 8 May (suicide) – William Nelson Gardiner, eccentric engraver and bookseller (born 1766).
- 17 June – Henry Tresham, historical painter (born c.1751).
- 9 July – Daniel Delany, Bishop of Kildare and Leighton, founder of two Catholic religious congregations and St Patrick's College, Carlow.
- 10 August – George Ogle, politician (born 1742).
- 21 November – Juan Mackenna, soldier of fortune (born 1771).
- 9 December – Arturo O'Neill, soldier of fortune (born 1736).
- 20 December – Robert Uniacke Fitzgerald, lawyer, soldier and politician (born 1751).
- Geoffrey Font, centenarian (born 1709).
See also
References
- ^ "History". The Royal Belfast Academical Institution. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ Delany, Ruth (1988). A celebration of 250 years of Ireland's Inland Waterways. Belfast: Appletree Press. p. 55. ISBN 0-86281-200-3.
- ^ "Parades and Marches – Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN). Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ Lee, Sidney, ed. (1893). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 36. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Raby, Peter (2004). "Smithson , Harriet Constance (1800–1854)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ref:odnb/25943. Retrieved 12 November 2012. (subscription or UK public library membership required)