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Events from the year 1833 in Ireland.
Events
- 29 July – Nathaniel Sneyd is shot in the head by a madman on Westmoreland Street, Dublin. He dies from his injuries two days later.
- August – Mount Melleray Abbey in the Knockmealdown Mountains is founded, the first Cistercian foundation in Ireland in modern times.
- 10 August – major fire in stores of The Custom House, Dublin, sets River Liffey aflame.
- 14 August – Church Temporalities Act 1833 suppresses ten bishoprics in the Church of Ireland, with dioceses to be merged as sees fall vacant, and provides for abolition of Vestry Assessment. [1]
- 28 August – the school which will evolve into Castleknock College is opened in Dublin by the Vincentian community.
- Katherine Sophia Kane's The Irish Flora is published anonymously.
Arts and literature
- Early – Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, aged 14, makes his stage debut, at the Dublin Theatre, playing William Tell.
Births
- 21 January – Joseph Prosser, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1855 at Sevastopol, Crimea (died 1869).
- 8 February – Launt Thompson, sculptor (died 1894).
- 4 May – Michael N. Nolan, U.S. Representative from New York, mayor of Albany (died 1905).
- 29 May – William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel, peer and Liberal politician (died 1924).
- 4 June – Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, soldier (died 1913).
- 17 July – Hugh Talbot Burgoyne, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1855 in the Sea of Azov, Crimea (died 1870).
- 3 November – William Knox Leet, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1879 at Inhlobana, Zululand, South Africa (died 1898).
- 7 November – William Temple, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1863 at Rangiriri, New Zealand (died 1919).
- Sir Theobald Hubert Burke, 13th Baronet (died 1909). [2]
- Henry James O'Farrell, would-be assassin (executed 1868 in Australia).
Deaths
- 28 March – William Thompson, political and philosophical writer and social reformer (born 1775).
- 3 May – Nicholas Tuite MacCarthy, Jesuit preacher (born 1769).
- 31 July – Nathaniel Sneyd, politician, landowner and businessman.
In fiction
- Brian Friel's play Translations (premiered 1980) is set in County Donegal in 1833.
See also
References
- ^ "Church Temporalities Act, 1833". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "Dictionary of Irish Biography - Cambridge University Press". dib.cambridge.org. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
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1833 in the United Kingdom Other events of 1833 List of years in Ireland | ||||
Events from the year 1833 in Ireland.
Events
- 29 July – Nathaniel Sneyd is shot in the head by a madman on Westmoreland Street, Dublin. He dies from his injuries two days later.
- August – Mount Melleray Abbey in the Knockmealdown Mountains is founded, the first Cistercian foundation in Ireland in modern times.
- 10 August – major fire in stores of The Custom House, Dublin, sets River Liffey aflame.
- 14 August – Church Temporalities Act 1833 suppresses ten bishoprics in the Church of Ireland, with dioceses to be merged as sees fall vacant, and provides for abolition of Vestry Assessment. [1]
- 28 August – the school which will evolve into Castleknock College is opened in Dublin by the Vincentian community.
- Katherine Sophia Kane's The Irish Flora is published anonymously.
Arts and literature
- Early – Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, aged 14, makes his stage debut, at the Dublin Theatre, playing William Tell.
Births
- 21 January – Joseph Prosser, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1855 at Sevastopol, Crimea (died 1869).
- 8 February – Launt Thompson, sculptor (died 1894).
- 4 May – Michael N. Nolan, U.S. Representative from New York, mayor of Albany (died 1905).
- 29 May – William Hare, 3rd Earl of Listowel, peer and Liberal politician (died 1924).
- 4 June – Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley, soldier (died 1913).
- 17 July – Hugh Talbot Burgoyne, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1855 in the Sea of Azov, Crimea (died 1870).
- 3 November – William Knox Leet, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1879 at Inhlobana, Zululand, South Africa (died 1898).
- 7 November – William Temple, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1863 at Rangiriri, New Zealand (died 1919).
- Sir Theobald Hubert Burke, 13th Baronet (died 1909). [2]
- Henry James O'Farrell, would-be assassin (executed 1868 in Australia).
Deaths
- 28 March – William Thompson, political and philosophical writer and social reformer (born 1775).
- 3 May – Nicholas Tuite MacCarthy, Jesuit preacher (born 1769).
- 31 July – Nathaniel Sneyd, politician, landowner and businessman.
In fiction
- Brian Friel's play Translations (premiered 1980) is set in County Donegal in 1833.
See also
References
- ^ "Church Temporalities Act, 1833". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
- ^ "Dictionary of Irish Biography - Cambridge University Press". dib.cambridge.org. Retrieved 15 February 2021.