22 October –
Isabella Mulvany is one of 9 women to get the first degrees from a Universities in Great Britain or Ireland, and the first in Ireland. Her degree is granted by the
Royal University of Ireland.
6 December –
Representation of the People Act ("Third Reform Act") extends the franchise uniformly across the U.K. to all male tenants paying a £10 rental or occupying land to that value, and restricts multiple voting; this increases the Irish electorate from 126,000 to 738,000.
22 October –
Isabella Mulvany is one of 9 women to get the first degrees from a Universities in Great Britain or Ireland, and the first in Ireland. Her degree is granted by the
Royal University of Ireland.
6 December –
Representation of the People Act ("Third Reform Act") extends the franchise uniformly across the U.K. to all male tenants paying a £10 rental or occupying land to that value, and restricts multiple voting; this increases the Irish electorate from 126,000 to 738,000.