1854 in Ireland
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[edit] Events
- Quarrel between Tenant League and Archbishop Cullen; League appeals to Rome.[1]
- Catholic University of Ireland founded; John Henry Cardinal Newman first rector.[1]
[edit] Births
- 9 February - Edward Carson, Baron Carson, Irish Unionist leader, barrister and judge (d.1935).
- 1 May - Percy French, civil engineer, songwriter, entertainer and artist (d.1920).
- 16 October - Oscar Wilde, playwright, novelist, poet (d.1900).
- 24 October - Horace Curzon Plunkett, politician, agricultural reformer and writer (d.1932).
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- Laurence Ginnell, nationalist, lawyer and politician, member of 1st Dáil (d.1923).
- Bowman Malcolm, railway engineer (d.1933).
[edit] Deaths
- 6 March - Charles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, soldier, politician and nobleman (b.1778).
- 8 August - Thomas Crofton Croker, antiquary (b.1798)
- 19 October - Henry Prittie, 2nd Baron Dunalley, politician (b.1775).
- 31 December - Nathaniel Clements, 2nd Earl of Leitrim, nobleman and Whig MP (b.1768).
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- Patrick O'Donoghue, journalist and Young Irelander.
