1719 in Ireland
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Events
- 2 November - The Toleration Act ("For exempting the Protestant Dissenters of this kingdom from certain penalties to which they are now subject"), passed by the Parliament of Ireland, receives Royal Assent.[1]
- 26 March 1720 (New Style; 1719 Old Style) - The Dependency of Ireland on Great Britain Act 1719 is passed by the Parliament of Great Britain.
- First service held in the rebuilt St. Werburgh's Church, Dublin (Church of Ireland), designed by Colonel Thomas Burgh, M.P., Surveyor General of Ireland.
Births
- 18 August - Bernard Ward, 1st Viscount Bangor, politician (d. 1781).
- 23 November - Spranger Barry, actor (d. 1777).
- James Freney, highwayman (d. 1788).
- Godfrey Lill, lawyer and politician (d. 1783).
- Thomas Sheridan, actor and elocutionist (d. 1788).
Deaths
- 18 March - Élie Bouhéreau, scholar-librarian (b. 1643).
- 24 December - William O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Inchiquin, governor (b. 1662).
- Richard Pockrich, landowner, military commander and politician (b. c.1666).
References
- ↑ "Bill Number 0895". Irish Legislation Database. Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 2012-08-02.
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