1760 in Ireland
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Events
- 21–26 February - Battle of Carrickfergus: A force of French troops under the command of privateer François Thurot captures and holds the town and castle of Carrickfergus before retiring; the force is defeated (and Thurot killed) in a naval action in the Irish Sea on 28 February.[1]
- 25 October - George III becomes King of Great Britain and Ireland upon the death of George II.
- A Patriot Party under the leadership of Henry Flood, appears in the Irish House of Representatives.[2]
Births
- 28 January - Mathew Carey, publisher and economist in the United States (d. 1839).
- 14 June - George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard, general (d. 1837).
- Jerome Alley, clergyman and writer (d. 1826).
- Jonah Barrington, judge and memoirist (d. 1834).
- Thomas Barnes Gough, merchant and politician in Upper Canada (d. 1815).
- John Keating, soldier and land developer (d. 1853).
- Edmond Stanley, lawyer and politician (d. 1843).
- Approximate date - Oliver Bond, merchant and revolutionary (d. 1798).
Deaths
- 26 March - Margaret Woffington, actress (b. c1720).
- 23 September - Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Baronet, politician.
- 25 October - George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland; Elector of Hanover; Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born 1683)
Full date unknown
- Patrick Cotter O'Brien, known as the Bristol Giant and the Irish Giant (died 1806).
References
- ↑ Rodger, N. A. M. (2006). The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649–1815. London: Penguin Books; National Maritime Museum. p. 283. ISBN 0-14-102690-1.
- ↑ Ireland 1760 - 1789.
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