1744 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1744 in Ireland.
Events
- 26 February - A house in Pill Lane, Dublin, collapses while Roman Catholic mass is being held there, killing the priest and nine of the congregation.[1]
- 14 April - The Physico-Historical Society is formed in Dublin for the preservation of 'manuscripts, rare printed books, and natural curiosities relating to Ireland'.[1]
- 20 April - Arthur Price is translated from Meath to become Church of Ireland Archbishop of Cashel (letters patent 7 May).
- 23 May - The Hospital for Incurables is opened in Dublin as a charitable institution.[2]
- 1 August (12 August New Style) - Battle of Velletri in the Kingdom of Naples: Spanish-Neapolitan forces defeat those of the Archduchy of Austria. Irish mercenaries fight on both sides.[1]
- 3 August - The Colthurst Baronetcy, of Ardrum in the County of Cork, is created in the Baronetage of Ireland.[3]
- c. October - Wet and cold season, leading to oats and potatoes being spoiled in the north – the 'rot year'.[1]
Arts and literature
- 5 February - Spranger Barry makes his stage debut at the Theatre Royal, Dublin (Smock Alley).
- 6 December - First performance of Handel's Irish-premiered oratorio Messiah in Cork, at St. Finbarr's Cathedral.[1]
- Drawing school of the Dublin Society is founded.[1]
Births
- 11 July - Pierce Butler, soldier, planter, statesman, one of United States' Founding Fathers, represented South Carolina in the Continental Congress and the U.S. Senate (died 1822).
Full date unknown
- Robert Brooke, soldier, Governor of St Helena (died 1811).
- Bishop James Murphy, Bishop of Clogher 1801-1824 (died 1824).
- Robert Owenson, actor and author (died 1812).
Deaths
- 11 January - James Hamilton, 7th Earl of Abercorn (born 1686).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Moody, T. W. et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.
- ↑ Watson, John. The Gentleman and Citizen's Almanack for 1745.
- ↑ Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David, ed. (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. New York: St Martin's Press.