1754 in Ireland

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Events

6 March - Thomas Dillon, Richard Ferrall and Co.'s bank failure in Dublin due to fraud, the first of three (1754–1755); the partners abscond to France.^[1]
County of Meath Infirmary established at Navan.^[2]

2 March - Riot at Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin. Thomas Sheridan, the manager, resigns, and leaves Ireland on 15 September.^[1]

15 January - Richard Martin, "Humanity Dick", politician and animal rights activist (died 1834).
7 May - Adam Averell, Primitive Wesleyan cleric (died 1847).
23 May - William Drennan, physician, poet, educationalist and co-founder of the Society of United Irishmen (died 1820).
14 July - Robert Ward, politician (died 1831).
25 August - Charles Coote, 2nd Baron Castle Coote, politician (died 1823).
9 December - Francis Rawdon, politician and military officer (died 1826 at sea).
Cornelius Heeney, merchant and politician in America (died 1848).
Patrick O'Kelly, poet and eccentric (died 1835).
Approximate date - Andrew Todd, fur trader in North America (died 1796).

↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
↑ Scally, Barbara (2008). "Origins of the County of Meath Infirmary". Ríocht na Midhe 19: 146–56.