1800 in Ireland
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See also: | Other events of 1800 List of years in Ireland |
Events from the year 1800 in Ireland.
Incumbent
- Monarch: George III
Events
- 28 February – Toomebridge for his part in the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
- April – United Irish Uprising of Irish soldiers stationed at St. John's, Newfoundland, with the British Armyis dispersed.
- 2 July & 1 August – Act of the Parliament of Great Britain, and Act of Union (Ireland) 1800, an Act of the Parliament of Ireland, are passed by the respective legislatures, to unite the Kingdom of Ireland and Kingdom of Great Britain into the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, with effect from 1 January 1801.[1][2] The latter Act, drafted at Derrymore House,[3] achieves its majority of 43 in the Irish House of Commons (which will be abolished under the measures) partly through the bribing of former opponents by the award of peerages and honours.[4] Catholic emancipation has been promised as part of the legislation by William Pitt (the British Prime Minister), Lord Cornwallis (Lord Lieutenant of Ireland) and Lord Castlereagh (Chief Secretary of Ireland) but they are forced to drop it by the King leading to their resignations.[5]
- 1 August – foundation stone of the new King's Inns in Dublin laid, James Gandon being commissioned as the architect.
- 12 August – start of construction of the Military Road across the Wicklow Mountains.[6]
- Dr. John Milner Barry introduces vaccination in Cork.[7]
Arts and literature
- historical novel with an Irish setting - Castle Rackrent, is published anonymously in London.
Births
- 6 January – Anna Maria Hall, novelist (died 1881).
- 16 January – Robert Bell, journalist and writer (died 1867).
- 26 February – John Baptist Purcell, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cincinnati (died 1883 in the United States).
- 17 March – ).
- 18 March – Harriet Smithson, actress (died 1854 in France).
- 17 June – William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse, astronomer and builder of the "Leviathan of Parsonstown" (died 1867).
- July – ).
- 14 October – John Hogan, sculptor (died 1858).
- Full date unknown
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- George Forrest, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 at Delhi, India (died 1859).
- ).
Deaths
- 28 February – Roddy McCorley, United Irishman and a leader of the Irish Rebellion of 1798 (executed).
- Richard Geoghegan, agriculturalist (born 1717).
- Approximate date – Eibhlín Dubh Ní Chonaill, noblewoman and poet, composer of Caoineadh Airt Uí Laoghaire (born 1743).
External links
References
- ^ "Act of Union 1707". www.parliament.uk. 2007. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ Act of Union 1707.
- Northern Ireland Tourist Board. Archived from the originalon 2 April 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ISBN 0716525194.
- ISBN 978-0-19-993159-0.
- ^ Godden, John (1999). "The Military Road". Retrieved 2 August 2012.
- ^ This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Barry, John Milner". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.