1826 in Ireland
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See also: | 1826 in the United Kingdom Other events of 1826 List of years in Ireland |
Events from the year 1826 in Ireland.
Events
- 5 January – Irish currency assimilated to that of Great Britain under terms of the Currency Act 1825.[1]
- 12 July – in the Catholic Emancipation.[2]
- The Landlord and Tenant (Ireland) Act is passed.[3]
- First life-boat stationed in Ireland by the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, at Arklow.[4]
Arts and literature
- October – Theatre Royal, Covent Garden in London.[5]
Births
- March
- James P. Boyd, businessman and politician in Ontario (died 1890).
- John Farrell, soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry at the 1854 Charge of the Light Brigade (died 1865).
- 13 August – Robert Spencer Dyer Lyons, physician and politician (died 1886).
- 4 October – Richard Smyth, Presbyterian minister, academic and politician (died 1878).
- 2 November – Henry John Stephen Smith, mathematician (died 1883).
- 14 November – Michael Morris, 1st Baron Killanin, jurist, politician, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland (died 1901).
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- Robert Cain, brewer and businessman (died 1907).
- Morgan Crofton, mathematician (died 1915).
- Denis Dempsey, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross (died 1896).
- Samuel Hill, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1857 at Lucknow, India, later killed in action (died 1863).
- John Lucas, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1861 in New Zealand (died 1892).
- Patrick McHale, soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1857 at Lucknow, India (died 1866).
- Crimea (died 1858).
Deaths
- 27 June – Mary Leadbeater, writer (born 1758).
- 25 September – ).
- 9 October – Michael Kelly, actor, singer and composer (born 1762).
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.
- ^ Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., eds. (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 252.
- ISBN 1-85800-199-4.
- ^ Dwane, Mairéad (Autumn 2010). "Gael Force". The Lifeboat (593). RNLI: 6.
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