1706 in Ireland
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Arts and literature
- April 8 - George FarquharGeorge FarquharGeorge Farquhar was an Irish dramatist. He is noted for his contributions to late Restoration comedy, particularly for his plays The Recruiting Officer and The Beaux' Stratagem .-Early life:...
's Restoration comedyRestoration comedyRestoration comedy refers to English comedies written and performed in the Restoration period from 1660 to 1710. After public stage performances had been banned for 18 years by the Puritan regime, the re-opening of the theatres in 1660 signalled a renaissance of English drama...
The Recruiting OfficerThe Recruiting OfficerThe Recruiting Officer is a 1706 play by the Irish writer George Farquhar, which follows the social and sexual exploits of two officers, the womanising Plume and the cowardly Brazen, in the town of Shrewsbury to recruit soldiers...
first performed at the Theatre Royal, Drury LaneTheatre Royal, Drury LaneThe Theatre Royal, Drury Lane is a West End theatre in Covent Garden, in the City of Westminster, a borough of London. The building faces Catherine Street and backs onto Drury Lane. The building standing today is the most recent in a line of four theatres at the same location dating back to 1663,...
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Births
- John FitzGeraldJohn FitzGerald, 15th Knight of KerryJohn FitzGerald, 15th Knight of Kerry was an Irish politician and hereditary knight.He was the older son of Maurice FitzGerald, 14th Knight of Kerry and his wife Elizabeth Crosbie, second daughter of David Crosbie. His younger brother was Robert FitzGerald. In 1728, FitzGerald entered the Irish...
, politician and hereditary Knight of KerryKnight of KerryKnight of Kerry, also called the Green Knight, is one of three Anglo-Irish hereditary knighthoods, all of which existed in Ireland since feudal times. The others are the White Knight and the Knight of Glin...
(d. 17411741 in Ireland-Births:*23 June - William Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty, politician and statesman .*4 October - Edmond Malone, Shakespeare scholar and literary critic .*11 October - James Barry, painter .-Deaths:...
) - approx. date - Matthew DeaneSir Matthew Deane, 4th BaronetSir Matthew Deane, 4th Baronet was an Irish baronet and politician.He was the eldest son of Sir Matthew Deane, 3rd Baronet and his wife Jane Sharpe, only daughter of Reverend William Sharpe. In 1747, he succeeded his father as baronet...
, politician (d. 17511751 in Ireland-Births:*September - William Hare, 1st Earl of Listowel, peer and MP .*19 October - Charles Edward Jennings de Kilmaine, soldier in France .*30 October - Richard Brinsley Sheridan, playwright and statesman .-Full date unknown:...
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Deaths
- April 10 - Arthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of DonegallArthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of DonegallArthur Chichester, 3rd Earl of Donegall was an Irish nobleman and soldier. Having succeeded his father as third Earl of Donegall in 1678, he refused to attend the Irish Parliament called by James II in May 1689, but later sat in the Parliament called by William III in October 1692.Having made a...
, soldier (b. 16661666 in Ireland-Events:Lord Maurice Roche of Castletownroche, Erie Co.Cork lost his entire estate in 1666 to Lieutenant Colonel John Widenham who received the Castle as a reward for his loyalty to the Crown. The Castle of the Roches was thus renamed "Castle Widenham".-Deaths:...
) (killed in action) - John Hayes, Member of Parliament for DoneraileDoneraile (Parliament of Ireland constituency)Doneraile was a constituency represented in the Irish House of Commons until 1800.-History:In the Patriot Parliament of 1689 summoned by King James II, Doneraile was represented with two members.-1689–1801:-Bibliography:...
- Ambrose Aungier, 2nd and last Earl of LongfordEarl of LongfordEarl of Longford is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland. It was first bestowed upon Francis Aungier, 3rd Baron Aungier of Longford, in 1677, with remainder to his younger brother Ambrose. He had previously represented Surrey in the House of Commons and had already been...
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