1762 in Ireland
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  • 1 June - Edmund Ignatius Rice
    Edmund Ignatius Rice
    Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice , was a Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist. Edmund was the founder of two orders of religious brothers: the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Presentation Brothers....

    , Roman Catholic missionary and educationalist, founder of the Congregation of Christian Brothers
    Congregation of Christian Brothers
    The Congregation of Christian Brothers is a worldwide religious community within the Catholic Church, founded by Blessed Edmund Rice. The Christian Brothers, as they are commonly known, chiefly work for the evangelisation and education of youth, but are involved in many ministries, especially with...

     and the Presentation Brothers
    Presentation Brothers
    The Congregation of Presentation Brothers is an international Catholic congregation of laymen founded in 1802 in Waterford, Ireland, by a local businessman, Edmund Ignatius Rice, now Blessed Edmund Ignatius Rice....

     (d.1844
    1844 in Ireland
    -Events:*29 March - Official opening of the Dalkey Atmospheric Railway.*15 December - Saint Malachy's Church, Belfast is dedicated by Dr William Crolly, Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland....

    ).

Full date unknown

  • Michael Kelly, actor, singer and composer (d.1826
    1826 in Ireland
    -Events:*In the General Election four counties elected supporters of Catholic Emancipation.*The Landlord and Tenant Act 1826 is passed.*First life-boat stationed in Ireland by the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, at Arklow.-Births:*March - James P...

    ).
  • Gideon Ouseley
    Gideon Ouseley
    Gideon Ouseley was born into an Anglican gentry family in Dunmore, County Galway.-Biography:He spent much of his childhood in the cabins of peasant neighbours. Later, during a wild youth, he lost an eye in a tavern brawl, a loss that reputedly left him with a frightening appearance. Ouseley was...

    , Methodism
    Methodism
    Methodism is a movement of Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations, claiming a total of approximately seventy million adherents worldwide. The movement traces its roots to John Wesley's evangelistic revival movement within Anglicanism. His younger brother...

    's 'apostle to the Irish' (d.1839
    1839 in Ireland
    -Events:*The Ulster Railway began construction of a railway line between Belfast and Lisburn.*Marquess of Donegall lays the foundation stone for the Palm House in Belfast Botanic Gardens....

    ).
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