1832 in Ireland
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Births

  • 6 May - Margaret Anna Cusack
    Margaret Anna Cusack
    Margaret Anna Cusack was in order, an Irish Anglican nun, then a Roman Catholic nun and, later, a Religious Sister, as well as being the foundress of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace.-Early life:...

    , nun, writer and founder of the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace (d.1899
    1899 in Ireland
    -Events:*6 September - The foundation stone of St Anne’s Cathedral, Belfast is laid by the Countess of Shaftesbury.*The Second Boer War begins in South Africa...

    ).
  • 10 May - William Russell Grace
    William Russell Grace
    William Russell Grace was the first Roman Catholic mayor of New York City and the founder of W. R. Grace and Company.-Biography:He was born on May 10, 1832 in Ballylinan, County Laois, Ireland....

    , businessman and first Roman Catholic mayor
    Mayor
    In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

     of New York
    New York City
    New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...

     (d.1904
    1904 in Ireland
    -Events:*26 April - King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra arrive at Kingstown. The royal couple attend the Punchestown Races for the day.*2 May - The King and Queen travel to Waterford where they stay at Lismore Castle, home of the Duke of Devonshire....

    ).
  • 14 November - Stopford Augustus Brooke
    Stopford Augustus Brooke
    Stopford Augustus Brooke was an Irish churchman and writer.He was born in Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland, the eldest son of the Rev. Richard Sinclair Brooke, incumbent of the Mariners' church, Kingstown , and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was ordained in the Church of England in...

    , Anglican clergyman and writer (d.1916
    1916 in Ireland
    -Events:*January 14 - Michael Collins quits his job in London and returns to Ireland.*February 14 - John Redmond is re-elected Chairman of the Irish Parliamentary Party in Dublin.*February 29 - The week long Derry Feis opens in the city....

    ).

Full date unknown

  • John Byrne
    John Byrne (VC)
    John Byrne VC DCM , born at Castlecomer, County Kilkenny, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Life:He was about 22 years old, and a private in the 68th...

    , soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross
    Victoria Cross
    The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....

     for gallantry in 1854 at the Battle of Inkerman
    Battle of Inkerman
    The Battle of Inkerman was fought during the Crimean War on November 5, 1854 between the allied armies of Britain and France against the Imperial Russian Army. The battle broke the will of the Russian Army to defeat the allies in the field, and was followed by the Siege of Sevastopol...

    , Crimea
    Crimea
    Crimea , or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea , is a sub-national unit, an autonomous republic, of Ukraine. It is located on the northern coast of the Black Sea, occupying a peninsula of the same name...

     (d.1879
    1879 in Ireland
    -Events:*20 April - First of many "monster meetings" of tenant farmers held in Irishtown near Claremorris, County Mayo.*8 June - Charles Stewart Parnell at Westport, County Mayo meeting.*16 August - Land League of Mayo founded at Castlebar....

    ).
  • Patrick Carlin
    Patrick Carlin
    Patrick Carlin VC , of Belfast, County Antrim, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-VC action:...

    , Victoria Cross
    Victoria Cross
    The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....

     recipient for gallantry in 1858 in India
    India
    India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

     (d.1895
    1895 in Ireland
    - Events :*3 April - Oscar Wilde launches a criminal libel case in London against the Marquess of Queensberry. During the trial he collapses under cross-examination by Edward Carson, and is eventually found guilty and imprisoned for two years on homosexuality charges.*23 December - Grand Opera...

    ).
  • Thomas McCarthy
    Thomas McCarthy (politician)
    Thomas McCarthy was a Quebec businessman and political figure. He was a Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons representing Richelieu from 1867 to 1870....

    , businessman and politician in Quebec
    Quebec
    Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

     (d.1870
    1870 in Ireland
    -Events:* 19 May — The Home Government Association is established by Isaac Butt to argue for devolution for Ireland and repeal of the Act of Union.*The building of Belfast Castle is completed, to a design by Charles Lanyon and his son....

    ).
  • Standish Hayes O'Grady
    Standish Hayes O'Grady
    Standish Hayes O'Grady was an Irish antiquarian. He was born at Erinagh House, Castleconnell, County Limerick, the son of Admiral Hayes O'Grady. He was a cousin of the writer Standish James O'Grady, with whom he is sometimes confused. As a child, he learnt Irish from the native speakers of his...

    , antiquarian (d.1915
    1915 in Ireland
    -Events:*April 4–25,000 National Volunteers assemble at the Phoenix Park. John Redmond takes the salute from under the statue of Charles Stewart Parnell on Sackville Street....

    ).
  • Joseph Ward
    Joseph Ward (VC)
    Joseph Ward VC was born in Kinsale, County Cork, and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....

    , recipient of the Victoria Cross
    Victoria Cross
    The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....

     for gallantry in 1858 at Gwalior, India
    India
    India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

     (d.1872
    1872 in Ireland
    -Events:*Party Processions Acts repealed.*Summer - About 30,000 Nationalists hold a demonstration at Hannahstown in Belfast, campaigning for the release of Fenian prisoners, but leading to another series of riots between Catholics and Protestants in the city....

    ).

Deaths

  • 8 April - Andrew Blayney, 11th Baron Blayney
    Andrew Blayney, 11th Baron Blayney
    Lieutenant General Andrew Thomas Blayney, 11th Baron Blayney was an Irish peer. He ruled the Blayney estate at Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan for fifty years from 1784 to 1834, and was one of the most illustrious soldiers ever to come from Co...

    , soldier, politician and peer (b.1770
    1770 in Ireland
    Events from the year 1770 in Ireland.-Births:*30 November - Andrew Blayney, 11th Baron Blayney, soldier, politician and peer .-Full date unknown:*William Reid Clanny, physician and inventor of the Clanny safety lamp for miners ....

    ).
  • 28 December - Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham
    Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham
    Henry Conyngham, 1st Marquess Conyngham KP, GCH, PC, FSA , known as The Lord Conyngham between 1787 and 1789, as The Viscount Conyngham between 1789 and 1797 and as The Earl Conyngham between 1797 and 1815, was an Anglo-Irish courtier and politician of the Regency period...

    , politician (b.1766
    1766 in Ireland
    The year 1766 in Ireland is characterised by certain events, arts and literature occurrences, births and deaths. For a fuller date context the year should be termed 1766 AD in Ireland.-Arts and literature:...

    ).
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