1847 in Ireland
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Events
- 13 January - Irish ConfederationIrish ConfederationThe Irish Confederation was an Irish nationalist independence movement, established on 13 January 1847 by members of the Young Ireland movement who had seceded from Daniel O'Connell's Repeal Association. Historian T. W...
established. - February - Soup kitchenSoup kitchenA soup kitchen, a bread line, or a meal center is a place where food is offered to the hungry for free or at a reasonably low price. Frequently located in lower-income neighborhoods, they are often staffed by volunteer organizations, such as church groups or community groups...
s system established; famine at its height. - March - 400 people die in the Doolough TragedyDoolough TragedyThe Doolough Tragedy is an event that took place during the Great Irish Famine in south west County Mayo.On Friday 30 March 1849 two officials of the Westport Poor Law Union arrived in Louisburgh to inspect those people in receipt of outdoor relief in order to verify that they should continue to...
- 15 May - Death of Daniel O'ConnellDaniel O'ConnellDaniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...
. - June - Poor Law Amendment Act.
- Potato crop free from blight, but inadequate due to small area sown.
- Summer - Extension of CourtownCourtownCourtown , formerly Ballinatray , is a village and Seaside resort in northeast County Wexford, Ireland. Courtown is situated on the Irish Sea coast. It is also referred to as Courtown Harbour and has merged into the adjoining village of Riverchapel. It lies on the R742 regional road.Both villages...
pierPierA pier is a raised structure, including bridge and building supports and walkways, over water, typically supported by widely spread piles or pillars...
, the first application for such a structure of Alexander MitchellAlexander Mitchell (engineer)Alexander Mitchell, was an Irish engineer who from 1802 was blind. He is known as the inventor of the screw-pile lighthouse...
's screw-pile foundations. - December - John MitchelJohn MitchelJohn Mitchel was an Irish nationalist activist, solicitor and political journalist. Born in Camnish, near Dungiven, County Londonderry, Ireland he became a leading member of both Young Ireland and the Irish Confederation...
breaks away from The NationThe Nation (Irish newspaper)The Nation was an Irish nationalist weekly newspaper, published in the 19th century. The Nation was printed first at 12 Trinity Street, Dublin, on 15 October 1842, until 6 January 1844...
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Births
- 31 May - William Pirrie, 1st Viscount PirrieWilliam Pirrie, 1st Viscount PirrieWilliam James Pirrie, 1st Viscount Pirrie, KP, PC was a leading Irish shipbuilder and businessman. He was chairman of Harland and Wolff, shipbuilders, between 1895 and 1924, and also served as Lord Mayor of Belfast between 1896 and 1898...
, shipbuilder and businessman (d.19241924 in Northern Ireland-Events:*24 March - Ballycastle Railway closes due to financial difficulties.*24 April - No agreement is reached at the Boundary Conference in London...
). - 17 June - Arthur Godley, 1st Baron KilbrackenArthur Godley, 1st Baron KilbrackenJohn Arthur Godley, 1st Baron Kilbracken, GCB was a British civil servant and the longest serving - and probably the most influential - Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India....
, civil servant, Permanent Under-Secretary of State for India (d.19321932 in Ireland-Events:*January 29 - Dáil Éireann is dissolved by the Governor-General, James McNeill. It brings ten years of Cumann na nGaedheal rule to an end.*March 7 - Dublin Corporation demands the return of the Hugh Lane pictures from the Tate Gallery in London....
). - 15 July - J. J. ClancyJ. J. Clancy (MP)John Joseph Clancy , usually known as J. J. Clancy, was an Irish nationalist politician and Member of Parliament for North County Dublin from 1885 to 1918, one of the leaders of the later Irish Home Rule movement and promoter of the Housing of the Working Classes Act 1908, known as the Clancy Act...
, Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
, barrister and journalist (b.19281928 in Ireland-Events:*January 29 - In Belfast, members of the nationalist opposition protest at the Ulster Unionist Party government's plan to abolish Proportional representation.*January 31 - The outgoing Governor-General, T. M. Healy leaves the Vice-Regal Lodge...
). - 28 August - Norman GarstinNorman GarstinNorman Garstin was an Irish artist associated with the Newlyn School of painters.He was born in Caherconlish, Co. Limerick, Ireland, and was involved in various professions such as journalism and gold mining in South Africa...
, artist (d.19261926 in Ireland-Events:*January 1 - Douglas Hyde officially opens the Irish Free State broadcasting service, 2RN, in Dublin.*January 4 - The country's first Aeroplane Club is formed in Dublin....
). - 9 October - John ColemanJohn Coleman (Medal of Honor)John Coleman was a United States Marine who received the United States military's highest decoration for bravery—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Korean Expedition...
, United States Marine, recipient of Medal of HonorMedal of HonorThe Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. It is bestowed by the President, in the name of Congress, upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through "conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her...
for his actions in 1871 during the Korean Expedition (d.18971897 in Ireland-Arts and literature:* Bram Stoker's novel, Dracula, is published for the first time.* Amanda McKittrick Ros publishes Irene Iddesleigh.-Football:*International*Irish Cup-Births:*1 March - Robert Bowers, cricketer ....
). - 8 November - Bram StokerBram StokerAbraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula...
, writer and author of DraculaDraculaDracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker.Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to relocate from Transylvania to England, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor...
(d.19121912 in Ireland-Events:*9 April - 250,000 Orangemen converge on Balmoral Showground, declaring that under no circumstances will they accept Home Rule.*11 April - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Herbert Asquith introduces the Home Rule Bill in the British House of Commons....
). - 10 November - Edward Guinness, 1st Earl of IveaghEdward Guinness, 1st Earl of IveaghEdward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, KP, GCVO, FRS was an Irish philanthropist and businessman.-Public life:...
, philanthropist and businessman (d.19271927 in Ireland-Events:*April 6 - Dan Breen proposes a Bill in the Dáil that Article 17 of the Irish Free State Constitution be removed. President W. T. Cosgrave opposes the removal of the Oath of Allegiance....
). - 15 November - James O'NeillJames O'Neill (actor)James O'Neill was an actor and the father of the American playwright Eugene O'Neill....
, actor, father of the American playwrightPlaywrightA playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
Eugene O'NeillEugene O'NeillEugene Gladstone O'Neill was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish...
(d.19201920 in Ireland-Events:*27 February - The text of the Home Rule Bill to be introduced in the British House of Commons is published. It provides for the establishment of a 128-member parliament in Dublin and a 52-member parliament in Belfast....
). - 12 December - John O'Kane MurrayJohn O'Kane MurrayJohn O'Kane Murray was a noted physician and author. He was born in County Antrim, Ireland, in 1847. He came with his family to the United States in 1856. He attended St. John's College , and became a physician...
, physician and author (d.18851885 in Ireland-Events:*The Munster & Leinster Bank begins operations following the collapse of the Munster Bank - see Allied Irish Banks.*The Railway Tavern in Belfast is renovated and reopened as the Crown Liquor Saloon....
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- Michael CusackMichael CusackMichael Cusack was an Irish teacher and founder of the Gaelic Athletic Association.-His Life:...
, founder of the Gaelic Athletic AssociationGaelic Athletic AssociationThe Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
(d.19061906 in Ireland-Events:*January 4 - Irish Parliamentary Party Member of Parliament, William O'Brien, calls on nationalists to extract the maximum concessions for Ireland from every English government ....
). - Denis Kearney, politician in America (d.19071907 in Ireland-Events:*2 January - A new system of rail cars running from Amien Street in Dublin to Howth is introduced.*5 January - The first motor show, under the auspices of the Irish Automobile Club, opens in the RDS Dublin....
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Deaths
- 11 February - Andrew Clarke, soldier, Governor of Western AustraliaGovernor of Western AustraliaThe Governor of Western Australia is the representative in Western Australia of Australia's Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. The Governor performs important constitutional, ceremonial and community functions, including:* presiding over the Executive Council;...
(b.17931793 in Ireland-Events:* Roman Catholic Relief Act relieves Catholics of certain political, educational and economic disabilities.-Births:*3 April - Dionysius Lardner, scientific writer .*12 August - James Muspratt, chemical manufacturer in Britain ....
). - February - Michael John BrenanMichael John BrenanMichael John Brenan was a Roman Catholic priest and an ecclesiastical historian.-Life:Brenan was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, the son of a stonemason. After his ordination to the priesthood, he quickly obtained a reputation as a preacher, but, owing to his vanity and pride, came into collision with...
, priest and ecclesiastical historian (b.17801780 in Ireland-Births:*January - William Henry Fitton, geologist .*13 April - Alexander Mitchell, engineer and inventor of the screw-pile lighthouse .*17 August - George Croly, poet, novelist, historian and divine ....
). - April - Thomas Barnwall MartinThomas Barnwall MartinThomas Barnwall Martin was an Irish landowner and politician.Martin was the eldest surviving son of Richard Martin, humanitarian and Member of Parliament for Galway County, by his first wife...
, soldier, landowner and politician (b.17841784 in Ireland-Events:*The Old Bushmills Distillery became an officially registered company*The post of Postmasters General of Ireland established-Births:*12 May - James Sheridan Knowles, dramatist and actor ....
). - 15 May - Daniel O'ConnellDaniel O'ConnellDaniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell Daniel O'Connell (6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847; often referred to as The Liberator, or The Emancipator, was an Irish political leader in the first half of the 19th century...
, politician, campaigner for Catholic EmancipationCatholic EmancipationCatholic emancipation or Catholic relief was a process in Great Britain and Ireland in the late 18th century and early 19th century which involved reducing and removing many of the restrictions on Roman Catholics which had been introduced by the Act of Uniformity, the Test Acts and the penal laws...
and Repeal of the Union (b.17751775 in Ireland-Events:*Henry Flood accepts a seat on the Privy Council of Ireland and becomes vice-treasurer.*Henry Grattan enters the Irish Parliament and becomes leader of the "patriot party".-Births:*3 March - Henry Prittie, 2nd Baron Dunalley, politician ....
). - 7 August - James Daly, 1st Baron Dunsandle and ClanconalJames Daly, 1st Baron Dunsandle and ClanconalJames Daly, 1st Baron Dunsandle and Clanconal was an Irish politician.-Background:Daly was the eldest son of Denis Daly and Lady Henrietta, daughter of Robert Maxwell, 1st Earl of Farnham. The Right Reverend Robert Daly was his younger brother.-Political career:Daly was elected Member of...
, politician (b.17821782 in Ireland-Events:* 'Constitution of 1782', the collective legal changes which restore legislative independence to the Parliament of Ireland, giving rise to "Grattan's Parliament"....
). - 10 September - Richard Henry WildeRichard Henry WildeRichard Henry Wilde was a United States Representative and lawyer from Georgia.-Biography:Wilde was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1789 to Richard Wilde and Mary Newitt, but came to America at age eight and moved to Augusta, Georgia, in 1802. His brother was Judge John W. Wilde, a judge of Augusta,...
, lawyer and Congressman in USA (b.17891789 in Ireland-Births:*26 March – Edward Ffrench Bromhead, mathematician .*24 September – Richard Henry Wilde, lawyer and Congressman in USA .*3 October – Henry Pottinger, soldier and colonial administrator, first Governor of Hong Kong ....
). - 14 September - Sir John Burke, 2nd BaronetSir John Burke, 2nd BaronetColonel Sir John Burke, 2nd Baronet DL was an Irish soldier and Whig politician.-Background:He was the oldest and only surviving son of Sir Thomas Burke, 1st Baronet and his wife Christian Browne, daughter of Edward Browne. In 1813, he succeeded his father as baronet...
, soldier and politician (b.17821782 in Ireland-Events:* 'Constitution of 1782', the collective legal changes which restore legislative independence to the Parliament of Ireland, giving rise to "Grattan's Parliament"....
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- James HopeJames Hope (Ireland)James Hope was an United Irishmen leader who fought in the 1798 and 1803 rebellions against British rule in Ireland.-Background:...
, United IrishmenSociety of the United IrishmenThe Society of United Irishmen was founded as a liberal political organisation in eighteenth century Ireland that sought Parliamentary reform. However, it evolved into a revolutionary republican organisation, inspired by the American Revolution and allied with Revolutionary France...
leader who fought in the Irish Rebellion of 1798Irish Rebellion of 1798The Irish Rebellion of 1798 , also known as the United Irishmen Rebellion , was an uprising in 1798, lasting several months, against British rule in Ireland...
and 1803 rebellion (b.17641764 in Ireland-Births:*15 February - Charles MacCarthy, soldier in the French, Dutch and British armies, governor of various British territories in West Africa .*24 April - Thomas Addis Emmet, lawyer and politician, member of United Irishmen ....
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