1791 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1791 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- September – Wolfe Tone publishes Argument on Behalf of the Catholics of Ireland.
- 14 October – the Northern Whig Club, a group of nine Belfast Presbyterians, meets with Wolfe Tone and Thomas Russell and forms the Society of United Irishmen to press for liberal non-denominational parliamentary reform.
- 7 November – The Custom House in Dublin opens for business, having been completed under the supervision of James Gandon.
- The Grand Canal opens to a junction with the Barrow at Athy.[1]
- The first bridge across the River Foyle at Derry, built by the American Lemuel Cox in wood, is opened to vehicular traffic.[2]
Births
- 6 March – John MacHale, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, Irish Nationalist and writer (died 1881).
- 17 August – Richard Lalor Sheil, politician, writer and orator (died 1851).
- 14 December – Charles Wolfe, poet (died 1823).
- Full date unknown
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- James Graham, soldier, commended for his gallantry during the Battle of Waterloo (died 1845).
Deaths
- 2 December – Henry Flood, statesman (born 1732).
- Full date unknown
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- George Bryan, businessman, statesman and politician in Pennsylvania (born 1731).
- Robert Carver, artist (b. c1730).
References
- ^ Delany, Ruth (1988). A celebration of 250 years of Ireland's Inland Waterways. Belfast: Appletree Press. p. 82. ISBN 0-86281-200-3.
- ^ "The Boston Bridge - Londonderry's First Bridge Across The Foyle". Northern Scrivener. 2012-12-30. Retrieved 2013-02-27.