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Events from the year '''1839 in Ireland'''. |
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==Events== |
==Events== |
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* 6–7 January - [[Night of the Big Wind]]: a severe [[windstorm]] sweeps across Ireland killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless. |
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*The Ulster Railway began construction of a railway line between [[Belfast]] and [[Lisburn]]. |
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*[[George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall| |
* 22 June - [[George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall|The Earl of Belfast]] lays the foundation stone for the Palm House in [[Belfast Botanic Gardens]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Palm House|url=http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/iron/23.html|work=The Victorian Web|date=2006-09-05|accessdate=2012-03-03|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130416065245/http://www.victorianweb.org/art/architecture/iron/23.html|archivedate=2013-04-16|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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* 12 August - The [[Ulster Railway]] is opened between [[Belfast Great Victoria Street railway station|Belfast]] and [[Lisburn railway station|Lisburn]]. |
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* 5 December - [[Uniform Fourpenny Post]] introduced in [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]], a major postal reform, whereby fourpence is levied for pre-paid letters up to half an ounce in weight instead of postage being calculated by distance and number of sheets of paper.<ref>{{cite book|last=Reynolds|first=Mairead|title=A History of The Irish Post Office|publisher=MacDonnell Whyte Ltd|year=1983|location=Dublin|pages=61–62|isbn=0-9502619-7-1 }}</ref> |
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==Arts and literature== |
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* [[Charles Lever]]'s ''The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer'' is published in Dublin. |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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*6 January - [[Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran]], [[Anglo-Irish]] peer and diplomat (died [[1901 in Ireland|1901]]). |
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*16 March - [[John Butler Yeats]], artist and father of [[W. B. Yeats]] and [[Jack Butler Yeats]] (died [[1922 in Ireland|1922]]). |
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*27 March - [[John Ballance]], 14th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Premier of New Zealand]] (died [[1893 in Ireland|1893]]). |
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*1 April - [[St. Clair Augustine Mulholland]], [[American Civil War]] officer (died [[1910 in Ireland|1910]]). |
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*7 April - [[David Baird (New Jersey)|David Baird]], United States Senator from New Jersey from 1918 to 1919. (died [[1927 in the United Kingdom|1927]]) |
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*[[11 July]] - [[William John Hennessy]], artist (d.[[1917 in Ireland|1917]]). |
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*27 April - [[Charles Frederick Houghton]], soldier and politician in [[Canada]] (died [[1898 in Ireland|1898]]). |
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*10 May - [[Thomas Joseph Carr]], second [[Roman Catholic]] [[Archbishop]] of [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] (died [[1917 in Ireland|1917]]). |
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*11 July - [[William John Hennessy]], artist (died [[1917 in Ireland|1917]]). |
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*5 September - [[Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 4th Baronet]], [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] (died [[1909 in Ireland|1909]]). |
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*4 November - [[Thomas MacDonald Patterson]], politician and newspaper publisher in the [[United States|USA]] (died [[1916 in Ireland|1916]]). |
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*24 November - [[James William Adams]], recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] for gallantry in 1879 at [[Killa Kazi]], [[Afghanistan]] (died [[1903 in Ireland|1903]]). |
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*30 December - [[John Todhunter]], poet and playwright (died [[1916 in Ireland|1916]]). |
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*[[William Lundon]], [[Irish Parliamentary Party]] [[Member_of_Parliament#United_Kingdom|MP]] (died [[1909 in Ireland|1909]]). |
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*[[Thomas Murphy (VC)|Thomas Murphy]], recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] for bravery at sea in saving life in a storm off the [[Andaman Islands]] in 1867 ( |
*[[John Pentland Mahaffy]], classicist (died [[1919 in Ireland|1919]]). |
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*[[Thomas Murphy (VC)|Thomas Murphy]], recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] for bravery at sea in saving life in a storm off the [[Andaman Islands]] in 1867 (died [[1900 in Ireland|1900]]). |
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==Deaths== |
==Deaths== |
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*18 November - [[Hans Blackwood, 3rd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye]] (born [[1758 in Ireland|1758]]). |
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*[[Gideon Ouseley]], [[Methodism]]'s 'apostle to the Irish' ( |
*[[Gideon Ouseley]], [[Methodism]]'s 'apostle to the Irish' (born [[1762 in Ireland|1762]]). |
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==References== |
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Events from the year 1839 in Ireland.
Events
- 6–7 January - Night of the Big Wind: a severe windstorm sweeps across Ireland killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless.
- 22 June - The Earl of Belfast lays the foundation stone for the Palm House in Belfast Botanic Gardens.[1]
- 12 August - The Ulster Railway is opened between Belfast and Lisburn.
- 5 December - Uniform Fourpenny Post introduced in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, a major postal reform, whereby fourpence is levied for pre-paid letters up to half an ounce in weight instead of postage being calculated by distance and number of sheets of paper.[2]
Arts and literature
- Charles Lever's The Confessions of Harry Lorrequer is published in Dublin.
Births
- 6 January - Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran, Anglo-Irish peer and diplomat (died 1901).
- 16 March - John Butler Yeats, artist and father of W. B. Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats (died 1922).
- 27 March - John Ballance, 14th Premier of New Zealand (died 1893).
- 1 April - St. Clair Augustine Mulholland, American Civil War officer (died 1910).
- 7 April - David Baird, United States Senator from New Jersey from 1918 to 1919. (died 1927)
- 27 April - Charles Frederick Houghton, soldier and politician in Canada (died 1898).
- 10 May - Thomas Joseph Carr, second Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia (died 1917).
- 11 July - William John Hennessy, artist (died 1917).
- 5 September - Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 4th Baronet, Liberal Party MP (died 1909).
- 4 November - Thomas MacDonald Patterson, politician and newspaper publisher in the USA (died 1916).
- 24 November - James William Adams, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1879 at Killa Kazi, Afghanistan (died 1903).
- 30 December - John Todhunter, poet and playwright (died 1916).
Full date unknown
- William Lundon, Irish Parliamentary Party MP (died 1909).
- John Pentland Mahaffy, classicist (died 1919).
- Thomas Murphy, recipient of the Victoria Cross for bravery at sea in saving life in a storm off the Andaman Islands in 1867 (died 1900).
Deaths
- 18 November - Hans Blackwood, 3rd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye (born 1758).
- Gideon Ouseley, Methodism's 'apostle to the Irish' (born 1762).
References
- ^ "The Palm House". The Victorian Web. 2006-09-05. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
- ^ Reynolds, Mairead (1983). A History of The Irish Post Office. Dublin: MacDonnell Whyte Ltd. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-9502619-7-1.