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*[[George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall|Marquess of Donegall]] lays the foundation stone for the Palm House in [[Belfast Botanic Gardens]]. |
*[[George Chichester, 3rd Marquess of Donegall|Marquess of Donegall]] lays the foundation stone for the Palm House in [[Belfast Botanic Gardens]]. |
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* A severe windstorm called the [[Night of the Big Wind]] sweeps across Ireland killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless. |
* A severe windstorm called the [[Night of the Big Wind]] sweeps across Ireland killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless. |
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* 5 December - [[Uniform Fourpenny Post]] introduced in [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]], a major postal reform, whereby 4d was 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 |date=1983 |location=Dublin, Ireland |pages=61–62 |isbn=0-9502619-7-1 }}</ref> |
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==Births== |
==Births== |
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*6 January - [[Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran]], [[Anglo-Irish]] peer and diplomat (d.[[1901 in Ireland|1901]]). |
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*16 March - [[John Butler Yeats]], artist and father of [[William Butler Yeats]] and [[Jack Butler Yeats]] (d.[[1922 in Ireland|1922]]). |
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*27 March - [[John Ballance]], 14th [[Prime Minister of New Zealand|Premier of New Zealand]] (d.[[1893 in Ireland|1893]]). |
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*1 April - [[St. Clair Augustine Mulholland]], [[American Civil War]] officer (d.[[1910 in Ireland|1910]]). |
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*27 April - [[Charles Frederick Houghton]], soldier and politician in [[Canada]] (d.[[1898 in Ireland|1898]]). |
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*10 May - [[Thomas Joseph Carr]], second [[Roman Catholic]] [[Archbishop]] of [[Melbourne]], [[Australia]] (d.[[1917 in Ireland|1917]]). |
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*11 July - [[William John Hennessy]], artist (d.[[1917 in Ireland|1917]]). |
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*5 September - [[Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 4th Baronet]], [[Liberal Party (UK)|Liberal Party]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] (d.[[1909 in Ireland|1909]]). |
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*4 November - [[Thomas MacDonald Patterson]], politician and newspaper publisher in the [[United States|USA]] (d.[[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]] (d.[[1903 in Ireland|1903]]). |
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*30 December - [[John Todhunter]], poet and playwright (d.[[1916 in Ireland|1916]]). |
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==Deaths== |
==Deaths== |
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*18 November - [[Hans Blackwood, 3rd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye]] (b.[[1758 in Ireland|1758]]). |
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*[[Gideon Ouseley]], [[Methodism]]'s 'apostle to the Irish' (b.[[1762 in Ireland|1762]]). |
*[[Gideon Ouseley]], [[Methodism]]'s 'apostle to the Irish' (b.[[1762 in Ireland|1762]]). |
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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.
- A severe windstorm called the Night of the Big Wind sweeps across Ireland killing hundreds and leaving thousands homeless.
- 5 December - Uniform Fourpenny Post introduced in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, a major postal reform, whereby 4d was 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.[1]
Births
- 6 January - Arthur Gore, 5th Earl of Arran, Anglo-Irish peer and diplomat (d.1901).
- 16 March - John Butler Yeats, artist and father of William Butler Yeats and Jack Butler Yeats (d.1922).
- 27 March - John Ballance, 14th Premier of New Zealand (d.1893).
- 1 April - St. Clair Augustine Mulholland, American Civil War officer (d.1910).
- 27 April - Charles Frederick Houghton, soldier and politician in Canada (d.1898).
- 10 May - Thomas Joseph Carr, second Roman Catholic Archbishop of Melbourne, Australia (d.1917).
- 11 July - William John Hennessy, artist (d.1917).
- 5 September - Sir Rowland Blennerhassett, 4th Baronet, Liberal Party MP (d.1909).
- 4 November - Thomas MacDonald Patterson, politician and newspaper publisher in the USA (d.1916).
- 24 November - James William Adams, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1879 at Killa Kazi, Afghanistan (d.1903).
- 30 December - John Todhunter, poet and playwright (d.1916).
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- William Lundon, Irish Parliamentary Party MP (d.1909).
- John Pentland Mahaffy, classicist (d.1919).
- Thomas Murphy, recipient of the Victoria Cross for bravery at sea in saving life in a storm off the Andaman Islands in 1867 (d.1900).
Deaths
- 18 November - Hans Blackwood, 3rd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye (b.1758).
- Gideon Ouseley, Methodism's 'apostle to the Irish' (b.1762).
References
- ^ Reynolds, Mairead (1983). A History of The Irish Post Office. Dublin, Ireland: MacDonnell Whyte Ltd. pp. 61–62. ISBN 0-9502619-7-1.