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1821 in Ireland
Summary
Events from the year
1821 in Ireland
.
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See also:
1821 in the United Kingdom
Other events of 1821
List of years in Ireland
Events
edit
12 August – 3 September: the newly crowned King
George IV of the United Kingdom
lands at
Howth
to become the first monarch to pay a state visit to Ireland since the 14th century. He stays at the
Viceregal Lodge
in
Dublin
; with his mistress
Elizabeth Conyngham, Marchioness Conyngham
, at
Slane Castle
; and with Viscount Powerscourt at
Powerscourt House
. He departs from
Dunleary
which is renamed Kingstown in his honour.
[1]
September–November – potato crop fails.
[2]
28 December –
Sandycove
lifeboat disaster – four lifeboatmen drown attempting to rescue
Ellen of Liverpool
.
[3]
Metal Man seamark erected at
Rosses Point
.
Loreto Abbey established by
Sisters of Loreto
at
Rathfarnham
.
Arts and literature
edit
18 January – the Albany New Theatre opens in
Dublin
. In August,
King George IV
attends a performance, following which it becomes Dublin's
second Theatre Royal
.
[2]
John Banim
's poem
The Celt's Paradise
is published, and his play
Damon and Pythias
is first performed (at the
Theatre Royal, Covent Garden
) on 28 May.
Whitely Stokes
publishes a critique of
Thomas Malthus
's reflections on Ireland:
Observations on the population and resources of Ireland,
Dublin, Joshua Porter
Births
edit
20 January –
Dennis Mahony
, co-founder of the
Herald
newspaper in
Dubuque, Iowa
(died
1879 in the United States
).
February (possible date) –
Robert O'Hara Burke
, explorer of Australia (died
1861 in Australia
).
17 February –
Lola Montez
, born Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, "Spanish dancer" and royal mistress (died
1861 in the United States
).
20 February –
Miles Gerard Keon
, journalist, novelist, colonial secretary and lecturer (died
1875
).
21 February – "Roaring"
Hugh Hanna
,
Evangelical
preacher (died
1892
).
8 March –
James Sheridan Muspratt
, research chemist and teacher (died
1871
).
28 March –
William Howard Russell
, journalist (died
1907
).
6 May –
Robert O'Hara Burke
, explorer of Australia (died
1861 in Australia
).
20 July –
Michael Hannan
,
Archbishop
in
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Halifax
,
Nova Scotia
(died
1882 in Canada
).
22 September –
John Conness
, United States Senator from California, 1863–1869 (died
1909 in the United States
).
18 December –
William Connor Magee
,
Anglican
clergyman,
Archbishop of York
(died
1891
).
21 December –
Samuel Haughton
, scientific writer (died
1897
).
27 December –
Jane Francesca Elgee,
later
Lady Wilde
, poet ("Esperanza"; died
1896
).
Date unknown –
Joseph Robinson Kirk
, sculptor (died
1894
).
Deaths
edit
6 April –
Robert Stewart, 1st Marquess of Londonderry
, politician (born
1739
).
15 June –
James Cuffe, 1st Baron Tyrawley
, peer (born
1747
).
4 October –
Edward Hudson
, dentist (born
1743
).
15 November –
John Barrett
, clergyman and
Hebrew
scholar (born
1753
).
See also
edit
1821 in Scotland
1821 in Wales
References
edit
^
Bunbury, Turtle (2005). "George IV's Royal Visit To Ireland"
. Retrieved
2013-01-03
.
^
a
b
Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989).
A New History of Ireland.
8
: A Chronology of Irish History
. Oxford University Press.
ISBN
978-0-19-821744-2
.
^
Gilligan, Henry (1988).
A History of Dublin Port
. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. p. 67.
ISBN
978-0-7171-1578-5
.