30 May – the first statistics for religion in Ireland are gathered in this year's Census. Around 80% of the population is Roman Catholic, 11% belong to the Church of Ireland and 8% (almost all in Ulster) are Presbyterian.[2]
14 December – the Carrickshock incident: Forty policemen confront a mob of over 2,000 in Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, protesting against the collection of tithes. Sixteen policemen are killed and seven wounded in the clash.[6]
^O'Hanlon, John, ed. (1915). History of the Queen's County. Vol. 2. pp. 653–6.
^Hill, Myrtle. "Ireland: culture & religion, 1815–1870". Multitext Project in Irish History. University College Cork. Archived from the original on 2015-07-11. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
^Kilfeather, Siobhán Marie (2005). Dublin: a cultural history. Oxford University Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-19-518201-9.
^"History Of Dublin Zoo". Family Fun. Retrieved 2011-12-20.