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Events
- Crumlin Road Courthouse in Belfast is completed. Events Queen's Bridge in Belfast is opened by Queen Victoria. Events Thomas Francis Meagher flies the Irish Tricolour in Waterford, the first recorded usage of the flag which is now the national flag Events 13 January - Irish Confederation established February - Soup kitchens system established famine at its Events Potato blight affects the country putting farmers in distress Events Devon Commission reports to the government on the poor living conditions of the population "in many districts their only food is the potato". Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Events Construction of MacNeill's Egyptian Arch, a railway bridge near Newry on the Dublin-Belfast railway line is completed Events January 5 The troopship Birkenhead boarded British Army recruits at Queenstown. Events Great Industrial Exhibition held in Dublin Births 30 January - Leland Hone, cricketer Events Quarrel between Tenant League and Archbishop Cullen League appeals to Rome. Events October - Charles Gavan Duffy, founder of the Tenant Right League, emigrates to Australia. Incumbents Monarch - Victoria of the United Kingdom Prime Minister - John Russell 1st Earl Russell, Liberal For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link This is a list of years in Ireland. See also the Timeline of Irish history. The Crumlin Road Courthouse was designed by the architect Charles Lanyon and completed in 1850 Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland.
Arts and literature
Sport
Births
- 25 April - William Melville, police officer and first chief of the British Secret Service (d. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. William Melville ( April 25 1850 - February 1 1918) was an Irish law enforcement officer and the first chief of the British Secret 1918). Events January 18 - Count Plunkett, Seán T O'Kelly and others protest at the forcible feeding of Sinn Féin prisoners in Mountjoy
- 9 June - Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony, Nationalist politician, barrister and philanthropist (d. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits Pierce Charles de Lacy O'Mahony ( June 9, 1850 – October 31, 1930) known up to 1901 as Pierce Mahony, and from 1912 also as 1930). Events 15 January - Ireland's new Papal Nuncio Monsignor Robertson presents his credentials to the Governor-General at the Vice-Regal Lodge in the
- 24 June - Herbert Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener, British Field Marshal and statesman (d. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Field Marshal Horatio Herbert Kitchener 1st Earl Kitchener, KG, KP, GCB, OM This is a list of Field Marshals of the United Kingdom, with their respective years of appointment 1916). Events January 14 - Michael Collins quits his job in London and returns to Ireland
- 22 December - Thomas O'Shaughnessy, lawyer and judge (d. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Sir Thomas O'Shaughnessy (1850–1933 was the last Recorder of Dublin in Ireland. 1933). Events February 4 - Fianna Fáil, led by Éamon de Valera, win their first overall majority in Dáil Éireann.
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- James Bernard, 4th Earl of Bandon, Deputy Lieutenant in Ireland (d. James Francis Bernard 4th Earl of Bandon KP (1850&ndash1924 was a British Deputy Lieutenant in Ireland and Representative Peer. In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord-Lieutenant of an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world 1924). Events January 15 - The last internee at Kilmainham Gaol, Ernie O'Malley, is transferred to St
- Thomas Lough, Liberal politician in Britain, Lord Lieutenant of Cavan (d. Thomas Lough (1850 &ndash 11 January 1922) was a British Liberal politician The Liberal Party was one of the two major British political parties from the early 19th century until the rise of the Labour Party in the 1920s and a third party This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Cavan. 1922). Events January 2 - The first edition of the newspaper Poblacht na hÉireann is published
- Samuel Shumack, farmer and author in Australia (d. Samuel Shumack (1850 - 1940 was an early Canberra pioneer and Australian author For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. 1940). Events February 7 - Munster (Capt R Paisley mined and sunk in Irish Sea entering Liverpool March
Deaths
- 6 August - Windham Quin, 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, peer (b. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Windham Henry Quin 2nd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl ( 29 September 1782 – 6 August 1850) was an Irish Peer 1782). Events 21 June - British Parliament repeals the Declaratory Act 1720, thereby conceding Irish legislative independence from Great Britain
- 13 August - Martin Archer Shee, painter (b. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Sir Martin Archer Shee RA ( December 23, 1769 &ndash August 13, 1850) was a British portrait painter and president of the 1769). Events Births 1 May - Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, soldier and statesman (d
- 18 August - Charles Arbuthnot, Tory politician and member of the Privy Council (b. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Charles Arbuthnot PC ( 14 March 1767 - 18 August 1850) was a British Tory Politician and member In the political tradition of some English-speaking countries, the term Tory has referred to a variety of political parties and Creeds since it was A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. 1767). Events Births 1 January - Maria Edgeworth, novelist (d 1849) 14 March - Charles Arbuthnot
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- William Reid Clanny, physician and inventor of the Clanny safety lamp for miners (b. William Reid Clanny (1770– 10 January 1850) was an Irish inventor 1770). Births 30 November - Andrew Blayney 11th Baron Blayney, soldier politician and peer (d
- William Hamilton Maxwell, novelist (b. William Hamilton Maxwell (1792 - 1850 was a Scots-Irish Novelist He was born at Newry, and educated at Trinity College Dublin. 1792). Events Belfast Reading Society becomes the Belfast Society for Promoting Knowledge later to become the Linen Hall Library.
- Jon Riley, deserter from United States Army, a founder of the San Patricios (b. Jon Riley, also known as John O'Riley, (1805 – 1850 a United States Army private was one of the estimated 800 immigrant Irishmen who deserted The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. The Saint Patrick's Battalion ( Spanish: Batallón de San Patricio) was a unit of several hundred Immigrants and Expatriates of European 1805). Events Births 2 January - John Hogan, businessman and United States Representative from Missouri (d
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