Английская Википедия:1741 in Ireland
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Шаблон:YearInIrelandNav Events from the year 1741 in Ireland.
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Events
- January–April – Great Irish Famine (1740–1741) at its height.[1]
- June–August – hot summer. The harvest is improved, but disease encouraged.[1]
- 2 October – the Bull's Head Musical Society opens a Music Hall in Fishamble Street, Dublin.[2]
- 18 November – the composer George Frideric Handel arrives in Dublin to give a series of concerts.[3]
- Commencement of construction of obelisk and other works on Killiney Hill (overlooking Dublin Bay) by John Mapas to relieve poverty.[1]
- Completion of rebuilding of Powerscourt House in County Wicklow by the architect Richard Cassels.
Births
- 23 June – William Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty, politician and statesman (died 1805).
- 4 October – Edmond Malone, Shakespeare scholar and literary critic (died 1812).
- 11 October – James Barry, painter (died 1806).
- Approximate date – Bryan Higgins, chemist (died 1818)
Deaths
- 16 March – Thomas FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Kerry, politician (born 1668).
- John Ussher, soldier and politician (born 1682).
References
Шаблон:Years in Ireland Шаблон:Year in Europe
