1809 in Ireland
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Other events of 1809
List of years in Ireland
Events from the year 1809 in Ireland.
Events
[edit ]- October – completion of the Military Road across the Wicklow Mountains.[1]
- 21 October – Nelson's Pillar opened in Sackville Street, Dublin.
- The first Roman Catholic Magdalene asylum in Ireland is opened in Cork.[2]
Arts and literature
[edit ]- Jonah Barrington's Historic Anecdotes and Secret Memoirs of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland is published.
- Edward Bunting's A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland is published.
Births
[edit ]- 1 May – Samuel Blackall, soldier, politician and second Governor of Queensland, Australia (died 1871).
- James Duffy, author and publisher (died 1871).
Deaths
[edit ]- 8 October – Arthur Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran, politician (born 1734).
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ Godden, John (1999). "The Military Road" . Retrieved 2012年08月02日.
- ^ "Magdalene Laundries". Best Irish Facts. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.