1753 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1753 in Ireland.
Incumbent
[edit]Events
[edit]- Renewed dispute over revenue surplus.[1]
- 15 December – Lady Charlotte Cavendish, married to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (future Prime Minister of Great Britain & Ireland), inherits her family's estates, including Lismore Castle, from her father, Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Cork, bringing them into the Devonshire family.
Publications
[edit]- Charles O'Conor – Dissertations on the Ancient History of Ireland.
Births
[edit]- 16 November – James McHenry, signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland, third United States Secretary of War (died 1816)
- 22 November – Richard John Uniacke, lawyer, politician, member of Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly and Attorney General of Nova Scotia (died 1830)
- Gilbert Austin, educator, clergyman and author (died 1837)
- John Barrett, clergyman and Hebrew scholar (died 1821)
Deaths
[edit]- 11 January – Hans Sloane, physician and collector (born 1660)
- 14 January – George Berkeley, also known as Bishop Berkeley, philosopher and writer (born 1685)
References
[edit]- ^ Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., eds. (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 373.