Celtic history archive
1719
Ireland
Edmund Sexton Pery, 1st Viscount Pery (8 April 1719 – 24 February 1806; middle name also spelt Sexten) was an Anglo-Irish politician who served as Speaker of the Irish House of …
1720
Ireland
An Act for the better securing the dependency of the Kingdom of Ireland on the Crown of Great Britain (6 Geo. 1. c. 5) was a 1719 Act passed by the Parliament of Great Britain …
1721
Ireland
Panic in the Court of King’s Bench, Dublin, as a neighbouring chimney catches fire, sending a thick cloud of smoke billowing into the courtroom. The incident caused widespread …
1721
Ireland
Tobias George Smollett (baptised 19 March 1721 – 17 September 1771) was a Scottish novelist, surgeon, critic and playwright.[1] He was best known for picaresque novels such as The …
1722
Ireland
John Home, born on September 22, 1722 in Leith, Scotland, was a Scottish minister, historian, and playwright, best known for his tragedy Douglas (1756). He was also a tutor to the …
1722
Ireland
William Fortescue, born in 1722, was a British politician and sportsman known for his attempts in the 1760s to introduce a controversial bill aimed at preserving partridges and …
1722
Ireland
William Wood (1671–1730) was a hardware manufacturer, ironmaster, and mintmaster, notorious for receiving a contract to strike an issue of Irish coinage from 1722 to 1724. He also …
1722
Ireland
Birth of James Fitzgerald, 20th Earl of Kildare; Duke of Leinster; politician and Lord Justice. This May 28, 1722 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1722
Ireland
Charles Leslie (27 July 1650 – 13 April 1722) was a former Church of Ireland priest who became a leading Jacobite propagandist after the 1688 Glorious Revolution. One of a small …
1723
Ireland
Adam Ferguson, philosopher, historian, Father of Sociology born Logierait, Perthshire. This June 20, 1723 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1723
Ireland
Adam Smith, author of The Wealth of Nations born Kirkcaldy. This June 5, 1723 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1723
Ireland
Mervyn Archdall (1723 – 1791) was an Irish antiquary and clergyman of the Church of Ireland. He was descended from John Archdale, of Abbotts Hall, Darsham, in Suffolk, who settled …