Celtic history archive
1780
Ireland
Alexander Mitchell, (13 April 1780 – 25 June 1868) was an Irish engineer who from 1802 was blind. He is known as the inventor of the screw-pile lighthouse. Born in Dublin, his …
1780
Ireland
James Watt FRS, FRSE (/wɒt/; 30 January 1736 (19 January 1736 OS) – 25 August 1819) was a Scottish inventor, mechanical engineer, and chemist who improved on Thomas …
1780
Ireland
Myles (or Miles) Byrne (20 March 1780 – 24 January 1862) was an insurgent leader in Wexford in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 and a fighter in the continued guerrilla struggle against …
1780
Ireland
A British Act opens colonial trade to Irish goods. This February 24, 1780 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1781
Ireland
Birth of William Sharman Crawford, radical politician, in Co. Down. This September 3, 1781 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1781
Ireland
James Gandon, one of the most renowned architects of his time, moved from London to Dublin in 1781. On August 9, 1781, the first stone of his most famous work, the Custom House in …
1782
Ireland
Barry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Avonmore, PC (Ire) KC (28 May 1736 – 19 August 1805), was an Irish judge and politician, who gave his name to Yelverton’s Act 1782, which …
1782
Ireland
Birth of Charles McLaren, one of the founders of the Scotsman newspaper. This October 7, 1782 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1782
Ireland
Statute of Drogheda Poynings’ Law or the Statute of Drogheda later titled “An Act that no Parliament be holden in this Land until the Acts be certified into …
1782
Ireland
The third Catholic Relief Act came into effect on July 27, 1782. This act follows the second which was issued on May 04, 1782. Combined, the two Relief acts allow Catholics to own …
1782
Ireland
John Field (26 July 1782 – 23 January 1837), was an Irish pianist, composer, and teacher. Field is best known as the inventor of the nocturne. He was born in Dublin into a musical …
1782
Ireland
The Relief Act gives Catholics rights concerning their education. This June 27, 1782 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.