Ireland

1813

Thomas Lloyd, son of John Lloyd, is killed at the head of his regiment at the passage of Nivelle in south-west France

Ireland

The death of Colonel Thomas Lloyd, (1784–1813) the son of John Lloyd, former Member of Parliament for Kings County (now County Offaly) and Innistiogue, is a historical event …

1813

Birth in Orkney of John Rae, explorer and surveyor of Canadas northern coastline.

Ireland

Birth in Orkney of John Rae, explorer and surveyor of Canadas northern coastline. This September 30, 1813 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.

1813

Isaac Butt, barrister, politician and founder of the Home Rule movement, is born in Glenfin, Co. Donegal

Ireland

Isaac Butt, barrister, politician and founder of the Home Rule movement, is born in Glenfin, Co. Donegal. This September 6, 1813 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected …

1813

Battle of Garvagh

Ireland

On 26 July 1813 in Garvagh, a settlement in County Londonderry about nine miles south of Coleraine. A clash between Catholic Ribbonmen and Protestant Orangemen occurred the day …

1813

A Catholic Relief Bill is introduced by Grattan in the House of Commons, and is narrowly defeated 251 to 247

Ireland

A Catholic Relief Bill is introduced by Grattan in the House of Commons, and is narrowly defeated 251 to 247. This May 24, 1813 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected …

1813

David Livingstone, missionary and explorer, born Blantyre.

Ireland

David Livingstone FRGS FRS ( 19 March 1813 – 1 May 1873) was a Scottish physician, Congregationalist, pioneer Christian missionary with the London Missionary Society, and an …

1813

Sir Eyre Coote (the younger), MP for Ballynakill and Maryborough, proposes the abolition of flogging in the army

Ireland

Eyre Coote (20 May 1762 – 10 December 1823) was an Irish-born British soldier and politician who served as Governor of Jamaica. He attained the rank of general in the British Army …

1814

Samuel Madden, writer, economist and philanthropist, is born in Dublin

Ireland

Samuel Madden, (23 December 1686 – 31 December 1765) was a notable Irish author, economist, and philanthropist of the 18th century, born on December 23, 1686, in Dublin, Ireland. …

1814

Death of Marie-Louise O’Murphy, Mistress of Louis XV, dies in Paris

Ireland

French attempt to send a fleet, under the command of General Lazare Hoche and including Theobald Wolfe Tone, to Ireland in support of the Irish Rebellion against British rule. Here …

1814

Edna O'Brien, the Irish novelist and short story writer, was born

Ireland

Edna O’Brien, the Irish novelist and short story writer, was born on December 15, 1930, in Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland. She is widely regarded as one of Ireland’s …

1814

U.S. Confederte General, Joseph Finegan, is born in Clones, Co. Monaghhan

Ireland

Joseph Finegan, (November 17, 1814 – October 29, 1885), was an American businessman and brigadier general for the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Finegan was …

1814

US General Michael Kelly Lawler, Union army, is born in Co. Kildare

Ireland

Michael Kelly Lawler (November 16, 1814 – July 26, 1882) was a volunteer militia soldier in the Black Hawk War 1831–1832, an officer in the United States Army in both the …