The Irish Franchise Act Is Enacted and Has the Effect of Increasing the Electorate From 45,000 to 164,000
August 14, 1850
The Irish Franchise Act tightened voter registration, increasing the urban electorate and decreasing the rural …
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Irish Tenant League Is Founded
August 9, 1850
The Irish Tenant League was founded in 1850, during a period of significant social and political unrest in Ireland. The …
Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum; Soldier and Statesman, Is Born in Ballylongford, Co. Kerry
June 24, 1850
Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum; soldier and statesman, is born in Ballylongford, Co. Kerry. This June …
Sir Thomas Lipton, Founder of the Liptons Grocery Chain, Was Born in Glasgow
May 10, 1850
Sir Thomas Lipton, founder of the Liptons grocery chain, was born in Glasgow. This May 10, 1850 entry records a moment …
Samuel Butcher, Scholar, Is Born in Dublin
April 16, 1850
Samuel Henry Butcher DCL LLD FRSE FBA (16 April 1850 – 29 December 1910) was an Anglo-Irish classical scholar and …
The SS Royal Adelaide Sinks in a Storm With the Loss of 200 Lives
March 30, 1850
RMS Royal Adelaide was a paddle steamship owned and operated by the City of Dublin Steam Packet Company. Its principal …
Paul Cullen Is Consecrated Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of Ireland
February 24, 1850
Paul Cullen is consecrated Catholic archbishop of Armagh and primate of Ireland. This February 24, 1850 entry records a …
Sophie Bryant, Irish Patriot and Womens Rights Advocate, Is Born
February 15, 1850
Sophie Bryant, Irish patriot and womens rights advocate, is born. This February 15, 1850 entry records a moment in …
First Tenant Protection Society Established at Callan, Co. Kilkenny.
October 9, 1849
First tenant protection society established at Callan, Co. Kilkenny. This October 9, 1849 entry records a moment in …
James Clarence Mangan, Poet, Dies
June 20, 1849
James Clarence Mangan, poet, dies. This June 20, 1849 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
Novelist, Maria Edgeworth, Dies in Mostrim, Co. Longford
May 22, 1849
Novelist Maria Edgeworth dies in Mostrim, Co. Longford. She is laid to rest in a vault at Edgeworthstown Church. The …
Mary Slessor, Missionary in Nigeria, West Africa, Born in Aberdeen, Scotland
December 2, 1848
Mary Slessor, the Scottish Presbyterian missionary, was born on December 2, 1848, in Gilcomston Aberdeen, Scotland. She …