John Scott, Earl of Clonmel; Copper-Faced Jack; Chief Justice, Is Born in Co. Tipperary
June 6, 1739
John Scott, Earl of Clonmel; Copper-Faced Jack; Chief Justice, is born in Co. Tipperary. This June 6, 1739 entry records …
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John Thomas Troy, Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, Is Born in Castleknock, Co. Dublin
May 10, 1739
John Thomas Troy, Catholic Archbishop of Dublin, is born in Castleknock, Co. Dublin. This May 10, 1739 entry records a …
Lord Barry of Santry Is Tried by His Peers in the Parliament House for the Murder of His Former Servant Laughlin Murphy in August 1738
April 27, 1739
Lord Barry of Santry is tried by his peers in the parliament house for the murder of his former servant Laughlin Murphy …
The Publication of the First Edition of the Scots Magazine
February 9, 1739
The Scots Magazine was originally published in January 1739. It was intended as a rival to the London-based …
Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden, Born
January 19, 1739
Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden, was born on January 19, 1739. He was a prominent Irish lawyer and judge, known for …
In a Duel at Mullingar, Arthur Rochfort, MP for Co. Westmeath, Shoots Dillon Pollard Hampson in the Stomach, He Recovers
October 17, 1738
In a duel at Mullingar, Arthur Rochfort, MP for Co. Westmeath, shoots Dillon Pollard Hampson in the stomach, he …
A Mr Lorimer, Receiver of Sir Arthur Acheson, Is Killed in a Duel
April 21, 1738
Sir Arthur Acheson, 5th Baronet (26 January 1688 – 8 February 1748) was an Irish politician and baronet. The son of Sir …
Irish Harpist and Composer, Turlough O'Carolan, Dies at Alderford House, Co Roscommon
March 25, 1738
Turlough O’Carolan (1670 – 25 March 1738) was a blind Celtic harper, composer and singer in Ireland whose great …
John Beresford, Unionist Politician, Is Born in Cork
March 14, 1738
John de la Poer Beresford, PC, PC (Ire) (14 March 1738 – 5 November 1805) was an Anglo-Irish statesman. Beresford was a …
Launch of the Belfast Newsletter, Now the Oldest Surviving Newspaper in Ireland or Britain, and One of the Oldest in the World
September 1, 1737
Launch of the Belfast Newsletter, now the oldest surviving newspaper in Ireland or Britain, and one of the oldest in the …
Robert Adair, Dies
July 31, 1737
Robert Adair, MP for Philipstown, dies on this date, having had one of his legs cut off above the knee for a …
Allan Ramsay's First Regular Public Theatre in Scotland Opened in Carrubbers Close, Edinburgh
November 8, 1736
The opening of the first regular public theater in Scotland in Carrubbers Close, Edinburgh’s Old Town, in 1736 was …