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  William Smith O'Brien, Leader of the 1848 Rebellion, Is PardonedFebruary 26, 1854Ireland
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  Assemblys College, Belfast, Opens for the Training of Presbyterian ClergyDecember 5, 1853Ireland
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  John Gibson Lockhart, Biographer and Critic, Editor Blackwoods Magazine, DiedNovember 25, 1853Scotland
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  Association for Vindication of Scottish Rights (Home Rule Organization) Founded in EdinburghNovember 2, 1853Scotland
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  Sir William Ridgeway, Classical Scholar, Is Born in Ballydermot, Co. OffalyAugust 6, 1853Ireland
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  The Introduction of Income Tax in Ireland Is Proposed for the First TimeJune 28, 1853Ireland
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  Hall Caine, a Manx Novelist Is Born.May 14, 1853Isle of Mann
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  The Ossianic Society Is Founded to Preserve and Publish Manuscripts of the Fionn CycleMarch 17, 1853Ireland
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  The Queen Victoria Sinks in a Storm Off Howth, With the Loss of 55 LivesFebruary 14, 1853Ireland
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  Arthur William Moore, Manx Historia, DiedFebruary 6, 1853Isle of Mann
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  Aeneas Coffey, Inventor of the Coffey Still, DiesNovember 26, 1852Ireland
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  Donegal-Born Brigadier Michael Corcorans Irish Legion Is Mustered Into the Federal ServiceNovember 17, 1852Ireland
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  William O'Brien, Writer and Nationalist, Is Born in Mallow, Co. CorkOctober 2, 1852Ireland
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  Birth of Sir William Ramsay, Scottish Chemist Who Discovered Helium, Xenon, Neon, Argon, Radon and Krypton.October 2, 1852Ireland
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  Sir Charles Stanford, Composer, Is Born in DublinSeptember 30, 1852Ireland
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  Death of Arthur Wellesley, Alias the Duke of WellingtonSeptember 14, 1852England
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  The Last Day of the Tenant League Conference in DublinSeptember 9, 1852Ireland
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  A Conference of the Tenant League in Dublin Adopts a Policy of Independent Opposition in ParliamentSeptember 8, 1852Ireland
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  The Magnetc Telegraph Company Links Britain and Ireland via Submarine Telegraph CableJune 1, 1852Ireland
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  Robert Cunningham Graham BornMay 24, 1852Ireland
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  Anna Catherine Parnell, Is Born in Avondale, Co. WicklowMay 13, 1852Ireland
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  Robert Lochore, Scots Poet, DiedApril 27, 1852Scotland
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  Patrick Sheehan, Canon Sheehan, Priest and Writer, Is Born in Mallow, Co. CorkMarch 17, 1852Ireland
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  Lady Isabella Augusta Gregory, Playwright, Is Born in Roxborough, Co. GalwayMarch 15, 1852Ireland
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  Death of Thomas Moore, Popular Poet and Editor of Irish MelodiesFebruary 25, 1852Ireland
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  George Moore, Novelist, Playwright and Critic, Is Born in Ballyglass, Co. MayoFebruary 24, 1852Ireland
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  Louis Brennan, Inventor, Is Born in Castlebar, Co. MayoJanuary 28, 1852Ireland
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  Anne Devlin, Friend and Comrade of Robert Emmett, Dies in DublinSeptember 18, 1851Ireland
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  Sir William Whitla, Physician and Professor, Is Born in Co. MonaghanSeptember 15, 1851Ireland
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  John Dillon, Nationalist Politician, Is Born in Blackrock, Co. DublinSeptember 4, 1851Ireland
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  The Ecclesiastical Titles Act Forbids Catholic Bishops to Assume Ecclesiastical Titles Taken From Any Place in the United KingdomAugust 1, 1851Ireland
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  A 1851 Census Shows the Population of Ireland to Be 6,552,385, It Has Declined by One-Fifth Since 1845March 30, 1851Ireland
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  Charles Plummer, Irish Language Scholar and Editor of Lives of the Irish Saints, Is BornJanuary 24, 1851Ireland
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  Novelist and Poet Robert Louis Stevenson Born EdinburghNovember 13, 1850Scotland
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  James Paraffin Young Obtained a Patent for the Extraction of Paraffin From Shale, Starting the Chemical Industry in West Lothian.October 17, 1850Ireland
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  In Thurles, It Is the Final Day of the First Canonical Synod of the Irish Church, Summoned by Paul CullenSeptember 10, 1850Ireland
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  Charters Are Granted to Colleges in Belfast, Cork and Galway, Under the Universities (Ireland) ActSeptember 3, 1850Ireland
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  First Catholic Synod in Ireland Since the Middle Ages in Thurles, Co. TipperaryAugust 22, 1850Ireland
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  The Irish Franchise Act Is Enacted and Has the Effect of Increasing the Electorate From 45,000 to 164,000August 14, 1850Ireland
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  Irish Tenant League Is FoundedAugust 9, 1850Ireland
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  Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener of Khartoum; Soldier and Statesman, Is Born in Ballylongford, Co. KerryJune 24, 1850Ireland
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  Sir Thomas Lipton, Founder of the Liptons Grocery Chain, Was Born in GlasgowMay 10, 1850Scotland
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  Samuel Butcher, Scholar, Is Born in DublinApril 16, 1850Ireland
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  The SS Royal Adelaide Sinks in a Storm With the Loss of 200 LivesMarch 30, 1850Ireland
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  Paul Cullen Is Consecrated Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of IrelandFebruary 24, 1850Ireland
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  Sophie Bryant, Irish Patriot and Womens Rights Advocate, Is BornFebruary 15, 1850Ireland
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  First Tenant Protection Society Established at Callan, Co. Kilkenny.October 9, 1849Ireland
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  James Clarence Mangan, Poet, DiesJune 20, 1849Ireland
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  Novelist, Maria Edgeworth, Dies in Mostrim, Co. LongfordMay 22, 1849Ireland
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  Mary Slessor, Missionary in Nigeria, West Africa, Born in Aberdeen, ScotlandDecember 2, 1848Scotland