1747 in Ireland
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Births
- 8 April - William HalesWilliam HalesWilliam Hales was an Irish clergyman and scientific writer.He was born in Cork, Ireland, the son of Samuel Hales, the curate at the cathedral church there....
, clergyman and scientific writer (d.18311831 in Ireland- Events :* January - Agrarian unrest breaks out in counties Clare and Limerick.* The first statistics for religion in Ireland are gathered in this year's Census.* Sisters of Mercy established in Dublin.* 1 September - Zoological Gardens Dublin opens....
). - Denis Daly, landowner, MPMember of ParliamentA Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
and Mayor of GalwayMayor of GalwayThe office of Mayor of Galway is an honorific title used by the of Galway City Council. The Council has jurisdiction throughout its administrative area which is the city of Galway – the largest city in the province of Connacht, in the Republic of Ireland. The office was originally established by a...
(d.17921792 in Ireland-Events:*Belfast Reading Society, becomes the Belfast Society for Promoting Knowledge, later to become the Linen Hall Library.-Births:*30 January - John Henry Hopkins, first bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Vermont and eighth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America...
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Deaths
- 27 May - Bernard MacMahonBernard MacMahonBernard MacMahon was Bishop of Clogher 1727–1737 and Archbishop of Armagh 1737–1747.Born in Enagh, County Monaghan, Ireland, he was ordained to the priesthood in 1705. He was appointed as Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher in 1727 following the death of his predecessor, Hugh MacMahon on...
, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher, later Archbishop of Armagh (b.16801680 in Ireland-Full date unknown:*Richard Cantillon, economic theorist .*Bernard MacMahon, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher, later Archbishop of Armagh .-Deaths:*30 July - Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, soldier and politician ....
). - Anthony DuaneAnthony DuaneAnthony Duane was an Irish immigrant to New York who was the father of James Duane, later a congressman, Mayor of New York City, and U.S. judge....
, businessman in America (b.16791679 in Ireland-Births:*11 September - Thomas Parnell, clergyman and poet .*Anthony Duane, businessman in America .-Deaths:*Sir George Hamilton, 1st Baronet of Donalong, soldier....
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