1809 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1809 in Ireland.
Events
- October – completion of the Military Road across the Wicklow Mountains.[1]
- 21 October – Nelson's Pillar opened in Sackville Street, Dublin.
- The first Roman Catholic Magdalene asylum in Ireland is opened in Cork.[2]
- Blessington Street Basin was opened as a small drinking water reservoir in the north inner city of Dublin in 1809, paid for by Dublin Corporation.[3] The reservoir was initially named after King George III, and was fed from a 1km-long canal spur that came off the main Royal Canal to meet Broadstone railway station at a harbour in front of it.[4] The ground alone, covering merely an acre, cost the Corporation £1,052-9s-2d.[3]
Arts and literature
- Jonah Barrington's Historic Anecdotes and Secret Memoirs of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland is published.
- Edward Bunting's A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland is published.
Births
- 1 May – Samuel Blackall, soldier, politician and second Governor of Queensland, Australia (died 1871).
- James Duffy, author and publisher (died 1871).
Deaths
- 8 October – Arthur Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran, politician (born 1734).
See also
References
- ^ Godden, John (1999). "The Military Road". Retrieved 2012-08-02.
- ^ "Magdalene Laundries". Best Irish Facts. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
- ^ a b Clarke 1993, p. 51.
- ^ Fingal County Council 2011, p. 7.
Sources
- Fingal County Council, The (2011-01-01). Fingal Industrial Heritage Survey (Phase 1: Desktop Survey) (PDF). Dublin: Fingal County Council.
- Clarke, Peter (1993-02-17). "The Royal Canal 1789-1993". Dublin Historical Record. 46 (1). Dublin: Old Dublin Society: 46–52. JSTOR 30101021.