1747 in Ireland
Events from the year 1747 in Ireland.Events
- 19 January – "Kelly riots" at the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin when Thomas Sheridan, the proprietor, is in dispute with some gentlemen.
- 28 February – George Stone, Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry, is elevated to Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, an office he will hold until 1764.
- 21 April – Edmund Burke sets up Burke's Club, a debating society at Trinity College, Dublin, which will become the College Historical Society.
- 9-14 August – John Wesley pays his first visit to Ireland.
- 14 August – death of Thaddeus McCarthy, last Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork and Cloyne. The see is separated into the bishopric of Cork and the bishopric of Cloyne and Ross.
- 9 September-20 March 1748 – Charles Wesley pays his first visit to Ireland.
- 11 September – Daniel O'Reilly is appointed to succeed Ross MacMahon as Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher, an office he will hold until 1778.
Births
- 8 April – William Hales, clergyman and scientific writer.
- Denis Daly, landowner, MP and Mayor of Galway.
- Daniel Delany, Bishop of Kildare and Leighton, established Carlow College, founder of the Brigidine Sisters and the Patrician Brothers.
- John Dunlap, printer of the United States Declaration of Independence.
- Andrew Robinson Stoney, adventurer.
Deaths
- 27 May – Bernard MacMahon, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh.
- Anthony Duane, businessman in America.
