1781 in Ireland

none 1781 Events from the year 1781 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: George III Events 8 August – construction of The Custom House, Dublin, to the design of James Gandon, begins.Moody, T. W. A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History Oxford University Press 1989 978-0-19-821744-2 etal Arts and literature First annual Granard harp festival. Births 6 February – John Keane, 1st Baron Keane, British Army Lieutenant-General (died 1844). 25 December? – Sydney Owenson, novelist (died 1859). William Benjamin Sarsfield Taylor, painter (died 1850). Deaths 26 September – Andrew Lewis, pioneer and surveyor, soldier from Virginia (born 1720). References 1781 Category:1780s in Ireland Category:Years of the 18th century in Ireland Ireland