1741 in Ireland

none 1741 Events from the year 1741 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: George II Events January–April – Great Irish Famine (1740–1741) at its height.Moody, T. W. A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History Oxford University Press 1989 978-0-19-821744-2 etal June–August – hot summer. The harvest is improved, but disease encouraged. 2 October – the Bull's Head Musical Society opens a Music Hall in Fishamble Street, Dublin.The Liffey in Dublin 0-7171-2423-1 468 de Courcy J.W. 1996 Dublin Gill & Macmillan 18 November – the composer George Frideric Handel arrives in Dublin to give a series of concerts.Donald Burrows Donald Burrows (musicologist) Handel, George Frideric (1685–1759) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 Online (October 2007) http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/12192 2013-02-26 10.1093/ref:odnb/12192 Commencement of construction of obelisk and other works on Killiney Hill (overlooking Dublin Bay) by John Mapas to relieve poverty. Completion of rebuilding of Powerscourt House in County Wicklow by the architect Richard Cassels. Births 23 June – William Trench, 1st Earl of Clancarty, politician and statesman (died 1805). 4 October – Edmond Malone, Shakespeare scholar and literary critic (died 1812). 11 October – James Barry, painter (died 1806). Approximate date – Bryan Higgins, chemist (died 1818) Deaths 16 March – Thomas FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Kerry, politician (born 1668). John Ussher, soldier and politician (born 1682). References 1741 Category:Years of the 18th century in Ireland Ireland Category:1740s in Ireland