1728 in Ireland

none 1728 Events from the year 1728 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: George II Events May 6 – Disenfranchising Act, an Act of the Parliament of Ireland, one of a series of penal laws, prohibiting all Roman Catholics from voting, receives royal assent.Irish Catholics and the Parliamentary Franchise, 1692–1728 J. G. Simms Irish Historical Studies 12 45 March 1960 28–37 30005038 Arts and literature Matthew Dubourg becomes Master and Composer of State Music of Dublin. Births August 18 – James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont, statesman, first President of the Royal Irish Academy, president of the volunteer convention in Dublin, 1783 (d. 1799) November 10 – Oliver Goldsmith, writer, poet and physician (d. 1774)James Prior (sir.) The life of Oliver Goldsmith https://books.google.com/books?id=qU8EAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA14 17 March 2015 1837 Murray 14John W. Cousin Biographical Dictionary of English Literature https://books.google.com/books?id=6Iyps3nXRhUC 17 March 2015 1938 Library of Alexandria 978-1-4655-7188-5 Nicholas Sheehy, Roman Catholic priest, opponent of the penal laws (executed 1766) Deaths January 28 – Esther Johnson, friend of Jonathan Swift (b. 1681) April 28 – Rev. Caleb Threlkeld, botanist (b. 1676) References 1728 Category:Years of the 18th century in Ireland