1796 in Ireland

none April 2023 1796 Events from the year 1796 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: George III Events 1 February – Wolfe Tone arrives in France.Moody, T. W. Martin, F. X. 1967 The Course of Irish History Mercier Press Cork 374 12 July – first Orange Institution parades on The Twelfth held to commemorate the Battle of the Boyne (1690)Parades and Marches – Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/parade/chpa2.htm 28 January 2010 in Portadown, Lurgan and Waringstown.McCormack, W. J. The Blackwell Companion to Modern Irish Culture Wiley-Blackwell 2001 317 9 August – the convict ship Marquis Cornwallis leaves Cork for Australia.The Convict Ships, 1787–1868 Bateson Charles 1974 Sydney 0-85174-195-9 2 December – Two passenger boats, the Camden and the Phelan go into service on the Royal Canal with a fare of 1s-1d (first class cabin) or 6d (second class cabin) from Dublin to Leixlip, a journey of approximately 20km.Clarke 1993 49 This contrasts with the stagecoach price at the time, which cost 8s-8d for the same journey.Clarke 1993 49 10 December – the convict ship Britannia leaves Cork for Australia. 15 December – Expédition d'Irlande: French expedition (43 ships and 14,000 men) sails from Brest. 22 December – French fleet, with Wolfe Tone on board, arrives in Bantry Bay, but is unable to land due to contrary winds. Insurrection Act and Treason by Women Act passed. Yeomanry Corps formed. Building of the Four Courts in Dublin is substantially completed under the supervision of James Gandon. The still under-construction Royal Canal reaches the town of Kilcock and trade commences between it and Dublin.Clarke 1993 49 Arts and literature Edward Bunting's A General Collection of the Ancient Irish Music is published. Births 27 March – Robert James Graves, surgeon (died 1853). April – Abraham Brewster, judge and Lord Chancellor of Ireland (died 1874). 20 July – Maziere Brady, judge and Lord Chancellor of Ireland (died 1871). 16 August – Francis Crozier, British Royal Navy officer and polar explorer (lost after 1848). 4 October – Robert King, 4th Earl of Kingston, soldier and politician (died 1867). 27 November John MacEnery, priest and pioneer archaeologist (died 1841). Richard Mayne, barrister and joint first Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, head of the London Metropolitan Police (1829–1868) (died 1868). 3 December – Francis Kenrick, headed the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia, then was Archbishop of Baltimore (died 1863). Full date unknown Michael Banim, writer (died 1874). James Curley, astronomer (died 1889 in the United States). George Crawford Hyndman, auctioneer and marine biologist (died 1867). Eliza Hamilton Dunlop, poet (died 1880 in Australia). Charles Cromwell Ingham, painter and founder of the New York National Academy of Design (died 1863 in the United States). John Pitt Kennedy, British military engineer, agricultural reformer and civil servant (died 1879). James McLevy, detective in Edinburgh (died 1875 in Scotland). George Maguire, Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri (died 1882 in the United States). Jones Quain, anatomist (died 1865). Michael Joseph Quin, author, journalist and editor (died 1843). Deaths 23 May – John Roberts, architect. (born 1712/14) William Henn, judge (born c.1720). Bowen Southwell, landowner and politician (born 1713). References Sources Clarke Peter The Royal Canal 1789-1993 Dublin Historical Record 46 1 46-52 Old Dublin Society Dublin 1993-02-17 30101021 https://www.jstor.org/stable/30101021 1796 Category:Years of the 18th century in Ireland Ireland Category:1790s in Ireland