1724 in Ireland

none 1724 Events from the year 1724 in Ireland Incumbent Monarch: George I Events March – Jonathan Swift publishes the first of the Drapier's Letters (A Letter To the Shop-Keepers, Tradesmen, Farmers, and Common-People of Ireland, Concerning the Brass Half-Pence Coined by Mr. Woods).Scott Temple The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, vol. VI: The Drapier's Letters Letter 1, Introductory Note London: George Bell and Sons 1903 22 May – a total solar eclipse crosses Ireland around 6:30 p.m. John Neal, an instrument-maker and music publisher based in Christ Church Yard, Dublin, publishes the earliest printed collection of Irish music, which includes pieces by Irish harpist Turlough O'Carolan.Bardon 2015 14 Births thumb|150px|Arthur Guinness March 24 – Richard Hamilton, 4th Viscount Boyne, politician (d. 1789) October 20 – Thomas Taylour, 1st Earl of Bective, politician (d. 1795) Samuel Derrick, hack writer (d. 1769 in England) John Hely, later Hely-Hutchinson, lawyer and statesman (d. 1794) John Pomeroy, British Army officer (d. 1790) Frances Sheridan, novelist and playwright (d. 1766) 1724 or 1725 – Arthur Guinness, brewer (d. 1803) Approximate date Robert Blakeney, politician (d. 1762) Frances Greville née Macartney, poet (d. 1789) Samuel Clossy anatomist (d. August 22, 1786 in Dublin, Ireland) Deaths February 10 or 1723 – Henry Colley, politician (b. c.1685) November – Liam an Dúna Mac Cairteáin, poet and soldier (b. 1668) John Barnwell, colonist in the Province of South Carolina (b. 1671) Approximate date – Proinsias Ó Doibhlin, poet and priest. References Sources Bardon Jonathan Hallelujah - The Story of a Musical Genius and the City That Brought his Masterpiece to Life 2015 Gill and Macmillan Dublin 978-0717163540 Jonathan Bardon 1724 Category:Years of the 18th century in Ireland Ireland Category:1720s in Ireland