1753 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1753 in Ireland.
Events
- Renewed dispute over revenue surplus.[1]
- 15 December - Lady Charlotte Cavendish, wife of William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (future Prime Minister of Great Britain & Ireland), inherits her family's estates, including Lismore Castle, from her father, Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Cork, bringing them into the Devonshire family.
Publications
- Charles O'Conor - Dissertations on the Ancient History of Ireland.
Births
- 16 November - James McHenry, signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland, third United States Secretary of War (died 1816).
- 22 November - Richard John Uniacke, lawyer, politician, member of Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly and Attorney General of Nova Scotia (died 1830).
- Gilbert Austin, educator, clergyman and author (died 1837).
- John Barrett, clergyman and Hebrew scholar (died 1821).
Deaths
- 11 January - Hans Sloane, physician and collector (born 1660)
- 14 January - George Berkeley, also known as Bishop Berkeley, philosopher and writer (born 1685).
References
- ↑ Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., eds. (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 373.
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