1834 in Ireland explained
Events from the year 1834 in Ireland.
Events
- 17 December – the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway in Ireland, opens between Westland Row, Dublin, and Kingstown.
- 18 December – Tithe War: "Rathcormac massacre": At Gortroe, near Rathcormac, County Cork, armed Constabulary reinforced by the regular British Army kill at least nine and wound thirty protesters.[1]
- National Education Act provides for a national system of primary education, including Catholic children, taught in the English language.
- St. Vincent's Hospital is set up at St Stephen's Green, Dublin, by Mary Aikenhead, staffed by the Religious Sisters of Charity.[2]
- Downshire Bridge ("The Cut") underpass is built in Banbridge, County Down, by contractor William Dargan.
Sport
Croquet
Births
Deaths
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Rathcormac Tithe Commemoration Committee. A souvenir programme commemorating the Rathmore-Gortroe massacre which took place during the Tithe War on the 18 December, 1834. 1984.
- Book: Meenan, F. O. C.. 1995. St Vincent's Hospital 1834–1994. Dublin. Gill and Macmillan. 0-7171-2151-8.
- Web site: A Brief history of Croquet in Ireland. Clive. Martin. Simon. Williams. 2004. Croquet Association of Ireland. 2013-01-09.