1842 in Ireland explained
Events from the year 1842 in Ireland.
Events
Births
Deaths
- 25 March – William Beatty, ship's surgeon on during the Battle of Trafalgar (born 1773).
- 11 April – John England, first Catholic Bishop of Charleston, South Carolina (born 1786).
- 8 June – Henry Parnell, 1st Baron Congleton, politician. (born 1776).
- 12 August – William Corbet, member of the United Irishmen, soldier, Commander-in-Chief to French forces in Greece (born 1779).
- 21 August – William Maginn, journalist and writer (born 1794).
- 30 August – John Banim, dramatist and playwright (born 1798).
- 28 September – Sir Michael O'Loghlen, 1st Baronet, judge, politician and Attorney-General for Ireland (born 1789).
- 4 October – Lowry Cole, soldier, politician and MP for Enniskillen from 1797 to 1800, Governor of Mauritius and Cape Colony (born 1772).
See also
Notes and References
- Book: O'Sullivan, T. F.. Young Ireland. Tralee. The Kerryman Ltd. 1945.
- Book: Catharine M C. Haines. Helen M. Stevens. International Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary to 1950. Santa Barbara. ABC-CLIO. 2001. 66. 978-1-57607-090-1.