1851 in Ireland explained
Events from the year 1851 in Ireland.
Events
Undated
- Ancestors of Presidents of the United States Barack Obama and Joe Biden migrate from Ireland to the U.S.[4]
- Jacob's brand of biscuits, bars and coffee is founded; their first biscuit is possibly Goldgrain.
Births
- 8 January – William McDonnell, 6th Earl of Antrim, peer (died 1918).
- 14 March – Paddy Ryan, boxer (died 1900).
- 17 March – Ted Sullivan, Major League Baseball player and manager (died 1929 in the United States).
- 21 March – Henry Prittie, 4th Baron Dunalley, peer and Lord Lieutenant of County Tipperary 1905–1922 (died 1927).
- 4 April – James Campbell, 1st Baron Glenavy, lawyer, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, first Chairman of Seanad Éireann (died 1931).
- 22 May – William Moxley, representative from Illinois's 6th congressional district (died 1938 in the United states).
- 4 September – John Dillon, land reform agitator, Irish Home Rule activist, nationalist politician, MP and last leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party (died 1927).
- 3 December – George Noble Plunkett, nationalist, politician, museum curator (died 1948).
Deaths
Census
See also
Notes and References
- Book: Ross, David. 2002. Ireland: History of a Nation. New. New Lanark. Geddes & Grosset. 1842051644. 216, 313. registration.
- Book: Ó Gráda, Cormac. Ireland’s Great Famine: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. University College Dublin Press. 2006. 1-904558-57-7. 3.
- Book: Moody, T. W.. A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. 1989. 978-0-19-821744-2. etal.
- Web site: Remarks by President Biden to the Houses of the Oireachtas. 2023-04-13. 2023-04-14. The White House.