1845 in Ireland

1845 in Ireland

Events

*Devon Commission reports to the government on the poor living conditions of the population: "in many districts their only food is the potato" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/northernireland/ashorthistory/archive/intro181.shtml BBC Short History of Ireland] ] .
*August - Previously unknown disease strikes the potato crop. The start of the Irish Potato Famine.
*Construction begins of the "Leviathan of Parsonstown", a telescope built by William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse.
*Work completed on the building of Crumlin Road (HM Prison) in Belfast.

Births

*23 March - John T. Browne, Mayor of Houston, Texas (d.1941).
*6 April - Edward Hardman, geologist (d.1887).
*10 June - David Dickson Rogers, politician in Ontario (d.1915).
*1 July - James M. Bell, United States Army soldier, awarded the Medal of Honor in 1876 during the (d.1901).
*4 July - Thomas John Barnardo, philanthropist (d.1905).

Full date unknown

*James Carey, Fenian and informer (d.1883).
*Eglantyne Louisa Jebb, social reformer (d.1925).
*Emily Lawless, writer (d.1913).
*John Pinkerton, Irish Parliamentary Party MP (d.1908).

Deaths

*28 April - James Graham, soldier, commended for his gallantry during the Battle of Waterloo (b.1791).
*13 July - Johnston Drummond, early settler of Western Australia, botanical and zoological collector (b.1820).
*16 September - Thomas Osborne Davis, lawyer and writer, author of the song "A Nation Once Again" (b.1814).
*17 December - Armar Lowry-Corry, 3rd Earl Belmore, politician and High Sheriff (b.1801).

Full date unknown

*William Wellesley-Pole, 3rd Earl of Mornington, politician (b.1763).

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