1855 in Ireland

1855 in Ireland

Events

*October - Charles Gavan Duffy, founder of the Tenant Right League, emigrates to Australia. [cite book | last=Moody, TW & Martin, FX (eds)| year=1967 |title=The Course of Irish History | publisher=The Mercier Press | location=Cork, Ireland | pages=p 376]
*Charlemont Bridge over the River Blackwater, between Moy and Charlemont is constructed.

Births

*17 May - Timothy Michael Healy, Nationalist politician, journalist, author, barrister and first Governor-General of the Irish Free State (d.1931).
*17 August - Andrew Jameson, public servant, businessman and Seanad member (d.1941).
*25 August - Patrick Glynn, Attorney General of Australia and Minister for External Affairs (d.1931).
*11 September - William Mulholland, water service engineer in Southern California (d.1935).

Full date unknown

*Margaret Wolfe Hungerford, novelist (d.1897).
*James Nowlan, President of the Gaelic Athletic Association (1901-1921) (d.1924).

Deaths

*14 March - Edward Ffrench Bromhead, mathematician (b.1789) [. [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101037224// Edward Bromhead - Oxford Biographical Index entry] ]
*13 August - Richard Bourke, soldier and Governor of New South Wales, Australia from 1831 to 1837 (b.1777).
*James Hardiman, lawyer, librarian and historian (b.1782.

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