- 1838 in Ireland
Events
*Foundation of a
temperance society in Cork known as theKnights of Father Mathew by Theobald Mathew, a capuchin friar.
*Tithe Act.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 375]
*Poor Law Act.Births
*
January -Richard W. Dowling , victorious commander at theSecond Battle of Sabine Pass in theAmerican Civil War (d.1867).
*2 February -Nathaniel Burslem , soldier, recipient of theVictoria Cross for gallantry in 1860 at theTaku Forts ,China (d.1865).
*13 February - Michael Sullivan, physician, professor and politician inCanada (d.1915).
*26 March -William Edward Hartpole Lecky , historian (d.1903).
*3 June - Daniel O'Reilly,U.S. Representative fromNew York (d.1911).
*8 July -Colonel John Burke , soldier in America (d.1914).
*28 July -Augustus Nicholas Burke , artist (d.1891). [ [http://www.artnet.com/artist/687571/augustus-nicholas-burke.html/ Augustus Burke - Artnet] ]
*24 August -James Hamilton, 2nd Duke of Abercorn , politician and diplomat (d.1913) [ [http://www.ilab.org/db/book718_916655.html/ ABERCORN: James Hamilton] ] .
*11 September - John Ireland, thirdBishop and first Archbishop of Saint Paul, Minnesota (d.1918).
*1 November - Anthony Traill, provost ofTrinity College Dublin (d.1914).
*18 December -Michael Thomas Stenson , politician inCanada (d.1912).Full date unknown
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James Gildea , soldier and philanthropist, founded theSoldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association (d.1920).
*John Philip Nolan , soldier, landowner and politician (d.1912).
*Dudley Stagpoole , soldier, recipient of theVictoria Cross for gallantry in 1863 near Poutoko in Taranaki,New Zealand (d.1911).Deaths
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25 August -William Annesley, 3rd Earl Annesley , politician (b.1772) [ [http://www.thepeerage.com/p1164.htm/ thePeerage] ] .
*Amhlaoibh Ó Súilleabháin , author, teacher, draper and politician (b.1780).References
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