1760 in Ireland

1760 in Ireland

Events

*25 October - George III becomes King of Great Britain and Ireland upon the death of George II.
*A Patriot Party under the leadership of Henry Flood, appears in the Irish House of Representatives [ [http://www.historyhome.co.uk/c-eight/ireland/irehist.htm/ Ireland 1760 - 1789] ]

Births

Deaths

*26 March - Margaret Woffington, actress (b. c1720).
*23 September - Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Baronet, politician.
*25 October - George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland; Elector of Hanover; Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (b. 1683)

Full date unknown

*Patrick Cotter O'Brien, known as the "Bristol Giant" and the "Irish Giant" (d.1806).

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