1746 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1746 in Ireland.
Events
- 19 March - An Act of the Parliament of Great Britain prohibits the export of glass from Ireland.[1]
- 26 March - King George II of Great Britain grants the Dublin Society £500 pa from the Privy Purse.[1]
- 11 April - Acts[1]
- "for licensing hawkers and pedlars and for the encouragement of English Protestant schools" provides grants for charter schools.
- prevent Irish subjects in the service of France or Spain from holding property.
- annul future marriages celebrated by Roman Catholic priests if either (or both) of the parties are Protestant.
- June - English preacher John Cennick arrives in Ireland to evangelise for the Moravian Church.[1]
- 8 August - Charter for St. Patrick's Hospital for Imbeciles to be established in Dublin under the will of Jonathan Swift (died 1745).[1]
- Charles Smith's The Ancient and Present state of Waterford is published in Dublin.[1]
Arts and literature
- The National College of Art and Design originates as a private drawing school set up by the painter Robert West in Dublin.
Births
- 3 July - Henry Grattan, member of Irish House of Commons and campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament (died 1820).
- Thomas Hussey, diplomat, chaplain, and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore (died 1803).
Deaths
- 22 May - Thomas Southerne, dramatist (born 1660).
- 8 August - Francis Hutcheson, theologian and philosopher (born 1694).
