1862 in Ireland
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See also: | 1862 in the United Kingdom Other events of 1862 List of years in Ireland |
Events from the year 1862 in Ireland.
Events
- 1 January - A formal partnership between Edward Harland and Gustav Wilhelm Wolff establishes the Belfast shipbuilders Harland and Wolff.[1][2]
- 12 May - The Ulster Hall, a concert hall in Belfast, is opened.[3]
- July - The Glasgow & Stranraer Steam Packet Company's PS Briton enters service on the first Stranraer to Larne ferry service.[4]
- 10 September - Eliza Lynch becomes de facto First Lady of Paraguay.
- 3 December - The Midland Great Western Railway extends from Longford to Sligo.[5]
- Undated - The Dublin Fire Brigade is established under the Dublin Corporation Fire Brigades Act.
Arts and literature
- Julia Kavanagh publishes French Women of Letters.
- Charles Lever publishes the novel Barrington serially.
Births
- 10 June - John de Robeck, admiral in the British Navy (died 1928).
- 11 June - Violet Florence Martin, author (died 1915).
- 14 June - John J. Glennon, Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Saint Louis and Cardinal (died 1946).
- 21 September - Sir Thomas Esmonde, 11th Baronet, peer, MP and Seanad member (died 1935).
- 14 October - Samuel Cunningham, politician and Irish Privy Councillor (died 1946).
- 6 November - Edward Bulfin, British general during World War I (died 1939).
- 15 December - Jack (Nonpareil) Dempsey, boxer (died 1896).
Full date unknown
- Bryan Mahon, British Army general, Commander-in-Chief, Ireland and Senator (died 1930).
Deaths
- 6 April - Fitz James O'Brien, author (born 1828).
- 21 May - John Drew, actor (born 1827).
- 18 July - John George de la Poer Beresford, Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) (born 1773).
- 30 July - Eugene O'Curry, scholar (born 1794).
- 30 November - James Sheridan Knowles, dramatist and actor (born 1784).
References
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