1745 in Ireland

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Events from the year 1745 in Ireland.

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Jonathan Swift 17th/18th-century Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, and poet

Jonathan Swift was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet and cleric who became Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, hence his common sobriquet, "Dean Swift".

This article presents a list of the literary events and publications in 1744.

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1745.

Matthew Dubourg was an English violinist, conductor, and composer who spent most of his life in Ireland. Among other achievements, Dubourg led the orchestra at the premiere of Georg Friedrich Handel's great oratorio Messiah.

Jonathan Smedley (1671–1729) was an Anglo-Irish churchman who became Dean of Clogher in 1724. He was an opportunist and satirical victim who engaged in a polemic with Jonathan Swift and the forces of the Tory party.

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Thomas Jones (bishop) 16th and 17th-century bishop from Ireland

Thomas Jones was Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. He was also Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral and Bishop of Meath. He was the patrilineal ancestor of the Viscounts Ranelagh.

Thomas Marlay (c.1680–1756) was an Irish politician and judge, who ended his career as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. He is remembered chiefly for the rebuilding of Celbridge Abbey, and as the grandfather of the statesman Henry Grattan.

Robert Marshall (c.1695–1774) was an Irish judge; his is remembered chiefly as co-executor and legatee of Esther Vanhomrigh, the beloved "Vanessa" of Jonathan Swift, although he does not seem to have been a close friend of hers.

John Sterne (bishop) Dean of St. Patricks, Dublin 1705-1713; became Bishop of Dromore, then Clogher

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Robert Saunders (c.1650–1708) was an Irish landowner, barrister and politician. He sat in the Irish House of Commons as MP for Cavan, and was the Irish Prime Serjeant. Unusually, his youngest son, Morley Saunders, also held the office of Prime Serjeant. Robert was one of the founders of the village of Swanlinbar, County Cavan, which is partially named after him.

Thomas Bladen (1615-1695) was an Anglo-Irish priest in the seventeenth century. The eldest son and heir of William Bladen of Newton Solney in South Derbyshire and Mary Young, his family left London in 1626 where they had a printing/bookselling business at St Paul's Churchyard to live amongst Protestant settlers in Dublin.

Eaton Stannard

Eaton Stannard (1685-1755) was a leading politician and lawyer in eighteenth-century Ireland. He was a popular Recorder of Dublin, a very unpopular Serjeant-at-law (Ireland), and an experienced parliamentarian who represented Midleton in the Irish House of Commons for many years. He is mainly remembered now as a close friend of Jonathan Swift, whose last known letter was written to him.

Mount Panther

Mount Panther is an historic country house located between Dundrum and Clough in Northern Ireland. The house dates from the 1700s and has been derelict for some years. In 2009 it was offered for sale for £5m along with 140 acres of farm and parkland. In 2014 it was considered a complete ruin with a reduced demesne of 80 acres. It is a listed building of County Down since 1980.

References

  1. Don, Randel (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. p. 168. ISBN   9780674372993.