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The Great Music Hall in Fishamble Street, Dublin, scene of the first performance of Handel's Messiah Musick-hall-dublin.jpg
The Great Music Hall in Fishamble Street, Dublin, scene of the first performance of Handel's Messiah

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Events from the year 1744 in Ireland.

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References

  1. ↑ Delany, Ruth (1986). A celebration of 250 years of Ireland's Inland Waterways. Belfast: Appletree Press. ISBN   0-86281-200-3.
  2. ↑ Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-821744-2.
  3. ↑ "BBC History British History Timeline". Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
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