Ireland

Conspiracy judgment against Daniel OConnell is reversed by House of Lords

Death of Edmund Ignatius Rice, founder of the Irish Christian Brothers Order

Daniel OConnell is fined and sentenced to 12 months in prison for conspiracy

Daniel O'Connell is convicted of conspiracy, fined and sentenced to 12 months in prison

Daniel(I) O’Connell (Irish: Dónall Ó Conaill; 6 August 1775 – 15 May 1847), hailed in his time as The Liberator, was the acknowledged political leader of Ireland’s Roman Catholic majority in the first half of the 19th century. His mobilisation of Catholic Ireland, down to the poorest class of tenant farmers, secured the final instalment of Catholic emancipation in 1829 and allowed him to take a seat in the United Kingdom Parliament to which he had been twice elected.\

Daniel OConnell holds meetings for Repeal of the Union, attended by hundreds of thousands, at Trim and the Hill of Tara

Dr Henry Faulds, who established the uniqueness of fingerprints, born in Beith, Ayrshire.

First issue of The Nation published

Birth of heavyweight bare-knuckle boxer Jim Dunne in Co. Kildare

Jim Dunne, a heavyweight bare-knuckle boxer, is born in County Kildare in the 19th century. Known for his strength and endurance, Dunne made his mark in the brutal world of bare-knuckle boxing, a sport often held outside the law. He famously won the American Heavyweight Title by defeating fellow Irishman Jim Elliot in an illegal prizefight. Both men were jailed following the bout, highlighting the underground nature of the sport at the time. Dunne’s career reflects the rough, unregulated world of early boxing and the prominent role of Irish immigrants in American fighting circles.

Sir James Dewar, inventor of the vacuum flask, born in Kincardine-on-Forth.

Queen Victorias first visit to Edinburgh.