Birth in Dublin of Richard Dalton Williams.
Richard D’Alton Williams is born in Dublin on October 8, 1829. He is educated at Carlow Academy and later studies medicine at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin. A gifted poet and nationalist, Williams becomes a prominent member of the Young Ireland movement and contributes verse to The Nation newspaper under the pseudonym “Shamrock.” His poetry blends patriotic fervor with lyrical grace, making him a notable literary voice of the 1848 revolutionary generation.
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Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, commits suicide by cutting his throat with a penknife
Robert Stewart, Viscount Castlereagh, a prominent British statesman and one of the leading architects of British foreign policy during the Napoleonic Wars and the post-war settlement, committed suicide on August 12, 1822. He took his own life by cutting his throat with a penknife at his home in Loring Hall, Kent, England.
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Irish Constabulary Act sets up county police forces and salaried magistracy
The Irish Constabulary Act, passed in 1822, was a significant piece of legislation that established county police forces and a salaried magistracy across Ireland. This act was part of the British government’s broader efforts to maintain order and strengthen its control over Ireland during a period of widespread social unrest.
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The Theatre Royal in Dublin opens
Over the centuries, there have been five theatres in Dublin called the Theatre Royal.
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Richard Boyle, civil engineer, is born in Dublin
Richard Vicars Boyle CSI (1822–1908) was an Irish civil engineer, noted for his part in the Siege of Arrah in 1857, and as a railway pioneer in Japan.
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