Melasina Trench, writer, is born in Dublin
Melesina Trench (née Chenevix, previously St George; 22 March 1768 – 27 May 1827) was an Irish writer, poet and diarist. During her lifetime she was known more for her beauty than her writing, and it wasn’t until her son, Richard Chenevix Trench, published her diaries posthumously in 1861 that her work received notice.
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The Octennial Act limits Irish parliaments life to eight years
Until 1768 the Irish Parliament existed for the lifetime of the king and general elections were therefore infrequent. A radical campaign in the 1760s demanded a Septennial Act and the institution of habeas corpus. In 1768 the English government gave way and accepted an Octennial Act, though refusing habeas corpus
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Thomas Russell, the United Irishman, is born in Kilshanick, Co. Cork
Thomas Paliser Russell (21 November 1767 – 21 October 1803) was a founding member, and leading organiser, of the United Irishmen marked by his radical-democratic and millenarian convictions.
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Maria Edgeworth, Irish author, is born
Maria Edgeworth (1 January 1768 – 22 May 1849) was a prolific Anglo-Irish novelist of adults’ and children’s literature. She was one of the first realist writers in children’s literature and was a significant figure in the evolution of the novel in Europe.
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Birth of John Claudius Beresford, banker, MP, and controversial figure in 1798 rebellion
John Claudius Beresford, banker, Member of Parliament, and a notoriously controversial figure during the 1798 Rebellion, is born in Dublin in 1766. A staunch Protestant loyalist, Beresford gained infamy for his brutal methods of interrogation, particularly the alleged flogging of United Irish suspects at his riding school on Marlborough Street, Dublin. His harsh tactics inspired the sardonic slogan: “Mangling Done Here Gratis by Beresford & Co.”
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John Bligh, former MP for Athboy, who suffers from the delusion that he is a teapot, marries suddenly.
c. 1730s – John Bligh, Former MP for Athboy, Marries Despite Believing He Is a Teapot
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Birth of Carolina Oliphant (Lady Nairne), poet and author
Carolina Oliphant, later known as Lady Nairne, is born on August 16, 1766, in Gask, Perthshire, Scotland. A talented poet and songwriter, she becomes renowned for her Jacobite-themed songs, many of which express deep nostalgia and loyalty to the Stuart cause. Among her most famous works is Charlie Is My Darling, along with The Hundred Pipers and Will Ye No Come Back Again?. Writing often anonymously due to the constraints on women of her time, her songs became immensely popular — second only to those of Robert Burns in the canon of Scottish folk music.
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