1788 in Ireland

Events from the year 1788 in Ireland.

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Centuries:
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Decades:
  • 1760s
  • 1770s
  • 1780s
  • 1790s
  • 1800s
See also:Other events of 1788
List of years in Ireland

Incumbent
  • Monarch: George III

Events
  • 1 August – English Market in Cork is opened.[1]
  • Belfast Reading Society is established in Belfast, later to become the Linen Hall Library.

Births
  • 12 September – Alexander Campbell, religious leader in Britain and the United States (died 1866).
  • 14 October – Edward Sabine, astronomer, scientist, ornithologist and explorer (died 1883).
  • James Murray, physician (died 1871).

Deaths
  • 5 March – Guy Johnson, military officer and diplomat (born c1740).
  • 9 June – Hector Theophilus de Cramahé, Lieutenant-Governor of Province of Quebec, and Lieutenant Governor of Detroit (born 1720).

References
  1. "The Establishment of the English Market". Cork: The English Market. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
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