1809 in Ireland

Events from the year 1809 in Ireland.

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See also: 1809 in the United Kingdom
Other events of 1809
List of years in Ireland

Events
  • October – completion of the Military Road across the Wicklow Mountains.[1]
  • 21 October – Nelson's Pillar opened in Sackville Street, Dublin.
  • The first Roman Catholic Magdalene asylum in Ireland is opened in Cork.[2]

Arts and literature
  • Jonah Barrington's Historic Anecdotes and Secret Memoirs of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland is published.
  • Edward Bunting's A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland is published.

Births
  • 1 May – Samuel Blackall, soldier, politician and second Governor of Queensland, Australia (died 1871).
  • James Duffy, author and publisher (died 1871).

Deaths
  • 8 October – Arthur Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran, politician (born 1734).

See also
  • 1809 in Scotland
  • 1809 in Wales

References
  1. Godden, John (1999). "The Military Road". Retrieved 2012-08-02.
  2. "Magdalene Laundries". Best Irish Facts. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
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