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17th c. ← Ireland in the 18th century → 19th c. ... 18th century in Dublin (city) (2 P) E. 18th-century elections in Ireland (4 P) G. Georgian architecture in ...
From 1756 the Grand Canal was built from Dublin towards the Shannon; the Ulster Canal (1783) and the Royal Canal (1790) followed. The "Money Bill dispute" of 1753 revealed a tax surplus that was maintained until the 1790s. In the 18th century English trade with Ireland was the most important branch of English overseas trade 1. Absentee ...
The Emergence of Modern Ireland, 1600-1900 (Dublin, 1981) Curtin, Nancy J. The United Irishmen: Popular Politics in Ulster and Dublin, 1791-1798 (Oxford University Press, 1994). Foster, R. F. Modern Ireland, 1600–1972 (1988) Johnson, Paul. Ireland: Land of Troubles: A History from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day. Holmes & Meier, 1982 ...
By 1776, according to historian John Gerald Simms, "the trade of Ireland had expanded, and most of it was with England, for which Dublin was the main port". [25] Dublin had grown into "a large and rapidly developing city", so much so that continual extensions needed to be made to the harbour to meet the needs of shipping. [25]
John Rocque's 1756 map of Dublin shows Rogerson's quay as largely developed by the mid-18th century. [ 4 ] [ 7 ] During the early 19th century, the quay serviced larger freight vessels, including colliers which brought coal (from ports like Whitehaven in England) [ 8 ] to feed the coal and gas works at nearby Hanover Quay. [ 9 ]
Carton House, entrance Carton House in 2009, with boathouse. The Carton Demesne first came into the ownership of the FitzGerald family shortly after Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Lanstephan (c. 1105–1176), an Anglo-Norman noble, played an active role in the capture of Dublin by the Normans in 1170 and was rewarded by being appointed Lord of Maynooth, an area covering townlands which include ...
0–9. 1701 in Ireland; 1702 in Ireland; 1703 in Ireland; 1704 in Ireland; 1705 in Ireland; 1706 in Ireland; 1707 in Ireland; 1708 in Ireland; 1709 in Ireland; 1710 in Ireland
17th c. ← Establishments in Ireland in the 18th century → 19th c. 1700s establishments in Ireland — ...