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Birth in Castletown, Co. Clare of Thomas OGorman, physician, wine trader and courtier in France; made a chevalier by Louis XV

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Sir John Blaquiere, Chief Secretary and politician, is born

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Birth of Sackville Hamilton, politician and civil servant

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The Revenue Commissioners report the robbery of the Golden Lyon’s cargo at Ballyheige. One of the robbers is caught and turns king’s evidence; the Danish Asiatic Company offers a reward of 10 per cent of the value of the cargo for its recovery. (See June

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Sir Lucius O'Brien, opposition politician, born

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A complaint is made to the House of Commons that Mr Anthony Tenison did, in a violent and notorious manner, assault John Bourke, Esq., a Member of this House, by presenting a pistol to his breast, and threatening to shoot him, on the thirtieth of Decembe

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The Dublin Society for Improving Husbandry, (later to become the Royal Dublin Society on June 19, 1820), is founded on this date

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Parliament meets at the new parliament house in College Green for the first time

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