1847 in Ireland

See also: 1846 in Ireland, 1848 in Ireland

Events

• 13 January - Irish Confederation established.^[1]
• February - Soup kitchens system established; famine at its height.^[1]
• 15 May - Death of Daniel O'Connell.^[1]
• June - Poor Law Amendment Act.^[1]
• Potato crop free from blight, but inadequate due to small area sown.^[1]
• December - John Mitchel breaks away from The Nation.^[1]

Arts and literature

Sport

Births

• 15 July - J. J. Clancy, Member of Parliament, barrister and journalist (b.1928).
• 8 November - Bram Stoker, writer and author of Dracula (d.1912.

Deaths

• February - Michael John Brenan, priest and ecclesiastical historian (b.1780).
• 15 May - Daniel O'Connell, politician, campaigner for Catholic Emancipation and Repeal of the Union (b.1775).
• 14 September - Sir John Burke, 2nd Baronet, soldier and politician (b.1782)^[2].

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Moody, TW & Martin, FX (eds) (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork, Ireland: The Mercier Press, p 376. 
2. ^ thePeerage

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