1854 in Ireland

See also: 1853 in Ireland, 1855 in Ireland

Events

• Quarrel between Tenant League and Archbishop Cullen; League appeals to Rome.^[1]
• Catholic University of Ireland founded; John Henry Cardinal Newman first rector.^[1]

Births

• 9 February - Edward Carson, Irish Unionist leader, barrister and judge (d.1935).
• 16 October - Oscar Wilde, playwright, novelist, poet (d.1900).
• 24 October - Horace Curzon Plunkett, politician, agricultural reformer and writer (d.1932).

Deaths

• 19 October - Henry Prittie, 2nd Baron Dunalley, politician (b.1775).
• Patrick O'Donoghue, journalist and Young Irelander.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Moody, TW & Martin, FX (eds) (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork, Ireland: The Mercier Press, p 370. 

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