1844 in Ireland
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See also: 1843 in Ireland, other events of 1844, 1845 in Ireland
[edit] Events
[edit] Births
- 3 February - James Henry Reynolds, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1879 at Rorke's Drift, South Africa (d.1932).
- 5 June - Thomas Cleeve, founder of Condensed Milk Company of Ireland, High Sheriff of Limerick (d.1908).
- 7 July - George W. Joy, painter (d.1925).
- 9 August - John Sweetman, politician, one of founders of Sinn Féin and second President of the party in 1908 (d.1936).
- 6 November - Robert Browne, Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Cloyne (d.1935).
- 21 November - William Martin Murphy, Nationalist (Irish Parliamentary Party) MP, newspaper proprietor, leader of employer's syndicate in the Dublin Lockout of 1913 (d.1919).
- Charlotte Despard, suffragist, novelist and Sinn Féin activist (d.1939).
- Thomas Workman, entomologist and arachnologist (d.1900).
[edit] Deaths
- 8 January - William Warren Baldwin, doctor, businessman, lawyer, judge, architect and political figure in Upper Canada (b.1775).
- 20 February - Edward Kernan, Bishop of Clogher, 1824-1844 (b.1771).
