1849 in Ireland
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See also: 1848 in Ireland, other events of 1849, 1850 in Ireland
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[edit] Events
- Queen's Bridge in Belfast is opened by Queen Victoria.
- Construction begins on the 18-arch Craigmore Viaduct near Newry, on the Dublin-Belfast railway line (opened in 1852).
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Sport
[edit] Births
- 31 January - Robert James McMordie, solicitor, politician and Lord Mayor of Belfast (d.1914).
- 1 August - William Larminie, poet and folklorist (d.1900).
- Sir Nugent Everard, 1st Baronet soldier, Seanad member (d.1929).
[edit] Deaths
- 27 March - Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford, MP, Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada and Governor General of British North America (b.1776).
- 20 June - James Clarence Mangan, poet (b.1803).
- Joseph Henry Blake, 3rd Baron Wallscourt, socialist (b.1797).
