Events from the year 1754 in Ireland .
Incumbent
Events
6 March – Thomas Dillon, Richard Ferrall and Co.'s bank failure in Dublin due to fraud, the first of three (1754–1755 ); the partners abscond to France.[ 1]
County of Meath Infirmary established at Navan .[ 2]
Arts and literature
Births
15 January – Richard Martin , "Humanity Dick", politician and animal rights activist (died 1834 )
7 May – Adam Averell , Primitive Wesleyan cleric (died 1847 )
23 May – William Drennan , physician , poet , educationalist and co-founder of the Society of United Irishmen (died 1820 )
14 July – Robert Ward , politician (died 1831 )
25 August – Charles Coote, 2nd Baron Castle Coote , politician (died 1823 )
9 December – Francis Rawdon , politician and military officer (died 1826 at sea)
Cornelius Heeney , merchant and politician in America (died 1848 )Patrick O'Kelly , poet and eccentric (died 1835 )Approximate date – Andrew Todd , fur trader in North America (died 1796 )
Deaths
References
^ a b Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8 : A Chronology of Irish History . Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2 ^ Scally, Barbara (2008). "Origins of the County of Meath Infirmary". Ríocht na Midhe . 19 : 146–56.
