1809 in Ireland

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Events from the year 1809 in Ireland.

Events

• October - Completion of the Military Road across the Wicklow Mountains.^[1]
• 21 October - Nelson's Pillar opened in Sackville Street, Dublin.
• The first Roman Catholic Magdalene asylum in Ireland is opened in Cork.^[2]

Arts and literature

• Jonah Barrington's Historic Anecdotes and Secret Memoirs of the Legislative Union between Great Britain and Ireland is published.
• Edward Bunting's A General Collection of the Ancient Music of Ireland is published.

Births

• 1 May - Samuel Blackall, soldier, politician and second Governor of Queensland, Australia (died 1871).
• James Duffy, author and publisher (died 1871).

Deaths

• 8 October - Arthur Gore, 2nd Earl of Arran, politician (born 1734).

References

1. Godden, John (1999). "The Military Road". Retrieved 2012-08-02.
2. "Magdalene Laundries". Best Irish Facts. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.