1746 in Ireland

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Events

19 March - An Act of the Parliament of Great Britain prohibits the export of glass from Ireland.^[1]
26 March - King George II of Great Britain grants the Dublin Society £500 pa from the Privy Purse.^[1]
11 April - Acts^[1]
- "for licensing hawkers and pedlars and for the encouragement of English Protestant schools" provides grants for charter schools.
- prevent Irish subjects in the service of France or Spain from holding property.
- annul future marriages celebrated by Roman Catholic priests if either (or both) of the parties are Protestant.
June - English preacher John Cennick arrives in Ireland to evangelise for the Moravian Church.^[1]
8 August - Charter for St. Patrick's Hospital for Imbeciles to be established in Dublin under the will of Jonathan Swift (died 1745).^[1]
Charles Smith's The Ancient and Present state of Waterford is published in Dublin.^[1]

The National College of Art and Design originates as a private drawing school set up by the painter Robert West in Dublin.

1 2 3 4 5 6 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.

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