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List of events
Events from the year 1778 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- 28 March – Hugh O'Reilly succeeds Daniel O'Reilly as Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher, an office he will hold until 1801.[1]
- April – the Ladies of Llangollen run away from Ireland to set up a rural household together.
- 24 April – American Revolutionary War: North Channel Naval Duel: John Paul Jones in USS Ranger captures HMS Drake in the North Channel off Carrickfergus.
- Papists Act provides a measure of Catholic Relief: Catholics now have property rights and may intermarry; and restoration of Catholic religious institutions begins.
- Charles Vallancey surveys West Cork.
Births
- 4 March – Robert Emmet, nationalist, rebel against British rule in 1803 (executed 1803).
- 18 May – Charles Stewart, 3rd Marquess of Londonderry, soldier, politician and nobleman (died 1854).
- 29 September – Catherine McAuley, nun (died 1841).
- 15 November – George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh, politician (died 1840).
Deaths
- March – Thomas Roberts, landscape painter (born 1748).
- 28 March – Daniel O’Reilly, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher (born 1700).
References
- ^ "Bishop Hugh O'Reilly [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
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Annuals36
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Bulbs, Corms & Tubers41
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Ferns27
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Fruits3
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Garden Plants23
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Grasses26
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Herb17
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Insects1
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Mammals1
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Midwest Native Plants0
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Northeast Native Plants112
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Perennials123
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Rose1
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Shrubs47
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Trees112
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Tropical Plants53
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Upland Birds5
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Vines18
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Viola Tricolor1
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Water Gardening & Plants9
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Waterfowl0
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Wetland Birds0
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Wetland Plants4
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Wildbirds172
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Wildflowers1
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Woodland Plants29
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