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January 28, 1852

Louis Brennan, inventor, is born in Castlebar, Co. Mayo

December 5, 1853

Assemblys College, Belfast, opens for the training of Presbyterian clergy

August 6, 1853

Sir William Ridgeway, classical scholar, is born in Ballydermot, Co. Offaly

June 28, 1853

The introduction of income tax in Ireland is proposed for the first time

March 17, 1853

The Ossianic Society is founded to preserve and publish manuscripts of the Fionn cycle

February 14, 1853

The Queen Victoria sinks in a storm off Howth, with the loss of 55 lives

November 3, 1854

The Catholic University of Ireland is opened with J. H. Newman as its first rector

October 27, 1854

William Smith, founder of the Boys Brigade, born.

October 24, 1854

Birth of Sir Horace Plunkett, agricultural reformer and politician

October 16, 1854

Oscar Wilde, playwright, novelist and essayist is born in Dublin

October 2, 1854

Patrick Geddes - Scottish Botanist born.

September 29, 1854

Birth in Kinvara, Co. Galway of Francis Arthur Fahy who wrote the song, Galway Bay

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