October 1, 1761The Whiteboys, a violent agrarian protest movement, begins in Tipperary and spreads through Munster and West Leinster
August 6, 1761Richard Nugent, Lord Delvin, MP for Fore, dies of wounds he received after fighting a duel with a Mr Reilly
March 20, 1761Robert Simms, a founder of the United Irishmen and proprietor of the Northern Star, is born
June 1, 1762Birth in Callan, Co. Kilkenny of Edmund Ignatius Rice, educator, philanthropist, and the founder of the Irish Christian Brothers Order
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