May 13, 1787Alderman Exshaw, when he encounters a great number of people, leaping, wrestling, shouting, etc. in Merrion Square, Dublin,
March 26, 1787The Tumultuous Risings Act imposes penalties for rioting and for interference with the collection of tithes
January 19, 1787Mary Aikenhead, founder of the Irish Sisters of Charity and St. Vincent’s Hospital Dublin, born
November 3, 1788Thomas Steele, landlord and supporter of Daniel OConnell is born in Derrymore, Co. Clare