1812 in Ireland
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Events
- 1 October - James Sadler, an English balloonist, started a balloon flight from Belvedere House near Mullingar in an attempt to cross the Irish Sea. He failed and almost drowned as a result.
Births
- 14 May - Charles William Russell, Roman Catholic clergyman and scholar (d.1880).
- 19 May - Edwin Wyndham-Quin, 3rd Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, peer (d.1871).
- 29 May - Thomas O'Hagan, 1st Baron O'Hagan, Lord Chancellor of Ireland (d.1885).
- 5 July - Frederick Edward Maning, writer and judge in New Zealand (d.1883).
- 12 July - C. P. Meehan, priest, poet and writer (d.1890).
- 4 November - James Alipius Goold, Roman Catholic Bishop and Archbishop of Melbourne (d.1886).
Full date unknown
- George James Allman, naturalist, Emeritus Professor of Natural History in Edinburgh (d.1898).
- David Moriarty, Roman Catholic Bishop of Kerry (d.1877).
Deaths
- 25 April - Edmond Malone, Shakespeare scholar and literary critic (b.1741).
- 22 June - Richard Kirwan, scientist (b.1733).
- 27 August - John Blaquiere, 1st Baron de Blaquiere, soldier and politician (b.1732).
Full date unknown
- Robert Owenson, actor and author (b.1744).
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