1753 in Ireland

Events from the year 1753 in Ireland.

Incumbent

Monarch: George II

Events

Renewed dispute over revenue surplus.
15 December – Lady Charlotte Cavendish, married to William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, inherits her family's estates, including Lismore Castle, from her father, Richard Boyle, 4th Earl of Cork, bringing them into the Devonshire family.

Publications

Charles O'Conor – Dissertations on the Ancient History of Ireland.

Births

16 November – James McHenry, signer of the United States Constitution from Maryland, third United States Secretary of War
22 November – Richard John Uniacke, lawyer, politician, member of Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly and Attorney General of Nova Scotia
Gilbert Austin, educator, clergyman and author
John Barrett, clergyman and Hebrew scholar

Deaths

11 January – Hans Sloane, physician and collector
14 January – George Berkeley, also known as Bishop Berkeley, philosopher and writer