1758 in Ireland
Events from the year 1758 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- Summer – work begins on construction of what will become the Grand Canal near Dublin.
- 27 October – the ship Dublin Trader leaves Parkgate, Cheshire, for Dublin, and founders in the Irish Sea; she carries 70,000 Irish pounds in money and £80,000 in goods, while among the 60 passengers lost are Edward, fifth Earl of Drogheda, Theophilus Cibber, and the mezzotint engraver Michael [Ford (engraver)|Michael Ford].
- The agriculturalist Richard [Geoghegan (Galway)|Richard Geoghegan] reclaims a large tract of land from the sea at Ballyconneely in County Galway.
- Mineral spring discovered at Lucan, Dublin.
Births
- 26 March – Samuel Greg, entrepreneur and pioneer of the factory system at Quarry Bank Mill.
- December – Mary Leadbeater, writer.
- Hans Blackwood, [3rd Baron Dufferin and Claneboye], politician.
- Approximate date – Charles [Stuart (East India Company officer)|Charles "Hindoo" Stuart], East India Company officer.
Deaths
- October – Michael Ford, mezzotint engraver.