1782 in Ireland
Events from the year 1782 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- 6 February – The collapse of a floor due to a rotten beam at Neale's Musick Hall, Dublin leaves many people injured, 11 of whom die shortly afterwards due to their injuries.
- 'Constitution of 1782', the collective legal changes which restore legislative independence to the Parliament of Ireland, giving rise to "Grattan's Parliament".
- * 15 February – at a convention held in Dungannon, delegates from a number of Ulster Volunteer corps pledge support for resolutions advocating legislative independence for Ireland.
- * 20 February – the phrase "Protestant Ascendancy" is first used by Sir Boyle Roche in a speech to the Irish House of Commons.
- * 16 April – Henry Grattan declares the independence of the Irish House of Commons.
- * 17 May – the Parliament of Great Britain under Prime Minister Lord Rockingham passes the Repeal of Act for Securing Dependence of [Ireland Act 1782|Repeal of Act for Securing Dependence of Ireland Act], repealing the Dependency of Ireland on Great Britain Act 1719.
- * Repeal of Poynings' Law.
- * Irish judges are granted the same security of tenure as their English counterparts.
- Repeal of the Education Act 1695: Roman Catholics may now send their children abroad to be educated; they may also now teach classes within Ireland.
- Parliament of Ireland passes the Anonymous Persons Act, introducing a form of limited liability to encourage commerce.
- Kildare Street Club founded in Dublin.
Births
- 1 April – James Daly, 1st Baron Dunsandle and Clanconal, politician.
- 26 July – John Field, composer and pianist.
- 25 September – Charles Maturin, clergyman, novelist and playwright.
- 29 September – Windham Quin, 2nd [Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl], peer.
- 11 November – Francis Blackburne, Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
- 23 November – James FitzGibbon, British soldier and hero of the War of 1812.
- ;Full date unknown
- :*Sir [John Burke, 2nd Baronet], soldier and politician.
- :*James Hardiman, lawyer, librarian and historian.