1788 in Ireland
Events from the year 1788 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- 1 August – English Market in Cork is opened.
- Belfast Reading Society is established in Belfast, later to become the Linen Hall Library.
Births
- 12 September – Alexander Campbell, religious leader in Britain and the United States.
- 14 October – Edward Sabine, astronomer, scientist, ornithologist and explorer.
- James Murray, physician.
Deaths
- 5 March – Guy Johnson, military officer and diplomat.
- 9 June – Hector Theophilus de Cramahé, Lieutenant-Governor of Province of Quebec, and Lieutenant Governor of Detroit.