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| Date | | | | | 1767 | | Magdalen Asylum, Leeson-street, for female penitents open. | | | 1768 | | Act passed to limit the duration of parliament to eight years. The light-house of Poolbeg finished. | | | 1769 | | Hibernian Hospital, Phoenix-park, began to be built. A spire erected on the steeple of St. Werburgh's Church. Foundation of the Royal Exchange, Cork-hill, laid. St. Catherine's Church opened. | | | 1770 | | The foundation of the Meath Hospital, on the Coombe, of the Hibernian Marine School, Rogerson's quay, and of the Wesleyan Methodists' meeting-house, Hendrick-street, laid. | | | 1771 | | Charles Lucas, M.D., one of the representatives of Dublin city, and author of many political tracts, died. His statue was erected in the Royal Exchange. | | | 1772 | | Charters granted to the governors of the Foundling Hospital, and Workhouse, and to the Grand Canal Com. | | | 1773 | | Foundation of the new buildings for the Blue Coat Hospital, and of the New Gaol, Green-street, laid. St. John's Church, Fishamble-street, rebuilt. House of Industry, North Brunswick-street, opened. Act passed for a general pavement of the streets of Dublin. Penny Post-offiice opened for the city and environs within four miles. Meath Hospital appointed to be the county infirmary. Hibernian Marine School opened. | | | 1775 | | Birmingham Tower, Dublin Castle, began to be rebuilt. Hibernian Marine Society incorporated. The foundation of the new Four Courts' Marshalsea, Island street, laid. | | | 1776 | | First masquerade ball, at the Music Hall, Fishamble street. Foundations of the King's Inns buildings laid. | | | 1777 | | By an account taken this year, the number of houses in Dublin and its suburbs was found to be 17,151, which, at an average of eight inhabitants to a house, gave a population of 137,208. | |
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