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| Date | | | | | 1817 | | Foundation of the Asylum Harbour, Dunleary, laid. Foundation of the Wellington testimonial, Phoenix Park, laid. Day of prayer and mourning for the death of the Princess Charlotte of Wales, universally observed throughout the city and country. Infirmary for Diseases of the Skin opened. Pleasants' Asylum for Protestant Female Orphans opened. First show of flowers by the Horticultural Society at Donnybrook. Whitworth Fever Hospital, Drumcondra, commenced. Aeronautic voyage across the Irish Sea, from Dublin to Anglesea Island accomplished by Mr. Windham Sadler. | | | 1818 | | New General Post-Office opened. Mendicity Association, opened in the buildings of the Dublin Society, Hawkins's-St., since the Theatre Royal. Savings' Bank, St. Peter's parish, Cuffe-street, opened. The Grand Duke Michael of Russia, and the Archduke Maximilian of Austria, visit Dublin, | | | 1819 | | Hassan Khan, the Persian ambassador, visits Dublin. The Royal Arcade, College-green, fitted up at the sole expense of Mr. George Home, opened. | | | 1820 | | Male Patients excluded from admission to the Westmoreland Lock Hospital. Zion Chapel, for a congregation of independents, opened in King's Inns-street. Ebenezer Chapel, D'Olier-street opened; since converted into a paper warehouse. Wesleyan Meetinghouse, lower Abbey-street, commenced. Methodist Meeting-house, South Great George's-street, opened. Dublin Library Society transferred to D'Olier-street. Dublin Chamber of Commerce instituted. | | | 1821 | | Theatre Royal, Hawkins's-street, opened on 18th January. George IV. visits Dublin; lands at Howth 12th August; makes his public entry into the city 17th August, on which occasion there were public illuminations for two nights; visits all the public institutions; presides at an installation of Knights of St. Patrick in St. Patrick's Cathedral; is present at, the opening of George's Dock, Custom house; and quits Ireland at Dunleary,now Kingstown 3rd September. Population of the parishes and parts of parishes within the lord mayor's jurisdiction, and also within the Grand and Royal Canal - houses, 13,578; inhabitants, 175,585- (2) Of the parishes and parts of parishes within the Canals, whether within or without the lord mayor's jurisdiction - houses, 18,116 ; inhabitants, 224,317. (3) Of the parishes and parts of parishes included in the last article, and also of the parts of the three city parishes, without the Canals - houses, 18,567 ; inhabitants, 227,335. Shelter for Females discharged from Prison, South Circular-road, opened. | | | 1822 | | Dublin visited by a dreadful storm. Riot in the theatre, on the Marquess of Wellesley, the lord lieutenant's first visit thither, during which a bottle was flung into his Excellency's box. | | | 1824 | | Foundation of the new Anatomy Buildings, Trinity College, laid. Foundation of the Royal Hibernian Academy for the fine arts, Lower Abbey-street, laid, founded and erected at the expense of the late Francis Johnston, esq., of Eccles-street. New church of St.Stephen, Mount-street, consecrated. St. Paul's Church, North King-street, rebuilt. | | | 1825 | | Act passed for the assimilation of the currency of Great Britain and Ireland, The city lighted with gas. Union Chapel, Lower Abbey-street, for seceders built. Carmelite chapel, Whitefriar-street, founded. | | | 1826 | | New Catholic Association formed. The Wellesley Mart, Usher's quay, for encouraging native manufacture, opened. Subscriptions raised for the relief of the suffering weavers in the city and liberties ; sum raised, £13,000. St. Peter's Parochial Dispensary opened. | | | 1827 | | First stone laid of the King's-bridge, Parkgate-street, to commemorate the visit of George IV. to Ireland. Foundation stone of the Museum, Royal College of Surgeons, laid. Lying-in Institution, Mercer-street, opened. | |
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