1742 in Ireland

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See also:Other events of 1742
List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1742 in Ireland.

The Great Music Hall in Fishamble Street, Dublin, scene of the first performance of Handel's Messiah

Incumbent

Events

  • c. March – Newry Canal opened.[1] On 28 March the Cope brings the first load of Tyrone coal carried from Lough Neagh to Dublin by this route.[2]
  • 13 April – first performance of Handel's Messiah staged at Neal's Music Hall in Fishamble Street, Dublin[3] in aid of local charities. Matthew Dubourg leads the orchestra. Handel leaves Ireland on 13 August.

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References

  1. ^ Delany, Ruth (1986). A celebration of 250 years of Ireland's Inland Waterways. Belfast: Appletree Press. ISBN 0-86281-200-3.
  2. ^ Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.
  3. ^ "BBC History British History Timeline". Archived from the original on 9 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-03.
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