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Events from the year 1772 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- 3 June – the London-Derry Journal and General Advertiser is first published.
- 27 July – the Johnston Baronetcy, of Gilford in the County of Down, is created in the Baronetage of Ireland.
Births
- 1 May – Lowry Cole, soldier, politician and MP for Enniskillen from 1797 to 1800, Governor of Mauritius and Cape Colony (died 1842).
- 16 July – William Annesley, 3rd Earl Annesley, politician (died 1838).
- 9 October – Mary Tighe, poet (died 1810).
- Robert Blake, dentist, first State Dentist of Dublin (died 1822).
- Edward Southwell Ruthven, Repealer politician and member of the United Kingdom Parliament (died 1836).
Deaths
- 10 June – Abraham Creighton, 1st Baron Erne, peer.
References
- "Mary Tighe". 2014-01-08. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
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