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Sheridan Le FanuClick here to remove this author from the display
chronology prepared by Christina Morin (Trinity College Dublin)

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DateAuthor EventsHistorical Events
1815, 23 03
(to 1846)
Corn Law
1816 Coinage Act
1821, May 07 Resumption of convertibility of bank notes into gold
1822, December d Bottle Riots in Dublin
1835
(to 1907)
Deceased Wife's Sister Act
1840, August 10 Municipal Act for Ireland extends voting rights
1843 William Hamilton discovers the calculus of quaternions
1843
(to 1845)
Devon Commission on Irish Land
1845 Birr Castle 72-inch optical reflecting telescope built
1845, June 30 Maynooth Grant increased to aid education in Ireland
1845, October d
(to 1850)
The Great Hunger - The Irish Potato Famine
1848 Young Ireland insurrection
1848, July d Habeas Corpus Act suspended in Ireland
1850, June d Tenant Right league is founded in Ireland
1856 Sinn Fein founded
1865 Fenians arrested for planning uprising
1866, February 17 Habeas Corpus Act suspended in Ireland after unrest
1867, March 05 Abortive Fenian risings in Ireland
1869, July 26 Disestablishment of Irish Church
1870 Irish Home Government Association founded
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Citation:
Morin, Christina. "Author Chronology for Sheridan Le Fanu". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 29 March 2011.
[http://www.litencyc.com/php/newlifeline.php?id_author_0=2653, accessed 24 May 2013.]