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{{YearInIrelandNav | 1791 }}Events from the year 1791 in Ireland. Events- September – Wolfe Tone publishes Argument on Behalf of the Catholics of Ireland.
- 14 October – the Northern Whig Club, a group of nine Belfast Presbyterians, meets with Wolfe Tone and Thomas Russell and forms the Society of United Irishmen to press for liberal non-denominational parliamentary reform.
- 7 November – The Custom House in Dublin opens for business, having been completed under the supervision of James Gandon.
- The Grand Canal opens to a junction with the Barrow at Athy.[1]
- The first bridge across the River Foyle at Derry, built by the American Lemuel Cox in wood, is opened to vehicular traffic.[2]
Births- 6 March – John MacHale, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam, Irish Nationalist and writer (died 1881).
- 17 August – Richard Lalor Sheil, politician, writer and orator (died 1851).
- 14 December – Charles Wolfe, poet (died 1823).
- ;Full date unknown
- James Graham, soldier, commended for his gallantry during the Battle of Waterloo (died 1845).
Deaths- 2 December – Henry Flood, statesman (born 1732).
- ;Full date unknown
- George Bryan, businessman, statesman and politician in Pennsylvania (born 1731).
- Robert Carver, artist (b. c1730).
References1. ^{{cite book|first=Ruth|last=Delany|title=A celebration of 250 years of Ireland's Inland Waterways|location=Belfast|publisher=Appletree Press|year=1988|isbn=0-86281-200-3|page=82}} 2. ^{{cite web |title=The Boston Bridge - Londonderry's First Bridge Across The Foyle |url=http://northernscrivener.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/the-boston-bridge-londonderry-first.html |work=Northern Scrivener |date=2012-12-30 |deadurl=no |accessdate=2013-02-27}}
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