30 May – the first statistics for religion in Ireland are gathered in this year's Census. Around 80% of the population is Roman Catholic, 11% belong to the Church of Ireland and 8% (almost all in Ulster) are Presbyterian.[3]
14 December – the Carrickshock incident: Forty policemen confront a mob of over 2,000 in Carrickshock, County Kilkenny, protesting against the collection of tithes. Sixteen policemen are killed and seven wounded in the clash.[7]
↑O'Hanlon, John, ed. (1915). History of the Queen's County. Vol.2. pp.653–6.
↑Connell, Paul (2001). "'Slaughtered like wild beasts: Massacre at Castlepollard fair, 1831". In Cronin, Denis A.; etal. (eds.). Irish Fairs and Markets: Studies in Local History. Dublin: Four Courts Press. pp.143–163. ISBN1-85182-525-8.
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