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Events from the year1756 in Ireland.

• Monarch:George II

• 30 May – theRoman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise is formed by merger of theBishopric of Ardagh with that ofClonmacnoise. Augustine Cheevers serves as first bishop until August when he is succeeded by Anthony Blake.
• The titleEarl of Lanesborough is created in thePeerage of Ireland in favour ofHumphrey Butler, 2nd Viscount Lanesborough.
• The titleEarl of Shannon is created in the Peerage of Ireland in favour of the politicianHenry Boyle.
• Charles Bingham was appointedHigh Sheriff of Mayo

• May – the dramatic poemLeucothoé becomesIsaac Bickerstaffe's first published work.^[1]

• 29 January –Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 1st Earl of Donoughmore, politician (died1825)
• 30 June –Charles FitzGerald, 1st Baron Lecale, politician (died1810)
• July –John Hamilton, 1st Marquess of Abercorn, politician (died1818)
• 25 July (probable date) –Elizabeth Hamilton, Scottish essayist, poet, satirist and novelist (died 1816 in England)

• Approximate date –Cathal Buí Mac Giolla Ghunna, poet (born c.1680)

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