Kingstown(1821-1830) - Chronology of events
The name of Kingstown was applied to the town following the visit to the town of George III of Britain in 1821.
The name change to Dun Laoghaire was proposed and accepted in 1920, but was not fully effected immediately (1921 for the town) (1924 for the harbour)
| 1821-30 | 1831-40 | 1841-50 | 1851-60 | 1861-70 |
| 1871-80 | 1881-90 | 1891-1900 | 1901-10 | 1911-21 |
| 1821 |
Visit of George IV to Kingstown Town renamed as Kingstown |
| 1822 | Lieutenant William Hutchinson (1793-1881) appointed as first Harbourmaster |
| 1823 | George IV obelisk on Harbour Road (later renamed as Queens Road) unveiled |
| 1824 | The Hulk Essex moored in Kingstown as a convict ship, mainly holding convicts awaiting deportation - it continued until about 1837 |
| 1825 | "Bill for enlarging Powers of Commissioners for erecting Harbour for Ships to eastward of Dunleary (Kingstown) in Port of Dublin" passed in Westminster |
| 1826 | First recorded service in St Michael's Church (RC) - the church was not finally finished until 1835 |
| 1828 |
First Kingstown Regatta Death of James Crofton, builder and first Harbour Commissioner "Scots Church" (Presbyterian) opened on York Road. the building later became Kingstown Grammar School when the later Presbyterian was built across the road |
| 1829 | Kingstown RC parish established. Rev Bartholomew Sheridan was first Parish Priest |
Chronology assembled from various sources including:-
- Kingstown Dun Laoghaire by Peter Pearson
- Between the Mountains and the Sea by Peter Pearson
- Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society Annual Journals
- Writers & Artists of the Borough by Dun Laoghaire Bourogh Historical Society
- Historical Street Directory of Kingstown-Dun Laoghaire by Dun Laoghaire Borough Historical Society
- The Book of Dun Laoghaire - John O Sullivan & Seamus Cannon (editors)
- www.dia.ie
