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Dublin Deputation to Lord Lieutenant

When: November 1845
Where: Dublin
Part of: Potato blight breaks out in Ireland, beginning the Great Famine

Citizens of Dublin, including Daniel O'Connell and the Lord Mayor, met Lord Lieutenant Lord Heytesbury in early November 1845 to discuss the potato blight crisis.

In early November 1845, a deputation from the citizens of Dublin, including the Duke of Leinster, Lord Cloncurry, Daniel O'Connell, and the Lord Mayor, went to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Lord Heytesbury, to discuss the issue of the blight.

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Great Famine (Ireland) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-02

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