1765 in Ireland
Events from the year 1765 in Ireland.- Coercion Act against the Whiteboys.
- First Magdalene asylum in Ireland opens on Leeson Street in Dublin, founded by Lady Arabella Denny.
- Gracehill established in County Antrim as a Moravian community.
Arts and literature
- Sculptor Christopher Hewetson settles in Rome.
Births
- 14 January – George Knox, politician.
- 13 April – Thomas Wallace, politician.
- 19 July – George Beresford, Church of Ireland Bishop of Kilmore.
- 6 December – Edward O'Reilly, scholar.
- 29 December - Laurence Hynes Halloran, alleged criminal deported to Australia
- Robert Holmes, barrister and nationalist.
- Samuel Turner, barrister and informer.
- Approximate date – Charles Bourke, priest.
Deaths
- 24 November – William Dunkin, poet.
- 26 November – Sir Edward O'Brien, 2nd Baronet, politician.
- 29 December – John Alexander, minister and writer.
- 31 December – Samuel Madden, clergyman, writer and benefactor.