Completion of the East Pier Lighthouse

Contract signed for construction of Railway Station (Mulvany, architect, Roberts, builder)

Royal St George Yacht Club first clubhouse

Kingstown to Dalkey Athmospheric Railway

Major expansion of Royal St George Yacht Club clubhouse (architect, Mulvany)

Railway Station by John Skipton Mulvany

Royal St George Yacht Club renamed and received royal warrant (see 1838 for further details)

Royal Irish Yacht Club version 2 formed and received royal warrant- see 1838 for details of version 1

Harbourmasters house (lately Moran House) opened for occupancy by Wm Hutchinson, Harbourmaster

Formation of The County Dublin (Monkstown) Archers - (later Monkstown Archery and Tennis Club 1877, first tennis club in Ireland)

East Pier Lighthouse opened

St Mary's Convent (Dominican) opened (Bloomfields Shopping Centre site)

Cholera outbreak in Kingstown

June 5th.  William Smith O'Brien, Meagher, McManus & Donohoe shipped on board HMS Swift at Kingstown for transportation to Van Diemans Land, the sentence of death passed at Clonmel having been commuted by the Queen

August 5th The Royal squadron, with 10 steamers including the "Victoria & Albert" (with on board: The Queen, Prince Albert, the Prince of wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, Princess Alice) anchored in Kingstown Harbour

August 10th  The Royal Family came by train and embarked at Victoria Wharf.  On leaving the pier, the Royal Standard was lowered and raised again - stated to be a mark of honour never before employed except for a Royal Personage.

The Independent Church (later Kingstown Congregational Church), Northumberland Avenue established

Royal St.George Yacht Club opened (architect, Mulvany)

City of Dublin Steam Packet Co took over the mail service, purchased St Columba & Llewellyn and 2 other vessels