Robert Wiseman was born on 2 February 1719, in Ireland as the son of James Wiseman and Elizabeth Coughlan. He had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Margaret Brett.
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Battle of Antrim.
The Young Ireland rebellion of 1798 failed.
The Night of the BIG WIND. In Killarney and its neighborhood there was a terrible hurricane. The town sustained much damage and many houses were shattered.
English: nickname from Middle English wise ‘wise, discreet’ (see Wise 1) + man, also wise-man ‘wise, thoughtful, rational, skilled, or intelligent person, a cunning man’ (Old English wīs + mann). The name may also have been used ironically.
Americanized form of German Weismann .
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