Charles Bianconi (born Carlo Bianconi), a native of Costa Masnaga (Italy), was born on September 24, 1786. He moved to Ireland in 1802, and is famous for his innovations while living there. He was twice mayor of Clonmel, in County Tipperary. September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Como (Comm in the local dialect of Lombard language) is a city in Lombardy, Italy, 45 km north of Milan. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: North: Nenagh South: Clonmel Code: North: TN South: TS Area: 4,303 km² Population (2006) 149,040[[1]] County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, and situated in the province of Munster. ... September 24 is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... --69. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ... Statistics Province: Munster County Town: North: Nenagh South: Clonmel Code: North: TN South: TS Area: 4,303 km² Population (2006) 149,040[[1]] County Tipperary (Contae Thiobraid Árann in Irish) is a county in the Republic of Ireland, and situated in the province of Munster. ...

He was the founder of public transportation in Ireland, at a time preceding railways. He established regular horse-drawn carriage services on various routes from about 1815 onwards. These were known as 'Bianconi coaches'. There were also a series of inns, the Bianconi Inns, some of which still exist e.g. in Killorglin. A taxi serving as a bus Public transport comprises all transport systems in which the passengers do not travel in their own vehicles. ... Catherine IIs carved, painted and gilded Coronation Coach (Hermitage Museum) George VI and Queen Elizabeth in a landau with footmen and an outrider, Canada 1939 The classic definition of a carriage is a four-wheeled horse drawn private passenger vehicle with leaf springs (elliptical springs in the 19th century... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... Inns are establishments where travellers can procure food, drink, and lodging. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 52. ...

These services continued into the 1850s and later, by which time there were a number of railway services in the country. The Bianconi coaches continued to be well-patronised, by offering connections from various termini, one of the first and few examples of an integrated transport system in Ireland. // Production of steel revolutionized by invention of the Bessemer process Benjamin Silliman fractionates petroleum by distillation for the first time First transatlantic telegraph cable laid First safety elevator installed by Elisha Otis Railroads begin to supplant canals in the United States as a primary means of transporting goods. ... A terminal station, or terminus (plural: termini) is commonly used to describe a bus station or rail station (US: train station, UK: railway station). ...

Bianconi died on September 22, 1875 at "Longfield House", Boherlahan, Co. Tipperary. September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...

See also

• Transportation in Ireland

Most of the transport system in Ireland rests in public hands, both north and south of the border. ...

External links

• Tourism - Charles Bianconi
• Bianconi native town