Its not widely known but we have had banking crises in Ireland before - and government rescues:-
The banking firm of Mead and Curtis in Dublin failed in 1731, and a relief Act was passed. in Burton’s bank crashed in 1733, leaving debts of £79,128.5.4.
There was a major banking crisis in 1754-5. Dillon & Farrell Bank, Willcox & Dawson Bank and Lennox & French Bank all failed due to frauds
In July 1758, Clements, Malone & Gore Bank.failed
In Oct 1759 the firms of R. & T. Dawson, and Mitchell & Macarill suspended payment, leading to widespread panic, and the remaining banks were government guaranteed
In 1779, there was a further crisis, leading to failures, of the firms of Mitchell, and Underwood.
In Mar 1797 a run developed on banks Dublin but they
Other bank failures:-
1806 – Talbot & Co (Malahide) – all creditors were paid in full
1807 – Cotter & Kellet (Cork) – losses £210,000
1808 – Colclough & Co (New Ross) – note issue of £200,000 which became worthless
1810 – Beresfords Bank (Dublin) – all creditors paid in full
1814 – ffrench & Co (Tuam & Dublin) – major loss of note issue
In 1820 all four banks in Cork closed from 25th May. Within days, the 4 Limerick banks closed. Closures followed in Clonmel, Carrick-on-Suir, Kilkenny, New Ross, and most spectacularly, Waterford. Alexanders Bank closed in Dublin.
In 1856 the Tipperary Bank failed
In 1885, the Munster Bank failed. The Munster & Leinster Bank which was then formed was eventually the lead bank in the formation of AIB.
Mainly extracted by Gulliver from Halls Hitory of Bank of Ireland