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1700 in Ireland

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1700 in Ireland

Centuries:
  
15th 16th 17th 18th 19th

Decades:
  
1680s 1690s 1700s 1710s 1720s

Events from the year 1700 in Ireland.

Contents

Events

  • December 28 - Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

    • Arts and literature

  • c. March - The Yellow Book of Lecan is acquired by antiquary Edward Lhuyd.
  • An edition of the late 16th-century Scots poet Alexander Montgomerie's The Cherrie and the Slae is printed in Ulster.

    • Births

  • James Arbuckle, poet and critic (d. 1742)
  • Daniel O'Reilly, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher (d. 1778)
  • James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown, politician (d. 1770)
  • William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, peer and politician (d. 1777)

    • Deaths

  • Henry Colley, politician (b. 1648)
  • Sir William Gore, 3rd Baronet.

    • References

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