1689 in Ireland
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See also: 1688 in Ireland, 1690 in Ireland
[edit] Events
- 8 March - Richard Hamilton, the Jacobite commander, was dispatched from Drogheda with 2,000 men, in order to pacify the north east of Ireland.
- 14 March - Break of Dromore battle between Catholic Jacobite troops under Richard Hamilton and Protestant Williamites. Jacobites won the battle.
- 7 May - 20 July - First and only session of the Patriot Parliament, the Irish Parliament called by James II during the Williamite war in Ireland.
- 28 July - Jacobite army encamped near Enniskillen and bombarded the Williamite outpost of Crom Castle.
- 31 July - Battle of Newtownbutler - Williamite victory.
- August - Landing by the Duke of Schomberg Williamite forces in County Down.
