1689 in Ireland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| ««« 1688 1687 1686 1685 1684 |
|
»»» 1690 1691 1692 1693 1694 |
||||||
|
||||||||
[edit] Events
- 13 February - William III and Mary II become King and Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland following the deposition of James II.
- 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.
[edit] Births
- Lady Mary Butler, younger daughter 2nd Duke of Ormonde and Jonathan Swift’s "greatest favourite" (d.1713).
