1695 in Ireland

Events

• The Education Act 1695 was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of Ireland, one of a series of penal laws, prohibiting Catholics from sending their children to be educated abroad.
• Alan Brodrick appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland promoting the penal laws against Catholic.
• Robert Rochfort, Earl of Belvedere, appointed speaker of the Irish House of Commons.
• Parliament of Ireland opened on August 27, 1695.
• Henry Capell appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
• The Irish peerage of Baron Fethard was created.
• Nicholas Acheson appointed Sherrif of County Armagh.

Arts and literature

Births

Deaths

• Hugh Reily, political writer (b. c1630).
• Dudley Loftus, jurist and orientalist (b.1619).