1708 in Ireland

Events

• The original wooden Belfast Castle, the home of Sir Arthur Chichester, baron of Belfast, is burned down.

• An act of parliament was passed, dividing the parish of St. Nicholas Without in Dublin, and giving part of it the denomination of St. Luke's.^[1]

Births

Deaths

• Sir Ulick Burke, 3rd Baronet, landowner and politician.
• Francis Makemie, clergyman, considered to be the founder of Presbyterianism in United States of America (b.1658).

References

1. ^ History of Dublin