1683 in Ireland
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Events
- 19 February - The Evans Baronetcy, of Kilcreene in the County of Kilkenny, is created in the Baronetage of Ireland in favour of William Evans.
- 23 June - The Caldwell Baronetcy of Wellsborough in County Fermanagh, is created in the Baronetage of Ireland in favour of James Caldwell, High Sheriff of County Fermanagh.
- 15 October - First meeting of the Dublin Philosophical Society, established by William Molyneux.[1]
- 14 December - Dominic Maguire, O.P., is elected as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland by the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith.[2][3]
- The titles of Viscount Mountjoy and Baron Stewart of Ramelton in the Peerage of Ireland are conferred upon Sir William Stewart, 3rd Baronet, of Ramelton.
Births
- 25 October - Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1757).
- Daniel Falkiner, politician (d. 1759).
- Thomas Fortescue, politician (d. 1769).
- Michael Ward, politician (d. 1759).
Deaths
- 3 February - Randal MacDonnell, 1st Marquess of Antrim, Roman Catholic landowner in Ireland and Scotland and political intriguer (b. 1609).
- 28 November - Valentine Greatrakes, faith healer (b. 1628).
- 11 December - George Lane, 1st Viscount Lanesborough, politician (b. c.1620).
- Charles Kirkhoven, 1st Earl of Bellomont, Dutch-born peer (b. 1643).
References
- ↑ Wilde, W. R. (1844/7). "Memoir of the Dublin Philosophical Society of 1683". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy (Dublin: Royal Irish Academy) 3: 160–76. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- ↑ Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875 1. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace. p. 229.
- ↑ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 415. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
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