1657 in Ireland

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1657
in
Ireland

  • 1658
  • 1659
  • 1660
  • 1661
  • 1662
Centuries:
  • 15th
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
Decades:
  • 1630s
  • 1640s
  • 1650s
  • 1660s
  • 1670s
See also:Other events of 1657
List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1657 in Ireland.

Events[]

  • 8 June – the Parliament of England passes the Act of Settlement for the Assuring, Confirming and Settling of lands and estates in Ireland, confirming legal arrangements made under the Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652.
  • 17 November – Henry Cromwell, son of Oliver Cromwell, appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[1]
  • Town of Skibbereen chartered.[citation needed]

Births[]

Deaths[]

  • July – Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, nobleman and figure in English Civil War (b. 1604)
  • Luke Wadding, Franciscan friar and historian (b. 1588)

References[]

  1. ^ "Timeline 1657". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
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