1658 in Ireland

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1658
in
Ireland

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

Events from the year 1658 in Ireland.

Incumbent[]

  • Lord Protector: Oliver Cromwell (until 3 September), then Richard Cromwell

Events[]

  • September 3Richard Cromwell proclaimed Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland upon the death of his father, Oliver Cromwell.[1]

Births[]

  • Francis Makemie, clergyman, considered to be the founder of Presbyterianism in the US (d.1708)

Deaths[]

References[]

  1. ^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 268. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
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