1663 in Ireland

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Events from the year 1663 in Ireland.

Incumbent[]

  • Monarch: Charles II

Events[]

  • January 1 – the Franciscan chapel in Cook Street, Dublin, is raided by the military.[1]
  • May 21 – Colonel Thomas Blood fails in an attempt to seize Dublin Castle in support of the claims of Cromwellian soldiers.[1]
  • July 27 – the Parliament of England passes the second Navigation Act, restricting Irish trade with colonies and the cattle trade with England.[1]
  • August 20 – James Margetson is translated from Archbishop of Dublin to Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) and Primate of All Ireland.[1]
  • The Cooper family are granted Markree Castle.

Arts and literature[]

  • Katherine Philips' translation of Pierre Corneille's Pompée is successfully produced at the Theatre Royal, Dublin (Smock Alley Theatre), the first English language play written by a woman to be performed on the professional stage. It is published in Dublin and London later in the year.

Births[]

  • Francis Bernard, lawyer and politician (d. 1731)
  • approximate date – Frederick Hamilton, politician (d. 1715)

Deaths[]

  • August 20 – Nicholas Barnewall, 1st Viscount Barnewall, politician (b. 1592)
  • September 15 – Hugh Montgomery, 1st Earl of Mount Alexander, soldier (b. c.1623)

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.


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