1691 in Ireland
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Events
- 12 July - Williamite War in IrelandWilliamite war in IrelandThe Williamite War in Ireland—also called the Jacobite War in Ireland, the Williamite-Jacobite War in Ireland and in Irish as Cogadh an Dá Rí —was a conflict between Catholic King James II and Protestant King William of Orange over who would be King of England, Scotland and Ireland...
: Battle of AughrimBattle of AughrimThe Battle of Aughrim was the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland. It was fought between the Jacobites and the forces of William III on 12 July 1691 , near the village of Aughrim in County Galway.... - August–October - Williamite War in Ireland: Siege of LimerickSiege of Limerick (1691)Limerick in western Ireland was besieged twice during the Williamite War in Ireland . The city, held by Jacobite forces was able to beat off a Williamite assault in 1690. However, after a second siege in August-October 1691, it surrendered on terms....
- 3 October - Treaty of LimerickTreaty of LimerickThe Treaty of Limerick ended the Williamite war in Ireland between the Jacobites and the supporters of William of Orange. It concluded the Siege of Limerick. The treaty really consisted of two treaties which were signed on 3 October 1691. Reputedly they were signed on the Treaty Stone, an...
ends the Williamite War. The Flight of the Wild GeeseFlight of the Wild GeeseThe Flight of the Wild Geese refers to the departure of an Irish Jacobite army under the command of Patrick Sarsfield from Ireland to France, as agreed in the Treaty of Limerick on October 3, 1691, following the end of the Williamite War in Ireland...
— the departure of the JacobiteJacobitismJacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
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Births
- Seán Clárach Mac DomhnaillSeán Clárach Mac Domhnaill-External links:* * -Sources:...
, an Irish languageIrish languageIrish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
poet, in Churchtown, County CorkChurchtown, County CorkChurchtown is a village and townland near Buttevant in County Cork, Province of Munster, Ireland.Churchtown underwent a huge expansion during the Celtic Tiger years with the population increasing from about 100 to almost 700 people...
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Deaths
- August - Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of AbercornClaud Hamilton, 4th Earl of AbercornClaud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn, PC was a Scottish and Irish peer and Jacobite, the eldest son of George Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Strabane and Elizabeth Fagan....
, JacobiteJacobitismJacobitism was the political movement in Britain dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland, later the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the Kingdom of Ireland...
and soldier, fought at the Battle of the BoyneBattle of the BoyneThe Battle of the Boyne was fought in 1690 between two rival claimants of the English, Scottish and Irish thronesthe Catholic King James and the Protestant King William across the River Boyne near Drogheda on the east coast of Ireland...
(b.16591659 in Ireland-Events:* 3 September - Richard Cromwell proclaimed Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland upon the death of Oliver Cromwell.-Births:*September - Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn, Jacobite and soldier, fought at the Battle of the Boyne ....
). - 18 September - Giles Alington, 4th Baron Alington (b.16801680 in Ireland-Full date unknown:*Richard Cantillon, economic theorist .*Bernard MacMahon, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher, later Archbishop of Armagh .-Deaths:*30 July - Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, soldier and politician ....
). - 30 December - Robert BoyleRobert BoyleRobert Boyle FRS was a 17th century natural philosopher, chemist, physicist, and inventor, also noted for his writings in theology. He has been variously described as English, Irish, or Anglo-Irish, his father having come to Ireland from England during the time of the English plantations of...
, natural philosopher (b.1627)