1690 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1690 in Ireland.
Incumbent[edit]
- Monarch: William III and Mary II
Events[edit]
- 14 June – King William III of England (William of Orange) lands at Carrickfergus in Ulster and marches south to take Dublin.
- 29 June – Williamites reach the River Boyne.
- 1 July (O.S.) – Battle of the Boyne: William III defeats the deposed James II of England, who returns to exile in France[1][2][3] from Kinsale.
- 17 July – William III issues the Declaration of Finglas offering a pardon to ordinary Jacobites but not their leaders.
- 7 August – William III and his army reach Limerick.
- August to September – Siege of Limerick, by the Williamites is unsuccessful.
- September – Siege of Cork.
- 7 October – an earthquake with its epicentre at Caernarfon is felt in Dublin.[4]
- Siege of Athlone by the Williamites is unsuccessful.
Births[edit]
- 26 September – Charles Macklin, actor and dramatist (d.1797)
- Charles Clinton, French and Indian War Colonel (d.1773)
- William Cosby, British royal governor of New York (d.1736)
Deaths[edit]
- 1 July (O.S.) – Battle of the Boyne
- Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg, soldier (b. 1615 or 1616)
- Rev. Sir George Walker, soldier, Governor of Londonderry (b. c. 1618)
References[edit]
- ^ Equivalent to 11 July in the "new style" (Gregorian) calendar, although today commemorated on 12 July.
- ^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. p. 285. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ "Parades and Marches – Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN). Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- ^ "Notes on individual earthquakes". British Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 16 May 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2011.