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1700 in Ireland
Events from the year
1700 in
Ireland
.
Incumbent
Monarch
:
William III
Events
December 28
âÂÂ
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester
, appointed
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
.
Arts and literature
c. March â the
Yellow Book of Lecan
is acquired by antiquary
Edward Lhuyd
.
An edition of the late 16th-century
Scots
poet
Alexander Montgomerie
's
The Cherrie and the Slae
is printed in
Ulster
.
Births
James Arbuckle
, poet and critic (d.
1742
)
Daniel O'Reilly
,
Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher
(d.
1778
)
James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown
, politician (d.
1770
)
William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin
, peer and politician (d.
1777
)
Deaths
Sir William Gore, 3rd Baronet
.
References