1689 in Ireland
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Events from the year1689 in Ireland.
Incumbent
[edit]- Monarch:William IIIandMary II(starting 13 February)
Events
[edit]- 9 January–Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of LucanmarriesHonora Burke,daughter ofWilliam Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde,inPortumna Abbey.
- 13 February– theProtestantWilliam, Prince of Orange,andMary IIare proclaimedco-rulersofEngland,Ireland andScotlandinLondonfollowing the deposition of theCatholicJames IIat the end of 1688[1]but are not yet recognised in Ireland or Scotland.[2]
- February ( "Bloody Monday" ) – Protestants inBandon, County Cork,kill or drive out the town's Jacobite garrison whose General,Justin McCarthy,returns and rounds up the Protestant ringleaders.[3]
- 8 March– Lieutenant-GeneralRichard Hamilton,havingdefectedto theJacobite cause,is dispatched fromDroghedawith 2,000 men to pacify the north east of Ireland.[4]
- 12 March– start of theWilliamite War in Ireland:James II lands atKinsalewith 6,000Frenchsoldiers, is met by Major-GeneralMcCarthyand marches forDublin.[5]He is joined by theEarl of Tyrconnelwith Irish Catholic troops atCorkon 14 March.[6]
- 14 March–Break of Dromore:Battle nearDromore, County Down,between Catholic Jacobite troops underHamiltonand ProtestantWilliamitesunder Lord Mount Alexander, who are broken and scattered.
- 21 March–Robert Lundyswears allegiance toWilliam IIIandMary IIand is commissioned as governor ofDerry,where he commands the garrison.[7]
- 27 March– GeneralRichard Hamiltonis checked atColeraineby ColonelGustavus Hamilton.[4]
- 7 April– Richard Hamilton's troops cross theRiver Bannin boats atPortglenone,causing Coleraine to be evacuated.[4]
- 15 April– Battle of the Fords: In separate actions nearStrabane,Jacobite forces under MarshalConrad de Rosenand General Richard Hamilton force Lundy's troops back toDerry.[4][7]
- 16 April–Siege of Derry:English ships having arrived inLough Foylewith reinforcements under Colonel Cunningham, GovernorRobert Lundydissuades the officers from landing on the grounds that the city's position is hopeless.
- 18 April– James II arrives atDerryand asks for its surrender. This is refused by Majors Henry Baker andGeorge Walker,now in command of its defences.[8]
- 20 April– James II leaves Derry for Dublin[4]andRobert Lundysecretly flees Derry for Scotland.[7]
- 1 May(11 MayN.S.) –Battle of Bantry Baybetween the EnglishRoyal Navyunder theEarl of Torringtonand the French fleet under theMarquis de Châteaurenault.The French are able to protect their transports unloading supplies for James II and withdraw unpursued.[9]
- 6 Mayand4 June– GeneralRichard Hamilton,left in command of thesiege of Derry,makes unsuccessful attacks on Windmill Hill.[4]
- 7 May–20 July– first and only session of thePatriot Parliament,theParliament of Irelandcalled byJames IIin Dublin, withRichard NagleasSpeaker.This declares that James remains King, passesThe Great Act of Attainderagainst those who have rebelled against him[5]and repeals theAct of Settlement (1662)[6]while, at James's urging, also passing an Act for Liberty of Conscience.[10]
- 11 June–Siege of Derry:Royal Navy warships underGeorge Rookearrive in Lough Foyle but refuse to risk shore fire to break through the boom across theRiver FoyleatCulmore.
- 28 July
- Relief of thesiege of Derryafter 105 days: the English shipsMountjoy,PhoenixandJerusalem(under protection ofHMSDartmouth) break through the floating boom across the Foyle to end the siege.[11]
- The Jacobite army encamps nearEnniskillenand bombards the Williamite outpost ofCrom Castle.
- 31 July–Battle of Newtownbutler:Williamite irregulars under Colonel William Wolseley secure a victory over poorly trained Jacobite troops led byJustin McCarthy (now Viscount Mountcashel).
- 8 August– a thanksgiving service for the relief of Derry is held inSt Columb's Cathedral.
- 13 August– unopposed landing by theDuke of Schombergwith Williamite forces atBallyholme BayinCounty Down.
- 27 August– Schomberg capturesCarrickfergusafterseveral days of siegeand begins to march unopposed toDundalkwhere he establishesDundalk Camp.Here he is faced by Jacobite forces led by theEarl of Tyrconnell,but the two sides do not come to battle before Schomberg retires to winter quarters inLisburn.[12]
- Autumn – Jacobites occupy and burn down the castle atCastlebellingham.[13]
- Micheál Ó Mordhabecomes the onlyRoman CatholicProvostofTrinity College Dublin,following the flight of the previous office holder. WithDominic Maguireand the librarian, Father McCarthy, he prevents the Jacobite soldiery from burning the library.[14]
- Richard Coxbegins publication of his history of Ireland,Hibernia Anglicana.
- Ambrose Wall, Sheriff of Wicklow, oversees the re-erection of a 10th-century high cross atSt. John's Church, Ballymore EustaceinCounty Kildare.[15][16]
Births
[edit]- James Barry,politician (d.1743)
- Lady Mary Butler,younger daughter of the 2nd Duke of Ormonde andJonathan Swift's "greatest favourite" (d.1713)
Deaths
[edit]- July –William Domville,lawyer and politician (b.1609)
- November –John Davys,politician (b.1646)
References
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- ^Penguin Pocket On This Day.Penguin Reference Library. 2006.ISBN0-14-102715-0.
- ^Wauchope, Piers (2004)."MacCarthy, Justin, first Viscount Mountcashel (c.1643–1694)".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.Oxford University Press.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/17380.Retrieved2012-07-16.(subscription orUK public library membershiprequired)
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- ^"The Siege of Derry in Ulster Protestant mythology".Cruithni.2001-12-31.Retrieved2012-07-16.
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- ^"Parades and Marches – Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events".Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN).Retrieved2010-01-28.
- ^Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911)..Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 357–358.
- ^"A brief history and interesting facts about Castlebellingham".Castlebellingham.Retrieved2013-01-09.
- ^Catholic Encyclopedia.
- ^"A flying visit to Ballymore Eustace".Pilgrimage In Medieval Ireland.4 April 2014.Retrieved19 June2024.
- ^"Old Ballymore Church Co Kildare".irelandinruins.blogspot.ie. 14 April 2013.Retrieved19 June2024.