1663 in Ireland
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Events from the year1663 in Ireland.
Incumbent[edit]
Events[edit]
- January 1– theFranciscanchapel in Cook Street,Dublin,is raided by the military.[1]
- May 21– ColonelThomas Bloodfails in an attempt to seizeDublin Castlein support of the claims ofCromwelliansoldiers.[1]
- July 27– theParliament of Englandpasses thesecond Navigation Act,restricting Irish trade with colonies and the cattle trade with England.[1]
- August 20–James Margetsonis translated fromArchbishop of DublintoArchbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland)andPrimate of All Ireland.[1]
- The Cooper family are grantedMarkree Castle.
Arts and literature[edit]
- Katherine Philips' translation ofPierre Corneille'sPompéeis successfully produced at theTheatre Royal, Dublin(Smock Alley Theatre), the firstEnglish languageplay written by a woman to be performed on the professional stage. It is published in Dublin and London later in the year.
Births[edit]
- Francis Bernard,lawyer and politician (d.1731)
- approximate date –Frederick Hamilton,politician (d.1715)
Deaths[edit]
- August 20–Nicholas Barnewall, 1st Viscount Barnewall,politician (b.1592)
- September 15–Hugh Montgomery, 1st Earl of Mount Alexander,soldier (b. c.1623)
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