1657 in Ireland
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Events

  • 8 June - The Parliament of England
    Parliament of England
    The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England. In 1066, William of Normandy introduced a feudal system, by which he sought the advice of a council of tenants-in-chief and ecclesiastics before making laws...

     passes the Act of Settlement 1657
    Act of Settlement 1657
    The Act of Settlement 1657 was an Act of the Cromwellian Parliament for the Assuring, Confirming and Settling of lands and estates in Ireland. The Act received its Third Reading on June 8, 1657 and received the assent of the Lord Protector the following day...

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  • 17 November - Henry Cromwell
    Henry Cromwell
    Henry Cromwell was the fourth son of Oliver Cromwell and Elizabeth Bourchier, and an important figure in the Parliamentarian regime in Ireland.-Life:...

    , son of Oliver Cromwell
    Oliver Cromwell
    Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....

    , appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
    Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
    The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the British King's representative and head of the Irish executive during the Lordship of Ireland , the Kingdom of Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland...

    .

Deaths

  • July - Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde
    Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde
    Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde , was an Irish nobleman and figure in English Civil War....

    , nobleman and figure in English Civil War (b. 1604
    1604 in Ireland
    -Births:*c. 10 March - David Barry, 1st Earl of Barrymore, died of his wounds at the Battle of Liscarroll .*Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, nobleman and figure in English Civil War...

    )
  • Luke Wadding
    Luke Wadding
    Luke Wadding was an Irish Franciscan friar and historian.-Life:Wadding was born in 16 October 1588 at Waterford to Walter Wadding of Waterford, a wealthy merchant, and his wife, Anastasia Lombard . Educated at the school of Mrs...

    , Franciscan friar and historian (b. 1588
    1588 in Ireland
    -Events:*28 June - Sir Valentine Browne, Knight purchases estates, including the Lakes of Killarney, from the estate of Donald Maccarty, 1st Earl of Clancare.*Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork and father of Robert Boyle arrives in Ireland as an entrepreneur....

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