1694 in Ireland
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Arts and literature
- Jonathan SwiftJonathan SwiftJonathan Swift was an Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer , poet and cleric who became Dean of St...
appointed to the prebendPrebendaryA prebendary is a post connected to an Anglican or Catholic cathedral or collegiate church and is a type of canon. Prebendaries have a role in the administration of the cathedral...
of KilrootKilrootKilroot is a townland in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It lies to the east of Eden, on the outskirts of Carrickfergus on the northern shore of Belfast Lough. It is within the Carrickfergus Borough Council area.-History:...
, near CarrickfergusCarrickfergusCarrickfergus , known locally and colloquially as "Carrick", is a large town in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. It is located on the north shore of Belfast Lough, from Belfast. The town had a population of 27,201 at the 2001 Census and takes its name from Fergus Mór mac Eirc, the 6th century king...
in County AntrimCounty AntrimCounty Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...
(until 1696).
Births
- 8 August - Francis HutchesonFrancis Hutcheson (philosopher)Francis Hutcheson was a philosopher born in Ireland to a family of Scottish Presbyterians who became one of the founding fathers of the Scottish Enlightenment....
, theologian and philosopher (d.17461746 in Ireland-Births:*3 July - Henry Grattan, member of Irish House of Commons and campaigner for legislative freedom for the Irish Parliament .*Thomas Hussey, diplomat, chaplain, and Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Waterford and Lismore .-Deaths:...
). - 5 November - Sir Robert Blackwood, 1st BaronetSir Robert Blackwood, 1st BaronetSir Robert Blackwood, 1st Baronet , of Ballyleidy, County Down, was created a Baronet of Ireland on July 1, 1763...
(d.17741774 in Ireland-Births:*7 May - Francis Beaufort, hydrographer and officer in the British Royal Navy, creator of the Beaufort scale .*11 July - Somerset Lowry-Corry, 2nd Earl Belmore, politician and statesman ....
). - 28 December - Mary II of EnglandMary II of EnglandMary II was joint Sovereign of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband and first cousin, William III and II, from 1689 until her death. William and Mary, both Protestants, became king and queen regnant, respectively, following the Glorious Revolution, which resulted in the deposition of...
, (b. 1662)