1700 in Ireland
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- December 28 - Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of RochesterLaurence Hyde, 1st Earl of RochesterLaurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester KG PC was an English statesman and writer. He was originally a supporter of James II but later supported the Glorious Revolution in 1688.-Early life:...
appointed Lord Lieutenant of IrelandLord Lieutenant of IrelandThe 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...
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- James ArbuckleJames ArbuckleJames Arbuckle was an Irish poet and critic, associated politically with Presbyterianism and Whiggism.His birthplace was possibly Belfast, but he was the son of a Presbyterian minister in Dublin, and educated at Glasgow University, where his studies were disrupted by his struggles against...
, poet and critic (d.17421742 in Ireland-Events:* c. March - Newry Canal opened.* 13 April - First performance of Handel's Messiah staged in Dublin....
). - Daniel O'ReillyDaniel O'Reilly (bishop)Daniel O’Reilly was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher from 1747 to 1778.Born in Killinkere, County Cavan, Ireland, he was ordained to the priesthood in June 1728...
, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher (d.17781778 in Ireland-Events:*Papists Act provides a measure of Catholic Relief.*Public Library founded in Armagh by Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby.*Charles Vallancey surveys West Cork.-Births:...
). - James Stopford, 1st Earl of CourtownJames Stopford, 1st Earl of CourtownJames Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown was an Irish politician.Courtown was the son of James Stopford, of Courtown, County Wexford, who represented Wexford County in the Irish House of Commons, and his wife Frances...
, politician (d.17701770 in IrelandEvents from the year 1770 in Ireland.-Births:*30 November - Andrew Blayney, 11th Baron Blayney, soldier, politician and peer .-Full date unknown:*William Reid Clanny, physician and inventor of the Clanny safety lamp for miners ....
) - William O'Brien, 4th Earl of InchiquinWilliam O'Brien, 4th Earl of InchiquinWilliam McWilliam O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, KB, PC was an Irish peer and politician.-Background:O'Brien was the eldest son of William O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Inchiquin and his wife, Mary , sister of the 1st Earl of Jersey, and inherited his father's titles in 1719.-Political career:Inchiquin...
, peer and politician (d.17771777 in Ireland-Births:*4 May - Richard Bourke, soldier and Governor of New South Wales, Australia from 1831 to 1837 .*22 June - William Brown, creator and first admiral of the Argentine Navy .-Deaths:*3 February - Hugh Kelly, dramatist and poet ....
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