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Events from the year 1683 in Ireland.
Incumbent
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[edit]- February 19 – the Evans Baronetcy, of Kilcreene in the County of Kilkenny, is created in the Baronetage of Ireland in favour of William Evans.
- June 23 – the Caldwell Baronetcy of Wellsborough in County Fermanagh, is created in the Baronetage of Ireland in favour of James Caldwell, High Sheriff of County Fermanagh.
- September 17 – The newly constructed St Mary's Church, Blessington, County Wicklow is dedicated[1]
- October 15 – first meeting of the Dublin Philosophical Society, established by William Molyneux.[2]
- December 14 – Dominic Maguire, O.P., is elected as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland by the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith.[3][4]
- The titles of Viscount Mountjoy and Baron Stewart of Ramelton in the Peerage of Ireland are conferred upon Sir William Stewart, 3rd Baronet, of Ramelton.
Births
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- October 25 – Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1757)
- Daniel Falkiner, politician (d. 1759)
- Thomas Fortescue, politician (d. 1769)
- Michael Ward, politician (d. 1759)
Deaths
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Valentine Greatrakes - November 28 – Valentine Greatrakes, faith healer (b. 1628)
- December 11 – George Lane, 1st Viscount Lanesborough, politician (b. c.1620)
- Charles Kirkhoven, 1st Earl of Bellomont, Dutch-born peer (b. 1643)
References
[edit]- ^ Trant 2004, p. 33.
- ^ Wilde, W. R. (1844–1847). "Memoir of the Dublin Philosophical Society of 1683". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 3. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy: 160–76. JSTOR 20489545.
- ^ Brady, W. Maziere (1876). The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875. Vol. 1. Rome: Tipografia Della Pace. p. 229.
- ^ Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology (3rd ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 415. ISBN 0-521-56350-X.
Sources
[edit]- Trant, Kathy (2004). The Blessington Estate. 1667-1908. Dublin: Anvil Books. ISBN 1-901737-51-9.