1689 in Ireland

1689 in Ireland

Events

*13 February - William III and Mary II become King and Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland following the deposition of James II.
*8 March - Richard Hamilton, the Jacobite commander, was dispatched from Drogheda with 2,000 men, in order to pacify the north east of Ireland.
*14 March - Break of Dromore battle between Catholic Jacobite troops under Richard Hamilton and Protestant Williamites. Jacobites won the battle.
*7 May - 20 July - First and only session of the Patriot Parliament, the Irish Parliament called by James II during the Williamite war in Ireland.
*28 July - Jacobite army encamped near Enniskillen and bombarded the Williamite outpost of Crom Castle.
*31 July - Battle of Newtownbutler - Williamite victory.
*August - Landing by the Duke of Schomberg Williamite forces in County Down.

Births

*Lady Mary Butler, younger daughter 2nd Duke of Ormonde and Jonathan Swift’s "greatest favourite" (d.1713).

Deaths

*Patrick Tyrrell, Bishop of Clogher, 1676-1689.


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