1700 in Ireland explained

Events from the year 1700 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Monarch

William III

Events

• December 28 – Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.^{[1] [2]}

Arts and literature

• c. March – the Yellow Book of Lecan is acquired by antiquary Edward Lhuyd.
• An edition of the late 16th-century Scots poet Alexander Montgomerie's The Cherrie and the Slae is printed in Ulster.

Births

• James Arbuckle, poet and critic (d. 1742)^[3]
• Daniel O'Reilly, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher (d. 1778)
• James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown, politician (d. 1770)
• William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, peer and politician (d. 1777)

Deaths

• Sir William Gore, 3rd Baronet.

Notes and References

1. Book: John Cannon. A Dictionary of British History. 2004. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-158022-2.
2. Book: Court-Register and Statesmans Remembrancer. 1782. G. Robinson. 66.
3. Book: Leslie Stephen. Sir Sidney Lee. Dictionary of National Biography. 2. 1885. Macmillan. 58.