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Events from the year 1694 in Ireland.
Incumbent
- Monarch: William III and Mary II (until 28 December)
Events
- French Huguenot refugees settle in Portarlington.
- 28 December – with the death of Queen Mary II, William III becomes sole monarch. [1]
Arts and literature
- 9 January – Henry Purcell's ode Great Parent, Hail! and John Blow's anthem I Beheld, and Lo! are performed in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, at a concert to mark the centenary of Trinity College. [2]
- c. 25 October – Jonathan Swift is appointed to the Church of Ireland prebend of Kilroot, near Carrickfergus in County Antrim (until 1696).
Births
- 16 July – Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone, politician (d. 1763)
- 8 August – Francis Hutcheson, theologian and philosopher (d. 1746)
- 5 November – Sir Robert Blackwood, 1st Baronet (d. 1774)
- Michael Cuffe, politician (d. 1744)
- Andrew Donlevy, Roman Catholic priest.
- William FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Kerry, peer and military officer (d. 1747)
- Warden Flood, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland (d. 1764)
- Robert Parkinson, lawyer and politician (d. 1761)
Deaths
- July 1 – Justin McCarthy, Viscount Mountcashel, Jacobite general.
- 28 December – Mary II of England, Queen regnant (b. 1662)
- c. December – Patrick Adair, Ulster Scots Presbyterian minister (b. c. 1625)
- Valentine Browne, 1st Viscount Kenmare, peer (b. 1638)
- Probable date – Sir Brian O'Neill, 2nd Baronet, judge and landowner.
References
- ^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.
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Other events of 1694 List of years in Ireland | ||||
Events from the year 1694 in Ireland.
Incumbent
- Monarch: William III and Mary II (until 28 December)
Events
- French Huguenot refugees settle in Portarlington.
- 28 December – with the death of Queen Mary II, William III becomes sole monarch. [1]
Arts and literature
- 9 January – Henry Purcell's ode Great Parent, Hail! and John Blow's anthem I Beheld, and Lo! are performed in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, at a concert to mark the centenary of Trinity College. [2]
- c. 25 October – Jonathan Swift is appointed to the Church of Ireland prebend of Kilroot, near Carrickfergus in County Antrim (until 1696).
Births
- 16 July – Marcus Beresford, 1st Earl of Tyrone, politician (d. 1763)
- 8 August – Francis Hutcheson, theologian and philosopher (d. 1746)
- 5 November – Sir Robert Blackwood, 1st Baronet (d. 1774)
- Michael Cuffe, politician (d. 1744)
- Andrew Donlevy, Roman Catholic priest.
- William FitzMaurice, 2nd Earl of Kerry, peer and military officer (d. 1747)
- Warden Flood, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland (d. 1764)
- Robert Parkinson, lawyer and politician (d. 1761)
Deaths
- July 1 – Justin McCarthy, Viscount Mountcashel, Jacobite general.
- 28 December – Mary II of England, Queen regnant (b. 1662)
- c. December – Patrick Adair, Ulster Scots Presbyterian minister (b. c. 1625)
- Valentine Browne, 1st Viscount Kenmare, peer (b. 1638)
- Probable date – Sir Brian O'Neill, 2nd Baronet, judge and landowner.
References
- ^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
- ^ Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.