1690 in Ireland
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Events
- June 14 - King William III of England (William of Orange) lands at Carrickfergus in Ulster and marches south to take Dublin.
- June 29 - Williamites reach the River Boyne.
- July 1 (O.S.) - Battle of the Boyne: William III defeats the deposed James II of England, who returns to exile in France.[1][2][3]
- July 17 William III issues the Declaration of Finglas offering a pardon to ordinary Jacobites but not their leaders
- August 7 - William III and his army reach Limerick.
- August to September - Siege of Limerick, by the Williamites is unsuccessful.
- October 7 - An earthquake with its epicentre at Caernarfon is felt in Dublin.[4]
- Siege of Athlone by the Williamites is unsuccessful.
File:BattleOfBoyne.gif
The Battle of the Boyne, painted by Jan Wyck
Births
- September 26 - Charles Macklin, actor and dramatist (d.1797)
- Charles Clinton, French and Indian War Colonel (d.1773)
- William Cosby, British royal governor of New York (d.1736)
Deaths
- July 1 (O.S.) - Battle of the Boyne
- Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg, soldier (b. 1615 or 1616)
- Rev. Sir George Walker, soldier, Governor of Londonderry (b. c. 1618)
References
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