1661 in Ireland

• Monarch: Charles II

• April 23 – Charles II of England, Ireland and Scotland receives his second crowning, in Westminster Abbey.
• The Earldom of Drogheda is created in the Peerage of Ireland.
• The Bishopric of Limerick in the Church of Ireland is combined with Ardfert and Aghadoe to form the united bishopric of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe, Edward Synge being the first bishop.{{cite book|editor1-last=Fryde|editor1-first=E. B.|editor2-last=Greenway|editor2-first=D. E.|editor3-last=Porter|editor3-first=S.|editor4-last=Roy|editor4-first=I.|title=Handbook of British Chronology|edition=3rd|publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1986|isbn=0-521-56350-X|page=379}}
• The Book of Kells is presented to Trinity College Dublin.
• Dromore Cathedral is rebuilt.{{cite web|title=Church History|url=http://dromorecathedral.co.uk/about/church-history/|publisher=Dromore Cathedral|access-date=2012-07-20}}
• The witch trial against Florence Newton.

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