1683 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1683 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- February 19 – the Evans Baronetcy, of Kilcreene in the County of Kilkenny, is created in the Baronetage of Ireland in favour of William Evans.
- June 23 – the Caldwell Baronetcy of Wellsborough in County Fermanagh, is created in the Baronetage of Ireland in favour of James Caldwell, High Sheriff of County Fermanagh.
- September 17 – The newly constructed St Mary's Church, Blessington, County Wicklow is dedicated{{sfn|Trant|2004|page=33}}
- October 15 – first meeting of the Dublin Philosophical Society, established by William Molyneux.{{cite journal|title=Memoir of the Dublin Philosophical Society of 1683|author-link=William Wilde|first=W. R.|last=Wilde|journal=Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy|publisher=Royal Irish Academy|location=Dublin|volume=3|date=1844–1847|pages=160–76|jstor=20489545}}
- December 14 – Dominic Maguire, O.P., is elected as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland by the Sacred Congregation for the Propagation of the Faith.{{cite book|last=Brady|first=W. Maziere|author-link=William Maziere Brady|title=The Episcopal Succession in England, Scotland and Ireland, A.D. 1400 to 1875|url=https://archive.org/details/a548648301braduoft|year=1876|publisher=Tipografia Della Pace|location=Rome|volume=1|page=229}}{{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=415}}
- The titles of Viscount Mountjoy and Baron Stewart of Ramelton in the Peerage of Ireland are conferred upon Sir William Stewart, 3rd Baronet, of Ramelton.
Births
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- October 25 – Charles FitzRoy, 2nd Duke of Grafton, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (d. 1757)
- Daniel Falkiner, politician (d. 1759)
- Thomas Fortescue, politician (d. 1769)
- Michael Ward, politician (d. 1759)
Deaths
- File:Portrait of Valentine Greatrakes Wellcome L0000951.jpg]]February 3 – Randal MacDonnell, 1st Marquess of Antrim, Roman Catholic landowner in Ireland and Scotland and political intriguer (b. 1609)
- November 28 – Valentine Greatrakes, faith healer (b. 1628)
- December 11 – George Lane, 1st Viscount Lanesborough, politician (b. c.1620)
- Charles Kirkhoven, 1st Earl of Bellomont, Dutch-born peer (b. 1643)
References
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= Sources =
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- {{cite book |last=Trant |first=Kathy |title=The Blessington Estate. 1667-1908|year=2004 |publisher= Anvil Books |location=Dublin|isbn= 1-901737-51-9}}
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{{Year in Europe|1683}}
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