1708 in Ireland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Events from the year 1708 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- March 11 – the scholar Dr. Thomas Milles is appointed Church of Ireland Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, in which office he will serve until his death in 1740[1] (consecrated April 18 in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin).
- March 25 – a registry of deeds begins operation in Ireland.[2]
- The original wooden Belfast Castle, the home of Sir Arthur Chichester, baron of Belfast, is burned down.[3]
- St. Anne's Parish Act of 1707 is passed, dividing the parish of St. Nicholas Without, Dublin, and giving part of it the denomination of St. Luke's.[4]
Births
- January 7 (in England) – George Stone, Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) (d. 1764)
- July 13 (baptised in England) – Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby, Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) and benefactor (d. 1794)
- July 19 – Philip Francis, clergyman and translator (d. 1773)
- Risteárd Buidhe Kirwan, soldier and duellist (d. 1779)
Deaths
- Sir Ulick Burke, 3rd Baronet, landowner and politician.
- Francis Makemie, clergyman, considered to be the founder of Presbyterianism in United States of America (b. 1658)