1657 in Ireland

Events from the year 1657 in Ireland.

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Centuries:
  • 15th
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
Decades:
  • 1630s
  • 1640s
  • 1650s
  • 1660s
  • 1670s
See also:Other events of 1657
List of years in Ireland

Incumbent
  • Lord Protector: Oliver Cromwell

Events
  • 8 June – the Parliament of England passes the Act of Settlement for the Assuring, Confirming and Settling of lands and estates in Ireland, confirming legal arrangements made under the Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652.
  • 17 November – Henry Cromwell, son of Oliver Cromwell, appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.[1]
  • Town of Skibbereen chartered.

Births

Deaths
  • July – Ulick Burke, 1st Marquess of Clanricarde, nobleman and figure in English Civil War (b. 1604)
  • Luke Wadding, Franciscan friar and historian (b. 1588)

References
  1. "Timeline 1657". Archived from the original on 9 May 2008. Retrieved 21 May 2008.
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