1668 in Ireland

Events from the year 1668 in Ireland.

1668
in
Ireland
Centuries:
  • 15th
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
Decades:
  • 1640s
  • 1650s
  • 1660s
  • 1670s
  • 1680s
See also:Other events of 1668
List of years in Ireland

Incumbent

  • Monarch: Charles II

Events

  • Roger Boyle, Earl of Orrery, resigns the office of Lord President of Munster[1] on account of disputes with James Butler, Duke of Ormonde, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Births

  • Thomas FitzMaurice, 1st Earl of Kerry, politician (d. 1741)

Deaths

  • 14 April – George Hamilton, 4th Baron Hamilton of Strabane (b. c.1636/7)
  • Full date unknown – Patrick D'Arcy, nationalist who wrote the constitution of Confederate Ireland (b. 1598)

References

  1. "Boyle, Roger (1621-1679)" . Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.


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