1711 in Ireland

Events from the year 1711 in Ireland.

1711
in
Ireland
Centuries:
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Decades:
  • 1690s
  • 1700s
  • 1710s
  • 1720s
  • 1730s
See also:Other events of 1711
List of years in Ireland

Incumbent

  • Monarch: Anne

Events

  • Conclusion of Islandmagee witch trial: Eight women from Islandmagee are convicted in the last known witch trial in Ireland.[1]
  • December 15 – Penal Laws (Ireland): the Occasional Conformity Act ("An Act for preserving the Protestant Religion"), passed by the Parliament of Great Britain, bars Roman Catholics from public office.[2]

Births

References

  1. Cashin, Declan (28 May 2011). "The witches of Antrim". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  2. Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 208–209. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.


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