1722 in Ireland

Events from the year 1722 in Ireland

1722
in
Ireland
Centuries:
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Decades:
  • 1700s
  • 1710s
  • 1720s
  • 1730s
  • 1740s
See also:Other events of 1722
List of years in Ireland

Incumbent

  • Monarch: George I

Events

  • William Wood commences the minting (in London) of copper halfpence and farthings for circulation in Ireland.[1]

Births

James FitzGerald
  • May 29 – James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, politician (d. 1773)
  • Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet, politician (d. 1799)

Deaths

  • March 11 – John Toland, philosopher (b. 1670)

References

  1. Danforth, Brian J. (Fall 2000). "Wood's Money: Acceptance or Rejection in Ireland". The C4 Newsletter. 8 (3): 17–36.


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