1727 in Ireland

Events from the year 1727 in Ireland.

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Centuries:
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
Decades:
  • 1700s
  • 1710s
  • 1720s
  • 1730s
  • 1740s
See also:Other events of 1727
List of years in Ireland

Incumbent
  • Monarch: George I (until 11 June), then George II

Events
  • June 11 – George II becomes King of Great Britain and Ireland upon the death of George I.
  • The Irish are permitted to trade in Youghal as corn is scarce; there are riots against its export to other parts.
  • St. James's Hospital, Dublin, opens.
  • Jonathan Swift's A Short View of the State of Ireland is written.

Births
  • April 23 – George Anne Bellamy, actress (d. 1788)[1]
  • December 27 – Arthur Murphy, editor and writer (d. 1805)

Deaths
George I of Great Britain
  • June 11 – George I of Great Britain (b. 1660)

References
  1. Leslie Stephen, ed. (1885). Dictionary Of National Biography. Vol. IV. Macmillan and Co. p. 178. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
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