1684 in Ireland

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Events from the year 1684 in Ireland.

Events

• February 18 - "Court of grace" appointed to enquire into tithes on land.^[1]
• March 25 - Royal Hospital Kilmainham is completed in Dublin as a home for retired soldiers, to the design of Sir William Robinson.^[1]
• The regiment which becomes the Royal Irish Regiment is formed from independent companies by Arthur Forbes, Viscount Granard (who is elevated to Earl of Granard this year).
• Historian Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh (Roderic O'Flaherty) compiles his Chorographical description of West or Iar Connacht^[1] for William Molyneux.

Births

• February 20 - Edward Bayly, landowner and politician (d. 1741)

Deaths

• February 25 - Richard Nugent, 2nd Earl of Westmeath, noble and military commander (b. 1621/3)
• July - Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet, Anglo-Irish soldier, statesman, and diplomat (b. 1623)
• Murrough Ó Laoí, physician.

References

1. Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.