1695 in Ireland
Events from the year 1695 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- 4 May – Charles Boyle, Viscount Dungarvan, is appointed Lord High Treasurer of Ireland, in succession to Lord Burlington, his grandfather, Lord Treasurer of Ireland since 1660.
- 9 May – the Whig Henry Capell, Lord Capell, is appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland.
- 10 May – Alan Brodrick is appointed Solicitor-General for Ireland; he is a supporter of Penal Laws against Roman Catholics.
- June – Robert Rochfort is appointed Attorney-General for Ireland.
- 5 June – the title of Viscount Lisburne and Baron Fethard, of Feathered in the County of Tipperary is created in the Peerage of Ireland in favour of Welsh politician John Vaughan.
- 27 August – Parliament of Ireland opens. Robert Rochfort is elected Speaker of the Irish House of Commons.
- 30 September-25 October – an attempt is made in the Irish House of Commons to impeach Charles Porter (Lord Chancellor of Ireland) for his conduct in office. He is acquitted following a speech made in his own defence.
- 1 November – The Parliament of Ireland passes the Sunday Observance Act to promote Sabbatarianism.
- The Parliament of Ireland passes the Education Act, one of the penal laws, prohibiting Roman Catholics from sending their children to be educated in Catholic countries abroad.
- Sir Richard Reynell is dismissed as Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland for incapacity and is succeeded by Sir Richard Pyne.
- Sir Nicholas Acheson is appointed High Sheriff of Armagh.
Births
- Robert Clayton, Church of Ireland Bishop of Clogher
- Approximate date – John Blunden, politician
Deaths
- June – Dudley Loftus, jurist and orientalist
- Charles O'Kelly, soldier, politician and writer
- Hugh Reily, political writer