1700 in Ireland

Events from the year 1700 in Ireland.

Incumbent

Monarch: William III

Events

December 28 – Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Arts and literature

c. March – the Yellow Book of Lecan is acquired by antiquary Edward Lhuyd.
An edition of the late 16th-century Scots poet Alexander Montgomerie's The Cherrie and the Slae is printed in Ulster.

Births

James Arbuckle, poet and critic
Daniel O'Reilly, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher
James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown, politician
William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, peer and politician

Deaths

Sir William Gore, 3rd Baronet.