1657 in Ireland
Events from the year 1657 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- 8 June – the Parliament of England passes the Act of [Settlement 1657|Act of Settlement] for the Assuring, Confirming and Settling of lands and estates in Ireland, confirming legal arrangements made under the Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652.
- 17 November – Henry Cromwell, son of Oliver Cromwell, appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
- Town of Skibbereen chartered.
Deaths
- July – Ulick Burke, [1st Marquess of Clanricarde], nobleman and figure in English Civil War
- Luke Wadding, Franciscan friar and historian