1688 in Ireland
Events from the year 1688 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- Dame Mary Joseph Butler establishes a Benedictine house in Dublin.
- November 16 – exiled Irish Catholic widow "Goody" Ann Glover becomes the last person hanged in Boston, Massachusetts, as a witch.
- December 7 – start of the siege of Derry. The city gates are locked against the forces of King James II by apprentice boys.
Births
- Approximate date – Esther Vanhomrigh, Jonathan Swift's "Vanessa"