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 (bishop)|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].