1722 in Ireland

Incumbent

• Monarch: George I

  Events

• William Wood commences the minting of copper halfpence and farthings for circulation in Ireland.

  Births

• May 29 – James FitzGerald, 1st Duke of Leinster, politician
• Sir John Blackwood, 2nd Baronet, politician

  Deaths

• March 11 – John Toland, philosopher