1662 in Ireland

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Events from the year 1662 in Ireland.

Events

• February 21 – James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, returns to the office of Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (until 1669).[1]
• September – regular Donaghadee to Portpatrick short sea sailings are established.
• Act of Settlement, passed by the Parliament of Ireland, orders that settlers under the Cromwellian Act of Settlement 1652 should give up a portion of their allotted land to "Old English" and "innocent Catholics". The first Court of Claims sits from 20 September 1662 to 21 August 1663.[2]

Arts and literature

• John Ogilby, Master of the Revels in Ireland, opens the first Theatre Royal, Dublin, in Smock Alley.

Births

• April 9 – William Conolly, politician (d.1729)
• William O'Brien, 3rd Earl of Inchiquin, nobleman (d.1719)

Deaths

• June 30 – Daniel O'Daly, diplomat and historian (b.1595)

References

1. Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., eds. (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 372.
2. Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.