1669 in Ireland

none 1669 Events from the year 1669 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Charles II Events January 11 – Peter Talbot is appointed Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland (consecrated at Antwerp 29 April (9 May New Style)).Moody, T. W. A Chronology of Irish History to 1976 A New History of Ireland, VIII Oxford University Press 1982 0198217447 246 etal March 8 – James Lynch is appointed Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam (consecrated at Ghent 6 May (16 May NS)). March 26 – a royal charter is granted to the trust established by Erasmus Smith for the provision of grammar schools in Ireland, under which Drogheda Grammar School is founded.http://www.droghedagrammarschool.ie/index.php/aboutus-2/school-history/ Drogheda Grammar School History of Drogheda Grammar School 2012-08-30 The King's Hospital is endowed as The Hospital and Free School of King Charles II in Dublin.History & Traditions http://www.kingshospital.ie/thekingshospital/Main/School_History_Traditions.htm The King's Hospital 2012-08-30 May–August – George Fox, founder of the Quakers, visits Ireland. William Penn also returns to Ireland this year.William Penn My Irish Journal, 1669–1670 Grubb, Isabel London Longmans 1952 July 9 – Oliver Plunkett is appointed Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland (consecrated at Ghent 21 November (1 December NS)). One of a pair of gold sun-discs from ca. 2500–2150 BCE is found at Ballyshannon.Camden's Britannia. 1695 edn.Ballyshannon 'Sun Disc' Ashmolean Museum Oxford https://www.ashmolean.org/ballyshanon-sun-disc-0 2022-10-29 Births July 12 – Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton, Chancellor of the Exchequer of England and Lord Treasurer of Ireland (d. 1725) Sir Tristram Beresford, 3rd Baronet, politician (d. 1701) William Cairnes, merchant and politician (d. 1707) Christopher Fleming, 17th Baron Slane, soldier and politician (d. 1726) Thomas Nugent, 4th Earl of Westmeath, soldier and noble (d. 1752) William Southwell, soldier and politician (d. 1720) Deaths Arthur Jones, 2nd Viscount Ranelagh, politician. Sir John Russell, 3rd Baronet, soldier (b. 1632?) References 1669 Category:1660s in Ireland Ireland Category:Years of the 17th century in Ireland