1688 in Ireland

none February 2016 1688 Events from the year 1688 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: James II (until 23 December), deposed Events Dame Mary Joseph Butler establishes a Benedictine house in Dublin.Patrick Nolan Mary Joseph Butler November 16 – exiled Irish Catholic widow "Goody" Ann Glover becomes the last person hanged in Boston, Massachusetts, as a witch.Historical Records and Studies 17: 70-78.Cathy Hayes "Goody" Ann Glover, Irish native was the last witch hanged in Boston http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/Goody-Ann-Glover-Irish-native-was-the-last-witch-hanged-in-Boston---VIDEO-150184495.html IrishCentral New York 2012-05-05 2012-07-16 December 7 – start of the siege of Derry. The city gates are locked against the forces of King James II by apprentice boys.Parades and Marches – Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/parade/chpa2.htm 2010-01-28 Births Approximate date – Esther Vanhomrigh, Jonathan Swift's "Vanessa" (d. 1723) Deaths March 15 – Peter Valesius Walsh, politician (b. c. 1618) July 21 – James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier (b. 1610) References 1688 Category:1680s in Ireland Ireland Category:Years of the 17th century in Ireland