1690 in Ireland

none 1690 Events from the year 1690 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: William III and Mary II Events 14 June – King William III of England (William of Orange) lands at Carrickfergus in Ulster and marches south to take Dublin. 29 June – Williamites reach the River Boyne. 1 July (O.S.) – Battle of the Boyne: William III defeats the deposed James II of England, who returns to exile in FranceEquivalent to 11 July in the "new style" (Gregorian) calendar, although today commemorated on 12 July.Williams Hywel Cassell's Chronology of World History London Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2005 0-304-35730-8 285 https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/285Parades and Marches – Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN) https://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/parade/chpa2.htm 28 January 2010 from Kinsale. 17 July – William III issues the Declaration of Finglas offering a pardon to ordinary Jacobites but not their leaders. 7 August – William III and his army reach Limerick. August to September – Siege of Limerick, by the Williamites is unsuccessful. September – Siege of Cork. 7 October – an earthquake with its epicentre at Caernarfon is felt in Dublin.Notes on individual earthquakes http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/historical/historical_listing.htm British Geological Survey 8 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110516173115/http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/historical/historical_listing.htm 16 May 2011 Siege of Athlone by the Williamites is unsuccessful. thumb|300px|The Battle of the Boyne, painted by Jan Wyck Births 26 September – Charles Macklin, actor and dramatist (d.1797) Charles Clinton, French and Indian War Colonel (d.1773) William Cosby, British royal governor of New York (d.1736) Deaths 1 July (O.S.) – Battle of the Boyne Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg, soldier (b. 1615 or 1616) Rev. Sir George Walker, soldier, Governor of Londonderry (b. c. 1618) References 1690 Category:1690s in Ireland Ireland Category:Years of the 17th century in Ireland