1709 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1709 in Ireland.
Events
- August 30 – the Parliament of Ireland passes an amending act which requires any adult male (including registered Roman Catholic priests) to take an oath of abjuration if required by a magistrate.[1]
- September 4–8 – nearly 800 poor Protestant refugee families of German Palatines arrive in Dublin to be settled in Ireland.[1][2]
- c. December – start of Hougher disturbances against the extension of livestock rearing in Connacht including maiming of cattle.[1][3]
Births
- October 13 – John Cole, 1st Baron Mountflorence, politician (d. 1767)
- Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, politician (d. 1788)
- Approximate date – Laetitia Pilkington, born Laetitia van Lewen, poet and memoirist (d. 1750)
Deaths
- August 31 (September 11 NS) – Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Baronet, soldier, killed at the Battle of Malplaquet (b. c. 1660)
References
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "A brief history of the Irish Palatines". Limerick: Irish Palatine Association. Retrieved 2013-01-17.
- ^ Connolly, S. J., ed. (2002). "Houghers". The Oxford Companion to Irish History (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-923483-7. Retrieved 2013-01-17.