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1688 in Ireland

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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.
November 16 – exiled Irish Catholic widow "Goody" Ann Glover becomes the last person hanged in Boston, Massachusetts, as a witch.
December 7 – start of the siege of Derry. The city gates are locked against the forces of King James II by apprentice boys.

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

{{Catholic. Patrick. Nolan
''Historical Records and Studies'' '''17''': 70-78.
Hayes, Cathy. (2012-05-05). ""Goody" Ann Glover, Irish native was the last witch hanged in Boston". IrishCentral.
"Parades and Marches – Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events". Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN).

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