1691
Godert de Ginkel, 1st Earl of Athlone offers pardon
Ireland
Godard van Reede, 1st Earl of Athlone, Baron van Reede, Lord of Ginkel, born in the Netherlands as Baron Godard van Reede (Amerongen, 14 June 1644 – 11 February 1703, Utrecht) was …
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Ireland
1691
The fall of Athlone
Ireland
During the Williamite War in Ireland, the strategic town of Athlone fell to forces loyal to William of Orange, despite fierce resistance from the Irish Jacobite defenders. One of …
1691
Godert de Ginkel, the commanding general of the William of Orange army, begins a ten-day siege of Athlone
Ireland
Godert de Ginkel, the commanding general of the William of Orange army, begins a ten-day siege of Athlone. This June 21, 1691 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected …
1691
Charles Chalmont is sent by Louis XIV to command the Irish army and arrives on this date
Ireland
Charles Chalmont is sent by Louis XIV to command the Irish army and arrives on this date. This May 9, 1691 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1692
The only session of the exclusively Protestant Irish parliament of William III and Mary ends on this date
Ireland
The only session of the exclusively Protestant Irish parliament of William III and Mary ends on this date. This November 3, 1692 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected …
1693
The Earl of Tyrone dies
Ireland
Shortly after the Earl of Tyrone’s death, his spirit is said to have appeared to Lady Nicola Hamilton. The ghostly figure reportedly made several predictions, all of which came …
1693
Irish Brigade of France fights in the battle of Marsaglia
Ireland
Irish Brigade of France fights in the battle of Marsaglia. This October 4, 1693 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1693
Patrick Sarsfield is mortally wounded at the Battle of Landen
Ireland
1st Earl of Lucan Patrick Sarsfield, 1st Earl of Lucan, Irish: Pádraig Sáirseál, circa 1655 to 21 August 1693, was an Irish soldier, and leading figure in the Jacobite army during …
1694
Birth of Francis Hutcheson, Presbyterian philosopher, in Co. Down
Ireland
Francis Hutcheson, a significant figure in the history of philosophy and one of the founding figures of the Scottish Enlightenment, was born on August 8, 1694, in Drumalig, a …
1694
The Merchant Maiden Hospital, later known as The Mary Erskine School, was founded by Mary Erskine in the Cowgate, Edinburgh.
Ireland
The Merchant Maiden Hospital, later known as The Mary Erskine School, was founded by Mary Erskine in the Cowgate, Edinburgh. This June 4, 1694 entry records a moment in Celtic …
1695
Bank of Scotland founded by an Act of the Scottish Parliament
Ireland
Bank of Scotland founded by an Act of the Scottish Parliament. This November 1, 1695 entry records a moment in Celtic history connected with Ireland.
1695
Penal Laws are passed which restrict the rights of Catholics to have an education, to bear arms, or to possess a horse worth more than five pounds
Ireland
Penal Laws are passed which restrict the rights of Catholics to have an education, to bear arms, or to possess a horse worth more than five pounds. This September 7, 1695 entry …