1660 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1660 in Ireland.
Events
- April 23 – Charles II crowned King of England and Ireland.
- June – George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle, one of the principal architects of Charles II's Restoration, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, although represented by deputies.
- August 16 – an Indemnity and Oblivion Act is sent to Ireland by Sir Paul Davys, granting indemnities to those who had been active in the Interregnum.[1]
- First synagogue in Ireland established in Dublin.
Births
- April 16 – Hans Sloane, physician and collector (d.1753)
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- Hugh MacMahon, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher, later Archbishop of Armagh (d.1737)
- Thomas Southerne, dramatist (d.1746)
Deaths
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References
- Carte Calendar vol. 40 (June–December 1664), Bodleian Library, University of Oxford. Includes a number of correspondence on the “Act of Free and General Pardon, Indemnity, and Oblivion [for Ireland]”.
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