1700 in Ireland

Events from the year 1700 in Ireland.

Incumbent

 * Monarch: William III

Events



 * December 28 – Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Arts and literature

 * c. March – the Yellow Book of Lecan is acquired by antiquary Edward Lhuyd.
 * An edition of the late 16th-century Scots poet Alexander Montgomerie's The Cherrie and the Slae is printed in Ulster.

Births

 * James Arbuckle, poet and critic (d. 1742)
 * Daniel O'Reilly, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher (d. 1778)
 * James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown, politician (d. 1770)
 * William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, peer and politician (d. 1777)

Deaths

 * Sir William Gore, 3rd Baronet.