1760 in Ireland

Events from the year 1760 in Ireland.

Incumbent

 * Monarch: George II (until 25 October), then George III

Events

 * 21–26 February – Battle of Carrickfergus: A force of French troops under the command of privateer François Thurot captures and holds the town and castle of Carrickfergus before retiring; the force is defeated (and Thurot killed) in a naval action in the Irish Sea on 28 February.
 * 25 October – George III becomes King of Great Britain and Ireland upon the death of George II.
 * A Patriot Party under the leadership of Henry Flood, appears in the Irish House of Representatives.

Births

 * 28 January – Mathew Carey, publisher and economist in the United States (d. 1839).
 * 14 June – George Forbes, 6th Earl of Granard, general (d. 1837).
 * 20 September – John Keating, soldier and land developer (d. 1853).
 * Jerome Alley, clergyman and writer (d. 1826).
 * Thomas Barnes Gough, merchant and politician in Upper Canada (d. 1815).
 * Francis Johnston, architect (d. 1829).
 * James Cavanah Murphy, architect and antiquary (d. 1814).
 * Edmond Stanley, lawyer and politician (d. 1843).
 * Approximate date – Oliver Bond, merchant and revolutionary (d. 1798).

Deaths

 * 26 March – Margaret Woffington, actress (b. c1720).
 * 23 September – Sir Thomas Prendergast, 2nd Baronet, politician.
 * 25 October – George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland; Elector of Hanover; Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (born 1683)
 * Full date unknown
 * Patrick Cotter O'Brien, known as the Bristol Giant and the Irish Giant (died 1806).