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 Events from the year '''1690 in Ireland'''.
+==Incumbent==
+*[[Irish monarch|Monarch]]: [[William III of England|William III]] and [[Mary II]]
 ==Events==
-*14 June - King [[William III of England]] (William of Orange) lands at [[Carrickfergus]] in [[Ulster]] and marches south to take [[Dublin]].
+*[[14 June]] – King [[William III of England]] (William of Orange) lands at [[Carrickfergus]] in [[Ulster]] and marches south to take [[Dublin]].
-*29 June - Williamites reach the [[River Boyne]].
+*[[29 June]] – Williamites reach the [[River Boyne]].
-*1 July ([[Old Style and New Style dates|O.S.]]) - [[Battle of the Boyne]]: [[William III of England|William III]] defeats the deposed [[James II of England]], who returns to exile in [[France]].<ref>Equivalent to 11 July in the "[[Old Style and New Style dates|new style]]" ([[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]]) calendar, although today commemorated on 12 July.</ref><ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|page=285}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Parades and Marches - Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events| work=Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN)|url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/parade/chpa2.htm|accessdate=28 January 2010}}</ref>
+*[[1 July]] ([[Old Style and New Style dates|O.S.]]) – [[Battle of the Boyne]]: [[William III of England|William III]] defeats the deposed [[James II of England]], who returns to exile in [[France]]<ref>Equivalent to 11 July in the "[[Old Style and New Style dates|new style]]" ([[Gregorian calendar|Gregorian]]) calendar, although today commemorated on 12 July.</ref><ref name="Cassell's Chronology">{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/285 285]|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/285}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Parades and Marches – Chronology 2: Historical Dates and Events| work=Conflict Archive on the Internet (CAIN)|url=http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/issues/parade/chpa2.htm|access-date=28 January 2010}}</ref> from [[Kinsale]].
+*[[17 July]] – William III issues the [[Declaration of Finglas]] offering a pardon to ordinary Jacobites but not their leaders.
-*7 August - [[William III of England|William III]] and his army reach [[Limerick]].
-*August to September - [[Siege of Limerick (1690)|Siege of Limerick]], by the Williamites is unsuccessful.
+*[[7 August]] – [[William III of England|William III]] and his army reach [[Limerick]].
+*August to September – [[Siege of Limerick (1690)|Siege of Limerick]], by the Williamites is unsuccessful.
-*7 October - An [[List of earthquakes in the British Isles|earthquake]] with its [[epicentre]] at [[Caernarfon]] is felt in Dublin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Notes on individual earthquakes|url=http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/historical/historical_listing.htm|publisher=[[British Geological Survey]]|accessdate=8 December 2011|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20110516173115/http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/historical/historical_listing.htm|archivedate=16 May 2011}}</ref>
+*September – [[Siege of Cork]].
+*[[7 October]] – an [[List of earthquakes in the British Isles|earthquake]] with its [[epicentre]] at [[Caernarfon]] is felt in Dublin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Notes on individual earthquakes|url=http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/historical/historical_listing.htm|publisher=[[British Geological Survey]]|access-date=8 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516173115/http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/historical/historical_listing.htm|archive-date=16 May 2011}}</ref>
 *[[Siege of Athlone]] by the [[Williamite]]s is unsuccessful.
-[[File:BattleOfBoyne.gif|thumb|300px|The [[Battle of the Boyne]], painted by [[Jan Wyck]]]]
+[[File: The Battle of the Boyne, 1 July 1690 (by Jan Wyck).jpg |thumb|300px|The [[Battle of the Boyne]], painted by [[Jan Wyck]]]]
 ==Births==
-*26 September - [[Charles Macklin]], actor and dramatist (d.[[1797 in Ireland|1797]]).
+*[[26 September]] – [[Charles Macklin]], actor and dramatist (d.[[1797 in Ireland|1797]])
-*[[Charles Clinton]], [[French and Indian War]] [[Colonel]] (d.[[1773 in Ireland|1773]].
+*[[Charles Clinton]], [[French and Indian War]] [[Colonel]] (d.[[1773 in Ireland|1773]])
-*[[William Cosby]], British royal governor of [[New York Colony|New York]] (d.[[1736 in Ireland|1736]]).
+*[[William Cosby]], British royal governor of [[New York Colony|New York]] (d.[[1736 in Ireland|1736]])
 ==Deaths==
-*1 July ([[Old Style and New Style dates|O.S.]]) - [[Battle of the Boyne]]
+*[[1 July]] ([[Old Style and New Style dates|O.S.]]) – [[Battle of the Boyne]]
-**[[Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg]], soldier (b. 1615 or 1616).
+**[[Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg]], soldier (b. [[1615 in Ireland|1615]] or [[1616 in Ireland|1616]])
-**Rev. Sir [[George Walker (soldier)|George Walker]], soldier, Governor of Londonderry (b. c.1618).
+**Rev. Sir [[George Walker (soldier)|George Walker]], soldier, Governor of Londonderry (b. c. [[1618 in Ireland|1618]])
 ==References==
 {{reflist}}
+{{Years in Ireland}}
+{{Year in Europe|1690}}
 [[Category:1690 in Ireland| ]]
 [[Category:1690s in Ireland]]

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