1690 in Ireland
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| See also: | Other events of 1690 List of years in Ireland | ||||
Events
- 14 June - William lands at Carrickfergus in Ulster and marches south to take Dublin.
- 29 June - Williamites reach the Boyne.
- 1 July - Battle of the Boyne, Jacobite supporters are defeated by William III.
- 7 August - William of Orange and his army reach Limerick.
- August to September - Siege of Limerick, by the Williamites is unsuccessful.
- Siege of Athlone by the Williamites is unsuccessful.
Births
- 26 September - Charles Macklin, actor and dramatist (d.1797).
- Charles Clinton, French and Indian War Colonel (d.1773.
- William Cosby, British royal governor of New York (d.1736).