1678 in Ireland

* 1677
* 1676
* 1675
* 1674
* 1673

|  | 1678

Ireland |

* 1679
* 1680
* 1681
* 1682
* 1683

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Centuries:|

* 15th
* 16th
* 17th
* 18th
* 19th

Decades:|

* 1650s
* 1660s
* 1670s
* 1680s
* 1690s

See also:| Other events of 1678
List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1678 in Ireland.

## Incumbent

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* Monarch: Charles II

## Events

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* 11 October – Peter Talbot, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland, having returned to Ireland in May, is arrested near Maynooth on the orders of James Butler, Duke of Ormonde, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, for supposed complicity in the "Popish Plot" and imprisoned in Dublin Castle.[1]
* The vacant Bishopric of Leighlin is given to the Bishop of Kildare to form the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin.
* About 1,200 Irish families sail from Barbados to Virginia and the Carolinas.

## Births

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* 26 September – Peter Lacy, soldier, imperial commander in Russia (d.1751)
* 1677 or 1678 – George Farquhar, dramatist (d.1707)

## Deaths

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* 23 August – Nicholas French, Bishop of Ferns, political activist and pamphleteer (b.1604)

## References

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1. ^ Clavin, Terry (2004). "Talbot, Peter (1618/1620–1680)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/26937. Retrieved 2012-08-30. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

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Years in Ireland (1101–present)

12th century

* Pre-1101
* 1101
* 1102
* 1103
* 1104
* 1105
* 1106
* 1107
* 1108
* 1109
* 1110
* 1111
* 1112
* 1113
* 1114
* 1115
* 1116
* 1117
* 1118
* 1119
* 1120
* 1121
* 1122
* 1123
* 1124
* 1125
* 1126
* 1127
* 1128
* 1129
* 1130
* 1131
* 1132
* 1133
* 1134
* 1135
* 1136
* 1137
* 1138
* 1139
* 1140
* 1141
* 1142
* 1143
* 1144
* 1145
* 1146
* 1147
* 1148
* 1149
* 1150
* 1151
* 1152
* 1153
* 1154
* 1155
* 1156
* 1157
* 1158
* 1159
* 1160
* 1161
* 1162
* 1163
* 1164
* 1165
* 1166
* 1167
* 1168
* 1169
* 1170
* 1171
* 1172
* 1173
* 1174
* 1175
* 1176
* 1177
* 1178
* 1179
* 1180
* 1181
* 1182
* 1183
* 1184
* 1185
* 1186
* 1187
* 1188
* 1189
* 1190
* 1191
* 1192
* 1193
* 1194
* 1195
* 1196
* 1197
* 1198
* 1199
* 1200

13th century

* 1201
* 1202
* 1203
* 1204
* 1205
* 1206
* 1207
* 1208
* 1209
* 1210
* 1211
* 1212
* 1213
* 1214
* 1215
* 1216
* 1217
* 1218
* 1219
* 1220
* 1221
* 1222
* 1223
* 1224
* 1225
* 1226
* 1227
* 1228
* 1229
* 1230
* 1231
* 1232
* 1233
* 1234
* 1235
* 1236
* 1237
* 1238
* 1239
* 1240
* 1241
* 1242
* 1243
* 1244
* 1245
* 1246
* 1247
* 1248
* 1249
* 1250
* 1251
* 1252
* 1253
* 1254
* 1255
* 1256
* 1257
* 1258
* 1259
* 1260
* 1261
* 1262
* 1263
* 1264
* 1265
* 1266
* 1267
* 1268
* 1269
* 1270
* 1271
* 1272
* 1273
* 1274
* 1275
* 1276
* 1277
* 1278
* 1279
* 1280
* 1281
* 1282
* 1283
* 1284
* 1285
* 1286
* 1287
* 1288
* 1289
* 1290
* 1291
* 1292
* 1293
* 1294
* 1295
* 1296
* 1297
* 1298
* 1299
* 1300

14th century

* 1301
* 1302
* 1303
* 1304
* 1305
* 1306
* 1307
* 1308
* 1309
* 1310
* 1311
* 1312
* 1313
* 1314
* 1315
* 1316
* 1317
* 1318
* 1319
* 1320
* 1321
* 1322
* 1323
* 1324
* 1325
* 1326
* 1327
* 1328
* 1329
* 1330
* 1331
* 1332
* 1333
* 1334
* 1335
* 1336
* 1337
* 1338
* 1339
* 1340
* 1341
* 1342
* 1343
* 1344
* 1345
* 1346
* 1347
* 1348
* 1349
* 1350
* 1351
* 1352
* 1353
* 1354
* 1355
* 1356
* 1357
* 1358
* 1359
* 1360
* 1361
* 1362
* 1363
* 1364
* 1365
* 1366
* 1367
* 1368
* 1369
* 1370
* 1371
* 1372
* 1373
* 1374
* 1375
* 1376
* 1377
* 1378
* 1379
* 1380
* 1381
* 1382
* 1383
* 1384
* 1385
* 1386
* 1387
* 1388
* 1389
* 1390
* 1391
* 1392
* 1393
* 1394
* 1395
* 1396
* 1397
* 1398
* 1399
* 1400

15th century

* 1401
* 1402
* 1403
* 1404
* 1405
* 1406
* 1407
* 1408
* 1409
* 1410
* 1411
* 1412
* 1413
* 1414
* 1415
* 1416
* 1417
* 1418
* 1419
* 1420
* 1421
* 1422
* 1423
* 1424
* 1425
* 1426
* 1427
* 1428
* 1429
* 1430
* 1431
* 1432
* 1433
* 1434
* 1435
* 1436
* 1437
* 1438
* 1439
* 1440
* 1441
* 1442
* 1443
* 1444
* 1445
* 1446
* 1447
* 1448
* 1449
* 1450
* 1451
* 1452
* 1453
* 1454
* 1455
* 1456
* 1457
* 1458
* 1459
* 1460
* 1461
* 1462
* 1463
* 1464
* 1465
* 1466
* 1467
* 1468
* 1469
* 1470
* 1471
* 1472
* 1473
* 1474
* 1475
* 1476
* 1477
* 1478
* 1479
* 1480
* 1481
* 1482
* 1483
* 1484
* 1485
* 1486
* 1487
* 1488
* 1489
* 1490
* 1491
* 1492
* 1493
* 1494
* 1495
* 1496
* 1497
* 1498
* 1499
* 1500

16th century

* 1501
* 1502
* 1503
* 1504
* 1505
* 1506
* 1507
* 1508
* 1509
* 1510
* 1511
* 1512
* 1513
* 1514
* 1515
* 1516
* 1517
* 1518
* 1519
* 1520
* 1521
* 1522
* 1523
* 1524
* 1525
* 1526
* 1527
* 1528
* 1529
* 1530
* 1531
* 1532
* 1533
* 1534
* 1535
* 1536
* 1537
* 1538
* 1539
* 1540
* 1541
* 1542
* 1543
* 1544
* 1545
* 1546
* 1547
* 1548
* 1549
* 1550
* 1551
* 1552
* 1553
* 1554
* 1555
* 1556
* 1557
* 1558
* 1559
* 1560
* 1561
* 1562
* 1563
* 1564
* 1565
* 1566
* 1567
* 1568
* 1569
* 1570
* 1571
* 1572
* 1573
* 1574
* 1575
* 1576
* 1577
* 1578
* 1579
* 1580
* 1581
* 1582
* 1583
* 1584
* 1585
* 1586
* 1587
* 1588
* 1589
* 1590
* 1591
* 1592
* 1593
* 1594
* 1595
* 1596
* 1597
* 1598
* 1599
* 1600

17th century

* 1601
* 1602
* 1603
* 1604
* 1605
* 1606
* 1607
* 1608
* 1609
* 1610
* 1611
* 1612
* 1613
* 1614
* 1615
* 1616
* 1617
* 1618
* 1619
* 1620
* 1621
* 1622
* 1623
* 1624
* 1625
* 1626
* 1627
* 1628
* 1629
* 1630
* 1631
* 1632
* 1633
* 1634
* 1635
* 1636
* 1637
* 1638
* 1639
* 1640
* 1641
* 1642
* 1643
* 1644
* 1645
* 1646
* 1647
* 1648
* 1649
* 1650
* 1651
* 1652
* 1653
* 1654
* 1655
* 1656
* 1657
* 1658
* 1659
* 1660
* 1661
* 1662
* 1663
* 1664
* 1665
* 1666
* 1667
* 1668
* 1669
* 1670
* 1671
* 1672
* 1673
* 1674
* 1675
* 1676
* 1677
* 1678
* 1679
* 1680
* 1681
* 1682
* 1683
* 1684
* 1685
* 1686
* 1687
* 1688
* 1689
* 1690
* 1691
* 1692
* 1693
* 1694
* 1695
* 1696
* 1697
* 1698
* 1699
* 1700

18th century

* 1701
* 1702
* 1703
* 1704
* 1705
* 1706
* 1707
* 1708
* 1709
* 1710
* 1711
* 1712
* 1713
* 1714
* 1715
* 1716
* 1717
* 1718
* 1719
* 1720
* 1721
* 1722
* 1723
* 1724
* 1725
* 1726
* 1727
* 1728
* 1729
* 1730
* 1731
* 1732
* 1733
* 1734
* 1735
* 1736
* 1737
* 1738
* 1739
* 1740
* 1741
* 1742
* 1743
* 1744
* 1745
* 1746
* 1747
* 1748
* 1749
* 1750
* 1751
* 1752
* 1753
* 1754
* 1755
* 1756
* 1757
* 1758
* 1759
* 1760
* 1761
* 1762
* 1763
* 1764
* 1765
* 1766
* 1767
* 1768
* 1769
* 1770
* 1771
* 1772
* 1773
* 1774
* 1775
* 1776
* 1777
* 1778
* 1779
* 1780
* 1781
* 1782
* 1783
* 1784
* 1785
* 1786
* 1787
* 1788
* 1789
* 1790
* 1791
* 1792
* 1793
* 1794
* 1795
* 1796
* 1797
* 1798
* 1799
* 1800

19th century

* 1801
* 1802
* 1803
* 1804
* 1805
* 1806
* 1807
* 1808
* 1809
* 1810
* 1811
* 1812
* 1813
* 1814
* 1815
* 1816
* 1817
* 1818
* 1819
* 1820
* 1821
* 1822
* 1823
* 1824
* 1825
* 1826
* 1827
* 1828
* 1829
* 1830
* 1831
* 1832
* 1833
* 1834
* 1835
* 1836
* 1837
* 1838
* 1839
* 1840
* 1841
* 1842
* 1843
* 1844
* 1845
* 1846
* 1847
* 1848
* 1849
* 1850
* 1851
* 1852
* 1853
* 1854
* 1855
* 1856
* 1857
* 1858
* 1859
* 1860
* 1861
* 1862
* 1863
* 1864
* 1865
* 1866
* 1867
* 1868
* 1869
* 1870
* 1871
* 1872
* 1873
* 1874
* 1875
* 1876
* 1877
* 1878
* 1879
* 1880
* 1881
* 1882
* 1883
* 1884
* 1885
* 1886
* 1887
* 1888
* 1889
* 1890
* 1891
* 1892
* 1893
* 1894
* 1895
* 1896
* 1897
* 1898
* 1899
* 1900

20th century

* 1901
* 1902
* 1903
* 1904
* 1905
* 1906
* 1907
* 1908
* 1909
* 1910
* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914
* 1915
* 1916
* 1917
* 1918
* 1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940
* 1941
* 1942
* 1943
* 1944
* 1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000

21st century

* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

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1678 in Europe

Sovereign states|

*   * Andorra
*   *   * Austria
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * Denmark–Norway
* Denmark
* Norway
*   *   * England
*   * France
*   *   *   *   *   * Holy Roman Empire
* Hungary
*   * Ireland
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * Malta
*   *   * Monaco
*   *   *   *   * Netherlands
*   *   * Ottoman Empire
* Papal States
*   * Portugal
* Prussia
*   * Russia
* San Marino
* Scotland
*   *   *   *   *   * Spain
* Sweden
* Switzerland
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Dependencies, colonies
and other territories

*   *   *   *   * Guernsey
* Isle of Man
* Jersey

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