1701 in Ireland

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* 1699
* 1698
* 1697
* 1696

|  | 1701

Ireland |

* 1702
* 1703
* 1704
* 1705
* 1706

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Centuries:|

* 16th
* 17th
* 18th
* 19th
* 20th

Decades:|

* 1680s
* 1690s
* 1700s
* 1710s
* 1720s

See also:| Other events of 1701
List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1701 in Ireland.

## Incumbent

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* Monarch: William III

## Events

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* March 14 – all illegal cargoes of grain brought from Ireland to the west of Scotland are ordered to be sunk.[1]
* June 24 – the Act of Settlement 1701, passed by the Parliament of England, becomes law. Sophia of Hanover and her Protestant descendants are next in line to the throne following Anne, the heir apparent to her brother-in-law King William III,[2] ensuring that no Catholic will inherit the throne.
* July 1 – an equestrian statue of King William III by Grinling Gibbons is unveiled by Dublin Corporation on College Green[3] on the 11th anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne.
* September 18 – Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, sworn as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (appointed 1700).[3][4]

## Arts and literature

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* Marsh's Library in Dublin is established by Narcissus Marsh (Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland)) as the first public library in Ireland (architect: Sir William Robinson) with refugee French Huguenot scholar Élie Bouhéreau as its first librarian.[5]
* Upper gallery of the Smock Alley Theatre in Dublin collapses for the second time.

## Births

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Joseph Leeson

* March 11 – Mark Kenton Sr., frontiersman, father of Simon Kenton (died near the Monongahela River in the United States 1783)
* March 11 – Joseph Leeson, 1st Earl of Milltown (d. 1783)
* Unknown
* Matthew Concanen, wit, poet, playwright and lawyer (d. 1749)
* Matthew Pilkington, art historian and satirist (died 1774)

## Deaths

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* June – Charles Hamilton, 5th Earl of Abercorn, peer.

## References

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1. ^ "Notable Dates in History". The Flag in the Wind. The Scots Independent. Archived from the original on 2016-01-26. Retrieved 2016-03-01.
2. ^ Williams, Hywel (2005). Cassell's Chronology of World History. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. ISBN 0-304-35730-8.
3. ^ a b Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.
4. ^ Charles Roger Dod (1844). A manual of dignities, privilege, and precedence: including lists of the great public functionaries, from the revolution to the present time. Whittaker. p. 663.
5. ^ "History". Dublin: Archbishop Marsh's Library. Archived from the original on 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2013-03-11.

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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
* 2025

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1701 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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