1700 in Ireland
# 1700 in Ireland

Events from the year 1700 in Ireland.

## Incumbent

* Monarch: William III

## Events

* December 28 – Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

## Arts and literature

* c. March – the Yellow Book of Lecan is acquired by antiquary Edward Lhuyd.
* An edition of the late 16th-century Scots poet Alexander Montgomerie's The Cherrie and the Slae is printed in Ulster.

## Births

* James Arbuckle, poet and critic (d. 1742)
* Daniel O'Reilly, Roman Catholic Bishop of Clogher (d. 1778)
* James Stopford, 1st Earl of Courtown, politician (d. 1770)
* William O'Brien, 4th Earl of Inchiquin, peer and politician (d. 1777)

## Deaths

* Sir William Gore, 3rd Baronet.
