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Events from the year '''1684 in Ireland'''.

==Incumbent==
*[[Irish monarch|Monarch]]: [[Charles II of England|Charles II]]
==Events==
==Events==
*[[February 18]] – "Court of grace" appointed to enquire into [[tithe]]s on land.<ref name=Chronology>{{cite book|editor=Moody, T. W.|title=A New History of Ireland. '''8''': A Chronology of Irish History|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1989|isbn=978-0-19-821744-2|display-editors=etal}}</ref>
*[[March 25]] – [[Royal Hospital Kilmainham]] is completed in [[Dublin]] as a home for retired soldiers, to the design of Sir [[William Robinson (architect)|William Robinson]].<ref name=Chronology/>
*[[Jeremiah O'Donovan]]'s landownings in County Cork are erected by royal letters patent into the Manor of the [[Leap, County Cork|Leap]].
*The regiment which becomes the [[Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922)|Royal Irish Regiment]] is formed from independent [[company (military unit)|companies]] by [[Arthur Forbes, 1st Earl of Granard|Arthur Forbes, Viscount Granard]] (who is elevated to [[Earl of Granard]] this year).
*The regiment which becomes the [[Royal Irish Regiment (1684–1922)|Royal Irish Regiment]] is formed from independent [[company (military unit)|companies]] by [[Arthur Forbes, 1st Earl of Granard|Arthur Forbes, Viscount Granard]] (who is elevated to [[Earl of Granard]] this year).
*Historian [[Ruaidhrí Ó Flaithbheartaigh]] (Roderic O'Flaherty) compiles his ''Chorographical description of West or Iar Connacht''<ref name=Chronology/> for [[William Molyneux]].
*[[Royal Hospital Kilmainham]] is completed in [[Dublin]] as a home for retired soldiers.


==Births==
==Births==
*20 February - [[Edward Bayly]], landowner and politician (d. [[1741 in Ireland|1741]]).
*[[February 20]] – [[Edward Bayly]], landowner and politician (d. [[1741 in Ireland|1741]])


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
*25 February - [[Richard Nugent, 2nd Earl of Westmeath]], noble and military commander (b. 1621/3).
*[[February 25]] – [[Richard Nugent, 2nd Earl of Westmeath]], noble and military commander (b. [[1621 in Ireland|1621]]/3)
*July - [[Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet]], [[Anglo-Irish]] soldier, statesman, and diplomat (b. 1623).
*July [[Sir George Downing, 1st Baronet]], [[Anglo-Irish]] soldier, statesman, and diplomat (b. [[1623 in Ireland|1623]])
*[[Murrough Ó Laoí]], physician.
*[[Murrough Ó Laoí]], physician.


==References==
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{{Years in Ireland}}
{{Year in Europe|1684}}
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[[Category:1680s in Ireland]]
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Events from the year 1684 in Ireland.

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  1. ^ a b c 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.