Events from the year 1690 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: William III and Mary II Events 14 June – King William III of England (William of Orange) lands at Carrickfergus in Ulster and marches south to take Dublin. 29 June – Williamites reach the River Boyne. 1 July (O.S.) – Battle of the Boyne: William III defeats the deposed James II of England, who returns to exile in FranceEquivalent to 11 July in the "new style" (Gregorian) calendar, although today commemorated on 12 July. from Kinsale. 17 July – William III issues the Declaration of Finglas offering a pardon to ordinary Jacobites but not their leaders. 7 August – William III and his army reach Limerick. August to September – Siege of Limerick, by the Williamites is unsuccessful. September – Siege of Cork. 7 October – an earthquake with its epicentre at Caernarfon is felt in Dublin. 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)
Deaths 1 July (O.S.) – Battle of the Boyne Frederick Schomberg, 1st Duke of Schomberg, soldier (b. 1615 or 1616) Rev. Sir George Walker, soldier, Governor of Londonderry (b. c. 1618)
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