1640 In Ireland

	1640 In Ireland Events from the year 1640 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Charles I Events 5 December – John Atherton, Church of Ireland Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, and his proctor are executed on a charge of buggery, on Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin. Approximate date – Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh transcribes the only surviving copy of the Chronicon Scotorum. Arts and literature 17 March ( Saint Patrick's Day) – Henry Burnell's play ''Landgartha'' premieres at the Werburgh Street Theatre in Dublin. It is one of the earliest dramatic works from a native Irish playwright. * James Shirley's play ''Saint Patrick for Ireland'' is published. The author returns to England around 16 April. Births 29 June – Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (d. 1665 in England) Thomas Beecher, politician and soldier (d. 1709) * Charles Molloy, lawyer (d. 1690) Approximate date * Thomas Knox, politician (d. 1728) ** Philip Og O'Reilly, politician (d. 1703) Deaths 5 December – John A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Irish Monarch Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe Éire, Irish language name for the isle * Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968) * Irish Bob Murphy, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961) * Irish McCal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess Of Chesterfield (d Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (née Butler; 1640–1665) was an Irish-born beauty. She was a courtier after the Restoration at the court of Charles II of England at Whitehall. She was the second wife of Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield. Birth and origins Elizabeth was born on 29 June 1640 at Kilkenny Castle, Ireland, the eldest daughter of James Butler and Lady Elizabeth Preston. Her father was Earl of Ormond at the time, but would become marquess and finally duke of Ormond. Her father's family, the Butler dynasty, was Old English and descended from Theobald Walter, who had been appointed Chief Butler of Ireland by King Henry II in 1177. Her mother was the only child of Richard Preston, 1st Earl of Desmond and a rich heiress. Her parents married on Christmas 1629. They had 10 children, but five died in childhood. she was one of ten siblings, but five died as children The remaining five are listed in his father's article. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1640 In Ireland Events from the year 1640 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Charles I Events 5 December – John Atherton, Church of Ireland Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, and his proctor are executed on a charge of buggery, on Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin. Approximate date – Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh transcribes the only surviving copy of the Chronicon Scotorum. Arts and literature 17 March ( Saint Patrick's Day) – Henry Burnell's play ''Landgartha'' premieres at the Werburgh Street Theatre in Dublin. It is one of the earliest dramatic works from a native Irish playwright. * James Shirley's play ''Saint Patrick for Ireland'' is published. The author returns to England around 16 April. Births 29 June – Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (d. 1665 in England) Thomas Beecher, politician and soldier (d. 1709) * Charles Molloy, lawyer (d. 1690) Approximate date * Thomas Knox, politician (d. 1728) ** Philip Og O'Reilly, politician (d. 1703) Deaths 5 December – John A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1598 In Ireland Events from the year 1598 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Elizabeth I Events early June – Nine Years' War: Lord Treasurer Thomas Butler backs the claim of the exiled Tadhg O'Rourke for the kingship of West Breifne, causing King Brian Óg O'Rourke to defect back to the rebels. * June 7 – Nine Years' War: The temporary ceasefire agreed between the Irish rebel lordships and the English in October 1597 expires. August 14 – Nine Years' War: Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone's victory over an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal, at the Battle of the Yellow Ford. October – Nine Years' War: Edmund Spenser's castle at Kilcolman, near Doneraile in North Cork, is burned down by O'Neill's native Irish forces. Spenser leaves for London shortly afterwards. Births Patrick D'Arcy, nationalist who wrote the constitution of Confederate Ireland (d. 1668). Deaths August 14 – Henry Bagenal, Marshal of Ireland, is killed at Yellow Ford. August 14 – Maelmora O'Reilly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1703 In Ireland Events from the year 1703 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Anne Events June 11 – Charles Hickman is consecrated as Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry. September 11 – a privateering expedition comprising the ships ''St George'' and ''Cinque Ports'' commanded by William Dampier leaves Kinsale for South America. Parliament of Ireland assembles, the first under Anne, Queen of Great Britain, and the first for five years. Popery Act (An Act to prevent the further Growth of Popery), enacted by the Parliament of Ireland, reintroduces gavelkind: when a Roman Catholic dies, his estate is to be divided equally among his sons (legitimate or otherwise) if they retain their Catholic faith. Treason Act (Ireland) 1703, enacted by the Parliament of Ireland, enforces the Protestant line of succession to the British throne. Sir Robert Doyne is appointed as Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas. The Parliament of Ireland investigates the possibility of improving navigation on the rivers Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Philip Og O'Reilly Philip Og O'Reilly (–1703) was an MP for Cavan in the Parliament of Ireland of 1689. Early life His name in Gaelic was Pilib Óg O'Raghallaigh. He was probably called Pilib Óg (Young Philip) to distinguish him from Philip Reyley who represented County Cavan as an MP in the same Patriot Parliament. His ancestry was Phillip Óg mac Aodh Buidhe mac Maol Mordha Ruadh mac Phillip Dubh mac Aodh Conallach O'Raghallaigh, of whom the latter two ancestors were both Lords of East Breifne and chiefs of the O'Reilly clan. Philip Og's mother was Jane Betagh, probably from Moynalty, Barony of Kells Lower, County Meath, who married his father some time before November 1641. In the Irish 1641 rebellion, Philip's father was a captain of the rebels and is referred to in the 1641 Depositions as "Captain Hugh McMulmore O'Rely of Killyvaghan, Shercock", so it is likely Philip was born in Killyvaghan, Shercock, County Cavan. Philip Og had a younger brother Aodh Óg O'Raghallaigh. Career Reyley was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1728 In Ireland Events from the year 1728 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: George II Events May 6 – Disenfranchising Act, an Act of the Parliament of Ireland, one of a series of Penal Laws, prohibiting all Roman Catholics from voting, receives royal assent. Arts and literature Matthew Dubourg becomes Master and Composer of State Music of Dublin. Births August 18 – James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont, statesman, first President of the Royal Irish Academy, president of the volunteer convention in Dublin, 1783 (d. 1799) November 10 – Oliver Goldsmith, writer, poet and physician (d. 1774) Nicholas Sheehy, Roman Catholic priest, opponent of the Penal Laws, executed (d. 1766) Deaths January 28 – Esther Johnson, friend of Jonathan Swift (b. 1681) Rev. Caleb Threlkeld, botanist (b. 1676) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1728 In Ireland Years of the 18th century in Ireland Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thomas Knox (died 1728) Thomas Knox (circa 1640 – 11 May 1728) was an Irish politician. He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Newtownards from 1692 to 1693 and then for Dungannon from 1695 to 1727. On 18 November 1715 he was appointed to the Irish Privy Council. His daughter Mary married Oliver St George Oliver St George (1661 – 15 April 1731) was an Irish politician. The son of Sir Oliver St George, 1st Baronet and Olivia Beresford, he married Mary, daughter of Thomas Knox and Mary Bruce, in 1701. He was elected to the Irish House of Com ... in 1701. References 1640s births 1728 deaths Irish MPs 1692–1693 Irish MPs 1695–1699 Irish MPs 1703–1713 Irish MPs 1713–1714 Irish MPs 1715–1727 Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Down constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Tyrone constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1690 In Ireland Events from the year 1690 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: William III and Mary II Events June 14 – King William III of England (William of Orange) lands at Carrickfergus in Ulster and marches south to take Dublin. June 29 – Williamites reach the River Boyne. July 1 ( O.S.) – Battle of the Boyne: William III defeats the deposed James II of England, who returns to exile in France from Kinsale. July 17 – William III issues the Declaration of Finglas offering a pardon to ordinary Jacobites but not their leaders. August 7 – William III and his army reach Limerick. August to September – Siege of Limerick, by the Williamites is unsuccessful. September – Siege of Cork. October 7 – an earthquake with its epicentre at Caernarfon is felt in Dublin. Siege of Athlone by the Williamites is unsuccessful. Births September 26 – Charles Macklin, actor and dramatist (d.1797 in Ireland, 1797) Charles Clinton, French and Indian War Colonel (d.1773 in Ireland, 1773) Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charles Molloy (lawyer) Charles Molloy (1640 – 1690) was an Irish lawyer known as a writer on maritime law. Life He was born in King's County, Ireland, the son of John Molloy. Stuart Handley writing in the '' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' casts doubt on tentative accounts of his early life. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1667, and Gray's Inn in 1669. There is evidence he was called to the bar, and practised as a barrister. He died in Crane Lane Court, Fleet Street, London in 1690. Works Molloy was the compiler of an extensive treatise on maritime law and commerce, entitled ''De Jure Maritimo et Navali''. It was successful despite its derivative nature: its content was not much advance on the ''Consuetudo vel Lex Mercatoria'' by Gerard Malynes, and the coverage of law concerning bills of exchange was said by a later author to be inferior to the treatise of John Marius. It was a standard work on the subject, till superseded by the publications of James Alan Park, Samuel Marshall, and Lor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1709 In Ireland Events from the year 1709 in Ireland. Incumbent * Monarch: Anne Events * August 30 – the Parliament of Ireland passes an amending act which requires any adult male (including registered Roman Catholic priests) to take an oath of abjuration if required by a magistrate. * September 4– 8 – nearly 800 poor Protestant refugee families of German Palatines arrive in Dublin to be settled in Ireland. c. December – start of Hougher disturbances against the extension of livestock rearing in Connacht including maiming of cattle. Births October 13 – John Cole, 1st Baron Mountflorence, politician (d. 1767) Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, politician (d. 1788) Approximate date – Laetitia Pilkington, born Laetitia van Lewen, poet and memoirist (d. 1750) Deaths * August 31 ( September 11 NS) – Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Baronet, soldier, killed at the Battle of Malplaquet (b. c. 1660 Events January–March * January 1 At daybreak, English Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thomas Beecher Colonel Thomas Be(e)cher JP (1640 – 10 October 1709) was an Irish politician and soldier. The family's surname varies in its spelling, caused by its pronunciation. Background Born in Baltimore, County Cork, he was the son of Major Henry Becher and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Notte. His paternal grandfather Henry was Lord President of Munster. The elder Henry married Mary Lyon, daughter of William Lyon, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. Becher was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and graduated in 1658. Career Becher was nominated a Justice of the Peace in 1665, assigned to County Cork.Cork Historical and Archaeological Society (1907), p. 180 He fought in the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, serving as aide-de-camp to William of Orange, for which he was awarded a watch by the later King.Burke (1847), p. 77 In 1692, he was appointed Governor of Sherkin Island. Later in that year he entered the Irish House of Commons, having stood for Baltimore.Johnston-Lilk (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]

	1640 In Ireland Events from the year 1640 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Charles I Events 5 December – John Atherton, Church of Ireland Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, and his proctor are executed on a charge of buggery, on Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin. Approximate date – Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh transcribes the only surviving copy of the Chronicon Scotorum. Arts and literature 17 March ( Saint Patrick's Day) – Henry Burnell's play ''Landgartha'' premieres at the Werburgh Street Theatre in Dublin. It is one of the earliest dramatic works from a native Irish playwright. * James Shirley's play ''Saint Patrick for Ireland'' is published. The author returns to England around 16 April. Births 29 June – Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (d. 1665 in England) Thomas Beecher, politician and soldier (d. 1709) * Charles Molloy, lawyer (d. 1690) Approximate date * Thomas Knox, politician (d. 1728) ** Philip Og O'Reilly, politician (d. 1703) Deaths 5 December – John A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Irish Monarch Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe Éire, Irish language name for the isle * Northern Ireland, a constituent unit of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ** Republic of Ireland, a sovereign state * Irish language, a Celtic Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family spoken in Ireland * Irish people, people of Irish ethnicity, people born in Ireland and people who hold Irish citizenship Places * Irish Creek (Kansas), a stream in Kansas * Irish Creek (South Dakota), a stream in South Dakota * Irish Lake, Watonwan County, Minnesota * Irish Sea, the body of water which separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain People * Irish (surname), a list of people * William Irish, pseudonym of American writer Cornell Woolrich (1903–1968) * Irish Bob Murphy, Irish-American boxer Edwin Lee Conarty (1922–1961) * Irish McCal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess Of Chesterfield (d Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (née Butler; 1640–1665) was an Irish-born beauty. She was a courtier after the Restoration at the court of Charles II of England at Whitehall. She was the second wife of Philip Stanhope, 2nd Earl of Chesterfield. Birth and origins Elizabeth was born on 29 June 1640 at Kilkenny Castle, Ireland, the eldest daughter of James Butler and Lady Elizabeth Preston. Her father was Earl of Ormond at the time, but would become marquess and finally duke of Ormond. Her father's family, the Butler dynasty, was Old English and descended from Theobald Walter, who had been appointed Chief Butler of Ireland by King Henry II in 1177. Her mother was the only child of Richard Preston, 1st Earl of Desmond and a rich heiress. Her parents married on Christmas 1629. They had 10 children, but five died in childhood. she was one of ten siblings, but five died as children The remaining five are listed in his father's article. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1640 In Ireland Events from the year 1640 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Charles I Events 5 December – John Atherton, Church of Ireland Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, and his proctor are executed on a charge of buggery, on Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin. Approximate date – Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh transcribes the only surviving copy of the Chronicon Scotorum. Arts and literature 17 March ( Saint Patrick's Day) – Henry Burnell's play ''Landgartha'' premieres at the Werburgh Street Theatre in Dublin. It is one of the earliest dramatic works from a native Irish playwright. * James Shirley's play ''Saint Patrick for Ireland'' is published. The author returns to England around 16 April. Births 29 June – Elizabeth Stanhope, Countess of Chesterfield (d. 1665 in England) Thomas Beecher, politician and soldier (d. 1709) * Charles Molloy, lawyer (d. 1690) Approximate date * Thomas Knox, politician (d. 1728) ** Philip Og O'Reilly, politician (d. 1703) Deaths 5 December – John A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1598 In Ireland Events from the year 1598 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Elizabeth I Events early June – Nine Years' War: Lord Treasurer Thomas Butler backs the claim of the exiled Tadhg O'Rourke for the kingship of West Breifne, causing King Brian Óg O'Rourke to defect back to the rebels. * June 7 – Nine Years' War: The temporary ceasefire agreed between the Irish rebel lordships and the English in October 1597 expires. August 14 – Nine Years' War: Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone's victory over an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal, at the Battle of the Yellow Ford. October – Nine Years' War: Edmund Spenser's castle at Kilcolman, near Doneraile in North Cork, is burned down by O'Neill's native Irish forces. Spenser leaves for London shortly afterwards. Births Patrick D'Arcy, nationalist who wrote the constitution of Confederate Ireland (d. 1668). Deaths August 14 – Henry Bagenal, Marshal of Ireland, is killed at Yellow Ford. August 14 – Maelmora O'Reilly, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1703 In Ireland Events from the year 1703 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Anne Events June 11 – Charles Hickman is consecrated as Church of Ireland Bishop of Derry. September 11 – a privateering expedition comprising the ships ''St George'' and ''Cinque Ports'' commanded by William Dampier leaves Kinsale for South America. Parliament of Ireland assembles, the first under Anne, Queen of Great Britain, and the first for five years. Popery Act (An Act to prevent the further Growth of Popery), enacted by the Parliament of Ireland, reintroduces gavelkind: when a Roman Catholic dies, his estate is to be divided equally among his sons (legitimate or otherwise) if they retain their Catholic faith. Treason Act (Ireland) 1703, enacted by the Parliament of Ireland, enforces the Protestant line of succession to the British throne. Sir Robert Doyne is appointed as Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas. The Parliament of Ireland investigates the possibility of improving navigation on the rivers Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Philip Og O'Reilly Philip Og O'Reilly (–1703) was an MP for Cavan in the Parliament of Ireland of 1689. Early life His name in Gaelic was Pilib Óg O'Raghallaigh. He was probably called Pilib Óg (Young Philip) to distinguish him from Philip Reyley who represented County Cavan as an MP in the same Patriot Parliament. His ancestry was Phillip Óg mac Aodh Buidhe mac Maol Mordha Ruadh mac Phillip Dubh mac Aodh Conallach O'Raghallaigh, of whom the latter two ancestors were both Lords of East Breifne and chiefs of the O'Reilly clan. Philip Og's mother was Jane Betagh, probably from Moynalty, Barony of Kells Lower, County Meath, who married his father some time before November 1641. In the Irish 1641 rebellion, Philip's father was a captain of the rebels and is referred to in the 1641 Depositions as "Captain Hugh McMulmore O'Rely of Killyvaghan, Shercock", so it is likely Philip was born in Killyvaghan, Shercock, County Cavan. Philip Og had a younger brother Aodh Óg O'Raghallaigh. Career Reyley was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1728 In Ireland Events from the year 1728 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: George II Events May 6 – Disenfranchising Act, an Act of the Parliament of Ireland, one of a series of Penal Laws, prohibiting all Roman Catholics from voting, receives royal assent. Arts and literature Matthew Dubourg becomes Master and Composer of State Music of Dublin. Births August 18 – James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont, statesman, first President of the Royal Irish Academy, president of the volunteer convention in Dublin, 1783 (d. 1799) November 10 – Oliver Goldsmith, writer, poet and physician (d. 1774) Nicholas Sheehy, Roman Catholic priest, opponent of the Penal Laws, executed (d. 1766) Deaths January 28 – Esther Johnson, friend of Jonathan Swift (b. 1681) Rev. Caleb Threlkeld, botanist (b. 1676) References {{DEFAULTSORT:1728 In Ireland Years of the 18th century in Ireland Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Oc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thomas Knox (died 1728) Thomas Knox (circa 1640 – 11 May 1728) was an Irish politician. He sat in the Irish House of Commons for Newtownards from 1692 to 1693 and then for Dungannon from 1695 to 1727. On 18 November 1715 he was appointed to the Irish Privy Council. His daughter Mary married Oliver St George Oliver St George (1661 – 15 April 1731) was an Irish politician. The son of Sir Oliver St George, 1st Baronet and Olivia Beresford, he married Mary, daughter of Thomas Knox and Mary Bruce, in 1701. He was elected to the Irish House of Com ... in 1701. References 1640s births 1728 deaths Irish MPs 1692–1693 Irish MPs 1695–1699 Irish MPs 1703–1713 Irish MPs 1713–1714 Irish MPs 1715–1727 Members of the Privy Council of Ireland Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Down constituencies Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Tyrone constituencies {{Ireland-pre1801-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1690 In Ireland Events from the year 1690 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: William III and Mary II Events June 14 – King William III of England (William of Orange) lands at Carrickfergus in Ulster and marches south to take Dublin. June 29 – Williamites reach the River Boyne. July 1 ( O.S.) – Battle of the Boyne: William III defeats the deposed James II of England, who returns to exile in France from Kinsale. July 17 – William III issues the Declaration of Finglas offering a pardon to ordinary Jacobites but not their leaders. August 7 – William III and his army reach Limerick. August to September – Siege of Limerick, by the Williamites is unsuccessful. September – Siege of Cork. October 7 – an earthquake with its epicentre at Caernarfon is felt in Dublin. Siege of Athlone by the Williamites is unsuccessful. Births September 26 – Charles Macklin, actor and dramatist (d.1797 in Ireland, 1797) Charles Clinton, French and Indian War Colonel (d.1773 in Ireland, 1773) Willi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Charles Molloy (lawyer) Charles Molloy (1640 – 1690) was an Irish lawyer known as a writer on maritime law. Life He was born in King's County, Ireland, the son of John Molloy. Stuart Handley writing in the '' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' casts doubt on tentative accounts of his early life. He entered Lincoln's Inn in 1667, and Gray's Inn in 1669. There is evidence he was called to the bar, and practised as a barrister. He died in Crane Lane Court, Fleet Street, London in 1690. Works Molloy was the compiler of an extensive treatise on maritime law and commerce, entitled ''De Jure Maritimo et Navali''. It was successful despite its derivative nature: its content was not much advance on the ''Consuetudo vel Lex Mercatoria'' by Gerard Malynes, and the coverage of law concerning bills of exchange was said by a later author to be inferior to the treatise of John Marius. It was a standard work on the subject, till superseded by the publications of James Alan Park, Samuel Marshall, and Lor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	1709 In Ireland Events from the year 1709 in Ireland. Incumbent * Monarch: Anne Events * August 30 – the Parliament of Ireland passes an amending act which requires any adult male (including registered Roman Catholic priests) to take an oath of abjuration if required by a magistrate. * September 4– 8 – nearly 800 poor Protestant refugee families of German Palatines arrive in Dublin to be settled in Ireland. c. December – start of Hougher disturbances against the extension of livestock rearing in Connacht including maiming of cattle. Births October 13 – John Cole, 1st Baron Mountflorence, politician (d. 1767) Robert Nugent, 1st Earl Nugent, politician (d. 1788) Approximate date – Laetitia Pilkington, born Laetitia van Lewen, poet and memoirist (d. 1750) Deaths * August 31 ( September 11 NS) – Sir Thomas Prendergast, 1st Baronet, soldier, killed at the Battle of Malplaquet (b. c. 1660 Events January–March * January 1 At daybreak, English Arm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Thomas Beecher Colonel Thomas Be(e)cher JP (1640 – 10 October 1709) was an Irish politician and soldier. The family's surname varies in its spelling, caused by its pronunciation. Background Born in Baltimore, County Cork, he was the son of Major Henry Becher and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Thomas Notte. His paternal grandfather Henry was Lord President of Munster. The elder Henry married Mary Lyon, daughter of William Lyon, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross. Becher was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and graduated in 1658. Career Becher was nominated a Justice of the Peace in 1665, assigned to County Cork.Cork Historical and Archaeological Society (1907), p. 180 He fought in the Battle of the Boyne in 1690, serving as aide-de-camp to William of Orange, for which he was awarded a watch by the later King.Burke (1847), p. 77 In 1692, he was appointed Governor of Sherkin Island. Later in that year he entered the Irish House of Commons, having stood for Baltimore.Johnston-Lilk (2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]