Events from the year 1682 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- February 19 – William Sheridan consecrated Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh in the Church of Ireland.
- February 21 – the Eaton Baronetcy of Dunmoylin, County Limerick is created in the Baronetage of Ireland for Simon Eaton.
- July 24 – the office of Third Serjeant-at-law at the Irish Bar is created, the first holder being John Lyndon.
- September 27 – the King baronetcy of Boyle Abbey in the County of Roscommon is created in the Baronetage of Ireland for Robert King.
Births
- James O'Hara, 2nd Baron Tyrawley, Field Marshal in the British Army (d. 1774)[1]
- Henry Singleton, judge (d. 1759)
- approximate date
- Henry Boyle, 1st Earl of Shannon, politician (d. 1764)
- John Ussher, soldier and politician (d. 1741)
Deaths
- March 29 – Roger Boyle, 2nd Earl of Orrery, politician (b. 1646)
- November 28 – Valentine Greatrakes, faith healer (b. 1628)
- Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet, politician (b. c.1625)
References
- ^ Handley, Stuart (2004). "O'Hara, James, second Baron Tyrawley and Baron Kilmaine (1681/2–1773)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
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