1663_in_Ireland Knowpia

Centuries:	15th; 16th; 17th; 18th; 19th;
Decades:	1640s; 1650s; 1660s; 1670s; 1680s;
See also:	Other events of 1663 ; List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1663 in Ireland.

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January 1 – the Franciscan chapel in Cook Street, Dublin, is raided by the military.^[1]
May 21 – Colonel Thomas Blood fails in an attempt to seize Dublin Castle in support of the claims of Cromwellian soldiers.^[1]
July 27 – the Parliament of England passes the second Navigation Act, restricting Irish trade with colonies and the cattle trade with England.^[1]
August 20 – James Margetson is translated from Archbishop of Dublin to Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) and Primate of All Ireland.^[1]
The Cooper family are granted Markree Castle.

Katherine Philips' translation of Pierre Corneille's Pompée is successfully produced at the Theatre Royal, Dublin (Smock Alley Theatre), the first English language play written by a woman to be performed on the professional stage. It is published in Dublin and London later in the year.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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.