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1648 in Ireland

overview of Ireland-related events during the year of 1648

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 24, 2024
Entity authorityQ4551493 ↗
Source-derived summary

Events from the year 1648 in Ireland.

Incumbent

Monarch: Charles I

Events

March – Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin changes sides and declares for the King.

September – open breach between Owen Roe O'Neill and Confederate Council.

September – Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin welcomes the Marquis of Ormond when he returns to Ireland.

Births

Henry Colley, politician (d. 1719)

Edward Fitzharris, intriguer (d. 1681)

Deaths

Richard Martin fitz Oliver, lawyer, member of the Catholic Confederates of Ireland and Mayor of Galway (b. c.

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The public source identifies “1648 in Ireland” as overview of Ireland-related events during the year of 1648. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Ireland, overview and Ireland-related.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1648, 1719, 1681—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Ireland, overview and Ireland-related providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 24, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q4551493. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1648, 1719 and 1681.

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This entry incorporates text from “1648 in Ireland” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.