Date | | | |
1700 | | Presbyterian meeting-house in Plunket-st. erected. Pue's Occurrences, the first Dublin newspaper, published. | |
1701 | | Equestrian statue of King William erected in College-green, on the anniversary of the battle of the Boyne. Patrick-street and its vicinity much damaged by an inundation of the Poddle. | |
1703 | | The corporation of Dublin marched through the city with their pageants, at an entertainment given to the Duke and Duchess of Ormond by His magistrates at the Tholsel. | |
1704 | | The foundations laid of the Foundling Hospital Workhouse, and Royal Barracks. Castle Market built on the site of old St. Andrew's Church, and opened by the civic authorities by beat of drum. | |
1705 | | The society of the Ouzel Galley, for deciding mercantile controversies, instituted. | |
1707 | | The Custom-house at Essex-bridge commenced. Interest of money reduced from ten to eight per cent. St. Patrick's, commonly called Marsh's Library. founded. St. Anne's Church, Dawson-street, commenced; and St. Nicholas Within, Nicholas-street, erected. The Ballast board incorporated. | |
1708 | | St. Luke's Church, on the Coombe, erected. | |
1711 | | The council-chamber, treasury, with many of the records belonging to it, burnt. A convocation held, in which some new canons were ordained. | |
1715 | | A severe frost. | |
1716 | | A violent storm did great injury in the city. Others occurred in several years following. | |