1711 in Ireland

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Events from the year 1711 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Monarch: Anne

Events

• Conclusion of Islandmagee witch trial: Eight women from Islandmagee are convicted in the last known witch trial in Ireland. ^[1]
• 15 December – Penal Laws (Ireland): the Occasional Conformity Act ("An Act for preserving the Protestant Religion"), passed by the Parliament of Great Britain, bars Roman Catholics from public office. ^[2]
• The Houghers began engaging in a campaign of agrarian unrest spanning five western counties. This constituted an isolated period, with Ireland not experiencing regular agrarian unrest until the 1760s. ^[3]

References

1. Cashin, Declan (28 May 2011). "The witches of Antrim". Irish Independent . Retrieved 16 July 2012.
2. Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 208–209. ISBN   0-7126-5616-2.
3. Donnelly, James (1983). "Irish Agrarian Rebellion: The Whiteboys of 1769-76". Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. Section C: Archaeology, Celtic Studies, History, Linguistics, Literature. 83C: 293–331. Retrieved 29 September 2025.