1663 in Ireland

Events

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

  Arts and literature

• Katherine Philips' translation of Pierre Corneille's Pompée is successfully produced at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, 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.

  Births

• Francis Bernard, lawyer and politician
• approximate date – Frederick Hamilton, politician

  Deaths

• August 20 – Nicholas Barnewall, 1st Viscount Barnewall, politician
• September 15 – Hugh Montgomery, 1st Earl of Mount Alexander, soldier