June 21, 1691Godert de Ginkel, the commanding general of the William of Orange army, begins a ten-day siege of Athlone
November 3, 1692The only session of the exclusively Protestant Irish parliament of William III and Mary ends on this date
September 7, 1695Penal Laws are passed which restrict the rights of Catholics to have an education, to bear arms, or to possess a horse worth more than five pounds
August 27, 1695The second Irish parliament of William III is called in Dublin; Robert Rochfort is unanimously elected Speaker