title: 1727 in Ireland
text: # 1727 in Ireland
  
  Events from the year 1727 in Ireland.
  
  ## Incumbent
  
  * Monarch: George I (until 11 June), then George II
  
  ## Events
  
  * June 11 – George II becomes King of Great Britain and Ireland upon the death of George I.
  * The Irish are permitted to trade in Youghal as corn is scarce; there are riots against its export to other parts.
  * St. James's Hospital, Dublin, opens.
  * Jonathan Swift's A Short View of the State of Ireland is written.
  
  ## Births
  
  * April 23 – George Anne Bellamy, actress (d. 1788)
  * December 27 – Arthur Murphy, editor and writer (d. 1805)
  
  ## Deaths
  
  * June 11 – George I of Great Britain (b. 1660)
  