| 1667 |
Jonathan
Swift was born in Dublin. |
| 1673-81 |
Studied
at Kilkenny School. |
| 1682-89 |
Studied
at Trinity College, Dublin. |
1689 |
Moved
to England as secretary to Sir William Temple. |
| 1692 |
M A
from Oxford. |
| 1695 |
Ordained
as Priest. |
| 1696 |
Wrote
A Tale of Tub. |
| 1697 |
Wrote
The Battle of Books. |
| 1699 |
Returned
to Ireland, a Chaplain to Lord Berkeley. |
| 1702 |
Received
Doctor of Divinity from University of Dublin. |
| 1704 |
A
Tale of Tub and The Battle of Books published. |
| 1710 |
Began
Journal to Stella and essays in the Examiner. |
| 1711 |
Published
The Conduct of the Allies. |
| 1713 |
Swift
appointed Dean of St Patrick's. |
| 1714 |
Settled
in Dublin. |
| 1720 |
Began
writing Gulliver’s Travels. |
| 1724 |
Wrote
Drapier’s Letters. |
| 1726 |
Visited
England. Gulliver’s Travels published. |
| 1727 |
Swift’s
last visit to England. |
| 1731 |
Composed
Verses on the death of Dr. Swift. |
| 1739 |
Verses
on the death of Dr. Swift published. |
| 1742 |
Swift
was declared of having ‘unsound mind and memory’. |
| 1745 |
Jonathan
Swift died. |
