1618 in Ireland
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Events from the year1618 in Ireland.
Incumbent
[edit]Events
[edit]- 23 January– Charter ofWaterfordrevoked after election ofrecusants(restored1626).[1]
- 19 February–Richard Wingfieldis created firstViscount Powerscourt.
- 1 October– native Irish ordered to leave lands of the BritishPlantation of Ulsterby 1 May 1619 or be fined.[1]
- 1 December– Captain Nicholas Pynnar begins hisSurvey of the Escheated Counties of Ulster.[1]
Publications
[edit]- Aodh Mac Cathmhaoil(Hugh MacCaghwell or Hugo Cavellus) publishesScáthán Shacramuinte na hAthridhe(orTractatus de poenitentia et indulgentiis) inIrishatLouvain.[1]
Births
[edit]- Thomas Blood,soldier who tries to steal theCrown Jewelsof England from theTower of Londonin 1671 (d.1680)
Deaths
[edit]- Richard Stanihurst,translator, poet and historian (b.1547)