1534 in Ireland
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Events from the year1534 in Ireland.
Incumbent[edit]
Events[edit]
- February –Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare,is summoned to London, and appointsThomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildaredeputy governor of Ireland in his absence.
- June –Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare(Silken Thomas) revolts.[1]He had heard rumours that his father had been executed in theTower of Londonand, as a result, publicly renounces his allegiance to KingHenry VIII.
- July
- Thomas FitzGerald attacksDublin Castle,but his army is routed.
- Anearthquakewith itsepicentreinNorth Walesis felt in Dublin.[2]
- July 28– ArchbishopJohn Alen,Chancellor of Ireland(who has attempted to mediate in the revolt) is murdered atClontarfby retainers of Thomas FitzGerald.
- September 2– Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare, Thomas' father, dies in the Tower of London.
Births[edit]
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Deaths[edit]
- September 2 –Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare(b.1487)
- Thomas FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Desmond
- John Alen,English-borncanon lawyer,Archbishop of Dublin(b.1476).[3]
References[edit]
- ^Moody, T.W.; Martin, F. X., eds. (1967).The Course of Irish History.Cork: Mercier Press. p. 370.
- ^"Notes on individual earthquakes".British Geological Survey.Archived fromthe originalon 16 May 2011.Retrieved8 December2011.
- ^"Alen, John (1476–1534), archbishop of Dublin".Oxford Dictionary of National Biography(online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004.doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/377.Retrieved3 April2018.(Subscription orUK public library membershiprequired.)
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