1624 in Ireland
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Events from the year1624 in Ireland.
Incumbent[edit]
Events[edit]
- January 21– proclamation ordering allCatholic Churchecclesiastics to leave Ireland within 40 days; suspended after a month.[1]
- April 27– theNorton Baronetcy,ofCharltonin the County ofBerkshire,is created in theBaronetage of Irelandin favour ofEnglishpoliticianGregory Norton.
- May 11– the title ofBaron Brereton,ofLeighlinin theCounty of Carlow,is created in thePeerage of Irelandin favour ofSir William Brereton.[2]
- September 24–King Jamesapproves a revised programme of reform for thePlantationofCounty Londonderry.[1]
- September 13– theStyle Baronetcyis created in the Baronetage of Ireland in favour of Humphry Style.[3]
- December 31– the title ofBaron Herbert of Castle Islandis created in the Peerage of Ireland in favour of Anglo-Welsh soldier, diplomat and poetEdward Herbert.
Births[edit]
Deaths[edit]
- March 15–Theobald Dillon, 1st Viscount Dillon,military commander and adventurer.
- David Kearney,Roman CatholicArchbishop of Cashel.
- Donogh O'Brien, 4th Earl of Thomond,military commander.
Arts and literature[edit]
- Conclusion of theContention of the bards.
References[edit]
- ^abMoody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989).A New History of Ireland.8:A Chronology of Irish History.Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-821744-2.
- ^Burke, Sir Bernard(1866).A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire(New ed.). London: Harrison. pp. 74–75.
- ^Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David, eds. (1990).Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage.New York: St Martin's Press.