1554 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1554 in Ireland.
Events
- April 14 - George Dowdall, Archbishop of Armagh, is commissioned to deprive married clergy of their offices.[1]
- May 13 - The Earldom of Kildare is revived in favour of Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl.[1]
- June 29 - Edward Staples, Bishop of Meath, is deprived of his office as being a married priest.[1] The Cistercian William Walsh is appointed to succeed him on 22 November by letters patent.
- Gerald FitzGerald, Earl of Kildare and Richard Nugent, Baron Delvin, campaign against Phelim Roc O'Neill of Clandeboye.[1]
- John Bathe is appointed Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas following the death of Sir Thomas Luttrell.
- Barnaby Skurloke or Skurlog is appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, the first use of the title in place of King's Attorney.[2]
Births
- Approximate date - Richard Field, Jesuit (d. 1606)
Deaths
- Cahir mac Art Kavanagh, Lord of St. Molyns, baron of Ballyann.
- Sir Thomas Luttrell, lawyer (b. c.1490)
References
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