1552 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1552 in Ireland.
Events
- January – James Croft, Lord Deputy of Ireland, is commissioned to look into the state of mining in Ireland.
- February 2 – The office of Ulster King of Arms and Principal Herald of Ireland is established (based at Dublin Castle) by King Edward VI of England.[1]
- June 7 – The king orders the Irish currency to be reduced to parity with that of England.[2]
- c. July – James Croft campaigns in Clandeboye; Belfast Castle is taken.[2]
- October 22 – John Bale is nominated Bishop of Ossory.[2]
- October 28 – Hugh Goodacre is nominated Archbishop of Armagh by the king, the Catholic George Dowdall being deemed to have vacated the episcopal see.[2]
- December 4 – Croft leaves Ireland; Sir Thomas Cusack and Sir Gerald Aylmer, Lord Justices, serve in his place.[2]
Births
- Approximate date – Edmund FitzGibbon, the White Knight (d. 1608)
Deaths
- July 9 – Sir William Brabazon, Lord Justice of Ireland.
- Patrick Barnewall, Master of the Rolls in Ireland (b. c.1500)
References
- ↑ "History of the Office of the Chief Herald". National Library of Ireland. Retrieved 2013-02-07.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.
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