1527 in Ireland explained

Events from the year 1527 in Ireland^[1] .

Incumbent

• Lord

Henry VIII

Events

• Edmond de Burca is succeeded as Mac William Iochtar by Seaán an Tearmainn Bourke.
• Edmund Butler, archbishop of Cashel, is consecrated.
• James Butler, 9th earl of Ormond, becomes Esquire of the Body to King Henry VIII.
• John Rawson, 1st and only Viscount Clontarf, is appointed commander of the light infantry of Order of St. John of Jerusalem.
• Rychard Martin is succeeded as Mayor of Galway by William Morris.

Births

• March 21 – Edward Fitton, the elder, Lord President of Connaught and Thomond and the Vice-Treasurer of Ireland (died 1579).
• May 21 – Philip II of Spain, King of England and Ireland (died 1598).^[2]
• October 2 – William Drury,^[3] Lord President of Munster and Lord Justice of Ireland, is born in Hawstead, Suffolk (died 1579).
• Elizabeth FitzGerald, Countess of Lincoln, Irish noblewoman (died 1590).^[4]
• John Garvey, Protestant Bishop of Kilmore and Archbishop of Armagh (died 1595).
• John Hooker, Member of parliament for Athenry (died 1601).^[5]
• William Good, English Jesuit teacher in Limerick (died 1586).

Deaths

• September 30 – Donnchadh mac Eoghan Ó Duinnshléibhe, Irish physician.
• John Rycardes, Master of the Rolls in Ireland and Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ireland. tripsavvy.com/. en. 2019-04-14.
2. Web site: Biography of PHILIP of Spain (King of England) - Archontology.org. archontology.org. 2019-04-09.
3. Web site: DRURY, Sir Robert II (by 1503-77), of Hedgerley and Chalfont St. Peter, Bucks. History of Parliament Online. historyofparliamentonline.org. 2019-04-13.
4. Web site: FITZGERALD of Kildare. tudorplace.com.ar. 2019-04-10.
5. Web site: Hooker [Vowell], John (c. 1527–1601), antiquary and civic administrator Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]. oxforddnb.com. en. 10.1093/ref:odnb/13695. 2019-04-10.