1605 in Ireland explained

Events from the year 1605 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Monarch

James I

Events

• 3 February – Sir Arthur Chichester is appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland, an office he will hold for a decade.^[1]
• 11 March – a proclamation declares all people of Ireland to be the direct subjects of the British Crown and not of any local lord or chief.^[1]
• 4 July – a proclamation commands all Roman Catholic seminary priests and Jesuits to leave the country by 10 December and directs the laity to attend Church of Ireland services.^[1]
• 14 October – Thomas Jones is appointed to succeed Adam Loftus as Lord Chancellor of Ireland.^[2]
• 8 November – Thomas Jones is appointed to succeed Adam Loftus as Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland).^[3]
• November – Scottish adventurer James Hamilton is granted the lordship of Upper (South) Clandeboye and the Great Ardes in the north of County Down by King James VI and I.^{[4] [5]}
• The Irish College in Paris is co-founded by John Lee, an Irish priest, and John de l'Escalopier, President of the Parlement.
• Refugee French Huguenot merchants begin to settle in Dublin and Waterford.^[6]

Births

• Raymond Caron, Franciscan friar and author (d. 1666)
• Lady Hester Pulter, born Hester Ley, poet (d. 1678 in England)
• Approximate date – James Dillon, 3rd Earl of Roscommon (d. 1649)

Deaths

• 5 April – Adam Loftus, Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland) and Lord Chancellor of Ireland (b. c.1533)
• 24 September – Sir George Bourchier, soldier and politician (b. 1535)
• Tadhg O'Rourke, King of West Breifne

Notes and References

1. Book: Moody, T. W.. A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. 1989. 978-0-19-821744-2. etal.
2. Encyclopedia: Helen Coburn. Walshe. Jones, Thomas (c.1550–1619). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. 2004. 2012-08-17. 10.1093/ref:odnb/15086.
3. Encyclopedia: Helen Coburn. Walshe. Jones, Thomas (c.1550–1619). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. 2004. 2012-08-17. 10.1093/ref:odnb/15086.
4. Web site: The Settlement Story. Part three: Jailbreak, Rivalry and Plot! . 2012-08-17 . Hamilton & Montgomery Settlement 1606 . Ulster-Scots Agency . March 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080705195956/http://www.hamiltonmontgomery1606.com/PartThree.asp . 2008-07-05 .
5. Encyclopedia: Hunter. R. J.. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Hamilton, James, first Viscount Claneboye (c.1560–1644). 2009-03-22. 2004. Oxford University Press. 10.1093/ref:odnb/12086.
6. Web site: Huguenot Timeline. Genealogy Forum. Armada, Michigan. 2013-11-19. January 2006. 2012-01-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20120117082451/http://www.genealogyforum.com/gfaol/resource/Huguenot/hug0006.htm. dead.