1631 in Ireland explained

Events from the year 1631 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Monarch

Charles I

Events

• March 28 – the Morres Baronetcy, of Knockagh in the County of Tipperary, is created in the Baronetage of Ireland in favour of John Morres.^[1]
• June 20 – Sack of Baltimore: the town of Baltimore, County Cork, is sacked by Algerian pirates.^[2]
• December 22 – the titles of Viscount Clanmalier and Baron Phillipstown are created in the Peerage of Ireland in favour of Terence O'Dempsey.^[3]

Births

• William Handcock, politician (d. 1707)^[4]

Deaths

• April 18 – Henry Docwra, 1st Baron Docwra of Culmore, soldier, statesman and "the founder of Derry" (b. 1564)^[5]
• November 7 – Patrick Fleming, Franciscan scholar (b. 1599)^[6]

Notes and References

1. Book: Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage . 1885 . Burke's Peerage Limited. . 956 . 8 October 2024 . en.
2. Book: Laughlin . Jim Mac . Troubled Waters: A Social and Cultural History of Ireland's Sea Fisheries . 2010 . Four Courts Press . 978-1-84682-258-2 . 151 . 8 October 2024 . en.
3. Book: Burke . Bernard . A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited, and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire . 1866 . Harrison . 408 . 8 October 2024 . en.
4. Book: Johnston-Liik . E. M. . History of the Irish Parliament 1692-1800: Members of the Irish House of Commons . 2002 . Ulster Historical Foundation . 978-1-903688-71-7 . 358 . 8 October 2024 . en.
5. Book: Stephen . Leslie . Lee . Sir Sidney . The Dictionary of National Biography . 1908 . Oxford University Press . 1046 . 8 October 2024 . en.
6. Book: The Catholic Encyclopedia: Fathers-Gregory . 1909 . Appleton . 100 . 8 October 2024 . en.