1612 in Ireland
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Events
- 10 April - A royal charter of King James I and VI creates the City and County of Derry, and The Honourable The Irish Society to run the new plantation.
- The town of Roscommon is incorporated.[1]
Births
- 20 October - Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, cavalier and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (died 1698).
Deaths
- 1 February - Conor O'Devany, 8th Roman Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor, executed for high treason (b. c1532).
- 1 February - Patrick O'Loughran, Roman Catholic priest, executed for high treason.
Publications
- John Davies - Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued.
References
- ^ Lotz-Heumann, Ute (2004). "St John, Oliver, first Viscount Grandison of Limerick (1559–1630)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24501. Retrieved 2012-10-15. (subscription or UK public library membership required)