1542 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1542 in Ireland.
Contents
Events
- February 15–7/10 March - The Parliament of Ireland meets in Limerick and re-enacts the Crown of Ireland Act, declaring King Henry VIII of England and his heirs to be Kings of Ireland, for the benefit of Munster and Connacht.[1][2][3]
- February–March - First Jesuit mission to Ireland.[1][4]
- August 8 – St Macartan's Cathedral, Clogher, is created from the former abbey church.
- September 7 – Bernard O'Higgins is consecrated as Roman Catholic Bishop of Elphin.
- Dissolution of the Monasteries – Establishments dissolved include:
- Armagh Friary.
- Ballintubber Abbey.
- Claregalway Friary.
- Fermoy Monastery.
- Kells Abbey, Co. Antrim (1 February).
- Kilcrea Friary (friars remaining in occupancy under protection of the MacCarthy family).
- Knockmoy Abbey (24 May).
- Movilla Abbey.
- Rattoo Abbey, Ballyduff, County Kerry.
- Timoleague Friary.
- Woodburn Abbey, Co. Antrim (1 March).
- Youghal Nunnery.
Births
- Edmund O'Donnell, Jesuit martyr (k. 1575)
Deaths
- August 9 – Margaret FitzGerald, Countess of Ormond, noblewoman.
- Christopher St Lawrence, 5th Baron Howth, nobleman (b. c.1485)
References
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- ↑ Text of the Crown of Ireland Act (I) 1542 (c. 1) as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from the UK Statute Law Database
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