1492 in Ireland

Events from the year 1492 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Lord: Henry VII

Events

• March – pretender to the English throne Perkin Warbeck is brought from Cork to Harfleur by the fleet of Charles VIII of France.
• The Butler – Fitzgerald dispute is resolved at the 'door of reconciliation' in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
• Archbishop Walter Fitzsimon is appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland.
• James Ormonde is appointed Lord Treasurer of Ireland.
• Alexander Plunket is appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

Deaths

• October 25 – Thaddeus McCarthy, Bishop of Ross, then Bishop of Cork and Cloyne (b. c. 1455)
• James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane, member of the Parliament of Ireland (from sweating sickness).
• Aedh Mac Fhlannchaidh, brehon lawyer and Ollamh of Thomond.

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