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1622 in Ireland
Events from the year
1622 in Ireland
.
Incumbent
Monarch
:
James I
Events
A
royal commission
of inquiry into the
Dublin Castle administration
is sent from England, headed by
Dudley Digges
and including
James Perrot
.
18 April
âÂÂ
Oliver St John
surrenders the office of
Lord Deputy of Ireland
. He had served since
1616
.
18 September
âÂÂ
Henry Cary, 1st Viscount Falkland
, is sworn in as Lord Deputy of Ireland.
Thomas Dease
is consecrated
Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath
, returning to Ireland from Paris.
Frederick Hamilton
is given lands in
Leitrim
.
Honours
January
â The
Courtenay Baronetcy
of
Newcastle
, County Limerick, is created for
George Courtenay
.
3 May
â The
Montgomery Viscountcy
of the Great Ards in the
Peerage of Ireland
is created for
Hugh Montgomery
.
5 August
â The
Earldom of Roscommon
is created for
James Dillon
.
Deaths
16 January
âÂÂ
Patrick Barnewall
, who objected to recusancy fees.
10 November
âÂÂ
Henry Folliott, 1st Baron Folliott
, who settled in
Ballyshannon
and developed the area around it (b. c.
1568
).
14 November
âÂÂ
Miler Magrath
, who was Catholic
Bishop of Down and Connor
1565
–
1580
but converted and became
Church of Ireland
Archbishop of Cashel
since
1571
(b. c.
1523
)
Henry MacShane O'Neill
, who was an Irish
flaith
and son of
Shane O'Neill
.
References