1625 in Ireland explained

Events from the year 1625 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Monarch

James I (until 27 March), then Charles I

Events

• March 21 – James Ussher is appointed Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) and Primate of All Ireland.
• March 27 – Charles I becomes King of England, Scotland and Ireland upon the death of his father James I.
• Castle at Ballycastle, County Antrim, rebuilt by Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim.^[1]

Births

• November 8 – Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick, née Boyle, courtier and diarist (d. 1678 in England)
• Dáibhí Ó Bruadair, poet (d. 1698)
• approximate date – Sir George Bingham, 2nd Baronet, politician (d. 1682)

Deaths

• February 19 – Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester, English administrator and soldier, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1563)
• March 10 – Francis Edgeworth,^[2] Clerk of the Crown and Hanaper in Ireland under James I
• December 25 – Connor Roe Maguire (Conchubhar Rua Mag Uidhir) was an Irish Gaelic chief from Magherastephana, County Fermanagh, nicknamed the Queen's Maguire for supporting Elizabeth I's campaign in the Nine Years' War.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Castles of Ireland – Ulster Province : County Antrim. Lee. Johnson. Ireland's History in Maps. 2006. 2012-10-03.
2. Inq. Rot. Hib. vol. II
3. Web site: Mag Uidhir, Brian Rua (1589–1633). Breathnach. Diarmuid. Máire Ní Mhurchú. ainm.ie. Cló Iar-Chonnacht. Irish. 28 July 2015.