1537 in Ireland

none April 2022 1537 Events from the year 1537 in Ireland. Incumbent Lord: Henry VIII Events February 3 – the rebel Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare ("Silken Thomas"), imprisoned in the Tower of London, is hanged, drawn and quartered, with his five uncles, at Tyburn.Moody, T. W. Martin, F. X. 1967 The Course of Irish History Mercier Press Cork 370 September 7 – Walter Cowley is appointed Principal Solicitor for Ireland. c. October – the Parliament of Ireland approves the Act of Supremacy by passing An Act authorising the King, His Heirs and Successors, to be supreme Head of the Church of Ireland and legislation enforcing Dissolution of the Monasteries together with the Treason Act (Ireland) 1537. Religious institutions suppressed include: Abbeydorney Abbey; Athassel Priory; Ballybroggan Priory; Crutched Friars Priory Hospital, Limerick; Rosenallis Monastery; St. Mary's Abbey, Duleek; and Sherkin Friary. Act prevents obstruction to navigation on the River Nore by weirs. Approximate date – Kilmacrenan Friary established. Deaths February 3 – Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, was hanged in Tyburn (b. 1513) Patrick Finglas, judge. Niall Oge O'Neill References 1537 Category:1530s in Ireland Ireland Category:Years of the 16th century in Ireland