1554 in Ireland

none 1554 Events from the year 1554 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Mary I Events April 14 – George Dowdall, Archbishop of Armagh, is commissioned to deprive married clergy of their offices.Moody, T. W. A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History Oxford University Press 1989 978-0-19-821744-2 etal May 13 – the Earldom of Kildare is revived in favour of Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl. June 29 – Edward Staples, Bishop of Meath, is deprived of his office as being a married priest. The Cistercian William Walsh is appointed to succeed him on 22 November by letters patent. Gerald FitzGerald, Earl of Kildare and Richard Nugent, Baron Delvin, campaign against Phelim Roc O'Neill of Clandeboye. John Bathe is appointed Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas following the death of Sir Thomas Luttrell. Barnaby Skurloke or Skurlog is appointed Attorney-General for Ireland, the first use of the title in place of King's Attorney.Casey James The Irish Law Officers Round Hall Sweet & Maxwell Dublin 1996 1858000610 registration https://archive.org/details/irishlawofficers00case Births Approximate date – Richard Field, Jesuit (d. 1606) Deaths Cahir mac Art Kavanagh, Lord of St. Molyns, baron of Ballyann. Sir Thomas Luttrell, lawyer (b. c.1490) References Category:1550s in Ireland Ireland Category:Years of the 16th century in Ireland 1554