1552 in Ireland

none 1552 Events from the year 1552 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Edward VI Events January – James Croft, Lord Deputy of Ireland, is commissioned to look into the state of mining in Ireland. February 2 – The office of Ulster King of Arms and Principal Herald of Ireland is established (based at Dublin Castle) by King Edward VI.History of the Office of the Chief Herald http://www.nli.ie/en/history-of-the-office-of-the-chief-herald.aspx National Library of Ireland 2013-02-07 2020-07-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20200724214857/http://www.nli.ie/en/history-of-the-office-of-the-chief-herald.aspx dead June 7 – The king orders the Irish currency to be reduced to parity with that of England.Moody, T. W. A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History Oxford University Press 1989 978-0-19-821744-2 etal c. July – James Croft campaigns in Clandeboye; Belfast Castle is taken. October 22 – John Bale is nominated Bishop of Ossory. October 28 – Hugh Goodacre is nominated Archbishop of Armagh by the king, the Catholic George Dowdall being deemed to have vacated the episcopal see. December 4 – Croft leaves Ireland; Sir Thomas Cusack and Sir Gerald Aylmer, Lord Justices, serve in his place. Births Approximate date – Edmund FitzGibbon, the White Knight (d. 1608) Deaths July 9 – Sir William Brabazon, Lord Justice of Ireland. Patrick Barnewall, Master of the Rolls in Ireland (b. c.1500) References Category:1550s in Ireland Ireland Category:Years of the 16th century in Ireland 1552