1534 in Ireland

none April 2022 1534 Events from the year 1534 in Ireland. Incumbent Lord: Henry VIII Events February – Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare, is summoned to London, and appoints Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare deputy governor of Ireland in his absence. June – Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare (Silken Thomas) revolts.Moody, T.W. Martin, F. X. 1967 The Course of Irish History Mercier Press Cork 370 He had heard rumours that his father had been executed in the Tower of London and, as a result, publicly renounces his allegiance to King Henry VIII. July Thomas FitzGerald attacks Dublin Castle, but his army is routed. An earthquake with its epicentre in North Wales is felt in Dublin.Notes on individual earthquakes http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/historical/historical_listing.htm British Geological Survey 8 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110516173115/http://www.quakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/historical/historical_listing.htm 16 May 2011 July 28 – Archbishop John Alen, Chancellor of Ireland (who has attempted to mediate in the revolt) is murdered at Clontarf by retainers of Thomas FitzGerald. September 2 – Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare, Thomas' father, dies in the Tower of London. Deaths September 2 – Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare (b. 1487) Thomas FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Desmond John Alen, English-born canon lawyer, Archbishop of Dublin (b. 1476).Alen, John (1476–1534), archbishop of Dublin http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-377 2004 3 April 2018 en 10.1093/ref:odnb/377 References 1534 Category:1530s in Ireland Ireland Category:Years of the 16th century in Ireland