1491 in Ireland

none April 2022 1491 Events from the year 1491 in Ireland. Incumbent Lord: Henry VII Events Summer/autumn – continuous rainfall causes the grain crops to fail throughout Ireland, leading to this being called the "dismal year".http://www.corkpastandpresent.ie/history/tuckeyscorkremembrancer/corkremembrancer/pages38_79pdf.pdf Cork Remembrancer 38 PDF November – pretender to the English throne Perkin Warbeck arrives in Cork.Moody, T. W. Martin, F. X. 1967 The Course of Irish History Mercier Press Cork 370 He wins some support for his cause from James FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Desmond, but Henry VII of England sends James Ormonde with troops to defend the territory and suspends Desmond's cousin, Gerald Mór FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, from his office of Deputy Lieutenant of Ireland for being implicated.Steven G. Ellis Fitzgerald, Gerald, eighth earl of Kildare (1456?–1513) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/9554 2012-03-08 10.1093/ref:odnb/9554 Births June 28 – Henry VIII, King of Ireland (d. 1547) References 1491 Category:1490s in Ireland Ireland Category:Years of the 15th century in Ireland