1492 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1492 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- March â pretender to the English throne Perkin Warbeck is brought from Cork to Harfleur by the fleet of Charles VIII of France.[1]
- The Butler â Fitzgerald dispute is resolved at the 'door of reconciliation' in St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin.
- Archbishop Walter Fitzsimon is appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland.
- James Ormonde is appointed Lord Treasurer of Ireland.
- Alexander Plunket is appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Deaths
- October 25 â Thaddeus McCarthy, Bishop of Ross, then Bishop of Cork and Cloyne (b. c. 1455)[2]
- James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane, member of the Parliament of Ireland (from sweating sickness).[3]
- Aedh Mac Fhlannchaidh, brehon lawyer and Ollamh of Thomond.