1612 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1612 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- 10 April â a royal charter of King James VI and I creates the City and County of Londonderry, and The Honourable The Irish Society to run the new plantation.
- The town of Roscommon is incorporated.[1]
Births
- 20 October â Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Burlington, cavalier and Lord High Treasurer of Ireland (d. 1698)
- Edward King, poet (d. 1637)
Deaths
- 1 February â Conor O'Devany, 8th Roman Catholic Bishop of Down and Connor, executed for high treason (b. c. 1532)
- 1 February â Patrick O'Loughran, Roman Catholic priest, executed for high treason.
Publications
- John Davies â Discoverie of the True Causes why Ireland was never entirely subdued.[sic]