Events

• John Taylor
  Brockhill Taylor
  Brockhill Taylor was a member of Parliament for Cavan Borough from 1634 to 1635 in the Irish House of Commons.In 1609 his father, John Taylor from Cambridge, had received the patantee of Ballyhaise, namely of arable land in Barony of Loughtee. The new landowners replaced the existing Irish...
  
   is granted 1,500 acres (6 km²) of arable land in Ballyhaise
  Ballyhaise
  -See also:* List of towns and villages in Ireland* List of Market Houses in Ireland...
  
  , County Cavan
  County Cavan
  County Cavan is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Cavan. Cavan County Council is the local authority for the county...
  
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• Kilkenny
  Kilkenny
  Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...
  
   was granted a royal charter
  Royal Charter
  A royal charter is a formal document issued by a monarch as letters patent, granting a right or power to an individual or a body corporate. They were, and are still, used to establish significant organizations such as cities or universities. Charters should be distinguished from warrants and...
  
   in 1609 by James I of England
  James I of England
  James VI and I was King of Scots as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the English and Scottish crowns on 24 March 1603...
  
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Births

• William Tirry
  William Tirry
  William Tirry was a martyred Irish Roman Catholic priest who was beatified by Pope John Paul II for his loyalty to the church....
  
  , martyred Roman Catholic priest, executed (d.1654
  1654 in Ireland
  -Deaths:*12 May - William Tirry, martyred Roman Catholic priest, executed ....
  
  ).