Events

• King James I of England claimed the whole of Upper Ossory in County Laois
  County Laois
  County Laois is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Midlands Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It was formerly known as Queen's County until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. The county's name was formerly spelt as Laoighis and Leix. Laois County Council...
  
   including the manor of Offerlane. James claimed royal inheritance from the de Clare
  De Clare
  The de Clare family of Norman lords were associated with the Welsh Marches, Suffolk, Surrey, Kent and Ireland. They were descended from Richard fitz Gilbert, who accompanied William the Conqueror into England during the Norman conquest of England.-Origins:The Clare family descends from Gilbert...
  
   family at an inquisition held at Maryborough
  Maryborough
  Maryborough may refer to:* Maryborough, Queensland, a town in Australia** Electoral district of Maryborough, Queensland* Maryborough, Victoria, another town in Australia* The pre-1922 name of Port Laoise in the Republic of Ireland...
  
   and instituted a plantation of the area in 1626
  1626 in Ireland
  -Events:* King Charles I of England and Scotland instituted a plantation in Upper Ossory in County Laois.-Deaths:* 22 September - Hugh MacCaghwell, Franciscan theologian and archbishop...
  
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