•
Plantation of Ulster •
Protestant English and
Presbyterian Scots settlers are imported directly by undertakers with the sanction of King
James VI and I taking over forfeited estates of rebel leaders. • (July) The King submits
Motives and Reasons to induce the City of London to undertake the Plantation in the North of Ireland to the
City of London. •
John Taylor is granted 1,500 acres (6 km2) of arable land in
Ballyhaise,
County Cavan. •
June 29 –
Richard Wingfield is granted the
Powerscourt Estate in
County Wicklow for his part in suppressing
Cahir O'Doherty's rebellion (
1608). •
Arthur Chichester,
Lord Deputy of Ireland, has 1,300 former Gaelic soldiers deported from
Ulster to serve in the
Swedish Army. •
Kilkenny is granted a
royal charter by James I. •
James I issues
letters patent granting the Church of St. Colman in
Dromore the title and status of The Cathedral Church of Christ the Redeemer. ==Births==