1615 in Ireland
Events from 1615 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- 18 April – the "Native's Rebellion": Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester, Lord Deputy of Ireland, informs the Privy Council of England of a plot by Hugh McShane O'Neill, Brian Crossagh, Rory O'Cahan and Alexander McDonald to massacre Ulster planters and of the arrest of many conspirators.
- 25 April – convocation of the Church of Ireland ends, having adopted 104 Articles of Religion largely drafted by James Ussher.
- 31 July – Cú Chonnacht Ó Cianáin and five others are sentenced to hanging for their part in the insurrection.
- 24 October – James I's Parliament of Ireland is dissolved.
- Act makes parishes responsible for road maintenance, labourers and cottiers to supply six days free labour annually.
Births
- Thomas Dillon, 4th Viscount Dillon, politician
- Katherine Jones, Viscountess Ranelagh, intellectual
- William Lamport, adventurer
- Alexander MacDonnell, [3rd Earl of Antrim], military commander
Deaths
- c. August – Cú Chonnacht Ó Cianáin, rymer and insurrectionist