Ireland

St. John Ogilvie, a Jesuit priest, was hanged for refusing to renounce the supremacy of the Pope

John Ogilvie, SJ (1580 – 10 March 1615) was a Scottish Jesuit priest. For his work in service to a persecuted Catholic community in 17th century Scotland, and in being hanged for his faith, he became the only post-Reformation Scottish saint.

Arthur Annesley, Born

Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey PC (10 July 1614 – 6 April 1686) was an Anglo-Irish royalist statesman. After short periods as President of the Council of State and Treasurer of the Navy, he served as Lord Privy Seal between 1673 and 1682 for Charles II.

James Is Irish parliament opens in Dublin

A charter incorporates Derry as the city of Londonderry and creates the new county of Londonderry

Derry is an ancient settlement. Its name is believed to be derived from the Gaelic word doire meaning a grove of oak trees. Derry, the city, is the county town of Co. Derry and is the second largest city in Northern Ireland. Derry or Londonderry (in Irish, Doire or Doire Cholm Chille), often called the Maiden City, is a city in Northern Ireland. It was nicknamed the Maiden City by virtue of the fact that its walls were never penetrated during the siege of Derry in the late 17th century. The old walled city of Londonderry lies on the west bank of the River Foyle, but the city now covers both banks and is connected by two bridges.

Dungannon, Co. Tyrone, is the first of 40 new boroughs to be incorporated

Dungannon is a town in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It is the second-largest town in the county (after Omagh) and had a population of 16,282 at the 2021 Census.

King James VI introduced the title baronet for the first time. This is the lowest hereditary titled order.

Birth of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond; royalist soldier; and three times Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

The crown and the Irish Society of London, agree to carry out the plantation of Derry, Coleraine and part of Tyrone

The agreement between the Crown and the Irish Society of London to carry out the plantation of Derry, Coleraine, and part of Tyrone refers to a significant historical event known as the Plantation of Ulster. This event took place in the early 17th century and was part of the broader policy of the English and later British colonization of Ireland.

Plantation of Ulster Commences

The Plantation of Ulster was the organized colonization (plantation) of Ulster – a province of Ireland – by people from Great Britain during the reign of King James I. Most of the settlers (or planters) came from southern Scotland and northern England; their culture differed from that of the native Irish.

James I grants a license to the Old Bushmill's distillery in Co. Antrim

The Old Bushmills Distillery is an alcohol (primarily Irish whiskey) distillery in Bushmills, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, founded in 1784 and owned by Proximo Spirits. Bushmills Distillery uses water drawn from Saint Columb’s Rill, which is a tributary of the River Bush.