1639 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1639 in Ireland.
Events
- Richard Nugent, 1st Earl of Westmeath, builds Clonyn Castle overlooking Delvin, County Westmeath.
- Theobald Stapleton publishes (in Brussels) a catechism in the Early Modern Irish language, [Catechismus seu doctrina christiana latino-hibernica] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help) or, in Irish, [Cathcismus sen Adhon, an Teagasc Críostaí iar na foilsiú a Laidin & a Ngaoilaig] Error: {{Lang}}: text has italic markup (help). It is the first Roman Catholic book in which the Irish language is printed in the antiqua typeface and the first notable attempt to simplify Irish orthography.
Arts and literature
- Autumn - James Shirley's play Saint Patrick for Ireland opens at the Werburgh Street Theatre in Dublin.
Births
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Deaths
- March 8 - Edward King, Church of Ireland Bishop of Elphin
- July 26 - Henry O'Brien, 5th Earl of Thomond, peer (b. 1588)
- Approximate date - Muircheartach Óg Ó Cíonga, writer and priest (b. c.1562)
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