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On 20th April 1176 Richard "Strongbow" Clare 2nd Earl Pembroke (age 46) died at Dublin [Map]. He was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map]. His son Gilbert succeeded 3rd Earl Pembroke although being a minor he was never invested with the title.
On 25th October 1212 Bishop John Comyn (age 62) died. He was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map], where a marble monument was erected to his memory.
In 1468 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond and Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare (age 47) attended Parliament in Drogheda [Map] to answer charges of treason. Both were found guilty and attain. Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond sought sanctuary in Drogheda Priory [Map] where he was captured by John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester (age 40). On 14th February 1468 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond was summarily beheaded. He was buried initially in St Peter's Church Drogheda [Map] then Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map]. Some accounts claim John "Butcher of England" Tiptoft 1st Earl of Worcester also murdered two of his young sons. Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare escaped and was subsequently pardoned and attainder reversed when King Edward IV found Ireland was ungovernable without him. In 1470 Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland under George York 1st Duke of Clarence (age 18) which position he held until the Duke's death in 1478.
On 3rd July 1579 Edward Fitton (age 52) died at Dublin [Map]. He was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map] on 21st September 1579.
Around 2nd January 1597 Thomas Molyneux (age 66) died. He was buried in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map].
On 8th March 1600 Constance Clifford (age 78) died at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map].
Before 31st October 1606 Arthur Chichester died. He was buried in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map].
On 17th August 1627 Toby Caulfeild 1st Baron Caulfeild (age 61) died. He was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map]. His nephew William (age 40) succeeded 2nd Baron Charlemont.
On 2nd January 1659 Richard Pepys (age 69) died. He was buried in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map].
On 17th December 1661 Charles Coote 1st Earl Mountrath (age 51) died of smallpox. He was buried in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map].
On 20th March 1664 Bishop William Fuller (age 56) was consecrated Bishop of Limerick at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map].
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The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.
On 30th August 1678 Archbishop James Margetson (deceased) was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map].
In 1685 Anne Bonnett died. She was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map].
In 1689 Bishop Thomas Cartwright (age 55) died of dysentery in Dublin [Map]. He was buried in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map].
On 24th November 1715 Bishop William Moreton (deceased) was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map].
On 1st January 1734 Bishop Welbore Ellis (age 83) died. He was buried at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map].
In 1752 General William Loftus was born to Captain Henry Loftus (age 25) and Diana Bullock at Raynham Hall, Norfolk. He was baptised at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin [Map].