23 May 1592: Nathaniel Baxter inducted Warden of St Mary's College #Youghal#otd by Bishop William Lyon. Baxter was a poet and translator of Calvin. He was later accused of mismanaging Youghal #Cork
22 May 1618: d. Oliver, Lord Lambart, baron of #Cavan#otd in #London where £330 was paid for burial in #Westminster Abbey. An ally of the Earl of #Cork in concealed lands recovery, friend to #Chichester.
22 May 1589: Edmund Spenser #poet gains official possession of Kilcolman Castle #Cork#otd at a rent of £20, settles 6 householders there with their families ((C-Kilcol/PCC)
Tiny Desk, eat your heart out. NPR is showcasing this group of kids from Cork, Ireland, and their infectious bop, "The Spark." The youngsters are part of a rap initiative called Rhyme Island and created the song for Cruinniú na nÓg (Gathering of Youth), a day of creativity for under-18s in Ireland.
'In “Cotton–Cork Blended Fabric: An Innovative and Sustainable Apparel Textile for the Fashion Industry,” published in April in the peer-reviewed journal Sustainability, the duo compared the material properties of a cotton fabric to a 10 percent-cork fabric, which is also a natural and sustainable material. The cotton-cork blend was found to be strong, pliable, easily dyed, and resistant to shrinkage.”'
8 May 1666: d. John Sinnich of #Cork professor of Theology at #Leuven & canon of Sint-Pieterskerk #otd He made his career as a vigorous defender of Jansenist opinions, & was Rector Magnificus of the university (googlebooks) He left money to support #Irish students to study law.
30 Apr 1678: Mary Rich [née Boyle] Countess of Warwick is buried in Felsted Church #otd 13th of the 15 children of the first Earl of #Cork, a diarist & autobiographer (eebo)
4 Apr 1623: Bl. William Tirry Augustinian is consecrated Bishop of #Cork & Cloyne at Brussels #otd Hanged on 2 May 1654 in his habit at #Clonmel Co. #Tipperary, then buried in the ruined #Augustinian Abbey at Fethard. (Photo of SS Michel et Gudule: I, Luc Viatour)
“In Dublin city last year, 94 per cent of all new housing was apartments, 98 per cent of which were for rent. First-time buyers there bought just 75 new houses. In Cork city just 3.5 per cent of all new housing was sold with first-time buyers buying 17 new houses.”
23 Mar 1621: Henry Danvers, Earl of Danby becomes Governor of #Guernsey for life #otd
Donor of the land for Oxford University's botanical garden, he'd been shot in the face in an ambush near #Fermoy#Cork in 1599, hence the large mark in the portrait (National Trust images)
Mar 1636: William Laud Archbishop of #Canterbury writes #otd that John Atherton (later bishop of #Waterford, hanged for sodomy) is best for 'unkennelling the old fox' - the Earl of #Cork (NPG/eebo)
4 Mar 1600: Near #Cork#otd Hugh Maguire Lord of Fermanagh encounters Warham St. Leger. Maguire drives his lance through St. Leger's skull. St Leger shot Maguire. They both died afterwards.
28 Feb 1628: Seven year old Roger Boyle made Baron Broghill #otd (future Earl of #Orrery) son of Richard Boyle, Earl of #Cork & Catherine Fenton (BM) future politician & occasional playwright