1655 in Ireland

Events from the year 1655 in Ireland.

← 1654 1653 1652 1651 1650 1655 in Ireland → 1656 1657 1658 1659 1660
Centuries:	15th 16th 17th 18th 19th
Decades:	1630s 1640s 1650s 1660s 1670s
See also:	Other events of 1655 List of years in Ireland

Incumbent

• Lord Protector: Oliver Cromwell

Events

• July – Henry Cromwell, son of Oliver, is appointed as major-general of the forces in Ireland and a member of the Irish council of state. After the Lord Deputy, Charles Fleetwood, departs for England in September, Henry Cromwell de facto takes over that role also.

Births

• Approximate date
  • Sir Nicholas Acheson, 4th Baronet, politician (d.1701)
  • Henry Luttrell, soldier (d.1717) (killed)
  • Daniel Roseingrave, organist (d.1727)

Deaths

• February 16 – Rory (Roger) O'Moore, principal organizer of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 (b. c.1620)
• June 16 – James Hamilton, 3rd Baron Hamilton of Strabane, peer (b.1633)^[1]