6 Apr: date on which Celsus or Cellach, Abbot of #Armagh v. significant politician & reformer entered the Roman martyrology - he died on 1 Apr 1129, but due to a mistake in a martyrology in printed in #Leuven in 1563 was assigned #otd in the #Roman calendar

3 Apr 1189: St. Celsus or Cellach, Abbot of #Armagh, a very significant politician & reformer is buried in the tomb of the bishops of Lismore #Waterford #otd

(National Museum of Ireland: Lismore Crozier photographed by jemartin03 on flicker)

28 Mar 1716: d. John Vesey Archbishop of #Tuam and first biographer & editor of the works of John Bramhall Archbishop of #Armagh #otd (eebo/SSxC)

27 Mar 1174: d. Gelasius [Gilla Mac Leic] abbot of #Derry, Archbishop of #Armagh remembered as 'Cenn Banba', #Ireland's head #otd (BM)

[18:34] Antrim set to win Corrigan Park battle for Armagh clash

It now looks almost certain that Antrim's glamour Ulster SFC match against the All-Ireland champions Armagh will take place at Corrigan Park in Belfast on 12 April.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2025/0324/1503805-antrim-set-to-win-corrigan-park-battle-for-armagh-clash/

#Antrim #Ulster #Armagh #CorriganPark #Belfast #12April

21 Mar 1625: James Ussher gets his letters patent for the archbishopric of #Armagh #otd just days before James I's death (JMcC) - the king's last bishopric granted before his own death on the 25th.

What Ussher didn't know is that he himself would die #otd 31 years later in 1656

12 Mar 1554: Title of Primate of All #Ireland restored to Archbishop George Dowdall of #Armagh #otd - Edward VI had given it to #Dublin in 1551 (BM)

[20:42] Antrim’s Championship participation in jeopardy as clash with Armagh is fixed for Newry

Antrim could play no part in the 2025 football championship should they follow through on their commitment not to play Armagh in the Ulster Championship if the game is not fixed for Corrigan Park in Belfast.

https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/antrims-championship-participation-in-jeopardy-as-clash-with-armagh-is-fixed-for-newry/a1243562625.html

#2025 #Armagh #CorriganPark #Belfast

3 Mar 1644: James Ussher Archbishop of #Armagh preaches on the 'Sovereign's power & subject's duty' at #Oxford #otd (JMcC) An ever topical subject

2 Mar 1595: d. John Garvey Church of #Ireland Archbishop of #Armagh #otd

From Murrisk Co. Mayo, he is buried in Christ Church #Dublin
(British Museum)

2 Mar 1615: James Ussher, future Archbishop of #Armagh, appointed Vice-Chancellor of #Dublin university #otd (Bodleian)

1 Mar 1641: James Ussher Archbishop of #Armagh joins an #English parliamentary committee examining ‘innovations in religion' #otd (Bodleian)

1 Mar 1653: Abraham Wheelocke, first professor of #Arabic at #Cambridge signs a proposal for a printed polyglot #Bible with Archbishop James Ussher of #Armagh and a number of others #otd (eebo)

1 Mar 1553: George Dowdall, former Crutched Friar, is provided to #Armagh by the Papacy & then re-instituted by Mary I in Oct 1553, he having been deprived by Edward VI (BM)

22 Feb 1565: Richard Creagh of #Limerick, the #Catholic Archbishop of #Armagh, interrogated in Tower of #London #otd by William Cecil (BM)

21 Feb 1609: John Bramhall future Bishop #Derry & Archbishop of #Armagh as well as being an Anti-Hobbes writer was admitted to Sidney Sussex College Cambridge #otd (SSC) I spent some time in his company, as it were

20 Feb 1516: John Kite, Archbishop of #Armagh attends the baptism of Princess Mary - later Queen Mary I - #otd at the #Franciscan house in #Greenwich (BM)

Interesting that the Archbishops of Armagh and Dublin were both there.

14 Feb 1641: Archbishop James Ussher of #Armagh begins a regular preaching stint at Covent Garden #London (till Nov 1642) #otd (NPG) - one of his main themes was, unsurprisingly, church reform.

8 Feb 1471: d. John Bole #Augustinian abbot of #Navan and Archbishop of #Armagh #otd (BM) His financial mismanagement left the diocese crippled with debts for decades.

29 Jan 1625: James Ussher #Dubliner nominated as Archbishop #Armagh #otd (Bodl)

Scholar, editor, chronologer (calculated creation of world to 23 Oct 4004 bc), historian of the early #Irish church. James VI & I’s last appointment.