1655 in Ireland
# 1655 in Ireland

Events from the year 1655 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)
