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)