September 23, 1641The Gaelic Catholics of Ulster stage an uprising against the Scottish Presbyterian planters
June 9, 1641Patrick Darcy, a prominent constitutional lawyer, argues that the Irish parliament possesses independent authority
June 10, 1642The first regularly constituted presbytery in Ireland constituted by Scottish army chaplains meets at Carrickfergus
May 10, 1642A Catholic confederacy is instituted to administer Catholic-controlled parts of the country pending a final settlement
March 19, 1642Charles I's Adventurer's Act offers confiscated Irish land in return for investment in the reconquest