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  1. James Ussher born #OTD 1581 in St Nicholas parish, Dublin.

    Archbishop of Armagh, student of the early #Irish church, chronologer, scholar. Credited with prophecy. quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo/A646

    #DIB: dib.ie/biography/ussher-james-

    “Too Gentle a Soul”: James Ussher: irishphilosophy.com/2016/01/04

    #IrishPhilosophyOTD #JamesUssher

  2. According to the Ussher Memoirs (p. 86)
    archive.org/details/usshermemo
    #JamesUssher was born in the parish of Nicholas Within, and baptised either in the parish church, or in St Werburgh's Church.

    The Church of St Nicholas Within that may have seen Ussher's baptism was replaced in 1707 (part of Ab #WilliamKing 's rebuilding scheme)

    See archiseek.com/2010/st-nicholas for more & for picture below.

    #IrishPhilosophy