1550 in Ireland

Events from the year 1550 in Ireland.

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Centuries:
  • 14th
  • 15th
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
Decades:
  • 1530s
  • 1540s
  • 1550s
  • 1560s
  • 1570s
See also:Other events of 1550
List of years in Ireland

Incumbent
  • Monarch: Edward VI

Events
  • February – envoys of the Kingdom of France conclude treaties with O'Neill, O'Donnell and O'Doherty.[1]
  • June 27 – the English Council resolves to establish a mint in Ireland.[1]
  • July 17 – grant to Humphrey Powell to start printing in Ireland.[1]
  • July – instructions issued to Lord Deputy for resumption, surveying and leasing of Leix and Offaly.[1]
  • Nenagh town and friary burned by O'Carroll.
  • Craggaunowen Castle built.

Births
  • James Archer, Jesuit (d. 1620)
  • Baothghalach Mór Mac Aodhagáin, poet (d. 1600)
  • William Nugent, rebel nobleman (d. 1625)
  • Aonghus Ruadh na nAor Ó Dálaigh, poet (d. 1617)
  • Approximate date
    • David de Barry, 5th Viscount Buttevant, nobleman (d. 1617)
    • Tadhg Dall Ó hÚigínn, poet (d. c.1591)
    • Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, rebel nobleman (d. 1616)
    • Henry Ussher, Church of Ireland Archbishop of Armagh (d. 1613)

Deaths
  • February 2 – Sir Francis Bryan, courtier, diplomat and lawyer (b. c.1490)
  • Fearghal mac Domhnuill Ruaidh Mac an Bhaird, poet.
  • Eoghan Carrach Ó Siadhail, poet (b. c.1500)

References
  1. Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.
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