1569 in Ireland

Events from the year 1569 in Ireland.

1569
in
Ireland
Centuries:
  • 14th
  • 15th
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
Decades:
  • 1540s
  • 1550s
  • 1560s
  • 1570s
  • 1580s
See also:Other events of 1569
List of years in Ireland

Incumbent

  • Monarch: Elizabeth I

Events

  • Sir Edmund Butler of Cloughgrenan leads a revolt against the Lord Deputy of Ireland, Sir Henry Sidney, in Leinster.

Births

  • Niall Garve O'Donnell (Niall Garbh Ó Domhnaill), last Prince of Tyrconnell (d. 1626)
  • Geoffrey Keating (Seathrún Céitinn), Roman Catholic priest, poet and historian (d. c.1644)

References


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