1595 in Ireland

Events from the year 1595 in Ireland.

1595
in
Ireland
Centuries:
  • 14th
  • 15th
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
Decades:
  • 1570s
  • 1580s
  • 1590s
  • 1600s
  • 1610s
See also:Other events of 1595
List of years in Ireland

Incumbent

  • Monarch: Elizabeth I

Events

  • Ongoing – Nine Years' War: Rebellion of Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone and Hugh Roe O'Donnell of Tyrconnell (lasts until 1603).[1]
  • 2527 March – Battle of Clontibret in County Monaghan: Tyrone's forces achieve victory over English troops led by Sir Henry Bagenal in the first major action of the Nine Years' War.
  • 4 September – Lieutenant Colonel Richard Wingfield is wounded in a clash with Tyrone's troops in Ulster. He is knighted by the Lord Deputy of Ireland, Sir William Russell, in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on 9 November before returning to England.[2]

Births

  • Daniel O'Daly, diplomat and historian (d. 1662)
  • Approximate date – John Barnewall, Franciscan friar (d. c.1650)

Deaths

  • 2 March – John Garvey, Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) (b. 1527)
  • Seamus Ó hÉilidhe, Archbishop of Tuam (Roman Catholic).
  • Turlough Luineach O'Neill, clan leader (b. 1532)

References

  1. Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., eds. (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 371.
  2. Dunlop, Robert (2004). "Wingfield, Richard, Viscount Powerscourt (d. 1634)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29740. Retrieved 2012-07-27. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
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