1616 in Ireland

Events from the year 1616 in Ireland.

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Centuries:
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  • 18th
  • 19th
Decades:
  • 1590s
  • 1600s
  • 1610s
  • 1620s
  • 1630s
See also:Other events of 1616
List of years in Ireland

Incumbent
  • Monarch: James I

Events
  • February – Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester's term as Lord Deputy of Ireland is terminated. He has served since 1605.[1]
  • July 2 – Sir Oliver St John is appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland. He served until 1622.[2]

Births

Deaths
  • July 20 – Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone, led the resistance during the Nine Years War (b. c 1540).

References
  1. McCavitt, John (2004). "Chichester, Arthur, Baron Chichester (1563–1625)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/5274. Retrieved 15 October 2012. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
  2. Lotz-Heumann, Ute (2004). "St John, Oliver, first Viscount Grandison of Limerick (1559–1630)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/24501. Retrieved 15 October 2012.


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