1659 in Ireland

Events from the year 1659 in Ireland.

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Centuries:
  • 15th
  • 16th
  • 17th
  • 18th
  • 19th
Decades:
  • 1630s
  • 1640s
  • 1650s
  • 1660s
  • 1670s
See also:Other events of 1659
List of years in Ireland

Incumbent
  • Lord Protector: Richard Cromwell (until 25 May)

Events
  • May 25 – Richard Cromwell (son of Oliver) resigns as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.[1]
  • June 15 – Henry Cromwell (son of Oliver) resigns as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Births
  • September – Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn, Jacobite and soldier, fought at the Battle of the Boyne (d.1691)
  • October 28 – Nicholas Brady, Anglican divine and poet (d.1726)

References
  1. Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 187–188. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
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