1590 in Ireland
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Events from the year1590 in Ireland.
Incumbent[edit]
Events[edit]
- 14 January - SirWilliam FitzWilliam,acting for the Lord Deputy, concludes his campaign against rebels inConnacht.[1]
- Spring - SirRichard Bingham,President of Connacht, occupiesWest Bréifneand the hereditary lord,Brian O'Rourke,flees; later this year the adjacent territory ofMonaghanis seized by the crown after the execution at law of the resident lord, Aodh Rua Mac Mathúna.
- 3 September - As part of the O'Donnell Succession dispute theBattle of Doire Leathanis fought inCounty Donegal.SirDonnell O'Donnell,one of the leading claimants to the title, is defeated and killed by forces backing his half-brother and rivalHugh Roe O'Donnell.
Births[edit]
- Thomas Carve,historian (d.1672?)
- John de Burgh,Roman CatholicArchbishop of Tuam(d.1667)
- Owen Roe O'Neill,soldier (d.1649)
- Approximate date -Mícheál Ó Cléirigh,chronicler;chief author of theAnnals of the Four Masters(d.1643)
Deaths[edit]
- March -Elizabeth Clinton, Countess of Lincoln,noblewoman (b.1527)
- 5 August -Maol Muire Ó hÚigínn,Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam.
- Thomas Fitzmaurice, 16th Baron Kerry.
- Sorley Boy MacDonnell,established the MacDonnell clan inCounty Antrim,resisted attempts byShane O'Neilland the English to expel them (b. c.1505)
References[edit]
- ^Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989).A New History of Ireland.8:A Chronology of Irish History.Oxford University Press.ISBN978-0-19-821744-2.