1599 in Ireland
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See also: | Other events of 1599 List of years in Ireland |
Events from the year1599 in Ireland.
Incumbent[edit]
Events[edit]
- March 12–Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex,is appointedLord Lieutenant of Irelandby QueenElizabeth I of England.
- March 27– Essex leavesLondonwith a large force to pursuea military campaign in Ireland.
- May 29–Nine Years' War:Essexcaptures Cahir CastleinMunster.
- August 15– Nine Years' War: Irish victory over the English at theBattle of Curlew Pass.
- September 8– Essex in Ireland: Essex signs a truce withHugh O'Neill,then leaves Ireland against the instructions of Queen Elizabeth.[1]
Births[edit]
- April 17–Patrick Fleming,Franciscanecclesiastical scholar (d.1631)
- Probable date –John Lynch (Gratianus Lucius),Roman Catholicpriest and historian (d. c.1677)
- Brian O'Rourke, son ofTadhg O'RourkeofWest Breifneand Mary O'Donnell ofTyrconnell.Died in theTower of Londonin 1641.
Deaths[edit]
- January 19–Richard Bingham,Marshal of Ireland,dies upon arrival in Dublin
- August 15–Conyers Clifford,English commander, killed at Curlew Pass
- December 14–Joan Boyle,first wife of Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, in childbirth (b.1578)
- December 31–John Houling,Jesuit,of plague inLisbon,(b. c.1539)
References[edit]
- ^Williams, Hywel (2005).Cassell's Chronology of World History.London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson. pp.233–238.ISBN0-304-35730-8.