1567 in Ireland

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Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

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• 8 May - Battle of Farsetmore, fought near Letterkenny in Donegal, Shane O'Neill, chief of the O’Neills of Tyrone, is defeated and the O’Donnells free themselves from O’Neill overlordship.
• Shane O'Neill is killed by the MacDonnells near Cushendun^[1]. His severed head is sent to the government in Dublin and he is buried in Glenarm.

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[edit] Deaths

• 2 June - Shane O'Neill, chief of the O'Neill clan of Ulster (b. c1530).

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