1581 in Ireland

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Decades:	1560s • 1570s • 1580s • 1590s • 1600s
Centuries:	14th • 15th • 16th • 17th • 18th
See also:	Other events of 1581 List of years in Ireland

Events

Dermot O'Hurley appointed Archbishop of Cashel by Pope Gregory XIII. Unable to enter Ireland until 1583.

Births

4 January - James Ussher, Anglican Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland, published the Ussher chronology purporting to time and date creation (d.1656).