1597 in Ireland

1597
in
Ireland

Decades:	1570s • 1580s • 1590s • 1600s • 1610s
Centuries:	14th • 15th • 16th • 17th • 18th
See also:	Other events of 1597 List of years in Ireland

Events

Dublin Gunpowder Disaster: Huge explosion on the quays in Dublin - 11 March 1597. 126 killed, many more injured, as barrels of gunpowder were being unloaded.

November - Nine Years' War: MacDonnell clan defeat the English at the Battle of Carrickfergus