1602 in Ireland

Events

• 3 January - Nine Years' War: The English defeat Irish rebels and their Spanish allies at the Siege of Kinsale.
• 5–18 June - Nine Years' War: The English defeat Irish rebels at the Siege of Dunboy.

Births

Deaths

• Hugh Roe O'Donnell, Prince of Tyrconnell, helped to lead the Nine Years War (b.1572).