1561 in Ireland

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1561
in
Ireland

Decades:	1540s • 1550s • 1560s • 1570s • 1580s
Centuries:	14th • 15th • 16th • 17th • 18th
See also:	Other events of 1561 List of years in Ireland

Events

8 June - The Earl of Sussex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, proclaims Shane O'Neill a traitor and begins a campaign against him^[1] which continues until 1567.
18 July - Battle of the Red Sagums: Shane O'Neill destroys much of Sussex's withdrawing army.
c. July - English troops garrison Armagh Cathedral.^[1]
September - Sussex makes an unsuccessful expedition to Lough Foyle.^[1]
Elizabeth I of England introduces a higher standard of silver coinage for Ireland.

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Moody, T. W. et al., ed. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.

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