1563 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1563 in Ireland.
Events
- April–September 11 - Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, based in Armagh, campaigns against Shane O'Neill.[1]
- May 18 - Commission for administration of the Oath of Supremacy to all ecclesiastics and state servants.[1]
- After September (possible year) - Introduction of the potato to Ireland by John Hawkins.
Births
- May - Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester, English administrator and soldier, Lord Deputy of Ireland (d. 1625)
- Approximate date - Niall Ó Glacáin, physician (d. 1653)
Deaths
- Diarmuid Mac Bruideadha, poet.