1599 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1599 in Ireland.
Events
- March 12 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, is appointed Lord Lieutenant of Ireland by Queen Elizabeth I of England.
- March 27 - Essex leaves London with a large force to pursue a military campaign in Ireland.
- May 29 - Nine Years' War: Essex captures Cahir Castle in Munster.
- August 15 - Nine Years' War: Irish victory over the English at the Battle of Curlew Pass.
- September 8 - Essex in Ireland: Essex signs a truce with Hugh O'Neill, then leaves Ireland against the instructions of Queen Elizabeth.[1]
Births
- April 17 - Patrick Fleming, Franciscan ecclesiastical scholar (d. 1631)
- Probable date - John Lynch (Gratianus Lucius), Roman Catholic priest and historian (d. c.1677)
Deaths
- December 31 - John Houling, Jesuit, of plague in Lisbon, (b. c.1539)