1595 in Ireland
| |||||
| Centuries: |
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decades: |
| ||||
| See also: |
Other events of 1595 List of years in Ireland | ||||
Events from the year 1595 in Ireland.
Events
- Ongoing - Nine Years' War: Rebellion of Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone (lasts until 1603).[1]
- March 25–27 - Battle of Clontibret in County Monaghan: Tyrone's forces achieve victory over English troops led by Sir Henry Bagenal in the first major action of the Nine Years' War.
- September 4 - Lieutenant Colonel Richard Wingfield is wounded in a clash with Tyrone's troops in Ulster. He is knighted by the Lord Deputy of Ireland, Sir William Russell, in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, on 9 November before returning to England.[2]
Births
- Daniel O'Daly, diplomat and historian (d. 1662)
- Approximate date - John Barnewall, Franciscan friar (d. c.1650)
Deaths
- March 2 - John Garvey, Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) (b. 1527)
- Seamus Ó hÉilidhe, Archbishop of Tuam (Roman Catholic).
- Turlough Luineach O'Neill, clan leader (b. 1532)
References
- ↑ Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., ed. (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 371.
- ↑ Dunlop, Robert (2004). "Wingfield, Richard, Viscount Powerscourt (d. 1634)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/29740. Retrieved 2012-07-27. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, February 07, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.