1569 in Ireland explained

Events from the year 1569 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Monarch

Elizabeth I

Events

• Sir Edmund Butler of Cloughgrenan leads a revolt against the Lord Deputy of Ireland, Sir Henry Sidney, in Leinster.^[1]

Births

• Niall Garve O'Donnell (Niall Garbh Ó Domhnaill), last Prince of Tyrconnell (d. 1626)
• Geoffrey Keating (Seathrún Céitinn), Roman Catholic priest, poet and historian (d. c.1644)

Notes and References

1. Sir Edmund Butler of the Dullogh, Knight. The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland. 25506579. Hughes. James. 1870. 1. 1. 153–231.