1594 in Ireland explained

Events from the year 1594 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Monarch

Elizabeth I

Events

• 18 August – the monks of the abbey on Innisfallen Island are dispossessed by the Crown.
• Enniskillen Castle is besieged and captured by the English under Captain John Dowdall. It is subsequently retaken by Rory Maguire and recaptured by William Russell (Lord Deputy of Ireland).^[1]

Births

• 26 November – Sir James Ware, historian, politician and Auditor general for Ireland (died 1666)

Deaths

• Sir William Weston, Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas (b. c.1546)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Attacks. Enniskillen Castle Museums. Fermanagh District Council. 2012-07-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20120211091852/http://www.enniskillencastle.co.uk//page.cfm/area/information/page/Attacks/pkey/1227. 2012-02-11. dead.