1595 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1595 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- Ongoing – Nine Years' War: Rebellion of Hugh O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone and Hugh Roe O'Donnell of Tyrconnell (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., eds. (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)