1598 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1598 in Ireland.
Incumbent
[edit]Events
[edit]- early June – Nine Years' War: Lord Treasurer Thomas Butler backs the claim of the exiled Tadhg O'Rourke for the kingship of West Breifne, causing King Brian Óg O'Rourke to defect back to the rebels.
- 7 June – Nine Years' War: The temporary ceasefire agreed between the Irish rebel lordships and the English in October 1597 expires.
- 14 August – Nine Years' War: Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone's victory over an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal, at the Battle of the Yellow Ford.[1]
- October – Nine Years' War: Edmund Spenser's castle at Kilcolman, near Doneraile in North Cork, is burned down by O'Neill's native Irish forces. Spenser leaves for London shortly afterwards.
Births
[edit]- Patrick D'Arcy, nationalist who wrote the constitution of Confederate Ireland (d. 1668).
Deaths
[edit]- 14 August – Henry Bagenal, Marshal of Ireland, is killed at Yellow Ford.
- 14 August – Maelmora O'Reilly, pretender to the kingship of East Breifne, is killed at Yellow Ford.
References
[edit]- ^ Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., eds. (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 371.