1544 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1544 in Ireland.
Events
- July 19 – September 18: First Siege of Boulogne in France during the Italian War of 1542–1546.[1] An Irish contingent serving with the English army is led by Piers Power, 2nd Lord Le Power and Curraghmore[2] who is fatally wounded.[3]
- The Annals of Connacht end.[2]
Births
- Christopher Nugent, noble (d. 1602)
Deaths
References
- ^ Palmer, Alan; Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 147–150. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ a b Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.
- ^ Toler, Grace Cabot Blood, "Addenda To the Genealogical Record Of the Descendants of Richard Blood..." (PDF), The Power (LePoer) Genealogy, p. 2, retrieved 2013-02-11