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1659 in Ireland
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1659
Events from the year 1659 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Lord Protector: Richard Cromwell (until 25 May)
Events
25 May – Richard Cromwell (son of Oliver) resigns as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.Palmer Alan Palmer Veronica 1992 The Chronology of British History Century Ltd London 187–188 0-7126-5616-2
15 June – Henry Cromwell (son of Oliver) resigns as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Births
September – Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn, Jacobite and soldier, fought at the Battle of the Boyne (d.1691)
28 October – Nicholas Brady, Anglican divine and poet (d.1726)
References
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