1590 in Ireland

none 1590 Events from the year 1590 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Elizabeth I Events 14 January - Sir William FitzWilliam, acting for the Lord Deputy, concludes his campaign against rebels in Connacht.Moody, T. W. A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History Oxford University Press 1989 978-0-19-821744-2 etal Spring - Sir Richard Bingham, President of Connacht, occupies West Bréifne and the hereditary lord, Brian O'Rourke, flees; later this year the adjacent territory of Monaghan is seized by the crown after the execution at law of the resident lord, Aodh Rua Mac Mathúna. 3 September - As part of the O'Donnell Succession dispute the Battle of Doire Leathan is fought in County Donegal. Sir Donnell O'Donnell, one of the leading claimants to the title, is defeated and killed by forces backing his half-brother and rival Hugh Roe O'Donnell. Hugh Roe MacMahon, The MacMahon, resists the imposition of an English sheriff in County Monaghan; he is charged with treason, for which he will be executed, and his lordship divided.Hill George https://books.google.com/books?id=D9_naRNn_asC&q=%22Fall+of+Irish+Chiefs+and+Clans%22&pg=PA259 The Fall of Irish Chiefs and Clans and the Plantation of Ulster 2004 9780940134423 48 2012-11-08Ranelagh John A Short History of Ireland Cambridge University Press 1994 0-521-46944-9 2nd Births Thomas Carve, historian (d. 1672?) John de Burgh, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam (d. 1667) Owen Roe O'Neill, soldier (d. 1649) Approximate date - Mícheál Ó Cléirigh, chronicler; chief author of the Annals of the Four Masters (d. 1643) Deaths March - Elizabeth Clinton, Countess of Lincoln, noblewoman (b. 1527) 5 August - Maol Muire Ó hÚigínn, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam. Thomas Fitzmaurice, 16th Baron Kerry. Sorley Boy MacDonnell, established the MacDonnell clan in County Antrim, resisted attempts by Shane O'Neill and the English to expel them (b. c.1505) References 1590 Category:1590s in Ireland Ireland