1586 in Ireland

none February 2013 1586 Events from the year 1586 in Ireland. Incumbent Monarch: Elizabeth I Events 23 September – Battle of Ardnaree in County Mayo: English troops under Sir Richard Bingham, governor of Connacht, defeat an Irish-Scottish mercenary armyThe Oxford companion to Irish history Oxford University Press 9780199691869 24 2nd – led by the brothers Donald Gorm MacDonald of Carey and Alexander Carragh MacDonald of Glenarm (both of whom are killed) – fighting on behalf of the rebel Mac Philbins and Burkes. c. December? – Richard Creagh, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh, dies a prisoner in the Tower of London.Colm Lennon Creagh (Crevagh), Richard (c.1523–1586?) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press 2004 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6658 2013-02-20 10.1093/ref:odnb/6658 County Longford is shired, separating it from Westmeath. Robert Gardiner is appointed Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. Sir Edward Waterhouse is appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland. Elizabeth I of England and James VI of Scotland agree in the Treaty of Berwick that the MacDonnell family, claimants to the Glens of Antrim, have the right to stay in Ireland. Births Antony Hickey, Franciscan theologian (d. 1641) William St Leger, Anglo-Irish landowner and military commander (d. 1642) Deaths 5 May – Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland (b. 1529) c. December? – Richard Creagh, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh (b. c.1523) References 1586 Category:1580s in Ireland Ireland Category:Years of the 16th century in Ireland