1570 in Ireland

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Events from the year 1570 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Monarch: Elizabeth I

Events

• January – William Oge Martyn is kidnapped by the Earl of Thomond.
• April – Battle of Shrule occurs.
• October 10 – Sir Edmund Butler of Cloughgrenan surrenders his estate to Elizabeth I of England in exchange for a pardon for his rebellion. ^[1]

Births

• Col Ciotach, adventurer of Clan Donald, Laird of Colonsay (d. 1647)
• Tadhg mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha, Gaelic poet and historian (d. 1652) ^[2]

References

1. Hughes, James (1870). "Sir Edmund Butler of the Dullogh, Knight". The Journal of the Royal Historical and Archaeological Association of Ireland. 1 (1): 153–231. ISSN   0790-6382. JSTOR   25506579.
2. Williams, John Ellis Caerwyn; Ford, Patrick K. (1992). The Irish Literary Tradition. University of Wales Press. p. 211. ISBN   978-0-926689-03-9.