1659 in Ireland

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See also:	Other events of 1659 List of years in Ireland

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. ^[1]
• 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

1. Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 187–188. ISBN   0-7126-5616-2.