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1557 in Ireland
Events from the year
1557 in Ireland
.
Incumbent
Monarch
:
Mary I
Events
June 1
–
July 2
: the
Parliament of Ireland
, meeting in
Dublin
, passes acts confirming the creation of King's County (now County Offaly) and Queen's County (now County Laois) with their respective county towns of
Philipstown
and
Maryborough
; repeals statutes directed against the
Roman Catholic Church
; declares the
monarchy of Ireland
to rest in
Mary I of England
; and acknowledges the monarch's right to amend legislative proposals.
James Stanihurst
is Speaker of the
Irish House of Commons
.
July 10
–
July 19
:
Thomas Radclyffe
(newly succeeded as
Earl of Sussex
),
Lord Deputy of Ireland
, campaigns against the O'Connors of Offaly.
October 24
–
October 28
: the
Earl of Sussex
, Lord Deputy of Ireland, campaigns against
Shane O'Neill
, burning
Armagh
on 27 October.
Shane O'Neill
invades
Tyrconnell
but is surprised and defeated by
Calvagh O'Donnell
at the
Battle of Binnion Hill
.
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