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1579 in Ireland
Events from the year
1579 in Ireland
.
Incumbent
Monarch
:
Elizabeth I
Events
July 16
âÂÂ
James FitzMaurice FitzGerald
lands with a small force of Irish, Spanish, and Italian troops at
Smerwick
on the
Dingle Peninsula
and commences the
Second Desmond Rebellion
against the rule in Ireland of
Elizabeth I of England
. The rebellion lasts until
1583
and results in the extinction of the Desmond palatinate.
Brian O'Rourke
joins.
August 21
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County Cavan
is officially established following an agreement between
Lord Deputy
Henry Sidney
and King Aodh Connallach ÃÂ Raghallaigh of
East Breifne
.
November 13
â Desmond's troops sack
Youghal
during the Second Desmond Rebellion
East Breifne
is renamed
Cavan
(Irish
An Cabhain
) after the Shire's main town.
William Oge Martyn
attempts to capture or kill the pirate
Gráinne O'Malley
at her stronghold of
Rockfleet
.
Deaths
June 4 âÂÂ
Edmund Tanner
(b.c.
1526
), an Irish
Jesuit
,
Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork and Cloyne
, Ireland, from
1574
to 1579.
August 31
âÂÂ
Patrick O'Hely
, Roman Catholic Bishop of Mayo (executed by the English).
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