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1659 in Ireland
Events from the year
1659 in Ireland
.
Incumbent
Lord Protector
:
Richard Cromwell
(until 25 May)
Events
25 May
âÂÂ
Richard Cromwell
(son of
Oliver
) resigns as
Lord Protector
of England, Scotland and Ireland.
15 June
âÂÂ
Henry Cromwell
(son of Oliver) resigns as
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
.
Births
September âÂÂ
Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn
,
Jacobite
and soldier, fought at the
Battle of the Boyne
(d.
1691
)
28 October
âÂÂ
Nicholas Brady
, Anglican divine and poet (d.
1726
)
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