1590 in Ireland
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Births

  • Mícheál Ó Cléirigh
    Mícheál Ó Cléirigh
    Mícheál Ó Cléirigh , sometimes known as Michael O'Clery, was an Irish chronicler, scribe and antiquary and chief author of the Annals of the Four Masters, assisted by Cú Choigcríche Ó Cléirigh, Fearfeasa Ó Maol Chonaire, and Peregrinus Ó Duibhgeannain.-Background and early life:Grandson of Tuathal...

     (c. 1590), Irish
    Ireland
    Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

     chronicler, and chief author of the Annals of the Four Masters
    Annals of the Four Masters
    The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history...

    (d.1643
    1643 in Ireland
    -Events:*Battle of New Ross *September - Cessation arranged by Ormond.-Deaths:*15 September - Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork, Lord High Treasurer of Ireland ....

    ).

Deaths

  • Sorley Boy MacDonnell
    Sorley Boy MacDonnell
    Somhairle Buidhe Mac Domhnaill , Scoto-Irish prince or flaith and chief, was the son of Alexander MacDonnell, lord of Islay and Kintyre , and Catherine, daughter of the Lord of Ardnamurchan...

    , established the MacDonnell clan in County Antrim
    County Antrim
    County Antrim is one of six counties that form Northern Ireland, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Adjoined to the north-east shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of 2,844 km², with a population of approximately 616,000...

    , resisted attempts by Shane O'Neill
    Shane O'Neill
    Seán Ó Néill, anglicised Shane O'Neill , nicknamed 'Seán an díomais', was an Irish king of the O'Neill dynasty of Ulster in the mid 16th century. Shane O'Neill's career was marked by his ambition to be The Ó Néill Mór - Sovereign of the dominant Ó Néill Mór family of Tyrone... and thus head...

    and the English to expel them (b. c1505).
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