1601 in Ireland
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- 30 November - Prince Hugh Roe O'DonnellHugh Roe O'DonnellAodh Rua Ó Dónaill, anglicised as either Hugh Roe O'Donnell or Red Hugh O'Donnell , was An Ó Domhnaill and Rí of Tir Chonaill . He led the Irish forces against the English conquest of Ireland from 1593 and helped to lead the Nine Years' War from 1595 to 1603...
, on his way to the Battle of Kinsale, visited and venerated a relic of the True CrossTrue CrossThe True Cross is the name for physical remnants which, by a Christian tradition, are believed to be from the cross upon which Jesus was crucified.According to post-Nicene historians, Socrates Scholasticus and others, the Empress Helena The True Cross is the name for physical remnants which, by a...
(Holy rood) on the Feast of St. Andrew, at Holy Cross Abbey.