Events from the year 1563 in Ireland.
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Incumbent
editEvents
edit- April–September 11 – Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, based in Armagh, campaigns against Shane O'Neill.[1]
- May 18 – commission for administration of the Oath of Supremacy to all ecclesiastics and state servants.[1]
- After September (possible year) – introduction of the potato to Ireland by John Hawkins.
Births
edit- May – Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester, English administrator and soldier, Lord Deputy of Ireland (d. 1625)
- Approximate date – Niall Ó Glacáin, physician (d. 1653)
Deaths
edit- Diarmuid Mac Bruideadha, poet.
References
edit- ^ a b Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.