1562 in Ireland
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Events
- Start of war between Shane O'NeillShane O'NeillSeán 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 government, which lasted until 15671567 in Ireland-Events:*8 May - Battle of Farsetmore, fought near Letterkenny in Donegal, Shane O'Neill, chief of the O’Neills of Tyrone, is defeated and the O’Donnells free themselves from O’Neill overlordship....
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Births
- John RiderJohn Rider (bishop)John Ryder was a Latin lexicographer who published the first English-Latin Dictionary, in which the English language took precedent. A favourite of Elizabeth I, he was Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, and the Anglican Bishop of Killaloe....
, Latin lexicographer and AnglicanChurch of IrelandThe Church of Ireland is an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. The church operates in all parts of Ireland and is the second largest religious body on the island after the Roman Catholic Church...
Bishop of Killaloe from 1612 to 1632 (d.16321632 in Ireland-Deaths:*Domhnall Spainnach MacMurrough-Kavanagh; the last king of Leinster*John Rider, Latin lexicographer and Anglican Bishop of Killaloe from 1612 to 1632 ....
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