Events

• January - William Oge Martyn
  William Oge Martyn
  -Early life:Also known as William Óge Martyn fitz Thomas, was a son of Thomas Óge Martyn and Evelina Lynch of Galway. Bailiff of Galway in 1566 to 1567, he was kidnapped by the Earl of Thomond in January 1570 but was free in time to participate at the battle of Shrule in April of the same year...
  
   kidnapped by the Earl of Thomond
  Earl of Thomond
  "Earl of Thomond" was a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created twice for the family of Ó Briain. The O'Brien dynasty were an ancient Irish sept native to north Munster....
  
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• April - Battle of Shrule
  Shrule
  Shrule is a village in County Mayo, Ireland. The boundary between Mayo and County Galway lies on the edge of the village. The Black River divides Shrule between Galway and Mayo....
  
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Births

• Col Ciotach
  Col Ciotach
  Col Ciotach Mac Domhnaill was a Scottish-Irish adventurer of Clan Donald, who became Laird of Colonsay in 1623, by treachery. His name, which means left-handed, was anglicised as Colkitto , and he became a figure of legend...
  
  , adventurer of Clan Donald
  Clan Donald
  Clan Donald is one of the largest Scottish clans. There are numerous branches to the clan. Several of these have chiefs recognised by the Lord Lyon King of Arms; these are: Clan Macdonald of Sleat, Clan Macdonald of Clanranald, Clan MacDonell of Glengarry, Clan MacDonald of Keppoch, and Clan...
  
  , Laird of Colonsay
  Colonsay
  Colonsay is an island in the Scottish Inner Hebrides, located north of Islay and south of Mull and has an area of . It is the ancestral home of Clan Macfie and the Colonsay branch of Clan MacNeill. Aligned on a south-west to north-east axis, it measures in length and reaches at its widest...
  
   (d.1647
  1647 in Ireland
  -Events:*July - James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde surrenders Dublin to parliamentary forces under Michael Jones.*August - Battle of Dungan's Hill, Confederate Ireland army intercepted on a march towards Dublin and destroyed by Parliamentary army....
  
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• Teige MacDaire
  Teige MacDaire
  Tadhg mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha) was an Irish Gaelic poet and historian.-Biography:Born in County Clare to a family of chroniclers for the Earl of Thomond, Tadhg mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha was most recognised for beginning the Contention of the bards...
  
  , Gaelic poet and historian, killed by soldiers of Oliver Cromwell
  Oliver Cromwell
  Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
  
  's army (d.1652
  1652 in Ireland
  -Events:* 12 May - Siege of Galway - Thomas Preston, the military governor of Galway, surrenders the city to English Parliamentarians commanded by Charles Coote...
  
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