1572 in Ireland
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Events
- First Desmond rebellionDesmond RebellionsThe Desmond Rebellions occurred in 1569-1573 and 1579-1583 in the Irish province of Munster.They were rebellions by the Earl of Desmond – head of the FitzGerald dynasty in Munster – and his followers, the Geraldines and their allies against the threat of the extension of Elizabethan English...
ends (started in 15681568 in Ireland-Events:*First Desmond rebellion starts ....
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Births
- 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...
, Prince of Tyrconnell, helped to lead the Nine Years War (d.16021602 in Ireland-Events:* 3 January - Nine Years' War: The English defeat Irish rebels and their Spanish allies at the Siege of Kinsale.* 5–18 June - Nine Years' War: The English defeat Irish rebels at the Siege of Dunboy.-Deaths:...
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