Events

• Dublin Gunpowder Disaster
  Dublin Gunpowder Disaster
  The Dublin Gunpowder Disaster was a devastating explosion that took place on the quays of Dublin on March 11, 1597. The explosion demolished as many as forty houses, and left dozens of others badly damaged. The disaster claimed the lives of 126 people, as well as inflicting countless injuries.The...
  
  : Huge explosion on the quays in Dublin - 11 March 1597. 126 killed, many more injured, as barrels of gunpowder were being unloaded.

• November - Nine Years' War
  Nine Years' War (Ireland)
  The Nine Years' War or Tyrone's Rebellion took place in Ireland from 1594 to 1603. It was fought between the forces of Gaelic Irish chieftains Hugh O'Neill of Tír Eoghain, Hugh Roe O'Donnell of Tír Chonaill and their allies, against English rule in Ireland. The war was fought in all parts of the...
  
  : MacDonnell clan defeat the English at the Battle of Carrickfergus
  Battle of Carrickfergus
  The Battle of Carrickfergus took place in November 1597, in the province of Ulster in what is now County Antrim, Northern Ireland, during the Nine Years War. It was fought between the crown forces of Queen Elizabeth I and the Gaelic clan of MacDonnell, and resulted in a defeat for the English.-...