1544 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1544 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- July 19 â September 18: First Siege of Boulogne in France during the Italian War of 1542â1546.[1] An Irish contingent serving with the English army is led by Piers Power, 2nd Lord Le Power and Curraghmore[2] who is fatally wounded.[3]
- The Annals of Connacht end.[2]
Births
- Christopher Nugent, noble (d. 1602)
Deaths
- c. March â Ulick na gCeann Burke, 1st Earl of Clanricarde, Clanricarde.