1576 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1576 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- 9 March – Walter Devereux, Earl of Essex, is appointed Earl Marshal of Ireland.[1]
- April – Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy of Ireland, shires Connacht into counties Galway, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo.[1]
- June – the rebel sons of Richard Burke, Earl of Clanricarde, attack Athenry. They are captured and imprisoned in Dublin but escape.[1]
- 20 June – Sir William Drury is appointed President of Munster.[2]
- September – the Earl of Essex returns to Dublin but dies within three weeks[1] of dysentery.
Births
- Approximate date – Anthony Lynch, Dominican (d. after 1636)
Deaths
- 22 September – Walter Devereux, Earl of Essex, Earl Marshal of Ireland (b. 1541)