1659 in Ireland
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Template:Short description Template:Refimprove Template:YearInIrelandNav Events from the year 1659 in Ireland.
Incumbent
- Lord Protector: Richard Cromwell (until 25 May)
Events
- May 25 – Richard Cromwell (son of Oliver) resigns as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.[1]
- June 15 – Henry Cromwell (son of Oliver) resigns as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Births
- September – Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn, Jacobite and soldier, fought at the Battle of the Boyne (d.1691)
- October 28 – Nicholas Brady, Anglican divine and poet (d.1726)
Deaths
References
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