1487 in Ireland

Incumbent

• Lord: Henry VII

Events

• May 24 – Lambert Simnel is crowned "King Edward VI" in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin.

Births

• Gerald FitzGerald, 9th Earl of Kildare

Deaths

• Sigraid Ó Maolconaire, Irish Ruler.
• James FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Desmond, murdered.