1559 in Ireland
Events from the year 1559 in Ireland.
Incumbent
Events
- September 3 – Robert Dillon is appointed Chief Justice of the Irish Common Pleas.
- Shane O'Neill is elected to succeed Conn O'Neill as The Ó Néill Mór.
- Valentine Browne is appointed Surveyor General of Ireland by Queen Elizabeth.
- William FitzWilliam is appointed Vice-Treasurer and acting Lord Chief Justice of Ireland.
- Approximate date – the Church of Ireland Bishopric of Mayo is united with the Archdiocese of Tuam.
Births
Deaths
- March – Robert Plunkett, 5th Baron of Dunsany
- Gerald Aylmer, judge
- Conn O'Neill, 1st Earl of Tyrone
- Approximate date – John Bathe, lawyer.