1570 in Ireland

Incumbent

• Monarch: Elizabeth I

Events

• January – William Oge Martyn is kidnapped by the Earl of Thomond.
• April – Battle of Shrule occurs.
• October 10 – Sir [Edmund Butler of Cloughgrenan] surrenders his estate to Elizabeth I of England in exchange for a pardon for his rebellion.

Births

• Col Ciotach, adventurer of Clan Donald, Laird of Colonsay
• Tadhg [mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha], Gaelic poet and historian