1659 in Ireland

Incumbent

• Lord Protector: Richard Cromwell

Events

• 25 May – Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
• 15 June – Henry Cromwell resigns as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Births

• September – Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn, Jacobite and soldier, fought at the Battle of the Boyne
• 28 October – Nicholas Brady, Anglican divine and poet