1589 in Ireland

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Events

January 11 - Richard Meredith nominated Church of Ireland Bishop of Leighlin (consecrated in April).
Spring - Murrough na dTuadh Ó Flaithbheartaigh and Teige Ó Flaithbheartaigh lead a rebellion in Connacht. On 5 April a commission is issued to deal with the disturbances.^[1] Many of the rebel leaders are killed in an ambush at Easter.
May - Commission to inquire into progress on the Munster Plantation.^[1]
December 5 - Sir Richard Bingham is cleared by the Lord Deputy and council of charges of misgovernment in Connacht and on 12 December is commissioned to prosecute the Burkes and other Connacht rebels.^[1]
December 23 - Sir William FitzWilliam, acting for the Lord Deputy, begins a campaign against the Connacht rebels.^[1]

1 2 3 4 Moody, T. W.; et al., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.

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