1659 in Ireland

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← 1658 1657 1656 1655 1654 1659 in Ireland → 1660 1661 1662 1663 1664
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See also:	Other events of 1659 List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1659 in Ireland.

Incumbent[edit]

• Lord Protector: Richard Cromwell (until 25 May)

Events[edit]

• May 25 – Richard Cromwell (son of Oliver) resigns as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.^[1]
• June 15 – Henry Cromwell (son of Oliver) resigns as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

Births[edit]

• September – Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn, Jacobite and soldier, fought at the Battle of the Boyne (d.1691)
• October 28 – Nicholas Brady, Anglican divine and poet (d.1726)

Deaths[edit]

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