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Events

January - Sorley Boy MacDonnell lands at Cushendun with a substantial army, but after initial successes is driven back to Scotland.
26 April–25 May - Parliament of Ireland meets in Dublin.^[1]
15 July - Composition of Connacht: A commission is given to Sir Richard Bingham, governor of Connacht, and others to make agreements with landowners in the province by 3 October.^[1]
July–August - Sir John Perrot, Lord Deputy of Ireland, is in Ulster; he confirms agreement between the O'Neill dynasty on 10 August^[1] and establishes County Coleraine as the County of Colerain.
October - Sorley Boy MacDonnell, having returns to Ireland, recaptures Dunluce Castle.^[1]
15 October - Richard Creagh, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh dies a prisoner in the Tower of London.^[1]
December - Munster Plantation planned.^[1]

Births

Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara, soldier (died 1655).
Possible date - Sir Dominick Browne, merchant and landowner (died c.1656).

Deaths

15 October - Richard Creagh, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh.
Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare (born 1525).

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |editor= (help)

[Chronology-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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. {{cite book}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |editor= (help)

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 ==Events==
+*January - [[Sorley Boy MacDonnell]] lands at [[Cushendun]] with a substantial army, but after initial successes is driven back to [[Scotland]].
+*26 April&ndash;25 May - [[Parliament of Ireland]] meets in [[Dublin]].<ref name=Chronology>{{cite book|editor=Moody, T. W. ''et al.''|title=A New History of Ireland. '''8''': A Chronology of Irish History|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1989|isbn=978-0-19-821744-2}}</ref>
-{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}
+*15 July - Composition of Connacht: A commission is given to Sir [[Richard Bingham (soldier)|Richard Bingham]], governor of [[Connacht]], and others to make agreements with landowners in the province by 3 October.<ref name=Chronology/>
+*July&ndash;August - Sir [[John Perrot]], [[Lord Deputy of Ireland]], is in Ulster; he confirms agreement between the [[O'Neill dynasty]] on 10 August<ref name=Chronology/> and establishes [[County Coleraine]] as the County of Colerain.
+*October - [[Sorley Boy MacDonnell]], having returns to Ireland, recaptures [[Dunluce Castle]].<ref name=Chronology/>
+*15 October - [[Richard Creagh]], [[Roman Catholic]] [[Archbishop of Armagh]] dies a prisoner in the [[Tower of London]].<ref name=Chronology/>
+*December - [[Plantations of Ireland#Munster Plantation (1586 onwards)|Munster Plantation]] planned.<ref name=Chronology/>
 ==Births==
+*[[Thomas Preston, 1st Viscount Tara]], soldier (died [[1655 in Ireland|1655]]).
+*Possible date - [[Sir Dominick Browne]], merchant and landowner (died c.[[1656 in Ireland|1656]]).
-{{Empty section|date=July 2010}}
 ==Deaths==
+*15 October - [[Richard Creagh]], [[Roman Catholic]] [[Archbishop of Armagh]].
 *[[Gerald FitzGerald, 11th Earl of Kildare]] (born [[1525 in Ireland|1525]]).