1572 in Ireland

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See also:	Other events of 1572 List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1572 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Monarch: Elizabeth I

Events

• First Desmond rebellion ends (started in 1568).^[1]
• Sack of Athenry by the Mac an Iarlas.^[2]

Births

• Hugh Roe O'Donnell, Prince of Tyrconnell, helped to lead the Nine Years War (d. 1602).

References

1. Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., eds. (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 371.
2. Annals of the Four Masters.