1587 in Ireland

1587 in Ireland

Events

*Lord Deputy William Fitzwilliam became head of the Irish Crown government at Dublin, succeeding John Perrot in that office.

Births

*Cahir O'Doherty, last Gaelic Lord of Inishowen (d.1608).

Deaths


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