1572 in Ireland

Events from the year 1572 in Ireland.

← 1571 1570 1569 1568 1567 1572 in Ireland → 1573 1574 1575 1576 1577
Centuries:	14th 15th 16th 17th 18th
Decades:	1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s
See also:	Other events of 1572 List of years 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).

Deaths

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.