Events from the year 1659 in Ireland.
Incumbent Lord Protector: Richard Cromwell (until 25 May)
Events 25 May – Richard Cromwell (son of Oliver) resigns as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland. 15 June – Henry Cromwell (son of Oliver) resigns as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.
Births September – Claud Hamilton, 4th Earl of Abercorn, Jacobite and soldier, fought at the Battle of the Boyne (d.1691) 28 October – Nicholas Brady, Anglican divine and poet (d.1726)
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