Events from the year 1569 in Ireland.
Incumbent Monarch: Elizabeth I
Events Sir Edmund Butler of Cloughgrenan leads a revolt against the Lord Deputy of Ireland, Sir Henry Sidney, in Leinster.
Births Niall Garve O'Donnell (Niall Garbh Ó Domhnaill), last Prince of Tyrconnell (d. 1626) Geoffrey Keating (Seathrún Céitinn), Roman Catholic priest, poet and historian (d. c.1644)
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