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  2. History of Ireland (1536–1691) - Wikipedia

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    Ireland during the period of 1536–1691 saw the first full conquest of the island by England and its colonisation with mostly Protestant settlers from Great Britain.This would eventually establish two central themes in future Irish history: subordination of the country to London-based governments and sectarian animosity between Catholics and Protestants.

  3. Category:16th century in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "16th century in Ireland" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *

  4. Category:Years of the 16th century in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Ireland portal; Years of the 16th century in Ireland. ← 15th century | 17th century ...

  5. Plantations of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Plantations in 16th- and 17th-century Ireland (Irish: Plandálacha na hÉireann) involved the confiscation of Irish-owned land by the English Crown and the colonisation of this land with settlers from Great Britain. The main plantations took place from the 1550s to the 1620s, the biggest of which was the plantation of Ulster. [1]

  6. Tudor conquest of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The Tudor conquest (or reconquest) of Ireland took place during the 16th century under the Tudor dynasty, which ruled the Kingdom of England. The Anglo-Normans had conquered swathes of Ireland in the late 12th century, bringing it under English rule .

  7. Shane O'Neill (Irish chieftain) - Wikipedia

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    Shane O'Neill (Irish: Séan mac Cuinn Ó Néill; c. 1530 – 2 June 1567) was an Irish chieftain of the O'Neill dynasty of Ulster in the mid-16th century. Shane O'Neill's career was marked by his ambition to be the O'Neill—sovereign of the dominant O'Neill family of Tír Eoghain. This brought him into conflict with competing branches of the O ...

  8. Reformation in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Quin Abbey, a Franciscan friary built in the 15th century and suppressed in 1541 . The dissolutions in Ireland followed a very different course from those in England and Wales. There were around 400 religious houses in Ireland in 1530 – many more, relative to population and material wealth than in England and Wales.

  9. 1600 in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    15 May – Nine Years' War: Chief Niall Garbh Ó Domhnaill betrays the Irish alliance and allows Henry Docwra to land at Lough Foyle with an expeditionary force of 4,000 men. In a devastating blow to the rebels, Docwra sets up a series of fortifications along the River Foyle , cutting access between Tír Eoghain and Tyrconnell .