1659 in Ireland

Events from the year 1659 in Ireland.

Incumbent

 * Lord Protector: Richard Cromwell (until 25 May)

Events

 * May 25 – Richard Cromwell (son of Oliver) resigns as Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.
 * June 15 – 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)
 * October 28 – Nicholas Brady, Anglican divine and poet (d.1726)