1496 in Ireland

Centuries:	13th; 14th; 15th; 16th; 17th;
Decades:	1470s; 1480s; 1490s; 1500s; 1510s;
See also:	Other events of 1496 ; List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1496 in Ireland.

Incumbent

Garret More, the Great Earl of Kildare, returns to Ireland as Lord Deputy of Ireland.^[1] He holds the position until his death in 1513.
St. Mel's Cathedral, Ardagh, is severely damaged in fighting and never restored.

^ Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X., eds. (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 370.

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