Events from the year 1570 in Ireland.
Incumbent Monarch: Elizabeth I
Events January – William Oge Martyn is kidnapped by the Earl of Thomond. April – Battle of Shrule occurs. October 10 – Sir Edmund Butler of Cloughgrenan surrenders his estate to Elizabeth I of England in exchange for a pardon for his rebellion.
Births Col Ciotach, adventurer of Clan Donald, Laird of Colonsay (d. 1647) Tadhg mac Dáire Mac Bruaideadha, Gaelic poet and historian (d. 1652) References