Events from the year 1563 in Ireland.
Incumbent Monarch: Elizabeth I
Events April–September 11 – Thomas Radclyffe, 3rd Earl of Sussex, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, based in Armagh, campaigns against Shane O'Neill. May 18 – commission for administration of the Oath of Supremacy to all ecclesiastics and state servants. After September (possible year) – introduction of the potato to Ireland by John Hawkins.
Births May – Arthur Chichester, 1st Baron Chichester, English administrator and soldier, Lord Deputy of Ireland (d. 1625) Approximate date – Niall Ó Glacáin, physician (d. 1653)
Deaths Diarmuid Mac Bruideadha, poet.
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