Fryde et al. 1986, p. 43, line 15. "Edward VI ... acc. 28 Jan. 1547;" Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, No. 2 (3rd ed.). London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society. ISBN0-86193-106-8. – (for timeline)
Fryde et al. 1986, p. 168, line 4. "1550, 4 Aug. / 10 Sep. / Anthony St Leger, L.D. [Lord Deputy]" Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, No. 2 (3rd ed.). London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society. ISBN0-86193-106-8. – (for timeline)
Fryde et al. 1986, p. 43, line 27. "Mary I … acc. 6 Jul. 1553;" Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, No. 2 (3rd ed.). London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society. ISBN0-86193-106-8. – (for timeline)
Fryde et al. 1986, p. 168, line 8. "1553, 1 Sept. / 19 Nov. / Anthony St Leger, L.D. [Lord Deputy]" Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, No. 2 (3rd ed.). London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society. ISBN0-86193-106-8. – (for timeline)
Fryde et al. 1986, p. 168, line 11. "1556, 27 Apr. / 26 May / Thomas Radcliffe, Lord FitzWalter, (e. of Sussex 1557), L.D. [Lord Deputy]" Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, No. 2 (3rd ed.). London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society. ISBN0-86193-106-8. – (for timeline)
Fryde et al. 1986, p. 43, line 41. "Elizabeth I … acc. 17 Nov. 1558;" Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, No. 2 (3rd ed.). London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society. ISBN0-86193-106-8. – (for timeline)
Fryde et al. 1986, p. 168, line 19. "1565, 13 Oct. / 20 Jan. 1566 / Henry Sidney, L.D. [Lord Deputy]" Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I., eds. (1986). Handbook of British Chronology. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, No. 2 (3rd ed.). London: Offices of the Royal Historical Society. ISBN0-86193-106-8. – (for timeline)
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Brady 2002, p. 99. "In 1559 they [Donnell] defeated the earl and his ally Clanrickard heavily at Spancel Hill."
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Cunningham 2009, p. [1st paragraph, 1st sentence]. "O'Brien, Conor (1535–81), 3rd earl of Thomond, was the eldest of three sons of Donough O'Brien (c. 1515 – 1553), 2nd earl of Thomond, and Ellen (Helen; d. 2 July 1597), youngest daughter of Piers Butler, 8th earl of Ormond and 1st earl of Ossory." Cunningham, Bernadette (October 2009). "O'Brien, Conor". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
Cunningham 2009, last paragraph. "He died ... at the age of forty-five, early in 1581, and was buried at the Franciscan friary at Ennis" Cunningham, Bernadette (October 2009). "O'Brien, Conor". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
Cunningham 2009, last paragraph, 1st sentence. "Conor O'Brien married firstly, in 1559, Eveleen, widow of James Fitzgerald (qv), 13th earl of Desmond, daughter of Donal MacCarthy, but she died the following year." Cunningham, Bernadette (October 2009). "O'Brien, Conor". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 10 January 2022.