1260 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1260 in Ireland.
Events
- Battle of Down; defeat and death of Brian O’Neill.[1]
- Grey Abbey in County Kildare was founded by William de Vesci. It was run by Franciscan friars.
Births
- Roger Utlagh, or Roger Outlawe (d. 1341) was a leading Irish cleric, judge and statesman of the fourteenth century who held the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland.
Deaths
Tadhg Mac Conchubair mic Donncaidh I Briain. His death recorded in Mac Carthaigh's Book as "a fortunate event for the Galls"[2]
References
- ^ The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. Foster, RF. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1989
- ^ http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/T100013/