1260 in Ireland explained

Events from the year 1260 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Lord

Henry III

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]

Notes and References

1. The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. Foster, RF. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1989
2. Web site: Oh no the dreaded 404 Not Found. dead. June 1, 2021. www.ucc.ie. October 5, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161005064444/http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/T100013/.