1316 in Ireland explained

Events from the year 1316 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Lord

Edward II

Events

• 10 August – Battle of Athenry; rebellious Irish chiefs of Connacht defeated and killed.^[1]
• The Earl of Kildare founds the Augustinian Adare Friary in County Limerick.
• Ualgarg Mór Ó Ruairc is made king of West Breifne by Fedlim Ó Conchobair, king of Connacht.^[2]

Notes and References

1. The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. Foster, RF. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1989
2. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ruairc/oannals4.htm#43 Annals, 1316