1318 in Ireland explained

Events from the year 1318 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Lord

Edward II

Events

• 10 May – Battle of Dysert O'Dea: The Hiberno-Norman Richard de Clare is defeated and killed by Conor O'Dea in alliance with O'Briens, MacNamaras and Ó hEithirs.^[1]
• 29 September – Alexander de Bicknor arrives in Ireland.
• 14 October – Battle of Faughart, aka Battle of Dundalk:^[2] a Hiberno-Norman force defeats a Scots-Irish army commanded by Edward Bruce (who is killed in the battle), ending the Bruce campaign in Ireland.^[1]
• Beginning of the Kildare Supremacy.^[3]
• William FitzJohn, Bishop of Ossory appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland
• Cork City was given an English Royal Charter and for many centuries was an outpost of Old English culture.

Deaths

• 10 May – Richard de Clare, Thomas de Lees, Henry de Capella, James de Caunteton, John de Caunteton, all killed at Dysart O'Dea.
• Gilbert de Roache "killed at Ross by the burgesses of Ross."
• Edward Bruce of Scotland killed in battle.

Notes and References

1. Book: Foster, R. F.. The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. Oxford University Press. 1989. 0198229704. registration.
2. Book: D'Alton, John. The history of Ireland: from the earliest period to the year 1245, Vol II page 49 "...popularly called the battle of Dundalk...". 1845. Published by the author. 49.
3. Book: Illustrated Dictionary of Irish History. Mac Annaidh, Séamas. Gill and Macmillan. Dublin. 2001. 9780717135363.