1462 in Ireland explained

Events from the year 1462 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Lord

Edward IV

Events

• Battle of Piltown

Desmond defeats Butlers.^[1]

• Glenquin Castle, is a tower house and National Monument located in County Limerick. Built by the Ó hAilgheanáin (O'Hallinans) in 1462, on the site of an older building dating back to AD 983.

Deaths

• James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond

Notes and References

1. Book: Moody, TW . Martin, FX . 1967 . The Course of Irish History . The Mercier Press . Cork, Ireland . 370.