1261 in Ireland

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

  • 1260
  • 1259
  • 1258
  • 1257
  • 1256
Blank Ireland.svg
1261
in
Ireland

  • 1262
  • 1263
  • 1264
  • 1265
  • 1266
Centuries:
  • 11th
  • 12th
  • 13th
  • 14th
  • 15th
Decades:
  • 1240s
  • 1250s
  • 1260s
  • 1270s
  • 1280s
See also:Other events of 1261
List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1261 in Ireland.

Incumbent[]

  • Lord: Henry III

Events[]

  • Battle of Callann: John fitz Thomas of Desmond and his heir are defeated and killed by Finghin MacCarthy, himself slain later that year.[1]
  • Cormac MacCarthy becomes King of Desmond

Births[]

Deaths[]

  • John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond

References[]

  1. ^ The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. Foster, RF. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1989
Retrieved from ""