1341 in Ireland

Events

* King Toirdhealbhach of Connacht captures Roscommon castle
* January 23 Ross loses its rights as an open port
* February 13 Death of Roger Outlaw (see February 22)
* February 22 Alexander Bicknor, Archbishop of Dublin appointed 'custos" and acting justiciar
* March 16 John Morice appointed deputy justiciar
* May 5 Elizabeth de Burgh, daughter of William Donn, 4th Earl of Ulster, betrothed to Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence (see September 9)
* July 24 General resumption of all grants made since the death of Edward I
* July 27 Ordinance excluding all but Englishmen beneficed in England from holding office in Ireland
* August 2 - October 2 Deputy justicier campaigns in Leinster against Mac Murchada
* September 9 Marriage of Elizabeth de Burgh and Lionel of Antwerp
* October Parliament at Dublin adjourned to Kilkenny (held in November). Petitions critical of administration sent to Edward III
* November 25 Order for examination of exchequer and its officials

Births

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Deaths

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References

* "The Annals of Ireland by Friar John Clyn", edited and translated with an Introduction, by Bernadette Williams, Four Courts Press, 2007. ISBN 978 1 84682 034 2, pp. 240-244.
* "A New History of Ireland VIII: A Chronology of Irish History to 1976", edited by T. W. Moody, F.X. Martin and F.J. Byrne. Oxford, 1982. ISBN 0 19 821744 7.
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100001B/index.html
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/index.html
* http://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100010B/index.html