1349 in Ireland

Events

*Christmas to March - The Black Death: "The pestilence gathered strength in Kilkenny during Lent ... there was scarcely a house in which only one died." [Williams, Dr. Bernadette. (2007)."The Annals of Ireland by Friar John Clyn". Dublin: Four Courts Press. ISBN 978 1 84682 034 2]
*3 February - Conall Ó Mórdha killed by his brothers. Succeeded as King of Laois by his son, Ruaidhrí.Fact|date=January 2008
*May - The Black Plague ends after causing several thousand deaths. Fact|date=January 2008
*17 June - Fulk de la Freigne killed by the Irish of LeinsterFact|date=January 2008
*18 June - The Statute of labourers is passed at Westminister and will later be applied in Ireland.Fact|date=January 2008
*17 July - Thomas de Rokeby appointed Justicier of Ireland; arrives 20 December. John de Carew acts as deputy Justicier.Fact|date=January 2008
*November - Maurice, Earl of Desmond, pardoned. Fact|date=January 2008
*Shortage of corn and spices, leading to prices of twenty pence for a pound of corn and forty pence for pepper and ginger.Fact|date=January 2008
*Aedh Ó Ruairc defeats Flaithbertaigh Ó Ruairc and his allies, Donough Ó Domhnaill; Aedh Mag Fhlannchaidh, Chief of Dartry; Gilchreest Mag Fhlannchaidh; Loughlin mac Aindiles Ó Baoighill. Fact|date=January 2008
*Flaithbheartach Domnall Carrach Ó Ruairc deposed from kingship of West Bréifne.Fact|date=January 2008
*Sean Dubh MacDonnell was killed by Manus mac Eochaid Mac MathghamhnaFact|date=January 2008
*Warfare between Ruaidri mac Tairdelbach Ó Conchobair and Ferghal MacDermot; the former burns, wastes and plunders Moylurg.Fact|date=January 2008
*Donough Reagh mac Melaghlin Carragh MacDermot seized by Cormac Bodhar Mac Dermot, who has him killed by the son of Gilchreest Mac Taichligh and The Ó Cearnaigh.Fact|date=January 2008
*Gilbert Ó Flannagáin,, Chief of Tuath Ratha, was slain by the sons of Brian Ó Flannagáin.Fact|date=January 2008
*Murtough Riaganagh Mag Aenghusa killed by his brothers.Fact|date=January 2008
*Cormac Ballach mac Art Ó Maoilsheachlainn and the Irish of Mide defeated by the Lord Justice and the English of Meath, "in which many of their chieftains were slain."Fact|date=January 2008
*A raid by The Clanricarde into Lower Connacht is met and heavily defeated by Mac William Burk and Mac Feorais, resulting in his capture and the capture and death of many of his followers.Fact|date=January 2008

Births

*Friar John, Minister of the Friar Preachers of Ireland (alive 1405).Fact|date=January 2008

Deaths

*After June - Friar John Clyn.
*14 July - Alexander de Bicknor, Archbishop of Dublin.
*Matthew mac Cathal Ó Ruairc, "of the Black Death."Fact|date=January 2008
*Risdeard mac Giolla Iosa Ruaidh Ó Raghallaigh, Lord of East Breifne.
*Diarmaid mac Gilbert O Cellaigh,, King of Hy-Many.Fact|date=January 2008
*Rory Ó Catháin, Lord of Creeve and Ard-Keanaghta. Fact|date=January 2008
*Aedh Ó Raghallaigh.Fact|date=January 2008
*Gilla Caech Mac Dorchaidhe.Fact|date=January 2008
*Maurice MacDonough, Chief of Corran.Fact|date=January 2008
*Gilla na Neamh Ó h-Uiginn, poet.Fact|date=January 2008
*A grandson of the Earl of Ulster.Fact|date=January 2008

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