1399 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1399 in Ireland.
Incumbent
- Lord: Richard II (until 29 September), then Henry IV
Events
- June–August: Richard II of England’s second expedition to Ireland, with inconclusive results.[1][2]
- December: Henry IV ordered the implementation of the absentee act of 1380. This demanded that all who held lands, benefices, or offices in Ireland should go to reside there and defend the land against the 'Irish rebels'.[3]
- Battle of Tragh-Bhaile: forces of the Norman Lordship of Ireland defeat those of Henry O Neill's sons.[4]
Deaths
- 4 March – John FitzGerald, 4th Earl of Desmond, drowned.
- Gilla na Naemh Mac Aodhagáin, a professor of Judiciary.
References
- ↑ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 112–115. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ↑ Foster, R. F. (1989). The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-822970-4.
- ↑ Cosgrove, Art (6 November 2008). A New History of Ireland: Volume II, Medieval Ireland 1169–1534. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199539703.003.0018. ISBN 978-0-19-953970-3.
- ↑ "Battle of Tragh-Bhaile". oneillclans. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.