1349 in Ireland

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Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 References

[edit] 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."^[1]
• 3 February - Conall Ó Mórdha killed by his brothers. Succeeded as King of Laois by his son, Ruaidhrí.^{[citation needed]}
• May - The Black Plague ends after causing several thousand deaths.^{[citation needed]}
• 17 June - Fulk de la Freigne killed by the Irish of Leinster^{[citation needed]}
• 18 June - The Statute of labourers is passed at Westminister and will later be applied in Ireland.^{[citation needed]}
• 17 July - Thomas de Rokeby appointed Justicier of Ireland; arrives 20 December. John de Carew acts as deputy Justicier.^{[citation needed]}
• November - Maurice, Earl of Desmond, pardoned.^{[citation needed]}
• Shortage of corn and spices, leading to prices of twenty pence for a pound of corn and forty pence for pepper and ginger.^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• Flaithbheartach Domnall Carrach Ó Ruairc deposed from kingship of West Bréifne.^{[citation needed]}
• Sean Dubh MacDonnell was killed by Manus mac Eochaid Mac Mathghamhna^{[citation needed]}
• Warfare between Ruaidri mac Tairdelbach Ó Conchobair and Ferghal MacDermot; the former burns, wastes and plunders Moylurg.^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}
• Gilbert Ó Flannagáin,, Chief of Tuath Ratha, was slain by the sons of Brian Ó Flannagáin.^{[citation needed]}
• Murtough Riaganagh Mag Aenghusa killed by his brothers.^{[citation needed]}
• 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."^{[citation needed]}
• 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.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Births

• Friar John, Minister of the Friar Preachers of Ireland (alive 1405).^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Deaths

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

[edit] 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