Events from the year 1204 in Ireland.

Incumbent

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Events

John de Courcy Sir John de Courcy (c. 1150–1219) was an Anglo-Norman knight who lived in Ireland from 1176 until his expulsion in 1204. He conquered a considerable territory, endowed religious establishments, built abbeys for both the Benedictines and the ...

captured by Hugh de Lacy. * Fairs Act enacted by

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provides for the erection of a

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and fortifications at Dublin and the establishment of fairs at Donnybrook (near Dublin),

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and Limerick. It will be the oldest statute in force on the Irish statute book as of 2007. *

Duiske Abbey Duiske Abbey National Monument (Ireland), National Monument, also known as Graiguenamanagh Abbey, is a 13th-century Cistercian monastery situated in Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny in Ireland. Duiske Abbey was founded by William Marshal, 1st ...

founded by

William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke (1146 or 1147 – 14 May 1219), also called William the Marshal (Anglo-Norman language, Norman French: ', French language, French: '), was an Anglo-Normans, Anglo-Norman soldier and statesman during High Med ...

. * Old St. Mary's Church,

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founded by William de Burgh, Lord of

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(probable date).

Deaths

*15 January –

Gerald FitzMaurice, 1st Lord of Offaly Gerald FitzMaurice, jure uxoris 1st Lord of Offaly ( – 15 January 1204) was a Cambro-Norman nobleman who took part with his father, Maurice FitzGerald, Lord of Llanstephan, in the Norman Invasion of Ireland (1169–71). Together with his fi ...

, Cambro-Norman nobleman (born c.1150). * Donnchadh Conallagh Ua Conchobair, Prince of Connacht. * Muirchertach Tethbhach, Prince of Connacht (killed by his uncles).''

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''.

References

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Years of the 13th century in Ireland