Events from the year 1310 in Ireland.
Incumbent
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Lord
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:
Edward II
Edward II (25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327), also known as Edward of Caernarfon or Caernarvon, was King of England from 1307 until he was deposed in January 1327. The fourth son of Edward I, Edward became the heir to the throne follo ...
Events
* Áed Bréifnech Ó Conchobair killed by Seónac Mac Uidilín, officer of his mercenaries, at the instigation of Sir William Laith de Burgh.
* Fedlimid mac Áed mac Eógan Ó Conchobhair installed as King of
Connacht
Connacht or Connaught ( ; or ), is the smallest of the four provinces of Ireland, situated in the west of Ireland. Until the ninth century it consisted of several independent major Gaelic kingdoms (Uí Fiachrach, Uí Briúin, Uí Maine, C ...
by Máelruanaid Mac Diarmata (
Mac Dermott) at
Carnfree
Carnfree (Irish ''Carn Fraoich'', Fráech's cairn) is a site south of the village of Tulsk in Roscommon that also lies close to the more celebrated ancient landscape of Rathcroghan. The chief feature here is the bronze-age mound of Carnfree itself ...
with full ancient ceremony
* Ó Ragallaig and Mac Mathgamna campaign in
Airgialla
*January–June – trial of
Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon, mainly known as the Knights Templar, was a Military order (religious society), military order of the Catholic Church, Catholic faith, and one of the most important military ord ...
in
Dublin
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...
* 9 February Parliament at
Kilkenny
Kilkenny ( , meaning 'church of Cainnech of Aghaboe, Cainnech'). is a city in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region and in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinst ...
. Law passed against reception of Irishmen as members of
Anglo-Irish
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religious houses
* after 24 March Parliament at
Kildare
Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 10,302, making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. It is home to Kildare Cathedral, historically the site of an important abbey said to have been founded by Saint ...
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Earl of Ulster
The title of Earl of Ulster has been created six times in the Peerage of Ireland and twice in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Since 1928, the title has been held by the Duke of Gloucester and is used as a courtesy title by the Duke's el ...
builds castle at
Sligo
Sligo ( ; , meaning 'abounding in shells') is a coastal seaport and the county town of County Sligo, Ireland, within the western province of Connacht. With a population of 20,608 in 2022, it is the county's largest urban centre (constituting 2 ...
Births
Deaths
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Tanaide Mor mac Dúinnín Ó Maolconaire, seanchai (
historian
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) and file (poet).
References
*''"The Annals of Ireland by Friar John Clyn"'', edited and translated with an Introduction, by Bernadette Williams, Four Courts Press, 2007. , 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. .
*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
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