Events from the year 1397 in Ireland.
Incumbent
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Lord
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Richard II
Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward, Prince of Wales (later known as the Black Prince), and Joan, Countess of Kent. R ...
Events
* The
Great Book of Lecan
The ''Great Book of Lecan'' or simply ''Book of Lecan'' () ( RIA, 23 P 2) is a late-medieval Irish manuscript written between 1397 and 1418 in Castle Forbes, Lecan (Lackan, Leckan; Irish ), in the territory of Tír Fhíacrach, near moder ...
was started at
Enniscrone
Enniscrone – also spelt Inniscrone and officially named Inishcrone () – is a small seaside town in County Sligo, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Its sandy beach, tourist campsite, and golf course all attract visitors. As of the 2022 ce ...
. (Completed in
1418
Year 1418 ( MCDXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–March
* January 31 – Mircea I, Prince of Wallachia (now part of southern Romania), dies after a reign of 21 years and is succ ...
).
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Robert Braybrooke
Robert Braybrooke (1336/7-1404) was a medieval cleric and King's Secretary. He was Dean of Salisbury and Bishop of London.
Biography
Braybrooke was the son of Sir Gerard de Braybooke of Castle Ashby, MP for Northampton of Horsenden, Buckinghams ...
,
Bishop of London
The bishop of London is the Ordinary (church officer), ordinary of the Church of England's Diocese of London in the Province of Canterbury. By custom the Bishop is also Dean of the Chapel Royal since 1723.
The diocese covers of 17 boroughs o ...
appointed
Lord Chancellor of Ireland
The Lord High Chancellor of Ireland, commonly known as the Lord Chancellor of Ireland, was the highest ranking judicial office in Ireland until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. From 1721 until the end of 1800, it was also the hi ...
.
* John Deping appointed
Bishop of Waterford and Lismore
The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Waterford and town of Lismore in Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1838, and is still used by the Roman Catholic Church.
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References
{{Year in Europe, 1397