1261 in Ireland

1261
in
Ireland

Centuries:
  • 11th
  • 12th
  • 13th
  • 14th
  • 15th
Decades:
  • 1240s
  • 1250s
  • 1260s
  • 1270s
  • 1280s
See also:Other events of 1261
List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1261 in Ireland.

Events

  • Battle of Callann: John fitz Thomas of Desmond and his heir are defeated and killed by Finghin MacCarthy, himself slain later that year.[1]
  • Cormac MacCarthy becomes King of Desmond

Births

Deaths

  • John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond

References

  1. The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. Foster, RF. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1989
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