1189 in Ireland

1189
in
Ireland
Centuries:
  • 11th
  • 12th
  • 13th
  • 14th
Decades:
  • 1160s
  • 1170s
  • 1180s
  • 1190s
  • 1200s
See also:Other events of 1189
List of years in Ireland

Incumbent

Events

  • Giraldus Cambrensis (Gerald of Wales) writes Expugnato Hibernica about Henry II’s invasion of Ireland.[1]
  • Royal charter was granted to Dundalk
  • Hugh de Lacy, 1st Earl of Ulster was appointed Viceroy of Ireland

Births

Deaths

  • King Conchobar Maenmaige Ua Conchobair of Connacht was assassinated.

References

  1. Illustrated Dictionary of Irish History. Mac Annaidh, S (ed). Gill and Macmillan, Dublin. 2001
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