1116 in Ireland

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Events from the year 1116 in Ireland.

Incumbents

• High King of Ireland: Domnall Ua Lochlainn

Events

Famine. ^{[1] [2]}

Births

Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (Modern Irish: Ruaidhrí Ó Conchobhair, or, Ruairí Ó Conchúir; commonly anglicised as Rory O'Conor) (d. 1198) was King of Connacht from 1156 to 1186, and High King of Ireland from 1166 to 1183. ^[3] He was the last High King of Ireland before the Norman invasion of Ireland ^[4] (Brian Ua Néill and Edward Bruce both claimed the title with opposition in later years).

References

1. JStor website, On the Ancient History and the Antiquities of Ireland, article by Edward Johnston, published in The National Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 3 (Sep., 1830), pp. 326 https://doi.org/10.2307/30058104
2. University College Cork website, The Annals of Ulster
3. Library Ireland website, Roderic O’Connor
4. Clonalis House website, High Kings of Connacht