1189 in Ireland

← 1188 1187 1186 1185 1184 1189 in Ireland → 1190 1191 1192 1193 1194
Centuries:	11th 12th 13th 14th
Decades:	1160s 1170s 1180s 1190s 1200s
See also:	Other events of 1189 List of years in Ireland

Incumbent

• Lord: John

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

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