1199 in Ireland

Centuries:	11th ; 12th ; 13th ; 14th ;
Decades:	1170s ; 1180s ; 1190s ; 1200s ; 1210s ;
See also:	Other events of 1199 ; List of years in Ireland

Last updated February 26, 2025

Incumbent

Lord: John

Events

6 April – on the death of his brother, Richard I of England, Prince John, Lord of Ireland, becomes King of England, thus bringing Ireland under the direct rule of the English Crown.
6 July – Archbishop Malachy (died 1148) is canonized by Pope Clement III.
Limerick is granted a charter as a city.^[1]
Risteárd de Tiúit occupies the motte-and-bailey castle in Granard (Granard Motte) as part of an initiative to extend Hiberno-Norman control over the country.^[2]
Milo le Bret, having been granted lands in Rathfarnham, adapted an existing ridge to build a motte and bailey

Births

Deaths

Cathalan Ua Maelfhabaill, King of Carraic-Brachaidhe.^[3]

References

↑ Fitzgerald, Patrick; McGregor, John James (1827). The history, topography and antiquities, of the county and city of Limerick. Vol. 2. p. iii (Appendix).
↑ "Granard Motte and Bailey". Longford Tourism. Archived from the original on 2013-03-01. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
↑ University College Cork website, Annals of Four Masters

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[1] Fitzgerald, Patrick; McGregor, John James (1827). The history, topography and antiquities, of the county and city of Limerick. Vol. 2. p. iii (Appendix).

[2] "Granard Motte and Bailey". Longford Tourism. Archived from the original on 2013-03-01. Retrieved 12 August 2012.

[3] University College Cork website, Annals of Four Masters

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