1261 in Ireland

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Events from the year 1261 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Lord: Henry III

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

Deaths

• John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Baron Desmond

References

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