1476 in Ireland

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Events from the year 1476 in Ireland.

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References

  1. "Alen, John (1476–1534), archbishop of Dublin" . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/377 . Retrieved 3 April 2018.(Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. Smith, Brendan (2018). The Cambridge History of Ireland: Volume 1, 600–1550. Cambridge University Press. p. 439. ISBN   9781108625258.