1484 in Ireland

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Events from the year 1484 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Lord: Richard III

Events

• 14 June – Walter Fitzsimon is appointed Archbishop of Dublin, an office which he will hold until his death in 1511.^{[ citation needed ]}
• July–August – Gearóid Mór FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, Lord Deputy of Ireland, attends the English court. ^[1]
• 20 August – Giolla Pádraig (son of Éamonn mac Thomáis Óig, Mág Uidhir), tánaiste of Fir Manach, is killed by his five brothers, leading to dynastic tension. ^[1]
• 21 August – John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, is appointed Lieutenant in Ireland ^[1] by his uncle Richard III of England.
• September – Thomás Bairéad, Bishop of Annaghdown, is commissioned by the King to treat with Conn mac Enri Ó Néill, lord of Tír Eógain, and Hiberno-Normans. ^[1]
• 28 September – St. Nicholas' Church, Galway, is raised to the status of a collegiate church by Donatus Ó Muireadhaigh, Archbishop of Tuam. ^[2]
• 15 October – Great Council (sitting of the Parliament of Ireland) at Naas. ^[1]
• November – Réamonn mac Mathghamhna, king of Airgíalla, dies in captivity at Drogheda and is succeeded by his nephew Aodh Óg. ^[1]
• 15 December – The city of Galway is granted a royal charter and mayoralty by Richard III of England. ^[2]
• An Irish province of the Dominican Order is established. ^[1]

References

1. Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN   978-0-19-821744-2.
2. Hardiman, James (1820). "Chapter 4: From 1484 to the commencement of the Irish Rebellion". The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway . Dublin. Retrieved 1 February 2013.