1342 in Ireland
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Events

  • King Conchobhar of Tír Conaill killed and succeeded by his brother, Niall.
  • Soldiers from Ireland sent to campaign for Edward III in Brittany
    Brittany
    Brittany is a cultural and administrative region in the north-west of France. Previously a kingdom and then a duchy, Brittany was united to the Kingdom of France in 1532 as a province. Brittany has also been referred to as Less, Lesser or Little Britain...

  • January 16 - May 18 Deputy justiciar
    Justiciar
    In medieval England and Ireland the Chief Justiciar was roughly equivalent to a modern Prime Minister as the monarch's chief minister. Similar positions existed on the Continent, particularly in Norman Italy. The term is the English form of the medieval Latin justiciarius or justitiarius In...

     John Morice campaigns against the Irish of Mide
  • April 5 4th Earl of Kildare granted livery
    Livery
    A livery is a uniform, insignia or symbol adorning, in a non-military context, a person, an object or a vehicle that denotes a relationship between the wearer of the livery and an individual or corporate body. Often, elements of the heraldry relating to the individual or corporate body feature in...

     of his lands.
  • after July 1
  • King Toirdhealbhacf Connacht restores Roscommon
    Roscommon
    Roscommon is the county town of County Roscommon in Ireland. Its population at the 2006 census stood at 5,017 . The town is located near the junctions of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.-History:...

     castle to William de Bermingham, the royal constable
  • July 16 - September 4 Deputy justiciar campaigns in Wicklow
    Wicklow
    Wicklow) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. Located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island, it has a population of 10,070 according to the 2006 census. The town is situated to the east of the N11 route between Dublin and Wexford. Wicklow is also connected to the rail...

     against the Ó Broin
  • November 4 King Toirdhealbhach of Connacht deposed by Mac Diarmata (MacDermott
    MacDermott
    MacDermott is a surname, and may refer to:*Ambrose MacDermott, Bishop of Elphin from 1707 to 1717* Cormac MacDermott* G. H. MacDermott* John MacDermott, Baron MacDermott* Sean MacDermott...

    and Mac William Burke. Succeeded by Aodh mac Aodh of Clann Mhuircheartaigh.
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