1171 in Ireland

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Events from the year 1171 in Ireland.

Events

• May - Following the death of Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster, the lordship of Leinster is disputed between his son, Domhnall Caomhánach, and the Cambro-Norman Richard de Clare (Strongbow).^[1]
• Henry II of England arrives in Ireland;^[1] Irish bishops and most Irish kings submit to his rule.^[1]
• Ascall mac Ragnaill, last Norse–Gaelic King of Dublin, is captured while trying to retake Dublin from de Clare, perhaps in company with Sweyn Asleifsson, and beheaded; before the end of the year, de Clare relinquishes possession of the city to his own liege lord, Henry.

Deaths

• 1 May - Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster (born 1110).^[1]
• Ascall mac Ragnaill, King of Dublin.

References

1. Foster, R. F., ed. (1989). The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198229704.