1260 in Ireland

Events from the year 1260 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Lord: Henry III

Events

• Battle of Down; defeat and death of Brian O’Neill.
• Grey Abbey in County Kildare was founded by William de Vesci. It was run by Franciscan friars.

Births

• Roger Utlagh, or Roger Outlawe (d. 1341) was a leading Irish cleric, judge and statesman of the fourteenth century who held the office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

Deaths

Tadhg Mac Conchubair mic Donncaidh I Briain. His death recorded in Mac Carthaigh's Book as "a fortunate event for the Galls"

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