1318 in Ireland

Events from the year 1318 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Lord: Edward II

Events

• 10 May – Battle of Dysert O'Dea: The Hiberno-Norman Richard de Clare is defeated and killed by Conor O'Dea in alliance with O'Briens, MacNamaras and Ó hEithirs.
• 29 September – Alexander de Bicknor arrives in Ireland.
• 14 October – Battle of Faughart, aka Battle of Dundalk: a Hiberno-Norman force defeats a Scots-Irish army commanded by Edward Bruce (who is killed in the battle), ending the Bruce campaign in Ireland.
• Beginning of the Kildare Supremacy.
• William FitzJohn, Bishop of Ossory appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland
• Cork City was given an English Royal Charter and for many centuries was an outpost of Old English culture.

Deaths

• 10 May – Richard de Clare, Thomas de Lees, Henry de Capella, James de Caunteton, John de Caunteton, all killed at Dysart O'Dea.
• Gilbert de Roache "killed at Ross by the burgesses of Ross."
• Edward Bruce of Scotland killed in battle.

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