1484 in Ireland

Events

• June 14 – Walter Fitzsimon is appointed Archbishop of Dublin, an office which he will hold until his death in 1511.
• July-August – Gearóid Mór FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare, Lord Deputy of Ireland, attends the English court.
• August 20 – Giolla Pádraig, tánaiste of Fir Manach, is killed by his five brothers, leading to dynastic tension.
• August 21 – John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, is appointed Lieutenant in Ireland 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.
• September 28 – St. Nicholas' Church, Galway, is raised to the status of a collegiate church by Donatus Ó Muireadhaigh, Archbishop of Tuam.
• October 15 – Great Council at Naas.
• November – Réamonn mac Mathghamhna, king of Airgíalla, dies in captivity at Drogheda and is succeeded by his nephew Aodh Óg.
• December 15 – The city of Galway is granted a royal charter and mayoralty by Richard III of England.
• An Irish province of the Dominican Order is established.

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