Events from the year 1260 in Ireland.
Incumbent Lord: Henry III
Events
Battle of Down; defeat and death of Brian O’Neill.The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. Foster, RF. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1989 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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