Events from the year 1331 in Ireland.
Incumbent Lord: Edward III
Events
"A hosting by the Connachtmen, both Foreigner and Gaidhel, into Munster, against Mac Conmara. Pledge and sway were gained by them on Mac Conmara. A church was burned by a party of the host, wherein were two score and one hundred persons, both noble and base and two priests were of them and those all were burned." "Ten of the people of Donnchadh the Swarthy, son of Mael-Shechlainn Carrach Mac Diarmata, were drowned on Loch-Teiched." 21 January – Parliament at Dublin 27 February – Anthony de Luci appointed justicier 3 March – William de Burgh, Earl of Ulster, appointed lieutenant. Ordinances for Conduct of Irish government includes a decree that there should be one law for Irish and Anglo-Irish, except for betaghs 21 April – Irish raid and capture Arklow 25 April – Irish raid Tallaght Irish raids in County Wexford. 1 July – Irish Parliament meets at Dublin August Irish raid and capture Ferns 16 August – Earl of Desmond captured by Justiciar at Limerick Edward III plans expedition to Ireland for 1332 September Henry de Mandeville arrested Walter de Burgh defeats Tommaltach Mac Diarmata in Moylurg November Walter de Burgh arrested and imprisoned by the Earl of Ulster
Births 4 October – James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde, Lord Justice of Ireland (died 1382).
Deaths
Tadhg mac Cathal mac Domnall Ua Conchobair rested in Christ
References
"The Annals of Ireland by Friar John Clyn", edited and translated with an Introduction, by Bernadette Williams, Four Courts Press, 2007. , pp. 240–244. "A New History of Ireland VIII: A Chronology of Irish History to 1976", edited by T. W. Moody, F.X. Martin and F.J. Byrne. Oxford, 1982. . https://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100001B/index.html https://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100005C/index.html https://www.ucc.ie/celt/published/T100010B/index.html