Events from the year 1484 in Ireland.
Incumbent Lord: Richard III
Events 14 June – 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. 20 August – Giolla Pádraig (son of Éamonn mac Thomáis Óig, Mág Uidhir), tánaiste of Fir Manach, is killed by his five brothers, leading to dynastic tension. 21 August – 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. 28 September – St. Nicholas' Church, Galway, is raised to the status of a collegiate church by Donatus Ó Muireadhaigh, Archbishop of Tuam. 15 October – Great Council (sitting of the Parliament of Ireland) at Naas. November – Réamonn mac Mathghamhna, king of Airgíalla, dies in captivity at Drogheda and is succeeded by his nephew Aodh Óg. 15 December – 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. References