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Leinster

province in Ireland

54 dated entries naming Leinster, drawn from 50 separate years between 527 CE and 1717 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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6th century

  • 527Illan mac Dúnlainge, king of Leinster (Ireland)source

8th century

  • 727Murchad mac Brain Mut, king of Leinster (Ireland)source
  • 728Dúnchad mac Murchado, king of Leinster (Ireland)source
  • 738Fáelán mac Murchado, king of Leinstersource
  • 760Muiredach mac Murchado, king of Leinster (Ireland)source
  • 776Cellach mac Dúnchada, king of Leinster (Ireland)source
  • 795Bran Ardchenn, king of Leinster (Ireland)source

9th century

  • 818Muiredach mac Brain, king of Leinster (Ireland)source
  • 829Muiredach mac Ruadrach, king of Leinstersource
  • 834Cellach mac Brain, king of Leinster (Ireland)source
  • 838Bran mac Fáeláin, king of Leinster (Ireland)source
  • 854Túathal mac Máele-Brigte, king of Leinstersource
  • 862Ruarc mac Brain, king of Leinster (Ireland)source
  • 863Muirecán mac Diarmata, king of Leinstersource
  • 871Ailill mac Dúnlainge, king of Leinstersource
  • 885Muiredach mac Brain, king of Leinster (Ireland)source

10th century

  • 908September 13 – Battle of Belach Mugna: In an alliance with the kings Cerball mac Muirecáin of Leinster, Cathal mac Conchobair of Connacht, and Cellach mac Cerbaill of Osraige, High King Flann Sinna defeats the forces of King Cormac mac Cuilennáin of Munster near Castledermot (County Kildare).source
  • 909Cerball mac Muirecáin, king of Leinster (Ireland)source
  • 914Viking raiders establish a settlement near Waterford (Ireland) led by Ottir (the Black). The Dublin Vikings are forced to pay tribute to the Irish kings of Meath and Leinster as the price to keeping their independence.source
  • 917Battle of Confey: The Norse Vikings under Sigtrygg Caech defeat and kill King Augaire mac Ailella of Leinster in battle. Sigtrygg re-captures Dublin and establishes himself as king, while his kinsman Ragnall ua Ímair returns to England to become King of Northumbria.source
  • 917Augaire mac Ailella, king of Leinster (Ireland)source
  • 984Domnall Claen, king of Leinster (Ireland)source
  • 999December 30 – Battle of Glenmama: The combined forces of Munster and Meath under Brian Boru (High King of Ireland) inflict a crushing defeat on the allied armies of Leinster and Dublin near Lyons Hill (County Kildare).source

11th century

  • 1002Brian Boru, king of Leinster and Munster, becomes High King of Ireland. After the submission of Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill, Brian Boru makes an expedition to the North.source
  • 1072February 7 – Diarmait mac Máel na mBó, Irish king of Leinstersource
  • 1075Domnall mac Murchada, king of Leinster and Dublinsource

12th century

  • 1109Fighting is recorded among Leinster dynasties, involving the Uí Cheinnselaig rival Leinster factions. These conflicts are recorded as violent clashes.source
  • 1110Diarmait Mac Murchada, Irish king of Leinster (died 1171)source
  • 1117Diarmait mac Énna meic Murchada ruler of the kingdoms of Leinster and Dublin.source
  • 1132Diarmait Mac Murchada has the abbey of Kildare in Ireland burned, and the abbess raped. He becomes king of the province of Leinster.source
  • 1140Domhnall Caomhánach, king of Leinster (died 1175)source
  • 1167Diarmaid mac Murchadha (or Dermot), former king of Leinster, returns to Ireland with an advance party of Flemings under Richard fitz Godbert de Roche.source
  • 1169May – Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland: Anglo-Norman mercenaries land at the request of deposed King Diarmaid mac Murchadha (Dermot). Among those arriving is Richard de Clare (a vassal of Henry II), who has made an alliance with exiled Diarmaid mac Murchadha to help him regain the throne of Leinster. This begins the period of Anglo-Norman dominance of Ireland.source
  • 11691 May – Norman invasion of Ireland starts with the arrival at Bannow Bay in Leinster of Norman military leaders Robert Fitz-Stephen, Maurice FitzGerald and others including Cambro-Norman knight (and vassal of Henry II of England) Richard de Clare ("Strongbow") who has made an alliance with exiled Irish chief Diarmait Mac Murchada to help him regain the throne of Leinster. Wexford, Waterford, Dublin and the Kingdom of Ossory are taken and Mac Murchada restored as King of Leinster.source
  • 1171May – following the death of Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster, the lordship of Leinster is disputed between his son, Domhnall Caomhánach, and the Cambro-Norman Richard de Clare (Strongbow).source
  • 1171May 1 – Diarmaid mac Murchadha, king of Leinster (born 1110)source
  • 1171July – King Henry II decides to lead a military expedition to Ireland and summons Richard de Clare (Strongbow) to join forces. In September, Richard travels to England and promises his loyalty to Henry. He is granted Leinster as a fiefdom and is honored with the post of "royal constable in Ireland". The army is assembled at Pembroke – several siege towers are shipped over, should Henry need to assault the Norman-held towns (or others such as Cork and Limerick).source
  • 1177May – Council of Oxford: Prince John is made Lord of Ireland and speculative grants of the kingdoms of Cork and Limerick are made to Norman vassals. Royal administrators are also assigned to Leinster.source
  • 1188Aoife MacMurrough (or Eva), princess of Leinster (born 1145)source

14th century

  • 1334Justicier Darcy campaigns against Ó Bríain and Mac Conmara in Thomond, Domhnall and Diarmaid Óg Mac Carthaigh in Desmond, Ó Tuathail and Ó Bróin in Leinstersource
  • 1338Justiciar de Charleton campaigns against the Leinster Irishsource
  • 13412 August – 2 October – deputy justicier campaigns in Leinster against Mac Murchada.source
  • 134421 July – Justiciar campaigns in south Leinster and Munster.source
  • 134623 April (until April 29) – the castles of Lea, Kilmohide and Balylethan in Leinster captured by Uí Mhórdha, Uí Chonchobair (Ó Conchubhair Fáilghe) and Uí Dhíomusaigh [3].source
  • 1394Battle of Ros-Mhic-Thriúin: The Kingdom of Leinster, led by King Art mac Art MacMurrough-Kavanagh, defeats an invading army from England, led by King Richard II of England and Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March.source
  • 1395Defeat of Leinster Irish under Art Mór Mac Murchadha Caomhánach, King of Leinster and submission of nearly all Irish and rebel English chiefs to King Richard II of England.source
  • 139820 July – Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March dies at the Battle of Kells in the war against the Leinster Irish.source

15th century

  • 1402Local conflicts between Gaelic chieftains and Anglo-Irish lords continued throughout the year, particularly in frontier areas bordering The Pale and in parts of Leinster and Munster.source

16th century

  • 1569Sir Edmund Butler of Cloughgrenan leads a revolt against the Lord Deputy of Ireland, Sir Henry Sidney, in Leinster.source
  • 1575August–September – Plague in Leinster.source
  • 1582September – Fiach McHugh O'Byrne surrenders, ending the Second Desmond Rebellion in Leinster.source

17th century

  • 1608County Longford is transferred from Connacht to Leinster, has its boundaries defined and is divided into six baronies.source
  • 16478 August – Irish Confederate Wars: An English Parliamentary army defeats the Irish Confederate's Leinster army.source

18th century

  • 1717August 3 – the title Viscount Boyne, in the province of Leinster, is created in the peerage of Ireland in favour of the Scottish military commander Gustavus Hamilton, 1st Baron Hamilton of Stackallan.source

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