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  • King Toirdhealbhach of Connacht
    Connacht
    Connacht , formerly anglicised as Connaught, is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the west of Ireland. In Ancient Ireland, it was one of the fifths ruled by a "king of over-kings" . Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the ancient kingdoms were shired into a number of counties for...

     captures Roscommon
    Roscommon
    Roscommon is the county town of County Roscommon in Ireland. Its population at the 2006 census stood at 5,017 . The town is located near the junctions of the N60, N61 and N63 roads.-History:...

     castle
  • January 23 Ross
    Ross
    Ross is a region of Scotland and a former mormaerdom, earldom, sheriffdom and county. The name Ross allegedly derives from a Gaelic word meaning a headland - perhaps a reference to the Black Isle. The Norse word for Orkney - Hrossay meaning horse island - is another possible origin. The area...

     loses its rights as an open port
  • February 13 Death of Roger Outlaw (see February 22)
  • February 22 Alexander Bicknor, Archbishop of Dublin
    Archbishop of Dublin (Roman Catholic)
    The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the Archdiocese of Dublin. The Church of Ireland has a similar role, heading the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough. In both cases, the Archbishop is also Primate of Ireland...

     appointed 'custos and acting justiciar
  • March 16 John Morice appointed deputy justiciar
  • May 5 Elizabeth de Burgh
    Elizabeth de Burgh
    Elizabeth de Burgh was the second wife and the only queen consort of King Robert I of Scotland.-Life:She was born in Dunfermline, Fife in Scotland, the daughter of the powerful Richard Óg de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and his wife Margarite de Burgh...

    , daughter of William Donn, 4th Earl of Ulster
    Earl of Ulster
    The title of Earl of Ulster has been created several times in the Peerage of Ireland and Peerage of the United Kingdom. Currently, the title is a subsidiary title of the Duke of Gloucester, and is used as a courtesy title by the Duke's son, Alexander Windsor, Earl of Ulster...

    , betrothed to Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
    Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence
    Lionel of Antwerp, 1st Duke of Clarence, jure uxoris 4th Earl of Ulster and 5th Baron of Connaught, KG was the third son, but the second son to survive infancy, of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault...

     (see September 9)
  • July 24 General resumption of all grants made since the death of Edward I
    Edward I of England
    Edward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons...

  • July 27 Ordinance excluding all but Englishmen beneficed in England from holding office in Ireland
  • August 2 - October 2 Deputy justicier campaigns in Leinster
    Leinster
    Leinster is one of the Provinces of Ireland situated in the east of Ireland. It comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Mide, Osraige and Leinster. Following the Norman invasion of Ireland, the historic fifths of Leinster and Mide gradually merged, mainly due to the impact of the Pale, which straddled...

     against Mac Murchada
  • September 9 Marriage of Elizabeth de Burgh and Lionel of Antwerp
  • October Parliament at Dublin adjourned to Kilkenny
    Kilkenny
    Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...

     (held in November). Petitions critical of administration sent to Edward III
  • November 25 Order for examination of exchequer
    Exchequer
    The Exchequer is a government department of the United Kingdom responsible for the management and collection of taxation and other government revenues. The historical Exchequer developed judicial roles...

    and its officials
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