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Events from the year 1484 in Ireland.
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Events
- June 14 – 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.[1]
- August 20 – Giolla Pádraig (son of Éamonn mac Thomáis Óig, Mág Uidhir), tánaiste of Fir Manach, is killed by his five brothers, leading to dynastic tension.[1]
- August 21 – John de la Pole, 1st Earl of Lincoln, is appointed Lieutenant in Ireland[1] 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.[1]
- September 28 – St. Nicholas' Church, Galway, is raised to the status of a collegiate church by Donatus Ó Muireadhaigh, Archbishop of Tuam.[2]
- October 15 – Great Council (sitting of the Parliament of Ireland) at Naas.[1]
- November – Réamonn mac Mathghamhna, king of Airgíalla, dies in captivity at Drogheda and is succeeded by his nephew Aodh Óg.[1]
- December 15 – The city of Galway is granted a royal charter and mayoralty by Richard III of England.[2]
- An Irish province of the Dominican Order is established.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c d e f g Moody, T. W.; Martin, F. X.; Byrne, F. J., eds. (1989). A New History of Ireland. 8: A Chronology of Irish History. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-821744-2.
- ^ a b Hardiman, James (1820). "Chapter 4: From 1484 to the commencement of the Irish Rebellion". The History of the Town and County of the Town of Galway. Dublin. Retrieved 1 February 2013.
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