1142 in Ireland
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Events from the year 1142 in Ireland.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]- Foundation of the first Cistercian house in Ireland at Mellifont,[1] on land given by the King of Airgíalla. Abbey completed in 1157.[2] The Cistercians were brought into Ireland by Saint Malachy[3]
Deaths
[edit]- Conchobar Ua Briain, a ruler of the kingdoms of Munster and Dublin.
References
[edit]- ^ The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. Foster, RF. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1989
- ^ Moody, TW; Martin, FX, eds. (1967). The Course of Irish History. Cork, Ireland: The Mercier Press. p. 120.
- ^ Illustrated Dictionary of Irish History. Mac Annaidh, S (ed). Gill and Macmillan, Dublin. 2001