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1166 in Ireland
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1166
in
Ireland
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1170
1171
Decades:
1140s • 1150s •
1160s
• 1170s • 1180s
Centuries:
• 11th •
12th
• 13th • 14th
See also:
Other events of 1166
List of years in Ireland
Events
Death of
Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn
,
High King of Ireland
[
1
]
.
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
succeeds to the high-kingship, on the death of his father,
Tairrdelbach mac Ruaidri Ua Conchobair
.
[
2
]
Dermot MacMurrough
,
King of Leinster
, is driven overseas and seeks the help of
Henry II of England
and recruits
Norman
knights
[
1
]
.
References
^
a
b
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. pp. 121.