Events from the year 1377 in Ireland.

Incumbent

Lord Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or ar ...

Edward III Edward III (13 November 1312 – 21 June 1377), also known as Edward of Windsor before his accession, was King of England and Lord of Ireland from January 1327 until his death in 1377. He is noted for his military success and for restoring r ...

(until 21 June), then

Richard II Richard II (6 January 1367 – ), also known as Richard of Bordeaux, was King of England from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. He was the son of Edward the Black Prince, Prince of Wales, and Joan, Countess of Kent. Richard's father died ...

Events

Robert Wikeford Robert Wikeford or de Wikeford (c.1320 – 29 August 1390) was an English-born diplomat, lawyer and judge, who became Lord Chancellor of Ireland and Archbishop of Dublin. Early career He was born at Wickford in Essex, to the de Wickford o ...

Primate of Ireland The Primacy of Ireland was historically disputed between the Archbishop of Armagh and the Archbishop of Dublin until finally settled by Pope Innocent VI. ''Primate'' is a title of honour denoting ceremonial precedence in the Church, and in t ...

appointed

Lord Chancellor of Ireland The Lord High Chancellor of Ireland (commonly known as Lord Chancellor of Ireland) was the highest judicial office in Ireland until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. From 1721 to 1801, it was also the highest political office of ...

.O'Flanagan, J. Roderick ''Lives of the Lord Chancellors of Ireland'' (London 1870)

Deaths

Brian Ó Flaithbheartaigh Brian Ó Flaithbheartaigh (died 1377) was a possible Taoiseach of Iar Connacht and Chief of the Name. Reign Brian may have been Taoiseach, but he is not explicitly named as such in his obituary. Annalistic reference * ''1377. Walter, son of ...

was a possible Taoiseach of Iar Connacht and

Chief of the Name The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan (''fine'' in Irish and Scottish Gaelic). The term has sometimes been used as a title in Ireland and Scotland. In Ireland In Eliza ...

. He is thought to have been Taoiseach, but he is not explicitly named as such in his obituary.

References

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