Events from the year 1462 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 IV Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England ...

Events

Battle of Piltown The Battle of Piltown took place near Piltown, County Kilkenny in 1462 as part of the War of the Roses, Wars of the Roses. It was fought between the supporters of the two leading Irish magnates Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond, head of the ...

: Desmond defeats Butlers. *

Glenquin Castle Glenquin Castle is a tower house and National Monument located in County Limerick, Ireland. Location Glenquin Castle is located west of Killeedy, on the north side of the R515 road. History The tower house was built in 1462 by the Ó hAilg ...

, is a tower house and National Monument located in County Limerick. Built by the Ó hAilgheanáin (O'Hallinans) in 1462, on the site of an older building dating back to AD 983.

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James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond (d. 1462), called 'the Usurper', was a younger son of Gerald FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond, and Lady Eleanor, daughter of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond. Life The younger brother of John FitzGerald, 4 ...

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{{Year in Europe, 1462 1460s in Ireland Years of the 15th century in Ireland