Events from the year 1166 in Ireland.
Incumbents
*
High King:
Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn then
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
Events
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Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn,
High King of Ireland
High King of Ireland ( ga, Ardrí na hÉireann ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and later sometimes assigned ana ...
, arranges a truce with his neighbours, taking hostages from many families in
Ulster, but, in violation of an oath for good behaviour, has Eochaid mac Con Ulad Mac Duinn Sléibe,
King of Ulster, seized and blinded. In return, he is killed.
takes the high-kingship.
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Diarmait Mac Murchada,
King of Leinster, is driven from his kingdom by
Tigernán Ua Ruairc and
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair across the
Irish Sea, seeks the help of
Henry II of England and recruits
Norman
Norman or Normans may refer to:
Ethnic and cultural identity
* The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries
** People or things connected with the Norm ...
knights.
Deaths
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Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn,
High King of Ireland
High King of Ireland ( ga, Ardrí na hÉireann ) was a royal title in Gaelic Ireland held by those who had, or who are claimed to have had, lordship over all of Ireland. The title was held by historical kings and later sometimes assigned ana ...
References
{{Year in Europe, 1166