1116 in Ireland



1116
in
Ireland
Centuries:
  • 11th
  • 12th
  • 13th
  • 14th
Decades:
  • 1100s
  • 1110s
  • 1120s
  • 1130s
See also: Other events of 1116
List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1116 in Ireland.

Births

Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (Modern Irish: Ruaidhrí Ó Conchobhair, or, Ruairí Ó Conchúir; commonly anglicised as Rory O'Conor) (d. 1198) was King of Connacht from 1156 to 1186, and High King of Ireland from 1166 to 1183.[1] He was the last High King of Ireland before the Norman invasion of Ireland (Brian Ua Néill and Edward Bruce both claimed the title with opposition in later years).

References

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