Lordship of Ireland
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Was the part of Ireland ruled by the Kingdom of England. England slowly conquered the whole island and made it a client Kingdom in 1542.
Establishment
January 1171: A small Anglo-Norman force was able to conquer parts of Leinster and the region around Dublin, establishing the Lordship of Ireland.
November 1171: The English king imposed his suzerainty on the Anglo-Norman barons and the Irish kings of Desmond and Thomond also submitted.
Chronology
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Took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land in Ireland.
January 1172: The Irish troops were far inferior to the powerful armored Anglo- and Cambronorman knights and the Welsh archers accompanying them in open battle, which is why the conquerors were also able to occupy Munster.
January 1172: The English king claimed Meath and Waterford as royal ports.
January 1173: After King Henry's departure, Tigernán Ua Ruairc, the petty king of Brefni, revolted. He was defeated and killed by Hugh de Lacy in 1172.
January 1174: The Kingdom of Midhe was extinguished by England.
January 1176: The Kingdom of Leinster was conquered by England.
January 1177: Osraighe is conquered by England.
January 1178: Anglo-Norman knight John de Courcy conquered Ulster in 1177.
January 1178: Ulaid ceased to exist after its conquest in the late 12th century by the Anglo-Norman knight John de Courcy.
January 1236: By 1235 Richard Mór de Burgh, a son of William de Burgh, had conquered Connacht. This was the climax of the Anglo-Norman conquest.
January 1251: The Anglo-Normans controlled about three quarters of Ireland by 1250.
Were a series of military campaigns fought between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England in the late 13th and early 14th centuries.
2.1.First War of Scottish Independence
Was the first of a series of wars between English and Scottish forces. It lasted from the English invasion of Scotland in 1296 until the de jure restoration of Scottish independence with the Treaty of Edinburgh-Northampton in 1328.
2.1.1.Bruce campaign in Ireland
Was a three-year military campaign in Ireland by Edward Bruce, brother of the Scottish king Robert the Bruce.
January 1315: In 1315, during the First War of Scottish Independence, Scottish forces led by Robert the Bruce bypassed Dublin and advanced to Kildare in southern Ireland, as part of their campaign against English rule in Ireland.
May 1315: Edward Bruce, the younger brother of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland, landed at Larne in Antrim on May 26, 1315.
June 1315: The Scots, led by King Robert the Bruce, captured Dundalk from the English forces.
September 1315: The defeat of the Earls of Ulster secured Edward Bruce a base in Ulster.
January 1316: In December 1315, King Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeated a force led by Roger Mortimer of Wigmore at Kells. This victory was a significant moment in the First War of Scottish Independence, solidifying Bruce's control over the region.
January 1316: Ardscull at Athy on 26 January 1316.
February 1316: The Scots retreated to Ulster in view of their low supplies.
September 1316: During the First War of Scottish Independence, King Robert the Bruce of Scotland led his forces to capture the castles of Greencastle and Northburgh in 1316, expanding his territory in Ireland.
October 1316: Carrickfergus surrendered to Socttish forces in September 1316.
February 1317: In 1317, during the First War of Scottish Independence, King Robert the Bruce's forces burned the town of Slane in County Meath, Ireland. This was part of the ongoing conflict between the Kingdom of Scotland and the English crown.
February 1317: Before February 23, the Scottish army was in front of Dublin.
April 1317: In 1317, Edward Bruce, brother of King Robert the Bruce of Scotland, led a military campaign through Leinster and Munster in Ireland. They bypassed Dublin and headed southwest, eventually reaching Limerick in early April.
April 1317: The turning point came in early April 1317 when the new King's Lieutenant Roger Mortimer landed in southern Ireland with reinforcements. With no adequate supplies, no support from the Irish people and amid further fighting, the Scots retreated to Ulster.
January 1251: Border situation when the Majority of Munster (Ireland) fell under the control of England.
January 1251: By 1250, Tír Eoghain had reconquered part of its territories.
January 1376: From 1261, the weakening of the Normans enabled local Irish lords to reclaim large amounts of land that their families had lost since the Norman conquest. During this period, the lords of Tír Eoghain successfully reconquered their ancestral territories.
January 1401: From 1261, the weakening of the Normans enabled local Irish lords to reclaim large amounts of land that their families had lost since the Norman conquest. During this period, the lords of Thomond successfully reconquered their ancestral territories.
January 1401: From 1261, the weakening of the Normans enabled local Irish lords to reclaim large amounts of land that their families had lost since the Norman conquest. During this period, the lords of Uí Failghe successfully reconquered their ancestral territories.
January 1401: Losses of the Lordship of Ireland by 1400 (based on maps).
January 1401: From 1261, the weakening of the Normans enabled local Irish lords to reclaim large amounts of land that their families had lost since the Norman conquest. During this period, the lords of Desmumu successfully reconquered their ancestral territories.
January 1401: From 1261, the weakening of the Normans enabled local Irish lords to reclaim large amounts of land that their families had lost since the Norman conquest. During this period, the lords of Airgialla successfully reconquered their ancestral territories.
January 1401: From 1261, the weakening of the Normans enabled local Irish lords to reclaim large amounts of land that their families had lost since the Norman conquest. During this period, the lords of East Breifne successfully reconquered their ancestral territories.
January 1401: From 1261, the weakening of the Normans enabled local Irish lords to reclaim large amounts of land that their families had lost since the Norman conquest. During this period, the lords of Connacht successfully reconquered their ancestral territories.
January 1401: From 1261, the weakening of the Normans enabled local Irish lords to reclaim large amounts of land that their families had lost since the Norman conquest. During this period, the lords of West Breifne successfully reconquered their ancestral territories.
May 1461: In 1461, Connacht was conquered by the Lordship of Ireland, a territory controlled by England. This marked the end of Connacht's independence as it was extinguished by English rule.
Disestablishment
January 1543: The Kingdom of Ireland was a client state of England and then of Great Britain that existed from 1542 until 1800 in the island of Ireland.
