Events during the year 1199 in Ireland.
Incumbent Lord: John
Events 6 April – on the death of his brother, Richard I of England, Prince John, Lord of Ireland, becomes King of England, thus bringing Ireland under the direct rule of the English Crown. 6 July – Archbishop Malachy (died 1148) is canonized by Pope Clement III. Limerick is granted a charter as a city. Risteárd de Tiúit occupies the motte-and-bailey castle in Granard (Granard Motte) as part of an initiative to extend Hiberno-Norman control over the country. Milo le Bret, having been granted lands in Rathfarnham, adapted an existing ridge to build a motte and bailey
Deaths Cathalan Ua Maelfhabaill, King of Carraic-Brachaidhe. University College Cork website, Annals of Four Masters
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