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Events from the year 1166 in Ireland.
Incumbents
High King: Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn then Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
Events
Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn, High King of Ireland, 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.The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland Foster R. F. Oxford University Press 1989 0198229704 registration https://archive.org/details/oxfordillustrate00work Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair takes the high-kingship.Moody, T. W. Martin, F. X. 1967 The Course of Irish History Mercier Press Cork 121
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 knights.
Deaths
Muirchertach Mac Lochlainn, High King of Ireland
References
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