1172 in Ireland

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See also:	Other events of 1172 List of years in Ireland

Events from the year 1172 in Ireland.

Events

• Second Synod of Cashel.^[1]
• Meath is granted to Hugh de Lacy by Henry II of England.^[1]
• Henry II of England leaves Ireland.^[1]
• Supposed construction date of first Hook Lighthouse.

Births

Walter de Lacy (d.1241) Lord of Meath.

Deaths

• Death of Breifne King, Tiernan O'Rourke.

References

1. The Oxford Illustrated History of Ireland. Foster, RF. Oxford University Press, Oxford. 1989