1247 in Ireland

Events from the year 1247 in Ireland.

Incumbent

 * Lord: Henry III

Events

 * The earliest known records of a settlement at Carrick-on-Suir are dated to 1247, when a charter of three fairs per year was awarded to Matthew Fitzgriffin, Anglo-Norman Lord of the Manor of Carrick.
 * Battle between Anglo-Normans and Irish led to the Sack of Dun Gallimhe by Irish forces.