1318 in Ireland
# 1318 in Ireland

Events from the year 1318 in Ireland.

## Incumbent

* Lord: Edward II

## Events

* 10 May – Battle of Dysert O'Dea: The Hiberno-Norman Richard de Clare is defeated and killed by Conor O'Dea in alliance with O'Briens, MacNamaras and Ó hEithirs.
* 29 September – Alexander de Bicknor arrives in Ireland.
* 14 October – Battle of Faughart, aka Battle of Dundalk: a Hiberno-Norman force defeats a Scots-Irish army commanded by Edward Bruce (who is killed in the battle), ending the Bruce campaign in Ireland.
* Beginning of the Kildare Supremacy.
* William FitzJohn, Bishop of Ossory appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland
* Cork City was given an English Royal Charter and for many centuries was an outpost of Old English culture.

## Deaths

* 10 May – Richard de Clare, Thomas de Lees, Henry de Capella, James de Caunteton, John de Caunteton, all killed at Dysart O'Dea.
* Gilbert de Roache "killed at Ross by the burgesses of Ross."
* Edward Bruce of Scotland killed in battle.
