Date | | | |
1362 | | St. Patrick's Church burnt, through the neglect of the sexton. Repaired next year. | |
1370 | | The present steeple of St. Patrick's Church erected. A third pestilence, said to have been more destructive than either of the former. | |
1383 | | The Court of Common Pleas held in Carlow. | |
1383 | | A fourth pestilence in Dublin. | |
1385 | | Dublin bridge, since called Old bridge, fell. | |
1394 | | Richard II. arrives in Dublin from Waterford, with an army of 30,000 men. Granted a tax of 1d per house, to repair the bridge and streets ; confirmed all former grants; held a parliament, and knighted four Irish princes. He quitted Dublin in the beginning of summer. The O'Beirnes of the mountains defeated by the citizens. | |
1399 | | Richard II. arrived in Dublin the second time with a large train, and was nobly entertained by the provost. | |
1402 | | The O'Beirnes defeated with great slaughter by the citizens of Dublin, commanded by John Drake, provost. A parliament held in Dublin. | |
1404 | | Another parliament opened in Dublin, wherein the statutes of Dublin and Kilkenny, and the Charter of Ireland, were confirmed. | |
1406 | | A parliament held in Dublin, and adjourned to Trim. The citizens defeat the Irish of Wicklow, and fix the heads of the slain over the city gates. | |