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1348 | | A great pestilence raged through many parts of the world, and carried off vast numbers in Dublin. | |
1350 | | The mountain septs of the Harolds, O'Beirnes, and Archbolds, submit to the English Government. | |
1359 | | A second justice added to the court of King's Bench, at a salary of £40, with liberty to continue to practise as a lawyer. | |
1361 | | The King's exchequer removed from Dublin to Carlow. A second pestilence this year. | |
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. | |