Mac Murchada Drawn
Archived: 23 October 2026
Abstract
In 1354, Ireland experienced executions, warfare, dynastic killings, deaths and administrative inquiry amid the aftermath of plague. Annals recorded Mac Murchada’s execution by the Galls, followed by wider conflict, while Clann Aedha Buidhe and Dundalk’s Galls heavily defeated Aodh Ó Néill. Local struggles killed rulers in Laois and Connacht, although Domhnall Ó Dubhda succeeded his father in Uí Fhiachrach. Bishops and learned ollamhs also died. Justiciar Thomas de Rokeby governed through courts and inquiries, including valuation of the Pembroke estates at Wexford. Tenant complaints of poverty and high prices reveal hardship. The year demonstrates fragmented authority, cross-community alliances and insecurity.