1340 in Ireland

List of events in the year 1340

Events from the year 1340 in Ireland.

Incumbent

• Lord: Edward III

Events

• March – Edmond Albanach de Burgh is granted a royal pardon for the murder of his cousin in 1338 and returns from exile in the western isles of Connacht.^[1]
• Robert de Askeby appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland

Deaths

• Tomás Mág Samhradháin

References

1. Clyn, John (2007). Williams, Bernadette (ed.). The Annals of Ireland. Dublin: Four Courts Press. ISBN 978-1-84682-034-2.