Timeline August 1316

Events in August 1316 3

• 1291 – 1316 Felim O'Connor (1291-1316) Died 10 August 1316, aged 25 Fedlimid Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht, was killed at the Battle of Athenry along with much of his nobility while fighting Anglo-Norman forces. His death came amid the wider upheaval caused by the Bruce invasion of Ireland.
• 1316 John XXII elected pope Conclave at Lyon ends a two-year papal vacancy After more than two years of deadlock following the death of Pope Clement V, the cardinals elected Jacques Dueze, who took the name John XXII. He was crowned at Lyon on 5 September 1316 and would go on to establish the papal court permanently at Avignon.
• 1316 Battle of Athenry Anglo-Norman forces crush a Gaelic Irish army in Connacht An Anglo-Norman force led by Richard de Bermingham and William Liath de Burgh defeated the forces of Fedlimid Ua Conchobair, King of Connacht, near Athenry. Thousands of Irish were killed, including Fedlimid and much of the Gaelic nobility of Connacht, severely weakening O'Connor power in the region for generations.