The primatial church town of Ireland, raided by both sides: by the Meath English with Ruaidri Mac Duinn Shleibe in 1199 (monastery of SS Peter and Paul plundered) and by Ruaidri with the English of Ardee in 1200.
Who holds it
- Name
- Tomaltach Ua Conchobair, archbishop
- Title
- Lord
- Since
- See lord_1200
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
The archbishop of Armagh, Tomaltach Ua Conchobair, and the community of St Patrick (see the Church map); the townsmen are church tenants.
How things stand that morning
Exposed on the Airgialla frontier.
Threats
- Raids from Ulster and Uriel
Council
The archbishop's officers and erenaghs.
Communities
Irish clergy and erenagh families.
Fairs and markets
Not recorded for 1200.
Militia
Not recorded.
Trade and crafts
Schools and pilgrims.
Places of note
- Armagh: city
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Short record: lord and character of the place; detail thin.
On the map: A point.
Primary sources for Airgialla
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland by the Four Masters, Various; compiled by Micheal O Cleirigh and others (1632 to 1636, from medieval annals now partly lost). A seventeenth century compilation but it draws on lost medieval annals, so its 1200 entries add names and incidents missing elsewhere: the Connacht war and the English of Meath and Munster, the deaths of Irish kings and churchmen across the island, and raids in Thomond and Desmond. Read online
- Annals of Ulster, Various; compiled by Cathal Mac Maghnusa (compiled about 1498 from much older annals; the entries for 1200 derive from contemporary record). The most reliable Irish annal for the north. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.