1199 in Ireland

Incumbent

• Lord: John

Events

• 6 April – on the death of his brother, Richard I of England, Prince John, Lord of Ireland, becomes King of England, thus bringing Ireland under the direct rule of the English Crown.
• 6 July – Archbishop Malachy is canonized by Pope Clement III.
• Limerick is granted a charter as a city.
• Risteárd de Tiúit occupies the motte-and-bailey castle in Granard as part of an initiative to extend Hiberno-Norman control over the country.
• Milo le Bret, having been granted lands in Rathfarnham, adapted an existing ridge to build a motte and bailey

Deaths

• Cathalan Ua Maelfhabaill, King of Carraic-Brachaidhe.