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awNala  uiccbh. 

ANNALS  OF  UL8TEE. 

OTHERWISE, 

ANNALS     or    SENAT: 


A   CHEONICLE   OF  lEISH  AFFAIES 
FROM  A.D.  431,  TO  A.D.  1540 


EDITED,  WITH  A  TRANSLATION  AND  NOTES, 

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VOL.  I. 

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Page 
iii 

1 


PKEFATOEY  NOTE. 


The  Editor  was  desirous  that  the  important  pubhcation 
of  which  this  forms  the  first  volume  should  be  published 
in  a  complete  form,  and  not  in  separate  volumes,  for  the 
reason  that,  considering  the  great  value  of  the  Chronicle, 
the  questions  so  often  discussed  regarding  the  compilers 
and  the  sources  from  which  the  work  was  compiled,  and 
the  relation  to  each  other  of  the  MSS.  from  which  the 
zext  has  been  formed,  it  seemed  necessary  that  these 
subjects  should  be  dealt  with  in  an  Introductory  Essay. 
But  it  would  be  obviously  impossible  to  write  an  Intro- 
duction of  the  nature  required  before  the  whole  work 
was  in  print.  The  Council  of  the  Royal  Academy,  under 
whose  direction  the  publication  of  the  work  has  been 
placed  by  the  Lords  Commissioners  of  Her  Majesty's 
Treasury,  having  ordered  the  immediate  publication  of 
this  volume,  the  Editor  submitted  respectfully  to  their 
directions.  The  Introduction  must  therefore  appear  in 
the  last  volume  of  the  work — in  that,  namely,  containing 
the  Appendices  and  Index. 

W.  M.  H. 

June,  1887. 


aMNalcc  ulabh. 

ANNALS  OF   ULSTER; 

OTHERWISE, 

ANNALS  OF  SENAT. 


aMNala  ulabh. 


Fol.  IGaa. 


ihc, 

mei  esr:  iNCipeRe,  •cm  esc  pMme. 


t  leiiaip.  CCnno  abincaiincrcioiieT)omini  cccc 
xxx."  1.°  paUciDUif  ccT)  Scocor  c(  CelefT^mo 
uiibif  Romae  epifcopo  oii-Dinat;iif  epifcoptif, 
CCeao  ez  Ualepio  coiipulibiif  ppimup  Tnic-iT;uin  in  iH- 
befimam,  tic  Chpifriim  cpeT)epe  pocuippenr,  anno 
TeoTiopi  11111°. 


•  Palladiiis. — Prosper  Aquitanus,  in 
his  Ckronicon,  Basso  et  Autioclio  coss. 
(i.e.  A.D.  481),  after  mention  of  the 
Council  of  Epliesus  adds:  "  Ad  Scotos 
in    Christum   credentes,    ordinatus  a 
papa  Ccelestio  Palladius,  et   primus 
episcopusmittitur"  (0/)p.p.432).   This 
cardinal lecord  in  Irish  church  history 
has  been  repeated  by  Beda,  Chroiu,  p. 
26,  and//!s(.  Eccl  twice,  i.,  13,  v., 24 ; 
where  he  assigns  430  as  the  year.  I.e. 
of  his  mission,  wliereas  431  was  the 
date  of  his  arrival.    See  Pagi,  Crltica, 
t.  ii.,  pp.  214J,  2386.      Subsequent 
chroniclers,    enumerated  by   Usslier, 
Wks.  Ti.,  353,  have  adopted  the  same 
form  of  words,  among  them  Marianus 
Scotus,  who  notices  both  Palladius  and 
Patricius,  under  the  8th  of  Theodosius, 
junior.     Palladius  is  styled  by  Muir- 
chu,  writing  circ.  600,  '-  Archidiaco- 
nuS  pape  Caelestini"  (Bk.  Arm.,  fol. 
2aa).    So  theVit.  Sec.  in  Colgan,  Trias 
Thaum.,  p.  13b ;  the  Vit.  Quarta,  ib.  p. 
386;  Probus,;6.  486;  the  Vit.  Tripart. 


Inict^al  'oechon,  wliich  Colgan  not 
very  closely  renders,  ''eximium  Dia- 
conum,"  ib.  p.  123a. 

-  Celestinus. — The  writers  in  the 
Book  of  Armagh  note  him  as  "  qua- 
dragensimus  quintu.i  a.  sancto  Petro 
apostolo,"  fol.  2aa,  Idaa.  But  Prosper, 
Idatius,  and  Marcellinus,  whom  these 
ann.  profess  to  follow,  have  xli. 
Sixtus,  his  successor,  is  set  down  next 
year  as  xlii. 

3  Etlus  and  Valerius. — Their  con- 
sulship belongs  to  482.  Bassus  and 
Antiochusweretheconsulsofthisyear. 
^  Might  believe Prosper 's  in  Chris- 
tum credentes  has,  from  Ussher  down, 
been  generallj'  understood  as  implying 
that  there  existed  at  the  time  in  Ire- 
land a  number  of  acephalous  Chris- 
tians. Muirchu,  who,  writing  about 
690,  says  of  Palladius  that  he  had 
been  ordained  and  sent  "  ad  banc  in- 
solam  sub  brumali  rigore  possitam 
convertendam  "  (Bk.  Arm.,  fo.  2ac«), 
or    "ad   doctrinam   Scottorum"   (ib. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTEE. 


JESUS, 
Mine  it  is  to  Begin,  Thine  it  is  to  Finish. 


KALENDS  of  January.  In  the  year  431  from  the 
Incarnation  of  the  Lord,  Palladius/  ordained  by 
Celestinus,^  bishop  of  the  City  of  Rome,  is  sent,  in  the 
consulship  of  Etius  and  Valerius,'  into  Ireland,  first  bishop 
to  the  Scots,  that  they  might  belieA^e'  in  Christ ;  in  the 
8th  year  of  Theodosius.* 


[431.] 


IGaa).  Nennius  comes  next,  about 
half  a  century  after  the  Book  of  Ar- 
magh was  "written,  and  he,  drawing  as 
he  says,  "  de  historiis  Scottorum  licet 
inimicorum,"  expressly  states  "  ad 
Sccttos  in  Christum  convertendos" 
(p.  41).  P  rebus  uses  language  simi- 
lar to  that  of  Muirchu  (Tr.  Th.  484). 
The  Tripart.  Life,  the  substance  of 
which  can  be  proved  to  be  older  than 
800,  says,  ■do  pfiaicepc  tdo  "Soroe- 
Laibh,  '  to  instruct  the  Gaeidhil'.  So 
Vit.  Sec.  in  Colgan,  T,:  Th.,  136; 
Vit.  Tert.  (I'i.  23a) ;  Vit.  Quart,  (ib. 
386) ;  Jocelin  (ib.  70a).  Ussher's  Irish 
Life  had  what  his  interpreter  renders 
"ad  prsedicandum  Hibernis'';  while 
his  Latin  Tripart.  Life  had  "  ad  Sco- 
tos  convertendos  ad  Christum"  (II'^'*-! 
vi.  368).  Even  for  the  wording  of  the 
present  text,  which  is  so  rude,  there 
is  a  counterpart  in  the  Annals  of  Inis- 
fallen  at  431,  "  Palladius  ad  Scotos  a 
Caelestino,  urbis  Eomae  episcopo,  or- 
dinatns,  primus  mittitur  in  Hiberniam, 
ut  Christum  credere  potuissent. "   This 


and  the  text  would  seem  to  imply  that 
the  Irish  had  the  offer  of  conversion, 
but  refused  it.  Prosper  closed  his 
chronicle  in  465,  but  in  a  work  which 
is  peculiarly  important  as  having  been 
written  in  433,  i.e.  2  years  after  Pal- 
ladius' arrival,  he  says  of  Caelestine, 
"  Ordinate  Scotis  episcopo,  duin  Ro- 
manam  insulam  (i  e.  Britanniam) 
studet  servare  Catholicam,  fecit  etiam 
barbaram  Christianam"  Contra  Cas- 
siaimm,  c.  20  (0pp.  209a).  [nnes  re- 
conciles the  two  statements  of  Prosper 
to  his  own  satisfaction  (Hist.,  p.  55) ; 
but  Sir  James  Ware,  more  in  accord- 
ance with  Irish  writers,  says  "Et  ad 
Prosperi  ipsa  verba,  Scotos  in  Chris- 
tum credentes,  quodattinet, eafortasse 
referenda  sunt  ad  tempus  quo  Pros- 
per Chronicon  suum  scripsit,  quando 
nempe  longe  maxima  pars  Hibernise 
ad  Christi  fidem,  S.  Patricii  prsedica- 
tiene  et  opera  sua  fuit  conversa"  (S. 
Patr.  Opusc.  p.  107). 

*  Theodosius. — See  note  on  Theodo- 
sius  the  younger,in  the yearfollowing. 

b2 


4  CCMNCCICC  UlCCOtl. 

let.  lenaiji  (ui.  p.  bin).  CCnno  Tiomini  cccc.°  xxx.°  ii.° 
(nil.  Tic.  ccxxin.  fecunDum  T)ionifium).  paT;|iicuif  pefiti- 
eiiic  aT>  hibejimatn  nono  anno  pejm  'Ceo'oofii  mmopip, 
pi^imo  anno  epipcopacii)^  Z^l^yx:^,  xl.  n.  epipcopi  Romane 
eclepie.  8ic  enumepanu  OetJa  ec  ITlapcilluif  bv  Ipfio- 
"oojiuf  in  cponicif  fuif.  [In  .xu  (uel  xim)  anno  pegm 
Laegaipe  mic  Neill.  CCbinicio  ininTDi  n^xza  Ixx.  in7;ep- 
pperep  u.  Dccc  Ixxxu  ;  nixca  uepo  Gbpeop  TnT.  ■Dcxxxtii. 
CCb  mcapnacione  uepo  iiixca  Gbpeop  ■dcIxxxu,  fecumDUm 
aucetn  "Oionipium  cccc.  xxx.  ii.°  anni  p one ;  pectimjuni 
uepo  betjam  cccc.  xocxi  anni  punc] 

|Ct.  lenaip.  CCnno  "Domini  cccc.  xocx.  iii°(iTn.T)C.  xxxtin.) 
jet.  lenaip.     (n.  p.  lu.  u.)     CCnno  -oomini  cccc.°  xxx." 
1111.°     (TTvi.  -ocxocxum.)     Cecna  bpar;  Saxan  X)i  ©pe  [no 
mv  eipinn]. 


'  Friday. — This  was  leap-year,  and 
the  Sunday  letter  CB,  as  the  1st  of 
January  fell  on  the  sixth  day  of  the 
week.  It  may  be  observed  here,  once 
for  all,  that  the  chronological  nota- 
tions, except  the  year  of  the  Lord, 
whether  at  the  beginning  or  close  of 
the  entries  of  each  year,  are  not  in 
prima  marni,  but  added  subsequently 
in  paler  ink. 

^  Diomjsius. — See  his  system  referred 
to  at  A.D.  531  infra. 

3  Patrick  arrived. — See  Ussher, 
Wh.,  vi.,  370,  371,  396-407,  443; 
Todd,  St.  Patrick,  pp.  392-399. 

^  Theodosius    the    younyer There 

are  three  dates  for  the  commencement 
of  the  reign  of  Theodosius  junior — 
1st,  A.B.  402,  when  he  was  declared 
Augustus  by  his  father,  Arcadius;  2nd, 
A.D.  408,  when  Arcadius  died,  and  he 
succeeded  to  the  empire  of  the  East ; 
3rd,  A.D.  423,  when,  on  August  16, 
his  uncle  Honorius,  Emperor  of  the 
West,  died,  and  thus  left  him  supreme 
in  the  regions  of  Latin.   The  third  era 


is  that  which  these  Annals  adopt,  as 
did  Beda,  in  Chron.,  and  U.E.,  i.,  13. 
So  also  the  Chron.  Scot. ;  Ann.  Inisf. ; 
Leah.  Brec. ;  Vit.  Tripart.,  and  Mari- 
anus  Scotus.  Tirechan  states,  "  xiii. 
anno  Teotbosii,"  but  30  +  24  would 
be  according  to  the  earlier  computa- 
tions, so  that  his  xiii.  is  evidently  a 
clerical  error  for  uiii.  Baronius  takes 
exception  to  the  present  date,  and 
observes  at  A.c.  429,  vii.,  "ex  Prospero 
corrigendum  esse  Bedam " ;  upon 
which  Smith  well  observes,  "non  ex 
Prospero  Beda,  sed  ex  Beda  Baro- 
nius corrigendus  est"  (Baeda,  i.,  13, 
p.  51).  See  Pagi,  Crltica,  ii.,  2146, 
n.,  xi. 

'  Xistus — Overthisnameiswritten, 
in  another  hand  Celestine,  which  is  an 
error.  Celestine  died  13  July,  432, 
and  Sixtus  iii.  was  consecrated  eleven 
days  afterwards.  In  the  chronicles 
of  Prosper,  Idatius,  and  Marcellinus, 
Sixtus  is  set  down  as  42nd  Bishop  of 
Rome. 

Chronicles, — -This  is  a  very  slov- 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


Kal.  Jan.  (Friday,^  m )     a.d.  432  (4636,  according     L432.] 

to  Dionysius)."  Patrick  arrived"  at  Ireland,  in  the  9th 
year  of  the  reign  of  Theodosius  the  younger,"  in  the  first 
year  of  the  episcopate  of  Xistus,*  the  42nd  bishop  of  the 
Church  of  Rome.  So  Beda,  and  Marcellinus,  and  Isidorus 
compute  in  their  chronicles.''  [In  the  15th  (or  14th) 
year  of  the  reign  of  Laegaire,  son  of  NialL'  From  the 
beginning  of  the  world,^  according  to  the  Lxx.  Interpre- 
ters, 5885  years ;  but  according  to  the  Hebrews,  4636. 
Also,  from  the  Incarnation,  according  to  the  Hebrews, 
685  ;  but,  according  to  Beda,  there  are  431  years.] 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  433  (4637).  [4.3,^] 

Kal.  Jan.     (Monday,     m.  5.)      A.D.  434  (4638.)      The     [434.] 
first  prey'  by  the  Saxons^"  from  Ireland  [or,  in  Ireland]. 


enly  entry ;  the  chronological  order 
of  the  writers  is  inverted,  and  Beda 
says  nothing  on  the  subject.  Marcel- 
linus has — "  Valerio  et  Aetio  coss.  (i.e. 
432),  Romance  ecclesise  Xystus  xlii. 
episeopus  ordinatus,  vixit  annis  yiii." 
'  Laegaire,  son  of  Niall — O'Fla- 
herty  makes  the  4th  of  Laeghaire  to 
synchronize  with  482  ;  therefore  428 
+  85,  the  length  of  his  reign,  makes 
468,  the  correct  date  of  his  death. 
Ann.  Inisfall.,  and  the  ancient  autho- 
rities cited  by  Petrie  from  Leabhar 
Brec,  place  Patrick's  arrival  in  the 
4th  of  Laeghaire  (7'am,  77,  79) ;  so 
also  the  F.  Mast.  Nennius  says,  "  In 
quinto  anno  Loygare  regis  exorsus  est 
praedicare  fidem  Christi"  (p.  44). 
But  though  Ann.  Inisf.  here  assign 
the  4th,  further  on  they  have  a  stray 
sentence,  which  contradicts  this — 
"  Patricius  vero  xiii„  vel  ut  alii  di- 
cunt  xiiii".  anno  ejusdem  venit  ad 
Scotos  Patricius.''  And  in  the  present 
entry  xilii.  is  written  al.  man.  over 
xu.  The  addition  therefore  of  10  to 
the  regnal  year  of  Laeghaire  brings 
us  down  to  443,  the  date  at  which 


Todd  has  arrived  from   independent 
considerations,  S.  Pair.  392-399 

Beginning  of  the  world, — The 
whole  of  this  chronological  paragraph 
is  added  by  another  hand,  which  sub- 
sequently appears  in  similar  additions. 

s  Prey — The  Irish  bfiac  or  bfian 
seems  to  be  cognate  to  the  Latin 
praeda.  From  bifiaT)  comes  the  ad- 
ject. bp.a'oacTi  "  thievish,"  the  noun 
bixcroaij,  a  "  thief,"  and  the  name 
mac  biT.a'Daig,  now  Brady.  At  820 
infra,  we  find  bytat)  in  the  foi'm 
pjaaeT). 

"•  Saxons. — The  Saxons  first  ap- 
pear in  history  at  A.D.  287,  and  then 
as  marauders.  At  864,  according  to 
Ammianus  Marcellinus,  "  Picti  Saxo- 
nesque,  et  Scottl  et  Attacotti  Britan- 
nos  serumnis  vexavere  continuis" 
(xxvi.  5).  They  were  associated  with 
the  Picts  when  defeated  by  the  Bri- 
tons in  the  AUeluiatic  victory,  which 
Ussher,  on  just  grounds,  places  at  the 
year  430,  and  which  was  certainly 
prior  to  the  year  485,  as  St.  Germa- 
nns  the  leader  died  that  year.  See 
his   excellent  obss.,    Wis.    v.    385, 


cciiMalo:  uLccdIi. 


Fol.  IGai. 


let.  lencciiL  CCnno  T)omini  cccc."  xxx."  ii.°  (rnT.  dc  xxxux.) 
Vf]o\iY  bpepi^ail  iiegif  laigen.  [Opopiui^  et;  Pjiofpep  er 
Ciinlluf  in  -Docciiina  Cbpifci  plopuepunc  fecutTDum 
cfuo'foam]. 

let.  lenaij^.  (4  p.  L  27.)  CCnno  ■Domini  cccc.°  xccx. 
ui.°  (vm.  DC.  xl.)  11  el  hic  nioiif  biiepait.  OpofUif  et; 
Plioppe]!  ec  Ciitilluf  in  Clipipco  plop.iieiaiinc,  [iiel  in 
■Doccpma  Chpifci,  pecunDUm  aliof.  11  el  hoc  anno  Ope- 
pal  mopcutip  epc  pecunDUm  alio]']. 

]ct.  lenaip.  (6  p.,  I.  9,  alias  8^)  CCnno  T)omini  cccc.° 
ocxx."  1111.°  (nil.  -DC.  xli".)     pnnbapp  mac  Inn  OapDcne. 

|ct.  lenaip.  (7  p.,  20  lunae.)  CCnno  T)oniini  cccc." 
xxx.°  U111."  (iTn.  -DC  xlii.°)  Senctipmop  -do  pcpibunn  ;  [iiel 
qtioT)  hie  -oebec  inpepi  SecunDup  cum  pocnp  pecun-oum 
alium  lihpum]. 


Also  Thorpe's  Lappenbcrg,  vol.  i., 
fi2,  63.  The  Irish  invasion  here  re- 
corded maj^  have  been  a  sequel  to 
their  defeat  in  Britain.  These  annals 
assign  their  permanent  arrival  in 
England  to  46i ;  and  they  add  asecond 
descent  on  Ireland  at  i7]  infra.  The 
authorities,  followed  by  the  Books  of 
Lecan  and  Ballymote,  represent  the 
wife  of  Eochaidh  Muighmedhoin, 
Cairenn  Casdubh  ("curly  black"), 
mother  of  Niallis.  Host.,  as  daughter 
of  a  king  of  the  Saxons.  Which  is 
adopted  by  O'Flaherty,  Or/yg.  376, 
393.  Indorb  Find,  also,  wife  of 
Eoghan,  son  of  Niall,  is  said  to  have 
been  daughter  of  a  Saxon  prince. 
Mao  Firbis,  however,  Geneal.  3fS.,  p. 
108,  contends  that  the  first  named 
woman  was  more  likely  to  have  been 
Pictish  or  North  British.  It  is  curi- 
ous tliat  the  B.  of  Armagh,  referring 
to  the  death  of  Munissa,  a  disciple  of 
St.  Patrick,  whom  some  of  his  Lives 
style  Britonissa^i  speaks  "  de  morte 
Moneisea  Saxonissa''  (fol.  20  ab). 


1  Bressal — More  fully  in  the  F. 
Mast.  (4:35),  "  Breasal  Bealach,  son 
of  Fiacha  Aiceadh,  son  of  Cathair 
Mdr  (king  of  Leinster),  died."  The 
death  of  Cathair  Mdr  is  set  down  at 
A.D.  174,  so  that  there  must  be  a  de- 
ficiency of  several  generations  in  the 
descent.  See  Keating,  308 ;  Ogt/g. 
311;  B.  of  Rights,  201-203. 

^  According  to  some. — This,  from 
Orosius,  added  al.  maiiu.  See  under 
next  year. 

3  Orosius — Cyril. — Ororius,  in  A. 
by  a  clerical  error.  Paulus  Orosius, 
a  priest  of  Tarragona,  flor.  416.  In 
413  he  was  sent  by  two  Spanish 
bishops  to  St.  Augustin ;  during  his 
stay  with  whom,  and  at  whose  in- 
stance, he  composed  his  Historia. 
St.  Augustin  characterizes  him  as 
"  Vigil  ingenio,  promtus  eloquio, 
flagrans  studio,"  Ejpist.  166.  Prosper, 
of  Aquitaine,  appeared  before  pope 
Coelestine,  in  431  (the  year  of  Pal- 
ladius'  mission),  to  vindicate  the 
memory  of  St.  Augustin.     In  433  he 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER.  7 

Kal.  Jan.     a.d.  435  (4639).     Death  of  Bressal/  King     [435.] 
of  Lemster.     [Orosius,  and  Prosper,  and  Cyril  flourished 
in  the  doctrine  of  Christ,  according  to  some.]^ 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wedn.,  m.  27).     A.D.  436  (4640).     Or,  here     [436.] 
the  death  of  Bresal.     Orosius,  Prosper,  and  Cyril,''  flour- 
ished in  Christ  [or,  in  the  doctrine  of  Christ,  according  to 
others.     Or,  in  this  year  Bresal  died,  according  to  others.] 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  ra.  9,  or  8).     a.d.  437  (4641).     Finn-     [437.] 
barr*  son  of  Ua  Bardene. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Saturd.,  m.  20).     a.d.  438  (4642).     The  Sen-     [438.] 
chus  Mor=  was  written.      (Or,  here  should  be  inserted" 
Secundus   with   his  companions,   according  to   another 
book.) 


published  his  Collator,  and  in  455  he 
completed  his  Chy-onicon,  which  is  a 
very  important  record.     Cj'ril,  patri- 
arch of  Alexandria,  presided  at  the 
third  General  Council,   in  431,  and 
died   in   444.      The   mention   ot  his 
name  here  was  probably  suggested  by 
Isidore,  who  says,  in  his  Chronicon, 
"  Hoc  tempore  Cyrillus  Alexandrite 
episcopus,  insignis  est  habitus."    0pp. 
vii.    101.      The   best   edition   of   his 
works  is  that  by  Jo.  Aubertus,  6  torn, 
(in  7  voll),  fol.  Paris,  1638.    Gibbon 
accuses  him  of  tyranny,  murder,  and 
a  long  list  of  crimes  and  infirmities. 
Decline,  ch.  47.     With  such  a  wide 
margin  as  the  claruere  of  these  three 
writers  it  was   absurd  to  repeat  the 
entry  the  year  folloiring. 

*  Finnharr. — The  F.  Mast,  borrow 
this  entry,  changing  the  descent  to 
mac  Ua  baitiTiene,  and  addingTiecc, 
'  died ' ;  but  they  give  no  clue  to  his 
lineage  or  historj'.  O'Donovan  sup- 
posed that  Ua  Baird,  which  appears 
in  St.  Patrick's  kindred,  might  be 
intended.  It  is  more  likely,  however, 
that   the  reference    is   to  some   one 


niaccu  baiii-aetie,  'of  the  sons  of 
Bairdene,'  such  as  the  Dal  Bairdine 
of  Uladh,  whom  Tighern.  notices  at 
G28,  these  Annals  at  627,  and  the  F. 
Mast,  at  623.  Colgan's  conjecture 
of  Firtnanus,  Tr.  Thaum.  268ffl,  is  in- 
admissible. 

6  Senchus  Mor ' '  Chronicon  Mag- 
num scriptum  est."     O'Connor,  R.  H. 
SS.  iv.  1 .     It  was  a  body  of  laws,  the 
first  materials  of   which  were  com- 
piled by  St.  Patrick  and  some  of  his 
disciples;    and  which  grew  by  sub- 
sequent accretions  till  it  attained  its 
present  voluminous  dimensions.    The 
■Senchujp  1T16)\,  occupying  4  vols,  of 
the  intended   series   of    the  Ancient 
Laws  of  Ireland,  was  published  in 
tlie  years  1865, 1869,  1873-79,  edited 
by  Professors   Hancock,   O'Mahony, 
and  Richey,  from  the  texts  and  trans- 
lations of   the  late   Dr.   O'Donovan 
and    Professor    O'Curry.       In    the 
learned   Prefaces  to  these  important 
volumes  full  information  is  given  of 
the  code. 

^  Inserted. — Inserti,   for  inseri,  A. 
See  under  next  year. 


8  aNMalcc  uIodTi. 

•b.  jet.  lenaiii.     (i.  p,  I.  i.)     CCnno -oommi  cccc."  xxoc."  ix." 

(mi.  -DC.  xlm.)  SeciinDUf,  CCuxiluiy,  ec  8ei"ininiif  mirun- 
cu)^ec  epifcopi  ipfi  in  tlibepniam  in  atiocilnim  pacfiicn. 
]ct.  lenai)^  (2  p,  I.  u.)  CCnno  "oomini  cccc.°  xococx." 
(niT.  -DC.  xlmi.)  Gxitruf  CCifci  epifcopi  Romane  aecle- 
fie,  qui  uixit;  uni.  annif  111  epifcopcrcu  Romane  eclefie 
ec  XXU11.  T)iebuf,  uc  be-oa  nctppcrc  in  cponico  f  uo.  CCL11 
bbpi  T)icunr;  TTIaine  •pibtim  Meill  in  ly^co  anno  pepiffe. 
[OCu^tJfDin  naerfi  afina galSail on  15eacai§ f 0  anpa f eif eT> 
blia-oain  nhec  ayv  3  xx.''"  a  aife,  epipcoparuf  uepo  fUi 
anno  40.  piopuiu  CCtisufoin  cipca  annop  "Doinini 
cccc.^of.J 


'  Secvndus.  —  liecte  Secundinug. 
Called  Sechnall  hj  the  Irish,  and 
from  him  domnach  Seclinailt,  now 
Dunshaughlin,  in  the  S.E.  of  Meath, 
derives  its  name.  Born  in  374,  which 
is  the  alleged  year  of  St.  Patrick's 
birth,  who  was  his  uncle,  and  in 
honour  of  whom  he  composed  the 
hymn  Audite  omiies.  See  Ussher, 
Whs.  vi.  383,  384,  401,  518;  Colgan, 
Tr.  T/icmm.,  2266 ;  Todd,  Lib.  Htjmnor. 
7—42.  His  death  is  entered  below  at 
447. 

Auxillus Brother     of     Secun- 

dinus,  sixth  son  of  Eestitut  Ua 
mBaird,  and,  with  "  Isserninus,  or- 
dained as  a  coadjutor  of  St.  Patrick. 
In  Irish  his  name  assumes  the  form 
of  Ausaille  or  Usaille.  Cill-Ausaille, 
now  Killashee,  in  co.  Kildare  is  called 
from  him,  and  he  is  also  patron  of 
Cill  Ua  mBaird,  now  Killymard,  near 
Donegal,  in  the  county  of  the  same 
name.  His  death  is  entered  at  459 
infra. 

^  Sernimis. — Generally  written  Is- 
serninus ;  but  sometimes  Eserninus, 
B.  Arm.  fol.  1566 ;  Serenus,  Tr. 
Thaum.  p.  14a;  Iserinus,  Nennius,  43. 
In  the  B.  of  Armagh  he  is  in  three 


instances  called  epvcop  Picli,  one 
of  which  is  as  a  gloss  upon  his  name, 
in  the  following  passage  "  Patricius 
et  Iserninns  (.i.  epycop  PicTi)  cum 
Germano  fuerunt  in  Olsiodra  civitate. 
Germanus  vero  Isernino  dixit  utprae- 
dicare  in  Hiberniam  veniret,  atque 
prumptus  fuit  oboedire,  etiam  in 
quamcumque  partem  mitteretur  nisi 
in  Hiberniam.  Germanus  dixit  Pat- 
ricio, et  tu,  an  oboediens  eris  ?  Pat- 
ricius dixit.  Fiat  sicut  vis.  Ger- 
manus dixit,  Hoc  inter  uos  erit;  et 
non  potuerit  Iserninus  in  Hiberniam 
non  transire.  Patricius  venit  in 
Hiberniam.  Iserninus  vero  missus 
est  in  aliam  regionem  :  sed  ventus 
contrarius  detulit  ilium  in  dexteram 
[i.e.  australem]  partem  Hibernia;," 
(fol.  18  aa)  ;  probably  Magh  Itha,  or 
the  barony  of  Forth,  on  the  south 
coast  of  the  county  of  Wexford. 
Ann.  Inisfall.  at  440,  say,  "  Secuu- 
dhius  et  Auxiliarius,  et  Iserninus 
mittuntur  in  auxilium  Patricii,  nee 
tamen  tenuerunt  apostolatum,  nisi 
Patricius  solus."  So  also  Chron.  Scot. 
438.  This  joint  action  appears  in 
the  titles  of  some  collections  of  Irish 
Canons,  and  strikes  the  eve  in   the 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  1).  a.d.  439  (4643).  Secundns/ 
Auxilius,^  and  Serninus,'  themselves  also  bishops,  are  sent 
to  Ireland,  in  aid  of  Patrick.'' 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  5).  A.D.  440  (4644).  The  decease 
of  Xistus,"  bishop  of  the  church  of  Rome,  who  lived  8 
years  and  27  daj^s  in  the  episcopate  of  the  church  of 
Rome,  as  Beda,  in  his  chronicle,  relates.  Some  books  say 
that  Maine  son  of  NialP  perished  in  this  year.  [Saint  Au- 
gustin''  taken  away  from  this  life  in  the  76th  year  of  his 
age,  and  the  40th  j'ear  of  his  episcopate.  Augustin 
flourished  about  the  year  of  Our  Lord  400.] 


[439.] 


[4^0.] 


earliest  synodicala  which  appear  in  Sir 
Henrj'  Spelman's,  and  Williins'  great 
collections  of  British  Councils.  For 
the  entry  of  the  death  of  Iserninus, 
see  at  468  infra. 

*  PatricJc. — In  the  margin  of  A. 
is  an  entry  partly  obliterated  :  no 
cotna'D  ctiT\,  ....  geineamam 
bfii[5'Di],  'or,  perhaps,  on  this  [year] 
should  be  the  birth  of  Brigid.'  See 
under  456,  infra. 

^  Xistus. — Sixtus  iii.  In  the  chron- 
icles of  Prosper,  Idatius,  and  Marcel- 
linus,  he  is  reckoned  42nd  Bishop  of 
the  church  of  Eome  ;  as  also  in  these 
annals,  at  432.  His  tenure  of  8  years 
and  19  days,  as  calculated  by  Anas- 
tasius,  is  the  correct  period.  These 
annals  add  8  days,  and  also  err  in 
citing  Beda  as  the  authority,  for  he 
makes  no  mention,  in  either  his 
Chronicle  or  History,  of  the  ponti- 
ficate of  this  Sixtus. 

«  Maine,  son  of  Niall. — Fourth  son 
of  Niall  ix.  Host,  and  one  of  the  four 
brothers,  whose  posterity  constituted 
the  Southern  Hy  Neill.  His  descend- 
ants, who  occupied  Teathbha  or  Teffia, 
were  represented  by  O'Caharny  or  Fox, 
Magawley,  O'Breen,  O'Daly,  &c.  in 
the  present  counties  of  Longford  and 


Westmeath,  see  Keating,  p.  372 ; 
Ogi/g.  p.  401.  The  Tripart.  Life. 
(ii.  26)  states  that  Patrick,  when  he 
visited  south  Teffia,  converted  and 
baptized  this  Maine  ;  after  which  he 
founded  the  church  of  Ardachadh 
(Ardagh) ;  but  that  Maine,  on  account 
of  a  deception  which  he  practised, 
incurred  the  saint's  severe  displeasure. 
Colgan,  Trias  Thamn.,  1325. 

'  St.  Augustin. — Bishop  of  Hippo. 
Possidius,  in  his  Xr/e,  says  (cap.  31), 
"  vixit  annis  lxxvi.  in  clericatu  au- 
tem  vel  episcopatu  annis  ferme  xl.'' 
Beda  has  the  same  words,  Chron. 
p.  26  ;  and  Marianus  Scotus,  Chron. 
431.  He  was  ordained  priest  in  391, 
and  bishop  in  December,  396.  He 
died  V.  Kl.  Sept.  (Aug.  28),  a.d 
430.  The  insertion  in  the  text  is, 
therefore,  ten  years  too  late.  See 
Tillemont,  Memoires,  torn.  xiii.  p. 
943  ;  and  the  Latin  version  of  the 
substance  of  his  admirable  memoir, 
which  was  made  by  Doni  Hugues 
Vaillant  and  I)om  Jacques  du  Frische, 
members  of  the  congregation  of  St. 
Maur,  in  the  exhaustive  Vita  which 
forms  the  first  portion  of  the  last 
volunje  of  the  Benedictine  St. 
Augustin,  cols.  102,  141,  49), 


10 


cdiNalcc  tilcct)ti. 


fCt.  lencdii.  (Xniio  nonnni  cccc"  xl.°  i.°  Leo  o|\T)iTia- 
ciif  a;l.  11.  Romane  ecleyie  epifcopuf ;  ec  ppobaruf  epc 
in  ■pi'De  ccrcolica  pcrciiiciiip  epifcoptif. 

|ct.  lenaip.     (Xnno  TDomini  cccc.°  ccL°  11.° 
Foi.  l6Ja.       ]ch.  lenaii^.     CCnno  "oomini  cccc."  a:l.°  111.°     pai^fiicuip 
•0-       epij^copiif  apx)ope  piDei  eu  -oocciiina  Chjiipi;i  •plopenp  in 
nopcpa  ppoumcia. 

[Ct.  lenaip.  CCnno  Dommi  cccc."  xl."  1111.°  CCpDfnaca 
ptnToaca  eyv.  CCb  tt|ibe  con'oicct  upqiie  ax)  hccnc  ciui- 
cacem  pinToacam  nT.  cxc.  1111. 

jet.  lenaip.  CCnno  Tiomini  cccc." xl.°  11."  Wari  macp- 
acpac  maije  "Call,  mic  Gachoch  intii5nieT)0in  05  pleib 
ecdpa  [no  lap  na  Beim]  do  poignen  ceinnx^ise  05  "doI 
cap  ropainn  obnr,  ec  xx.«  rpibtip  annip  pejnauir;  in 
llibepnia. 


1  Leo. — Consecrated  Sept.  22,  440. 
These  annals,  at  433,  correctly  reckon- 
ed iSixtus  III ,  42nd  Bishop  of  Borne, 
so  that  42  here  is  n  mistalie  for  43, 
which  is  the  number  in  Prosper, 
Matins,  and  Marcellinus. 

Catholic  Jailh Ann.  Tnisfal.  at 

442,  have  "  Probatio  sancti  Patricii 
in  fide  Catliolica.''  Ann.  Clonmac- 
nols,  at  427,  say  "Pope  Leo  was 
ordained  the  46th  or  47th  to  sncceede ; 
by  whom  St.  Patriclj  was  approved 
in  the  Catholique  F.eligion,  and  by 
the  rest  of  the  Popes  of  Rome  that 
succeeded  in  his  time,  and  then  after 
flourished  in  the  heate  of  Christian 
Eeligiou  in  this  Land." 

3  In  our  provhtce Todd  under- 
stands this  of  Ulster,  and  couples  it 
with  the  founding  of  Armagh  men- 
tioned under  the  next  year.  St. 
Patrick,  470.  O'Conor's  copy,  how- 
ever, reads  nostra  Hibernia,  which 
gives  the  term  provincia  a  wider 
application.  At  the  council  of  Aries 
in   314  Britain   was   regarded   as   a 


prorincia.  In  592  Pope  Gregor)' 
designates  Italy  a  provincia;  and 
half  a  century  later  John,  pope-elect, 
writing  to  the  Irish  prelates  speaks  of 
Ireland  as  "provincia  vestra"  (Beda, 
II.  E.,  ii.  19).  The  use  of  the  terra 
provincia  at  that  date  forbids  the 
limitation  of  it  to  the  Irish  coigeat) 
or  province,  as  long  subsequently 
adopted  in  ecclesiastical  language. 
See  Reeves,  Adamnan,  p.  451.  Sicily 
was  the  first  recipient  of  the  designa- 
tion provmcia. 

'  Ard-Macha  was  Jotmded. — In  the 
Book  of  Armagh  is  the  following 
curious  notice  concerning  Trim  : 
"iedilicavit  feclessiani  cum  illis  xxv. 
anno  antequam  fundata  esset  Eeclessia 
Altimachffi  (fol.  16ia);  which  Ussher 
reads  "  vigesimo  secundo  "  ( Wks. , 
vi.  414).  His  Tripart.  Vit.  had  xxv. ; 
so  also  the  Bodleian  Tripart.  Life, 
Colgan's  copy  {Tr.  Th.,  p.  129a); 
but  the  Brit.  Mus.  copy  has  xxii. 
See  Colgan's  note,  p.  1 00  {recte  1 10)  5, 
11.  57.     The  F.  Mast,  place  the  found- 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


11 


Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  441.  Leo'  ordained  42nd  bishop  of  the 
church  of  Rome :  and  Patrick,  the  bishop,  was  approved 
in  the  Catholic  faith.*^ 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  442. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  443.  Patrick,  the  bishop,  flourishing 
in  the  zeal  of  faith  and  the  doctrine  of  Christ,  in  our 
Province.^ 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  444.  Ard-Macha  was  founded.*  From 
the  building  of  Rome"  to  the  founding  of  this  city  is 
1194  years. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  443.  Nathi,"  son  of  Fiachra  of  Mag-h 
Tail,'  son  of  Eochaidh  Mughmedhoin,"  was  struck  by 
lightning  at  the  Alps  mountain  as  he  was  passing  the 
limits  of  the  same,  and  died.  He  reigned  23  years  in 
Ireland. 


[441.] 

[442.] 
[443,] 

[444.] 
[44.5.] 


ing  of  Trim  at  432,  and  of  Armagh 
at  457.  See  Colgan,  TV.  Tliaum., 
2906;  Ussher,  Wks.,  vi.,  414,  570 
(an.  445 ) ;  Lanigan,  i.,  312, 3 15, 317 ; 
Todd,  St.  Patrick,  260,  268-480. 

5  Building  of  Rome. — Foundation 
of  Rome  (according  to  Polybius),  751, 
B.C., which+444  =  1195.  SeeUsslier, 
Wis.,  vi.,  414;  Colgan,  Tr.  Th.,  1106, 
u.  57.  Todd  errs  in  saying,  "Tlie 
Dublin  MS.  of  these  Annals  seems  to 
read  1197"  (p.  469);  it  is  plainly 
1194.  Ussher,  who  owned  the  MS  , 
so  read  it,  and  there  can  be  no  uncer- 
tainty about  the  reading,  for  a  later 
hand  has  entered  in  the  margin 
opposite,  in  Arabic  numerals,  1194. 

0  Nathi The  death  of  Nathi,  or 

Dathi,  occurred  before  the  year  at 
•which  these  Annals  commence,  namely 
in  428 ;  as  he  succeeded  in  405,  and 
reigned  23  years.  Accordingly  it  is 
at  428  that  his  death  is  recorded  by 
the  F.  Mast.,  and  O'Flaherty  (.Ogt/c/., 
159,413).  His  name,  however,  occurs 
in  theAnn.  Inisfal.  at 446,  and  it  would 


seem  that  that  chronicle,  as  well  as  this, 
borrowed  from  some  authority  which 
xrsed  a  different  computation.  Suppos- 
ing it  to  be  correct,  and  that  the  arrival 
of  Patrick  occurred  in  the  15th  of 
Laeghaire,  it  would  almost  coincide 
with  the  death  of  Sen  Patrick,  and 
would  upset  the  chronology  of  these 
Annals.  We  must, therefore, conclude 
that  the  present  entry  is  18  years  too 
late.  Regarding  Dathi's  death,  see 
Keating,  394;  Ogijij.,  413;  and  above 
all  O'Douov.  in  Hy  Fiachrach,  17-27, 
345,  846.  The  F.  Mast.,  at  449, 
enter,  instead,  the  death  of  his  brother 
Amhalgaidh. 

' Magk  Tail. — Seems  to  be  apoetical 
name  for  Fiachra's  inheritance. 
O'lluidhrin  applies  the  term  mop, 
maj  'Caii  to  the  Dalcassian  dominion 
of  Brian  Boru  (Topogr.  Poems,  98). 
OCurry,  MS.  Mater.,  p.  479. 

8  llughmeadhoin.  —  "  In  English 
Moist-middle,  because  he  was  much 
troubled  with  y«  flux  of  y«  bellye." — 
Ann.  Clonmac. 


12 


CCNMCClCC  Ula"Dll. 


.b. 


Fol.  Wbb. 


[Ct.  lenai]!.  (in.):.,  1. 18.)  CCnno  "oomini  cccc.°ocl.°  ui. 
(1111.  ■DC.  I.)  bellum  peiTiin  in  quo  cecroiT;  pitiUf  Coeiv 
chin  pill!  Coelbou.     CCbi  'Dicunc  tdi  cfiuirTiiB  puife. 

[Cblenaiii.  (4.p.,l.29.)  CCnno "oom mi  cccc."xl.°uti.''(vm. 
"DC.  I1.)    Cfuief  Secttn'Dini  pancri  Iccx.  t).°  anno  erarif  fue. 

[Ct.  lenaifi.  CCnno  ■Domini  cccc.°  xL°  uiii.°  Ingenr;! 
refijiaemocu  peji  loca  iiapia  imminence  pUipimi  up.bif 
niigufue  mujii  ^lecenci  ccDhuc  ]ie  aeT)ipiccrcione  con- 
pciiiicci  ctim  I.  tilt,  cuppibuf  conpueiiunr;. 

[ct.  lenaip,.  CCnno  'Domini  cccc.°  xl°  ix.°  'Ceo'DOfiUf 
impsfictcop.  iiiuenT)i  pinem  pecii;  fictic  aT)pipmac  TTlaiT.- 
cittmuf.  Locum 'CeoT>opii  niaficianuf  impepacoiia-oep- 
cirp  eyv,  ui:  maiicitlinuf  t)icic. 

[ct.  lencdji.     CCnno  "Domini  cccc."  l.° 


'  Femliin. — Or  Mngh  Feimhin,  as 
in  Ann.  Inisfal,  448.  Keating  gives 
tlie  origin  of  the  name  at  p.  142.  It 
was  a  plain  in  tlie  S.E.  part  of  the 
present  co.  of  Tipperary,  comprising 
the  barony  of  Iffa  and  Offa,  and 
represented  by  the  old  rural  deanery 
of  Kilshillan,  in  the  diocese  of  Lismore. 
It  was  taken  about  this  time  from 
Ossory,  in  Leinater,  by  Aengus,  sou 
of  Nadfraech,  king  of  Munster,  and 
transferred  to  the  northern  Deise  in 
his  province,  for  which  he  suffered  at 
Cenn-Losnadhin489.  Another  battle 
of  Femhin  is  recorded  at  472  infra. 

'  Son  of  Coerthenn. — Ann.  Inisfal., 
at  448,  have  Cac  muije  Petmn  edit 
niunechu  yLaigniu  in  quo  cecroic 
Caiacmn  meic  Coelbach  qui  lecic 
f;enup  Lcting.  Coelbadh,  son  of 
Crunn  Badhrai,  king  of  Uladh,  was 
slain  in  358.  He  was  great-grandson 
of  Fiacha  Araidhe,  from  wliom  the 
Dal-Araidhe,  or  Irish  Picts,  derived 
tlieir  descent  and  name.  The  grand- 
son of  Coelbadh,  who  fell  in  this 
battle,  was  probably  the   leader   of 


Dalaradian  auxiliaries  in  the  service 
of  the  king  of  Munster,  and  mainly 
instrumental  in  the  acquisition  of 
Femhin.  See  note  on  Cruithne  at  an, 
573  infra.  Reeves,  Heel.  Anfiqq. 
337,  349,  353,  and  Adamnan,  93,  94. 
The  Chron.  Scot.  an.  445,  makes 
Colboth  son  of  Niall. 

3  Secimdimis. — Or  Sechnall,  of 
whom  an.  439  supra.  His  festival 
is  Nov.  27,  at  which  day,  Aengus 
wrote  in  his  Felire,  circ.  800 — 

Siatiaim  ecnai  conani 
SecbnaLl  minT>  a-p,  ptacha 
Iflogab  ceol.  foeyi  fo-wan 
ITIola-D  Pac|iaic  lllacba. 

A  stream  of  wisdom  with  splendour, 
Sechnall  diadem  of  our  realm, 
Chanted  a  song,  a  noble  solace, 
A  praise  of  Patrick  of  Macha. 
The  Life  of  Declan  says :  "  de  quo 
fertur   quod    ipse    primus    episcopus 
sub    humo    Hibernise    exivit."     See 
Ussher,  Wis.,  vi.,  384;    Vit.  Tripart., 
iii.,  81  ;  (Trias  Thaum.,  1656.)     The 
deaths  of  St.  Patrick's  three  coadjutor 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


13 


Kal.  Jan.  (Tuesd.,  m.  18.)  a.d.  446  (4650).  Battle 
of  Femliin/  wherein  fell  the  son  of  Coerthennr  son  of 
Coelboth.     Some  say  that  he  was  of  the  Cruithne. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wednesd.,  m.  29.)  a.d.  447  (4651).  Re- 
pose of  Secundinus'  the  holy,  in  the  75th  year  of  his  age. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  448.  By  a  violent  earthquake/  which 
prevailed  in  various  places,  very  many  walls  of  the  Im- 
perial city''  rebuilt  of  masonry  still  fresh,  together  witli 
57  towers,  were  thrown  down. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  449.  The  Emperor  Theodosius"  closed 
his  life,  as  Marcellinus  affirms.''  Marcianus  succeeded  as 
Emperor  in  room  of  Theodosius,  as  Marcellinus  states. 

Kal.  Jan.     a.d.  450. 


bishops  are  enteved  in  these  annals 
at  the  years  U7,  459,  468. 

*  Earthquake.  —  This  account  is 
borrowed  word  for  word  from  the 
Chronicle  of  Marcellinus,  where  it  is 
recorded  under  Indict,  xv.  Ardabure 
et  Callepio  Coss.  (i.e.,  a.d.  447). 
Beda  also  notices  the  event,  Ckron, 
p.  31,  and  H.E.,  i.,  13.  The  fullest 
account  of  it  is  in  Evagrius,  who  ex- 
plains the  word  imminenfe  hj  o  Sh 
TTCtOoi  Kal  £774  ^poi-oj^  tTjq  yijg 
ETrfKpaTijffer  (Eccl.  Hist.,  i.  17). 

5  Imperial  city. — "  Urbs  Augusta" 
is  ten  times  used  by  Marcellinus,  and 
is  borrowed  by  other  writers,  to  denote 
Constantinople.  The  expression  in 
Evagrius — avd  Tr\v  fiaaiXiSa  was 
rendered  in  palatio,  till  Valesius  gave 
the  proper  interpretation,  in  urie 
Regia.  We  find  Regia  urhs  of  Mar- 
cellinus copied  in  these  annals,  at 
526  infra. 

^  Theodosius. — Junior.  In  the  top 
margin  of  A.  there  is  this  note  on  the 
name,  in  a  different,  but  nearly  coeval, 
band,  "  Ab  isto  Theodossio  Bononia 
habuit  privilegia  studii  po :  et  regnare 
cepic   anno   Domini   cccc.    25   .     Et 


regnavit  annis  x.xvii.  De  hoc  vide 
gl.  in  Cle  ,  i.e.,  dc  Magiairis  in  verbo 
Bononiensi."  The  reference  is  to  the 
Corpus  Juris  Canouici,  in  the  Cle- 
mentinie,  lib.  v.,  tit.  i.  c.  5,  where  it 
is  stated,  "  Hoc  constat  quod  Bononia 
habuit  privilegia  studii  a  Theodosio  : 
de  minore  tamen  intelligo,  qui 
regnare  cepit  (prout  ex  chronicis 
quas  veriores  puto,  pcrcipio)  anno 
Domini  ccccxxxv.,  et  regnavit  annis 
xxvii.  (.Kxvi.  in  some  copies).  Quo 
tamen  anno  sui  imperii  hec  conces- 
serit,  non  percipio :  currentibus  autem 
cccclii.  successit  Martianus."  Tom. 
iii.,  col.  286. 

^  Marcellinus  a£irms. — His  words 
are:  "Indict,  iii.  Valentiniano,  vii., 
et  Abieno  Coss.  (i.e.,  a.d.  450).  Theo- 
dosius Imperator  Vivendi  flnera  fecit : 
regnavit  post  mortem  Archadii 
patris  sui  annos  xlii.  Loco  ejus 
Marcianus  imperium  adeptus  est." 
Galland.  Bibl.  x.,  848.  He  died, 
28  July,  450.  Pagi,  ii.,  317.  Beda 
agrees  with  these  annals  in  antedating 
Marcianus'  accession  one  year.  H.E. 
i.,  15. 


[446.] 


[447.] 


[448.] 


[449.] 


[450.] 


14 


ccNNalcc  ulccoti. 


let.  lenaiii.  OCnno -oomnii  cccc."  l.°  i "'  pafca  "oo- 
mini  uiii.°  ICaleiTDctplTicdi  celebiiaciim  efr.  [Uel  uepnif 
hie  qmeuii;  'UeoT)ocuif  minop-J 

jet.  lenrcifi.  CCiino  Domiin  cccc"  l.°  ii.°  llic  alii 
Dicunc  ncrcuiiracem  fancre  bftigice.  1nceppect;io 
TTiajna  lasenafium.  [Uel  ueimif  hoc  anno  TTlaiacianuf 
impepa7;ofi  fucceffi^ 'Ceo'Doi^io  Tllinoi^i.] 

jet.  lenaip.  (ti.  p.,  I.  5.)  CCnno  ■Domini  cccc"  l.°  iii.° 
(vnT.  -DC.  lull.)  Caciaomea'D  |iia  Loegaipe  mac  Weill 
pop  Laisnitj. 

let.  lenaiji.  (6"  p.,  1. 16.)  CCnno  -oomini  cccc"  1-°  iiii.° 
(irii.  •DC.  luni.)  Cena  (aliap  peip)  "Cempa  apUT)  (aliap 
la)  Loesaipe  pilium  Meill. 


^  The  Lorcts  Passover The  Sun- 
day letter  of  this  year  was  G,  anrl 
the  24th  of  April  fell  upon  Tuesday  ; 
from  which  some  might  suppose  that 
the  Irish  at  this  period  were  Quarto- 
decimans,  i.e.,  observing  I'^aster  not 
on  the  Sunday  which  followed  the 
14th  after  the  vernal  equinox,  but  on 
the  14th  itself,  irrespectively  of  the 
day  on  ivhich  it  fell.  Both  A  and  B 
mark  this  year  in  the  margin  as  bis- 
sextile ;  but  it  is  452  that  was  really 
so  ;  and  its  Sunday  letter  is  FE,  the 
24th  of  April  falling  upon  Sunday. 
But  there  can  be  little  doubt  that 
the  present  entry  is  misplaced,  and 
properly  belongs  to  455,  in  which 
year  Easter  was  kept  on  the  24th 
of  April  by  the  Church  of  Alexandria, 
but  on  the  17th  by  some  of  the 
Latins,  who  followed  the  computation 
of  Yictorius.  Prosper,  in  the  closing 
paragraph  of  his  Chronicle,  Valen- 
tiniano,  viii-  et  Anthemio  Coss.  (i.e., 
an.  455),  writes  :  "  Eodem  anno 
Pascha  Dominicum  die  viii.  Kalen- 
das  Mali  celebratum  est,  pertinaci 
intentione  Alexandrini  Episcopi,  cui 
omnes  Orientales  consentiendum 
putaverunt :    quamvis  sanctus  Papa 


Leo  XV.  Kalendas  Mali  potius 
observandum  protestaretnr."  Opp 
p.  438.  In  this  year  Leo  the  Great 
wrote  to  the  Emperor  Marcian  to 
state  that  "  eundem  diem  venerabilis 
Festi  omnibus  Occidentaliura  partium 
sacerdotibus  intimasse,  quern  Alex- 
andrini Episcopi  declaravit  instructio, 
id  est,  ut  anno  prsesenti  viii.  Kalendas 
Mail  Pascha  celebretur,  omissis  omni.- 
bus  scriipulis  propter  studium  unitatis 
et  pacis."  Leo  referred  the  question 
in  451  to  the  best  informed  authorities, 
especially  Paschasinus  of  Lilybasnm, 
and  further  commissioned  Julianus, 
when  proceeding  to  the  Council  of 
Chalcedon,  to  consult  the  most  eminent 
fathers  present  on  the  subject,  in 
order  to  avoid  all  fiiture  uncertainty. 
Pagi,  ii.,  an.  453.  The  Ann.  Clonmac. 
give  a  curious  turn  :  "  The  Eesurrec- 
tion  of  Our  Lord  was  celebrated  the 
Eight  of  Kalends  of  Way  by  the 
Pelagian  heresie  " !  See  Labbe,  Con- 
cordia Chronol,  Pt.  i.,  pp.  105,  108. 
The  Ann.  Inisfal.  are  very  exact  in 
assigning  to  the  year  455  ' '  Pascha  in 
viii.  Kal.  Mail"  These  annals,  how- 
ever, are  four  years  behind.  Marianus 
Scotus   says    "Hoc   anno,  i.e.,    455 


ANNALS   OP  ULSTER. 


15 


Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  431.  The  Lord's  Passover'  was  cele- 
brated on  the  8th  of  the  Kalends  of  May.  [Or,  in  this 
year,  Theodosius  Minor-  rested.] 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  452.  Here  some  place  the  nativity  of 
Saint  Brigid.^*  A  great  slaughter  of  the  Leinstermen.' 
[Or,  truly,  in  this  year  the  Emperor  Marcianus^  succeeded 
Theodosius  Minor.] 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thursd.,  m.  5.)  a.d,  433  (4637).  [Defeat 
in  battle"  of  the  Leinstermen  by  Loeghaire,  son  of 
Niall] 

Kal.  Jan.  (Friday,  m.  16.)  A.D.  454  (4658).  The 
Cena  (or  Feast)  of  Temhair,'  kept  with  (or  by)  Loeghaire, 
son  of  Niall 


incarnationia  (iuxta  Dionysium) 
Pascha  Dominicum  8  die  Caleudis 
Mail  recte  celebratum  est,  ordinatione 
sancti  Theophili :  quod  sanctus  Leo 
Papa  15  Calend.  Mail  potius  obser- 
vandum  protestatur." 

2  Theodosius  Minor.  —  A  aud  B 
have  tliis  entry  in  al.  man.  After 
minor  A  adds  :  "  ut  patet  ex  glossa 
predicta  in  1°  anno  in  Clementinis, 
i.e.,  de  Magistris,  in  verbo  Bononieusi, 
juncto  eo  quod  habetur  in  2°  anno 
pagine  precedentis." 

^  St.  Bngid These  annals  record 

her  death  in  her  70th  year,  at  523 
aud  525,  which  refers  her  birth  to 
453  or  455,  the  former  being  the  date 
generally  received.  Ussher  proposed 
453  (IFfe.  vi.,  445-447,  573),  which 
Colgan,  Tr.  Th.,  620b,  and  Lanigan 
(i.,  p.  378)  have  accepted.  A  mar- 
ginal note  in  A,  at  438  svpra  suggests 
that  j'ear.  Ann.  Inisf.  have  456,  and 
An.  Clonmac.  425. 

'  ■^  Leinsiei-men.—Tina  seems  to  be 
taken  from  a  Latin  version  of  what 
is  recorded  in  Irish  under  the  year 
following. 

^  Marcianus. — In  A  and  B,  from 
verius  to   minori  is   in  al.    num.     A 


adds,  "  ut  patet  in  Clementinis,  t.e., 
de  Magistris,  in  verbo  Bononiensi 
predict.  1°  anno." 

°  Defeat iniatlle.-L\tera.]W  'battle- 
breach.'  See  Hennessy,  Chron.  Scot., 
p.  352a.  In/erfectio  is  the  equivalent 
in  the  preceding  year.  The  old 
English  translation  makes  the  word 
a  proper  name,  "  the  battle  called 
Cathroine,"  but  the  place  is  not  re- 
corded. The  7".  Mast.,  at  453,  add 
mop,  and  it  is  properly  rendered  by 
O'Don.  '  a  great  defeat.'  Ann  InisfuL, 
at  456,  curtly  say  vailfi'obe  ^.o^en, 
'  cutting  off  of  Leinstermen,'  paijixibe 
=poiflcb6  tlie  olderform.  The  battle 
was  probably  fouRht  in  Leinster,  aud 
concerning  the  Borumlia  or  'Cow- 
tribute,'  see  at  458  infra. 

7  Feast  of  Temhair In  A  and  B 

i:eir  is  given  as  the  Irish  word  for 
cena,  and  is  the  only  word  employed 
in  the  entry  at  461  infra.  O'FIaherty 
calls  it  "Temorensis  comitia"  {Ogijg., 
213).  Similar  celebrations  used  to 
be  held  at  Tailte  (Teltown),  and 
Uisnech  (Ushnagh) ;  but  concerning 
this,  which  was  the  imperial  one,  see 
Keating,  p.  414,  and  especially  Petrie, 
Tara,  31,  32,  82-85,  who  asserts  tiiat 


[451.] 


[452.] 


[453.] 


[454,] 


16 


ccNNtttcc  ulcroh. 


■^-  \Cl.  lenctiia.     CCnrio  T)omini   cccc.°  L.°  u.°     Uicroinuf 

afcyiolojUf  p[loii]inc. 

]ct.  1eTiai|i.  (i.  p.  I.  ia\)  CCnno  "oomini  cccc"  L°  tii." 
(nil-  T)c.  Lx.j  TTIoiip  6nnai  mic  Carboca,  ec  nacuiicaf 
pancce  bjaigiDe,  uc  alii  Dicunc  THapcianup  impepacoia 
iiiT;e  ppipicum  amippir.  Inipepauic  annip  pex  (abctp 
Ful.  Uaa.  quttcuop)  ez  TTienpibup  tii,  net,  tit;i  mapciUitnip  T)Ocet;. 
Leo  eiTieni  pucceppii:  [xiepiincT;o]. 

[Ct.  lenaip.  CCntio  T)OTniiii  cccc"  L°  1111.°  CaLceT)o- 
nenpip  penoDUp  conspegacup  epc.  Cfuiep  penip  pacpicii 
m  alii  libpi  TMcunc 


this  was  the  only  convention  of  Tara 
held  by  Laeghaire  during  his  reign 
(p.  83). 

'  Victorius. — Or  Victorinus,  a  native 
of  Limoges  in  Aquitaine,  whom  Gen- 
nadius,  Vlr.  lUustr.,  c.  88,  styles 
"  Calculator  scripturarum,"  flourished 
in  457.  In  that  year  he  composed  a 
new  Paschal  Canon,  at  the  instance 
of  Pope  Leo,  who,  to  prevent  a  recur- 
rence of  the  controversy  which  arose 
in  455,  between  the  Eastern  and 
Western  Churches,  about  the  proper 
Sunday  for  the  celebration  of  Easter, 
commissioned  Hilary,  his  Archdeacon, 
to  employ  a  competent  person  for 
the  purpose.  He  framed  a  cycle  of 
532  years,  i.e.,  28  x  19,  the  product 
of  the  solar  and  lunar  cycles,  com- 
mencing from  A.D.  28,  the  computed 
year  of  the  Passion,  or  a.m.  5229. 
Cummian,  in  his  Paschal  epistle  (a.d. 
634)  mentions  this  cycle.  Ussher, 
PFfo.,  iv.,  440.  And  the  anonymous 
Irish  writer  of  the  tract  De  Mirabilibus 
Sacr.  Scripturm  reckons  by  it.  See 
Pagi,  Critica,  ii.,  3706,  582a,  626a  ; 
O'Conor,  Rer.  Eib.  SS.,  ii.,  112  ;  Tille- 
mont's  Memoires,  xv.,  770.  Ann. 
Inisfah,  in  the  parallel  entry  (an. 
458)  have  "  Victorius  scripsit  ciclum 
Pascha.  " 


"  Enna^  son  of  Cathboth.  — O'Conor 
conjectures  that  this  was  Enua  of 
Aran  (ii.,  pt.  1,  p.  109),  but  unhappily, 
for  that  saint  was  son  of  Conall  derg, 
and  was  alive  in  530.  The  present 
entry  is  found  in  An,  Inisfal,  (an. 
459);  An.  Buell.  (an.  462);  Chron. 
Scot.  (an.  455);  F.  Mast.  (an.  456); 
but  none  of  them  help  to  identify  the 
subject  of  it.  In  the  B.  of  Armagh 
mention  is  made  of  the  seven 
SODS  of  Cathbadh,  a  Leinster  clan, 
who  with  Bishop  Isserniuus  were 
expelled  by  Enna  Cennsalach  (fol. 
18aa). 

^  St.  Brigid. — See  note  at  452  supra. 

*  Marckm. — Accession,  Aug.  20, 
450;  death,  Jan  31,457.  B.  reads 
quievlt^  which  is  technically  incorrect, 
and  not  the  expression  of  Marcellinus, 
from  whom  this  entry  is  borrowed. 
His  words  are :  "  Indict,  x.  Constan- 
tino et  Kufo  Coss.  (i.e.,  a.d.  457), 
Marciauus  Imp.  bonis  principibus 
comparandus  vitas  spirit  um  amisit: 
imperavit  annos  vi.  menses  vi.  Leo 
eidem  defuncto  successit,  cujusvolun- 
tate  Majorianus  apud  Ravennam 
Cjesar  est  ordinatus."  Galland,  x., 
3486.  Beda,  less  correct,  says : 
"  Septem  annis  tenuit,"  and  with  this 
entry,  antedates  by  a  year  the  acces- 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


17 


Kal.  Jan.     a.d.  455.     Victorius'  the  astronomer  flour-     [455.] 
ished. 

Kal  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  9.)  a.d.  456  (4660).  Death  of  [^56.] 
Enna,  son  of  Cathboth,^  and  birth  of  Saint  Brigid/  as 
some  say.  The  Emperor  Marcian*  resigned  the  vital 
breath.  He  reigned  six  (or  four)  years  and  six  months, 
as  Marcellinus  states.  Leo  succeeded  him  [on  his 
decease]. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.   457-     The  synod  of  Chalcedon'  was     [457.] 
assembled.       Repose   of   Old   Patrick/   as   some   books 
state. 


sion  of  Marcian.  An.  Inisfal.  have 
454;  Marian.  Scot.,  i52.  But  457 
is  the  true  date.  See  VArt  da  Verif. 
les  Bates,  p.  180.  Instead  of  annis 
sex  the  al.  man.  in  A.  and  B.  have 
iiii.^'"  which  is  a  manifest  error. 

5  Synod  of  ClmUedon. — Six  years 
too  late.  The  fourtli  General  Council, 
held  at  Chalcedon,  to  condemn  the 
Eutychian  heresy,  sat  from  October 
8th  till  November,  451.  Concilia,  t. 
iv.,  cols.  761-2074 ;  Barouius,  t.  viii., 
p.  87  ;  L'Art  de  Verifier  les  Bates,  p. 
180;  Ann.  Inisfal,  452. 

Old  Patnch. — Distinguished  by 
the  epithet  8eii  or  'Old,'  from  Patrick 
the  Apistle  of  Ireland,  who  was 
somewhat  his  junior.  The  acts  of 
the  two  are  so  interwoven  that  it  is 
very  difficult  to  resolve  them.  The 
present  entry,  however,  affords  some 
help.  Nennius  says:  "A  nativitate 
Domini  usque  ad  adventura  Patricii 
ad  Scotos  ccccv.  anni  sunt.  A  morte 
Patricii  usque  ad  obitum  sanctje 
Brigid£e  ix.  anni,"  which  numbers 
are  utterly  inapplicable  to  the  Patrick 
of  432  and  493.  Gir.  Cambr.  dates 
Patrick's  death,  "  ab  incarnatione 
Domini  cccclviii.";    this  he  learned 


in  Ireland  ;  but  it  cannot  be  strained 
to  suit  the  Apostle.  Allowing,  how- 
ever, for  the  slow  year  of  these  Annals, 
it  is  identical  with  the  date  in  the 
text.  Again,  three  of  the  Armagh 
lists  (published  bj'  Todd,  St.  Patrick, 
174,  181)  make  Sen  Patraic  third 
abbot,  while  these  annals  reckon 
larlath  his  successor  once  removed, 
the  third;  therefore  they  ignore  the 
first  two,  namely  Patrick  and  Sechnall, 
and  leave  to  Sen  Patraic,  the  first 
place.  Ussher  saw  that  two  names 
should  be  expunged  (Wks.  vi.,  437), 
but  he  erred  in  making  Sen  Patraic 
one  of  them.  In  two  of  these  lists 
Sen  Patraic  is  allowed  an  incumbency 
of  ten  years,  which  deducted  from 
457,  gives  447  as  his  inception, 
within  three  years  of  the  founding  of 
Armagh,  whicli  event  is  most  pro- 
bably to  be  referred  to  him,  not  to 
the  Apostle ;  and  further  it  is  equally 
probable  that  the  encomiums  bestowed 
upon  Patrick  the  Bishop,  at  the  years 
441  and  443,  belong  to  the  earlier 
ecclesiastic.  His  successor,  Bishop 
Benignus,  died  in  467,  which  allows 
the  exact  ten  years  assigned  to  Sen 
Patraic  in  the  lists.  So  far  the 
G 


18  aNMccla  ulcroli. 

let.  lenaii^.  (1111.  p.,  I.  1.)  CCnno -001111111  cccc.°l.°  uiii.° 
(iTn.  T)C.  Lxii.)  Ccrc  CCT:ho  ■oqia  poja  Laigaipe  pe  Laigiiit? 
[in  quo  ev  ipfe  capcuf  efc,  pe-o  cunc  Diniifftif  efc 
nipanv  peiifolem  ec  ueircutn  fe  botiep  eifoimipipiiiium]. 

]ct.  lenmp.  (ti.  p.,  I.  xn.)  CCn no -001111111  cccc.°  l.°  ix.° 
(iTn.  T)c.  Ltiii.)  CCuxiliiif  epifcopiif  quietnc.  No 
^uinccT)  at]!  an  fCt.  yo  cccc  CCca  -oajia  pecinToum  aliop. 

jet.  leiiaifi.  (6  p.,  I.  23.)  CCnno  -Doniini  cccc.°  lx.° 
(rm. -oc  1x1111.)  Leo  papa  mopruf  eft;.  Romane  eclepie 
obciiiuit;  pe-oein  pecpi  xxi.  (aliap  quactiop)  annip  ec 
inenpe  uno  ec  -oiebuf  xin.,  picuci  entimepao  OeTia  in 
ctionico  ptio. 

]ct.  lenaip.  (1.  p.,  I.  4.)  CCnno  -oomim  cccc."  lx.°  1.° 
(ivn.  -oc.  Ixu.)  nilapiup  Romane  aeclepie  pont;ipex 
.xl.  iiii.«r  paccup,  eu  mxir  annip  .111.  hie  aln  quiecem 
Parpiei  -Dicunc.  Loegaipe  piliup  NeiU  popt:  cenam 
■Ceiiipo  annip  .uii.  ec  menpibiip  .1111.  ez  -oiep  .1111.  uixii;. 
Cac  CCca  -oapa  pia  taijnib  pop  taegaipe,  qmbtip 
Cpemchann  cunc  ppeepat;. 


Apostle  does  not  appear  at  all  in 
official  connexion  -with  Armagh.  Sen 
Patricli's  death  is  commemorated  in 
the  Felire  of  iEngiis,  at  the  24th  of 
August,  thus : — 

Sen  Pacitaic  cing  caclia, 
Coem-aice  aia  pjioclia. 

'  Old  Patrick,  champion  of  battle, 
Loveable  tutor  of  our  Sage.' 
Upon  which  the  Irish  annotator 
writes  "  Old  Patrick,  of  Eos  Dela  in 
Magh  Locha  :  sed  verius  est  that  he 
maybe  in  Glastonbury  of  the  Gael, 
in  the  south  of  Saxonland  (for  Scoti 
formerly  used  to  dwell  there  in 
pilgrimage).  But  his  relics  are  in 
the  tomb  of  Sen  Patrick  in  Ard 
Macha.''  Felire,  pp.  cxxv.,  cxxxiii. 
At  461,  infra,  his  death  is  again 
recorded,  but  simply  as  Patricius. 


'  Ath-dara. — 'Ford  of  the  oak,'  on 
the  river  Barrow,  in  Magh  Ailbhe 
(a  plain  in  the  co.  Klldare).  Shear- 
man conjectures,  and  indeed  states, 
that  it  was  at  Mageney  Bridge 
(_Loc.  Puti-ic,  67,  101),  which  is 
in  the  parish  of  Dunmanoge  in  the 
extreme  south  of  the  county  of  Kil- 
dare,  on  W.  side,  O.S.,  s.  39.  This 
battle  is  entered  under  next  year, 
and  again  at  461.     See  next  note. 

-  Cow- tribute.  —  bojaatna;   which 

O'Flaherty   renders    Boaria Ogyg., 

305.  Said  to  have  been  first  imposed 
on  the  Leinstermen  b}^  Tuathal 
Toachtmar,  circ.  a.d.  130.  After 
proving  a  som-ce  of  violent  contention 
for  a  long  series  of  years  between 
the  chiefs  of  Ulster  and  of  Leinster,  it 
was  abandoned  by  Finnachta  Fledach, 
about  the  year  680.     There  is  a  full 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


19 


Kal.  Jan.  (Wednesd.,  m.  1.)  a.d.  458  (4662).  Battle 
of  A.th-dara/  by  the  Leinstermen  against  Laeghaire,  [in 
which  he  was  made  prisoner,  but  was  presently  liberated 
on  his  swearing  by  the  Sun  and  Wind  that  he  would 
remit  to  them  the  cow  tribute].^ 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thursd.,  m.  12.)  A.B.  4.59  (4663).  Auxi- 
lius,"  the  bishop,  rested.  Or,  in  this  year,  according  to 
some,  the  battle  of  Ath-dara  was  fought. 

KaL  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  2.3.)  A.D.  460  (4664).  Pope  Leo 
died.  He  occupied  the  chair  of  Peter  in  the  Church  of 
Rome  21  (or  24)  years,  1  month,  and  1-3  days,  as  Beda 
reckons  in  his  chronicle. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  4.)  A.D.  461  (4665).  Hilary^ 
was  made  44th  bishop''  of  the  church  of  Rome,  and  lived 
6  years.''  Here  some  record  the  repose  of  Patrick. 
Laeghaire,  son  of  Niall,  lived  after  the  Feast  of  Tara  7 
years,  and  7  months,  and  7  days.  The  battle  of  Ath- 
dara  was  gained  over  Laeghaire,  by  the  Leinstermen,  of 
who^vCrimthann'  was  then  commander. 


[458.] 


[4£9.] 


[460.] 


[461.J 


and  most  curious  tract,  in  prose  and 
verse,  on  tlie  subject  in  the  Books  of 
Leinster  and  Lecan.  See  O'Curry's 
Lect.  on.  MS.  Mat,  230-232 ;  Keating, 
303-306;  0' Donovan,  Uy-Fiaohr., 
32,  33. 

AuxiUus.  —  See  under  an.  439. 
His  festival  is  August  27tli,  at  whicli 
day  his  nari-.e  occurs,  in  the  Mart. 
Taml,  Mar.  Gormm,  and  MaH. 
Doneg.,  as  Usaille  son  of  XJa  mBahd, 
bishop  of  Cill-Usaille  in  Leinster, 
now  Killashee.  He  is  not  noticed 
by  the  Felire.  Colgan  has  collected 
the  little  that  is  known  of  him  at 
19th  March  in  Actt.  SS.,  pp.  657-65D. 
<  Hilary. — Over  the  name  llila- 
fimr,  there  is  written  in  a  very  old 
Irish  hand  in  MS.  A.,  Uet  hoc  anno 
Leo  obnc,  ("or  in  this  year  Leo 
died").      The   death   of    Pope   Leo 


(who  died  on  Nov.  4,  a.d.  461),  is 
entered  under  the  previous  year. 

^Blsliop. — Poncipex,  B.  •  nm.  in  A. 

"annoy-,  A. 

'  Crimthann This  entry  is  added 

in  A.,  in  a  very  old  hand.  In  B.  it 
appears  in  the  hand  of  the  transcriber 
of  that  MS.  See  under  45S.  The 
Crimthann  here  referred  to  was  the 
son  of  Enna  Ceinuselach,  whom  he 
succeeded  as  king  of  S.E.  Leinster, 
about  the  year  444.  His  residence 
was  at  Rathvilly,  in  the  N.E.  of  the 
present  county  of  Carlow,  which  gives 
name  to  a  parish  and  barony.  In  the 
Irish  notes  in  the  Book  of  A  rraagh 
(fol.  18aa),  St.  Patrick  is  stated  to 
have  visited  Crimthann  at  Kathvilly : 
LuiT)  laix-puiTiiu  cu  Ciaimcban  mac 
n-Gn-Di  cemny-elicb,  ec  ip-pe  cjie- 
■DiTire  ucc  Tficdcb  bilicb.  "He  (St. 
G  2 


20 


aMNCcla  tilaT)!!. 


jet.  lenaif..  (2  -p-,  i-  150  CCnno  -Dommi  cccc."  Ix." 
11."  (ivn.  -DC  Ixui.)  TTloiif  Laegaiiae  pi  In  Weill  oc 
5rieomai5  "Dciphil  (aliaf  oc  ^l^eallaig  ^aipil,  pofi 
crieB  caifpe,  in  canipo  tipi)  evi^i  in  va  cnoc  .i.  Gifiiu  7 
CClbii  a  n-anman-Da.  'gtimax)  a  paca  lie  laigniB  simian 
7  f,aez:  yiofiTiaiatifa'D. 
•t>-  jet.  lenairi.     (3"  p.,  L.  26.")     CCnno  TDomini  cccc.°  lx.° 

111.°  (rm.  -DC  Ixuii).    Inicium  iiegni  CCilellcc  muilr;  mic 
V]nh. 

|ct.  lencciyi.     (4  p.,  I.  7.)     CCnno  "Domini   cccc."  lx.° 
Foi.  I7a5.  1111.°  (iTn.  T)c.  Ixuin.)     Piaimum  belUim  CCpyi'Da  coi^ann 
fiia  LaigniB.     CCngli  ueneiiiini:  in  CCngliam. 

|ct.  lenaifi.  (6  p.,  I.  18.)  CCnno  -Domini  cccc.°  lx.° 
u.°  Tlilapiup  epipcopup  Romane  aeclepie  mopcuupepu, 
qui  pope-Dic  cauheiDpam  perpi  .ui.  annip  ec  menpibup 
.111.  eu  "Diebtip  .X.  Semplicuip  op-oinartip,  qui  peT)iz; 
annip  .xii.  menpe  .1.  "oiebup  .  .  Gogan  mac  Meill  mop- 
cuup  eye. 


Patrick)  went  after  that  to  Crimthan 
son  of  Enda  Ceinnselach,  and  he 
believed  at  Eath-bilich."  Crimthan 
was  a  strenuous  assertor  of  Lagenian 
independence,  and  won  many  battles 
in  defence  thereof,  which  are  enumer- 
ated by  Dubtach  Ua  Lugair,  in  his 
eulogistic  poems  on  the  triumphs  of 
Crimthan,  some  of  which  have  been 
published,  from  the  Booh  of  Lei  lister, 
by  O'Curry  {Lectures,  i.}c.,  pp.  48-1- 
494). 

'  Alias The  alias  reading  in  A., 

put  here  in  parenthesis,  and  which 
is  in  an  old  hand,  agrees  substan- 
tially with  the  text  of  B.  The  name 
of  the  place  where  Laeghaire  met  his 
death  is  variously  written  in  different 
authorities.  But  the  oldest  form  of 
the  name  seems  to  be  Grellach  Daphil, 
as    appears    from    the   reference   to 


Laeghaire's  death  in  Leh.  net  hUidre, 
1186.  The  Four  Masters  (458)  say 
that  the  place  of  Laeghaire's  death 
was  in  Ui-Faelain,  i.e.  the  northern 
part  of  the  co.  Kildare.  In  the 
Borama  Tract  {Book  of  Leinfiter, 
299S),  it  is  stated  that  Laeghaire  was 
killed  by  the  elements  (earth,  sun, 
and  wind),  bj'  which  he  had  pledged 
himself  two  and  a  half  years  before 
{supra,  458),  not  again  to  exact  the 
tribute  called  borama  (or  '*  cow 
tribute  ").  But  he  came,  and  seized 
cows  at  Sidh-Nechtain  (Carbury 
Hill,  CO.  Kildare,  at  the  foot  of  which 
is  the  source  of  the  River  Boyne), 
and  met  his  fate  on  the  side  of  Caiss, 
between  the  two  hills  called  Erin  and 
Alba  (supposed  to  be  the  present  Hill 
of  Dunmurry,  and  Hill  of  Allen). 
'  AiliU    Molt,  —  The     cognomen 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


21 


Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  lo).  a.d.  462  (46G6).  Death  of 
Laeghaire,  sou  of  Niall,  at  Greomach-daphil  (alias^  at 
Greallach-gaifil,  on  the  side  of  Caiss,  in  Magh-Liffe), 
between  the  two  hills,  viz.,  Eiriu  and  Alba  their  names. 
May  be  it  was  his  guarantees  to  the  Leinstermen,  the 
Sun  and  Wind,  that  killed  him. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Tuesd.,  m.  26.)  A.D.  463  (4667).  Com- 
mencement of  the  reign  of  A.ilill  Molt,'  son  of  Nathi. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wedn.,  m.  7.)  A.D.  464  (4668).  First  battle 
of  Ard-Corann^  by  Leinstermen.  The  Angles'' '"'  came 
into  England. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  18.)  A.D.  465.  Hilary,  bishop  of 
the  Church  of  Rome,  died,  who  occupied  the  chair  of 
Peter  6  years,*  and  3  months,  and  10  days.  Simplicius 
was  ordained,  who  sat  12  years,"  1  month  and  .  .  days. 
Eogan'^  son  of  Niall  died. 


[462.] 


[463.] 


[464.] 


[465.] 


nwlt,  a  "  wether,"  is  Latinized  ven'e- 
cinus  by  O'Flaherty.  Ggygia,  p.  429. 
He  was  son  of  Nathi  (an.  445  svpra), 
whom  he  succeeded  as  proviDcial 
king  of  Connauglit.  From  his  brother 
Fiachra  descended  the  Ui-Fiaohrach 
of  Connaught.  O'Flaherty  gives  463 
as  tlie  date  of  his  accession,  and  20 
years  as  the  length  of  his  reign.  See 
for  Ailill's  death  ann  482,  483  infra. 
Dr.  O'Conor  absurdly  renders  molt  by 
"laudabilis";  Tigh.  463. 

^  Ard-Coraiiit. — This  place  is  again 
mentioned  as  battle-ground  at  506, 
507,  510  and  626.  In  the  Ann. 
Inisfallen  the  battle  here  recorded  is 
mentioned  under  467 ;  but  the  Four 
Mast,  omit  all  the  foregoing  entries 
except  the  last,  having  probably 
thought  that  Ard-Corann  was  a  place 
in  Scotland,  and,  as  such,  foreign  to 
their  scope.  From  the  mention  of 
Leinstermen  in   the  foregoing  entry, 


however,  it  must  be  presumed  that 
the  place  of  the  battle  was  in  Ireland. 

^  (a)  Angles.  —  Marianus  Scotus 
places  their  arrival  at  450.  In  the 
Saxon  chronicle  the  date  is  449. 
Ussher  assigns  450. 

<  6  Years. — B.  reads,  erroneously, 
"  7."  See  an.  461  supra.  Hilary's 
death  is  placed  here  three  years  too 
soon.     He  died  Feb.  21,  468. 

*  Years.  —  The  length  of  the 
pontificate  of  Simplicius  is  given  in 
B.  as  "  ten  years,  two  months,  and  one 
day,"  which  is  also  wrong,  as  the 
real  duration  was  15  years  and  6 
days,  Simplicius  having  been  ordained 
25th  Feb.,  468.  The  beginning  of 
the  Pontificate  of  his  successor,  Felix, 
is  entered  infra,  under  the  j'ear  481. 

°  Eogan,  i.e  ,  Eogan  son  of  Niall 
Nine-hostager,  from  whom  the  power- 
ful sept  of  the  Cinel-Eogain  (or  Cinel- 
Owen)  derived  then-  name  and  lineage. 


22 


CCMNCClCC  tilat)ti. 


-b. 


.b. 


Fol.  176a 


|ct.  lencnii.  (7  p,  I.  29.)  CCnno  -oomini  cccc"  lx.° 
111."  Ratiennam  ciuirctcem  t;eiiiiemor;uf  -oerepi^inc. 
"DoiTiansaiat;  mac  Mifi  quietus. 

let  lenaiyi.  (i.  p.,  I.  10.)  CCnno  -Domini  cccc-°  Ix." 
w\.°  Cfuief  benisni  epifcopi  (fucceffopif  par:incii). 
Cencc  'Ceniiia  la  hCCibll  moli;  (mac  T)aci  mic  pacpac 
mic  Gacac  muifiemoni).  8ic  in  libpo  Cuanac  mtieni. 
baf  tliceia  penT)pa5en  iiesif  CCn^lie,  cui  fuccepfic 
pliuf  fuuf  .1.  Cmsh  CCllflT;Ul^  .1.  vo  opfiT)ai5  an  ho\iTi 
cp[uinT)]. 

]cb.  lenaifi.  (2  p.,  I.  21.)  CCnno  T)omini  cccc.°  Lx.° 
11111.°  Iffeiinmuf  epifcopuf  mopimip.  Oelltim  "Dumai 
achip  .1.  pop  OiliU  molt;,  pi  cue  inueni  in  libpo  Ciianac. 

]ct.  lenaip.  (4  p.,  I.  2.)  CCnno -Domini  cccc.°lx.°  ix.° 
No  peip  Teampa  la  hCCilill  moli:  hoc  anno  pectnTDUm 
all  op. 

jet.  lenaip.  (5  p.,  I.  13.)  CCnno  T)oniini  cccc."  Ixx." 
peip  "Cempa  la  CCilill  molr,  uc  aln  T)icunT;. 

]ct.  lenaip.  {Q"  p,  I.  24.)  CCnno  -oomini  cccc"  Iccx." 
1.°  Ppe-oa  pecunT)a  Saxonum  ve  hibepnia,  vc  alii 
■o^cnuv,  in  ipco  anno  T)eT)UCT:a  eyz,  vv  ■maucT;etip  (.i. 
TTlocrae)  -oicic.     -Sic  in  libpo  Cuanac  inueni. 

]cb.  lenaip.     CCnno  T)omini  cccc"  lxx.°  ii.° 

let.  lenaip.  CCnno  Domini  cccc"  lxx.°  in. °  Leopemop 
impepacop,  teone  uiniope  a  pe  lam  ceppape  conpt;iT;ueo 
mopbo  pepiiT;,  cam  pin  impepn  annip  cftiam  hump  Leonip 


^  In  A.  the  day  of  the  week  on 
whicli  the  1st  of  January  fell  is 
omitted ;  and  the  age  of  the  moon  is 
given  as  20,  in  place  of  29,  as  in  B., 
in  which  the  1st  of  January  is  stated 
to  have  fallen  on  a  Saturday. 

^  Domangart.  —  This  entry  (from 
B.),  not  found  in  either  the  older  and 
better  copy  (A.),  nor  in  the  so-called 
'translation'  in  the  MS.  Clar.  49, 
(Brit.  Museum),  is  probably  the  re- 
Bult   of  a  great   prolepsis,    as   there 


appears  to  have  been  no  ecclesiastic 
of  the  name  of  Domangart  Mac  Nisi 
at  such  an  early  period.  The  term 
quieuic  used  by  the  Annalist,  in 
recording  the  death  of  Domangart, 
indicates  that  he  regarded  the  deceased 
as  an  ecclesiastic.  The  demise  of  a 
Domangart  Mac  Nisi  is  given  by  the 
Four  M.  under  A.D.  462  ;  in  the 
Chron.  Scotorum  under  a.d,  464 
(  =  462),  and  in  the  Ann.  Inisfall.  at 
495  in  O'Conor's  ed.  (=464).     The 


ANNALS   OP   ULSTER.  23 

Kal.  Jan.  (Saturd.,  m.  29.)^     A.D.  466.     An  earthquake     [46fi.] 
frightened  the  city  of  Ravenna.     Domangart'  Mac  Nisi 
rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  10.)  A.D.  467.  Best  of  Benignus,  tie^O 
the  bishop,  successor"  of  Patriclc.  The  Feast  of  Tara 
held  by  Ailill  J\lolt  (son*  of  Dathi,  son  of  Fiachra,  son  of 
Eochaid  Muidhemhoin).  So  I  find  in  the  Book  of  Guana. 
Death'^  of  Titer  Pendragon,  King  of  England,  to  whom 
succeeded  his  son,  i.e.  King  Arthur,  i.e.  who  ordained 
the  Round  Table. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  21.)     A.D.  468.     Iserninus,  bishop,     [-tes.] 
dies.     The  battle  of  Duma-achir,  i.e.  over  Ailill  Molt,  as 
I  find  in  the  Book  of  Guana. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wedn.,  m.  2.)     A,D.  469.     Or,  the  Feast  of    [469.] 
Tara  by  Ailill  Molt  this  year,  according  to  others. 

Kal.  Jan.     (Thursd.,  m.  13.)   A.D.  470.     The  Feast"  of    [470.] 
Tara  luas  held  by  Ailill  Molt,  as  others  state. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,m.24.)    a.d.471.    The  second  prey"' of     [471.] 
the  Saxons  from  Ireland,  as  some  say,  was  carried  off"  in 
this  year,  as  Maucteus^  (i.e.  Mochtae)  states.    So  I  find  in 
the  Book  of  Guana. 

Kal.  Jan.     a.d.  472.  [472.] 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  473.     The  Emperor  Leo  the  Elder  was     [473.] 
carried  off  by  disease,  Leo  the  Younger  having  been  pre- 
viously created  Csesar  by  him.  Leo  the  Younger,  who  was 


person  intended  maj'  have  been  Dom- 
angart,  3rd  king  of  Dalriada  in  Scot- 
land, son  of  Fergus  Mor.  See  Reeves's 
Adamnan,  pp.  43J-,  and  the  Genea- 
logical Table  accompanying.  See 
also  note  at  A.D.  506. 

2  Successor  of  Patrick. — This  clause 
is  only  in  B.  A  marg.  note  in  A., 
in  an  old  hand,  adds  that  Benignus 
was  bishop  of  Armagh. 

*  Son  of  Dathi,  &c. — The  geneal. 
particulars  here  given  from  A.  are 
not  in  B. 

<>  Death,  &c The  original  of  this 


entry  is  in  B.  only,  and  in  a  more 
recent  hand. 

"  Feast. — The  author  of  the  so- 
called  '  translation'  of  the  Ann.  Ult. 
in  Clar.  49,  renders  pel]" bj' "another 
feast"  I 

'  Second  prey.  —  The  first  prey 
taken  by  the  Saxons  from  (or  in) 
Ireland,  is  recorded  above  under  a.d. 
434,  where  see  note. 

s  Maucteua.  —  Mocteus,  B.  See 
note  under  A.D.  511,  referring  to  the 
so-called  "  Book  of  the  Monks." 


24 


ccMNala  tilccoti. 


laegni  menyibur  compuuacif  anno  x"  uii.°,  men^e  ui.° 
^enonem  Leo  ninioi^  iDemque  impepacop  piluip  ppm- 
cipem  conpcicuiT;.  Cfinep  T)occi  epipcopi  pancoi  Opi- 
zo\^m^  abbacip-  "Oopngal  Bpi  Bile  poi"^  lai§niii  pict 
nCCilill  molT:. 

]ct.  lenaip.     CCnno  -Domini  cccc"  U\t.°  1111.°     Uelluc 
cau  T)umai  achip  pop  CCibll  mole  pia  Laignil?. 
•^-  let.  lenaip.     (4  p.,  I.  9.)     CCnno   -Domini    cccc"  Ltx." 

ii.°  (vnT.  T)c.  Lxxix.)  bellum  (aliap  Tiopn-Dsal)  bpe^ 
b-eibe  pe  n-CCilill  moLt;  pop  laignui.  Sic  in  libpo 
Cuanac  miieni. 

let.  denaip.  5  p.,  I.  20.)  CCnno  tiomini  cccc"  Ixx."  tii.° 
(iTTT.  •DC  Ixxx.)  Ca€  "DtiiTiai  CCcip  pop  ailiU  mole  pia 
Laijnit". 

jet.  1enaip.  CCnno  TDommi  cccc.°U\T.°tiii.°  TTlopp'Cocco 
mic  CCexia  pejip  Cualann. 

fct.  lenaip.     CCnno -oomini  cccc.°  la\r.°  11111.°    bellum 
bpeg  h-e-ile. 
.b.  jet.  lanaip.     (3  p.,  I.)      CCnno  -oomini  cccc.°  Ixx."  ix." 

|ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  cccc.°lxxx.°  ITIopp  Conaill 
Cpemrainne  mic  Meill. 

"jet.  lanaip.  (5  p.,  I.  15.)    CCnno  -Domini  cccc.°  lxxx.''i.° 


'  nth  year  and  Gth  month. — B.  has 
annox.°uiii.°,  tiienpe  tii.°,aItliough 
O'Conor prints  anno x.°tmi.°,ineiip6 
1].°  (18th  year  and  5th  month).  But 
the  date  is  not  accurate  in  either  MS. 
Leo  I.  was  crowned  February  7,  457. 
He  died  in  January,  474  ;  so  that  liis 
reign  wanted  but  a  month  of  17 
years.  His  daughter,  Ariadne,  was 
married  to  Zeno,  and  their  son  Leo 
was  born  in  458.  His  grandfather, 
the  year  before  his  death,  appointed 
him  his  successor.  He  died  in  Novem- 
ber, 474,  at  17,  in  tlie  eleventh  month 
of  his  sole  reign.  At  the  instance 
of  his  mother,  and  of  his  grand- 
mother  Verina,   Leo    II.    associated 


with  him  in  the  throne  his  father, 
Zeno,  whom  his  own  father-in-law  had 
passed  over  on  account  of  his  vices 
and  deformity.  This  entry  seems 
to  have  been  borrowed  from  the 
Chronicle  of  Marcellinus,  where  the 
computation  above  given  is  "  tam  sui 
imperii  annis  quam  Leonis  Junioris 
regni  mensibus  computatis,  anno 
xvii.,  mense  v." 

^Duccus. — The  only  individual  of 
this  name  whom  we  meet  with  in 
British  Ecclesiastical  History  is  the 
Docus  who  is  set  down  in  an  ancient 
authority,  cited  by  Ussher,  as  the 
contemporary  of  David  and  Gildas, 
and  a  preceptor  of  the  Second  Order 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


25 


also  Emperor,  and  son  to  Zeno,  creates  him  Prince  in  the 
I7th  year  and  Gth  month,'  reckoning  as  well  the  years 
of  the  former,  as  the  months  of  the  latter,  Leo's,  reiffn. 
Rest  of  the  holy  bishop  Doccus,^  Abbot  of  the  Britons. 
The  '  fist-fight '^^  of  Bri-Eile  over  the  Leinstermen,  bv 
Ailill  Molt. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  474.  Or,  in  this  year'  the  battle  of 
Duma-Achir  luas  gained  over  Ailill  Molt  by  Leinstermen. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wedn.,  m.  9.)  a.d.  475  (4679).  The  battle 
(otherwise  'fist-fight')  of  Bri-Eile  gained  by  Ailill  Molt 
over  Leinstermen.     So  I  find  in  the  Book  of  Guana. 

Kal.  (Jan.  Thursd.,  m.  20).  a.d.  476  (4680).  The  battle 
of  Duma-Achir  gained  over  Ailill  Molt  by  Leinstermen. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  477.  Death  of  Tocca,  son  of  Aedh, 
King  of  Cu  aland. 

Kal.  Jan.     a.d.  478.     Battle  of  Bri-Eile. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Tuesd.,  m.)     A.D.  479. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  480.  Death  of  Conall  Cremthainn^  son 
of  NiaU. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thursd.,  m.  15).     a.d.  481  (4685).     Rest  of 


[474.] 


[475.] 


[476.] 
[477.] 

[478.] 
[470.] 
[480.] 

[481.] 


of  Irish  Saints  {Brit.  Eccl.  Ant.,  c.  17 ; 
Works  vi.,  p.  478),  and  who  is  men- 
tioned in  the  Life  of  St.  Cainneoh  as 
the  abbot  under  whom  lie  studied  in 
Britain  {ib.,  p.  520).  This  Docus  is 
conamonly  called  Cadocus,  and  is 
known  in  Welsh  hagiology  as  Cuttwg 
Ddoeth,  "  Cadoc  the  Wise."  He  was 
abbot  of  Llancarvan,  and  flourished 
about  A.D.  500.  The  entry  of  his 
death,  above  given,  would  therefore 
be  too  late,  and  may  be  regarded  as 
out  of  its  place.  But  see  Shearman's 
Loca  Patricimm  (Dublin,  1879),  pp. 
223-5,  where  the  learned  author  states 
that  Cadoc,  the  preceptor  of  St. 
Cainneoh  (or  Canice)  was  the  nephew 
of  Doccus  whose  obit  is  given  above. 
'^  Flst-Jight.~X)0'(\.'!\-sA.  O'Donovan 


translates  this  "  boxing-battle,"  and 
regards  it  as  "  nothing  more  than  a 
boxing  match  between  the  pugilistic 
champions  of  Leinster  and  Meath." 
{Four  Mast.,  A.D.  468,  note").  In 
the  so-called  Translation  in  Clar.  49, 
it  is  described  as  "the  handle  skir- 
mish.'" It  seems  to  be  the  same  as 
the  conflict  designated  by  the  term 
bdlum  in  these  Annals,  under  the 
years  475  and  478. 

■'  Or,  in  this  year 11  el  llic,  B.  Not 

in  A. 

"  Cremthainn.  —  Cranithainne  (in 
the  genit.  form),  A.  More  usually 
written  Crimthainne,  in  the  genit. 
case ;  nom.  Crimthainn  ;  although  it 
is  Cremthainne  in  the  Booh  of  Leinster 
(p.  246.) 


26 


cctJNalcc  tilccoti. 


(nTT.  T)c.  law'xii.)  Cfuief  lajilaci  mic  'Cfiena  T:e)icii 
epifcopi  CCii-Dmccccd.  Romane  eclefie  pelicc  xLuifT 
epifcopuf  opDinactif,  tiixic  ctnnif  xii.  uel  xin.  CCb 
inicio  rmiiTD)  luxca  .Ixx.  uiceppperief  tJ.  "occc  locxix- 
SeciitTDinn  llebiieof  aircem  iTn.  'dc  Ixxxii.  (Xb  incayina- 
cione  i^ecuiTDiim  neb|iGop  T)CC.  xxxim.  SecuiTDum 
"Dyoinipntm  tiepo  cccc.  Ixxxi. 

let.  Icmaii-i.  OCnno  ■Domini  cccc."  Ixxx."  ii.°  belluiii 
Oche  in  quo  ceciDir;  (Xilibl  mole  .1.  la  LiisaiD  mac 
taejaiiie  7  la  TTIuiiichei^rach  mac  Giica.  CC  Concobpo 
pilio  Nefae  Ufque  a'o  Copmac  pilium  CCijat;  anni  ccc. 
tun.  CC  Coiimac  tifque  hoc  bellum  c.  xiii.)  uv  Cuana 
fCfiipfiT;. 

|ct.  lanaiii.  CCnno  •Domini  cccc"  lxxx.°  111.°  lujiila- 
z\o  Ch|iaumt;hain  mic  enna  Ceinnfelaig  mic  Opeai'ail 
belaic  mic  paca  baiccea-oa  mic  Cacaiii  moiyi,  l^egif 
La^en.  (Helm  hoc  anno  cac  Ocha'pecunDum  aliof,  la 
LiisaiT)  7  la  1Tliiipchei'iT:ac  mac  Gapca  7  la  ■pefi^Uf 
CejiBall  mac  Conaill  c|iem€ainn,  7  la  piaqia  Ion  mac 
l»5  "oal  CC|iaix)e). 


'  Third. — larlathi,  son  of  Trian,  is 
set  down  in  the  Booh  of  Leinsier  List 
of  St.  Patricli's  successors  at  Armagh 
(p.  -12,  col.  3),  as  the  fourth  in  order  ; 
and  is  said  to  have  been  from  Cluain- 
iiacla  (Clonfeakle,  co.  Tyrone);  but 
under  the  reigns  of  the  "  Kings  after 
the  Faitli"  in  the  same  MS.  (p. 
24S),  larlatlii  is  described  as  "  tliird 
Bishop." 

*  Felix.  —  Felix  III.,  consecrated 
on  Sunday,  March  6,  483  ;  died  2f 
February,  492.  His  Pontilicate  there- 
fore lasted  only  8  years,  11  months, 
and  ]  8  days ;  and  not  12  years,  or  13, 
as  in  the  text. 

3  From  the  beginning,  &c. — The  re- 
maining entries  for  this  year,  which  ap- 
pear in  an  old  hand  in  A,  are  not  in  B. 


'  Ocha The  date  above  given  for 

this  battle  (which  was  fought  in 
Meath,  as  stated  in  the  Life  of  St. 
Kieran,  and  near  Tara,  as  Animosus 
asserts  in  his  Life  of  Sr.  Brigid 
(Colgan's  Trias  Thaum.,  p.  5.t16,  and 
notes  9  and  10,  p.  565),  seems  to 
be  a  year  too  soon,  the  correct  date 
being  483,  under  which  it  is  also 
entered.  The  battle  of  Ocha  forms 
an  important  era  in  Irish  historj', 
many  events  recorded  in  the  Irish 
Chronicles  being  dated  from  it.  See 
the  Annals  of  the  Four  Masters,  at 
A.D.  478,  where  the  particulars  of  the 
battle  are  more  fully  detailed,  and 
O'Douovan's  notes  on  the  subject. 

^116.  This  calculation  must  surely 
be   wrong.     The   death   of    Cormac 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


27 


larlathi,  son  of  Trian,  third'  bishop  of  Armagh.  Felix,'^ 
ordained  46th  bishop  of  the  church  of  Eome,  lived  twelve 
years,  or  thirteen.  From''  the  beginning  of  the  world, 
according  to  the  Seventy  Interpreters,  5879  years  ;  but 
according  to  the  Hebrews,  4685.  From  the  Incarnation, 
according  to  the  Hebrews,  734  years ;  but  according  to 
Dionysius,  481. 

Kal.  Jan.  AD.  482.  The  battle  of  Ocha,"  in  which 
Ailill  Molt  fell,  was  gained  by  Lugaid,  son  of  Laegaire, 
and  by  Muirchertach  Mac  Erca.  From  Concobhar  Mac 
Nesa  to  Cormac  Mac  Airt,  308  years.  From  Cormac  to 
this  battle,  116,^  as  Guana  has  written. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  483.  The  killing  of  Crimthann,"  son 
of  Enna  Cennselach,  (son  of  Breasal  Belach,  son  of  Fiacha 
Baicceadha,  son  of  Cathair-mor),  King  of  Leinster.  (Or 
in  this  year,  according  to  others,  the  battle  of  Ocha  tvas 
gained  by  Lugaid,  and  by  Muirchertach  Mac  Erca,  and 
by  Fergus  Cerbhall,  son  of  Conall  Crimthainn,  and  by 
Fiachra  Lon,'  son  of  the  king  of  Dal-Araidhe.'j 


[482.] 


[483.] 


Mac  Airt  is  entered  in  the  Annals  of 
the  Four  Masters  under  a.d.  266. 
O'Flaherty,  lioivever  {Ogygia,  p.  341 ), 
places  the  accession  of  his  son  and 
successor,  Cairbre  Lifechair,  in  A.D. 
279,  the  year,  it  is  to  he  assumed,  of 
King  Cormac's  death.  The  addition 
of  116  years  to  this  numher  would, 
according  to  this  calculation,  give 
A.D.  395  as  the  date  of  the  battle  of 
Ocha,  -which  is  unquestionably  wrong. 
The  Chronieon  Scoto)-um,  which  gives 
the  battle  of  Ocha  under  a.d.  482, 
states  that  207  years  intervened  be- 
tween the  tune  of  Cormac  Mac  Airt 
and  the  said  battle.  The  MS.  Clar. 
49,  has  "A  Cormac  usque  ad  hoc 
bellum  206,  ut  Cuana  scripsit."  This 
would  be  more  near  the  mark. 


''  Crimthann.  —  Corruptly  written 
Chraumthain  in  A.,  and  Chraeumthain 
inB. 

'  Fiachra  Lon,  or  "Fiachra  the 
Fierce.'' — In  O'Conor's  ed.  of  these 
Annals  the  name  is  printed  "  Fiachra 
Aon."  The  Four  Mast.  (A.D.  478 
erroneously  call  him  son  of  Laeghaire, 
as  he  was  really  son  of  Caelbad. 
See  Reeves's  Eccl.  Antlq  ,  pp.  330, 
330. 

'  Dal-Araidhe A  large  district,  in- 
cluding the  southern  half  of  the  county 
of  Antrim,  and  the  northern  half  of 
Down.  In  O'Conor's  ed.  of  these 
Annals,  the  name  is  inaccurately 
printed  Dalriada.  For  a  full  account 
of  Dal-Araidhe,  see  Reeves's  Eccl. 
Antiq.,  pp.  334-348. 


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CCMNttlCC  UlCCt)1l. 


.b. 


i'ol.  18o«. 


jet.  1anai]i.  (p.,  I.)  CCnno  Dommi  cccc"  Li\\\t."  iiii-° 
Inicnim  pesm  tti5T)ech  mic  taesaipe  hoc  anno. 

let.  lanmp.  (p,  I.)  CCnno  ■oommi  cccc"  Lt.tx."  ii  ° 
Oetliim  pjiimum  ^iiccnaeiiaT) ;  Coippiai  mac  Kleilt  .w. 
giallaig  inccofi  ejiac,  in  quo  ceciT)icpncac.  tlelplilif 
e^ce  uicroii  uv  aln -oictinu.  tlelhic  511m  Cj^emcamT) 
mic  Gnna  Chemnfealai^. 

jet.  lanaip.  (5  p.,  I.  21.)  OCnno  tiomini  cccc.°  Irax." 
111."  llel  hoc  anno  ppimum  belltim  ^I'^aine  in  quo 
1TlinpcheapT;ac  mac  Gapca  iiiccop  epar. 

jet.  lanaip.  (6  p.,  I.  2.)  CCnno  Dommi  cccc"  ixxx° 
uii.°  (iTn.  T)c.  axil.)  Cfmep  pancci  TTleil  epipcopi  in 
CCp'C'D  acuc. 

[Ct.  lanaip.  (1.  p.,  l.  13.)  CCnno  T)omini  cccc"  Ixxx" 
uiii.°  (iiTT.  T)C.  xcm).  Cftnep  pancci  Ciannaini  ctii 
panccup  pacpiciup  etian^elium  lapgiT^iip  epi;. 

jet.  lanaip.  (2^,1.24.")  CCnno  ■Domini  cccc" Ltxx" 
ix.°  (ivn.  DC  axim.)  Cfuiep  TTlic  Caille  epipcopi. 
Oellum  Cmn  lopna^o  (no  Ceall  lopnaig  1  mai^  pea), 
ubi  ceciT)iT:  Oenjup  pilnip  NaT)ppaic  pi  ITlii^an,  vv 
Cuana  pcpippic. 

let.  lanaip.  (3  p.,  I.  5.)  CCnno  Dommi  cccc.°  a;c.° 
(vnT.  -DC  xcu.)     2eno  CCnsupciip  tiica  ^eceppic  cam   pui 


'  Commencement.  —  This  entry  is 
^vritten  in  pale  ink  in  A.,  in  the  hand 
of  the  person  who  has  made  most  of 
the  additional  entries  in  that  MS. 

^  Granaerad. — The  name  of  this 
place  is  differently  written  in  some 
Chronicles.  The  Four  Masters  give 
the  name  (in  the  genit,  form) 
Graruiird,  which  in  the  nom.  "vvould 
be  '  Granardj'  and  would  be  some- 
what like  the  form  above  given.  But 
under  the  very  next  year  (486)  the 
name  is  written  '  Graine,'  as  in  the 
Chron.  Scotm-um,  (484),  Annals  of 
Clonmacmise  (at  497),  and  in  Keating. 
The  version  of  these  Annals  in  Clar. 


49  has  'Granard.'  At  494  (infia) 
these  Annals  further  vary  the  ortho- 
graphy by  giving  'Granairet.'  The 
place  is  now  called  Graney,  and  is 
situated  in  the  south  of  the  county  of 
Kildare. 

°  Or,  in  this  year.  —  tlet  bic,  B. 
Not  in  A. 

'  Graine. — The  entry  of  this  event 
is  not  fully  given  in  B.,  which  does 
not  refer  to  the  victory  of  Miiircher- 
tach  Mac  Erca. 

'  i/c'Z. — First  bishop  of  Ardagh,  in 
the  count}'  of  Longford  ;  said  to  have 
been  Patrick's  nephew.  Some  call 
him  a  Briton.     His  foreign  extraction 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


29 


Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  484.  The  commencement'  of  the  reign 
of  Lugaidh  son  of  Laeghaire,  in  this  year. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  485.  The  lirst  battle  of  Granaerad.^ 
Coirpre,  son  of  Niall-Noighiallach,  was  victor.  In  it  fell 
Fincath.  Or  Mao  Erca  was  victor,  as  others  say.  Or, 
in  this  year,'  the  killing  of  Crimthann  son  of  Enna 
Ceinnselach. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thursd.,  m.  21.)  a.d.  486.  Or,  in  this 
year,  the  first  battle  of  Graine,''  wherein  Muirchertach 
Mac  Erca  was  victor. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  2.)  a.d.  4S7  (4692).  Best  of 
Saint  Mel,°  the  bishop,  in  Ardagh. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  13.)  a.d.  488  (4693).  Rest  of 
Saint  Cianan,"  to  whom  Saint  Patrick  presented  the 
Gospel. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  24.)  a.d.  489  (4694).  Rest  of 
Mac  Caille/  the  bishop.  Battle  of  Cenn-losnado  (or  Cell- 
losnaigh/  in  Magh-Fea),  in  which  fell  Aengus  son  of 
Nadfraech,  King  of  Munster,  as  Guana  has  written. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Tuesd.,  m.  5.)  a.d.  490  (4695).  Zeno' 
Augustus  departed  this  life,  in  the  I7th  year  and  6th 


[484.] 


[485.] 


[486.] 


[487.J 


[488.] 


[489.] 


[490.] 


might  account  for  the  absence  of  his 
pedigree  from  the  ancient  lists. 

'  Cianan.  —  The  founder  of  the 
church  in  East  Meath  which  was 
called,  par  excellence,  '  Daim-liag,'  or 
the  'Stone-church.'  Saint  Cianan 
was  tenth  in  descent  from  Cian,  son 
of  OilUl  Oluim,  King  of  Munster  (oh. 
234,  Four  Mast.'),  who  gave  name  to 
the  various  tribes  of  Cianachta. 

'  Mac    Caille After    the    name 

Mac  Caille  in  B.,  and  Clar.  49,  the 
word  "  Mannensis  "  has  been  added. 
But  this  is  an  idle  gloss,  as  it  con- 
founds two  persons  who  were  quite 
distinct.  St.  Patrick  is  stated  to  have 
converted  an  unbeliever  in  Magh-inis 
(or  Lecale,  co.  Down),  called  Maeal 


dus,  Mac  Cuil,  or  Mac  Fail,  who  after- 
wards became  bishop  of  Man.  (See 
Trias  Thaum.,  p.  16  ;  and  Book  of 
Armagh,  fol.  6.)  The  Mac  Caille 
whose  obit,  is  above  given  was  a 
totally  different  individual,  being  the 
saint  commemorated  in  the  Calendar, 
at  April  25th,  as  the  bishop  who 
placed  the  veil  on  the  head  of  St. 
Brigid,  and  whose  church  was  at 
Cruachan-Brig-Eile,  in  Ui-Failge  (I.e. 
near  the  well-known  Hill  of  Croghan). 

•*  Or  Cell-Losnaigh,  &c. — The  alias 
reading  is  not  in  B.  See  note  under 
A.D.  491. 

"Zeno. — This  entry  is  taken  from 
Marcellinus ;  but  a  clause  necessary 
to   the  sense  is   omitted   here.     The 


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CCMMalCC  UlCCT)1l. 


•b. 


impeyin  anntf  compocacif  anno  ccun."  menfe  feccco.  hi 
•pex  menfef  et;  fex  menfep  TTlapciani  atiTiunr;  annum 
cfuem  non  niimejiani::  cfionica.  CCnafuafpuf  impeiiacoii 
cpearruf  epc.  (tiel  hic  cac  cell  opiaiD,  fecunDUm 
aliof.     TTlac  Gayica  iiiccop,  ]iex  Caifil  incciif). 

]ct.  lanaii^.  (4"  p.,  I.  16.)  CCnno  -oomini  cccc.°  xc." 
1.°  (uu.  "DC.  xctn)-  T)icunt;  fcoici  hic  paqiicium 
aj^chiepifcopum  ■Depunci:um  (pope). 

let.  lanaip.  (6"  p.,  I.  27.'')  CCnno  •Dommi  cocc."  xc." 
11."  (nrt.  TDC.  XCU11.)  Oellum  pporo.  Romane  eclepiae 
xluii"r  ^alapuip  epipcopup  ojiDincrcup  anmp  inxic  iii. 
Oellum  pecinTDiim  ^I'^anaipec.  pacpiciup  apchipop- 
coliip  (uel  apcliiepopcopup  ec  apopcolup)  pcocopum 
quietiiT;  c.^o  xx.°  anno  ecaci)^  pue,  16  ]ct.  CCppilip,  lx.° 
ctticem  cftio  iiemi;  av  Hibepniam  anno  av  bapcipcan'Dop 
ScoT:op.  Ctb  inicio  munT)i  pectnTDum  .Ixx.  mcepppe- 
oep  11.  xicccc.  xlui.  Uixca  aircem  llebpeop  Tm.  "oc.  xcuii. 
CCb  incapnacione  uixca  llebpeop  "dcc.  xltn.  CCb  incap- 
nacione  pecun'Diim  "Dionipuim  occc  [xcii]. 

]ct.  lanaip.  (7'  p.,  I.  9.")  CCnno  "Domini  cccc.°  xc.° 
111.  Cach  t^aillcen  pop  taigniu  pia  Caipppi  mac  lleill. 

|ct.  lanaip.     (i.  p.,  I.  20.')     CCnno  -Dommi  cccc"  xc." 


1111. 


bellii 


m    pecun-Dum    ^'^panainei;    in    quo    cecixiiT; 


original  is  "  tarn  sui  iaiperii  annis 
quam  Basilisci  tyrannidis  computatis, 
anno  xvii.,  mense  vi."  He  reigned 
from  Feb.,  474,  to  9th  April,  491. 
This  includes  the  period  of  Basilisciis' 
usurpation,  who,  in  the  third  year  of 
Zeno,  by  Verina's  instnimentalit}', 
drove  the  Emperor  into  Tsauria,  and 
took  possession  of  the  throne,  creating 
his  son  Marcus  Cajsar.  But  he  was 
dethi'oned  by  Zeno  in  August,  477, 
after  a  20  months'  usurpation. 

^  Anastasms. — Crowned  AprU  11, 
491.  These  Annals  are,  therefore, 
only  a  year  behind  the  common 
reckoning  at  this  period. 


-  Cell-osnaid.  —  This  is.  also  the 
form  of  the  name  in  Tigernach 
and  Keating.  The  Annal.  Inisfall., 
at  484,  have  Cend-losnai.  In  the 
entry  above  for  last  year  (489)  the 
place  is  called  '  Cenn-losnada,'  or 
'  Cell-losnaigb,'  and  is  stated  to 
have  been  in  Magh-Fea.  Keating 
says  that  Cell-osnaid  was  situated  in 
the  county  of  Carlow,  four  miles  to 
the  east  of  Leighlin.  It  is  now  called 
Kellistown,  and  gives  name  to  a 
parish  chiefly  comprised  in  the  barony 
of  Carlow.  Dr.  O'Donovan  states 
that  ,50  years  ago  the  remains  of  an 
ancient  church  and  Round  Tower  were 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


31 


month,  the  years  as  well  of  his  reign  [as  of  the  t3'rant 
Basiliscus]  being  computed  These  6  months,  and  6 
months  of  Marcian,  add  a  year  -which  the  chronicles  do 
not  count.  Anastasius^  is  created  Emperor.  (Or,  in  this 
year,  the  battle  of  Cell-osnaidh,'-  according  to  others; 
Mac  Erca  was  victor ;  the  King  of  Cashel  vanquished.) 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wedn.,  m.  16.)  ad.  491  (4696).  The 
Scoti  say  that  Patrick,  the  Archbishop,  died  this  year.^ 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  27.)  A.D.  492  (4697).  Battle  of 
Smth.*  Gelasius  having  been  ordained  47th  bishop  of 
the  Church  of  Eome,  lived  3  years.  Second  battle  of 
Granairet.^  Patrick,  the  arch-apostle''  (or  archbishop 
and  apostle)  of  the  Scoti,  rested  on  the  16th  of  the 
Kalends  of  April,  in  the  120th  year  of  his  age,  and  also 
the  60th  year  after  he  had  come  to  Ireland  to  baptize 
the  Scoti.  From'^  the  beginning  of  the  World,  according 
to  the  LXX.  Interpreters,  5946,  but  according  to  the 
Hebrews,  4697.  From  the  Incarnation,  according  to  the 
Hebrews,  746.  From  the  Incarnation,  according  to 
Dionysius,  cccc  [xcii]. 

Kal  Jan.  (Saturd.,m.  9.)  ad.  493.  The  battle  of  Tailltiu 
was  gained  over  the  Leinstermen,  by  Cairpri,  son  of  Niall. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  20.)  A.D.  494.  The  second 
battle  of  Granairet,^  in  which  felP  Fraech,  the  son  of 


[491. ] 


[492.] 


[493.] 


[494.] 


still  existing,  -which  are  now  all 
effaced.  {Four  Mast.,  a.b.  489,  note). 
The  site  of  the  Eound  Tower,  how- 
erer,  is  marked  on  Sheet  8,  Ordnance 
Survey  Maps,  co.  Carlow.  The  entry 
is  added  in  a  very  coarse  hand  in  A. 

^  This  year. — This  entry  seems  to 
be  antedated  by  two  years. 

</&■«(*.— Sr>.ota,  in  the  gen.  case. 
Tigernach  calls, it  "  Srath ;"  but  the 
Annal.  Inisfall.  (485)  have  the  entry 
more  fully,  thus;— "The  battle  of 
Srath-Conaill,  in  which  fell  Fiacha, 
son  of  Finchad,  King  of  Leinster,  and 
Eochu,  son  of  Cairpre,  was  victor." 


^Granairel. — See  note  ^^nde^  a.d. 
485,  respecting  this  place. 

'^Arch-apostle. — CCftcbipo-pcotu-p. 
The  altered  reading  net  aifichiepi-p- 
copur  ec  apoy^cotuy  is  interlined 
in  the  old  hand  in  A.  CCificbiepi-p- 
copu-p  in  B. ,  without  the  apoy'coUiy. 

^  From. — The  remaining  entries  for 
this  year  are  not  in  B. 

'  Ch-anairet.  —  See  above,  under 
485,  note-.  B.  commences  the  entry 
with  a  "  Vel  hie." 

=  /(!«.— Ceci-Dic,B.     Ceci-DTO,  A. 


32 


ccMNalcc  «laT)ti. 


)1.  l?nb 


■p^iaec  mac  pncha-Da  (mic  ^ayii-ichon  mic  po^aig  mic 
eachacli  laiiTooiT)  mic  meifpeancopb)  iai  lai^en.  Gocii 
pilnif  Coifipp.1  (.1-  Gochu  mac  Caifibfii  mic  Oilella 
inic  -Dunluins  mic  enna  nia-o)  uiccoia  •piiit;. 

Icb.  lanaiji.  (2  p.,  I.  i.)  CCnno  DOtnini  cccc."  xc".  u°. 
Solif  T)e]:ecciir  appapuic  Cftiief  IDic  Cinlinn  Gpif- 
copi  tufcan.  expugnacio  IDuin  leugl-aipfi.  tiel  hie 
cac  "Cabuen. 

]cb.  lanai]!.  (4"  p.,  b.  12^)  CCnno  ■Domim  cccc°.  ccc°. 
tii°.  Homane  ecbepe  xbum^r  CCnapuapiUf  poncipex 
o)aT)inacuf  uixit;  annip  xitiobup.  TTlocoei  n-Oen-opoma 
quietiic.  Copmacci  epifcopi  CCp'omacha  hepeTDip  pac- 
|\icii  quief.  tieb  hie  bebbum  pecun-oum  ^T^ane,  in  quo 
ceciDii;  Ppaech  mac  pinncha'Da  pi^  taigean  -oepsaBaip 
eachti  mac  Caipbpi  tiiccop  puiT;. 

Icb.  lanaip.  (5  p.,  b.  23).  CCnno  -Domini  cccc°.  xc°. 
uii°  bleb  hie  expu5naT:io  T)uin  becgbaippe.  bebbum 
Inni  moep  i  epic  oa  n-'gabla  pop  Laigniu.  TTIuipcepcac 
.1.  pibiup  Gpee  uiecop  epar.  hoe  anno  mjenp  ceppe- 
mocup  ponT;icam  coneuppit;  ppouinciam.  Cfuiep  Chuin- 
ne-oa  mie  Ca^moga,  .1.  ITIae  Cuibinn  eppcop  tupga. 

]cl.  lanaip.  (6"  p.,  b  4.)  CCnno  -Domini  ceee".  xc°. 
uiii°.  Romane  ecbepie  xb.  ix^T  Simacup  epipcopup 
pacrup,  U1X1T:  annip  .xu.  Oebbum  in  quo  mae  Gipce 
uieT;op  epac.  OebUim  Sbetfina  TTli'De  pia  Caipbpe 
mac  Meibb  pop  Laijnni.  UeL  hic  TTlocoe  n'baen'opoma 
pecuntium  bibpum  aLnim. 


'  S(m. — This  parenthetic  addn.  is 
in  an  old  hand  in  A,     Om.  in  B. 

'Eochii.--The  orig,  of  the  paren- 
thesis here  is    om.  in  B. 

^  Cormac.--ln  the  margin  in  A.  he  is 
called  Cppcop  Cojimac  Ciaic  inm) 
G^ianaTOe  ("  Bishop  Cormac  of  Crich- 
in-Ernaidhe.")  See  O'Donov.  Four 
Mast.,  A.D.,  496,  note  7c. 

'  Grane. — Granairet,  in  B.  See 
above,  nndei  485,  note-.     The  text 


from  this  to  the  end  of  the  entries  for 
this  year  is  wanting  in  B. 

'  Or,  in  this  year. — tiel,  liic,  in  B. 
only. 

'  Dun-lethfflaissi.  —  Downpatrick. 
See  under  495. 

^  Crlch-na  nGabla — O'Conor's  ed, 
has  Crich  Congcibhla.  Bnt  the  ver- 
sion in  Clar.  49  has  "  O'GaivIa's 
Country  "  It  was  the  name  of  a 
territory  in  the  south  of  the  present 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


33 


Finchad  (soni  of  Garrchu,  son  of  Fothadh,  son  of  Eochu 
Lamhdoid,  son  of  Messincorb),  King  of  Leinster.  Eochu, 
son  of  Cairpri  (i.e.,  Eochu/  son  of  Oairpri,  son  of  Ailill, 
son  of  Dunlang,  son  of  Enna  Niadh)  was  victor. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  1.)  a.d.  495.  An  eclipse  of 
the  sun  appeared.  Rest  of  Mac  Cuilinn,  bishop  of  Lusk. 
The  storming  of  Dun-lethglaissi.  Or,  in  this  year,  the 
battle  of  TaiUtia. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wedn.,  m.  12.)  A.D.  496.  Anastasius 
having  been  ordained  48th  bishop  of  the  Church  of 
Eome,  lived  two  years.  Mochoe  of  Oendruim  rested. 
The  rest  of  Cormac,^  bishop  of  Armagh,  successor  of 
Patrick.  Or,  in  this  year,  the  second  battle  of  Grane,* 
in  which  fell  Fraech,  son  of  Finnchad,  King  of  Laighen- 
desgabhair.     Eochu,  son  of  Cairpri,  was  victor. 

Kal.  Jan.  Thursd.,  m.  23.)  A.D.  497.  Or,  in  this 
year,=  the  storming  of  Dun-lethglaissi."  The  battle  of 
Inne-mor  in  Crich-ua-nGabIa''  was  gained  over  the 
Leinstermen.  Muirchertach,  i.e.,  Mac  Erca,  was  victor. 
In  this  year  a  great  earthquake  shook'  the  province 
of  Pontus.  The  rest  of  Cuinnidh  (son  of  Cathmugh,  i.e., 
Mac  Cuilinn,)^  bishop  of  Lusk. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  4.)  a.d.  498.  Simacus,'"  ordained 
49th  bishop  of  the  Church  of  Rome,  lived  15  years.  A 
battle"  in  which  the  son  of  Ere  was  victor.  The  battle 
of  Slemhain^^  of  Meath  ^uas  gained  by  Cairbre,  son  of 
Niall,  over  the  Leinstermen.  Or,  in  this  year,''  Mochoe 
of  Aendruim  [rested],  according  to  another  book. 


county  of  Kiklare.  See  O'Donovan's 
Four  Mast,  a.d.  497.  note  I. 

"Shook. — Conclu-pfic  (for  con- 
ctiirpc),  A.  B. 

"Mac  Cuilinn.— The  origl.  of  this 
parenthesis  is  not  in  B. 

'°<SJmacMS.— Symmachus.aSardian, 
was  ordained  Pope  on  Sunday,  Nov. 
22,  498.  He  sat  till  July  19,  514, 
that  is,  for  15  years,  7  months,  and 


27  days.  The  length  of  his  Pontifi- 
cate is  given  as  12  years  in  B. 

"  Battle. — This  entry  is  not  in  B. 
Neither  is  there  any  indication  in  A 
as  to  where  the  battle  was  fought. 

"^  Slemhain.  —  Now  divided  inio 
Slanebeg  and  Slanemore,  two  town- 
lands  in  the  parish  of  Dysart,  co. 
Westmeath. 

"  This  year. — This  entry  is  not  in 
D 


[495.] 


[496.] 


[497.] 


[498.] 


34 


ttMNala  tiLcrod. 


-b. 


jet.  lanaip.  (7  p.,  I.  15.)  CCnno  'Domini  cccc."  xc" 
ix.°    bellum.     Cfuief  Ibuiyi  epifcopi  .ix.  jCt-  man- 

let.  lanaifi.  (2  p.,  I.  2CA)  CCnno  x)omini  cccccno. 
muificeiaT;ac  uicr;op  puic,  ec  morir  epifcopi  Ibaifi  .ix. 
]ct.  man.  CCn  Soipgel  noc  T)0  pci^iB  TDaca  fUi-Dipsel 
T)a  laniailD  pem,7t:aife  bapnabaip.'o'paslSailhoc  anno. 
Cac  cinx)  ailBe  poi[i  Laigniu  pia  Caipbpi  mac  'Weill. 

|ct.  lanaip.  (3"  p.,  1.7".)  CCnno  Tjomini  ccccc.™°  ^.° 
bellum  pegaippe  in  quo  ceciT)ic  T)aui  (no  IDuac)  tJinja 
uifiai  .1.  pi  Connacht;.  TTluipcepTOcc  mac  Gapca  uiCT;op 
puiT:. 

]ct.  lanaip.  (4"  p.,  I.  IS.)  CCnno  Domini  ccccc"  ii.° 
Cac  Tipoma  Lochmuixie  pia  Laignni  pop  Innb  Weill. 

let.  lanaip.  (5  p.,  I.  29^)  CCnno  T)omini  ccccc."io  iii.° 
Ceppan  mopuuup  epc,  epipcopup  o  pept;i  Cheppam  oc 
"Cemuip.  bellum  manann  la  hCCexion.  Uel  hic  mopp 
epipcopi  Ibaip. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  ■oomim  ccccc.'"no  iiii."  [TTlopp 
bpuiTii  mic  niailcon. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  ccccc'^io  u.°  Cfuiepeppuic 
TTlic  Caipt;hinn  clocaip. 


B.  The  death  of  Mochoe  of  Aen- 
druim  (or  ISTendrum :  Mahee  Island, 
in  Strarigford  Longh,  co.  Down),  is 
entered  before  under  the  year  496,  at 
which  date  his  obit  is  also  given  by 
the  Four  Masters.  See  Reeves's 
Autiq.  of  Down  and  Connor^  187,  sq. 

1  Battle.  —  This  entry  is  left  un- 
finished in  A.  and  B. 

"  Victor. — It  is  to  be  feared  that 
there  is  some  confusion  here,  and  that 
the  battle  mentioned  in  the  last  entry, 
the  site  of  which  is  not  there  specified, 
was  the  one  in  which  the  victory  was 
obtained,  here  credited  to  Muircher- 
tach.  But  Clar.  49  says  M.  was 
victor  "  toto  anno." 

'  Found  this  year. — Bede's  Chroni- 


con  saj's ; — "  Corpus  Barnabaj  apos- 
toli,  et  Evangeliuni  Matthaai  ejus 
stylo  scriptum  ipse  revelante,  reperi- 
tur.''  The  entries  for  this  year  in  B., 
though  substantial!}^  the  same  as  in 
A.,  differ  slightly  in  arrangement. 

■*  Cend-Ailhhe — O'Conor's  ed.  of 
Ann.  Ult.  incorrectly  has  Cnoc-Ailbhe. 
O'Donovan  (Four  Mast.,  49i,  note  g) 
conjectures  that  Cenn-Ailbhe  waa 
probably  the  name  of  a  hill  in  Magh- 
Ailbhe,  in  the  south  of  the  co.  Kildare, 

^  Segais. — Pronounced  like  shaijish. 
It  was  the  old  name  of  the  Curlieu 
Hills,  near  Boyle,  county  Roscommon. 

°  Or  Duach. — Daui  (or  Dui  seems 
to  be  the  nomin.  form  of  the  name, 
gen.,  Duach.    The  epithet  tenga-umha 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


.35 


Kal.  Jan.  (Saturd.,  m.  15.)     a.d.  499.     Battle, 
of  Bishop  Ibar  on  the  9th  of  the  Kalends  of  May. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  26.)  a.d.  500.  Muirchertach  was 
victor,^  and  death  of  Bishop  Ibar  on  the  9th  of  the 
Kalends  of  May.  The  Gospel  which  St.  Matthew  Evan- 
gelist wrote  with  his  own  hands,  and  the  rehcs  of 
Barnabas,  were  found  this  year."*  The  battle  of  Cend- 
Ailbhe*  was  gained  over  the  Leinstermen  by  Cairbre, 
son  of  Niall. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Tuesd.,  m.  7.)  a.d.  501.  The  battle  of 
Segais,5  in  which  feU  Daui  (or  Duach)'=  tenga-umha,  i.e., 
King  of  Connaught.    Muirchertach  Mac  Erca  was  victor.' 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wed.,  m.  18.)  a.d.  502.  The  battle  of 
Druim-Lochmuidhe  was  gained  by  the  Leinstermen'' 
over  the  Ui-Neill. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thursd.  m.  29.)  a.d.  503.  Cerpan  died— 
a  bishop  from  Fert-Cherpain«  at  Tara.      The  battle  of 


Rest     [409.] 


[500.] 


Manann  by  Aedhan 

Bishop  Ibar. 

Kal,  Jan.    A.D.  504, 
Kal.  Jan.     a.d.  505 

Clochar. 


Or,  in  this  year  the   death  of 

Death  of  Bruide,  son  of  Maelchon," 
Rest  of  Bishop  Mac  Cairthinn,  of 


signifies  "  of  the  brazen  tongue." 
O'Donovan  (.Fow  Mast.,  a.d.  494, 
note_p)  say3  that  he  was  otherwise 
called  Duach  Galach,  i.e.,  the 
Valorous,  and  was  the  son  of  Brian, 
who  was  brother  of  Niall  Nine- 
hostager.  But  this  is  an  error. 
Duach  Galach  succeeded  Ailill  Molt 
as  King  of  Connaught  about  a.d, 
463 ;  and  two  Kings  (Eogau  Bel  and 
his  son  Ailill  Inbanda)  intervened 
between  Duach  Galach  and  Duach 
Tenga-umai.  See  Boole  of  Lelnster, 
p.  41,  col.  1. 

'   By  the  Leinstermen The  transl. 

in  Clar.  49  wrongly  saj'S,  "  against 
Leinstermen  by  O'Neales." 


' Fert-Cherpain.  —  Or  "Grave  of 
Cerpan."  In  the  Book  of  Armagh, 
Tirechan  writes  (fol.  10,  5.  a.),  "  Fun- 
da%'it  [PatriciusJ  aecclesiam  i  Carrie 
Dagri,  et  alteram  aecclesiam  immruig 
Thuaithe,  et  scripsit  elimenta  (7er- 
pano."  The  site  of  Fert-Cherpain  is 
marked  on  Petrie's  plan  of  Tara 
{Essay,  plan  facing  p.  129). 

"Aedhan. — He  was  not  yet  born. 
This  entry  belongs  to  581  or  582,  as 
does  the  next  to  583.  This  is  a  re- 
markable prolepsis,  and  tlie  error  must 
have  existed  in  very  ancient  autho- 
rities, for  it  occurs  in  Tigernach  at 
504,  505,  in  anticipation  of  582,  583. 

'»  Maelchon See  under  583. 

d2 


[501.] 


[502.] 


[503.] 


[504.] 
[505.] 


3G 


aNMCclcc  ulccoli. 


Foi.  I8ia.       ]ct.  Icmaip.    CCnno-Domini  ccccc.'ui."    bellum  CCii-oa 
coifiann,    ec    mopf  lug-oac  piln  loesaii^e,  et;  m  alii 
■dicuiit;,   T)onian5ai\^  mac   Mifipe   \iez)  fecefpc  anno 
xxxu.°    Cfuief  TTlic  Miffe  Conttaiifie  epifcopi. 
•b.  jet.   lanaip.     CCnno   Domini    ccccc."   uii.°     Uel  hic 

niopf  tiigDac  pilii  Laegaipe,  7  cac  CCpxia  coppanT). 

let.  lanaip.     CCnno  ■oomim  ccccc."  uiii." 

let.  lanaip.  (6"  p.,  I.  5.)  CCnno  -Domini  ccccc"  ix." 
beltum  Ppenionn  pop  pacaig  mac  Kleill.  Pailp  bep- 
paiTje  tncrop  puiu. 

let.  lanaip.     (7"  p.,  I.  16.)      CCnno  -Domini  ccccc."  oc." 
Oettiim  pecunT)um  CCpT)a  coppann,  uu  atii  'oicunT;. 
b.  let.  lanaip.    (1.  p.,  t.  27".)     CCnno  -oomini  ccccc"  cc.°  1.° 

Cfuiep  bponm  epipcopi.  "Depeccup  potip  cont;i5it;. 
Maciuicap  pancci  Ciapam  pitn  apiripicip.  tlethic  bap 
LugDac  mic  l-aegaipe  pecunDum  tibpum  monachopum. 

let.  lanaip.  (3  p.,  I.  9".)  CCnno  -Domini  ccccc.''x.°  11.° 
Cfuiep  Gpci  epipcopi  Stane.  "Oubcac  (alDpuim  tieapB), 
eppuc  aipx)  mdcai,  obiir-  TTIuipceapijach  mac  Gapca 
pegnape  mcipic 


^  Ard-Corann See  under  tlie  year 

464,  supra. 

2  Reti  secessit.  — This  espreasion  is 
very  obscure,  and  may  be  a  blunder 
for 'vita  secessit,'  or  for  'requiescit,' 
according  as  tlie  transcriber  toolc 
Domangart  for  a  king  or  an  ecclesias- 
tic. Tbis  entry  and  the  one  which 
follows  are  fused  into  one  in  B.,  which 
has  TDoriiansaixc  mac  ■Miy>]"e  epi-p- 
copu'p  Cotineiae  Tiic  quieuic.  There 
was  no  Domangart  bishop  of  Connor. 
ButMacNisse,  i.e.,  Oengus,  whose 
death  is  recorded  under  the  year  513, 
infra,  was  the  first  bishop,  aud  founder 
of  Connor.  The  subject  is  further 
complicated  by  the  marginal  entry, 
■DoTnan5ap.c     epipcopup,     which 


occurs  in  A.,  in  a  very  old  hand.  In 
the  entry  of  his  death  in  Tigernach 
(a.d.  505),  Domangart  is  called  "  King 
of  Alba."  At  A.D.  559  infra,  the 
death  of  Gabran,  son  of  Domangart, 
is  given.  This  Domangart  was  the 
son  of  Fergus  Mor  Mac  Nisse,  and 
3rd  King  of  the  Dalriadic  Scots, 
rive  years  was  the  length  of  bis 
reign,  according  to  the  best  authorities. 
It  was  in  the  year  502,  according  to 
Tigernach,  that  the  colony  went  over 
to  Scotland ;  and,  allowing  three  years 
for  the  joint  reign  of  Lorn  and  Fergus, 
the  date  of  Domangart's  accession 
would  be  505,  and  his  obit  (after  a 
reign  of  five  years)  a.d.  510.  It  is 
worthy  of  observation  that  35  years  is 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


37 


Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  506.  The  battle  of  Ard-Corann/  and 
the  death  of  Lugaid  son  of  Laegaire,  and  as  others  state, 
Domhangart  Mac  Nisse  reti  secessif  in  the  S5th  year. 
Rest  of  Mac  Nisse,"  bishop  of  Connor. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  507.  Or,  in  this  year,*  the  death  of 
Lugaid  son  of  Laegaire,  and  the  battle  of  Ard-Corann.' 

Kal.  Jan.     a.d.  508. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  5.)  a.d.  509.  The  battle  of 
Fremhonn  tvas  gained  over  Fiacha  son  of  Niall.  Failghi 
Berraide  was  victor. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sat.,  m.  16.)  A.D.  510.  The  second  battle 
of  Ard-Corann,  as  others  say. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  27.)  A.D.  511.  The  rest  of 
Bishop  Bron."  An  eclipse  of  the  sun  happened.  Birth 
of  Saint  Ciaran'  son  of  the  Carpenter.  Or,  in  this  year, 
the  death  of  Lugaid  son  of  Laegaire,  according  to  the 
Book  of  the  Monks.^ 

Kal.  Jan.  (Tuesd,,  m.  9.)  A.D.  512.  The  rest  of  Ere, 
bishop  of  Slane.  Dubthach  from  Druim-dearbh,"  bishop 
of  Armagh,  died.  Muirchertach  Mac  Erca  begins  to 
reign. 


[506.] 


[507.] 

[508.] 
[509.] 

[510.] 
[511.] 


[512.] 


the  length  assigned  to  his  son  Comgall's 
reign  hy  these  Annals  (infra,  537),  from 
which  date,  if  35  years  be  deducted, 
we  get  the  year  of  the  migration. 
See  Eeeves's  Adamnan,  pp.  433-436. 

^  Mac  Nisse See  under  a.d.  513. 

■•  Or,  in  this  year — Viet  liic,  B. 
7  (for  ec),  A. 

*  Ard-Corann.  —  See  under  the 
year  464,  snpra. 

1=  Bishop  Bron. — Bishop  of  Cashel- 
Irra,  now  called  Killaspugbrone 
('church  of  Bishop  Bron'),  a  little 
to  the  west  of  Sligo. 

'  Ciaran. — Founder  of  Clonmac- 
noise.  His  obit,  in  the  34th  year  of 
his  age,  is  given  infra,  at  548,  which 
would  refer  his  birth  to  the  year  514, 


the  true  year,  and  the  year  at  which 
Tigernach  has  it. 

'  BooTi  of  the  Monks. — Secuti'DUtTi 
tibjium  monacbovium,  A.  Not  in 
B.,  nor  in  Clar.  49.  The  word 
monacbo-p.um  is  written  in  an  ab- 
brev.  form  in  A. ;  but  there  can  be 
no  doubt  as  to  the  way  in  which  it 
should  be  represented  in  full.  There 
is  no  other  reference  to  a  "  liber  mon- 
achorum "  ;  and  the  name  here  may 
possibly  be  a  mistake  for  "  liber 
Mochod,"  or  "Book  of  Mochod," 
referred  to  infra,  at  527. 

^  From  Druim-dearbh. — Not  in  B., 
though  Clar.  49  has  "  de  Druimderb." 
The  addition  also  occurs  in  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast,  at  this  year. 


38 


ccNNccLa  tilcroli. 


]ct.  lanaifi.  (4"  p,  I.  20.)  CCnno  -Domiiii  ccccc."  x." 
111."  Caiiippi  'DCtimapsic  (mac  ea-cac  mic  CiiimcoiiTD 
mic  -peig  mic  'Deaga  Tiiiiiinn  mic  Reoccroa  mic  Colla  va 
cpich)  I'll  CCipgiall.  ITlac  Mifi  .1.  CCensuf  epfcop 
CoiiToeiie  qui  emu. 

]ct.  lanaifi.  (5  p.)  CCnno  -oomini  ccccc."  x.°  iiii.° 
Romane  eclepie  l"r  rioiimifca  epifcopuf  op-omacuf, 
iiixit:  annip  .ix. 
Yoiisib.  ]ct.  lonccip.  (6  p,  I.)  CCnno  TDommi  ccccc."  x.°  u." 
bellum  "Dpoma  Dep-be  pop  'Pcalp.  piaca  uiccop  epar. 
IDeinxie  campup  TTli'De  a  iagenip  publauip  epc. 
Nacitiiuap  Comgaill  beanncccip. 

|ct.  lanaip.  (i.  p.,  I.  23.)  CCnno  -Domini  ccccc."  x." 
tii.°  Cfuiep  "Dapepcae  Cille  pleibe  Cuilinn  .111.  nonap 
luln.  llel  pecun-Dum  almm  libpum  ncrciuicap  Ciapam 
hoc  anno.  Cat  "Opoma  T)ep5aiTie  piapiacaixi  mac  Neilb 
pop  Pailge  ni-beppaige.  In-oe  mag  ITlise  CC  Lasenip 
ptiblacup  epu,  uv  Cennpaelat)  cecinic. 

T>i5al  tJia  peachc  m-blmtian, 
Oa  pi  vt^ve  a  cpiT)e  ; 
Cac  inn  Dpomaib  ■oep^aigi, 
Oa  "oe  'Docheap  mag  TTlitie. 

CCn  pi  aile  aprhbepit), 
Piaca  mac  Meill  ni  celaiti, 
Oa  paip  cap  cpemla  cili 
Cat  ■ppemon  [TTli'De]  memaiT). 

■|ct.  lanaip.  (2  p.,  I.  4.")  CCnno  -oomini  ccccc."  cc." 
till."  CCnapcapiup  impepacop  piibica  mopce  pepiienuup 
epc,  maiop  ocuosenapio  pepiiu.  Uesnauiu  annop  .xx. 
nil.,  menpibup  "ouobup,  'oiebup  .oca;,  ^x. 


'  Eocha The  original  of  the  par- 
enthesis is  not  in  B.,  nor  in  Clar.  49. 

2  Mac  Nisi. — See  under  the  year 
506,  supra. 

'  Failghi,  i-i ,    Failghi    Berraide, 


whose  victory  over  Fiacha  son  of  Niall 
in  the  battle  of  Fremonn  (Frewin,  co. 
Westmeath),  is  recorded  at  509,  supra. 
This  battle  is  entered  in  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast,  under  507,     See  O'Dono- 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


39 


KaL  Jan.  (Wed,  m.  20.)  a.d.  513.  Cairpri  Daim- 
argit  (son  of  Eocha/  son  of  Crimthand,  son  of  Fiag,  son 
of  Deaga-duirn,  son  of  Reochaid,  son  of  Colla  Dacrich), 
king  of  Airghialla,  [died].  Mac  Nisi,~  i.e.  Aengus,  bishop 
of  Connor,  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thurs.,  .  .)  A.D.  514.  Hormisda,  haAung 
been  ordained  50th  bishop  of  the  Church  of  Eome,  lived 
nine  years. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  .  .)  a.d.  515.  The  battle  of 
Dniim-derge  luas  gained  over  Failghi."  Fiacha  was 
victor.  Thereupon  the  plain  of  Meath  Avas  taken  from 
the  Leinstermen.     Birth  of  Comgall  of  Bangor. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  23.)  A.D.  516.  The  rest  of 
Darerca  of  Cill-Sleibhe-Cuihnn,  on  the  5th  of  July.  Or, 
according  to  another  book,  the  birth  of  Ciai'an  in  this 
year.  The  battle  of  Druim-dergaidhe  ivas  gained  by 
Fiacha  son  of  Niall,  over  Failghi  Berraide ;  after  which 
the  plain  of  Meath  was  taken  from  the  Leinstermen,  as 
Cennfaelad  sang : — 

His  seven  years'  vengeance 
Was  the  wish  of  Ms  heart. 
The  battle  in  Druim-dergaidhe — 
By  it  the  plain  of  Meath  was  lost. 

The*  other  king  they  mention — 
Fiacha  son  of  Niall — hide  it  not — 
Over  him,  contrary  to  a  false  promise, 
The  battle  of  Fremhon  [of  Meath]  was  won. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  4.)  A.D.  517.  The  Emperor 
Anastasius  was  overtaken  by  a  sudden  death.  He  died 
over  eighty  years  old.  He  reigned  27  years,  2  months, 
and  29  days." 


van's  notes  under  that  year,  respect- 
ing the  extent  of  the  lands  lost  to  the 
Leinstermen,  as  the  result  of  their 
defeat. 

*  This  stanza,  which  is  not  in  B., 


is  added  in  the  lower  margin  of  fol. 
18i  in  A. 

^  Dai/s.  —  The  numbers  of  the 
months  and  days  are  added  in  an  old 
hand  in  A. 


[513.] 


rsH.] 


[515.] 


[516.]. 


[517.] 


40 


ccMNala  ulcroti. 


let.  1anai|i.     (8  i:.,  I.  15.)    CCnno  -001111111  ccccc."  a;.° 
«iii.°    ■NaT:iuit;aip  Coluim  CiUe  eoT)em  -Die  quo  buce 
mac  bponai^Tioiarrmiic.     Cfuief  "Oapepcae  que  moninne 
nominaca  efc. 
.b.  let.  lanaip.     (4  ipa.,  luna  26.)     CCnno  -DOimini  ccccc." 

x.°  ix.°  Conlae-D  epfcop  Cille  "oapo  tnopcuuir  efc. 
bellum  'DGt;nae  1  n-T)pumbaiB  h^e%,  in  quo  cecitdc 
CCfi'D'Dsal  piliuf  Conaill  pin  KleiU.  C0I55U  moo 
CLuaechi  xiex  Oiiiencalium,  ocuf  ITluiiaceificac  mac 
6iaca  uiccoiaef  epanc.  Cortisall  benncuifi  naz;uf  ept; 
VecuiiDum  [all Of]. 

let.  lanaip.     (G  p.,  I.  7.)     CCnno  -Domini  ccccc."  ccx.° 
Cainneach  CCchaiT)  bo  ndcuf  epc  ■pecuii'Dum  quofoam. 

let.  Ian ai p.    (T^-p.,  I.  18.")    CCnno  "Domini  ccccc.''a:oc.°i.° 

let.  lanaip.  (1. -p.,  I.  29.")  CCnno  t)omini  ccccc"  xx.° 
11.°  Cach  "De^na  1  n-T)pommaiB  bpeg  in  quo  cgci-dit: 
CCpTDjal  mac  Conuill  cpe^riiainne  mic  Weill  pecum)um 
aliop.  buici  mac  bponaig  obiic.  Colum  cille  norjup 
epc. 
.b.  let.   lanaip.     (2  p,  I.  oc.)    CCnno  T)omini  ccccc."  xx.° 

111.°  (aliap  1111.°)  bellum  Cainpi  pilii  Neill,  7  beoig 
(Gppcop)  CCpua  capna.  Cfuiep  pancce  bpijicae  anno 
Xxx.  aecacip  pue. 
Foi.  l9ao.  let.  lanaip.  (4  -p.)  CCnno  'Dommi  ccccc."  ccx.°  1111.° 
lohannip  Romane  ecLepie  papa  l.i."P  "ouobup  annip  in 
pe-oe  perpi   uixir,   ConpT;ancinopolim  uenic,  qui  "oum 


'  Colum  Cille. — The  birth  of  Colum 
Cille  is  also  entered  infra^  at  522, 
which  is  the  date  adopted  hy  Ussher. 
(Index  Chron.  ad  an).  Tigernach 
gives  it  at  520. 

^  Darerca. — The  "  rest "  of  Darerea 
is  entered  before,  at  516. 

'  Son  ofCluaeth. — In  A.  and  B.  the 
■words  "son  of  Cluaeth"  are  repre- 
sented by  m  00  ctu  aecb  i ,  which  seems 
corrupt.  The  name  in  the  corres- 
ponding entry  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast. 


is  mac  loici,  "  son  of  Loit."  But  the 
Chron.  Scot.  1518),  has  ITIocloite, 
altered  by  Kod.  O'Flaherty  to  Mao 
Cloithe,  or  son  of  Cloth.  See  Chron. 
Scot.,  p.  39,  note  '». 

•■  Others. — The  corresponding  Latin 
is  not  in  A.  or  B.  In  fact,  even  the 
word  pecuiTDUm  is  neither  in  B.,nor 
in  Clar.  49.     See  601  infra. 

'  Accoi'ding  to  some, — Secuti'DtiTn 
quopoam.  NotinB.  St.  Cainnech's 
birth  is  again  entered  under  526. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


41 


Kal.  Jan.  (Tuesd.,  m.  15.)     A.D.   518.     The  birth  of 
^m  Oiile,!  on  the  same  day  in  which  Buite,  son  of 
±5ronach,  slept.    The  rest  of  Darerca^  who  was  called 
Monmne. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wed.,m.  26).  a.d.  519.  Conlaedh,  bishop 
of  Cm-dara,  died.  The  battle  of  Detna,  in  Droma-Bregh, 
m  which  fell  Ardgal,  son  of  Conall,  son  of  Niall.  Colgu, 
son  of  Cluaeth,^  King  of  Airthera,  and  Muirchertach 
MacErca,  were  victors.  Comgall  of  Bangor  was  born, 
according  to  [others*]. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  7.)  a.d.  520.  Cainnech  of 
Achadh-b6  was  born,  according  to  some.^ 

Kal.  Jan.     (Sat.,  m.  18.)     a.d.  521. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  29.)  A.D.  522.  The  battle  of 
Detna,^  in  Droma-Bregh,  in  which  fell  Ardgal,  son  of 
Conall  Cremthainne,  son  of  Niall,  according  to  others.' 
Buiti,  son  of  Bronach,  died.     Colum  Cille  was  born.^ 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  10.)  A.D.  523  (ahas'  524).  The 
battle  of  Cainri,'"  son  of  Niall,  and  [the  rest]  of  Beoid, 
bishop  of  Ard-carna.  Rest  of  Saint  Brigit,  in  the  70th" 
year  of  her  age. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wedn.  .)  a.d.  524.  John,"  the  51st 
Pope  of  the  Church  of  Rome,  having  lived  two  years  in 
the  See  of  Peter,  came  to  Constantinople ;  and  when,  on 


[518.] 


[519.] 


[520.] 

[521.] 
[522.] 


[523.] 


[524.] 


e  Of  Dttna.—'Not  in  B. 

'  Others. — The  orig.  of  this  clause, 
■which  is  not  in  B.,  is  added  in  the 
marg.  in  A. 

'  Bm-ii. — The  entry  in  B.  is  net  hic 
nociuicay  Cotuim  Cllle,  "or  here, 
the  birth  of  Colum  Cille."  See  under 
518. 

9  Alias. — The  suggested  correction 
is  in  a  very  old  hand  in  A.   Not  in  B. 

"Battle  of  Cainri.— There  is  some 
error  in  this  entry,  which  it  is  very 
hard,   if  not  impossible,    to    rectify. 


Niall  had  no  son  named  Cainri.  The 
name  might  have  been  so  written,  by 
mistake,  for  CairbrL 

1'  /«  tlie  rOtk.—The  death  of  St. 
Brigit  is  recorded  in  these  Annals, 
from  different  authorities,  at  523,  526, 
and  527.  Tigernach  has  it  at  626. 
Early  authorities  state  that  she  sur- 
vived St.  Patrick  30  years,  in  which 
case  the  year  of  her  death  would  be  523. 
See  Chronicon  Scotorum,  a.d.  523. 

"John. — itlotiannif,  A. 


42 


ccmialcc  ulccoli. 


peTJienf  Ratiennam  ueniffet;,  'Ceocopicuf  iT.ex  CCpiiiantif 
eum  cum  comicibur  cqicej'tif  a-opliccione  pepemir;, 
ctiiuf  coiipup  "oe  Rauentia  cpanflarum  in  bafilica 
becrci  pecjii  fepiilcum  ey-c,  pofc  -ouof  annop  7  .ix. 
meni^ep  7  "oiep  cctiii. 

|ct.  lanaip.  (5  p.)  CCnno  "oomini  ccccc."  xx.°  u° 
■Dofimicacio  pancce  bpigice  anno  .Ixx.  eca7;if  fue. 
C€ilill  epfcop  CCpT)  ITlaca  quieuic. 

]ct.  1anaip.  (6  p.)  CCnno  TDomini  ccccc."  xx."  ui." 
Waciuir;af  Camnis  CCchait)  bo.  Tnopp  IllamT)  mic 
T)iinlain5e  iiaic  Gnna  niaxi  mic  biaeai-cnl  belaig.  CCnno 
liegiae  iipbip  .1.  Conpcancmopolim  con'Dii;ae,  c.xc.uii., 
Iiifcmuf  impeiaacoti  lupriinianum  ex  popope  pua  nepo- 
cem,  lanTDU-DUm  a  pe  nobilippimtim  •Depi5na(:um  quoque 
piegni  pin  pucceppopemqye  cpeatii-,  )cl-  CCppilip.  Ippe 
uepo  quapT^o  ccb  hoc  menpe  iiit^a  "oeceppnc,  anno  mipepii 
ix."  menpe  11.°     paupaT:io  panca  CCilbe. 

jet.  lanaip.  (7  p.,  I.  24.)  CCnno  "oomini  ccccc."  ocx.° 
till."  pelix  Romane  eclepie  epipcopuppeT)ic  annip.1111. 
menpibup  ix.  "oiebup  .xiiii.  lohannip  eu  "oiep.  xun.  ev 
menpibup  .11.  ec  -oiebup  .xin.  "Pelix  epiciunu  quapuum 
annum,  ec  pepulrup  epu  in  bapibica  peupi  beat;! 
apopcoli.  Oellum  Cinneic  et;  belltim  CCca  pighe  pop. 
Laigniu.  TDuipcepcac  mac  Gpcae  uiccoppuiu.  Uelhic 
TDopmicacio  Opigi'De  pecumDUm  libpum  Vf]ochov. 

let.  lanaip.  (2p.,l.  5.)  CCnno 'Domini  ccccc.°xx°uiii.'' 
■Macitiicap  Coemain  bpicc  bene-oicuup  monachup 
clapuiT;. 


■  SI.  Brigit. — See  under  523. 

'  AiUll. — A  mutilated  note  in  tlie 
marg.  in  A.  suggests  that  he  was  of  the 
Ui-Bresail,  In  the  List  of  the  Suc- 
cessors of  St.  Patrick,  contained  in 
the  Book  of  Leinster  (p.  42,  col.  3), 
this  Ailill,  who  is  there  called  "  pri- 
mus," as  well  as  his  successor,  Ailill 
"  secundus,"  is  stated  to  have  been 
from  Druimchad,  in  Ui-Bressail.    The 


death  of  Ailill  "  the  second  "  is  entered 
under  535  infra. 

^  Cainnech, — St.  Canice,  Patron  St. 
of  Ossory.  His  birth  is  also  entered 
supra,  at  520.  Tigernach  places  his 
birth  at  517,  which  seems  the  true 
date,  as  his  obit  is  given  at  599  infra 
(=600),  in  his  84:th  year,  according 
to  Tigern, 

*  Saint  .4iV6Ae.— Founder  and  Patron 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


43 


his  return,  he  had  arrived  at  Eavenna,  Theodoric,  the 
Arian  king,  put  him  and  his  companions  to  death  under 
the  rigour  of  imprisonment.  His  body,  removed  from 
Kavenna,  was  buried  in  the  church  of  St.  Peter,  after  two 
years,  and  nine  months,  and  seventeen  days. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thursday.)  A.D.  525.  The  repose  of 
St.  Brigit,^  in  the  70th  year  of  her  age.  Ailill,^  bishop  of 
Armagh,  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Friday.)  A.D.  526.  The  birth  of  Cain nech,^ 
of  Achadh-bo.  Death  of  Illand,  son  of  Dunlaing,  son  of 
Enna  Niadh,  son  of  Bresal  Belach.  In  the  197th  year 
after  the  foundation  of  the  regal  city  (i.e.,  Constantinople), 
on  the  Kalends  of  April,  the  Emperor  Justin  appointed 
as  his  successor  on  the  throne  Justinian,  his  nephew  by 
his  sister,  who  had,  long  before,  been  designated  "Nohilis- 
simus"  by  him.  He  died  in  the  fourth  month  following, 
in  the  9th  year  and  2nd  m  onth  of  his  reign.  Best  of  Saint 
Ailbhe.* 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sat.,  m.  24.)  A.D.  527.  Felix,  bishop  of  the 
Church  of  Kome,  sat  4  years,  and  9  months,^  and  14  days 
(and  the  17  days^  of  John,  and  the  two  months  and 
13  days  of  Felix,  make  the  fourth  year) ;  and  he  was  buried 
in  the  church  of  Saint  Peter  the  Apostle.  The  battle  of 
Cenn-eich,  and  the  battle  of  Ath-sighe,  gained  over  the 
Leinstermen.  Muirchertach  Mac  Erca  was  victor.  Or^ 
in  this  year,  the  repose  of  Brigid,''  according  to  the  Book 
of  Mochod.' 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  5.)  A.D.  528.  Birth  of  Coeman 
Brecc.     Benedict,  the  monk,  attained  celebrity. 


[525.] 


[526.] 


[527.] 


[528.] 


of  Imlech-Ibhair  (Emly,  county  Tip- 
peraiy).  His  death  is  also  entered 
under  533  and  541,  infra. 

5  Months.  —  meirpibtlf,       B.  ; 
tnenipe,  A. 

'^Days. — The  original  of  the  parenthe- 
sis here,  -which  in  A.  seems  very  cor- 
rupt, is  not  represented  in  the  text  of  B. 


''Repose  ofBrigid. — See  note  under 
523,  supra. 

*  Booh  of  Mochod. — See  note  on  the 
"Book of  theMonks,"  under511  supra. 
The  clause  ■j^ecuriTitim  libtvutn 
tTlocho7)is  onlyfound  in  A.(a2.  man.") 
and  Clar.  49. 


44 


ccNMalcc  tila'oli. 


Foi.  I9aj.       ]ct.  lanaip.    (3  p.)     CCnno -oomini  ccccc  a:x°  ix.° 

]ct.  lanaiti.  (4p)  CCnno  xiomini  ccccc.°aKcx.''  Copptif 
fancci  CCnconn  monachi  'oiuina  laeuelacione  ixepepi^uiTi 
CClaxaiTDpiam  peifiTiucicup,  er;in  eclefiafancri  lohannif 
^       bap7:ifT;aG  humaT^up. 

let.  lanmp.  (5  p.,  I.  9.)  CCnno-Domim  ccccc.°  axe."  1,° 
1n  hoc  anno  "Oionippitif  papcalep  pcpippi^;  ciclop,  inci- 
pienp  ab  anno  -Domimcae  mcapnacionip  "o."  xx."  qui  epc 
"Diocliciani  cc.«r  xl.  tn.^f- 

jet.  lanaip.  (7  p.,  1-20.)  CCnno  ■Domini  ccccc.''xocx.°ii.° 
111.  bellum  in  hoc  anno  ^epca  uno,  ev  poppico  epgenpe 
eccleccam  Imp,  pebx  pepul^up  epi;  m  bapibca  bean 
pecpi  apopcob.  Oellum  Gblmne  pia  inuipcept;ac 
mac  Gpce,  7  cau  imuigi  (Xilbe  pop  taigniu,  7  cac  CCiT>ne 
pop  Conachua,  7  car  CClmume,  7  cau  Cinneic  pop 
Laigniu,  7  opjam  na  CLiac  in  uno  anno.  Cac  CCca  pije. 
muipcepcach  mac  Gapca  uicuop  epat;. 

let.  lanaip  d.  p.,  I.  i.)  CCnno  TDomini  ccccc."  a:axx.° 
111."  "Oemeppio  Tnuipcepr;ai5  pitii  Gpce,  .1.  TDuipcep- 
i:ai5  mic  TDuipeaxiaix)  mic  Gogain  mic  Weill  .ix.  gial- 
laig,  in  T)otio  pleno  umo,  in  apce  Cleuij  puppa  boinn. 
Cfuiep  (Xilbe  imleca  1buip.  bonipai;iup  pomanup 
epipcopup  peT)iz;  annip  .11.  Diebup  xx-ui.,  pepulcupque 
efx:  m  bapilica  beaci  peripi  apopcoti. 


'  Year  520.— This  should  be  the 
year  532. 

2  The  246«A.— Should  be  "248th," 
Dioclesian  having  been  proclaimed 
Emperor  in  A.D.  284.  The  old  hand 
adds  "  Dion.  Exiguus,"  in  the  mar- 
gin in  A. 

^  Three  battles. — In  orig.  (A.)  .in. 
bettutn.  The  entry  seems  quite  un- 
intelligible,being,as  it  stands  "  tria  hel- 
ium (sic)  in  hoc  anno  gesta  uno  et 
possito  (corrected  from  possite,  by  old 
hand)  ergense  ecc  leccam  lias."  For 
.111.  bettum,  we  might  perhaps  read 
w.  belta  ("  six  battles  " — this  being 


the  number  mentioned  in  the  latter 
part  of  the  entry.)  But  the  Editor 
cannot  attempt  to  explain  the  mean- 
ing of  possito  ergense  ecc  leccam  lias. 
The  introduction  also  of  the  name  of 
Pope  Felix  (ob.  530),  whose  death  and 
burial  are  referred  to  at  the  year  527, 
seems  to  indicate  that  some  great 
confusion  has  occurred  in  the  trans- 
cription of  the  text.  The  entry,  un- 
fortunately, is  not  found  in  B.,  and  is 
only  represented  in  Clar.  49,  by  "  3" 
Bella  hoc  anno."  Theso-called  "trans- 
lator "  who  composed  that  version  of 
these  Annals  must  have  had  the  full 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


45 


Kal.  Jan.     (Tuesd.)     A.D.  529. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wedn.)  A.D.  530.  The  body  of  St. 
Anthony,  the  monk,  having  been  recovered  by  Divine 
revelation,  is  conveyed  to  Alexandria,  and  buried  in  the 
church  of  St.  John  the  Baptist. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thursd.,  m.  9.)  A.D.  531.  In  this  year 
Dionysius  wrote  his  Paschal  Cycle,  commencing  from  the 
year  520^  of  the  Incarnation  of  our  Lord,  which  is  the 
246th^  of  Dioclesian. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sat.,  m.  20.)  A.D.  532.  Three"  battles 
were  fought  in  this  one  year,  et  possito  ergense  ecc 
lecam  lias,  Felix  was  buried  in  the  church  of  St.  Peter 
the  Apostle.  The  battle  of  Eblinne,  gained  by  Muir- 
chertach  Mac  Erca,  and  the  battle  of  Magh-Ailbhe, 
gained  over  the  Leinstermen,  and  the  battle  of  Aidhne 
over  the  Connaughtmen,  and  the  battle  of  Almhu,  and 
the  battle  of  Cenn-eich,  over  the  Leinstermen,  and  the 
plunder  of  the  Clius,  in  one  year.*  The  battle  of  Ath- 
sighe.     Muirchertach  Mac  Erca  was  victor. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  1.)  A.D.  533.  The  drowning  of 
Muirchertach  Mac  Erca,  i.e.,  Muirchertach,  son  of  Muire- 
dach,  son  of  Eoghan,  son  of  Niall  Nine-hostager,  in  a  vat 
full  of  wine,  in  the  fort'  of  Cletech,  over  the  Boyne.  The 
rest  of  Ailbhe"  of  Imlech-Ibhair.  Boniface,  bishop  of 
Rome,  having  sat  2  years  and  26  days,  was  buried  in  the 
church  of  St.  Peter  the  Apostle. 


enlr}'  before  him,  in  some  ancient  copy, 
but  was  probably  unable  to  under- 
stand it,  and  therefore  passed  it  by. 

■*  Jn  one  t/ear In  tino  anno.    Not 

in  B. 

=  Tn  the  fort. — In  axe,  A.  and  B. 
But,  o£  course,  by  mistake  for  afice. 
In  an  ancient  account  of  the  death  of 
Muirchertach  Mac  Erca,  contained  in 
the  Yellow  Book  of  Lecan,  it  is  stated 
that  his  destruction  was  contrived  by 
a  fairy  woman  named  Sin  (pron. 
Sheen),  for  whose  society  he  had  dis- 


carded his  queen.  But  his  relative  St. 
Cairnech  of  Dulane  (inMeath), having 
persuaded  him  to  take  back  hs  queen, 
and  dismiss  his  fairy  favourite,  the 
latter,  through  her  fairy  machina- 
tions, successfully  plotted  the  destruc- 
tion of  King  Muirchertach.  The  tale 
is  wild  and  imaginative,  but  contains 
much  historical  information.  See 
the  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  under  A.D.  527, 
and  Chron.  Scot.,  at  531. 

"Mest  of  Ailbhe.—Sia.   "rest"  is 
also  entered  under  526  and  541. 


[529.] 
[530.] 


[531.] 


[532.] 


[583.] 


46 


CCMNalCC  UlCCDll. 


"jet.  Ictnaip.  (2  p.,  I.  12.)  CCnno  T)otnini  ccccc."  xxx." 
1111."  T)or^mlt;aclO  mucci  -oircipuli  pacfiicii  cciii.  fct. 
fepT;enibiiir  ;  pc  ipfe  fcifiipric  in  epipcola  fua, 
TTlaticceuf  peccacop  ppeppicep,  pancn  pacpicii  -oip- 
cipuluf,  in  T)oniino  palticem.  beUum  locapa  mope 
eicip  "Da  mbep  pia  'Cuaml  maelgapIS  mac  Copmaic 
caeic  mic  Caipbpe  mic  Weill  .ix.  giallaig  pop  Cian- 
nacht;.  Cac  CCiblmne  pia  mtiipceap^ach  mac  ©apca 
pop  Laignui  uc  aln  tiolunc. 
.b.  fct.  lanaip.    (3  p.,  Iti.  23.)     CCnno  ■Domini  ccccc."  xxx.° 

A.idba.  u.o  hue  upque  TTlapcellinup  pepDUxic  cponicon  puum. 
TTlepctipiup  qui  ec  lohannip  nauione  pomantip  pomane 
ecclepiae  epipcopup  pewc  annip  .11.  menpibup  .1111. 
■Diebup  .«!.,  pepuluiip  epc  in  bapilica  beaci  pecpi 
apopcob.  pep-DiT^io  panip.  CCilill  eppcop  CCipT) 
maca  obiic.  llel  hic  baxiax)  TTluipcheapuais  mic 
Gapca,  pecun'Diim  all  op. 

"[ct.  lanaip.  (0  p.,  I.  4).  CCnno  T)omini  ccccc."  aocx.° 
HI."  bellum  Giblinne  moncip.  'Cuacal  maelgapb  peg- 
nauit;  annip  .xi.  Uel  bic  "oopmicaT;!©  pancci  TTlocca 
-Dipcipuli  paupicii. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  ccccc."  xxx.°  tin."  OCgapi- 
cup  naT;ione  pomanup,  Tlomane  ecclepie  epipcopup 
peTJir;  menpibup  .xi.  -oiebup  .uin.,  er  in  bapilica  beaci 
pei;pi  apopcoli  pepulcup  epc :  xxui  'oiep  bonipaz;ii, 
et;  .1111.  menpep  ec  .ui.  "oiep  TYlepcupn,  ec  .xi.  menpep 
ec  'Diep  .U111.  CCgapiui,  eppiciunc  annum  ev  .1111.  menpep 


1  Mochta. —  (Mauchteus)  A.  The 
clause  here  quoted  is  not  in  B.,  but  is 
in  Clar.  49. 

-  Luachalr-mor. — The  Four  Mast,, 
who  have  the  entry  of  this  battle 
under  a.d.  528,  state  that  it  was  called 
the  "  battle  of  Ailbhe  in  Brega,"  and 
was  gained  over  the  "  Cianachta  of 
Meath."  The  place  is  now  supposed 
to  be  represented  by  Clonalvy,  bar. 


of  Upper  Duleefc,  co.  Meath.  It  is 
entered  again,  under  538. 

''As  some  say — tic  atii  uoltinc. 
Not  in  B. 

*  AiUll. — A  marg.  note  in  A.  has 
T)0  lb  bp.eapail  beop  ("of  the 
Ui-Bresail  still.")  See  note  under 
525  supra,  regarding  another  bishop 
of  Armagh  of  the  name. 

'aUabh-Mbhlinne, — Aibhlinne,    at 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


47 


Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  12.)  a.d.  534.  The  repose  of 
lochta,  disciple  of  Patrick,  on  the  13th  of  the  Kalends 
f  September.     Thus  he  wrote  in  his  epistle  :  "  Mochta,^ 

sinner,  presbyter,  disciple  of  Saint  Patrick,  sends  greet- 
ng  in  the  Lord."  The  battle  of  Luachair-m6r°  between 
wo  '  invers,'  luas  gained  by  Tuathal  Maelgarbh,  son  of 
)ormac  Caech,son  of  Cairbre,  son  of  Niall  Nine-hostager, 
iver  Cianachta.  The  battle  of  Aibhlinne  was  gained 
ly  Muirchertach  Mac  Erca  over  the  Leinstermen,  as  some 

ay.' 

Kal.  Jan.  (Tues.,  m,  23.)  A.D.  535.  Thus  far  Marcel- 
inus  brought  down  his  Chronicle.  Mercurius,  who  was 
Jso  called  John,  a  Roman  by  birth,  bishop  of  the  Church 
(f  Eome,  sat  2  years,  4  months,  and  6  days ;  and  was 
)uried  in  the  church  of  St.  Peter  the  Apostle.  Failure 
)f  bread.  Ailill,*  bishop  of  Armagh,  died.  Or,  in  this 
^ear,  the  drowning  of  Muirchertach  Mac  Erca,  according 
;0  others. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thursd.,  m.  4.)  A.D.  536,  Battle  of 
sliabh-Eibhlinne.''  Tuathal  Maelgarbh  reigned  eleven" 
,'ears.  Or,  in  this  year,  the  repose  of  Saint  Mochta,' 
lisciple  of  Patrick. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  537.  Agapitus,  a  Roman  by  birth, 
jishop  of  the  Church  of  Rome,  sat  11  months  and  8  days. 
5e  was  buried  in  the  church  of  St.  Peter  the  Apostle. 
Twenty-six  days  of  Boniface,  and  4  months  and  (j  days 
)f  Mercurius,  and  11  months  and  8  days  of  Agapitus, 
nake  up  a  year,  and  4  months,  and  10  days.     The  battle 


[534.] 


[535.] 


[536.] 


[537.] 


L.D.  53i.  Now  known  as  the  Sliabh- 
Phelim  Mountains,  on  the  confines  of 
ripperary  and  Limerick. 

'^Eleven  years.- -A.  and  B.  have 
'  annis  xi".  But  Clar.  49  has  ii.  (for 
two '  j'ears),  which  is  probably  a  mis- 
take for  11.  Tho  murder  of  Tuathal 
Vlaelgavbli  is  recorded  infra,  at  543, 
md  as  the  length  of   his  reign  was 


eleven  years,  the  date  of  his  accession 
must  have  been  632.  Tuathal  Mael- 
garbh was  grandson  of  Cairbre,  son 
of  Niall,  and  the  on\y  sovereign  of 
Ireland  in  this  line.  His  surname  is 
interpreted  caho-asper  by  O'Flaherty. 
^Ilochta. — His  "doi-mitatio  "  is  en- 
tered above,  under  the  year  534. 


48 


aMNala  tilcct)1i. 


>I.  1966. 


.b. 


ec  .oc.  T)ief.  belUiiTi  CLoenloca  ubi  ceci'Dic  Ulane  mac 
CefibaiU.  TTlopf  ComsaiU  mic  "OoTnansaii^u,  xxcc.°  u.° 
anno  peyjni. 

let.  lanaiiL  CCnno  "oomini  ccccc."  ncxx.°  tnii.°  Pep 
■Dirio  panif.  bellum  locafi.  'Cuacal  maelgaiib  (mac 
Cop,maic  caic  mic  Caifibp.i  mic  Kleill  .ix.  giallaig) 
incT;op  epac,  uc  alii  ■oicunu.  Silueyiiuf  naT;ione  Tloma- 
nuf  yevw  anno  .1.  menfibup  .11.  "oief  .xi.,  conipefop 
obiic. 

let.  lanaifi.  (Xnno  'oomini  ccccc."  xxx.°  ix."  Macnn- 
zaf  Sl^isoj-ui  Rome.  Uisiliuf  nacione  |iomanuip  epif- 
copuf  fiomane  ecctefie  fe-oir;  annip  .xuii.  menfibuf 
•ui.  T)iebuf  .xx\u  Sapacufpf  -oepunccuf  epc ;  Uia 
l^atafiia  feputuuf  efc. 

let.  lanaip.     CCnno  7)omini  ccccc.°xl.° 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  -Domini  ccccc"  xl.°  1.°  Tllofif 
Comgaill  mic  "Oomangaipc     CClbetip  paufau. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  cccc[c].'' xt."  11.°  Oeltum 
■Coprren  .1.  pia  Laignib,  iibi  ceciT)ic  mac  Gpce  pibup 
CCilella  molt;,  bellum  Slicige  ubi  ceciDic  Gugen  bel 
pex  Connacbc.  pepssup  7  "Oomnall,  ■duo  pilii  mic 
epce,  uicuopep  epant;,  7  CCinmipe  mac  Serna  7  Minnixi 
mac  Serni. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  ccccc."  xl."  111.°  'Cuacal 
maeljapb  lugulacup  epc  .1.  a  n-'^peallaig  allca,  la 
maelmop'oa,  cui   pucceppit;  "Oiapmaic  mac  Cepbaill. 

let.  lanaip.  (1.  p.,  I.  2.)  CCnno  -oomini  ccccc."  xl.° 
1111.°    1Tlopt;alicap  ppima  que  "oicicup  blepeT),  in  qua 


'  Cloenloch. — The  Four  Mast.,  at 
681,  place  it  in  Cinel-Aodha  (or 
Kinalea),  a  district  well  known  as 
O'Shaughnessy's  country,  and  lying 
round  the  town  of  Gort,  in  the  co. 
Gal  way. 

'  Mane  son  of  Cerbhall. — He  was 
of  the  "  Ui-Maine  "  of  Connaught, 
who  derived  their   tribo-name  from 


Maine,  fifth  in  descent  from  Colla- 
da-crich. 

^  Comgall. — See  nole  under  a.d. 
506,  supra. 

*  Luachair.—See  this  battle  entered 
above,  at  534. 

'  Sou. — The  parenthetic  matter  is 
not  in  B. 

°  Coiifessw — opepofi,  A.   ^,  B. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTBR. 


49 


of  Cloenloch/  in  which  fell  Mane=  son  of  Cerbhall.  Death  of 
ComgalP  son  of  Domangart,  in  the  35th  year  of  his  reigu. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  538.  Failure  of  bread.  The  battle  of 
Luachair.*  Tuathal  Maelgarbh,  (son=  of  Cormac  Caech, 
son  of  Cairbre,  son  of  Niall  Nine-hostager),  was  victor, 
as  some  say.  Silverius,  a  Roman  by  birth,  sat  1  year, 
5  months,  11  days,  and  died  a  confessor." 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  539.  Birth  of  Gregory''  at  Rome. 
Yigilius,  a  Roman  by  birth,  bishop  of  the  Church  of 
Rome,  sat  17  years,  6  months,  and  22  days.  He  died  at 
Syracuse,  and  was  buried  in  the  Via  Salaria. 

Kal.  Jan.     a.d.  540. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  541.  Death  of  Comgall,'*  son  of  Doman- 
gart.    Ailbhe"  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  542.  The  battle  of  Torten'"  vms  gained 
by  the  Leinstermen,  in  which  fell  Mac  Erca,"  son  of 
Ailill  Molt.  The  battle  of  Sligech,  in  which  fell  Eogan 
Bel,  King  of  Connaught.  Fergus  and  Domnall,  two  sons 
of  Mac  Erca,  were  victors,  and  Ainmire  son  of  Setna, 
and  Ninnidh  son  of  Setna.^^ 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  543.  Tuathal  Maelgarbh  was  slain  by 
Maelmordha,  i.e.  at  Greallach-allta,  to  whom  Diarmait 
Mac  Cerbhaill  succeeded. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  2.)  a.d.  544.  The  first  mor- 
tality, which  is  called  '  blefed,'^^  in  which  Mobi  Clarainech 


[538.] 


[539.] 


[510.] 

[5«.] 

[542.] 


[543.] 


[544.] 


'  Gregm-y. — See  under  a.d.  544. 

'  Comgall. — His  deatli  is  entered 
before  under  537,  which  seems  the 
proper  date.  See  a  note  on  the  sub- 
ject at  50*!,  supra. 

'  Ailbhe The  "  quies  "  of  Ailbhe 

is  recorded  above  under  the  year  533. 

'°  Torten.— So  called  from  the  Ui- 
Tortain,  a  small  branch  of  the  Airghi- 
alla,  who  settled  near  Ardbraccan  in 
Meath.  They  derived  their  name 
from  Tortan,  fifth  in  descent  from 
Colla-da-crich. 

"  Jtfac  Erca,  —  Tigernacb  states 


that  the  *'  men  of  Cera  ''  (or  tribes 
inhabiting  the  barony  of  Carra,  co. 
Mayo),  descended  from  hira.  This 
battle  is  entered  again  under  547. 

^'^ Setna. — This  should  be  "  Duach," 
as  in  Tigernach  and  the  Ann.  Four 
Mast. 

^^Blefed. — See  several  references  to 
this  plague  in  the  Census  of  Ireland 
for  1851,  part  T.,  vol.  I.,  p.  46, 
wliere  some  curious  information  on 
the  subject  of  this  and  other  plagues 
is  collected. 


E 


50 


ccMMcclcc  nlccoli. 


TTlobi  clapainecc  obnc.  moiif  ComsaiU  mic  T)om- 
ansaipc  tic  alii  -oicuni:.  "Oiaiimaic  mac  ■peiT-bUf*^ 
Cepiabeoil  mic  Conaill  ciieiiiminne  mic  Meill  -la;. 
jiallaig  yiegnape  incipic,  fecuiroum  libjium  Cuanach. 
Uel  hie  Waoiuicap  'SpebOiT^n  fectinxium  aliof. 

let.  lanaiii.     (2  p.,  I.  13.)     CCnno  'Domini  ccccc-"  xl.° 
u.°    T)aii^e  Coluim  ciUe  puiToaca  epc. 

fct.  lanaiji.  (.3p.,l.  24.)  CCnno -Domini  ccccc."  xl."  ui." 
(aliar47.)  bellum  Sbsixie  in  quo  cecerfix:  GugenbelGi. 
Xiex  Connachr),  7  "Oomnall  7  Peyisuf  t)Uo  pilii  TTluipceiv 
caig  mic  Gapca,  7  CCmmiiie  mac  Secna  mic  peii^ufamic 
Conaill  julban  mic  Tieill  .vx.  siallaig,  mcooiief  ejiant;. 
■b.  "jet.  lanaip.     (4  p,l.  -5.)     CCnno  -oomini  ccccc."  xl."  uii." 

"Oubcac  (no  "Ouac,  vo  pil  Cholla  naif)  ab  CCiit)  maca 
qineuic.  Cluain  mic  Kloif  punDaoa  eye.  Cac 'Coiiran 
fiia  taijnui,  in  quo  cgci'dit;  mac  Gapca  mic  CCilella 
muilc     Uel  hie  cac  SligTOe. 

]ct.  lanaiia.  (6"  p.,  I.  16.)  CCnno  -Domini  ccccc."  ccl." 
uiii.°  "Doiamicacio  piln  aficipicip  .1.  Gia|^aini,  anno 
XXX.  1111.  aecacif  pue  (uel  anno  7°  popcquam  Cluain 
mic  Moip  conpcpuepe  cepio).  "oisepnac  Cluana  eoip. 
moiiralicap  magna  in  qua  ipci  paupanc,  pinnio  mace 
Foi.  20aa.  u  "CelDUib,  Colaim  nepop  CpauiTiminan,  TTlae  rail 
Cille  cuilinT),  Sinceall  mac  CenannT)ain  abbap  Cille 
achaiT)  -opummM  poco,  7  Columbae  innpae  Celqiae. 
Uel    hoc    anno    'Cuacal   maelgapb    pi    'Ceampach  in- 


1  Gregory Afterwards  styled  the 

"  Great."     See  also  under  639. 

2  Alias  47 Added  in  old  hand  in  A. 

^  Sligech.  — The  river   which  gives 

name  to  the  town  of  Sligo.  This  hattle 
is  entered  above  at  the  year  542. 

'DomnaW.— The  remainder  of  this 
entry  is  not  in  B. 

^  Duach. — This  is  the  name  in  B., 
and  also  in  the  list  of  the  Comarbs 
(or  successors)  of  St.  Patrick,  in  the 
Booh  of  Ldnster,  p.  42,  col.  3.     The 


original  of  the  parenthesis  appears  as 
a  gloss  in  the  original  hand  in  A.,  and 
also  in  B. 

"  Tortan. — This  battle  is  entered 
above  at  the  year  542,  where  see  note. 
The  test  of  this  and  the  entry  which 
follows  in  A.  is  represented  in  B.  by 
uel  liic  bellum  coiican  -yheVjam 
•Sligi'De. 

'  Clonmacnoise. — This  clause  is  not 
in  B.,  nor  in  Clar.  49. 
'  Cluain-eois. — Clones,co.  Monaghan, 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER.  51 

ed.  The  death  of  Comgall,  son  of  Dornangart,  as  some 
y.  Diarmait,  son  of  Fergus  Cerrbeoil,  son  of  Conall 
imthainne,  son  of  Niall  Nine-hostager,  begins  to  reign, 
cording  to  the  Book  of  Cuanu.  Or,  in  this  year,  the 
rth  of  Gregory ,1  according  to  some. 

Kal.  Jan.     (Mond.,  m.  13.)     a.d.  545.     Daire-Coluim-     [5-15.] 
ille  was  founded. 

Kal.  Jan.     (Tues.,  m.  24.     a.d.  546  (alias  47)."    The     [546.] 
ittle  of  Sligech,'  in  which  fell   Eugen  Bel  (i.e.,  Kina 
'  Connaught),  and  Domnall*  and  Fergus,  the  two  sons 

■  Muirchertach  Mac  Erca,  and  Ainmire  son  of  Setna 
on  of  Fergus,  son  of  Conall  Gulbaii,  son  of  Niall  Nine- 
Dstager),  were  victors. 

Kal.  Jan.     (Wedn.,  m.   5.)     A.D.    547.      Dubtach    (or     [547.] 
uach,^   of  the  race  of  CoUa  TJais),  abbot  of  Armagh, 
isted.      Cluain-mic-Nois  was   founded.      The  battle  of 
ortan^  was  gained  by  the  Leinstermen,  in  which  fell 
^ac  Erca,  son  of  Ailill  Molt.     Or,  in  this  year,  the  battle 

■  Sligech. 

Kal.  Jan.     (Frid.,m.  16.)     a.d.  548.     The  falling  asleep     [548.] 

■  the  son  of  the  Carpentei-,  i.e.,  Ciaran,  in  the  34th  year 
'  his  age,  (or  in  the  7th  year  after  he  had  commenced  to 
aild  Clonmacnoise.')  Tigernach  of  Cluain-eois"  [died.] 
reat  mortality,  in  which  these  persons  rested :  Finnio 
[acc-U-Telduibh ;"  Colam  descendant  of  Craumthanan  f 
[ac-Tail  of  Cill-Cuilind ;  Sinchell  son  of  Cenandan, 
bbot  of  Cill-achaidh  of  Druim-fota,  and  Colum  of  Inis- 
eltra.     Or,  in  this  year,"  Tuathal  Maelgarbh,  King  of 

»  mco     U   TMuibh.  -  Corruptly   f   was  the  tifth  in  descent  from  Crim- 
accucT,«,binA.     Not  in       tl>ann, 


tar. 


ritten  Tn „     ,  .,    . 

The  name  is  Mac  Credmb  m 
id  But  this  is  more  corrupt 
n"  Tigernach,  at  the  parallel  place, 
yes  the  name  as  printed  above. 
10  j)escendant  of  Craumthanan.^ 
,e  Four  Masters  CA.D- 5^8)^''"'^™ 
Jum  son  of  Crimthann.  But  he 
,s  really  the  son  of  Nmnidh,  who 


"  This  year. — This  entry  is  added 
at  foot  of  fol.  19iJ.  in  A.,  in  an  old 
hand.  It  is  represented  in  B.,  in  the 
text,  after  the  name  of  Columba  of 
Inis-Celtra,  merely  by  net  lioc  anno 
■Ctiacal  n-iaelgaiiB  in5ulaT;u|- 
puic.  The  entry  in  Clar.  49  is 
nearly  the  eame  as  in  A. 

E  2 


52 


aNKialcc  iilaT)1i. 


ze\m-c  1  n-5)aeaUai5  eilce,  lugulouuf  o  TTlaelTfiofi  1iu 
mic  hi,  qui  ec  ipfe  fccccim  occiffU)^  efc.  Vlnve  xnci- 
cup.  echc  maeilifi 01  fi- 
let, lanaii-i.  (7  p,  I.  27.)  CCnno  t)omini  ccccc."  xl.° 
IOC."  belUim  cuile  Conaiiie  i  Cepu,  ubi  ceciT)6ifiutic 
OCilill  mbccnna  (.i.  iii  Connachu),  7  CCe-o  pojacoboL 
.1.  a  bj^acaip.  126115111^  7  'Domiiall  (.1.  va  mac  TTluip- 
cejaraij  mic  Bfice)  uiccopef  ejianc.  Uel  hoc  antio 
qmey  "Cigeianaci. 

let.  lanaiii.  (If.,!.  9.)  CCnno  T)oniini  ccccc."  l.° 
Cfuief  IDaui-Dif  ■pafiannaim  (piln  ^uaiy^e  1  paiianam), 
epifcopi  CC]iT)  macha  ec  lejaci  cociup  nibepnie. 

let.  Ian ai p.  (2  p.)  CCnno 'oomini  ccccc.''l.°i.°  bellum 
Cuitne  in  quo  ceci'Depunc  coiacu  Oche  TTluman  opa- 
cionibuf  Icae  Ctuano.     TTlopp  'Pocaiu  pilii  Conaitl. 

let.  Ian ai p.  (4  p.)  CCnno 'Domini  ccccc."  t.°  11.°  imo][ip 
Gucac  mic  Contei-o  .1.  pi  Utat),  a  quo  hu  Gcac  UlaT) 
naz:!  punt;,  7  mopp  bic  mic  T)eici.  ITlopp  Cpaumcain 
mic  bpiuin.  Sic  in  tibpo  Cuanac  mueni  .1.  Tleilci 
Pacpaic  "DO  uabaipc  1  pcpm  1  cinn  T;pi  xx'^^  blia'oan 
lap  n-ecpechc  pacpaic  ta  Cotum  citte.  "Cpi  minna 
uaipte  vo  pajbail  ipm  ax»nucal  .1.  a  coac  7  poipcela 
inx)  amgiti,  7  ctocc  m  ai-oecua.    IS  amtaix)  po  po  pogail 


1  Feat eclic Translated  "great 

act,"  in  Clar.  49. 

^Aedh    Fortobol More    correctly 

called  Aedh  Fortamhail  ("Aedli  the 
Strong  ")  by  the  four  Mast.,  at  the 
year  544. 

3  Tif/ernach. — Uis  death  is  among 
the  entries  for  the  jirevious  year. 

*Son  of. — The  parenthetic  clause 
is  added  as  a  gloss  in  A.,  in  a 
very  old  hand.  Tliere  is  no  entrj' 
for  this  year  in  B. ,  but  Clar.  49  Las 
the  notice  of  David  in  exactly  the 
same  words  as  A.  The  name  of 
David  does  not  occur  in  any  of  the 
Lists  of  the  Bishops  of  Armagh  ac- 


cessible to  the  Editor.  See  Ware's 
Works  (Harris's  ed.),  vol.  1,  p.  38 
where  reasons  are  adduced  in  disproof 
of  the  statement  above  given  regard- 
ing David,  and  Golgau's  Trias  Thaum., 
p.  293,  col.  2,  where  it  is  stated  that 
this  David  was  the  same  person  who 
was  called  Fiacher  [or  Fiachra]  in 
the  "  Psalter  of  Casliel."  The  name 
"Fiachra,"  occurs  in  the  Book  oj 
Leinstcr  (p.  42,  col.  3),  and  in  other 
ancient  lists,  as  the  successor  of 
Duach,  bishop  of  Armagh,  whoso  obit 
13  given  above  under  the  year  547. 
The  entry  is  written  in  a  coarse  hand 
in  A. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


53 


Tara,  perished  in  Grellacli-eilte,  being  slain  by  Maelmor 
Ua-Mic-Hi,  wlio  himself  was  slain  immediately  after. 
Hence  is  said  the  '  feat^  of  Ma.elmor.' 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sat.,  m.  27.)  a.d.  549.  The  battle  of  Cul- 
Conaire  in  Cera,  in  which  fell  Ailill  Inbanna  (i.e..  King  of 
Connaught),  and  Aedh  Fortobol,"  i.e.,  his  brother.  Fergus 
and  Domnall  {i.e.,  the  two  sons  of  Muirchertach  Mac 
Erca)were  victors.    Or,  in  this  year,  the  rest  of  Tigernach." 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  ra,  9.)  a.d.  550.  The  rest  of  David, 
descendant  of  Farannan,  (son-*  ot  Guaire,  descendant  of 
Farannan),  Bishop  of  Armagh,  and  Legate  of  all  Ireland. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.)  a.d.  551.  The  battle  of  Cuilen,^ 
in  which  the  Corco-Oche  of  Munster  were  slain,  through 
the  prayers  of  Ita  of  Cluain."  Death  of  Fothad,  son  of 
Conall. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wed.)  A.D.  552.  Death  of  Eacha,  son  of 
Conled,  i.e..  King  of  Ulad,  from  whom  the  Ui-Echach  of 
Ulad  are  descended  ;  and  death  of  Bee  Mac  Deiche.'  Death 
of  Craumthan,  son  of  Brian.  Thus  I  find  in  the  Book  of 
Cuanu,  viz. : — The  relics  of  Patiick  were  placed  in  a 
shrine,  at  the  end  of  three  score  years  after  Patrick's 
death,  by  Colum-cille.  Three  splendid  ininna'^  were 
found  in  the  tomb,  to  wit,  his  goblet,  and  the  Angel's 


[549.] 


[550.] 


[551.] 


[552.] 


^  Cuilen Writtea  CuiLne  in  Irish 

text.  BatCinLne  is  thegenit.  form, 
the  nom.  of  wliich  may  be  Cuilen. 
(Compare  eoUnn,  *'  caro  ;  "  gen., 
colno,  Ebel's  Zuess,  p.  41.)  As  the 
Corco-Oche  of  Munster  were  certainly 
located  in  what  is  the  present  county 
of  Limerick,  if  this  suggestion  is 
correct,  the  site  of  the  battle  was  pro- 
bably the  present  village  ot  Cuilen, 
near  the  Limerick  Junction,  but 
situated  within  the  limits  of  the 
county  Tipperarj'.  Keating  (at  reign 
of  Diarmait  mac  Cerbhaill)  calls  the 
event  the  battle  of  Cill-  Cuile. 

"/to  of  Cluain. — St.  Ita  of  Cluain. 


The  site  of  St.  Ita's  church,  anciently 
called  Cluain-Credail,  is  now  known 
as  Killeedy,  in  the  parish  of  the  same 
name,  baronj'  of  Upper  Connello,  and 
connty  of  Limerick. 

'Bee  Mac  Dekhe. — His  death  is 
entered  at  557  infra,  where  the  name 
is  written  Bee  Mac  De,  the  more  usual 
form. 

^ Minna,^\-\xc.  of77?i/m,orwu*«(7,which 
signifies  a  crown,  diadem,  or  precious 
thing.  The  term  was  also  generally 
applied  to  reliquaries,  on  which  oaths 
were  sworn ;  and  thus  came  to  signify, 
in  a  secondary  sense,  an  oath. 


54 


CCMMCCLCC  UlCCDll. 


nit;  mnsel  T)0  Colum  ciUe  inna  minna  .1.  in  coac  no  "oun 
7  cloc  in  ai-oechTja  -do  CCfiT)  maca  7  foifcela  inn  aingil 
-DO  Colum  ciUe  pein.  18  aifie  -do  sajxaia  foifcela  in 
mngil  7)6,  aifi  if  a  laim  in  aingil  ayipoec  Colum  cille 
he.  tiel  I11C  quief  T)aui'Dif  epifcopi  CCp-o  macha  ev 
le^aci. 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  ■Domini  ccccc."  l.°  in."  Naciuicaf 
lusTxi^  mic  u  Ochae.  pepcif  (.1.  leppa)  que  uocaca 
epc  in  paifichpofc. 

]ct.  Ian  mil.     CCnno  -oomini  ccccc"  L"  1111.°      Cachub 
mac  pep^ufa  epfcop  CCci-o  cinn  obiit;.     Colman  map, 
mac  "Oiapmara  "oeiiis  mic    pepjupa    ceppbeoil    mic 
Foi.  20a6.   Conaill  Cpemramne    mic    Weill   .ice.    jiallaig,   quem 
"Oubploic  uisulauic.      Gcclepia  benncuip  pun'oara  epc. 
.b.  let.  1  anal  p.     (7  p.,  I.  4.)     CCnno 'oomini  ccccc."  l.°  u.° 

Pelagiup  nacione  pomanup  pewT;  annip  .oci.  "oiebup 
.XU111.  pepulcup  epc  in  bapilica  beaci  peT;pi  apopcoli. 
TTl opcaliuap  ma^na  hoc  anno  .1.  'in  cpon  conaill  .1.  in 
buiTie  conaill. 

fct.  lanaip.  (2  p.,  I.  15.)  CCnno  "Domini  ccccc."  l."  ui." 
ITlopp  ■pep5na(uel  pacac)nepor;ip  IbTDaij,  pejip  UloT;h. 

let.  lanaip.  (3  p.,  I.  26.)  CCnno -Dommi  ccccc.''l.°uii.° 
lusulario  Colmam  moip  micT)iapmaca  quem  "Dubploic 
lu^ulauic  Ceana  TTempa  la  "Oiapmaic  mac  Cepbaill, 
ev  puja  ani;e  pilium  TYlaelcon,  ec  mopp  ^abpain  mic 
Ttomangaipr.  bpenDinup  ecclepiam  1  cluain  pepcapun- 
7)auit;.  mopp  Ca^ac  mic  Conlaic  P15  Ula'D.  ITlopp  Big 
mic  -DC  ppopeuae. 


'  Therest  ofDai-id.  —Added  in  coarse 
hand  in  A.  See  tlie  note  under  the  year 
550  in  reference  to  the  person  called 
David,  Bishop  of  Armagh  and  Legate 
of  all  Ireland.  The  foregoing  entry- 
is  not  In  B.,  nor  in  Clar.  49. 

2  Samthrosc. — In  the  Cambridge 
Cod.  Canon.  Hibern.  (p.  134)  trusci  is 
glossed  by  "  scabiem  ;"  which  would 
prove,  without  the  gloss  lejira  in  the 


entry,  that  the  "  samthrosc  "  was  a 
cutaneous  disease. 

^  Colman. — This  entry  is  faultily 
constructed.  The  death  of  Colman 
is  again  entered  under  557,  in  more 
accurate  terms.    See  under  a.d.  599. 

■■  Founded. — The  foundation  of  the 
church  of  Bangor  is  again  entered  at 
the  year  658. 

^  Cron-Conaill. — This  is  further  ex- 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


55 


Gospel,  and  the  Bell  of  the  Testament.  This  is  how  the 
Angel  distributed  the  treasures  for  Colum-cille,  viz. : — the 
goblet  to  Down,  and  the  Bell  of  the  Testament  to  Armagh, 
and  the  Angel's  Gospel  to  Colum-cille  himself.  The 
reason  it  is  called  the  Angel's  Gospel  is,  because  it  is 
from  the  Angel's  hand  Colum-cille  received  it.  Or,  in 
this  year,  the  rest  of  David,^  Bishop  of  Armagh,  and  Legate. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  553.  The  birth  of  Lugaid  Mac  Ui 
Ochae.  The  distemper  {i.e.,  leprosy),  which  is  called  the 
Samthrosc.^ 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  554.  Cathub,  son  of  Fergus,  bishop  of 
Achad-cinn,  died.  Colman"  the  Great,  son  of  Diarmait 
Derg,  son  of  Fergus  Cerrbeoil,  son  of  Conall  Cremthainne, 
son  of  NiaU  Nine-hostager,  whom  Dubsloit  killed.  The 
church  of  Bangor  was  founded.* 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sat.,  m.  4.)  A.D.  555.  Pelagius,  by  birth  a 
Roman,  sat  11  years  and  18  days.  He  was  buried  iu 
the  church  of  St.  Peter  the  Apostle.  A  great  mortality 
in  this  year,  i.e.,  the  cron-conaill,^  i.e.,  the  buidhe-conaill. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  15.)  a.d.  55C.  Death  of  Fergna 
(or  Fiacha),  descendant  of  Ibdach,  King  of  Ulad. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Tuesd.,  m.  26.)  a.d.  557.  The  slaying  of 
Colman"  the  Great,  son  of  Diarmait,  whom  Dubsloit  slew. 
The  Feast  of  Tara  by  Diarmait  Mac  Cerbhaill ;  and  the 
flight  before  the  son  of  Maelchon,  and  the  death  of  Gabran, 
son  of  Domangart.  Brendan  founded  a  church  in  Cluain- 
ferta.  The  death  of  Eacha,'  son  of  Conlaedh,  King  of 
Uladh.     The  death  of  Bee  Mac  De,  the  prophet." 


plained  bj  buidhe-conaill.  Cron 
means  '  saffron-colour,'  and  huidhe 
'  yellow.'  The  term  is  usually  written 
crom-conaill.  (See  Census  of  Ireland, 
1851,  part  5,  vol.  1,  pp.  46-7.)  But 
the  form  cron-conaill  seems  the  more 
correct.  The  second  member  of  the 
name,  '  conall,'  is  evidently  the  same 
as  the  word  connall  (gl.  stipulam : 
i?eK2.  Celt.  38).    The  disease  was  of   ' 


the  nature  of  jaundice.  It  seems  to 
have  been  the  same  kind  of  disease 
as  that  which  proved  so  fatal  in  548. 
It  was  variously  Latinized  Jlaoa 
pestis,  Jlava  icteritia,  and  icieritia. 

'  Colman. — See  under  the  year  554. 

'Eacha. — The  death  of  this  person  is 
also  entered  under  the  year  552  supra. 

'  Prophet. — The  epithet  prophetic 
(or  'propetae,'  as  in  A),  is  not  in  B. 


[553.] 


[554.] 


[655.J 


[556.] 


[557.] 


56 


CCNNCClCC  llLCCT)1l. 


let.  lanaiji.    CCnno  7501111111  ccccc."  l.°  iiin.°    Gcctepa 
benncaiii  puiToaca  efc 
•b.  ]ct.  lanaiiT..    Ctnno'ooiTiini  ccccc.°l.°ix.''    ■peiff'CerTifia 

la  T)icq-imaixi  mac  Cepbaill  7  inopf  5«t)pctin  mic 
"Oomansaiiic  fecuiTDuni  aliof.  Immifije  pe  mac 
TTlaelcon  (.1.  bpin'oe  jiex).     Cac  Cuile  "ofieimne. 

let.  Ian ai p.  CCnno  ■Domim  ccccc."  be."  bellum  Cuile 
"Diieimne  pop  T)iafimaic  mac  Ce|ibaill,  trbi  .111.  milia 
ceci'DeiiinTC.  ■peiajguf  7  "Domnatl  Da  mac  mic  Gyice  (.1.  va 
mac  miiii'icheiiT;ai5  mic  ITiuip.ea-Daig  mic  eojain  mic 
■Meilt),  7  CCinmipe  mac  Seem,  7  Wamnit)  mac  "Duac  (pi 
Connachu)  tncT^opep  epanu.  7  CCeT>  mctc  echach  T;ipm- 
chapna  pi  Connachc.  pep  opauionep  CoLuim  cille 
uicepuiTC.  ■ppaechan  mac'Cemnan  ipeT)opi5nein  n-epbe 
n-TDpiiaT)  "DO  "OiapmaiT;.  "Cuaacan  mac  'Dimain  mic 
Sapain  mic  Copmaic  mic  eo^ain  ipe  pota  in  epbe 
n-DpuaT)  cap  cenn.  TTlastaine  po  cing  rappe  qui  poltip 
occipup  epc.     Oetlum  Ctnte  uini^en. 

let.   Icmaip.      CCnno  "Domini  ccccc."  Ix."  1.°    11  el  hic 
belUim    cuile   umpen    1   "Ceb^ai    pop    "Diapmaii;    mac 
Cepbaill  pe  n-CCex)   mac   Openain.      TDiapmaic  pugic. 
Foi.  205(7.  belUim  mona  TDaipe. 


The  death  of  Bee  Mac  De  is  entered 
above  at  the  j'ear  552,  where  the 
name  is  differently  written. 

'  Fuunded. — See  under  554,  where 
the  foundation  of  the  Church  of  Ban- 
gor is  also  recorded.  In  Clar.  49,  in 
the  passage  parallel  to  the  present, 
the  word  '  finita '  is  used  instead  of 
'fundata.'  But  Clar.  49  is  a  very 
poor  authority. 

^According  toothers.  -SecuilTJUm 
all  op.     In  B.  only. 

^  Expedition. — This  entry  is  not  in 
B.,  nor  in  Clar.  49.  The  Irish  word 
immiixge  means  a  hosting,  expedi- 
tion, or  assembly.  Skene  {Chron.  of 
the  Picts  and  Scots,  p.  344)  under- 


stands imnii]\5e  (or  as  he  writes  it 
/HmjVi/e)  to  mean  "expulsion."  But 
this  is  wrong. 

'  Battle  of  Cul-dreimne. — The  os- 
tensible cause  of  this  battle  was  the 
execution,  by  King  Diarmait  Mac 
Cerbhaill,  of  Curnan,  son  to  the  King 
of  Connaught,  who  was  forced  from 
St.  Columba's  protection,  to  which  he 
had  fled,  and  the  desire  on  the  part  of 
the  Northern  Hy-Neill  to  revenge  the 
insult  offered  to  their  kinsman.  The 
real  cause  would  seem  to  have  been 
the  rivalry  of  the  two  great  families. 
In  the  account  of  the  battle  in  the 
Ann.  Four  Mast.,  at  555, however,  au 
additional  cause  is  assigned,  namely 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


57 


Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  538.   The  church  of  Bangor  was  founded.^ 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  559.  The  Feast  of  Tara  by  Diarmait 
Mac  Cerbhaill;  and  the  death  of  Gabran,  son  of  Domangart, 
(according  to  others^).  An  expedition'  by  the  son  of 
Maelchon  (i.e.,  King  Bruide).     The  battle  of  Cul-dreimne. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  560.  The  battle  of  Cul-dreimne,"  ^ametZ 
over  Diarmait  Mac  Cerbhaill,  in  which  3,000  fell.  Fergus 
and  DomnaU,  two  sons  of  Mac  Erca  (i.e.,  two  sons*  of 
Muirchertach,  son  of  Muiredach,  son  of  Eogan,  son  of 
Niall),  and  Ainmire,  son  of  Setna,  and  Nainnid,  son  of 
Duach,  King  of  Connaught,"  were  victors,  and  Aedh,  son 
of  Echa  Tirmcharna,'  King  of  Connaught.  Through  the 
prayers  of  Colum-Cille  they  conquered.  Fraechan,  son 
of  Temnan,^  it  was  that  made  the  Druids'  erbe^  for 
Diarmait.  Tuatan,  son  of  Diman,  son  of  Saran,  son  of 
Cormac,  son  of  Eogan,  it  was  that  threw  over  head  the 
Druids'  erbe.^  Maglaine  that  passed  over  it,  who  alone 
was  slain.     The  battle  of  Cul-Uinsen. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  561.  Or,  in  this  year,  the  battle  of 
Cul-TJinsen,  in  Tebhtha,  was  gained  over  Diarmait  Mac 
Cerbhaill,  by  Aedh  son  of  Brenan.  Diarmait  fled.  The 
battle  of  Moin-Daire. 


[558.] 
[559.] 


[560.] 


[56L] 


a  decision  given  by  King  Diarmait 
in  a  dispute  between  Colum  Cille 
and  St.  Finnen.  See  O'Donovan's 
notes  on  the  subject,  Four  Mast., 
A.D.  555.  That  it  was  considered  an 
era  in  the  life  of  St.  Colum  Cille 
appears  from  Adamnan's  words,  who 
dates  the  arrival  of  St.  Colum  Cille 
in  Britain  as  occurring  in  the  'second 
year  after  the  battle  of  Cule-Drebene.' 
The  name  Cooledrevny  is  now  obso- 
lete, but  Colgan  states  that  the  place 
was  in  the  territory  of  Carbury,  near 
Sligo,  on  the  north.  (Ti-ias  Thaum,., 
p.  452.)  It  must  therefore  have  been 
in  the  neighbourhood  of  Drumdiff. 


^  Two  sons. — The  clause  within 
brackets  is  interlined  in  original  hand 
in  A.  It  is  not  in  B.  The  notice  of 
this  battle  is  more  briefly  given,  under 
the  year  559,  in  Clar.  49. 

^  King  oj  Connaught. — Not  repre- 
sented in  B. 

'  Tirmcharna. — Not  in  B. 

'  Temnan. — 'Tenusan,'  in  the  Four 
Mast,  Chron.  Scot.,  and  other  autho- 
rities.    These  particulars  are  not  in  B. 

^Druids'  erbe. — e|ibe  ti'Oiatia'D — 
The  meaning  of  this  '  Druids'  erbe,' 
some  kind  of  charmed  invention,  or 
obstacle,  has  not  been  yet  explained. 


58 


CCMNCClCC  tllCCt)1l. 


jet.  lanaip.  (2):.,  I.  21.)  CCnno  ■DOimini  ccccc"  Lx."!!." 
bellum  TTlona  -oaiixe  locaija  poia  Cpuicniu  p.e  n-uib 
Weill  in  vna\yce'\'[i-c-  baecan  mac  Cinn  co  n-vih  Ciiuiu- 
iiil5  no-opic  ppi  Ciuircniu.  ^enuf  6050111  7  CoiiaiU 
mepce-oe  coitoucci  inna  Lee  7  aip-oe  Golapsg. 

Sinfic  ipaebyia  finyic  p]x 
1  tnoin  nioiii  "Oaifie  lotaii(i, 
CCtibaia  comixoma  vo  ceyxc, 
Sechv  tiig  Cixuicne  im  CCeT)  tn-bixec. 

pill]fec  "Da  mac  [tnic]  Gfica 
Cummm  in  checnai ; 
pilif  in  fii  (Xinime|ie 
he  felbaib  Sennai. 

p1ccll^  cac  Cp,tiicne  n-uile, 
[Ocuf]  ipoiiloif cy^ec  Gilne ; 
Piccitx  cac  n-^abfia  Lipe 
Ocuf  cac  Cuile  Dfieimne. 

Oeixcai-p,  pallno  lafi  congail 
[CCf f  flap.]  itn  cbnaiff  naucb, 
pops^uf  "000111011  CCminiiae 
Ocuf  'Man'DiT)  mac  "Ouach. 

18  alamT)  pepaf  alluot), 
^abaifi  Oaecain  foyi  in  pluaj. 
po  la  Oaecan  puilc  buite ; 
Oeficro  a  epen  puiifii. 


'  The  account  of  this  battle  in  Clar. 
49  is  as  follows: — "The  battle  of 
Moindoire  Lothair  upon  the  Cruhens, 
by  the  Nells  of  the  North.  Baedan 
mac  Gin  with  two  of  Cruhens  fought 
it  against  the  rest  of  the  Cruhens. 
The  cattle  and  booty  of  the  Eolargs 
were  given  to  them  of  Tirconnell,  and 
Tirowen,  conductors,  for  their  leading 
as  wages." 


''Sharp  weapons These  four  stan- 
zas are  written  in  the  lower  margin, 
fol.  20ab,  in  A.  They  are  not  in 
B.  A  note  in  the  top  marg.,  fol.  206 
in  A.,  states  that  the  stanzas  above 
printed  should  be  inserted  where  they 
are  here  introduced. 

"  Seven.— yiL,  A. 

*  Theij  6ear.— beyvcain,  (lit.  "are 
borne"),     befipaic,  Four  Mast,  at 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


59 


Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  21.)  A.D.  562.  The  battle  of 
Moin-daire-lothair  luas  gained  over  the  Cruithni,  by  the 
Ui-NeiU  of  the  North.  Baetan,  son  of  Cenn,  with  two 
of  the  Cruithni,  fought  against  the  Cruithni.  The  Lee 
and  Arda-Eolairg  were  given  to  the  Cinel-Eogain  and 
Cinel-Conaill,  as  a  reward.^ 

Sharp  weapons^  stretch,  men  stretch, 

In  the  great  bog  of  Daire-lothair — 

The  cause  of  a  contention  for  right — 

Seven'  Oruithnian  Kings,  including  Aedh  Brec. 


[562.] 


The  two  sons  [of  Mao]  Erca  return 
In  the  same  manner. 
The  King  Ainmire  returns 
With  the  possessions  of  Setna. 

The  battle  of  all  the  Cruithni  is  fought, 
[And]  they  burn  Eilne. 
The  battle  of  Gabhair-Life  is  fought, 
And  the  battle  of  Cul-dreimne. 


They  bear*  pledges  after  valour, 
[Thence  westwards]  about  .  .  . 
Ferggus,  Domnall,  Ainmire, 
And  Nandidh,  son  of  Duach. 


Splendidly^  he  bears  his  course — 
Baetan's  steed — upon  the  host. 
Pleasing  to  Baetan  of  the  yellow  hair. 
'Twill  bear  his  burden  upon  it. 


A.D.  657.    bejifaic, CAron.  (Jcot,  at 
A.D.  563. 

»  Splendidly. — This  stanza  is  writ- 
tea  on  the  top  margin  of  fol.  206,  in 
A.  It  is  not  in  B.  Although  printed 
bv  O'Donoran  in  connexion  with  the 


battle  of  Cul-dreimne,  Four  Mast, 
at  555,  it  seems  to  belong  to  the  poem 
of  which  the  foregoing  is  a  fragment, 
relating  to  the  battle  of  Moin-daire- 
lothair,  in  which  the  name  of  Baetan 
occurs. 


60 


CCMIKCLCC  llLCCT)1l. 


CCeDan  mac  piaciiac  moiiictip.  Ilainscrcio Coltiim  CiUe 
av  infolam  1ae,  anno  ezaz^Y  fiie  xl.°  11."  lusulacio 
Colmain  moiii  mic  "Oiaiimo'Da. 

let.  lanaip-  (3  p..  "L'  2.)  CCnno  -Domini  ccccc"  Ix."  111." 
Uencuf  masniif  -pacrur  epc.  ITlopf  lan^e  0  "Oaiminir. 
tlel  hoc  onno  bi-ienamD  punT)ainc  ecclefiam  cluana 
l^eiTCa. 

let.  lanaiit.  (5  p.,  I.  13.)  CCnno  "Domini  ccccc"  ix.° 
1111."  Occiffio  T)iaiimaco  mic  Cepbtiill  .1.  la  hCCexi 
n-TDiiB  mac  8uit5ne,  cui  puccefpeiatnTC'Dtio  pilii  mic  Gpce, 
Pepstip  7  TDomnall.  Cfuiep  bpenTjain  bijaofi  uc  alii 
-Dicunc.  bellum  ^abpae  tiphi  7  mopp  "Oaimin  x)aim- 
aipsic. 

let.  Ian ai p.  (6  p.,  1.24.)  CCnno  -Domini  ccccc"  lx°. 
u.°  bellum  ^abpaelipi.  'Pep55tip7T)omnaUinccopep 
epanc.  ITlopp  quoqtie  'Oomnaill  pi  In  1TluipchepT;ai5 
mic  Gapca,  ctii  pucceppiu  CCmmipe  mac  Seem.  Itipc- 
intip  mmop  annip  .xi.  uc  beDa  -oicic  pegnatirc. 

let.  lanaip.  (7  p.)  CCnno  -Domini  ccccc"  Ix."  tii.° 
lohannep  norione  pomantip  pcDic  annip  .xii.  menpibup 
.XI.  Diebup  .XXU1.,  ez  in  bapilica  beaT;i  pecpi  apoi-roli 
peptilrup  epc.     ICechT:  in  lap-ooman. 

let.  lanaip.  (1.  p.,  I.  16.)  CCnno  -oomini  ccccc."  lx.° 
iiii."  ipect;  in  laptioman  la  Colman  m-bec  mac  n-T)iap- 
maT:o  7  Conall  mac  Comgaill. 


^  Ighind  0/ la lona.  B.  has 

merely  "oe  liibeifima,  ami  does  not 
refer  to  the  age  of  Colum  Cille  at  the 
time  of  leaving  Ireland. 

^  Laisre. — There  were  three  famous 
saints  of  this  name,  who  generally 
appear  in  Irish  hagiology,  with  the 
devotional  prefix  Mo  ("  my  "),  in  the 
form  Molcdsi,  namely,  Molaisi,  son  of 
Cairill,  ahbot  of  Leithglinn  ;  Molaisi, 
son  of  Declan,  abbot  of  Inishmnrray, 
andMolaisi,  son  of  Nadfraech,  abbot  of 
Daimhinis,  the  one  in  question.  He 
founded  the   church  of   Daimh-inis, 


'  Bovis  insula,'  in  Loch-Erne,  now 
called  Devenish,  near  Enniskillen.  The 
death  of  Molasse  (above  called  Laisre) 
is  entered  again  at  the  year  570. 

'  Chiain-ferta. — Omitted  from  the 
entry  in  B.  The  foundation  of  the 
church  of  Cluain-ferta  (or  Clonf  ert,co. 
Galway),  by  St.  Brendan,  is  entered 
before  under  the  year  557. 

*  DiaiTaait  MacCerbhai/l.  —  Pro- 
perly, Diarmait  son  of  Fergus  Cerb. 
haill  (or  Cerbheoil).  In  the  Ann. 
Four  Masters,  the  Chron,  Scotorum 
and  other  Chronicles,  it  is  stated  that 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


61 


Aedan,  son  of  Fiachra,  dies.  Voyage  of  Coluin-Cille  to 
the  Island  of  Ia\  in  the  42nd  year  of  his  age.  The 
slaying  of  Colman  the  Great,  son  of  Diarinait. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Tues.,  m.  2.)  a.d.  563.  A  great  storm 
occurred.  The  death  of  Laisre"  of  Daimhiuis.  Or,  in 
this  year,  Brenaind  founded  the  church  of  Cluain-ferta.° 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thurs,,  m.  13.)  A.D.  564.  The  murder  of 
Diarmait  MacCerbhaill,"  i.e.,  by  Aedh  Dubh'  son  of 
Suibhne,  to  whom  succeeded  the  two  sons  of  Mac  Erca, 
Fergus  and  Domnall.  The  repose  of  Brendan  of  Birr,  as 
others  say.  The  battle  of  Gabair-Liphe ;  and  the  death 
of  Daimin  Daimairgit. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.)  A.D.  565.  The  battle  of  Gabair- 
Liphe.  Fergus  and  Domnall  were  victors.  Also  the 
death  of  Domnall,  son  Muirchertach  Mac  Erca,  to 
whom  succeeded  Ainmire  son  of  Setna.  Justin  the 
younger  reigned,  as  Bede  says,  eleven  years. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Saturd.)  A.D.  566.  John,  a  Eoman  by 
birth,  sat  twelve  years,  eleven  months,  and  twenty-six 
days,  and  was  buried  in  the  church  of  St.  Peter"  the 
apostle.     An  expedition  into  lardoman.'' 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  16.)  A.D.  567.  An  expedition 
into  lardoman,"  by  Colman  Bee,  son  of  Diarmait,  and 
ConaU  son  of  Comgall. 


[563.] 


[564.] 


[565.] 


[566.] 


[567.] 


King  Diarmait's  head  was  buried  in 
Clonmacnois,  and  liis  body  in  Connor. 
^Aedh  i)«i/*.—  "  Black  Hugh." 
He  was  King  of  Dalaradia,  whose 
father  Suibhne  Araidhe  had  been  put 
to  death  by  King  Diarmait,  and  he 
had  in  early  life  been  taken  in  fosterage 
by  Diarmait.  But  Diarmait  having 
been  warned  against  Aedh,  the  latter 
•was  banished  into  Alba  (Scotland), 
whence  he  returned  to  perpetrate  the 
deed  recorded  in  the  above  entry. 
Aedh  afterwards  fled  back  to  Scotland, 
and  took  the  clerical  habit  in  one  of 
the  Columbau  Monasteries.    But  he 


returned  to  Ireland,  and  became  King 
of  Ulad  in  581 ;  and  was  himself  slain 
in  587.  Adamnan  gives  a  very  bad 
account  of  him.  See  Keeves's  Eccl. 
Antiqq.,  p.  279. 

Teter. — peicp,!,  A. 

"^ An  expedition  into  Tardoman. — 
This  entry  is  not  in  B.  See  the  next 
entry. 

'  lardoman "  The  Western  re- 
gion." In  the  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  at 
A.D.  5^5,  it  is  stated  that  Colman 
Beg,  son  of  Fergus,  son  of  Diarmait, 
and  ConaU  son  of  Comgall,  King  of 
Dal-Kiada,    brought    a    sea     fleet 


G2 


aMMccla  iilccT)1i. 


let.  lanaip.  (3  p,  I.  27.)  CCnno  -Domini  ccccc."  Ix." 
urn."  Occirno  CCinmiriec  mic  Secna  la  ■pepsu)-  mac 
■Neilleni. 
Foi.  20M.  "jet.  1anaii\.  (4  ^.,  I.  9.)  CCnno  -Domini  ccccc"  la;.° 
ix.°  lu^ulacio  ■pepjufa  mic  Nelleni.  Oena,  abb 
cloana  mic  Moif,  7  Icae  cUiana  cpeTDail,  7)0)fimie)aunc. 
^illaf  obiiT:.     CCexian  .h.  paqiac  obiic 

]ct.  1anai|i.     (5  p.,  I.  20.)     CCnno  -Domini  ccccc."  lxx.° 
CC   moiice  pacfiicii    c.    anm.     Uel    hoc    anno    quiep 
THolaffe  'Daimmnfe. 
•t>-  let.  lanaip.     (6  ip.,  1. 1.)    CCnno  •Domini  ccccc."  lxx.°  1.° 

Occifio  va  aeu  ITIuijie-oai^.i.boecdn  mac  imuiiaceiiT;ai5, 
7  echaiT)  macT)oninaill  -i.  mic  ITluipceiaraismic  Gfica, 
ze\i7:\o  anno  t^egni  fuu  Cponan  mac  rigepnai^  f■^ 
Ciannachcae  jleanna  geimin  occifoyi  eoyium  eiiau. 
Tnoenii  epfcop  cluana  pep-ca  bpenain-o  quieuiT;.  TTloiif 
"Oemain  mic  CaipiU.  tlel  hoc  anno  occiffio  T>iai[imo'Da 
mic  Ceapbtiill.  In  hoc  anno  capca  epc  in  muipgeilc. 
Cfuiep  bhpenumn  bippa  uv  alii  tiicunT:. 


(nnuiacoljlacti)  to  Sol  and  He,  and 
carried  away  spoils  therefrom.  Here 
■we  have  the  Sol  and  Tie  of  the  Four 
Mast,  corresponding  to  the  lardoman 
of  these  Annals.  In  the  Book  of 
Leinster  (p.  24W  the  expedition  to 
lardomon  is  stated  to  have  been 
1  p6il  7  in  ill  ("  to  Sol  and  He "), 
agreeing  with  the  Four  Masters. 
The  latter  is  Islay;  and  the  former 
is  either  Sell  or  Colonsay — not  Coll, 
which  is  too  far  off,  although 
O'Dcnovan  thought  so  (note  ad  an. 
565,  F.  M.).  Islay  was  at  this  time 
in  the  possession  of  the  Scots,  as 
appears  from  Adamnan's  life  of  St. 
Columba  (ii.  23),  having  been  occupied 
by  Muiredach,  son  of  Acngus,  who 
was  first  cousin  of  Conall's  grand- 
father Domangart.  Conall's  territory 
lay  in  Cowall,  and  this  expedition 
was  probably  against  the  rival  house 


of  Gabhran.  But  it  is  strange  that 
Colman  Beg,  whose  territory  lay  very 
near  the  centre  of  Ireland,  was  ad- 
venturous enough  to  engage  in  mari- 
time warfare. 

^  Ainmire.  —  Called  "  Ainmorius 
filius  Setni  "  by  Adamnan.  Vit. 
Colunib.  i.,  7.  See  again  under  a.d, 
575. 

^Fergus. — Slain  in  the  following 
year  by  Aedh  son  of  Ainmire,  in 
revenge  of  his  father. 

^  Fergus.  —  The  Four  Mast,  saj' 
(568)  that  Fergus  was  slain  by  Aedh, 
son  of  Ainmire,  in  revenge  of  his  father. 
The  entry  is  repeated  under  57C. 

*  Ita  of  Cluain-credail.— Sue  note 
on  Cuilen,  under  551,  supra.  The 
death  of  St.  Ita  is  repeated  under  the 
year  576,  where  the  repose  of  Oena  of 
Cluain-mic-Nois,  and  of  Gildas,  is 
also  repeated. 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


63 


Kal.  Jan.     (T^iesd.,  m.  27.)     A.D.  568.     Murder  of  Ain-     [568.] 


mire/  son  of  Setna,  by  Fergus-  son  of  Nellen. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wed.,  m.  9.)  A.D.  569.  The  slaying  of 
Fergus'  son  of  Nellen.  Oena,  abbot  of  Cluain-mic-Nois, 
and  Ita  of  Cluain-credail/  fell  asleep.  Gildas  died. 
Aedhan  Da  Fiachrach"  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thursd.,  m.  20.)  A.D.  570.  From  the 
death  of  Patrick  one  hundred  years."  Or,  in  this  year, 
the  repose  of  Molasse  of  Daiminis.' 

Kal.  Janair.  (Frid.,  m.  1.)  A.D.  571.  The  assassina- 
tion of  two  grandsons  of  Muiredach,  viz. : — Baetd,n  son 
of  Muirchertach,  and  Eochaid  son  of  Domnall  {i.e.,  son  of 
Muirchertach  Mac  Erca)  in  the  third  year  of  their  reign. 
Cronan,  son  of  Tigernach,  King  of  Cianachta  of  Glenn- 
geimin,  was  their  slayer.  Moenu,  bishop  of  Cluain-ferta- 
Brenaind,  rested.  The  death  of  Deman  son  of  Cairill. 
Or,  in  this  year,  the  killing  of  Diarmait  Mac  Cerbhaill.  In 
this  year  the  '  muirgeilt'"  was  captured.  The  repose  of 
Brendan"  of  Birr,  as  others  say. 


'  Aedhan  Va  FiachracJi This  may 

be  the  Aedan  '  son  '  of  Fiachra,  whose 
obit  is  given  above  at  the  j-ear  562. 

'  One  hundred  years. — The  entry 
at  552  would  refer  the  death  of  St. 
Patrick  to  the  year  492,  but  this  to 
470.  Tigernach  indicates  571  as  a 
hundred  yeara  after  thatevent.  Again, 
in  these  Annals,  the  year  663  (and  in 
Tigernach  664)  is  set  down  as  203 
years  from  the  death  of  St.  Patrick. 
See  at  the  years  999,  1013,  infra. 
According  to  these  computations  471 
is  the  latest  date.  The  death  of  Sen 
Patnch  is  entered  above  imder  the 
year  461,  which  partly  explains  the 
confusion  of  dates. 

'  Molasse    of  Daiminis Called 

'"  Laisre,"  under  a.d.  563,  where  see 
note. 

^  Muirgeilt "Sea    Wanderer." 

Sometimea    called    Murgein,    "  sea- 


born," and  lihan,  ''  sea-woman."  The 
entry  is  fuller  in  Tigernach.  "  In  this 
year  was  caught  the  Muirgelt  on  the 
shore  of  OUarba,  in  the  net  of  Beoan, 
son  of  Innii,  fisherman  of  Comgall  of 
Bangor ;"  to  which  the  Four  Mast,  add 
"  that  is,  Liban,  daughter  of  Eochaid, 
son  of  Mairid."  The  legend  concerning 
her  (see  Lebor  na  h  Uidre,  p.  39,  sq.) 
is,  that  she  was  daughter  of  Eochaid, 
King  of  the  tract  now  covered  by 
Lough  Neagh,  who  was  drowned  by 
its  eruption  about  the  time  of  the 
Christian  Era ;  that  she  was  changed 
into  a  salmon,  and  traversed  the  sea 
until  she  allowed  herself  to  be  cap- 
tured on  this  occasion.  Under  the 
names  Muirgen  and  Liban,  she  appears 
mentioned  in  the  Calendar  at  Jan.  27, 
and  Dec.  18. 

'  Brendan. — See  under    a.d.   564. 
The  death  of  St.  Brendan,  of  Birr,  is 


[569.] 


[570.] 


[571.] 


U4 


ccNNcclco  tiLcroli. 


.h. 


]ct.  lanaifi.  (1.  p.,  I.  12.)  CCnno  "DOtnini  ccccc  Iccos." 
11.°  bellum  peitTiin  in  quo  uicruf  efc  Colman  moT)icuf 
pliuf  "Oiaptnaco,  ev  ipfe  euayw.  Uel  hie  bellum 
^abjiae  bpi  -pop.  laigniu.  Uel  hoe  anno  bap  'Doin- 
naill  mic  TDuipcheapcaij  tnic  Gapea,  cui  pucceppic 
CCinmipe  mac  Secnai.  tlel  pic  bellum  cola  7  pop- 
cola  .1.  nomen  campopum  ecip  Gile  7  Oppaige,  7 
ecip  CLuam  pepca  TTlolua  7  Saigep.  piacpa  mac 
Oaeuain  uiccop  epac. 

|Ct.  lanaip.  (2  p.,  I.  23°.)  CCnno  "Domini  eccec."  Ixx." 
111.°  bellum  cola  7  popcola  in  pegionibup  Cpuicne. 
TTlopp  Conaill  mic  Comgaill  anno  pegni  .xui.  pui, 
qui  obculic  inpolam  lae  Columbe  cille. 

[Ct.  lanaip.  (3  p.,  I.  4.)  CCnno  "Domini  ccccc."  laxc.° 
1111.°  TTlagna  conuencio  "Opoma  ceaca  m  qua  epanc 
Colum  cille  ocup  CCexi  mac  CCmmipec. 

]ct.  lanaip.  (4  p.,  I.  15.)    CCnno  ■oomini  ccccc"  ixx."  u." 


recorded  in  Tlgernach  under  the  year 
573,  which  is  probablj'  the  true  date, 
although  the  Mart.  Donerjal  and  the 
Four  Mast,  have  his  obit  under  A.D. 
571. 

'Femhin. — Commonly  called  Magh- 
Feimhin,  a  plain  comprised  in  the 
barony  of  Iffa  and  Offa,  East,  county 
Tipperary.  The  Annals  of  Inis- 
fallen,  which  have  the  entry  of  this 
battle  under  565,  state  that  Colman 
Bee  was  slain  therein  by  the  men  of 
Munster.  But  Ticjernach{p.thlS)  and 
the  Four  Masters  (at  571)  agree  with 
this  chronicle  in  recording  the  escape 
of  Colman  Bee,  whose  death  is  men- 
tioned, infra,  at  A.D.  686,  and  again 
at  592. 

^  Gahalr-Liphe. — '  Gabair  of  the 
Liffey.'  The  situation  of  this  place 
has  not  yet  been  fixed ;  but  Father 
Shearman,   a  very  good    authority, 


states  that  it  was  the  name  of  a  dis- 
trict comprising  "  the  hilly  country 
bounded  by  the  Dublin  Mountains 
on  the  north  ;  on  the  east  by  the 
River  Liffey,  from  its  source  in 
Kippure  to  Ballj'more-Eustace  ;"  its 
western  boundary  including  "  the 
hills  from  Tipperkevin,  by  Rathmore, 
to  Athgoe,  towards  Tallaght,  and  the 
hill  of  Lyons."  Loca  Patrkiana, 
p.  28,  note ". 

'  Tola  and  Fortola. — This  entry  is 
in  the  margin  in  B  ,  and  also  in  A. 
(in  which  it  is  partly  obliterated). 
The  Four  Masters  (at  571)  have  but 
the  name  of  Tola,  which  O'Donovan 
{Loc.  cit.,  note  i,)  identifies  with 
TuUa,  in  the  parish  of  Kinnitty, 
barony  of  Ballybritt,  King's  County, 

'  Ele  and  Ossory — Ele,  called  from 
its  occupants  Ele-O'CarroU,  comprised 
the  present  baronies  of  Ballybritt  and 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


G5 


Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  12.)  a.d.  572.  The  battle  of 
emhin,^  in  which  Colmaa  Bee,  sou  of  Diarmait,  was 
anquished  ;  but  he  escaped.  Or,  in  this  year,  the  battle 
f"  Gabair-Liphe-  over  the  Leinstermen.  Or,  in  this  year, 
le  death  of  Domnall,  son  of  Muirchertach  Mac  Erca, 
)  whom  succeeded  Ainmire,  son  of  Setna.  Or  thus,  the 
ittle  of  Tola  and  Fortola,"  viz.,  the  names  of  plains 
stween  Ele  and  Ossory,^  and  between  Cluain-ferta-Molua 
id  Saighir.'^     Fiachra,  son  of  Baetan,"  was  victor. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  23.)  A.D.  573.  The  battle  of 
ola  and  Fortola,  in  the  territory  of  the  Cruithne.''  The 
3ath  of  Conall,  son  of  Gomgall,'*  in  the  16th  year  of  his 
sign,  who  granted  the  island  of  la  to  Colum-Cille. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Tuesd.,  m.  4.)  a.d.  574.  The  great  Con- 
mtion  of  Druim-Ceta,"  at  which  were  Colum-Cille,  and 
edh  son  of  Ainmire. 

Kal.  Jan.   (Wed.,  m.  15.)    A.D.  575.  A  spark  of  leprosy,^" 


[572.] 


[573.] 


[574.] 


[575.] 


onlislc,  in  the  south  of  the  King's 
lunty;  from  which  the  territory  of 
isory,  now  part!}'  represented  by 
e  baronies  of  Upperwoods  and  Clan- 
nagh,  in  the  Queen's  Count}-,  is 
rided  by  the  Slieve-Bloom  Motm- 
[ns. 

^  Cluain-ferta-Molua  and  Saighir. 
The  former,  commonly  called  Clon- 
tmuHoe,  is  now  known  as  Kyle,  a 
rish  in  the  barony  of  Clandonagh, 
leen's  Countj-.  Saighir,  or  Seir- 
iran,  is  a  parish  in  the  barony  of 
lUybritt,  King's  County. 
^Fiachra,  son  of  Baetan. — Other- 
se  called  Fiachra  Lurgan,  after- 
rds  King  of  Ulidia.  His  death  is 
orded  under  the  year  025,  infra, 
lere  the  name  is  Fiachna. 
'  The  Cruithne. — The  Picts.  In  the 
;ry  of  the  battle  of  Tola  and  For- 
a  under  tlie  preceding  year  (572) 
!  site,  of  the  battle  is  fixed  in  the 


south  of  the  present  King's  County, 
which  was  hardly  Pictish  territory ; 
though  Fiachra,  son  of  Baetan,  the 
A'ictor,  was  an  Ulster  chieftain. 

'  Conall,  son  of  Comgall. — See  under 
A.D.  667,  supra,  where  Conall  is  men- 
tioned as  leagued  with  Colman  Bee, 
son  of  Diarmait,  in  a  maritime  expe- 
dition. 

^ Great  Convention  of  Druim-Ceta 

magna  concio,  for  TTl.  connencio, 
A.,  B.,  and  Clar.  49.  The  word 
niopxiaiU  '  great  assembly,'  is  added 
as  a  gloss  over  coiicio  in  B.,  and  in 
the  margin  in  A.  On  the  date  and 
place  of  this  famous  Convention,  see 
Reeves's  Adamnan,  page  37,  note  h. 

^"Leprosy — This  entry  is  misplaced 
in  the  MSS.,  being  introduced  into 
the  middle  of  the  record  of  the  battle 
of  Tcloch,  which  should  probably 
follow  it,  as  in  the  printed  text  in  the 
next  page  ((36). 


66 


(XMMalcc  ularoti. 


Fol.  21a 


Scmcilla  leprae  ez  habunxiancia  riucum  inau- 
X)it;a.  bellum  "Celocho  i  ciunn  T;ii\e,  in  quo  cecit)ir; 
"Dunccrc  mac  Conaill  rrnc  Comgaill  ec  aln  mulci  ne 
fociiip  piliopum  5at>i"iain  ceciTieifiUTic.  TDoi^f  OperiTjain 
tnic  bjaiuin.  Uel  hic  occiffio  CCinmiiaec  mic  fecna,  -De 
quo  ■Dicmm  efc: — 

Pemen  an  can  fxobui  \n, 

Mifi  bo  mennoc  nac  T)eT;lai ; 

Intiu  if  fOfit)efi5  a  h 

La  bCCmmifie  mac  Secnai. 
|Ct.  lanaifi.  (6  p.,  I.  26.)  CCnno  ■Domini  ccccc."  lxx.° 
UL"  OelUim 'Celoco.  Imcium  iT,e5ni 'Cibe]fiii  Confrrancini 
qui  fiejnauic  annif  -un.  Cfuiep  bfienT)ain  Clona  pefica. 
1u5ula7;io  CCe'oa  mic  Gchacr^ifiimcaifina  (aliap  "Cimpim, 
mic  pepjufa  mic  TTluiiae'Daig  maeil  mic  eogan  ffieiB 
mic  -Duac  sa^aiB  "I'c  bjiiain  mic  eat;hac  muigme'Soin) 
la  bui  bpiuin.  Pfiimum  peyiiculum  ULoch  in  Supania. 
tlel  hic  lugulorio  pep^Ufa  mic  'MeiUine,  7  Oena  abb 
cluana  mic  Klorp,  7  Icae  Cluana  cpexiail,  7  ^lUaf. 

fct.  lanaip.  (7  p.,  I.  7.)  CCnno  T)omini  ccccc."  locx." 
uii.°  Cfuief  epfcuip  Bicchen  Cluana  poca  boecan 
Reueppi  oil  loch  TDe  ©umania.  peixulmixi  pinn  abb  CCp-o 
maca  quieuic. 

fct.  lanaip.     (1  p.,  l-  18.)     CCnno  •oomini  ccccc."  Iccoc." 


'O/Teloch — "Deloco,  A. ;  celoco, 
B.  Cena-tire,  in  which  Teloch  was 
situated,  and  which  signifies  '  Head  of 
the  region,'  was  the  territory  of  the 
Cinel-Gabrain. 

^Brendan,  son  of  Brian. — Chief  of 
Teffia.  He  was  brother  of  Cremthann, 
mentioned  at  the  year  552,  and  father 
of  Aedh,  whose  death  is  recorded  at 
688. 

^  Femen. — See  under  the  year  572. 
This  ,rann,  which  is  T.'ritten  in  al, 
man.  in  A.,  and  in  original  hand  in  B., 
seems  taken  from  a  poem  in  praise  of 
some  king  of  Monster,  after  whose 
death  Magh-Femhln  was  wasted  by 


Ainmire,  son  of  Setna.  The  death  of 
Ainmire  is  recorded  above  under  568. 

*  Teloch — "Deloco  (gen.  of  'De- 
loch),  A.     See  under  575. 

'  Brendan. — He  died,  according  to 
his  Acts  and  the  Four  Masters,  on  the 
16th  of  May,  in  the  94th  year  of  his 
age,  at  Enach-duin,  in  the  nunnery 
of  his  sister  Briga,  and  was  buried  at 
Clonfert.  Enach-duin,  now  Anna- 
down,  county  Galway,  had  been 
granted  to  him  by  the  King  of  Con- 
naught  ;  and  it  is  probable  that  the 
nunnery  there  was  founded  by  him, 
and  placed  under  bis  sister's  super- 
intendence.     See  under  the  jeaj  §83 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


67 


an  uuheard  of  abundance  of  nuts.  The  battle  of 
)ch/  in  Cenn-tire,  in  which  fell  Duncath,  son  of  Conall, 
of  Comgall,  and  many  others  of  the  allies  of  the  sons 
jrabran.  The  death  of  Brendan,  son  of  Brian.^  Or, 
his  year,  the  killing  of  Ainmire,  son  of  Setna,  of  whom 
said : — 

Femen,^  when  there  was  a  King, 

"Was  not  a  place  without  valour. 

To-day,  crimson  is  its  aspect 

By  Ainmire,  son  of  Setna. 
:al.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  26.)  A.D.  576.  The  battle  of  [576.] 
)ch.*  The  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Tiberius 
stantinus,  who  reigned  seven  years.  The  repose  of 
adan,''  of  Cluain-ferta.  Murder  of  Aedh,  son  of  Eocha 
ncarna  (alias"  Timrim,  son  of  Fergus,  son  of  Muiredach 
;1,  son  of  Eoghan  Srebh,  son  of  Duach  Galach,  son  of 
%n,  son  of  Eocha  Muighmedhoin),  bytheUi-Briuin.  The 
J  adventure  of  the  Ulidians  in  Eufania.''  Or,  in  this 
r,  the  murder  of  Fergus,  son  of  Nellin,^  and  [the  repose 
Oena,  abbot  of  Cluain-mic-Nois,  and  of  Ita,'  of  Cluain- 
iail,  and  of  Gildas.^ 

Lai.  Jan.     (Sat.,  m.  7.)     a.d.  577.     The  re.'-t  of  Bishop     [577.] 
hen,^"   of  Cluain-fota-Baetain."     The    return  of    the 
dians   from   Eumania.^'     Feidilmidh    Finn,  abbot   of 
nagh,  rested. 
Cal.  Jan.     (Sund.,  m.  18.)     A.D.  578.     The  repose  of    [578.] 


I,  where  the  entry  of  St.  Brendan's 

li  is  repeated. 

lias. — The  clause  within  brackets, 

h  is  not  in  B.,  is  interlined  in  A. 

very  old  hand. 

Eufania. — Under  next  year  the 

e  is -written  'Eumania.'     Tiger- 

.  has  '  Eamania.' 

Fergus,  son  of  Nellin See  nnder 

569. 

Ua,   Gildas. — The  obits  of  these 

persons  are  not  in  B.  under  this 


year ;  but  they  occur  therein,  as  in 
A.,  at  569. 

^^  Bishop  Etchen. — He  is  best  itnown 
as  the  bishop  at  whose  hands  St. 
Columba  received  holy  orders.  See 
the  curious  legend  concerning  him  in 
Colgan's  AA.  SS.,  p.  306,  b.,  n.  17, 
and  the  Introduction  to  the  Obits  of 
Christ  Church,  p.  liv.    See  under  583. 

"  Cluain-fota-Baetain.  —  Clonfad, 
par.  of  Killucan,  county  Westmeath. 

'^  Eumania. — See  note '. 

f2 


68 


ccMiicda  ulccoli. 


uiii.°  Cfmef  tlmniam  epifcopi,  mac  nepocif  pacac. 
beneT)iccur  nacione  riomanuf  feviv  annif  .1111.  menfe 
.1.  ■oiebtif  a\x.  ix.,  fepuluuf  eye  111  basilica  beaci  pecjii 
apofcoli.  Occifio  CCexia  mic  ^eno,  ec  mopf  bpti-oisi 
pej^if  nepot;iim  pailgi. 
•t>'  let.  lanaip.  (2  p.,  I.  29.)  CCnno  •DoiTiini  ccccc"  kcx." 
ix.°  belUim  -oponia  mic  Gpce,  ubi  C0I55U  |:iliup 
■DomncdU  pibi  muipcepcaig  mic  imuipeax>ai5  mic 
eogaiii  ceci-Dic.  CCe-D  mac  CCinmipec  uiccop  eccpcecic. 
■pecliT;  Ope  la  h-CCeT)an  mac  ^abpain.  Cennalac  pex 
piccoptim  mopirup. 

]cl.  lanaip.  4  p.,  I.  .)  CCnno -Domim  ccccc"  Ixxx." 
Uel  hic  belUim  T)poma  mic  Qpcaae-  TTlopp  baet;ain 
mic  CaipilL     pechc  Ope 

let.  lanaip.  (5 p.)  CCnno  Tiomini  ccccc.°lccxx.''i.°  bellum 
manonn  in  cfuo  uiccop  epat;  CCe-oan  mac  ^abpain  mic 
"Oomansaipo.     TTlopp  pepgna  mic  Caibleine. 

let.  lanaip.  (6  p.,  I.  2.)  CCnno  TDomini  ccccc."  Ixacx." 
Foi.  2iaJ.  11.0  iTiopp  pepa-baig  mic  "Diiac  pegip  Oppai^i.  pela- 
pup  nocione  pomanup  peT)ic  annip  .x-  menpibup  .11. 
■Diebup  .X.  bellum  manant)  ppi  CCexian.  TTlopp  pepgna 
mic  Caibleine.  Uel  hoc  anno  quiep  bhpenamn  cluana 
pepca  pecunDUm  aliop. 


^  Viuiiian. — Erroneously  printed 
Umaniain  by  O'Conor.  This  was  St. 
Finnian,  of  Magli-bile,  or  Movilla,  tlie 
patron  saint  of  the  Ulidians. 

'Aedh,  son  of  Geno.  —This  entry  is 
not  found  in  any  of  the  other  Annals. 
At  587,  ijifra,  the  entry  'Mors  nepo- 
tum  Geno '  occurs. 

^  Brudlr/. — In  the  list  of  liings  of 
Ui-Failgi,  or  Offaly,  contained  in  the 
Book  oj  Leinster  (p.  40,  col.  3,)  the 
name  of  a  '  Bruidgin,  son  of  Cathair,' 
occurs  immediately  before  that  of 
Aedh  Roin,  whose  death  is  entered 
within  at  the  year  603.     And  in  the 


Pedigree  of  the  Ui-Failgi,  in  tlie  same 
authority  (p.  314,  col.  2),  a  Bruidgi  is 
set  down  as  fourth  in  descent  from 
Kos  Failgi,  the  ancestor  of  the  Ui- 
Failgi. 

*  JJruim-mic-JErca. — This  place  has 
not  been  identified.  Coign's  father, 
Muirchertach,  bore  the  matronymic 
of  Mac-Krca,  and  from  him  this  place 
may  perhaps  have  derived  its  name. 
See  under  580  and  585. 

^  Or,in  this  year llet  liic,  in  B. 

only. 

°  Saetaii,  son  of  Cairell. — Entered 
again  at  586,  with  a  '  vel  hie' 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


69 


nnian/  the  bishop,  son  of  Ua  Fiatach.  Benedict,  a 
)man  by  birth,  sat  four  years,  one  month,  twenty-nine 
ys  ;  and  was  buried  in  the  church  of  Saint  Peter  the 
Dostle.  The  killing  of  Aedh,  son  of  Geno,"  and  the 
ath  of  Brudig,3  King  of  the  Ui-Failgi. 
Kal.  Jan.  (Mend.,  m.  29.)  a.d.  579.  The  battle  of 
ruim-mic-Erca,^  in  which  fell  Colgu,  son  of  Domnall,  son 
Muirchertach,  son  of  Muiredhach,  son  of  Eogan.  Aedh, 
n  of  Ainmire,  remained  victor.  An  expedition  to  the 
rkneys  by  Aedhan,  son  of  Gabran.  Cennalath,  King  of 
e  Picts,  dies. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wedn.,  m.  .)  A.D.  580.  Or,  in  this  year,' 
e  battle  of  Druim-mic-Erca.  The  death  of  Baetan,  son 
Cairill."  The  expedition  to  the  Orkneys.' 
KaL  Jan.  (Thitrsd.)  A.D.  581.  The  battle  of  Manonn,^ 
■which  Aedhan,  son  of  Gabran,  son  of  Domangarfc,"  was 
ctor.  The  death  of  Fergna,  son  of  Caiblein. 
Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  2.)  A.D.  582.  The  death  of 
3radach,  son  of  Duach,  King  of  Ossory.  Pelagius,  a 
Oman  by  birth,  sat  ten  years,  two  months,  and  ten 
lys.  The  battle  of  Manand  against^"  Aedhan.  The 
sath  of  Fergna,"  son  of  Caiblein.  Or,  in  this  year,  the 
pose  of  Brenaind,  of  Cluain-ferta,  according  to  others.'- 


[579.] 


[580.] 


[581.] 


[582.] 


'  Orkneys. — This  is,  of  course,  a 
)etition  of  the  entry  under  the  year 
9.  The  Orkneys  are  also  noticed 
the  years  681  and  1013,  infra. 
'  Battle  of  Manonn. — Dean  Keeves 
inks  that  this  was  the  name  of 
;he  debateable  ground  on  the  con- 
es of  the  Scots,  Picts,  Britons,  and 
xons,  now  represented  in  part  by 
J  parish  of  Slamannan  (_SHabh 
mann,  'Moor  of  Manann'),  on 
5  south-east  of  Stu-lingshire, 
lere  it  and  the  counties  of 
irabarton,  Lanarls:,  and  Linlithgow 
let."     Adamnan,    p.    371,    n.    d. 


O'Donovau  was  surely  wrong  in 
thinking  Manann  the  Isle  of  Mau. 
(Frag,  of  Annals,  581.) 

^  Son  of  Doviangart. — In  A.  only. 

^"Against. — -pj^i,  A.,  probably  a 
mistake  for  -jii,  *'by''  (i.e.,  "won 
by  ")  ;  in  which  case  the  entry  would 
seem  a  repetition  of  that  under  581. 
Not  in  B.     Clar.  49  has  '  per.' 

"  Fergna. — A  repetition  of  the  entry 
at  581. 

^''According  to  others. — jpecuiTDum 
alioip,  in  B.  only.  The  death  of  St. 
Brendan  is  entered  above  at  the  year 
576. 


70 


ccNNcc/a  tilat)1i. 


.1).  ]ct.  Icmmii.    (7v\l-13.)    CCnno -Domim  ccccc"  Ltxx.° 

111."  Cfinet^  ■peiisufipo  epi^copi  *Ouna  le^slaife  qui 
T:unT)auiu  Cill  biein.  ITIauiiiciur  annif  .xxi.  laesnauic 
nv  beT)a  ez  IfioDormv  "oicunr.  tTloiar  bpun)e  mic 
TDaelcon  fie^if  picroiitim,  ec  moiir  pefia'oais  mic 
"Dime  p-egif  Oriiige.     tiel  hoc  anno  cfinef  Gicchen. 

]ct.  lanaip.  (  2  p., I.  24.)  CCnno  -Domini  ccccc."  lcrax.°iiii.° 
(almf  85.)  Cfuiep  mic  Ihyye  abb  cluana  mic  u  Woif.-xuii." 
anno,    moiif  CCe-ba  [mic]  Stnbne,  p-egif  moenmai^i. 

let.  lanaip.  (3  p,  I.  5.)  CCnno  -Domini  ccccc"  Iccxx." 
vi.°  Occipo  baecain  mic  1]innex)0  piln  "Dtiac  (aliap 
mic  'Pei"i5U)xc  ceannva-oa)  piln  Conaill  gulban  iiegip 
■Cemjio,  cfui  iino  anno  iiesnatnc.  Cummaene  mac 
Colmain  big  mic  T)iai"imaoa,  7  Cummaene  mac  ub^aaen 
pilii  lUannon  mic  Ceiibaill  occi'oeiiuni;  eum  confilio 
Colmam  .1.  oc  leim  \nv  eic.  llel  hoc  anno  cac  "Dpoma 
mic  e-pce. 

let.  lanaip.  (4  p.,  I.  16.)  CCnno  T)omini  ccccc"  Ixxcc." 
ui.°    bettum    "Oaece  in   quo  ceciT)io  Colman  bee  mac 


'  Of  Dun-Utliglaise. — The  name  was 
originally  written  (in  the  ejenit.  form) 
T)tna  tecj;laiY'e(of  Druim-lethglaise) 
in  A.,  as  in  B.,  but  a  rude  attempt 
has  been  made  in  the  former  MS.  to 
alter  Tjifioma  (-DiTia)  to  "Duiia,  to 
make  the  name  "Dun  lecglaire 
(Dun-lethglaise),  the  usual  form.  See 
Keeves's  Eccl.  Antig.,  pp.  41,  144, 
224.  At  the  year  589  infra,  how- 
ever, the  name  of  the  place  is  as 
originally  written  in  the  present  entry. 
2  Bruide,  son  of  Maelcon. — Tiger- 
nach,  too,  has  the  obit  of  Bruide  at 
583.  But,  by  a  strange  prolepsis, 
the  death  of  Bruide  is  entered  above 
at  504,  and  in  Tigernach  at  505. 
For  the  viors  of  Bruide  at  504,  in  his 
edition  of  the  Ann.  Ult.,  Dr.  O'Conor 
proposes  nativitas,  an  emendation 
which,    as    Dean    Keeves    observes 


(Adamnan,  148,  note  f),  "harmonises 
verj^  well  with  the  true  date  of  his 
death,  as  it  allows  a  period  of  78 
years  for  the  term  of  his  life,  but  is 
open  to  the  objection  that  in  both 
authorities  the  '  Battle  of  Manann  by 
Aedhan,'  is  entered  under  the  preced- 
ing year  (503),  although  Aedhan  was 
not  yet  born,  and  the  true  date  of 
that  battle  is  582  :  which  creates  a 
suspicion  that  these  entries  were 
taken  from  an  earlier  record  whose 
chronological  system  was  different,  or 
that  they  were  displaced  through 
carelessness  in  the  scribe." 

^  Feradach. — The  death  of  Fera- 
dach  is  also  recorded  under  the  pre- 
ceding year.  The  Four  Mast,  at  582, 
and  Tiffernach  at  583,  state  that  he 
was  slain  by  his  own  people. 

*  Bishop  Ftchen See  under  577, 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER-. 


71 


Kal.  Jan.  (Sat.,  m.  13.)  a.d.  .583.  The  repose  of 
Tergus,  bishop  of  Dun-lethglaise/  who  founded  Cill-Bien. 
kTauricius  reigned  twenty-one  years,  as  Bede  and  Isidore 
tate.  The  death  of  Bruide,  son  of  Maelcon/  King  of 
he  Picts ;  and  the  death  of  Feradach,'  son  of  Duach, 
Ling  of  the  Osraighe.  Or,  in  this  year,  the  repose  of 
iltchen.* 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  24.)  a.d.  584  (alias  85).  The 
epose  of  Mac  Nisse,  abbot  of  Cluain-mic-u-Nois,  in  the 
.7th  year.'  Death  of  Aedh  [son  of]  Suibhne,  King  of 
Hoenmagh. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Tuesd.,  m.  5.)  a.d.  585.  The  assassina- 
ion  of  Baetan,  son  of  Ninnidh,  son  of  Duach  (alias,  son 
f  Fergus  Cennfada"),  son  of  Conall  Gulban,  King  of 
?ara,  who  reigned  one  year.  Cummaene,  son  of  Colman 
?ec,  son  of  Diarmait,  and  Cummaene,  son  of  Libraen,  son 
if  lUannan,  son  of  CerbhaU,  killed  him,  at  the  instance 
if  Colman— namely,  at  Leim-ind-eich.  Or,  in  this  yeai-, 
he  battle  of  Druim-mic-Erce.' 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wed.,  m.  16.)  A.D.  586.  The  battle  of 
)aethe,®  in  which  fell  Colman   Bee,  son  of  Diarmait ; 


[583.] 


'here  the   death  of   this   prelate   is 
itered  also. 

^  The  nth  year,  i.e.,  of  Mac 
fisse's  ahbaey. — The  death  of  his 
redeceseor,  Oenu,  is  entered  above 
nder  the  year  569,  and  again  at  576. 
[ac  Nisse's  death  is  entered  also 
nder  590  infra. 

°  Fergus  Cennfada The  orig.  of 

lis  clause  is  interlined  in  an  old  hand 

A.,  and  in  the  orig.  hand  in  B. 
he  death  of  Baetan  is  given  by  the 
our  Masters  at  the  year  567;  but 
igeniach  has  it  at  586,  agreeing 
ith  these  Annals.  Fergus  Cennfadda 
as  otherwise  called  Duach.  See 
jeves's  Adamnan,  Geneal.  Table  at 
342. 
'  Battle  of  Druim-mic-Erce. — This 


battle  is  also  referred  to  at  the  j'ears 
579  and  580. 

'  Battle  of  Daethe The  name  of 

this  place  is  written  -oaece  in  A.  and 
B.,  although  O'Conor  prints  Dro- 
maethe.  O'Donovan,  under  an  extra- 
ordinary misconception,  states  (^Ann. 
Four  Mast.,  ad.,  572,  note)  that 
Cod.  Clar.  49  has  'Bellum  Droma- 
Ethe,'  whereas  it  really  reads  'Bellum 
Doothe.'  See  under  592,  infra.  The 
record  of  this  battle  under  this  year, 
in  A.,  B.,  and  Clar.  49,  is  somewhat 
confused,  the  notice  of  the  death  of 
Daigh,  son  of  Cairill,  being  intro- 
duced into  the  middle  of  it.  The 
Editor  has  taken  the  liberty  of  putting 
it  in  its  proper  place  in  the  text. 


[584.] 


[585.] 


[586.] 


72 


ccMNalcc  tila-DTi. 


■Diavimaco.  CCexi  mac  CCinmiiiec  tncTOia  e|\at;;  7111  quo 
ceci'oic  tibpaen  mac  IllantTDon  mic  CeapBaiU.     T)ai§ 
mac  CaiiiiU  obnc.    Mel  hie  mopf  baecatn  mic  CaiifiiU 
|ii§  Ula-D. 
■t»-  let.  1ana1l^.     (5  p.,  I.  27.)     (Xnno  T)omiiii  ccccc.°  laxxx." 

im.°  Cfuicf  Caii\laen  eprcoip  OCia-D  maca.  Cfmef 
SeiKdc  epfcoip  Cliiana  liaaiiix*.  tTlorir  nepocum  ^eno. 
Conueyifio  Conpcanrim  a-o  "Oominum,  7  nioc  magna,  7 
nisulacio  CCe-oa  nisfii  mic  SuiBni,  1  luing. 

jet.  lanaifi.      (7"  p.,   I.   9.)      CCnno    T)omini    ccccc" 

Foi.  2Ua.  Ixxx."   11111.°      Cftiief    cfpuic   CCcxia  pilii  bpicc.     CCe-D 

mac   bjieiToain    pex   "oecba   mopT;titip  epu,   (.1.  ape  pio 

e-Dbaiji  T)epiTiai5  -oo  colum  ciUe.)     eoT)emqtie  cempoiie 

aepcap  coiipiTja  ec  picca  conajic. 

]ct.  lanaip.  (1  p.,  I.  20.)  CCnno  TDomini  00000." 
Ixxx."  ix.°  trioiip  peiTJelmcie  mic  Tisepnaij  liejip 
muman.  Oellum  Lei^peixi  la  CCexian  mac  5«bl^c(in- 
bellum  niaigi  occaip  y.e  mb^aannub  mac  ediach 
pop  uti  Weill.  Uel  hoc  anno  cftiiep  pep^upa  epip- 
copi  T)poma  leacglaipe   qui    pun-oauic   Cill  m-biain. 

let.  lanaip.     (2  p.,  I.  1.)     CCnno   X)omini   cococ."  xc." 


'  Baetan. — See  iiinler  580. 

^  Carlaen. — Amarg.note  in  A.  gives 
his  name  as  "  Ciarlaech,"  and  states 
that  he  was  from  Crick  va  NiaUain, 
"the  territory  of  XJi-Niallain,'' now 
Oneilland  West,  in  the  county  of 
Armagh.  His  da}'  in  the  Calendar  is 
the  2-lth  of  March.  In  the  list  of  the 
comarbs  of  St.  Patrick  in  Ihe  BooJc  of 
Leinster  (p.  42,  col.  3),  his  name  is 
written  '  Caurlan';  and  he  is  stated 
to  have  ruled  4  years,  and  to  have 
been  from  Domnach  mic  U  Garha, 
and  of  the  Ui-Niallain.  See  Colgan's 
ActaSS.,p.  744. 

^  Grandsons  of  Oeno — tiepocum 
5eiio. — Clar.  49  has  "  neyihewes  of 
Geno."    This  Geno  is  not  noticed  in 


the  other  Annals.  The  assassination 
of  his  son  Aedh  is  recorded  under  the 
year  578,  siqjra, 

■*  Constantme. — lie  had  been  King 
of  Cornwall ;  hut  abandoned  the 
tlirone,  and  became  a  monk  nnder 
St.  Carthach  (otherwise  called  Mo- 
chud.a),  at  Rahin,  in  the  present 
King's  county,  whence  he  passed  over 
to  Scotland,  and  founded  the  church 
of  Govan  on  the  Clyde.  He  suffered 
martyrdom  in  Cantyre,  where  there 
is  a  church,  Kilchoustand,  called  after 
his  name.  His  festival,  in  the  Calen- 
dars of  both  Scotland  and  Ireland,  is 
March]].  See  Eeeves's  Adamnan, 
p.  371,  note  e. 

'  Jec?A  X)kW(. —  " Black    Hugh." 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


73 


[588.] 


Aedh,  son  of  Ainmire,  being  victor.  And  in  which  fell 
Libraen,  son  of  lUannon,  son  of  Cerbhall.  Daigh,  son  of 
Cairill,  died.  Or,  in  this  year,  the  death  of  Baetan,^  son 
of  CairiU,  King  of  Uladh. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thurs.,  m.  27.)  A.D.  587.  The  repose  of  [537.] 
Carlaen,^  bishop  of  Armagh.  The  repose  of  Senach, 
bishop  of  Cluain-Iraird.  The  death  of  the  grandsons  of 
Geno.'  The  conversion  of  Constantine*  to  the  Lord  ;  and 
great  snow ;  and  the  murder  of  Aedh  Dubh,'^  son  of 
Suibhne,  in  a  ship. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sat.,  m.  9.)  A.D.  588.  The  repose  of 
Bishop  Aedh,  son  of  Brecc."  Aedh,  son  of  Brendan,  King 
of  Tethba,  died.  (It  was  he  that  presented  Dermhagh' 
to  Colum-Cille.)  And,  in  the  same  time,  there  was  a 
scorching  and  droughty  summer. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  20.)  A.D.  589.  The  death  of 
Fedelmith,  son  of  Tigernach,  King  of  Munster.  The 
battle  of  Lethreid  was  gained  by  Aedhan,  son  of  Gabran. 
The  battle  of  Magh-ochtair  luas  gained  by  Brandubh,  son 
of  Echa,  over  the  Ui-lSreLll.  Or,  in  this  year,  the  repose 
of  Fergus,  bishop  of  Druim-lethglaise,"  who  founded 
Cill-Bian. 

Kal.  Jan.     (Mond.,  m.  1.)     A.D.  590.     An  eclipse  of  the     [590.] 


[589.] 


Lord  of  Dalaradia,  and  afterwards 
King  of  Ulster.  The  murder  by  bijn 
of  Dermot  MacCerbhaill,  King  of 
Ireland,  is  recorded  above  nnder  the 
year  56i.  Adamnan  gives  a  bad 
character  of  him  (T'ti.  Columiae, 
i.  36). 

"Aedhjson  of  Brec Better  known 

as  Aedh  Mac  Brie.  Founder  of  Kil- 
lare,  in  Westnieath.  Also  A-enerated 
at  Sliabh  Liag  (Slieveleague),  in  the 
Co.  Donegal.  He  was  also  the 
founder  and  patron  of  Rathhugh,near 
Kilbeggan,  in  the  Co.  of  Westmeath. 
His  life  has  been  published  by  Colgan 


(AA.,  SS.),  at  Feb.  28th.  See  under 
594  infra. 

''  iJermliagli.  —  Durrow,  in  the 
barony  of  Ballj'cowan,  King's  County. 
Added  as  a  gloss  in  A.  Not  in  B. 
In  the  Annals  oj  the  Four  Masters^ 
at  A.D.  585,  Brenainn,  the  father  of 
Aedh,  is  represented  as  the  person 
who  presented  Durrow  to  St.  Columba. 
But  this  is  an  error.  The  death  of 
Aedh  son  of  Brendan  (or  Brenann)  is 
entered  again  under  594  infra. 

^  Druim-lethglaise. — See  the  entry 
under  583,  where  the  name  has  been 
altered,  so  as  to  read  Dun-lethglaiae. 


74 


CCNNCClo:  UlCTDll. 


"Oipeccio  folif  .1.  mane  renebpofum.      tiel  hic  quiep 
TTlic  Mii^i  abbai'B  Cluana  inic  Noip 
.b.  ]ct.  lanaiia.     (3  p.,  1. 12.)     CCnno  -Domini  ccccc"  xc."  1.° 

Obicup  lusTOe  lip  nioei^  llaciuiraf  Cummeni  lonsi. 
TDcrcucina  cenebi^opa.  Iincuim  iiegm  CCeva  tnic 
OCinmiiaeac. 

]ct.  lanaiia.  (5  p.,  I.  23.)  CCnno  T)omini  ccccc"  xc.° 
11."  ITlopip  CCensufa  tnic  CCmaln5aT)0.  ^iiejopiuf 
nar:ione  yiomanuf,  ex  paT:p,e  ^ofi-omno,  fODiu  anni]-' 
•xiii.  menfibuf  .ui.  "oiebiif  .x.  piiic  cempoiie  impepa- 
copip  TTlaupicn  ecpocacip;  pecun-oo  anno  pejni  eiup- 
T)em  ■poccanp  peu  12006  pepulrup  epc  in  bapibca 
beaci  peqii  apopcoli  ance  pecpacapium.  tiel  hoc 
anno  car  ^ealaij  tiai-ce  in  quo  ceciTtir  Colman  beag 
mac  T)iapmoT)a  a  quo  clann  Cholmain  .i.  .il.  TDaei- 
leachlainn  ev  cecepi.  CCev  mac  CCmmipeacb  iiiccop  epac. 

]cb.  lanaip.  (6  p.,  I.  4.)  CCnno  -Domini  ccccc."  -xc." 
111."  belliim  ^eipT;iT)e  pi  CianachT;ae;  oc  eu-oonn  mop 
po  mebaiT).  pacna  mac  baeuam  tiiccop  epac  (.i. 
Pacna  mac  Oaecain  mic  Caipill  mic  TnuipeaTiais 
muinnxjepj.) 

]ct.  lanaip.  (7  p.,  I.  15.)  CCnno  "Domini  ccccc."  xc.° 
1111."    Cfiiiep  Coltnm  ciUe  .u.  iT)up  uinn,  anno  aeuacip 


'  3fac  Nissi. — See  under  the  year 
584.  This  entry  is  added  in  a  coarse 
hand  in  A.     In  text,  in  B. 

"^  Lismore. — This  is  the  Lismore  of 
Scotland,  whose  founder,  Molua  (or 
Moluag,  as  the  Scotch  call  him),  was 
in  after  times  the  patron  saint  of  the 
diocese  of  Argyle.  See  Reeves's 
Adamnan,  p.  371,  note  g. 

'  Gregortj. — St.  Gregory  the  Great. 
Styled  beUir,  "  of  the  golden  mouth," 
by  the  Four  Mast.  (a.d.  590);  a 
name  given  to  him  by  the  Irish  so 
early  as  634  ;  for  Cummian  -iVTites  in 
his  Paschal  Epistle  of  that  year — 
"Ad  Gregorii  papoe,  urbis  Eomffi  epis- 


copi  (a  nobis  in  commune  siiscepti,  et 
oris  aurel  appellatione  donati)  verba 
me  converti."  (Usshev,  Sijllog.  xi  ; 
Wks.  vol.  iv.,  p.  439).  Gregory  the 
Great  was  consecrated  on  Sunday, 
the  3rd  of  Sept.,  590,  in  the  9th  year 
of  the  Emperor  Mauricius.  He  was 
buried  on  the  12th  of  March,  604,  in 
the  3rd  year  of  the  Emperor  Phocas, 
having  governed  the  See  of  Rome  for 
13  years,  six  months,  and  ten  days. 
Gregory  was  son  of  Gordian,  a  wealthy 
senator,  and  Sylvia,  a  lady  of  rank 
and  piety.  O'Conoradds  "Sed  secun- 
dum Bedam,  Gregorius  quievit  xiv. 
anno  ab  hoc  loco  infra."     {Rer.  Hih, 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


73 


sun,  that  is,  a  dark  morning.  Or,  in  this  j^ear,  the 
repose  of  Mac  Nissi,'  abbot  of  CIuain-mic-Nois. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Tues.,  m.  12.)  A.D,  591.  The  death  of 
Lugaid  of  Lismore.^  The  birth  of  Cummen  the  Tall. 
A  dark  morning.  The  beginning  of  the  reign  of  Aedh, 
son  of  Ainmire. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thurs.,  m.  23.)  A.D.  592.  The  death  of 
Aengus,  son  of  Amalgaid.  Gregory,'  a  Roman  by 
birth,  son  of  Gordian,  sat  13  years,  6  months,  and  10 
days.  He  was  [Pontiff]  in  the  time  of  the  Emperors 
Mauricius  and  Focas.  In  the  second  j^ear  of  the  reign  of 
the  same  Foccas,  or  Foca,  he  was  buried  in  the  church  of 
Saint  Peter  the  Apostle,  in  front  of  the  sacristy.  Or,  in 
this  year,  the  battle  of  Bealach-Dhaithe,*  in  which  fell 
Colman  Bee,  son  of  Diarmait,  from  whom  [are  descended] 
the  Clann-Colmain,^,  viz.,  the  Ui-Maelechlainn  and 
others.     Aedh,  son  of  Ainmire,  was  victor. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  4.)  A.D.  593.  A  battle  [against] 
Geirtide,  King  of  Cianachta.^  At  Eudon-mor  it  was  won. 
Fiachna,  son  of  Baetan  (i.e.,  Fiachna,''  son  of  Baetan,  son 
of  Cairill,  son  of  Muiredhach  Muiuderg),-was  victor. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sat.,  m.  15.)  A.D.  594.  The  repose  of 
Colum-Cille,^  on  the  5th  of  the  Ides  of  June,  in  the  76th 


[591.] 


[592.] 


[593.] 


[591] 


Script.,  vol.  i,  p.  32).  But  this  is 
not  in  any  of  the  texts.  See  under 
605  infra,  and  O'Donovan's  note  x, 
Ann.  Four  Mast.,  A.D.  590. 

'  Bealach-Dhaithe.  —  O'DonOTan 
states  (^Four  Mast, ,  572,  note  n)  that 
the  site  of  this  battle  was  Ballaghanea, 
par.  of  Lurgan,  co.  Cavan.  The 
name  of  the  place  is  written  (in  the 
genitive  case)  Daethe  (or  Doethe) 
under  58G  snpra,  where  see  note. 

'  Claim- Colmain. — This  sept  were 
really  descended  from  Colman  Mdr 
(brother  of  Colman  Bee),  whose  death 
is  entered  supra,  at  554  and  557. 

"  Cianaohta.  —  The  Cianachta  of 


Brega  ;  a  tribe  occupying  the  S.E. 
portion  of  the  county  Meath,  probably 
the  barony  of  Duleek. 

^Fiachna. — The  parenthetic  clause, 
which  is  in  the  marg.  in  A,  occurs  by 
way  of  gloss  in  B.  Fiachna  was 
lord  of  Dalaradia,  king  of  Ulidia. 
The  death  of  his  father,  Baetan,  is 
entered  at  580  supra,  and  his  own 
death  at  625  injra.  See  Eeeves's 
Feci  Ant.,  pp.  202,  340,  358. 

'Repose  of  Colum-Cille Regard- 
ing the  date  of  St.  Colum-Cille's 
death,  see  the  learned  note  of  Dean 
Keeves,  Adamnan,  p.  309,  sq. 


76 


(IMMCClCC  UlCTOtl. 


Fol.  2Ub. 


fue  locx.  ui.  TTlofif  eugain  mic  ^abpam.  Uel  hoc 
anno  quiey^  epy^coip  CCe-oa  mic  Opicc  7  CCexia  mic 
bpenainn. 

fct.  1anai|\.  (1  p.,  L  26.)  CCnno  "oomini  ccccc."  xc.° 
11."  belliim  Raco  m  -opua-D.  bellum  CCifi'o  i^enTJaim. 
lugulcrcio  pilioviuni  CCe-oam  .1.  bpam  7  "Oomansaipt;. 
bellum  Copamn. 

]ct.  lanaifi.  (3  p,  I.  7.)  CCnno  ■oomini  ccccc."  ccc.° 
in."  Occifio  Cumafcmj;  mic  CCe'So  la  bpannuB  mac 
n-ecac  1  n-T)iin  biicac.  bellum  monrif  Cuae  in 
pejionibuf  TTlumen,  ubi  piacna  mac  baeram  uic- 
t:oi-i  epao.     TTloiif  "Cibpait^i  plii  Calgsaig. 

let.  lanaip.  (4  p.,  I.  18.)  CCnno  -Domini  ccccc."  xc." 
uii.°  Cfuief  baei^eni  abba^Jif  1ae.  Occifio  (all ap  bel- 
lum) T)uin  bolg  ubi  ceciDiu  CCe-o  mac  CCinmipec  la 
bpannuB  mac  Gcac,  7  beacc  mac  Cuanac  pex  nepocum 
miccUaif.  Goco  abb  CCijiTi  macaquieuic.  CCugUfcinip 
uenic  in  CCngliam.  Inicium  pegni  Colmain  laigmexio 
7  CCetia  flame  fimul. 

let.  lanaip.     (5  p,  I.  29.)     CCnno  "Domini  ccccc."  xc.° 


'  Eugan. — In  the  valuable  "  Genea- 
logical Table  of  the  Dalriadic  Kings,'' 
compileiJ  by  Dean  Eeeves,  facing  p. 
438,  in  his  splendid  edition  of  Adam- 
nan's  Life  of  St.  Columba,  the  name 
is  'Eoghanan.'  The  Dean  identifies 
him  with  '  logenanus,'  the  brother  of 
Aedan  (son  of  Gabran),  whom  St. 
Columba  wished  to  inaugurate  as  King 
of  the  Scotch  Dalriada,  in  the  place 
of  his  brother  Aedan  (lib.  iii.,  cap.  v.) 

"  Bishop  Aedh. — His  obit  is  entered 
above,  under  588. 

'  Aedh,  son  of  Brenann  (or  Bren- 
dan.')— See  above,  under  588. 

"*  Rath-in-drnadh.  —  Aed-Sendaim. 
— The  sites  of  these  battles  have  not 
been  satisfactorily  identified. 

'  Aedan, — A  marginal  note  in  A, 


adds  that  he  was  the  son  of  Gabran, 
son  of  Domangart. 

"  Dun-Buchat. —  Dunboyke,  par. 
of  Hollywood,  co.  Wicklow.  See 
O'Donov.  Four  Mast.,A.D.  593,  note  d, 
and  Shearman's  Loca  Po(ncjana,p.29 

'  Slialh-Ciia.—Th.e  ancient  name 
of  the  range  of  mountains  now  known 
by  the  name  of  Knockmeldown,  in 
the  N.W.  of  the  co.  Waterford. 
This  battle  is  again  entered  at  602. 

'  CaJggach. — First  written  "  Galg- 
gaig"(genit.  of  "  Galggach'')  in  A. 
But  the  copyist  has  written  a  C  over 
the  first  G,  bj' way  of  suggesting  that 
the  name  should  be  "Calggaig'' 
(nom.  "Calgach.")  This  name  has 
been  rendered  classical  by  Tacitus' 
account  of  the  battle  fought  between 


ANKALS   OF   ULSTER. 


77 


year  of  his  age.  The  death  of  Eugan/  son  of  Gabran. 
Or,  in  this  year,  the  repose  of  Bishop  Aedh,-  son  of 
Brece,  and  of  Aedh,  son  of  Brenann.^ 

Kal.  Jan.     (Mond.,  m.  26.)     A.D.  595.     The  battle  of    [595.] 
Rath-in-druadh.*     The  battle  of  Ard-Seudaim.     Murder 
of  the  sons  of  Aedan,'  viz. : — Bran  and  Domangart.     The 
battle  of  Corann. 

Kal.  Jan,  (Tues.,  m.  7.)      A.D.  596.     The  slaying  of    [596.] 
Cumascach,  son  of  Aedh,  by  Brandubh,  son  of  Eocha,  in 
Dun-Buchat."'     The  battle  of  Sliabh-Cua,'  in  the  regions 
of  Munster ;  in  which  Fiachna,  son  of  Baetan,  was  victor. 
The  death  of  Tibraitte,  son  of  Calggach.' 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wed.,  m.  18.)  A,D.  597.  The  repose  of  [697.] 
Baitheni,''  abbot  of  la.  The  slaughter  (or  battle'")  of 
Dun-bolg,''  in  which  fell  Aedh,  son  of  Ainmire,  by  Bran- 
dubh, son  of  Echa,  and  Bee,  son  of  Cuanu,  King  of  Ui- 
mic-Uais.'^  Eocho,''  abbot  of  Armagh,  rested.  Augustin 
came  to  England.  The  beginning  of  the  joint  reign  of 
Colman  Righmidh  and  Aedh  Slaine. 

Kal.  Jan.     (Thurs.,  m.  29.)     A.D.  598.     Ailither,  abbot     [598.] 


Galgacus  and  Agricola,  at  the  Gram- 
pian Hills.  Tlie  ancient  name  of 
Derry  was  Daire  Calgaich,  wUch  is 
Latinized  by  Adamnan  Hoioretum 
Calgachi  (lib.  i.,  cap,  II.) 

'  Baitheni.  —  See,  regarding  tliis 
person,  Eeeves'9  Adamnan,  p.  372. 

'°  Or  battle. — Added  as  a  gloss  in 
A.     For  '  occisio,' B.  reads  'bellum.' 

"Dun-lolg. — 'Fort  of  Sacks.'  For 
the  situation  of  this  place,  and  the 
causes  which  led  to  the  battle,  see 
O'Donov.  Four  Mast.,  a.d.  594, 
note  h.,  where  n  full  summary  is 
given  from  the  account  of  the  battle 
of  Dun-bolg  contained  in  the  Borama 
Tract,  Boole  of  Leinster,  p.  294,  b.,sq. 

"Ui-mic-Uais — A  name  borne  by 


a  powerful  sept  of  the  Airghialla, 
who  were  settled  in  or  near  the  pre- 
sent county  of  Armagh,  a  branch  of 
which  emigrated  southwards,  and 
gave  name  to  the  district  now  cor- 
ruptly called  the  barony  of  Moyyoish, 
county  Westmeath.  See  Reeves's 
Ecd.  Ant.,  p.  387. 

^'Eocho In  the  List  of  the  Comarbs 

of  St  Patrick,  Booh  of  Leinster,  p. 
42,  col.  3,  he  is  called  Eochaid  son  of 
Diarmait,  and  the  length  of  his  abbacy 
is  limited  to  three  years,  which  differs 
considerably  from  the  period  assigned 
in  other  ancient  Lists  published  by 
Dr.  Todd.  (St.  Patrick,  pp.  177, 
179). 


78 


CCMt^aLCC  UlCTDll. 


u)ii.°      CCili^efi   ab   CLono   mic   Moif  paiipat:.      Qtiier 
Cainnig  in  CCcaiT)  b6  uc  Cuana  -ooceu. 
•t)  ]ct.  lanaip.     (6  p,  I.  10.)     CCnno  -Domini  ccccc."  xc.° 

ix.°  Cfuief  Cainni5  fancn,  7  beUuni  Saxonum  in  quo 
uicruf  epr;  CCe-oan.  lugulauio  Suibne  mic  Colmaen 
moeti  (mic  "DiapmoDa  V6tx>-B  m\c  ■pefijufa  ceyipbeoil 
mic  Conmll  cfieifiuainne  mic  NeiU  .ix.  giallaij),  la 
hCCev  flane,  1  m-bfii  uam  pop  Suanui  .1.  laiutiluf. 

]ct.  lanaiia.  (1.  ■p.,!--  21.)  CCnno  ■oomini  cccccc."  'Cep- 
yiemoT^up  1  m-baipchiu.  ITIopf  Open'oain  mic  Coipppi 
[mic]  ■peiceni.  Sic  inueni  in  libpo  Cuanac.  bellum 
SLemne,  7  belliim  Cule  coil,  7  paupa  Comjaill,  7  mopp 
O-DDac  mic  CCe'Da  in  ifco  anno  peppecca  eppe.  Uel 
hoc  anno  quiep  Cholunn  cille  in  nocce  ■oominica- 

]ct.  lanaip.  (2.  p.,  I.  2.)  OCnno'Domim 'dc.°  1.°  Cfinep 
Comgaill  Oenncaip.  Oellum  8lennae  in  quo  Colman 
pimiTi  pex  ^eiiepip  eujam  uicT:;op  epac,  7  Conall  cuu 
mac  CCe-DO  mic  CCinmipec  puginuup  euapi^;.  bellum 
Foi.  22aa.  CuIg  coil  in  quo  piacna  mac  "Demam  PU1511;. 
Piacna  mac  baei;ain  uiccop  epac.  tTlopp  hllacac 
mic  CCexio.     bellum  6cpoip. 


'  Repose  of  Cainnech. — See  under 
52G  supya,  note  3. 

^Battle  ofihe8axo7is. — This  seems 
to  be  the  battle  recorded  in  the  Saxon 
Chronicle  at  a.d.  603,  as  fought  be- 
tween Aegthan,  King  of  the  Scots, 
against  [_recte,  with]  the  Dalreods, 
against  jEthelferth,King  of  the  North- 
umbrians, at  Dffigsanstan  (Dawston 
in  Cumberland),  where  all  his  (Aeg- 
than's,  or  Aedan's)  army  is  said  to 
have  been  slain.  Bede  also  refers 
this  battle  to  the  year  603.  {Hist. 
Eccl.  i.,  34.) 

^Son The  original  of  this  clause 

is  interlined  in  A.  and  ]?.  in  very  old 
writing. 

*  Suaniu Supposed  to  be  the  an- 


cient name  of  a  river  near  Geshill,  in 
the  King's  County.  See  O'Donov. 
Four  Mast.,  under  596,  note  o. 

'  Coirpre  [son  of~\  Feiehen. — The 
name  is  Coirpri  Feicheni  in  A.,  but 
'  Coirpri  mic  Feicheni '  ('  C.  son  of 
Feiehen')  in  B.,  and  in  the  Four  Mast. 
Clar.  49  has  '  Cairbre  St.  Feichin,' 
which  is  a  blunder.  In  the  Geneal. 
Table  of  the  Hy-Maine,  given  by 
O'Donovan  (facing  p.  97,  Tribes  ijc. 
of  Htj-Manij)  Cairpri  Mac  Fechine 
is  set  down  as  the  son  of  a  Feradach, 
and  5th  in  the  line  of  descent  from 
Maine  Mor,  from  whom  the  Hy-Many 
sept  was  named.  See  also  the  "Work 
referred  ti,  at  p.  1 5. 

"  Shmain,  Cuil-coil,  Comgall,  Odda. 


ANNALS   OF  TJI^STER. 


79 


f  Cluain-mic-Nois,  rested.     The  repose  of  Cainnech'  in 
.chadh-b6,  as  Guana  states. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  10.)  a.d.  599.  The  repose  of 
aint  Cainnech  ;^  and  the  battle  of  the  Saxons/  in  which 
.edan  was  vanquished.  The  killing  of  Suibhne,  son  of 
olman  Mor  (son'  of  Diarmaid  Derg,  son  of  Fergus  Cerr- 
3oil,  son  of  Conall  Cremthainne,  son  of  Niall  Nine-hos- 
iger),  by  Aedh  Slane,  in  Bri-dam  on  the  Suaniu,*  i.e.  a 
;ream. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  21.)  a.d.  600.  An  earthquake 
L  Bairche,  The  death  of  Brendan,  son  of  Coirpre  [son 
']  Feichen.^  Thus  I  have  found  in  the  Book  of  Cuanu  : 
le  battle  of  Slemain,"  and  the  battle  of  Cuil-coil,°  and 
le  rest  of  Comgall/  and  the  death  of  Odda",  son  of 
edh,  took  place  in  this  year.  Or,  in  this  year,  the 
spose  of  Colum-cille,  on  Sunday  night. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  2.)  a.d.  601.  The  repose  of 
omgalF  of  Bangor.  The  battle  of  Slemain,®  in  which 
olman  Rimidh,  King  of  Cinel-Eogain,'  was  victor,  and 
onall  Cu,  son  of  Aedh,  son  of  Ainmire,  escaped  by  flight." 
he  battle  of  Cul-coel,  in  which  Fiachna,  son  of  Deman, 
ed.  Fiachna,  son  of  Baetan,  was  victor.  The  death  of 
Tata,"  son  of  Aedh.    The  battle  of  Echros.'= 


[599.J 


[600.] 


[601.] 


These  entries  are  recorded  under 
e  next  year,  wbich  is  the  correct 
te  according  to  the  enumeration  of 
ese  Annals. 

'  Comgall, — His  birth  is  entered  at 
5,  and  again  at  619,  supra. 
'Of Slemain.— Slenr\e,ioi  Slemhe, 
B.  Supposed  to  be  now  repre- 
ited  by  Slanemore  and  Slanebeg, 
the  parish  of  Dysart,  near  Mullin- 
r,  county  Westmeatb. 
'  King  of  Cinel-Eogain. — But  also 
nt-monarch  of  Ireland.  See  above 
der  597. 

^'Escaped  hy  fight pugiciuf 

ay^ic,  A.    ■pusiciuy  euaffic,  B. 


The  death  of  Conall  Cu  is  recorded 
infra,  under  603. 

"  Vata Written  O'D'oac,  gen.  of 

Ox)T)a,  under  last  year.  In  the 
Chrou.  Scot.,  at  a.d.  592,  where  he 
is  called  King  of  Connaught,  the 
name  is  written  Uadu;  but  Uata 
by  the  Four  Mast.,  597.  From 
him  was  derived  the  name  Clann- 
Uadach,  "  descendants  of  Uadtt,"  the 
tribe-name  of  the  O'Fallons  of  Ros- 
common, whose  patronymic  was  also 
deri%'ed  from  Fallomhan,  the  great- 
grandson  of  Uadu. 

'^  Echros. — See  under  next  year. 


80 


rainccloc  iila'Dti. 


.b. 


]ct.  lanaiii.  (3  p.,  I.  13.)  (Xnno  nomiiii  t)c.°  ii.° 
Cfiiief  pnnccnn  pilii  nepoa)^  Gc'cac.  Oellutn  Gcpoip 
imTTluiyiuifc  inceti  semif  Coi|ippi  7  nepocef  piacfiac 
TTlinpfce.  TnaelcoT^haig  \-iex  nepoctim  pacpac  in 
pujam  eiiepfUf  epu.  Omnia  que  fcpipca  funt:  in 
anno  pubpeqiience  iniieni  in  libpo  Cuanac  in  ipco  eppe 
peppecra.  Smell  eppcop  campi  Oili  [qnieuic]  Cau 
pleiBe  Cua  imTTliimain. 

fCt.  lanaip.  (4  p.,  I.  24.)  CCnno  "Doniini  -dc"  111.° 
1ii5UlaT;io  Colniain  piinexio  (mic  baeT)ain  bpigi  mic 
ITluipcepuaig  mic  Gapca)  a  tiipo  T)e  genepe  puo  qui 
uoccn;up  epc  Locan  'Oiolmana  : — 

Cevu  pige  ce-DU  pecc, 

CeDU  nepr;  pop  1^15pat)a, 

1nit)  Colmam  pimit)  -jai 

Rombi  Locan  -oicnaDa. 
Uigulauio  CCe-DO  plane  (mic  "Oiapmo-oa  "oeips  mic 
■peapgupa  CeppBeoil  mic  Conaill  Cpenit;ainne  mic 
Weill  noipallais)  0  Chonall  mac  Suibne,  qui  peg- 
nauepunc  'Cemopiam  aequali  pocepcat;e  pimul. 
lugulaT^io  CCexio  pom  pex  neporum  pailgi  1  pae^gi 
mic  meccnaen  pop  bpu  loca  Seim-oi'De,  eoT)em  Tjie 
quo  lugulocup  epc  CCe'o  plane.     (CCe-o  ^upcan  comalca 


'  Battle  of  Echros.  —  O'Donovan 
identifies  this  place  with  Augliris,  a 
towiiland  in  the  parish  of  Templeboy, 
bar.  of  Tireragh,  co.  Sligo.  Hy-Fia- 
diracli^  p.  138. 

-  Mtdiisc,  i.e.,  the  "  Sea  Plain." — 
A  district  in  the  bar.  of  Tireragh,  co. 
Sligo.  For  its  exact  situation,  see 
O'Donovan's  Htj-Fiachrach,  p.  257, 
note  b,  and  the  Map  prefixed  to  the 
same  ATork. 

'  Magh-Bile. — Now  Movilla,  near 
Newtownards,  in  the  co.  Down.  See 
O'Donovan's  important  note  on  ilagh- 
Bile,  Four  Mast.,  002,  note  t. 


*  Sliahh-Cua.  —  Already  entered 
under  596. 

^/n  i1/tuwto-.  —  ImTTlujain,  A. 
More  correctly  mimuitiain,  B. 

"  Son  of  Baetan,  (Sfc. — This  clause 
is  interlined  in  A.  and  B.  by  later 
hands. 

'  J17io  was  called. — The  equivalent 
of  this  clause,  "  qui  dictus  est  Locan 
Diolmana,"  is  interlined  in  al.  man. 
in  A. 

'  Ditlmada. — A  variation  of  the 
epithet  Dihnana.  These  lines,  which 
are  not  in  B.,  are  written  in  the  lower 
margin  of  fol.  216  in  A.,  with  a  mark 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTES. 


81 


Kal.  Jan.  (Tues.,  m.  13.)  A.D.  602.  The  repose  of 
'inntan  son  of  Ua-Echdach.  The  battle  of  Echros^  in 
luirisc,^  between  the  Cinel-Coirpri  and  the  Ui-Eiachrach 
f  Muirisc.^  Maelcothaig,  King  of  the  Ui-Fiachrach,  was 
ut  to  flight.  All  things  which  are  written  in  the  fol- 
jwing  year,  I  find  in  the  Book  of  Cnanu  to  have  taken 
lace  in  this.  Sinell,  bishop  of  Magh-Bile/ [rested].  The 
attle  of  Sliabh-Cua*  in  Munster.^ 

Kal.  Jan.'  (Wed.,  m.  2-t.)  A.D.  603.  Assassination  of 
lolman  Eimidh  ("son  of  Baetan  Brigi,  son  of  Muircher- 
ich  Mac  Erca),  by  a  man  of  his  kindred  (who  was  called' 
iOcan  Dilmana). 

Notwithstanding  kingship,  notwithstanding  law, 

Notwithstanding  power  over  chieftains  ; 

Behold  !  Colman  Rimid,  a  king — 

Locan  Dithnada^  slew  him  ! 
.ssassination  of  Aedh  Slane  {son  of  Diarmaid'  Derg,  son 
f  Fergus  Cerrbheoil,  son  of  Conall  Cremthainue,  sen  of 
fiall  Nine-hostager),  by  Conall,  son  of  Suibne.  They  [i.e. 
)oIman  Rimidh  and  Aedh  Slaine]  reigned'"  together  at 
'ara  with  equal  power.  The  assassination  of  Aedh  Roin, 
Ling  of  the  Ui-Failgi,  in  Faethgi-mic-Meccnaen"  (on  the 
rink  of  Loch-Semdidhe),  on  the   same   day  in  which 


[602.] 


:  reference  to  their  proper  place  in 
le  text. 

'  Son  of  Diarmaid,  d;c. —  This 
lause  is  interlined  in  A.  and  B. 
'Conor  has  created  some  confusion 
I  his  edition  of  these  Annals,  by 
laliing  this  clause  a  contmuation  of 
lat  above  given  (see  note  6)  in  con- 
exion  with  the  name  of  Colman 
iimidh ;  thus  giving  both  kings  the 
ime  pedigree,  which  is  wrong. 

^"Reigned.  — IhSs  entry  is  very 
losely  constructed  in  both  A.  and  B. 
he  events  are  recorded  by  the  Four 
tost.,  under  A.D.  600,  in  a  much 
lore  simple  and  intelligible  way. 


'^'^Faethgi-mic-Meccnaen.  —  "The 
Fair-green  of  MacMeccnaen."  Faith- 
che-mic-Meccnain,  Chron.  Scot.  (604 ; 
F.  mic  Mencnain,  Four  M.  (GOO). 
The  so-called  Translator  of  Clar.  49 
renders  it  by  "  the  field  of  Macnaen." 
The  parenthesis  which  follows  (inter- 
lined in  A.  and  B.)  fixes  thefaithche 
as  on  the  brink  of  Loch-Semdidhe,  or 
Lough-Sewdy.  The  name  is  now 
obsolete,  but  there  can  be  little  doubt 
that  the  "  green  "  occupied  the  site  of 
the  present  village  of  Ballyraore- 
Lough-Sewdy,  barony  of  Rathcon- 
rath,  CO.  Westmeath. 

a 


[603.] 


82 


CCMNCClCC  Ula"Dll. 


ConaiU,  7  baecal   bile,  iionjonfa'Daii),  uuve   t)icuim 
eyv : — 

Hip,'  bo  aifitfiitxc  itiT)  aifile 
*Oona  ti-ogaib  cuait)  cuiifirrie ; 
Con  all  lao  bi  CCe'o  flome ; 
CCet)  flane  \\o  bi  Suibne. 

CCeti  bui-oi  |ii  ceniul  ITlaeni  [occifUf  efc].  TTlotif 
Chonaill  Chuu  mic  CCetia  mic  CCinmiiieci  Cuu  cen 
TTiaTOiia  moi^TTtii  flint;. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  Tjomini  tic"  1111.°  bellum 
Sla6%e  in  quo  uicuuf  epc  bpan-ouB  mac  Gacac. 
■Neporef  Neilt  uiccofef  efcmc,  .1.  CCe'o  UayieT)ac,  in 
quo  T;6mpoi'ie  ixegnauiu.  lugulacio  Oi'ian'ouib  fegif 
tagen  a  jenepe  fuo  pep  "Dolum  (mac  ear;bach  mic 
ITluipea'Sais  mic  CCe'oa  mic  peitiliiTi  mic  Gnna  Ceinn- 
fealaig  mic  Labiia-oa  mic  bpeapail  belaij  mic 
Paca  baiccea'oa  mic  Cacaiji  liioip-)  'Cpiginca  annif 
pegnauic  in  Laginia,  7  a  cau  na  "Oamcluana  po 
map15ax>.  'Mo  gomati  e  Sapan  paeb-oepj  .1.  oipcinneac 
Sean15oi€e  fine  fOfmaifpea'D,  ut;  poeca  "Dixie  .f. 

Sapan  paeb-oeps  peol  co  pe, 
Oipcinneacb  -Senboice  pne; 
G  ni  tialb  gan  bpantjal  bpor, 
■Ro  liiapb  Opanx)ub  mac  GacbacTi. 

■poccap  annif  .U11.  pegnauic,  Obir;up  taippen  abbacip 
lae. 


^  AedlL—This  clause  is  added  in 
al.  man.  in  A.     Interlined  in  B. 

^  Of  which  was  said. — Unde  dictum 
est,  A.  Not  in  B.  The  verses  which 
follow  (and  which  also  are  not  in  B.) 
are  in  the  top  marg.  of  A.,  fol.  22a; 
another,  but  more  corrupt,  copy  being 
written  in  the  lower  margin,  foL  215. 

^  Tuath-Tuirmhe.  —  O'Donovan 
(Four  Mast.,  600,  note  g)  says  that 


this  was  a  Bardic  name  for  Bregia, 
'  from  Tuirbhe,  or  Turvey,  near 
Swords,  in  the  county  of  Dublin.' 

■■  Aedh  Buidhe. — He  was  king,  or 
chieftain,  of  the  Cinel-Maine  (or  des- 
cendants of  Maine,  son  of  Niall  Nine- 
hostager),  whose  territory  was  in 
later  times  known  as  Tethbha,  or 
TefSa,  a  district  comprising  the 
western  part  of  the  present  county  of 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER.  83 

edh  Slane  was  assassinated,  (Aedh'  Gustan,  Conall's 
ster-brother,  and  Baethal  Bile,  that  killed  him) ;  of  which 
as  said  •? — 

Not  -wise  -was  the  counsel 

For  the  heroes  of  Tuath-Tuirmhe  j' 

Conall  that  slew  Aedh  Slane  ; 

Aedh  Slane  that  slew  Suibne. 
-ed  Buidhe,*  King  of  Cinel-Maini,  [slain].  Death  of  Conall 
uu,'^  son  of  Aedh,  son  of  Ainmire.  Cu-cen-mathair  °  died. 
Kal.  Jan.  A.B.  604.  The  battle  of  Slaebhre,  in  which  [6M.] 
randubh,  son  of  Eacha,  was  vanquished.  The  Ui- 
eill  were  victors,  (t.e.,  Aedh  Uaridnach,  who  then  reigned), 
he  killing  of  Brandubh,  King  of  Leinster,  by  his 
wn  tribe,  through  treachery  :  (son  of  Eacha,  son  of 
[uiredach,  son  of  Aedh,  son  of  Eedhlim,  son  of  Enna 
ennselach,  son  of  Labraidh,  son  of  Bresal  Belach,  son  of 
iacha  Baicceda,  son  of  Cathair  Mor).  He  reigned  thirty 
ears  in  Leinster,  and  in  the  battle  of  Damcluaiu  he 
■as  slain.  Or  it  may  have  been  Saran  '  Saebhderg,'  i.e., 
le  '  Herenagh  '  of  Senboth-sine,  that  killed  him,  as  the 
)et  said ; — 

False-eyed  Saran,  a  guide  hitherto, 
'  Herenagh '  of  Senboth-sine, 
Was  he,  no  falsehood,  without  bright  judgment, 
That  killed  Brandubh  son  of  Eacha. 
occas'  reigned  seven   years.     Death   of  Laisren  abbot 
■la. 

estmeath,  Trith   adjacent    parts  of  I   signifies  '  Conallus  placidas,'  and  not 

ngford    and    King's    cog.        See  '  Conallus  canis,'  as  O'Donovan  sug- 

Douov.  Four  Mast. ,  at  a.d.  1207,  gests  (Four  Mast.  600,  note  k). 

iez,  andlr.  Topog.  Poems,  note  35.  ^  Cu-cen-mathair,  i.e.,  "  Canis  sine 


e  Four  Mast.  (a.d.  600)  and  the 
ron.  Scot.  (60i)  state  that  Aedh 
s  slaiQ  by  Conall  son  of  Suibhne, 
the  same  day  on  which  Aedh  Slane 
8  killed. 

Conall  Cmm.— Said  to  have  been 
Bated  in  the  battle  of  Slemain, 
m,  601.    O'Conor  thinks  the  name   I  in  B.,  nor  in  Clar.  49, 

G2 


matre."  The  record  of  his  obit  here 
is  decidedly  wrong,  and  for  "  mor- 
tui  sunt",  we  should  probably  read 
"natus  est,"  as  his  death  is  recorded 
injra,  sit  664:. 

'  Foccas. — The    Emperor  Phoeas. 
This  and  the  following  entry  are  not 


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ccNMalcc  tilaroTi. 


Fol  22a5 

.b. 


jet.  Imiaifi.  CCnno  -oomitii  t)c.°  u.°  Quief  beusnai 
abbacif  benncoifi.  Vr\o\iy  CCe'oain  mic  ^abriam  (mic 
T)oman5aiiac,  1115  CClban).  1U5ul.aT;io  •piliopum  baecain 
.1.  mic  CairiiU.  SecutTDO  anno  1:00006  inipeiaaT;opir. 
Sl^ejopiUf  papa  i"ecunT)um  beiiani  migfiauit;  av  "oomi- 
num.  bonipario  po5ani;e  yzazmz  fevem  |\omanae 
ecapofcolicae  aecclepaeoapuc  epfe  omnium  ecclefia- 
tium,  quia  ecclepa  Confcan7:inopolii;ana  pfiimum  fe 
omnium  ecclefiajium  i^iiibeba?:. 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  'dc."  ui.°  Uel  m  alii 
•Dicunc  hic  mispauit;  Si^egoiiiUf  an  Chpifuim,  •pcibcec 
hoc  anno. 

■jet.  lanaip.  (2|:.,  I.  9.)  CCnno  -oomini  t)c.°uii.''  TTlopr 
PiacK^ac  caic  mic  baecain  la  Cpuicniu,  7  quiey  CCe-oac 
mic  "Oaill.  Sabunianuf  narione  'Cuixuf  fe'oem  pet;pi 
renuiT;  anno  .1.  menfibuf  .u.,  TDiebup  .ix.,  ec  fepulx^up 
efc  in  bafilica  pecpi. 

let.  lanaip.  (4  p.,  I.  20.)  CCnno  T)omini  vc.°  um." 
Occifio  Secnufaig  mic  ^apbain,  7  mopf  Conaill  mic 
"Oaimeni,  7  quiep  Lu5T)ac  mic  U  Ochae. 


'  Eeogna. — "Written  Oeugnai  (the 
gen.  case)  in  A.  and  B.  O'Conor 
has  erroneously  printed  the  name 
'  Bengnai,'  and  Latinized  it  Benif/mts, 
in  his  ed.  of  these  Annals.  His 
festival  is  given  as  22  Aug.,  in  the 
Martyr,  of  Donegal,  where  the  name 
is  Beoghna. 

2  Aedkan. — The  Ckrou.  Scotorum^ 
in  giving  his  obit  at  the  year  GOG, 
adds  that  this  Tvas  the  37th  year  of 
Aedhan's  reign,  and  the  SSth,  or  8Cth, 
of  his  age.  But  Aedhan  died  in  the 
T-ith  year  of  his  age,  according  to 
Tigernach. 

3  Sons  of  Baetan. — The  death  of 
this  Baetan  is  entered,  supra^  under 
the  years  580  and  586.  The  Chron. 
Scot.,  which  records  the  murder  of 


Baetan's  sons  at  the  year  606,  adds 
that  they  were  slain  in  '  Dun-BIogna,' 
a  flio  matrls  su(b.  Tn  the  Book  of 
Leinster  (p.  330.  col.  4),  the  slayer  of 
the  sons  of  Baetan  is  stated  to  have 
been  his  brother,  Maelduin,  and  the 
place  where  they  were  slain  is  called 
Diin-Mugnae. 

^  According  to  Bede. — See  Bede's 
Eccl  Eist.,  Book  II.,  chap.  i. 

'  Ue,  i.e.,  the  Emperor  Phocaa. 
Vid.  Paul.  Diacon.,  de  Gest.  Reg. 
Longolard.,  lib.  4,  cap.  37. 

°  Fiachra  Caech,  i.e.,  '  Fiachra  the 
one-eyed.'  Cip.aic  (gen.  of  cfiaec), 
A.  Written  Pmcixct  c^mt  in  B., 
and  printed  Fiachrait  by  O'Conor, 
who  has  fused  the  name  and  the 
epithet  into  one.     Skene  prints  the 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  605.  The  repose  of  Beogna/  abbot  of 
Bangor.  The  death  of  Aedhan,==  son  of  Gabran,  son  of 
Domangart,  King  of  Alba.  Assassination  of  the  sons 
)f  Baetan,"  son  of  Cairill.  In  the  second  year  of  the 
Emperor  Phocas,  Pope  Gregorj'  migrated  to  the  Lord, 
iccording  to  Bede.*  At  the  request  of  Boniface,  he"  had 
lecreed  the  See  of  Eome  and  of  the  Apostolic  Church  to 
56  the  head  of  all  Churches,  for  the  Constantinopolitan 
Dhurch  used  to  describe  itself  the  first  of  all  Churches. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  006.  Or,  as  others  say,  in  this  place 
Gregory  migrated  to  Christ ;  to  wit,  in  this  year. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  9.)  a.d.  607.  The  death  of 
J'iachra  Caech,"  son  of  Baetan,  by  Cruithni;  and  the 
■epose  of  Aedh,  son  of  Dall.''  Sabinian,  by  birth  a 
Tuscan,  held^  the  See  of  Peter  one  year,  five  months,  and 
ea  days,  and  was  buried  in  the  Church  of  Peter. 

KaL  Jan.  (Wed.,  m.  20.)  a.d.  608.  The  killing  of 
Jechnasach,'  son  of  Garban,  and  the  death  of  Conall,  son 
if  Daimin,  and  the  repose  of  Lugaid  Mac-Ui-Oche.'" 


[605.] 


[G06.] 


[607.] 


[608.] 


atryofFiachraCaech's  death  (CArora. 
i  the  Picts  and  Scots,  p.  346,)  as  if 
e  regarded  Fiachra  as  a  Kcottish 
ersonage ;  but  Fiachra  was  evidently 
le  son  of  the  Baetan  above  men- 
oned  (580,  586). 

7  Son  of  Ball. — "0011.1.  (gen.  of 
aW.)  A.  and  B.  O'Conor  prints 
)omhnaill  ('  of  Domhnall ')  ;  and 
lar.  49  has  'Donill.'  The  word 
nier  would  imply  that  the  person 
iferred  to  was  an  ecclesiastic.    There 

no  corresponding  entry  in  the  A  nn, 
'our  Mast. 

'Held. — The  words  pecfii  cenuic, 
.  the  original  text,  omitted  in  A., 
■e  supplied  from  B. 

'  Sechnasach In   the  Ann.   Four 

'last.  (605),  and  Chron.  Scot.  (609), 
jchnasach  is  stated  to  have  been 


King  of  Cinel-Boghaine,  a  tribe 
located  in  the  district  corresponding 
to  the  present  barony  of  Banagh,  co. 
Donegal. 

^"Lugaid Mac-  Vi-Oclie, i.e.,  'Lugaid, 
son  of  the  descendant  of  Oche.'  His 
birth  is  entered  under  the  year  553, 
supra.  He  is  better  knoira  by  his 
alias  name  Molua,  "which  is  the  form 
used  in  Tigemach.  His  father  was 
one  Carthach,  of  the  Munster  tribe 
Corco-Oche,  mentioned  supra,  at  551. 
Hence  the  description  Mac-Ui-Oche. 
Lugaid,  or  Molua,  founded  the  church 
of  Cluain-ferta-Molua,  or  Clonfert- 
Mulloe,  now  known  as  Kyle,  in  the 
barony  of  Clandonagh,  Queen's  co. 
O'Conor  erroneously  prints  the  name 
Ij.  mac  Cuocliae. 


86 


CCMMCClOC  UlCCOtl. 


.b. 


let.  lanaip.  (5  p.,  I.  1.)  CCnnoTJOtnini -dc"  ix."  moi-if 
CCexio  mic  Colssen  pepf  "«  ii-CCiiirep.  motir  SiUam 
Tnic  Cumminii  abbacif  benncoiii,  7  mopf  CCeT)ctin  cmco- 
]\\-ae  benncoi|i,  7  moiaf  maelehtimai  inic  bctecmn- 
Senac  (o  cluain  uCCinspigi),  abb  OCiri^  maca,  quietiii;. 
Pinif  qionici  Uifebii. 

"jet.  1anal1^.  (6  p,  I.  12.)  CCnno  -001111111  -oc."  a;." 
■ptilminacuf  efc  exepci-Uf  tlloi;  im  mbaipciu  puliTiine 
cei^riibili.  moiar  maeile-Dtiin  mic  CCleni  negif  ^0^' 
T)Oiinae,  7  moiip  Otigain  mic  Gcac  Ictib.  Cfmef  Colmani 
eio.    Sic  efc  in  libyio  Ctianacli,  CCe-o  iiom  7  CCexi  laigen. 

fct.  lanaiia.  (7  p.,  I.  23.)  dnno  -Domini  -dc."  oci." 
mopr  CCg'do  al-DT)ain  pilii  T)omiK(ill  r^egir  'Cemiao. 
bellum  ODbae  pe  n-Oen^up  mac  Colmain,  in  quo 
ceci-Dic  Conall  laegbpes  piliup  CCexio  plane.  TTlaelcoBa 
pejnape  incipic  hoc  anno. 

jet.  lanaip.  (2  p.,  I.  4.)  CCnno  TDomim  nc"  ecu."  Cfuiep 
PnnTram  Oeni;pai15  abbaripbenncoip.  TTIopp  Colmain 
tiac[ai5].  belUim  Caipe  legion  ubi  panct;i  occipi 
punt;,  7  ceciDii:  Solon  mac  Conaen  pex  bpicanopum. 
Gpacliup  annip  .xxtii.  pegnac 


'  Aedan. — This  entry,  which  is  not 
in  B.,  is  in  Clar.  49. 

^  Cluain-  U-AingrigliL — In  the  List 
of  Successors  of  St.  Patrick,  contained 
in  the  Book  of  Leinster  (p.  42, 
cols.  3-4),  Senach,  who  is  called 
garbh  ('  rough ')  is  stated  to  have 
been  from  Cluain.  h.  micCh-icct  ('  Plain 
of  the  descendant  of  Gricci's  son '),  and 
of  the  Ui-Niallaln ;  and  it  is  further 
added  that  Senach  was '  a  blacksmith 
in  Orders,  from  Kilmore.'  The  Kil- 
more  here  referred  to  is  probably 
Kilmore,  in  the  bar.  of  O'Neilland 
West,  CO.  Armagh.     See  Todd's  St. 


Patrick,  p.  180.  The  clause  is  not 
in  B. 

'  Chronicle  of  Eusehius. — This  can- 
not refer  to  the  genuine  chronicle  of 
Eusebius,  who  died  a.d.  340,  but 
may  possibly  allude  to  some  copy 
thereof,  with  additions,  known  to  old 
Irish  Annalists. 

^  Echa  Laibh. — The  Ecliodlus  Laib 
of  Adamnan  (Vit.  Columb.,  i.,  7). 
See  Reeves'  Adamnan,  p.  33,  note  Ji. 

5  Aedli  Roin — Aedli  Laighen. — The 
preceding  statement,  "  Thus  it  is  in 
the  Book  of  Cuanu,"  seems  to  refer 
to  the  imperfect  conclusion  of  the 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


87 


Kal.  Jan.  (Thursd.,  m.  1.)  a.d.  609.  Death  of 
Bdh,  son  of  ColgLi,  King  of  the  Airthera.  Death  of 
llan,  son  of  Cummin,  abbot  of  Bangor ;  and  death  of 
edan/  anchorite  of  Bangor  ;  and  death  of  Maeluma,  son 
■  Baetan.  Senach  (from  Ckiain-U-Aingrighi"),  abbot  of 
rmagh,  rested.  End  of  the  Chronicle  of  Eusebius.'' 
Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.  m.  12.)  a.d.  610.  The  army  of 
ladh  was  struck  by  terrible  thunder  in  Bairche.  The 
)ath  of  Maelduin  son  of  Alen,  King  of  Mogdorna ;  and 
18  death  of  Eugan,  son  of  Echa  Laibh.''  The  repose  of 
Dlman  Elo.  Thus  it  is  in  the  Book  of  Cuanu.  Aedh 
oin^  and  Aedh  Laighen.* 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sat.,  m.  23.)  A.D.  611.  Death  of  Aedh 
Idan,"  son  of  Domnall,  King  of  Tara.  The  battle  of 
dba  ivas  gained  by  Gengus,  son  of  Colman,  in  -which 
U  Conall  Laegh-bregh,  son  of  Aedh  Slane.  Maelcobha 
igins  to  reign  in  this  year. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  4.)  a.d.  612.  The  repose  of 
inntan  of  Oentraibh,'  abbot  of  Bangor.  The  death  of 
jlman  Uath[ach]l  The  battle  of  Caer-legion,^  in  which 
)ly  men^°  were  slain,  and  Solon  son  of  Conaen,  King  of 
e  Britons,  fell.     Heraclius  reigns  26  years. 


[609.] 


[610.] 


[611.] 


[612] 


;ry  that  follows,  and  not  to  the 
uies  "  of  Colman  Elo  (St.  Colman 

Lainn-Elo,  or  Ljnially,  in  the 
ag's  Co.),  the  date  of  whose  death 
jiven  in  the  Irish  Annals  generally 

610.  Of  Aedh  Eoin  and  Aedh 
ighen,  nothing  is  known,  at  least 
the  Editor. 

'  Aedh  Aldan. — An  alias  name  for 
dh  Uaridnach,  King  of  Tara.  See 
ier  the  year  604  sup-a.  The 
ession  to  the  throne  of  the  real 
3h  Aldan  (or  Aedh  Allan)  is  entered 
;he  year  733  infra. 


f  Omtraihh. — The  Irish  form  of  the 
name  of  Antrim. 

8  PaiAdcA.—'' The  hateful."  Writ- 
ten uach.  in  A.  and  B. ;  but  ucrctiais 
(genit.  of  uccchacTi)  in  Chron.  Scot. 
(613). 

'  Caer-ltgion. — Chester.  The  An- 
glo-Saxon Chron.  records  this  battle 
under  the  year  606.  See  Thorpe's 
ed.,  London,  1861.  See  also  Bede's 
account  of  it,  Ecol.  Hist.,  Book  2, 
Chap.  2. 

'^°  Holy  men, — vci,  for  sancti, 
A.,  B. 


88 


CCMMCClCC  uICCDVi. 


Fol. 225a,  jct.  lanaifi.  (3  x^.,  I.  15.)  CCnno  7)01111111  -dc."  xiii.° 
"Colpa  poca  abb  Cluana  mic  u  Woif  patipaT;.  SceUa 
uifct  efc  hopa  tiiiia  Tiiei. 

fct.  laiiai)!.  (-i  p.,  I-  26.)  CCnno  -Domini  ■dc."  xini." 
1u5Ulat;io  ITlaelicoba  mic  CCexio  in  bello  moncip  (beal- 
5aT>ain)  'Ctieu  (uel  cau  SleiBe  cfiuim).  Suibni  menn 
uiccop.  epat;  eu  p-egnauic  popr  etim.  Cfuiep  "Diapmcrco 
cepcn  abbacip  Cluana  ijiaipi).  beUum  p-Dnaigi  ei 
legs  in  iiia'DT)ai.  Coeman  bpecc  quieuir;. 
X).  jet.  lanaip.     (0    p.,   L   7.)     CCnno   T)oniini    T)C.°  xu." 

TTloiip  Suibne  inic  Ciaaeceni  t^egip  Cmnaccae  jlinne 
Saiitiin,  7  mopp  CCexiain  mic  ITlongain  piegip  "Dalpiara 
(no  aifiaiDe),  7  mo)if  pecpam  eppcoip  Lupcan-  Go 
[anno]  CCex)  7  Cpican  apeni  obiepunc.  Combupcio 
benncoip. 

]ct  lanaip.  (7  p.,  I.  18.)  CCnno  •Domini  nc."  x."  u."  1.° 
Combupcio  mapT;iptiiTi  Gga.  Combupcio  TDonnain  Bga 
hi  -xu.  ]Cal.  TTlai  cum  .cl-  mapnpibup,  7  occipio  'Copchae, 
7  lopca-b  ConDipi.  Upque  hunc  annum  pcpippit;  Ipio- 
"Dopup  Cponicon  puum,  ira  T)icenp,  Gpacliup  "oeliinc 
quHTCUm  annum    agii:  impepn,   hoc   ep^:  anno  quinco 


1  Tohia 'Cotpa,     A.,     B.,    and 

Clar.  49.  But  "Tolua  "  in  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast,  wliich  have  his  obit 
under  the  year  609. 

'  SUabh-Tueth. — Originally -n'ritten 
TnofT  cuecli  in  A.,  over  which  a 
second  hand  has  added  v^r■  beajj- 
Saxjain,  as  if  to  correct  the  name  to 
montis  Bealgadkain,  or  Sliabh-Belga- 
dain  (as  in  MS.  B.)  The  alias  read- 
ing -vvbich  would  fix  the  site  of  the 
battle  at  Sliabh-Truim  (now  known 
as  "Bessy  Bell"  Mountain,  in  the 
bar.  of  Strabane)  is  added  in  the 
margin  in  A.  and  B.  Clar.  49  has 
simply  "  in  bello  Montis  Belgadhain." 
But  the  Fow  Masters  write  the  name 
Sliabh-Toadb  :  and  the  Chron.  Scot. 


has  "  in  bello  montis  Toath  (or 
Taeth) " ;  whilst  in  the  Book  of 
Ltinster  (p.  25«)  Maelcobha  is  stated 
to  have  been  slain  in  the  battle  of 
Sliabh-Toad.  Keating  writes ' '  Sliabh- 
Bealgadain." 

^.1?. — ei  (tor  ec,  or  ic)  A.,  B. 
O'Conor  prints  ic  ("  at.")  Clar.  49 
has  "  at  Legg-in-Riada."  The  name 
signifies  "  the  stone  of  punishment.'' 
The  place  has  not  been  identified. 

■*  Coeman  Brec, — His  birth  is  re- 
corded supra,  at  the  year  528 ;  so 
that  he  lived  to  the  age  of  86. 

^  Dalriata  or  \_Dar\araide.  —  Over 
the  name  ■Datyutrca,  in  A.,  the  copyist 
has  written  V  aivaiTie  (or  araide) 
rightly  correcting  the  name  to  Sah- 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


89 


613.     Tolua'  the  TaU, 
A  star  was  seen  the 


[613.J 


[615.] 


Kal.  Jan.     (Tues.,  m.  15.)    A.D. 
;bot  of  Cluain-mic-Nois,  rests. 
ghth  hour  of  the  day. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wed.,  m.  26.)  A.D.  614.  The  killing  of  [6U.] 
aelcobha  son  of  Aedh,  in  the  battle  of  Sliabh-Tueth* 
sliabh-Belgadain  ;  otherwise,  the  battle  of  Sliabh- 
uim.)  Suibne  Menn  was  victor,  and  reigned  after  him. 
he  repose  of  Diarmait,  third  abbot  of  Cluain-Traird. 
he  battle  of  Fidnacha,  at'  Legg-in-riaddai.  Coeman 
irec*  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thurs.,  m.  7.)  A.D.  615.  The  death  of 
uibne,  son  of  Crachen,  King  of  the  Cianachta  of  Glenn- 
aimhin,  and  the  death  of  Aedhan  son  of  Mongan,  King 
f  Dalriata  or  [I)al]araide  ^ ;  and  the  death  of  Petran, 
ishop  of  Lusca.  In  the  same  year^  Aedh,  and  Critan 
a-eni,  died.     Burning  of  Bangor. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sat.,  m.  18.)  A.D.  616.  The  burning  of 
he  martyrs  of  Egg.  The  burning  of  Donnatf  of  Egg, 
n  the  15th  of  the  Kalends  of  May,  with  150  martyrs ; 
,nd  the  devastation  of  Torach,"  and  the  burning  of 
)ondere.  Isidore  wrote  his  Chronicle  down  to  this  year, 
hus  saying  : — Heraclius  completed  the  fifth  year  of  his 
eign  from  this  time,"  which  is  in  the  fifth  year  of  the 


[616.] 


aide,  of  which  Aedhan  was  King. 
lee  Reeves'  Eccl.  Antiqq.,  p.  340. 

°  In,  the  same  year. — Co  in  A.  and 
!.,  the  word  anno  being  omitted  in 
lOth  MSS.  Clar.  49  has  eo  an. 
)'Conor,  in  his  ed.  of  these  Annals, 
las  joined  Go  to  the  following  name 
CeTi,  and  formed  from  the  conjunc- 
ion  the  unusual  form  of  name  "Eac- 
laedh." 

'  Donnan. —  The  original  of  this 
ntry  is  added  over  that  of  the  pre- 
eding  entry  in  A.,  and  partly  in  B. 
Jegarding  St.  Donnan  of  Egg  (or 
)onnan  Ega,  as  he  \a  generally  called), 


see  Reeves'  Adamnan,  Additional 
Note  K. ,  p.  303,  where  much  curious 
information  on  the  subject  is  given. 

^  Devastation  of  Torach. — occit^io 
is  the  word  used  for  "  devastation," 
in  A.,  B.,  and  Clar.  49.  The  CTiron. 
Scot.  hSiS  ■aa'^T:ax,\o.  Torach  is  Tory 
Island,  off  the  N.W.  coast  of  Donegal. 
The  devastation  of  Torach  is  men- 
tioned under  the  year  612  by  the 
Four  Mast.,  who  have  no  notice  of 
the  massacre  of  Donnan's  people  above 
recorded. 

"From  this  time. — ■oe'hinc,  A.,  B,, 
and  Clar.  49. 


90 


aMNalcc  ulcCDli. 


inipeiT.li  e-paclii  ec  quayiro  iaeli5iofiffimi  p|xincipiir 
Sefibuci ;  f un^  ab  exoyiTsio  ttiiiitdi  anm  Ufqtie  av  Gfiaclii 
annum  pfieyenTrem,  hoc  efc  qumctim,  ii.  75000.  xini. 

let.  lanaip.  (1  p.,  L  29.)  CCnno  TOmini  ■do."  cc.°  «ii.° 
Inx;  immaipeoo  in  e-iUunn  in  -dig  papca.  lugulaz^io 
Colssen  mio  Suibni  7  mopp  pacpac  mic  ConaiU,  7 
lusulcrcio  ■pepgupa  pilii  Colmain  majni  .1.  0  CCnpapt;ac 
hll  TTlepoain  t)0  muinncip  blauine  : — 

irim  'oom  ipetipa  com  tech, 

hll  a  Tnepcain  CCnpopcacTi, 

llipque  Tiopbach  Dombeuip.  do, 

Pobit  gono  pepgupfo. 

1M  can  ■Dopesox:  buiTine 
Ceniuil  Colmam  pech  cuilne, 
lapmipoipec  •DipuiDiu 
Sil  TTlepcain  im  blacimu, 

Coemsm  glmne  -oa  loca  7  Comgall  eppcop,  7  eppoop 
Gogan  Raca  piche,  quieuepunc.  InDpaexi  TTlaca,  ec 
ceppemocup  in  pallia. 

let.  lanaip.  (2  p.,  I.  10.)  CCnno  7)omini  ■do."  x."  tiin." 
Libep  abbap  CCohaiT)  bo  Cainnig.  tTlopp  SiLlani 
abbacip  oampi  bill.  tTlopp  CCexio  bennam  7  pmgin 
mic  piacpac. 


'  Of  tJiemost  religious. — Retegiop- 
■pmi,  A.  Sesibutus  was  King  of  the 
West  Goths  in  Spain,  a.d.  612-620. 

'  Eiluuin. — 6il;itii)ii,  in  B.,  which 
O'Conor  inaccurately  prints  Eili  mm, 
and  he  then  translates  the  entry 
"  Disceptatio  in  Eili  hoc  anno  in  Die 
Pasdie"  which  is  worse.  The  place 
alluded  to  was  not  any  of  the  territo- 
ries called  Eile.  Elphin,  in  the  co. 
Roscommon,  may  possibly  have  been 
intended, 

^  Colggu. — The  killing  of  this  per- 
son, whose  name  ii  written  Colggen 


in  the  genit.  case  in  A.  and  B.,  is 
entered  in  Ann.  Four  Must.,  under 
the  year  613. 

'  Anjortach  Ua  Mesoain.  —  This 
name  is  written  Anfartech  .h,  Mescill 
in  the  Book  of  Leinster  (p.  42,  col.  1), 
where  it  stated  that  he  slew  Fergus 
' '  in  the  battle  of  Blaiteine." 

'  Blatini.—See  last  note. 

"  Coemgin  of  Glenn-da-locTm St. 

Kevin  of  Glendalough.  The  Chron. 
Scot.,  and  the  Martyr  of  Donegal  (at 
June  3),  give  his  age  as  120  years. 
This  and  the  remaining  entries  for 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


91 


ign  of  Heraclius,  and  the  fourth  of  the  most  religious^ 
■ince  Sesibutus.  From  the  beginning  of  the  World  to 
le  present  year,  that  is  the  fifth,  of  Heraclius,  there  are 
J14  years. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  29.)  A.D.  617.  The  conflict  in 
Lluuin^  on  Easter  Day.  The  killing  of  Colggu,"  son  of 
libne ;  and  the  death  of  Fiachra,  son  of  Conall ;  and 
le  killing  o£  Fergus,  son  of  Colman  Mor,  by  Anfartach 
a  Mescain,^  of  Muintir-Blatini. 

If  to  me,  to  my  house,  should  come 

Mescan's  descendant,  Anfartach, 

Poisonous  water  I  -would  give  him, 

Because  of  the  slaying  of  Fergus. 

When  bands  of  the  Cinel-Colman 
Shall  go  past  Ouilne, 
They  will  question,  therefor, 
The  Sil-Mescam  in  Blatini.= 

Demgin  of  Glenn-da-locha,"  and  Bishop  Comghall,''  and 
Lshop  Eogan,  of  Rath-sithe,^  rested.     The  devastation 
'  Macha  ;"  and  an  earthquake  in  Gallia. 
Kal.  Jan,     (Mond.,  m.  10.)     A.D.  618.     Liber,!"  abbot 

Achad-bo-Cainnigh  [rested].      The  death  of  Sillan, 
>bot  of  Magh-bile.     The  death  of  Aedh  Bennain,"  and 

Fina-in  son  of  Fiachra. 

o 

the  itTDp.ae'D maca  ("devastation of 
Macha  ")  of  the  following  entry  for 
the  name  of  a  place.  See  Reeves' 
Eccl.  Antiqq.,  p.  68,  note  p. 

"  Devastation  of  Macha,  imjliae'D 
maca.  —  See  last  note.  Possibly 
Macha  may  he  for  Ard-Macha 
(Armagh). 

^°  Liber Printed  "  Libren,"   with 

characteristic  inaccuracy,  by  O'Conor. 

"  Aedh  Bennain. —  King  of  West 
Mnnster.  His  death  is  entered  in 
Arm.  Four  Mast.,  under  the  year  614, 
as  is  also  that  of  Fingin  son  of  Fiachra. 


s  year,  added. in  the  margin  in  A., 
I  partly  illegible.  The  text  is 
irefore  taken  from  MS.  B.  See 
Jer  the  year  621. 

'  Comghall.—ln  Clar.  49,  Comghall 
called  Bishop  of  Daire  (Derry). 
,t  this  must  be  an  error. 
'  Sath-sithe. — ^Now  Rashee,  bar.  of 
per  Antrim,  co.  Antrim.  O'Conor, 
tis  ed.  of  these  Annals,  prints  this 
xy  very  inaccurately,  and  trans- 
BS  "  ComgaU  Episcopus  et  Episco- 
i  Eogan  Ecclesise  Sancti  collis 
ritum,  sen  lemuram,  quieverunt  in 
He  seems  to  have  taken 


[617.] 


[618.] 


92 


ccMMalcc  ulat)!!. 


Fol.  226J. 

,.b. 


]ct.  lanaifi.  (3  V;l-  21.)  CCnno  -Dommi  vc"  x."  ix." 
Occifio  (.1.  immmg  vl-eclTC  1  cjaich  Conachc)  seneitip 
baecain  .1.  CCileaLlct  mic  baecain,  7  ITlaele'ouin  tnic 
Pepsura  mic  baecam,  7  moiap  pacpac  mic  Cmpam 
pilii  CCinmepec  mic  Seem. 

fct.  lanaip.  (5  p.,  L  2.)  CCnno  T)omini  -dc."  xx.° 
Senac  gai^lS  abbap  Cltiancc  peiica  moi-iiuup.  ItisuLacio 
CCensufa  mic  Colmain  ma^ni  .1.  laegif  nepo7;um  MeilL 
T)unca^  mac  eugain,  Meccan  mac  Canonn,  7  CCexi 
obiepunr;. 

|ct.  lanaip.  (6  p.,  I.  13.)  CCnno  -Domini  ■dc."  xx.°  1.° 
beUtim  Cm-o  -DeilsTD-oen.  Conall  mac  Suibne  uicroia 
ejiac.  "Duo  pin  tibpain  mic  ILlan-oon  mic  CepbaiU 
ceciTiepunc.     Conain^  mac  CCe-oain  TDimejafUf  efu;— 

"Conna  mojia  mogalna, 

STiian  jio'Dbacoigpecaiaj 

■piai  ciiyxac  ptefc  ipann 

pop,  Conmng  coippecqa. 

mofif  TTlailembpaco  mic  Rimex>o  mic  Cobmain  piln 
Cobcaij  7  CCilello  mic  Ceblaig.  belbum  Lin-oaip. 
Cfuief  Coemjin  ^linne  va  loca.  bellum  Cenbuisi  in 
quo  ceciT)ir;  Colman  mac  Cobuaig.  lujulacio  CCilello 
mic  Cellais.     TTlopf  Colgsen  mic  Ceallaig. 

]ct.  lanaip.  (7  p.,  I.  24.)  CCnno  -Domini  nc."  ccx."  n." 
ObiT;up  "Pepgnai  abbacip  1ae.     Cfuiep  mic  Lappa  abba- 


'  Maffh-  slecht. — The  ancient  name 
of  a  plain  in  the  present  bar.  of  TuUy- 
haw,  CO.  Cavan.  This  clause  is  added 
by  way  of  gloss  in  A.,  over  the  word 
occipio. 

-  Ui-NeiU.— The  southern  Ui-Neill. 
In  the  list  of  the  Kings  of  Uisnech, 
contained  in  the  Boof:  of  Leinster  (p. 
42,  col.  1),  Aengus  is  stated  to  have 
reigned  7  years,  and  to  have  been 
slain  by  one  Domnall  son  of  Mur- 
[chadh.] 

^  Eugan. — Apparently  the  Eugan 
(or  Kuganan),  son  of  Gabran  (King 


of  Dalriada),  whose  death  is  entered 
at  the  year  594  supra. 

*  Nechtan — A  Pictish  king. 

=  Conalng  son  of  Aedhan,  i.e.,  son 
of  Aedhan  Mac  Gabhrain,  King  of 
Alba,  whose  death  is  entered  above 
at  the  year  605.  The  verses  that 
follow,  referring  to  the  drowning  of 
Conaing,  and  which  are  not  in  B.,  are 
so  corrupt  that  they  could  scarcely 
be  set  right  without  the  expenditure 
of  more  time  and  trouble  than  the 
subject  is  worth.  They  are  much 
more  correctly  given  in  the  Chron. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


93 


K.al.  Jan.     (Tues.,  m.  21.)     a.d.  619.     The  murder  (in     \Gld.] 
gh-slecht/  in    the  territory    of  Connaught)    of  the 
aily  of  Baetan,  viz.,  of  Ailill,   son  of  Baetan,  and  of 
lelduin,  son  of  Fergus,  son  of  Baetan ;  and  the  death 
Fiachra,  son  of  Ciaran,  son  of  Ainmire,  son  of  Setna. 
Kal.  Jan.    (Thursd.,  m.  2.)     A.D.  620.     Senach  Garbh     [620.] 
hot  of  Cluain-ferta,  dies.     The  killing  of  Aengus,  son 
Colman  M6r,  i.e.,  King  of  the  Ui-Neill.^    Duncath  son 
Eugan,'  Nechtan^  son  of  Canonn,  and  Aedh,  died. 
Kal.   Jan.    (Frid.,  m.  13.)     A.D.    621.     The  battle   of     [62L1 
inn-delgden.     Conall,  son  of  Suibne,  was  victor.     Two 
Qs  of  Libran,  son  of  Illandan,  son  of  Cerbhall,  were 
dn.     Conaing,  son  of  Aedhan,°  was  drowned : — 

Great  bright  sea  waves, 

[And]  the  sun,  that  killed  him, 

At  his  weak  wicker  skiiF, 

Arrayed  themselves  against  Conaing. 

he  death  of  Maelbracha,  son  of  Kimidh,  son  of  Colman, 
in  of  Cobthach,  and  of  Ailill,  son  of  Cellach.  Battle 
'  Lindair."  The  rest  of  Coemgin,'  of  Glenn-da-locha. 
attle  of  Cenbuigh,'  in  which  Colman,  son  of  Cobthach, 
as  slain.  Murder  of  Ailill,  son  of  Cellach.  Death  of 
olggu,  son  of  Cellach. 

Kal.   Jan.     (Sat.  m.  24.)    A.D.   622.     The   death   of    [C22.] 
ergna,^  abbot  of  la.     The  rest  of  Mac  Laisre,"  abbot  of 


Kt.,  under  the  year  622.  Skene 
IS  published  them  as  they  appear  in 
igemach,  with  a  translation  ;  and 
)th  text  and  translation  are  very 
accurate.     (Chron.  Picis  and  Scots, 

69.) 

°  Lindair, — Not.  identified. 

''Rest  of  Coemgin. — A  marginal 
ate  in  al.  man,  in  A.  adds  "  secun- 
am  alios."  St.  Kevin's  death  is 
itered  before  under  the  year  617. 

'Battle  of  Cenbuigh.—  the  Four 
fast.,  who  record  this  battle  under 
le  year  617,  write  the  name  of  the 


place  Ccnn-guhlia  (or  Cenn-bugJibha), 
which  O'Donovan  identifies  with 
Carabo,  in  the  co.  Roscommon. 

°  Fergna. — Or,  as  he  is  sometimes 
called  Fergna  Brit,  fourth  Abbot  of 
la.     See  Reeves'  Adamnan,  p.  372. 

^"Mac  Laisre. — Some  old  annotator 
wrote  the  alias  name  of  MacLaisre  in 
the  margin  in  A. ;  but  only  the  letters 
efsf  ...  .1.  "oaba  .  .  .  (Bishop  .i. 
Daba.  .  .  .)  can  be  read.  Ware  com- 
plains that  his  "  proper  name  is  no 
where  mentioned.'"  (Harris's  Ware, 
Vol.  i.,  p  39.) 


94 


CCMUCClCC  tllCCt)ll. 


.b. 


cif  CCp-D   macae,  7  lliiiei    abbaT:ir  neip..     eocpti5nor;io 
Raco  guali  la  pmcnct  mac  baeTrain. 

Uogab  cene  Rait  n-juaiti, 

"CaifciT)  biiicacan  tiaiT)i, 

^f  vmn  a'op.aiTDac  int>  uilc 

'Ceni'D  iiiyiaic  CCeDa  btnlc. 

jet.  lanairx.  (1  p,  I.  5.)  CCrino  -Domim  -dc."  xx."  111.° 
TTloiir  Honain  rrnc  Colmani,,  7  Colman  -prellaen  obiiT;, 
7  iU5ulaT;io'Doii'i  mic  CCexio  CCt'D'oain.  Maruncaf  CCdoiti- 
nani  abbaT;ir  1ae. 

1ct.  lanai]!.  (3p.,  I.  16.)  CCnno  iDomini  -oc."  xx.°iiii.° 
CCTinur  <:enebtioruf.  CCettan  mac  Cumtifcais,  7  Colman 
mac  Comsellain  a-o  T)ominum  migfiani;,  7  Uonan  mac 
■Cuacail,  fiecc  na  n-CCiiwep,  7  ITIongan  mac  piac[n]ae 
tupgan  mojiiunuip: — 

Cann  Cluana  mpcifi  mnm, 
(Xm\\a  cetpap,  -foia-pfiiaTiac, 
Coyimac  [caeiii]  piai  imocaiti 
Ocuf  illann  mac  pacach. 

1M  tiiaf  aile 

PofgTuac  ino|i  "Di  cuacbaib, 
TTloTigan  mac  piacnai  LuiigaTi, 
Ocuf  Uonan  mac  "Cuacail. 

TTlae'DOicc  peapna  quietnc. 
Foi.  23aa       "jCt.  lanaip.     (4  p.,  I.  27.)     CC11110  T)omini  -dc"  xa;.°  u." 


'  Rath-Guali. — These  lines,  which 
are  not  in  B.,  are  written  on  the  top 
marg.  of  f  ol.  22i  in  A. 

''Roman King  of   Leinster.      In 

the  Booh  of  Leinster  (p.  39,  col.  2), 
Eonan  son  of  Colman,  King  of  L.,  is 
stated  to  have  died  de  rith  fola,  "  of 
the  bloody  flux." 

^  Celman  Stellain.  —  Abbot  of 
Terryglass,  co.  Tipperary. 

''  Aedh  Aldan. — The  same  as  Aedh 


Uaridnach,  King  of  Tara, whose  death 
is  recorded  at  the  year  611,  supra. 

=  /a.— I-Columcille.     Not  in  B. 

°  Colman,  son  of  Comgellan Clar. 

49  has  '  Comgellan  mac  Colmain,' 
which  is  an  error.  Regarding  Colman , 
son  of  Comgellan,  see  Reeves'  Adam- 
nan,  p.  92,  note  c. 

'  Monc/an,  son  of  Fiachna  Lurcjan. 
— In  the  List  of  Kings  of  Dal-Araide 
contained  in  the  Booh  of  Leinster  (p. 


ANNALS   OF    ULSTER. 


95 


•magh,  and  of  Vineus,  abbot  of  Neir.  The  destruction 
Eath-Guali  by  Fiachna,  son  of  Baetan. 

Fire  seized  Rath-Guali,! 

Save  ye  a  little  from  it. 

Vehemently  the  wicked  have  ignited 

Fire  in  the  Eath  of  Aedh  Bole. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund,,  m.  5.)  A.D.  623.  The  death  of 
man/  son  of  Colman  ;  and  Colman  Stellain'  died ;  and 
e  murder  of  Doir,  son  of  Aedh  Aldan.''  The  birth  of 
lamnan,  abbot  of  la.*^ 

Kal  Jan.  (Tues.,  m.  16.)  a.d.  624.  A  year  of  dark- 
ss.  Aedhan,  son  of  Cumuscach,  and  Colman,  son  of 
)mgellan/  pass  to  the  Lord  ;  and  Eonan,  son  of  Tuathal, 
ing  of  the  Airtbera,  and  Mongan,  son  of  Fiachna 
irgan/  die. 

The  church  of  Cluain-airthir'  to-day — 
Famous  the  four  on  'whom  'twas  closed — 
Cormac  [the  mild],  through  suffering. 
And  Illann  son  of  Fiacha. 


[623.] 


[G24.] 


And  the  other  pair, 
Whom  many  tribes  obeyed — 
Mongan,  son  of  Fiachna  Lurgan,' 
And  Eonan,  son  of  Tuathal. 

aedhoctf"  of  Ferns  rested. 

Kal  Jan.     (Wed.,  m,  27.)     A.D.   625. 


The  battle  of     [625.] 


I  col.  5),  the  name  of  Fiacha  Lurga 
it  is  there  written)  occurs  after 
it  of  Aedh  Dubh,  whose  death  is 
,ered  under  the  year  587,  svjjra. 
.chna  is  also  in  the  List  of  Kings  of 
ad  in  the  Book  of  Le'mater  (p.  41, 
.3). 

'  Cluain-airlhir.  —  Dean  Eeeves 
nks  is  the  place  now  called 
igheracloone,  in  the  co.  Monaghan. 
eves'  Adamnan,   p.  373,  note  i. 


The  Irish  text  of  the  first  of  the 
foregoing  stanzas  (neither  of  which 
is  in  B.)  is  written  in  the  lower 
margin  of  fol.  23a  in  A.,  and  the 
second  in  low.  marg.  226,  in  orig. 
hand. 

°  Lurgan. — Oufvsaifi,  A. 

^'' Maedhocc. — St.  Mogue,  as  the 
name  is  now  usually  written.  See 
O'Donovan's  Ann,  Four  Mast.,  at 
A.D.  624,  note  p. 


06 


awmla  ulccDti. 


belUim  Leiclier  iTiiT)inD,  in  quo  cecinic  picccna  uifisan. 

Pmcna   mac   "Oemnmin    inccoji  epac     Obpefio   O01I5 

lucrca  a  nepooibup  lleilL. 

|ct.  lanaiji.      (5  p.  L  9.)     CCnno  T)omini  vc"  xoc.°  tii.° 

Oellum    aji-D-Dcc   Co]\panT),   "Dciliiicrcai   uicco]iep   epanu, 

in   cfuo  ceci'Diu  piacna  pibuf  T)eiTiain.     Oellum  Caipn 

Pejia-Daig  1  Cliii,  ubi  paelGe  plann  Peimin  uiccoji  epac. 

^uaipe  CCi-one  piiji^  Conccll   mac    1TiaelT)in1j  pugic,  7 

cecTOiu  pex  nepounm  Tnaeni : — 

II1  copcaip  t)i  Connaci:ai5, 
llic  atcumm  iriD  feifip, 
Tnaeltitiin,  ITlaeliiuain,  TTlaelcalcaic, 
Conall,  1Tlaelt)ub,  ITlaelbpefaiL 

llifio  quam  uidic  ■puppeuf  pelisiopup  epifcopup. 

]CI.  lanaip.  ((i  p-.  b-  20.)  CCnno  •Domini  •oc."  xx."  uii.° 
(rtliap  28°).  bellum  boilgs  luaca,  in  quo  'Paelan  piliup 
Colmam  pex  Laewen  uici;o]i  epat;.  Oellum  Oo^  in  quo 
Suibne  menn  mac  piacna  uiccop  epau,  7  "Domnall  mac 
CCex)0  pugic.  Occipio  8uibne  menn  mic  piacna  mic 
■pepaDaij  mic  1TluipeaDai5  mic  eo§ain,  pi  Gpenn,  1 
T^aepp  bpeni  (.1.  la  Congal  caec  mac  Qcannlain).    paupa 


^  Lethet-Midind.—The  Four  Mast. 
(an.  622)  say  that  the  battle  of 
Lethet-SIidind  was  fought  at  a  place 
called  Drung.  In  the  Book  of 
Leinster  the  battle  is  simply  called 
cat  ■Diauing,  ''battle  of  Drung," 
(fol.  41,  col.  3).  Neither  place  has 
been  identified. 

^  Bolg-luatha. — "  Sack  of  Ashes." 
A  nickname  applied  to  Crundmael, 
son  of  Eonan,  King  of  South  Leinster 
(or  Ui-Cennselaigh),  as  appears  from 
amarginalnote  in  the  Book  of  Leinster, 
p.  316.  He  is  called  Crunnmael 
erbuilg,  C.  of  the  big  "  sack,"  or 
"  belly,"  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  at 
650,  and  "  Crunnmael  Builg-luatho  " 
at  the  year  G4G  injra. 


^  Ard-Corann This  place  is  also 

mentioned  as  battle-ground  at  the 
years  464,  506,  and  510,  supra.  See 
note'  under  the  year  464.  According 
to  the  Four  Mast.  (C24)  and  Chron. 
Scot.  (627),  this  battle  of  Ard-Corraun 
was  gained,  and  Fiachna  slain,  by 
Conadh  Cerr,  king  of  the  Scotch  Dal- 
riads  (and  son  of  Eochaid  Buidhe,  son  of 
Aedhan,  son  of  Gabhran).  The  death 
of  Gonad  Cerr  is  entered  under  the 
year  628  infra. 

*  Carn-Feradhaigh  in  Cliu. — Clin 
(or  Cliu  Mail  mic  Ugaini,  i.e.,  Cliu 
of  Mai  son  of  Ugaini)  was  the  U 
Irish  name  of  a  territory  in  the  S.E. 
of  the  present  co.  Limerick.  Carn- 
Feradhaigh,  "  Feradach'a   Cairn,"   is 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


97 


[626.1 


Lethet-Midind/  in  which  fell  Fiachna  Lurgan.  Fiachna 
son  of  Deman  was  victoi'.  The  besiegement  of  Bolo- 
^uatha'^  by  the  Ui-Neill.  ^ 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thurs.,  m.  9.)  a.d.  626.  The  battle  of 
ird-Corann.'  The  Dalriata  were  victors ;  in  which  fell 
Fiachna  son  of  Deman.  The  battle  of  CJarn-Feradhaigh 
n  Cliu/  in  which  Failbhe  Flann  of  Feimin  was  victor. 
3uaire  Aidhne  fled.  Conall,  son  of  Maeldubh,  fled ;  and 
ihe  King  of  Ui-Maini  was  slain. 

There  fell'  of  the  Connaughtmen, 

At  Ath-cuma-ind-seisir,^ 

Maelduin,  Maelruain,  Maelcalcaigli, 

Conall,  Maeldubh^  Maelbresail. 
Che  vision  which  Fursa/  the  devout  bishop,  saw. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  20.)  A.-o.  627  (alias  28).^  The  [C^r.]  ms. 
lattle  of  Bolg-luatha,^  in  whict  Faelan,'"  son  of  Colnian, 
ting  of  Leinster,  was  victor.  The  battle  of  Both,"  in 
\fhich  Suibne  Menn,  son  of  Fiachna,  was  victor,  and 
)omnall,  son  of  Aedh,  fled.  The  killing  of  Suibne  Menn, 
on  of  Fiachna  (son^-  of  Feradach,  son  of  Muiredach,  son 


iipposed  by  O'Donovaa  to   be   the 
Id  name  of  Seefin,  a  hill  in  the  bar. 
f   Coshlea,  in   that   county.     Four 
fast.,  A.M.  3656,  note  g. 
5  There  fell. — Ml  coiacaiix  ("  there 
ill  not ''),  A.,  which  seems  a  mistake 
irtli  cop.caiiT..      The  Four  Mast, 
xve  7)0  yiocailfi,  which  is  better. 
•^"  Ath-cuma-ind-selslr. — The  *'ford 
the  slaughter  of   the  Six."     Not 
entified.     The  orig.  text  of   these 
les  (a  fragment  of  some  poem)  is 
Ided,  in  orig.   hand,  in   the  lower 
arg.  of  foL  23a,  in  A.     It  is  not  in 
The   account  of   this  battle   is 
are  fully  given  in  the  Ann.  Four 
ast.  (622),  where  the  names  of  the 
innaughtmen  slain  are  mentioned 
the  prose  entry.     The  Chron.  Scot. 
;ount  (627) is  somewhat  confused. 


'  Fursa The  death  of  St.   Fursa 

is  entered  at  the  year  660  infra. 

"  Alias  28" Added  in  very  old 

hand  in  A.     Not  in  B. 

^  Bolg-Juatha — See  above  under 
the  year  625,  and  under  6i6  infra. 

'"Faelan. — In  the  list  of  the  Kings 
of  Leinster  in  the  Bk.  of  Leinst. 
(p.  39,  col.  2),  Faelan,  who  is  stated 
to  have  reigned  30  years,  is  called 
•oalca  Caemgin,  or  St.  Kevin's 
"foster-  son,"  he  having  been  educated 
by  that  Saint. 

"  Both. — Pronounced  Boh.  Not 
identified. 

^''Son. — The  original  of  the  par- 
enthetic clause,  interlined  in  B.,  is 
added  in  an  old  hand  in  the  margin 
in  A. 

H 


98 


aMMttlcc  tilcroti. 


Fol.  23(iJ. 


CoUimbam  pin  baip7)T)aeni,  abbacif  CLono.  lusulacio 
Cutnmeni  piln  Colmain.  tlairccrcio  lagen  la  'Oomnall. 
T)omnall  mac  CCeT>a  mic  CCinmiifieac  t^e5na]ae  iticipit;. 

let.  lanaip.  (1  p,  1. 1.)  CCnno  -Domini  ■dc."  xx.°  win." 
bellum  peT)a  einn,  in  quo  TTlaelcaic  mac  Scannail  xiex 
C^iuicne  uici;o|i  -puic,  T)al  Uiaci  ceci7)epunt;.  ConiT) 
ceifi|i  ifiex  T)al  Tliaci  ceciDic  bellum  "Ouin  cei^iinn 
in  quo  Gonial  caec  pugic  7  Tlomnall  mac  CCe'oo  uiccop 
efiar;,  in  quo  ceci-oic  guaiiie  mac  ■popin'oain.  Uel  bellum 
Pe'DO  eum  ubi  ceciDe]p,unt;  tiepocef  CCeT>ain,  Uigullon 
•paelbae.  TTlopf  GcDac  bui-be  pejif  picTOfium,  pilii 
CCcKam.  Sic  in  libiT.0  Cuanac  mueni.  Uel  fic  in  libpo 
"DuiBTJalece  nayipooup :  bellum  Lecipbe  ev)\\  Ceniul  mic 
Gpca  7  Ceniul  PepaDaig,  in  quo  TTlaelpupic  ceci-oic. 
e-p.naine  mac  Piacna  mczo\i  e\iav. 

jet.  lanaiji.  (2^,1.  12.)  CCnno  "Domini  "dc."  cxcc.°  ix.° 
bellum  Leicipbe  inuefi  genuf  Gujain  inuicem,  in  quo 
TDaelpi^iaic  ceciT)ic,  7  bellum  TTliT^ani.  'Caepp  bpeni 
combupiuuyi,  7  lugulatiio  bpan-DUiB  mic  TnaelecoBo. 

|ct.  lanaip.  (3  p.,  I.  23.)  CCnno  T)omini  ■dc"  xxx." 
bellum  pilii  OCilli,  7  mopp  Cine-Don  piln  Lusrpeni 
pejif  pici;oifium. 


'  Taerr-Breni. — A.,  B.,  and  Clar. 
49.  O'Conor  renders  it  "  in  regione 
BrefniiK ! "  B\it  Taerr-Breni  should 
be  "  Traig-Breni "  ("  strand  of  Bren  "), 
as  in  the  Four  Mast.,  Ckron.  Scot., 
Book  of  Leinster  (25a),  and  other 
authorities.  O'Donovan  identifies 
Traig-Breni  (or  Brena)  with  a  strand 
on  the  shore  of  Lough  Swilly,  in  the 
bar.  of  Inishowen,  co.  Donegal.  Four 
Mast.,  at  623,  note  n.  The  place  is 
again  referred  to  at  the  year  629. 

^  Cluain,  i.e.,   Clonmacnoise The 

Four  Masters  (at  623)  write  the  name 
of  Columban  Colman  Mac  Ui  Bard- 
dani  ("  C.  son  of  the  descendant  of  Bar- 


dani "),  and  add  that  he  was  of  the 
Dal-Barrdaine. 

'  FidJi-eoin — "  John's  Wood,"  or 
the  "  Bu-d's  Wood.''     Not  identified. 

''  Maekaich His   death  is  entered 

at  the  year  665  infra. 

'  Gonad  Cerr See  note  3,  p.  96, 

supra. 

"  Dun-  Ceithirmi.—lSovf  known  as 
the  "  Giant's  Sconce,"  a  Cyclopean 
stone  fort  on  the  summit  of  a  hill  in 
the  par.  of  Dunhoe,  co.  Londonderry 

^  RigtdloH  [and']  Failbe. — KiguUon 
was  the  son  of  Conang,  son  of  Aedan 
Mac  Gabhrain;  and  Failbe  son  of 
Eochaidh  Bnidhe,  Conang'8  brother. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


99 


if  Eoghan),  King  of  Ireland,  in  Taerr-breni/  by  Congal 
)aech,  son  of  Scanlan.  The  rest  of  Columban,  son  of 
5arrdaeni,  abbot  of  Cluain,'^  JMurder  of  Cummen,  son  of 
)olman.  The  wasting  of  Leinster  by  Domnall.  Domnall, 
3n  of  Aedh,  son  of  Ainmire,  begins  to  reign. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  1.)  a.d.  628.  The  battle  of 
'idh-eoin/  in  which  Maelcaich/  son  of  Scannal,  King 
f  the  Cruithni,  wag  victor.  The  Dalriata  were  slain, 
ionad  Cerr,=  King  of  Dah-iata,  fell.  The  battle  of  Dun- 
teithirnn/  in  which  Congal  Caech  fled,  and  Domnall, 
m  of  Aedh,  was  victor ;  and  in  which  fell  Guaire,  son 
I  Forindan.  Or,  the  battle  of  Fidh-eoin,'  in  which  fell 
-edan's  grandsons,  RiguUon  [and]  Failbe.'  The  death  of 
ochaidh  Buidhe,  King  of  the  Picts,  the  son  of  Aedan. 
0  I  find  in  the  Book  of  Cuanu.  Or  thus'  it  is  related 
L  the  Book  of  Dubhdalethe :  the  battle  of  Lethirbhe,^ 
stween  the  Cenel-mic-Erca  and  the  Cenel-Feradaigh,  in 
hich  Maelflthrich  fell.  Ernaine,  son  of  Fiachna,  was  victor. 

Kal.  Jan.     (Mond.,  m.  12.)    a.d.  629,     The  battle  of 


ethirbhe,  between  the    Cinel-Eoghain   themselves,    in 

hich  Maelfithrich  fell ;  and  the  battle  of  Mitan.     Taerr- 

■eni'"  is  burned ;  and  the  killing  of  Brandubh,  son  of 

aelcobha. 

Kal.  Jaa     (Tues.,  m.  23.)     A.D.    630.     The  battle  of 

e  son  of  Alii,"  and  the  death  of  Oined,^^  son  of  Lugtren, 

ing  of  the  Picts. 


[628.] 


[629.] 


[630.] 


ian'a  death  is  entered  at  the  year 
)  supra,  and  Conang's  at  621. 
3onor  prints  the  names  of  KiguUon 
1  Failbe  re  guillon  Faelbe,  and  trans- 
!S  "  a  servo  Falbi !" 
Or  thus. — The  orig.  of  this  entry 
ich  is  in  the  text  in  B.  (at  628),  is 
ed  in  the  margin  in  A.  Clar.  49 
no  notice  of  it. 

LetUrhhe This   place    has  not 

1  identified. 


"  Taerr-ireni.—See  this  place  re- 
ferred to  at  627,  and  note  there. 

^^  Son  of  Alii Eadwin,   son   of 

jElla,  King  of  Northumbria,  who  was 
slain  in  a.d.  633,  according  to  the 
Anglo-Sax.  Chron. 

'^  Cined  (genit.  Cinedori).  —  The 
"  Cinioth  filius  Lutrin "  of  the  Pictish 
Chronicle.  See  Skene's  Chron.  Picts 
and  Scots,  p.  7,  eJ  passim. 

h2 


100 


aNNala  tilcct)!i. 


.b.  let.  lanaifi.     (4  p,  I.  4".)    CCnno  -001111111  "00°  xxx.°  1.° 

bellum  Cacloen  t^ejif  binronum  7  CCnppic.  Com- 
bufT;io  betincoip  moeia  111  bpiuannm,  7  lusulacio 
Uonain  mic  baecain.  belUim  aco  aublo  in  quo 
ceciT)iT;  'DicuiU  mac  pepjufa  cuile  la  TTlumain. 
Infola  ITIeDsoe-c  i:un'Daua  eyv.  ITIofi  ifiuilnan  insean 
CCe-oa  beannam  moficua  efc. 

]ct.  lanaip.  (6  p,  I.  15.)  CCnno  T)omini  T)c.°  xxx."  n." 
bellum  1uT)viif  pe^if  bpiconum.  bellum  CCco  joan 
1  n-iayirap  Lipi,  in  quo  ceciTJiT:  Cfiemcann  mac  CCeTio 
■pilii  Senaic  fil  Lajenopum. 

]ct.  lanaifi.  (7  p.,  I.  26.)  CCnno  T)omini  "oc."  xxx."  111.° 
lugulacio  Tjuoiium  piliofium  CCe'Sa  plane  la  Con  all 
mac  Suibne  ecc  loc  Oipeicni  ap  'Pfiemuin  .1.  Congal 
pi  bpeg,  7  CCilill  cpuiDipe  peno^aip  pil  "Olucaij. 

]ct.  lanaip.  (1  p.,  I.  7°.)  CCnno  "Domini  -dc."  ccxcc."  1111.° 
Occipio  Conaill  mic  Sui15ne  1  cig  mic  Nappaic  la 
"Diapmaii;  mac  CCe-oa  plane,  bellum  Cuile  coelaen  pe 
n-T)iapmaiumac  CCe-oa  plane,  in  quoceci-oic  TTlaelumai 
mac  Oenjuppa.  CCecclepia  'Recpann  pun-oaca  epr.  Mix 
magna  occiDit;  mulrop  in  campo  bpeg.     Cfuiep  pncain 


'  Cathloen Cadwalla.    ^Regarding 

tbis  king,  see  Eeeves'  Adamnan  (notes 
at  pp.  13,  14,  16,  34). 

''Anfrith Eanfrith,  son  of  .aithel- 

frith,  King  of  Bernicia.  Slain  by 
Cadwalla,  King  of  the  Britons  (in  the 
year  634,  according  to  Flm:  of  Wor- 
cester). 

^  Ath-alla — "  Ford  of  the  Apple- 
tree."     Not  identified. 

*  Fergus  Tulle. — O'Conor,  in  his  ed. 
of  these  Annals,  separates  the  epithet 
Tuile  (which  signifies  a  ' '  flood  ")  from 
the  proper  name  Fergus,  and  prints 
Tulle  la  mumain,  which  he  translates 
"  Inundationes  in  Momonia !" 

*  Inls-Medgoeih  — Fame,  or  Lindis- 
farne  (Holy  Island),  off  the  coast  of 
Northumberland.     For  evidence  as  to 


which  of  these  islands  is  meant,  see 
Eeeves'  Adamnan,  p.  374,  note  r.  The 
Four  Mast,  have  the  entry  at  the 
year  627 ;  but  the  correct  date  is  635. 

"  Mor-Mumhan.  _  rDop,  Tiiusan, 
A.  Tno|iy^tmi5an,B.  Mor-Mumhan 
("Mor  of  Munster")  was  wife  to 
Finghin,  King  of  Munster,  ancestor 
of  the  O'SuUivans.  She  is  described 
as  the  paragon  of  the  Irishwomen  of 
her  time,  in  several  old  authorities. 
A  very  curious  account  of  her  life 
and  adventures  is  contained  in  the 
Boole  ofLeinsier,  p.  274,  sq. 

'' Atli-goan  in  Tarthar  Lift. — Ath- 
goan  has  not  been  identified.  larthar- 
Lifi,  or  "  West  of  Liffey,"  was  a 
name  for  that  part  of  the  co.  Kildare 
lying  along  theriver  LifTey  on  the  west. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


101 


Kal.  Jan.  (Wed.,  m.  4.)  A.D.  631.  The  battle  of  [63L]  ms 
Cathloen,^  King  of  the  Britons,  and  of  Anfrith.^  The 
burning  of  Great  Bangor,  in  Britain ;  and  the  killing  of 
Konan,  son  of  Baetan.  The  battle  of  Ath-abla,"  in  which 
Dichuill,  son  of  Fergus  Tuile,*  was  slain  by  Munstermen. 
Inis-Medgoeth'  was  founded.  Mor-Mumhan,"  daughter 
of  Aedh  Bennan,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  15.)  A.D.  632.  The  battle  of 
ludris.  King  of  the  Britons.  The  battle  of  Ath-goan  in 
larthar-Lifi,'  in  which  fell  Crimthann,^  son  of  Aedh,  son" 
of  Senach,  King  of  the  Leinstermen. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sat.,  m.  26.)  A.D.  633.  The  murder  of 
two  sons  of  Aedh  Slane,  by  Conall  son  of  Suibhne,  at 
Loch-Treithni  on  Fremhuin,^"  viz. : — Cougal,  King  of  the 
Brega,  and  Ailill  Cruitire,^^  ancestor  of  Sil-Dluthaigh. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,m.7.)  A.D.  634.  Murder  of  Conall  son  [634.] 
of  Suibhne,  in  the  house  of  the  son  of  Nafraech,byDiarmait 
son  of  Aedh  Slaufe.  The  battle  of  Cuil-Caelain  by  Diar- 
mait,  son  of  Aedh  Slane,  in  which  fell  Maelumai  son  of 
Oengus.'^  The  church  of  Rechra^^  was  founded.  A  great 
snow  killed  many  in  Magh-Bregh.    The  repose  of  Fintan" 


[632.J 


[G33.] 


'  Cnmthann.  —  In  the  list  of  the 
Kings  of  Leinater  contained  in  the 
Book  of  Leinster  (p.  39,  col.  2),  he  is 
called  "  Crimthand  Cualand  "  ("  C.  of 
Cualand"),  and  the  duration  of  his 
reign  set  down  as  28  years.  The 
death  of  his  predecessor,  Ronan  son 
of  Colman,  is  given  by  the  Four 
Mast,  at  610,  and  in  Chron,  Scot. 
under  615. 

^Son. — ptY  (piliuip)  for  plu, 
A.,B. 

'"  Loch-Treithni  on  Fremhuin. — 
Loch-Treithnl  (now  called  Longh- 
Drin,  a  little  to  the  east  of  the  town  of 
Mullingar,  co.  Westmeath,)  is  not  on 
the  hill  of  Fremhuin  (or  Frewin),  but 
about  a  mile  and  a  half  to  the  east  of  it. 


"  Ailill  Cruitire,  i.e.,  "  Ailill  the 
Harper.'' 

'^  Oengus. — This  was  Aengus  (or 
Oengus),  son  of  Colman  Mdr,  whose 
"Jugulatio"  is  entered  at  the  year 
620  supra. 

^^  Bechra  (gen.  Rechrann). — Lam- 
bay  Island,  a  few  miles  to  the  north 
of  Howth,  CO.  Dublin.  See  Reeves' 
Adamnan,  p.  164,  note  6. 

^*  Fintan  son  o/ TefcAfm.— Other- 
wise called  Munnu,  or  Mundu.  He 
was  the  founder  of  the  monastery  of 
Tech-Munna,  now  Taghmon,  in  the 
county  of  Wexford.  In  the  Felire  of 
Aengus,  at  his  festival  (21  October), 
his  father,  Tulchan  (or  Telchan),  is 
stated  to  have  been  a  Druid. 


102 


CCMMalCC  tiLCCDtl. 


.b, 


Fol.  236a. 


mic  "Celcain,  7  eixnaitii  mic  Cr^ereni.  tTlorvr  ^aiicnain 
mic  poic.  Gcuix)  lirr  iiio'T^  obnt:.  bellum  Segurre 
in  quo  ceciDeiiunc  locene  mac  ■Mecuam  ceiinpot;ai,  7 
Cumufcac  mac  CCensufro,  7  SariT:naiz;h  mac  [pjoich. 

"[ct.  lanaip.  (2  -p.,  I.  18.)  CCnno -Domini -dc-"  ocxoc."  u.° 
lusulacio  epnani  mic  pacae  qui  uicic  TTlaelpiciaic 
plium  CCe-DO  al-ooain,  aliap  uaipTOnaig,  in  bello 
leiuip.be,  7  epusacio  Capcais  tji  Uaiuiun  in  -oiebur 
pafca. 

jet.  lanaip.  (4  -p.,  I.  29.)  CCnno  Tiomini  -oc."  xxx."  111.° 
bellum  Roc  7  bellum  Sailcipe  in  una  t)ie  pactra 
punc.  Conall  coel  mac  TTlaelecobo,  pociup  T)omnaill, 
uiccoia  epac  -oe  genepe  eua^ain  in  bello  Saelcipe,  7 
mopp  IPaellSe  plamn  'Peimin  pegip  ITluman.  ITluch- 
aucu  tlacin  paupac. 

let.  lanaip.  (0  p.,  I.  10.)  CCnno  'Domini  t>c.°  ococx." 
tin."  bellum  51-i""e  TTlupepon  7  obpepio  Gem.  Cponan 
mac  tl  Loej-oae  abbap  Cluana  mic  U  Moip  obiic. 

Icl.  lanaip.     (6  p.,  I.  21.)     CCnno  "oomini  7)c.°  xxx.° 


^Ernaine. — Otherwise  called  Mer- 
nocc  (=Mo-Ernocc).  According  to 
the  Felire  of  Aengus  (18th  Aug.),  he 
was  the  founder  of  the  churches  of 
Eathnew  (co.  Wicltlow),  and  Kil- 
dreenagh)  co.  Carlow. 

^  Gartnan  sm  of  Foith. — The"Gar- 
nard  filius  Wid"  of  the  Chron. 
Pictorum.     See  note  "  infra. 

^Lis-mor. — TheLismorein  Scotland 
is  here  referred  to ;  not  Lismore,  co. 
Waterford. 

*  Segvis. — See  under  the  year  501 
supra,  note  ^. 

'^ '  Cennfota.' — "  Long-head." 
'  Garimith  son  of  Foith.— This  is 
also  in  B.,  and  in  Clar.  49.  But  it 
is  prohahly  only  a  repetition  of  the 
record  of  the  death  of  Gartnan  son 
of  Foith,   just    given  (see   note  ^), 


as  it  is  not  found  in  Tigemach,  nor 
in  the  Chron.  Scot. 

'  Vanquished. — See  under  the  year 
629. 

^Flight.  —  epugacio,  A.  eppu- 
gacio,  B.  'Do  lonnaiiba'DTi  ("  was 
banished"),  Four  Mast.  (631.) 

"  Carthach.  —  Otherwise  called 
Mochuta.     See  note  '''  infra. 

'"  Raithin. — Eahan,  in  the  bar.  of 
Ballycowau,  King's  co. 

"  Battle  of  Roth — Adamnan  writes 
the  name  Roth  {Vit.  Columb.  iii.,  5). 
Better  knoivn  as  the  "battle  of  Magh- 
rath."  The  place  where  this  famous 
battle  was  fought  is  now  known  as 
Moira,  a  village  in  a  parish  of  the 
same  name,  bar.  of  Lower  Iveagh,  co. 
Down.  A  romantic,  but  valuable, 
account  of  the  battle  has  been  edited 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTEE. 


103 


son  of  Telchan,  and  of  Emalne^  son  of  Cresen.  The  death 
of  Gartnan  son  of  Foith.'  Eochaidh  of  Lis-mor'  died.  The 
battle  of  Seguis/  in  which  fell  Lochene  son  of  Nechtan 
'  Cennfota,'^  and  Cumuscach  son  of  Aengus,and  Gartnaith 
son  of  Foith.** 

Kal.  Jan.     (Mond.,  m.  18.)     A.D.  635.     The  killing  of  [635.]  bis. 
Ernaine  son  of  Fiacha,  who  vanquished''  Maelfithrich  son 
of  Aedh  Aldan  (alias  Uairidnach),  in  the  battle  of  Leth- 
irbhe;   and  the  flight'  of  Carthach^'  from  ;Kaithin,"  at 
Easter-tide. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wed.,  m.  29.)  A.D.  636.  The  battle  of  [636.] 
Koth,"  and  the  battle  of  Saeltirfe,  were  fought  on  the 
same  day ;  Conall  Gael,  son  of  Maelcoba,  coUeague^^  of 
Domnall,  of  the  Cinel-Eogain,  was  victor  in  the  battle  of 
Saeltirfe;  and  the  death  of  Fadbhe  Flann  of  Femhin/" 
King  of  Munster.     Mochuta"  of  Raithin  rests. 

Kal.  Jan.     (Thurs.,  m.  10.)     A.D.  637.     The  battle  of    [637.] 
Glenn-Mureson^'  and  the  siege  of  Etin.^°  Cronan  Mac  U 
Loeghde,  abbot  of  Clonmacnoise,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.     (Frid.,  m.  21.)     A.D.  638.     The  killing  of    [638.] 


by  O'Donovan,  from  the  Tellow  Book 
of  Lecan,  for  the  Irish  Archieol.  Soc. 
(Dublin,  1842.)  See  Eeevea'  Adam- 
nan,  p.  200,  note  n. 

'^  CoUeagm yoanf.  ConaU  Gael 

("  ConaU  the  Slender  ")  waa  not  the 
colleague  of  King  Domhnall  son  of 
Aedh  in  the  sovereignty,  but  of  his 
own  brother  Cellach.  See  under  the 
year  642  infra. 

"Failbhe  Flann  of  Femhin. — For 
the  situation  of  Femhin,  see  p.  64, 
note  '.  Failbhe  Flann  was  the  an- 
cestor of  the  powerful  Munster  sept 
of  the  MacCarthys. 

" Mochuta.— Vnnchmizv,  A.  Cor- 
rected to  TTloctica  in  the  margin. 
After  his  "  effagatio  "  from  Kahan 
(see  notes   »,  '"),   St.    Mochuta,  or 


Carthach,  founded  a  religious  estab- 
lishment at  Lismore,  co.  Waterford, 
which  subsequently  became  a  bishop's 
see,  and  was  united  to  that  of  Water- 
ford,  A.D.  1363.  Lanigan  gives  a 
very  interesting  account  of  St.  Mo- 
chuta. Bed.  Eist.  of  Ireland,  vol.  2, 
pp.  350-6. 

'^  Glenn-Mureson  —  Min.  —  Dean 
Reeves  thinks  Glenn-Mureson  was 
the  name  of  "  a  tract  in  the  debate- 
able  ground  of  West  Lothian,''  and 
that  by  Etiu  was  not  meant  Edin- 
burgh, as  some  suppose,  but  "  Cair- 

Eden now 

Carriden,  a  parish  on  the  Forth,  in 
Linlithgowshire."  Adamnan,  p.  202, 
note. 


104 


ccNNala  tiltt'oli. 


um."  lusulacio  Congaile  mic  T)uriChaT>a.  Obicuf 
"Ouinpcae  uxo^aif  T)omnaill.  bellum  Opubal-Di  pejif 
Saxonum.  Cfiiiep  Cfii-oaen  i  WoeiTDjiuim  7  CCeTJa  vw^ 
abbait)  Cille  Tjayio,  epifcopofium.  T)obaiffi  mac  Cui- 
iiiT)e  abbaf  Leicglinne  paufauic  nfloiif  CCilella  mic 
CCexio  fioen.  Gyiacbai^^  cum  tnacpe  fua  ITTIajicina  annip 
.11.  iiesnauiT:. 
.b.  let.  lanaiii.     (7  p.,  I.  2.)     CCnno  T)OTnini  tic"  ccxx."  ix.° 

bellum    Cacpac   cinncon.      Oenjuf   Imc-oana    uiccop 
epac.     TTlaelTiuin  mac  CCexia  bennain  pugic. 

let.  lanaip.  (2  p.,  I.  13.)  (Xnno  ■oomini  t)c.°  xl." 
TnofiplTlaelui'Diiacaicpesif  Opienualium.  TTlojap  Ofiuix»i 
pilii  poiu.  T)omnall  mac  CCe-oa  capcpamecacup  epc 
1  ii-T>[iuimm  lido,  tlaupi^asium  pcapliae  pamiliae  1ae. 
Obpepio  Uichae.  Combupcio  TTlaele'DUiTi  in  inpola 
Caini.  lugulooo  maele-ouin  mic  pepgupa  7  TTlaelG- 
■DUin  mic  Colmain. 

let.  lanaip.  (3  p.,  I.  24.)  CCnno  nomini  tdc."  xl.°  1.° 
mopp  "Oomnaill  mic  CCex>o  pegip  llibepnie  in  pine 
lanuapi.  popT;ea  TDomnall  bpecc  in  bello  ppaiu 
Caipuin  m  pine  anni  in  "Decembpi  int:eppeccup  epc 
ab  hoan  page  OpiT:onum  ;  annip  .xu.  pegnauiu.     lugu- 


'  Domnall. — Domnall  soa  of  Aedh, 
King  of  Ireland. 

-  Saxons, — Oswald  "was  King  of 
the  Northumbrians.  He  was  slain 
by  Penda,  King  of  the  '  Southnm- 
brians,'  in  the  year  6i2,  according  to 
the  Anglo-Saxon  Chronicle. 

^  Nendruim.  —  Otherwise  "  Naen- 
druim."  Nendrum,  or  Mahee  Island, 
In  Strangford  Lough. 

"Aedh  iiM6/i.— "Black  Aedh." 
Originally  King  of  Leinster,  which 
position  he  is  stated  to  have  resigned 
in  the  year  591,  afterwards  becoming 
abbot  of  Kildare.  His  name  occurs 
under  the  form  "  Aed  Cerr  "  in  the 


List  of  Kings  of  Leinster  contained  in 
the  Booh  of  Leinster,  p.  39,  col.  2. 

*  Dolaissi,   son  of  Cu'mid. 1T1  ac 

CuimTjae,  A.  Dolaissi  is  a  vai'iatiou 
of  Molaissi,  and  Laisren,  by  either  of 
which  names  the  Saint  is  better 
known.  His  festival  in  the  Calendar 
is  18  April.  In  the  Booh  of  Leinster, 
(p.  349,  col.  4),  and  in  other  old 
authorities,  the  father  of  St.  Molaissi 
is  called  Cairill. 

"  Eeradas.  —  ei(tacta|',  A.,  B. 
Apparently  Heracleonas,  son  of  the 
Emperor  Heraclius.    (See  under  616) 

'  Cathair-Cinncon.  —  O'Donovau 
says  that  this  was  the  nfime  of  a  stong 


AIJNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


105 


^ongal,  son  of  Dunchad.  The  death  of  Duinsech,  wife  of 
)omnall.^  The  battle  of  Oswald,  King  of  the  Saxons.^ 
Che  repose  of  Cridan  in  Nendruim,'  and  of  Aedh  Dubh/ 
ibbot  of  Cill-dara,  bishops.  Dolaissi,  son  of  Cuinid/ 
kbbot  of  Leithglinn,  rested.  Death  of  Ailill,  son  of  Aedh 
loen.  Heraclas,"  with  his  mother  Martina,  reigned  two 
/■ears. 

Kal.   Jan.     (Sat.,  m.    2.)     A.D.    639.     The    battle    of  [639.]  bis. 
Dathair-Cinncon.'    Aengus  Liathdana  was  victor.      Mael- 
luin,  son  of  Aedh  Bennan,  fled. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  13.)  A.D.  640.  Death  of  [C40.] 
\(Iaelodhar  Caech,  King  of  the  Airthera.  Death  of  Bruide 
son  of  Foith.'  Domnall,  son  of  Aedh,  pitched  his  camp  in 
Druim-Nao.  Wreck  of  a  boat  of  the  family  of  la. 
3iege  of  Ritha."  Burning  of  Maelduin  in  Inis-Cain." 
Murder  of  Maelduin  son  of  Fergus,  and  of  Maelduin  son 
Df  Colman. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Tues.,  m.  24.)  A.D.  641.  The  death  of  [Gil-] 
Domnall,  son  of  Aedh,  King  of  Ireland,  in  the  end  of 
January.  Domnall  Brecc^^  was  slain  afterwards,  at  the 
end  of  the  year,  in  December,  in  the  battle  of  Srath- 
Caruin^^  (by  Hoan,^^  King  of  the  Britons).  He  reigned 
15  years.     The  killing  of  Ailill,  son  of  Colman,  King  of 


fort  near  Eockbarton,  bar.  of  Small 
County,  CO.  Limerick.  {Four  Mast, 
A.D.  636,  note  «.)  See  under  the 
year  642  infra. 

^Bruide  son  of  Foith — The 
"  Breidei  filius  Wid  "  ol  the  Chron. 
Pictoruvi. 

9  Ritha Not  identified. 

"  Inis  Cain Inishkeen, co.  Louth, 

according  to  O'Donovan  {Four  Mast., 
AD.  636,  note  x). 

"  Drnnnall  Brecc The  11th  King 

of  the  Scotch  Dalriada,  and  son  of 
Eochaidh  Buidhe  (8th  King),  whose 


obit  is  given  above  at  the  year  628. 
See  under  685  infra,  where  the  death 
of  Domnall  Brecc  is  again  entered, 

'^  Srath-  Caruin.  —  The  "  Srath  " 
(=stratum),  or  holm,  of  "  Carun." 
Dean  Eeeves  thinks  that  this  battle 
was  fought  in  the  valley  of  the 
Canon  in  Stirlingshire.  Adamnan, 
p.  203,  note. 

"  Boan. — Probably  the  Auln,  the 
obit  of  whose  son  Domnall,  "  King  of 
Ailcluaite,"  is  recorded  under  693 
infra.  The  orig.  of  this  clause,  added 
in  the  margin  in  A.,  is  in  the  text  in  B. 


106 


KM  N  alec  tilat)!!. 


Icrcto  CCilello  tnic  Colmain,  r^e^if  senervif  loi^airie. 
Foi.  2366.  Conranuin«ip  ■piliuf  Gpaclii  imenfibuf  -ui.  laesnaoiT;. 
bellum  Oripu  coiTCfia  biaiconef. 

fct.  lanaip.  (i  p.,  I.  5.)  OCnno  Domini  -oc"  xV  ii.° 
mopr  litlaifle  pliae  8uibni.  Cfiiief  Cnonain  epvcoip 
■MoinT)riommo.  bellum  Cinncon.  loipcou  1aiannboiT)15 
mic  ^atiT^Timu.  Celiac  7  Concdl  c[a]el,  va  mac  TTlail- 
cobamic  CCe-oa  mic  CCinmiiaec,  yiegnape  incipiunc  uz  aln 
■Dicutit:.  Confcaiicinuf  piliup  Confuancini  anniip  -xoc. 
U111.  pegnauic.  Ilic  'DiibiT;acup  qtnf  iiesnauic  pope 
T)omnall.  "Oicunu  aln  lupcopiaspaphi  pesnappe  1111. 
pe^ep  .1.  Celiac  7  Conall  c[a]el,  7  -duo  pilii  CCe-oo  Slane 
(mic  T)iapmaT>a  mic  pepgupa  ceppBeoil  mic  Conaill 
CpemuaiiTDB  mic  Weill  .ix.  giallais)  .1.  T)iapmaic  7 
blacmac,  pep  commuxua  pejna. 

let.  lanaip.  (5  p.,  I.  16.)  CCrino  tiomiiii  "dc"  ocl.°  111.° 
lugulariio  "Duopum  nepocum  bogaine  .1.  ITlaelbpepail  7 
maelanpai€.  ■guin  ■piainn'  aenaig.  TTlopp  bpepml 
mic  Secnapaic. 

]ct.  lanaip.  (7  p.,  I.  27.)  CCnno  ■Domim  ■dc."  xl.°  1111." 
TTlopp  pupuT>pain  mic  becce  niic  Coanac  pi  «a  mice 
Uaip.    Locem  mac  pngin  pi  Cpuiune  obiiu. 

let.  lanaip.  (1  p.,  I.  8,  aliap  9.)  CCnno  -oomini  "dc." 
xl.°  u."  ^uin  Scannail  mic  becce  mic  pacpac  pegip 
CpuiT^ne.    nriac  tappe  abb  benncaip  quieuic. 


1  Constantine. —  The  word  impe- 
ivcreoifi  is  added  in  the  margin  in  A. 

"  Against MS.  A.  has  the  ab- 
breviation for  "  contra,"  MS.  B.  that 
for  "  inter.'' 

3  Britons. — Probably  the  Britons 
of  Strathclyde.  This  battle  is  not 
noticed  in  the  Anglo-Sax.  Chron. 

^  Uaisle,  daughter  of  Snibhne. — 
The  Four  Mast.  (642),  and  the 
Cknm.  Scot.  (641),  state  that  she 
was  queen  of  Faelan,  King  of  Leinster, 


whose  obit  is  given  by  the  F.  M.  at 
the  year  665. 

'  Battle  of  Cenn-con, — Apparently 
an  inaccurate  repetition  of  the  entry 
under  the  year  639,  where  the  name 
is  more  correctly  written  "  Cathair- 
Cinncon." 

»  Gartmt.  —  Evidently  the  "Gart- 
nan  son  of  Foith,"  referred  to  under 
the  year  634  supra,  O'Conor  has 
strangely  misunderstood  this  entry, 
which  he  prints  wrongly,  and  renders 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


107 


^inel-Loeghaire.  Constantine/  son  of  Heraclius,  reigned 
ix  months.  The  battle  of  Ossa  [Oswy]  against^  the 
Britons.' 

Kal.  Jan.  (Wed.,  m.  5.)  a.d.  642.  Death  of  Uaisle, 
laughter  of  Suibhne.''  The  repose  of  Cronan,  bishop  of 
S'endruim.  The  battle  of  Cenn-con.^  The  burning  of 
[arnbodb,  son  of  Gartnat.''  Cellach  and  Conall  Gael  (i.e., 
;wo  sons'"  of  Maelcoba,  son  of  Aedh,  son  of  Ainmire), 
begin  to  reign,  as  others  say.  Constantine,  son  of  Gon- 
stantine,  reigned  twenty-eight  years.  Here  it  is  doubted 
who  reigned  after  Domhnall.  Other  historiographers 
say  that  four  kings  reigned,  viz.,  Cellach  and  Gonall  Gael, 
and  the  two  sons  of  Aedh  Slane  (son  of  Diarmait,'  son  of 
Fergus  Oerrbheoil,  son  of  Gonall  Gremthainn,  son  of 
NiaU  Nine-hostager),  viz. : — Diarmait  and  Blathmac,  in 
joint  sovereignty. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Thurs.,  m.  16.)  a.d.  643.  Murder  of  two 
grandsons  of  Boghaine,  viz. : — Maelbresail  and  Maelan- 
faith.  The  killing  of  Flann  Aenaigh.  The  death  of 
Bresal,  son  of  Sechnasach. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sat.,  m.  27.)  A.D.  644.  Death  of  Furu- 
dran,  son  of  Becc,^  son  of  Guanu,  King  of  Ui-Mic-TJais. 
Locheni,  son  of  Fingin,  King  of  the  Gruithni,"  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  8,  alias  9.)  A.D.  645.  The 
wounding  of  Scannal,  son  of  Becc,  son  of  Fiachra,  King 
of  the  Gruithni."     Mac  Lasre,  abbot  of  Bangor,  rested. 


[642.] 


[643.] 


[644.] 


[645.] 


by  "  Comburitur  postea  propter  boves 
filii  Garthnat !  " 

^  Sons. — The  orig.  of  this  clause, 
added  in  al  man.  in  the  margin  in 
A.,  is  not  in  B.,  nor  in  Clar.  49. 

^  Son  of  Diarmait — The  orig.  of 
this  clause,  which  also  is  neither  in 
B.  nor  in  Clar.  49,  is  interlined  in 
A. 

^  Becc. This  person  was  slain  in 

the  battle  of  Dun-bolg,  along  with 


King  Aedh,   son   of    Ainmire.     See 
above,  at  the  year  597. 

'"  Cruithni.  —  These  were  the 
Cruithni  (or  Picts)  of  Ireland.  Skene 
thought  the  Picts  of  Scotland  were 
meant,  as  he  has  included  these  two 
entries  in  the  extracts  regarding 
Scotch  events,  taken  by  him  from 
these  Annals.  Chron.  Picts  and  Scots, 
(p.  348).  See  Reeves  Adamnan,  p.  94, 
note  h,  and  Todd's  Irish  Nenrtius, 
Add.  Notes,  p.  xlvii. 


108 


ccNNalcc  nlaroh. 


]ct.  lanaifi.  (2  -p.,  I.  19,  aliap  20.)  CCnno  "Domini 
■DC."  xV  111."  maelcoT5o  mac  "Piacna  lusulacuf  e^c, 
\iex  tlloc.  T)unca€  aue  Uonain  lusulacup.  bellum 
Colsan  mic  Ciiunnmael  builss  luaw  1115  huae  Ceinn- 
Tpelaig. 
•t*-  let.  lanaiji.    (3  p.,  I.  30,  aliap  1.)     CCnno  -Domini  T)c.° 

ccl.°  t]ii.°    ■pujifu  cpaiCT)ec  obnc. 

let.  lanaip.  (5  p.,  I.  11,  atiaf  12.)  CCnno  "Doniini 
•DC."  ccl.°  tiiii."  ^uin  RagaLlais  mic  htlaTrac  fiig  Con- 
Fo].2iaa.  nacht;.  bellum  Caifinn  ConaiU  iibi  ^uaipe  pugiu,  7 
"Oiayimaii;  tiiccop,  epac,  mac  CX;e-DO  flame.  TTloiip 
Oen^Ufa  bfionbaclae  tiegif  Ceniuil  Coijapfii.  Cocac 
huae  n-CCe'Dain  7  ^ajTCnaifi  mic  CCccmain.  Cfuiep 
Pufifi  in  bafifiuna. 

jet.  lanaip.  (6  p.,  I.  22,  aliap  23.)  CCnno  7)omini 
T)C.°  xl.°  ix.°  bellum  Oppu  ppi  pance.  bellum  T)Uin 
Cpaumcain  in  quo  ceciDir;  Oengup  mac  "Oomnaill. 
pi  111  TTIaelcoBa  uiccopep  epani;  .1.  Ceallac  7  Conall 
c[a]el.  TTlopp  Ca^upaig  mic  T)omnaill  bpicc  TTlopp 
Cjionain  maigi  bile,     hoc  anno  be-oa  nacup  epc. 

let.  lanaip.  (7  p.,  I.  3,  aliap  4.)  CCnno  "oomini  7)0.° 
l.°  Cfuiep  CCe-oain  epipcopi  Saxonum  7  lugulacio 
■Duopum  piliopum  blaimicc  mic  CCeuo  plane  .1.  T)un- 
chaT)  7  Conall. 


'  Crunnmml  Bolg-luatha. — Men- 
tioned by  his  epithet  "  Bolg-luatha  '' 
under  625  and  627  supra,  ivliere  see 
notes.  Tlie  death  of  a  "  Cruonoiael 
Erbuilg"  King  of  the  Leinstermeu,  is 
entered  infra,  at  the  year  655,  who 
seems  to  be  the  same  person,  Erbuilg 
(of  the  "big  sack  "  or  "  belly")  being 
probably  a  variation  of  the  epithet 
Bolg-luatha. 

^  Fursa Eepeated  under  the  next 

year. 

^  Guaire. — Gualre  Aidline,  King  of 


Connaught,  whose  obit  is  given  by 
the  Four  Mast. ,  and  also  infra,  at  a.d. 
662.  On  the  lower  margin  of  MS.  A., 
fol.  236,  four  stanzas  in  Irish  are 
written  (which  are  not  in  B.),  without 
any  sign  to  indicate  where  they  should 
be  introduced  into  the  text,  if  they 
were  intended  to  be  sointroduced.  The 
three  first  are  ascribed  to  Cumeni,  and 
the  fourth  to  Guaire.  But  as  they  are 
somewhat  corrupt,  and  contain  no  his- 
torical fact,  it  has  not  been  considered 
necessary  to  reproduce  them  here. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTEll. 


109 


Kal.  Jan.     (Mond.,  m.  19,  alias  20.)     A.D.  G46.     Mael-     [646.] 
lobha,  son  of  Fiachna,  King  of  Ulad,  was  slain.     Dun- 
:ath,  descendant  of  Ronan,  slain.     The  battle  of  Colgu, 
on  of  Crunnmael  Bolg-luatha/  King  of  the  Ui-Ceinn- 
lelaigh. 

Kal.  Jan.     (Tuesd.,  m.  30,  alias  1.)     A.D.  647.     Fursa'  [647.]  bis. 
■he  Pious  died. 

Kal.  Jan,  (Thurs.,  m.  11,  alias  12.)  a.d.  648.  The  [G48.] 
tilling  of  Raghallach,  son  of  Uada,  King  of  Connaught. 
['he  battle  of  Carn-Conaill,  where  Guaire"  fled,  and 
Jiarmait,  son  of  Aedh  Slane,  was  victor.  The  death  of 
3engus  Bron-bachaV  King  of  Cinel-Coirpri.  The  war  of 
;he  descendants  of  Aedan,''  and  of  Gartnat  son  of  Accidan. 
The  repose  of  Fursa°  in  Peronne. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  22,  alias  23.)  A.D.  649.  The  [649.] 
jattle  of  Ossu  [Oswiu]  against  Pante  [Penda].  The 
jattle  of  Dun-Cremtain,  in  which  fell  Oengus  son  of 
Domnall.  The  sons  of  Maelcobha  were  victors,  viz. : — 
ZJellach  and  Conall  Gael.  The  death  of  Cathasach,  son  of 
Domnall  Brecc.''  Death  of  Cronan  of  Magh-bilfe.  In  this 
(T^ear  Bede  was  born^- 

Kal.  Jan.     (Saturd.,  m.   3,  alias  4.)     A.D.  650.     The     [650.] 
repose  of  Aedan,  bishop  of  the  Saxons;  and  the  killing 
3f  two  sons  of  Bla[th]inacc,  son  of  Aedh  Slane,  viz. : — 
Dunchad  and  Conall. 


*  Oengus  Bron-hachal. — The  "  Oin- 
gusius  cujus  cogDomentum  Bronba- 
chal"  of  Adamnan  (i.,  13).  See 
Keeves'  ed.,  p.  41,  note  a. 

^ Aedan. — Aedan  son  of  Gabran, 
King  of  the  Scotch  Dalriads,  whose 
death  is  recorded  at  the  j-ear  605 
mpra. 

*  Fnrsa.  —  His  death  is  entered 
under  the  previous  j'ear,  and  also  at 


6C0  infra.  The  '  Vision '  of  St.  Fursa 
is  entered  above  under  the  year  626. 

''Domnall  i?7'ecc.--"  Domnall  the 
speckled,"  King  of  Dalriada  in  Scot- 
land, whose  death  is  recorded  above 
at  the  year  641,  and  again,  by  a 
great  mistalje,  under  685. 

'  Born This  entry  is  added  in  at 

man.  in  A.  B.  has  merely  naciuica-p 
beTje.     See  under  the  year  653  infra. 


110  ccNMalcc  ula'Dti. 

blatniac  mac  CCetia,  in  V-h 
Rue  a  mac  a^i  "01511 ; 
bel^a1'D  tiifu  a  -oa  mac 
1na  -Digatl  a\i  blacmac. 

ITlaelo-Djxan  cecinic. 

CC  muilinn, 

Ce  p-o  milc  mojx  v\  cmiainn, 
II1  bo  comailc  ipaix  reribaiin 
[CC]  110  mile  ipop,  uiB  Cei\Baill. 

CCn  men  meilef  in  mtiilini), 
II1  coiica  aclic  ■Defiscuii'iin^  ; 
If  Til  poglu  in  cifiuinn  maiyi 
pota  mtiilinT)  TTlaelo'Diaain. 

jet.  lanaip.  (1.  V-,  ^-  1^'  «^i«r  '^^■)  CCnno  -Domini 
T)C.°l.''i.°  Obicuf  Sejem  abaT:if  lae  .1.  pilii  Pacnae, 
7  quief  CC1X1I050  mic  Camam  ccbcrcif  Cluccna  mic  Woif, 
7  T)0|iniiT;crcio  Tllancheni  abbacip  meno-Diiocic.  Imcn- 
picc  Cule  coyipe  in  quo  ceciT)ic  Ciilene  mac  •popin-oain. 
maelTjeich  7  Oncu  inCTOiier  epanu. 

let.  1  anal  p.  (3  -p.,  I.  25,  aliaf  26.)  CCnno  -oomini 
T)C.°  l.°  ii."  (aliaf  3°).  ITloiaf  peiiic  mic  'CocoLain,  7 
"ColaitiB  mic  ipooi^  pe^if  piccopum.     UigulaTrio  Conaill 


'  Blatlmac.—The  original  of  tliis 
stanza  is  written  on  the  lower  margin 
of  fol.  226  in  A.;  but  it  seems  to 
belong  to  this  place.     It  is  not  in  B. 

2  0,  mill.  —  CC  mviitiTiti.  These 
words  should  be  repeated,  to  complete 
the  line,  according  to  a  practice 
frequently  followed  by  Irish  Poets. 
In  the'  Ami.  Four  Mast.  (647),  the 
authorship  of  these  verses  is  ascribed 
to  Maelodran.  But  in  a  curious 
account  of  the  catastrophe,  and  the 
cause  thereof,  contained  in  the  MS. 
Kawlinson,  B.  502,  Bodleian    Lib. 


(fol.  73,  i  2),  the  composition  is 
attributed  to  Ultan  (i.e.,  St.  Ultan  of 
Ardbrackau).  In  this  account,  three 
persons  are  stated  to  haye  been  killed, 
viz.: — Dunchad,  Conall,  and  Maelo- 
dhar,  who  are  represented  as  the  sons 
of  Diarmait  MacCerbhaill  (si.  5(54 
supra).  But  this  last  statement  must 
be  an  error.  The  event  13  thus  re- 
ferred to  in  Mageoghegan's  Transl.  of 
the  Annals  of  Clonmacnoise,  at  tlie 
year  648.  "  The  two  sons  of  Hugh 
Slane,  Donogh  and  Conell,  were  killed 
by  the  Lynstermen,  near  MoUingar, 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTEK. 


Ill 


Blathmac,!  son  of  Aodh,  the  King, 

Gave  liis  sons  for 

Jesus  shall  take  Ms  two  sons 

From  Blathmac,  in  revenge  therefor. 

Maelodran  sang : — 

O,  mill,» 

Though  much  of  wheat  thou  didst  grind, 

It  was  not  the  grinding  of  oats 

Thou  didst  grind  on  Cerbhall's  descendants. 

The  stuff  which  the  mill  grinds 
Is  not  oats  but  red  wheat. 
Of  the  saplings  of  the  great  tree 
Is  the  '  feed '  of  Maelodrain's  mill. 

be  killing  of  Oissen  son  of  Osirg.'' 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  14,  alias  15.)    a.d.  651.     Death  [651.]  bis. 
Segene,  abbot  of  la,  i.e.,  son  of  Fiachna  ;  and  the  repose 
Aedlug,  son  of  Caman,  abbot  of  Cluain-mic-Nois ;  and 
e  falling  asleep  of  Manchen,  abbot  of  Menadrochit.''   The 
nflict  of  Cul-corra,'  in  which  Culene,"  son  of  Forindan, 
as  slain.     Maeldeich  and  Onchu  were  victors. 
Kal.  Jan.     (Tues.,  m.  25,  alias  26.)     a.d.  652  (alias  653).     [^52.] 
le  death  of  Ferith  son  of  Totholan,  and  of  Tolarg  son 
Foith,''  King  of  the   Picts.     The   murder  of   Conall 


the  mill  of  Oran,  called  Mollen- 
an."  See  O'Donov.  Four  Mast., 
).  647,  note  d. 

'  Gissen  son  of  OUirg. — Oswine, 
1  of  Osric,  King  of  Deira  from  6i7 

651,  wheu  he  was  slain.  See 
glo-Sax.  Chron.,  and  Bede's  Eccl. 
St ,  III.,  14. 

'  Menadrochit. — Now  Mondrehid, 
•ish  of  Offerlane,  in  the  Queen's  co. 

Cul-corra, — The  "  recess  of  the 
ir."  O'Donoran  states  that  this 
06  is  now  known  as  Coolarn,  near 
[trim,  CO.  Meath. 


"  C'ulene. — It  is  stated  in  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast.  (648),  and  Chron.  Scot, 
(649),  that  Culene  was  King  of  Ui- 
Failghe,  or  Offaly. 

'  Tolarg  son  oj  Foitli. — Foith  is 
the  form  in  which  the  Irish  writers 
generally  represent  the  "  Wid  "  of  the 
Pictish  Chronicle,  in  which  the  name 
of  Talorc  (for  Tolarg)  appears  after  the 
names  of  "  Garnard  filius  Wid,"  and 
"  Breidei  filius  Wid,"  with  the  addition 
"  frater  eoruni."  See  Skene's  Chron. 
Picts  and  Scots,  p.  7. 


112 


aw  N  aloe  tila"Dli. 


Fol.  2iab. 


call,    bellum  Connachc  in  quo  ceciT)ic  ma]acan  filuip 
■Comaini. 

"jet.  1anai|i.  (4  p.,  I.  C,  almp  7.)  CCnno  Tioniini  t>c.° 
l."  111."  lusiilacio  Conaill  mic  TTIoelocoBa  .i.  la 
"OiapmuiT)  mac  CCe-ba  flane.  Colman  eppcop  mace  t1 
T)elT)Ui15,  7  Oppene  pora,  tduo  abbacep  CLuano  ipaipD-o, 
obiepuiiT:.  T)uc1niae  locpae  abb  ■pepnann  quieuii;. 
lusulacio  pepj;irppo  mic  T)omiiaiU,  7  ■pepjHppo  mic 
Rofeaillnis,  7  CCeno  hevy-h  7  Cummeni.  bellum  Spaco 
eoaipc  ubi  T)unca€  mac  Conams  ceciDir.  [ITIopp] 
CCeT)0  pom  mic  TTlaelcoljo.  beT)a  hoc  anno  nacup  epu. 
let.  lanaip.  CCnno  ■Domini  -dc."  l."  1111.°  Mem  mac 
liui  bipn  pau  pal- 
let, lanaip.  CCnno  -Dommi  -dc."  l.°  u."  bellum 
Cumapcaij  mic  CCilello  in  quo  ceciTiic.  Cpunnmael 
niac  Suibne  uiccop  epar.  bellum  panre  pepp 
Saxonum.     Oppu  uiccop  epai:.    bellum  CCnnae.     TTlopp 


'  Conall  Cad. — Joint-King  of  Ire- 
land.    See  under  the  next  year. 

^  Marcan. — It  is  stated  b}^  the 
Fom'  Mast.  (C49),  and  the  Cliron. 
Scot.  (G50),  that  Matcan  was  chief  of 
Ui-Maine  (Hy-Many). 

2  Conall— The  Conall  Gael  who 
shared  the  sovereignty  of  Ireland  with 
his  brother  Cellach.  Their  accession 
is  entered  at  the  year  G42  supra. 
The  Four  Masters  give  Conall's  death 
under  the  year  65G,  the  same  year  in 
which  they  have  his  brother  Cellach's 
obit.  See  Chron.  Scot,  p.  92,  note  6, 
and  infra,  under  the  year  G57. 

*  By  — The  original  of  this  clause 
is  added  bj'  way  of  gloss  in  A.  and  B. 
It  is  not  in  Clar.  49. 

^  Mac-m-Tdduibh.— 'Both  of  "Ua 
Telduibh  "  ("  descendant  of  Teldubh,") 
"DetTiuilJ  in  orig.  texts. 


°  Duclma  Indira. — Duchua  (or 
Dachua)  of  "  Luachair."  Also  called 
Mochua  and  Cronan.  His  festival  is 
given  as  22nd  June  in  the  Calendar, 
at  which  date  the  Martyr.  Donegal 
has  *'  Cronan,  that  is  Mochua  of 
Luachair,  Abbot  of  Fearna  (Ferns, 
CO.  Wexford  "). 

^  Aedh  Bedrl  —  Cummen.  —  The 
Four  Masters  (C49),  and  the  Chron. 
Scot.  (G51),  state  that  Aedh  Bedri 
(or  Beathra)  was  the  son  of  Cummen. 

'  Srath-Ethairt.  —  The  Srath  (or 
)S'frca(7i=stratum),or  "holm,"  of  Ethart. 
Not  identified.  Dean  Reeves  thinks 
it  was  the  name  of  a  place  in  Perth- 
shire. Adamnan,  p.  37.5,  note  u. 
The  record  of  this  battle  is  more  fully 
given  in  the  Chron.  Scot.,  at  the  year 
C51. 

°  Conanr/. — The    Conang,    son    of 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


113 


el,'   The  battle  of  Connaught,  in  which  fell  Marcan/  the 

1  of  Tomain. 

Kal.  Jan.      (Wedn.,  m.  6,  alias  7.)     A.D.   653.      The     [65S.] 

lling  of  Conall/  son  of  Maelcobha,  i.e.,  by'  Diarmait, 

n  of  Aedh  Slane.  Bishop  Colman  Mac-Ui-Telduibh,''  and 

sene  Fota,  two  abbots  of  Cluain-Iraird,  died.     Duchua 

ichra/  abbot  of  Ferns,  rested.     The  killing  of  Fergus, 

1  of  Domnall,  and  of  Fergus,  son  of  Rogaillnech,  and  of 

idh  Bedri,'  and   of  Cummen.''     The  battle  of  Srath- 

hairt,^  in  which  Duncath,   son  of  Conang,'  was  slain. 

he  death]  of  Aedh  Roin,  son  of  Maelcobha.    Beda^°  was 

rn  in  this  year. 

Kal.  Jan.     A,D.   65 1.     Nem  Mac-Ui-Birn'' rests. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  65-5.     The  battle  of  Cumascach^-  son  of     rc54-l 

111],  in  which  he  fell.     Crunnmael  son  of  Suibhne  was     [C55.] 

jtor.     Battle  of  Pante,'^   King  of  the  Saxons.     Ossu" 

is  victor.     Battle  of  Anna.''^     The  death  of  Crunnmael 

builc,"'  son  of  Ronan,  King  of  the  Leiustermen.     Tlae 


;lhan,  whose  death  by  drowning  is 
ered  under  the  year  G2 1  supra. 
"  Beda. — This  entry  is  added  in  al. 
n.  in  A.  B.  has  Ueh  hic  naciui- 
p  beTje.  The  birth  o£  Bede  is 
)  recorded  at  the  year  G49  supra. 

'  Aem  Mac-  Ui-Birn ' '  Nem,  son 

the  descendant  of  Birn."  O'Conor 
y  inaccurately  prints  the  name 
[n  mc  hul  Ibirubir  !  The  Four 
'.sters  state  (G54)  that  Nem  was  a 
cessor  of  Enne  of  Ara.  (St.  Enna, 
linda,  of  Aranmore  Island,  in  Gal- 
y  Baj-).     Nem's  day  in  the  Calen- 

is  June  14. 

2  Battle  of  Cumascach. — The  Four 
.St.  (650)  call  this  the  battle  of 
scach,  and  add  that  Cumascach, 

of  Ailill,  was  Chief  of  Ui  Cremh- 
inn.  The  site  (Flescach)  has  not 
n  identified.   By  "  battle  of  Cumas- 


cach," the  Annalist  meant  that  it  was 
a  battle  in  which  Cumascach  was 
slain.  There  are  numerous  examples  of 
this  practice  throughout  these  Annals. 

"  Battle  of  Pante  (i.e.,  Panda). — 
This  is  one  of  the  examples  refeiTed  to 
in  the  last  note.  Penda  was  slain  in 
the  battle  of  Widwinfleld  (Wingfield), 
in  the  year  655,  according  to  the 
Anfjlo-Sax.  Chron. 

^^  Ossu Oswiu,  King  of  the  North- 
umbrians, whose  death  is  entered  in 
the  Anglo-Sax.  Chron.  at  the  year 
670. 

"  Battle  of  Anna. — By  this  is  meant 
that  Anna  (King  of  the  East  Angles) 
was  slain  in  a  battle.  The  Anglo- 
Sax.  Chron.  has  Anna's  death  under 
the  year  G54.     See  note  ". 

"  Crunnmael  Erhuilc. — See  at  the 
year  C4G  snpra. 


114 


CCMMttlCC  UlCCOll. 


Cpunnmael  ej^builc  mic  Uonain  iiepf  Laj^enenfiunn. 
TTlopf  Tnaelaiccem  'Cipe  -oa  glaf.  'gHii'i  Rasallmch 
mic  1107)06  ifii5  Connachc.  tiel  hic  ■pupfa  fecumDum 
aliof.     TDocoerfios  teicli  moip.  quietnc. 

let.  lanaifi.  (1  p.,  I.  cc.)  CCnno  -oomini  ■oc."  l.°  m." 
Obicuf  Siibm  mic  Cupriai  abbatJif  1ae,  7  tllcain  mic 
U  Cboncobaifi.  belUim  "Oeleiro  in  quo  iTit;epi:ecr;ui^ 
Gfc  TTlael'Deiifi  mac  ConaiU.  TDopf  "Colafisain  mic 
CCnippi-c  laepf  piccopum.  ITIoiif  Cellcem  Louiii.  Ojaca 
efc  uacca  iltacfius  bjiiuin  que  .1111.  uiculof  pepeyiic. 

let.  lanaip.  (2  p.,  I.  21.)  CCtino  -oomini  7)c.°  l.°  «ii.° 
niopf  Ceallccis  mic  TTlaelecol^o,  7  Celtaig  mic  Papain 
(no  Tlonain),  7  Pmcpac  xrelnam,  7  btaicmicc  mic 
Tlonain  mic  Cotuimb.  fnoiaf  ^upeio  pegip  CCtoctua^e, 
■pepgaitequepitii 'Oomnailt.  Uentiupmasnup.  'Comain 
mac  'Caiceni  mopiz^up. 

let.  lanaip.  (3  p.,  I.  2.)  CCnno  TDomini  t»c.°  fuin." 
"Oimma  nigep  eppcop  ConT)ipe,  7  Cummeni  eppcop 
■Ncten'opoma;  7  'Dunca'b  mac  CCexio  ptane,  mopcui  punt:, 
7  iU5UtaT:io  OpcDoic  mic  Secnupaij  7  Concenn  mic 
Lai'Dgnein  7  'pto'DUbuip  pex  Ppancopum, 


'  Raghallach. — The  killing  of  Eag- 
hallach  is  entered  also  above  at  the 
year  648.  This  and  the  two  following 
entries,  added  in  al  man.  in  A. ,  are 
in  the  text  in  B. 

^  Fursa. —  The  death  of  St.  Fursa 
is  entered  above,  under  the  years  646 
and  647.  O'Conor  prints  frosa  for 
Fursa,  and  translates  "  Pluvia  mira- 
bilis"!  But  his  own  blunder  is  more 
wonderful.  This  entry  is  not  in  Clar.49. 

^  Mac-  Ui-Conchohair.  —  "  Son  of 
the  descendant  of  Conchobar."  See 
O'Donovan's  F.  2Iast.,  at  656,  note  d, 
Martyrology  of  Donegal,  at  Septem- 
ber 4th,  and  under  662  infra. 

*  Delend.  —  This  is  in  the  genit. 
form.  The  nomin.  form  should  pro- 
bably be  Deliu.     O'Donovan  thinks 


that  Delenn  may  be  Telenn,  in  the 
west  of  the  co.  Donegal,  Foiir  Mast., 
A.D.  654,  note  a. 

'^  Maeldeith  son  of  Conall.  —  The 
Four  Masters  (654)  and  the  Chron. 
Scot.  (653)  have  "  Maeldoid  son  of 
Conaing";  to  which  the  latter  autho- 
rity adds  "or  of  Conall." 

"  Tolargan  son  of  Anfrith The 

"  Talorcen  Alius  Enfret "  of  the  Pic- 
tish  Chron. 

'' Lothra Lorrha,  in  the  bar.  of 

Lower  Ormond,  co.  Tipperary. 

^  Lathrach-Briuin. — Now  Laragh- 
bryan,  bar.  of  North  Salt,  co.  Kildare. 
This  prodigy  is  noticed  in  the  Book 
of  Leinster  (p.  25,  col.  1),  thus:^ 
"Vacca  quatuor  vitulos  in  una  die 
peperit." 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


115 


of 


ath  of  Maelaiohthen  of  Tir-da-glas.  The  killing 
ighallach'  son  of  Uada,  King  of  Connaught.  Or,  in 
is  year  [the  death  of]  Fursa/  according  to  others, 
achaemhog  of  Liath-mor  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Simd.,  m.  10.)  a.d.  656.  The  death  of 
libne,  son  of  Curthri,  abbot  of  la,  and  of  Ultan  Mac-Ui- 
(nchobair.^  The  battle  of  Delend,"  in  which  Maeldeith 
a  of  ConalP  was  slain.  Death  of  Tolargan,  son  of 
ifrith,"  King  of  the  Picts.  Death  of  Cellcen  of  Lothra.' 
lere  appeared  a  cow  at  Lathrach-Briuin,"  which  calved 
IV  calves. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  21.)  a.d.  657.  Death  of  Cel- 
ih"  son  of  Maelcobha,  and  of  Cellach,  son  of  Saran  (or 
man),"  and  of  Fiachra  Telnan,  and  of  Blathmac,  son  of 
)nan,  son  of  Columb."  Death  of  Guret,  King  of  Al- 
uathe,^-  and  of  FergaP"  son  of  Domnall.  A  great  storm. 
)main,  son  of  Taithen,  dies. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Tues.,  m.  2.)  a.d.  658.  Dimma  Dubh,^^ 
jhop  of  Connor,  and  Cummeni,  bishop  of  Naendruim, 
d  Dunchadh  son  of  Aedh  Slane,  died  ;  and  the  slaying 
Orcdoith  son  of  Sechnasach,  and  of  Concenn  son  of 
idgnen,  and  of  Flodubur^^  King  of  the  Franks. 


[656.J 


[657.] 


[658.] 


Cellach. — King  of  Ireland  con- 
itly  with  his  brother  Conall,  whose 
,th  is  entered  above  at  the  year 

(where  see  note),and  again  at  663. 
"  Or  Ronan. — This  is  the  name  in 

But  the  Four  Mast,  say  that 
lUach  was  son  of  Saran,  and  abbot 
Othan-radr,  now  Fahan,  bar.  of 
ihowen,  co.  Donegal. 
'  Cotom5.— "  Colman,"  Clar.  id. 
'Al-Chathe,  genit.  form  Alo- 
athe.  —  The  Petra  Cloithe  of 
imnan  (ii.,  1 5).  Now  Dumbarton 
Icotland.  See  Eeeves'  Adamnan, 
43,  ii,  and  at  the  years  693,  721, 

and  869,  infra. 
'And  of  Fergal.—^6ii,sayle  Cfue, 


a  curious  combination  of  Fergaih,  the 
genit.  case  of  the  name  Fergal,  and 
the  Lat.  conjunction  que. 

"Subh. — The  "black."  Latinized 
niger  in  the  origl.  texts.  But  Dimma 
is  better  known  to  the  student  of 
Eccl.  History  as  Dimma  Dubh. 

^^  Floduhw. — pio-DubuiiT,,  in  the 
genit.  case,  in  A.  and  B.  (although 
O'Conor  prints  "  Clodubuir  [Clodo- 
vsei.]"  The  date  of  the  entry  might 
probably  indicate  that  Clovis  II.  (ob. 
655)  was  meant,  rather  than  his  son, 
Clothair  III.  (ob.  670.)  But  an 
Irish  writer  would  be  more  likelj'  to 
represent  Clothair  than  Clovis  by  the 
form  in  the  text. 

i2 


116 


CCNNalCC  ulccoli. 


b. 


Fol.  246a 


let.  lanaip.  (4  p.,  l-  13.)  CCiino  TDomim  -oc"  1-°  ix.^ 
Obictif  pnnani  epifcopi  pibi  Tlime'DO,  7  Colman 
glinne  -oa  loco  qiiieuic,  7  T)c(niel  epifcopuf  Cinnsa- 
po'D.  mojif  ecT)ac  mic  blai^micc.  Conall  cpan- 
namna  mopicup.  euganan  mac  'Cochalain  "Depunccuip 
efc. 

let.  lanaip.  dnno  -00011111  nc"  Ix."  'Commene  (.1. 
mac  Ronain)  eppcop  CCpD  macae,  7  Conainn  iiepop 
"OaiiTC  abb  imleco  Ibaip.,  7  laTDfeSen  fopienp  mac 
bai^bannai^,  -oepuncci  func     'Pupru  in  peiiiauna  pau- 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  -Domini  -oc."  Ice."  1.°  Cummeni 
lon^up  (Ixxii."  atino  eracipfue  qui euii;)  7  Saltan  nepof 
Ci"iit;ain,  papieiTCCf,  -DOiimiepunc  beltum  Ogomain 
ubi  ceci'Depunc  Conaiii^  mac  Con^aile,  7  Ulran  mac 
Gpnaine  pex  Cianachoe,  7  Cennpaelat)  mac  Sep-ci-De. 
blamac  mac  CCex)0  uiccup  epc,  ipocuip  "Oiapma-Da. 
1TlaelT)tiin  mac  ■ptipuT)pain  mic  becce  mopciuip  efv. 
TTIaenac  mac  pnsini  (mic  CCe-ba  ■oiiib  mic  Cpimcainn 


^Finnan.  —  The  Finan  who  snc- 
ceeJed  St.  Aedan  (ob.  050,  snprd),  in 
Lindisfarne,  and  who  was  himself 
succeeded  by  Colman.  See  Bede's 
Eccl.  Bist,  Book  III.,  chap.  25.  His 
day  in  the  Calendar  is  variously  given 
as  Jan.  8th  and  Jan.  9th.  Neither 
O'Donovan  at  Four  Mast.,  A. p.  659), 
nor  Ussher  (Index  Chron. ,  at  the  years 
G51,  061),  seems  to  have  perceived  the 
identity  of  this  Finan  with  the  suc- 
cessor of  St.  Aedan. 

^  Colman His  obit  is  recorded  in 

Ann  Fonr  Mast.,  under  659,  where 
it  is  stated  that  ho  died  on  December 
2.  But  his  festival  is  given  in  the 
jtfarti/r.  of  Donegal,  as  Dec.  13. 

*  Cenngaradh. — Kingarth,  in  Bute. 
The  Martyr,  cf  Donegal  gives  his 
festival  as  Feb.  18. 

'  Conall  Crannamna,— Son  of  Eo- 


chaidh  Buidhe,  son    of   Aedan,   and 
12th  King  of  the  Scotch  Dalriads. 

^  Totholan.-- The  name  is  other- 
wise written  Tuathalan,  and  is  d 
diminutive  of  the  name  Tnathal. 
This  is  the  last  entry  on  fol.  24a  of 
WS.  A.,  on  the  npper  margin  of  which 
a  stanza  in  Irish  is  written,  and  two 
on  the  lower  margin,  without  any 
marks  to  indicate  the  place  in  the 
text  where  they  should  be  introduced. 
It  is  doubtful  if  they  have  any  parti- 
cular connection  with  the  text  a  tall,  as 
they  do  not  occur  inMS.  B.,norinClar. 
49.  {They  do  not  seem  worth  printing. 
"TJoiMM, — This    clause,  added   by 

way  of  gloss  in  al.  man.  in  A.,  is  not 

in  B.  or  Clar.  49. 

'  Conainn  Ua  Daint.  —  "  Conainn 

descendant   of    Dant."      The   Latin 

equivalent  for   Ua  (nepos)  is  written 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


117 


Kal.  Jan.     (Wedn.,  m.  1.3.)     A.D.  G59.     The  death  of  [659.]  bis. 
Jishop  Finnan/  son  of  Kimid ;  and  Colman^  of  Glenn-da- 
3cha  rested,  and  Daniel,  bishop  of  Cenngaradh."    Death 
if  Eochaidh,  son  of  Blathniac.     Conali  Crannamna*  dies. 
Suganan,  son  of  Tothalan,"  died. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  660.     Tommene  (i.e.,  son  of  Eonan "),     [G60.] 
)ishop  of  Armagh,  and  Conainn  Ua   Daint,''  abbot  of 
mlech-Ibair,  and  Laidhggen  the  Wise,  son  of  Baeth- 
)annach,  died.     Fursa  rested  in  Peronne." 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  661.  Cummeni  the  TaiP  (in  the  72nd  [6CL] 
/■ear"  of  his  age  he  rested)  and  Saran  Ua  Critain,"  sages, 
'ell  asleep.  The  battle  of  Ogoman,^^  in  which  fell  Conaing 
ion  of  Congal,  and  Ultan,  son  of  Ernaine,  King  of 
IJianachta,  and  Cennfaeladh  son  of  Gerthide.^'  Bla[th]mac 
ion  of  Aedh,  Diarmaid's  colleague,"  was  vanquished, 
tfaelduin,  son  of  Furudran,  son  of  Becc,  died.  Maenach, 
5on  of  Finghin  (son''  of  Aedh  Dubh,  son  of  Crimthann,son 


lepotis  in  A.  and  B.,  but  nepos  in 
Dlar.  i9.  For  the  name  "  Conainn," 
the  Four  Mast,  and  Cliron.  Scot. 
[657)  have  "  Conaing." 

'/«  Peronne In    peyi^una,  A. 

In  prtina,  B.  Clar.  49  has  "in 
prisona,"  although  O'Conor  states 
[note  2,  ad.  an.)  that  this  MS.  reads 
■'  in  propria  persona !"  The  death  of 
St.  Fursa  is  noticed  above  under  the 
years  646  and  647.  The  present 
jntry  is  added  in  al.  man.  in  A.  But 
it  is  part  of  the  original  text  in  B. 

'The  Tall Theorig. ofthis  clause, 

idded  in  al.  man.  in  A.,  is  part  of  the 
;ext  in  B.    lonsuy,  MSS. 

"/re  the  72nd  year — The  birth  of 
3 1.  Cummeni  the  Tall,  or  Cummen/oire 
;'  long,"  "  tall  "),  is  entered  at  the 
j'ear  591  supra.  Much  curious  infor- 
nation  regarding  the  alleged  in- 
jestuous  origin,  and  history,  of  St. 
[Cummeni  Fo!a  has  been  published  by 


Dr.  Todd.  See  Book  of  Hymns^  pt. 
I.,  pp.  81-93. 

"  Saran  Ua  Critaln "  Saran  de- 
scendant (nepos)  of  Critan."  St. 
Saran  is  patron  of  Tisaran,  in  the  bar. 
of  Garrycastle,  King's  co. 

"  Ogoman.— The  Four  Mast.  (660) 
add  that  Ogaman  was  oc  cinn  coiT,- 
ba'oain,  "at  Cenn  Corbadan  ;"  but 
neither  place  has  been  identified.  See 
note  '*. 

"  Gerthide. — See  under  the  year 
503,  supra. 

^^  Diarmaid^s  colleague, — ipociur 
"DmyimaTia.  The  battle  of  Ogoman 
seems  to  have  been  fought  between 
the  two  brothers,  Diarmaid  and 
Blathmac  (sons  of  Aedh  Slaini5),  who 
were  Joint-Kings  of  Ireland  at  this 
time,  and  whose  death  is  entered 
under  the  j'ear  664  infra. 

^^  Son,  &c. — The  original  of  this 
clause  is  interlined  in  A.  and  B. 


118 


cciincclcc  ularoti. 


line  pei'DLimi'D  mic  CCenstifa  mic  NccDpiaaich),  \iex 
ITluman,  iTiopT;uuf  efc  1u5UlaT;io  TDaelepuauctis 
piln  Gimani.     Scarinlan  abb  Ltijmaix)  quietnc. 

jet.  lanctni.  (1 -p.,  L  16.)  CCnno  -Domini  -dc"  Ix."  11.° 
Cfuief  Segmn  mic  11  Clnnnx)  abb  benncoiii,  7  mopf 
Suaifie  CCixine.  1ii^iilaT:io  T)tioiaum  pliopuin  "Domnaill 
pilii  CCef)0  .1.  Conalb  7  C0I5U.  ITloiif  ^ap^nai'D  pin 
TDomnaill,  7  "Domnaill  mic  To^olain.  ITlojif 'Cuarail 
mic  TTI 0)1501  nu  "Cuenos  piliiif  pnncin  abb  'Pepnann- 
liToeiicac  epifcopujp,  T)ima  epifcopup,  cfuiefceiaunc. 
UlT^aii  mac  U  Chonculjaifi  quieuiT:  fecuiroum  alnim 
libiium. 
•b.  let.  lanaiii.     (2  p,  I.  27.)  CCnno  -Domini  t)C.°  Lx."  in." 

'Ce[ne]bpae  in  ]cb.  ITlaii  in  nona  hopa,  7  in  ea'oeni 
aefca^e  coeUim  ap'oepe  uipum  efc.  TTloficalicaf  in 
ilibepniam  pejiuenic  in  Ict.  CCujufci.  bellum  Lu€o 
peipnn  .1.  1  ■popT:pinn.  IDoiaf  Cepnaig  pi  In  "Diayima-co 
mic  CCe-DO  -plane  mic  "Diajima'Da  cefipbeoil  mic  Conaill 
c|iem€ainne,  ec  cepipemouiip  in  bfiiT;cania,  7  Comgan 
mac  U  'Ceitfine,  7  beyiac  ab  benncaip.  baet;an  mace 
11  Copmaicc  abb  Cluano  obi  it:.  In  campo  Ico  ■pocapic 
exayific  mopt:aliT;ap  p^iimo  in  llibejinia.  CC  mopce 
Pacyiicii  cc.a  .111.  pifiima  mojicalicap  .cxn.  Ceallac 
macTTlaeilecoBa  moyiictiii  hie  fecun-oum  alium  libjium. 


'  Segain  Mac-Ui-Chuind — "Segain, 
son  of  Cond's  descendant."  His  name 
is  written  "  Seighiu"  in  the  Martyr, 
of  Donegal,  where  his  festival  is 
given  at  Septemher  ]  0. 

^  Guaire  Aidhne. — King  of  Con- 
naught,  celebrated  for  his  hospitalitj'. 
He  is  mentioned  at  the  years  626  and 
648  supra;  and  his  obit  is  again 
entered  under  the  year  665  infra. 

^  Domnall,  son  of  Aedh. — King  of 
Ireland.  His  obit  is  entered  above 
under  the  year  641. 

*  Gartnaidh. — A  Pictish  king.   The 


"  Gartnait  Alius  Donnel "  of  the 
Pictish  Chronicle. 

^Finntin — Fintain  (gen.  of  Fintan), 
Four  Mast.  (662). 

"  Indercach This    name    seems 

comp.  of  in  (the  defin.  article  in  Irish) 
and  dercach  ("  charitable  "). 

'  Ullan. — See  above,  at  the  year 
656.  This  entry,  added  in  al.  man. 
in  A.,  is  in  the  original  text  in  B. 

'  Luthfelrnn,  i.e. ,  in  Fortrenn 

Luth-feirnn  has  not  been  identified. 
Fortrenn  was  "  one  of  the  seven  pro- 
vinces of  the  Picts,  and  lay  to  the 
west  of  the  River  Tay,"  according  to 


ANiSTALS   OF   ULSTER. 


119 


[662.] 


3f  Fedhlimidh,  son  of  Aengus,  son  of  Nadfraech),  King  of 
Munster,  died.  The  slaying  of  Maelfuataigh,  son  of  Ernain. 
Scannlann,  abbot  of  Lughmadh,  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  16.)  A.D.  662.  The  repose  of 
3egain  Mac-Ui-Chuind/  abbot  of  Bangor ;  and  death  of 
Gruaire  Aidhne."  The  killing  of  two  sons  of  Domnall 
son  of  Aedh/  viz.,  Conall  and  Oolgu.  The  death  of 
Gartnaidh/  son  of  Domnall,  and  of  Domnall,  son  of 
Totholan.  Death  of  Tuathal,  son  of  Morgand.  Tuenog, 
3on  of  Finntin,''  abbot  of  Ferns;  Indercach,"  a  bishop, 
Dima,  a  bishop,  rested.  Ultan'  Ma,c-Ui-Conchobair  rested, 
iccording  to  another  Book. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  27.)  A.D.  663.  Darkness  on  [663.]  bis. 
the  Kalends  of  May,  at  the  ninth  hour ;  and  in  the  same 
summer  the  sky  seemed  to  be  on  fire.  A  pestilence 
reached  Ireland  on  tbe  Kalends  of  August.  The  battle 
3f  Lutb-feirnn,  i.e.,  in  Fortrenn."  Death  of  Cernaeh,  son 
Df  Diarmait,  son  of  Aedh  Slane,  son  of  Diarmait  Cerrbeoil, 
son  of  Conall  Cremthainne ;  and  an  earthquake  in  Britain ; 
and  Comgan  Mac-Ui-Teimhne,°  and  Berach  abbot  of 
Bangor,  [died].  Baetan,  son  of  Ua  Cormaic,  abbot  of 
Oluain/"  died.  The  mortality  raged  at  first  in  Ireland  in 
Magh  Itho  of  Fothart.  From  the  death  of  Patrick,"  203 
[years]  ;  the  first  mortality,^''  112  [years].  Ceallach,  son 
)f  Maelcobha  dies  in  this  year,^''  according  to  another  Book. 


3keiie.  Chron.  Picts  and  Scots,  Pre- 
face, p.  cxx.  But  Dean  Eeeves 
thinks  the  name  was  applied  to  all 
Pictland.     Adamnan,  pp.  202,  332. 

°  Comgan Mac-Ui-Teimhne. — "Com- 
j-an,  son  of  the  descendant  of 
I'eimhne."  In  the  Martyr,  of  Done- 
gal, which  ^ves  his  festival  at  Feb. 
27,  the  name  of  Comgan  is  written 
'  Comman." 

"  Cluain. — Clonmacnoise. 

^^  Patrick. — The  Patrick  referred 
;o  here  must  he  "  Old  Patrick  "  (or 


Sen-Patrick'),  whose  death  is  entered 
sapra,  at  the  year  457,  and  again 
(as  "  Patrick  "  only)  under  461 ;  and 
not  "  Patrick  the  Archbishop,"  whose 
guievit  is  recorded  at  the  year  492 
(=493).  See  under  457  supra, 
note  " ;  and  under  570,  note  J. 

'^  Mortality.  —  moiacalica,  A. 
The  plague,  or  leprosy,  called  Sam- 
throsc,  mentioned  at  the  year  553 
supra,  is  probably  here  referred  to. 

"In  this  year. — ^w  (for  liic)  A.  B. 
See  under  the  year  657  supra. 


120 


ccMMoclo:  ulat)!!. 


]ct.  lanaifi.  (4  p.,  I.  8.)  CCntio  7)omiiii  t)C.  tx.°iiii.° 
nioiicaliraf  magna.  "Oiajamair  mac  CCe-oo  plane,  7 
Olaimac,  7  niaelbpefail  pilitip  ITIaele'DUin,  mopciii 
funcL-Don  Btii'De  conaiU.  tllcan  mac  Caunga,  abCLuana 
ipaipT).  "Doiimicario  'Peicheni  'Pabaip.  (.1.  -oe  eoTjem 
Foi.  2lhb.  mo]ibo  .1.  -Don  bintie  conaill),  7  CCilepam  fapiencif,  7 
Cfionani  piLn  Silni.  Cu  cen  macaip,  mac  Cacail  (mic 
CCexia  mic  Caijibiii  mic  Ciiimcam)  pi  TTItiman  mopicup. 
Olaimac  Te€bae,  Oengup  lllar,  ITlancan  Leic,  epipcopi 
abbacepque  acque  aln  innumepabilep  moputii  punu- 
Colman  capp  abb  Cluana  mic  Moaip,  Cummeni  abb 
Cluano  mic  11  Moip,  "oopmieptinc. 

let.  lanaip.  (5  p.,  I.  20.)  CCnno  'oomini  t>c.°  loc."  «.° 
TYlopp  CCilella  plainneppo  pilii  "Domnaill  pilii  CCexio 
pilii  (Xinmepeac.  ITlaelcaic  mac  8cannailTii  Cpui€ni15, 
TDael'DUin  piliup  Scannail  pex  genepip  Coipppi,  obie- 
punc.  GochaiT)iaplaici  pex  Cpui^ne  mopirup.  TDubinn- 
pech^;  mac  T)unchaT)a  pex  .h.  mbpiuin  CCi  mopicup. 
TTlopp  Ceallaig  mic  5"<^M''®-  S^aipe  CCi'Sne  mopcuup 
epi;  pecun-oum  alium  libptim. 

jet.  lanaip.  (6  p.,  I.  1.)  CCnno  •oomini  -dc"  1x.°  tn." 
TTlopralicap  in  hibepnia.  bellum  CCene  icip  CCpaDa  7 
hll  pi-Djenci,  iibi  ceci-Dic  Ougen  pilnip  Cpunnmail. 
Ceapnac  pocal  mac  "Oiapmaca  quieuic. 


'  Diarmait — Blathmac. — Brothers, 
and  Joint-Kings  of  Ireland. 

^  Buidhe-chonaill. — The  original  of 
this  clause  is  added  by  way  of  gloss 
(though  a  little  displaced)  in  A.  and  B. 

'  Oltan  the  son  of  Cunga. — lltcan 
m  caunga,  A.  B.  The  Four  Masters 
write  the  name  mac  hui  cunga 
("  son  of  the  descendant  of  Cunga.") 

'  Buidhe-chonaill. — The  orig.  of 
this,  not  in  A.  or  Clar  49,  is  added 
by  way  of  gloss  in  B.  See  note  *, 
p.  54  supra. 


*  Son  of  Silne. — Called  "  Cronan, 
son  of  Sinill"  in  the  Martyr,  of 
Donegal,  at  the  11th  of  Nov.,  where 
bis  festival  is  given. 

"  Son. — The  original  of  this  clause, 
which  is  added  by  way  of  gloss  in  A. 
is  not  in  B. 

''Dies. — Theobitof  Cu-cen-mathair 
("  Canis  sine  matre  ")  is  wrongly  entered 
above  at  a.d.  603,  instead  of  his  birth. 

»  Liath.  —  Liath-Manchaln,  or 
Lemanaghan,  King's  co. 

"  Other  persons.— (Xh\,'Q.  Not  in  A. 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


121 


iCal.  Jan.     (Wedn.,  m.  8.)    a.d.  G64.    A  great  mortality.     [66i.] 

irmait/  son   of  Aedh  Slane,   and    Bla[th]mac,^   and 

.elbresail,  son  of  Maelduin,  died  {i.e.,  of  the 'Buidhe 

)naiir)l     Ultan  the  son  of  Cunga,''  abbot  of  Cluain- 

ird,  [died].     The  '  falling  asleep '  of  Feichen  of  Fabhar 

.,  from  the  same  distemper,  i.e.,  the  '  Buidhe  chonaill ')/ 

i  of  Aileran  the  Wise,  and  of  Cronan,  son  of  Silne.^ 

-cen-mathair,  son  of  Cathal  (son"  of  Aedh,  son  of  Cairbre, 

I  of  Crimthan),  King  of  Munster,  dies.'     Bla[th]mac  of 

fchba,  Oengus  Uladh,  Manchan  of  Liath,^  and  bishops 

i  abbots,  and  other  persons"  innumerable,  died.    Colman 

3,  abbot  of  Cluain-mic-Nois,  [and]  Cummeni,  abbot  of 

lain-mic-Nois,  slept. 

Sal.  Jan.      (Thurs.,  m.  20.)     A.D.  665.     The  death  of    [665.] 

ill  Flannessa,  son  of  Uomnall,  son  of  Aedh,  son  of 

imire.     Maelcaich,"  son  of  Scannal,  of  the  Oruithni," 

id]  Maelduin,  son  of  Scannal,  King  of  Cinel-Coirpri, 

id.      Eochaid    larlaithi.  King  of   the  Cruithni,"  dies. 

ibhinnrecht,  son  of  Dunchad,  King  of  TJi-Briuin-Ai, 

s.     Death  of  Cellach  son  of  Guaire."     Guaire  Aidhne^^ 

id,  according  to  another  Book. 

Kal.  Jan.     (Frid.,  m.  1.)     A.D.   666.     A   mortahty  in     [666.] 

sland."     The  battle  of  Aine''  between  the  Arada  and 

-Fidhgenti,  in  which  fell  Eugen  son   of  Crunnmael. 

mach  Sotal,'°  son  of  Diarmait,  rested. 


»  Maelcaich ^Mentioned    at  628 

ra. 

'  CruUhni.  —  The     Cruithni    (or 
ts)  of  Dalaraide,  co.  Antrim. 
2  Guaire.  —  The    Guaire    Aidhne 
ing  of  Connaught)  referred  to  in 
next  entry. 

'  Guaire  Aidhne.— See  at  the  year 
!  supra,  where  the  death  of  Guaire 
already  noticed.  This  entry  is 
led  in  al,  man.  in  A  B.  has 
rely  Met  liic  Sucorie  aixine. 


"  In  Ireland.  —  iti  Viibefima,  B. 
The  same  words  seem  to  have  been 
added  as  a  gloss  over  mop.caticaf  in 
A. ;  but  they  are  now  almost  illegible. 

^^Aine.-Any,  or  Knockany,  in 
the  barony  of  Smallcounty,  co.  Lime- 
rick. 

"  Cernach  Sotal.  —  The  Cernach, 
son  of  Diarmait,  son  of  Aedh  Slan^, 
&c.,  whose  death  is  entered  above 
under  663.  This  entry  is  added  in 
the  later  hand  in  A. 


122 


aNNCclcc  t!la"o1i 


.b.  let.  lanaifi.     (    p.,  I.    .)    CCnno  TDomini  t)c.°  lx.°  uii.° 

TTloiicaliraf  magna  .1.  an  bui-oe  conaill.  Oellum 
■pejarfi  muep,  Ulr;!!  7  Cyiuicne,  ubi  ceci'oiu  Cauufac  mac 
Lufigjeni.  Mauigacio  Columbam  epifcopi  [cum]  ]aeli- 
quif  fanccojaum  av  infolam  uaccae  albae,  in  qua 
pun'Dauic  aecclefiam,  7  11001507:10  piliopum  gayicnai'D 
a-Driibepniam  cum  plebe  fceu.  pepsuipmac  TTlucce'oo 
moficuuf  epc.  "OiapmaiT)  7  blaomacc  va  pil  GpenT),  7 
Peichin  ■poBaip,  7  aln  mulci  mopcui  func  .1.  -Don  hum 
conaill,  fecun-Dum  alium  libiium. 

let.  1anai]i.  CCnno  -Domini  ■DC."  Ix."  uiii.°  Obicup 
Cummeni  ailbi  abbauip  lae,  7  Cpicani  abbai^if  benn- 
caip,  7  TTlucuae  mice  hlliipc,  7  mopp  ITlaele'po'captiais 
mic  SuiBne  jiegif  nepoT:um  'Cuipcpi. 

Cennpaelat)  cecinrc  ; — 
Til  1)11111 

tJacti  fii  limfa  alaliu, 
0  bfieca  Tnaelpocaiacaig 
Ina  jeimnen  ■do  ■oaifiiu. 

Icafinan  7    Coimrou    apUT)   piccofie-p    T)ei:unct;i    punc. 
lujulacio  TTlaele'DUin  mic  TTlaenaic. 


'A  great  mortality.  — The  words 
magna  .t.  an  buirie  conaitt,  which 
are  not  in  B.,  are  added  as  gloss 
over  moificatica'p  in  A.  The  writ- 
ing is  now  extremely  faint.  Clar. 
49  has  "  Mortalitas  magna  called 
Buichoinnell."    See  note  °,  p.  54  supra. 

^Fertais. — peiacp  (genit.  of  ■peifi- 
caip).  See  O'DonoTan's  Four  Mas- 
tersj  A.D.  665,  note  tt,  where  the 
Editor  expresses  the  opinion  that  from 
this  "Fertais"  the  name  of  Belfast 
(bet  ipei^cpi ;  "  mouth  of  the  ford  "), 
has  been  derived. 

'  Colmati.  —  Coltinibani    (in  the 


genit.  case).  A.,  B.,  and  Clar.  49;  in 
which  latter  MS.  an  old  hand  has 
written  Colmani  in  the  margin.- 
Colman's  death  is  recorded  at  the 
year  675  infra. 

*  With  the  relics  o/  the  Saints. — 
laeliofuip  pcoixum.  A.,  B.,  and  Clar 
49.  O'Conor,  however,  prints  "  cum 
rehquis  Sector.'  The  entry  of  Col- 
man's retirement  to  Ireland  in  the 
Book  of  Leinster  (p.  24,  col.  1),  has 
cum  lfieliquii|>  ipcofu  The  Four 
Masters  say  (667)  50  naomaib  oite 
imaille  viMf,  "  together  with  other 
Saints." 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


123 


ial.   Jan.      A.D.   667.      A   great   mortality/  i.e.,   the  [667.]  bis. 

.lidhe  chonaill.'     The  battle  of  Fertais''  bet-ween  the 

lid  and  the  Cruithni,  in  which  fell  Cathusach  son  of 

rgein.     Voyage  of  Bishop  Col  man/  with  the  relics  of 

!  Saints/  to   Inis-bo-finde,    in  which   he  founded   a 

irch ;  and  the  voyage  to  Ireland  of  the  sons  of  Gartnat, 

th  the  people  of  Sceth.^     Fergus  son  of  Mucoid  died. 

irmaid"  and  Blathmacc,  the  two  Kings  of  Ireland,  and 

ichin  of  Fobhar/  and  many  others  died,  i.e.,  of  the 

uidhe  chonaill,'  according  to  another  Book. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.   668.     Death  of  Cummene  the  Fair,     [668.J 

hot  of  la,  and  of  Critan,  abbot  of  Bangor,  and  of  Mocua 

1  of  Ust ;  and  the  death  of  Maelfothartaigh,  son  of 

ibhne,  King  of  the  Ui-Tuirtri. 

Cennfaeladli  sang^ : — 

Not  dearer 

Is  either  king  than  another  to  me, 
Since  JIaelfothartaigh  was  borne 
In  his  bier  to  Derry. 


arnan"  and  Corindu  died^"  among  the  Picts. 
)n  of  Maelduin,  son  of  Maenach. 


Assassina- 


'  Sceth.—The  Isle  of  Skye.  In  the 
oh  of  Leinster  (p.  358,  col.  3),  the 
ne  is  written  f  cecha.  For  various 
.er  forms  of  this  curious  name  con- 
t  Keeves'  Adamnan,  p.  62,  note  b. 
I  Armstrong's  Gaelic  'Dictionary, 
der  the  word  agiathanach,  where  a 
3d  deal  of  nonsense  regarding  the 
•mology  of  the  name  "Skye"  is 
nted. 

=  Z>wrm(M'i.— This  entry  is  repre- 
ited  in  B.  by  UeX,  hie  "Diarvmaic 
Dtaimocc  7  Ipecm  moricui  func 
■DOTi  bui'oe  conmlt.  ("Or  in 
s  year  Diarmait,  and  Blai[th]mac, 
i  Fechin  died,  i.e.,  of  the  '  Buidhe- 


chonaill.' ")  The  decease  of  all  three 
is  entered  above  at  the  year  664. 

'  Fobhar. — Fore,  in  the  bar.  of  the 
same  name,  co.  Westmeath.  For  some 
curious  notices  regarding  Fore,  see 
O'Donovan's  Four  Mast.,  at  a.d.  1176, 
note  s. 

'  Cennfaeladh  sang. — The  following 
stanza,  which  is  not  in  B.,  is  written 
on  the  lower  margin  of  fol.  25a  in  A. 

'Raman. — O'Conor  mistook  this 
name  for  the  name  of  a  place.  See 
his  ed.  of  these  Annals  at  the  same 
date. 

"Died. — -Depunci  y^unc  yunc,  A. 


12-i 


CCMNCClCC  ulccoli. 


\cl..  lanaifi.  CCnno  -Dotrnni  "dc."  Uk."  ix."  U\x  magna 
i:acT:a  epc  Ofcolz;  mol^  lugulacio  TTloeleDUin  tiepo- 
T;if  Ronain.  ITlop.f  blacmicc  mic  TTlaelecoBo,  7  1U5U- 
Fol.  2oaa.  IcTCio  Ciianai  pilii  Cellaig.  tleniu  genup  ^afi[c]naiu 
ve  hibejinia.  lusulano  bixain  pnn  mic  TTlael-Gpouaiv 
caij.     TTfloiif  'OunchttDO  hin   Ronain. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  -DOinini  vc"  Ixx."  TTloiif  Offu 
pill  Giuilbjii^  fiegip  Saxonum.  pepgup  mac  Cfiunnmail 
mopir;u)i.  lujiiUrcio  Secnufaig  pilii  Olaimic  iiegif 
"Cemoiiaie,  iniT;io  hiemif ; 

Oa  pfimnac,  ba  echlafcac 

CC  cech  ambiT)  Sechnaipach  ; 

Oa  hinTDa  puitel  pop,  plaice 

111  caig  1  m-bicb  mac  [0]Laicriieicc. 

'Oub'otiin  pex  genipip  Coipppi  lUgulauiT:  ilium ;  7  Opan 
pinn    mac    TTlaeleoccpaic   mopi7;up.     Oelliim    'Dpoma 
cepaip.    ITIailpubai  in  Opiuanniani  nauigau, 
.b.  |ct.  lanaip.     (5  p.,  I.  26.)     CCnno  "Domini  -oc"  Ixx."  1.° 

bellum  "Oungaile  mic  ITlaeletJUile,  7  combupuio  CCip-o 
macae  7  T)omup  "Cailli  pilii  Segeni,  •oeleci  punc  \hv\-s 
TTlopp  Cummapcaic  mic  Ronain.     Rlep  mop.     Cenn- 


^Fell — pncca  epc,  A.  Not  in 
B. 

^  Famine.  —  Opcolc.  Otherwise 
written  apcal-c  (see  Chron.  Scot,  at . 
A.D.  962).  See  also  Stokes's  ed.  of 
Cormac's  Glossary,  p.  1.  O'Conor 
erroneously  prints  Scol  mor.-,  and 
more  erroneously  translates  "  mortali- 
tas  magna  armentorum.''  Clar.  49 
reads  "  Great  sleaing  of  chattle." 

'  Family  of  Gartnat.  —  gen  up 
^ajxcnaic  See  under  667.  Re- 
garding the  identity  of  this  Gartnat, 
see  Reeves'  Adamnan,  p.  290. 

*  Son  of  Maelfotkartalffk. — The 
death  of  another  "  Bran  Finn,"  stated 
to  have  been  the  son  of  a  "Maeloch- 
traich,"  is  entered  under  the  next  year. 


"  Ossu. — Oswiu,  King  of  the  Nor- 
thumbrians. 

"Eifllbrlth. — jEthelfrith,  slain  in 
617,  according  to  the  Anglo-Sax. 
Chron. 

'  Full  of  bridles. — The  original  of 
this  stanza,  which  is  not  in  B.,  is 
written  on  the  lower  margin  of  fol. 
25ff  in  A. 

^  Cinel-Coirpre,  i.e.,  the  race  of 
Cairbre,  son  of  Niall  Nine-hostager, 
who  were  at  this  period  seated  in  the 
present  bar.  of  Granard,  co.  Longford, 
but  whose  descendants  afterwards 
gave  name  to  the  districts  now  re- 
presented by  the  baronies  of  Carbury, 
in  the  cos.  of  Kildare  and  Sligo. 

'Bran  Finn. — Bran   the    "Fair." 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


12c 


[669.] 


[670.] 


£al.  Jan.  A.D.  669.  Great  snow  fell.^  A  great  famine.^ 
e  murder  of  Maelduin  Ua  Ronain.  The  death  of 
ithmac,  son  of  Maelcobha;  and  the  murder  of  Guana, 
I  of  Cellach.  The  family  of  Gartnat'  comes  from 
iland.  The  assassination  of  Bran  Finn,  son  of  Mael- 
hartaigh.^  The  death  of  Dunchad  Ua  Ronain. 
Sal.  Jan.  A.D.  670.  The  death  of  Ossu.'sonofEitilbrith," 
ng  of  the  Saxons.  Fergus,  son  of  Crunnmael,  dies, 
e  assassination  of  Sechnusach,  son  of  Bla[th]mac,  King 
Tara,  in  the  beginning  of  winter : — 

Full  of  bridles,'  full  of  horse-whips,  was 

The  house  where  Sechnasach  was  wont  to  be. 

Many  were  the  leavings  of  plunder, 

In  the  house  in  which  Blathmac's  son  used  to  be. 

ibhduin.  King  of  Oinel-Coirpre,^  slew  him.     And  Bran 

tin,'  son  of  Maelochtraich,  dies.     The  battle  of  Druim- 

pais."     Maelruba'^  passes  over  to  Britain. 

KaL  Jan.     (Thurs.,  m.  26.)     a.d.  C71.     The  battle  of  [671.]  uis. 

mgal,'^  son  of  Maeltuile  ;  and  the  burning  of  Armagh, 

d  of  the  house  of  Taille,"  son  of  Segene.  [Many]  were 

stroyed  there."  The  death  of  Gummascach,  son  of  Ronan. 

-eat  fruit.     Cennfaeladh.son  of  Blathmac, begins  to  reign. 


e  assassination  of  a  "  Bran  Finn." 
.  of  Maelfotliartaigh,  is  recorded 
aer  tlie  preceding  j'ear. 
" Druim-Cepais.  —  Not  identified. 
ir.  49  lias  "  Druim-cexais." 
'Maelruba. — See  under  the  year 
I 

=  Battle  of  Dimgal.  —  bellutn 
ingaile. — This  idiomatic  form  of 
session  is  used  very  frequently  in 
se  Annals,  to  indicate  that  the 
son  whose  battle  is  thus  noticed 
i  himself  slain  therein.  This  battle 
called  the  battle  of  Tolach-ard 
liigh  hill ")  in  Three,  Fragments  of 
nals,  at  A.D.  672. 


"  The  "  House  of  Tailh:'—'Vech- 
Taille.  Now  Tehelly,  in  the  par.  of 
Durrow,  bar.  of  Bally  cowan.  King's 
CO.  See  O'Donovan's  Four  Mast., 
A.D.  670,  note  u.  The  ■Dotnu'p  cattli 
of  the  original  text  is  printed  do 
mgialli  by  O'Conor,  who  translates  it 
"  duo  Mactallii !  " 

"  [;)/a»y]  were  destroyed  there. — 
The  original,  -oeteci  -punc  ibTJig, 
seems  corrupt,  and  should  probably 
be  corrected  to  ec  Ttiulci  ■oeleci 
Ipunc  ibi  (or  ibi-oetn).  For  ibTDig, 
O'Conor  reads  ibi,  as  does  the  "  trans- 
lator "  (?)  of  Clar.  49. 


126 


aMMccla  tilat)1i. 


paelati  mac  bla^maic  pegnape  inciptc.  Gocptili^io 
T>fiofco  7)6  jiegno,  7  combupcio  benncaif\  Opicconum. 

jet.  1anai]i.  CCnno  -Domini  vc"  lxx.°  n°  Combufcio 
maige  Lunge,  lujulacio  "Domangaiiic  mic  T)omnaiU 
bfiicc  pegip  "Oal  Tliacai.  'gabctil  eLuiin  mic  Cuifip  7 
Conamml  plii  Canonn,  7  Copmacc  [mac]  TTlaele- 
pocapcai5  moiaicup.  Wauijacio  IPaelbei  abbauif  lae 
in  llibepniam.  mailiiubai  punDauic  aecclepiam 
CCpoficifioofan.  ConfT;ancmup  piliup  pupepiopif  Con- 
•pcancim  laegnatiit;  annip  x.  7  1111. 

let.  1anai)i.  CCnno  T)omini  t)c.°  lxx.°  111.°  lugulacio 
Congaile  cennpoci  mic  "Ouncha-oo,  pegip  Uloc.  Oecc 
baiyicheinceppeciT^eum.  lugulacio  T)oip  mic  ITlael'DUiB 
l^egip  Cianacce.  TDopp  Scannlam  mic  12in5in  pegip 
.h.TYleiu.  ■Mubept;enuip7cpemula  av  ppeciem  celepcip 
apcup  .1111.  uigilia  nocT;ip  ui."  pepia  anr;e  papca  ab 
oyiienue  in  occi-oencem  pep  pepenum  coeltim  appapuic. 
Luna  in  pansuinem  ueppa  epu. 

jet.  lanaip.     (2  p.,  I.  29.)    CCnno  tiomini  'dc.''Ixx.''iiii.° 

Foi.  25ab.  bellum  Cin-opaela-o  pilii  blacmaic  piln  CCexio  plane, 

in  quo  CinDpaelax)   inT;eppect;up  epu.     pnecht:a  mac 

'Ouncha'Da    uicT;op    epac.     lugulacio    CCipmeT)ai5    bui 

guaipe.     TTIopp  Moe  mic  "Oanel.   .TTlopp  piln  pance. 


'  Maffh-lulnge.  —  The  "  Campus 
Lunge"  of  Adamnan  (i.,  30;  ii.,  15). 
An  establishment  founded  by  St. 
Colum-Cille  in  the  island  of  Tiree. 
See  Reeves'  Adamnan,  p.  59,  note  f, 
and  Ulster  Jl.  of  ArcJiceol.,  Vol.  II., 
pp.  233-244. 

^  Domnall  Brecc. — See  under  the 
year  641  s^ipra. 

^  Of  Ellin,  son  ofCoiy.  Cliuin  mc 
Cui^p,  A.,  B.  —The  translation  of 
this  clause  in  Clar.  49  is  "the  capti- 
vitie  of  Eolvin  m"  Cau-bre  and  Con- 
maoil    mo   Canonn.    Cormac    Maile 


fothart  moritur."  But  this  is  plainly 
wrong.  Although  the  text  of  B.  is 
at  one  with  A.,  O'Conor  incorrectly 
prints  Gahhail  Eluan  mc  Coirpre,  &c. 
("Capture  of  Elua,  son  of  Coirpre,''&c.) 

"*  [>S^07i.] — SeeFrar^ments  of  Annals, 
p.  69. 

^  To  7re?fmA— The  return  of  Failbhe 
from  Ireland  is  enteied  under  the  year 
675. 

'  Aporcrosan.  —  Applecross,  in 
Eoss-shire,  Scotland.  The  death  of  St. 
Maelrubha,  in  the  80th  j'ear  of  his 
age,  is  recorded  at  the  year  721  infra. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


127 


)ulsion  of  Drof3t  from  the  kingship ;  and  the  burning 

tangor  of  the  Britons. 

;al.  Jan.     A.D.  672.      The  burning  of  Magh-luinge.^ 

killing  of  Domangart,  son  of  Domnall  Brecc"  King 
Dalriata.  The  capture  of  Elvin  son  of  Corp,"  and 
amail  son  of  Cano;  and  Cormac,  [son^]  of  Mael- 
lartaigh,  dies.  Voyage  to  Ireland"  of  Failbhe,  abbot 
la.  Maelruba  founded  the  church  of  Aporcrosan." 
stantine,'  son  of  the  previous  Constantine,  reigned'^ 
mteen  years. 

.al.  Jan.  a.d.  673.  The  assassination  of  Congal 
nfota/  son  of  Dunchad,  King  of  Uladh.  Becc  Bairche" 
3d  him.  The  assassination  of  Doir,  son  of  Maeldubh, 
g  of  Cianachta.  Death  of  Scannlan,  son  of  Fingin, 
g  of  TJi-Meith.  A  thin  and  tremulous  cloud,  in  the 
(1  of  a  rainbow,  appeared  at  the  fourth  watch  of  the 
it,  on  the  Friday"  before  Easter  Sunday,  [extending] 
1  east  to  west,  in  a  clear  sky.  The  moon  was  turned 
I  blood. 

:al.  Jan.  (Mond.,  m.  23.)  a.d.  674.  The  battle  of 
nfaeladh,  son  of.Blathmac,  son  of  Aedh  Slane,  in 
ch'^  Cennfaeladh  was  slain.    Finachta,  son  of  Dunchad 

victor.  The  assassination  of  Airmedach,  descendant 
uaire.     Death  of  Noe,  son  of  Danel.     Death  of  the 


[672.] 


[C73.] 


[674.] 


Htival  appears  in  the  Calendar 

ril  21. 

■mstantine. — This  was  Constan- 

II.,  Emperor  of  the  East,  who 

id  from  668  to  685.     Art  de  V. 

tes,  t.  1,  p.  417. 

'Jgned. — IT-^S'T'    ^'"'    IH-Ssnac, 

gnaurc,  A.,  B.,and  Clar.  49. 

ngal  Cennfota. — ' '  Congal  Long- 

kcc  Bairche. — In  the  list  of  the 
of  Ulad,  contained  in  the  Book 
•inster,   (p.    41,   col.    3),   Becc 


Bairche  is  stated  to  have  been  king  of 
that  province  for  24  years,  and  to 
have  died  in  pilgrimage. 


"  Friday. - 


•pefiia,   or    sixth 


day  of  the  week.  The  Cliron.  Scot,  has 
u^  peiaia,  or  Thursday. 

^'^ In  which.—  The  original  of  this 
clause,  which  is  part  of  the  text  in 
B.j  is  interlined  in  al.  man.  in  A. 
Cennfaeladh  only  commenced  to  reign 
in  A.D.  671,  and  was  succeeded  in 
the  kingship  by  his  slayer,  Finaclita, 
who  was  Cennfaeladh's  second  cousin. 


128 


CCtnJCClCC  UlCCTDll. 


TTloiii^  ScannUdii  niic  P115111  V-&B'^y  nepocum  ITleic. 
Pnachra  i^egnape  incipic,  fcibcec  pi'nacfica  pleaxiac 
mac  "Dunca-oa  mic  CCe-oa  flame. 

]ct.  lanaip.  (3  p  ,  I.  x.)  CCnno  -Doniini  -dc."  Ixx-'ii." 
Columbana  epipcopup  mj^olae  iiaccae  albae,  7  pinan 
pliuf  CCipennairi  paupanu.  1 11511  lauio  TnaeleT)Uin  pibi 
Ri5uUain  7  boi-ob  pilii  Ronain  hoi  Coiigaile.  niiiln 
picoopep  T)imep)^i  punc  iLLainx)  abae.  T)tpcpucT:io 
CCilce  ppmjpenn  la  pnec]ir;ae.  'Paelbe  "oe  llibepniu 
peuepcicup.  Gonial  mac  11106161)11111,7  F'^i'  Scannail,  7 
CCiipculae  uisulari  piinc. 

]Ct.  lanaip.  (5  p.,  I.  21.)  CCnno  T)omini  X)C.°lxx.°  111.° 
Scella  comeuep  tiipa  luminopa  in  menpe  pepcimbpip  7 
occimbpip.  "DiinchaT)  mac  Uluam  occipu]^  epc  1  n-tiiin 
12op550.  Oelliim  muep  pnpnecca  7  Lajenop  m  loco 
ppoximo  Loco  sabap,  in  quo  pinpnechca  uicrop  6par. 
liiSuUrcio   CiianTDai    mic  Giiganain.     Conjpeppio  Cule 


'  Son  of  Penda.  —  Apparently 
Wiilfhere,  son  of  Penda,  King  of 
'RIercia,  -vvhose  obit  the  Anglo -Sax. 
Chron.  has  at  A.D.  675.  The  name  of 
Penda  is  written  pance  in  theMSS. 

''Scaiinlan. — The  death  of  this 
Scannlan  is  already  entered  under 
the  year  673. 

^  Finachta  the  Festioe — pinachca 
pteaftac.  The  original  of  this  clause 
is  added  in  al.  man.  in  A.,  and  in  the 
original  hand  in  33.  For  some  curious 
information  regarding  King  Finachta, 
see  Fragments  of  Irish  Annals  under 
the  year  677. 

'  Columban. — This  is  the  Colman 
whose  voyage  (from  Lindisfarne)  to 
Inis-bo-finde  {Inishhojin,  off  the  W. 
coast  of  Mayo)  is  entered  at  the  year 
C67    supra.     Bede   derotes   a   good 


deal  of  attention  to  St.  Colman,  £ec?. 
Dist.,  Book  lit.,  caps.  25,  26. 

^  Flnan — The  festival  of  this 
Finan  is  given  in  the  Martyr,  of 
Donegal  under  Feb.  12,  where  his 
father's  name  is  written  "  Erannan," 
a  mere  variation  of  "  Airennan." 

"  Son.—fU,  A.,  B. 

'  Fugullan. — This  was  probably  the 
Eigullan  whose  death  is  noticed  at  the 
year  628  siqn-a,  and  who  was  son  of 
Conang  (see  at  A.D.  621),  son  of 
Aedan  Mac  Gabrain,  King  of  the 
Scotch  Dalriads  (whose  obit  is  given 
above  at  the  year  605). 

"  Ronan  Ua  Congalle.  —  1R,onain 
1ioi  Coiigaite,  A.,  B.  But  O'Conor 
blunderingly  prints  Tioi  (nepotis') 
"hoc  est.''  Eonan  Ua  Congaile 
means  "  Ronan  descendant  of  Congal." 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


129 


)f  Penda.'  Death  of  Scannlan,^  son  of  Fingin,  King 
ri-Meith.  Finachta  begins  to  reign,  viz.,  Fiaachta 
festive,"  son  of  Dunchad,  son  of  Aedh  Slanfe. 
il.  Jan.  (Tnesd.,  m.  10.)  a.d.  675.  Columban,^  [«73.]  eis. 
)p  of  Inis-bo-finne,  and  Finan,^  son"  of  Airennan, 
d.  The  assassination  of  Maelduin,  son  of  RiguUan,' 
Df  Bodb,  son  of  Ronan  TJa  Congaile.^  A  great  many 
I  were  drowned  in  Land-abae.^  The  destruction  of 
;h-Frigrenn"  by  Finachta.  Failbhe"  returned  from 
,nd.  Congal  !5on  of  Maelduin,  and  the  sons  of 
nal,  and  Aurthula,  were  slain. 

il.  Jan.  (Thurs.,  m.  21.)  A.D.  676.  A  bright  comet  ^^'^'^■^ 
seen  in  the  months'-  of  September  and  October, 
shad'''  son  of  Ultan  was  slain  in  Dun-Forgo.  A 
e  between  Finachta"  and  the  Leinstermen,  in  a  place 
Loch-gabar,  in  which  Finachta^'  was  victor.  The 
isination  of  Cuanda  son  of  Eoaranan.     The  encounter 


'our  Masters,  wko  often  ignore 
connected  with  Scotch  history, 
no  reference  to  the  death  of 
uin  son  of  Rigullan,  or  of  Bodb 
[  Eonan  TJa  Congaile,  having 
mtly  regarded  them  as  members 
i  Gaelic  family  of  Alba  (or 
nd). 

md-aiae. — Not  identiiied.  See 
3'  Adamnan,  p.  60,  note  b. 
(Chron.  Fids  and  Scots,  Index 
ndaiae),  says  it  is  "  Lundaff 
Kinloch,  Perthshire,"  without 
safing  any  authority  for  the 
lent 

ilech  Frigrenn.  —  Ailech,    or 
,  as  the  name  is  now  written. 
Lough  Swilly,  in   the  bar.  of 
wen  West,  co.  Donegal. 
lilbhe. — The  voyage  to  Ireland 


of  Failbhe  is  noticed  at  the  year  C72. 
His  obit  appears  under  678  infra. 

'"//i  tli&  months. — ni  menre.  A., 
B.,  and  Clar.  49,  The  appearance  of 
this  comet  is  noticed  in  the  Anglo- 
Sax.  Chron.  at  the  j'ear  678,  where 
it  is  stated  that  it  shone  every  morn- 
ing for  three  months  like  a  sun- 
beam. Its  appearance  is  likewise  re- 
corded in  the  Chron.  Scot,  and  Annals 
of  Clonmacnoise,  at  the  year  673,  but 
under  677  (which  is  the  proper  year) 
in  Tigernach. 

"  Dunchad.  —  The  Four  Hosiers 
state  that  Dunchad  was  chief  of  the 
Oirghialla. 

^^ Finachta pi.nj^necTica  (''white- 
snow  "),  in  original.  This  was  Fin- 
achta, King  of  Ireland.  See  under 
the  year  674. 

K 


130 


aMNCClCC  ulccoti. 


Fol.  2cha. 

.h. 


ITlaeni,  ubi  ceci'oeiiuiTC  -pilii  -ouo  niaeleaic'Din.  Oecccm 
l^uimm  quieuic. 

let.  lanairi.  (6  p,  I.  2.)  CCnno -oomini  T)C.°  lxx.°  tin." 
(aliar  U111.)  moiir  Colssen  mic  12aelBei  t^lainn  jxegif 
muman.  'DaificiU  mac  Cujaecai  epfcop  glinne  -oa 
loca,  Coman  epfcop  pepnann,  paupanr.  ItiT^eppeccio 
genepip  loaipnn  i  "Cipinn.  "CoimpnarTio  peac  Oppaigi. 
bellutn  "Ouin  loco,  7  bellum  liacc  ITIoelain,  7  "DoipaT) 
eiliTiT).  TTIopp  "Opopco  pilii  T)otnnaill.  beUum  1 
Calarpop  in  quo  tiicr;up  epc  "Domnall  bpecc. 

jet.  lanaip.  (7  p.,  L.  13.)  CCnno  T)omini  'oc.°  locsc." 
uiii.°  Cfuiep  ■paeilbi  abbauip  Icce.  CennpaelaT*  nnac 
OCilella  mic  baecam,  papienp,  paupauit;.  bellum 
PnpnechT;a  concpa  beicc  mbaipce.  IDopmicauio 
Weccam  neip.  "Oomnall  mac  Suibni  la  hUlru  mopi- 
cup. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  X)omini  •oc."  loccc."  ix.°  Colman 
abap  benncaip  paupac.  lu^ulacio  pannamla  mic 
TTlaelecuile  pegip  Lagenopum.  Cacal  mac  Rogail- 
I15  mopicup.     belUim  Saxonum  ubi  ceciT)ic  CCilmine 


■  Cul-Maini.  —  According  to 
O'Donovan,  Cuil-Maini  (or  Cuil- 
Maine),  was  the  ancient  name  of  the 
parish  of  Clonmany,  in  tlie  north- 
west of  the  baronj'  of  Inishowen,  co. 
Donegal.  (Four  Mast.,  a.d.  1499, 
note  h.)  But  as  there  were  other 
places  of  the  name,  it  is  not  certain 
that  the  Cul-Maini  above  referred  to 
was  the  Clonmany  in  Donegal. 

'  Beccan  Ruimm. — Plainly  so  writ- 
ten in  A.  and  B.  But  Clar.  49  in- 
correctly reads  Ruinim,  whilst  O'Conor 

prints  Beccan  puim The 

Four  Masters,  who  write  the  name 
"Becan  Kuimind,"  state  (675)  that 
he  died  in  Britain,  on  March  17th, 
which  is  his  festival  day  in  the 
Martyr,  of  Donegal. 


^  Slain. — Clar.  49,  and  O'Conor 
following  it,  have  "  quievit"  which  is 
wrong.  The  Four  Masters  (at  C76), 
state  that  "  Tuaimsnamha ''  was  slain 
by  Faelan  Seanchostol.  Faelau  Sen- 
chustul  is  in  the  list  of  Kings  of  the 
Ui-Cendselaig  in  the  Booh  of  Leinster, 
p.  40,  col.  1,  where  he  is  stated  to 
have  fought  seven  battles  against  the 
Ossorians,  in  the  last  of  which  Tuaim- 
snamha was  slain. 

■■  Battle  in  Calathross. — This  entry 
is  quite  out  of  place  here,  and  should 
appear  under  the  year  634  supra. 
The  death  of  Domnall  Brecc  is  re- 
corded above  at  the  year  641,  and 
again  inaccnratelj'  at  685  infra.  See 
Keeves'  Adamnan,  p.  202,  note. 

^Failbhe — Abbot  of  Hi  from  669 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


131 


[677.] 


)ul-Maini/  in  which   two  sons  of  Maelaichdin  were 
I.     Beccan  Ruimm"  rested. 

al.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  2.)  a.d.  677  (alias  678).  The 
h  of  Colggu,  son  of  Failbhe  Flann,  King  of  Munster. 
'ciU,  son  of  Cureta,  bishop  of  Glenn-da-locha,  and 
lan,  bishop  of  Ferns,  rest.  Slaughter  of  the 
3l-Loarnn,  in  Tirlnn.  Toimsnamho,  King  of  Ossory, 
n.J  The  battle  of  Dun-locha,  and  the  battle  of 
!c-Moelain,  and  the  enslavement  of  Elend.  The  death 
)rost  son  of  Domnall.  A  battle  in  Calathross/  in 
eh  Domnall  Brecc  was  vanquished. 
;al.  Jan.  (Sat.,  m.  13.)  A.D.  678.  The  repose  of 
bhe,'  abbot  of  la.  Cennfaelad,"  son  of  Ailill,  son  of 
tan,  a  wise  man,  rested.  The  battle  of  Finsnechta'' 
nst  Becc  Bairche.  The  falling  asleep  of  Nechtan 
f.  Domnall,  son  of  Suibne,  dies  by  the  Ulaid.^ 
al.  Jan,  A.D.  679.  Colman,  abbot  of  Bangor,  rests.  [679.]  bis. 
assassination  of  Fianamail,'  son  of  Maeltuile,  King 
le  Leinstermen.  Cathal,  son  of  Raghallach,  dies.  A 
lie  of  the  Saxons,  in  which  Ailmine  son  of  Ossu"  was 


[678.] 


9,  and  predecessor  of  Adanman. 
he  is  mentioned  above  at  the 
672,  675. 

innfadad. — This  seems  to  have 
the  remarkable  man  who  lost  his 
n  of  forgetf  ulness"  (inchind  der- 
,  through  »  wound  received  in 
Bad,  at  the  battle  of  Magh-Eath 
636,  supra).  See  O'Donovan's 
:  the  account  of  this  battle,  pub- 
.  by  the  Irish  Archceol.  Society 
lin,  1842),  p.  278,  note  e. 
utile  of  '  Finsnechta '  (or  '  Fin- 
.')— The  Four  Masters  (at  the 
677)  call  this  the  battle  of 
Itiu  "  (now  Teltown,  co.  Meath.) 
ies  by  the  Uhid.—"  Killed  by 
orthern  men."  Clar.  49. 
ianamail, — In    the    Ann.  Four 


Mast. ,  at  A.D.  678,  Fianamail  is  stated 
to  have  been  slain  by  one  of  his  own 
people,  at  the  command  of  Finachta 
Fledach.  But  in  the  list  of  Leinster 
Kings  in  the  Book  of  Leinster  (p.  39, 
col.  2),  Fianamail  (the  term  of  whose 
reign  is  given  as  12  years),  is  stated 
to  have  been  slain  by  the  Ui-Cend- 
selaigh  in  the  battle  of  Aife,  or  of 
Selga,  in  the  fortuatha  ("  borders  ") 
of  Leinster,  or  by  one  of  his  own 
people.  In  the  Fragments  of  Irish 
Annals,  the  beginning  of  Fianamail's 
reign  is  erroneously  entered  under  the 
year  679. 

^'Ailmine  son  of  Ossu jElfwine 

son  of  Oswy.  See  Anglo-Sax.  Chron. 
at  the  year  679. 

k2 


132 


CCNNalCC  UlCCDll. 


■piliuf  Opfii.  ObfGfio  "Otiin  baicce.  T)unchaT)  pliUf 
euganctin  iiisulaT^uip  efc.  tTlopf  tTlaeleporaificais 
eppcoip  CCfiT)  ffiaco.  beltum  i  m-Oo'Dbsnu  tibi  ceci- 
■Dic  Conall  oijij^snec.  Lepfia  spauii^imct  in  riibe)inia 
que  uoca^up  boljcach. 

]ct.  1anai]i.  CCnno  T)omini  ■cc."  Ixxx."  Combufcio 
liejum  1  n-Diin  Ceicifinn  .1.  "Ounjal  mac  Scannail 
p.ex  Cptii^ne,  7  Cennpaelax)  fiex  Cianaccae,  .1.  mac 
Suibni,  in  miuio  aepuarif,  la  maeb-DUin  mac  TTlaele- 
piqiic.  belUim  blaifleib  pofcea  in  micio  hiemif,  in 
quo  nTCeppeccuf  eyz  lllael'DUin  pliuf  TDaelepicpic. 
lugulacio  Conaibl  coil  pi  In  'Duncha'DO  1  Ciunn  cipe. 
1U5UlaT;io  Secnafaig  mic  CCipmeT)ai5  7  Conaing  mic 
Congaile.    Obpefpio  "DUin  'Poiceji. 

|Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  xic.°  Ixxx."  1.°  lugulacio 
Cinnpaela'D  mic  Colgen  pes^r  Conacht;.  bellum  iiaccc 
mope  maigi  line  concpa  bpiuonep,  ubi  ceciTjeyiunr; 
Ca^upac  mac  TTIaeleDuin  pi  Cpui^ne,  7  Ulcan  piliup 
T»icolla,  7  iU5ulaT;io  TTluipmin  in  mano.  ObiT;up 
Suibne  pill  niaeleumai  ppincipip  Copcoigi.  Opca-oep 
"Deleoae  punt:  la  bpuiT)e. 

fct.  lanaip.     CCnno  T)ornini  -dc."  Ixxcc."  11.°     "Dunchax) 


^  Dun  -Baitte. — Not  identified.  Ap- 
parently the  name  of  some  place  in 
Scotland. 

"  Bodbgna^ — This  Tvas  the  name  of 
a  hilly  district  in  the  east  of  the  pre- 
sent CO.  Roscommon.  The  name  is 
still  preserved  in  that  of  the  well- 
known  mountain  SUahh-Badbgna 
{angllce^  Slieve  Baume^,  in  the  barony 
of  Koscommon. 

^  Conall  Oirgiiech.  —  "  Conall  the 
Plunderer."  The  Four  31axters  add 
that  he  was  "  Chief  of  the  Cinel- 
Cairbre  "  (078). 

'  'Bolgaclu' — The  Irish  name  for 
the  small-pox  is  bolgach  beg,  or  "little 
bolgach.'^ 


^  Bun-Ceithirnn. — Kow  known  as 
the  "  Giant's  Sconce,"  in  the  parish  of 
Dunboe,  in  the  north  of  the  co.  Lon- 
donderrj'. 

"  CruUhm.  —  The  Cruithni  (or 
Picts)  of  Ireland. 

'' Cianachta. — The  "Cianachta  of 
Glenn-Gaimhin,"  whose  territory  is 
now  represented  by  the  barony  of 
Keenaght,  co.  Londonderry. 

'  Bla-sUahh. — Not  identified. 

"  Cenniire.  —  "  Land's  Head.'' 
Cantyre,  in  Scotland. 

"  Dun-Foither. — Now  known  as 
"Dunnottar  in  the  Mearns"  (Scot- 
land),   according   to   Skene.     Chron. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


133 


Q.  The  siege  of 
janan,  was  slain, 
lop  of  Ard-Sratha. 
tail   Oirgnech^   was 


Dun-Baitte.^  Dunehad,  son  of 
The  death  of  Maelfothartaigh, 
A  battle  in  Bodbgna/  in  which 
slain.      A   most    severe   leprosy 


reland,  which  is  called  '  bolgach.'* 

[al,  Jan.     A.D.  680.     Burning  of  the  Kings  in  Dun-     [i^so.] 
thirnn,^  viz.,    Dungal   son  of  Scannal,  King  of  the 
dthni/  and  Cennfaelad,  King  of  the  Cianachta/  i.e., 

son  of  Suibne,  in  the  beginning  of  summer,  by 
elduin  son  of  Maelfitrich.  The  battle  of  Bla-sliabh' 
jrwards,  in  the  beginning  of  winter,  in  which  Maelduin, 

of  Maelfitrich,  was  slain.  The  killing  of  Conall 
;1,  son  of  Dunehad,  in  Cenn-tire.^  The  killing  of 
hnasach,  son  of  Airmedach,  and  of  Conang,  son  of 
igal.     The  siege  of  Dun-Foither.^" 

ial.   Jan.    A.D.    681.     The   slaying   of    Cennfaelad,"     [681.] 
of  Colgu,  King  of  Connaught.     The  battle  of  Rath- 
rof  Magh-Line'^against  Britons,  in  which  fell  Cathasach 

of  Maelduin,  King  of  the  Cruithni,'^  and  Ultan  son 
L)icuill ;  and  the  killing  of  Murmin  '  in  mano.''*     Death 
Suibne,  son   of  Maelduin,  abbot   of  Corcach.'^     The 
meys  were  destroyed  by  Bruide. 
^al.  Jan.     A.D.  682.     Dunehad  Mursce,"  son  of  Mael-     [682.] 


I  and  Scots.  See  the  Index  thereto, 
unfother. 

Cennfaelad. — In  the  Ann.  Four 
t.  (680)  it  is  stated  that  Cenn- 
dh  was  slaia  after  the  house  in 
h  he  was  sheltered  had  been 
ired  against  him  ;  and  that  his 
ir  was  one  Ulcha  Derg  ("  Eed 
d")  of  the  "Conmaicne  Cuile." 
Eath-mor  of  Magh-Line. — Now 
more,  par.  of  Donegore,  bar.  of 
It  Antrim,  co.  Antrim.  A  place 
famous  in  Irish  history.  See 
r  na  hUidre,  p.  133a;  and 
es'  Eccl.  Antiqq.,  p.  69,  note  s. 
7r«i«A)».— TheCruithni  (or  Piots) 


of  Dalaraide  in  Antrim.  Not  the 
Picts  of  Scotland. 

^*  Mwnnin  '  in  mano.'' — Of  the 
person  called  Murmin,  or  the  addition 
'  in  mano,'  the  Editor  is  unable  to 
give  an}'  satisfactory  explanation. 
Dean  Reeves  prints  '  in  manu.' 
Adamnan,  p.  377. 

"  CorcacA.— Cojlcoigl,  the  genit. 
form.  Ware  has  no  notice  of  this 
successor  of  St.  Barra,  or  Finnbarr, 
founder  of  the  Monastery  of  Cork. 

"  Dunehad  ilursce In  his  ed.  of 

these  Annals,  O'Conor  ignorantly 
renders  Mursce  by. "  Dux  maritimus." 
But  the  epithet  Mursce  means  that 


13-i 


CCNNCClCC  tlL(XT)1l. 


inufifce  V'^iuf  TnaelT)Uil5  lujuloctif  efc.  beUuni 
CopmiTD  in  quo  ceci'De]iunc  Colsti  piliuf  btaimaic  7 
Pefijuf  mac  TTlaeleDUin  fiecc^enefnf  Coi]ip]ii.  Obfefio 
T)uin  aw,  7  ob]''effio  "Ouin  x)Uiian.  Inicium  moyicali- 
zcw\f  pueiiopum  in  menfe  Occimbpif.  'Dop.miracio 
(XipmeDais  na  CiicceiBe. 
■0-  ]ct.  lanaip.     CCnno  7)omini  "dc"  LTa\T.°  111.°     TTloficali- 

zay  pa\in\i\,o\i\im.     IDoiif  TTlaini  abbcrcif  Woni'Di^omo, 
Foi. 2566.    7    moyif    "Deppopsaill.      TDopf    Concoluim.     bellum 
Caiffil  ■pmnbaip.     toch  Gacac  vo  pou-D  hi  -puil  hoc 
anno. 

[Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  'oonnni  "oc."  Ixxx."  1111.°  tiencuf 
majnuf.  "oepiiemocui'"  m  infola.  Saxonep  campum 
0)165  uai^can^;,  7  aecclefiaf  pUifiimaf,  in  menfe  luni. 
TTlopi^  Congaile  mic  ^u*^!!"^^'  7  imopf  bixefail  piln  pefi- 
511  fo  TTioiabo. 

]ct.  lanaip,.  CCnno  "oomini  vc"  lxxx.°  ti."  bellum 
■Dum  Mechcain  uicii^mo  "Die  menfip  TDaii  fabbaci  "Die 
paccum  efc,  in  quo  exippic  mac  Offu  \iex  Saxonum, 
.xu.°  anno  laegni  fui  confummaua  magna  cum  cauefiua 


Dunchad  (who  was  King  of  Con- 
naught)  had  lired,  or  been  fostered, 
in  the  territor}'  of  "  Muirisc,"  in  the 
north  of  the  present  barony  of  Tire- 
ragh,  CO.  Sligo.  See  O'Donovan's 
Mt/  FiacJirach,  p.  314,  note^; 

'  Dun-Att. — "  Dunad,  in  the  parish 
of  Glassary  in  Argyle.''  Reeves' 
Adamnan,  p.  377,  note  6. 

^  Vun-Duirn. — Dean  Reeves  thinks 
that  this  may  be  "  Dundurn,  at  the 
east  end  of  Loch-Earn  in  Perthshire  " 
(^Adamiian,  p.  377,  note  c.) 

3  Of  Ocioier.— Oocobrn,  B.  See 
Reeves'  Adamnan^  p.  182,  note  a,  in 
■which  the  learned  Editor,  with 
characteristic  industry,  has  collected 
numerous  references  to  the  pestilences 
which  prevailed  in  this  country 
anciently. 


■■  Craclh. — Craebh-Laisre,  or  the 
"  Tree  of  St.  Lasair,"  a  monastery 
said  to  have  been  near  Clonmacnoise. 
See  Todd's  Irish  Nennius,  p.  208, 
note  X.  The  site  of  the  monastery  is 
not  now  known. 

^  Of  Noendruim. — Clar.  49  reads 
"abb  Aondromo,"  "abbot  of  Aon- 
druim."  A  very  old  hand,  like  that 
of  Ussher,  writes  "  Antrim  "  in  the 
margin.  But  Nendrum,  (Mahee  Is- 
land, in  Strangford  Lough)  seems  to 
have  been  meant.  See  Reeves'  Ecd. 
Antiqq.,  p.  149. 

°  Death — mofiyi]",  A. 

'  Loch  Echach.  —  Lough  Neagh. 
The  words  Tioc  anno  are  omitted  in  B. 

'  In  the  Island. — m  in^nola,  A.,  B. 
in  infula,  Clar.  49.  The  Chron. 
Scot.  (681=684)  has  m  hibermia 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


135 


3h,  was  slain.     The  battle  of  Corand,  in  which  were 

n  Colgu  son  of  Blathmac,  and  Fergus,  son  of  Mael- 

n,  King  of  the  Cinel-Coirpri.     The  siege  of  Dun-Att/ 

I  the   siege  of  Dnn-Duirn.~     The   beginning   of  the 

rtality  of  children,  in  the  month  of  October.'*     The 

ing  asleep  of  Airmedach  of  the  Craebh.* 

^a\.    Jan.     A.D,    683.     Mortality    of    children.     The  [683.]  lis. 

,th  of  Maine,  abbot  of  Noendruim  f  and  the  death"  of 

rforgall.     The    death    of    Cucoluim.     The   battle   of 

ssel-Finnbair.     Loch  Echach'  was  turned  into  blood 

;his  year. 

ial.  Jan.     A.D.  684.     A  great  storm.     An  earthquake 

the  Island.^     The  Saxons  wasted^  Magh-Bregh,  and 

eral  churches,  in  the  month  of  June.     The  death  of 

ighal  son  of  Guaire,  and  the  death  of  Bresal,^"  son  of 

:gus,  from  disease. 

ial.  Jan.     A.D.  68-5.    The  battle  of  Dun-Nechtain"  was 

ght  on  the  20th  day  of  May,  on  Saturday,  in  which 

tith,^^  son  of  Oswy,  King  of  the  Saxons,  the  15th  year 

lis  reign  being  ended,^^  was  slain,  together  with  a  great 


[681] 


[685] 


)ta  ("  in  the  Island  of  Ireland"), 
;h  seems  more  correct. 
Wasted. — Under    this  year,  the 
lo-Sax.  Citron,  states  that  "  Ecg- 
1  sent  an  army  against  the  Scots, 

Berht,  his   aldorman,  with  it ; 

miserably  they  afflicted  and 
led  God's  churches."  Thorpe's 
islation,  London,  1861.  Ecgferth 
eeded  his   father   Oswy  (whose 

is  entered  at  a.d.  670  supi-a), 
jng  of  the  Northumbrians.  See 
i's  account  of  the  transaction, 
.  Ei$t.,  Book  4,  chap.  26.  The 
h  of  Ecgferth  (or  Etfrith,  as  the 
e  is  there  written),  is  entered 
ir  the  next  year  in  these  Annals. 
Bresal. — The  Four  Masters  state 
,  683)  that  Bresal  was  chief  of 
la  (or  XJi-Echach-Cobha),  now 


represented  by  the  baronies  of  Iveagh, 
CO.  Down.  Reeves'  Eccl.  Antiqq.j 
pp.  348-352. 

"  Dun-NecJitain.  —  "  Nechtan's 
Fort."  Supposed  to  be  "  the  modern 
Dunnichen,  which  is  situated  in  a 
narrow  pass  in  the  range  of  the  Sidlaw 
hills,  which  separate  Strathmore  from 
the  plains  of  Forfarshire."  Skene 
(Chron.  Picts  and  Scots,  Pref.  cxix.) 

'^/)i  which  Etfrith.— The  "Ecg- 
ferth "  of  the  Anglo-Sax.  Chron. 
See  note  under  preceding  year. 
O'Conor,  in  his  ed.  of  these  Annals 
(note  1,  ad  an."),  wrongly  observes 
that  the  words  in  quo  are  wanting  in 
Clar.  49. 

"  Ended.-cowfumma.za,  in  A.,  B., 
and  Clar.  49.  Probably  a  mistake 
for  con^ummaco,  as  in  Tigernach. 


13G 


CCNMCdCC  llla"Dtl. 


mibT;um  f  uoiiiim  incefi-peccuf  eyz,  7  combuf  )c  mla  aman 
■Dum  Ollaig.  'Caloi'155  mac  CCci-caen,  7  "Domnall  bjiecc 
mac  Gchac,  moiarui  func.  lusulacio  RoT:achcai5  7 
'Oaiijai-iuo  mic  pnnsiiine.  ITlotif  banbain  ofcac 
Vapienrif. 

let.  Ian ai p.  CCnno  T)omim -oc."  Laoccc."  ui.°  lugubacio 
■peiaa-Daig  mic  Congaile.  Cfuief  "Documaiconoc  abbaci)^ 
tiaUiip  va  loco.  'Oopmicocio  Rofpeni  abbarif  Coi-icai-be 
mayie.  Tnoiif  Offeni  epifcopi  monoK'cei^ii  |?innt;in  piln 
PiinStiine.  CC-Domnamif  capciuop  fieDiuic  av  ilibefi- 
niam  .Ix. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  7)omini  -dc."  laxcx."  011.°  Cfuie^-' 
Segeni  (0  acati  cLaiTDib)  epiipcopi  CCiiTimacae.  Occifio 
Canonn  pibii  5<^i-icnaix).  pmfnecbca  clejxicacum 
fUfcepit.  bellum  Imleco  pic  ubi  ceci'oep.tiTic  'Dub- 
■oainbep  xiex  CCp-Dxia  Cianacca,  7  hUaiicjii'De  iiepop 
Opfem,  7  Consalac  mac  Conaing  pujiciuup  euapit;. 
■Niall  mac  Ceyinaij  uicrofi  epa^. 


'  Tula-aman. — The  meauiug  of 
this  is  unknown  to  the  Editor,  who 
is  unable  to  say  whether  it  is  the 
name  of  a  person,  or  a  term  for  some 
fiery  element.  O'Conor  translates 
"  Tula  regalia"! 

''  Dun-OUai<jli. — Dunolly,  in  Argyll- 
shire. Referred  to  as  Duin-onlaigh 
(in  the  genit.  form),  at  the  year  700 
infra,  and  in  the  accus.  form  arcem 
cllaigJi,  at  the  year  733.  The  nomin. 
form,  Dun-oUaigh,  occurs  at  the  year 
713. 

^  Domnall  Brecc. — If  this  is  the 
same  Domnall  Brecc  referred  to  above 
at  the  years  641  and  677,  as  no  doubt 
he  is,  there  is  much  confusion  re- 
garding him,  not  only  in  these  Annals, 
but  also  in  the  Annals  of  Tigcrnach. 
See    Keeves'    Aiamnan,   pp.   202-3. 


The  Chnn.  Scot.,  at  the  year  682 
(^685),  records  the  death  of  Domnall 
Brecc  in  nearly  the  same  words 
as  are  used  in  the  entry  at  641 
sujjra. 

*  Banian    Oscach The    epithet 

oscach  is  possibly  for  as  each,  "  beyond 
all."  He  is  called  "  Banban  egnaidh,'' 
or  "  Banban  the  learned,"  at  his 
festival  day  (9th  May),  in  the  Martyr, 
of  Donegal,  and  "  Banban  sapiens  ' 
in  the  Martyr,  of  Tallaght.  In  the 
Fragments  of  Annals,  at  686,  Banban 
is  called  "  Scribe  of  Kildare." 

*  Corcack-mor  ;  or  the  "  Great 
marsh."  Now  known  as  Cork,  in 
the  south  of  Ireland,  mafie,  gen. 
of  mati,  "  great,"  A. ;  maiite,  B. 

^  Finntan  son  of  Finnguine. — The 
Ann,    Four   Mast,    (685),   and   the 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


137 


iltltude  of  his  soldiers ;  and  Tula-aman*  burned  Dun- 
laigh.'  Talorg,  son  of  Acithaen,  and  Domnall  Brecc,^ 
1  of  Eocha,  died.  The  killing  of  Eothachtach,  and  of 
irgairfc,  sons  of  Finnguine.  The  death  of  Banban 
scach  '\  the  Wise. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  686.  The  killing  of  Feradach,  son  of 
ngal.  The  repose  of  Dochuma-Conoc,  abbot  of  Glenn- 
-locha.  The  'falling  asleep'  of  Rosseni,  abbot  of 
Tcach-mor.*  The  death  of  Osseni,  bishop  of  the 
Dnastery  of  Finntan  son  of  Finnguine.*^  Adamnan 
ought  back  60  captives'  to  Ireland. 
Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  687.  The  repose  of  Segeni,  from 
jhadh-claidib/  bishop  of  Ard-Macha.  Murder  of  Cano, 
n  of  Gartnaid.  Finsnechta^  entered  into  religion.  The 
ttle  of  Imlech-Pich,^"  wherein  fell  Dubhdainbher,  King 
Ard-Cianachta/^  and  Uarcride^'*  XJa  Osseni ;  and 
)ngalach,  son  of  Conang,  escaped  by  flight.  Niall,  son 
Cemach,"  was  victor. 


[68G.J 


[G87.] 


ron.  Scot.  683  (=687),  state  that 
intaa  (called  Munnu)  was  the  son  of 
ilcan.  This  Finntan  was  the  founder 
the  monastery  of  Tech-Munnu,  or 
ighmon,  CO.  Wexford.  But  Osseni 
usually  regarded  as  abbot  of 
onenagb,  Queen's  co.,  with  which 
nntan  (Munnu)  was  also  con- 
cted. 

'  Captioes. — In  the  Frag,  oj  Irish 
nnals,  it  is  stated  that  these  were 
the  captives  whom  the  Saxons  had 
rried  off  from  Ireland,"  on  the 
casion,  apparently,  of  the  de- 
edation  recorded  above  at  the  year 
!4. 

' Acladh-claidib The  situation  of 

is  place,  which  would  be  translated 
Sword-field,"  is  not  known  to  the 
Jitor. 


°  Finsnechta. — Finnachta,  King  of 
Ireland.  The  Four  Mast,  say  that 
Finnachta  went  "  on  his  pilgrimage." 
His  return  to  the  kingship  is  men- 
tioned under  the  next  year. 

"  Jmlech-Pick.  —  Emlagh,  in  a 
parish  of  the  same  name,  bar.  of 
Lower  Kells,  co.  Meath. 

^^  Ard-Cianachta.  —  Now  repre- 
sented by  the  bar.  of  Ferrard,  co. 
Louth. 

'2  Uarcride. — The  Four  Mast,  state 
that  Uarcride  was  King  of  Conaille- 
Muirthemne,  a  district  in  the  present 
CO.  Louth. 

"  Cernach. — This  is  the  Cernach 
[Sotal,  or  "  the  haughty "],  son  of 
Diarmait,  son  of  Aedh  Slan^,  whose 
death  is  noticed  at  the  year  G63 
supra. 


138 


ccMNalcc  uloroli 


bixonaij  Conailli  iitdiu, 
"Deicbiji  ■Domb  lafi  ■n-Uaii\c)T,i'Diu  ; 
Ml  ba  ellriiu  biaf  gen 
1  11-CCiiXT)  lafi  n-TDubTjairibeix. 

Si^ieccac, 

0)xonctn  fule  ^o\\  cip,  'Cait)55 ; 
Cen  X)ubcuile  cen  mac  tn-Oi\ain, 
Cen  T)u  btiaiTibe|X  a^i  aifiT). 

SiiaecbT;ac, 

Sella  ipixia  lecc  leacca, 

pa|x  com,  ^a]\  imlcoin,  •ga]\  mtia, 

"Oobuiti  la  pap,  n-eccfioca. 

TTlona  ican  'Dam  amne, 

mac  Ciaunnmael  xiom  [-f]ip,ichce, 

■Ropuif  pola  ocup  cfio 

TTlo  TDep,  "DO  ma^ib  Imblecho. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  -001111111  t»c.°  Iccccx."  uiii.°  lolan 
epfcop  Cinnsapac  obiiu.  Pinpneclica  fieuepciuup  a-o 
fiesnum.  lugulacio  T)iapmcn:o  Tni7)i  1:1111  CCii^iiieT)ai5 
ceci.  ITlopp  Ccrcupais  nepocip  "OomnaiU  bpicc. 
Obicuf  T)ociiini  "Oaipe  mupcaipi.  ITlopf  ■pepa-oaig  mic 
Foi.  26a«.  Tiuavalmn.  TTl opp  Tn aele-DU  1  n  mic  Con aiLLcpan  11  am n a. 
Obpcupaca  epc  papp  polip. 

let.  lanaiiri.  CCnno  'oomini  tjc-"  laxK."  ix.°  Congal 
mac  TTlaeil'DUin  mic  CCexio  bennain,  fiex  lapmuman,  7 


'  Sad.  —  The  following  stanzas, 
wliich  are  not  in  B.,  are  written  on 
the  lower  margin  of  fol.  26  ft  in  A. 
The  name  of  the  author  is  not  very 
legible;  butit  looks  Uke  "  Gabaircenn." 
The  first  stanza  occurs  in  the  Frag. 
of  Irish  Annals,  at  the  year  686, 
where  the  authorship  is  ascribed  to 
"  Gabhorchenn." 
■  Ard.— Put  for  "  Ard-Cianachta." 
»  The.    hnd    of    Tadhg.  —  'Cip, 


'Cai'655.  A  Bardic  name  for  the 
land  of  the  sept  which  gave  name  to 
Ard-Cianachta,  and  which  was  de- 
scended from  Tadhg,  son  of  Cian,  son 
of  Oilill  Oluim  (King  of  Munster 
in  the  2nd  century). 

*  Cenngarath. — Kingarth,  in  Bute, 
Scotland. 

'  Returns  to  the  kingship See  the 

entrj'  under  last  year  regarding 
Fimiachta. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTEK. 


139 


Sad'  are  the  Conailli  tliis  day. 
They  have  cause,  after  Uarcride. 
Not  I'eadier  shall  be  the  sword 
In  Ait1,2  after  Diibhdainbher. 

Sorrowful, 

The  grief  that  is  in  the  land  of  Tadhg,^ 
"Without  Dubcuile,  without  Bran's  son, 
Without  Dubhdaiubher  over  Ard.^ 

Sorrowful, 

To  look  at  their  stony  graves — 

To  see  your  dogs,  your  grayhounds,  your  women. 

In  the  possession  of  your  foes. 

If  Crundmael's  son  had  not  healed 

My  sorrow  for  me,  truly, 

Of  blood  and  gore  my  tears  would  be, 

For  the  dead  of  Imlech. 
Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  688.  lolan,  bishop  of  Cenngarath,'' 
ed.  Finnachta  returns  to  the  kingship.^  The  killing  of 
armait  of  Midhe,  son  of  Airmedach  '  caech.'"  Death 
Cathasach,''  grandson  of  Domnall  Brecc.  Death  of 
)chinni  of  Daire-murchaisi.®  Death  of  Feradach,  son 
Tuathalan,  The  death  of  Maelduin,  son  of  Conall 
•annamhna.'  Part  of  the  Sun  was  darkened. 
Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  689.  Congal,  son  of  Maelduin,  son  of 
idh  Bennan,  King  of  lar-Miunha,  and  Duinechaid  son 


[688.] 


[689.] 


Airmedach  '  caecA,'  i.e.,  Airme- 
;h  "  the  blind."  ceci,  for  caeci, 
B. 

Cathasach. — This  was  Cathasach, 
son  of  Domangart  (si.  672  supra), 
0  was  sou  of  Domnall  Brecc. 
Daire-murchaisi. — O'Conor  ab. 
aiy  translates  this  "  Monasterii 
Doreti  maritimL"'  The  Four  Mas- 
:  (688)  write  the  name,  and 
bably  more  correctly,  "  Daire- 
ichaiai,"  which  O'Donovan  identi- 


fies (note  e,  ad.  an.)  with  "  Derry- 
brughis,  alias  Killyman,  in  the  comity 
of  Armagh." 

"Maelduin,  son  of  Conall  Cran- 
namhna. — Maelduin  was  the  14th 
King  of  the  Scotch  Dalriads.  His 
father,  Conall  Crannamhiia  (whose 
obit  is  entered  above  at  the  year  659), 
was  the  12th  King  of  the  same  im- 
portant tribe,  and  son  of  the  8th 
King,   Eochaidh    Buidhe  (ob.    628 


140 


cciniccLa  ula"Dli. 


'OuinecaiT)  mac  Oiiicooic,  7  CC1L1II  mac  "Dunsaile  ©line 
mic  ScanDail,,  ui^ulaoi  f tint;.  Combtipcio  aifiT)!)  TYlachcte. 
llloiif  pnguine  longi  7  pejiatiais  meic  mic  Wechuleicc  ; 
7  Choblaic  pilia  Canonn  moiairop.  'Oobecoc  Cluana 
ai|XT)T)paufauiu.  Uifrinianuipminop  pliupCoiifcaiTCini 
annif  .x. 

let.  lanaiii.  CCnno  "Domini  -dc"  xc.°  Cjaonan  mac 
u  Chualne,  abbap  benncuiii,  obnu.  'Cbeo-oofiuf  epipco- 
puf  Ofiircaniae  quieuic.  'Dalpiaci  populaui  punt; 
Cfiuuniu  7  ULcu.  pi^ceallac  mac  'Plainn  pex  lilla 
TTIaine  mopiuiip.  Uencup  majnup  .xiii.  |ct.  Occimbpip 
quopTDam  .ui.  ex  pamilia  lae  meppir. 

]ct.  lanaip.  (2  p.,  I.  7.)  CCnno  'oomini  -dc."  xc.°  i.° 
CC-oomnantip  .xnn."  anno  pope  patipam  "PailBei  at) 
hibepnmm  pep^it;.  Concaxi  epipcopupmopicup.  ■pepgup 
macCCeT»ain  pexm  coici-d  obnt;.  1u5Ulat;io'rnaeleT)it;pai13 
mic  Guganain.  Luna  in  panguineum  colopem  in  nacali 
pancci  TTlapcini  ueppa  epz:.    Obpepio  "Ouin  Deaaae  T)ibpi. 

]cl.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  "dc  xc"  11.°  bpuit>e  mac 
bill  pex  ■popcpenT)   mopit;up,  7  CClphin    mac  Mecuin. 


'  Orcdoith. — Probably  the  Orcdoith , 
son  of  Sechnasach,  whose  death  is 
noticed  above,  at  the  year  658. 

^  Bungal  of  Eilne. — He  was  pro- 
bably the  son  of  the  Scannal  referred 
to  above,  at  the  year  665,  and  was 
called  "  Dungal  of  Eilne"  from  a 
territory  so  called,  in  the  present 
county  of  Antrim.  See  O'Donovan's 
Four  Mast.,  A.D.  557,  note  i.  In  the 
corresponding:;  entry  in  the  Ckron. 
Scot.,  686=689,  Dungal's  son,  AUill, 
is  called  King  of  the  [Irish]  "  Crui- 
thne,"  or  "  Picts."  His  name  occurs 
also  in  the  list  of  Kings  of  Dalaraide, 
in  the  Booh  of  Lelnster,  p.  41,  col. 
6. 

'  Tall— Or  the  "  Long." 

*  Dobecoc  of  Cluain-ard. — Dobecoc 
■was  also  called  Mob^coc,  both  being 


devotional  forms  of  the  name  Becan. 
The  church,  anciently  called  Cluaiii- 
ard'Mohecoc,  is  now  known,  accord- 
ing to  O'Donovau,  as  the  old  church 
of  Kilpeacan,  in  the  bar.  of  Clanwil- 
liam,  CO.  Tipperary.  (^Ann.  Four 
Mast.,  A.D.  689,note/.)  This  Becan 
is  wrongly  said  to  be  of  Cluain-Iraird 
(Clonard,  co.  Meath),  in  Tigernach 
(690),  Four  Mast.  (687),  and  Fraff. 
of  Irish  A?inals  (690). 

°  Justinian. — This  entry  is  some- 
what out  of  place,  as  Justinian  the 
younger  began  to  reign  a.d.  685. 

'  Of  Bangor  [in  Down].— bentl- 
cuip,,  A.,  B. 

'  Dalriata.  —  "  It  is  doubtful 
whether  these  were  the  people  of 
Scotch  or  Irish  Dalriada.  The  scene 
of  their  depredation  was  the  territo- 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


141 


Orcdoith,'  and  Ailill,  son  of  Dungal  of  Eilne/  son  of 
annal,  were  slaiu.  The  burning  of  Armagh.  The 
ath  of  Finguine  the  Tall/  and  of  Feradach  the  Fat 
a  of  Nechtlecc ;  and  Coblaith  daughter  of  Cano  dies. 
Dbfecoc  of  Cluain-ard^  rested.  Justinian^  the  younger, 
n  of  Constantine,  [reigns]  ten  years. 
Kal.  Jan.     A.T>.  690.     Cronan  son  of  Ua  Chualne,  abbot 

Bangor,"  died.  Theodore,  bishop  of  Britain,  rested. 
16  Dalriata'  spoiled  the  Cruithni  and  the  Ulaid.  Fith- 
ellach,  son  of  Flann,  King  of  Ui-Maine,  dies.  A  great 
jrm,  on  the  16th  of  the  Kalends  of  October,  over- 
helmed  some  six  persons  of  the  community  of  la. 
Kal.  Jan.     (Mond.,  m.  7.)     A.D.  691.     Adamnan  comes 

Ireland  in  the  fourteenth  year^  after  the  death  of 
lilbhe.  Conchad  the  bishop  dies.  Fergus  son  of  Aedan, 
ing  of  the  Province,'  died.  The  killing  of  Maeldith- 
ibh  son  of  Eoganan.  The  moon  was  turned^"  into  the 
)lour  of  blood  on  the  Nativity  of  St.  Martin.  The 
ege  of  Dun-Deav£e  dibsi}^ 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  692.  Bruide  son  of  Bili,  King  of 
Drtrenn,  dies,  and  Alphin  son  of  Nechtin.    The  death"  of 


s  of  the  Cruithne   and   Ulidians, 

w  the  county  of  Down,  and   the 

athern  half  cf  Antrim."     Eeeves' 

lamnan,  p.  377,  note  d. 

'  Fourteenth   yenr. —  The      Abbot 

lilbhe  died  on  the  22nd  March,  679. 

is  death  is  entered  above  under  the 

ar  678=679. 

^Fergus  son  of  Aedan,  King  of  the 

rovince By   "the    Province,"  is 

eant  Ulidia,  generally  designated  in 
ish  Annals  the  coiciTi,  "  fifth,"  or 
rovince.  The  Four  Masters  (689, 
'Donovan's  ed.)  have  "  Fergus  son 
:  Lodan."  The  Frag.  oflr.  Annals 
92)  have  "  Fergus  son  of  Aodhan." 
at  the  name  in  the  list  of  "  Kings 
Ulad  "  in  the  Book  of  Leinster  (p. 
I ,  col.  3)  is  "  Oengus  son  of  Aedan," 


who  is  stated  to  have  reigned  16 
years. 

"  Was  tamed.  —  t(ep.|^a  ere. 
Omitted  in  A. 

"  Diin-Deavm  '  dibsL' — This  name 
must  be  corrupt,  the  last  member 
thereof,  '  dibsi,'  being  quite  unintel- 
ligible. Dean  Keeves  thinks  that 
"  Dundaff,"  south  of  Stirling  (Scot- 
land) may  have  been  intended.  Adam- 
nan,  p.  378,  note  e. 

"i)ea(/j.~Tnorif,  A.  MS.  B.  has 
theabbrev.  for  "et"  instead  of  mofip 
and  makes  the  entry  run  on  as  a  con- 
tinuation of  the  previous  sentence, 
which  ends  with  "Nechtin,"  in  A. 
Clar.  49  does  not  exactly  agree  with 
A.  or  B.  But  the  variations  are  of 
no  importance. 


[C90.] 


[691.] 


[692.] 


142 


CCNNCClCX;  «lCCT)tl. 


ITlopf  "Dipac  epifcopi  'Pepnann,  7  bpan  nepof  'Paelaen 
fiex  l-asenencuim  moiirui  punr.  Ceallach  mac  Uonani 
moiia  mojii^up.  bellom  incep  Ofiiaip  octip  Laigniu 
in  quo  ceci'Dir  'Paelcap  nepop  TTl  aeleo-opae.  lugulacio 
Foi.  26aJ.  CCinpcig  7  mez  'Heill  7  -piliopum  boentjo.  TTlopf 
"Ooepsaifit;  mic  pinsume.  bellum  conqia  [pilitim] 
PanT:e. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  -DOiTiini  'oc.°  xc"  in."  Ciaon  becc 
abbap  Cluana  mic  11  Moip  obnc.  beccpola  epipco- 
pup  quieuir;.  lujulcrcio  Cepbaill  mic  inaeLeoT)pae. 
Obpepio  -Diiin  pocep.  TTIopp  pepcaip  mic  Conaec 
cipp.  Domiiall  mac  CCuin  pex  CCLocluace  mopicup 
Tlui-openi  campi  bile  quieuiu.  Obiuip  Cponani 
balm. 

let.  lanaip.  (ui.  p.,  luna  x.)  CCnno  "oomini  "dc."  ccc.° 
1111."  ■pinpneachra  pea;  "Cempo  7  bpepal  pilmp  eiup 
lujulaci  punu  (05  5peallai§  ■DoUais)  apuD  (aliap  ab) 
CCe'o  mac  "Olucais  (mic  CCilella  mic  CCexia  plaine) 
7  a  Congalac  mac  Conaing  (mic  Congaile  mic  CCe'Da 
plaine). 


'  Of  the  Leinstermen. — Luj;enen- 
ciam,  A. 

-  Died. — niop,cui  -jpu'i^i  f<"'  nwfi- 
cuuip  epc,  in  A.     Omitted  in  B, 

^  Dies. — moifi,  for  ■mojii!:ui\,  or 
Tnoixcuii]p  epc,  A.  mofictii  punc, 
B. 

*  Grandson  of  Maelodar  (or  Maelo- 
dhar). — Faelchar  was  son  of  Forandal, 
son  of  Maelodhar,  son  of  Scaulan 
M(5r  (King  of  Ossory ;  whose  obit 
the  Four  Mast,  give  under  A.d, 
640). 

^  Ainftecli  —  Nieth-NeiU — Boenda. 
— The  bearers  of  these  names  have 
not  been  identified  by  the  Editor. 

"  Doergart. — Apparently  the  Dar- 


gavt  son  of  Finnguine,  whose  killing 
("  Jugulatio  ")  is  noticed  above  at  the 
year  685.  This  Finnguine  may  have 
been  the  same  as  Finghin,  fourth  in 
descent  from  Conall  (son  of  Com- 
ghall),  6th  King  of  the  Scotch  Dal- 
riads.  SeeEeeves'  Adamnan,  Geneal. 
Table  of  Dalriadic  King.'!. 

''Against  [the  son  o/]  Penda. — 
concfia  pernja,  A.,  B.,  and  Clar. 
49.  But  Penda  had  been  at  this  time 
thirty-eight  years  dead.  (See  at  the 
year  655,  sii-pra).  The  Chron.  Scot. 
(689)  more  correctly  reads  concfia 
plium  pentia  ("  against  the  son  of 
Penda.")  This  son  of  Penda  must 
have  been  iEthelred,  who  succeeded  to 


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143 


rath,  bishop  of  Ferns,  and  Bran  grandson  of  Faelan, 
ng  of  the  Leinstermen,'  died.=  Cellach,  son  of  Ronan 
)r,  dies.'*  A  battle  between  the  Osraighi  and  the 
instermen,  in  which  fell  Faelchar,  grandson  of 
lelodar."  The  killing  of  Ainftech,^  and  of  Nieth- 
dll,'  and  of  the  sons  of  Boenda.=  The  death  of 
ergart,"  son  of  Finguine.  A  battle  against  [the  son 
Penda.' 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  693.  Cron  Becc,  abbot  of  Cluain-mic- 
is,  died.  Beccfhola,  a  bishop,  rested.  The  killing  of 
L-bhall,  son  of  Maelodar.  The  siege  of  Dun-Fother." 
ath  of  Ferchar,'  son  of  Connadh  Cerr.  Domnall,  son 
Auin,^"  King  of  Al-Cluaith,  dies.  Huidreni  of  Magh- 
B,  rested.  The  death  of  Cronan  of  Balna." 
Sal.  Jan.  (Frid.,  m.  10.)  a.d.  C94.  Finsnechta,^'' 
Qg  of  Tara,  and  Bresal  his  son,  were  slain  (at  Grellach- 
laigP^),  by"  Aedh,  son  of  Dluthach  (son"  of  Ailill,  son 
Aedh  Slane),  and  by  Congalach,  son  of  Conang  (son" 
Congal,  son  of  Aedh  Slanfe). 


[693.] 


[CM.] 


Kingship  of  the  Mercians  in  675, 
he  death  of  his  brother,  Wulfhere. 

the  last  battle  uEthelred  is  stated 
are  fought  was  a  battle  against 
5  Ecgferth   of   Northumbria,    in 

{Anglo-Sax.  Chron.)  In  this 
,  the  above  entry  is  somewhat  out 
lace.  See  Lappenberg's  England 
r  the  Anglo-Saxon  Kings, 
)rpe's  Transl.),  London,  1845,  vol. 
.291. 
Dtm-Fotlier. — See  above,   at  the 

680. 

'^erchar, — He  was  the  10th  King 
le  Scotch  Dalriads. 
Auin. — See  a  note  on  this  name, 
r  the  year  641  supra. 
Balna. — Now  Balla,  bar.  of  Clan- 
is,  CO.  Mayo. 


'^  Finsnechta,  i.e.,  Finnacltla. — An 
old  hand  has  added  ■pteTiac  ("  the 
Festive,")  in  the  margin  in  A. 

"  At  GreVach-Dollaigh O'Dono  - 

van  thought  this  the  place  now  called 
Girley,  two  miles  to  the  south  of 
Kells,  CO.  Meath.  Ann.  Four  Mast., 
A.D.  693,  note  q.  The  name  of  the 
place  is  twice  added  in  A.,  firstly, 
a  ngiveallais  xiollais  ("in  Greal- 
lach-Dollaigh")  over  the  name  of 
Finsneehta,    and     again,  05    5|veat" 

laig  Tiollais  ("  at  G D "), 

over  the  words  pitiuY-  eiur. 

"5;/ — apu'o,  atia]p  ab,  in  A. 
ab,  in  B. 

'^Son. — The  original  of  these  clauses 
is  interlined  in  A.  and  £. 


144 


aNijcclcc  ulccoli. 


.b. 


triolinj  locmix  cecinic  ; — 

Oa  T)nayan  no  -prifnecca, 
1nT5iu  laigiT)  c)^ol15e ; 
■Ranibe  la  pj^ti  ninie, 
"OilguT)  ma  boixaime; 

In  bejin  pop-fmbic  pinynecca 
1mmaf|aeit;if  ixigyxiatiai, 
CCet)  Tioicli  ^efiifa  tio  caiU, 
CCcofixolaic  nifp,ia-Dai. 

Occipio  'CaiT)55  mic  'Paelbei  in  ualle  peUip.  Cfuief 
ITIinnbaiiienn  abbacif  CCchaiD  bo.  'J^ainiitie  Lusmai-o 
730]imiuic.  ITloiif  biiain  mic  Conaill  bicc  'Comtiat; 
uxop  pepcaiji  mopiDup.     ITIoitp  ConaiU  piln  'Cucrcail. 

|ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  TDomini  tdc."  xc."  ii.°  Uijulacio 
"Oomnaill  -pilii  Conaill  cpan'oamncci.  pnnsuine  mac 
canif  fine  macpe,  ]iex  TTlunian,  mo]^lcu]^  pepgal 
CCitine  ev  ■piannamail  mac  TTlennaic  mopiuncup. 
Loceni  menu  fapienp,  abbap  Cille  -Daiia,  uisulacuf  efc. 
Cummene  ningDoiirie  paupac.  Congalach  mac  Conains 
pilii  Congaile  piln  CCex)0  plane  mopicup.  Loinspec 
mac  CCengtipa  pajnape  incipic. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  'Domini  ■oc."  xc.°  ui.°  'Capacin  ve 
pegno  expulpup  apt:,     pepcap  poca  mopicup.     CC-oom- 


'  Moling  Lochair  (or  Moling 
Luachra),  founder,  and  patron,  of 
Tech-Moling,  or  St.  MuUiii's,  co. 
Carlow.  The  stanzas  folloTving,  not 
in  B.,  are  written  in  the  lower  margin 
of  fol.  2Ga  in  A.,  with  a  mark  of 
reference  to  their  place  in  the  text. 

'"■  Borama.' — A  large  tribute  ex- 
acted by  the  Kings  of  Ireland  from 
the  Leinstermen,  from  the  time  of 
King  Tnathal  Techtmar,  in  the  second 
century,  to  the  time  of  Finnachta. 
The  circumstances  attending  the  im- 
position of  the  Borama,  and  the 
way  in  which  St.  Moling  succeeded 
in  obtaining  its  remission  from  King 


Finnachta,  form  the  subject  of  a  long 
tract  in  the  Book  ofLeiiisterT^.  294J,s2. 

3  Aed. — The  original  text  seems 
corrupt,  and  therefore  difficult  of 
translation. 

■*  Glenn-gaimhin.  —  Or  "  Gleim- 
geimhin."  In  uatte  pellip,  A.  B. 
"  Vallis  pellis  "  is  an  accurate  trans- 
lation of  the  name  Glenn-geimhin, 
which  was  the  old  name  of  the  vale 
of  the  Kiver  Eoe,  near  Dungiven 
(Dun-geimhin),  in  the  county  of 
Londonderry. 

^  Minnbairenn.  —  The  name  is 
"  Meann  Boirne"  (Meann  of  Boirend), 
in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast.  (C93). 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


145 


Moling  Lochair'  sang  : — 

It  were  sad  for  Finsneclita 
To  lie  to-day  in  liis  gory  bed. 
May  he  be  with  the  men  of  Heaven, 
For  the  remission  of  the  '  Borama.'^ 

The  gap  in  which  Finsnechta  was  slain — 
Round  which  kingly  cavalcades  would  ride — 

Aed^ 

Since  it  has  hidden  him,  he'll  not  ride  over  it. 

e  killing  of  Tadhg,  son  of  Failbhe,  in  Glenn-gaimlnn.'' 

e    repose    of    Minnbairenn;'*    abbot    of    Aehadh-bo. 

imide   of  Lugmadh"   slept.     Death   of  Bran,   son   of 

Qall  Becc'     Tomnat,  wife    of  Ferchar,'  dies.     Death 

Conall,  son  of  Tuathal. 

E^al.  Jan.     A.D.  695.     The  assassination  of  Domnall,^  [695.]  ms. 

I  of   Conall  Crandamna.     Finnguine,  son  of  Cu-cen- 

thair,^"  King  of  Munster,  dies.    Fergal  of  Aidhne,"  and 

innamhail,  son  of  Mennach,  died.     Loclieni  Menn,  the 

ise,  abbot  of  Kildare,  was  slain.     Cummene,  of  Mug- 

:na,  rests.     Congalach,  son  of  Conang,  son  of  Cougal, 

I  of  Aedh  Slanfe,  dies.     Loingsecti,  son  of  Aengus,  begins 

reign. 

ECal.  Jan.     A.D.  696.     Tarachin^^  was  expelled  from  the 

Lgship.     Ferchar  the  Tail'"  dies.     Adamnau  proceeded 


[C9C.] 


Lugmadh. — Now   Louth,   in   the 

ity  of  the  same  name. 

Conall  Secc;    i.e.,    "Conall   the 

le." 

Wife    of   Ferchar — Apparently 

Ferchar,  son  of  Gonad  Cerr  (King 

le  Scotch  Dalriads),  whose  death 

[tered  under  the  preceding  year. 

Domnall This     was     Domnall 

a  (or  "  Brown  Domnall "),  13th 
r  of  Dalriada. 

Cu-cen-mathair.  —  "  Canis  sine 
•e."  His  death  is  recorded  under 
rear  664  supra. 


11  Fergal  of  Aidhne — Hewas  King 
of  Connaught,  and  grandson  of 
Guaire  Aidhne,  whose  obit  is  given 
above  at  the  year  GG2. 

'-'  Tarachin  — King  of  the  Picts  of 
Scolland.  Referred  to  under  the  form 
'■  Tarain "  at  the  year  G98.  See 
Keeves'  Adamnan,  p.  134,  note  a. 

"  Ferchar  the  Tall. — Or  "  Ferchar 
the  Long  "  (pep-caji  poca).  Ferchar 
was  the  first  Prince  of  the  House  of 
Loarn  who  became  King  of  the 
Dalriads,  having  succeeded  to  (he 
position  on  the  death  (in  688,  supra) 
L 


146 


ccNNala  ulccDli. 


namif  a7)h ibep,ni am  pe)i5icec'DeT)ic  legem  mnocencium 

populif.     echo  nepof  "DomnaillnisulacopefT:.    TTDael,- 

ipocaficais  mac  1TlaelT)UiB  ^lexna  n-CCip.5iaUamo)iicti)i. 

Immapecc     Ciianncliae     tibi     cecixiit;     pejiat)ac    mac 
Foi.  26ia.    TTlaele'Doic.    bellum  inlcon.     ecompaf  mac  Congaile 

mic  ^tiaij-ie  ui5UlaT;iif  ep-.     ITIolins  iochaiyi  -oopmiuir;. 

Oiiiconep  ec  Ulai-o  uai^caueiaunc  campum  1TlinpT:eiifine. 

Cappan  pcpiba  o  tui^ca  quieiiii:.    Itigiilacio  Concoljo. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  Tjomini  "dc."  ccc."  iin.°  bellum  i 
Pepiinmtiis  iibi  ceci-oepunc  Concobop  TTlacbae  mac 
ITlaele'DUin  ocup  CCev  aipD'o  pex'oail  CCpai-oe.  Oelltim 
incep  Saxonep  eu  picco]-  ubi  ceci-DiT:  bepnic  qui  tiice- 
bacup  bpeccpiT).  Combupcio  T)uin  Onlaig.  Gxpulpio 
OCiiipcellais  P'^-i'  'Pepcaip  tdc  pegno,  ez  uinct;up  av 
Tlibepmam  uechicup.  TTlopp 'Popannain  abbacip  Cille 
'oapo,  ocup  TTlaeleDUin  mic  TTlonsain.  TTlopp  TTIuip- 
7;iupa  mic  ITlaele'DUin,  pejip  genepip  Coipppi. 

[Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  ■Domini  "dc."  xc.°  uiii."  bouina 
pcpagep  in  Saxonia.  bellum  piannamla  mic  Oppeni. 
■Capain  av  ilibepniam  pepgic. 


cfMaelduin,sonof  ConallCrannamna, 
(14th  King  of  Dalriada),  and  the  last 
Kmg  of  the  line  of  Fergus  Mor  Mac- 
Erca.  second  King  of  Dalriada. 

'  Law  of  the  Innocents.  —  See 
Eeeves'  Adamnan,  p.  179.  The  Frag, 
of  Annals,  at  69S,  state  the  law  was 
against  killing  children  or  women. 

2£c7m.— duclia,  B.  "  Eucha," 
Clar.  49. 

^  Crannach,  i.e.  "  a  place  full  of 
trees."  Not  identified.  The  word 
imtnaifiecc  (translated  "conflict") 
is  rendered  by  "  Scirmish  "  in  Clar.  49. 

■•  Battle  of  Uilcon. — baeV  (for 
belltim)  A.  For  Uilcon,  Clar.  49 
has  Ulcor.  O'Conor  prints  Julcon, 
and  thinks  there  is  something  omitted. 
The  Editor  cannot  explain  the  entry. 

•  Congal.   —  The     death    of     a 


"  Congha],  son  of  Guaire,"  is  entered 
above  at  the  j'ear  684. 

"  Holing  Lochair.  See  under  the 
year  694  supra. 

'  Cassan. — This  is  the  same  as  the 
"  Caisin  "  of  the  Four  Masters  (at  the 
3'ear  695).  See  Colgan's  Acta 
Sanctorum,  p.  781. 

'  Ciicohha. — "  The  hound  of  Cobha." 
Probably  some  chieftain  of  the  race 
of  Eochaidh  Cobha,  from  whom  the 
tribe  of  Ui-Echach-Cobha  derived 
their  descent.  See  Reeves'  Feci, 
Antiqq,,  p.  349. 

°  Fernmagh. — Now  represented  by 
the  barony  of  Farney,  co.  Monaghan. 
The  Four  Masters  state  (696)  that 
thia  battle  was  fought  in  "  Tuloch- 
Garroisg  "  in  Fernmagh,  which  place 
has  not  been  identified. 


ANNALS   OP   ULSTER. 


147 


[reland,  and  gave  the  '  Law  of  the  Innocents  "■  to  the 
iple.  Echu,^  grandson  of  Domnall.  was  slain.  Mael- 
lartaigh,  son  of  MaeMubh,  King  of  the  Airghialla, 
3.     The  conilict  of  Crannach;'   in  which  fell  Feradachi 

of  Maeldoith.  The  battle  of  Uilcon.*  Ecomras,  son 
Congal/  son  of  Guaire,  was  slain.  Moling  Lochair" 
)t.  The  Britons  and  Ulidians  devastated  Magh- 
irthemhne.  Cassan,'  scribe  of  Lusk,  rested.  The 
rder  of  Cncobha." 

Lai.  Jan.  A.D.  697.  A  battle  in  Fernniagh,"  in  which 
ichobar  of  Macha,  son  of  Maelduin,  and  Aedh  Aird/° 
ig  of  Dal-Araide,  were  slain.  A  battle  between 
:ons  and  Picts,  in  which  fell  Bernith,  who  was 
ed  Brectrid."  The  burning  of  Dun-OUaigh.^''  The 
ulsion  of  Ainf cellach/^  son  of  Ferchar,  from  the  king- 
5,  and  he  was  carried'*  in  chains  to  Ireland.  The 
th  of  Forannan,  abbot  of  Kildare  ;  and  of  Maelduin, 

of  Mongan.  The  death  of  Muirges,  son  of  Maelduin, 
ig  of  Cinel-Coirpri. 

[al.  Jan.  A.u.  698.  A  mortality  of  cows  in  Saxon- 
i.''  The  battle  of  Fiannamail  son  of  Osseni.  Tarain'" 
3eeds  to  Ireland. 


[697.] 


[698.] 


iedh  Aird. — ''  Acdh  of  Ard." 
;h  Hugh,"  Clar.  49.  The  name 
itten  Aedh  Airedh  in  the  Ann. 
Mast.  (696),  and  Aed  Airech 
Aed']  And,  in  the  list  of  the 
s  of  Dalaraide  in  the  Book  of 
ier  (p.  41,  col.  5),  where  Aed  is 
I  to  have  been  slain  in  the  battle 
'ernmag.  The  entry  of  this 
!  in  the  Fra//.  of  Annals  (697) 
}•  inaccurate. 

ternith,  who  was  called  Brecirtd. 
e  "Berctus,"  or  "Behrt,"  who 
d  the  plain  of  Bregia  in  684. 
ibove  under  that  year.  The 
i-Sax.  Chron.  has  the  death  of 
rht  the  aldorman''  at  the  year 
Thm-pe^s  Translation). 


12  Burning  of  Bun-  Olliagh. — Com- 
bu-pci  'ouiti  Onlaij,  A.  The  name 
of  JDuuolly  (see  note  under  the  year 
685  supra)  is  also  written  T.uin  On- 
taig,  in  the  genit.  case,  at  the  year 
700  infra. 

"  Ainfcellach. — The  son  of  Ferchar 
Fota  (or  "Ferchar  the  Tall.")  Ho 
was  of  the  House  of  Loarn  Mor,  and 
17th  King  of  the  Scotch  Dalriads. 
The  death  of  Ainfcellach,  in  the  battle 
of  Finn-glenn,  is  recorded  under  the 
year  718  infra.  See  under  the  years 
733  and  735. 

"  Carried. — uechlcuifi,  B.  Vehi- 
tur,  Clar.  49. 

"  Saxon-land. — -Saxonia.  England. 

'°  Tarain. — Apparently   the    Tara- 

l2 


148 


ccMNalcc  nlcroti. 


.b.  jet.  Ian ai  11.     CCnno  •Domini -dc."  xc."  ix.°    (Xccen)^aefo 

bouma  moiicctlicccp  in  llibeiima  i  ]th  pebptii  in  campo 
"Cjieso  1  Cecbai.  Cfinep  CCe-oo  ancho)aii;e  o  Sleibciu. 
"Dopmioacio  laiinbaig  abbacii^  lif  moiii.  pannamaib 
nepof  'Ouncba'DO,  pex  T)al  fimn,  octif  piann  mac 
Cin-Dpaebax)  mic  Stiibne,  nijulan  func.  CCupmnle 
nepof  Ciiunntnail  "oe  iiegno  expulftip  in  Oi-iicanniam 
pepjic.  pamep  ec  pepcilencia  .in.  annif  in  nibepnia 
pacca  efc,  vc  homo  hommem  comexiepec.  piann  albtif 
mac  ITlaelecuile  .1.  -oe  geneiie  Gugain,  nepop  Ciiunnmail 
(.1.  mic  Smbne  mint))  mopictip. 

jet.  1anai]i.  CCnno  T)omini  T)cc.°  Oouina  mopcali- 
cap.  Colman  auae  Oipc,  Cealbac  mac  TTIaelepacho 
eppcop,  1)10011111  abba)^  Cluana  amp,  mopiiiii  punc 
Foi.  2Gib.  CCilill  mac  Con  csn  macaip  pex  ITltiman  mopicup. 
■peiDolmix)  mac  ■pepgupa  mic  OCex)ain  mopicup.  Iiigu- 
lauio  CCexio  ODbae.  CCe-o  mac  "Dlnchais,  Conjab  mac 
e-nganain,  mopoui    ptinc.     Imbaipecc  i  Son    tibi  ceci- 


chin,  whose  expulsion  from  the  king- 
ship [of  the  Picts  of  Scotland],  is 
mentione.l  at  the  year  696  supra, 

'Aedh O'Donovau     says    {Fotir 

Mast.,i\.i>.  69S,  note  i),  that  "this 
was  the  Aldus  of  Sleibte  [Sleaty,  bar. 
of  Slievemargy,  Queen's  county], 
mentioned  in  Tirechan's  Annotations 
on  the  Life  of  St.  Patrick,  preserved 
in  the  Book  of  Armagh." 

-  larnlach, — Skene  copies  this  entry 
(^Chron.  Picts  and  Scots,  p.  352),  under 
the  impression  that  larnlach  was 
abbot  of  Lismore  in  Scotland.  But 
Oolgan  regarded  him  as  connected 
with  Lismore,  in  the  co.  Waterford, 
and  the  same  as  the  larlugh  whose 
festival  is  given  at  the  1 6th  January, 
in  the  Martijr.  of  Donegal.  {AA. 
SS.,  p.  155.) 

^  Fiannamall  Va  Dimchada. — "  F. 
descendant  of  Dunchad.''     Prohably 


the  same  as  the  "  Fiannamail  son  of 
Osseni,"  mentioned  imder  the  preced- 
ing year. 

'  Dal-Riata.—T\\(i  Irish  Dal-Riata, 
or  Dalriads. 

^  Flann. — The  Four  Mast,  state 
(a.d.  698),  that  Flann  had  been 
chief  of  the  Cinel-Eoghain. 

**  Kingship.  —  The  kingship,  or 
chieftaincy,  of  the  Cinel-Eoghain. 

'  Suibne  Mend.  —  The  death  of 
Suibne  Mend  (or  Suibhne  Menu), 
who  had  been  king  of  Ireland,  is  re- 
corded above  at  the  year  627.  This 
clause,  added  by  way  of  gloss  in  A., 
is  not  in  B. ;  but  it  is  in  the  text  of 
Clar.  49. 

"Mortality  of  Cows.  —  "  Bovina 
adhuc  mortalitas,"  Clar.  49. 

'■'  Co/man  Ua  Oirc,  i.e.,  "  Colman, 
grandson  (or  descendant)  of  Ore. 
The  Four  Masters  (at  a.d.  700)  call 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


149 


Kal.  Jan.     a.d.  699.     A  cow  mortality  broke  out  in  [699.]  ms. 

sland,  on  the  Kalends  of  Febrnary,  in  Magh-Trega  in 

:thba.     The  repose  of   Aedh/  anchorite,  of  Sleibhte. 

le  falKng  asleep  of  larnlach,"  abbot  of  Lis-mor.     Fian- 

mail  Ua  Dunchada/  King  of  Dal-Riata/  and   Fiann/ 

1  of  Cennfaeladh,  son  of  Suibhne,  were  slain.     Aur- 

aile,  grandson  of  Crunnmael,  having  been  expelled  from 

e  kingship,"  goes  into   Britain.     A  famine  and  plague 

evailed  during  three  years  in  Ireland,  so    that  man 

)uld  eat  man.     Flann  Finn,  son  of  Maeltuile,  i.e.,  of 

e  Cinel-Eoghain,  grandson  of  Crunnmael  (i.e.," son  of 

ibne  Mend),''  dies. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  700.     A  'mortality  of  cows."     Colman     [700.] 

I    Oirc,^    Cellach    son   of    Maelracha,  a   bishop,   [and] 

cuill,"  abbot  of  Cluain-eois,  died.    Ailill,  son  of  Cu-cen- 

ithau-,"  King    of  Munster,  dies.     Feidelmidh,    son   of 

irgus,  son  of  Aedhan,^'  dies.     The  assassination  of  Aedh 

Ibha.^'    Aedh,  son  of  Dluthach,''  [and]  Congal,  son  of 

)ganan,  died.    A  conflict  in  Scii^°,  in  which  Conaing,  son 


1  Colman  Ua  hEirc  ("  C.  grandson 
lescendant)  of  Ere,"  and  state  that 
was  abbot  of  Cluain-Iraird 
onard  in  Meath.)  The  Martyr  of 
•legal  has  bis  festival  at  Dec.  5. 
^  Dicuill. — O'Conor,  in  a  note  on 
ecclesiastic  (cid  an.')  says  that  this 
the  author  of  the  well-known 
k  De  Mensura  Orbis  Terrie.  But 
i  work  was  not  written  before  825. 
Reeves'  AdamTmn^  p.  1G9,  note. 
'  Cu-cen-viaihair.  — Lit.  "  Mother- 
Hound."  His  obit  is  entered 
ve  at  the  year  6C4. 
-  Aedhan. — This  was  possibly  Aed- 
,  son  of  Mongan,  son  of  Fiachna 
■gan  (King  of  Ulad).  See  note  7, 
,he  year  024  sujyra,  and  Book  of 
ister,  p.  635,  col.  7.  The  death 
i.edhan,  son  of  Mongan,  is  entered 
ve  at  the  year  615,  where  he  is 
.  to  have  been  King  of  Dalaraide. 


i3.1ec7/i  Of^i/ia.— "  Aedhof  Odbha." 
Regarding  the  situation  of  Odbha,  see 
O'Donovan's  Foti,r  IJast.,  a.m.  3502, 
note  i. 

"Aedh  son  of  Dluthacli. — See  above 
under  the  year  C94,  where  Aedh  is 
mentioned  as  one  of  the  persons  en- 
gaged in  killing  King  Finachta. 

'^^1  conflict  ill  Scii. — Imbaiixecc 
1  Sen.  Dean  Reeves  translates  this 
"  bellum  navale"  {Adamnart,  37S), 
and  Skene  "Water  battle  "  (CTren. 
Plots  and  Scots.,  p.  35.3).  Both  were 
no  doubt  misled  by  O'Conor,  who 
wrongly  prints  Imhairecc  iscu,  and 
translates  "  prselium  navale,"  con- 
founding the  words  1  -pen  ("in  Skye") 
with  uiy'ce,  the  Irish  for  "  water." 
The  name  of  Skye  is  written  "  Scia" 
in  Adamnan  (lib.  i.,  cap.  33).  See 
Reeves'  ed.,  p.  62,  note  b. 


150 


CCMNCClCC  ula'oli. 


■Deyiunt;  Conainj;  mac  TDunchaDO  ez  piliuf  CtiaiiTiai. 
"Difcfiuccio  Tiiiin  Onl,ai5  apuT)  Sealbac.  lu^ulcrcio 
genefiif  Ccrcbo^.  Itigtilaicio  ConaiU  mic  Suibne  fegif 
na  n-'Oeifi.  Coiiall  mac  T)onennai5  yiex  neyiocum 
Pnnsenci  moiiirufi.  Occifio  MeiU  mic  Cepnais. 
ip.j;alac  nepof  Conaing  occit)it:  lUum. 

let.  lanaiti.  CCnno -Domini  ticc.°i.°  niuivieT)ac  campi 
CCi  (aliaip  muUac  leacan,  mac  ■petisiifa)  moi[\iciii-t. 
Ipgalac  nepof  Conaing  a  bpiconibuf  lujulacuf  efc 
in  infi  mac  Nefan.  ■paolnoboiT.  Clocaip  TDOjimiuiT;. 
nriaccnia  ^lex  nepoT^um  Gctac  lilac,  CCilill  mac  Cinn- 
Ipaela'D  ]\ex  Ciannaclrea,  moiicui  punt;,  octip  ^'^l^^ccn 
TTliTie,  ocup  C0I55U  mac  TTloenais  abbap  tupcan,  ociip 
Luac  poi5T)e  ocup  Cpaceppaip,  papienr;ep,  mopT;tii 
punc.     'Cibepiup  cepap  annip  .tin.  pegnauic. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  •Domini  "dcc"  11.°  bellum  campi 
CulmTi  in  aipDD  nepocum  n-ecnaig,  incep  tllcu  et; 
bpiconep,  ubi  pibup  Ra'ojainn  ceciDir,  [a-oueppapiup] 


'  Dundiad.  —  Probably  Dunchad, 
son  of  the  Conaing,  son  of  Aedhan, 
M'liose  death  by  drowning  is  entered 
at  the  year  G21,  supra.  The  death 
of  Dunchad  (or  Dancath,  as  the  name 
is  also  written),  is  noticed  above  at 
the  year  653. 

^  Dun-OIlaiff/i.  —  DunoUy,  near 
Oban,  in  Scotland.  This  place  is 
mentioned  at  the  years  685,  697, 
suiira,  and  at  713,  733,  infra. 

^  By. — apuT).  Used  also  in  the 
same  sense  at  the  year  713. 

*  SelbacJi — Son  of  Ferchar  Fada 
(of  the  House  of  Loarn),  lEth  King  of 
Dalriada,  whose  death  is  entered 
above  under  the  year  696.  On  the 
death  of  his  brother,  Ainfcellach,  in 
719,  Selbach  succeeded  to  the  king- 
ship. 

'  Of  (he  Cinel-Caihbotha — 'gene- 
|\ip  cacbot.     Cinel-Cnthbotha    (or 


Cinel-Cathbaid)  was  the  tribe -name 
of  the  descendants  of  Cathbad,  grand- 
son of  Loarn  Mor,  1st  King  of  the 
Scotch  Dalriads. 

"  Ui-Fulgenti. — For  Pitisenci,  A. 
and  B.  mcorrectly  read  ■piiinf;enci 
(which  wovild  mean  "  Fair  Gentiles," 
and  was  the  name  applied  by  the  Irish 
to  one  class  of  the  Norse  invaders  of 
Ireland).  For  the  situation  and  history 
of  the  Ui-Fidgenti,  see  O'Donovan's 
Four  Masters,  note  m,  at  a.d,  1178. 

'  Niall,  son  of  Cernach. — The  Fouf 
Masters  (699)  have  Nial  Ua  Cear- 
naigli  ("Niall,  grandson  of  Cernach"), 
which  is  probably  wrong.  The  Niall 
here  referred  to  was  seemingly  the 
Niall,  son  of  Cernach,  mentioned 
above  at  the  year  687 ;  the  death  of 
whose  father,  Cernach  [Sotail],  is 
entered  under  663,  supra. 

'  Irgalach  Ua  Cotwing "Irgalach, 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


161 


■  Duncliad/  and  the  son  of  Cuanna,  were  slain.  The 
jstruction  of  Dun-Ollaigh^  by'  Selbach."  The  killing  of 
le  Cinel-Cathbotha.^  The  assassination  of  Conall,  son 
:  Siiibhne,  King  of  the  Desi.  Conall,  son  of  Donennach, 
ing  of  the  Ui-Fidgenti/  dies.  The  killing  of  Niall, 
in  of  Cernach.'      Irgalach  Ua  Conaing"  killed  him. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  701.  Muiredach  of  Magh-Ai  (alias  t'Ol] 
nuUach  leathan,'^  son  of  Fergus),  dies.  Irgalach^"  Ua, 
onaing  was  slain  by  Britons,  in  Inis-mac-Nesan." 
aeldobhar,  of  Clochar,  slept.  Maccnia,  King  of  Ui- 
chach-Ulad,  [and]  Ailill  son  of  Cennfaeladh,  King  of 
ianachta,  died  ;  and  Garbhan  of  Midhe,  and  Colgu  son 
"  Maenach,  abbot  of  Lusk,  and  Luath-foigde,  and 
irach-erpais,  sages,  died.  Tiberius^^  Caesar  reigned  seven 
3ars. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  702.     The  battle  of  Magh-Culiud  in     [ro2.] 
rd-Ua-nEchach,"   between   Ulidians    and   Britons,   in 
hich  fell  the  son  of  Radhgann  [the  enemy"]  of  God's 


scendant  (or  grandson)  of  Conaing.'' 
le  Four  Masters  (699)  state  that 
"alaeh  was  "  son  of  Conaing,"  as  in 
s  Frag,  of  Irish  Annals  (a.d.  700, 
2).  In  the  latter  authority',  at  the 
ir  indicated,  some  very  curious 
rtictlars  are  given  regarding  this 
iiarkable  character,  and  his  strange 
itest  with  Adamnan.  See  also 
eves' ^4(?«mnn)!,  pp.  liii-,  liv.,  179. 
alach's  death  is  entered  under  the 
it  year  ;  and  his  son,  Cinaeth,  is 
ntioned  at  723. 

' '  Mnlladi  kaihan.'— This  nick- 
ne  signifies  "  of  the  broad  crown ;" 
"  latus  vertex."  The  clause  is  not 
B.,orinClar.  49. 
» Irgalach. — See  note ". 
1  Jnis-mac-Nesan. — "  The  Island 
Lhe  sons  of  Nesan."  The  old  name 
Ireland's  Eye,  near  Howth,  co. 
blin. 


'2  Tiberius  — Tiberius  Absimarus, 
Emperor  of  the  East  from  698  to  705. 

"JUagh-Ctdirtd,  in  Ard-Ua-nEchach, 
— Magh-Culind  has  not  been  identi- 
fied. Ard-Ua-nEchach  ("  the  height 
of  the  Ui  -Echach  ")  was  probably  the 
name  of  a  district  in  the  present 
baronies  of  Upper  and  Lower  Iveagh, 
CO.  Down,  which  represent  the  Ui- 
Echach-Ulad  (or  "descendants  of 
Eocha  of  Ulster"). 

"  The  enemy. — The  word  a-oueji- 
rap.iu|',  which  seems  to  have  been 
omitted  in  A.,  B.,  and  Clar.  49,  occurs 
in  the  Chron.  Scot,  (at  699),  and  in  the 
Frag,  of  Annals  (703).  The  name  of 
Eathgann  (or  Eadgund,  as  it  is  written 
in  the  Frag,  of  Ann.')  is  omitted  in  the 
Chron.  Scot.  O'Conor,  with  his  usual 
inaccuracy,  prints  in  place  of  the 
above  clause,  "  Ecclesiarum  Dei 
fVindicatorea]  Vlait  victores  erant." 


152 


CCNNttlCC  nlCCDll. 


.b. 


Fol.  27aa- 


aecclefiaiitim  "Dei.  Ulaiu  tncroiief  epanc.  bellum 
Coi"iainn,  in  cfuo  ceciDepuiiz:  Loingfec  mac  Oengufa 
micTDomnaill  mic  Oievo  mic  CCinmii-iecich,  iiexhibe]finie, 
cum  qiibuf  pilnf  ftnp  (.1.  let  Ceallach  loca  Cime  mac 
Rax)aUai5),  ec  'Dtio  pin  Coljen,  ec  TDub-Dibefis^  mac 
T)un5aile  ec  ■pepgtif  popcpai-c,  ev  Conjal  sabpa,  ez 
cecejii  miilci  'oucef ;  1111.  id.  lulu,  ui."  hopa  Diei  fabbaci 
hoc  bellum  conpeccum  efc.  Colman  mac  pmnbapii, 
abbap  Lip  moiii,  mopcuup  epc.  CCilen  •oainsen  aex>\- 
ptcaiiup.  pefigupfaii  mac  Ulaelcon  mojauuuf  epc. 
Obpepfio  Rice. 

}ct.  lanaiifi.  CCnno  -oomini  "dcc."  ui.°  Sqiagep  -oal 
Uiaici  in  ualle  bmnae.  CCoomnanup  .h:x.°  uii.°  anno 
aeuacif  pue,  abbap  kce,  paupac  CCl-oppic  mac  Oppu, 
papienp,  pex  Saxonum,  mopicup.  Oellum  pop  Cloenttc 
ubi  uiccop  puic  Ceallac  Cualann,  in  quo  ceciT)it; 
boT)bcac  ITliDe  mac  "Depmaco.  'Pocapcach  nepop 
Cepnaig  pugic.  ■pepaxjac  mac  maelexiuin  pex  genepip 
ioegaipe  ceci'oic. 

|ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  Domini  t)cc.°  1111.°  CennpaeUro 
nepop  CCe-bobpicc,  abbapbenncaip, "Dopmiebac.  bellum 


'  Corann. — Another  account  of  this 
battle  is  adiled,  in  an  old  hand,  on  the 
lower  margin  of  fol.  26  &,  in  A. : — . 
CacCoixairiTDin  quocecroic  Loin5- 
pec  mac  Oenjiupa, i^i  G-rienn,  cum 
c^xibup  piliip  puip,  7  yii  Cmiipifii 
■Difioma  dial),  7  \i-\  .h.  Coiiciill 
gabjfia,  7  .X.  riig  -DO  laijaib  &iT.enn 
iniaiUe  iiiu  pern,  lii  cloinpiTD 
tii  cirro  Oenai5  Lo5a  icii\  dnet 
ConaiM  7  Connaclica.  Cellach 
Cime  mac  Rajallaig  mic  tiacach, 
1X1  Connaclic  [  ]. 

"The  battle  of  Corand  in  which 
fell  Loingsech,  son  of  Oengus,  King 
of  Ireland,  with  his  three  sons,  and 
the  King  of  Cairpri  of  Driura-eliabh, 
and  the  King  of  Ui-Conaill-Gabhia, 
and  ten  kings  of  the  kings  of  Ireland 


along  with  theui.  In  Cloenfind,  at  the 
head  of  Oenagh-Logha  [it  wasfought], 
between  the  Cinel-Conaill  and  Cou- 
naughtmen.  Cellach  Cime,  sou  of 
Baghallach,  son  of  Uata,  King  of 
Connaught  [  ]."     A  few 

words  have  been  cut  off  by, the  binder., 
^  Saturday. — The  criteria  above 
given  indicate  that  tlie  true  date  of 
the  battle  of  Corann  was  a.d.  704, 
when  the  4th  of  the  Ides  (or  12th) 
of  July  fell  on  a  Saturday.  See 
O'Flaherty's  Ogi/gia,  p.  432. 

^  Allen~dainr/eu. — This  name  would 
signify  "a  strong  island,"  or  the 
"island  of  two  daughters"  (Aileii- 
da-ingeTi).  It  has  not  been  identiiied. 
Its  destruction  is  recorded  at  the 
I  year  713  infra. 


AJ^NALS   OF   ULSTEK. 


153 


irches.  The  Ulidians  were  victors.  The  battle  of 
rami,'  in  which  were  slain  Loingsech,  son  of  Oengus, 
[  of  Domnall,  son  of  Aedh,  son  of  Ainmire,  Kino-  of 
land,  together  with  his  three  sons,  (i.e.,  by  Cellach  of 
3h-Cime,  son  of  Eaghallach),  and  two  sons  of  Coign, 
\  Dubhdiberg  son  of  Dungal,  and  Fergus  Forcraith, 
1  Conall  Gabhi-a,  and  ma.ny  other  chieftains.  On  the 
I  of  the  Ides  of  July,  at  the  6th  hour  of  Saturday ," 
s  battle  was  fought.  Colman,  son  of  Finnbarr,  abbot 
Lis-nior,  died.  Ailen-daingen"  is  built.  Fergussan, 
L  of  Maelcon,  died.     The  siege  of  Eithe."' 

ECal.  Jan.     a.d.  703.     Slaughter  of  the  Dal-Riata  in  [703.]  bis 
inn-Limna.'^     Adamnan,  abbot  of  la,  rests  in  the  77th 
ir  of  his  age.     Aldfrith  the  Wise,  son  of  Oswiu,"  dies, 
aattle  at  Cloenath,''  where  Cellach  Cualann  was  victor ; 
which   fell   Bodbcath    of    Meath,    son    of    Diarmait. 
jartach,^  grandson  of  Cernach,  fled.     Feradach,  son  of 
.elduin.  King  of  Cinel-Laeghaire,  was  slain." 
ELal.  Jan.     a.d.  704.     Cennfaeladh  descendant  of  Aedh     [704.] 
3CC,   abbot   of    Bangor,   slept.     The   battle   of    Corc- 


Sieffe    of  Rithe. — Obrepo,    A. 
iepo,  B.     The  situation  of  Eithe 
i  not  seera  to  be  kno"vvii ;  but  it  is 
jably  in  Scotland. 
Gknn-Limna. — m  ual/teomntiae. 
,n  Reeves  thinlts  that  this  is  the 
ley  of  tlie    Levin   Water,  which 
s  from  Locli  Lomond   to   Uum- 
,on.     Adamnan,  p.  378,  note  g. 
Aldfrith  ......  son  of  Oswiu. 

Idfrith,  who  ivas  King  of  the 
thumbrians,  spent  some  time  in 
and,  where  he  was  known  under 
name  of  Flann  Fina.  Tigern  ach, 
he  year  704,  in  recording  his  death 
i:  CClviT-ich  mac  O'pfu  .1.  pianxi 
:i  la  5ae-Delu,  "Alfrith  sou  of 
'iu,   i.e.,    Flann  fina    with    the 


Gaedil."  A  good  deal  regarding  Ald- 
frith is  collected  in  Reeves'  Adamnan, 
p.  185,  note  I  The  death  of  Aldfrith 
is  entered  in  the  Anglo-Sax.  Chron. 
under  the  year  705. 

'  Cloenath. — Now  Clane,  co.  Kil- 
dare. 

^  Focai-fack. — Wrongly  written 
ipocancaij  (the  genit.  form)  in  A. 
andB.  Focartach,  afterwards  King  of 
Ireland  (see  under  the  j'ears  713,  715, 
723  infra'),  was  the  son  of  Niall,  son 
of  Cernach  Sotail.  See  above  at 
G87. 

°  Was  slain. — Cect'DiT),  A.  This 
entry  is  wrongly  given  in  Clar.  49, 
which  has  "  Fergus  mac  Laoghaire, 
rex  gentis  Maoileduin,  cecidit." 


1.54 


ccNNalcc  uIccdIt. 


CoiacmoTDiiiiaxi  tibi  cgcidit;  Celecaip  mac  Comctni. 
Ceallac  mac  Hojallais,  iiex  Conaci:,  pofc  clefiicaTJtim 
obnc.  luguLcrcio  Conamlo  mic  Canonn.  Consall 
(cmnmajaiii)  mac  pepguffa  (.1.  'Panat;)  iTegnaiie  mcipiu. 

|Ct.  lanaiji.  CC11110  "oommi  'dcc-°  ti.°  (aliap  ui.°). 
T)tichanna  "Daipe,  ec  Opfene  piluif  ^'^tlUiifc,  abbaf 
Cluana  mic  u  11 01)%  paufanc.  bpiiiDe  mac  TDep-.b 
mo)iiT;iiia.  Concobap  mac  ITIaelcDUin,  ]\gx  geneiiif 
Coipp)\i,  ui5iilaT;iif  ei^c.  Cellan  mac  Secntifaig,  papienp, 
obiit;. 

jet.  1anaip.  CCnno  -Domini  -occ."  tn.°  ConoT)Oi\  Pobai]! 
obiiu.  Occifio  liiDiiechcais  mic  'Otincha'Da  IfTiuipfce. 
Pepgal  mac  ITlaeLeDUin,  ocup  pepgal  mac  Loingipis, 
octif  Coiiall  menu  pex  senncip  Coipppi,  occi'oepunc 
eiim.  Dec  nepof  T)uncax)0  lusuUrciif  ef r.  CoiDbenac 
epfcop  CCll^•D  fpa^o  cfuieuiu.  "Duo  reyipemocuf  fepci- 
mana  in  ea-oem  in  menfe  "Oecimbjai  in  aquilonali 
pajiue    nibe]iniae.     bachall    beicce    baipce.      TTlopf 


^  Son  of  Rafjhallach.  —  in  etc 
Hosallnij,  for  mac  Uogallaig,  A. 
and  B.  Clar.  40  has  "  mac  Raghalla." 
See  above  under  the  j^ear  702. 

^  Conamail,    son    of    Cano The 

name  of  Cano  (who  was  also  called 
Cv{/arbh,  and  Cano-garbh\  is  usually 
printed  "  Canonn  ''  b}^  modern  editors. 
But  Canonn  is  the  genit.  case  of 
Cano.  The  form  in  the  Frnrj.  of 
Annals  (086=687)  is  Cana.  The 
death  of  Cano  is  recorded  above  under 
the  year  687  ;  and  his  son  Conamail 
is  mentioned  at  672. 

^  Cennmagair-Fanat. — Tlie  original 
of  tliese  two  chauses  is  added  bj'  way 
of  gloss  in  A.  and  B.  Cennmagair 
is  now  known  as  Kinnaweer,  in  the 
bar.  of  Kilmacrenan,  co.  Donegal ; 
and  Fanat  is  a  well-lcnown  district  in 
the  same  barony.  Clar.  i9,  which 
O'Conor  quotes  approvingly,  has 
"  Congal regnare   in- 


cipit  in  Cennmagair,  i.e.,  Fanad," 
which  is  not  correct.  See  Ann.  Four 
2/ast.  at  A.D.  702,  where  the  accession 
of  Congal  is  noticed. 

'  Alias  70G. — Added  in  an  old  hand 
in  A.     Not  in  B.  or  Clar.  49. 

^  Daire -f  i.e.,  Daire-Dachonna;  or 
Dnire-Moclwnna  (Dachonna's,  or 
Mochouna's,  "  Oak-wood  ").  The 
form  of  the  saint's  name,  Conna,  was 
changed  into  Da-chonna  and  Mo- 
chonna,  by  the  use  respectively  of  the 
devotional  prefixes  da  ("  thy  ")  and 
nio("my").  TheMartyr.  of  Donegal, 
at  the  12th  of  April,  has  "  Conda, 
abbot  of  Daire-Dachonna,  in  Ulster." 

"  BruiJe.—  lie  was  King  of  the 
Picts  of  Scotland.  See  Reeves' 
Adamnan,  App.  to  Pref.,  p.  li ;  and 
Skene's  Cliron.  Picts  and  Scots, 
Introd.,  p.  cxxi.  The  fettering  of 
his  brother  Nechtan,  by  King  Drust, 
is  entered  at  the  year  725  infra. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


155 


druadh,  in  -vvhicli  Celechair,  son  of  Coman,  was 
in.  Cellach,  son  of  Eagallach/  King  of  Connaught, 
d  after  entering  religion.  The  slaying  of  Conamail, 
I  of  Cano.°  Congal  (of  Cennmagair)/  son  of  Fergus 
Fanat),^  begins  to  reign. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  705  (alias''  706.)  Daohonna  of  Daire/ 
i  Ossene,  son  of  Gallust,  abbot  of  Cluain-mic-'Ui-Nois, 
t.  Bruide,"  son  of  Derili,  dies.  Conchobar,  son  of 
lelduin,  King  of  Cinel-Coirpri,  was  slain.  Cellan  the 
Lse,  son  of  Sechnasach,'  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  706.  Conodar  of  Fobhar^  died.  Mur- 
r  of  Indrechtach,  son  of  Dunchad  Muirsce."  Fergal 
1  of  Maelduin,  and  Fergal  son  of  Louigsech,  and  Couah 
inn,  King  of  Cinel-Coirpri,  slew  him.  Bee  Ua  Dun- 
ida,^"  was  slain.  Coibdenach,'^  bishop  of  Ard-sratha, 
ited.  Two  earthquakes'-  in  one  week,  in  the  month  of 
!cember,in  the  northern  part  of  Ireland.  The  '  bachall  '^^ 
Becc    Bairche.      Death   of    Colman,   descendant   of 


[705.] 


[706.] 


Of  Sechnasach. — Securmj,  A. 
'  Conodar  of  Folhar. — Conodar 
s  abbot  of  Fobhar,  or  Fobhar- 
:cMn,  uoiv  Fore,  co.  Westmeath. 
'  Dunchad  Jhdrsce.  —  Dunchatl, 
.0  was  King  of  Connaught,  was 
led  "  Muirsce,"  from  having  lived, 
been  fostered,  in  Muirisc,  a  district 
the  north  of  the  bar.  of  Tireragh, 
Sligo.  See  above  nnder  the  year 
2. 

'»  Bee  Ua  Dunchada. — Bee,  grand- 
[i,or  descendant  [nepos)  of  Dunchad. 
it  it  is  uncertain  who  this  Dunchad 

IS. 

"  CoiWeraacA.  --Written coTObenac 
A.  and  B. ;  but  "  Coivdenach  "  in 

lar.  49,  which  is  nearer  the  correct 

rm  "  Coibdeuach,"  as  the  name  is 

merally  written. 

1'  Earthquakes.  —  'Ceiaiftimocuf , 


^^  Bachall. — This  is  for  "baculum." 
Clar.  40  has  "  the  Crostaf  [Cross- 
staii]  of  Becc  Bairche.''  The  entry 
means  that  Becc  Bairche,  assumed 
the  pilgrim's  staff ;  in  other  words, 
became  a  pilgrim.  1h^  Four  Masters^ 
under  the  year  704,  state  that  he 
died  on  his  pilgrimage  12  years  after- 
wards. In  the  list  of  the  Kings  of 
Ulad  in  the  Book  of  Leinster,  p.  41, 
col.  3,  Becc  Bairche,  who  is  stated 
there  to  have  reigned  24  years,  is 
said  to  have  '■  died  in  pilgrimage  (ec 
1  ti-ailiclTfii).  In  his  Ed.  of  the 
Ann.  Ult.,  at  this  year  (note  1), 
O'Conor  gives  much  unnecessary  in- 
formation on  the  subject  of  penance. 
This  Becc  Bairche,  who  was  a  famous 
character  in  Irish  History,  is  referred 
to  above  under  the  years  673  and 
678, 


156 


•CCHNalCC  tllCCT)1l. 


Colmain  aui    Stnbni.     Slojat)  Congaile  pilii  peiiBtira 
po|i  lai7;nni.    'DunchaT)  pi-iincipacum  lae  ceniiiT:. 
•b.  ]ct.  lanctiji.     CCnnoDomiin -DCC."  till."     Ccmif  Cuai[iani 

<i\ex  Ci-itnune  nisiilcrciir  efc.     botnticc  vq-iccser  i^eiaum 
nicenT)ic.     Ciwen  pilnii"  niapoic  moi-ioiuiv  eyv. 

]ct.  Icfncdii.  CCnno  T)oniini  -dcc"  iiiii."  belltim  T)olo 
in  compo  eibii,  ubi  msiilaT;!  puiTC  leclccbaia  mac 
ec-DQc,  Ciiallait),  ocup  CiiDincnrc.  bellum  Selgscte  In 
poiT,(:ucrcai15  laigen,  concpcc  nepocef  Cennpelciig,  in  quo 
ceciT)eiiiinc  .11.  pibi  CectUai^  Cualann,  pacpcc  ex: 
Foi.  27ab.  pannamcdl,  ev  lini-155  cum  bpiconibtip  Ceallaig,  ec 
pofc  pauliilum  Coippt"ii  mac  Concolmnn  uisulacup 
epc.  niaelDobopcon  eppcop  CiUe  -oapo  paupauic. 
bellum  pop.  Opcmb,  in  quo  piluip  CCpuabldip  lacuic. 
Pepcip  que  -Dicicup  baccach  cum  uen-pip  ppopluuio 
in  hibepnia.  niacnio  mac  'Ouil3t)ainbep  mopicap. 
Uigulacio  Conaill  mic  pepaDais. 


1  ConrjaL — The  King  of  Ireland 
at  the  time. 

'  Dimcliad. — Tliis  entry  is  a  little 
out  of  place,  as  Duncliad  did  not  be- 
come abbot  of  la  (or  I-Colum-Cille) 
until  A.D.  710.  See  Eeeves'  Adam- 
nan,  p.  379. 

'  Cucuarain.  — Cctnip  cuajxani,  A., 
B.  The  Four  Masters,  at  A.D.  706, 
say  that  Cucuarain  was  "King  of 
the  Cruithni  ((.e.,  the  Picts  of  Dala- 
raide,  in  Antrim),  and  the  XJlaid," 
and  that  the  name  of  his  slayer  was 
Fionncliu  Ua  Konain.  The  Cliron. 
Scot.  (701)  agrees  with  the  Four 
Mast.,  except  as  to  the  name  of 
Cucuarain's  destroyer,  whom  it  calls 
"Finchu  Ua  Kebain."  In  the  list  of 
the  Kings  of  Ulad  contained  in  the 
Booh  of  Ldnster,  p.  41,  col.  3,  "  Cuc- 
liuain"  (as  the  name  is  represented 
in  the  Facsimile),  is  stated  to  have 
been  '  son  of  Dungal,"  to  have 
reigned  two  years,  and  to  have  been 


slain  by  one  "  Scandal  Find  Ua 
Eedaiu  of  the  Dalaraide."  Elsewhere 
in  the  latter  authority,  however  (p. 
25,  col.  1),  the  same  person  is  de- 
scribed as  Cuctidiiain  txi  tlJ/at)  7 
Citucliencuaiclie  (  "  Cuchuarain, 
King  of  Ulad  and  Pictland  ").  The 
name  of  Cucuarain  is  correctly  in- 
cluded in  the  list  of  the  Kings  of 
Ulad  in  Beeves'  Eccl.  vlreifijj. ,  p.  354, 
where  the  length  of  his  reign  is  given 
as  five  years. 

■'  Battle  of  Dolo. — "Bellum  Dolo," 
in  A.,  B.,  and  Clar.  49.  The  Four 
Mast.,  at  707,  have  cacli  'Dota 
("  battle  of  Bola").  But  the  Cliron. 
Scot.  (705)  has  cac  niaige  ete  pep, 
■ooUitn  ( "  Battle  of  Magh-Ele, 
through  treachery  "). 

^  J/n^/j-£;K;.  —  "llagh-Ele,"  in 
Four  Mast.,  and  Chron.  Scot.  This 
was  the  name  of  a  plain  on  the  east 
side  of  the  River  Bann,  about  Cole- 
raine,  in  tte  co.  Antrim.     See  Eeeves' 


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157 


bhne.     A  hosting  of  Congal/  son  of  Fergus,  upon  the 

nstermen.     Dunchad"  held  the  government  of  la. 

s^al.  Jan.     A.D.  707.     Cucuarain,  King  of  the  Cruithni/  [^07.]  Eia. 

3  slain.     A  great  cattle-mortality  again  raged.     Croen, 

.  of  Masot,  dies. 

Ul.  Jan.     A.D.  708.     The  battle  of  Dolo'  in  Magh-     [708.] 

d,°  in  which  were  slain  Lethlabar   son  of  Echaidh, 

-allaidh,  and  Cudinaisc.     The  battle  of  Selga'^  in  the 

■ders  of  Leinster/  against  the  Ui-Cennselaigh,  in  which 

re  slain  two  sons  of  Cellach  Cualann,  Fiachra  and 

tnnamhail,  and  Luirgg**  with  Cellach's  Britons ;  and 

3r  a  little  time  Coirpri,  son  of  Cucoluinn,  was  slain. 

eldoborcon,  bishop  of  Kildare,  rested,     A  battle  against 

:  Orkneys,  in  which  the  son  of  Artablar  was  slain, 

e  plagiie  which  is  called  '  baccach,'"  with  dysentery,'"  in 

land.     Macnio,    son    of    Dubh-da-inber,    dies.      The 

ling  of  Conall,  son  of  Feradach. 


'.  Antiqq.^'p.  330,  and  O'Donovan's 
rMast.  (a.d.  557,  note  i,  and  707, 

m). 

Selga. — Selga,  or  Selggae  (as  the 
le  is  written  in  the  MS.  A.),  is  the 
t.  form  of  fet^,  "hunting,"' 
lace."  O'Donovan  states  (Four 
!t.,  A.Li.  707,  note  m),  that  Selgge 
' '  the  name  of  a  place  near  Glcn- 
ugh,  in  the  county  of  Wicklow." 
next  note. 

Tn  the  borders  of  Leinster. — Pi 
cuacaiB  laigen,  A.,  B.  Trans- 
i  "in  the  outivarde  parte  of 
ister,"  in  Clar.  49.  In  the  list  of 
Kings  of  Leinster  in  the  Book  of 
ister  (p.  39,  col.  2),  the  death  of 
inamail  son  of  Maeltuili,  King  of 
;  Province  (si.  679,  supra),  is 
ed  to  have  occurred  i  cacli  aipe 

■jpeiga ' 

.cuachaib  btieg,  "in  the  battle 

Life,  or  Selga, 

lie  borders  of  Brega.''    The  For- 


tuatha  of  Leinster  comprised  that 
part  of  the  present  county  of  Wick- 
lo'w  containing  Glendalough  and  the 
Glen  of  Imail. 

'  And  Luirgg. — ec  Luifigg,  A.,  B., 
and  Clar.  49.  Evidently  used  as  a 
proper  name.  But  nothing  seems 
known  respecting  such  a  person.  The 
corresponding  passage  in  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast.  (707)  is  7  aiiaiLl  t>o 
bfiecnuilj  cangai^aiT.  Tn  |-ocyiaiT)e 
Ceattaij,  "  and  some  of  the  Britons 
who  had  joined  Cellach's  army.'' 
Ceallach  Cualann,  who  was  ancestor 
of  the  Ui-Cellaigh-Cualand,  a  tribe 
seated  in  the  north  of  the  present  co. 
Wicklow,  was  rather  a  famous  person 
in  his  time.  See  at  the  year  703 
sup'a ;  and  again  at  714,  where  his 
death  is  recorded, 

^  Baccach,  i.e.,  "  Lameness. ' 
1°  With  dysentery  (or  diaiTltcea.) — 
cum   uencjiiip  pifiopluuio,  A.,  B. 
pVio-ptuxio,  Clar.  49. 


158 


tciiNalcc  nlocDli, 


jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  -Domm!  "dcc"  ix."  Conamail  mac 
■pailBi  abbap  lae  paupcrc.  Combufcio  Cille  Tiajao. 
Conjal  .1.  Congal  cinn  magaiii  mac  •pepguipa  X^anav, 
[mic  T)omnaill  mic  de-oa  mic  CCinmiiaec  mic  Sevna 
mic  pefisufa  cinnpona]  mic  ConaiU  stilbain,  m  efc 
\iex  T:einoiiiae,  fubica  moiice  pej^iic  (.1.  tdo  bi-og). 
Immbaipecc  aptiD  seinif  ComsaiU,  ubi  .11.  piln  Mec- 
-am  mic  T)oi i'i5a)\co  nisiilaoi  fiini;.  Oengtip  mac 
maebeanpai-D  infci  iiisiilaDiip  epu.  ■piacpa  mac  T)tin- 
gaile  apUT)  Cpui^ne  lugulactip  epc.  Colman  mac 
Secnupaig  abbap  Locj^i  mopicwp.  Iiifcinianup  f.eciin- 
"ouf  cum  "oibeiiio  pilio  annip  .tii.  laesnauio.  1261-1501 
mac  TTlaile'Dtiin  i^egnaiie  mcipit;. 

|ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  t)Qmini  -dcc."  x.°  paelan  nepop 
Slim  mopictip.  bellum  nepocum  meiu  ubi  'Cnucac 
mac  ITlocloinspe  pax  neporum  nieio,  ec  Cupoi  piliup 
CCe'DO  pilii  "Dluraig,  ceci-Depunt;.  Scpagep  piccopum  in 
campo  ITlanonn  apuD   Saxonep,  ubi  pinnsuine  piluip 


'  Son  ofDomnall,  &c. — The  original 
of  the  clause  within  the  brackets  is 
not  in  A.,  B.,  or  Clar.  49.  Its  omis- 
sion would  leave  the  entry  very  in- 
accurate, as  Congal,  King  of  Ireland, 
who  died  in  A.D.  709,  would  appear 
described  as  the  grandson  (!)  of  Conall 
Guiban,  whose  death  is  recorded  in 
the  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  under  A.D. 
465.  The  geneal.  matter  supplied 
has  been  taken  from  the  authentic 
pedigi'ee  sources. 

^  Of  a  ft.—oQ  BTOg.  Not  in  B., 
nor  in  Clar.  49.  In  the  Booh  of 
Lelnster,  p.  25,  col.  1,  Congalis  stated 
to  have  died  tio  h^T>^  oeii  umyie 
"  of  a  fit  of  one  hour."  Keating,  in 
his  brief  account  of  the  reign  of 
Congal  of  Cenn-Maghair,  states  that 
the  King's  sudden  death  was  in  con- 
sequence of  his  having  burned  Kil- 
dare,  TOiyt  citl  ec  cuait,  "both 
church  and  territory."    The  burning 


of  Kildare  is  the  second  entry  under 
this  year. 

'  Cinel-Comghaill. — ^Gnup  Com- 
jaill.  The  descendants  of  Comghall 
(4th  King  of  the  Scotch  Dalriads), 
whose  death  is  recorded  above  at  the 
year  537.  The  Cinel-Comghaill  gave 
name  to  the  district  now  known  as 
Cowall,  in  Argyllshire,  in  Scotland. 

*  Dargart. — Probably  the  "Uargart 
son  of  Finguine,"  referred  to  above 
under  the  year  GS5,  who  was  the  fifth 
in  descent  from  Comghall,  a  quo 
"  Cinel-Comghaill  ;  "  and  who  is 
mentioned  again  at  711  inf-a. 

'  Maelanfald  '  insci.' — Maelanfaid 
'  of  the  speech.'  Clar.  49  has 
"  Maelanfa  in  Sci,"  as  if  to  convey 
that  Maelanfaid  had  been  slain  in 
Skye.  O'Conor,  with  his  usual  in- 
accuracy, misprints  "  Maelanfaid 
insci"  Maelean  for  insci,  and 
translates /of  insci  "  supra  insulam  " ! 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTEK. 


159 


al.  Jan.  A.D.  709.  Conamail,  son  of  Failbhe,  abbot 
I,  rests.  The  burning  of  Kildare,  Congai,  i.e.,  Congal 
enn-Maghak,  son  of  Fergus  of  Fanad  [son'  of  Domnall, 
of  Aedb,  son  of  Ainmire,  son  of  Sedna,  son  of  Fergus 
a-foda],  son  of  Conall  Gulban,  i.e.,  King  of  Tara,  died 
lenly  {i.e.,  of  a  fit)."  A  battle  among  the  Cinel- 
ghaill,^  in  which  two  sons  of  Nectan,  son  of  Dargart/ 
i  slain.  OengTis,  son  of  Maelanfaid '  insci,''  was  slain, 
lira,  son  of  Dungal,  was  slain  by  the  Cruithni.  Colman, 
jf  Sechnasach,  abbot  of  Lothra,  dies.  Justinianus"  II., 
I  his  son  Tiberius,  reigned  six  years.  Fergal,  son  of 
dduin,  begins  to  reign.'' 

al.  Jan.  A.D.  710.  Faelan  Ua  Silni"  dies.  The 
le  of  the  Ui-Meith,"  wherein  were  slain  Tnuthach/" 
of  Mochloingse,  King  of  the  XJi-Meith,  and  Curoi,  son 
.edh/'  son  of  Dluthach.  A  slaughter  of  the  Picts  in 
;h-Manonn/-  by  the  Saxons,  wherein  Finnguine  son  of 


[709.  J 


[710.] 


J  copies  this  entry  {Chron.  Picts 
Scots,  p.  353,^  as  ii  he  thought 
"  Oengus,  son  of  Maelanfaid," 
I  Scottish  character,  apparently 
ut  having  taken  the  trouble  of 
;aining  whether  he  ivas  Scottish 
ish. 

ustinianus. — luy^ciatiu^,  A.,B. 
leath  of  Justinian  II.,  Emperor 
3  East,  is  generally  referred  to 

rii. 

hgins  to  reign  ;  i.e.,  as  King  of 
id.  The  death  of  Fergal  is 
led  under  the  year  721  infra. 
herty  refers  the  accession  of 
I  to  the  year  711.  Ogtjgia, 
J. 

aelan  Ua  Silni ;  le.,  Faelan, 
son  (nepos)   or  descendant   of 

i-Meith. — There  were  two  tribes 
is  name  descended  from  Muire- 
ileth  ("the  fat "),  son  of  Imchad, 


son  of  Colla  Da-crioch  ;  one  of  which 
gave  name  to  the  district  called  Ui- 
Meith-Tire  (in  the  present  co. 
Monaghan),  and  the  other  Ui-Meith- 
Mara  (ia  the  co.  Louth).  The  sept  of 
Ui-JIeith-Mara  is  probably  here 
referred  to.  See  O'Donovan's  ed.  of 
Leabhar  na  g-  Ceart,  p.  148,  note  a. 

1°  Tnutliach. — This  name,  which 
signifies  "  envious,"  was  originally 
written  'Cu'oac  in  A.,  but  has  been 
corrected  by  an  old  hand  to  'Cnutac 
(as  in  B).     Clar.  40  has  Tudacli. 

"  Aedh. — This  is  the  Aedh,  son  of 
Dluthach,  whose  obit  is  given  above 
at  the  year  700. 

12  Magh-JJanonn.  —  See  note  8, 
under  the  year  581  supra,  on  Manonn. 
This  battle  is  recorded  in  the  Angh- 
Sax.  Chron.  at  710,  thus:  "The 
same  year  the  aldorman  Beohrtfrith 
fought  against  the  Picts  between 
Hsefe  and  Csere.'' 


160 


CCMNttla  ulccoti. 


■Deilejioic  nimcrcufia  moiice  laciiiT;.  Cennpaela-D  abbap 
■pobaip,  mo]iiciiii.  Consiiefio  biiiconum  ec  "Oal  Hicrci 
po)!  toipss  ecclec,  ubi  bpiconep  TDeuicci.  miipsaL 
piluif  Noe  Tno]-iiT;tij^.  CofcjaaT)  nepociim  Weill  uc 
Cuinciu  iiobaiiigi,  in  ffuo  ceciT)eiiuiic  pilnip  Conxii  ez 
pilii  "Oibcenii.  "Oiccolcm  papienp  7  lILcan  mac  Cum- 
meni  eppcop  celcae  OlaiiTo  ttioitcui  punc. 

jet-  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  ■occ"  oc.°  1.°  Coe'D'Di  epip- 
copup  lae  pccupac.  Combupcio  'Caippipc  boit;T;ep. 
Conjcil  mac  "Doipgapro  mopicuii.  Obpepio  CCbepce 
apu-o  Selbacum.  bellum  incep  "Duop  nepoT^ep  CCefio 
plane,  in  quo  niane  mac  Weill  lugulacup  eyz.  piann 
mac  CCex)0  mic  "Olucaig  tnccop  ptiic  IJlaic  ppopcpaT:!, 
iibi  "Dubcac  piliiip  becce  baipce  occiibuii;.  "Ouo  piln 
■pejia'Daig  mic  ITlaelexiuin  in  ce'oe  jenepi)^  Loegaipe 
pepiepunc.  bellum  apuTD  Lajinenpep  T)ece]iiopep,  ubi 
bpan    nepop   ITIaeleDUin    ec  piliiip   eiiip   ceciT)epunT: 


'  On  Lorgg-ecdet. — poll  loi-flgs 
ecclec,  A.,  B.  O'Conor,  however, 
wrongly  prints  forloingg  ecclet,  and 
translates  "  in  navibus  apud  Cleti." 

-  Destruction.  —  CopcifiOT).  This 
word  is  represented  by  "  fight "  in 
Clar.  49. 

^  Ctdnce-Eobairgi. — Not  identiiied. 
In  the  Tain  bo  Cuailnga  (.Leb.  na 
h  Uidre,  p.  65o)  there  is  mention  of  a 
place  called  cuince  (explained  as  a 
rtiab,  or  "mountain"),  in  the  dis- 
trict of  Cuailnge,  in  the  north  of  the 
present  co.  Louth.  The  name  of 
Quin,  in  the  co.  Clare,  was  anciently 
written  "  Cuinche." 

'  Were  slain. — cecTOic,  A.  ceo,  B. 

'  Telach-OlAind. — Incorrectly  writ- 
ten "Ceclae  Olmti-D  (for  tjelcae 
OlaiiTD,  the  genit.  form),  in  A  and 
B.  Sometimes  written  Tulach-Ua- 
lann,  and  Telach-Ualand  (as  at  730, 


infra.)  Not  identified.  See  O'Dor.o- 
van's  Four  Mast.,  a.d.  709,  note  s. 

°  TairperL-boitter. — Dean  Reeves 
thinks  that  this  was  probably  the 
Tarbert  which  gave  name  to  East  and 
West  Lochs  Tarbert,  the  inlets  of  the 
sea  which  nearly  insulate  Cantyre  on 
the  north.  Adamnan,  p.  380,  note  /. 
It  is  again  referred  to  at  730,  infra. 

''Doergart. — Apparently  the  "  Dar- 
gart  "  mentioned  above  at  709. 

*  Aherle. — "  Traces  of  the  old  castle 
of  Dunaverly,  standing  on  a  precip- 
tous  rock  nearly  surrounded  by  the 
sea,  are  to  he  seen  on  Dunaverty  Baj-, 
at  the  S.E.  extremity  of  Cantyre, 
opposite  Sanda."  Reeves'  Adamnan, 
p.  380,  note  m. 

"  Xiall — This  Niall  was  son  of 
Cernach  (ob.  663,  supra),  son  of 
Diarmait,  son  of  Aedh  Slanfe  (si.  603 
supra).     The  entry  of   this  event  is 


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161 


eileroth,  "was   untimely  slain.      Cennfaeladh,  abbot  of 
Dbhar,  dies.     An  encounter  of  Britons  and  Dalriata,  on 
3rgg-ecclet/  where  the  Britons  were  defeated.     Murgal, 
in  of  N"o8,  dies.     The  destruction"  of  the  Ui-Neill  at 
uince-E.obairgi,''  in  which  the  son  of  Condi,   and   the 
ins  of  Dibhcein,  were  slain.*     Diccolan  the  Wise,  and 
Itan,  son  of  Cummeni,  bishop  of  Telach-01aind,°   died. 
Kal.  Jan.     a.d.  711.     Coeddi,  bishop  of  la,  rests.     The  [7li.]  bts. 
urning  of  Tairpert-boitter."      Congal,   son  of  Doergart,' 
ies.      The  siege  of  Aberte,^  by  Selbach.     A  battle  be- 
i\'een  two  descendants  of  Aedh  Slanfe,  in  which  Mane,  son 
r  Niall,'  was  slain.      Flann,  son  of  Aedh,  son  of  Dluthach 
as  victor.     The  Ulidians  were  overthrown,  where  Dub- 
lach,  son  of  Becc  Bairche,"  was  slain.     The  two  sons  of 
'eradach,  son  of  Maelduin,  perished   in  the  slaughter  of 
.16  Cincl-Loeo-haire."     A  battle  among  the  Lower  Lein- 
;ermen,^^  wherein  Bran   Ua  Mailduin  and  his  son  were 


[accurately  given  by  the  Four  Mast. 
'10),  who  represent  Niall  as  having 
jen  slain  in  the  conflict.  Bnt  Niall 
ad  been  dead  very  many  years  at 
lat  date. 

'°5eco  Bairche.— King  of  Ulidia. 
ee  above,  under  the  year  706,  where 
ecc  Bairche  is  stated  to  have  as- 
imed  the  pilgrim's  staff ;  or,  in  other 
ords,  gone  on  a  pilgrimage.  His' 
bit  is  entered  at  717  infra. 
11  Ciml-Loer/haire.  —There  were  two 
■ibes  known  by  this  name,  both  des- 
jnded  from  Loeghaire  (ob.  iG2 
tpra),  monarch  of  Ireland  in  St. 
'atrick's  time;  the  one,  called  Cinel- 
.oeghaire  of  Midhe  (or  Meath),  and 
le  other,  Cinel-Loeghaire  of  Brega 
5r  Bregia,  in  the  S.  part  of  the  pre- 
;nt  CO.  Meath).  The  former  tribe 
'Ould  seem  to  be  here  referred  to. 
a  the  Pedigree  of  the  Cinel-Loeg- 
aire  contained  in  th  eBooh  of  Leinstcr 


the  Feradach  mentioned  in  the  fore- 
going entry  is  set  down  as  seventh  in 
descent  from  said  King  Loeghaire, 
and  Cainelban  (from  whom  the  terri- 
tory of  the  Cinel-Loeghaire  of  Midhe 
was  sometimes  called  O'Coindelbhain's 
country)  as  fifth  in  descent  from 
Feradach.  See  O'Donovan's  ed.  of 
O'Duhhagain,  note  14:  (p.  iv.) 

^^  Among  the  Lower  Leiiistermen. — 
ccpiTO  IctgineiTpe-p  'oeciop.ep  (for 
■oecei^topep),  A.,  B.  "  Apud  Low 
Leinster,"  Clar.  49.  The  Four  Mas- 
ters (712)  have  la  Laisnilj  TDeai^sa- 
13r[ii"i  (''  by  the  South  Leinstermcn  "). 
"Decepioiiey^  is  obviously  a  mistake 
for  ■oexceiaiop.ep,  or  'Southern.' 
In  a  copy  of  Tigernach  contained 
in  the  MS.  H.  3,  18,  Trin.  Coll, 
Dublin,  the  reading  is  Lct5enenri-p 
TDexueino^iir,  over  which  Roderick 
O'Flaherty  has  written  Laijin 
•oeysabaiii. 

M 


162 


aMMalcc  vilax)h. 


T)ub5Ualai  abbaf  S'-"'"''^  'oa  loccc  pejiuT:.  T)lti€ac  mac 
Piccellais  ijiie  uyiicuia.    beT)a  pecio  libpum  maj;num. 

let.  lanaiyi.  CCnno  -Domini  tjcc."  x."  11."  baeT:ctii 
epifcopuf  Infobae  tiaccae  albae  obiir.  "Paebbeup 
moT)icuf  abbap  CUiccna  mic  11  Moif  paufac.  "Pilicc 
Ofpu  in  monafceyiio  1Lt>  moiiicup.  CinioD  mac  "Dejiili 
ec  pbnif  TTlaicsepnain  nisulaa  fVinz.  X)opbeni  jcai:- 
eT)pam  lae  obT;imiic,  ec  .ti.  meiifibiif  peiucccip  m 
ppimai;u,  .11.  Ict.  Nouimbiiif  "oie  pabbaci  obnc.  Cofi- 
mac  mac  CCilelLo  iiex  Tnuman  in  bello  nisulaiiUf 
epc.  "Cobapss  pibnip  "Dpopcam  bi5a7;i.ip  apiiT)  ppac- 
pem  ftium  Meccan  pegem.  Cucepcae  pex  Oppaigi 
mopicup.     Secnupac  pex  ll.  TTlane  moputitip  epr. 

}ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  Domini  73cc.°  x.°  111.°  belbum 
imepec  in  campo  Smgircae  uc  bibni  oenexi  in  CCppal, 
tibi  pbann  pibuip  CCix)©  mic  "Dbti^aig  ec  "DubTitiin  nepop 
becce  cecit)epiinc  in  alcepa  conspeppione  bebli,  ec 
C0I5U  ez  GCev  mac  "Depmaco  in  ppima  con^peppione 
bebli  inueppecci  punt;.     "Dun  Ollaig  conpuptncup  apm 


'Beda. — The  original  of  this  entrj', 
■which  is  not  in  Clar.  49,  is  part  of 
the  text  in  B.  A  marg.  note  in  A., 
In  an  old  hand,  reads  hena  t1bl^un"l 
masnum  Tnoc  anno  pecic. 

^  Inis-lo-jinne.  —  1  npola  tiaccae 
altae ;  i.e.,  "  Island  of  the  White 
Cow."  Now  Boffin  (or  Bophin)  Is- 
land, or  Inishbofin,  ot"E  the  S.W.  coast 
of  the  CO.  Mayo. 

^Daughter  of  Ossti.  —  iE16a3d, 
daughter  of  Oswiu  (or  Oswy),  King 
of  Bernicia  (ob.  670,  supra). 

'Monastert/  of  lid. — The  monastery 
of  St.  Hilda,  at  Whitby  in  Yorlishhe, 
of  which  jElflsad  was  abbess.  See 
Lappenberg's  History  of  England,  I., 
289,  and  Bede's  Eccl  Hist,  III., 
chap.  xxiv. 

'  Ciniod. — This  name  would  now  be 


written  "  Kenneth."  Ciniod  was  ap. 
parently  the  brother  of  Brude,  son  of 
Derile  (705,  supra),  King  of  the  Picts 
of  Scotland. 

'Obtained.  —ohzeumT:,  A.  O'Dono- 
van  erroneously  observes  (i^owril/ns*., 
at  A.D.  713,  note/),  that  the  obit  of 
Dorbeni  "  is  not  in  the  Annals  of 
Ulster."  The  correct  date  is  713,  ac. 
cording  to  the  criteria.  See  Reeves' 
Adamnan,  p.  881,  note  n. 

^ Stain  in  battle. — In  a  list  of  the 
Christian  Kings  of  Muuster  contained 
in  the  Booh  of  Leiiisier  (p.  320,  col. 
1),  Cormac,  son  of  Ailill,  son  of 
Maenach  (supra,  661),  is  stated  to 
have  been  slain,  after  a  reign  of  nine 
years,  in  the  battle  of  Carn-Feradh 
aigh,  gained  over  the  Deis  Tuais- 
cert  (or  "  Northern  Deis. ")    See  above, 


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163 


in.  Dubhguala,  abbot  of  Glenn-da-lacha,  perished, 
iithach,  son  of  Fithchellach,  was  burned  by  fire.  Beda^ 
mposed  a  great  book. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  712.  Baetan,  abbot  of  Inis-bo-finne/  [712.] 
;d.  Failbhe  Bee,  abbot  of  Cluain-mic-U-Nois,  rests, 
le  daughter  of  Ossu'  dies  in  the  monastery  ol  lid.* 
aiod/  son  of  Derile,  and  the  son  of  Mathgernan,  were 
dn.  Dorbeni  obtained"  tlie  chair  of  la,  and  having 
ent  five  months  in  the  primacy,  died  on  Saturday,  the 
th  of  the  Kalends  of  November.  Cormac,  son  of  Ailill, 
ing  of  Munster,  was  slain  in  battle.'  Tolargg,  son  of 
rostan,  was  fettered  by  his  brother.  King  Nectan. 
icherca,  King  of  the  Osraighi,  dies.  Sechnasach,  King 
Ui-Maine,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  713.  A  battle,  '  imesech,'"  in  Magh-  [713.] 
ngittae,"  at  Bile-thenedh  in  Assal,"  wherein  Flann,  son 
Aedh,  son  of  Dluthach,  and  Dubhduin  descendant  of 
3cc,  were  slain  in  the  latter  encounter  of  the  battle  ; 
id  Colgu,  and  Aedh  son  of  Diarmait,  were  Idlled  in  the 
■st  encounter.     Dun-Ollaigh"  is  constructed  by  Selbach, 


A.D.  626,  where  Carn-Feradhaigh 
said  to  be  in  Cliu,  a  district  in  the 
.  Limerick.  For  the  situation  of  the 
•,is  or  Deise,  see  O'Douovan's  Suppt 
O'Reilhfs  Dictionarij,  under  Deise 
%g.  In  the  Annals  of  the  Four 
asters  (710),  this  battle  is  stated  to 
ve  been  gained  hy  the  Northern 
:is,  and  Cormac  is  incorrectly  .said 
have  been  the  son  of  Finghin,  ■who 
is  really  Cormac's  grandfather. 
^^  Imesech.'  —  A  variation  of  the 
ish  adv.  fa-sech  (fo-sech,  or  mo- 
;7j),  meaning  "about,"  "by  turns," 
ilternately."  O'Conor  translates  it 
itrox";  Clar.  49,  has  "  Bellum 
lOut  Essech ."  But  both  are  wrong, 
battle  imesech  would  mean  a  "  free 
;ht." 


"Magh-Singiitae The    "Plain   of 

Singitta."  Not  identified.  O'Conor 
incorrectly  prints  "incampo  Ettech- 
fjitiea.^' 

^'' Bik-lhenedh  in  Assal. — O'Dono- 
yan  says  that  Bile-thenedh  is  now  re- 
presented by  "  Billywood,"  in  the  par. 
of  Moynalty,  bar.  of  Lower  Kells,  co. 
Meath.  Four  Mast.,  A.M.  3503,  note 
J.  The  old  church  of  Dulane,situated 
a  little  to  the  north  of  the  town  of 
Kells,  was  on  the  Slige-Assail  (or 
"Eoad  of  Assal"),  an  ancient  road 
which  led  westwards  from  Tara, 
through  Westmeath  to  the  Shannon. 

^^  Bun-Ollaigh. — See  above,  at  the 
year  700,  where  the  destruction  of 
Dun-OUaigh  by  the  same  Selbach, 
18th  King  of  Dalriada,  is  recorded. 

m2 


164 


CCMMaLCC  UlcCDll. 


Fol.  2766 


•b. 


Selbacum.  CClen  ■oaingen  TUfCjiuicufi.  ■posqicac  .h. 
Ce|inai5  -oe  yiegno  expulfUf  efr,  in  Ofiicanniccm  luic. 
Cofcfiax)  .1.  '^afibfalca  iTnTTIiTdti,  in  quo  cecitnc  Pofiba- 
fac  nepof  Con§ctile,  iiex  .1l.  P01I51,  apti-o  uifiof  TTliT)e, 
«no  7516  ec  belltim  pi'ie'Diccum.  Siccicaf  mcc^na. 
Oellum  incep  ■ouop  'piliof  becce  Oaipce  ec  plium 
Ofxefail  ixe^em  nepouim  GcDac,  in  quo  iiiccope)''  epanc 
pilii  Oecce.  1n  hoc  anno  inceiapecci  punc  pepespim 
apuT)  TTluiTinenpep,  it)  epc,  in  Cbapainec  cum  omni 
patnilia  pua.     Mox  luciT)a  in  auT;uinno. 

]ct.  lanmp,  (Xnno  t)omini  •dcc."  x.°  1111.°  Ceallac 
Cualann  pex  ta^en,  'PLctnn  pebla  (mac  Sgannlain,  "do 
iI5  TTleir)  abbap  CCipT)  macae,  Cillem  epipcopup,  abbap 
■pepnann,  mopcui  punr.  Ui5ular;io  TnupcaTio  mic  "Dep- 
maco  pilii  [(XipmeT)aic]  ceci,  pe^ip  nepouum  Meill. 
CCe-D  -Dub  pex  nepocum  pT)5ent;e,  piai^ma  mac  Cols- 
gen,  papienp,  ec  TDocbonno  cuepni,  'oopmiepunc, 
Sloga'D  TTIupchaTia  mic  Opain  t»u  Chaippil, 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  'dcc."  x."  u.°  lugulocio 
pegip   Saxonum,   Oppic   pilii    CCl-oppiu   nepocip  Oppu. 


^  Alen-daingen. — The  building  of 
this  place  is  recorded  above  at  the 
j'ear  702,  "wliere  see  note.  Tire  igno- 
rant "  translator  "  of  Clar.  49,  taking 
this  entry  as  a  continuation  of  the 
entry  preceding  it,  joins  both  together, 
and  out  of  them  malies  "Dun  oUa 
construitur  apud  SelTacum,  and  de- 
stroyed by  his  daughter  Alena  "! 

^  Ua  Cernaigh.  —  "  Grandson  of 
Cernach."  Fogartach,  afterwards 
King  of  Ireland,  (see  715  and  723 
infra),  was  son  of  Niall,  son  of  Cer- 
nach Sotal  (ob.  663  supra). 

^  Garbsalach.  —  Not  identified 
The  name  would  signifj-  the  "  Rough- 
dirty  "  (or  the  "  Du-ty-rougli ")  place. 
Though  evidently  the  name    of    a 


place,  O'Conor  understood  Garbsalach 
to  mean  "  fceda  contentio." 

^Descendant. — nepop.  Clar.  49 
has  "  nephew,"  which  is  incorrect,  as 
in  this  Chronicle  nepop  is  used  to 
represent  "grandson,''  or  "descen- 
dant." 

'  Becc  BaircTie.  —  See  above,  at 
A.D.  706. 

'  Pilgnms.  —  peyiisiaini.  A.,  B. 
Clar.  49  reads  "  In  hoc  anno  inter- 
tecti  peregrini  apud  Mumnenses,  that 
is  called  Clarainech,  cum  omni  sua 
familia.''  The  Annals  of  Clonmac- 
noise  state  (710)  that  "there  were 
certain  pilgrims  killed  by  the  Moun- 
stermen,  viz.,  Clarinach  with  all  his 
family." 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTEli. 


165 


ilen-daingen^  was  demolished.  Fogartach  Ua  Cemaigh,^ 
n^as  banished  from  the  Kingdom,  and  went  into  Britain. 
The  slaughter  of  Garbsalach"  in  Midhe,  in  whicli  Forba- 
iach  descendant*  of  Congal,  King  of  the  Ui-Failghe,  was 
lain  by  the  men  of  Midhe,  on  the  same  day  as  the  afore- 
laid  battle.  Great  drought.  A  battle  between  two  sons 
)f  Becc  Eairche,*  and  the  son  of  Bresal,  King  of  Ui-Echach, 
n  which  the  sons  of  Becc  were  victors.  In  this  year 
ulgTims"  were  slain  by  Munstermen,  viz.,  the  Clarainech, 
vith  his  whole  family.     A  bright  night  in  Autumn. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  714.  Cellach  Cualann,''  King  of  Lein-  [714.] 
iter;  Flann  Febla,  son"  of  Scannlan,  of  the  Ui-Meith,  abbot 
)f  Armagh,  and  Cilleni,  bishop,  abbot  of  Ferna,  died.  The 
billing  of  Murchadh,  son  of  Diarmait,  son  of  [Airmedach] 
)aech,»  King  of  the  Ui-NeilL^"  Aedh  Dubh,  King  of  the 
Ji-Fidhge]ite ;  Flaithnia  the  Wise,  son  of  Colggu,  and 
riochonna  Cuerni/^  slept.  The  hosting  of  Murchadh,  sou 
if  Bran,^^  to  Cashel. 

Kal.  Jan.     a.d.  715.     The  killing  of  the  King  of  the  [715.]  us. 
JaxonSjOsrid/'  son  of  Aldfrid,  grandson  of  Oswiu.    Garnat 


'  Ceallach  Cualann.  —  See  above, 
nder  the  year  703. 

°  Son. — The  original  of  this  clause 
;  added  in  the  margin  in  A.,  where 
lann  is  called  "  bishop "  of  Ard- 
lacha  (or  Armagh).  It  is  not  in 
lar.  49.  The  words  mac  Sgann- 
:xin  ("son  of  Sgannlan"),  are  part 
:  the  text  in  B.,  in  which  no  iB 
leicC'of  the  Ui-Meith")  is  inter- 
aed  in  the  original  hand. 

"  \_Airmedaclf\  Caech.  —  "  Airme- 
ich  the  Blind"  (or  "One-eyed.") 
he  MSS.  A.  and  B.,  which  omit  the 
ime  ot  Airmedach,  have  ceci  for 
teci.  The  Four  Mast.  (713)  state 
lat  Murchadh  was  chief  of  the  Ui- 
eill  of  Clann-Colmain.  But  in  the 
gok  of  Leinster  (p,  42,  col.  1),  his 


name  occurs  in  the  list  of  the  Kings 
of  Uisnach.  See  under  a.d.  688 
sujjra. 

"  m-NeiU.—See  last  note. 

"  JlocJionna  Ctierni. — The  Four 
Miist.  (713)  write  Mochonna  C'luana 
Airdne  ("  Mochonna  of  CIuain-Air- 
dne.")  The  festival  ot  Mochonna  is 
given  under  Sept.  30  in  the  Martyr, 
of  Donegal.  But  the  situation  of 
Cluain- Airdne  is  not  known  to  the 
Editor. 

"Murchadh,  son  of  Bran.- -l\.mg 
ot  Leinster.  His  death  is  entered  at 
the  year  726  infra. 

"  Osrid. — King  of  the  Northum- 
brians, and  son  of  Aldfrid,  son  of 
Oswiu  (ob.  670.  supra).  See  the 
Anr/lo-Sax.  Chron.,  A.D.  716, 


166 


aNMaloc  «laT)1i. 


Sctjinat;  -pibuf  1)611611015  mop,ir;tip.  •pogqicac  nepof 
Cepnail  i7:6]fiiim  laejncrc.  pafca  commucacup  in  Goa 
ciuiuac6.  12061611  mae  T)oiab6ni  '[cac6'Ditam  Columbae 
■hex.  1111.  aer;at;if  fue  anno,  in  .1111.  Ict.  S6pT;imbjiif, 
"016  fabbaci,  •ipufe6pit;.  Obiuuf  Cell  'Cisepnais  abbacif 
Cluanct  cuiif.  piann  poi^ibco  mac  pogapcaic  nio|i- 
ctnif  6fc.     TDoiii'  CC|icbpain  mio  1Tlail6T)tiin. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)oiTiini  t)cc.°  x."  tii.°  'DtinchaT) 
mac  Cinnpaelax)  abbaf  lae  obnc.  Gr^ulb  mac  Gcuilb 
obiic.  ConT)alach  mac  Conainj,  '(lex  n6poi;um  Cpiim- 
cam,  nistilaoiip  eyv.  exptilpio  pamiliae  lae  cp-anp 
7)opfum  bpiticanniae  a  Meccano  tiege.  Congiiefio 
"Dalpiaci  ez  bpicconum  in  lapiiDe  qui  tiocacup, 
tTliniiipc,  ev  bfiiconef  Detiica  ftinc  Commixcio 
ccgoniip  Talcen  la  pogaificac,  tibi  ceci-Defitmt;  piliiip 
Uubai  ec  piliup  T)uibpl6ibe. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  Tiomini  ticc."  a.°  uii."  piiup 
CuiT)ine  pex  Saxonum  mopicup.  becc  baipce  obnc. 
bellum  Ceninnpo,  iibi  "Cuacal  nepop  paelcon,  ec 
Cellae  -oiacpaila,  eu  ^opmgal  mac  CCexia  mic  "DUrcaig, 


'  Fogartacli. — There  is  some  con- 
fusion regarding  the  length  of  Fogar- 
tach's  reign.  According  to  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast.  (719),  he  was  only  one 
year  King  of  Ireland.  O'Flahertj-, 
who  gives  722  as  the  date  of  Fogar- 
tach's  accession,  gives  him  a  year  and 
some  months.  Ogyyia,  p.  432.  Fo- 
gartach's  expulsion  from  the  King- 
dom (<?e  regno)  is  noticed  above  under 
the  year  713,  and  his  return  from  his 
exile  in  Britain  is  mentioned  by  the 
FoJtr  Mast,  at  714.  If  he  "  reigned 
again"  in  715,  as  above  stated,  he 
must  have  reigned  as  the  rival  of 
Fergal  son  of  Maelduin,  who  was 
King  of  Ireland,  accorduig  to  these 
Annals,  from  709  to  the  death  of 
Fergal  in    722   {infra,    721),   when 


Fogartach  became  undisputed  mon- 
arch. 

"^Easter  is  changed.  —  com  oca- 
cup,,  A.,  B.  Regarding  this  charge 
in  the  observance  of  Easter,  see 
Keeves'  Adamnan,  p.  28,  note. 

'  Chair  of  Columba,  i.e.,  the  abbacy 
of  la,  or  lona. 

•'  Of  his  age. — aecociy^  yue,  B. 
rue  is  omitted  in  A.  Clar.  40  agrees 
with  B. 

''Fhnn  FoiritJte. —"  0\A  Flan," 
Clar.  49.  But  foirbthe  means  "per- 
fect," not  "old." 

*■  Condahich,     son     of    Conaitg 

Clar.  49  has  "  Connalach  son  of 
Crimthain,"  but  this  is  incorrect. 

'  Dorsum  Britauniw.  —  In  Irish 
Druim-Bretain,  the  "  Back  (or  Ridge) 


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167 


on  of  Deleroth,  dies.  Fogartach/  grandson  of  Cernach, 
jgain  reigns.  Easter  is  changed''  in  the  Monastery  of 
'a.  Faelchu,  son  of  Dorbeni,  assumes  the  chair  of 
^olumba,^  in  the  74th  year  of  his  age/  on  the  4th  of  the 
lalends  of  September,  on  Saturday.  Death  of  Celi- 
Pigernaigh,  abbot  of  Ckiain-eois.  Flann  Foirbthe/  son 
>f  Fogartach,  died.     "Death  of  Artbran,  son  of  Maelduin. 

Kal  Jan.  A.D.  716.  Dunchad,  son  of  Cennfaeladh, 
ibbot  of  la,  died.  Etulb,  son  of  Etulb,  died.  Condalach 
son  of  Conang/  King  of  the  Ui-Crimthainn,  was  slain. 
Sxpulsion  of  the  community  of  la  across  Dorsum  Britan- 
lise,''  by  King  Nectan.*  A  meeting  of  the  Dalriata  and 
Britons,  at  the  rock  called  Minuirc;'  and  the  Britons 
yere  defeated.  The  disturbance^"  of  the  Fair  of  Tailtiu^^ 
3y  Fogartach,  wherein  the  son  of  Euba'*  and  the  son  of 
Dubhsleibhe,  were  slain. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  717.  The  son  of  Cuidin,^''  King  of  the 
Saxons,  dies.  Becc  Bairche"  died.  The  battle  of 
Denannus,^"  wherein  feU  Tuathal  grandson  of  Faelchu, 
md  CeUach  Diathraibh,  and  Gormgal,  son  of  Aedh  son 


[7l6.;i 


[717] 


)f  Britain."  Tlie  great  mountain 
chain  dividing  Perthshire  aud  Argyll, 
;erminating  in  the  Grampian  HUls. 
4.1S0  called  Druim-Alhan.  (Reeves' 
Adamnan,  p.  64,  note  a.)  Dr.  O'Brien 
itates  that  Druim-Alhan  -was  other- 
ivise  called  Braid-alban.  Irish  Engl. 
Dictionart/,  voce  Drom-saileach, 

"  King  Xectiin. — King  of  the  Picts. 
The  "  Naiton  "  of  Bede.  Eccl.  Bist.. 
v.,  22. 

'Jlimiirc. — This  place  has  not  been 
dentified. 

"  Disturbance.  —  Comixcio,  A., 
B.     Clar.  49  reads  "  burning  " ! 

"  Tailtiu The  genit.  form  is  Tail- 

enn,  from  which  comes  the  present 
lame  of  the  place,  Teltown,  in  the 
jar.  of  the  same  name,  bar.  of  Upper 


Kells,  CO.  Meath,  where  there  are 
some  remarkable  remains  of  antit^uity. 

"jSon  ofRuha. — 1\i&  Four  Mv^Urs 
(A.D.  715)  have  "  Maelruba."  But 
the  Frag,  of  Annals  say  "  the  son  of 
Maelruba,"  which  is  probably  more 
correct.  "Euba"'  is  not  found  as  a 
proper  name. 

^^ Son  of  Cuidin — This  was  evi- 
dently Cenred,  son  of  Cuthwine,  who 
succeeded  Osrid  (ob.  715  supra),  as 
King  of  the  Northumbrians,  and  died 
after  a  reign  of  two  years. 

"  Becc  Bairche See  at  the  year 

706  supi'a. 

^^ Battle  of  Cenannus. — Cemnnro 
(genit.  form  of  Cemnna-p,  for  Cen- 
anna-p,  the  ancient  name  of  Kells,  in 
the  CO.  Meath). 


168 


ccNt^alcc  iilccT)!i. 


Fol.  28a 


er;  CCmalnsaiT)  .ll.  Conccins,  ec  Pe^asaL  piicrceyi  eiiif 
ceciT)ei\unu.  Conall  giicmc  tnccoia  epcrc,  ev  Coiiall 
Slianc  iiepof  Ceianais  in  ■pine  TDtiopum  menpium  pope 
belUim  intreppeccup  epc  let  'Pep^al  mac  TDaele'DUin. 
Cponan  lice  6oc(in  abbccp  tip  moip  mopicup.  pcm- 
nccmail  nepop  bobccme  mic  Pnn,  inpolae  ppincepp 
TDaige  paifi,  ez  T)ubT)Uin  nepop  ■]2aelain,  epipcoptip, 
abbap  Cluancc  ipaipx)D,  Conpi  mac  Conjaile  cennf?OT:ai, 
ocup  CCilill  mac  pnpnecbt;i,  lustilaa  piinc.  pitiic 
ppoip  melo  pop  Oi^in  bice,  piiuc  ppoip  pan^uinip 
pupep  poppam  tagmapum.  hTDe  uocaT;tip  'Kliall  ppo- 
pac,  qui  otinc  narup  epc,  mac  'Pepjaile.  Bclippip 
lunae  in  plemUinio  puo. 

jet.  lanaip.  (p.  7.)  CCnno  -Dommi  t)cc.°  oc.°  uiii.° 
CCipmexiac  mac  'Caix)5,  ec  Cpican  pex  nepocum  mic 
llaip,  ui5ulai;i  ptrnc ;  ez  Gpriiile  mac  pepgupa  50 ill 
lusiilocnp  epc.  "Dpopcan  'DaipT;ai^e  cftiiemc  1  n-apT) 
bpeccam.  Cuu  "Dimepgso  iTiopir;iip.  "CtnbpiDe  .h. 
'Diincha'Da    nisulacup    epc.     Congpeppio    apUD   Lage- 


^  Conall  Grant,  i.e.,  Conall  "the 
grey." — He  was  the  grandson  of  Cer- 
nach  Sotal,  whose  obit,  is  given  above 
at  the  year  663. 

^  Fergal. — King  of  Ireland.  See 
under  721  infra. 

^  Cronan  Ua  hEoain,i.e.,  "  Cronan 
descendant  of  Eoan."  The  festival  of 
this  Cronan,  abbot  of  Lismor  Mochuda 
(Lismore,  co.  AVaterford),  is  entered 
in  the  Martyr,  of  Donegal  under  the 
1  st  of  June.  See  Colgan's  A  da  Sanc- 
torum, p.  303. 

^  InU-Malghe-Samh.  —  Inishmac- 
eaint,  bar.  of  Magheraboy,  co.  Fer- 
managh. For  in-potae  pjiincepy^ 
tnai56  paiti,  Clar.  49  has  "primus 
Episcopuscanipi  Saimh."  But  "prin- 
ceps"  is  frequently  used  in  these 
Annals  to  signify  a  superior  or  abbot 


of  an  ecclesiastical  establishment. 
O'Conor,  in  his  ed.,  incorrectly  prints 
"  31aigi  SamJtin ''  (for  Maigi  Samh), 
note  '",  S2th  an.,  and  translates  "  Campi 
Soils  " ! 

^  Congal  Cennfota. — Probabl}'  the 
Congal  Cennfota,  or  "  Congal  Long- 
head," mentioned  above  at  a.d.  G73. 

°  Othan  becc.  —  "  Little  Othan." 
Apparently  a  place  near  Othan-mor, 
or  "  Big  Othan  "  (now  Fahan,  barony 
of  Inisliowen,  co.  Donegal.)  O'Conor 
translates  "  supra  genistas  spiuosas 
parvas  "  ! 

"  On  the  ^foss '  of  the  Leinstennen. 
-pupeix  -poppam  laginaiatini. 
Translated  "  upon  the  borders  of 
Leinster,"  in  Clar.  49.  The  shower 
of  blood  is  stated  in  the  Book  of 
Leinster  (p.  274,  a),  to  have  fallen 


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169 


Diuthach,  and  Amalgaidh,  grandson  of  Conaing,  and 
brotlier  Fergal.  Conall  Grant'  was  victor.  And 
lall  Grant/  grandson  of  Cernach,  was  slain  at  the  end 
two  months  after  the  battle,  by  Fergal/  son  of  Mael- 
Q.  Cronan  Ua  hEoain/  abbot  of  Lis-mor,  dies, 
nnamail,  descendant  of  Boghaine,  son  of  Finn,  abbot 
Inis-Maighe-Sainh/  and  Uubhduin,  descendant  of 
ilan,  bishop,  abbot  of  Gluain-Iraird ;  Conri,  son  of 
igal  Cennfota,^  and  Ailill,  son  of  Finsnechta,  were 
n.  It  rained  a  shower  of  honey  npon  Othan-becc.^ 
rained  a  shower  of  blood  upon  the  '  foss '''  of  the 
Qstermen.  Hence  Niall  '  Frosach,'^  son  of  Fergal, 
D  was  born  then,  was  so  called.  An  eclipse  of  the 
)n  at  its  full." 

Lai.  Jan.  (Saturd.")  a.d.  718.  Airmedach,  son  of 
Ihg,  and  Crichan,  King  of  Ui-Mic-TJais,  were  slain ; 
L  Ertuile,  son  of  Fergus  GoU,  was  slain.  Drostan  of 
oratory"  rested  in  Ard-Breccain.'^  Cu-dimerggo  dies. 
.l)ride,  descendant  of  Dunchadh,  was  slain.  A  battle 
Dng  the  Leinstermen,  in  which  Aedh,  son  of  Cellach,'^ 


[718.] 


jlema    Lagen    (the    "glen,''   or 

lley,''  of  Leiuster.) 

Xiall    ^  Frosach.'' — "Niall  of  the 

vers,"    or    "  N.     the    Showery." 

ie  showers,  with   some  rariation 

iieir  number    and   character,  are 

n  noticed  at  the   date    of   Niall 

ach's  accession  to  the  monarchy 

reland,  a.d.   7G3    infro,.     In  the 

fc  of  Leiuster  (p.  25,  col.  2)  the 

fers — one  of  white  silver,  one  of 

■y,  and  one  of  wheat — are  stated 

ave  occurred  in  the  reiyn  of  Niall 

jach,  not  at  his  birth  or  accession. 

y  were  probably  meteoric  pheno- 

a. 

At  its  full. — 1T1  plenilunio  yuo, 

B.,Aad  Clar.  id. 

'Saturday p.    7  (for   "seventh 


day  of  the  week  "),  added  in  al.  man. 
in  A.     Not  in  B. 

^'  Drostan  of  the  oratory. — "OfLOip- 
caiii,  A.  ■Oai-p.caije  is  the  genit. 
form  of  Tiaiiacecli  (variously  written 
'Dauifi,cec1i,T)uiicecTi,T)eiacec1i)which 
signifies  an  oratory,  or  house  of  peni- 
tence. Absurdly  translated  "manse" 
in  Ciar.  49,  under  the  year  1116. 

'-  Ard-Breccain. — CC-fiT)  bifteccan, 
A.  "  Breccan's  Height."  NowArd- 
braccan,  co.  Meath.  The  festival  of 
the  founder,  St.  Breccan,  occurs  at 
the  16th  of  3a\y  in  the  Calendar. 

'=  Celladi This  was  Cellach  Cual- 

ann,  King  of  Leiuster,  ivhose  obit  is 
entered  at  the  year  714  supra.  See 
Shearman's  Loca  Fatriciana,  Geneal. 
Table  at  p.  138. 


170 


CCNNalCC  lllCCt)lT. 


neiifef  ubi  CCef)  mac  Cectllaij  cecitii"  .1.  bellum  Pinn- 
iibiiac.  bellum  pinnglinne  inceji  -oiiof  piliop  peiicaiia 
■pocci,  in  quo  CCinpceallccc  nijulcrcuf  eyz  "Die  cftiincae 
i:eiiiae,  111.  w-  fepoimbiiif.  bellum  mapiT;imuni  CC]aT)ae 
nefbi,  \m:e\i  "Ounchax)  m-becc  cum  geneiie  ^abi^ain  et; 
Selbctcum  cum  geneixe  Loaijin,  ec  uejifum  epc  fupep 
Selbacum,  piai-o.  non.  Sepr;imbpif  (uel  Ocuobi;\if),  T)ie 
.ui.  peiiiae,  in  cfuo  cfuiTJCcm  comiT^ep  conpuepunr.  Uigu- 
Icrcio  in  va  cijepna  ilLoc  hllccione,  .1.  va  mac  ITIaele- 
po^apT:ai5,  li  a  m-bpacaip  .1.  Cpenioann  coppac. 
lugulacio  pamiliae  Suibne  1  n-CCpD  maca.  CCepz;ap 
picca. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  -oomini  -dcc-"  x."  ix."  CCepcap 
pluuialip.  Smac  inpolo  Cpocpann  Dopmuiic.  TTlup- 
bpuci;  map  in  menpe  Occobpip.     TrecDopup  anno  .1. 

]Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  •Domini  "dcc"  xx.°  "Ounchai) 
becc  pax  CinnT:ipe  mopiT;up.  'Ceppimocupin  Occimbpe. 
bellum  ini;ep  Conachoa  ec  Copco  baipcinn,  ubi  ceciT)ic 


'  Finnaihaii: — This  name  TVOuld 
be  pronounced  Finner,  Fennor,  or 
Finure.  The  site  of  the  battle  was  most 
probably  Fennor,  par.  of  Duneany, 
CO.  Kildare. 

-  Finn-Glenn. — Dean  Keeves  ob- 
serves that  there  is  a  Finglen  in 
Campsie  in  Stirlingshire,  but  that  the 
place  here  mentioned  seems  to  have 
been  in  Argyle,  iu  the  territory  of 
Lorn.     Adamnan,  p.  381,  note  ?'. 

^  Ferchar  Fota;  i.e.,  "  Ferchar  the 
Tall"  (or  "Long"),  loth  King  cf 
the  Scotch  Dalriads  (ob.  G96  siipray 
The  opponents  iu  this  battle  were 
Ainfcellaeh  1 7th  King  of  the  Dalriads 
(who  was  slain  therein),  and  his 
brother  Selbach,  18th  King,  whose 
obit  is  given  at  the  year  729  j»/ra, 
and  who  is  also  mentioned  under  the 
years  700,  711,  713  and  722 


'  The  6th. — Interlined  in  al.  man. 
in  A.     NotinB.,orClar.  49. 

^  Ard-eshi. — Not  identified.  It  was 
apparently  the  name  of  some  place  on 
the  S.W.  coast  of  Scotland. 

''  Dunchad    Becc "  Duuchad  (or 

Duncan)  the  Little."  Called  yiex 
Cinn  cni.e,  or  King  of  Cautyre, 
under  the  year  720  infra. 

'  Or  October. — uet  Occimbfiip, 
iu  orig.  hand,  in  A.  Occob|tip,  B. 
Om.  in  Clar.  4!). 

^  Loch  Uaithne. — Lough  Oouey, 
bar.  of  Dartry,  co.  iVIonaghan. 

^Bij  their  brother. — 1\  ambitcrtai|v, 
A.,  B.     "  By  their  cossen."   Clar.  49. 

^^  /S«/M?ie.^Apparently  Suibhne, 
son  of  Crunnmael,  bishop  of  Armagh, 
whose  obit  is  given  at  the  j-ear  729 
iiij'ra.  The  Four  Masters  have  no 
reference  to  the  outrage  here  alleged 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


171 


!  slain,  i.e.,  the  battle  of  Finnabliair.^  The  battle  of 
n-glenn-  between  two  sons  of  Ferchar  Fota/  in  which 
fcellach  was  slain,  on  Thursday,  the  Gth''  of  the  Ides  of 
itember.  The  marine  battle  of  Ard-esbi,*^  between 
achad  Becc"  with  the  Cinel-Gabrain,  and  Selbach  with 

Cinel-Loarn ;  and  it  was  gained  over  Selbach,  on  the 
b  of  the  Nones  of  September  (or  October),'  on  Friday ; 
s^hich  some  nobles  fell.  The  assassination  of  the  two 
is  in  Loch-Uaithne,"  viz.,  two  sons  of  Maelfothartaigh, 
their  brother,"  i.e.,  Crimthann  Corrach.  The  killing 
the  family  of  Suibhne,^"  in  Ai'magh.  A  dry"  summer. 
Lai.  Jan.  A.D.  719.  A  rainy  summer.  Sinach  of  [719.]  bis. 
3-Crothrann'^  slept.  A  great  sea-burst"  in  the  month 
)ctober.'     Theodore,"  one  year. 

Lai.  Jan.  A.D.  720.  Dunchad  Becc,^'  King  of  Cenn- 
,^'^  dies.    An  earthquake  in  October.     A  battle  between 

men  of  Connaught  and  the  Corca-Baiscinn,"  in  which 


[720.] 


ive  been  committed  on  the  family, 
ommunity,  of  Bishop  Suibline. 
her  is  it  referred  to  in  Tigernach's 
als,  or  in  the  Cliron.  Scotorum. 

Dry •piccay',   A.,   B.       Sicca, 

.  49. 

ms-Crothrann—.'K&cielnis-Cloth- 
.  An  island  in  the  expansion  of 
Shannon  called  Loch-Eibh,  or 
i-Eee,  and  within  the  limits  of 
30.  Longford.     It  is  said  to  have 

called  Inis-Clothrann,  from 
hra,  the  mother  of  Lugaid 
nderg,  100th  King  of  Ireland, 
yjia,  p.  289),  and  daughter  of 
laid  Feidlech  (104th  King,  ih., 
.  The  Booh  of  Leinster  (p.  124J) 
I  eurions  account  of  the  killing  of 
amous  Queen  Mcdb  of  Connaught, 
'urbaide,  son  of  King  Conor  Mac 
I,  the  particulars  of  which  remind 
strongly  of  the  legend  of  W  illiam 

See  O'Curry's   Manners    and 


Customs,  Vol.  2,  pp.  290-1. 
O'Donovan  erroneously  states  (Four 
Mast,  719,  note  c)  that  the  fore- 
going entry  "  is  not  in  the  Annals  of 
Ulster." 

"Sea-burst — TTlti|iblfiucc.  Incor- 
rectly printed  i«m5)'ac7ii!  by  O'Conor. 

1*  Theodore.  —  By  mistake  for 
Theodosius  (III.),  Emperor  of  the 
East.  For  anno  .1.,  O'Conor  prints 
"  anno  prime,"  as  in  Clar.  49. 

^' Bunchad  Becc. — See  under  the 
year  718. 

"  Cenn-tire.  —  "  Land's  Head." 
Cantyre,  in  Scotland. 

"  Corca-Baiscinn.  —  A  sept  de- 
scended from  Cairbre-Baschain,  son 
of  Conaire  II.,  King  of  Ireland 
{.Orjyjia,  p.  322),  which  at  the  above 
date  occupied  the  territory  now  re- 
presented  by  the  baronies  of  Clonder- 
law,  Moj'arta,  and  Ibrickan,  in  the 
S.W.  of  the  CO.  Clare. 


172 


aNNala  tilcctDti. 


inac  13010111110(15.  Uijulcrcio  ConDinaifc  i:ilii  Roc[e]5- 
raig.  niopf  niainaig  cibbcrcif  Lainne  leiii.  tlafccrcio 
Fol.  2Sab.  maiji  Oiiej  vu  Caral  mac  pmnjuine  oc«i"^  tdo  TntiiicTiaT) 
mac  Oi"iain.  IIToiif  Cuannai  Roii^  en.  1 1111  iigt)  Lai §eii 
la  pepjal,  ocup  mai-oni  inna  boi^aime,  ociip  maiTjm  na 
jjiallne  Lajen  pjii  ■pejijal  mac  ITlaile'Duiii.  Inmefac 
l^eLegiofUf  leseni  cum  pace  Chpifci  fupeja  iiifolam 
riibepniae  conyritruiu. 

]ct.  laiunji.  CCnno  Doniini  't)cc.°  xa\°  1.°  TDaeli^ubai 
in  CCpup  cporon  anno  .Lxa\x.  ecacip.  C0I55U  111  aijiDe 
Laciiann  lusulactif  epc.  niaelcopgip  0  "Upuim  ifig, 
Oile  mac  Gilpm  ^lex  CCLocluaue,  moi^iiincup.  ■pep'oacfiicli 
mac  CongaLais  obni;.  Cuanan  Cille  "Deilge,  ocup  "Oeyiiia 
T)am  inpe  nepop  Collae,  Ciiana  'Oiiomma  Cuilinn, 
Cilleni  loco  Sepb'iTio]iiunctip.  ■peiT)limiTi  piiincipaT:um 
lae  uentiir.  'Paelan  mapuapcaigi,  Si-oal  T)poma 
t-ai-Dssin,    mopT:ui    punc.    bellum    CClmume    .111.    I'd. 


^MaenacJi The  gen.  form,  "Main- 

aigli,' '  is  incorrectly  printed  Mamairj 
by  0'  Conor.  The  festival  of  Maeuach 
is  j^ven  in  the  Martyr,  of  Donegal, 
at  Oct.  17. 

-  Lann-Uii Diinleer,  co.    Louth. 

See  Chron.  Scot.  (etl.  Hennessy),  p. 
136,  note  2,  and  Todd's  Cogadh 
Gaed/id  re  Gallaibh,  Introd.,  p.  xl., 
note  2.  O'Donovan  thonght  that 
Lann-lcri  was  the  place  now  called 
Lj'nn,  in  the  barony  of  Fartullagh, 
CO.  "Westnieath.  (Four  Mast.,  A.D. 
740,  note  zo,  and  823,  note  (?.)  But 
he  was  mistaken. 

^Ros-eo- — The  "  wood  of  the  yews." 
Now  Ensh,  in  the  par.  of  Lusk,  co. 
Dublin.  See  the  Felire  of  Oengus 
at  the  10th  of  April. 

■"  Exaction. — A.  and  B.  haTemaiT)tn 
("breach,"  " defeat "),  which  is  evi- 
dently by  mistake  for  naiTim, 
"  exaction,"    "  binding,"    as    in    the 


Chron.  Scot,  and  -4km.  Four  Mast. 
(71 7).  Clar.  49  has  "  The  praymg  of 
Leinster  bj-  M'Maileduin,  and  the 
slaughter  of  the  Boroive,  and  the 
slaughter  of  Gialne  in  Leinster," 
which  is  rery  wrong.  Eegarding  the 
'  horama  '  (or  '  cow-tribute  '),  see 
note  2  at  p.  IS  supra. 

*  By. —  f^\  ("  against ''),  A.,  B 
Clar.  49  has  "  by."  The  Four  Mast. 
have  ta,  "with,"  or  "by";  which 
seems  more  correct. 

°  Maelriiba. — See  uuder  the  years 
670  and  672,  supra. 

'  Apurcrossan ;  otherwise  written 
"  Aporcrossan."  See  under  a.d.  672, 
supra. 

*  Maslcorgais.  —  Apparently  the 
Maelcorghais  whose  festival  is  noted 
at  March  12th,  in  the  Martyr,  q/ 
Donegal. 

°  Druiin-ing.  —  "  Probably  the 
place    now   called   Dromin,   situated 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


173 


son  of  Talamhnacli  was  slain.  The  assassination  of 
linaisc,  son  of  Rofche[c]tacli.  Death  of  Maenacli/ 
ot  of  Lann-leri.'^  The  laying  wasie  of  Magh-Bregh, 
Cathal  son  of  Finnguine,  and  Murchad  son  of  Bran. 
ith  of  Cuanna  of  Ros-eo.''  The  wasting  of  Leinster  hy 
gal,  and  the  exaction*  of  the  '  borama,'  and  the  ex- 
^on*  of  the  hostages  of  Leinster,  by''  Fei-gal,  son  of 
elduin.  Inmesach  the  Devout  established  a  Law, 
h  the  peace  of  Christ,  over  the  island  of  Ireland. 
ial.  Jan.  A.D.  721.  Maelruba"  [died]  in  Apurcrossan,'' 
the  80th  year  of  [his]  age.  Colgu,  King  of  Ard- 
ihrann,  was  slain.  Maelcorgais,^  of  Druim-ing,'  and 
h,  son  of  Elpin,  King  of  Al-Cluathe,^"  died.  Ferdacrich, 
of  Congalach,  died.  Cuanan  of  Cill-deilge ;"  Derir 
Dam-inis,''^  a  descendant  of  Colla ;  Cuana  of  Druim- 
linn,"  and  Cilleni  of  Loch-Gerg,^'  died.  Fedhlimidh 
i  the  government  of  la.  Faelan  of  Martartech,'''  Sidal 
Druim-Laidggin/"  died.    The  battle  of  Almuin,"  on  the 


[721.] 


Dunshanghlin,  in  the  county  of 
th."  O'Donovan  (Four  Masters, 
834,  note  d).  The  Dinnsenchas 
nnt  of  Druim-ing  (Booh  of 
ster,  p.  194J)  would  lead  one  to 
k  that  its  situation  was  much 
er  to  Dublin. 

Al-Cluatlie.Sei  note  '■,  at  a.d. 
supra. 

Cill-deilge KiIdalke}',co.Meath. 

Dam-inis. — Devenish,  co.  Fer- 
agh. 

Dj-uim-cuilinn.  —  Now  Drum- 
m,  bar.  of  Eglish,  King's 
ity. 

Loch-Gerg. — This  was  the  old 
.e  of  Lough  Derg,  in  which  is 
ited  the  Island  of  St.  Patrick's 
gatory.  See  Martyr,  of  Donegal, 
d's  ed. ;  App.  to  Introd.,  p.  xl. 
Martartech. — "  House  of  Relics." 


The  genit.  case  of  the  name,  maficaiT.- 
caigi,  would  be  Anglicised  "Mar- 
taray,"  "  Martary,"  or  "Martry;" 
forms  which  are  represented  in  the 
Townland  Index.  (Census  of  Ireland, 
1861.)  But  the  particular  place 
referred  to  here  has  not  been  identified. 

^'  Druim-Laidggin. — Notidentified. 

"  Almuin. — Now  known  as  the  Hill 
of  Allen,  a  few  miles  to  the  north  of 
the  town  of  Kildare.  Called  Almu 
Lagen  ("Almu  of  Leinster''),  Book 
of  Leinster,  p.  202a.  The  Hill  of 
Allen  is  celebrated  in  Irish  legends  as 
one  of  the  residences  of  Finn  Mac 
Cumhail,  the  Fingal  of  Macpherson's 
Ossian.  This  battle  is  entered  in  the 
Ann.  Four  Mast.,  and  Chron.  Scot. 
under  the  year  718 ;  but  Tigernach 
notices  it  at  722,  which  is  the  proper 
3'ear,  as  indicated  by  the  criteria. 


174 


ccMNalcc  ularoli. 


.b. 


T)ecimbiiif  75ie  iW^.  peiiiae,  in  cfuo  ceciT)GiiunT;  (.1.  La 
mujichaT)  mac  m-bpain)  ■peiigal  mac  tTlaele-Dtiin  (mic 
Tnailepi^iaic  mic  CCexia  iiaiiiiT)iiaic),  ociif  Conall  menu 
]iex  seiiei^if  Coiiippi,  Clocgno  mac  Coljgen,  'Dulj'oacpic, 
■piann  mac  RogeUnaic,  CCex>  Laijen  mac  "Piucellaig  iiex 
iiepot;um  ITIaini,  [Miall]  mac  muiitsiipo,  WiKroo  mac 
'Ouncha'Da,  Gicnec  mac  Colgsen  ^-^ex  Oinencaluim 
Pefijal  nepof  CCi~echcai. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  ■Domini  ■dcc."  xx.°  11.°  Combufcio 
Clona  mic  U  l^oif.  TTloiif  CCilchon  monif-pech  Otni;!. 
In-Diiechoach  mac  THinpe'Dai^,  ]iex  Conachc,  moiai-np. 
Cleiiicautiy^  Selbaich.    Smac  T^ailcen  moi^icup. 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  ■Domtni  dcc."  xx.°  111.°  Paelcu 
mac  "Doiibem  abbaf  lae  T)oyimunr;.  Cillennif  lonstif 
ei  111  pifiincipar;um  lae  fUcceffiD.  Cucongalc  M. 
Conmel'DTDe,  ITIuyi'Dobup  giKmaipc,  moiiiunrup.  belUim 
Cinn  T)eil55'oen  m  Cftio  ceciT)!-  pogaiicac  Ua  Cepnaig, 
mac  Weill  mic  Ceappnai^  hfOT;ail  mic  "DiapmoDa  mic 
CCexia  flaine.  Cinae€  mac  Ipgalaij  iiiccop,  epac. 
Ctiinnlef  abbap   Cluana  mic  Nooif   obiic.     Iiigulcrcio 


'  The  iixth.—m^,  A. 

■  Son  of  Bran m  ac  t)  fil  m  n ,  A. , 

B.,  and  Clar.  id.  But  it  should  be 
mac  biTain.  The  death  of  Murchad, 
son  of  Bran,  King  of  Leinster,  the 
victor  in  the  battle  of  Almiiin,  is 
entered  at  the  year  726,  infra. 

3  Son. — The  original  of  this  clause, 
added  in  the  margin  in  A.,  is  in  a 
gloss  in  B.     It  is  not  in  Clar.  49. 

*  Dnhhdacricli. — In  the  Ann.  Four 
Mast.  (718),  and  C'hron.  Scot.  (id.  an.), 
Dubhdacrich  is  stated  to  have  been 
the  son  of  Dubhdainbher,  King  of 
Ard-Cianachta  {supra  a.d.  687).  For 
"Dubhdainbher,''  the  Fray,  of  Annals 
(722)  have  "  Dubhdabhairenn,'' 
which  seems  incorrect. 

"^  \_NiaU.'] — Supplied  from  Fraff.  of 
Annals  (a.d.  722). 


'^  Airttiera.  —The  name  of  this  dis- 
trict is  still  preserved  in  the  baronies 
of  Lower  and  Upper  Orior,  in  the  co. 
of  Armagh.  The  names  and  number 
of  the  principal  persons  who  were 
slain  in  the  battle  of  Almuin  are  more 
fully  given  in  the  Atm.  Four  Mast., 
and  Chron.  Scot.  (718),  and  Aim. 
Clonmacnoise  (720). 

^  Death  of  Aelchtt. — mop,-r  CCiL- 
clion.  CCitclion  is  the  genit.  form 
of  CCetchu.  His  name  is  not  found 
in  the  ordinary  lists  of  the  abbots  of 
Monasterboice. 

^  Manistir-Buti.  —  Monasterboice, 
CO.  Louth. 

^  The  entrance  into  religion  of 
Selbach. — CLefUcaci  (for  cleiiica- 
w^,  as  in  Tigernach),  A.,  B.  This 
entry  has    been    misunderstood   by 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


175 


I  of  the  Ides  of  December,  the  sixth^  day  of  the 
:,  in  which  were  slain  {i.e.,  by  Murchad,  son  of 
°),  Fer£)-al,  son  of  Maelduin  (son'*  of  Maelfithrich,  son 
edh  Uaridnach),  and  Conall  Menn,  King  of  Cinel- 
3ri ;  Clothgno,  son  of  Colgu ;  Dubhdacrich ;'  Flann, 
of  Kogellnach ;  Aedh  Laigen,  son  of  Fithcellach, 
I  of  Ui-Maine  ;  [NialP]  son  of  Muirges ;  Nuadha,  son 
Linchad  ;  Eicnech,  son  of  Colgu,  King  of  the  Airthera," 
Fergal  Ua  Aitechta. 

d.  Jan.     A.D.  722.     The  burning  of  Cluain-mic-U-     [722.] 
.  Thedeathof  Aelchu,''ofMaBistir-Buti.''  Indrechtach, 
)f  Mairedach,  King  of  Connaught,  dies.    The  entrance 
religion  of  Selbach.'     Sinach,  of  Tailtiu,'"  dies, 
il.  Jan.     A.D.  723.    Faelchu,  son  of  Dorbeni,  abbot  of  [723.]  eis. 
fell  asleep.'     Cillene  the  Tall  succeeded  him  in  the 
rnment  of  la.     Cucongalt  Ua  Conmelde,  Murdobur 
:anasc,"  died.    The  battle  of  Cenn-Delgden,^~  in  which 
Fogartach,  grandson  of  Cernach,  (son  of  Niall,  son  of 
ach  SotaiV  son  of  Diarmait,  son  of  Aedh  Slane). 
eth,"  son  of  Irgalach,  was  victor.     Cuinnles,  abbot 
!luain-mic-Nois,  died.     The  killing  of  Lethal thech,'*^ 


or  (^Rernm  Hib.  Script.^  iv., 
),  and  by  O'Donovan  (Four 
,  A.D.  719,  note  d).  The  for- 
ms blunderingly  jumbles  three 

into  two  :  "  Indrechtach  mac 
adairj  rex  Connacht  moritur 
:icatu.  Selhaic  Sianac  Tailten 
ch  genealogus  Taltinensis] 
ir"!  O'Donovan,  who  ought 
e  known  better  (and  in  whose 

the  Four  Mast ,  the  obit  of 
.eh  of  Tailtiu  is  given  under 
ear  720)  follows  the  incorrect 
g  of  O'Conor.  The  Annalist 
'  meant  to  convey  that  Selbach 
King  of  the  Scotch  Dalriads, 
9,  infra)  assumed  the  religious 
or  went  on  a  pilgrimage,  in 
ar  722  (=723  Tig.) 


"  Tailtiu.  —  Teltown,  barony  of 
Upper  Kells,  co.  Meath. 

"  Granasc Not  identified. 

^'  Cenn-Delgden.' — Another  battle 
at  the  same  place  (which  has  not  been 
identified)  is  referred  to  under  the 
year  621  supra. 

"  Cernach  Sotail. —  His  obit  is  en- 
tered above  at  a.d.  663. 

"  Cinaeth. — He  was  at  the  time 
Monarch  of  Ireland.  His  death  in 
battle  is  recorded  at  the  year  727, 
infra. 

^^  Lethaithech In  the  Chron.  Scot., 

and  Ann.  Fotir  Mast.  (718),  and  Frag, 
of  Annals  (722),  Lethaithech  is  stated 
to  have  been  slain  in  the  battle  of 
Almuin  (supra,  a.d.  721). 


176 


aMNCcLa  nlccoh. 


Foi.  286o.    Lecaici5   mic    Conccciactc.     Cccec   fctiili   fcjiiba  T)aifie 
Calgsai-D  quieinc. 

[Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  •oomini  ■occ"  xx.°  1111.°  C)Ueneni 
nepof  Collae,  abbccf  Ocncce,  CCIdcu  "Ooimliajs,  m-ofiiuti- 
vu\i.  CCilen  mic  Cpaic  coiifcpuioup.  Simtil  -pibuf 
T)|iiiit^t:  confC)iin5ir;ni^.  Colman  h-immac  fciaibcc  a]\ivTi 
macae,  Rubin  mac  Coiincro  i^cpibcc  niumctn,  pibiifcfue 
Olioccccin  o  cccis  ueille,  qui  magifoep  bonuy^  eucmjeln 
Chpii^oi  e)icrc,  ec  CoLmaii  banban  fcpiba  Cille  "ocqio, 
omnef  T)0]imieixuiic.  ITIoiif  Opain  ITIuimnijocUTpChaify' 
Chobo.  Lunctcenebiaofa  ecfai"i5Uinea.ccuiii.]ct.  lanuann. 
Gonial  mac  ITIaeleanpaic.  bpecc  poiaojienx),  Oan  ppm- 
cepf  6-50,  moiiiuncup. 

[Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  t)omini  •dcc."  xx.°  u."  11ect;an  mac 
"Oeiiaile  confcpmsicui'iapu-D  "Dpuipi:  pegem.  T)uchonna 
cpaibTDec  epipcopuf  ConTjepe  mopuuup  eyv.  ToLapsgan 
maphan  mopcuup  epr;.  lujulacio  Cpaumuam  pi  In 
CelLais    in    bello    Oealaig   licce    immacupa   aecace. 


'  Daii-e-Calgaidh. — Derry,  or  Lon- 
douderry.  See  Reeves'  Adamnan, 
page  160,  note  '. 

'  Oihaii Othan-mor,  or  "Otban 

Mura"  (Othan  of  St.  Mura)  ;  now 
Fahan,  near  Lough  Sivilly,  in  the 
barony  of  Inishowen,  co.  Donegal. 
See  under  the  years  71 7,  siip^^aj  and 
763,  infra. 

^  Damliag Duleek,  co.  Meath. 

*  Alien  M'Craich. — "Mac  Orach's 
Island."  Not  identified.  It  Tvas  pro- 
bably the  name  of  some  island-fortress 
in  Scotland.  O'Conor  rashly  suggests 
the  translation  "  Monasterium  Insula 
caorach,  sen  ovis"?  For  conpciaui- 
cup,,  as  in  A.  and  B.  ;  Clar.  49  has 
"  constringitur  " ! 

^  Son  of  Drust, — ptiup  ■Dfimf, 
A.,  B.,  and  Clar.  49. 

"  Colman   Uamach. — "  Colman     of 


the  Cave  "  (uaim,  a  "  cave ").  The 
Martyr,  of  Donegal,  at  November  24, 
identifies  Colman  Uamach  with 
Colman,  son  of  Lenin  [founder  and 
abbot]  of  Cloyne,  co.  Cork  ;  in  Irish 
Cluain  uama  (the  chai.ij  or  meadow) 
of  the  cave.  But  they  were  different 
persons,  as  the  death  of  Colman,  son 
of  Lenin,  is  given  in  the  Ann.  Four 
Mast,  under  a.d.  609.  See  Harris's 
Ware,  p.  573,  and  Colgan's  Acta 
Sanctorum,  p.  539,  note  ". 

'  Tecli-Theille See  at  a.d.  G71, 

suj)i-a,  where  the  name  is  *'Tech- 
Taille,"  or  "  House  of  Taille." 

'  Colman   Banian The   death  of 

Colman  Banban  is  entered  in  the 
Ann.  Four  Mast,  at  the  year  720, 
and  in  the  Frai/.  of  Annals  at  725. 
In  the  latter  authority  he  is  called 
saoj  (or  "sage")  of  Cill-Dara  (Kil- 


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177 


3  of  Cucarat.      Caech-scuili,  scribe  of  Daire-Calgaidh/ 

ited. 

Kal.  Jan.      a.d.  724.      Cilleneni  Ua   CoUa,  abbot  of    [724.] 

ihan/and  Aldchu  of  Damliag,' died.     Ailen  M'Craicb'' 

built.  Simul,  son  of  Drust/  is  fettered.  Colman 
rniach,"  scribe  of  Armagli ;  Kubin,  son  of  Conna,  scribe 
Munster,  and  the  son  of  Broccan,  of  Tech-Tlieille/  wlio 
IS  a  good  master  of  Christ's  Gospel,  and  Colman  Banban/ 
ribe  of  Kildare — all  'fell  asleep.'  The  death  of  Bran, 
Munsterman,  and  of  Cass  of  Oobha.'  A  dark  and 
ood-red^"  moon  on  the  18th  of  the  Kalends  of  January. 
)ngal,  son  of  Maelanfaith ;  Brecc"  of  Fortrenn  ;^^  Oan, 
iperior  of  Eg,^"  died. 
Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  725.     Nectan,"  son  of  Derile,  was  put     1725.] 

fetters  by  King  Drust.  Dachonna  the  Pious,  bishop 
'  Condere,  died.  Tolarggan  '  maphan  '^^  died.  The  Idll- 
S  of  Crimthan,  son  of  Cellach,^"  in  the  battle  of  Belach- 
;ce,  at  an  immature  age.     The  repose  of  Manchein  of 


re).  He  was  probably  the  same 
the  "  Banban  egnaidh^^  ("Banbaa 
e  Wise ''),  whose  festival  is  given 
the  Martyr,  of  Donegal  at  May  9. 
le  FeKre  of  Oengus,  at  26  Nov., 
mtions  a  "  Banban,"  bishop  of 
lighlin,  of  the  Corco-  Duibhne,  who 
not  noticed  in  Ware's  list  of  the 
ihops  of  that  diocese. 
'  Co i/iff.— Probably  put  for  Magh- 
)bha,  or  Ui-Echach-Cobha  (Iveagh, 
.  Down).  See  Reeves'  Eccl.  A  ntiqq. , 
9-350.  The  name  "Cass"  does 
t  appear  in  the  ordinary  pedigrees 
the  septs  anciently  inhabiting  that 
rritor}'. 

' Blood-red.~-T:ene\i\\Ofa  ec  f  an- 
nea,  A.,  B.     Sanguima,  Clar.  49. 

'^Brecc O'Conor  took  this  name  as 

I  epithet  ("  maculatus")    epnnected 
th  the  name  -which  precedes  it. 


'-  Fortrenn Pictland.  See  note  at 

A.D.  663,  supra. 

"  Eg Now  Eigg,  an  island  off  the 

coast  of  Inverness,  Scotland.  See 
note  ',  at  t'ne  year  616  stipra. 

"  Nectan. — The  Nectan  referred  to 
under  the  j'ear  716  supi-a,  as  having 
expelled  the  community  of  la,  or  lona, 
across  Dorsum  Britannise.  See  Skene's 
Chron.  of  the  Picts  and  Scots,  Preface, 
p.  clvii. 

"^  Tolargan  '  maphan.'  —  Tolargan 
is  a  Pictish  name;  but  the  meaning 
of  the  epithet '  maphan '  is  not  known 
to  the  Editor. 

'=  CeUach This    was  the  Cellach 

Cualann,  King  of  Leinster,  whose  obit 
is  given  at  the  year  714  supra..  See 
Shearman's  Loca  Pairiciana,  (Jeneal. 
Table,  No.  7. 

N 


178 


ail  N  alec  tikCDh. 


Cftiiep  rriancheine  lecslinne.    lusulacio  CCilelto  mic 
OoDbcoxia  TTli'De. 

[Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Dotmini  "dcc"  xx.°  ui.°  '^^ot^lp 
CCilcon  abbacip  CUmna  ipaiia-DT).  bellum  "Dpoma 
popnochz:  inceyx  jenuf  Conccill  ez  eugain,  ubi  piann 
mac  CCti]ficaile  ec  SneDgiif  "oejigs  nepop  i'n[b]paci'Di 
iU5tibaT;i  func.  Congpeffio  Ipyioif  poicnae,  ubi  qtii- 
•Dam  ceci-Depunu  -oeiTDilS  CCipgiallaib,  incep  Selbacam 
ec  pamiliam  Qc-oac  neporif  "Domnaill.  Con  alb  mac 
TT1ouT)ain  mapcifiio  coiionaT:up.  CCDomnam  pebiquiae 
cpanfpepunciip  m  llibepniam  ec  lea;  petiotiauuii. 
Oelliim  moT  luip  xiia  bullaisniu,  in  quo  ceciDir; 
Lai-Dsnean  mac  Conmael-oae.  "DunchaD  uiccop  puic. 
TTIupcba-D   mac    bpam,    pex    l/agmenpuim,    mopicup. 


'  Leih-glenn. — Now  Leiglilin,  or 
OklLeighIin,co,Carlow.  See  Harris's 
Ware,  Vol.  I.,  p.  453. 

'  Bodbchadh. — This  name  is  written 
"Bodbchar"  in  the  Book  of  Leinster, 
p.  43  a.  See  under  the  year  7U3, 
supra,  where  he  is  described  as 
"  Bodbchadh  Hide  (B.  of  MeatI;)  son 
of  Diarmait." 

'  Druim-foriwcht The    "  Kalied 

(or  exposed)  Hidge/'  O'Donovan 
thought  that  this  was  "the  Druim- 
fornocht  mentioned  in  the  foundation 
charter  of  the  abbey  of  Newry,  and 
which  comprises  the  present  town- 
lands  of  Crobane  and  Croreagh,  in 
the  Lordship  of  Newry."  (^Ann.  Four 
Mast.,  A.D.,  721,  note  o.)  But  in 
O'Clery's  Pediff.  (p.  31)  Drmm- 
fornoclit  is.  stated  to  have  been  the 
name  of  a  place  in  the  "Lagan"  [in 
the  barony  of  Raphoe,  co.  Donegal], 
which  is  more  likely  to  be  correct, 
considering  that  the  battle  in  question 
is  stated  to  have  been  fought  between 
the  Cinel-ConaiU   and  Cinel-Eogain, 


who  occupied  respectively  the  present 
counties  of  Donegal  and  Tyrone. 

^  Ua  Braichidi. — "  Descendant  of 
Braichid."  Clar.  49  has  "  nepos 
Inrachta. ''  But  the  Four  Mast,  have 
"Ua  Brachaidhe." 

*  Trros-Foichne 1p,-p,oi-pPoiciiae- 

Dean  Reeves  correctly  observes  that 
this  place,  the  name  of  which  he 
prints  "  Ros-foichne,"  has  not  been 
identified,  and  that  it  is  doubtful 
whether  the  place  was  in  Scotland  or 
Ireland.  {Adamnan,  p.  383,  note  x.") 
But  Skene  identifies  it  with  a  "Eoss- 
feochan,"  the  situation  of  which  he 
does  not  give.  (Chron,  Picis  and 
Scots.',  Preface,  p.  cxxx.)  As  there 
isno  notice  of  the  conflict  in  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast.,  it  may  be  presumed  that 
the  compilers  of  that  Clironicle  con- 
sidered it  to  have  taken  place  in 
Scotland  ;  although  the  kiUing  of 
"some  of  the  Airghialla"  (see  next 
note)  would  imply  that  the  fight  had 
occuiTed  in  Ireland. 

"  Of  the  Airghialla. — •oeri'DilJ  aiyi- 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER, 


179 


eth-glenn.^  The  killing  of  Ailill,  son  of  Bodbchadh"  of 
!eath. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  726.  Death  of  Aelchu,  abbot  of  Cluain- 
•aird.  The  battle  of  Druim-fornocht,"  between  the 
inel-Conaill  and  [Cinel]-Eogain,  wherein  Flann  son  of 
rthaile,  and  Snedgus  '  Derg '  Ua  Braichidi/  were  slain, 
he  encounter  of  Irros-Foichne/  wherein  some  of  the 
irghialla"  were  slain,  between  Selbach'  and  the  family 
'  Echaid  Ua  Domnaill.^  Conall  son  of  Moudan  was 
owned  with  martyrdom.  The  relics  of  Adamnan  were 
anslated  to  Ireland,  and  the  Law'  was  renewed.     The 

ittle  of  Moin  between in  Leinster/"  in 

hich  fell  Laidgnen"  son  of  Cumelde.  Dunchad  was 
ctor.     Murchad  son  of  Bran,'"  King  of  the  Leinstermen, 


[726.] 


altaib.  'oen'DilJ  seems  an  error 
:  Tienit),  T)iiiaiI5,  or  -DonaitiC'of 
e " ;  see  Ebel's  Zeuss,  p.  216.) 
;an  Eeeves  renders  -oetTDiB  CCiia- 
itl/ttlb  by  "  utrorumque  Airg- 
lUa "  (^Adamnan,  p.  383),  and 
ene,  like  Clar.  49,  "  of  the  two 
rgiallas  "  (Chron.  Pkts  and  Scots, 
355.)  But  there  were  not  two 
bes  of  Airghialla. 

'  Selhach.  —  This  could  scarcely 
ve  been  Selbach,  18th  King  of 
ilriada,  whose  clericatus  (or  en- 
.nce  mto  religion)  is  noticed  under 
:  year  722  suj^ra,  and  whose  obit 
jiven  at  729  infra. 
'  Echaid  Ua  DomnaiU, — Echaid, 
icendant  of  Domnall.  Skene  thinks 
it  Echaid,  or  Ecba,  was  the  son  of 
lia,grandson  of  Domnnll  Brecc[llth 
ng  of  Dalriada,  si.  64il  supra.^ 
'  The  Law,  i.e.,  the  "Law of  Adani- 
1."  For  tlie  provisions  of  this 
.aw,"  see  Eeeves'  Adamnan,  p.  179, 
1  App.  to  the  Pref.  thereto,  p.  1. 
°  Battle  of  Moin  between   •    .     . 


in  Leinster. — This  entry  is  decidedly 
corrupt,  the  words  Tiia  bullaigmu 
especially  so.  The  Frag,  of  Annals, 
in  the  corresponding  place  (a.d.  727), 
have  Cac  TTlaiy^cin  iT)ip,  taijnilj 
pel  n  ("  battle  of  Maistiu,"  or  Mullagh- 
mast,  "  between  the  Leinstermen 
themselves.") 

"  Laidgnen. — The  Frag,  of  Irish 
Annals  (at  A.D.  727)  call  him  "  Laid- 
cendMac  Conmella,  King  of  Ui-Ceinn- 
sealaigh."  In  the  list  of  the  Kings 
of  Ui-Cendselaig  contained  in  the 
BooJc  of  Leinster  (p.  40,  col.  1),  Laid- 
cend  Mac  Conmella  is  stated  to  have 
reigned  during  ten  years. 

^'Murchad  son  of  Bran He  was 

victor  in  the  battle  of  Almain  ("  Hill 
of  Allen,"  CO.  Kildare),  recorded  at 
the  year  72 1  sujira.  See  Chron.  Sco- 
torum,  and  Ann.  Four  J\fasf.,  at  A.u. 
718  ;  Ann.  Clonmacnoise,  at  720 ;  and 
the  very  romantic  account  of  the 
battle  given  in  Frag,  of  Annals,  p. 
33  sj. 

N  2 


180 


aijiialcc  uIccdIi. 


Fol.  28 


'Dut'Dainbe^a  mac  Congalais,  |iecc  Ci^tiirne,  lujulanuf 
eyv.  Oellum  Ocoiane,  no  infe  bjiesainn,  in  quo  ceci- 
Tief.unu  ercty.fcel  mac  Cellaig  Cualann,  ociif  Congal 
mac  Opam.  'Paelan  tiiCT;op  puic.  "Oopmicacio  Ceili 
Cpii'-c. 

Kt.  lanaip.  CCnno  nomini  ■dcc."  xx."  tin."  bellum 
T)poma  copcam  mcep  piai^bepcac  mac  Lomspig  ev 
Cmaex)  ■pilnim  lyigalais  (mic  Conamg  cumaich  mic 
Conjalai?;  mic  CCe-iDa  vT-cune),  in  quo  Cinae-c  ev  Gu^ouf 
mac  CCilello,  Tnael-Dum  mac  ■pepaxiaic,  'Duncha'o  mac 
Cofimaic  ceci'DGiiunr;.  bellum  CCilenne  inT:eia  .11.  jep- 
manop  piliof  TTluficaxiQ  mic  bfiam,  7  "OunchaT)  femop 
lugulacuf  efu.  luniop  'Paelanup  pegnac.  piann 
OmcpilS  abbaf  benncuip  obiic.  bellum  Tnoni-o  cpoi15 
intreii  Piccopef  inuicem,  ubi  Oengup  uiccop  puic,  ec 
mulci  ex  papre  Gilpim  liejif  pepempci  puTir.  bel- 
lum lacpimabile  incep  eopxiem  jeprum  epc  luxca 
caprellum  Cp-eT)!,  ubi  eipinup  epugiu.  "Domnall  mac 
Cellaij  pex  Connacht;  mopicup.  Cfuiep  pilii  becac 
uipi  papien(;if  IT) u man. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "oomini  t)cc.°  xx."  uin."  eicbepicc 
Chpipci  milep  inn  papca 'Die  paupar.  bellum  TTloni^ 
capno  iuxT;a  pcagnum  Loog-oae,  incep  hopx^em  Neccam 


'  Cruithni. — The  Picts  of  Ireland 
are  evidently  here  referred  to. 

^  Bah-iu — Inh-Brerja'iun.  —  Lairin 
seems  to  be  here  put  for  "  Bairend," 
a  name  now  represented  by  the  river 
Burren,  in  Carlow.  The  other  name 
(Inis-Bregainn,  or  Bregann's  Island, 
some  islet  in  the  river  Burren),  has 
not  been  identified. 

■*  Cellach  Cualann. — See  under  the 
year  714  supra. 

*  Concjal. — He  was  brother  of  Blur- 
chad  son  of  Bran.  See  note'^.last  page. 

^  Faelan, — The  Faelan  mentioned 
under  the  next  year. 

"  Cele- Crist The  Martyr,  nf  Dona- 


gal^  at  March  3,  mentions  a  Cele- 
Crist,  bishop  of  Cill-Cele-Crist,  in 
Ui-Dunchadha,  i  ppoficccilj  i  Laig- 
nil5  (for  1  poifi-cuacaiB  i  taijniB, 
in  Fortuatha  ["border  territories"] 
in  Leinster).  The  territorj'  of  TJi- 
Dunchadha  comprised  the  district 
through  which  the  river  Dodder  flows. 
See  O'Donovan's  Four  Mast.,  a.d. 
1044,  note  I. 

'  Druim  -  Corcain.  —  "  Corcan's 
Ridge."  The  Four  Mast,  have 
"  Druim-Corcrain."  Keating  (in  his 
account  of  the  reign  of  Cinaedh)  calls 
it  "  Druim-Carrthoinn."  The  place 
has  not  been  identified. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


181 


ies.  Dubhdainbher,  son  of  Congakch,  King  of  the 
Jruithni/  was  slain.  The  battle  of  Bairin,"-  or  of  Inis-Bre- 
ainn/  in  wliicli  Etirscel  son  of  Cellacli  Cualann,=  and 
'ongal'  son  of  Bran,  "vvere  slain.  Faelan'  was  victor, 
'he  'falling  asleep'  of  Celi-Crist." 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  727.  The  battle  of  Druim-Gorcain7  [727.1  ms. 
etween  Flaithbertaoh  son  of  Loingsech,  and  Cinaedh, 
3n  of  Irgalach  (son  of  Conang  Cumach/  son  of  Conga- 
ich,  son  of  Aedh  Slane),  in  which  Cinaedh,  and  Eudus 
3n  of  Ailill,  Maekluin  son  of  Feradach,  and  Dunchad  son 
f  Cormac,  were  slain.  The  battle  of  Ailinn  between  two 
rothers,  sons  of  Murchadh  son  of  Bran  f  and  Dunchad, 
he  elder,  was  slain.  Faelan,^"  the  younger,  reigns, 
lann  of  Ointrebh,"  abbot  of  Bangor,  died.  The  battle 
f  Monidcroibh'-  between  the  Plots  themselves,  wherein 
)engus  was  victor,  and  a  great  many  were  slain  on  the 
ide  of  King  Elpin.  A  lamentable  battle  was  fought  be- 
ween  the  same  persons,  near  Castle-Oredi,"  where  Elpin 
ed.  Domnall,  son  of  Cellach,  King  of  Connaught,  dies, 
'he  repose  of  Mac-Bethach,  a  wise  man  of  Munster. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  728.     Ecbericht,"  a  soldier  of  Christ,     [728.] 
ests  on  Easter  Day.     The  battle   of  Monith-carno,^"  near 


"  Ctimach. — This  epithet  is  more 
Mrectly  given  "Cuirri  "  by  the  Foiir 
rasters  (a  d.  720).  The  original  of 
lis  clause,  which  is  not  in  B.,  is  in- 
rlined  in  al.  man.  in  A.' 

°  Son  of  Bran. — See  note  '=,  p.  179. 

'°  Faelan. — See  note  ^  supra,  and 
ooh  of  Leinster,  p.  39,  col.  2. 

"  Ointreih.  —  Antrim,  in  the  co. 
ntrim. 

'^  Ifonidcroilh.  —  According  to 
ean  Keeves,  this  was  the  old  name 

Moncrieffe,  in  the  baronj'  of  Dun- 
irny,  in  Perthshire.  Adamnan,  p. 
S3,  note  y. 

1'  Castle-Credi. — Now  "  Boot-hill  " 
ecu  "  Moot-hill  "),  near   Scone,  in 


Scotland.  See  Eeeyes'  Adamnan,  p. 
383,  note  z. 

^■'  Ecbericht. — Tlie  Egbert,  or  Ecg- 
bcrct,  through  whose  exertions  tlie 
change  in  the  time  of  keeping  Easter 
is  stated  to  have  been  effected  in  la, 
or  lona  (supra,  a.d.  715).  See  Bede's 
Eccl.  IlUt.,  Book  3,  chap.  4,  and  Book 
5,  chaps.  22,  23;  and  Reeves'  Adam- 
nan  {_App.  to  Preface,  p.  1),  and  379. 
The  death  of  St.  Ecgberht,  "  in  lona,' 
is  entered  in  the  Anglo-Sax.  Chron., 
at  A.D.  729. 

'^Jfonith-carno. — This  place  has  not 
been  satisfactorily  identified.  Skene 
thinks  that  Monith-carno  was  the 
name  of  a  mountain  pass  in  theMearns, 


182 


CCMNalCC  ulocoli. 


Fol.  29aa. 


ec  exejicicum  OenjUfa,  eu  eiacracopep  Necuain  ceci- 
■oefiuiTC,  hoc  efc  biceoc  mac  ITloneic  ez  phuy  eitif, 
Pnsunie  mac  'V)]\oyvmn,  ■pefiou  mac  pinsuinne,  Go  cfui- 
■oam  mulci  ;  ez  pamilia  Oenjuffa  cpuimphaiiic.  bel- 
lum  Tipomo  'oe\\sB  bla^ims  in  fiegionibiif  pictroifitim, 
inT:e]\  Oenguf  ez  "DjatiyT:  iiegem  piCT:oviiim,  eu  ceciT)ic 
"Ditufc    lugiilaoio  Cacail  cuific  filn  Weill. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  xiomini  "dcc."  xcc."  ix.°  'oeppemo- 
ctif  .til.  IT),  ■pebpiiapn,  1111.  feiaia.  Reuejifio  laelicfui- 
ajium  CCxiomnani  "oe  hibe]inia  in  menpe  Occimbpif. 
bjian  •piliiif  eiigain,  Selbac  mac  'Pepcaip,  moiacm 
func.  Suibne  nepof  TTlpuicepaic  (aliap  mac  Ciiunn- 
mail)  epifcopuf  CCip-OT)  macae,  mac  Oncon  fcpiba 
Chille  "oapo,  in  ^all  0  tilcac,  piliuf  Concumbti  pcpiba 
Cluana  mic  11  Moif  "Doiimiepunc.  Oirectie  mac  bai- 
recTie  pilii  blacmicc,  Oengup  mac  becce  baipce,  cfiii- 
euepuni;.  hTCcppeccio  pilii  Cina'Don.  Commixcio 
-DunaiT)  pop  'Domnall  mac   TTlupcatio  1  ciilaiB,  w  epc 


called  Cairn  o'  Mounth  {Chron.  Pkts 
and  iScofe,  Preface,  p.  Ixxxii.)  See 
Reeves'  Adamnan,  p.  64,  note  b,  and 
383,  note  c. 

'  Loch-Loegde. — Locli  loogTiae,  A. 

-  ^Exactors.'  —  exaccacoyiep,  A., 
and  Clar.  49.     exaccoifiep,  B. 

^  Family  of  Oengiis. — This  Oengus 
•was  the  head  of  the  Cinel-Oengusa, 
one  of  the  four  chief  tribes  of  the 
Scotch  DalriadS  See  Citron.  Picts 
and  Scots,  pp.  310-317;  and  Reeves' 
Adamnan,  p.  434. 

■•  Triumphed. — cyxiliumpauic,  B. 

'  Druim-Derffblaihug.  —  Chalmers 
identifies  this  place  with  "  Drumderg, 
an  extensive  ridge,  on  the  western 
side  of  the  river  Ila  [the  Isla,  in  For- 
farshire.]"    Cated.,  i.,  p.  211, 

°  Rdics.  —  Their  '  translation '  to 
Ireland  is  noticed  at  the  year  726 
supra.    The  note  be-oa  ctaifi«ic  is 


added  in   the  margin  in  A.,  in   al. 
man. 

^  In. — Supplied  from  B. 

'  Selhach. — He  was  the  ISth  King 
of  Dalriada.  The  '  clericatus  '  (or 
entrance  into  religion)  of  Selbacli  i3 
entered  above  at  the  year  722. 

^  Sulhline.  —  This  was  evidently 
the  Suibline  referred  to  above  under 
A.D.  718,  where  his  family  is  stated 
to  have  been  slain  in  Armagh. 
As  the  Lists  of  Comarbs  of  St.  Patricic 
(or  Bishops  of  Armagh)  generallj' 
give  15  years  as  the  length  of  his 
episcopacy,  Suibhne  must  have  been 
bishop  of  that  See  at  the  time  of  the 
outrage  (which  outrage,  it  may  be 
added,  is  not  noticed  by  the  Four 
Masters).  The  death  of  Ferdacrich, 
son  of  Suibhne,  who  succeeded  Cele- 
Petair  as  abbot  or  bishop  of  Armagh, 
in  A.D.  757,  is  given  at  767  infra. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


183 


)ch-Loegdae/  between  the  host  of  Nectan  and  the  army 
Oengus  ;  and  the  '  exactors  '-  o£  Nectan  were  killed, 
z.,  Biceot  son  of  Monet,  and  his  son  ;  Finguine  son  of 
fostan  ;  Feroth  son  of  Finguine,  and  many  others  ;  and 
e  familj^  of  Oengus'  triumphed.''  The  battle  of  Druim- 
ergblathug'^  in  the  country  of  the  Picts,  between  Oengus, 
id  Drust  King  of  the  Picts,  and  Drust  was  slain.  The 
lling  of  Cathal  Core  son  of  Niall. 
Eal.  Jan.  a.d.  729.  An  earthquake  on  the  6th  of  the 
les  of  February,  the  fourth  day  of  the  week.  Return  of 
.e  relics"  of  Adamnan  from  Ireland,  in"  the  month  of 
etober.  Bran  son  of  Eugan,  Selbach"  son  of  Fercar, 
ed.  Suibhne,"  descendant  of  Mruichesach  (alias  son  of 
runnmaeD,"  bishop  of  Armagh  ;  Mac  Onchon,  scribe  of 
.ildare;  the  Gall  from  Lilcach,"  and  Mac  Concumba, 
iribe  of  Cluain-mic-Nois,  '  fell  asleep.'  Oitechde,  son  of 
aithechde,  the  son  of  Blathmacc,  and  Oengus  son  of 
ecc  Bairche,  rested.  The  killing  of  the  son  of  Cinadon. 
.  camp  melee  against  Domnall  son  of  Murchad,^*^  in  the 
ula,  i.e.,  '  adaigh  noidhe  nephain,'^'  or  of  Imlech-Senaich. 


[729.] 


"  Crunnmael. — This  clause,  which 
not  in  B.,  is  added  in  id.  man.  in 
.  In  the  list  of  Bishops  of  Armagh 
intained  in  the  Book  of  Leinster 
I.  42,  col.  3),  it  is  stated  that 
libhne  was  the  son  of  Cruunmael, 
n  of  Eonan ;  and  of  the  Ui-Niallain, 
local  tribe  which  fxirnished  many 
shops  to  the  See  of  Armagh. 
'TAe  Gall  loi-  Foreigner']  from 
llcach. — The  copy  of  Ticjernacli  in 
.e  MS.,  H.  1,  18,  T.  C.  D.,  at  729, 
IS  an  "gait  ulcacli  ("  the  bearded 
oreigner "),  and  it  is  added  that  he 
as  the  most  astute  man  of  his  time, 
fter  the  word  litcac  in  A.,  there  is 
mark  like  \,  which  seems  to  have 
)  special  signification,  unless  it  re- 
resents  the  abbrev.  for  ec. 


^2  Domnall^  son  of  MurcJuid. — His 
accession  to  the  Sovcreigntj^  of  Ireland 
is  recorded  at  the  year  742,  infia. 

^^  ^  Adaigh  noidlm  nepliain.^ — This 
is  unintelligible  to  the  Editor,  and 
seems  corrupt.  Skene  has  printed 
this  entry  among  his  extracts  from 
this  Chronicle,  in  his  Chron.  Picts  and 
Scots  (p.  35G),  and  has  given  a  trans- 
lation which  is  quite  inaccurate.  Dr. 
O'Conor,  in  his  edition  of  part  of 
these  Annals  (at  720),  also  attempts 
a  translation,  which  is  even  worse 
than  that  of  Skene,  for  he  renders  the 
entry  by,  "  Prselium  Dunad,  contra 
Domhnaldum  filium  Mureadi,  in  locis 
Saltibus  obsitis  in  angustiis  viarum 
Nephain,  vel  Imlecho  Senaic ;''  a 
translation  entirely  misleading. 


184 


ccNNala  ulaDli. 


at)ai§  nofoe  nephmn,  no  imleco  8enaic.  Cocul  oxioix 
fcjaiba  pamilie  benncaifi  'ooixmicatnc.  OelUim  'Pefin- 
muigi   in   quo  ceci-oic  Ceromiin. 

|Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  Dommi  "occ."  xxx."  Combiifcio 
Cuile  yiaicm.  CLepicauuf  Gc-oac  pilii  CuiTjim,  pex 
Saxan,  ec  confciiinjicup.  Combufcio  "Caiiapiyic  boic- 
cil^  apUT)  TDunsal.  OelltiiTi  mcep  Cimicne  ec  "oal 
Uicrci  in  TTluiabuilfe^,  tibi  Cpin^ni  T>euicci  •puei'iunc. 
belUim  inceja  pibum  Oengupfa  ec  pilium  Congtifpa, 
fei)  Opuixieuf  uicic  'Calopcum  piigiencem.  "Oonnjal 
mac  Conjaibe  pilii  ■pepgiifa  moiiiciifi.  'Pael'oobufi 
becc  fctpienf  ■pobaiyi,  CCT)omnantip  epipcoptip  Raco 
iTiaige  omaig,  Colman  nepop  Liccain  pelegionip  Doccop, 
paupauepinTC.  lugulacio  TTIoenaig  mic  Secnupai^. 
TTlopp  GcTiac  mic  Colggen  ancopicae  ctip'OT)  ITlacae. 
Colman  'Celca  h-l1alanx>,  Opecc  bepTJa,  "Dop.miuabanc. 
Coblaic  piba  Ceallaic  Cualanxi  mopicup. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  t)cc.°  xxx."  i."  TTlopp 
piainT)  pinnae  am  Collae,  abbauip  Cluana  mic  'Hiiip. 
lujulacio  "Oai^siippa  mic  baiu,  p-egip  na  n-T)eippe. 
T)ub'Daleue  mac  "Ounchon,  piann  cuippig  mac  CCicecT)ai, 
mopiuncup.  bellum  Connachc  in  quo  ceciT)iu  rnupe-oac 
mac  InDpechraig.  poncipex  maije  hGu  Saxonum 
^apaali;  obiiu.     ITlagnup  pilopojoop  hibepniae,  nepop 


^  Fernmaffh — Farney,  in  the  co. 
Monaghan. 

^  Cuidin.  —  This  was  probably 
Cutlnvine  (son  of  Leodwald),  King  of 
Bernicia.  See  Lappenberg's  England 
under  the  Anglo-Saxon  Kinc/s,  Vol.  I., 
p.  289.  O'Conor  prints  tlie  name 
Eudini^  for  Ctidlni. 

'  Tairpert-ioitter. — See  above,  at 
the  year  711. 

^  Crulihni  and  Dal-Riata.  —  The 
Irish  tribes  so  called,  situated  respec- 
tively in  the  cos.of  Antrim  and  Down ; 
not  the  Scotch  tribes  similarlj-  named. 


*  Murhulgg — This  place  gave  name 
to  Murlough  Bay,  on  the  IST.E.  coast 
of  the  CO.  Antrim. 

*^  Rath-maighe-oenaigh.  —  O'Dono- 
van  supposes  this  place  to  be  repre- 
sented by  the  "  Church  of  Rath 
.  .  .  .  near  Manor-Cunningham, 
in  the  barony  of  Eaphoe,  and  county 
of  Donegal,"  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  a.d. 
779,  note  x. 

^  Cluain-mlC'Nois.  —  Ctuana  m 
lluip,  A.     Cluana  m  cunoip,  B. 

'  Indrechtach.  —  Probably  the  In- 
drechtach,  King  of  Connaught,  whose 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


185 


Cochul-Odhor,  scribe  of  the  family  of  Bangor,  'fell 
isleep.'  The  battle  of  Fernmagh/  in  which  Cetomun 
wsls  slain. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  730.  The  burning  of  Cul-rathin.  The 
3ntry  into  religion  of  Echaid,  son  of  Cuidin,"  King  of  the 
Saxons;  and  he  was  put  in  fetters.  The  burning  of 
lairpert-boitter'  by  Dunghal.  A  battle  between  the 
CJruithni  and  Dal-Riata/  in  Murbulgg/  wherein  the 
Cruithni  were  -vanquished.  A  battle  between  the  son  of 
Oengus  and  the  son  of  Congus ;  but  Bruide  conquered 
Talorg,  who  fled.  Donngal,  son  of  Congal,  son  of  Fergus, 
dies.  Faeldobur  Becc,  the  Wise,  of  Fobar ;  Adamnan, 
bishop  of  Rath-maighe-oenaigh,°  and  Colman  Ua  Littain, 
doctor  of  religion,  rested.  The  killing  of  Moenach,  son 
Df  Sechnasach.  The  death  of  Echaid,  son  of  Colggu, 
mchorite,  of  Armagh.  Colman  of  Telach-Ualand,  [andj 
Brecc  Berbha,  slept.  Coblaith,  daughter  of  Cellach 
Cualand,  dies. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  731.  The  death  of  Flann  Sinna, 
descendant  of  Colla,  abbot  of  Cluain-mic-Nois.'  The 
killing  of  Dathgus,  son  of  Baeth,  King  of  the  Deise. 
Dubhdalethe  son  of  Dunchu,  Flann  Cuirrigh  son  of 
Aithechda,  died.  The  battle  of  Connaught,  in  which 
Muiredach  son  of  Indrechtach^  was  slain.  The  pontiff  of 
Magh-Eo  of  the  Saxons,"  Gerald,  died.     A  great  philo- 


3bit,  "  in  chricatu"  is  entered  above 
it  the  year  722.  His  son,  Muiredach, 
whose  death  is  here  recorded,  is  stated 
by  the  Four  Mast.  (a.d.  726),  and 
Dther  authorities,  to  have  been  bishop 
)f  Magh-Eo ;  an  error  which  owes  its 
origin  to  the  fusion  into  one  of  the 
ihove  two  distinct  entries  regarding 
Muiredach,  son  of  Indrechtach,  and 
Serald  of  Magh-Eo.  O'Conor,  for  in- 
stance, printsboth  entries  as  one,  thus:— 
'  Bellum  Connacht  in  quo  cecidit .  .  . 
Muredach  ma  InnclUaig  Pontifex 
Maigi  heu  Saxonum  Geraalt  obiit." 


^  Magk~Eo  of  the  Saxons. — Mayo, 
the  seat  of  an  ancient  bishopric,  in 
the  parish  of  Mayo,  and  county  of 
the  same  name.  See  O'Donovan's 
Four  Mast.,  A.D.  726,  note  b,  where 
some  strange  mistakes  regarding  the 
dale  of  the  death  of  St.  Gerald  of  Mayo, 
committed  by  Colgan,  Dr.  O'Conor, 
and  others,  are  corrected.  For  some 
further  account  of  St.  Gerald,  who 
was  an  Englishman,  see  Lanigan's 
Feci.  Hist.,  Vol.  III.,  pp.  166- 
168. 


[730.] 


[731.] 


186 


ccMNccla  uLcx:!)!!. 


ITIiqiebra,  excinTOUf  epu.  CecdUic  ingen  T)tinchaxia 
T)i  auib  Liacam,  iiegiria  opT:ii'na  e~  beni^ncc,  'Dopmiratiio. 
"Ceimnen  Cille  5*^l'^'^'o>  lielisioftif  clepicup,  qtneuio. 
Celiac  mac  "Ctiacail,  ^aex  nepootim  Cpaiimcain,  111511- 
Foi.  2o«5.  lauiif  efc.  bellum  inuep  senuf  Conaill  ev  eiisam,  m 
cfiio  piluiy  pepsaile  CCid  (.1.  CCe-D)'oe  |?laiT;beiioaco  pilio 
Loinjfic  (mic  CCengupa  mic  T)omnaill  mic  CCe-oa  mic 
CCmmiiieac)  opuimphauic;  hnp-DUcibtip  cei^fip  a  xiicione 
euip,  piann  goban  piluip  Congaile  mic  ■pefi^tippa, 
■piaicgup  mac  T)uibT)ibep55.  "Comalcac  mac  T)umecDO 
mopiciip.  belUim  iriueja  Laignui  T)ei^5a1jaifi  eu  ITItiiin- 
necti,  in  quo  CCexi  mac  Colsgen  uicoop  epac  SebDann 
pilia  Chuipc,  T)ominacpix  Cille  xiapo,  obnu.  peiigup 
mac  Conaill  oipcnic,  octip  ■peppDomnacb  pcpiba  aip^oT) 
■niacae,  obiepiino.     Consctlac  Cnuco  mopicup. 

]ct.  kcnaip.  CCiino  'Domini  ■dcc"  xxx.°  11.°  THingal 
mac  Selbaic  "oehonopauio  "Copaic  cum  opaxii;  OptiTjeum 
ex  ea,  ex:  ea-oem  tnce  mpola  Cuilen  piji  muappic. 
TTluipe'Dac  mac  CCmpcellaic  pejntim  genepip  LoaipnD 
apfumic  Congpeppio  icepiim  muep  CCg'd  mac  'Pepgaile 
ec  genup  Conaill  in  campo  Ico,  ubi  ceciDepunc  Conaing 
mac  Consaile  mic  ■pepguppo  ec  cet;epi  mulci.  ■KIaT;iui- 
uap   "DonnchaDa  mic  "Domnaill.     Occippio   CCgtio  mic 


'  Vi-Liathain. — A  tribe  descended 
from  Eocliaidh  Liathanach  (son  of 
Daire  Cerba,  ancestor  of  the  Ui- 
Fidhgeinte),  whose  territorj'  embraced 
the  greater  part  of  the  present  barony 
of  BaiTymore,  co.  Cork.  The  name  of 
the  territory  and  tribe  is  partly  repre- 
sented hj  that  of  the  present  town 
of  Castlelyons,  in  the  aforesaid  barony. 

-  Cill-Garaclh. — Probably  the  Cinn- 
Garadh  (Kingarth,  in  Bute),  referred 
to  above  at  the  years  C59,  688,  and 
infra  at  736,  789. 

^Devout. — ifielegiopup,  A.  Rell- 
Sioppup,  B. 


"'  Aedh. — CCei).  Added  in  al.  man. 
in  A.,  over  the  form  CCit).  Clar.  49 
writes  "Hugh,"  the  English  form. 
Aedh  became  King  of  Ireland  in  A.D. 
733,  as  stated  infra  at  that  year. 

"  Ocer  Flaithiertach. — Monarch  of 
Ireland.  Tie  piaicbep.cac,  A.  Tie 
piaicbeiacaco,  B. 

*■  Son  of  Aengus. — The  original  of 
this  clause,  which  is  interlined  in  al. 
man.  in  A.,  is  not  in  B.  It  is  rather 
inaccuratelj'  written  in  Clar.  49. 

'  Aedh,  son  of  Colgu. — Aedh  was 
King  of  the  Ui-Ceiunselaigh,  or  South 
Leiustermen. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


187 


Dpher  of  Ireland,  Ua  Mithrebtha,  died.  Cellach, 
aughter  of  Dunchad,  of  the  Qi-Liathain/  a  most  excellent 
nd  gracious  queen,  slept.  Teimnen  of  Cill-Garadh,°-  a 
evout  cleric,"  rested.  Cellach,  son  of  Tuathal,  King  of 
he  Ui-Crimthain,  was  slain.  A  battle  between  Cinel- 
Jonaill  and  [CinelJ-Eogain,  in  which  the  son  of  Fergal, 
Lid  (i.e.,  Aedh),*  triumphed  over  Flaithbertach,"  son  of 
joingsech  (son  of  Aengus,"  son  of  Domnall,  son  of  Aedh, 
on  of  Ainmire),  of  whose  force  these  leadei-s  were  slain : 
Hann  G  oh  an,  son  of  Congal,  son  of  Fergus,  [a.nd]  Flaithgus, 
on  of  Dubhdiberg.  Tomaltach,  son  of  Duinechdo,  dies. 
V  battle  between  the  South  Leinstermen  and  the 
^lunstermen,  in  which  Aedh,  son  of  Colgu,'  was  victor, 
sebdann,  daughter  of  Core,  abbess"  of  Kildare,  died. 
Fergus  son  of  Conall  Oircnech,"  and  Ferdomnach,  scribe 
)f  Armagh,  died.     Congalach  of  Cnucha  dies. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.d.  732.  Dungal,"  son  of  Selbach  pro- 
aned  Torach,  when  he  took  Brude  out  of  it ;  and  on  the 
iame  occasion  he  invaded  the  island  of  Cuilen-rigi.^"- 
yiuiredach,  son  of  Ainfcellach,  assumed  the  government 
)f  the  Cinel-Loarnd.  Another  encounter^"  between  Aedh, 
son  of  Fergal,  and  the  Cinel-Conaill,  in  Magh-Itha, 
f^rherein  were  slain  Conaing,  son  of  Congal,  son  of  Fergus, 
uid  many  others.  The  birth  of  Donnchad,"  son  of  Domnall. 


[732.] 


.  —  ■oominacifiix.  Clar. 
t9  renders  this  by  "  Ladj'." 

'Conall    Oircnech "Conall    the 

Plunderer."  O'Conor  translates  the 
jpithet  oiyxcnech  "  Praspositus,  vulgo 
Brenach,"  which  is  incorrect,  as 
Jilficnecll  is  an  adj.  derived  from 
Jlficain,  or  o)icuin,  "  plunder,'' 
'  destruction,"  &c. 

"  Dungal.  ■ —  Referred  to  again 
mder  the  years  733  and  735. 

"  CuiUn-rigi. — Originally  written 
;uiifien  11151  in  A.,  but  corrected  to 
Dultien   1>151>  <"^  cuileti   11151,  the 


form  in  which  the  name  is  given  at 
802  infra.  Dean  Reeves  considers 
it  to  be  probably  the  island  called 
Inch,  off  Inishowen,  co.  Donegal. 
Adamnan,  p.  384,  note  /.  MS.  B. 
has  cuti^en  11151. 

'^  Another  encounter. — Congyie^- 
rio  I7:eiium.  The  first  encounter, 
or  battle,  is  noticed  under  the  pre- 
ceding j'ear  (731). 

"  Donncliad. — Afterwards  King  of 
Ireland.  His  obit  is  given  at  the 
year  796  infra. 


188 


CCMMCClCC  UlCTDll. 


Conai[n]cc  laegii'  1  iilocpae.  Occifio  GcTDac  cobo  pi  In 
bfiepail.  Cofcpac  Cciccol  vo  T)omnaU  cc  Tailcae,  ocuf 
corcpa-D  ■pallomuin  t)0  Chacal  a  'oLaccsii.  lustilacio 
"Ounlcniise  piln  T)uncon.  pLann  pine  abbccp  CUiana 
mic  U  Noif  obiic.  T)ocumai  bol^gan  ancoiaica  aipD-o 
niacae  paupauiu.  Uacca  iiipa  epc  i  n-T)el55enif 
Cualctnn,  ye  copper  leae  .i-  va  copp  ictp  n-i'apctip,  oen 
cenn  pcnp;  T)oomlacc  po  cpi  oL  naip  caic  m-blesutn. 

|ct.  lanaip.  CCnnoxiomini  T)cc.°ccaxx.''ni.°  Uecuabpae 
nepop  Cacapcng  pex  nepocum  'Cuipupi  mopicup. 
Foi.  2%a.  eclippip  lunae  in  .xi.  jCt.  ■pebptiapn.  CoiTimocario 
mapDiptim  pecip  ocup  phoil  ocup  phaupaicc  cro  lesem 
peppicieiTDCon  ;  eu  occipio  Coib-Denaig  piln  ■piamn  hin 
Congaile.  CauTCigepnT)  ingen  Ceallaig  Cualann  niopi- 
uup.  'Calopjs  mac  Congiippo  a  ppai;pe  ptio  inn  ecu  y> 
epc,  ■cpa'Dicup  m  manup  piccopiim,  et;  cum  ilLip  in 
aqua  -oemeppup  epc.  "oalopssan  piliup  "Opopcani 
comppehenpup  alligacup  luxca  apcem  OUaig.  "Dun 
leicpinn  -oipcpuioup  pope  uulnepocionem  'Dungaile, 
ec  m  riibepniam  a  pouepcace  Oenguppo  pugacup  epc. 
Con5pep]^io  in  campo  Ico  muep  pLaicbeiTCach  pilium 
Lomspich  ec  CCe-o  CCllam  mac  pepgaiLe,  ubi  nepocep 
Gc-oac  (vo  cniel  eo5am)  ceciT)epunt;,  ec  cecepi.    'oaicLeac 


*  Ir-Luachalr. — "  Eastern  Luach- 
air."  A  district  anciently  comprising 
the  S.E.  part  of  the  present  co.  Kerry, 
^vith  the  adjoining  parts  of  Limerick 
and  Cork.  The  Paps  Mountains  in 
Kerry,  and  the  country  around  King- 
Tvilliamstown  (bar.  of  Duhallow),  co. 
Corlc,  was  included  within  it.  See 
O'Donovan's  ed.  of  O'Dugan  and 
O'Huidhrln^  note  CoG. 

^  Domnall — Most  like! 3'  the  "Dom- 
nall,  son  of  Murchad "  referred  to 
above  at  the  year  729,  and  whose 
accession  to  the  sovereignty  of  Ireland 
is  recorded  under  742  infra. 

'  Tailtiu.  -Teltown,     co.     Meath, 


where  national  games  were  anciently 
celebrated. 

'  Tlaclitr/a.-  -The  old  name  of  the 
"  Hill  of  Ward,"  near  Athboy,  co. 
Bleath. 

^  Ddgtnis-Cualcmd. — Dalkey  Is- 
land, near  Dublin. 

•^  Hewing  six  legs. — The  orig.,  ye 
cop]pa  leae,  is  roughly  translated 
"  six  feet  with  her,"  in  Clar.  49, 
which  adds  "  and  would  yeald  milk 
thrice  a  yeare."  The  construction  of 
the  Irish  part  of  the  entry  is  very 
faulty  in  A.  and  B. 

'  Greater. — ol  tiaip  caic  111- 
blegmn.     The  meaning  is  that  the 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


189 


e  killing  of  Aedh,  son  of  Conai[n]g,  King  of  Ir- 
achair/  The  killing  of  Echaid  Cobo,  son  of  Bresal. 
e  spoiling  of  Cathal  by  Domnall/  in  Tailtiu  ;''  and  the 
)iling  of  Fallomun  by  Cathal,  in  Tlachtga.*  The  killing 
Dunlaing,  son  of  Dunchu.  Flann  Fine,  abbot  of 
.lain-mic-Nois,  died.  Dochuma  Bolggan,  anchorite  of 
magh,  rested.  A  cow  was  seen  in  Delginis-Cualand," 
ving  six  legs,"  viz.  : — Two  bodies  hindwards,  one  head 
front.  If  milked  thrice  [in  the  day],  the  produce  of 
3h  milking  was  greater.'' 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  733.  Rechtabra  Ua  Cathasaigh,  King 
the  Ui-Tuirtri,  dies.  An  eclipse  of  the  Moon  on  the 
th  of  the  kalends  of  February.  Transposition"  of  the 
ics  of  Peter,  and  Paul,  and  Patrick,  to  fulfil  the  Law ; 
d  tire  killing  of  Coibdenach,  son  of  Flann  TJa  Congaile. 
intigernd,''  daughter  of  Cellach  Cualand,  dies.  Talorg 
a  of  Congus,  was  manacled  by  his  brother,  delivered 
to  the  hands  of  the  Picts,  and  drowned  by'°  them, 
dorgan,  son  of  Drostan,  was  taken  and  manacled,  near 
Lin-Ollaigh.  Dun-Leithfinn"  was  destroyed,  after  the 
junding  of  Dungal ;  and  he  fled  to  Ireland  from  the 
iwer  of  Oengus.  An  encounter  in  Magh-ltho,  between 
aithbertach,^-  son  of  Loingsech,  and  Aedh  Allan,  son  oi 
;rgal,  wherein  the  descendants  of  Echaid  (of  the  Cinel- 
>gain"'),    and    others,    were    slain.      Taichlech,    son   of 


ttluce  of  each  successive  milking 
s  greater  than  the  previous  one. 
!  O'Donovan's  Four  Mast,  A.D. 
^,  note  h. 

'  Transposition.  —  Commocacio, 
commucacio,  A.,  B.  By 
ommutatio  martyrum "  is  meant 
disinterring  and  enshrining  of 
cs,  according  to  Dean  Reeves 
iamnan,  p.  313,  note  c,  and  441, 
Commutatio'). 

'  Caintiffernd.—the  St.  Kenti- 
■na  of  Inch-caileoch  ("Nuns'  Is- 
d ")    in    Loch   Lomond,  who    is 


commemorated  in  the  Scotch  Calendar 
at  Jan.  9.  The  obit  of  her  father, 
Cellach  Cualann,  King  of  Leinster, 
is  given  above  at  the  year  714. 

"B^.—cum,  A.,  B.  Ab.,  Clar. 
49. 

"  Dun-Leithfinn. — Not  identified. 

i'  Flaithbertach. — King  of  Ireland 
at  the  time.  See  under  731  supra. 
The  Four  Masters  (729=733  of  this 
Chronicle)  state  that  he  died  in 
Armagh,  having  resigned  his  kingdom 
to  lead  a  religious  life. 

"  Of    the     Cinel-Eogain.  —  The 


[733.] 


190 


CCNNttlCC  tllCCT)tl. 


mac  Cmnpaelax)  \iex  tuigne  mofiiuup.  CCg-d  oUccn 
l"iej:;nai"ie  nicipit;. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCniioT)omini  "dcc."  ccxx.°  1111.°  OegeDcaii 
epipcopufMoii'i'Di'iomma  paufcto.  Oelliim  in  |xe5ionibiip 
innp-ceiiTine  inceii  nepoDep  Neill  7  Ulci^ubi  CCe^o  pom 
pex  lllcrc  7  ConcaD  tnac  Ciiccnac,  pex  Cobo,  ceciDepunc. 
CCexi  macpepsaileinccoppuic.  bellum  inoep  TTlumain 
7  Laignu),  tibi  mulT:i  v\  Laisnib  7  pene  mimmepabibef 
ve  niume  pepieiauiTC,  111  quo  CecilLac  mac  'Paelcaip 
pex  Oppaigi  ceciDic  ;  yev  Cacal  piluip  pnnsume,  pex 
ITliiman,  eiiappic.  CCipechcac  nepop  "Ounca-oo  TTInppce, 
pex  nepoDiim  pacpac,  7  Caual  piluip  minpeDaig,  pex 
Connachi;  (a  cfuo  claim  Cacail  muisi  hCCi),  mopiuncup. 
1 11511  lacio  piamn  mic  Conamg,  abbacip  Cille  mope 
"DiT^pib.  T)paco  mjenp  in  pine  auuumni  cum  Donicpuo 
magno  pope  pe  iiipnp  efv.  Oe'Da  papienp  Saxoniim 
cfuieuic. 

]cb.  lanaip.  CCnnoT)omini  t)cc.°  xxx.°  ti.°  Oenjup  mac 
■pepguppo  pex  piccopum  uapi;auiT;  pegionep  T)ailpiai;ai, 
7  obuenmc  "Dun  ac,  7  combiippic  Cpeic,  7  TDUop  piliop 
Selbaic  caT:enip  allijauic  .1.  "Donngal  7  ■pepa'oac ;  7 
panlo  pop-cbpuTieup  mac  Oenguj^a  pilii  ■pepguppo  obiit:. 


origiaal  of  this  clause,  which  is  not 
in  B.,  is  added  in  al.  man.  in  A. 

'  Oegeclchar, — The  so-called  trans- 
lator of  these  Annals,  whose  version 
is  contained  in  the  MS.  Clar.  49,  repre- 
sents this  name  by  "  Hugh  Edchar." 

-  Jhirtheimhne. —  Otherwise  called 
Blagh-Muirtheimhne,  "  Plain  of  Muir- 
theimhne."  See  above  at  the  j'ear 
696.  A  large  plain  comprising  nearly 
the  w^holc  of  the  district  forming  the 
Ijresent  co.  of  Louth. 

'  Aedh  JRoin. — In  the  list  of  the 
Kings  of  DIad  contained  in  the  Boot: 
of  Leinster  (p.  41 ,  col.  3),  it  is  stated 


that  Aedh  Rdin,  after  a  reign  of  26 
years,  fell  by  Aedh  Allan  "  in  the 
battle  of  Fochard  "  (now  Faughard, 
a  village  about  two  miles  to  the  north 
of  Dundalk,  co.  Louth).  The  Foui- 
Mast.,  at  A.D.  732,  calls  this  battle 
the  "  battle  of  Fochart  in  Magh- 
Muirtheimhne."    See  last  note. 

■"  Kinff  of  Coho. — In  the  Frag,  of 
Annals,  at  A.D.  732,  Conchad  is 
called  "  King  of  the  Cruithne''  (or 
Pict.s,  of  Ulster). 

^  Aedh. — Aedh  Allan,  King  of  Ire- 
land, who  assumed  the  sovereignty 
in  the  preceding  year. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


191 


nnfaeladh,  King  of  Luighne,  dies. 


Aedh  Allan  begins 


Kal.  Jan.     a.d.  734.     Oegedchar/  bishop  of  Nendrum,     [734.] 

3ts.     A  battle  in  the  regions  of  Murtheimhne,"  between 

e  Ui-NeiU  and  the  Ulidians,  in  which  Aedh  Roin/  King 

Uladh,  and  Conchad,  son  of  Cuanu,  King  of  Cobo,'  were 

in.   Aedh/  son  of  Fergal,  was  victor.     A  battle  between 

e  Munstermen   and   Leinstermen,  in  which   perished 

my    of    the    Leiastermen,    and    Munstermen"   almost 

thout  number;  in  which   Ceallach,  son  of  Faelchar, 

ing  of  Ossory,  was  slain  ;  but  Cathal,  son  of  Finnguine, 

ing  of    Munster,  escaped.      Airechtach,    grandson    of 

inchadh  Muirsce,'  King  of  the  Ui-Fiachrach,  and  Cathal, 

n  of  Muiredach,  King  of  Connaught  (from  whom  are 

e  Clann-Cathail  of  Magh-Ai®),  die.     Murder  of  Flann, 

a   of  Conang,   abbot   of    Cillmor-dithribh."     A  huge 

agon   was    seen   in   the    end    of  autumn,   with   great 

under  after  it.    Beda,  the  wise  man  of  the  Saxons,  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  735.     Oengus,  son  of  Fergus,  King  of  [735.]  bis. 

e  Picts,  devastated  the  regions  of  Dalriata,  and  seized 

un-At,^"  and   burned    Creic  ;"  and  bound  two   sons  of 

ilbach  in  chains,  viz. ; — DonngaP-  and  Feradach.     And 

on  after,  Brude,  son  of  Oengus,  son  of  Fergus,  died. 


'Munstermen. — -oe    mume,  A.; 

momoma,  JB. 
'  .Dtinchad  Muirsce.- -The    killing 

this  person  is  recorded  above  at 
;  year  682. 

'  Claim  CatliaU  of  Marjh-Ai. — 
mn-Cathail  was  the  tribe-name  of 
i  O'FIanagans  of  the  co.  Eoscom- 
in,  -whose  territory  was  anciently. 
;luded  in  the  great  plain  of  Magh-Ai, 
the  district  nowf  orming  that  county. 
,e  original  of  this  clause,  which  is 
t  in  B.,  is  added  in  al.  man.  in  A. 
'  Cillmor-dUliribh.  —  The  "  Great 
arch  of  the  Wilderness."  Now 
Imore,  in  the  barony  of  Ballintober 


North,  CO.  Eoscommon.  See  Eeeves' 
Adfimnan,  p.  99,  notes'. 

'"  Dun-Af,  or  Dun-Att,  as  the  name 
is  otherwise  "written.  See  above  at 
the  year  682.  O'Conor  incorrectly 
renders  Dim-At  by  "  arces,"  not  con- 
sidering it  a  proper  name. 

"  Creic.  —  Skene  says  that  this 
place  is  Creich,  in  the  Ross  of  Mull, 
opposite  the  Sound  of  lona.  Chvon. 
Picts  and  Scots^  Preface,  p.  cxxxi. 
O'Conor,  mistaking  the  name  cp.eic 
forciaicli(a  ''territory "or  "border"), 
renders  it  by  rer/iones. 

'^  Donngal.  —  The  Dungal  men- 
tioned above  at  732  and  733. 


192 


aMMalcc  tiLccDli. 


bellum  Cnuicc  Coiiapi"ii  i  Calcrcpof  uc  Gcafilin'O'DU,  \z\\i 
Foi.  2%b.  "Oaliaiacai  7  "PoiiarJiiinT),  7  'Caloiagjccn  mac  ■pepgufi^o 
pilnim  C€inpceallaic  pupen-em  cum  exe|icit;u  pejipe- 
quiciiia ;  in  qua  conj;iieppone  mulci  iiobilep  conci- 
-Dei^unu.  niopf  ■pianamla  mic  ^eiiciiTDi  abbaci]^  Cluana 
liaaip-DT),  7  moiif  CpunnmaiL  pilii  Colgsen  abb  tufcan. 
T)anelmacColmain  iiTDiniti  abb  aiiiDO)T.eccain,7Colman 
mac  ■mupcon  abb  maigi  Oile,  quieuepunc.  lugulaT^io 
Tnaebepocaiicais  pi  In  TTlaeleTruile  v\  Laignib.  tl))^ 
papienp  7  anchopica  Inpole  uaccae  albae,  'Dubbccip, 
7  8ampon  nepopCoiicpaiti,T)opmieiuinu.  boDbuac  mac 
Conaill  gabpai,  pex  Co1ppl^1,  mopicup. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  'Domini  'dcc°.  xxx°.  ui°.  TTlopp 
Ronain  abbauip  Cinngapa-D.  'Paelbe  piluip  ^uccipe  .1. 
hepep  tTlaelpubi  [CCpopJcpopan  in  ppopunDO  pelagi 
■Dimeppup  epu,  cum  puip  nauuip  numepo  era.  11.  Conmal 
nepop  Locheni  abbap  Clona  mic  11  Noip  paupau. 
Conjpeppio  inuicem  inT:.ep  nepocep  CCetio  plane,  ubi 
Conaing  mac  CCmalgaifi  Cepnacum  tncic,  7  Ca^aL  mac 
CCexio  ceci'Diu;  luxca  LapiTjem  (Xilbe  ab  opienrali  papT;e 
gepca  Bfv.  tn uipjip  mac  ■pepjuppo  popcpare  uisulacup 
epc.      bpepal,    mac     Concobaip    aip-oD   occippup  epc. 


1  Calathros. — Mentioned  above  !it 
tbeyear  687.  See  Reeves'  Adamnan, 
p. 202,  note.  SkenesuggeststhatCala- 
thros  was  the  Celtic  name  of  the  dis- 
trict comprising  the  Carse  of  Falkirk. 
Chron.  Picts  and  Scots,  Pref.,i).  Ixxx. 

2  Etarltndu. — This  place,  the  situa- 
tion of  which  has  not  been  identified, 
signifies  "  between  linns  (or  lakes)." 

^  Fortrenns. — The  Picts  of  For- 
trenn,  in  Scotland,  are  frequently 
designated  by  the  name  of  their 
territory,  Fortrenn,  in  the  Chronicles. 
See  note  °,  p.  118,  sajjra. 

*  Talorgan.—The  Talorgan  men- 
tioned as  having  been  slain  ■  in  the 


battle  of  Cat,  at  the  year  749  infra, 
where  he  is  stated  to  have  been  the 
brother  of  Oengus  [king  of  the  Picts], 
whose  obit  is  given  at  the  year  760. 

^  Son  of  Ainfcellach. — This  must 
have  been  Muiredach  (called  Uair/~ 
neck,  or  "the  Lonely"),  son  of  Ainf- 
cellach, 17th  king  of  Dalriada  (si. 
718  su2>ra).  Muiredaeli,  who  was  of 
the  House  of  Loarn,  became  king  of 
Dalriada  and  Lord  of  Lorn,  in  the 
year  733  (732,  sujjra). 

'■  Flanamail. — His  obit  is  in  the 
Ann.  of  the  Four  Masters  under  a.d. 
781,  where  his  father's  name  is  given 
as  "  Gertidh."  Fianamail  was  brother 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


193 


le  battle  of  Cnoc-Coirpri  in  Calathros^  at  Etarlindu,^ 
tween  the  Dalriata  and  Fortrennsf  and  Talorgan/  son  of 
rgus,  with  an  army,  pursued  the  son  of  Ainfcellach/  who 
d  ;  in  which  encounter  many  noble  persons  were  slain, 
le  death  of  FianamaiP  son  of  Gertind,  abbot  of  Cluain- 
lird,  and  of  Crunnmael  son  of  Colgu,  abbot  of  Lusk. 
mel,  son  of  Colman  '  Indinin,'''  abbot  of  Axd-Brecain, 
d  Colman,  son  of  Murcu,  abbot  of  Magh-Bilfe,  rested, 
le  killing  of  Maelfothartaigh,  son  of  Maeltuile,  by 
instermen.  Dublittir,  a  wise  man  and  anchorite  of  Inis- 
-finne,  and  Samson,  descendant  of  Corcran,  slept. 
)dbthach,  son  of  Conall  Gabra,"  king  of  Coirpri,  dies. 
Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  736.  Death  of  Ronan,  abbot  of  Cenn- 
radh.'  Failbhe,  son  of  Guaire,  i.e.  successor"  of  Mael- 
ba  of  [Aporjcrosan,"  was  submerged  in  the  depth  of 
e  sea'^  with  his  sailors,  twenty-two  in  number.  Conmal, 
scendant  of  Locheni,  abbot  of  Clonmacnoise,  rests.  A 
nflict  between  each  other,  among  the  descendants  of 
;dh  Slane,  in  which  Conaing,  son  of  Amalghaidh,  van- 
ished Cernach,  and  Cathal,  son  of  Aedh,  was  slain : 
ar  Lic-Ailbhe,"  on  the  east  side,  it  was  fought.  Muir- 
i,  son  of  Fergus  Forcraidh,"  was  slain.  Bresal,  son  of 
incobhar  of  Ard,  was  slain.^^     Oengus,  son  of  Ailill,  king 


jcllach  Cualann,  king  of  Leinster, 
3se  obit  is  entered  at  the  year  71i 

J'O. 

TiiiUnin.  —  Printed  indmin  by 
!onor.  "  Indinin  "  is  probably  a 
take  for  Ind-eidlmen,  "  the  little 

''  (or  ivy-covcrcd  church).  See 
•on.  Scot.  ed.  Hennessy,  p.  162, 
e2. 

Conall  Gabra Called  "  Congal 

)ra  "  at  the  year  702  supra. 

CenngaraM. — Kingarth,  in  Bute. 
Successor. — The  Latui  equivalent, 
;s,  is  misplaced  in  the  entry. 

Madruha  of  \_Apor~\crosan. — See 
s  °  at  the  year  C72  supra. 


'^  Of  the  sea.  — pitagi,  A. 

"  Lic-Ailhhe. — This  was  the  name 
of  a  large  stone  which  stood  in  the 
plain  of  Magh-Ailbhe,  in  Meath  (the 
name  of  which  plain  seems  still  pre- 
served in  that  of  the  townland  cf 
Moynalvy,  par.  of  Kilmore,  bar.  of 
Lower  Deece,  co.  Jleath).  The  fall- 
ing of  this  stone  is  noticed  at  the  year 
998  infra,  where  it  is  stated  that  four 
mill-stones  were  made  of  it  by  King 
Maelsechlainn. 

"  Fergus  Forcraidh. — The  death 
of  this  person,  in  the  battle  of  Corann, 
is  recorded  above  at  the  year  702. 

"  Was  slain. — occiffujf  ey^c,  A. 
O 


[736.] 


194  aNNccloc  nlccoli. 

Oenpf  mac  CCilello  111  aiiaT)T)ae  Cmnnacoa  tnotaicufi. 
TTloiif  5l''C(iP'^iS  abbacif  imleco  pa.  "Dal  ii;ii^  CCef) 
n-alT)Dan  7  Cacal  oc  I^ii^  va  jbaf.  Lexpaciiicn  uenuii: 
nibeiiniam.  piangalac  mac  TDufca'DO, -pex  hll  TTlail, 
mo)iiciip. 

let.  lanaii^.  CCnno  T»omini  -dcc."  o(xk.°  tiii.°  ■paelan 
nepof  Oiaam,  Lajinenfium  \iex,  immacupa  aeraT:e  ac 
mopinara  mo]TCe  incepnc  "oobe  epifcopuf  Cluana 
ip.aip'O'D,  "Dignirf  "Dei  milef,  paui^ac.  Ceiinac  pilniv 
■pogapraig  a  ftiip  fcelcjiacif  i^ocnf  ■Dolofe  uisulorup., 
Cfnem  tiaccaiuim  uictib  yinpimi  opbip  miilieiief  ceTDioi^G 
Vleuejaunu.  bellum  a^o  Senaic  (.1.  cau  Ucba-o  .xnii. 
fepcimbpip  'Die  .ui.  i:efiia)  inceji  nepocep  Kleill  7  Lagin- 
Foi..  SOaa.  e,-|y>ef  cpuT)elit;e|i gefrum  eyv,  in  quo  binalep -pesef  celp  1 
msopip  peccopip  apmip  alcepnaxrim  conspeppi  puiTC  -i. 
CCexi  al'DDan  pi  "Ceiripach  7  CCet>  mac  Colsgen  .1.  pi 
Laigen,  e  quibtip  tinup  pupeppcep  iiulnepat;tip  iiixit;,  .1. 
CCex)  allan  :  aliup  uepo,  .1.  CCexi  mac  Colgan,  milicapi 
mucpone  capice  rpuncacup  epc.  "Ciinc  nepocep  Cuinn 
immenpa  inccopia  •Dicax;!  piniT:  cum  l^agenop  puop 
emulop  mpolico  mope  in  pugam  miccunc,  calcairc, 
pcepnunc,  pubuepcunu,  conpumunt.,  ica  ux:  upque  av 
iircepnicionem  umueppup  hopnbp  pene  "oelecup  exep- 
ciT:up,  paucip  nunciip  penuiiciancibup  ;  7  in  call  bello 


'  Graiphnech. — Gen.  form  Graiph- 
nigh.  This  name  signifies  "  writer." 
The  Four  blasters,  at  A.D.  732,  write 
the  name  "  Graiphnidh." 

^  Imlech-Fia. — Now  Emlagh,  in  a 
parish  of  the  same  name,  barony  of 
Lower  Kells,  co.  Meath. 

^  Aedh  Aldan;  or  Aedh  Allan. 
King  of  Ireland  at  the  time. 

*  Cathal. — Cathal  Mac  Finr/tiine, 
king  of  Munster,  whose  obit  is  given 
within  at  the  year  741.  Cathal  is 
the  hero  (or  rather  the  Gargantua) 
of  a  remarkable  story,  written  in  the 
Eabelaistic  style,  contained    in    the 


old  Irish  MS.  known  as  the  Leabhar 
Breac,  called  "  Mac  CongUnne's 
Vision  "  ;  a  translation  of  which,  by 
the  Editor  of  the  present  work,  was 
published  in  Fraser's  Mag.  for  Sep- 
tember, 1873. 

'  Tir-da-glas. — Terryglass. 

"^  Ui-Mall. — The  tribe-name  of  the 
descendants  of  Maine  Mai,  ancestor 
of  most  of  the  ancient  septs  of  the 
district  now  represented  by  the  co. 
Wicklow.  The  well-known  Glen  of 
Imaile,  in  the  barony  of  Upper  Tal- 
botstown,  CO.  Wicklow,  derives  its 
name  from  the  Ui-Mail. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


195 


f  Ard-Cianachta,  dies.  Death  of  Graiphnech,i  abbot  of 
mlech-Fia.'^  A  meeting  between  Aedh  Aldan'  and 
kthal/  at  Tir-da-glas.'^  The '  Law'  of  Patrick  held  Ireland, 
i'iangalach,  son  of  Murchadh,  king  of  Ui-Mail/  dies. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  737.  Faelan,  grandson'  of  Bran,  king 
f  the  Leinstermen,  died  at  an  unripe  age,  and  un- 
xpectedly.  Tole,"  bishop  of  Cluain-Iraird,  a  worthy 
oldier  of  God,  rests.  Cernach,  son  of  Fogartach,'  is 
reacherously  slain  by  his  own  wicked  associates  ;  whom 
be  calves  of  the  cows,  and  the  women  of  this  lower 
^orld,  in  long  continued  sadness  bewailed.  The  battle 
f  Ath-Senaigh^"  (i.e.,  the  battle  of  TJchbadh,^!  on  the 
4th  of  September,  the  6th  day  of  the  week),  was 
bstinately  fought  between  the  Ui-Neill  and  the  Leinster- 
len,  wherein  the  two  kings  respectively,  men  of  heroic 
ilour,'^  encountered  each  other  in  single  combat,  namely, 
edh  Aldan,  king  of  Tara,  and  Aedh  son  of  Colgu, 
ing  of  Leinster;  one  of  whom,  Aedh  Aldan,  left  the 
jld  alive,  though  wounded,  while  the  other,  Aedh  son 
'  Colgu,"  had  his  head  severed  by  the  sword"  of  battle, 
hereupon  the  race  of  Conn  enjoyed  a  signal  victory, 
hilst  with  unwonted  measure  they  routed,  trampled, 
ushed,  overthrew,  and  consumed  their  adversaries  of 
einster,  insomuch  that  almost  their  entire  army  perished, 
id  was  only  saved  from  utter  annihilation  by  the  escape 
■  a  few,  who  bore  away  the  tidings  of  the  disaster ;  and 


[737.] 


^  Grandson. — Faelan  was  the  son 
Murchad  (king  of  Leinster,  ob. 
G,  supra),  son  of  Bran,  king  of 
inster  (ob.  692,  supra),  and  the  same 
'son  stated  to  have  been  successful 
aiust  his  brother  in  the  battle  of 
inne,  recorded  above  at  th  e  year  72  7 . 

'  Tole This  name  should  be  pro- 

inced   Td-15.     The  Four  Masters 
ite  the  name  Tola,  at  a.d.  733. 
'  Fogartaeh. — See    above,    at  the 
ir  723, 


'"  Atli-Senaigh — Now  Ballyshan- 
non,  in  tlie  parish  of  the  same  name, 
barony  of  West  Offaly,  co.  Kildare. 

"  Uchhadh.  —  Another  name  for 
Ath-Senaigh.  This  clause,  added  in 
original  hand  in  A.,  is  not  in  B. 

^^  Of  heroic  valour. — cetci  |ii- 
5oyiiy^  in,eccoyi,e]p,  A.,  B.  Clar.  49 
has  celsi  vigores  rectores. 

'^  Aedh  son  of  Colgu. — The  original 
of  this  is  not  in  B. 

"  B)/  the  sword. — mocfione,  A. 
o  2 


196 


caiNccLo;  ulcroli. 


tjanuof  ceciT)iff e  i:eiitinT;  qticciTCOf  peja  qiaiifacua  \iez'[iO 
fecula  in  tnio  fiibcubiufpe  impecii  7  peiioci  lUiiffe 
conpliccu  non  compejiimup.  CeciDeiiunc  aticem  in  hoc 
beUo  opoimi  -Diicep  .1.  CCe^D  mac  Colggen,  bpan  becc 
mac  TDupcatio  (.1.  -Da  1115  Laigen),  ■pepgup  mac  TTIoinais, 
■Dub-oacpic  mac  aui  CeUaij  mic  Tpiein,  "oa  cigepna 
"Pochapca,  panjalac  .il.  TTIaeleaiucen,  Conall  .n. 
CCioecT)ai,  ceirpe  meic  'Plainn  am  Con^aile,  Gla'oac  am 
TDaelmTiip,  7  cei^epi  mnbci  qm  compenDU  caupa  omippi 
piinr;.  Uijiilaoio  "Pepgiippa  mic  Cpaum^am.  ITlopp 
Copcpaic  mic  MomDenais  pegip'galens.  OelUim  Inpeo 
in  cfuo  cecTOiT:  pepnbeanti.  niopp  Soccauaig  am 
niaelecoili.  Sloga-D  Cauail  mic  pinngmne  co  Laisnui 
CO  pticc  giallu  0  paelain,  7  coppticc  maine  mapa. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  -Domini  ticc".  xxx".  mii°.  pepgup 
gluuc,  pex  Co15o,  ppUDip  iienenaT;ip  malepicopimi  homi- 
num  obiit;.  Ciiana  nepop  beppain  pcpiba  'Cpeoic 
paupau.  T)opmiT;aoio  SanToainne  cliiano  bponaig,  7 
■Dopmicacio  nepocip  ITIaele'Daunein  epipcopi.  Com- 
bupcio  mmnncepi  T)omnaill  1  m-boDbpaic,  iibi  ceciDic 
OCilill  bpeg  ie\v  in  'Domo  cenae.  Tllopp  CCilello  mic 
'Cuacail,  pepp  nepocum  Cpemcain.    piann  mac  Cel- 


'  Aedh. — Aedh,  son  of  Colgu,  other- 
wise called  Aedh  Mend,  -was  only 
king  of  Ui-Cendselaig,  or  Southern 
Leinster,  according  to  a  list  of  kingsof 
that  province  contained  in  the  Book 
of  Leinster,  p.  4:0,  col.  1. 

'  Folliarta. — The  principal  tribes  of 
tlie  Fotharta  at  the  time  of  the  above- 
mentioned  battle,  were  the  two  septs 
■who  gave  name  to  the  districts  now 
represented  by  the  baronies  of  Forth 
in  the  cos.  of  Carlow  and  Wexford. 

■'  Who. — qui.  liepresented  by  7, 
the  sign  for  et  or  ocup,  in  A.  and  B. 
Clar.  49  reads  qui. 

*  Of  Inis, — liipeo.     Inis  means  an 


"  Island."  But  there  is  nothing  in 
either  MS.  to  indicate  what  island  is 
here  referred  to. 

*  CatJial,  son  of  Finguine. — King 
of  Munster.  See  under  the  year 
736. 

"  Ui-Faela'm — This  was  the  tribe- 
name  of  the  powerful  sept  descended 
from  Faelan,  kmg  of  Leinster,  whose 
obit  is  given  among  the  entries  for 
this  year.  The  name  was  also  applied 
to  the  territory  occupied  by  the  clan 
which  included  the  northern  part  of 
the  CO.  of  Kildare  until  shortly  after 
the  EngUsh  invasion,  when  they  were 
driven  out  of  this  district,  and  settled 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


197 


cli  was  the  carnage  in  this  battle,  that  more  are  reported 
have  fallen  in  it  than  we  read  of  ever  having  perished  in 
y  one  onslaught  and  fierce  conflict  of  all  preceding  ages, 
le  best  captains,  also,  were  slain  in  this  battle,  viz. : — 
idh,^  son  of  Coign,  and  Bran  Bee,  son  of  Murchadh  (two 
ags  of  Leinster),  Fergus,  son  of  Moenach,  and  Dubh- 
rCrich,  son  of  the  grandson  of  Cellach,  son  of  Trien,  two 
)rds  of  Fotharta  ;=  Fiangalach  Ua  Maelaithcen ;  Conall 
a  Aitechta ;  the  four  sons  of  Flann,  descendant  of  Con- 
1;  Eladach,  descendant  of  Maeluidhir,  and  many  others 
ho,^  for  the  sake  of  brevity,  are  omitted.  The  killing 
Fergus,  son  of  Gremthan.  The  death  of  Coscrach,  son 
Noindenach,  king  of  the  Galenga.     The  battle  of  Inis," 

which  Fernbeand  was  slain.  Death  of  Sothcathach, 
iscendant  of  Maeltuili.  A.  hosting  by  Cathal,  son  of 
.nnguine,"  to  the  Leinstermen,  when  he  carried  off  the 
)stages  of  the  Ui-Faelain,°  and  great  spoils. 
Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  738.  Fergus  Glutt,  king  of  Cobha, 
ed  from  the  envenomed  spittles'  of  evil  men.  Guana, 
iscendant  of  Bessan,  scribe  of  Treoit,"  rests.  The  'fall- 
g  asleep '  of  Samhthann  of  Gluain-Bronaigh  ;  and  the 
xUing  asleep '  of  Ua  Maeledathnen,'  bishop.  The  hnvn- 
g  of  the  family  of  DomnalP  in  Bodbrath,^"  where  Ailill 

Brig-Leith  was  slain  in  the  banquet-house.     Death  of 
Jill,  son  of  Tuathal,  king  of  the  Ui-Gremthainn.    Flann, 


[738.] 


the  east  of  the  present  county  of 
icklow.  In  later  times  the  most 
pectable  representatives  of  the  sept 
re  the  families  of  O'Byrne  and 
ic  Eochaidh  (or  Keogh).  Tlie 
ur  Masters  (a.d.  733)  state  that 
I  hostages  were  talten  from  Bran 
3  ("  Bran  the  Little "),  whose 
ith  is  recorded  under  this  year. 
'  Envenomed  spittles. — jf'puci-pnen- 
n;if.  tienencoci-p,  A.  The  Four 
.sters  explain  this  curious  entry  by 
ting  (a.d.  734)  that  it  appeared  to 


Fergus  Glut  that  wicked  people  used 
to  cast  spittles,  in  ^vhich  they  put 
charms,  in  his  face,  which  was  the 
cause  of  his  death. 

°  Treoit Trevet,  in  the  barony  of 

Skreen,  co.  Meath. 

^  Domnall. — Apparently  the  Doni- 
nall,  son  of  Murchad,  whose  accession 
to  the  monarchy  of  Ireland  is  recorded 
at  the  year  742  infra.,  and  who  is  also 
referred  to  above  at  729. 

•"  Bodbrath.— 'Sol  identified. 


198 


CCMNalCC  UlCCDtl. 


Fol.  30aS. 

.b. 


Iai5  pilii  CfiuiTomail,  epifcopuf  Rec|iainne,  rriofiicU]a. 
■Calofigjan  mac  "Diiopcain  fiex  CCu  poi€Le  -oimet^ipuf  .1. 
la  Oensuf.     moiip  CCe-o  piln  gaiibain. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  -Domini  ■occ."  ocxx."  ix.°  In  cle|ii- 
cariini  T)omnall  exnc  lusulacio  nepouif  CCilello 
rigefinae  ceniuil  pacac.  'Cefii-iimocuf  in  IL1  .11-  1-0. 
CCpixibf.  pLann  nepof  Conjaile  mopuiuf  efc.  Cubfie- 
ran  mac  Consuffo  moyirinip  epc,  7  mor^^  Cellaig  pibi 
Secn-Di,  abbacif  CUiano  mic  Moaip.  "OubDabaiiienn 
abbap  pobaip.  "Oopmicacio  TTlanceine  T:omae  jfieine. 
'OoiimicaT;io  fancT:i  bpain  lainne  eia.  'pian'o  peblae 
abbap  ^o'P^  chonaich  mopiciip. 

|ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  -Domini  ncc."  ccl.°  ITlopp  Conli 
■Cerba  7  CCmalsa-DO  pegip  ConaiUe.  Itigulacio  TTliip- 
cha-oa  pi  In  pepgaile  pi  In  maeleT)uin,  7  Conall  mac 
laplaici  mopicup.  TTIoi-ip  'Plainn  CCigle,  epii^copi 
ecDpoma.  TTlopp  "PuipecTrai^  pp.incipip  innpeo  Coil. 
Oepail  ingen  Secntipais  mopirup.  belltim  popbopop 
in  cfuo  ceciDepunc  .11.  pi  In  'Piannamlo  -i.  In'opeccac  7 
Conall,  7  ceuepi.  lustilacio  ©pnani  nepocip  Gcuilp. 
Oellum  caipn  'Pepa'Daigin  quo  ceciDir  "Copcan  cmipeiu 


^  Rechra. — It  is  not  certain  whether 
the  place  here  intended  is  Eechra,  now 
known  as  the  Island  of  Lambaj',  to 
the  north  of  Howth,  co.  Dublin,  or 
Raghery  (otherwise  called  Kathlin 
Island),  off  the  north  coast  of  the  co. 
Antrim.  The  name  "  Rathlin,"  ap- 
plied ta  this  island,  is  a  corruption  of 
"  Rechrainne,"  the  genit.  form  of 
"  Eechra." 

^  Ath-Fuithh.  —  Athol,  in  Perth- 
shire. Tor  other  forms  of  the  name, 
see  Eeeves'  Adamnan,  p.  385,  note  j. 

'  By  Oengus. --O'CanoT  reads  the 
orig.  (t,a  Oengup)  "in  Laaengi,''  and 
translates  "in  nave"! 

'  Domnall Evidently    Domnall, 

son  of  Mitrchadh,  who  became  king  of 


Ireland  in  742,  and  who  is  elsewhere 
referred  to  in  these  Annals  bj'  his 
Christian  name  (Domnall)  merely. 
The  re-entrance  of  Domnall  into  reli- 
gion is  recorded  at  the  year  743  iiifra^ 
^  Cinel-Fiachacli — Usually  Angli- 
cised Kenaliagh.  The  territory  of 
the  descendants  of  Fiacha,  son  of 
Niall  Nine-hostager,  which  comprised 
some  of  the  southern  part  of  the 
present  co.  Westmeath,  and  a  large 
portion  of  the  King's  county  adjoin, 
ing.  It  was  in  later  times  known  as 
"  Mageoghegan's  Country."  See 
O'Donovan's  ed.  of  O'Dubhagain, 
note  30. 

"  //e.— The  Island  of  Islay,  Scotland. 

'  Flann  Ua  Congaile.     "  Flann,  de- 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


199 


on  of  Cellach,  son  of  Cnmdmael,  bishop  of  Rechra/  dies. 
Talorgan,  son  of  Drostan,  king  of  Atli-Foithle,"  was 
Irowned,  viz.,  by  Oengas.'  Death  of  Aedh,  son  of 
jarbhan. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  739.  Domnall'  entered  into  religion.  [739.]  bis. 
Che  killing  of  Ua  Ailella,  lord  of  Cinel-Fiachach.'^  An 
iarthquake  in  lie/  ou  the  2nd  of  the  Ides  of  April.  Flann 
Ja  Congaile'  died.  Cubretan,  son  of  Congus,  died ;  and 
.he  death  of  Cellach,  son  of  Secde,  abbot  of  Cluain-mic- 
"^ois.  Dubdabairenn,  abbot  of  Fobhar,  [died].  The  'fall- 
ng  asleep '  of  Mancheine  of  Tuaim-greine.*'  The  'falling 
Lsleep'  of  Saint  Bran  of  Lann-EIa.  Flann  Febhla,  abbot 
)f  Gort-chonaich,  dies. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  740.  Death  of  Conla  of  Tetliba,  and 
)f  Amalgaidh,  king  of  Conaille.  The  killing  of  Murchadh, 
son  of  Fergal,"  son  of  Maelduin ;  and  Conall,  son  of 
iarlaith,  dies.  Death  of  Flann  Aighle,  bishop  of  Ech- 
Iruim."  Death  of  Fuirechtach,  sitperior  of  Inis-Coil." 
Befall,  daughter  of  Sechnasach,  dies.  The  battle  of 
forboros,^-  in  which  Fiannamail's  two  sons,  viz.,  Indrech- 
;ach  and  Conall,  and  others,  "were  slain.  The  killino:  of 
Ernaine,  son  of  Eculp.     Battle  of  Carn-Feradhaigh,''  in 


[740.] 


icendant  o£  Congal ;"  the  same  person 
referred  to  above  under  the  year  737, 
(Vhere  four  of  his  sons  are  stated  to 
lave  been  slain  in  the  battle  of  Ath- 
Senaigh.  The  obit  of  Flann  is  given 
jy  the  Four  Masters  at  a.d.  74C. 

'  Tuaim-r/rehie. — Tomgraney,  in 
;he  barony  of  Upper  Tulla,  co.  Clare. 
The  Cliron.  Scot.,  at  A.D.  9G4,  refers 
;he  erection  of  its  chirjtech  (or  Round 
Towei)  to  Cormac  Ua  Cillin,  whose 
)bit  is  given  at  that  year  in  the  same 
Chronicle.  The  entry  is  remarkable 
IS  being  the  first  record  occurring  in 
,he  Irish  Annals,  indicating  the  date 
)f  the  erection  of  a  Round  Tower. 

'  Fergal. — Fergal,  king  of  Ireland, 


whose  death  in  the  battle  of  Allen 
(co.  Kildare)  is  recorded  at  the  year 
721  supra. 

^^  Fchdrulm.  —  '^ow  Auglirim,  in 
tlie  CO  Galway,  the  site  of  the  famous 
"  battle  of  Aughrim,"  fought  on  July 
12th,  1G91,  between  the  Jacobite  and 
William'te  armies,  in  which  the 
Jacobites  were  defeated. 

"  Inis-Coil. — Now  Inishkeel,  an 
island  on  the  south  side  of  Gweebarra 
Bay,  in  the  barony  of  Boylagh,  co. 
Donegal. 

"  t  orboros,- ■Tb.m  place  has  not 
been  identified. 

"  Carn-Femdhaiijh.  — See  note  '  at 
the  year  G2G  supra. 


200 


cctmalcc  ulccDli. 


1u5ular;io  CCilello  copiiaig  mic  piainn,  liejif  Oct  Pailse. 
Oelltim  Tipoma  Ca-cmail  inceii  Cpuicnni  7T)ali'tiaT;i  pjii 
1  n-Dfiechcccc.  peficupfio  "Daljaicrcai  la  hOengur  mcfc 
■po)i55iiifpo.  Copp  peqiomlle  mgine  peatiaiia  -D'aqiii- 
gaxi  hoc  anno,  7  na  poccail  po  ■D'pasBail  pcpipha  xio 
liciji  peaDai]!  pern  annpan  a-blacaxi  iTiaiimtii]i  ap  ap 
co^ax)  In  .1.  apea  peuponiUe  "Dilecappime  pilie. 

]ct-  lanaip.  CCnno  ■Domini  t>cc.°  a:l.°  1."  Illopp 
CCipechcaig  pibi  Cuanac  ppincipip  ■pepnanD.  poipi;l)e 
ceniuil  puccac  7  "Oelmne  la  Oppaige.  niopp  Cauail 
mic  pinngume  pegip  Caipil.  tTlopp  niaileocopig  abba- 
cip  Cille  pobpig.  niopp  Cui-ojile  pcpiba  7  abbaci]^ 
tusinait).  TTlopp  CCg-do  bailb  pegip  Conachc  .1.  tnac 
liTopecraij  mic  muipeT)ai5.  ScpangiiUrcio  Conams 
mic  CCmalgaix)  pegip  Ciannaccae.  lugula^io  CCprpac 
pilii  CCirecTjai,   pi5  nepoT;iim    Cpaumoamn.     Leppa   in 


^  Flann. — Better  known  to  the  stu- 
dents of  Irish  (MS.)  history  as  Flarn- 
Dachongal,  king  of  the  Ui-Failge  for 
fourteen  years.  See  Boole  oJ'Lemsfer, 
p.  40,  col.  3. 

-  Cruithu—Dcdrkita. — It  is  not  cer- 
tain Tvhether  these  were  the  Picts 
(Crmihni)  and  Dalriads  of  Scotland, 
or  those  of  Ireland.  But  they  were 
probahly  the  Pictish  and  Dalriadic 
septs  of  Ireland.  "  Dalriata  "  is 
written  "Dat  peci  in  A.,  'Dalixiaci 
in  B.,  and  Dalriada  in  Clar.  49. 

^'Smiting.'' — pe|\cuT;io,  A.  pe^x- 
curio,  B.     "  Percussio,"  Clar.  49. 

^  Petronilla.  —  There  can  he  no 
doubt  that  there  was  u  very  early 
martyr  or  confessor  of  this  name, 
which  is  a  diminutive — not  of  Peter, 
as  is  supposed,  but  of  Petronius,  and 
formed  in  the  same  manner  as  Dru- 
sillaand  Priscilla;  although  in  French 
it  is  Perrine.  She  was  probably  of 
the  noble  Roman  "  familia  Petronia." 
And  as  to  her  relationship  to  St.  Peter, 


it  may,  as  Baronius  suggests,  have 
been  in  the  same  sense  as  "Marcus 
filius  meus."  This  writer  treats  of 
her  under  the  year  of  Christ  G9, 
(cap.  xxxiii- — Annales,  tom.  i.,  p. 
640  J— ed.  Lucffi  1738).  She  is  com- 
memorated at  the  81st  of  May,  in  the 
Roman  and  other  Martyrologies  ;  and 
all  the  particulars  that  are  known  or 
conjectured  of  her  history  are  to  be 
found  in  the  Actt.  SS.  of  the  Bollandists 
at  that  day.  Of  her  translation  (above 
represented  by  aci^ugaT))  the  earliest 
authority  is  the  chronicle  of  Sigebert 
of  Gemblours,who  died  in  11 13, and,  at 
758,  has  the  following  entry :  — "  Cor- 
pus Sanctffi  Pefronillw,  Petri  apostoli 
filiffi,  a  Paulo  papa  transponitur,  in  cu- 
jus  marmoreo  sarcophago,  ipsius  apos- 
toli Petri  manu  sculptum  legebatur: 
Aurea;  Petronila;,  dilectissima3  filia;. 
— Pistorius,  Rer.  Germ.  Script. ,tora.  i., 
p.  77G  (ed.  Katisb.  1 726).  According 
to  most  ancient  authorities  the  '  trans- 
lation '  of  the  remains  of  St.  Petronilla 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


201 


'hich  fell  Torcan  Tinireid.  The  killing  of  Ailill  Corrach, 
on  of  Flann/  king  of  the  Ui-Failghe.  The  battle  of 
)ruim-Cathmail,  between  tlie  Ci'uithni-  and  Dalriata,'^ 
gainst  Indrechtach.  The  'smiting'^  of  the  Dalriata  by 
lengus,  son  of  Forgus.  The  body  of  Petronilla,'  daughter 
f  Peter,  was  translated  in  this  year ;  and  these  words 
^ere  found  written,  in  Peter's  own  handwriting,  in  the 
larble  tomb  ovit  of  which  it  was  taken,  viz. : — "  the  place 
)f  rest]  of  Petronilla,  most  dearly  beloved  daughter." 
Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  74].  Death  of  Airechtach,  son  of 
uanu,  superior  of  Ferns.  The  devastation  of  Cinel- 
iachach"  and  Delbna,"  by  the  Osi^aighe.  Death  of 
athal,  son  of  Finnguine,  King  of  Cashel.  Death  of 
'aelochtraigh,  abbot  of  Cill-Fobrigh.  Death  of  Cudgilfe, 
iribe  and  abbot  of  Lughmadh.  Death  of  Aedh  Ealb,  son 
f  Indrechtach,  son  of  Muiredach,  King  of  Connaught. 
he  strangling  of  Conaing,'  son  of  Amalgaidh,  King  of 
ianachta.  The  killing  of  Artru,  son  of  Aithechda,  King 
■  the  Ui-Cremthainn.     A  leprosy  in  Ireland.     Besiege- 


[74L] 


IS  effected  by  Pope  Paul  I.,  who 
IS  under  the  fear  that  the  cemetery 

which  they  were  deposited  might, 
th  other  cemeteries,  be  desecrated. 
iJrat  inter  alia  (Baronius  says)  vetus 
;meterium,  S.  Petronilla;  dictum,  ex 
0  idem  Pontifex  sacrum  corpus 
.isdem  sanctffi  sublatum,  transtulit 
ud  basUicam  Yaticanam  hoc  anno.'' 
males,  J.  C.  758  (torn.  12,  p.  644). 
e  Stoke'3 ed.  of  theFelire  ofAengus, 

xci.  ;  OVits  and  Martyrology  oj 
:rist  Church,  Dublin,  p.  121 ;  and 
'oh  of  Lismore,  fol.  52,  h,  1.  The 
mtificateof  PopePaul  (L), 757-766, 
ihraces   the  date  of   '  Translation ' 

St.  Petronilla's  remains,  as  given 

Sigebert,  but  is  18  years  later  than 
B  date  in  these  Annals.  It  is  to  be 
fther  observed,  that  the  motto  said 

have  been  foimd  on  her  tomb,  as 


given  by  Aringhi  (Roma  Subterranea) 
and  older  v/riters,  commences  with 
the  word  atirece,  whereas  these  Annals 
read  area,  m  which  case  the  word 
was  probably  supposed  to  bear 
the  interpretation  of  coemeterium,  or 
sepulchrum. 

'  Cind-Fiachach. — See  note  under 
A.jj.  739. 

"  Delbiia.—'VleX.nf(\e,^.,'G.  Delvna, 
Clar.  49.  There  were  several  terri- 
tories in  Ireland  known  hy  this  name. 
The  territory  here  referred  to  was 
probably  Delbna-Ethra,  in  later  times 
called  MacCochlan's  country,  and 
now  represented  hy  the  barony  of 
Garrycastle,  in  the  King's  count}', 
which  adjoined  the  territory  of  Cinel- 
Fiachach. 

'  Conaing Apparently' the  Conaing 

mentioned  above  at  the  year  730. 


20: 


CCNNCCLCC  ula'oli. 


hibejania.  Obfepo  CCuilunn  -pibi  Ciiiiip-  liisiitano 
Ceniuil  Choi|ipfii  i  n-^panaipec. 

]ct.  Ian.  CCnno  'Domini  "dcc"  a;l-°  11.°  TTlopf  CCppfii- 
cae  7)0111  inacpi 01  f  CilLe  -00)10.  beLUim  T)ami  Depsg 
in  quo  ceciT)e]iiint;  "Ounscil  mac  ■]2LainT),  pi  Cul,  7 
Foi.  30ia.  pepsuf  mac  Opcic.  Innpeccac  nepop  Conaing  uiccop 
epao.  ITlopp  Cuniene  neporip  Ciapain,  abbacip  Rec- 
painne.  bellinn  Sepeumaige  (.1.  1  Cenannap,  la 
"DoiTinall  mac  1Tlupcax)a),  in  quo  cecixiepuno  dex) 
olT)-Dain  mac  ■pepgaibe,  7  Cumupcac  mac  Concobaip 
pi  na  n-CCip€ep,  7  TTloenac  mac  Conbaic  pex  nepocum 
Cpem^ani  [7],  TTluipe'Dac  mac  "Pepjupa  popcpaixi,  pex 
neporum  "Cuipcpi. 

'Ciuspan'D  CCexia  CCLDain  po  : — 

"Om  nommanpet)  mo  T)ia  t)iI, 
pop  bpu  loca  SailceTjam, 
lapiun  "Diambeinnpi  ppi  col, 
■Ropai)  mam  ap  mot)  m'anacot. 

Oeblum  icip  ccuu  lllaine,  7  Ua  pacpac  CCi'Sne.  Oellum 
Luipg  liicip  uu  CCilello  7  ^ailenjo.  Ilaec  .1111.  bella 
pene    in    una  aepcaue   peppecca  punc.      lex   nepocip 


^  Son  of  Crop. — piln  Cl^uip,  A. 
Ctiip.p  (of  Corp)  B.  Cruip.Clar.  49. 
'  Granaii-et. — "Granard"  [co.  Long- 
ford], Clar.  49. 

'Abbess.  —  'Dominacp.ix,  A.,  B., 
and  Clar.  49,  for  Tiominacpiciip. 

■'  Dam-Berff. — This  place  has  not 
been  identified.  The  Four  Mast. 
(738)  state  that  It  was  in  Breagh. 
See  next  note.  The  name  "would 
signify  "  Red  Ox  "  (or  Red  Deer). 

'  Cul In  the  Ann.  Four  Nasi.,  at 

the  year  738,  where  the  battle  of 
Dam-Derg  is  entered,  this  name 
is  represented  by  Peix  Cul,  (genit. 
of  Piifi,  Cul)  the  name  of  a  district 
otherwise  called  peaiia  Cut  bytes, 


comprising  the  baronies  of  Upper 
and  Lower  Kells,  in  the  co.  Meath. 

^  Bechra. — Either  Lambay  Island, 
to  the  north  of  Howth,  co.  Dublin, 
or  Rathlin  Island,  off  the  north  coast 
of  Antrim. 

'  Cenannas. — This  was  the  old  Irish 
nameof  Kells,  co. Meath.  This  clause, 
which  is  added  in  al.  man.  in  A.,  is  not 
in  B.  Clar.  49  has  "  Bellum  Sretmaii 
at  Kelles  by  Daniell  M'Murchaa."  A 
marg.  note  in  A.  has  "Domnall  mac 
inup.cTiaT)a  uiccoia  puic. 

'  Aedh  Aldan,  or  Aedh  Allan — 
Monarch  of  Ireland. 

°  Airthera. — The  Oriors.  The  name 
of  this  district,  which  is  often  referred 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTEE. 


203 


The  killing  of  the  Cinel- 


lent  of  Ailivin,  son  of  Crop.' 
oirpri  in  Granairet.  ^ 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  742.  Death  of  Affrica,  abbess"  of  Kil- 
a-re.  The  battle  of  Dam-Derg/  in  which  Dungal,  son 
5"  Flann,  King  of  Cul/  and  Fergus,  son  of  Ostech,  were 
ain.  Indrechtach,  descendant  of  Conaing,  was  victor, 
'eath  of  Cumeue,  descendant  of  Ciaran,  abbot  of  Rechra." 
he  battle  of  Sered-magh  (i.e.,  at  Cenannas/  by  Domnall, 
m  of  Murchad),  in  which  fell  Aedh  Aldan,^  son  of 
'ergal,  and  Gumuscach,  son  of  Gonchobar,  King  of  the 
jrthera/  and  Moenach,  son  of  Gonlaech,  King  of  the 
Ji-Gremthainn,  and  Muiredach,  son  of  Fergus  Forcraidh/" 
Ling  of  the  Ui-Tuirtri. 

This  is  Aedh  Aldan's  last  verse  ": — 
"  If  my  clear  God  protected  me, 
On  the  brink  of  Loch-Sailcedan  ;'^ 
If  I  were  afterwards  given  to  sin, 
My  protection  would  be  beyond  rule." 

L  battle  between  the  TJi-Maine  and  U i-Fiachrach  of 
ddhne.  The  battle  of  Lorg,''  between  the  Ui-Ailello,'' 
nd  Gailenga.'^     These  four  battles  were  fought  almost 


[742.] 


I  as  "  Orientales,"  i.e.,  the  eastern 
arts  of  the  ancient  territory  of  the 
irghialla,  is  still  represented  bj'  the 
ironies  of  Lower  and  Upper  Orior, 
I  the  CO.  Armagh. 

1°  Fergus  Forcraidh, — The  death  of 
lis  person  is  recorded  at  the  year  702, 
'pro. 

'^Last  verse.  —  The  lines  ivhich 
illow  here  are  written  in  the  top 
,argin  of  A.,  fol.  30  d.  They  are 
rt  in  B. 

12  Loch-Sailcedan.  —  Now  Lough- 
illagh,  in  the  parish  oi  Dunboyne, 
).  Meath,  according  to  O'Donovan. 
our  Mast.,  a.d.  738,  note  i. 


^^  Loi-g. — This  place  has  not  been 
identified. 

'^  Ui-Ailello.  —  "  Descendants  of 
Ailill."  The  tribe  name  of  the  sept 
that  inhabited  the  district  forming  the 
present  barony  of  TirerriU  (in  Irish 
"CilT,  CCilettd,  or  the  land  of  Ailill). 

'■'  Gailenga.  —  This  was  the  tribe 
name  of  a  clan  descended  from  Oilill 
Oluim,  King  of  Munster,  who  occu- 
pied a  large  district  embracing  part 
of  the  present  counties  of  Mayo  and 
Sligo.  The  name  of  Gailenga  is  still 
preserved  in  that  of  the  barony  of 
Gallen,  co.  Mayo. 


204 


aMt^cclcc  nlccDli. 


Stianaig.  Concenn  insen  Cellaig  Ciicdann  nioiiiotip- 
Insulacio  'Duib'ooiqie  iie^if  iiepot;iim  biannn-  CCppicrc 
abbap  maigi  bile  [moiucup].  Commoracio  rnopTrii-mm 
■Ciieno  CiUe  -Deiljje,  7  111  bolgcccb.  T)oiTinal.l  mccc 
ITlupchcrocc  iiegtiape  mcipic. 
•t).  ]ch.   1cm.     CCnno    -Domim    -dcc"  xl.°  111.°      Itisiilct-io 

LaiDjpieni  piln  "Doinennaig,  epipcopi,  abbaoip  Sctibiicce, 
'Oomnctll  in  clepiccrcum  icepum.  lusiilaoio  Colmain 
epipcopi  Leppam,  let  11  'Ciiipopi.  belUim  Cliac  m  cfuo 
cec^v■\■c  Concobap  di  auib  pTDgenci.  Oelltim  CCilnnn 
'oabeppac  in  cfiio  ceciT)ic  'Diib'DaTiopp  mac  niupgaile. 
"Dec  atiae  Ceallaig  cualctiTD,  Ccrccd  7  CCilill,  mceppecci 
pun-.  Itigtilacio  Tniiip5Uippa  pilii  (Xnluain  1  'Cuilam. 
■poip-DDbe  CopctimuT)pticcD  T)on  T)eipp.  tex  Cictpain 
pilii  opnpicip,  7  lex  bpenT)ain  pimiil,  la  ■pepggiip 
mac  Ceallaij.  ITlopp  ■pepgtippa  mic  Colmam  cticlaig 
papienoip. 

let.  Ian.  CCnno  Domini  T)CC.°  ccl.°  1111.°  In  nocT;e 
pigntim  hoppibile  7  mipabile  inplim  epc  in  pcellip. 
Popannan  abbap  Cltiana  ipaipDT)  obiio,  7  Congtip  anco- 
pica  Cluana  cibpinne.  Ctimmaene  ana  fDoenaig, 
abbap  iamne  leipe,  mopicnp.     bellirm  int:ep  nepocep 


'  Ua  Suanciigh. — "  Descendant  of 
Suanach."  The  "Fidhmuine  .  .  . 
nepos  Suanaich,"  whose  "quies"  is 
r(!COrded  at  the  j'ear  756,  infra.  The 
'  Law  '  of  Ua  Suanaigh  is  again 
mentioned  at  the  j'ear  747. 

2  Bullidoitlire The  "Black  [man] 

of  the  Dothra  "  (the  river  Dodder,  co. 
Dublin).  This  river  runs  through 
part  of  the  old  territory  of  the  Ui- 
Brirdn-Cualand. 

2  Bolgach. — See  above,  at  the  year 
G79. 

<  Saighir. — Seirkieran,  a  parish  in 
the  barony  of  Ballj-britt,  King's 
County. 

^  Again. — iceixum.    This  seems  to 


have  been  the  second  eilortof  Domnall 
[son  of  Mittchad,  Monarch  of  Ireland] 
to  assume  the  religious  state.  See 
above,  at  the  year  739.  But  clericatus 
is  sometimes  applied  to  a  "  pilgri- 
mage," and  does  not  always  mean  the 
state  of  being  in  priest's  orderr. 

^Lessan. — Now  Lissan,  in  the  parish 
of  the  same  name,  barony  of  Dun- 
gannon  Upper,  co.  Tyrone. 
'  CUu. — See  note  ■",  at  a.d.  026,  supra. 

' Ailen-daherrach.  —  The  "  two- 
peaked  Island."  Situation  unknown. 
The  Four  Mast.  (O'Don.  ed.)  at 
A.D.  739,  write  the  name  Ailen  (gen. 
Ailiuin)  da  iernach  ("  two-gapped 
Island"). 


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205 


one  summer.  The  '  Law '  of  Ua  Suanaigh,^  Conchenn, 
ughter  of  Cellach  Cualann,  dies.  The  killing  of 
ibhdoithre/  King  of  the  Ui-Briuin.  Affiath,  abbot 
Magh-Bile,  [dies],  Translation  of  the  relics  of  Trian 
Cill-Deilge ;  and  the  '  bolgach.'''  Domnall,  son  of 
iirchadh,  begins  to  reign. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  743.  The  killing  of  Laidgnen,  son  of  [743.]  bis. 
)inennach,  a  bishop,  abbot  of  Saighir.*  Domnall  enters 
ain''  into  religion.  The  killing  of  Colman,  bishop  of 
issan/  by  the  Ui-Tuirtri.  The  battle  of  Cliu/  in  Avhich 
11  Conchobar  of  the  Ui-Fidgenti.  Battle  of  Ailen- 
.berrach/  in  which  fell  Dubhdadoss,  son  of  Murgal. 
wo  grandsons  of  Cellach  Cualann/  Cathal  and  Ailill, 
ere  slain.  The  killing  of  Muirges,  son  of  Anluan,  in 
lilan."  Devastation  of  the  Corca-Modhruadh  by  the 
sisi.  The  'Law'  of  Ciaran,"  son  of  the  Carpenter,  and  the 
jaw  '  of  Brendan,^"  at  the  same  time,  by  Fergus,^^  son  of 
illach.  Death  of  Fergus,  son  of  Colman  Cutlach,  a  wise 
an. 

Kal.  Jan.     a.d.   744.     A  terrible  and  wonderful  sign     [744.] 
as  seen  in  the  stars  at  night.      Forannan,  abbot  of 
.uain-Iraird,  died ;  and  Conghus,  anchorite  of  Cluain- 
brinne."     Cummaene,  grandson  of  Moenach,  abbot  of 
inn-leire,^°  dies.     A  battle  between  the  XJi-Tuirtri  and 


'  Cellach  Cualann. — King  of  Lein- 
r.  His  obit  is  given  above,  under 
e  year  714. 

0  Tuilan. — i 'Cuilain,  A.,  B.  Clar. 
has  '•  at  tlie  Iiill  Tula  aoin.'' 
le  place  in  question  ivas  probably 
lilen,  now  known  as  Dulane,  in  tlie 
rony  of  Upper  Kells,  co.  Meath. 

'  Ciaran Founder  and  patron  of 

onmacnoise.  His  obit  occurs  at  the 
ar  548,  supra. 

''Brendan. — St.  Brendan  of  Clon- 
■t  (ob.  576,  supra). 

13  Fergus King  of  Connaught  at 

;  time. 


1'  Cluain-  Tibriniie Now  known  as 

Clontivrin,  in  the  par.  of  Clones,  co. 
Mouaghan. 

^^  Moenach^  abbot  of  Laim-leire. — 
The  obit  of  a  Maenach,  abbot  of 
Lann-Ieire,  is  given  above  at  the  year 
720.  He  was  probably  the  same  as 
tlie  Moenach  liere  referred  to.  Lann- 
leire,  wliich  O'Donovan  (Foitr  Mast., 
A.D.  740,  note  w)  would  identify  with 
Lynn,  in  the  parish  of  the  same  name, 
barony  of  Fartullagh,  co.  Westmeath, 
has  been  proved  by  Dean  Reeves  to 
be  the  place  now  known  as  Dunleer, 
CO.    Louth.       See     Todd's     Cogadh 


206 


ccNNalcc  nlccDli. 


Fol.  00  bb 


"Cuiiaqii  7  na  hCCiiauefiu.  Conjal  mac  Gicnis  uiccop. 
puic  ;  7  Cucongalc  piliuf  nepoai^  Cacafcos  pujiciuuf 
eiiafpc;  7ceciT)efiuiTC  bocccilL  mac  ConcoTiaip,  7  CCilill 
tiepof  Cacafaij.  1  n-inif  iciii  -oa  T)abul  gefuim  efc. 
TTloiif  Conaill  polccain  fcpibae.  IDofif  CinnpaelaT) 
pjairicipif  "Diiomo  Cuilinn.  TDoifif  pilii  nTDpejxTOispe 
abbacip  rige  T,a\\XQ. 

]ct.  lanai^i.  OCnno  -00™!!!!  t^cc."  a;!."  u.°  T)opmit;acio 
Copmaicc  CCco  Tpuim.  "Dpaconep  in  coelo  111  pi  ptmr. 
TTlopp  Oeocaill  CCpDD  achaiTi.  Imrhoicim  TDungaile 
peillae  7  TTliiipcepDaig  piln  Ca^ail.  Conmoicne  ceci- 
"DepuTiu,  7  pepsgup  uicctjp  euappiu.  CCp  .h.  bpnnn  in 
TieipceipT)  la  ■pepgup.  TDopp  lllaeleanpaic  Cille  acaix) 
'D)iommopoT;o.  pngal  Lippmoep.  1Tlopp't)uib7iatjaipenT) 
nepocip  beccan,  abb  CLuaiia  auip.  TTIopp  Oengupapitii 
"dppaici,  abbacip  CLuana  poca,  7  Ciallqaos  abbap 
^laippe  iioiDe  mopicup.  TTIopp  Secnupaig  mic  Colsgen 
pe^ip  nepocum  Cennpelaij.  Sapusax)  Tiomnais  phac- 
paicc,  ui.  cimmiDi  cpuciaci. 


Gaedkel  re  Gallaibh,  Introcl.,p.  xl., 
note  2,  and  Chron.  Scot.  (ed.  Hen- 
nessy),  page  136,  note  ". 

1  Airtkera.  —  Clar.  49  translates 
Airthera  by  "  the  East  partes."  See 
note  under  the  year  7i2. 

"  Congal. — His  death  is  recorded 
under  747,  infra. 

»  Iids-itir-da-Dahul. — The  "Island 
between  two  Dabals."  In  Clar.  49  it 
is  stated  that  the  battle  was  fought 
"  at  luis  betweea  the  two  Davuls." 
Dabhal  was  the  ancient  Irish  name  of 
the  Kiver  Ulackwater,  which  forms 
the  boundary,  for  a  long  distance, 
between  the  counties  of  Armagh  and 
Tyrone.  A  tributary  to  this  river, 
called  the  "  River  Tall,"  which  joins 
the   Blackwater,    after   a   circuitous 


course,  u  few  miles  to  the  north  of 
Charlemont,  in  the  county  of  Armagh, 
may  be  the  second  Dabhal. 

^  Conall   FoUclialn "  Conall    of 

the  fair  (or  beautiful)  hair." 

'  Druim-CulVmn. — Drumcullen,  in 
the  south  of  the  barony  of  Eglish, 
King's  County. 

°  Mac-iiid-fertliaiijse This    name 

would  signify  "  Son  of  the  CEconomus 
(or  steward)."  See  Keeves'  Adamnan, 
p.  365. 

'  Tech-Taille. — See  note  13,  under 
the  year  671,  supra. 

'  Ath-truim Trim,  co.  Meath. 

'  Ard-achadh.—"  High-field."  Ar- 
dagh,  CO.  Longford. 

10  Escaped.  —  The  Author  of  the 
version  of  these  Annals  in  Clar.  49 


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207 


Airthera.^  Coiigal,''  son  of  Eicnech,  was  victor ; 
.  Cucbongalfc,  son  of  Ua  Cathasaigh,  escaped  by  flight ; 
.  Bocliaill,  son  of  Concliobhar,  and  Ailill  "Ua  Cathasaigli, 
■e  slain.  In  Inis-itir-da-DabuP  it  was  fouafht.  Death 
Cona,ll  Foltchain/  a  scribe.  Death  of  Cennfaeladh, 
erior  of  Druim-Cuilinn.^  Death  of  Mac-ind-ferthaigse," 
lot  of  Tech-Taille.'' 

[^al.  Jan.  A.D.  74.5.  The  '  falling  asleep  '  of  Cormac 
Ath-truim."  Dragons  were  seen  in  the  sky.  Death 
3eochall  of  Ard-achadh."  The  falling  by  one  another 
Dungal  Feille,  and  Muirchertach,  son  of  Cathal.  The 
imaicne  were  slain,  and  Fergus,  who  was  vanquished, 
aped.'°  A  slaughter  of  the  Ui-Briuin,  of  the  South,"  by 
■gus.^°  Death  of  Maelanfaith  of  Cill-achaidh  of  Druim- 
1."  Fingalof  Lis-mor  [died].  Death  of  Dubhdabhairenn, 
cendant  of  Beccan,  abbot  of  Cluain-eois.  Death  of 
agus,  son  of  Tipraiti,  abbot  of  Cluain-fota  ;^'  and 
dltroo-h,  abbot  of  Glais-noide,^^  dies.  Death  of 
3hnasach,  son  of  Colgu,  King  of  the  Ui-Cennselaigh. 
ofanation  of  Domnach-Patraicc,'"  and  six  prisoners 
■tured." 


[745.] 


na  to  have  quite  misunderstood 
entry,  for  he  renders  Peia55U-]r' 

zay  euaff "3  ^5'   "  ^''^''gus   went 

ly  conqueror." 

Ui-Brlain  of  the  South — Probably 

Ui-Briuin-Seola,  who  were  seated 

the  present  barony  o£  Clare,  co. 

way  ;     and    therefore  the   most 

them  of  all  the  septs  of  the  Ui- 

ain  in  Connaught. 

a  Fergus. — This  must  have  been 
Fergus,  son  of  Cellach,  King  of 

inaught,  mentioned  above  at  the 

ir  743. 

3  Cill-achaidh    of    Druimfota.— 

'he  church  of  the  field  of  the  long 

ge."    Now  Killeigh,  in  the  parish 

Geashill,  King's  County. 


11  Chiainfota.  —  Now  Clonfad,  in 
the  barony  of  Farbill,  co.  Westmealh. 

IS  Glais-noide  —  Recte  '^  Glais- 
noiden. "     Glasnevin,  near  Dublin. 

i"  Domnach-Patraicc.  —  Donagh- 
patrick,  in  the  barony  of  Upper  Kells, 
CO.  Meath.  See  under  the  year  749, 
infra. 

^1  Six  prisoners  tortured. — ui.  cim- 
miTii  ciauci  (for  ctiucicrci),  A.,  B. 
The  entry  is  translated  in  Clar.  49, 
"  The  forcible  entry  (i^afiujati)  of 
Doiiagh  Patrick,  and  6  prisoners 
crucified  or  tormented."  O'Conor  ren 
ders  it  by  "  Violatio  Ecclesije  Dun- 
patrio.  Sex  primariorum  Midioe 
suspensi." ! 


208 


aMNCCLCC  tllCCDll. 


jet.  1an.  (i  p,  I.  xu.)  CCnno  -Domini  dcc."  ccL"  tii." 
all ap  747.  TTlopr  CCbeil  abbcrcif  Imleco  pea.  mopf 
tlliiii-ie'Dai'D  minn,  tiegif  neporum  ITIeic.  Ciianan  ^linne 
abbttf  maigi  bile  moiiuiuif  eyv.  CCex)  muinDei-is  mac 
■piaicbejioais  ]\6x  in  cuaii^ciiiu  [obiio].  Secmifac  mac 
Colgen  ]\ex  Laigen  obiic.  Ciicinmne  fapienp  obnc. 
ITItnme  concuimne  ceciniz;: — ■ 

Cucuimne 

lloleg  fMwe  CO  •Dixuimne  ; 
CCLLercli  nralL  hiai^ana 
Uoleici  an  cmlleca. 

CCiTDO  Coincuinme  iioniboi 
1iTi]\ualaiT)  ve  coiiid  foi ; 
lloleic  cailleca  ha  faill, 
Uoleij  alaill  a1^1T;■hnlbol 

Rtiman  mac  Colmam  poeca  opT;imuf  'quieuic  Trioiip 
Sayxam  abbaop  benncaiix.  OelUim  Caiixn  ailce  la 
Uritimain,  in  quo  ccci'dit:  Caipppi  mac  CoiTDinaifc. 
ITIopf  "Ounlainji  pilii  "Duncon,  pegip  cenuiil  CCptJ-Dbail. 
mopp  "ouacalain  abbacip  Cmpigmonai.  Iiigulacio 
CCe-ba  -ouiH  piln  CaiJail.  patii^acio  Comam  peligiopi  .1. 
HIT)  Roep,  7  quiep  piptiacpic  abbarap  T)aipinpe.     ITIopf 


1  Alias  747. — Added  in  al.  man. 
in  A. 

"  Imhch-Fea. — The  same  as  the 
Imlech  -Pich  meutioned  above  at  the 
year  687,  where  see  note. 

'  Magli-Blle.—Ttie  plain  of  the  hlU-^ 
or  sacred  tree.  Now  MoviUa,  in  the 
par.  of  Newtownards,  co.  Down. 

•'  Tualscert.—"  The  North."  This 
term  was  anciently  applied  to  the 
North  of  Ireland  in  general ;  but  in 
later  times  it  was  used  to  indicate  the 
northern  part  of  the  co.  Antrim,  with 
the  country  about  Coleraine  in  Lon- 


donderry. For  the  limits  of  Tualscert^ 
see  Keeves'  Ecct.  Antlqcf.,  pp.  71, 
324. 

^  King  of  Letnster. — The  name  of 
Sechnasach  does  not  appear  in  the 
list  of  the  Kings  of  Leinster,  contained 
in  the  Booh  of  Leinster  (p.  39)  ;  but 
his  name  is  included  among  the  Kings 
of  Ui- Cendselaig  (or  South  Leinster) 
in  p.  40,  col.  1,  where  he  is  stated  to 
have  reigned  two  years. 

°  Cucuimne. — Tlie  original  of  these 
lines,  which  are  not  in  B.,  are  added 
in  the  lower  margin,  fol.  30  6,  in  A. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


209 


l&l  Jan,  (Sund.,  m.  15.)  A.D.  746,  alias  747.'  Death 
Lbel,  abbot  of  Imlech-Fea.'  Death  of  Muiredach  M  enn, 
ig  of  the  Ui-Meith.  Cuauan  of  Glenn,  abbot  of  Magh- 
h,'  died.  Aedh  Muinderg,  son  of  Flaithbertach,  King 
the  Tuaiscert,^  [died].  Sechnasach,  son  of  Colgu, 
ig  of  Leinster,"  died.  Cucuimne,  a  wise  man,  died. 
3uimne's  nurse  sang  : — 

Cucuimne" 

Read  knowledge  half  tliroiigli ; 
The  other  half    .... 
He  ahandoned  for  hags. 

Well  for  Cucuimne,  as  he  was, 
When  it  chanced  that  he  was  a  sage, 
He  abandoned  hags. 
He  read  again  whilst  he  lived. 

man,'  son  of  Colman,  the  best  poet,  rested.  Death  of 
an,  abbot  of  Bangor.  The  battle  of  Carn-Ailche'*  in 
nster,  in  which  Cairpre,  son  of  Cudlnaisc,  was .  slain, 
ith  of  Dunlang,  son  of  Dunchu,  King  of  Cinel-Artgail. 
ith  of  Tuathalan,  abbot  of  Cinnrighmona.''  The  killing 
A.edh  Dubh,  son  of  Cathal.  The  rest'"  of  Coman  the 
lis,  i.e.,  of  the  Roes,"  and  the  rest  of  Ferdacrich,  abbot 
Dairinis.'"     The  death  of  Rudgal,  of  the  Leinstermen. 


[74G.] 


'.uman Called  the  "Virgilof  the 

hil." 

'arn-AUclie O'Donovan   sug- 

(Four  Mast.,  A.D.  742,  note  I) 
this  was  probably  the  place  now 
I  Carnelly,  near  the  town  of 
,  in  the  county  of  Clare. 
innrlglimona.  —Called  "  Cell- 
onaig"  in  the  Felire  of  Aenrjus, 
;tober  11.  It  was  the  ancient 
of  St.  Andrews,  in  Scotland.  See 
I's  Adamnan,  p.  385,  note  I. 


holiest. — pauy-acio. 

'1  Rijes. — 1iiT)  ifioi-p,  "of  the  Ros,' 
Foiii-  Mast.  (a.d.  712).  Supposed, 
but  on  no  sufficient  authority,  to  be 
llos-Comain,  now  Roscommon,  in  tho 
CO.  Roscommon.  See  O'Donovan's 
ed.  of  the  Four  Mast,  A.jy.  746,  note  i 

12  Dairinis.—' '  Oak  Island."  0  ther- 
wise  called  Dairinis-Maelanfaidii. 
Now  known  as  Molaua,  an  island  in 
the  Blackwater,  a  few  miles  to  tiie 
N.W.  of  Youghal. 


210 


aMNala  ulat)!!. 


Fol.  31a 


Runjaile  -di  ImsnilS.    Cfuiep  lacobi  1  120^011110111,  pfiet)i- 
ccrcoi^if  maxiini  rempoiie  fuo. 

|ct.  lanaifi.  CCnno  "Domini  tjcc"  xL"  uii.°  OaxiU'D 
CCficcfcaic  abaiTi  Tnuiccmnfe  ReguiL  Cfuief  Cucnn 
caimb  fapiencip.  Mix  inpolicae  Tiia5iii-U'Dinif,  ica  tic 
pene  pecopa  •oeleca  ptinc  contip  nibepnie  ;  \iv  popcea 
inpolira  picciTace  muiToup  exappic.  TTlopp  liTopeac- 
caig  nepoap  Coriainj  pejip  Cianna&e.  T)opmicaT;io 
"DoTiimoc  ancopicae,  abbaap  CLuana  ipaip'DT)  7  CiLle 
•Dapo.  T)ociimai  papienp,  muipenn  pilia  Ceblai^ 
Cualann,  peptia  Ipgalaig,  mopunreup.  Occippio  Con- 
Saile  mic  G1C1115,  pejip  na  n-aipcep,  ippctic  Gpclai. 
Lex  aui  Suanaic  pop  Leic  Cuinn.  ^101111  popbce  mac 
■posepcaig,  Cuan  anclioipiua  0  tilcac,  mopiuiirup. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCniio  1)01111111  dcc"  xl."  11111.°  lusulauio 
Cacupaig  pilii  CCilello  ippaic  Oeicec  pegip  Cptiicne. 
TTlopp  bpepail  mnc  Col^sen,  abbacip  'Pepnan'o.  Coni- 
btipcio  Cltiana  pepra  bpen-oain.  Conibupcio  CiUe 
moipe  CCe'oaiTi  pilii  Oen^uppa.  Oelluin  aip-oe  Cian- 
nachi^ae,  in  quo  ceci'Oic  OCilill  inac  T)tiibtiacpic,  pi 
CCpDDa  oa  CiiiiipaelaT>,  in  quo  cecixiiT;  "Domnall  mac 
CinaT)on  1  ppi-Dgum,  to  epc  pex  qui  uicit;  ppiup.    TTlopp 


^  Jacob This    entry,    ■which    is 

added  in  al.  man.  in  A.,  is  not  in  B. ; 
but  it  is  in  Clar.  49. 

~  Muclnis  Riagall. — "Eiagal's  Pig- 
island."  The  festival  da}'  of  St.  Riagal, 
who  gave  name  to  this  island,  is  set 
down  in  the  Calendars  of  Donegal 
and  Aengus  at  October  IG  ;  and  it  is 
stated  that  the  place  was  in  Loch- 
Deirgdeirc,  now  Lough-Derg,  an  ex- 
pansion of  the  Shannon  between 
Portumna  and  Killaloe.  O'Conor  en- 
tirely' mis  nnderstood  the  name  Hiagail, 
which  he  renders  by  "  ah  alienigenis," 
as  if  he  thought  it  represented  the 
words  iaia  gatlaib,  "  by  Foreigners." 

3  Doclimoc "Thy  little  Dimma." 


This  name  is  also  written  Modimdc, 
"  My  little  Uimma," 

^ Ducnmai. — "Thy  Cnmai."  Also 
written  Mocnmai,  "  My  Cumai.'' 
O'Conor  wrongly  prints  Dochumai  do 
cJmain,  and  translates  "moerore," 
thinking  that  the  Annalist  intended  to 
represent  Dodimdc,  referred  to  in  the 
preceding  entry,  as  having  died  "  of 
grief  "!  O'Donovan  falls  into  the 
same  error.  {Four  Mast.,  Vol.  I., 
p.  347,  note  o). 

^  Muirenn — She  was  the  mother  of 
Cinaedh,  King  of  Ireland,  whose 
death  is  recordedabove,at  theyear  727, 

° '  Lav> '  of  Ua  Siianaujh  —  See 
above  at  the  vear  74^ 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


211 


'est  of  Jacob/  descendant  of  Forannan,  the  greatest 

Lier  in  his  time. 

1.  Jan.     A.D.  747.    Drowning  of  Arascach,  abbot  of  [747]  bis. 

ais-Kiagail.'^      The  rest  of  Cuan  Cam,  a  wise  man. 

"  of  unusual  quantity,  so  that  almost  all  the  cattle  of 

id  were  destroyed;  and  the  world  afterwards  was 

ied  from  unusual  drought.     Death  of  Indrechtach 

ionaing.  King  of  Cianachta.     The  '  falling  asleep '  of 

aaoc,"  anchorite,  abbot  of  Oluain-Iraird  and  CiU-dara. 

mai/   the    Wise,    Muirenn,*'   daughter    of    Cellach 

inn,  queen  of  Irgalach,  died.     The  slaying  of  Congal 

of  Eicnech,  Eang  of  the   Airthera,  in  Eath-escla. 

'  Law '  of  U"a  Suanaigh"  over  Leth-Chuinn.''    Flann 

the,^  son  of  Fogartach,  and  Cuan,  anchorite  from 

eh,  died. 

tl.  Jan.     A.D.  748.    The  killing  of  Cathasach,  son  of    [748.] 

,  King  of  the  Cruithni,"  in  Rath-beithech.^"    Death 

resal,  son  of  Colgu,  abbot  of  Ferua.     Burning  of 

in-ferta-Brendain.   Burning  of  CHl-mor  of  Aedan"  the 

Df  Oengus.     The  battle  of  Ard-Cianachta,  in  which 

',  son  of  Dubhdacrich,  King  of  Ard-Ua-Cinnfaelaidh, 

slain,  and  in  which  fell  Domnall,  son  of  Cinadon,^^  in 


h-dminn. — ' '  Conn's  Half."  The 
rn  half  of  Ireland. 
inn  Forhthe. — The  death  of  a 
n  Forbthe,  son  of  Fogartagh," 
red  under  the  j-ear  715  supra, 
uithni. — The  Cruithni,  orPicts, 
id.  The  Four  Masters,  who 
the  death  of  Cathasach  at  the 
49,  call  him  "  King  of  Ulad." 
me  occurs  as  one  of  the  kings 
t  province  in  the  list  contained 
Book  oj  Leinster  (p.  41,  col.  3). 
ath-heithecli.--0''DonoYim  con- 
l  this  place  to  be  Eathbeagh,  a 
ind  in  the  barony  of  Galmoy, 
Ikennr.  Four  Mast.,  a.d.  749, 
0,    Bitt  he   was  probably    in 


error.  The  name  is  written  Rath- 
hetha  in  the  Book  of  Leinster,  p.  41 , 
col.  3. 

1*  Cill-mor  o/Aedan. — The  Martyr. 
OJ  Donegal,  at  Aedan's  daj-  (Nov.  2), 
states  that  this  church  was  in  Ui- 
Meith-Macha,  a  district  in  the  co. 
Monaghan.  The  name  seems  to  be 
now  represented  by  Kilmore,  a  parish 
in  the  barony  and  countyof  Monaghan. 
^"Cinadon. — CiatioXforCina-Don), 
the  genit.  form,  A.,  B.  "  Ciandon," 
Clar.  49.  The  Four  Mast.  (744) 
write  the  name  "  Cionaodo "  (gen. 
form),  i.e.,  "  of  Cionadh,"  or  Cinaedh, 
which  is  probably  more  coiTect. 


212 


CCNNalCC  tllCCDil. 


Coifipfii  mic  1Tlu)acaT)0  Tlli'De  7  becc  bciili  mic  Gcac, 
7  Libiii  abbaui]"  1110(151  bile  ;  7  uenrur  masntif.  'Dimep- 
fio  i:amiliae  Icie.  Illoiif  Conaill  abbacif  "Come  jyieme. 
Wauef  111  aepe  uifcce  fimv  cum  ftiif  uipif,  o|"  cinn 
Cbuancc  mic  l^oip. 

jet.  lanaiji.  CC11110  "Domini  "occ."  ccl."  ix.°  Combuj'^tio 
12o15ai|i7  coiiibufT;io''OoiT)iiai5piicn:)i.ai5.  niopf  Suaip- 
lic  epfcoip  pobaiii.  Cfuiep  CongUT^ipo  eppcoip  aip-o 
ITlacae.  bellum  Ccrco  hic  inuep  picuonep  7  bpicconef, 
111  cfuo  ceciDic  'Ccilopssaii  mac  ■pepsgufpa,  ppauep 
Oeiigtippa.  TTIopp  Ccrcccil  lTlaininai§e,  pejip  neporum 
niaine.  CCu  imp  Tjepepiciip.  Tllopp  ccui  Cuipc  CiUe 
■oapo.  TTIopp  comappaig  pilii  Ceallam,  abbaT:ip  Cille 
mope  Oinip.  TTIopp  Coiit)iiiaipc  nepocip  pepg^uppo,  "di 
auib  piacpac.  lujulacio  pmcpac  mic  CCiLeni  pepp 
TTlos-Daipne,  7  bpepail  mic  CCex)o  poin.  CCicbe  pla€o 
Oengupfa.  ITlopp  "DuiB-oaleici  abbat;ip  cible  8cipe. 
ITlctc  Werimaill  cibbap  bipop  mopruup  epc.  niopp 
Concouaig  pilii  111011115. 

let.  Ian  en  p.  CCniio  T)omiiii  7)00.°  l.°  TTIopp  "piaint) 
nepoi;ip  Congaile  pegip  nepocum  "Poilgi.  Illopp 
■pepgupa  pilii  pogep-aig  pegip  -oeipcep-D  bpeg.     Com- 


1  Family. — The  Four  Mast.,  at  744, 
say  "  a  great  number  of  llie  family." 

'Fohhar. — Fore,  in  the  barony  of 
Fore,  CO.  Westmeath  ;  "where  there 
are  some  fine  ruins  of  a  monastery, 
and  other  ancient  remains. 

^  JJomnach  -  ratralc.  —  Don.ngh- 
patrick,  in  the  barony  of  Upper  Kells, 
CO.  Meath.  See  above,  at  year  745, 
■where  a  curious  entry  regarding 
Donaghpatricli;  is  given. 

*  Congus.  —  In  the  list  of  tlie 
Comarbs,  or  successors,  of  St.  Patricli 
contained  in  the  Book  of  Leinster 
(p.  42,  col.  3),  Congus  is  distin- 
guished by  the  epithet  •pcp.ibniT),  or 
"  scribe."     See   Todd's   St.  Patrick, 


p.  181.  The  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  at 
A.D.  73S,  have  souie  Ii-ish  verses 
attributed  to  Congus. 

'  Cato.  —  The  MSS.  A.  and  B. 
have  Cacohic ;  but  Clar.  49  has 
"Bellum  Cato  hic."  Catohic  may 
possibly  be  a.  mistake  for  Catonic. 
See  Reeves'  Adamnan,  p.  385,  note  m. 

•=  vl«-ireis.— The  "  Island  of  Au." 
Not  identified. 

'  Va  Ctiirc.  —  "  Descendant  (or 
grandson)  of  Core."  This  person, 
Tvliose  real  name  is  not  known,  is 
not  found  in  the  ordinary  lists  of' 
the  abbots  or  ecclesiastics  of  Kil- 
dare. 

8  Cill-mor-Einir.  —  Or    CUl-mor- 


be  Einir,    (he   "  big   church  of 

i-Einir."     Now  Kilmore,  a  few 

to   the   east    of    the   city   of 

nd.—mthe  ;  lit.  ehb,  decay,  or 

stion.        O'Conor    inaccurately' 

rs  the   entry   by   "Atbii  ducis 

isii." 

engus  — Seemingly  Oengus,  son 

•g:i3,  King  of  the  Picts,  referred 

ive  at  the  years  728,  730,  733, 

ind  740. 

^ubhdaleithe.—The  Four  Mast., 

ive  his  obit  at  a-d.  745,  call  him 

3i!eithe  "  pf  tlie  -ivriting."     H? 


was  probably  the  compiler  of  the 
Tvork  from  which  a  quotation  is  given 
in  this  Chronicle  at  the  year  C28 
sujjra. 

"  CiU-Scire. — Kilskeery,  co.Meath. 

^^  Conf/ah — Flann  descendant  of 
Congal.  The  Flann  Ua  Congaile 
mentioned  above  at  tlie  year  737. 

'*  Fergus.  —  Originally  written 
Pengaile  (gen.  of  pefisat.)  in  A., 
over  which  name  uel.  Peyigu-ra 
appears  in  the  original  band ;  with 
which  correction  MS.  B.  agrees. 
Clar.  49,  however,  has  "  Mora 
Fergail." 


[749.] 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER.  213 

heat  of  bcattle,  to  wit,  the  king  who  conquered  at 
;.  Death  of  Coirpre,  son  of  Murchadh  Mide,  and  of 
c  Baili  son  of  Echa,  and  of  Liber  abbot  of  Magh-Bile  ; 

great  wind.  Drowning  of  the  Family^  of  la.  Death 
Conall,  abbot  of  Tuaim-greine.  Ships,  with  their 
vs,  were  seen  in  the  air,  over  Clonmacnoise. 
:al.  Jan.  A.D.  749.  Burning  of  Fobhar,''  and  burn- 
of  Domnacb-Patraic'  Death  of  Suairlech,  bishop  of 
ihar.=  The  rest  of  Congus,*  bishop  of  Ard-Macha. 
:  battle  of  Cato/  in  this  year,  between  the  Picts  and 
ions,  in  which  fell  Talorgan  son  of  Fergus,  the  brother 
Dengus.  Death  of  Gathal  of  Maenmagh,  King  of  the 
Maine.  Au-inis"  is  deserted.  Death  of  Da  Cuirc,''  of 
-dara.  Death  of  Comarpach  son  of  Ceallan,  abbot  of 
-mor-Enir.^  Death  of  Cudinaisc,  descendant  of 
gus,   of  the  Ui-Fiachrach.      The    killing  of  Fiachra 

of  Alen,  King  of  Moghdarna,  and  of  Bresal  son  of 
h  Roen.  End"  of  the  reign  of  Oengus."  Death  of 
Dhaleithe,"  abbot  of  Cill-Scirfe.^^  Mac  Nemhnaill, 
ot  of  Birr,  dies.  Death  of  Cucothaigh  son  of 
inach. 

;al.  Jan.     A.D.  750.     Death  of  Flann  descendant  of    [750 
gal,"  King  of  the   Ui-Failghi.       Death  of  Fergus" 
of  Fogartach,  King  of  the  South  of  Brega.     Burn- 


211 


ccNNalcc  ulcroli. 


bufcio  Leraiiile  Clucmct  ipcciii-DT)  in  bccUenio.  moiif 
ec-oac  CiUg  uomcte.  171  opr  Ceb  T)iilarri  o  'Oaiiinnir. 
Foi.  Slab,  mopf  Colin  an  net  m-biiecctn  mic  'Paelain,  abbat;ip 
Slame,  7  bj^an  mac  baerbeciii  nioiiictiii.  moiip 
■Mua-Dai;  pilii  t)iiibvlei6e,  abbacif  Cbuana  auif.  TTlopp 
■ptiiafin  abbacif  lecnae  Tni-De.  moiif  lllaeleimoiicaivi 
epfcoip  ecx)i"i,onna. 
.b  let.  lanaip.     CCnnoT)omini  t)cc.°L°  1.°    moi-if  CiUeme 

■D)"ioct;i5  ancopirae  lae.  Carol  mac  "Poiamxiain  abbap 
Cille  -Dapo,  Cummene  nepof  becce  peligiofUf  650, 
moiTCUi  funi;.  tTlopp  T)icolla  pilii  nieniTDi,  abbaap 
innpe  miiipe'oail,  7  mopp  Conj^iippo  ceci  pcpibae,  ab- 
banp  teiu  moip  ITlocomec  niopp  12iacna  nepouip 
ITlacnuro,  abbacip  dona  fie\-iza  bpenamn.  TTlop-p 
plai£bepi;ai5  pilii  Conaill  mmn,  -pesip^enepip  Coipppi. 
1nT)iiechcac  mac  niinpe'Daib  mmn  mopiT;iip.  Tllopp 
■poiTDminn  mic  pallaig,  pegip  Conaile  ITliip-eimne. 
TTlopp  Cilleni  -pilii  Congaile  in  In.  ITlopp  Conaing 
nepoTTip  "Dtiib-DUin,  liegip  Coipppi  "oeubae.  ITlopp 
TTlaelecuile   abbacip  'Cipi  "oa  glap.     TTlopf    Opbpain 


■  '/e«/i-aM-?e.'— "half-airk."  This 
means  the  "half  of  the  granary," 
according  to  O'Donovan.  {Four 
3Iast.,  A.D.  746). 

^  In  lallenio. — '  In  vellenio,'  Tiyer- 
nach.  The  meaning  is  not  very  clear. 
Clar.  49  has  "Combustio  lethairle 
Cluana  Iraird  m  Ballenio,"  where 
'  Ballenio '  is  tal^en  for  a  man's  name. 
The  record  possiblj'  means  that  half 
the  corn  of  the  establishment  was 
burned  in  the  kiln. 

'  Cele-Dulassi. — This  name  signi- 
fies the  "cele"  (socius)  of  "Dulassi," 
a  yariation  of  the  name  of  Molassi, 
or  Molaisse,  the  founder  and  patron 
of  Doimhinis,  or  Devenish  (in  Loch- 
Erne), 


''  Cluatn-eois. — Clones,  co.  Mon- 
aghan. 

^  Lecan-Midhe. — "  Lecan  of  Meath." 
Now  Leckin,  "  an  old  church,  near 
Bunbrusna,  in  the  bar.  of  Corkareo, 
CO.  AVestmeath."  See  Four  Mast., 
O'Donovan's  ed.,  a.d.  746,  note  g. 

*'  Eclidhruim.  —  *'  Horse-ridge." 
Now  Aughrim,  in  a  parish  of  the 
same  name,  and  barony  of  Kilconnell, 
CO.  Galway. 

'  Cillene  'droctech.' — "Cillene  the 
'  bridge -maker.'  "  Although  here 
called  merelj-  "  anchorite,"  Cillene 
appears  to  have  been  abbot  of  la,  or 
lona.  See  Reeves'  Adamnan,  p.  382. 
The  number  320  is  added  in  the 
margin   in   A.,  probably  to   signify 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


215 


y  of  the  '  leth-airle  "■  of  Cluain-Iraird  ia  '  ballenio.' 
iath  of  Echaid  of  Cill-toma.  Death  of  Cele-DulassP 
Daimh-inis.  Death  of  Colman  of  the  Britons,  son  of 
elan,  abbot  of  Slane ;  and  Bran,  son  of  Baeth-bethri, 
3S.  Death  of  Nuadu  son  of  Dubhsleibhe,  abbot  of 
uain-eois.*  Death  of  Fursu,  abbot  of  Lecan-Midhe." 
)ath  of  Mael-imorchair,  bishop  of  Echdhruim." 
Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  751.  Death  of  Cillene  '  droctech,''' [751]  bis. 
chorite  of  la.  Cathal,  son  of  Forandan,  abbot  of  Cill- 
ra,  and  Cummene  descendant  of  Becc,  a  devout  man  of 
jg,"  died.  Death  of  Dichuill,  son  of  Menid,  abbot  of 
is-Muiredhaigh  f  and  death  of  Conghus  '  Caech,'  scribe, 
bot  of  Liath-mor  of  Mochoemoc."  Death  of  Fiachna, 
scendant  of  Macniadh,  abbot  of  Clonfert-Brendan. 
3ath  of  Flaithbertach,  son  of  Conall  Menn,  King  of  the 
nel-Coirpri.  Indrechfcach,  son  of  Muiredach  Menn, 
3s.  Death  of  Foidmenn,  son  of  Fallach,  Kingr  of 
)naille  Murteimhae.  Death  of  Cillene,'^  sen  of  Congal, 
Hi.  Death  of  Conang  Ua  Dubhduin,  King  of  the 
)irpri  of  Tethbha.^^     Death  of  Maeltuile,  abbot  of  Tir- 


,t  this  year  is  the  320th  year  from 
commencement  of  these  Annals 

1). 

Devoutmau  of  Egg Yietegioyur 

0,  A.  iftelisioyYUTi  B.,  which 
ts  &50.  The  copy  of  the  entry 
Clar.  49,  though  confused,  is  in 
eement  with  A.  By  Egg  is  meant 
island  of  Eigg,  off  the  coast  of 
erness,  Scotland.  See  above,  at 
year  616. 

Inis-Muiredhaigh. —  Tnishmurray, 
ell-known  island  off  the  coast  of 
barony  of  Carbury,  co.  Sligo, 
raining  some  remarkable  remains 
;s  ancient  importance. 
Liath-mor  of  MocTioemoc. — Now 
mokevoge,  in  the  parish  of  Two- 


I\lile-Borris,  barony  of  Eliogarty,  co. 
Tipperary.  The  obit  of  its  founder, 
Mochoemhoc,  or '  Pulcherius,'  is  given 
above  at  the  year  655. 

"  Cillene. — Dean  Reeves  thinks  that 
this  Cillene,  son  of  Congal,  was  pro- 
bably brother  to  "  Slebhine,  son  of 
Congal,"  abbot  of  lona  from  a.d.  752 
to  767.     Adamnan,  p.  385. 

12  Coirpri  of  Teihbha, — The  terri- 
tory of  this  branch  of  the  powerful 
tribe  of  Cinel-Coirpri,  is  now  partly 
represented  by  the  barony  of  Granard, 
in  the  county  of  Longford.  Tethbha, 
sometimes  written  Tehhiha^  was  in 
later  times  known  as  "  Teffia,"  See 
O'Donovan's  ed.  of  O'Dubhagain's 
Topog.  Poem,  note  '^ 


216 


CC»1dCClCC  tilccoti. 


anco]iiT:e  7  epifcopi  Cltiona  cpeaina.  1Tlo]ii''  UecT;a- 
bpac  nepocif  ^iiaipe,  abbcrcii>  'Coinmae  jpeine.  IDopf 
T)eT)imi  nepoi;if  Ligani,  papienap  CUictncf.  poipTj-obe 
bpecpi^e  -DO  cenml  Coipppi  1  celaig  piTom.  poip^DDbe 
Caill]ii5e  ttnps  la  uu  bpium. 

]cb  lanaip.  CCnno  ■Domim  t)cc.°  l."  n."  Sol  rene- 
bpopiip.  "Dopmiccrcio  TDaccoigeT)  abbanp  ufp  ITIoip. 
Cfinep  Lticpi'D  abbauip  dona  mic  11  Noip.  tex  Coluim 
cille  la  "Oomnall  vni'De.  TTlopp  Cellain  abbarip 
cliiana  pepca  bpenamn.  Illopp  Scannlani  •DUin  lec- 
glaifi.  Gcait)  nepof  ITloinaig  pecc  nepocum  niaccu 
llaif  mopicup.  ITlopp  ITIobai.  TTlopf  pepblai  mic 
■Mapgupa,  papiencip.  Inceppecno  nepocum  CCilello 
la  ^peccpaigi.  TTlopp  Scannlaifei  cluana  baipenn. 
mopppuipfi  Gppo  mac  n-eipc  ITlil  mop'oopala'Docuni 
cipe  1  m-baipciu  iitd  arnipip  pactiai  mic  (Xeva  poin  pig 
lllaTij'y  cpi  piacla  oip  ina  chinn,  7  .1.  ungain  gach 
piacail  T)iB,  CO  pujoT)  piacail  "diIj,  co  paibi  pop  aluoip 
bennchaip  an  bliaDam  pi,  pcilicer  anno  T)omini  752. 


'  Tir- da-glass This  name  signifies 

the  "  land  of  the  two  streams.''  Terry- 
glass, in  the  barony  oJ  Lower  Ormond, 
CO.  Tipperary. 

"  Cluain-creamha.  —  Kow  Cloon- 
craff,  in  the  parish  of  the  same  name, 
barony  and  county  of  Roscommon. 
The  name  Chialn-creamha  signifies 
the  "  Lawn  (or  meadow)  of  the 
Wild  Garlic." 

8  Cluain,  i.e.,  Clonmacnoise,  in  the 
King's  county. 

^  BrecriffJie. — This  was  the  name 
of  n  tribe  situated  in  Magh-Brec- 
raighe,  in  the  N.W.  of  the  co.  of 
Westmealh,  adjoining  the  county  of 
Longford,  in  which  the  Cinel-Coirpri 
were  at  this  time  located.  O'Conor 
blunders  most  egregiously  regarding 
this  entry,  in  his  ed.  of  these  Annals. 

*  Telach-Findin.  —  This  place,  the 


name  of  which  would  now  be  written 
Tullalinneen,  or  Tullyfinneen,  has  not 
been  identified. 

®  CalHghe  of  Lurg. — A  sept  of  the 
Calraighe,  seated  in  the  district  of 
Magh-Luirg,  or  Moylorg,  co.  Kos- 
common. 

'  Domnall  of  Meafh — This  was 
Domnall,  son  of  Murchad,  King  of 
Ireland,  whose  accession  is  recorded 
above,  at  the  year  712.  He  was 
probably  called  Domnall  Mide  ("Dom- 
nall of  Meath "),  from  having  been 
the  first  of  the  Meath  branch  of  the 
Ui-Neill  who  became  King  of  Ireland. 
See  Booh  of  Leinster,  p.  42,  col.  1. 

8  Dun-Uthglaisi.  —  Downpatrick, 
CO.  Down.  See  note  ',  at  the  year 
583,  supra. 

"  Ui-mic-Uais. — See  note  ^"j  at 
-i.D.  597,  sMpra. 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


217 


L-glas.*  Death  of  Osbran,  anchorite  and  bishop  of 
uaia-creaxnha.^  Death  of  Eechtabrat,  descendant  of 
uaire,  abbot  of  Tuaim-greine.  Death  of  Dedimus, 
•andson  of  Ligan,  sage  of  Chmin.''  The  annihilation  of 
e  Brecrighe'  by  the  Cinel-Coirpri,  in  Telach-Findin.'  The 
inihilation  of  the  Callrighe  of  Lurg,"  by  the  Ui-Briuin. 
Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  752.  A  dark  sun.  The  'falling'  asleep 
Macoiged,  abbot  of  Lis-mor.  The  rest  of  Lucridh, 
3bot  of  Cluain-mic-U-Nois.  The  'Law'  of  Colum  Cille 
J  Domnall  of  Meath.''  Death  of  Cellan,  abbot  of  Clonfert- 
rendan.  Deathof  Scannlan  of  Dunlethglaisi."  Echaidh, 
jscendant  of  Moenach,  King  of  the  Ui-mac-Uais,°  dies, 
eath  of  Mobai.  Death  of  Ferbla  son  of  Nargus,  a  wise 
an.  The  killing  of  the  TJi-Ailella^"  by  the  Grecraighi." 
eath  of  Scannlach  of  Cluain-Bairenn.^'^  Death  of  Farsa 
■  Es-mac-nEirc."  A  whale  was  cast  ashore  in  Bairche," 
I  the  time  of  Fiachna  son  of  Aedh  Roin,  King  of  XJIad, 
hich  had  three  teeth  of  gold  in  its  head,  and  50  ounces  in 
ich  tooth  of  them,  and  one  of  the  teeth  was  taken  to,  and 
as  on  the  altar  of  Bennchair'^  this  year,  to  wit,  A.D.  752. 


[752.] 


'"  Ui-AUella.  —  "Descendants  of 
lill."  See  above  at  the  year  742, 
te. 

11  The  Grecralghi.  —  Otherwise 
lied  the  "  Grecraighi  of  Loch- 
ichet."  Loch  Techetwas  the  ancient 
me  of  Lough-Gara,  between  the 
unties  of  Sligo  and  Eoscommon. 
le  territory  of  the  Grecraighe  is 
lieved  to  hare  comprised  the  entire 
the  present  barony  of  Coolavin,  co. 
igo,  and  a  portion  of  the  co.  Eoscom- 
jn.  See  O'FIaherty's  Ogygla,  part 
[.,  cap.  xlvi. 

12  Clualn-Bairenn — Mow  known  as 
oonburren,  in  the  barony  of  Moy- 
rnan,  co.  Eoscommon. 

3  Es-mac-nEirc. — The  "  Cascade  of 
e  sons  of  Ere."  Also  called  "  Es- 
xchonna"   and   "Es-Ui-Fhloinn." 


Now  Ijnown  as  Assylin,  near  Boyle, 
CO.  Eoscommon. 

1*  iJaiVcAe. — DeanEeeves  has  satis- 
factorily proved  that  this  was  the 
ancient  name  of  the  territory  now 
forming  the  barony  of  Mourne,  co, 
Down.  Eccl,  Antlqq.^  p.  205  sq. 
The  Mourue  Mountains  were  known 
as  Benna  BaircJie,  the  **  Peaks  of 
Bairche."  The  Eour  Masters  record 
this  prodigy  at  the  year  739.  But 
Fiachna  son  of  Aedh  Eoin  was  not 
then  King  of  Ulad,  His  obit  is 
given  at  the  year  788  infra ;  and  as 
the  Book  of  L&mstcr  (p.  41,  col.  3) 
gives  the  duration  of  Fiachna's  reign 
as  38  years,  he  could  not  have  been 
King  of  Ulad  before  A.D,  750.  Clar. 
49  has  no  notice  of  the  prodigy. 

1'  Bennchatr Bangor,  co.  Down, 


218 


ccMMala  ula'oli. 


]Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  -dcc"  l.°  m."  Tno]ap 
plaiiiT)  pilii  ConcobaiiT,  iiegif  mai§i  (Xii.  Loingfec 
mac  pLai^beiicaig  ]iex  •gene\i\\-  Conaill  mo)iii;ui\. 
Sleibene  abbccf  1ae  in  llibeiimam  uenic.  Cftiief 
Foi. 3Ua.  Cefipain  Ttoimliacc.  lugulaao  Cinnpaelaxi  nepoi;if 
Cuileni.  ■poiiaTjbe  ■pocapc  peae  -do  Oppigiii.  OelUim 
aiii-DT)  Noifcan  ince)i  nepocep  bpunn  7  jeniip  Coiiappi, 
in  quo  ceciDepunu  mulci.  TTlopp  OCbeil  aco  Omncce. 
Oellum  inueia  nepocep  'CmiTCpi  inuicem. 

|Ct.  lanaiji.  CCnno  T)omini  'dcc"  l.°  mi."  1Tlo)T.f 
pLaicnmt)  mic  "Cnii^aij,  pegip  nepoctim  meic.  Com- 
biifr;io  cUiana  mic  Moip  in  xii  |ct.  CCppilif.  ITlopp 
Pacjiac  Tnap,T;aficca5e.  pelcmai^ie  mac  Comsaill, 
Cacal  mac  T)iaiimai;a  fapienf,  "Doelguf  abbap  cible 
Sci^ae,  mopt;iii  funi;.  In'Dpeccac  mac  T)Lucai5  pex 
nepocum  TTlani, 'PLaicnia  mac  piamn  nepoDip  Congaile 
pecc  nepoctim  P01I51,  pianjalac  mac  CCnmcbaxia  piln 
Tnaebecupaic,  abb  Innpe  bo  pmne  pop  loc  Ui,  TTIacc 
Pi^oiicon  ny  cenitil  Coipppi,  Sneicceipc  abb  n-Oinnpoma, 
mopcui  punc. 
.0.  ]ct.  lanaip.     CCnno  -Domini   •dcc."  l.°  ti."     Combupcio^ 

Oenncaip  moep  in  pepia  pacpicn.  pepgtip  mac 
CeaUaij  (no  'Pochai-o  jaixieips  mic  ITluipe-Dais)  pi 
Connacc,  CCilgal  ancopica  CUrana  Copmaic,  popin-oan 
epipcoptip  mecuip    cuipm,    Oaeualbac    mac    Cobmain 


^  Dalm-Uacc. — "Stone-house  "  (or 
"  church  ").     Duleek,  co.  Meath. 

^  FothaHa-Fea Tlie  tribe-name  of 

u  sept  inhabiting  the  district  now 
represented  by  the  barony  of  Forth, 
CO.  Carlow. 

'  Ard-Nolscan. — Ardnyskine,  near 
Ardagh,  co.  Longford,  according  to 
O'Donovan;  Four  Mast,  A.D.  749, 
note  t.  But  the  site  of  the  battle 
may  have  been  ArdneesJcan,  in  the 
barony  of  Tirerrill,  co.  Sligo. 

'  Martai-tech. — This   name  signi- 


fies "House  of  relics,"  or  "Kelic- 
house."     It  has  not  been  identified. 

"Cill-Scir^.  —  Kilskeer,  in  the 
parish  of  the  same  name,  baronv  of 
Upper  Kells,  co.  Meath. 

^Bangor  the  Crea*. -benncai|i 
moeil.  The  great  monastery  of 
Bangor  in  the  co.  of  Down. 

'  Fothad  gai-deirff  ■  i.e.  "  Fothad 
of  the  red  dart "  (or  "  spear  "). — The 
original  of  this  clause  is  added  in  the 
margin  in  A.,  in  a.  later  hand.  B. 
does  not  mention  Cellach,  but  describes 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER, 


219 


[733.] 


[734.] 


Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  75.3.  Death  o£  Fland  son  of  Concho- 
>ar,  King  of  Magh-Ai.  Loingsech  son  of  Flaithbertach, 
Cing  of  Cinel-Conaill,  dies.  Sleibene,  abbot  of  la,  conies 
0  Ireland.  The  rest  of  Cerpan  of  Daim-Kacc.^  The 
dlling  of  Cennfaeladh  descendant  of  Culeni.  The  devas- 
ation  of  the  Fotharta-Fea/  by  the  Osraigi.  The  battle 
if  Ard-Noiscan,"  between  the  Ui-Briuin  and  the  Cinel- 
^oirpri,  wherein  many  were  slain.  Death  of  Abel  of  Ath- 
imna.   A  battle  among  the  Ui-Tuirtri,  between  each  other. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  754.  Death  of  Flaithnia  son  of 
rnuthach,  King  of  the  TJi-Meith.  Burning  of  Cluain-mic- 
S'ois,  on  the  12th  of  the  Kalends  of  April,  Death  of 
^'iachra  of  Martar-tech,''  Felcmaire  son  of  Comsfall ; 
^athal  son  of  Diarmaid,  a  wise  man ;  Doelgus,  abbot  of 
^iU-Scire,''  died.  Indrechtach  son  of  Dluthach,  King  of 
he  Ui-Maine ;  Flaithnia,  son  of  Flann  Ua  Congaile, 
iing  of  the  Ui-Fai]ghi ;  Fiangalach,  son  of  Anmchad, 
on  of  Maelcuraich,  abbot  of  Inis-bo-finde  on  Loch-Ri; 
ilac  Eonchon,  of  the  Cinel-Coirpri,  and  Sneithcheist 
ibbot  of  Nendrum,  died, 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  755.     Burning  of  Bangor  the  Great,"  [753]  bis. 
m  the  festival  of  Patrick.     Fergus  son  of  Cellach  (or  of 
Tothadh   Gai-deirg,''  son   of  Muiredach),  King   of  Con- 
laught;  Ailgal,  anchorite"  of  Cluain-Cormaic  f  Forindan, 
lishop  of  Methus-tuirm,'"  and  Baethallach,  son  of  Colman 


ergus  as  the  son  of  Fothadh  Eed- 
pear,  son  of  Muiredach.  Clar.  49 
lys  "  Fergus  son  of  Cella,"  and 
oes  not  notice  the  alteration  suggested 
1  A.  The  Four  Mast. ,  at  A.D.751 ,  give 
le  obit  of  "  Fergus,  son  of  Ceallach, 
ling  of  Connaught."  Fergus  is  also 
lUed  "son  of  Cellach"  (mac 
-el/taig)  in  the  Booh  of  Leiniter, 
).  41,  col.  1).  He  -ivas  probably 
le  "  Fergus  son  of  Cellach  "  men- 
oned  at  the  year  743  svpra,  in  con  - 


nection  with  the  '  Law '  of  St.  Ciaran, 
and  the  '  Law '  of  St.  Brendan. 

"  Anchorite. —  ancoilfiica,  A. 

"  Cluain-Cormaic.  —  The  "  Lawn 
(or  meadow)  of  Cormac."  The  Four 
Mast..,  at  A.D.  751,  saj'  that  Ailgal 
was  anchorite  of  Imlech-Fordeorach. 
But  neither  place  has  been  identified. 

'"  Methus-tuirm. — So  in  A.  and  B. 
"Methius-truim,"  Clar.  49.  "Methas- 
Truira  "  in  Four  Mast.  (a.d.  751). 
This  place  has  not  been  identified. 


220 


CCMMalCC  UlCCDtl. 


neporif  Suibne,  moficui  func.  Slosaii  taijen  la 
"Domnall  ppi  KlialL,  co  |iabaT)ap  i  maig  TTItiiiaceimne. 
■Nauppasuim  "Oelbiiae  in  fcagno  Ri  ejija  Tiucem  .1. 
T)iumafac,  (.  1  .  xxx.  era^i,  7  ni  cejana  "Dib  ache  luclir; 
aen  ecaiii).  belliim  ^I'^onnae  magnae  in  cfiio  genup 
Coiyippi  ppoi^paT:iiiTi  efc. 

]Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  xiomini  T)CC.°  l.°  tii.°  Cfuiep 
■piDnnnne  ancopiuae  Rarm,  id  efc  neporip  -Siinaic. 
e-oabbal-T)  ^ex  Saccontim  moiaiuiip.  Combupcio  CiUe 
mope  Diupaib  o  ainb  Cpemramn.  niopp  pncon 
abbanp  tipp  moip.  OeUnm  Cmn  pebpau  incep 
ITlunninenpep  inuicem,  in  quo  ceci-Dio  boDbgal  ppmn- 
cepp  niunsaipT;.  "Dopmi-acio  Sia-oail  Ini-oe  DUacail. 
Pepgup  mac  Con^aibe,  "Comabrac  pi  Ciaimachra  jlinne 
Foi.  31M.  gaiiiiitij  CiiiT)5ab  ancopira,  CCil-Dobup  abbap  muccipc, 
mopuui  pinTC.  1ii5iilaT:io  "Diiinn  mic  Ciimupcaig  pi 
.n.  mOpniin  in  "Deipceip^;.  Lex  Coltimbae  cilLe  la 
8leibene. 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  ■Domini  "dcc."  l.°  ini."  Miallgup 
mac  boic  pex  na  n-T)eip)-e  m-bpe^,  ITluipe'Dac  mac 
Copmaic  plana  abbap  LiismaiD,  Cocal  pi  nepociim 
Cennpelaig,  'DoiTinall  mac  piamn  Tieipjje,  Glpin 
^laippe  noiDe,  CCef)  mac  Copmaic  lerpi  Ciannacr, 
■pi-bba-oac  Cille   -Deilse,  moprui   piinr.     Celeperap  (a 


1  Orel'  against.  —  ep^a,  A.  B. 
The  Four  Mast.  (751)  say  im  a 
ccijep-na,  "  with  their  lord." 

2  Boats.  —  The  original  of  this 
clause  is  inlerlined  in  af.  man.  in  A., 
\>y  waj'  of  gloss.  B.  has  "  xccx 
ecaiT,  piaeT:e]fi  unum,"  which  sub- 
stantially agrees  with  the  addition  in 
A. 

8  Cronra-mor.— gyionnae  Tnagnae, 
A.  B.  Clar.  49  reads  Grane  wagiice. 
The  place  has  not  been  identified. 

*  Ua  Suanaigh  — "  Descendant  (or 
nepos)  of  Suanach."     See  above  at 


the  years  741  and  747,  where  tht 
'  Law  '  of  Ua  Suanaigh  "  is  n-en- 
tioned ;  and  Martgr.  Donegal  at  May 
16. 

^  Clll-moT'  dlthraibh. — See  note  on 
this  name  under  the  year  734  svpra. 

"  Cenn-Fehrat.  —  "  This  was  the 
ancient  name  of  a  part  of  the  moun- 
tain of  Sliabh  Eiacb,  to  the  south  of 
Kilmallock,  on  the  confines  of  the 
counties  of  Limerick  and  Cork.'' 
O'Donov.  FowMast., AD.  186, note  a;. 

'  Between  each  other, — tnuicerrii 
A;  B. 


A}JNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


2-2t. 


Ja  Suibne,  died.  The  hosting  of  Leinster  by  Domnall, 
.gainst  Niall,  until  they  were  in  Magh-Murtheimne. 
shipwreck  of  the  Delbhna  in  Loch-Ri,  over  against^ 
heir  leader,  i.e.,  Diumasach  (viz.,  30  boats,^  and  only  the 
;ompany  of  one  boat  of  them  escaped).  The  battle  of 
3ronn-mor,'  in  which  the  Cinel-Coirpri  was  overthrown. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  756.  Rest  of  Fidhmuine,  i.e.,  Ua  [736.] 
5uanaigli,*  anchorite  of  Rathin.  -(Ethelbald,  King  of 
he  Saxons,  dies.  Burning  of  Cill-mor-dithraibh"  by 
.he  Ui-Cremthainn.  Death  of  Finnchu,  abbot  of  Lis- 
nor.  Battle  of  Cenn-Febrat"  among  the  Munstermen, 
jetween  each  other,'  in  which  Bodbgal,  superior  of 
ilungairt,^  was  slain.  The  '  falling  asleep '  of  Siadhal 
)f  Linn-Duachail.  Fergus,  son  of  Congal;  Tomaltach,  King 
)f  Ciauachta  of  Glenn-geimhin  f  Cuidghal,  an  anchorite, 
md  AUdobur,  abbot  of  Muccert,  died.  The  killing  of 
3onn,  son  of  Cumuscach,  King  of  the  Ui-Briuin  of  the 
Jouth.     The  '  Law '  of  Colum-Cille,  by  Sleibene.^" 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  757.  Niallghus,  son  of  Boeth,  King  of  [757.J 
.heDeisi-Bregh ;"  Muiredach,  son  of  Cormac-Slana,^'^  abbot 
jf  Lughmadh  ;  Cathal,  King  of  Ui-Cennselaigh  ;  Domnall, 
son  of  Flann  Deirgge ;  Elpin  of  Glais-Noiden ;"  Aedh,  son 
)f  Cormac,  half-king  of  Cianachta,  and  Fidhbadhach  of 
Dill-deilge,     died.      Cele-Petair     (from    Crich-Bresail),^' 


'  Mungalrt. — NowMungret,  a  few- 
miles  to  the  S.W.  of  the  city  of 
Limerick. 

'  Cianachta  of  Glenn-  geimhin.  — 
See  note  ''  under  the  year  G80,  antl 
note  ••  under  691,  supra. 

^'Sleibene. — Abbot  of  la  from  752 
to  767.  The  'Law,'  or  tribute,  of 
3t.  Colum-Cille  is  referred  to  agaiu 
It  the  year  777. 

u  Beisi-Bregh The   territory    of 

this  tribe,  which  was  otherwise  called 
Deid-Temrach  (or  "  Deises  of  Tara  "), 
s  now  represented  by  the  baronies  of 


Upper  and  Lower  Deece,  in  the  county 
of  jSIeath. 

'^  S!ana.  "  Of  Slane."— The  Four 
Mast.,  Sit  A.D.  753,  write  the  word 
Slalne.  (in  the  genit.  cage). 

^^  Glals-Nulden.  — Glasnevin,  near 
Dublin. 

"  From  Crich-Bresail.—  The  ori- 
ginal of  this  clause,  which  is  not  in 
B.,  is  added  in  al.  man.  in  A.  In  the 
List  of  the  comarhada,  or  succesiors, 
of  St  Patrick  contained  in  the  Book 
of  Leinster  (p.  42,  col.  3),  Cele-Petair 
is  stated  to  have  been  "from  Druim- 


222 


aNMCClCC  UlOCDtl. 


cpich  biieaipail)abbaip  ai^T)T)  TTl acae  [obiir;].  TTlai^cu  i:ilia 
maicc  T)ubainj  nominaTrpix  CiUe  -oapo,  obnc.  beUtim 
■Diiomaiiobais  inr;ep  nepocef  piacpachy  nepocef  bpnnn, 
in  quo  ceciDeiiunr;  'Cavgs  mac  miJii"i'Dibtiii"i  7  nepocei"" 
cjiep  CeUccic,  Ccrciiannac,  Cacmtis,  CCpcbj-ian.  CCiliU 
nepop  "Duncoxia  uicroja  puir. 

[Ct.  lanaip.  CCiino  T)omini  "dcc."  1°  uiii."  Slogaxiac 
mac  "00111130116  7)0  jenepe  coipppi,  Gcaixi  mac  Conaill 
mmn  abbap  ■poibpain,  popT)uban  lijSecaipe,  "Domnall 
mac  deva.  lagen,  Sia-oail  mac  tuaiu  "Doccop,  Goal's 
mac  pacpac  papienp,  mopT;ui  punc  Oellum  Gmnae 
niacae,  ubi  'Dtinsal  nepop  Conaing  7  T)onnbo  incep- 
pecui  puiTC.    paciia  mac  CCexio  poin  tiiccop  puic. 

I]imactilai5  TDonn  bo  bape 

Co  pap^aib  a  ip-ise  ; 

Com-D  pail  m  aubai  buipe, 

lap  cat  Chtiile  ci'pei 

■Cechi;  bi  pliab  Dap  eipi, 
Mo  ac  Tieip5i  in  'Daim  liac ; 
"Oollocap  bi  cmnn  bicaau ; 
Suili  caich  Tiot)CiaT:. 


chetna  in  Ui-Bresail."  Ui-Bresail, 
or  Clann-Bresail,  was  the  name  of  a 
tribe  (and  also  o£  their  territory) 
situated  in  the  present  barony  of 
Oneilland  East,  in  the  county  of 
Armagh. 

''■Abbess ■oommacnix,  A.,  B., 

and  Clar.  49. 

2  Grandsons  ofCellacli. — Ih&Four 
Mast.,  at  A.D.  753,  state  that  the  three 
persons,  whose  names  follow  in  the 
entry,  were  sons  of  Fergus,  son  of 
Eoghallach.  B  ut  this  is  incorrect,  as 
their  father  Fergus  [vid.  744,  supra] 
was  son  of  Cellach  [King  of  Con- 
naught,  oh,  704,  supra'],  son  of 
Kaghallach  [also  K.  of  Connaught], 
whose  death  is  entered  above  at  the 
year  648. 


^  Dimcliadh,  i.e. ,  Dunchadh  Mursce, 
or  "  Dunchadh  of  Muirisc."  See 
note  ^^,  under  the  j^ear  682,  supra. 

^  Foibliran. — At  the  year  S15 
infra,  (where  the  name  is  written 
Foibrein,  (genit.  of  Foibreii),  the  place 
is  referred  to  as  in  the  territory  of 
Graicraigi  (or  Gregraidlii),  which 
anciently  comprised  the  present  harony 
of  Coolavin,  co.  Sligo,  and  a  consider- 
able portion  of  the  N.W.  of  the  co. 
Koscoramon. 

^  EiJiain-Maclia. — Now  the  !N"avan 
fort,  about  two  miles  to  the  west  of 
Armagh.  For  much  useful  information 
as  to  the  way  in  which  several  present 
Irish  topographical  names,  beginning 
with  the  letter  N,  are  formed  from 
old  names  beginning  with  vowels  (as 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTEE. 


223 


)t  of  Armagh,  [died].  Marthu,  daughter  of  MacDubhain, 
iss^  of  Cill-dara,  died.  The  battle  of  Druim-Robaigh, 
7een  the  Ui-Fiachrach  and  the  Ui-Briuin,  in  which 
Tadhg,  son  of  Muirdibur,  and  three  grandsons 
Uellach^ — Cathrannach,  Cathmugh,  Artbran.  Ailill, 
idson  of  Dunchadh/  was  victor. 

al.  Jan.  A.D.  758.  Slogadach,  son  of  Donngal,  of 
Cinel-Coirpri ;  Echaidh,  son  of  Conall  Menn,  abbot 
5'oibhran  ;*  Fordubhan  Liphechaire  ;  Domnall,  son 
^edh  Lagen;  Siadhail,  son  of  Luath,  doctor,  and 
aidh,  son  of  Fiachra,  a  wise  man,  died.  The  battle  of 
lin-Macha,'  in  which  Dungal  Ua  Conaing,  and 
inbo,''  were  slain.   Fiachna,''  son  of  Aedh  Roin,  was  victor. 

Not  well'  did  Donn-bo  go  [on  his]  career 
Until  he  left  his  kingship  ; 
Wherefore  he  is  in  a  house  of  clay,^ 
After  the  battle  of  Cul-Cire."' 

Going  into  a  sliabh  afterwards, 

On  abandoning  the  daim-liac," 

They  went  to  the  point  where  they  are — 

The  eyes  of  all  see  them. 


m  from  Emain),  aee  Joyce's  Irish 
es  of  Places,  First  Keries,  p.  83. 
Jonnio. — Probably  the  same  as 
Donnbo,  son  of  Cubreatan,  by 
n  CoEgal,  son  of  Eignech,  lord 
le  Airthera  (or  Oriors)  was  slain 
D.  743,  according  to  the  chron- 
('  of  the  Four  M.  The  killing  of 
;al  is  entered  in  these  Annals  at 
year  747;  but  the  name  of  bis 
;r  is  not  given.  The  Frag,  of 
\  Annals,  at  a.d.  722  (p.  33,  sq.), 
a  harrowing,  and  apparently 
ryphal,  account  of  the  history  of 
her  Donnbo. 

'^iachna Seethe  note  onFiachna 

of  Aedh  Eoin,  at  the   year  752, 

a. 

Not  well nimccc«lai5,  probably 


for  nima'Dutui'D  ("not  well  did  he 
go  "),  a  form  of  expression  not  3'et 
satisfactorily  examined  or  explained, 
seems  cognate  with  the  forms  mma- 
■p.tici'am,  tiimato'Dniap,,  tiimaifi[o] 
gabY'amaifi    ("  not   well   have    we 

gained,"  " passed,"  " taken"). 

See  Chron.  Scot.,  a.d.  827.  These 
stanzas,  which  are  not  in  B.,  or  in 
Clar.  49,  are  written  in  the  lower 
margin  of  fol.  31  d  in  A.,  with  a  sign 
referring  to  their  place  in  the  text. 

°  House  of  clay,  i.e.,  a  grave. 

■»  Cul-Cire.  —  Not  known.  The 
name  maj'  possibly  be  onl}'  a  local 
name  for  the  exact  site  of  the  battle 
of  Emain-Macha. 

"  Daim-liac.  —  The  name  '  Dam- 
liac,'  which  means  •'stone-church,' 


[758.] 


224 


ccNNalcc  ulcroti. 


Sifiyan  tjuic  a  cheiyxchen  chochlaic, 
CCf  Tiafi  1-Difi  naciiaic, 
'C'ecan  ^lau  bcobai  iTDoqiaii), 
T)o  cul  f]vc  in  caciimg. 

T)u  teicrie  pfii  loca  Ciyine, 
liGfiim  ■Dtiic  1  niiDe, 
^■\'  vo  lercne  almle 
Pfii  5^eann  lao^lacli  ixije. 

Iirsulcino  Reccabfi.aT;  mic  T»imcoii,  l^e^if  m  115x10)1116. 
'Oiib'Diiumman  abbap  'Cuiliaiii  tnopicup.  CCefcof 
pluumbf.  benn  llluilc  eppu'Diu  amnem  cum  pifcibii)\ 
lusulario  pepxiamail  mic  CinnpaelaTi. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno 'Domnii  •dcc"  l.°  ix.°  Mix  Tna^nct 
hi  1111.  noiiaf  pebiiuapn.  Iniaipecc  12olin5  111  quo 
ceci-oeiiuni;  "Ounchax)  mac  Carail  7  Ceicepiiac  mac 
"Docaixi.  TTlopp  "Caipcellcccig  papiencif.  Occifio 
Con5alai§  mic  ConcciU  tiegip  T)iaqiail5.  TTIojip 
tnuipe'Dais  iiepooiv  bjiain  pegif  Lcc^en.  pamep  7 
meff  map.  Tllopf  CoiicoCaip  nepooif  "Cai-Djj  ceimin  ; 
7  Conaii:  abbaf  Liff  moeia,  7  ^'^''"T'^itiail  abbap  aipiie 
GiToai,  moiTCUi  punu.  bellum  hit;ip  muurciii  Clone  7 
bipoip,  imnioin  cboippe  blae.  ConDam  cluana  Cuipcm 
mojiicup. 


•when  not  used  in  connexion  witli  any 
cslablisliment  in  particular,  is  usually 
understood  as  indicating  "  Daim- 
liac-Chianain,"  or  Duleek,  co  Meath. 

1  Amongst  worms. — i-Dip,  naci\aic. 
Ilatyiaic  is  put  for  nticfiaig,  to 
rhyme  with  ca^ixaij,  the  last  word 
in  the  stanza.  The  proper  form  of 
the  accus.  plural  of  nacliiix  (natrix), 
however,  is  nachifiaclia. 

'The  city,  i.e.,  the  "city"  of  Ar- 
magh ;  or  probably  by  "the  city  "  was 
meant  Emain-Macha,  or  Emania,  the 
ancient  seat  of  royalty  in  Ulster. 

^  GUnn-rUje This   was   the   old 

name   of   the   valley  of   the   Newry 


river.  See  Reeves'  Eccl.  Antirjq., 
p.  253. 

*  Benn-muilt.  —  The  "  point  of 
molt "  {molt  being  the  Irish  for  a 
"  wether  ";  comp.  Fr.  mouton,  old  Fr. 
movlton,  or  multon).  Clar.  49  describes 
Benn-muilt  as  "  a  mountain,"  but 
gives  no  clue  as  to  its  situation. 

'  Conflict  of  Foling.—CldLt.  49  has 
"  the  Skirmish  of  Foling  '';  but 
O'Conor,  in  his  ed.  of  tliese  Annals, 
renders  ^^  IwAxirec  Foling*^  by  "  Con- 
flictus  cruentus."  Foling  was,  how- 
ever, the  name  of  a  place,  which  has 
not  been  identified.  This  entrj'  is  not 
given  by  the  Foin-  Masters. 


AJfNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


225 


Alas  !  for  thee,  thou  hooded  little  black  man  ; 
'Tis  a  shame  [thou  should'st  be]  amongst  worms  !' 
Thy  face  towards  thy  hateful  foes, 
Thy  back  towards  the  city.' 

Thy  side  towards  the  Lakes  of  Erne, 
(A  journey  thou  hadst  to  Meath)  ; 
Ajid  thy  other  side 
Towards  the  angry  Glenn-rige.'' 

e  killing  of  Eechtabrat,  sou  of  Dunchu,  King  of 
ighdhorna.  Dubhdrumman,  abbot  of  Tuilen,  dies, 
rainy  summer.  Benn-muilt''  poured  forth  a  stream 
h.  fishes.  The  killing  of  Ferdamal,  son  of  Cennfaelad. 
ial.  Jan.  A.D.  759.  Great  snow  on  the  fourth  of  the  P59-]  bis, 
nes  of  February.  The  conflict  of  Foling,^  in  which 
nchad  son  of  Cathal,  and  Ceithernach  son  of  Dothadh, 
re  slain.  Death  of  Taircelltach,  a  wise  man.  Murder 
Oongalach,  son  of  Couall,  King  of  Diathraibh."  Death 
Muiredach,  grandson  of  Bran,''  King  of  Leinster. 
mine,  and  abundance  of  acorns.  Death  of  Conchobhai-, 
L  of  Tadhg  Teimin ;  and  Conait,'  abbot  of  Lis-mor, 
1  Gaimdibail,  abbot  of  Ara-Enda,"  died.  A  battle 
rween  the  'families  '  of  Cluain^"  and  Biror,^^  in  Moin- 
sse-Blae.^-     Condam  of  Cluain-Cuifthin^''  dies. 


Diathraibh. — ^The  situation  of  this 
!  (or  territorj')  is  unknown  to  the 
or.  The  entry  is  not  in  the  Ann. 
<•  Mast.  O'Conor  blunders,  as 
il,  and  for  "Diathraibh"  prints 
Mb,  and  translates  "  a  latere  ejus"! 
Muiredach,  grandson  of  Bran. — 
redach  (ancestor  of  the  Ui-Muir- 
gh,  the  tribe  name  of  the  O'Tooles) 
the  son  of  Murchad  (ob.  726 
a"),  .':on  of  Bran  Bee  (otherwise 
:d  Bran  Mut),  whose  death  is 
rded  above  at  the  year  737.  See 
irman*s  Loca  Patriclana,  Geneal. 
e  at  p.  138. 
Conait. — This    name   is  writte;i 


' '  Condath  "  by  the  Four  Mast.  (a.d. 
755). 

°  Ara-Enda. — Ara  of  St.  Enua  (or 
Enda).  Kow  Aranmore  Island,  in 
Galway  Bay. 

'"  Chain ;  i.e.  Clonmacnoise.  This 
entry  is  not  given  by  the  Four  Mast., 
who  persistently  ignore  incidents  of 
this  nature. 

"  Biror. — Birr;  or,  as  it  is  now 
generally  called,  Parsonstown. 

^~  Moin-Coisse-Blae This    name, 

which  means  the  "  Bog  at  the  foot  of 
(or  along)  the  [river]  Bla,"  is  now 
forgotten  in  the  district. 

"  Chain- Cuiftlun. — ITowClODguffin, 

Q 


226  aMMCClCC  tllCCDll. 

Foi.  32na.  |Ct.  1  ail ai p..  CCnno -Domini  •DCc"  lx.°  TTlopf  ■pinfneca 
pilii  posepcail,  nepoi;if  Cefinaig.  bellum  CCco  "Dumai 
mceyi  Vilzu  7  nepocef  ecctc,  in  quo  ceciDiT;  CC1I1II  mac 
'PeiTiet.mro.  bellum  beluic  5at>i"iain  in  quo  ceciTjepunT: 
"Donngcil  mac  Lairjnaeii,  |iex  nepocum  Ceinnfelaij,  7 
alii  Tiegef.  ITloi^f  Oengupa  mic  peiagufpa,  jiegif  pic- 
rojium. 

[Ct.  lanaifi.  CCnno  T)omirii  t)Cc.°  lx.°  1.°  Mix  maj^na 
7  luna  cenebiaoipa.  Occifio  Gucisijin  epifcopi  a  pac- 
e|iT)oue,  1  n-'Deiacai5  Cille  ■oapo.  Cfuief  Coiimaic 
abbacif  cluana  mic  U  Moif.  Wox  lucixia  in  auT;umno. 
Oellum  Caille  uui-obig  ubi  Uiigni  piiofryiaci  funt;. 
Cenel  Coippiii  uiccoifiiam  accepic.  'Peppio  mac  pabpi 
fapienf,  abap  Compaipe  Tlli'De  obiio.  bellum  moncip 
"Cpuim.  RoBapcac  mac  Cuanac,  ppincepp  Ocnae, 
mopcuup  epu. 

let.  lanaip,.  CCnno  "Domini  "dcc."  lx.°  11.°  ITlopf 
'Domnaill  mic  TTlupchaTia,  (mic  "OiafimaTia  gucBinn, 
mic  Oipmea-Dais  caeic,  mic  Conaill  mic  8ui15ne  mic 
Colmain  moiii  mic  "Oiapma'Da  mic  ■pejijufa  ceppBeoil), 
pegip  "Cemopiae;  in  xii.  ]CalenT)ap  "Oecimbpip  mop- 
T:uuf  epc.  bee  laicne  ab  Cluana  ipaip'OT),  7  ^aelcu 
Pnnglaifpi,  7  piDaiple  Oa  Suanaic,  abb  Tlacni, 
mopuui  punc.     IDopp  ReouaiDi  abb  pepnann.     ITIopp 


in  the  parish  of  Eatlicore,  co.  Meath. 
See  at  the  year  770  injra,  where  the 
name  is  Cluain-Cnibhtin. 

'  Fogartach.  —  See  above,  under 
the  year  723. 

2  Atli  -  dunia.  —  "  Ford  cf  the 
Mound."     Not  identiiiecl. 

' BelutGairain. —  The  "Pass  (or 
Eoad)  of  Gabran."  The  Bally- 
gaveran  of  early  Anglo-Norman 
documents.  Now  Gowran,  in  the  co. 
Kilkenny. 

■"  Oeiiffus.-  -The  aithhe  ("  ebb,"  or 
"  decay ")  of  the  sovereignty  of  an 
Oengus,  sgn  of  Fergus,  is  recorded 


above  at  the  year  749 ;  and  the  death 
of  another  Oengus,  sou  of  Fergus, 
King  of  Fortreun  (Pictland),  is 
entered  at  the  year  833  infra. 

'  A  dark  moon. — An  eclipse  of  the 
moon  occurred  in  the  year  762. 

"  Caill-TiiidUg The    "  Wood   of 

Tuidbeg."  O'Donovan  suggests  that 
this  place  is  probablj'  Kiltabeg,  near 
Edgeworthstown,  in  the  county  of 
Longford.  Four  Masi.t  a.d.  757, 
note  f,  and  Addenda  to  vol.  I.,  p. 
1192. 

'  Luigni. — Clar.  49  has  "  Luigni  of 
Connaght  "  [i.e.  the  ^ncienf;  inhabit- 


[760.] 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER.  227 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  7G0.  Death  of  Finsnechta,  son  of 
gartach/  grandson  of  Cernach.  The  battle  of  Ath- 
tna,=  between  the  XJlaid  and  the  Ui-Echach,  in  which 
ill,  son  of  Feidhilmidh,  was  slain.  The  battle  of  Belut  - 
brain,"  in  which  fell  Donngal  son  of  Ladgnen,  King 
the  IJi-Cennselaigh,  and  other  Kings.  Death  of 
Qgus*  son  of  Fergus,  King  of  the  Picts. 

ial.  Jan.  A.D.  761.  Great  snow,  and  a  dark  moon.^  [7Cl.] 
B  killing  of  Eutigern,  a  bishop,  by  a  priest,  in  the 
tory  of  Kildare.  The  '  repose '  of  Cormac,  abbot  of 
lain-mic-U-Nois.  A  bright  night  in  autumn.  The 
tie  of  CaiU-Tuidbig,"  where  the  Luigni''  were  over- 
own,  and  the  Cinel-Coirpri  obtained  the  victory, 
■fio,  son  of  Fabre,  a  wise  man,  abbot  of  Comrair-Mide,^ 
d.  The  battle  of  Sliabh-Truim.^  Robhartach,  son  of 
mu,  superior  of  Othan,"  died. 

laX.  Jan.  A.D.  762.  Death  of  Domnall,  son  of  l'<<^--^ 
rchad  (son  of  Diarmaid  Guthbhinn,"  son  of  Airmedach 
sch,  son  of  Conall,  son  of  Suibhne,  son  of  Colman  the 
iat,  son  of  Diarmaid,  son  of  Fergus  Cerrbheoil),  King 
Tara.  On  the  12th  of  the  Kalends  of  December  he 
i.  Bec-Laitne,'^  abbot  of  Cluain-Iraird,  and  Faelchu 
Finnglais,^'  and  Fidairle  TJa  Suanaigh,  abbot  of 
hin,"   died.      Death   of  Reothaide,  abbot   of  Ferns. 


of  the  present  barony  of  Leyny, 
51igo.]  But  the  "  Luigni  of 
h,"  who  gave  name  to  the  barony 
lune  in  the  latter  county,  were 
ntly  meant. 

omrair  -  Midi.  —  "  Comrair  of 
b."  Now  Conry,  a  parish  in  the 
y  of  Rathconrath,  co.  Wost- 
1. 

liaiA-Truim. — See  note  ^  under 
ear  614  supra. 

Hhan. — Otherwise  called  Othan- 
;.  Fahan,  in  the  present  barony 
ishowen  'West,  co.  Donegal,  I  Ballycowan,  King's  County. 

Q  2 


"  Diarmaid  Guihbhinn. — Diarmaid 
"of  the  sweet  voice.'"  This  clause, 
which  is  interlined  in  al.  man.  in  A,  and 
which  also  occurs  inClar.49,isnot  in  B. 
'^ Bec-Laiine.—"  Bee  of  the  Latin." 
No  specimens  of  his  Latin  appear  to 
have  survived. 

"  Finnglais,  i.e.  the  "  Bright 
Stream."  Now  Flnglas,  a  village  a 
little  to  the  north  of  Dublin. 

"Sathin. — Otherwise  called  Eathin- 
Ui-Suanaigh.  Now  Kahan,  in  the 
parish  of   the  same  name,  barony  of 


228 


KM  M  alec  ulccoli. 


CCTiipaT)ain  abbcrcif  linne  t)uacail.  Sol  cenebpofUf 
in  hofia  rieiarm  -oiei.  ITlofiip  plain n  japa-o  iiegif 
jeneifiif  mic  Gjicae.  T)ucer;a  Loui\i.  Srfiajef  Cuilnije 
maifie,  iibn  Connacua  piiofcficrci  funv.  OelUim  hicii^ 
.  1l  .  pTDgent;!  7  Coiictimpuaxi  7  cojico  baifcainn. 
Opuitie  xiex  poiicpenn  moiaiouii.  Miall  ppoffac 
p.ei^naifie  mcipiu. 
•b.  jet-  lanaip.    CCnno  "Domini  ■dcc"  Ix."  111°    M ice  magna 

rpibuf  pepe  menfibuf.  CfuiefRonain  abbacif  Cluana 
Foi.  32a5.  micc  U  Moif.  ITloiif  Cofimaic  mic  CCileUa,  abbarif 
mamifcpec  Ouirci.  1nt:  afcalc  inojaypamef.  TTIofif 
"OuibDeiljje  papienuif.  bellum  CCp^ganiain  inceii, 
pamiliam  CUiana  mice  11  Kloif  7  T)e|iinai5i,  ubi  ceci- 
Tiep.unc  T)ia|imait;  "oiib  mac  T)omnaill,  7  TDiglac  mac 
"Duibliff,  7  .cc.  tiipi  -oe  pamilia  "Depmaise.  bfic-pal 
mac  mtll^chaT)a  uiccop  expreuic  cum  pamilia  Cliiana, 
Siccirap  magna  tilrfia  moDum.  CCiliU  ana  'Ounca'Da, 
|iex  Connach^;,  moiactitip  epc.  Scannlan  Peiinin,  mac 
CCeDsaile,  moifiiuiii.  Riirch  pola  in  T;oT;a  ilibefinia. 
1U5Ulai;io  biiepail  mic  1TluiT.chax»a.  bellum  1)01111116 
pe  "DonnchaD   pop   pipu   'Celac.     ITlopp  piacpac   mic 


1  Duceta  of  Lotkra.  —  T)uceT:a 
tocp.1,  A.  B.  Duceta  Lothra,  Clar. 
49.  O'CoDor  prints  T>iieeca  lofp,i  as 
part  of  the  preceding  entry  recording 
tire  death  of  F]ann  Garadh,  and  trans- 
lates "  oocisi  a  Lothriensibus,"  which 
is  surely  wrong.  Duceta  is  not  men- 
tioned by  Tigernach  or  the  F.  M. 
Lothra  is  now  known  as  Lorrha,  in  a 
parish  of  the  same  name,  barony  of 
Lower  Ormond,  and  county  of  Tip- 
perary. 

'  Fortrenn. — Pictland,  in  Scotland. 
See  note  ^  under  the  year  663  siij>ra. 

^  Niall  Fi-ossach.'-'-' maW  of  the 
Showers."  O'FIaherty  Latinizes 
Frossach  "  Nimbosus."  Ogygia,  p. 
433.     See  under  the  next  j-ear. 

*  Of  Clonmacnoise — CUtana  nicit- 


tioip  A.  Ctuana  m  noip,  B. 
Cluaua  mi=  Nois,  Clar.  49.  The  Irish 
form  of  the  name  of  Clonmacnoise  is 
variously  written  Chialn-mic-  U-Nois 
(the  "  meadow  of  the  son  of  Nois's 
descendant "),  and  Clua'm-mic-Nois 
(the  ' '  meadow  of  the  son  of  Nois  ") ; 
and  it  is  difficult  to  say  which  is  the 
more  correct  form,  as  the  etymology 
of  the  name,  which  is  sometimes 
found  written  Cluain-muc-Nois  (the 
"  meadow  of  Nois's  pigs "),  is  uncer- 
tain. 

°  Manistir-Bultl Xow  Monaster- 

boice,  in  the  co.  Lonth  ;  a  few  miles 
to  the  N.  W.  of  Drogheda. 

"  Famine. — Probably  a  return,  or 
continuation,  of  the  famine  mentioned 
above  at  the  year  759. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


229 


th  of  Anfadan,  abbot  of  Linn-Duachail.     A  darkened 

at  the  third  hour  of  the  day.     Death  of  Flann  Garadh, 

g  of  Cinel-Mic-Erca.    Duceta  of  Lothra'  [died].     The 

ghter   of   Cuilnech-mor,   where   the   Connaughtmen 

e  overthrown.     A  battle  between  the  Ui-Fidgenti, 

the  Corcumruadh  and  Corco-Baiscinn.     Bruide,  King 

i'ortrenn,^  dies.     Niall  Frossach'*  begins  to  reign. 

-al.  Jan.     A.D.  763.       Great  snow  for  nearly  three  [7C3.]  bis. 

iths.  Repose  of  Ronan,  abbot  of  Clonmacnoise.*  Death  of 

mac,  son  of  AiliU,  abbot  of  Manistir-Buiti."     The  great 

city  and  famine."     Death  of  Dubhdeilge  the  Wise. 

battle  of  Argaman,  between  the  '  family '  of  Clon- 
noise'  and  [the  '  family '  of  ]  Dermagh,'  wherein**  fell 
rmait  Dubh,  son  of  Domnall,  and  Dighlach,  son  of 
)hliss,  and  200  men  of  the  family  of  Dermagh.'  Bresal, 

of  Murchad,  remained  victor,  with  the  family  of 
ain."  Great  drought  beyond  measure.  AiliU,  grand- 
of  Dunchad,'"  King  of  Connaught,  died.  Scannlan  of 
nin,  son  of  Aedhgal,  dies.  The  bloody -ilux"  in  aU  Ire- 
1.  The  killing  of  BresaV^  son  of  Murchadh.  The  battle 
)un-bilfe,^^  by  Donnchad,  over  the  Fera-Tulach.^*  Death 


Armagh.  —  Otherwise  written 
nagh,  Durrow,  ia  the  barony  of 
coTvan,  King's  County.  For  an 
nt  of  the  foundation  of  the 
stery  of  Uurrow,  by  St.  Colum- 

see  Keeves'  Adamnan^  p.  23, 
5.     This  entry,  lilie  others  of  the 

kind,   has   been    intentionally 
ed  by  the  Four  Masters, 
'herein. — iiibi,  A.     The  words 
I  bene  "  are  added  in  the  margin 

luain,  i.e.,  Clonmacnoise. 
)unchad,  i.e.,  Dunchad  Mursce 
S2  supra).  AiliU  was  the  son  of 
chtach,  son  of  Dunchad  Mursce. 
O'Donovan's  Hy-Fiachrach, 
il.  Table,  facing  p.  476. 
'loodtjflux, — p.mi;h  pota.  Clar. 


49  has  "A  runinge  flood  of  blood  in 
whole  Ireland."  This  seems  to  he  the 
first  mention  of  the  prevalence  of  the 
bloody  flux,  or  true  dysentery,  in 
Ireland. 

^^  Bresal. — Apparently  the  Bresal 
referred  to  a  few  lines  before,  as 
engaged  in  the  fight  between  the 
'families'  of  Clonmacnoise  and-Dur- 
row. 

^^  Dun-UU. — This  place,  Ihe  name 
of  which  signifies  the  "  Fort  of  the 
ancient  tree,"  and  which  was  evidently 
in  the  present  co.  Westmeath,  has  not 
been  identified. 

^i  Fera-Tulacli.  Or  Fir-Tulach.— 
The  tribe-name  of  a  people  who  occu- 
pied the  district  now  represented  by  the 
barony  of  Fartullagh,  co,  Westmeath- 


230 


ccNMalcc  ularoli. 


■pouaiT)  abba^if  bafbce.  ITluiica'D  mac  Intiechcaig 
{sic).  'Cp.i  pyiofa  -do  i:ei-i€ain  i  ciaich  1mul1^6T)al5  i  n-iTiiip 
6u5ain  .1.  pi^opr  -oaiisuT:  51I,  7  pviofDo  cyiui^niuchc,  7 
piaoip  DO  mil. 

"Cfi!  -pfiofa  aip-T)  tlilmne, 
CCyi  5ixaT)  tleill  Tio  mm  ; 
Plioi"  al^5a1T;,  -pfioy"  cuifiinne, 
Ocuf  ffioip  TtO  TinL 

TDac  peiigail  ba  ):eiiamail, 
Oc  laechiaait)  a  5a1l^m  ; 
O  -puaip,  each  v\a  lenaiimin, 
■Miall  ipifiofach  a  arum. 

Cec  n-5)all  af  cac  oeti  coicet) 
Ro  tobaig  llmll  nf ; 
■Robo  c)aoT)a  in  '[ae\\  baeTjet) 
CC  cobacli  Tpociaf. 

\Cl.  lanaifi.  CCnno  "oomini  "dcc."  Ix."  1111.°  1n  nocce 
fignum  hojajiibile  7  miyiabile  in  fcellii''  uifum  eft;. 
TYIopf  piait:be|icai5  mic  toingfic,  fiegip  "Cemofiie,  m 
clepicacti.  Cfuief  "Colai  mpT)  bpecain.  lugulcrcio 
Suibne     mic     tTlu]ico-Da,    cum     'Duobup    pliif    finp. 


1  Baslec. — Baslick,  barony  of  Cas- 
tlereagh,  co.  Eoscommon. 

2  Three  showers. — This  is  possibly' 
an  amplification  of  the  entry  above 
given,  at  the  year  717,  of  the  falling 
of  two  showers  (one  of  honey,  and  one 
of  blood),  in  celebration,  as  the  storj- 
goes,  of  the  birth  of  Niall  Frossach 
in  that  year.  The  record  of  the 
accession  of  Niall  Frossach  to  the 
monarchy  of  Ireland  is  the  last 
entry  under  the  year  762  ;  wherefore 
it  would  appear  that  the  prodigy 
above  mentioned  was  regarded  by  the 


Annalist  as  signalizing  Niall's  eleva- 
tion to  the  throne.  In  the  Book  of 
Lelnsier  (p.  25,  col.  2),  the  three 
showers  are  merely  stated  to  have 
fallen  in  the  reign  of  Niall  (mna 
plccic).  But  at  p.  274  %  the  same 
MS.  contains  the  statement  that  the 
"  shrines  and  precious  things  "  of  the 
saints  of  Ireland  were  covered  with 
the  silver  which  fell.  These  showers 
may  really  have  been  only  some  phe.. 
nomena,  likeshowersof  shooting  stars. 
8  Ard-  Uilinne.  —  Not  identified. 
The  original  of  these  stanzas,  which 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


231 


'iachra,  son  of  Fothad,  abbot  of  Baslec'  Murchad, 
if  Innrechtach,  [died].  Three  showers'  were  shed  in 
ti-Muiredaigh  in  Inis-Eogain,  viz. : — a  shower  of  white 
r,  a  shower  of  wheat,  and  a  shower  of  honey. 

The  three  showers  of  Ard-Uilimie' 
Froni  Heaven  for  love  of  Niall  [fell]  : 
A  shower  of  silver,  a  shower  of  wheat, 
And  a  shower  of  honey. 

Fergal's  son  was  manly  ; 
"With  heroes  was  his  calling ; 
Sin.ce  he  found  all  to  follow  him  — ■ 
Niall  Frosach  his  name. 

A  hundred  pledges  from  each  Province 
The  hero  Niall  exacted. 
Brave  was  the  noble,  who  boasted 
That  he  had  thrice  exacted  them. 

al.  Jan.  a.d.  76 -t.  In  the  night  a  terrible  and 
derful  sign^  was  observed  in  the  stars.  Death  of 
thbertach  son  of  Loingsech,  King  of  Tara,  in  the 
ious  state.'  The  repose  of  Tola  of  Ard-Brecain. 
killing  of  Suibhne  son  of  Murchadh,  with  his  two 
,     The   battle  of  Carn-Fiachach"'  between  two  sons 


[7C4.] 


)t  in  B.,  is  written  in  the  top 
a  of  fol.  32  "^  in  A.,  with  a  mark 
ting  the  place  in  the  text  where 
night  be  introduced. 
gn. — A  similar  prodigy  is  re- 
l  above  at  the  year  744. 
liffious  state — The  Four  Mast.  ^ 
incorrectly  give  the  obit  of 
bertach  at  the  year  729  of 
•eckoning  (=  734),  and  enter  it 
at  A.D.  760  (=765),  say  that 
;d  in  Armagh.  At  the  year 
he  F.  31.,  instead  of  giving 
eath  of  Flaithbertach,   should 


have  recorded  his  retirement  from 
the  kingship,  and  entrance  into  the 
religions  state,  in  which  he  continued 
until  his  death.  See  0  Flaherty's 
Offi/ffia,  p.  433. 

°  Carn-Fiachacli.  —The  "  Carn  (or 
monumental  heap)  of  Fiacha,"  This 
Fiacha,  who  was  son  of  Niall  Nine- 
hostager,  was  ancestor  of  the  tribe 
called  Cinel-Fiachach,  whose  territory 
lay  in  the  S.  of  the  present  co.  of 
Westmeath.  Carn-Fiachach,  now 
called  Carn,  is  situated  in  the  barony 
of  Moycashel  in  the  said  county. 


232 


aNwalcc  uloroti. 


bellum  caip.!!  piacac  incei;!  -ouof  piliof  "DomnaiU, 
I'D  ey-c, "Oonnchax) y  Vn\i]ichav.  pallomon  la "Donnchax), 
CCiI-Sal  la  TTlutichaT).  1n  bello  cecToit;  ITluiichaT); 
CCilgal  in  pugam  uepfUf  efv.  polaccac  abbaf  bipop, 
tnoiTCUUf  efc.  ioaiann  abbaf  Clona  ijfiaifiT)  quieuit;. 
Cellbil  cluana  bjaonaig  [obiiT;].    "Oepeccio  panif. 

}ci.  lanaifi.  (Xnno  7)01111111  7)cc.°  Ice."  «."  'DoiimiT^acio 
C)iauTnT;ain  abbaT:if  Cluana  peyica.  lugulacio  'PoUa- 
niain  mic  ConconjalT;,  txegif  TUtdi,  nolofe.  bellum 
Sjiucifiae  ici^i  .M.  b^MUin  7  Conmaicniu,  ubi  plui[iimi 
ceciTi6]fiunc  x)i  Conmaicni15,  7  OCett  "oub  mac  'Coiclic 
ceci'Dic.  "Oubmnpecc  mac  Cacailuiccoififiuic.  bellum 
icip  ITli'Di  7  bpegu,  ubi  ceciDeyiunt;  TTlaelumai  mac 
"Couail  7  'Donngal  mac  "Dopeic.  TTlopf  Cepnaig  mic 
Foi.  326a.  Carail  7  Cepnaig  mic  piainn.  Suibne  abbaf  lae  in 
hibefniam  uenit;. 

]ct.  lanaif.  CCnno  "oomini  -dcc."  Ix."  ui°.  Conbfann 
abbaf  Cille  acix)  mofuuuf  efc.  lugulaz^io  tnuiica'Da 
mic  piaiubepDais  figh  ceniul  ConaiU.  piDbaTjac 
abbaf  benncaif  quieuic.  "DubT)ainbef  mac  Copmaic 
abbaf  mamifcfiec  buici.  Cfuief  Sleibem  1ae.  THac 
in-D  faep,  abbaf  Bnaic  "DUib  [obnc].  ^'-ccimDibuf.  abbaf 
lacpaig    bfiuin    paufac.      Celiac   mac  Coifpfi  pilii 


I  Domnall;  i.e.  Domnall  soa  of 
Murchad,  king  of  Ireland,  whose  obit 
is  entered  above  at  the  year  762. 

'  Botmchad. — He  became  king  of 
Ireland  in  the  year  770. 

'  Falloman The    entry   of    this 

battle  in  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  at  a.d. 
760,  differs  somewhat  from  the  fore- 
going entry.  The  F.  M.  represent 
Falloman  as  having  been  slain  htj 
Donnchad,  in  place  of  having  assisted 
Donnchad.  The  death  of '  Kollamhan ' 
is  the  second  entry  under  the  next 
year  in  these  Annals. 

*  Cluain-Bronaigh.  —  The  "  Lawn 
(or  Meadow)   of    Bronach."       jSTow 


Clonbroney,   near    Granard,  in   the  - 
county  of  Longford. 

^  Failure, — Depeccio,  A.  Tjepec- 
cuf,  B. 

'  Cluain-ferta  ;  i.e.  Cluain-ferta- 
Brenainn  (Clonfert-Brendan) ;  Clon- 
fert,  in  the  barony  of  Longford,  co. 
Galway. 

'  Follamhan. — This  name  is  written 
Falloman  in  an  entry  under  the  pre- 
ceding year,  where  see  note. 

'  Sruthair.  — O'Donovan  identifies 
this  place  with  Shrule,  or  Abbey- 
shrule,  in  the  barony  of  Shrule,  co. 
Longford.  Foiir  Mast.,  a.d.  761, 
note  10. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTEB. 


233 


'omnall,^  to  wit,  Donnchad'  and  Murchad.  Falloman'' 
with  Donnchad;  Ailgal  with  Murchad.  Murchad 
slaia  in  the  battle,  Ailgal  was  put  to  flight, 
ichtach,  abbot  of  Birr,  died.  Loarn,  abbot  of  Cluain- 
rd,  rested.  Cellbil  of  Cluain-Bronaigh,^  [diedj. 
lure^  of  bread. 

[al.  Jan.  A.D.  765.  The  'falling  asleep'  of  Cremthan, 
lot  of  Cluain-ferta."  The  killing  of  Follamhan,''  son 
Cucongalt,  king  of  Meath,  treacherously.  The  battle 
Sruthair,^  between  the  Ui-Briuin  and  the  Conmaicni, 
ere  great  numbers  of  the  Conmaicni  fell,  and  Aedh 
bh,  son  of  Toichlech,  was  slain.  Dubhinnrecht,"  son 
Cathal,  was  the  victor.  A  battle  between  the  men 
Meath  and  the  Brega,  where  Maelumha  son  of  Tothal, 
1  Donngal  son  of  Doreith,  were  slain.  Death  of 
mach  son  of  Cathal,  and  of  Cernach  son  of  Flann. 
ibhne,  abbot  of  la,  comes  to  Ireland. 
Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  766.  Conbrann,"  abbot  of  Cill-achaidh," 
;d.  The  killing  of  Murchad,  son  of  Flaithbertach, 
ng  of  Cinel-ConaiU.  Fidbadach,  abbot  of  Bennchair,^^ 
ited.  Dubhdainbher  son  of  Cormac,  abbot  of  Manistir- 
liti,"  [died].  The  repose  of  Sleibene"  of  la.  Mac-ind- 
ir,^°  abbot  of  Enach-dubh,^"  [died].  Glaindibur,  abbot 
Lathrach-Briuin,"   rests.      Cellach,    son   of  Coirpri, 


[765.] 


[7GG.] 


'  DtibMnnrecht. — The  name  is  writ- 

"  Dubhindreachtach  "     by    the 

ur  Mast.  (a.d.  761).     The  obit  of 

ibhinDrecht  appears  under  the  year 

r. 

!»  Conhrann. — The  name  of  this 
ilesiastic  is  written  "  Cubran  "  in 
s  Ann.  Four  Hast.,  at  a.d.  762. 
le  genit.  form  of  "  Cubran "  is 
jonbran." 

11  Cill-achaidk.— The  "  Church  of 
e  Field."  Now  KiUeigh,  in  the 
rony  of  Geashill,  King's  County. 

12  Bennchair. — Bangor,in  the  county 
Down. 


^^ Manistir-Buitl. — The  "Monastery 
of  Buite "  (ob.  518,  supra).  Now 
Monasterboice,  co.  Louth.  According 
to  the  Ann.  Four  Hast.  (a.d.  7G2), 
Dubhdainbher  was  drowned  in  the 
river  Boyne. 

1*  Sleibene. — Abbot  of  la  (or  Zona) 
from  A.D.  752  to  767.  He  is  men- 
tioned at  the  years  753  and_756  supra. 

1^  Mac-ind-sair.  —  "  Son  of  the 
Carpenter." 

^^  Enach-duhh. — Annaduff,  in  the 
parish  of  the  same  name,  co.  Leitrim. 

"  Latlirach-Brhdn. — Laraghbryan, 
near  Maynooth,  co  Kildare. 


234 


OCNNCClCC  UlaT)t1. 


■pogefinm^  a  laqaone  lugulacuf   epc.      piacsuf  mac 
Pacpac    mic    Cacail    lugulcrcuf    efc    "oolofe.        Lex 
Pcrcyiicii. 
•^-  |Ct.  lanai]!.     (Xnno  Domini  ■dcc."  Ix."  ini.°    "Dubinn- 

jiechc  mac  Cacail,  ^lex  Connacr,  moficuu)"'  epc  .1.  a 
■pluxu  Tpansuinif.  'goiimgal  mac  (Xilello  mopcuuf  e^c. 
CCiDain  abbaf  bf  moi^,  hllae  1Tliannai§  abbap  fpuici 
CUiana  mic  Woif,  moprm  -ptinc.  ■peji'oaopic  mac 
Suibne  abbap  aip'OT)  'niacae  quieuic.  eictie  ingen 
biiepailbpes,  fiesina  pegum  'CeiTiofiiae,  pegnum  celepce 
aT)ipipci  mepuic  pope  poenicenuiam.  CoibTjenac  abbap 
cille  'Comae  paupat:.  bellum  1  'Poptrpinn  inp  OCc'd 
7  Cinaet*. 

[Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omiiii  -dcc"  lx.°  uiii."  Copcpa'o 
^z)x^  Oppaigi  inuicem,  ubi  piln  Ceallaig  pibi  paelcaij^ 
in  pugam  ueppi  punu.  Coimpnama  uiccop,  euappic. 
bellum  ■pepnaiTO,  111  quo  cecixnc  "Dubcalsgai-o  mac 
lai-DSjnen.  Cennpelaig  uiccop  puiu.  Cfuiep  TTlupsaile 
mic  Miri'De'DO  abbacip  Recfiainne.  Gncopac  huae 
"DoaDain,  abbap  ^Imne  -oa  loca,  mopcuup  eye.  Lonstip 
Coip.ppi  mic  ■pogepraig  pe  Ti-T)onncha-o.  'Ceppemoctip  7 
pamep,  7  mopbup  leppaemuluopinuapic.  hCCbuntjaticia 


'  The  ^Laio'  of  Patrick:. — Regard- 
ing the  nature  of  this  '  Law,'  or 
sj'stem  of  collecting  tribute,  see  Dean 
Keeves'  observations,  CoUon's  Visita- 
tion^  Pref.,  p,  ill.,  sq. 

^  Dubhinnrecht.—  Mentioned  above 
at  the  year  765. 

•"  Aedan. — -Written  CCi'oain  in  A. 
and  13.,  and  "Aoan''  in  Clar.  49. 
The  Four  Mast,  at  a.d.  763,  have 
CCexiati,  ■which  seems  more  correct. 
The  form  CCi'oain  in  the  text  is  the 
genit.  of  CCroan,  or  CCe-oan. 

*  Ua  Miannaigh,  j.e.,  a  "descendant 
(or  grandson)  of  Miannach."  The 
Four  Mast,  (at  a.d.  763)  have  1:011,- 
gta  ppwce  (the  "  majority  of  the 


sruithe,"  or  "  religious  seniors,"  as 
O'Donovan  translates).  But  this  is 
surely  wrong.  In  note  g,  appended 
to  lliis  entry  in  the  Four  Mast,  by 
O'Donovan,  he  states  that  Clar.  49 
(ad.  an.  767)  has  "  Lyne  sapiens 
Cluana-mic-Nois  " ;      whereas    this 

latter  authority  has  really  "  Hue  (for 
Ua)    abbas    et    sapiens,"  the    name 

Miannlagh  being  omitted  after  Ua. 
^  Suihhne. — This    is   the    Suibhne, 

bishop  of  Armagh,  mentioned  above 

at  the  years  718  and  729. 
«  Of  A-m^-s.— fvesum,  A.  B.     "Of 

the    kings,"    Clar.   49.     "The   Four 

Masters  (a.d.  763)  say  ben  fli  'Ceni- 

lT,ac;  which  O'Donovan  renders  "wife 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


235 


)£  Fogartacli,  was  slain  by  a  robber.  Flathgus, 
if  Fiachra,  son  of  Cathal,  was  treacherously  slain. 
Law '  of  Patrick.^ 

1  Jan.  A.D.  767.  Dnbhiunrecht,^  son  of  Cathal,  [767.]  bis. 
of  Connaught,  died,  i.e.,  from  'bloody  flux.'  Gormgal, 
of  Ailill,  died.  Aedan,"  abbot  of  Lis-mor,  Ua 
naigh,*  the  most  learned  abbot  of  Clonmacnoise, 
Ferdacrich,  son  of  Suibhne,'  abbot  of  Armagh, 
i.  Eithne,  daughter  of  Bresal  Bregh,  the  queen  of 
3"  of  Tara,  deserved  to  obtain  the  heavenly  king- 
after  penance.  Coibdenach,  abbot  of  Cill-Toma, 
A  battle  in  Fortrenn,'  between  Aedh  and  Cinaedh. 
il.  Jan.  A,T>.  708.  A  destructive  fight'  among  the  [7C8.] 
Lghi  themselves,  where  the  sons  of  Cellach,  son  of 
3har,  were  put  to  flight.  Toimsnamha  escaped 
irious.  The  battle  of  Ferna,"  in  which  fell  Dubhcal- 
1,  son  of  Ladgnen.  Cennsslach'"  was  victor.  Repose  of 
yal,  son  of  Nindidh,  abbot  of  Eechra."  Encorach 
!)odain,  abbot  of  Glenn-da-locha,  died.  The  banish- 
t  of  Coirpre,  son  of  Fogartach,  by  Donnchad.^'^  An 
iquake,  and  a  famine ;  and  a  leprous  disease  attacked 


!  King  of  Teamhair  [Tara]." 
lithne  may  have  been  the  wife 
re  than  one  King  of  Tara. 
virenn.  — ■  For  Fortrenn,  a 
for  the  country  of  the  Scotch 
see  note  ^,  under  the  year 
supra.  The  Four  Mast,  (at 
63)  Imply  that  this  Fortrenn 
1  Leinster ;  which  seems  doubt- 
Skene  quotes  the  entry  (Chron. 
and  Scots,  p.  358),  as  an  inci- 
1  Scotch  history;  but  it  does  not 
,  from  Skene's  quotation,  that 
jne  of  the  battle  was  in  Scotland. 
•,structiveJight.—Co'^cxia.i>.  The 
Mast,  (at  the  year  764)  use  the 
iomaifiecc,  which  means  "con- 


'  Ferna. — Ferns,  co.  Wexford. 

'"  Cennselach.  —  Centiretaij  (for 
"  Ui-Cennselaigh,''  the  tribe-name 
of  the  people  of  South  Leinster),  A., 
B.  Clar.  49  has  Cinnselach.  The 
death  uf  Cennselach,  son  of  Bran  (the 
person  meant,  no  doubt,  in  the  fore- 
going entry)  is  recorded  among  the 
events  of  the  next  year. 

11  RecJira.  —  Dean  Eeeves  thinks 
that  Rathlin,  off  the  coast  of  Antrim, 
was  meant  {Eccl.  Antlqq.,  p.  249). 
But  Lambay  Island,  off  the  east  coast 
of  Dublin  county,  also  called  Rechra, 
may  have  been  intended. 

"  Bonnchad. — King  of  Ireland  at 
the  time. 


23G  CCNNCCla  UlCCDtl. 

■Daiifimefa.  Commanenaig  T)ave,  Concobujx  mac  Cumaf- 
caic  |iex  CCixine,  mopT:ui  -punc. 
Foi.  32».  ]ct.  lanaiii.  OCnno  T)omiiii  ticc."  lx.°  loc."  Maiisal 
mac  KlacfUiaig  moifictnif  eft;  a  pUixu  fati5Uiniy\ 
'Coimfnama  mac  'Plainn,  p,ex  Ofpaigi,  lu^ulacuf  efc. 
CCticgal,  abbaf  Clocaiia  mac  "Doimeni,  mojicuuf  eye. 
bellum  mvexi  Lagenenfef  intiicem  pop  ac  0)ic,  ubi 
Ceallac  mac  'Dtincha'Da  uiccop  puic,  7  ceci'Depunc 
Cmaex)  piliuf  piamn  7  p)T,aT:eiT.  eiup  Ceallac,  7  Cacnio 
mac  becce,  7  cecejai  mul7;i.  piaciaai  ^panaiint;,  ■peyip.gil 
CiUe  moiie  eniii,  peiisuf  epipcopup  piliup  Cacail, 
mopT;ui  punt:.  polact;ach  cije  "Cuae,  abbap  CLona 
mace  U  'Noip,  mopcuup  epc.  bellum  intrep  nepot;ep 
Cennpelai§,  ubi  ceciDit;  Cennpelach  mac  bpain,  7 
et:ippcel  mac  CCetia  piln  Colgsen  uiccop  puit:.  Con- 
Speppio  euip  "Donncliat)  mac  1)omnaill  7  Celiac  mac 
n-T)OTinchaT)a,  7  exiit;T)onnchax)  cum  exepcicu  nepocum 
■Neill  cu  Lai^niu,  7  eppugepunt;  eum  Lasinenpep,  7 
exiepunt;  1  Sciaig  'Nectiin  ;  7  manpepunt:  hui  Weill .  un  . 
■Diebup  1  paic  OClinne,  7  acceriDepunt;  15111  omnep 
t:epminop  ta^inencium.  Copcpa-o  builgg  boiniie  pop 
pipu  "Deipceipt)  bpej,  ubi  ceciDepunt;  ■piait;bept;ac  mac 
piamn    pilii    Rogellnig,    7    Uapcpi-oe    mac    baic,  7 

^Acorns. — •oailimepa,     genit.    of   I       ^  Granairet. — Granard,   in  the  co. 
■oailimep,  "oak  fruit."  Longford. 


"^  EiMch-Dathe. — This  place  has  not 
teen  identified. 

^  Toimsiiamha.  —  Or  T^caimsnama, 
See  Shearman's  Ossorlan  Genealogy, 
Part  I.  {Loca  Fatneiana,  p.  264). 

*  Clocluir-mac-Doimheni. — Clogher, 
in  the  county  of  Tyrone. 

Mi/i-Orc— The  "Ford  of  Ore." 
Kot  identified.  It  was  probably  the 
name  of  some  ford  on  the  Liffey,  or 
Barrow. 

°  Cellach. — King  of  Leinster,  and 
son  of  Dunchad,  whose  death  is  re- 
corded above  at  the  year  727. 


'  CiU-mor-Bim: — Now  Kilmore,  in 
the  parish  of  the  same  name,  barony 
of  Oneilland  West,  co.  Armagh. 

^  Tech-Tua The  "House  of   St. 

Tua."  Now  Taghadoe,  in  the  par. 
of  the  same  name,  barony  of  North 
Salt,  CO.  Kildare. 

"•  Cennselach.  —  See  note  l",  under 
the  preceding  j'ear. 

"  Donnchad. — King  of  Ireland  at 
this  time. 

'^  Cellach, — King  of  Leinster.  See 
note  ". 

'^  Sciach  -  Ne-chtin.  —  "  Nechtan's 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


237 


y.  Abundance  of  acorns.^  Comman  of  Enach-Dathe,^ 
3hobar  son  of  Cumascacli,  King  of  Aidhne,  died, 
al.  Jan.  A.D.  769.  Nargal,  son  of  Natsluagh,  died 
be  '  bloody  flux.'  Toimsnamha,"  son  of  Flann,  King 
>ssory,  was  slain.  Ai-tgal,  abbot  of  Clochar-mac- 
nheni/  died,  A  battle  between  the  Leinstermen 
Qselves,  at  Atb-Orc,^  where  Cellach"  son  of  Dunchad 
victor;  and  where  Cinaedh  son  of  Flann,  and  his 
her  Cellach,  and  Cathnio  son  of  Becc,  and  a  great 
y  others,  were  slain.  Fiachra  of  Granairet,''  Fergil 
!)ill-mor-Enir,°  Fergus  son  of  Cathal,  a  bishop,  died, 
ichtach  of  Tech-Tua,"  abbot  of  Clonmacnoise,  died, 
tattle  among  the  Ui-Cennselaigh,  in  which  Cenn- 
sh'"  son  of  Bran  was  slain,  and  Etirscel,  son  of  Aedh, 
of  Colgu,  was  victor.  An  encounter  between  Denn- 
is son  of  Domnall,  and  Cellach^-  son  of  Donnchad ; 
Donnchad  proceeded  to  Leinster  with  the  army  of 
TJi-Neill.  And  the  Leinstermen  eluded  him,  and 
it  to  Sciach-Nechtin.'"  And  the  Ui-NeiU  remained 
ill  days  in  "Rath-AIinne,"  and  burned  all  the  borders 
he  Leinstermen  with  fire.  The  slaughter^'  of  Bolg- 
me  against  the  men  of  South  Brega,  in  which  fell 
.thbertach,  son  of  Flann,  son  of  Kogellnach,"^  and 
■cridhe  son  of  Baeth,  and  Snedgus  son  of  Ainftech," 


[769.] 


."  The  Four  Mast.  (a.d.  766) 
the  name  -j^ciat  lleaccain, 
li  O'Donovan  correctly  translates 
ichtain's  Shield  (note  h,  ad  an.'). 
^ciachNechtin  seems  more  correct. 
Eath-Alinne.  -  -  The  '•  Rath  of 
1."  Now  the  hill  of  Knockaulin, 
e  parish  of  KilcuUen,  co.  Kildare. 
Slaughter. — cofCjaax).  Clar.  49 
"one  sett,"  for  "onset,"  and 
novau  (F.  M.  765)  translates 
^ai  "battle."  But  cofcrtttT) 
Bes  more  than  a  battle.  See 
movan's  Suppl.  to  O'Eeilly,  v. 
ftOT).    The  so-called  translitor 


of  these  Annals,  however,  in  the  5IS. 
Clar.  49,  renders  the  word  by  "  skir- 
mish.'' 

1"  Son  of  Sosellnach.—The  F.  M. 
(at  765)  have  mic  Uogatlaij,  "  son 
of  Eoghallach,"  which  is  probably 
correct,  although  the  name  is  written 
■Rogetttiaic,  in  the  genit.  case  (nom. 
■Rosell/nac),  in  these  Annals  at  the 
year  721  supra. 

^T  Son  of  Ainftech. — mac  CCinpcij 
(for  mac  CCinbcij,  "  son  of  Ainbh- 
tech,"  in  A).  The  form  in  B.  would 
represent  mac  CCinpifiiciS,  "son  of 
Aufritech,"  which  would  be  incorrect. 


238 


CCMNCClCC  UlCCOll. 


Fol.  33aa. 


SneTOpf  mac  CCinpctl,  7  Cerinac  mac  piainn  poi|ibre. 
Cofcjia'D  ara  Clia€  fiia  Ciannachc  pofi  hll  "Ceij.  CCp 
mop  "Di  Lai^niB.  Uobbaxia-D  -pochaiT)!  tdi  ciannacht; 
ilLan  mo^-ia  oc  T;innT;uT).  'goyimman  ingen  piamn  mic 
(leva  moixcua  eyv.  Cyinnnmael  epifcopuf,  abbap  CiUe 
mop-e  einip,  qiiieiiiT;.  mopf  Conmaic  mic  bpenxiain, 
abbarif  CUiana  Tiocht"ie.  TTIael'Diiin  mac  "Duibitinpechc 
iHhUUrcuf  eyv.    TTlofif  hui  becce  abbacif  pobaip. 

let.  lanaiti.  CCnno  -Domim -dcc."  locx."  TTlopf  pLainn 
hui  T)ocuae,  abbaaf  iiitifi  cam  "De^a.  CCe-o^en  pobaip 
obiic.  Oecc  mac  Conlai,  pi  'Cecbae,  moiii;uuf  eyv. 
Coipppi  mac  ■pojeprais,  peac  bpeg,  moiacuof  efz. 
■popbafac  nepof  Cepnaig,  abbap  Cluana  mic  U  Noip 
[obiit;].  Oenguf  mac  'Posepcaig,  pi  ceniuil  loegaipe, 
pubica  mopce  pepnc.  Ca-cal  mac  ConaiU  minn,  pi 
Coipppi  moip,  T)un5alach  mac  'Caiclic,  -oux  t-uijne, 
mopcui  punc  Coblaicingm  Cacail,  -oominacpix  Cluana 
cui^rin  obiiT;.  (XUcellac  ceLca  OlanT),  7  CCiclec  buae 
CiiTopiaec,  obiepunu.    Slojaxi  ipin  pocla  la  'Donncba'D. 

fCt.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  "dcc."  Ixx."  1.°  TDopp 
CCiple-DO  Cluana  ipaipu  lugulaao  Concobaip  .h. 
maeleDUin.    Slosa-o    "OonnchaTia   co   cnocc    m-bane. 


1  Flann  Foirbthe.  — His  obit  is 
entered  above  at  the  year  715,  at 
■which  date  Clar.  49  calls  him  "  Old 
Flann  ra"  Fogarta." 

2  Ath-cliath. — Dublin. 

^  Cianachta.  —  The  Four  Mast. 
(a.d.  765)  say  "  Cianacbta-Bregh"; 
a  sept  descended  from  Cian  (n  quo 
"Cianachta"),  son  of  Oilill  Oluim, 
King  of  Munster,  ^vhose  territory 
seems  to  have  comprised  the  present 
town  of  Duleek,  co.  Meath,andalarge 
portion  of  the  surrounding  country. 

*  The  full  tide "In  a  sea  tide," 

Clar.  49.  The  situation  of  the  place 
where  this  drowning  occurred  is  left 
to  conjecture.  But  it  was  probably 
in  the  tidal  part  of  the  river  Liffey, 


across  which  the  Cianachte,  in  their 
return  home,  would  probably  have 
had  to  pass. 

^  Cill-mor- Einlr.—StBiaot&*,^.  2ofi. 

^  Cluain  -  Dockre.  —  "  Cluain- 
Tochne,''  in  the  Fow  Mast,  (a.d. 
765).  The  Chron.  Scot,  and  Ann. 
Fow  Mast,  (at  A.D.  977)  mention  a 
"  CIuain-Deochra,''  which  is  stated 
in  O'Clcry'3  Irish  Calendar,  at  11th 
January,  to  have  been  in  the  co. 
Longford,  although  Archdall  (Monast. 
nib.,  p.  708)  identifies  it  with  Clon- 
rane,  in  the  bar.  of  Moycashel,  co. 
■Westineath.  It  may  be  the  place 
now  called  Cloondara,  in  the  parish 
ot  Killashee,  bar.  anl  county  of  Long- 
ford. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


230 


Dernacli  son  of  Flann  Foirbthe.^  The  massacre  of 
iliath/  by  the  Cianachta,  against  the  Ui-Teig.  A 
slaughter  of  the  Leinstermen  ;  and  numbers  of  the 
ichta/  were  drowned  in  the  full  tide*  when  returning, 
lan,  daughter  of  Flann,  son  of  Aedh,  died.  Crunnmael, 
hop,  abbot  of  Cill-mor-Einir,*  rested.  Death  of 
lach,  son  of  Brendan,  abbot  of  Cluain-dochre.° 
duin,  son  of  Dubhinnrecht,  was  slain.  Death  of 
>ecce,  abbot  of  Fobhar.' 

il.  Jan.  A.D.  770.  Death  of  Flann  Ua  Dachua,  [770-1 
t  of  Inis-cain-Degha.^  Aedgen  of  Fobhar'  died.  Becc, 
of  Conla,  King  of  Tethba,  died.  Coirpri,  son  of 
,rtach,  King  of  Bregh,  died.  Forbasach  Ua  Cernaigh, 
t  of  Clonmacnoise,  [died].  Oengus,  son  of  Fogartach,^ 
;  of  the  Cinel-Loeghaire,  died  suddenly.  Cathal,  son 
onall  Menu,  King  of  Coirpri-mor,"  [and]  Dungalach, 
of  Taichlech,  chief  of  Luighne,  died.  Coblaith, 
hter  of  Cathal,  abbess  of  Cluain-Cuibhtin,"  died, 
illach  of  Telach-Olaind,^^  and  Aichlech  Ua  Cindfiaech 

A  hosting  into  the  Fochla  "  b^'  Donnchad." 
al.  Jan.     A.D.  771.     Death  of  Airlid  of  Cluain-Iraird.     [77L 
killing  of  Conchobar  Ua  Maeleduin.     A  hosting  by 
nchad  to  Cnoc-mBane."     The  "  Fair  of  the  clapping 


>bhar. — Fore,  in  the  barony  of 
CO.  Westmeath. 

is-  cain-DegJta.  —  Inishkeen,  in 
irony  of  Farney,  co.  Monaghan ; 
;  name  to  the  parish  of  Inish- 
situated  partly  in  the  county  of 
ghan,and  partlyin  Louth  county. 
)7i  of  Fogartach.  —  The  Four 
(at  766)  have  mac  Pep.aT)ai5, 
of  Feradhach.'' 

Zing  of  Coirpri -mor. — yii  Coilx- 
noiyt,  "liing  of  the  great  Coirpri 
irbri),"  A.  B.  has  p.i  Coi)xpT<-i 
(for  "  liing  of  Coirpri,  moritur  " 
'mortuus  est")-  t!lar.  49  has 
"moritur."     But  the  reading  in 


A.  is  probably  correct.  The  territory 
(or  tribe)  of  "  Coirpri-mor  "  is  men- 
tioned in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast,  at  the 
years  949,  974,  1029,  and  1032. 

'*  Cluain-  Cuihhtin. — See  note  at  the 
year  759  supra,  where  the  name  is 
"  Cluain-Cuifthin.'' 

"  Telach-Olaind. — See  this  place 
referred  to  above  at  the  years  710 
(note ',  p.  160)  and  730. 

1'  Fochla. — The  north  of  Ireland. 

^^  Donnchad. — King  of  Ireland  a 
the  time. 

15  Cnoc-mSaree.  —  The  "Hill  of 
Banfe."  See  O'Donovan's  Four  Mast. 
at  A.D.  Ill,  note  j'. 


240 


ocMMccloc  ulcroti. 


Oenac  ina  lamcomaiacae,  in  quo  ignif  7  ronirtvu 
fi\nilicuT)ine'Diei  niDicn.  Irrolarricomafi-c  hi  -peil  ITlicel 
■DianeppeT)  in  cene  T)\  mm.  Tno|\f  Suibne  abbcrcif 
1ae.  CCenfit:  ^oixiil  "oa  ^fieT)an  imTnelle,  7  oen  pixairro 
erapiau,  qa  oifiun  in  reinix).  Cfuief  TTlaelaicchin  abb 
cluana  eTOni^.  Lex  Comcan  7  CCenam  f  ecun-Dapoyiceopa 
Conn  ache.  OCeti  aicgm  ]\ex  htle  TTlane,  CCpc  mac 
piai'cniax)  ^lecc  (XiT)ne,  iiigtilari  punT;.  tefjuf  mac 
TDuibcombaii^  mojicuuf  eye. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  "dcc."  lccx.°  n."  tTloenac 
mac  Colmain,  abbaf  Slane  7  cible  'Poibpic,  a  pUixu 
pansuinif  mofiunif  efc.  "Daniel  nepof  'Poileni,  rcpiba 
teT;ubai,  quieuic.  'Oonncocaix)  \iex  Connacr;  moiicmif 
epc.  Inpobta  piccicap  7  ap-oop  folip,  uc  pene  panip 
omnip  Depepiit;.  X)eipmepp  mop  mna 'oeat).  TTlapran 
inpe  ©i-Dnec,  CCexian  epipcopup  maige  h&u,  Cei-cepnac 
huae  Gpumon  oabbap  cluana  pepr;a  bpenainn,  mopctn 
fux\v-  Lepuan  -Dommarpix  Cille  t)apo  obnr.  Ltnia 
cenebpopa  m  .  11 .  nonap  'oeeimbpif.  CCexi  mac  Coipppi, 
ppmcepp  Recpainne,  mopcuiip  epc. 

|ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  •Domini  t)CC.°  lxx.°  in."  ITIopp 
CClbpain  mic  poit)miT),  abbacip  'CpeoiD  moip,  in  pexca 


'  "  Fair  of  the  clapping  of  hands.'" 
— This  evidently  refers  to  a  celebra- 
tion of  national  games  somewhere, 
during  which  the  people  present 
thereat  were  so  terrified  by  excessive 
thunder  and  lightning,  that  they 
clapped  their  hands  in  token  of  hoiTor 
and  despair.  Dr.  O'Conor,  and  the 
so-called  '  translator '  of  Clar.  49, 
considered  lamcomairt  ("clapping  of 
hands  ")  as  the  name  of  the  place  in 
which  the  oenacli  (or  "  fair  ")  was 
held.  But  they  were  clearly  mistaken. 
A  similar  incident  is  noticed  at  the 
year  798,  infra. 

'^  Fasted. — aenprc  (for  ample),  A. 
B.  The  flo-called  "  translator  "  of 
these  Annals  in  Clar.  49  renders  this 


entry  "  Irishmen  fasted  for  feare  of 
theire  destruction,  one  meale  among 
them  in  awe  of  the  fyre."  Dr. 
O'Conor  (Ann.  Ult.  ad  an.)  translates 
aenpich  "  consensio  spontanea,'' 
which  is  as  bad.  But  the  translation 
given  in  the  Census  of  Ireland  for 
1851  (Part  V.  vol.  1,  p.  57),  where 
aenpic  is  rendered  bj'  "  all  in  one 
place ''  (as  if  the  original  was  oei) 
picli)  is  even  worse. 

'  Two  '  tredans';  i.e.  two  fasts  of 
three  days  each.  See  iredan,  i.e.  tre- 
denus,  i.e.  tres  dies.  Gloss  in  Fel.  of 
Oengus,  at  Nov.  16. 

^  Chain  -  Eidhnech.  —  Clonenagh, 
near  Mountrath,  in  the  Queen's 
Countj-, 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


241 


of  hands,"^  in  which  occurred  lightning  and  thunder, 
like  unto  the  day  of  judgment.  The  '  clapping  of 
hands '1  on  the  festival  of  St.  Michael,  of  which  was 
said  the  "  fire  from  Heaven."  Death  of  Suibhne,  abbot 
of  la.  The  Goidhil  fasted^  two  '  tredans  '^  together,  and 
only  one  meal  between  them,  through  fear  of  the  fire. 
Repose  of  Maelaichthin,  abbot  of  Cluain-Eidhnech.*  The 
'  Law  '  of  Coman  and  of  Aedan,  a  second  time,^  over  the 
three  divisions  of  Connaught.  Aedh  Aithgin,  King  of 
the  TJi-Maine,  and  Art  son  of  Flaithniadh,  King  of 
Aidhne,  were  slain.     Lergus,  son  of  Dubhcomair,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  772.  Moenacb,  son  of  Colman,  abbot 
of  Slane  and  CUl-Foibrigh,  died  of  the  '  bloody  flux.' 
Daniel  Ua  FoHeni,  scribe  of  Letuba,"  rested.  Donncoth- 
aidh,  King  of  Connaught,  died.  An  unusual  drought 
and  heat  of  the  sun,  so  that  almost  all  food  failed.  A 
great  abundance  of  acorns  after  it.  Martan  of  Inis- 
eidnech,  Aedan  bishop  of  Magh-Eo,'  [and]  Ceithernach 
Ua  Erumono,  abbot  of  Cluain-ferta-Brenainn,  died. 
Lerthan,  abbess^  of  Cill-dara,  died.  A  dark  moon  on 
the  second  of  the  Nones  of  December.  Aedh  son  of 
Coirpri,  abbot'  of  Rechru,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  773.  Death  of  Albran,  son  of  Foidmed, 
abbot  of  Treoid-mor,^"  on  the  sixth  day  between  the  two 


[772.] 


[773.] 


'A  secondtime y^a  (for  T-ecatTDa) 

A.  B.  O'Conor  prints  fa.  Clar.  49 
ignores  it.  The  beginning  of  the 
third  "  Law  "  (iex,  or  tribute)  of 
Coman  and  Aedan  is  noticed  under 
the  year  779  infra. 

^  Letnba. — This  place,  which  has 
not  been  identified,  is  again  referred 
to  at  the  year  778  injra. 

' 31agh-Eo The    "Plain   of  the 

Yew."  Mayo,  barony  of  Clanmorris, 
CO.  Mayo. 

'Abbess. — ■DominaciMx.    A  B. 

^  Abbot — pf,incep]p,  A.  B.  Clar. 
49  has    "prince";    hut    pp.iticep]p 


seems  used  throughout  these  Annals 
to  signify  the  abbot  or  superior  of  a 
monastery. 

'°  Treoid-mor ;  or  "  Great  Treoid." 
But  there  is  no  mention  in  these 
Annals,  or  in  any  other  authority 
known  to  the  Editor,  of  a  Treoid-beg, 
or  "  little  Treoid."  The  place  re- 
ferred to  is  now  known  as  Trevet,  in 
the  parish  of  the  same  name,  barony 
of  Skreen,  and  county  of  Meath.  The 
old  name  of  the  place  was  Duma- 
dergluachra  ("  Mound  of  the  red 
rushy -place"),  according  to  a  state- 
ment in  Lebor-na~hUidrl,  p.  119a> 


242 


CCMNalCC  VllCCOh. 


I^e^iia  \nve\i  -otio  paipcha.  Ulcan  .h.  bejaoTjeifis^, 
abbaf  O^nae  moyie,  Gip,ennac  mac  Gicin  abbaf  tei€- 
Foi.  8Sai.  gluine,  ■popinnaiTi  fciiibaj  epifcoptif 'Ciaeoit^jpeiaieiaiinT:. 
T)unlaic  ingen  pogepcaig  obiit:.  "Comaluac  tnac  ITluiv 
jmle,  pex  Cpuacna  CCi,  boT)bcaT)  mac  edcgiifa,  peoc 
ceniuil  pi  In  Gpcae,  mopoui  pun-.  Stiaiplec  .tl.  Con- 
ciapain,  abbap  Lipp  moip,  1mpai€ec  jlinne  Cboicije, 
anchopica,  mopnui  ptinu.  piauptiae  mac  pacpac,  peoc 
Cpuiune,  mopiT;up.  ComixT;io  agotnp  la  T)onncba'D. 
eujan  mac  Colmain  a  pluxu  panjuinip  mopuiup  epc, 
7  ccT^epi  rnulT:!  ex  ipT;o  Tjolope  mopcui  punt:. 

|Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  'oomim  tjcc".  lxx°.  1111.°  TlDopp 
Cination  pegip  piccopum  ;  7  'Oonnsal  mac  NuaxiaT; 
abbap  Lugmait),  7  pancu  abbap  tusmai-o,  7  Conall 
maigeLuin^i,  7Suaiplec  abbap  tinncpepieptinT:.  Com- 
bupT;io  aip'DT)  TTlacae.  Combupcio  Cille  "oapo.  Com- 
bupuio  ^linne  "oa  loca.  Congpeppio  iTit:ep  mnumanen- 
pep.7  nepot;ep  Meill,  7  pecit;  "DonnchaT)  tiapt;at;ionem 
magiiam  in  pinibup  Tniiminenpiiim,  7  cecTOeptint;  mulci 
Ti  TTliiimnecaib.  Imaipecc  1  CLuam  ipaip-o-o  icip 
"OonnchaD  7  muinrip  Cluana  ipaip-OD.  Cfuiep  Ciapain 
cpaiT)bT;i5  .1-  belaij  t)tiin.     OelUim   acai-o   bio^  incep 


1  Two  Easters;  i.e.  Easter  Sunday 
and  Low  Sunday. 

^Othan-mor.  —  "Great  Othan." 
Now  Fahan,  barony  of  Inishowen,  co. 
Donegal. 

' Leltlifflnm. — Now  known  as  Old- 
Leighlin,  the  site  of  a  Bishop's  See, 
in  the  barony  of  Idrone  West,  co. 
Carlow. 

■■  Treoit. — Trevet,  bar.  of  Skreen, 
CO.  Meath. 

^  Of  Cruachan- Ai.  —  The  Four 
Mast.  (atA.D.  769)havemai5e'hCCi, 
"of  Magh-Ai,"  the  name  of  a  well- 
known  district  in  the  co.  Kosconi- 
mon. 

'^  Ghnn-CloitifjlK.    —    O'Donovan 


thought  that  this  was  probably  the 
vale  of  the  river  [Clody],  near  New- 
to^vn-Barry,  in  the  county  Wexford. 
{Ann.  Four  Mast.,  A.D.  769,  note  o.) 
But  this  is  doubtful.  O'Conor  absurdly 
translates  the  name  "  vallis  illustrium 
heroum." 

'  Cruithni,  i.e.,  the  Cruithni,  or 
Picts,  of  Dalaraide,  in  Ireland;  al- 
though Skene  copies  the  entry  as 
referring  to  the  Scotch  Picts  (Cliron. 
Picts  and  Scots,  p.  358). 

'  Fair.— O'ConOT  thought  that  the 
Fair  (or  assembly)  meant  was  the  Fair 
of  Tailltiu  (or  Teltown),  co.  Meath ; 
and  he  was  possibly  right  in  this 
instance. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


243 


rs.^  Ultan  Ua  Berodeirgg,  abbot  of  Othan-mor'; 
nach,  son  of  Eiclien,  abbot  of  Leithglenn/  [and] 
nan,  scribe  and  bishop  of  Treoit/  died.  Dun]aith, 
iter  of  Fogartach,  died.  Tomaltach,  son  of  Murgal, 
of  Cruachan-Ai/  [and]  Bodbchad,  son  of  Echtgus, 
of  Cinel-mic-Erca,  died.  Suairlech  Ua  Conciarain, 
of  Lis-mor,  [and]  Imraithech  of  Glenn-Cloitighe,"  an 
rite,  died.  Flathroe,  son  of  Fiachra,  king  of  tlie 
ini/  dies.  Disturbance  of  a  fair^  by  Donnchad. 
1,  son  of  Colman,  died  from  the  '  bloody  flux/  and 
others  died  from  that  disorder. 
'.  Jan.  A.D.  774.  Death  of  Cinadhon,  king  of  thePicts ; 
onngal,  son  of  Nuada,  abbot  of  Lughmadh.'and  Fian- 
bbot  of  Lughmadh,  and  Conall  of  Magh-luinge,"  and 
ech,  abbot  of  Linn,"  died.  Burning  of  Axd-Macha. 
ngof  Cill-dara.  Burning  of  Glenn-da-locha.  Abattle 
en  the  Munstermen  and  the  TJi-]SreilI,andDonnchad^^ 
.itted  great  devastation  in  the  borders  of  the  Munster- 
and  many  of  the  Munstermen  were  slain.  A  conflict 
ain-Iraird,  between  Donnchad^^  and  the  '  family  '  of 
i-Ivaird.  The  repose  of  Ciaran  the  pious,  i.e.,  of 
i-duin.''  The  battle  of  Achadh-Hag,^*  between  the 
luin  and  the    [Ui]-Maine,  where  the   [Ui]-Maine 


[774.] 


madh. — Louth,   in    the    co. 

'h-lmnge. — See  note ',  at  the 
,  supra. 

I.  —  This  should  evidently 
-Duachaill,  a  place  which 
an  identifies  withMagheralin, 
.  Down ;  but  on  no  sufficient 
•,  so  far  as  the  Editor  can 
s  Martyr,  of  Donegal,  at  the 
ipril,  has  "  Suairlech,  abbot 
Duachaill,  a.d.  774." 
ichad. — Monarch  of  Ireland 


" BelacTi-duin. — The  "Pass"  of  the 
"  dun  "  (or  "  fort ").  This  was  the 
old  name  of  Disert-Chairain,  or  Castle- 
keeran,  in  the  barony  of  Upper  Kells, 
and  county  of  Meath. 

"  Achadh-Uag.—'Th&  "  Field  of  the 
Stones."  Dr.  O'Conor  (in  Ann.  Ult. 
ad.  an.)  states  that  this  place  was 
Athleague  [in  the  bar.  of  Athlone,  co. 
Roscommon].  But  O'Donovan  (Fow 
Mast.,  A.D.  770,  note  x)  thought  that 
the  place  referred  to  was  "the  place 
now  called  Achadh-  leaga,  situated  on 
the  east  side  of  the  river  Suck,"  in  the 
same  barony. 

R  2 


244 


aMMalcc  ulccDti. 


.b. 


riepocef  bpunn  7  TYIaine,  ubi  TTlane  pifioft;ifiaT;uf  efc. 
Sr;iaa5ef  nepocum  Tpibofium  bifiocc  in  cempoifie  Coljsen 
mic  Cellail.     Combufcio  infole  baireni. 

[Ct.  lanaifi.  CCnno  "Domini  "dcc."  Vxx."  ii.°  Cfoiejp 
Colmain  pinn  ancoj\icae.  TTloifif  ^oi-oil  Cluancc 
ijiaip-'D.  TTIopf  pop,bufaic  abbcrcip  ifiaco  (Xi'do.  TTloiif 
CoblbiiaiiTD  abbat;if  Cluana  inicc  U  Kloif.  ComoT;acio 
maiariyium  ipancci  Gyice  Slane,  7  cotinot;aT;io  maiaciifium 
tliniani  Cluana  iifiaip,T(.  TTlopf  TYlaelemanac  abbai^if 
Cinnjafiax).  Oellum  inreja  T)al  n-CCiaai-oe  inuicern,  1 
•pleib  TTlifp,  in  quo  ceciT)ic  Mia  mac  ConalT;a.  bellum 
"Df.uins  luepum  in  eoTDem  anno,  icip  ■oal  n-CCfiaiT)e, 
in  quo  ceciDepunt;  Cinae-o  caip^ge  mac  Carafaig,  7 
T)un5al  .i).  ■pef^jufa  ipopcpai'D.  'ComalT;ac  mac 
In-Difiechuais  7  Gcai'D  mac  pacnae  uicT;oiaef  efianT:. 
Celiac  mac  "Ouncha'Da,  fiex  Lai§en,  mofiT;uuip  efz- 
Foi.  335a.  bellum  (Xza  Tiumai  icip,  na  hCCiifireyiu  7  .  h .  6coc  CoBo, 
in  quo  ceciTDiT;  ^oyim^al  mac  Conaill  cpui,  fxex  C060. 
Gugan  mac  Roncmn  abbaf  tiff  moif,  7  TTlaelfuBai 
.n.  inoinai§,  pefiefunu.  Caccof[c]fa'D  icip.  U  Weill 
7  ITluime,  in  quo  familia  "Depmaigi  fuic,  7  filii 
Tobaic,  IT)  efc  T)uinecaif>  7  CaT;f annac,  7  alii  ve  filiif 


'  Were  overthrown. — pjiofcificccuf 
efc,  A.  and  B.,  witli  which  Clar.  49 
agrees.  But  the  name  of  Mane  (or 
Maine),  ancestor  of  the  sept,  is  put 
for  the  sept  itself  in  these  authorities. 
The  Four  Mast,  (at  A.D.  770)  have 
more  correctly  in  i-io  TiieaBai'6  poll 
lilt)  niaitie  ("in  -which  the  Ui- 
Maine  were  defeated  "). 

^  Colgu King    of  the  Ui-Crem- 

thainn.  His  obit  is  given  at  the  year 
780,  infra. 

^  Inis-Baithin. — Now  Ennisboj-ne, 
in  the  barony  of  Arklow,  co.  Wicklow. 

*  Chiain-Iraird.  —  Clopard  in  the 


barony  of  Upper  Moyfenrath,  co. 
Meath. 

^  Rath-Aedha Now   Rahugh,   in 

the  parish  of  the  same  name,  barony  of 
Moycashel,  and  county  of  West- 
meath. 

^0/Finian Uitiiatii,  A.  finiii- 

aui,  B.  "  Finiani,"  Clar.  49,  which 
seems  more  correct. 

'  Cenngaradh, — Kingarth  in  Scot- 
land. 

"  Themselves itiuicem,  A.  B.   For 

invicem  the  Four  Masters  generally  use 
i:;efin  ("themselves"),  as  in  this  case. 

'  iSKoJA-ilfM.— Slemish,   a  moua- 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


245 


vere  overthrown.^  A  slaughter  of  the  Ui-Mac-Brocc,  in 
he  time  of  Colgu,^  son  of  Cellach.  Burning  of  Inis- 
Baithin." 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  775.  The  repose  of  Cohnan  Finn,  [775.]  bis. 
mchorite.  Death  of  Goidel  of  Cluain-Iraird.*  Death 
)f  Forbasach,  abbot  of  Rath-Aedha.*  Death  of  Colbrand, 
ibbot  of  Clonmacnoise.  'Translation'  of  the  relics  of 
3t.  Ere  of  Slane,  and  '  translation '  of  the  relics  of  Finian" 
jf  Cluain-Iraird.  Death  of  Maelmanach,  abbot  of 
IJenngaradh.'  A  battle  among  the  Dalaraide  themselves,* 
i,t  Shabh-Mis,^  in  which  Nia,  son  of  Cualta,  was  slain. 
I  battle  of  Drung^"  again  in  the  same  year,  among  the 
Dalaraide,in  which  fell  Cinaedh  Cairgge,  son  of  Cathasach, 
md  Dungal,  grandson  of  Fergus  Forcraidh."  Tomaltach,^^ 
;on  of  Indrechtach,and  Echaidh,"  son  of  Fiachna,  were  vic- 
;ors.  Cellach,  son  of  Dunchad,  King  of  Leinster,  died.  The 
Dattle  of  Ath-duma"  between  the  AirtLera  and  the  Ui- 
Echach-Cobha,  in  which  fell  Gormgal,  son  of  Conall  Crui, 
King  of  Cobha.  Eugan,  son  of  Ronchenn,  abbot  of  Lis-mor, 
md  Maelrubha  Ua  Moenaigh,  died.  A  destructive  battle 
3etween  the  Ui-Neill  and  Munstermen,^^  in  which  were 
;he  '  family '  of  Dermagh,^"  and  the  sons  of  Tobath,  i.e. 
Duinechaidh  and  Cathrannach,  and  others  of  the  sons  of 


;ain  in  the  barony  of  Lower  Antrim, 
n  the  CO.  of  Antrim. 

WBrung See  note',  p.  96,  supra. 

11  Fergus  Forcraidh.—The  (Jeath  of 
his  person  is  recorded  above  under 
he  year  702. 

"  Tomaltach. — This  Tomaltach,  son 
,f  Indrechtach,  is  mentioned  among 
he  kings  of  TJlad  in  the  list  in  the 
3oolc  of  Leinster  (p.  11,  col.  3),  and 
,l30  ill  the  list  of  kings  of  Dalaraide 
p.  41,  col.  5).  See  under  the  year 
89  infra. 

"  Echaidh Called    "Eocho"   in 

he  Boo^  of  Leinster  list  of  the  kings 


of  Ulad  (p.  41,  col.  3),  where  he  is 
stated  to  have  reigned  10  years. 

'*  Ath-duma. — A  battle  of  Ath- 
duma  between  the  Ulidians  and  the 
Ui-Echach  is  mentioned  above  at 
the  year  760.  The  place  has  not  been 
identified. 

'* Munstermen.  --TTltiime,  A.  B. 
has  the  abbrev.  for  ITluimnedu 
(accHS.  pi.  of  TTltiimnec,  a  "  Munster- 
man"). 

"  '  Family  '  of  Dermagh.  —  The 
community  of  Durrow,  in  the  King's 
county.  The  Four  Mast-ers  do  not 
give  this  entry. 


246 


CCMMCCLCC  UlCCDTl. 


T)omnaill;  7  ceci-oepuiTC  mulci  x»e  TTlume,  7  tuccoiiep 
•pueiaunc  nepocef  'NeiU.     Conba'D  inna  con. 

|Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  •Domini  -dcc."  Ukoc."  ui.°  lusulcrcio 
mac  Cumaipcaic  oc  ODfiaib,  alnif  uixic  aliuf  Tnoficuuf 
efc.  ComfOTO  cachimaiiT,ecc  ii;ii;i  va  ua  Cepnaig,!'©  efc 
■Miall  7  Cumufcac,  in  quo  ceci'oep.unc  eccguf  mac 
Oaiu,  7  ceceifvi  mulx;i,  hi  paiici  CalaT)iT,omo.  SLogax) 
togen  la  "OonnchoD  poifi  bpega.  Int)  ule  ^aim  iffini) 
tamtia-D  .1.  ■plecoxi  mori  7  saei  moyi.  piau|iui  pin 
"DoTTinaill  t^egif  Connacc.  Cumufcc  int)  oenaig  la 
"DonnchttT)  poifi  Ciannacc.  1n  coccaxi  ir;ifi  'DonnchoT)  7 
Consalac.  -Scfiosef  Calfiaigi  lahU  piacfiac.  banbo'bB- 
Sni  fapieni'  obiii:.  1nTi  jiiuc  pola.  ^alfiai  im-oai 
olchena,  pene  mop.r;alicaf.    In  bo  ap  mdfi. 

let.  Ian ai p.  CCnno  ■Domini  ■dcc."  lcccc.°uii.°  In  cocca'o 
ce-ono  reip.  "Oonncha'D  7  Congalac  .t.  mac  Conaing,  7 
bellum  fotxcalaiT)  inna  popcninn,  ubi  ceciT)efittnc  Con- 
galac  mac  Conaing,  7  Cuanu  mac  ecniD,  7  'Oefimaic 
mac  Clorgni,  7  'DunchaT)  mac  CCleni,  7  piocnia  mac 
TTlaele'DUin,  7  cetjepi  mulri.    "Oonncha'D  uicco]a  puic. 


'  Combat  of  the  Cu's Q^a'D  (for 

conbax),  or conibari)  inna con.  This 
would  also  mean  "battle  of  the  dogs," 
ctt  (gen.  pi.  and  sg.  con.)  a  "  dog,'' 
being  frequently  used  in  the  formation 
of  the  names  of  remarkable  Irishmen 
in  ancient  times.  This  entry  may 
have  some  reference  to  the  1st  and 
2nd  entries  under  the  next  year. 

^ '  Jug-ulatio.^ — This  word  as  used 
in  the  Irish  Annals  always  means  a 
death  inflicted  by  violence.  The 
Four  Masters,  who  have  the  entry  of 
this  event  at  the  year  772,  say  that 
the  one  killed  the  other;  in  other 
words,  that  they  fell  by  each 
other. 


"  Odhra. — Now  Odder,  in  the 
parish  of  Tara,  barony  of  Skreen, 
and  county  of  Meath. 

''  Cernach. — The  Cemach,  son  of 
Diarmait,  son  of  Aedh  Slane,  whose 
death  is  entered  above  at  the  years 
6G3  and  666. 

*  Caladruim. — Now  Galtrun,  in  the 
par.  of  the  same  name,  barony  of 
Lower  Deece,  co.  Meath. 

"  King. — tiegi-p,  A.  B.  Clar.  19 
has  'rex.'  But  the  older  MSS.  are 
probably  correct,  and  as  the  forms 
pLil  and  laegi^  are  used  iu  connection 
with  "Flathrui"  (the  genit.  form 
of  Flathrue,  or    Flatb/u),  it  follows 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


247 


3omnall ;  and  many  of  the  Munstermen  were  slain  ;  and 
■he  Ui-Neill  were  victors.     Combat  of  the  Cu's.^ 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  776.  The  '  juguhitio  ''  of  Cumuscach's 
ions,  at  Odhra," — one  lived,  another  died.  A  mutual 
Jattle  between  two  descendants  of  Cernach/  viz.,  Niall 
md  Cumuscach,  in  which  fell  Echtgu.s,  son  of  Baeth,  and 
nany  others,  in  the  fair-green  of  Caladruim.'  The 
losting  of  Leinster  by  Donnchad  upon  Breg.  Winter 
dtogether  in  the  Summer,  viz.,  great  rain  and  great  wind. 
Hathrui,  son  of  Domnall,  King"  of  Conuaught.  Dis- 
.urbance  of  the  fair,''  by  Donnchad,  against  the  Cianachta. 
The  war  between  Donnchad  and  Congalach.^  Slaughter 
)f  the  Cakaighi  by  the  Ui-Fiachrach.  Ban-Bodbhgna," 
.  wise  man,  died.  The  'bloody  flux.'  Many  diseases 
lesides;  a  mortality  almost.  The  great  mortality  of 
lows. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  777.  The  same  war  between  Donn- 
had  and  Congalach  (i.e.,  son  of  Conaing^") ;  and  the 
lattle  of  Forcalad  at  the  end  of  it,  in  which  were  slain 
Congalach,  son  of  Conaing,  and  Cuanu,  son  of  Ecned, 
,nd  Diarmait,  son  of  Clothgna,  and  Dunchad,  son  of 
dene,  and  Flaithnia,  son  of  Maelduin,  and  many  others. 
)onnchad  was  victor. 


[776.] 


[777.] 


lat  some  word  like  moifiy^,  or  obicti'p, 
as  been  omitted  before  pijCCcTiifitii. 
lat  the  death  of  Flaithruae,  King  of 
lonnaught  (the  same  name  u,  little 
Itered),  is  entered  under  the  year 
78. 
'  The  fair.  —  The  "  Fair  "  (or 
national  games  ")  celebrated  an- 
[lally  in  Tailltiu,  or  Teltown,  in  the 
irony  of  Upper  Kells,  co.  Meath. 
30  above,  at  the  year  716.  O'Conor 
itirely  misunderstood  this  entry, 
hich  he  translates  in  his  ed.  of  these 
nnals  (ad.  an.),  "  Levis  pugna,  seu 


veJitatio,  facta  apud  Doenag,  a  Dunn- 
chado  rege  contra  Ciannachtenses.'' 

'  Congalach. — The  same  personage 
mentioned  under  the  next  year. 

' Ban-Bodbhffna. — "Ban  of  'Bod- 
bhgna.' "  Bodbhgna  is  now  known 
as  Sliabh-Baune,  in  the  county  of 
Eosconunon. 

"Son  oj" Conaing. — The  original  of 
this  clause  is  added  by  way  of  gloss 
in  B.  It  is  in  the  text  in  Clar.  49. 
Congalach,  son  of  Conaing,  was  King 
of  the  Brega,  in  Meath. 


248 


CCMNCClCC  tiLcc"oh. 


"Do   each   ipoficalaiT:    foifioijxet; 
"Ooriinach  tmbac  neifiach  ; 
Oa  inroa  mccuaifi  boeu  bfioriac 
In  luan  layi  na  Bafiach. 

Combufcio  cluana  mice  tl  Moip  hi  .ui.  Toup  luil.  Int) 
Tiiu^  pola.  In  bo  ayi  rndp,.  lex  Coluim  CiUe  la 
'Oonncha-D  7bi-ieipal.  ■Hlopf  ©cipfceili  mic  CCe'DO  mic 
Colssene,  fie^if  .h.  Cennfelaig.  "Dopmicacio  CCinpcel- 
laig,  abbOTif  CoTHTDiiae  7  lainne  ela.  Niall  ptiopac 
mac  IPepjaile  (ann  1  colaim  ciUe),  7  Wiall  mac  ConaiU 
Spainr;  ifieoc  -Deifceiiic  bjaeg,  7  "Cuacal  mac  Crxemcaiti 
Xiex  CualaiTD,  7  pLannabjaa  ^ex  .h  .  TTIail,  7  CCeti  pinn 
mac  ecT)ac  |iex  T)al  Riaui,  omnep  mopcui  punc. 
Si€mai€  abaT;ipa  cluana  baifienn  moprua  epc.  ■pman 
abbap  Cluana  auip,  7  ConpT;anp  papienp  loca  n-Bipne, 
quieuepunu.  CeT)ip  nepoi^um  TTlani  in  campo  "Oaipben, 
ubi  CCp^jgal  oiccop  epac.  Biuni  insen  Cmaxion  mop^^ua 
epc. 
Foi.  nm.  let.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  ■dcc."  lxx.°  uiii.°  TTlopp 
pulapcaig  epipcopi  Cluana  ipaip-o.    Oengup  mac  CCleni 


'  Fm-calad. — O'Donovan  was  un- 
certain whether  this  should  be  "For- 
caIad,"or/or  CafotZ ("upon  Calad"); 
wliich  ("  Calad ")  he  regarded  as 
"  probably  the  ....  Caladh  of 
Calraighe  ....  in  the  present 
parish  of  Ballyloughloe  [co.  West- 
meath].  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  a.-d.  773, 
note  0.  This  stanza,  which  is  not  in 
B.,  is  added,  in  the  original  hand,  in 
the  lower  margin  of  fol.  336  in  A., 
with  a  mark  of  reference  to  its  place 
in  the  text. 

^  Donnchad. — Monarch  of  Ireland. 
The  enforcement,  or  promulgation,  of 
the  '  Law '  (or  tribute)  of  St.  Colum- 
Cille    by  his   father  Domnall,   also 


monarch  of  Ireland,  is  recorded  above 
at  the  year  752. 

^ Lann-Ela.-Soyf  Lynally,  in  the 
barony  of  Ballycowan,  King's  county. 

*NiaUFrosach.—'Sm\l"ot  the 
Showers."  His  accession  to  the 
kingship  of  Ireland  is  recorded  above 
at  the  year  7G2  (  =  763).  In  the 
Book  of  Leinstei-  (p.  25,  col.  2), 
Niall  is  stated  to  have  died  in  Hi 
(Zona),  na  ailictitti,  "in  his  pil- 
grimage;" and  it  is  added  that  three 
remarkable  showers  fell  in  his  reign, 
namely,  a  shower  of  "  white  silver," 
a  shower  of  honey,  and  a  shower  of 
wheat.  See  under  the  years  717  and 
763,  supra. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


249 


By  the  battle  of  Forcaladi  was  caused 
A  sorrowful,  tearful  Sunday. 
Many  a  fond  mother  was  sad 
On  the  Monday  following. 

Juming  of  Clonmacnoise  on  the  6tli  of  the  Ides  of  July, 
'he  '  bloody  flux.'  The  great  mortality  of  cows.  The 
Law '  of  Colum-Cille  by  Donnchad^  and  Bresal.  Death 
if  Etirscel,  son  of  Aedh,  son  of  Colgu,  King  of  Ui- 
^ennselaigh.  The  '  falling  asleep '  of  AinfceUach,  abbot 
if  Connor,  and  of  Lann-Ela".  Niall  Frosach,*  son  of 
i^ergal,  (in  I-Colum-Cille''),  and  Niall  son  of  Conall 
jtrant,"  King  of  the  South  of  Bregh,  and  Tuathal  son  of 
>emthan,'  King  of  Cualand,  and  Flanuabra,  King  of 
Ji-Mail,  and  Aedh  Finn  son  of  Echaidh,  King  of  Dal- 
iata* — all  died.  Sithmaith,  abbess  of  Cluain-Bairenn,^ 
lied.  Finan,  abbot  of  Cluain-auis,"  and  Constans,  a 
vise  man,  of  Loch-Eirne,"  rested.  A  slaughter  of  the 
Ji-Mani,  in  Magh-Dairben,'"  where  ArtgaP^  was  the 
dctor.     Eithni,  daughter  of  Cinadhon,"  died. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  778.     Death  of  Fulartach,  bishop  of 
IJluain-Iraird.     Oengus  son  of  Alene,  King  of  Mughdorne; 


[778.] 


*  I-Coluim-Cille.  —  lona.  This 
iause  Is  interlined  in  A  and  B. 

^Conall  Grant i  i.e.  Conall  -'the 
jraj-."  See  under  the  year  717, 
iupra. 

'  Cremthan. — The  Crimthan,  son 
)f  Cellach  Cualand,  whose  death  is 
mtered  above  at  the  year  726. 

'  Dalriata ;  i.e.  the  Irish  Dalriata, 
:n  the  CO.  of  Antrim.  See  Beeves' 
Eccl.  Antiqq.,  p.  318,  sj. 

"  Cluain-Bairenn.  —  Cloonburren, 
in  the  parish  of  Moore,  barony  of 
Moycam,  and  county  of  Koscommon. 

"  Cluain-auis.  —  Otherwise  written 
Cluain-eoia ;  now  Clones,  county 
Monaghan. 

"  Loch-Eirne.' — Lough  Erne,    in 


the  CO.  Fermanagh.  But  this  is 
probably  a  mistake.  The  Martyr,  of 
Donegal,  at  Nov.  14,  give  the  festival 
of  "  Constans,  Priest  and  Anchorite, 
of  Eo-inis,  in  Loch-Eirne  in  Uladh, 
A.D.  777 ;"  evidently  the  same  person. 
But  according  to  the  Ann.  Four 
Mast.,  at  A.D.  1231,  Eo-inis  [Eanish, 
O'Donov.  note  e  ad  an.]  was  in  Logh- 
Oaghter  [co.  Cavan;  an  expansion 
of  the  River  Erne  farther  south]. 

"  Magh-Dairlen.  —  Somewhere  in 
Connaught.     Not  identified. 

"  Artgal. — King  of  Connaught. 
See  under  the  year  781  infra. 

'*  Cinadhon King  of  the  Scotch 

Picts,  whose  obit  is  given  above  at 
the  year  774, 


250 


CCMMalCC  UlOCDtl. 


1fi.ea;  rntig-oorine,  Cotiall  hiia  Ofreni  abbaf  lecubai, 
CCinmeifii  abbaf  Raco  nuae,  Connamac  Conam,  TTloinan 
mac  CojiTTiaic  abbaf  ca^fac  ■pujifi  i  Pfiancia,  piaic- 
l^uae  |iex  Connachu,  "Depuncci  func.  bouum  nnof,T:abi- 
caf  not!  "oefinic,  7  TnopT:aliraf  hominum  "oe  pennutiia. 
Combufcio  Cille  T)afo  hi  .111.  Totif  luni.  Combiifcio 
cluana  moep,  Tnaexiocc.  Combufcio  Cille  ■oeilgse. 
In  bolggach  •poi;i  Gfinn  huile.  Uencuf  maximuf  in 
fine  aucumni.  ITluif.e'Dac  mac  Oengufa,  pex  affoa 
Cianachua,  lugulacuf  efc.  Sloga'D  la  "OonnchaTD  ifin 
PocLa,  CO  cucc  giaUti  0  'Domnabl  mac  OCe-oo  mum-oeifs, 
fege  aquilonif.  bellum  ITlumen  inuicem,  ubi  ceciDiT; 
Pefjal  mac  Gla'Daig  ]iex  Deffmuman.  bfieiflen 
beffi  uiccof  fuit;.  pofbofac  mac  TYIaelecolai,  abbaf 
■Roif  chaimm,  mofii;uf.. 

[Ct.  lanaif .  CCnno  TDomini  "occ."  lxx.°  ix.°  Combufcio 
CClocbuaxie  in  ^Cabentiif  lanuafn.  Combufno  cbuana 
baifenn  7  combufcio  balm.  TTloff  TTltifco'Da  mic 
TiwZvavviav.  bellum  vo  ma'omatm  fe  Colgsen  mac 
Cellaij  fofif  na  hCCif^efU,  ubi  cecitjefuriu  mulci 
ignobilef.  Gilpin  f  ecc  Saxonum  mopiuup.  TTlac  teinne 
abbaf  innfe  baiyvenn  obiic.  PUba  1l«at»fac  a  Occuf 
ochae,  7  Coifpfi  mic  tai'Dgnein,  cum  T)Uobuf  genefibuf 


'  Letuia. — This  monastery  is  men- 
tioned above  at  the  year  772. 

'Fursa's  City.  —  Peronne,  in 
France.  St.  Fursa  is  referred  to  at 
the  years  626,  647,  6i8,  655,  and 
660,  supra. 

^  Flathrua. — See  under  the  year 
776. 

■■  Ceased  not. — tion  'oefiuic,  A. 
non  desinit,  Clar.  49.  Omitted  in 
B. 

^  Fochla. — A  name  for  the  North 
of  Ireland. 

"  Des-Mumha Desmond. 

^  Brehkn  of  Serre Berre  is  now 

represented  hy  the  harony  of  Bear,  in 


the  N.W.  of  the  co.  Cork.  The  obit 
of  Breislen  of  Berre  is  entered  under 
the  year  798  infra,  and  that  of 
his  son  Maelbracha,  lord  of  Corca- 
Loighde  (a  territory  to  the  south  of 
Berre,  in  the  same  county),  is  given 
by  the  Four  Masters  at  A.D.  800 
(=805). 

^  Ros-caimm.  —  Plainly  written 
fioif  chaimm  (in  the  genit.  case)  in 
A.  and  B.,  and  "  Roischaim  "  in  Clar. 
49.  The  Four  Mast.,  at  a.d,  774,  have 
laofa  Comditi  ("of  Roscommon"). 
But  the  place  intended  may  be  Ros- 
cam,  in  the  parish  of  Oranmore,  co. 
Galway.    It  certainly  could  not  have 


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251 


onall  Ua  Osseni,  abbot  of  Letuba  ;^  Ainmeri,  abbot  of 
ath-nua;  Conna,  sonof  Conan;  Moenan,  son  of  Cormac, 
Dbot  of  Fursa's  City^  in  France,  [and]  Flaitbrua/  King 
:  Connaught,  died..  The  mortality  of  cattle  ceased 
ot  f  and  a  mortality  of  men  from  want.  Burning  of 
ill-dara  on  the  3rd  of  the  Ides  of  June.  Burning  of 
luain-mor-Maedhog.  Burning  of  CiU-deUgge.  The 
nall-pox  throughout  aU  Ireland.  A  very  great  wind  in 
le  end  of  Autumn.  Muiredach,  son  of  OengTis,  King  of 
j:d-Cianachta,  was  slain.  A  hosting  by  Donnchad  into 
lie  Fochla/  so  that  he  brought  hostages  from  DomnaU, 
an  of  Aedh  Muinderg,  King  of  the  North.  A  battle 
mong  the  Munstermen  themselves,  in  which  fell  FergaL 
Dn  of  Eladach,  King  of  Des-Mumha."  Breislen  of 
ierre''  was  the  victor.  Forbasach,  son  of  Maeltola,  abbot 
f  Eos-caimm,^  dies. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  779.  Burning  of  Al-Cluadhe,"  on  the 
Lalends  of  January.  Burning  of  Cluain-Bairenn,"  and 
urning  of  Balne."  Deatk  of  Mnrchadh,  son  of  Dubh- 
fatnath.  A  battle  was  broken^^  by  Colgu,  son  of  Cellach 
.pon  the  Airthera,  where  many  ignoble  persons  were 
lain.  EUpin,  King  of  the  Saxons,^^  dies.  Mac-Leinne, 
bbot  of  Inis-Bairenn,  died.  The  flight  of  Ruaidhri  from 
)chtar-Ocha,"  and  of  Coirpre,  son  of  Ladhgnen,  with  the 


[779.] 


een  intended  for  Eoa-Comain  (Eos- 
ommon). 

^  AUCluadhe.  —  Also  written  Al- 
!luaithe,  or  Al-  Cluatlie.  Dnmbarton, 
1  Scotland.  See  note  12  at  the  year 
io7  supra, 

"  CluaiTi-Bairenn.  —  Cloonburren, 
0.  Roscommon. 

"  Balne. — Or  Salna  (Latinized  in 
be  genit.  form  Balni).  Now  Balla, 
a.  the  barony  of  Clanmorris,  co. 
tayo.  See  above  under  the  year 
193. 

"  Was  broken.  —  Tlo  ma-DTnaim- 
)r.  O'Conor,  in  his  ed.  of  these  An- 


nals (_ad  an.'),  mistaking  this  expres- 
sion for  the  name  of  a  place,  translates 
"Praslium  Domadhmanense  " ! 

^^King  of  the  Saxons. — This  seems 
a  mistake,  as  Elpin  was  a  Pictish 
King.  See  Skene's  Chron.  Picts  and 
Scots,  Pre!.,  p.  cxxvi.  note, 

T  Ochtar-Ocha. — Or  Uachtar-Ocha 
("  upper  Ocha ").  Some  place  in 
Leinster ;  but  not  identified.  O'Don- 
ovan  says  (Ann.  F.  M.  a.d.  765,  note 
s)  that  Ocha  was  the  ancient  name  of 
a  place  near  the  hill  of  Tara,  in  Meath. 
See  note  *  under  the  year  482  supra. 
Some    lines  of    poetry  referring    to 


252 


CCMMOClCC  UlCTDtl. 


Lctsineticium.  "Donncha'o  pejafecucuf  efr;  eop  cum  fuif 
■pociif,  uafcauirique  7  combupp^  pnef  eopum  7  aecle- 
fiaf.  Nix  majna  in  CCpyiilio.  t-'ejiguf  Tnaigi  T)UTnai 
mofiT^uuf  efc.  ■poyibplai £1115111  Connlai,  "oominaciaixclu- 
ana  Oponaig,  mofxcua  efr.  CCu^Ufcm  beniicaip,  7  SeT^fiac 
mac  Sobafi^am,  7  Wa'Daficu  fapienf,  mojicui  funv. 
Conj;iaeppo  fenoT)opi]m  nepocum  Neill  l-ajineiTCiumque 
111  opiTDo  'Cempo,  ubi  puepunc  ancopii^ae  7  pcpibe  mulT;i, 
cfuibup  T)ux  efiaz  "Dublircep.  TTIacnio  mac  Ceallaig, 
abbap  "Duin  lecglaippi,  quieuiu.  Lex  T;epTMa  Commain 
7  (Ce'oain  incipiu. 

[Ct.  latiaip.  CCnno  "Domini  T)cc.°  Ixxx."  "Oungalac 
mac  Consaile  mopT;uup  epc.  ITlajna  comixcio  in  ap^DT) 
Fci.  34aa.  TTIacbae,  in  quinquagippima  "oie,  in  qua  ceci-Diu  Con- 
Tialac  mac  CCiblello.  Sencan  abbap  Imleco  Ibaip,  7 
Opac  abbap  Lipmoep,  abbap  innpe  'Daimle,  7  Saepgal 
hue  &T)aipn5nae  abbap  cUiana  pept^a  TTloluae,  7 
T)ubinnpechT;  mac^epjupa  abbap  ^epnann,  7  CCilnsnaTi 
epipcopup  apt)  bpeccan,  7  Trioenac  .\\.  imonais  abbap 
Lainne  leipe,  7  pecuac  abbap  'Pobaip,  7  C0I55U  mac 
Cellaig  pi  .tl.  Cpemcain,  7  CCilbpan  .h.  tugaDon  abbap 
cluana  "Dolcain,  Nua-oa  .tl.  bolcain  abbap  "Commae 
T)a  olann,  "Oungal  mac  ■piaicniaTi  pex.ll.  TTlail,  Soepgal 


Ochtar-Ocha  are  written  in  tlie  top 
margin  of  fol.  34a  in  A.  But  they 
are  not  worth  printing. 

^  The  two  tribes  of  tJie  Leinstermen, 
i.e.,  the  North  Leinstermen  proper, 
and  the  South  Leinstermen,  or  Ui- 
Cennselaigh.  Euaidhri  was  King  of 
Leinster  (see  his  ob.  at  784  infra), 
and  Coirpri  King  of  Ui-Cennslaigh. 
(^Booh  of  Leinster,  p.  39,  col.  2,  and 
p.  40,  col.  1.) 

''Donnchad. — King  of  Ireland  at 
the  time. 

^  Of  the  synods.  —  peno'Doyiutn, 
A.   and  B.,  (though  O'Conor  prints 


from  the  latter  MS.  "  Sinodorum  "). 
"  Synodarum,"  Clar.  49. 

■*  Dubhlitter.  —  Prohahly  Duhh- 
litter,  abbot  of  Finglas  (near  Dublin), 
whose  obit  is  given  infra  at  the 
year  795. 

^  President.  —  ■DUX.  Clar.  49 
translates  "  Captain." 

"  Third. — The  "  Lex  secunda,''  or 
second  promnlgation  of  the  '  Law,'  or 
tribute,  of  Coman  and  Aedan,  is 
recorded  above  at  the  year  771. 

'  Quinquagesima.  —  "Shrovetide," 
Ann.  Clonmacnoise,  a.d.  778. 

'  Imlech-Ibhair.  —  Emly,  in  the 
barony  of  Clanwilliam,  co.  Tipperary. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


253 


vo  tribes  of  the  Leinstermen/  Donncliad^  pursued 
lem,  with  his  confederates,  and  wasted  and  burned  their 
rritories  and  churches.     Great  snow  in  April.     Fergus 

■  Magh-duma  dies.  Forbflaith,  daughter  of  Connla, 
jbess  of  Cluain-Bronaigh,  died.  Augustin  of  Bennchair, 
id  Sedrach,  son  of  Sobarthan,  and  Nadarchu,  a  wise 
an,  died.  A  congress  of  the  S3mods'  of  the  Ui-Neill 
id  the  Leinstermen,  in  the  town  of  Tara,  where  were 
iveral  anchorites  and  scribes,  over  whom  Dubhlitter*  was 
resident.^  Macnio,  son  of  Cellach,  abbot  of  Dun- 
thglaisi,  rested.  The  third"  'Law'  of  Coman  and 
edan  begins. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  780.  Dungalach,  son  of  Congal,  died, 
reat  confusion  in  Ard-Macha  on  Quinquagesima'  daj^, 
L  which  Condalach,  son  of  Ailill,  was  slain.  Senchan, 
ibot  of  Imlech-Ibhair  f  Orach,  abbot  of  Lis-mor ;  the 
shot  of  Inis-Daimle  f  Saerghal  Ua  Edairngnae,  abbot  of 
luain-ferta-Molua'°;  Dubhinnrecht,  son  of  Fergus,  abbot 

■  Ferns ;  Ailgnadh,  bishop  of  Ard-Brecain ;  Moenach 
a  Monaigh,  abbot  of  Lann-leire  ;"  Fechtach,  abbot  of 
obhar;^^  Colgu,  son  of  Cellach,  king  of  the  Ui-Cremthain  ; 
.ilbran  Ua  Lugadon,  abbot  of  Cluain-Dolcain  f^  Nuada 
'a  Bolcaia,  abbot  of  Tuaim-da-olann ;"  Dungal,  son  of 
laithniadh,  king  of  Ui-Mail  ;^°    Saergal  Ua  Cathail,  a 


[780.] 


'  Inis-Daimle. — In  the  Martyr,  of 
'onegal,  at  July  i,  Inis-Daimle  (or 
lis-Doimhle,  as  the  name  is  there 
ritten)  is  described  as  between  Ui- 
ennselaigh  [county  of  Wexford] 
id  the  Deisi  [co.  Waterford].  Dr. 
odd  thought  Inis-Daimle  was  pro- 
ably  the  same  as  "Little  Island,"  in 
le  expansion  of  the  Suir,  near 
j^aterford.  War  of  the  Gaedhil,  &c., 
Qtrod.,  xxxvii.,  note  ^. 

"  Cluain-ferta-Molua. — Seenote", 
.  85,  supra. 

"  Lannr-leire, — Or    Lann-leri,    as 


written  above  at  the  year  720,  where 
see  note  ^. 

"  Fobhar.—'SoTe,  co.  Westmeath. 

"  Cluain-Dolcain.  —  Clondalkia 
near  Dublin.  Other  members  of  the 
Ua  Lugadon  family  seem  to  have  been 
abbots  of  Clondalkin.  See  under  the 
years  789  and  800,  infra. 

'*  Tuaim-da-olann. — A  variation  of 
the  name  Tuaim-da-ghualaun ;  Tuam, 
CO.  Galway. 

"  Ui-Mail.  —  This  territory  com- 
prised the  well-known  Glen  of 
Imaile,  in    the   present    county    of 


254 


ccNMalcc  tilat)1i. 


.h.  Cacail  f apieiif,  7  Petisuf  mac  Gcac  fii  t)al  Rmci, 
orrinef  -Depuncci  funv.  belltim  ^^%6  t^e  pepaiB  bpeg 
ipofx  Laisniu,  -Die  famnae,  in  quo  ceT)iTiic  Cucongalc  iii 
■Raco  inbip.  1)1011171011;  mac  Conams  7  Conains  mac 
Dun^aile,  T)a  ua  Conainj,  7  TTlael'Dtiin  mac  pepsufa 
7  ■pojeiicac  mac  Cumafcai?;,  ■duo  nepoceip  Cepnaij, 
uiccofiei^  efianc  belli  R151. 

Locafi  Lmjin  ayi  faTiiain 
"Do  caij  "Dttjipiia  nat>  caiii-ar;; 
nifiaosab  toga  ■D151, 
Poifi  byiu  Tligi  iao  an^ac. 

Giciiecmac  eifcenaig  equonimuf 'Ooimliacc,7  CuTDinaifc 
.Tl.  Ciafipaije,  mop,iUTiT;u|i. 

jet.  lanaiii.  CCnno  T»omini 'occ."  Ixocx."  1.°  huaficiiiT)e 
.n.  m ailer;oile,  7  Coi^mac  mac  byicfail  abbaf  aiifi-ot) 
bfieccain  7  alia^ium  ciuirarum,  7  T)ub€olaia55  fiex 
Picr;oyium  ci^iia  TTlono-c,  7  Tnuiiie'Dac  mac  huapgaile 
equommuf  lae,  7beccan  tippecaiyii,  7  Scannal  nepop 
■CaiTiss  abbap  CCcbaiT)  bo  in  pepiaComgaill,  'oominacup 
xl°  111  anno,  7  ban[ban]  abb  CLoenuo,  7  CCe'San  abbap 
poipp  Commain,  7  Hitman  equonimup  benncaip,  7 
PepT)omnac    "Comae    "oa    gualann,    omnep   pepiepunc. 


Wicklow.  The  Four  Masters  (at  A.D. 
776)  have  "  Umhall,"  now  represented 
by  the  baronies  of  Murresk  and  Biir- 
rishoole,  co.  Mayo ;  which  seems  wrong. 

'  Righe. — O'Donovan  (^Four  Mast. , 
A.D.  776,  note^f)  says  that  this  is  the 
KiverEye,  which  unites  with  the  Liffey 
at  Leixlip,  after  forming  the  boundary 
for  several  miles  between  the  coun- 
ties of  Kildare  and  Meath.  But 
Shearman  woiild  identify  it  with  the 
King's  river,  in  the  centre  of  Wick- 
low.    Loca  Patriciana,  p.  121. 

"Sath-inbhir.  —  The  "  Eath  (or 
'  fort ')  of  the  Estuary."     According 


to  the  Irish  life  of  St.  Patrick  in 
the  Leaiar  Breac  (p.  28,  coL  a) 
Rath-inbhir  was  in  the  country  of  the 
Ui-Garchon,  which  comprised  Eath- 
new,  Glenealy,  and  other  places  in 
the  present  barony  of  Newcastle,  co. 
Wicklow.  It  was  probably  the  old 
name  of  the  present  town  of  Wicklow, 
which  is  situated  at  the  mouth  (or 
estuary)  of  Inbher-Dea,  the  ancient 
name  of  the  Vartry  river. 

^  Samhain. — Allhallowtide. 

"^  Desire  of  drinh  [i.e.,  thirst'] 
seized  them  not. — O'Donovan  trans- 
lates  this  line  "They  left  not  the 


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255 


e  man,  and  Fergus,  son  of  Echa,  king  of  Dalriata— 
died.  The  battle  of  Eighe^  [gained]  by  the  men  of 
gh  over  the  Leinstermen,  on  the  day  of  AUhallows,  in 
ich  were  slain  Cucongalt,  king  of  Eath-inbhir.^ 
rmait  son  of  Conaing,  and  Oonaing  son  of  Dungal 
wo  descendants  of  Conaing — and  Maelduin,  son 
Fergus,  and  Fogartach,  son  of  Cumascach — two 
cendants  of  Cernach — were  victors  in  the  battle  of 
;he.' 

The  Leinstermen  went  on  Samhain' 

To  the  house  of  a  good  man  they  loved  not ; 

Desire  of  drink  seized  them  not  ;^ 

They  remained  on  the  brink  of  Kighe.' 

nech,  son  of  Eistenach,  steward"  of  Daimliacc,  and 
linaisc  TJa  Ciarraighe,  died. 

[!al.  Jan.  A.D.  781.  Uarcridhe  Ua  Mailetoile  ;  Cormac 
of  Bresal,  abbot  of  Ard-Brecain  and  other  monas- 
es  ;  Dubhtolarg,  King  of  the  Picts  on  this  side  of 
Qoth  f  Muiredach,  son  of  Uargal,  steward^  of  la; 
:can  Liffechaire  ;  Scannal  Ua  Taidg,  abbot  of  Achadh- 
'on  the  festival  of  Comghall,  in  the  43rd  year  of  his 
ernment) ;  Ban[ban],°  abbot  of  Cloenad  f  Aedhan, 
ot  of  Eos-Comain  ;  Ultan,  steward  of  Bennchair,  and 
domnach    of   Tuaim-da-ghualann^° — all    died.      The 


[781.] 


of  drink  "  (  Ann.  Four  Mast., 
776).  But  this  is  clearly  wrong, 
poet  meant  to  convey  that  the 
'  which  remained  on  the  brink 
le  river  Riglie  could  not  have 
red  from  thirst. 

steward. Or     House-steward. 

itiiTnti|^,  for  oeconomu]p,  A., 
nd  Clar.  49. 

lonoth. — One  of  the  two  moun- 
ranges  in  Scotland  called  the 
und,"  or  "  Mounth."  See 
es'  Adamnan,  p.  387,  note  r. 


''Steward.  —  equommtj-p,  MSS. 
The  Four  Mast,  (at  a.d.  777),  have 
pTlioiia,  or  "  Prior."  See  Eeeves' 
Adamnan,  p.  365. 

' Ban\han.].  -ban,  A.,  B.  "  Ban- 
ab,"  Clar.  49 ;  which  adds  the  title 
"Airchinn,"  for  Airchinnech,  "Heren- 
ach,''  or  "  Erenach."  The  name  is 
written  Banhhan  in  the  Am.  F.  M,, 
which  is  probably  the  correct  form. 

"  Cloenad.  —  Clane,  co.  Kildare. 

1"  Tuaim-da-gfiualann. —  Tuam,  co. 
Galway. 


256 


ccMMalcc  ulccoti. 


bacall  CC|^T;5a1le  mic  Cacail  fiegif  ConnacTic,  pefiij- 
fiinario  eiuf  in  fequenci  anno  a-o  infolam  lae.  beL- 
lum  Cuifiiaic  in  conpinio  Cille  Daiao  in  ui.  jcalemjaf 
■pepcimbinf,  refit;ia  -pepia,  ^z^'[i  Rtia-oficdc  mac  'Paelani 
7  b|ian  mac  1Tltn)^eT>ai5,  ubi  ceciT)eiauni;  TYItispon  mac 
piainn  t^ex.n.  1201151,  7  "OubTjaciaic  mac  t-aitignein,  hi 
ppecup.  ■Ruai'Dfii  uiccop  puic.  bfian  capT;iuuf'DticT:uf  efc. 
jet.  lanaiiT,.  CCnno  "Domini  7500.°  locxoc."  11.°  Occifio 
"Domnaillpilii  piai^nia-o,  1115  .n.  ^01151,1  cluain  Conaijie 
TDael'DUiB  1  n-^eiflmniu.  Oenguf  mac  Ciaunnmaib 
Foi  34aJ.  abbaf  T)oimliacc,  7  CCilill  .h.  TTippaici,  7  Suaifilec 
ancofiir;a  celibyiip  tiff  moeia,  7  bacallac  papienf 
Sencuae,  7  Domnall  mac  Ceicefinaig  \iex  nepocum 
Cayificon  in  clei^icat;u,  7  Recclaicen  poBaip,  fapienf, 
7  CCoifion  ipapienf,  7  paebsup  mac  TJnuc^aile  papienf 
Cluana  ipaipTco,  7  pep^uf  epifcopuf  'Doimliacc,  7 
becc  mac  Cumufcai^,  omnef  mopTJUi  ipunt;.  Combuipcio 
aiiiT)  TTlacae  7  mai^i  hGu  ipaxonum.  I^nif  hopyiibilif 
T;oT;a  nocre  fabbaci,  7  t;onir;iautim,  hi  .1111.  nonap  augupT;!, 
7  uencuf  magnuf  7  ualiT)iffimup  Diftipuxit;  monap- 
refiium  cluana  bponaig.  beblum  TJumai  aca-o  inT;eifi 
T)al  nCCi^aiTie  inuicem,  in  quo  ceci-oir;  pocaj^ira  nepof 


1 '  Bachall '  of  Artgal This  is  an 

idiomatic  way  of  saying  that  Artgal 
assumed  the  pilgrim's  staff  (bachal= 
baculum).  See  a  similar  expression 
used  in  reference  to  Becc  Bairdie, 
King  of  TJlad,  at  the  year  706  supra. 
The  obit  of  Artgal  (whose  victory  in 
the  battle  of  Magh-Dairben,  over  the 
Ui-Maine,  is  recorded  above  at  the  year 
777)  is  given  under  790  infra. 

'la. — lona,  in  Scotland. 

^  Cuirrech The  Curragh  of  Kil- 

dare. 

*  In  mutual  combact. — Tii  pfiecup,, 
A.  B.  Literally  meaning  "in  re- 
sponse "  (or  "  in  opposition  '').  The 
blundering  author  of  the  verfion  in 


Clar.  49  makes  a  proper  name  out  of 
hi  -piaecufi,  and  writes  "  Duvdacrich 
Mc  Laignen  O'Frecar." 

°  Cluain-  Conaire-Maelduihh. — The 
^^  Cluain-Conaire^'  ("  Conar}''3  mea- 
dow") of  Maeldubh,  a  saint  whose 
festival  is  mentioned  in  the  Martyr,  of 
Donegal,  under  Dec.  18.  Now  Clon- 
currjs  in  the  parish  of  the  same  name, 
barony  of  East  Offaly,  co.  Kildare ; 
and  not  Cloncurry,  in  the  barony  of 
Ikeathy  and  Oughterany,  in  the  same 
county,  which  was  anciently  known 
as  Cluain-Conaire-Tomain.  See  the 
Felire  of  Oengus  at  Sept.  16,  and 
Book  ofLeinster,  p.  43a. 

" /n    geisUnne,  —  i  nsei^rtinnni. 


AKNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


257 


jhall '  of  Artgal/  son  of  Cathal,  King  of  Connaught, 
his  pilgrimage  to  the  Island  of  la"  in  the  following 
;.  The  battle  of  Cuirrech'*  in  the  vicinity  of  Kildare, 
.he  6th  of  the  Kalends  of  September,  the  third  day- 
he  week,  between  Ruaidhri  son  of  Faelan,  and  Bran 
of  Mniredach,  in  which  Mugron  son  of  Flann,  King 
Ji-Failghi,  and  Dublidacrich  son  of  Ladgnen,  were 
1  in  mutual  combat.*  Ruaidhri  was  the  victor.  Bran 
led  away  captive. 

-al.  Jan.  A.D.  782.  The  slaying  of  Domnall  son  of 
thniadh,  King  of  Ui-Failghi,  in  Cluain-Conaire- 
Jduibh,"  in  '  geislinne.'"  Oengus,  son  of  Crunmnael, 
3t  of  Daimliacc;  Ailill  Ua  Tipraiti;  Suairlech,  a  cele- 
.ed  anchorite,  of  Lis-mor  ;  Bathallach,  a  wise  man,  of 
chua  ;  Domnall,  son  of  Ceithernach,  King  of  the  Ui- 
:con,  in  religion  j  Rechtlaiten  of  Fobhar,  a  wise  man ; 
on,  a  wise  man ;  Faelgus,  son  of  Tnuthgal,  a  wise 
:,  of  Cluain-Iraird ;  Fergus,  bishop  of  Daimliacc,''  and 
3,  son  of  Cumascach — all  died.  Burning  of  Armagh, 
of  Magh-eo^  of  the  Saxons.  Terrible  lightning 
ng  the  entire  night  of  Saturday,"  and  thunder,  on 
4th  of  the  Nones  of  August ;  and  a  great  and  mighty 
i  destroyed  the  monastery  of  CIuain-Bronaigh.  The 
le  of    Duma-achadh'"  a,mong   the    Dalaraidhe   them- 


[782.] 


.  "in  Geislitine,"  Clar.  49, 
"  Geislinne "  seems  to  be  re- 
i  as  the  name  of  a  place.  Dr. 
or,  in  liis  ed.  of  these  Annals 
!.),  altogether  misrepresents 
he  text  and  its  meaning. 

limliacc Duleek,  co.  Meath. 

affh-eo. — Mayo,  in  the  county 
,yo.  See  notes  8  and  9,  under 
ar  731,  pp.  184-5  supra, 
iturday.  —  nocce  •pabbaci. 
lated  "  night  of  Sunday,"  in  the 
t  from  these  Annals  published 
Table  of  Cosmical  Phenomena, 
eusus  of  Ireland  for  the  year 


1851  (Part  V.,  Vol.  I.,  p.  57).  The 
year  782  of  this  chronicle  corresponds 
to  the  year  783  of  the  common 
reckoning,  the  Dominical  Letter  of 
which  being  E.,  the  3rd  of  August 
was  Sunday,  and  the  fourth  of  the 
Nones  (or  2nd)  of  August  was  there- 
fore a  Saturday. 

"  Duma-achadh. — The  "mound  of 
the  field."  O'Donovan,  observing 
that  this  name  is  written  "Dunai- 
achaidh"  [the  gen.  case],  in  the  Annals 
of  Ulster,  identifies  the  place  with  a 
fort  in  the  parish  of  Dunaghy,  co. 
Antrim.  Four  Matt.,  a.d.  778, 
S 


258 


CCNMCClCC  tllaT)tl. 


Conalca.  OeUum  Tii  pejinae  moeia  incep,  abbcrcem  7 
equommum,  it)  epc,  Cacal  7  Pannachcac.  tTloinach 
iiepop  TTloinaig  pex  nepocum  pibopum  Cuaif,  mac 
Pl^ai^niax)  abbap  Cluana  peirca,  mopuii  punu.  Scamac. 
Popup  cano  pcrcpicn  hi  CpuacniB,  la  Tdib-oaleiui  7  la 
■Cippaici  pilitim  'Catvss- 
•^*-  let.  lanaip.     CCnno  Domini  t)cc.°  Ixcra."  in."    'Reccnia 

abbap  cluana  mace  11  Moip  obiic.  mael'ouin  mac 
Oeiigupa,  pi  cenel  loigaipe,  7  Itinpechrac  mac  T)un- 
chaT)a,  7  Ciapan  abb  Haco  maige  oenaig  7  cige  mopiniui, 
7  CCex)5al  pi  hUmaill,  7  Cepnac  mac  Suibne  equonimup 
aiptcD  TTlacae,  7  Coipenmec  nepop  Ppexieni  pex  nepoumi 
6cT)ac  Ulaiu,  7  TTlaelcaec  mac  Cupcpair  mum,  7 
Conall  mac  Cpunnmail  abbap  Lupcan,  7  Cusamnae 
mac  Kloennenais  pex  genepip  coipppi,  omnep  •oepuncci 
puiTC.  Combupno  CC^o  T;puim.  bellum  pe  n-T)om- 
nall  mac  CCex)0  muiiiDeipg  pop  cenel  mbojame. 
Oacall  'Dunca'oo  mic  "Duibnacua-D,  pegip  nepouim 
TTlaine.  piann  epipcopup  papienp,  abbap  innpe  cam 
"Dego,  ueneno  mopT:ipicaT;up  epr.  bellum  caipn 
Conaill  in  CCi-Dniu,  ubi  "Cippaici  uiccop,  7  nepocep 
Piacpac  UICU1.     UigDal  icip  "Oonnchat)  mac  n'OonmaiU 


note  ^  But  "Duma-achadh'' is  the 
form  in  A.  and  B.  Clar.  id  haa 
"Duma-acha." 

'  Ferna-mor. — Ferns, co.  Wexford. 
This  battle  is  not  noticed  in  tlie  Ann. 
Four  Mast.,  the  compilers  of  which 
generally  omitted  entries  of  this  kind, 
apparently  from  a  disinclination  to 
notice  events  calculated  to  bring 
discredit  on  the  church  of  which  they 
were  such  devout  members. 

^Son  of  Flaithniadh.  —  The  cor- 
responding entry  in  the  Ann.  Four 
Masters,  at  a.d.  776, has  Flaithniadh, 
son  of  Congal,  and  not  mac  Flaith- 
niadh, or  "  sou  of  Flaithniadh." 


^  Scamach Under  the  year  785,  in 

the  MS.  Clar.  49,  scamach  is  ex- 
plained by  "scrtSes.''  But  scamach 
seems  connected  with  seaman,  which 
in  the  "Lorica  of  Gildas"  (Stokes's 
Old  Irish  Glossaries,  p.  141,)  appears 
to  signify  "  lungs,''  cum  pidmone  being 
glossed  cusiu  seaman  ("  with  the 
lungs.").  See  the  same  work,  p.  150, 
No.  221. 

'  Dubhdaleithi  —  Tipraiii,  —  The 
former  was  Archbishop  of  Armagh  at 
the  time,  and  the  latter  King  of  Con- 
naught.  This  entry  seems  to  have 
been  quite  misunderstood  by  O'Conor 
and  by  the  so-called  '  translator '  of 


ANNALS  OF  tJLSTEK. 


259 


ilves,  in  which  fell  Focarta  Ua  Conalta.  A  battle  ia 
erna-mor,^  between  the  abbot  and  the  steward,  viz  : — 
athal  and  Fiannachtach.  Moiuach  Ua  Moinaigh,  Kina; 
i  Ui-Mac-Uais,  [and]  the  son  of  Flaithniadh,^  abbot  of 
luain-ferta,  died.  The  '  Scamach.'^  The  promulgation 
I  Patrick's  '  Law '  in  Cruachna,  by  Dubhdaleithi/  and 
y  Tipraiti^  son  of  Tadhg. 
Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  783.  Rechtnia,  abbot  of  Clonmac-  [ygs.]  bii 
oise,  died.  Maelduin,  son  of  Oengtis,  King  of  Cinel- 
loeghaire  ;  Innrechtach,  son  of  Dunchad ;  Ciaran,  abbot 
f  Rath-maighe-oenaigh  and  Tech-Mofinnu;  Aedhgal, 
ang  of  TJmhall;  Cernach,  son  of  Suibhne,  steward  of 
Lrmagh;  Coisenmech  Ua  Predeni,  King  of  Ui-Echach  of 
Jladh  ;  Maelcaich,  son  of  Cuscrad  Menn ;  Conall,  son  of 
)runnmael,  abbot  of  Lusca,  and  Cugamhna,  son  of  Noen- 
enach,  King  of  Cinel-Coirpri — all  died.  Burning  of 
Lth-truim.  A  battle  [gained]  by  Domnall/  son  of  Aedh 
luinderg,  over  the  Cinel-Boghaine.  The  'bachall'  of 
)unchad/  son  of  Dubhdatuath,  King  of  Ui-Maine. 
I'lann,  a  wise  bishop,  abbot  of  Inis-cain-Dego,  was  piit 
0  death  by  poison.''  The  battle  of  Carn-ConailP  in 
udhne/  where  Tipraiti'"  was  victorious,  and  the  Ui- 
'iachrach  were   defeated.       A   royal  meeting   between 


lese  Annals  whose  version  is  con- 
lined  in  Clar.  49. 

^  Domnall.  —  Originally  written 
)orincTiaT)  in  A.,  but  properly  cor- 
icted  to  "OomnatU 

"The  'bachaW  of  Lunchad, — 
his  is  an  idiomatic  way  of  saying 
lat  Dunchad  assumed  the  '  bacuUim' 
•  pilgrim's  staff;  in  other  words  went 
1  a  pilgrimage.  See  above,  under 
le  year  706,  where  a  similar  entry 
igarding  Becc  Bairche,  King  of 
lidia,  is  recorded ;  and  under  the 
;ar    781,    in    connection   with    the 


name  of  Artgal,  King  of  Con- 
naught. 

''  By  poison. — uemno,  A. 

'  Carn-Conaill. — See  under  the 
year  C48  supra,  and  O'Donovan's  ed. 
of  the  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  A.D.  645, 
note  X. 

^  Aidhne. — Tliis  was  the  ancient 
name  of  a  district  co-extensive  witli 
the  diocese  of  Kilmacduagh,  in  tlie 
county  of  Galway. 

"  Tipraiti King  of  Connaugiit  at 

the  time.  His  obit  is  entered  under 
the  year  785  infra. 

s  2 


260 


cci^Mcclcc  ulcroti. 


7  ,Pacnae    tnac    nCCetio   |ioen,    occ    1nnp   najijiis  i 
n-aiprepu  bifieg. 

Offi  bfiig 

1n  -Ddl  occ  1nnfi  na  yiig ; 
"Oonnclicro  ni  ■oichec  pojx  muip,, 
Piactina  ni  cuiTjectic  hi  cqi. 

CC-DuencUf    jieliquiquim     :p^h^     Oipc     a-o    cioicaceiTi 
"Cailcen. 

[Ct.  lanaip.  CCnrio  Domini  -occ."  Iccra."  iiii."  "Dunchcro 
nepof  *Oaimeni  ]\bx  nepocum  mccni,  ITlaeloccariais 
Pol.  34  in  mac  Conaill  cibbaf  ciUe  Cuilinn  7  ciUe  TTlanac 
l^cyiiba,  7  TTlael'DUin  mac  pepgufa  i"iex  Loca  ^abop,  7 
■poelgiif  nepof  Tloictic  papioip,  7  ITlugrisepnT)  mac 
CeUai5  papienp  abbap  Irinpe  celrpae,  7  lopep  .1l  . 
■poileni  papienp  abbap  bipop,  7  Utiai-opi  mac  ■paelam 
pex  cupct;opiim  tasmencitim,  7  Concobap  mac  Colgen, 
omnep  pepiepunc.  Commoracio  peliquiaptim  tllcani. 
OelUim  TDuai'De;  iibi  Tippaici  inccop  puic.  Gcai-o 
mac  "Pocapraig,  abbap  'Pocla'DO  7  iniipi  Cpocpann, 
mopruup  epu.  Gllbpig  abat;ippa  cluana  bponaig 
mopT;ua  epc. 

]ct.  lanaip.     CCmio  Domini 'dcc.°Ltxx.°  u.°    TTlael'DUin 
mac  CCexia  bennain  pex  Iplocpe,  Scaiinlan  mac  piainn 


'  Donnchad.  —  Jlonarch  of  Ire- 
land. 

'  Fiachna. — King  of  Ulidia.  His 
obit  is  recorded  under  the  year  788 
iii/ra. 

'  Inis-na-rigJi.  —  The  "  Island  of 
the  Kings."  Some  island  off  the 
N.E.  coast  of  the  county  of  Dublin  ; 
probably  one  of  the  group  near 
Skerries. 

•  Of  what. — Oppi,  A.  The  Four 
Mast,  write  Cipi,  which  is  un- 
doubtedly more  correct.  This  stanza, 
which  is  not  in  B.,  is  added  in  the 
lower  margin  of  fol.  34a  in  A.,  with 


a  sign  of  reference  to  the  proper  place 
iu  the  text. 

*  Would  not  come,—m  cuTOeclic 
is  seemingly  a  raistakef  or  tiicuiT)chec, 
the  proper  form. 

"  Of  the  son. — pL"i,  for  pilii,  A. 
and  B.  Dean  Keeves,  however, 
prints  ''  filiorum  Eire"  ("  of  the  sons 
of  Ere  ").     Adamnan^  p.  387,  note  t. 

'  TaiUiu  (gen.  raj7<ert).— Teltown, 
in  the  parish  of  the  same  name, 
barony  of  Upper  Kells,  co.  Jleath. 
See  Eeeves'  Adamnan,  p,  194, 
note  d. 

'  CiU-manach. — The   Four    Mast, 


AITNALS   OF  TJLSTEE. 


261 


Donnchad/  son  of  Domnall,  and  Fiachna^  son  of  Aedli 
Koen,  at  Inis-na-righ/  in  the  eastern  parts  of  Bregh. 

Of  what*  effect 

Was  the  meeting  at  Inis-na-righ  1 
Donnchad  would  not  go  upon  the  sea  ? 
Rachna  would  not  come'  ashore. 


Arrival  of  the  relics  of  the  son"  of  Ere  at  the  city  of 
TaiUtiu.' 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  784.  Dunchad  Ua  Daimeni,  King  of  Ui- 
llaine  ;  ilaelochtraigh  son  of  Conall,  abbot  of  CiU-Cuilinn 
and  Cill-manach,"  a  scribe  ;  Maelduin  son  of  Fergus,  King 
of  Loch-gabhor  ;  Faelgus  Ua  Eoichlich,  a  wise  man  ; 
Mughthigernd  son  of  Cellach,  a  wise  man,  abbot  of  Inis- 
Celtra ;  Joseph  Ua  Foileni,  a  wise  man,  abbot  of  Biror ; 
Enaidri"  son  of  Faelan,  King  of  all  the  Leinstermen, 
and  Conchobar  son  of  Coign — all  died.  'Translation' 
of  the  relics  of  Ultan."  The  battle  of  Muaidh,"  where 
Tipraiti  was  victor.  Echaidh  son  of  Focartach,  abbot  of 
Fochladh  and  Inis-Clothrann,^-  died.  EUbrigh,  abbess 
of  Cluain-Bronaigh,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  785.  Maelduin,  son  of  Aedh  Bennan, 
king  of  Ir-Luachaii' ;"  Seannlan,  son  of  Flann,  king  of 


[784.] 


[785.] 


(at  A.D.  780=785)  write  "  Oill-na- 
raanach,"  the  "Church  of  the 
monks ; "  now  Kihiamanagh,  in  the 
barony  of  Crannagh,  co.  Kilkenny. 
For  a  weird  story,  regarding  the 
transformation  of  human  beings  into 
wolves,  through  the  curse  of  St. 
iSfatalis,  patron  of  Kilnamanagh,  see 
Todd's  Irish  Nennius,  p.  204,  note  p, 
md  Girald.  Cambr.  Topogr.  Hibern., 
Dist.  II.,  cap.  19. 

'  Ruadri.  —  In  the  list  of  the 
Kings  of  Leinster  contained  in  the 
Booh  of  Leinster,  p.  39,  coL  2, 
Ruadri  is  set  down  as  next  in  suc- 


cession to  Cellach  son  of  Dunchad, 
whose  obit  is  given  above  at  the  year 
775. 

'"UUan. -St.  Ultan,  patron  of 
Ardbraccan,  co.  Meath.  See  above 
at  the  years  656  and  662. 

' '  Muaidh. — The  Eiver  Moy,  in 
Connaught. 

'^  Inis-  Clothrann.  —  Inishcloghran, 
an  island  in  Lough  Kee,  in  the  Shan- 
non. The  name  is  wrongly  written 
inn-pi  Citochjiann  in  A.,  B.,  and 
Clar.  49. 

" Ir-Luachair See  note',  p.  188 

supra. 


262 


cctiMCclcc  nlccoh. 


Xit  •h.  px)5enci,  7  "Cippctin  mac  peiicaip  obbay  cUiana 
■peiTCa  bpenamn,  7  Celiac  mac  moinai|,  7  T:ipi\aioi 
mac  "Cai-Dss  ]\t  Connaclir,  SneiDpia^ail  abbaf  cltiana 
mac  lloif,  Celiac  mac  Copmaic  |ii  aja-oae  Ciannachca, 
moiiuinrup.  llencuf  maximuf  in  lanuap.10.  InuiToacio 
in  T)aip.inif.  llifio  T;eiiiiibilif  hi  cluam  mac  Woiip,  7 
poeniren-ia  ma^na  psja  cooam  hibei^niam.  bellum 
inrep  Oppai^e  intncem,  in  cfiio  ceciT)iT;  flaelan  mac 
■popbapai^.  ■pebop'oaic  abbap  "oinlian  nisulartip  epc, 
7  nlT:ionem  eiup  (.1.  "Cuileam,  "DonnchaTi  uicr:op  puit;). 
Oellum  LiacpinT)  int:ep  T)onnchaT)  7  ^enup  CCexia  plane, 
in  quo  ceci-oepuno  piacpai  mac  Cauail,  7  pogapoac  mac 
Cumapcai^  pex  Loca  jaBop,  7  'otio  nepocep  Conaing,  id 
epr,  Conaiijs  7  "Diapmaic.  Oellum  CenonT)  luip  .h. 
6cac  [7]  Conaille,  in  quo  ceciDepunc  Cacpue  pex 
mu^-Dopnae,  7  HimiT)  mac  Cepnaig.  Illopp  12opbapai5 
mic  Secnupaij,  pepp  jencip  bojaine.  pepiJip  que 
■Dicioup  pcamac. 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  TDomini  7)cc.°  loacx."  ui.°  C0I55U 
mac  Cpunnmail  abbap  Lupcan,  Clemenp  mac  Copbbem, 
l_ep|up  nepop  pix)cain  papienp  cille  TTlai^nenn, 
llobapxac  mac  m6inai§  equommup  Slane  7  abbap 
cille  "Poibpif,  niuipcDac  mac  Carail  abbap  Cille  Dapo, 


'  Died. — niofiiruit,  A.,  B. ,  (though 
O'Conor  prints  moiirui  puiic). 
"  moriuiitur,"  Clar.  49. 

-  Dairinis. — "  Oak-island."  This 
seems  to  be  the  Dairinis,  otherwise 
called  Dairinis-ilaelanfaidh,  from 
St.  JIaelanfaidh,  its  patron;  now 
known  as  Molana,  an  island  in  the 
southern  Rirer  Blaekwater,  a  couple 
of  miles  to  the  north  of  Toughal. 

=  Tidlan. — Dulane,  in  a  parish  of 
the  same  name,  barony  of  Upper  Kells, 
and  county  of  Meath.  The  original 
of  the  parenthetic  clause  is  added  in 
the  margin  in  A. 


^Kilkd.— The  Four  Mast.  (a.d. 
781^786)  represent  Faehordaith  as 
having  died  naturally.  See  next 
note. 

^  And  iJie  avenging  of  him. — 7  vXr 
nonem  eiup.  This  entry  is  very 
loosely  given  in  the  MSS. 

°  Uonndiad. — Called  "  Donnchad, 
son  of  Murchad,"  by  the  Four  Mast. 
(a.d.  781^786).  But  according  to 
the  Book  of  Leinster  (p.  42  col.  1), 
the  Donnchad  here  referred  to  was 
Donnchad  (son  of  Domhnall,  son  of 
MuTchadh),  King  of  Irelsnd  at  the 
time. 


ANNALS  OP  ULSTER. 


263 


i-Fidhgenti ;  Tipraiti,  son  of  Ferchar,  abbot  of  Cluain- 
:ta-Brenainn ;   Cellach,  son  of  Moenach ;  Tipraiti,  son 

Tadhg,  King  of  Connaught ;  Sneidriaghail,  abbot  of 
onmacnoise,  [and]  Cellach,  son  of  Cormac,  King  of  Ard- 
anachta,  died.'  A  very  great  storm  in  January.  An 
andation  in  Diarinis.''  A  terrible  vision  in  Clonmac- 
ise,  and  great  repentance  throughout  all  Ireland.  A 
ttle  between  the  Osraighe  themselves,  in  which  Faelan, 
n  of  Forbasach,  was  slain.  Faebordaith,  abbot  of 
lilan/  was  killed  f  and  the  avenging  of  him'  {i.e„  at 
lilan  f  Uonnchad"  was  victor).  The  battle  of  Liac-find, 
tween  Donnchad"  and  the  race  of  Aedh-Slane,  in 
tiich  fell  Fiachra  son  of  Cathal,  and  Fogartach,  son  of 
imuscach,  king  of  Loch-Gabhor/  and  two  descendants 
Conaing,  viz.  : — Conaing  and  Diarmait.  The  battle  of 
iEond,*  between  the  Ui-Echach  [and]  the  Conaille,  in 
hich   Cathrae,   King  of  Mughdorna,  and  Rimidh    son 

Cemach,  were  slain.  Death  of  Forbasach,  son  of 
3chnasach,  King  of  Cinel-Boghaine.  The  plague  which 
called  '  scamach.'" 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  786.     Colgu,  son  of  Crunnmael,  abbot 

Ua 
g^^^^^.^ ,  Robhartach 
n  of  Moenach,  steward"  of  Slane,  and  abbot  of  Cill- 
)ibrigh  ;'^  Muiredach,  son  of  Cathal,  abbot  of  CiU-dara  ; 


Lusca;    Clemens,    son    of    Corbben;     Lerghus 
dhcain,  a  wise  man  of  Cill-Maighnenn ;'" 


[786.] 


Loch-Gabhor. — An  ancient  lake, 
g  dried  up  \  now  represented  by  the 
'nlands  of  Lagore  Big  and  Lagore 
tie,  in  the  parish  and  barony  of 
toatb,  CO.  Meath. 

Cenond. — The  site  of  the  battle  is 
t   mentioned   by  the  Four  Mast. 

D.    784:). 

'  Scamach.' — Written  siawagJie  in 
igeoghegan's   Translation    of    the 
u.  Clonmacnoise  (at  a.d.  783).  See 
e  %  p.  258  supra. 
'Qill-Maighn^nn  ;  i.e.,  the  Church 


of  St.  Maighnenn  ;  now  Kilmainham 
near  the  City  of  Dublin.  St.  Maigh- 
nenn's  day  in  the  Calendar  is  Decem- 
ber 18. 

"  Steward.  —  ecfuonimu-ip  (  for 
oeconomuy),  MSS. 

'^  Cill-Foibriffh.—'Wnttea  "  Kill- 
favar,"  in  Clar.  i9  ;  but  mcorrectly. 
O'Donovan  thought  to  identify  it 
with  the  place  now  known  as  Kil- 
brew,  in  the  barony  of  Eatoath, 
CO.  Meath.  Four  Mast.  a.d.  768, 
note  k. 


264 


CCMMalCC  ulccoTi. 


Lomuuili  epifcoptif  CiUe  -oapo,  SneiT)b]\ctii  epifcoptif 
Foi.  34  6a.  ciUe  "Dapo,  CCl'Dcu  ancopira  Ha^o  oinbo,  ConaU  mac 
Pxisaile  pex  nepo-tini  ITlani,  mopcm  punc.  beUiim 
iiTCep  genup  Conaill  7  e-ogain,  in  quo  uicuop  pint; 
TTlael'DUin  mac  CCe-oa  al-o-oain,  7  T)omnaU  tnac  CCe-Sa 
tnuinT)eip5  m  pujam  ueppup  epc  beUum  ^oli  in 
quo  nepocep  bpiuiit  uicui  puno.  Cacmu§  mac 
T)«inncoTai§,  7  T)ubTiibGip55  mac  CaSail,  inuicem 
ceciT)epunt;.  "Dub-oaljaipenn  abbap  Cluana  ipaiptj-D 
a-DUipicauic  papuciam  cpicae  TTluman.  (X'[i  nepoDum 
Opniin  htlmil  apUD  nepot;ep  "Piacpac  TTluippce,  ubi 
omnep  opami  cipca  pegem  ■pLacgalum  pilium  pLan- 
nabpcrc  ceci7)epunc.  Recbrabpa  mac  T)ui15combaip 
abbap  Gc-opoma  obno. 
b-  [Ct.  lanaip.     CCnno  ■Domim  T)Cc.°  Ixxcc."  uii.°    ITIopp 

TTTlaebeTjUin  mic  CCexia  alT)T)ain  pepp  int)  poclai. 
ITIopp  Cepnai^  mic  Carail.  llTopp  eco^aile  piln  baic, 
abbcrcip  Tnuccipi;.  tuna  pubpa  pimilicuTDine  pan^uimp 
in  .X11.  jCaleiToap  tTlaprii.  TTlacoac  abbap  Saigpe 
mopruup  epc.  Coluim  mac  ■paelgupa  epipcopup  Locpi 
vnopcuup  epc.  ITIopp  'guaipe  mic  Ttungalaij  pegip 
nepooum    bpium    CualanT).       "Oubxiacuau    epipcopup 


'  AMchu.  —CCL'DCU,  A.  '•  Allcliu," 
Clar.  49.  The  name  is  CCl.a'D'hcu 
(Aladhchu)  in  the  Four  Mast.  (782). 

-  Eath-oenho.  —  The  "  Fort  (or 
Eath)  of  one  cow."    Not  identified. 

^  Died. — mofi  2,  for  moiicuuj^ 
ere,  A.  and  B.  "  mortui  sunt," 
Clar.  49. 

■*  Vi-Briuin. — There  were  several 
septs  the  tribe-name  of  which  was 
Ui-Briuin  ("  descendants  of  Brian  "). 
But  the  site  of  the  battle  (Goli)  not 
having  been  identified,  it  is  impossible 
to  specify  the  sept  here  referred  to. 

^  ^  Parochia.^  —  '  Parochia  '  (now 
understood  as  simply  meaning  '  par- 
ish '),  was  used  in  old  Irish  records  to 


signify  '  diocese ;'  the  corresponding 
(loan)  form  in  Irish  being  pmiace. 
But  as  regards  its  use  in  the  above 
context,  Dean  Eeeves  observes  "in 
monastic  language  a  parochia  was 
the  jurisdiction  of  a  Superior  over 
the  detached  monasteries  of  the 
order."    Adamnan,  p.  336,  note  g. 

°  Vi-Briuin  of  Umal — The  de- 
scendants of  Brian,  son  of  Eochaidh 
Muidhmedhoin  (King  of  Ireland  in. 
the  4th  cent.),  who  were  seated  in 
the  'Owles,'  in  the  co.  Mayo.  Tlie 
prevailing  surname  in  later  times  was 
(and  is)  O'Malley. 

^  Where  all ube     omnep,    A. 

ubi  liomiriep,  B.      Clar.  49,  trans- 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


265 


mthuili,  bishop  of  Cill-dara ;  Sneidbran,  bishop  of 
ll-dara  ;  Aldchu/  anchorite  of  Rath-oenbo,"  and  Conall 
1  of  Fidhgal,  King  of  Ui-Maine,  died."  A  battle 
fcween  the  Cinel-Conaill  and  [Cinel]-Eoghain,  in  which 
lelduin,  son  of  Aedh  Aldan,  was  victor,  and  Domnall, 
a  of  Aedh  Muinderg,  was  put  to  flight.  The  battle 
Goli,  in  which  the  Ui-Briuin^  were  defeated. 
Lthmugh  son  of  Donncothaigh,  and  Dubhdiberg  son  of 
ithal,  fell  by  each  other.  Dubhdabhairenn,  abbot 
Cluain-Iraird,  visited  the  '  parochia ''  of  the  territory 
Munster.  A  slaughter  of  the  Ui-Briuin  of  UmaP  by 
e  Ui-Fiachrach-Muirsce,  where  alF  the  noblest  were 
bin  around  the  king,  Flathgal  son  of  Flannabhra. 
jchtabra,  son  of  Dubhchomair,  abbot  of  Echdruim,^ 
ed. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  787.  Death  of  Maelduin,  son  ef  Aedh  P^^.]  bis. 
I  dan,  King  of  the  Fochla."  Death  of  Cernach,  son  of 
ithal.  Death  of  Echtgal,  son  of  Baeth,  abbot  of 
uccert.  The  moon  was  red,  like  blood,  on  the  12th  of 
e  Kalends  of  March.  Macoac,  abbot  of  Saigir,^"  died. 
)lum,  son  of  Faelgus,  abbot  of  Lothra,"  died.  Death  of 
laire,  son  of  Dungalacli,  King  of  the  Ui-Briuin- 
laland.'^     Dubhdatuath,    a    bishop,    abbot    of    Bath- 


es "where  all  the  chiefest;''  thus 
■eeing  with  A. 

Echdruim.  —  Aughrim,  in  the 
mty  of  Galway. 

Fochla. — This  was  a  term  for 
i  northern  part  of  Ireland,  or  pro- 
loe  of  Ulster. 

"  Saigir  ;  or  Saigir-Chiarain. — 
rkieran,  in  the  barony  of  Ballybrit, 
Dg's  County. 

'  Lothra. — ^Now  Lorrha,  in  the  par  - 
of    the   same   name,  barony   of 
wei  Ormond,  co.  Tipperary. 
'  Vi-Briuin-Ctialand.— In   his    ed. 

part  of  these  Annals,  O'Conor 
ite  (^)  ad.  an.)  states  that   "the 


O'Byrne's  of  the  co.  of  Wicklow 
were  meant.  But  he  was  wrong. 
Ui-Briuin-Cualand  was  the  tribe-name 
of  «  powerful  sept  descended  from 
Brian  Lethderg  (descended  in  the 
fourth  generation  from  Cathair  Mor, 
King  of  Leinster),  whose  territory 
comprised  the  greater  part  of  the 
present  barony  of  Eathdown,  co. 
Dublin,  and  a  portion  of  the  northern 
part  of  the  co.  Wicklow.  The 
churches  of  Killiney,  co.  Dublin,  and 
Delgany  in  the  co.  Wicklow,  were 
included  in  this  territory.  See  Shear- 
man's Loca  Pcdriciana,  p.  166. 


266 


ccMMalcc  ulat)ti. 


abbaf  iiaco  CCi'do,  paup ac.    lex  Ciapaim  pop  Con nachra. 
Combufcio  "Oaipe  calgai'o. 

|Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  -dcc."  Ixxcc."  uiii.°  TTlopp 
ITliipsaile  abbacip  cUmna  mctcc  U  Noip.  pacnae  mac 
CCe-Do  poen,  pex  tlLcro,  moiTCuup  epc.  -pe-Sac  mac 
Copinaic,  abbap  lugmaix.  7  Slane  7  "Doimliacc,  7 
Sloise'oac  pex  ConaiUi,  mopcui  punu.  Sopm^al  mac 
6lax)ai5,  pex  Cnoxibai,  in  clepicacu  obiir.  ■peppugaiU 
epipcopup  cluano  T)olcain  [obiit;].  Combnpcio  CUiana 
ipaip-D-D  in  noci;e  papca.  Nix  magna  .111.  jCalenTjap 
TTlaii.  Concencio  1  n-apT)  ITIacae,  in  cftia  nisulacupepc 
uip  in  hopcio  opauopii  LapiT)ei.  bellum  incep  Ulcu 
inuicem,  in  quo  ceci'Dic  Tomabcac  mac  CacaiL  Gcui'o 
mccop  puit;.  Occipio  cluano  pepcae  tnongain  la 
Oengup  mac  THuspoin,  in  qua  ceci-oic  CCexi  mac  'Comal- 
T;ai5,  7  opaT;opium  combupcum.  bellum  incep  piccop 
Foi.Sona.  y^,  Conall  mac  'Cai-os  uiccup  epc  7  euapii;,  7  Conp- 
cancsin  uiccop  puir.  bellum  Clon^igi  incep  genup 
Gugaiti  7  Conaill,  in  quo  genup  Conaill  ppopcpacum 


^  Ratli-Aedha. — Now  Eahugh  (or 
Eath-Hugh),  barony  of  Moycashel, 
CO.  Westmeath. 

^  The  '  Law '  ofCiaran. — See  above 
under  the  year  743 ;  and  Reeves' 
Cohon's  Visitation,  Introd.,  p.  iv. 
Mageoghegan,  in  his  translation  of 
the  Annals  of  Clonmacnoise  (at  A,D. 
785),  says  "  The  rules  of  St.  Eeyran 
were  preached  in  Connaught." 

'  Daire-CaJgaidh. — Derrj-,  or  Lon- 
donderry. 

'  Cnodhba This    name    is    now 

represented  by  Knowth,  near  Slane, 
CO.  Meath. 

^  Cluain-Dolcain. — CIondalkin,uear 
Dublin. 

'Easter  night. — In  tiocce  papcct 
A.    "AtEaster  eve/'CIar.  49. 


^Oratory. — In  Clar.  49  this  entry 
is  translated  "  A  contention  in  Avd- 
macha,  wherein  a  man  was  killed 
with  a  stone  in  the  ovatorie  doovt." 

'  Son  of  Calhal.  —  In  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast,  (at  787=792),  Tomal- 
tach  is  stated  to  have  been  the  ''sou 
of  Innreachtach,"  which  is  supported 
by  the  entry  in  the  List  of  the  Kings  of 
Ulad  in  the  Booh  of  Leinster,  (p.  41, 
col.  3),  where  the  length  of  Tomal- 
tach's  reign  is  given  as  10  years. 
This  notice  seems  out  of  place,  if  the 
entr}'  in  the  Book  of  Zeinster  is 
correct,  which  represents  Tomaltach 
as  reigning  10  years  after  Fiachna 
son  of  Aedh  Eoen,  whose  obit  is  the 
second  entry  above  given  under  this 
vear. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


267 


a/  rests.      The  'Law'    of   Ciaran*  over  the    Con- 
itmen.     Burning  of  Uaire-Calgaidb.^ 
1.  Jan.     A.D.  788.     Death  of  Murgal,  abbot  of  Clon- 
oise.      Fiachna,  son  of  Aedh  Eoen.  Kins'  of  XJlad, 

Fedhach,  son  of  Corniac,  abbot  of  Lnghmadh, 
,  and  Daimliacc,  and  Sloighedhach,  King  of  Conailli, 

Gormgal,  son  of  Eladhach,  King  of  Cnodhba,^ 
in  religion.  Ferfughaill,  bishop  of  Cluain-Dolcain/ 
].  Burning  of  Cluain-Iraird,  on  Easter  night."  Great 
on  the  3rd  of  the  Kalends  of  May.  A  quan-el  in 
Macha,  in  which  a  man  was  killed  in  the  doorway 
e  stone  oratory.''  A  battle  among  the  Ulidians 
selves,  in  which   Tomaltach   son   of   CathaF    was 

Echaidh"  was  victor.  The  destruction^"  of  Cluain- 
■Mongain/^  by  Oengus/-  son  of  Mugron,  in  which 
,  son  of  Tomaltach,  was  slain ;  and  the  oratory  was 
3d.  A  battle  among  the  Picts,  where  Conall  son  of 
g  was  vanquished,  and  escaped,^'  and  Constantine 
victor.  The  battle  of  Cloitech"  between  the 
1-Eoghain  and  [Cinel]-Conaill,  in  which  the  Cinel- 


[788.] 


haidh. — The  son  of  the  Fiachna 
i  to  in  the  last  note.  Accor- 
)  the  Boole  of  Leinsler  list,  he 
led  Tomaltach,  and  reigned  10 

His  obit  is  given  at  the  year 
ra. 

istruction.    —  Occi-pyio,     A. 
ited  "  burning,"  Clar.  49. 
min-feria-Mongain. — Probably 
or  for  Cluain-ferta-Mughaine, 
tilclonfert,   in   the  barony   of 

Philipstown,  King's   County, 

the  territory  of  Ui-Failghe. 

ngus The  name  of   Oengus 

Mugron  appears  in  the  list  of 
ings    of     Ui-Failghe    at    this 

in   the  Booh  of  Leinster,  p. 

3. 


'^  Escaped.  —  euay-yic,  A.  This 
battle  is  again  referred  to  under  the 
next  year. 

"  Cloitech. —  The  Four  Mast,  (at 
A.u,  784=789)  have  lomaittecc 
claroije  ("  battle  of  Claidech," 
which  place  O'Donovan,  note  d,  ad 
an.,  identifies  with  "Clady,  a  small 
village  on  the  Tyrone  side  of  the 
Eiver  Finn,  about  four  miles  to  the 
south  of  Litford."  A  marginal  note 
in  MS.  B.  has  K.  Clecig  la  hCCe'o 
oijinise  (the  "battle  of  Cletech  by 
Aedh  Oirdnidhe  ").  But  Cletech  was 
the  name  of  a  place  on  the  Boyne,  in 
Meath,  whereas  the  battle  in  question 
must  have  been  fought  in  the  north 
of  Ireland. 


268 


ccMMCcloc  ulcroti. 


efc,  7  'DomnaU  euafic.  Cornbuft;io  mnfe  cdin  "Dejo. 
■pei|^5il  abbaf  CCcaix>  boo  mopT;uuf  efc.  beblum  inceji 
Lasenenfep  -Defsabaiia,  in  quo  cecixiic  Oenguf  mac 
TTlupchcroa.  belUim  iriceii  ConnaclTCa,  it)  epc  T)i^oma 
50ife,  quo  ■poscciauccc  mac  Cacail  uiccuf  euay^it;. 
Sqiagei-^  luigne  la  .h.  CCilello  in  CCca-o  ablae.  Sapugati 
bacLu  1fu  7  mmn  pacjxaic,  la  'Donnchax)  mac 
ii-'Domnaill,  oc  i\aic  aipcip  a\x  oenac. 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  'oomini  'dcc.°  Ixxx."  ^x.°  ITlopi-^ 
11  oe  abbacif  Cmngaiia-D.  Cotimac  mac  ■pepgaile, 
"Dungal  mac  Loegaitie  abbap  T>uin  lecglaifi,  TTlael- 
combaip  abba^-^  ^linne  va  loca,  maelcuile  mac 
Oengupa,  Sia-oail  abbap  T)uiblinne,  Cmae'c  mac 
CCnmchaTia  jxi  .1l.  bacan,  'ComalT:ac  mac  Innjiechcai^ 
I'll  T)al  n-CCiiaTDe,  moj^t^ui  funr  omnef.  Oellum  CCro 
tioif  116  n-Oaib  CCilello  -poifi  Lui^niu,  in  quo  ceci'Dic 
'Oub'oacuau  mac  piaic^Ufa,  "dux  ikc  cyii  v^oinnce. 
Combufno  Gc'Di^oma  mac  n-CCexio.  Comocacio  peli- 
quicqium  Coimgin  7  TTlocluiae  mic  11  iusenon.     Cae-oef 


^DomnaU The  Domnall,   son  of 

Aedh  Muinderg,  King  of  the  North  of 
Ireland,  referred  to  above  at  the  year 
786. 

'  Inis-cain-Dega.  —  Inishkeen,  in 
the  county  of  Louth. 

'  Fergil. — The  Four  Mast.  (a.d. 
784)  style  him  an  jeomeceifi  (  "  the 
geometer  ").  Regarding  this  remark- 
able man,  see  "Ware's  Writers  of 
Ireland  (Harris's  ed.),  p.  49,  and 
O'Conor'a  Reriim  Bibern.  Script., 
tom.  iv.,  p.  173.  The  so-called 
'  translator'  of  these  Annals  in  Clar. 
49  writes  the  name  "  Ferall,"  thus 
indicating  his  ignorance  of  the  iden- 
tity of  "  Fergil  the  geometer  "  with 
the  "  YirgUius  Solivagus "  of  his- 
tory. 


*  Cathal.  —  Son  of  Muiredach  of 
Magh-Ai  (I^ing  of  Connaught),  whose 
obit  is  entered  above  at  the  year  701. 

^  Luighni.  —  Otherwise  called 
"  Luighni-Connacht ;  "  a  sept  that 
gave  name  to  the  district  now  repre- 
sented by  the  barony  of  Leyny,  co. 
Sligo ;  known  in  later  times  as  the 
country  of  O'Hara. 

°  Ui-Ailella.  —  A  tribe  descended 
from  Cian,  son  of  OiliU  Oluini,  King 
of  Munster  in  the  second  century.  The 
territory  occupied  by  this  tribe  is 
now  represented  by  the  barony  of 
Tirerril,  co.  Sligo. 

'  Ac?iaclh-aila.—T:he  "  Field  of  the 
apple-tree."  According  to  the  Life  of 
St.  Finnian  of  Clonard,  contained  in 
the  Boole  o/Lismore  (fol.  26,  page  1, 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


269 


ill  was  overtlirowii,  and  DomnalP  escaped.  Burn- 
Df  Inis-cain-Dega.^  Fergil/  abbot  of  Achadh-bo, 
A.  battle  between  the  South  Leinstevmen,  in  which 
;us,  son  of  Murchad,  was  slain.  A  battle  between 
)onnaughtmen,  i.e.,  [the  battle]  of  Druim-Goise,  from 
h  Fogartach  son  of  Oathal''  escaped,  vanquished, 
laughter  of  the  Luighni/  by  the  Ui-Ailella,"  in 
.dh-abla.'  Dishonouring  of  the  Bachall-Isu^  and  the 
i  of  Patrick,  by  Donnchad,'  son  of  Domnall,  at  Kath- 
ir,^"  at  a  fair. 

xL  Jan.  A.D.  789.  Death  of  Noe,  abbot  of  Cenn- 
ih.^^  Cormac,  son  of  Fergal ;  Dungal,  son  of  Loegaire, 
t  of  Dun-lethglaise  ;  Maelcombair,  abbot  of  Glenn- 
icha;  Maeltuile,  son  of  Oengas ;  Siadail,  abbot  of 
tilinn  ;^-  Cinaeth,  son  of  Anmchad,  King  of  Ui- 
lain,  and  Tomaltach,  son  of  Innrechtach,  King  of 
raide — aU  died.  The  battle  of  Ath-rois  [gained] 
.he  Ui-AileUa'  over  the  Luighni,"  in  which  fell 
idatuath,  son  of  Flaithgus,  chief  of  the  Three 
3s.^'  Burning  of  Echdruim-mac-nAedha."  'Translation 
e  relics  of  Coemgin  and  of  MochuaMac-U-Lugedon.  ^° 


[789.] 


.),  there  was  a  place  called 
idh-  abhall "  in  Corann  [now 
rony  of  Corran],  co.  Sligo. 
chall-Isu.  —  "  Baculus  lesu," 
ime  of  St.  Patrick's  crozier. 
ne  account  of  this  remarkable 
ee  Annals  of  Loch  C'e,  at  a.d. 
ind  Todd's  Oiits,  #c.,  of  Chrht 
i,  Introd.,  p.  viii.,  sq. 
mnchad. — King  of  Ireland  at 
le. 

•h-airthir.—The  "  Eastern  Eath 
rt)."  Now  Oristown  [in  the 
of  Morgallion,  co.  Meath], 
ing  to  O'Donovan,  Four  Mas- 
D.  784,  note  f. 
nngaradh. — Kingarth,  in  Bute. 

uhhlinn Dublin.      The  name 

;3  "black-pool." 


"Three  Tribes — nacfii  iptoititice; 
lit.  the  "  three  denominations."  Pro- 
bably a  variation  of  the  term  "  Teora 
Connacht  "  ("  Tripartite  Conuaught," 
or  "  Three  Connaughts  "),  applied  to 
the  three  aboriginal  septs  of  Con- 
naught,  called  the  "  Gamanraide  of 
Irras  [Erris],"  the  "  Fur-craibhi," 
and  the  "  Tuatha-Taidhen.-'  See 
O'Flaherty-3  Ogygla,  p.  175.  Clar. 
49  render.s  na  cp,i  •plomnce  by 
"The  Three  Surnames." 

"  Echdruim-mac-nAedha. —  Augh- 
rim,  in  the  par.  of  the  same  name,  bar. 
and  CO.  of  Roscommon. 

'^^ Mac-U-Lugedon. — "Son  of  the 
descendant  of  Lugedo."  The  names 
of  other  members  of  this  family  are 
mentioned  at  the  years  780  and  800, 


270 


CCMHCCICC  UloCOll. 


masrxx  ULa-o  la  T)al  ti-CCpaiT)e.  bellum  ConaiU  7 
CurTOtiT;in  hic  fcpiprum  efc  in  aliif  libiiip. 

let.  Ian.  CCnno  Tjomini  -dcc."  xc."  Cet^nadi  mac 
muipe'Dais,  "Pneccmapc  epfcop  lufcan,  Cutunaifc 
mac  Conaipaic  abbap  afi-o  TTlacae,  T)onn5al  mac 
OocaUo  pex  na  n-CCiiwep,  QCv-zsal  mac  Cacail  ^ex 
Connacc  in  hi,  Soejabeiigs  abbap  cluana  mace  11 
1 1 01  p,^  Cain  com  pace  eppcop  ■pinnslaippi,  Sipne  abbap 
Oenncaip,  niinpe-Dac  mac  Oengupa  ab  ttipcan,  omnep 
-Depuneci  yvmz.  bacaiU  mac  Zmvml  mopcuup  epc. 
CCmal-sai-D  pex  .  tl  .  TTlani  mop?:i:iip  epc.  beUum 
aipT)  ablae,  ubi  ceciDic  "Oiapmaic  mac  beicce  pex 
■Cecbae,  7  pep^up  mac  CCilgaile  uiccop  pint;.  Caccopcpa-o 
Fol.  35ai.  pe  Ti-T)onnchaD  a  Zmizy  -du  caipn  mic  Caipcin,  pop 
CCex)  nm^op,  in  quo  ceciDepunc  Cauab  mac  ec-oac  pex 
nepocum  Cpemcain,  maelpo^apraic  mac  CCpqiac,  7 
"Domnall  mac  Col^en.  T)niepcae  mac  mo5aT)ai5, 
ancopir:a,  paupauic. 
■t>-  [Ct.  lanaipu     CCnno -Domim -dcc."  xc.°  1.°     ITlaelpuain 

"Camla&ai,  CCi'oain  Rarain,  CCe-oan  .  ll  .  Concumbii, 
epipcopi  7  mibcep  Chpipci,  in  pace  "Dopmiepunc;  7 
Soepmug  Gnaig  xiuib  mopicup.  bellum  ppui^e  Cluana 
apgai  iibi  ceciT)ic  Cinaexi  mac  CCpcgaile,  7  TTluipsip 
mac   Tomaltraig    uiccop  puic,  7  inicium   pegni    eiup. 


'  Slaughter.— Caexity,  A.  CeT)ep, 
B. 

^  Conall  and  Constantine. — Conall 
son  of  Tadhg,  and  Constantine  son  of 
Fergus,  Kings  of  the  Picts  of  Fort- 
renn.  The  "  Jugnlatio  "  of  Conall 
is  recorded  under  the  year  807,  and 
the  death  of  Constantine  (or  "Ciis- 
tantin,''  as  the  name  is  generally 
•written  in  Irish  texts)  under  820  iii/ra, 

^  /re  other  iools. — in  alip  tibjiip, 
A.    pecurTDum  aliop  tibfiop,  B. 

*  Conasach. — Called  "  Concas,  de- 
scendant of  Cathbath  son  of  Echaid," 
in   the   list  of   the  "  Comarbs ''  (or 


successors)  of  Patrick,  in  the  Sooh 
of  Lelnster,  p.  42,  col.  3. 

^^rt^a^— The  assumption  of  the 
pilgrim's  staff  bj'  Artgal  is  recorded 
above  at  the  year  781,  as  well  as  his 
pilgrimage  to  the  island  of  la,  cr 
Hi-Coluim-Cille. 

»  Ard-ahla The  "  height  (or  hill) 

of  the  apple  tree.''  O'Donovan 
identifies  this  place  with  "  Lis-ard- 
abhla,"  now  Lissardowlin,  in  the 
parish  of  Templemiehael,  co.  Long- 
ford.   Four  Mast,  a.d.  786,  note  q. 

'  By  JDonnchad.— fie  nT)onnclio-D. 
The  so-called 'translator'  of  these 


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271 


great  slaughter^  of  the  Ulidians  by  the  Dalaraide. 
e  battle  of  Couall^  and  Constantine'*  is  written  in  this 
rce  in  other'  books. 

Sal.  Jan.  A.D.  790.  Cernach,  son  of  Muiredach ;  [790.] 
3ccmarc,  bishop  of  Lusca ;  Cudinaisc,  son  of  Conasach/ 
Dot  of  Ard-Macha ;  Donnghal,  son  of  Bochall,  King  of 
s  Airthera ;  Artgal,^  son  of  Cathal,  King  of  Con- 
ight,  in  la ;  Saerberg,  abbot  of  Clonmacnoise  ;  Caen- 
Qracc,  bishop  of  Finnglais ;  Sirne,  abbot  of  Benn- 
lir,  and  Muiredhach  son  of  Oengus,  abbot  of  Lusca — 
died.  Bachaill,  son  of  Tuathal,  died.  Amalgaidh, 
Dg  of  Ui-Maine,  died.  The  battle  of  Ard-abla,"  where 
irmait  son  of  Been,  King  of  Tethba,  was  slain,  and 
[•gus  son  of  Ailgal  was  victor.  A  destructive  battle 
ined]  by  Donnchad/  from  Tailtiu  to  Carn-mic- 
irthin/  over  Aedh  Ningor,  in  which  were  slain  Cathal 
L  of  Echaid,  King  of  Ui-Cremthain,  and  Maelfothart- 
h  son  of  Artri,  and  Domnall  son  of  Colgu.  Dinertach 
L  of  Mogadach,  an  anchorite,  rested. 

Ival.  Jan.  a.d.  791.  Maelruain  of  Tamlacht,^  Aedhan  [791.]  ms. 
Rathin,  Aedhan  Ua  Concumba,  bishops,  and  solders 
Christ,  slept  in  peace ;  and  Saermhugh  of  Enach- 
iih}°  died.  The  battle  of  Sruth-Cluana-argai,"  where 
laedh,  son  of  Artgal,^''  was  slain,  and  Muirghis  son  of 
naltach  was  victor ;   and  the  beginning  of  his  [Muir- 


ils  in  Clar.  49,  mistaking  the 
jsition  fie-li  for  a  proper  name, 
this  battle  "  the  battle  of  Ren." 
darn  -  mic  -  Cairthin  ;  i.e.,  the 
irn  (or  monumental  heap)  of 
;hin'3  son."  This  entry  was 
Jy  misunderstood  by  O'Conor, 
took  Carn  for  a  man's  name ! 

Vamlacht Tallaght,  eo.  Dublin. 

Enagk-dubh ;  i.e.,  the  "Black 
h."  Now  Annaduff,  in  the 
h  of  the  same  name,  eo.  Leitrim. 


"  Sruth-Cluana-argai. — The  "river 
of  Cluain-argai  "  (or  "  Cluain-arg- 
gaid,"  the  nomin.  form  of  the  name 
as  given  by  the  Four  Masters,  A.D. 
787).  The  name  Cluain-arggaid  is 
now  probably  represented  by  that  of 
Cloonargid,  in  the  parish  of  Tibohine, 
county  of  Roscommon. 

"'Artgal — The  Artgal  whose  obit 
is  given  at  the  year  790.  See  note  ', 
p.  270. 


272 


CCMMCClcC  ulCCOtl. 


beUum  CCiiaT)  maiccriiTne,  tibi  nepocer  OCileUo  ppo^- 
riaaci  ptinr,  7  Concobari  7  CCip.echt;ac  nepozey  Ca^ail 
ceci'Depun-,  7  Cacmtis  mac  -plaicbeprais,  T^ex  Coippt^i, 
7  Cofiniac  mac  t)uiB-oacpic,  111  bpeipni,  ceciT)eriiinc. 
Opefal  mac  piairiii  i^ex  7)01  CCixai-oe,  maelbpefail  mac 
CCexio  pin  Criicain  in  .h.  pacyiach,  "Oonncorici  riecc  ■oal 
Riocai,  Ca^mug  ^aex  Calpaiji,  "Cerioc  piiincepf  Cor\ca5i 
mope,  obiepunc. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  tjomini  -dcc."  xc."  11.°  'Oub'oa- 
leiri  mac  Sinaic  abbap  m\m  ITlacae,  Cpunnmail 
"Opoma  in  apclann  abbap  CUiana  ipaipT)T),  Coipppi  mac 
Lai'Dsnein  pi  laigen  T)ep5abaip,  T)oimt;ec  ppincepp 
■Cpeoic  moep,  Cinaeti  mac  Cumupcaig  abbap  T)epmai5i, 
■piai^gel  mac  'Caiclic  abbap  T)poma  pauae,  pepiepiinu. 
Lex  Comam  la  CCil-oobup  7  TTIiiip^nip,  pop  ceopa 
Connaco.  Lex  CCilbi  pop  TYliimain,  7  op'DinaT;io 
CCpT:poi5  mic  Ca^ail  in  pegntim  ITlumen.  Sapugati 
■painnelai^  la  ^oprngal  mac  n-T)intiaTiai5,  7  eccup  7 
innpeT)  aip-o  TTlacae,  7  jmn  -ouine  ann  la  hU  CpeiiTCain. 
Hecepno  poiiToelail  icepum  1  n-CCp-D-o  TTlacae.  Como- 
t;aT;io  peliquiaptim  'Coli. 


'  Reign. — i.e.  as  King  of  Connauglit. 
The  death  of  Muirgbis  is  recorded  at 
the  year  814  in/fa. 

'  Cathal—FToiahly  Cathal,  father 
of  the  Artgal  mentioned  at  the  j'ears 
781  and  790. 

^  Ui-Fiachrach. — O'Donovan  states 
(Ann.  Four  Mast.,  a.d.  787,  note  u) 
that  the  sept  of  Ui-Fiachrach  of 
Ardsratha  (Ardstraw,  co.  Tyrone),  is 
here  meant.  See  Eeeves'  Colton's 
Visitation,  p.  9,  note  q. 

*Corcach-mor Cork,  in  Munster. 

''  DubhdaleitU. — In  the  list  of  the 
successors  of  Patrick  in  the  Boole  of 
Leinsier,  p.  42,  col.  3,  Dubhdaleithi 
is  stated  to  have  ruled  during  18 
years.    Ware  gives  him  only  15  years. 


"  Drmm-Inasclainn.  —  Dromiskin, 
bar.  and  co.  of  Louth. 

'idfZAi/neM. --The  words  yii  tanog- 
tiein,  "  King  of  Ladhgnen,"  are 
added  in  A.  and  B. ,  through  an 
oversight. 

°  South-Leinster.  —  Coirpri  son  of 
"  Ladenen  "  is  included  in  the  list  of 
Kings  of  Ui-Cennselaigh,  in  the  Bool: 
of  Leinster  (p.  40,  col.  1),  where  the 
length  of  his  reign  is  given  as  14  years. 

"  Treoit-mor.  —  "  Great  Trevet." 
Now  Trevet,  in  the  barony  of  Skreen, 
CO.  Meath, 

'°  The '  Law'  ofComan See  above, 

under  the  year  779,  for  a  record  of 
the  third  imposition  of  this  '  Law, 
'lex,'  or  tribute. 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


273 


s]  reign.^  The  battle  of  Ard-mic-Rime,  where  the 
dlella  -were  overthrown,  and  Conchobar  and  Airech- 
,  gi-andsons  of  CathaV  were  slain;  and  Cathmugh 
of  Flaithbertach,  King  of  Coirpri,  and  Cormac  son 
lubhdacrich,  King  of  Breifni,  were  slain.  Bresal,  son 
lathri,  King  of  Dalaraide ;  Maelbresail,  son  of  Aedh, 
)f  Crichan,  King  of  Ui-Fiachrach ;'  Donncorci,  King 
•alriada ;  Cathmugh,  King  of  Calraighe,  and  Ternoc, 
rior  of  Corcach-Mor,*  died. 

al.  Jan.  A.D.  792.  Dubhdaleithi,°  son  of  Sinach, 
it  of  Ard-Macha  ;  Crunnmael  of  Druim-Inaaclainn, 
it  of  Cluain-Iraird ;  Coirpri  son  of  Ladhgnen,''  King 
outh  Leinsterf  Doimtech,  superior  of  Treoit-mor ;" 
.edh  son  of  Cumuscach,  abbot  of  Dermagh,  [and] 
bhgel,  son  of  Taichlech,  abbot  of  Druim-ratha,  died. 
'  Law'  of  Coman,'"  by  Aildobur"  and  Muirghis,  over 
three  divisions"  of  Connaught.  The  '  Law'  of 
be  over  Munster ;  and  the  ordaining  of  Artri,  son  of 
lal,  to  the  kingship  of  Munster.  The  profanation  of 
idelach,  by  GormghaP"  son  of  Dinnanach ;  and  the 
ing  and  spoiling  of  Ard-Macha,  and  the  killing  of  a 
there,  by  the  Ui-Cremthainn.  Reception  of  Faen- 
ch  again  in  Ard-Macha.  '  Translation '  of  the  relics 
'ole." 


[792.  J 


ildohur.  —  He  was  abbot  of 
omain  (Roscommoti).  His  obit 
sred  at  the  year  799. 
'Aree  Divisions.  —  See  note  ^^ 
the  3'ear  789  mpra. 
'ormghal.  —  In  the  Book  of 
er,  p.  42,  col.  i,  Gormhgal  is 
)ned  as  one  of  the  three  Air- 
chs  (or  "  Herenachs  ")  who 
he  office  of  abbot  by  force,  and 
ire  not  commemorated  in  the 
See  Todd's  St.Patrick,  p.  18L 
ime  of  Gormghal  is  not  included 


in  Ware's  list  of  the  Bishops  of 
Armagh.  But  under  the  year  798, 
infra,  he  is  stated  to  have  imposed 
the  '  Law '  of  Patrick  over  Con- 
naught  ;  and  in  the  entry  of  his  obit 
at  the  year  805,  he  is  described  as 
abbot  of  Armagh  and  Clones. 

■*  Tole See  note"  under  a.d.  737 

supra.  In  the  MS.  Clar.  49,  the 
words  "  Ep.  Clunard  "  are  added  in 
the  handwriting  of  Archbiahop 
Ussher. 


274 


ccNNCcla  ula-oli. 


Foi  35  6a.  jCt.  lanaiifi.  OCnno-oomini  Dcc."  ccc"  111."  CCifieccac 
.n.  paelcnn  abbap  aijiT)  ITlacae,  7  CCppiac  epipcopup 
aip-D  TTlacae,  in  pace  -DopmieiiunT;  in  una  noctre- 
"Comof  abbap  Oenncaip,  1opep  nepop  Cepnae  abbap 
cluana  mace  U  Noip,  obiepunc  Caonia  nepop  ^uaipe, 
abbap  'Comae  gpeine,  7  iepben  banaipcinnec  cluana 
Oaip,enn,  paupauepuni;.  lugulacio  CCpcfiac  pilii 
■paelain.  Commocacio  peliquiapium  'Cpeno.  Slogaii 
la  "Oonnchaxi  av  auxilium  iajinencium  conT:pa 
TTlumenenpep.  llapr;aT;io  omnium  infolapum  bpiT^an- 
niae  a  jeni^ilibup.  InDpec  imu5T)opnne  ma^en  la 
CCg'd  mac  Meill. 

]ct.  lanaipi.  OCnno  "oommi  tjcc."  xc.°  nii-°  bpann 
aifix)T)cenn  pex  l,aj;enencium  occipup  epc,  7  pegina 
eiu-p,  eicne  inpn  "Oomnaill  TTlixie.  pnpnechca 
cet;apT)epc,  mac  Ceallaij,  occiT)it;  eop  hi  Cill  cule 
■Dumai  in  pexca  nocce  pope  Icalen-oap  TVlaii;  ix»  epc 
.1111.  pepia.  Occipio  Cuinn  mic  'Oonncha'Da  hi  epic 
Oa  n-Olcan  la  'Plann  mac  Congalaij.  Lopca'o  Rec- 
pamne   0  5einnT:iB,    7    8ci     ■Dopepax)   7    vo    lompaxi. 


^  Ua  Faelmn  ;  i.e.  descendant  (or 
grandson)  of  Faelan.  A  later  hand 
■ttTites  aUtif  0  pl^axjais  ("  alias 
Ua  FJeadliaigh ''),  as  in  B.  Clar.  49 
has  0  rieai.  But  the  orig.  text  in 
A.  agrees  %vith  the  Booh  of  Leinster 
(p.  42,  col.  3),  in  which  Airectach 
Ua  Faeldin  is  stated  to  have  been  of 
the  Ui-Bresail  (a  sept  which  furnished 
many  bishops  to  the  See  of  Ar- 
magh), and  his  rule  is  limited  to  one 
year.  The  name  of  Airectach  is  not 
in  Ware's  list  of  the  prelates  of  Armagh. 

^Abbess.  —  banal  iaci  n  n  ec.  The 
Four  Makers  seem  to  have  misunder- 
stood this  entr}',  if  thej'  copied  it 
from  the  original  of  these  Annals, 
as  out  of  Le]\ben  banailicinnec 
they  make  teaixbaiiban  aiTiciiTD- 
each  ("  Learbanbhan,  airchinneach," 


as  O'Donovan  renders  it,  F.  M.  789). 
But  the  ofBce  of  airchinnech^  as 
O'Don.  himself  has  explained  (Sujipl. 
to  O'Reilhj  in  Toce)  was  an  office 
filled  by  one  of  the  male  sex,  whereas 
banairchinnech  is  Latinized  ''  antesti- 
ta  "  (for  "antistita")  in  the  StGall  MS. 
(p.  66  a).  Clar.  49  has  "  Lerben,  the 
abbates  of  Cluan  Bairenn."  Besides, 
Cluain-Bairenn  (now  Cloonburren,in 
the  barony  of  Jloycarn,  co.  Roscom- 
mon) was  undoubtedlj'  a  nunnery  at 
this  time.  O'Conor,  of  course,  also 
misunderstood  the  entr}'. 

^  By  Gentiles.— a  j^e'icibup,  B. 
The  Annals  of  Clonmacnoise,  at  a.d. 
791,  say  "by  the  Danes." 

*  Mughdorna  Mughen — Now  re- 
presented by  the  barony  of  Cremorne, 
in  the  county  of  Monaghan. 


ANNALS    OF    ULSTER. 


275 


£al.   Jan.     a.d.   793.     Airectach  Ua    Faelain,^  abbot 
ird-Macha,  and  Affiath,  bishop  of  Ard-Macha,  slept 
Deace    on  the  same  night.     Thomas,  abbot  of  Benn- 
ir,  [and]  Joseph   Ua  Cema,  abbot  of  Clonmacnoise, 
1.     Cathnia  Ua  Guaire,  abbot  of  Tuaim-greine,  and 
ben,  abbess^  of  Cluain-Bairenn,  rested.      The  killing 
^Lrtri,  son  of  Faelan.     '  Translation '  of  the  relics  of 
m.        A     hosting    by    Donnchad,    in    aid    of    the 
Qstermen   against    the    Munstermen.        Devastation 
ill  the  islands  of  Britain  by  Gentiles.'     Devastation 
iIughdorna-Maghen^  by  Aedh,'  son  of  Niall. 
[al.  Jan.      A.D.  794.      Brann  Ardcenn,"   King  of  the 
Qstermen  was  slain,  and  his  queen,-  Eithne,  daughter 
3omnall  of  Meath,       Finsnechta  '  Cethar-derc,'''  son 
IJeUach,  slew  them  in  Cill-chuile-duma,°  on  the  sixth 
it  after  the  Kalends  of  May,  i.e.,  the  fourth  day  of  the 
k.     The  killing  of  Conn,  son  of  Donnchad,  in  Crich- 
n  Olcan,'  by  Flann  son  of  Congalach.     The  burning 
!,echi-a  by  Gentiles,  and  Sci'"  was  pillaged  and  wasted. 


[793.] 


ledh.-  Aedh  Oirdnidhe,  whose 
sion  to  the  sovereignty  of  Ire- 
is  noticed  under  the  year  796 
He  was  the  son  of  Niall 
ch,  King  of  Ireland,  whose  obit 
)rded  under  the  year  777  supra, 
'rann  Ardcenn. — "  Bran  of  the 
head  (or  forehead  ").  The 
son  of  Muiredach,  mentioned 
under  the  year  781.  See  note*. 
'.thar-derc. — "  Of  the  four  eyes." 
ixt  note. 

'M-chuile-duma. — The  "  Church 
il-duma."  O'Donovan  rashly 
Its  {Four  Mast.,A.T>.  790,  notel), 
lis  was  probably  the  place  now 
Kilcool,  in  the  bar.  of  New- 
co.  Wicklow.  But  in  the 
\f  Leinster  list  of  the  Kings  of 
er  (p.  39,  col.  2),  Bran  Ardcend, 
Muredath,  and  his  wife,  are 
to   have  been    "burned"    in 


Cill-cule-duraai,  in  Laii/his -chuile , 
which  was  a  district  in  the  present 
Queen's  County. 

"  Crich-  Ua-n  Olcan. — The  "  terri- 
tory of  the  Ui -Glean.''  O'Donovan 
states  {Ann.  F.  J/.,  a.d.  790,  note  m), 
that  this  was  the  name  of  "  a  small 
district  in  Meath."  But  he  does  not 
give  any  authority  for  the  statement. 
'°  Sci The  Isle  of  Skye,  in  Scot- 
land. The  text  of  this  clause  in  A. 
and  B.  has  vcjai  (with  a  "punctum 
delens  "  under  the  letter  fi)  •Doycp.a'D 
[evidently  for  ■do  co-pcp-ax)]  7  do  torn 
Ifia'D,  "Sci  (Skye)  was  pillaged  and 
wasted."  For  I'd  (Skye)  the  Four 
Masters  (at  a.d.  790),  have  a 
■Sccfiitie  ("its  [Rechra's]  shrines"), 
which  seems  an  error.  The  compiler 
of  these  Annals  evidently  meant  to  say 
that  Skye  was  pillaged  and  wasted. 

T    2 


[791.] 


276 


aNNccLcc  ulCCTlll. 


■poinT)elach    (mac     meanaig)    abbaf    aijaDD    TYlacae 
fubica   moiice    pefinc.     TTluiaca'D  mac  l-'efia'Dais,  "Cip- 
paici  mac  12eificaiii  o  cloni   peyfca   bpenamri,  guaifie 
n.  'Cipyiaici  ab  CLuana  poca,  obieixunc. 

jet.  lunaip,.  CCnno  X)omiTii  'dcc.°  xc.°  u.°  "OubLii;i;ip 
■pniiiSlaii^fi,  7  Colggu  nepo)-  "OuiiiecT)o,  OLcobufi  mac 
■pLainn  pilii  Gipc,  i^ex  TTluman,  i^cpibae  7  epifcopi  7 
aricoifiicae,  xioiimieiiunT;.  Oppa  pex  bonuf  CCTiglopum 
mopr;uup  eyv.  Gquommup  aiyiDti  tTlacae,  6cu  mac 
Cepnaij,  moyicuuf  eye  inmacupa  mopce.  8encati  abbap 
CilLe  acaiT)  Dpoma  poca  7  bipop,  7  Suibne  abbap  CCca 
cpuim,  7  ITloenac  mac  Oenguj-a  pecnap  Lupcan,  omnep 
obtepunc.  imac  Pep55[u]pa  pi  -h.  mOpiuin,  "Duinecaixi 
Foi.  35  6J.  hoa  "Oaipe  x»ux  CiappaiDe,  mopcui  punc  Cac  GCia 
pen,  ubi  TTluipsip  euapic.  Clotcu  epipcopup  7  anco- 
pica  Cluana  ipaip-o  in  pace  quieuit;. 

^t.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  •dcc.°  xc.°  ui.°  TTlopp 
■DonnchaDa  (mic  "DomnaiU)  pegip  'Cempo  7  Innpech- 
T;ai5  mic  "OomnaiLL  ppacpip  eiup. 

0  chup  ■Domain  cmlla  cam, 

U .  mile  blia'Dan  bopppa'Daig, 

1  pop  ip  pec  peipig  pin, 

Co  clop  ec  •oeig  mic  X)omnaill. 

Cumupcac  mac  pogapcais,  pex  ■oeipceipc  bpeg,  in 
clepicacu  ;  l^oceclicac  Cpoibe,  7  TDuipeDac  mac  piainn 
gapaT),  pex  gencip  mic  Gpcae,  7  CpunmaeL  mac 
pip-oacpic,  7  Cupoi  mac  Oengupa  pex  genepip  Loisaipe, 


'  Maenach The  form  of  the  name 

(in  the  genit.)  in  A.  ami  B.  is 
Tneaiiai5,Cnomin.  lUeanach).  But 
in  the  Book  of  Leinster  list  (p.  i2, 
col.  3),  it  is  riloenais,  in  the  genit. 
form  ;  nomin.  Tlloenacti. 

■-  iJubUittir See  above  at  the  year 

779. 
3  Of   Munster.  —  Tlltlitieti,     A.  ; 

ITluriian,  B. 


'  Offa. — King  of  the  Mercians.  His 
death  is  recorded  in  the  Anglo- 
Saxon  Chronicle  at  the  year  7Ui, 
and  again  at  796,  which  latter  is  the 
correct  date. 

*  Cili-achaidh  of  Vruim-fvta — ■ 
Killeigh,  in  tne  barony  of  Geashill, 
Iving's  county. 

°  Ath-truim. — Trim,  co.  Meath. 

'  Ciarraidhe, — The  Four  Masters 


AWWAL8  OJ*  ULSTER. 


277 


ndelach  (son  of  Maenach'),  abbot  of  Ard-Macha,  died 

denly.     Murchadh,  son  of  Feradhach ;   Tipraiti,  son 

Ferchar,  from  Cluain-ferta-Brenainn,  and  Guaire  Ua 

raiti,  abbot  of  Cluain-fota,  died. 

[al.  Jan.     A.D.    795.     Dubhlittir^  of  Finn-glais,  and     [795.] 

^u  Ua  Duinechda,  Olcobhur,  son  of  Flann,  son  of 

,  King  of  Mnnster,^  [and]  scribes,  and  bishops,  and 

horites,  'fell  asleep.'    OfFa,*  a  good  king  of  the  English, 

1    Echu,  son  of  Cernach,  steward  of  Ard-Macha,  died 

untimely  death.     Senchan,  abbot  of  Cill-achaidh  of 

lim-fota,"  and  of  Biror,  and   Suibhne,  abbot  of  Ath- 

Lm,°  and  Moenach,  son  of  Oengus,  vice-abbot  of  Lusca 

U  died.     Mac  Fergg[u]sa,  King  of   Ui-Briuin,  [and] 

inechaidh   Da  Daire,  chief  of  Ciarraidhe,'  died.     The 

tie  of  Ath-fen,^  where  Muirgis  got  off.     Clothcu,  bishop 

[  anchorite  of  Cluain-Iraird,  rested  in  peace. 

ial.  Jan.     A.D.  796.      Death  of    Donnchad    (soa   of    [79G.] 

mnall).    King   of   Tara,  and  of  Innrechtach,  son   of 

mnall,  his  brother. 

From  the  world's  beginning,  meanings  fair, 

Five  thousand  momentous  years. 

Here  in  happy  way  it  was, 

'Till  the  death  of  Domnall's  good  son  was  heard. 

nuscach,  son  of  Fogartach,  King  of  the  South  of 
;gh,  in  religion;  Rothechtach  of  Croebh,  and  Muire- 
h,  son  of  Flann  Garadh,  King  of  Cinel-Mic-Erca, 
[   Crunmael    son    of   Ferdacrich,    and    Curoi   son   of 


L.D,  791)  write  this  name  "Ciar- 

le-Ai,"   the  ancient    name   of   a 

ictnearCa3tlereagh,in  the  coimty 

toscommon,  subsequently  known 

lann-Keherny. 

l<A-/en,— Probably   the    "  Ath- 

"  in  Ciarraigi-  Ai  (see  last  note)i 


Lehor 


kUidre,  p. 


mentioned  in 
216. 

°  From.  —  The  original  of  these 
lines  (which  is  not  in  B.)  is  in  the 
top  margin  of  fol.  35  b  in  A.,  with  a 
mark  of  reference  to  the  place  where 
it  should  be  included  in  the  text. 


278 


aNMala  ulcrot). 


7  CCilmeT)aii;i  equonimtif  cliiana  rrnc  Moif,  omnef 
moriT;ui  fum.  bellum  "Ofioma  fii^,  in  quo  ceci-oeriunc 
■DUO  pin  TDomnaiU,  it)  efc,  pinfiieclim  7  T)iariTnaic 
ho-ouifi  pjiacefi  euif,  7  Pntnechca  mac  poUamain,  7 
abi  TTiiiln  qui  non  numeriar;!  i^unc.  CCeti  mac  MeiU 
pilii  Ipeiisaile  uiccoyi  puir;. 

Cia  T)Oi\ocaiTi  (Xet)  la  "Domtiall,  coy^ca|v  cicati ; 
Pill  CCet)  ptin  pia  1  cac  "Orioma  1115  fio  hicau 

Comsal  plia  mupco^a,  abaciffa  cige  t^t^uice  CiUe 
"oario,  -Dopmiuic.  Uarcariio  TDi'di  la  CCexi  mac  MeiU 
■ppafaig,  7  inicium  pesni  eiuf. 

]Ct.  lanaifi.  CCnno  "oomini  t)cc.°  xc.°  uii.°  6uT)Uip 
nepof  "DicoUa,  abaf  CiUe  •oapo,  moficuur  efc.  Com- 
bufcio  iTife  pacifiaicc  0  genncilS,  7  bojaime  na  cjiic  vo 
hfiem,  7  ipcpin  "Doconna  vo  bp-ifeaxi  ■ooaiB,  7  iTiTiiaeT)a 
maf^a  "ooaib  cene,  eicip  Gifiinri  7  CClbain.  poyiinnan 
Imleco  pi  a,  7  CotTomac  mac  TTIuiiame'Do  nepof  ^uaifie 
Oi'oni,  pcpiba  Cluana  mic  Moif,  pepiepunc 


'  Ailrmdhair.  —  O'Conor  misprints 
tlii3name"4ffine-^Doi>e[Derrensis]," 
talking  Ai/ine  (rect^  Ailme)  as  the 
full  name,  and  daire  (recte  dhair)  as 
representing  Derrensis  ("  Derry "). 
Clar.  49  gives  the  name,  as  it  would 
be  pronounced,  "  Ailmear.'' 

'  Dritint-righ. — "  Dorsum  regis,'  or 
the  "  King's  ridge.  O'Donovan 
(^Ann.  Four  M.,  A.D.  793,  note  w) 
identifies  this  place  with  Drumree,  in 
the  barony  of  Ratoath,  co.  Meath. 

'  Odur. — Translated  "  yellowe,"  in 
Clar.  49. 

*  That  are  not  numbered.  —  So  in 
Clar.  49.  The  original  of  this  clau.sc 
is  not  in  B.,  which  goes  to  prove  that 
the  so-called  translator  of  Clar.  4!)  did 
not  follow  the  text  of  MS.  B. 

'A'^dh;    i,e.,  Aedh   Oirdnidhe,  son 


of  Niall  Frasach,  King  of  Ire- 
land. 

'Aedh:  i.e.,  Aedh  Allan  (or  Aedh 
Aldan),  as  a  gloss  over  the  name 
indicates.  He  was  King  of  Ireland, 
and  was  slain  (see  above  under  the 
year  742)  by  Domnall,  son  of  Mur- 
chad,  who  succeeded  him  in  the 
sovereignty. 

^Domnall. — A  gloss  over  the  name 
in  A.  has  mac  mu-p-cba-oa  ("son  of 
Murchad").  Sc«  '"st  note.  These 
lines  (which  are  not  in  B.)  are  written 
in  the  lower  margin  of  fol.  35  b  in 
A.,  with  a  marli  of  reference  to  the 
place  where  they  should  be  inserted 
in  the  text. 

»  Tech-aruithe The  'translator'  in 

Clar.  49  renders  this  term  by  "house 
of   the  wise."    Bat  over  the  word 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


279 


igus,  King  of  Cinel-Loeghaire,  and  Ailmedhair/ 
wa,vd  of  Clonmacnoise — all  died.  The  battle  of  Druim- 
h/  in  which  were  slain  two  sons  of  Domnall,  viz. : 
isneehta,  and  Diarmait  Odur,°  his  brother,  and  Fins- 
hta,  son  of  Follaman,  and  many  more  that  are  not 
nbered."  Aedh,°  son  of  Niall,  son  of  Fergal,  was 
tor. 

though.  AedL°  was  slain  by  Domuall,''  a  fierce  triumph; 
3y  the  time,  fair  Aedh,"  in  the  battle  of  Druim-righ/  it  was 
avenged. 

adal,  daughter  of  Muruhadh,  abbess  of  the  Tech- 
iithe"  in  Cill-dara,  slept.  The  wasting  of  Midhe  by 
dh/  son  of  Niall  Frasach,^  and  the  commencement  of 
1  reign. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  797.  Eudus  Ua  Dicholla,  abbot  of 
[1-dara,  died.  Burning  of  Inis-Patraicc"  by  Gentiles ; 
d  they  carried  off  the  preys  of  the  districts ;  and  the 
cine  of  Dochonna  was  broken  by  them;  and  other 
5at  devastations"  [were  committed]  by  them  both  in 
aland  and  Alba.  Forinnan  of  Imlech-Fia"  and 
indmach,  son  of  Muirmidh,"  descendant  of  Guaire 
dhne,"  scribe  of  Clonmacnoise,  died. 


[797. 


rrise,"  an  old  hand,  probably 
sher'a,  has  written  "  q.  flre,"  ? 
ch-aitdthe  means  "  house  of  se- 
irs." 

'  Frataeh.  —  pifia-paig  (the  gen. 
mof  pfia^acTi," of  the  showers"), 
Jed  in  B.  See  note  ',  p.  169, 
te  ■■',  p.  230,  and  note ',  p.  248,  supra. 
'°  Ms-Patrcdcc.  —  "  Patrick's  Is- 
id."  O'Donovan  thought  this  was 
.  Patrick's  Island,  near  Skerries, 
.  Dublin.  Four  Mast.,  A.D.  793, 
te  y.  But  Dr.  Todd  understood 
iel,  in  the  Isle  of  Man  (which  was 
iclently  called  Insula  Patricii),  to 
,ve  been  intended.     Cogadh  Gaed 


hel     re     Gallaibh,    Introd.,    xxxY. 
note  '. 

'1  Great  devastations.  —  intlT)- 
lT,et)a  Tnafia.  Wrongly  translated 
"  the  spoyles  of  the  sea,"  in  Clar.  49, 
and  also  by  Todd,  Cog.  Gaedhel,  &c. 
Introd.  p.  XXXV. 

"  Imkch-Fia. — See  nole  ^  p.  194 
supra. 

"  Of  Muirmidh. — ITluifimeTio,  A. 
B.  The  Ann.  Four  Mast,  (at  A.D. 
793)  have  the  name  in  the  genit. 
form  buifiboclia  ;  the  nomin.  of 
which  would  be  buvxbocJia. 

^^  Guaire.  Aidhne.  —  0\Tim,  in  A. 
and  B.     See  note  ',  p.  118  su^ira. 


280 


aNNttla  tila"Dti. 


|Ct  1anai|i.  CCnno  T)Otnini  -dcc."  xc.°  uiii.°  bellutn 
"Ouin  samba  inceyx  Connacca  inuicem,  ubi  Cofctiac 
mac  "DiuriTi,  7  ^aipceT)ac,  7  aln  mulci  ceciT)epnT;,  7 
TTIuiTXBir  mac  'Comalcais  uicTOfi  fwv.  bellum 
Pinnubyiac  hi  Tecbai,  ubi  i^ejeip  mulci  occifp  funt;, 
Foi  36 an.  TD  6ft;,  'PeTistir  mac  aigaile,  Cofcapac  mac  Ceicerinaic, 
Tve^ep  sGTieriir  Coippfi  .1  .  -Oiibinnrxechc  mac  OCr^csaile 
7  m  u  r\cb  ai)  m  ac  Con  t)m  ai  5.  m  u  r\cb  a-o  m  ac  T)om  11  ai  U 
uiccop  ipuiu,  1u5Ular;io  bla^mic  mic  ^uai^e,  abbacif 
Cluana  yioza  boecain,  0  IDaeltiuanais  7  0  12ollamain 
pibif  T)onnchaT)a.  Mia;  magna  in  qua  mulci  hominef 
7  pecopa  peyiieriunT;.  "DomnaLl  mac  T)onnchaT)a  •oolofe 
a  piT-arpibuf  fuif  lugulacuip  eyv.  ■pepaTiac^mac  Segeni, 
abbap  Reciriainne,  obnc.  CCnaili  abbaf  cLuana  mic 
Noif,  CeicGiinac  abbaf  ^Linne  •oa  loca,  7  Siafial .  h  . 
Comain  abbaf  Cille  acaixi,  7  Pannaccac  pepnann,  7 
Suibne  Cille  •oeilsje,  7  bfieiflen  beifif  e  uiT;am  pniejfiunc, 
In-D  lamcomaiit;  hi  feil  TTIiceil,  -oia  n-eppeT)  in  cene 
7)1  mm.  Lex  par^fiicn  po]!  Connacca,  la  ^opmgal 
mac  T)inT)at;ai5.  CC1I1LI  mac  Imipechcais,  pea;  .h. 
TTlaine  Connacht;,  mopcuup  epc,  T)unplaic  pilia 
piaicbepcai5  mic  Loi[n]5pic  ■oopmiuic 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  "oomim  7)cc.°  xc.°  ix."  (Xipmea^ach 
abbap  benncaip,  Connlae  mac  CCpcgaile,  CCil'oobup 
abbap  poip  Comain,  TTlimcenaca  abbap  ^limie  va  loca, 


'  Dun-Ganiba. — "  Dun-Gainbhe," 
in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  a.d.  794. 

''Themselves — inuicem,  A.,  B. 
The  corresponding  word  in  the  Ann. 
Four     Mast,     is    pepin,      "  them- 


'  Muirghis. — King  of  Connaught 
at  the  time. 

■*  Finnabkaii: — Supposed  to  be  the 
place  now  called  Fennor,  in  the 
parish  of  Kathconnell,  bar.  of  Moy- 
ashel  and  Magheradernon,  co.  West- 
meath. 


•  Murchad. — The  Four  Mad.  (a.d. 
794)  write  the  name  "  Muireadhach.'' 
The  death  of  a  "  Muiredach  son  of 
Domnall,  King  of  Meath,"  is  entered 
at  the  year  801  infra. 

^  Cluain-fota-Baetain\  i.e.,  '*Bae- 
tan's  long  meadow."  Now  Clonfad, 
in  the  barony  of  Farbill,  co.  West- 
meath. 

'  Rechra. — Genit.  form  "  Eech- 
rann,'  or  "  Eechrainne."  This  was 
the  old  Irish  name  of  Bathlin  Island, 
off  the  coast  of  Antrim,  and  also  of 


ANNALS    OF   ULSTER. 


28] 


Kal.  Jar.  A.D.  798.  The  battle  of  Dun-Ganiba^ 
it  ween  the  Connaughtmen  themselves,^  in  which 
j.scrach,  son  of  Donn,  and  Gaiscedhach,  and  many 
hers,  were  slain ;  and  Muirghis,"  son  of  Tomaltach, 
IS  victor.  The  battle  of  Finnabhair'  in  Tethba,  where 
any  kings  were  slain,  i.e.,  Fergus  son  of  Algal, 
jscarach  son  of  Ceithernach,  [and]  the  Kings  of  Cinel- 
)irpri,  viz.,  Dubhinnrecht  son  of  Artgal,  and  Murchad 
n  of  Condmach.  ilurchad,'  son  of  Domnall,  was 
ctor.     The  killing  of  Blathmac,  son   of  Guaire,  abbot 

■  Cluain-fota-Baetain,*^  by  Maelruanaigh  and  FoUaman, 
ins  of  Donnchad.  Great  snow,  in  which  great  numbers 
'  men  and  cattle  perished.  Domnall,  son  of  Donnchad, 
as  treacherously  slain  by  his  brothers.  Feradhacb, 
in  of  Segeni,  abbot  of  Rechra,'  died.  Anaili,  abbot  of 
lonmacnoise  ;  Ceithernach,  abbot  of  Glenn-da-locha  ; 
adhal  TJa  Comain,  abbot  of  Cill-achaidh;*'  Fiannachtach 
"  Fema ;  Suibhne  of  Cill-delge,  and  Breislen  of  Berre," 
ided  their  lives.     The   '  lamchomairt ''"  on  the  festival 

'  St.  Michael,  of  which  was  said  the  "  fire  from  Heaven." 
be  'Law '  of  Patrick"  over  Connaught,  by  Gormgal,"  son 

■  Dindatach.  Ailill,  son  of  Indrechtach,  King  of  Ui- 
aine  of  Connaught,  died.  Dunflaith,  daughter  of 
laithbertach,"  son  of  Loingsech,  'fell  asleep.' 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  799.  Airmedhach,  abbot  of  Bennchair ;" 
annla,  son  of  Artgal;  Aildobur/'  abbot  of  Ros-Comain, 


[798.] 


[799.] 


.mbay  Island,  off  the  coast  of  the 
Dublin  ;  and  it  is  uncertain  which 
these   islands,    in   each   of  which 

ire  was  an  ecclesiastical  establish- 

;nt   of    Columbian   foundation,  is 

-e  meant. 

'  CUI-achaidh. — -Killeigh,    in    the 

■onj'  of  Geashill,  King's  county. 

'  Breislen   of    Berre — See   under 

I  year  778  lupra. 

'°  '  Lamchomairt.'  —  See    above 

ler  the  year  771;   p.  240,  note  '. 


"  The  Law  of  Patrick. — See  under 
the  years  733,  736,  766,  and  782 
supra ;  and  Reeves*  Cotton's  Visita- 
tion, Introd.,  p.  iv.,  sq. 

^^  Gormgal — See  above,  under  the 
year  792. 

"  Flaithiertach King  of  Ireland. 

Hi3  death,  "  in  clericatu,"  is  recorded 
under  the  year  764  supra, 

'■"  Bennchair. — Bangor,  co.  Down. 

"  Aildobur. — See  under  the  year 
792. 


282 


aNNalcc  ulccroTi. 


peril eifiunt;.  loinsfec  mac  pacnae,  abbaf  'Oiiin  lei- 
Slaiffi,  CoiTomac  mac  T)onic  abbaip  Coficaise  mofie, 
pepieriunc.  Pei|i5il  nepof  Zmv^,  fctiiba  lufcan, 
■Dotimiuic.  CCiliU  mac  peiisufa,  ^lex  -oeirceiiic  bpeg, 
Cjiaieccuip  ©r^  'oe  equo  puo  in  cifxcio  \ie^\6  pbi  Cuibmi 
luY^can,  7  concinuo  movicuuf  efc.  belliolum  incep 
Senur  loi^mifie  7  genur  CCtiD-ngail,  m  quo  ceciT)ic 
pansalac  mac  •Dunlamse.  Conall  mac  MeilL7CoTi- 
Salac  mac  CCensufa  uiccopef  epanc,  caufa  mve\i- 
pecT^ionif  ■pfiariitr  fui,  i-o  eyz  paeLbi.  poficio  ]ieLi- 
quiapum  ConlaiT)  hi  rerun  oiii.  arisaic.  CaTCOfcriati 
iciri  na  hCCiriceriu  inuicem  imTTlais  lingfen,  ubi 
ceci-Deriuncmaeloccajiaic  abbaf  "Oairve  eicni5,7  Conmal 
mac  Cerinaig 

[Ct.  lanairi.     CCnno  ■oomini   -dccc."    poi^icio  riebqui- 

arium   Ronaen  plii   bepic   in    arica   a\i]\\  7   apsenci. 

Foi.  36  ab.  -peiTjlemTD    .  h  .    lusa-Don,    abbar^    cluana    "Dolcan, 

mopT^uui^  efc.     Oellum  inceri  tllt;u  7  nepoT:er'  Gc'oac 

CoBo,    in    quo   ceci'Dir;   ecu   mac  CCileUa  pex  CoBo,  7 


^Dun-lethglaise. — Downpatrick,  co. 
DoTTn. 

'  Ccrrcach-mor ;  i.e.,  the  "  Great 
marsh."     Cork,  in  Munster. 

'  On  the  festival  of  Mac  Cuilinn.— 
The  obit  of  Mac  Cuilinn  (whose  real 
name  was  Cuinnidh),  patron  of  Lusk, 
CO.  Dublin,  is  recorded  under  the 
year  497,  supra.  His  day  in  the 
Calendar  is  September  6. 

'A  JaMfe.  —  belliolum,  A.,  B. 
The  corresponding  word  in  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast,  A.0.  795,  is  lotnaijiecc, 
a  "conflict,"  or  "  encounter." 

'  His  brother,  i.e.,  Failbhe — 
Failbhe  was  apparently  the  brother  of 
Fiangalach,  who  was  slain  in  this 
battle,  and  therefore  son  of  Dunlaing, 
chief  of  Cinel-Ardgail,  whose  obit  is 
reconled  at  the  year  746,  sujyra. 


"  Conlaed. — First  bishop  of  Kil- 
dare.  His  obit  is  given  above  under 
the  year  591.  Regarding  the  shrine 
in  which  his  relics  were  placed,  see 
ftlessiugham's  Florilegiwn,  p.  199, 
and  Petrie's  Round  Towers,  pp.  194- 
201. 

•  Airthera. — A  tribe  inhabiting  a 
district  the  name  of  which  has  been 
Latinized  "  Orientales,"  and  "  Regie 
Orientalium."  The  territory  of  this 
tribe  is  now  represented  by  the 
baronies  of  Lower  and  Upper  Orior, 
in  the  "  east "  of  the  county  Armagh. 

»  Magh-Lingsen.—Ihe  "  Plain  of 
Lingsen,"  Obviously  some  plain  in 
the  district  now  forming  the  baronies 
of  Orior,  in  the  co.  of  Armagh.  Not 
identified. 

»  Daira  JUitJtnigh.    —  O'Donovani 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


283 


md]  Mimtenacha,  abbot  of  Glenn-da-locha,  died.  Loing- 
;ch,  son  of  Fiachna,  abbot  of  Dun-lethglaise  ■'  Condmach, 
)n  of  Donit,  abbot  of  Corcach-mor,=  died.  Fergil  Ua 
'aidhg,  scribe  of  Lusca,  slept.  Ailill  son  of  Fergus,  King 
f  the  South  of  Bregh,  was  thrown  from  his  horse  on  the 
istival  of  Mac  Cuilinn''  of  Lusca,  and  died  immediately. 
.  battle*  between  the  Cinel-Loeghaire  and  Cinel-Ardgail, 
1  which  Fiangalach,  son  of  Dunking,  was  slain.  Couall 
m  of  Niall,  and  Conghalach  son  of  Aengus,  were  victors 
In  account  of  the  killing  of  his  brother,  i.e.,  Failbhe'  [it 
-as  fought].  The  placing  of  the  relics  of  Conlaed"  in  a 
irine  of  gold  and  silver.  A  destructive  battle  among 
le  Airthera'  themselves,  in  Magh-Lingsen,"  where 
[aelochtaraigh,  abbot  of  Daire-Eithnigh,''  and  Conmal, 
m  of  Cernach,  were  slain. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  800.  The  placing  of  the  relics  of 
^onan,'"  son  of  Berach,  in  a  shrine  of  gold  and  silver. 
eidlimid  Ua  Lugadon,"  abbot  of  Cluain-Dolcain,'"  died. 
.  battle  between  the  Ulaid  and  the  Ui-Echach-Cobho," 
I  which  fell  Echu,  son  of  Ailill,  King  of  Cobho.     And 


[800.] 


llowiDg  the  Martt/i:  Donegal  at 
)vember  3,  and  a  note  in  the  Fel're 

Oengus  at  the  same  date,  which 
ite  that  there  was  a  "  Doire  (or 
iire)-Ednech,"  otherwise  called 
)aire-na-fflann,"  in  Eoghanacht- 
.isil,  identifies  this  place  with 
I  townland  of  Derrynavlan.  in  the 
rlsh  of  Graystown,  barony  <>l 
evardagh,  co.  Tipperary,  (^Fovr 
■ist ,  A.D.  795,  note  h.)  But  the 
mracy  of  this  identification  seems 
estionable. 

"  Bunan. — He  was  the  patron  of 
!  church  of  Druim-Inasclainn, 
nr  Dromiskin,  in  the  barony  and 
inty  of  Louth.     His   death,  from 

plague  called  the  ^huidhe-couaill^ 


otherwise  called  ^  cvon-conailV  (see 
note  "*,  p.  54,  supn'a)  is  entered  at  the 
)'ear  664  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast. ; 
and  in  the  Chron.  Scotornm  at  a.d. 
661-664. 

^^  Feldlimid  Ua  Lugadon. — "  Feid- 
limid,  descendant  of  Lugadu."  See 
under  the  years  780  and  789,  lor  men- 
tion of  other  members  of  the  family  of 
Ca  Lugadon,  abbots  of  Cluain-Dolcain 
(Clondalkin,  near  Dublin). 

"  Cluain-Dolcain See  last  note. 

^' Di -Echach-Cohho — .The  descend- 
ants of  Eochaid  Cobha,  from  whom 
the  baronies  of  Iveagh,  ^Ui-Echach), 
in  the  co,  Down  have  been  so  called. 
See  Keeves' -£^cc?.  Antiqq.,  p.  350. 


284 


CCNNCCLa  UlCCDtl. 


ceci'Dic  CaijieaU  mac  Cauail  ex  pa^ize  a-ouejifa  belli, 
7  exepciruf  eiuf  uiccofi  puic.  bpefal  mac  Sejeni, 
abbaf  1ae,  anno  pifiincipacuf  fm  .xxxu"  T)Ofimiuic. 
Tluamnuf  abbaf  T)omTiai5  Secnaill  moyicuuf  epc. 
Oepdil  pilia  Cocail,  Tiepna  "OonnchaTDa,  mopcua  efc. 
Oifxefal  mac  ^oyimsaile,  ve  jenefe  loegaife,  a  ffacni- 
buf  fuif  T)olofe  occifUf  eyz.  Ca^jaannac  mac  Cacail 
TnoenrTiaigi,  7  Win-oi-b  ancornca,  pau^anc.  OCefcaf 
pluuialif. 

jet.  Ian ai p.  CCnno  ■Domini -dccc."  1.°  nnuifieT>ac  mac 
T)omnaill  p-i  mix»e  mopcuup  epc  Slogati  la  h  CCet) 
pop  TTlixie,  CO  po  pann  mi-De  icip  va  mac  "OonnchaTja, 
ID  epc,  ConcoBap  7  CCilelL  CCilill  mac  Copmaic  abbap 
Slane,  papienp  7  luxiex  opT;imup,  obnc.  Pepgal 
mac  CCnmcax)a  pex  Oppaigi  mopcuup  epc.  TTlacoisi 
CCpuipcpopan  abbap  Oenncaip,  IHuipeDac  mac  Olcobaip 
abbap  cluana  pepca  bpen-oam,  Copcpac  nepop  Ppoic 
abbap  tugmaTO,  Clemenp  'Cipe  Da  glap,  omnep  pelicicep 
uicam  in  pace  pmiepunc.  CCpcpi  mac  CCilella,  pex 
mujTiopne  majan,  mopcuup  epc.  euginip  pilia  T)onn- 
chaDa,  pe^ina  pegip  Temopiae,  mopcua  epc.      iCosal 


'  Bresal. — See   Eeevei'   Adamnan,  I 
p.  386. 

'  Domnach  -  Sechnalll  \  i.e.  the 
"  church  of  Sechnall."  Now  Dun- 
shaughliii,  in  the  barony  of  Ea- 
loath,  CO.  Meath. 

'  Be/ail. — This  name  means  "  Wo- 
man of  Fi\,"  (Fal  being  a  bardic 
name  for  Ireland).  In  the  Tract  on 
celebrated  women  in  the  Book  of 
Ltcan  (p.  391a),  where  the  name  is 
written  "  Bebail,"  this  lady  is  stated 
to  have  been  the  daughter  of  a 
"  Cathal  King  of  Ulad,-'  and  the 
mother  of  Aengus  (the  Oeugus  whose 
obit  is  given  at  the  year  829  infra) , 


and  of  Maelruanaidh  (ob.  842  infra). 
But  the  ancient  lists  of  the  Kings  of 
Ulad  have  no  king  named  Cathal 

*  Cathal — See  last  note. 

'  Donnchad.  —  King  of  Ireland. 
His  obit  is  given  above  at  the  year 
796. 

°  Summer. — Gpcap,  B. 

'  ^prfA.  — King  of  Ireland. 

^  Apoi'crosan.  —  Applecross,  in 
Ross-shire,  Scotland.  The  foundation 
of  the  church  of  Aporcrosan  by  St. 
Maelrubha,  abbot  of  Bangor  in  the 
CO.  Down,  is  recorded  above  at  the 
year  672.  Regarding  the  identifica- 
tion of  Aporcrosan,  and  the  etymology 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


285 


airell,  son  of  Cathal,  fell  on  the  other  side  of  the  battle ; 
id  his  army  was  victorious.  Bresal/  son  of  Segeni, 
bbot  of  la,  '  feU  asleep '  in  the  31st  year  of  his  govern- 
leut.  Ruamnus,  abbot  of  Domnach-Sechnaill,^  died, 
efail/  daughter  of  Cathal,*  queen  of  Donnchad,"  died, 
resal,  son  of  Gormgal,  of  the  Cinel-Loeghaire,  was 
sceitfuUy  slain  by  his  brothers.  Cathrannach,  son  of 
!athal  of  Maenmagh,  and  Nindidh,  an  anchorite,  rest. 
.  rainy  summer.'' 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  801.  Muiredach,  son  of  Domnall, 
ang  of  Midhe,  died.  A  hosting  by  Aedh'  upon  Midhe, 
dien  he  divided  Midhe  between  two  sons  of  Donnchad, 
iz.,  Concobhar  and  Ailill,  Ailill,  son  of  Cormac,  abbot 
f  Slane,  a  wise  man,  and  most  excellent  judge,  died, 
'ergai,  son  of  Anmchadh,  King  of  the  Osraighi,  died, 
lacoigi  of  Aporcrosan,^  abbot  of  Bennchair ;  Muiredach, 
~>n  of  Olcobhar,  abbot  of  Cluain-ferta-Brendaiu  ;"  Gos- 
rach  Ua  Froich,  abbot  of  Lughmadh,"  and  Clemens  of 
'ir-da-glas^^ — all  ended'^  their  lives  happily  in  peace, 
.rtri,  son  of  Ailill,  King  of  Mugdhorna-Magan,"  died, 
luginis,"  daughter  of  Donnchad,^^  Queen  of  the  King  of 


[80L] 


the  name,  see  the  Irish  EccUsias- 
■al  Journal,  July,  1849,  pp.  299,  300. 
'  Cluain-ferta-Brendain. — Clonfert , 
the  barony  of  Longford,  co. 
alway. 
^'Luffhmadh.-  Louth,  in  the  county 

Louth. 

"  Tir-da-glas — Tenyglass,  in  the 
irony  of  Lower  Ormond,  co.  Tip- 
rary. 

"All  ended,  &C.—  B.  has  merely 
nner  -ofivtiticci.  But  Clar.  49 
llows  the  MS.  A. 

^'  Muf/dhorna-Magmi.  — Otherwise 
ritten    Mughdorna  -  Maighen,    and 


Mughdornc.  Now  represented  by  the 
barony  of  Cremorne,  co.  TMonaghan. 

"  Euginis.  -  -  In  the  Ann.  Four 
Mast.,  at  A.D.  797,  the  name  is  more 
correctly  written  ©ugima  for  "  Eu- 
genia." But  A.,  B.,  and  Clar.  49 
have  "  Euginis,"  although  O'Donovan, 
in  his  ed.  of  the  Foiir  Masters  (a.d. 
797,  note  s),  quoting  from  the  version 
of  this  Chronicle  in  the  MS.,  Clar.  49, 
prints  Euginia. 

^^  Donnchad;  i.e.  Donnchad,  son 
of  Domnall,  King  of  Ireland,  whose 
obit  is  recorded  at  the  year  796, 
supra. 


286 


ttNNala  ulcroli. 


loca  Rmc  la  muifisiur-     1  Columbae  ciUe  a  sencibuf 
combiifucf  efz. 

jet.  lanaiia.  CCnno  ■Domnii  -dccc."  n.°  Cfmef  piainn 
TTiic  Ncqilaile,  qiii  in  t;emt;acione  •Doloyiif  .a'ui.°  anno 
incubuit;.  CCiiipmnan  abbaf  ■Camlafcai  Triaeliiiiam 
paupauit;  in  pace.  T)uncba'D  mac  Consaile,  iiecc  loca 
Cal,  a  v^acTiibur  fuif  lugulaciif  efc.  ccricgal  mac 
Ca^ufaij,  i-iex  infolae  Culeni-1151,  -oe  seneiie  Gusain, 
lusulacuf  epc.  belliim  pu1?ai  Conaill  mze\i  ■ouor 
pliop  'DonnclKCDa,  iibi  CCilill  ceciwc  ec  Concobap 
uicco|i  pnio.  Oenhiiy  mac  IDuspom,  fiex  nepocum 
Foi.  36ia.  Pailji,  nigulacuf  efc  T)olofe  a  focnp  ■pmrnefee  pin 
Ceallaic,  confilio  yiejif  fui.  belliolum  int;e)i  Sogen  ec 
aicme  ITloenmaisi,  in  quo  muli:!  inc6)ipecci  ^unc, 
■^-  |Ct.  lanaip.     CCnno  ■Domini  •dccc."  111."    'OotTi nail  mac 

CCex)a  muinT)eiii5,  yiex  aqiiiloniip,  moyicuuf  eyv.  ■piacjia 
mac  "Cuauail,  yiex  nepocum  Teig,  moyicuuf  eye.  Cfuief 
Caiiacbpain  abbacif  biifioifx.  Copmac  mac  Conaill, 
equonimuf  tupcan,  mopcuup  efc  Uafcacio  taginen- 
cium  apuT)  plium  NeillDuabuv  uicibup  in  uno  menpe. 
■paelan  mac  Ceallaig  ppincepp  Cille  -oapo,  ec  Cepnac 
mac  "Dunchaxia pex  HI U5T)opne,  pepiepunc  Congpeppio 
penacopum  nepo7;um  Weill,  cui    •oux   epac  Con-omac 


'  King  of  ' '  Temorla  ' ;  (or  K.  of 
'Tara').  See  Ami.  Four  Mast.,  at 
A.D.  797,  and  O'Donovan's  note 
regarding  this  entry. 

'  Loch-Eiach. — Tiie  structure  here 
referred  to  as  having  been  deniolislied 
must  have  been  some  fortress  in  Loch- 
Hiach,  the  lalce  from  which  the  town 
of  Loughrea,  co.  Galway,  has  derived 
its  name. 

3  Mulrgkii.  —  Muirghis,  son  of 
Tomaltach,  King  of  Counaught,  the 
beginning  of  whose  reign  is  noticed 
iit  tlie  year  791,  eupra.  O'Conor, 
ivith  his  n-ual  inaccuracy,  translates 


the  proper  name  '  Muirghis '  by 
'  prsedonibus  maritimis. 

'  Of  Narghal.  —  Nai^gaile,  A. 
Clar.  49  has  "Argaile"  ("  of  Argal"). 
But  the  Four  Mast.  (798)  hare 
Naep-sai?  e.  MS.  B.  has  Naiajaile 
("  of  Narghal.") 

5  Tamlacht- Maelruain. — Now  Tal- 
laght,  in  the  co.  of  Dublin. 

"  Loch- Cal— Longhg&W,  co,  Ar- 
magh. 

7  Ctden-rigi.  —  See  note  ",  p   1S7, 

8  Ruhha- Conaill.  —  Now  Kath- 
connelljin    the   parish    of    the   same 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


287 


?emoria,''  died.  The  demolition  of  Loch-Kiach^  by 
uirghis."  T-Coluim-Cille  was  burned  by  Gentiles. 
Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  802.  The  repose  of  Flann,  son  of  L802.] 
arghal/  who  suffered  for  sixteen  years  from  severe 
jkness.  Airfhinnan,  abbot  of  Tamlacht-Maelruain, " 
sted  in  peace,  Dunchad,  son  of  Conghal,  King  of 
jch-Cal,"  was  slain  by  his  brothers.  Artgal,  son  of 
ithasach,  King  of  the  Island  of  Culen-rigi/  of  the 
inel-Eogain,  was  slain.  The  battle  of  Rubha-Conaill," 
itween  two  sons  of  Donnchad,  where  Ailill  was  slain, 
id  Concobhar  was  victorious.  Oengus,  son  of  Mugh- 
in, "  King  of  the  Ui-Failghi,  was  deceitfully  slain  by 
le  companions  of  Finsnechta,^"  son  of  Cellach,  by  their 
ing's  advice.  A  little  battle  between  the  Sogen"  and  the 
pt  of  Maenmagh,  in  which  many  persons  were  slain. 
Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  803.  Domnall,  son  of  Aedh  Muinderg,  [gos.]  bis. 
ing  of  the  North,^''  died.  Fiachra,  son  of  Tuathal,  King 
'  the  Ui-Teig,"  died.  The  repose  of  Caratbran,  abbot  of 
iror.  Cormac,  son  of  ConaU,  steward  of  Lusca,  died, 
illaging  of  the  Leinstermen,  by  the  son  of  Niall,"  twice 
.  one  month.  Faelan,  son  of  Cellach,  abbot  of  Cill-dara, 
id  Cernach,  son  of  Dunchad,  King  of  Mughdorna,  died, 
n  assembly  of  the  senators"  of  the  Ui-Neill,  in  Dun- 


me,  a  mile  and  a  half  to  the  east 
MuUingar,  in  the  count}' of  West- 
lath. 

'  Of  Mugh'on.  —  I"  'Domnailt 
or  of  JJomnall  '),  as  in  the  List  of 
Dgs  of  Ui-Falge,  Book  of  Leinster, 
40,  col.  3.  The  Four  Mast.,  at 
3.  798, write UaMughruin,  "grand- 
1  of  Mugliron." 

"  Finsnechta. — King  of  Leinster, 
>.  A.D.  807,  infra). 
"  Socjen. —  Maenmagh.  Septs  of 
!  powerful  tribe  of  Ui-Maine  (or 
'-Many).  See  O'Donovan's  Tribes 
i  Customs  of  By-Many,  and  map 
fixed. 


^*  King  of  the  North. — yiex  ac(ui- 
U)ni|",  A.,  B.  The  words  p,i  in 
cuaifciific,  the  Irish  equivalent,  are 
added  by  way  of  gloss  in  B. 

lii  Ui-Teig This  was  the  tribe- 
name  of  the  Ui-Cellaigh-Cualann  (or 
"  descendants  of  Cellach  Cualann," 
King  of  Leinster ;  ob.  a.d.  714  supra), 
who  were  seated  in  the  north  of  the 
present  county  of  Wicklow. 

i<  The  ton  of  Niall,  i.e.,  Aedh 
Oirdnidhe,  King  of  Ireland,  and  son  of 
Niall  Frosach,  also  King  of  Ireland. 
See  above  at  the  years  762,  777. 

'■'■  Senators. — y'eiia'oop.utn,  A.  The 
entry  regarding  this  assembly- is  more 


288 


aMNdlCC  ttlcCTDtl. 


abbaf  CCitiT)t)  macae,  i  n-mm  cuaeyi.  bellum  inceyi 
nepotjef  Cyiemcain  intncem,  ubi  ceciT)ejiunT:  ©cu  mac 
CcrcaiL  ec  "Oomnall  mac  6cT)ac,  gt:  T)ubfioif  ec  aln 
mulT;i,  et:  T)oniiclocaiia  mac  (Xticfiac  tiicTO|i  puic, 
Slogati  n-CCeT»o  oifi'Dni'Di  "Dociim  Laisen  co  yiu  jialL 
Pinpnecbm  lai  laigen  vo  (lev.  Tonicriuum  ualiT)um 
cumuenro  7  15111  in  nocce  ppeceDeni:!  peiiiam  pacpicn 
■DifipaiTCe  pluiTimof  hominum,  I'D  efz  miUe  ev  -Decern 
uiyiof  1  t;i|i  Coyico  bafcinn,  ec  mape  -DUiipic  inpolam 
Pcae  in  cpep  papcep,  ec  illut)  mape  cum  hapena 
ceppam  picae  abpcon-Dic,  i-d  epc  ine-D  na  boo  'Deac 
■Di  cip.  Ipin  blia-Dainpi  T)ana  po  paepati  cleipich 
hepeni)  ap  pechx;  7  ap  pluaige-D  la  hdev  oipnigi,  do 
Bpeicb  paT;hai'o  na  Canoine.  'CaBaipc  ceanannpa 
cen  cai  t)0  coluim  ciUe  ceolach,  boc  anno. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  'Domini  ticcc."  1111.°  TTlmpe'Dach 
mac  CCimipgin  abbap  Leicglinne,  "DubDUin  mac 
bipjupa,  mopTJUl  punc.  Guana,  abbap  mainipcpec 
buicT:i,  [obiic].      TTIoenac  mac  Colgen,  abbap  Lupcan, 


fully  given  by  the  Four  Masters  (at 
A.D.  799)  than  in  these  Annals. 

^  Dun-Cuair O'Donovan  identi- 
fies this  place  with  Rath-Cuair,  now 
Kathcore,  in  the  barony  of  Lower 
Moyfenrath,  co.  Meath.  Ann.  Four 
Mast.,  A.D.  799,  note  d. 

'^Son  of  Artri. — mac  (XitC)iac. 
Not  in  B. 

'  Oirdnidhe.  —  coytixigl,  A.  ;  the 
words  uel  Oiti-Dnij  being  written 
over  it.     OittniT)!,  B. 

*  Aedh. — Here  follows,  in  the  text 
in  B.,  the  entry  which  is  the  last  but 
one  for  this  year  in  A. 

^  Dispersing. — •Dipipance,  MSS. 
The  corresponding  expression  in  Ann. 
F„m-  Mast,  (a.d,  799)  is  50  if-o  mari- 


tja'6  ("so  that  there  were  slain "), 
and  in  the  Chron.  Scotorum  (801) 
CO  f^o  tnaiib  ("  which  killed  ").  The 
Annals  of  Clonmacnoise  (Mageoghe- 
gan's  Transl.)  have  "  put  assunder." 
This  great  disturbance  of  the  elements 
formsoneof  the"  Wondersof  Ireland," 
a  curious  list  of  which  is  given  in 
Todd's /risA  Nennius,  pp.  192-219, 

'  Corco-Bascinn. — The  S.W.  part 
of  the  CO.  Clare. 

'  Island  ofFita O'Donovan  says 

that,  "  according  to  the  tradition  in 
the  country,  this  is  the  island  now 
called  Inis-caerach,  or  Mutton-  Island, 
lying  opposite  Kilmurry-Ibrickau,  in 
the  west  of  the  county  of  Clare."  Ann. 
Four  Mast,  A.D.  799,  note  g. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


289 


r,^  of  which  Condmach,  abbot  of  Ard-Macha,  was 
ir.  A  battle  among  the  Ui-Cremthain  themselves, 
•eui  were  slain  Echu  son  of  Cathal,  and  Domnall 
)f  Echaidh,  and  Dubhrois,  and  many  others ;  and 
iclochair,  son  of  Artri/  was  the  victor.  A  hosting  by 
I  Oirdnidhe''  to  Leinster,  when  Finsnechta,  King  of 
iter,  submitted  to  Aedh.^  Great  thunder,  with  wind 
ightning,  on  the  night  before  the  festival  of  Patrick, 
rsing'  a  great  number  of  people,  that  is,  a  thousand 
;en  men,  in  the  country  of  Corco-Bascinn"  ;  and  the 
livided  the  Island  of  Fita'  into  three  parts.  And 
lame  sea  covered  the  land  of  Fita  with  sand,  to  the 
it  of  the  land  of  12  cows.  In  this  year,  moreover, 
;lergy  of  Ireland  were  exempted  from  expeditions 
hostings,  by  Aedh  Oir[d]nidhe,  according  to 
udgment  of  Fathad-na-Canoine'.  The  giving  of 
nnas"  in  this  year,  without  battle,  to  Colum-Cille 
ausical. 

il.  Jan.  A.D.  804.  Muiredhach,  son  of  Aimirgin, 
t  of  Leithglenn,  [and]  Dubhduin,  son  of  Irgus,  died, 
a,  abbot  of  Manistir-Buiti,"  [died].  Moenach,  son 
)lgu,  abbot  of  Lusca,  a  good  lector,  unhappily,"  and 


[80i.] 


hadh-na-Canoine. — "  Fathadh 
Canon  "  (or  "  the  Canonist"), 
[try,  which  is  written  in  the 
)f  A.,  in  a  later  hand,  forms 
the  text  in  B.  The  exemp- 
Irish  ecclesiastics  from  mill- 
jrvice,  through  the  alleged 
I  of  Fathadh  (or  Fothadh)  the 
it,  has  been  the  subject  of 
on  by  several  writers  on  Irish 
See  O'Donovan's  Four 
.D.  799,  note  e,  and  the 
;ie3  there  quoted ;  O' Curry's 
aterials,  p.  364,  sq.;  and 
I's  Eccl.  Hist.,  III.,  244.  It 
hy   of    observation   that   the 


compilers  of  these  Annals  seem  to 
have  attached  but  slight  importance 
to  an  event  regarded  with  such  in- 
terest by  many  other  Irish  Historical 
writers,  ancient  and  modern. 

°  Cenannas.  —  Kells,  co.  Meath. 
This  entry,  which  is  part  of  the  text 
in  B. ,  and  is  added  in  the  margin  in 
A.,  in  al  man.,  seems  to  be  a  quota- 
tion from  some  poem ;  only  that  the 
final  words  (Tioc  anno)  in  A.  (not 
in  B.)  would  spoil  the  metre. 

'"  Mnnistir-Buki.  — Monasterboice, 
CO.  Louth. 

"  Unha2)ijily.—m\:oXi\c\v,6\i.  Not 
inB. 

U 


290 


MNNala  ulccoti. 


Fol.  3666. 


leccoi;i  bonuf,  inpeliciceii  ec  laciiimabilice)a  uicam 
piniuit;.  pne  abaciffa  Cille  xiaiio  obiic.  TDub-oa- 
baifxenn  .  (1.  "Dubam,  pfiincepf  Cluana  ipaiifitt,  parfii- 
hny  fuif  a'D'Dicuf  efc  Ceyinac  mac  pefvjufi^o,  pecc 
toca  gabop,  mofitiuuf  eye.  Slogaxy  n-Oe'oa  co  "Dun 
Cuaep,  CO  po  p.ann  t-aigniu  icip.  "oa  Tniiipexiac,  id  efc, 
TTluiiie'Dac  mac  Hua-oiiac,  7  1Tluii;ie'Dac  mac  byiain. 
lugulauio  Cop.maic  mic  KTluiiipuirfa  abbacif  bafbce, 
ev  uaft;acio  pofcea  Cia|iaii)e  La  Tnuiyigif.  fTlui|iceifi- 
i;ac  mac  "Donnsaile,  \iex  Oifieibne,  moficuuf  efc  Cell 
achaiT)  cum  oyiacoifvio  nouo  ap.T)efcic. 

]ct.  lanaifi.  CCnno  •oomini  -occc"  u.°  In  quibuf 
pefcilencia  magna  in  Tlibeifinia  infoLa  ofica  efc. 
^oiimgal  mac  "Din'oagaiT),  abbaf  aiyiD  TTlacae  7  Cluana 
au'if,  obiic  Congal  mac  TTloenais,  abbaf  Slane, 
fapienf,  in  uiyvginiuace  ■D01^n11U1c.  Pnfnechca  mac 
Ceallaij  jfiegnum  fuum  accepii;.  Lex  par;ifiicii  la  hCCex) 
mac  Neill.  TTleff  moep.  toicec  t)occup.  Oenncaiix 
quieuic.  ■pamilia  lae  occifa  epc  a  sencilibuf,  it)  efc 
.locum.    Connmac,  luxiex  nepocum  bpiuin,  moyicuuf  efc. 


'  Was  added. — a'DT)rcu]p  e|^c,  A. 

^  Loch-Gabor. — New  Lagore,  near 
Duashaughlin,  co.  Meath. 

'  Dun-Cuair. — Eathcore,  co.  Meath. 
See  under  the  year  803. 

*  Muiredach His  obit  is  given  at 

the  year  828  infra. 

'  Muiredach Ob.  817  injra. 

'  Baslec. — Baslick,  in  the  barony 
of  Castlereagh,  co.  Koscommon. 

'  Ciarraidhe.  —Or  Ciarraidhe-Ai, 
afterwards  called,  and  still  known  by 
the  name  of,  Clann-Keherny ;  a  dis- 
trict in  the  barony  of  Castlereagh, 
CO.  Koscomnaon.  See  O'Flaherty's 
Ogygia,  pt.  III.,  c.  46. 

'  Muirc/is  i  i.e.  Muirgia  son  of 
Tomaltach,  King  of  Couuaught. 


'  Died.  —  moificui  -jpunc  (for 
Tnoivcuu|'  e|-c),  A.  B. 

10  Cill-achaidh Killeigh,    in    the 

parish  and  barony  of  Geashill,  King's 
County. 

11  In  xohich in  quibup  A.     Not 

in  B.     There  is  evidently  some  error. 

^^  Brohe  oM«.--The  words  iny-ola 
ojica  efT,  are  not  in  B. 

13  Gormgal.  —  See  above  at  the 
years  792,  and  798. 

'*  Diiidatjad.—Wx'M&n  Dindanaigh 
in  the  genit.  form  (nomin.  Dindan- 
ach),  at  792  supra,  and  [DJindnataig 
(nom.  [DJindnatach)  in  the  Book  oj 
Leinster,  p.  42.  col.  4. 

"  Cluain  -auis A  variation  of  the 

name  usually  written  "  Cluain- eois  " ; 
now  Clones,  co.  Monaghan. 


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291 


lamentably,  ended  his  life.  Fine,  abbess  of  Cill-dara, 
died.  Dublidabairenn  Ua  Dubhain,  abbot  of  Cluain- 
Iraird,  was  added^  to  his  fathers.  Cernach,  son  of 
Fergus,  King  of  Loch-Gabor,^  died.  A  hosting  of  Aedh 
to  Dun-Cuair,'  when  he  divided  Leinster  between  two 
Muiredachs,  viz  :— Muiredach'  son  of  Ruaidhri,  and 
Muiredach'  son  of  Bran.  The  killing  of  Cormac,  son  of 
Muirgis,  abbot  of  Baslec;"  and  the  devastation  of 
Ciarraidhe^  afterwai'ds  by  Muirgis.^  Muirchertach,  son 
of  Donngal,  King  of  Breifni,  died.'  Cill-achaidh,^°  with 
the  new  oratory,  was  burned. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  805.  In  which^^  a  great  plague 
broke  out'^  in  the  island  of  Ireland.  Gormgal"  son  ot 
Dindagad,"  abbot  of  Ard-Macha  and  Cluain-auis,'"  died. 
Conghal,  son  of  Moenach,  abbot  of  Slane,  a  wise  man, 
died  in  chastity.  Finsnechta,  son  of  Cellach,  obtained 
his  kingdom.''^  The  '  Law '  of  Patrick  by  Aedh,  son  of 
Niall.  Great  abundance  of  acorns.  Loithech,  doctor,  of 
Bennchair,  died.  The  '  family '  of  la  slain  by  Gentiles, 
that  is,  [to  the  number  of]  sixty-eight.  Connmach,  judge 
of  Ui-Briuin,  died.     Flaithnia,  son  of  Cinaedh,  King  of 


[805.] 


1''  Obtained  his  kingdom.-  — -fiesnum 
ruutn  accepit.  Finsnechta  became 
King  of  Leinster,  in  succession  to 
Bran,  son  of  Muridach,  wliom  he 
put  to  death  by  burning  in  tlie  year 
794,  as  above  recorded  under  that 
year.  He  seems  to  liave  afterwards 
incurred  the  hostility-  of  the  King  of 
Ireland,  for  under  the  year  803,  supra, 
the  latter  is  stated  to  have  made  an 
expedition  into  Leinster,  and  received 
the  submission  of  Finsnechta.  But 
he  seems  to  have  resigned  his  king- 
ship, or  been  deposed  in  the  next  year 
(804  of  these  Annals),  when  King 
Aedh  is  stated  to  have  divided  Lein- 
ster between  "two  Muireaachs."    The 


Four  Masters,  at  a.d.  800  (  =  804  of 
these  Annals,  and  805  of  the  common 
reckoning),  represent  Finsnechta  as 
having  entered  into  religion.  In  the 
List  of  Kings  of  Leinster,  in  the 
Book  of  Leinster,  p.  39,  col.  2,  Fins- 
nechta is  said  to  have  again  assumed 
his  kingdom,  after  twice  defeating  the 
two  sons  of  Ruaidhri  (one  of  whom 
was  probably  the  Muiredach  son  of 
Ruaidhri,  who  was  made  King  of  the 
half  of  Leinster  by  King  Aedh,  as 
stated  at  the  year  804)  ;  which 
accoHnts  for  the  use  of  the  word 
"accepit "  in  the  text.  The  death  of 
this  turbulent  prince,  in  Kildare,  is 
noticed  under  the  year  807  infra. 

u2 


292 


OCNNalCC  ulccoti. 


piaicma  mac  Cinae'Da,  fiex  tiepocum   I201I51,  lusulocuf 
efc  ifiyiaic  Imgain.    'Civt  Ta  glaf  afVTDec. 

let.  lanairi.  OCnno  ■oomini  dccc"  ui.°  Coti7)mac 
mac  'OuibT»alei€i,  ab  aiifiT)  TTlacae,  fubica  mofice  pepnc. 
Occifio  CCpt:5aile  mic  Cacaf aig,  ifiegif  nepot;um  Cpunin 
11a  n-CCiyi-ceii.  lugulacio  Coriaill  mic  Zam-^  0  Chonall 
mac  OCetiaeiTi  1  Ciunn  cipe.  Confqauccio  riouae  ciuiT:a- 
(:ir  Columbae  ciUe  hi  Ceninnuf.  Glafiitif^,  ancoyiica 
ez  fc|\iba  toca  cpeae,  T)Otimniic.  Luna  in  ^an^uinem 
ueftpa  epc.  ITlupchaT)  mac  pianin,  fii  .ri.  P'ogence, 
[obiic].  '^encilep  comburepunc  mfolam  inuipeT)ai§, 
ec  inuaDepunc  poff  Comain.  bellum  inrep.  ^amiliam 
Coyicai'Se  ec  ipamiliam  cltiana  pepi;a  brxerrDain,  mcep 
quap  ce-oef  innumeyiabilii^  homimim  aeclepiafcicoptim 
ec  fublimium  -oe  pamilia  Copcaigi. 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  ■dccc."  tui."  Obi^ruf  130)1.- 
baig  (aliaf  ICalCaic,  0  Cluain  cfiacha)  fcfiibae, 
abbacif  diiaiDxi  TTlacae.  'Comap  epipcopup,  pcpiba, 
abbap  linne  "Ouacal,  quieuit;.  ■paelguf  piaincepp  CiUe 
achaiT) -DoifimiuiT;.  SlogaT)  TTluiiisiuppa  mic 'Comalcais 
CO  Connacht;ai15,  la  Concbbap  mac  n-TDonnchaDa,  coifxici 


*  Rath-Imgain.  —  Rathangan,  co. 
Kildare. 

^  Was  burned. — ajfl'Dec.  'oo  loy- 
ccaT),  "  was  burned, "  Four  Mast. 
CA.D.  800  =  805). 

'  Airthera. — A  territory  now  partly 
represented  by  the  baronies  of  Orior, 
in  the  co.  Armagh. 

*  Cenn-tire. — "  Head  of  the  land." 
Latinized  "  Caput  Kegionis "  by 
Adamnan,  Vit.  Columba,  i.  28.  See 
Keeves'  ed.  p.  57,  note  o.  Cantyre, 
or  Kintyre,  in  Scotland. 

^Cenannus. — hi  Ceninnu|',  A.  B. 
Kells,  CO.  Meath.  See  Reeves' 
Adamnaiiyp.  278.  The  corresponding 
entry  in  Ann.  Four  Mast.  (a.d.  802) 
represents  the  church  as  having  been 
razed,  or  demolished. 


"  Loch-Crea.  —  Otherwise  called 
luis-Locha-Crea ;  now  known  as 
Monahincha,  a  couple  of  miles  to  the 
a.  e.  of  Roscrea,  co.  Tipperary. 

^  Inis-Muiredaigli.  —  Inishmurray, 
off  the  coast  of  the  barony  of  Car- 
bury,  CO.  Pligo. 

'  Ros-Comain.  —  Roscommon,  co. 
Roscommon.  It  is  not  easj'  to  under- 
stand how  the  "  Gentiles  "  (or 
Foreigners),  who  generally  committed 
their  depredations  from  the  sea,  or 
from  navigable  rivers,  could  have 
made  their  way  inland  as  far  as  the 
town  of  Roscommon.  Instead  of 
'  Ross-Comain,'  the  Chron.  Scot., 
(a.d.  807),  has  Koisa-caim  (in  the 
geuit.  form  ;   nomin.  Ross-cam  . 

"  Corcach. — Cork,  in  Munster. 


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293 


the  Ui-Failghi,  was  slain  in  Rath-Imgain.'     Tir-da-glas 
was  burned.^ 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  806,  Condmach,  son  of  Dubhdaleithe,  [806.] 
abbot  of  Ard-Macha,  died  suddenly.  The  kiUing  of 
Artgal,  son  of  Cathasach,  King  of  Ui-Cruinn  of  the 
Airthera.'  The  killing  of  Conall,  son  of  Tadhg,  by 
ConaU  son  of  Aedhan,  in  Cenn-tire.*  Building  of  the 
new  church  of  Colum-Cille  in  Cenannus."  Elarius, 
anchorite  and  scribe  of  Loch-Crea,"  slept.  The  moon 
was  turned  into  blood.  Murchad,  son  of  Flann,  King  of 
Ui-Fidhgente,  [died].  Gentiles  burned  Inis-Muiredaigh,' 
and  invaded  Ros-Comain.'  A  battle  between  the  '  family ' 
of  Corcach,^  and  the  '  family  '  of  Cluain-ferta-Brendain, 
among  whom  there  was  a  countless  slaughter^"  of  eccle- 
siastical men,  and  of  the  noblest  of  the  '  family '  of 
Corcach.^ 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  807.  Death  of  Torbach  (otherwise  [807]  bis 
Calbhach"  from  Cluain-cracha),  scribe,  abbot  of  Ard- 
Macha.  Thomas,  a  bishop  [and]  scribe,  abbot  of  Linn- 
Duachail,  rested.  Faelgus,  abbot  of  Cill-achaidh,^^  '  fell 
asleep.'  An  expedition  by  Muirgis'*  son  of  Tomaltach, 
with  the  Connaughtmen,  accompanied  by  Concobhar"  son 
of  Donnchad,  as  far  as  Tir-in-oenaigh."     And  after  three 


11  slaughter. — fceme^,  for  cet)e|' 
(cae-Dey-),  A.,  B. 

11  Calbhach The  aliai  is  added  by 

way  of  gloss  in  A.  But  B.  has 
obicu-p  Caluaic.  The  name  of 
Torbach  (or  Calbhach)  does  not 
appear  in  the  list  of  abbots  or  bishops 
of  Armagh  in  the  Booh  of  Leinster, 
although  it  occurs  in  the  other  lists 
published  by  Dr.  Todd  from  other  old 
Irish  MSS.  (St.  Patrick,  174-179). 
The  Ann.  Four  Mast,  have  his  obit 
at  A.D.  807,  where  he  is  called 
"Torbach  son  of  Gorman."  The 
death  of  "Torbach,  abbot  of  Ard- 
Macha,"  is  also  recorded  in  the  Chiron, 
acot.,  at  A.D.  808. 


1'  Cill-achaidh.  —  Killeigh,  in  the 
barony  of  Geashill,  King's  County. 

18  Muirgia King  of  Connaught. 

1*  Concobhar. — Afterwards  King  of 
Ireland.  His  death  is  recorded  at  the 
year  832  infra. 

1'  Tir-in-oenaigh,  i.e.  the  "  land  of 
the  Fair."  The  place  here  referred 
to  was  probably  Tailltiu  (Teltown, 
barony  of  Upper  Kells,  co.  Meath), 
where  a  great  national  Fair,  or  assem- 
bly, was  annually  held  on  the  first 
of  August ;  and  where,  as  O'Donovan 
alleges,  ,"  there  is  a  hollow  pointed 
out  still  called  Lug -an-aenaigh,  Le. 
the  "  hollow  of  the  fair."  Four  Mast. 
A.D.  803,  note  y. 


294 


ccMMalcc  tilcroti. 


cifi  in  oenaij,  et;  -pujeiatinc  ifiepence  pofc  vfief  noccef ; 
ec  miji^auic  CCexi  mac  Neill  in  ob[u]iarr)  eoiitim,  et; 
Foi.  37aa.  combuffTC  cefimitiof  TTliT)!,  eo|iiimque  i^uga  capfiif  ev 
hmuhf  f\m\]Uiza  eye.  1tij:;ulcrcio  CinaeT)a  pin  Conco- 
baiyi  in  campo  Cobo,  o  Ciaui^niC.  pmfnecca  mac 
Ceallail;,  ■fiex  Lajen,  hi  Cill  va^ia  ve  pcu  mo\iz\}U]'  epc. 
1<:t.  lanaii^.  CCnno  "Domini  Ticcc.''  uiii.°  T)oiami- 
cacio  "Coiccic  (aliof  'Caicbg,  a  'Ciyi  imct,aiyi),  abbacif 
ajiT)  TTlacae.  bellum  \z\\i  U  Ceinnyelais  inuicem,  ubi 
ceci-Dir;  Ceallac  cofac  mac  "Oonngaile,  yii  yiam  e7;ain- 
Occif  10  "Ouncon  pfimcipif  'Celca  leiff,  hi  i?ail  fcfiine 
Pacjiaicc  1  CIS  abaiT)  "Celca  lifp.  baet^an  Cluana 
cuaifciifit;,  Cuu  quiafiaen  fecnabb  Cluana,  'ooiimieifiunt;. 
Ijnif  celefcif  peyicufit;  uiiium  in  opacopio  NoT)an. 
PnbiL  abaT;ipa  cluano  Oponaig  mopcua  epc.  hTopexi 
n-Ula'D  la  hCCev  mac  Neill,  "di  papugaTi  pcpine  pacpaic 
pop  "Ouncoin. 

8oipfic  paep  paec  laechnaig, 

UlaiT)  la  hCCet)  poppubcaiD, 

1p  ariT)  anfic  po  melai 

.     .  congail  Openi  bpucmaip. 


'  Aedk. — King  of  Ireland. 

^  Cruithni-  —  The  Crulthni,  or 
Picts,  of  Dalaraide,  in  the  now  county 
of  Antrim.  See  Ree%'es'  Eccl.  Antiqq. 
334-348. 

^  Finsnechta.—See  the  note  regard- 
ing Finsnechta,  at  the  year  805  svpra. 

'  ToicUeck Tlie  name  of  Toich- 

tech  does  not  appear  in  any  of  the  old 
lists  of  abbots  (or  bishops)  of  Armagh 
published  by  Dr.  Todd  (_St.  Patrick, 
174-182)  But  it  occurs  in  the  Booi 
of  Le'msler,  p  25,  col.  2,  among  the 
names  of  the  abbots  of  Armagh  who 
'rested  during  the  reign  of  Aedh 
Oirdnidhe,  King  of  Ireland  from  796 
to  818,  according  to  the  chronology 
of  these  Annala.  In  recording  his 
obit,  the  Four  Masttrt   and    Chron. 


Scotorum,  at  a.d.  808,  give  him  the 
title  of  "  abbot  of  Armagh."  But 
in  the  Ann.  Inisfall.,  at  a.d.  795 
(=808),  he  is  merely  called  pep,- 
Legiti,  or  "  Lector."  His  name  is  not 
in  Ware's  list  of  Archbishops  of 
Armagh, 

^  Talckhch. — This  is  the  name  in 
B.,  which  ignores  the  form  "  Toicli- 
tech."  The  clause  within  the  paren- 
theses is  in  A.,  not  ia  B. 

'''  Cellach The    epithet     Tosach 

means  "  the  first."  The  name  of 
"  Cellach,  son  of  Dungal,"  appears  in 
the  list  of  the  Kings  of  Ui-Cennse- 
laigh  (or  South  Leinster)  in  the  Booh 
of  Leinster,  p.  40,  col.  1 ,  as  successor 
to  Coirpre,  son  of  Laidcnen,  whose 
obit  is  given  above  under  the  year  792. 


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295 


nights  they  fled  suddenly.  And  Aedh,'  son  of  Niall, 
marched  against  them,  and  burned  the  borders  of  Meath ; 
and  their  flight  was  compared  to  [the  flight  of]  goats  and 
kids.  The  kilhng  of  Cinaedh  son  of  Coneobhar,  in  Magh- 
Cobho,  by  Cruithni.^  Finsnechta,  son  of  Cellach,  King 
of  Leinster,  died  of '  emeroids,'  in  Cill-dara. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  808.  The  'falling  asleep'  of  Toich- 
tech*  (alias  Taichlech,'  from  Tir-Imchlair),  abbot  of  Ard- 
Macha.  A  battle  among  the  Ui-Cennselaigh  them- 
selves, where  Cellach"  Tosach,  son  of  Donngal,  King  of 
Rath-Etain,'  was  slain.  The  killing  of  Dunchu,  abbot 
of  Telach-liss,^  beside  the  shrine  of  Patrick,  in  the  abbot's 
house  of  Telach-liss.^  Baetan  of  Cluain-feuaiscert,'  [and] 
Cuchiarain,  vice-abbot  of  Cluain,^" '  fell  asleep.'  Light- 
ning killed  a  man  in  the  Oratory  of  Ifcdan."  Finbil, 
abbess  of  Cluain-Bronaigh,  died.  The  plundering  of 
XJlad  by  Aedh,  son  of  Niall,  [in  revenge]  for  the  profan- 
ation of  the  shrine  of  Patrick  against  Dunchu. 

Heroic'*  nobles  return  sadly, 

Ulidians,  injured  by  Aedh. 

Where  they  stayed,  under  disgrace, 

Was  [at]"  .     .     .     .of  the  active  Brene." 


[808.] 


'Rath-Etain.  —  The  rath,  or  fort 
of  Etan.  "  King  of  Rath-Etain  "  was 
but  a  bardic  name  for  the  Icing  of 
South  Leinster. 

^Telach-liss. — Tullylish,  in  the 
parish  of  the  same  name,  barony  of 
Lower  Iveagh,  co.  Down.  O'Donoyan 
was  wrong  in  identifying  this  place 
with  Tullalease,  in  the  bar.  of  Orrery 
[and  Kilmore],  eo.  Cork  (_Four  Mast., 
A.D.  804,  note  c). 

»  Cluain-tuaiscert. —  Now  Cloon- 
tuskert,  in  the  bar.  of  Ballintobber 
South,  CO.  Koscommon. 

'°  Cluain ;  i.e.  Clonmacnoise,  King's 
County. 

"  Oratory  of  Nodan. — O'Donovan 
thought,  and  rightly,  that  this  oratory 


was  probably  at  "  Disert-Nuadhan  " 
(the  "  desert," or  "hermitage,"of  Nua- 
du),  now  absurdly  anglicised  "Easters- 
now,"  near  Elphin,  in  the  co.  Ros- 
common. Ann.  Four  Mast.,  a.d.  804, 
note  f,  and  1380,  note  p. 

^^  Heroic. — The  original  of  these 
stanzas,  not  in  B.,  is  in  the  top  mar- 
gin of  fol.  37a  in  A.,  with  a  mark  of  re- 
ference to  the  proper  place  in  the  text. 

"lAf] —The  orig- 
inal seems  like  e  congait  (the  first 
letter  being  mutilated  by  the  binder), 
or  ec  congail  (" at  Congal,"  ec  for  ic, 
ac,  oc,  forms  of  the  Irish  preposition 
signifying  "at"). 

'4  Bre«e.^  "  Fretum  Brene  "  was 
the  latinized  form  of  the  name  of  the 


296 


ccMNalcc  ulcroli. 


ti^irifcatifac  imreachc  chalaD, 
In  faice  uallach  ulach  ; 
CCccefi'a  guib  co  n-5p,ennaib 
Oc  cecc  -DO  ceallaib  Ulat). 

rriaelporaficais  mac  piam-D,  abbaf  PuTDubyiac  abae  7 
cille  fnonitii,  obiic.  bellum  la  blllcn  ev^xi  va  mac 
■piacnae.     Caip.iU  uiccop,  puic.     Gcai-o  euapic. 

let.  lanaiti.  OCntio  iDomini  -dccc."  icc.°  Cacma 
abbaf  T)oimLiacc,ec  Z\^e\ir\ac  putToacop  -Daiyie  TTleiUi, 
abbaf  Cille  aciT),  ec  maelpocari-cais  mac  ttexisaile 
priinncepp  iitd  aipecuil  t)ociapoc  fcpiba,  Caual  mac 
■piacpac  pex  Raco  aiprip  er  uipopum  Col,  ec  Bcai'D 
mac  pacnae  pex  Ulo-ch,  ec  maelT)uin  mac  "Oonn- 
Saile  equommuf  aipT)  TTlacae,  ec  OCnlon  mac  Concobaip 
peoc  CCiT>ne,  ITlacoipbb  pliup  Neucip,  ec  Celiac  .h. 
ConcoT)ai5,  mopiuntiuii.  ^uaipe  abbap  ^linne  va  loca 
■Dopmiuir;.  ■CaT)55  ec  piacnia,  -ouo  piln  muipgiuppo, 
lugulaci  punc  0  luigniB.  Uapcacio  luigne  la  ITluipsiup. 
Laec  -De  LuijniB  Conachc  cecinic  : — 

Ro  mapb  TTIuipsip  mo  tnacpa, 

Oa  pomop,  poDomcheippi  ; 

1p  meipi  itnpubapc  cailg 

pop  bpogaic  T^aitis  cap  a  eippi. 


mouth  of  Strangford  Lough,  co. 
Down.  See  Chron.  Scotorum  (ed. 
Hennesay),  p.  6,  note  ',  and  Todd's 
St.  Patrick,  p.  406,  n.  ". 

1  Beaks ;  i.e.  the  beaks  of  birds  of 
prey  were  seen  with  fragments  of  the 
slain. 

®  Finnahhar-abha.  —  Fennor,  bar- 
ony of  Lower  Duleek,  co.  Meath. 

8  Cill-Moinni.  —  Otherwise  Cill- 
Moena,  or  church  of  St.  Moena.  Now 
Kilmoone,  in  the  barony  of  Skreen, 
CO  Meath. 

'  Gathina The  name  is  "  Caith- 

nia  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast.  (a.d.  805 
=  810). 


'  Doimliacc — Duleek,  co.  Meath. 

°  Daire-Meilli.  —  Colgan  states, 
{Acta  Sanctorum,  p.  796),  that  this 
establishment  was  founded  by  St. 
Tigernach  for  his  mother,  Mella,  on 
the  border  of  Logh-Melge  (now  Lough 
Blelvin,  in  the  north  of  the  co. 
Leitrim).  The  place  is  not  now 
known  by  this  name. 

'  Airectil-Dochiaroc.  -  -  "  Dochia- 
roc's  Chamber."  Now  known  as 
Errigal,  in  the  parish  of  Errigal- 
Keerogue,  co.  Tyrone.  This  entry  is 
very  inaccurately  given  in  O'Conor's 
edition  of  this  Chronicle. 
' Rath-airthir.-See  above  at  A.D.  788. 


ANWALS   OF   ULSTER. 


m 


They  tried  to  go  by  the  shore, 
The  proud  TJlidian  host. 
Beaks^  were  seen,  with  fragments. 
Coming  from  the  churches  of  Ulad. 

Maelfothartaigh,  son  of  Fland,  abbot  of  Finnabhar- 
abha~  and  Cill-Moiuni,"  died.  A  battle  among  the  XJlaid, 
between  two  sons  of  Fiachna.  Cairill  was  victor. 
Echaid  fled. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  809.  Cathina,*  abbot  of  Doimliacc  f 
and  Tigernach,  founder  of  Daire-Meilli,^  abbot  of  Cill- 
achaidb  ;  and  Maelfothartaigh,  son  of  Aedhgal,  abbot  of 
Airecul-Dochiaroc,'  a  scribe ;  Cathal,  son  of  Fiachra, 
King  of  Rath-airthir,®  and  Fera-Cul  f  and  Echaidh,  son 
of  Fiachna,  King  of  the  Ulaid  ;  and  Maelduin,  son  of 
Donngal,  house-steward'"  of  Ard-Macha ;  and  Anion,  son 
of  Conchobar,  King  of  Aidhne ;  Macoirb  son  of  Neuter, 
and  Cellach  Ua  Conchodaigh,  died.  Guaire,  abbot  of 
Glenn-da-locha, '  feU  asleep.'  Tadhg"  and  Flathnia,  two 
sons  of  Muirgis,^^  were  slain  by  the  Luighni."  Devas- 
tation of  the  Luighni'"  by  Muirgis.'^  A  hero  of  the 
Luighni  of  Connaught  sang  : — 

Muirgis  slew  my  son, 
"Which  grieved  me  very  much. 
It  was  I  that  placed  a  sword 
On  Tadhg's  neck  therefor." 


[809.] 


^Fera-Cul — The  name  of  a  tribe 
inhabiting  the  district  comprising  the 
present  baronies  of  Upper  and  Lower 
Kells,  CO.  Meatli. 

'"  Bouse-steward.  —  eqtionimuip 
(for  oeconotnuy-),  A.  B.  The  Four 
Mast,  haye  {a.d.  805)  T:6rici5i|',  a 
title  equivalent  to  "  custos  monasterii." 
See  Keeves'  Adamnan,  p.  365. 

"  Tadhg.—zasi)^^  B. 

^''Muirgis;  i.e.,  Muirgis,  son  of 
Tomaltach,    King     of      Connaught, 


whose  death  is  recorded  under  the 
year  814  infra. 

^'Luighni;  i.e.  the  Luighni  of 
Connaught,  whose  territory  is  now 
represented  by  the  barony  of  Leyny, 
in  the  county  of  Sligo. 

"  Therefor. — caiT,  a  ei'pp.  The 
Four  Mast,  write  ■oap.  eiri.  The 
original  of  these  lines,  not  in  B.,  is 
written  in  the  lower  margin  of  fol. 
37a,  in  A.,  with  a  mark  of  reference 
to  the  place  where  they  should  be 
introduced  in  the  text. 


298 


aNNCcla  uIccdTi. 


let.  lanaip.  OCtino  T)oniiTii  -occc."  x."  Niia-oa  abbay^ 
aijaT)  TTlacae  misjiauiT;  cu  Connacr;a  cum  Lege  pacfiicii 
ec  cum  ajimaiaio  eiuf.  "OefitaiT)  aije  T>ia  facaijitin 
Foi.  37a!>  oitiig  'Cailcen,  cona  iiecc  ec  na  caifipac,  la  CCeti  mac 
■Neill,  in  efc,  muinnceti  "Camlacca  noDiaoifibai  laja 
VapujaT)  cepmainTi  T^amlaccai  ITIaeleviuain  -ouu  Neill, 
e^:  pofcea  i:amiliae  'Camlaccae  mulca  muriepa 
lieTD-Dica  func.  OCnmoeifi  ingin  OCiTja  la^en  in  fenecciree 
bona  moyicua  efc.  "Oimman  CCfiaxi,  TTluminenfif  anco- 
P-ica,  uicam  i:eliciT;e|i  pinniic.  'Cuacgal  abbaf  fifiuice 
Cluana  mojxcutif  efc.  Scyiagef  jencibum  apun  Ulcu. 
blormac  nepof  TTluiii'Dibuiia,  abba^  T)e|imai5i,  [obiic]. 
.b.  ]ct.  lanaip.    CCnno 'oomini  nccc."  cc."  i.°    piann  mac 

Cellaic  abbaf  pnnglaife,  fcyiiba  ec  ancofiica  ec 
epifcopuf,  ipubica  mop.ce  pepiic  Icem  ecaity  epipco- 
puf  ec  ancopica  ppinncepp  'Camlacca,  quieuic  Copcpac 
mac  Niallgupa  pex  ^apbpoip,  ec  Cepnac  macpiacnia, 
pex  TTlujTiopnae  mbpeg,  mopcui  punc.  Wiia'Da  loca 
hUamae  epipcopup  ec  ancopica,  abbap  aipp-o  TTlacae, 
nopmiuic.  piann  mac  Congalaig  pex  Ciannaccai 
mopicup.  Oengup  mac  "Ounlainse  pex  genepip  CCpc- 
gail,  piaicbepcac  mac  Coipppi,  ppincepp  Cille  mope 


.     toent. — mig- 
(for    moficuup 


^  Nuadha  . 
fiauir,  A.  moil 
epc),  B.  The  name  of  Nuadha  does 
not  occur  in  the  Book  of  Leinster 
list  (p.  42)  of  successors  of  St. 
Patrick  in  the  abbacy  of  Armagh. 
But  at  p.  25  b  of  the  same  MS., 
"  Nuado "  is  mentioned  among  the 
abbots  of  Armagh  who  died  during 
the  reign  of  "  Aed  Ordnide,"  who 
began  to  reign  in  a.d.  796,  and  died 
in  818,  according  to  these  Annals. 
The  Chron.  Scot,  has  Nuadha's  obit 
at  the  year  812.  It  is  entered  under 
the  next  year  in  this  chronicle. 

'To   Connaught.  —  The    MSS.   A. 
and  B.  have  cu  connacca,  the  first 


c  in  connacca  being  wiongly  mar- 
ked with  the  sign  of  '  infection.' 

'  Tailtiu Teltown,  in  the  barony 

of  Upper  Kells,  co.  Meath. 

*  Tamlacht ;  or  Tamlacht-Mael- 
main.     Tallaght,  co.  Dnblin. 

' '  Termon ' ;  i,e.,  the  right  of 
sanctuary,  asylum,  or  protection. 
The  term  was  also  applied  to  a  certain 
portion  of  the  lands  of  a  monastery, 
In  Clar.  49,  Termann '  is  translated 
by  "  privilege. " 

'  Aedh  Lagen,  i.e.,  "  Aedh  of  Lein- 
ster." The  death  of  Aedh  Laigen, 
son  of  Fithcellach,  King  of  Ui- Maine, 
is  entered  above  at  the  year  721.  In 
the  correBpondingentriesin.4nn,  F.M. 


ANNALS  OP  ULSTER. 


299 


Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  810.  Nuadha,  abbot  of  Ard-Macha,  [810.] 
went^  to  Counaught/  with  the  '  Law '  of  Patrick,  and 
with  his  shrine.  Prevention  of  the  celebration  of  the 
fair  of  Tailtiu/  on  a  Saturday,  so  that  neither  horse  nor 
chariot  arrived  there,  with  Aedh  son  of  Niall ;  i.e.  the 
'  family '  of  Tamlacht*  that  prevented  it,  because  of  the 
violation  of  the  'Termon's  of  Tamlacht-Maelruain  by 
the  Ui-Neill ;  and  many  gifts  were  afterwards  presented 
to  the  'family'  of  Tamlacht.*  Admoer,  daughter  of 
Aedh  Lagen,^'  died  at  a  good  old  age.  Dimman  of  Aradh,'  a 
Munsterman,  anchorite,  ended  his  life  happily.  Tuathgal, 
a  most  wise  abbot  of  Cluain,^  died.  A  slaughter  of 
Gentiles  by  the  Ulidians.  Blathmac  Ua  Muirdibhuir, 
abbot  of  Dermagh"  [died]. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  811.  Flann,  son  of  Cellach,  abbot  of[8ii]Bi3. 
Finnglais,^"  a  scribe,  anchorite,  and  bishop,  died  suddenly. 
Echaidh,  also  a  bishop  and  anchorite,  abbot  of  Tamlacht, 
rested.  Coscrach,  son  of  Niallghus,  King  of  Garbhros,"  and 
Cemach,  son  of  Flathnia,  King  of  Mughdhorna-Bregh, 
died.  Nuadha  of  Loch-Damha,'*  bishop,  anchorite,  and 
abbot  of  Ard-Macha  'fell  asleep.'  Flann,  son  of  Congalach, 
King  of  Cianachta,  died.  Oengus,  son  of  Dunlaing,  King 
of  Cinel-Artgail,  and  Flaithbertach,  son  of  Coirpre,  abbot 
of  Cill-mor-Enir,"  died.     Aedh    Roen,  King   of  Corco- 


and  Chron.  Scot.  (718),  the  same 
Aedh  is  stated  to  have  been  the 
descendant  of  Cernach,  and  one  of  the 
chiefs  of  the  Southern  Ui-Neill  slain 
in  the  battle  of  Almuin,  or  Hill  of 
Allen,  in  the  present  county  of  Kil- 
dare.  The  lady  Admoer  would  there- 
fore seem  to  have  survived  her  father 
about  90  years. 

'  Aradh, — The  old  name  of  the  dis- 
trict now  forming  the  northern  part 
of  the  barony  of  Owney  [Uaiihne] 
and  Arra,  cq.  Tipperary. 

'  Cluain,  i.e.  Clonraacnoise,  in  the 
King's  County. 


'Dermagh. — Durrow,  in  the  King's 
County. 

'"Finnglais. — Finglas,  near  Dublin. 

"  Garbhros. — The  situation  of  this 
place,  the  name  of  which  signifies 
the  rough  "  Ross "  (or  "  wooded 
district ")  has  not  been  identified. 

"  Nuadha  of  Loch-  Damha.  —  See 
note  I,  under  previous  year.  According 
to  Colgan  {Acta  SS..  p.  373),  Loch- 
Uamha  (the  "  lake  of  the  cave  ")  was 
in  the  district  now  forming  the  county 
of  Leitrim. 

"  Cill-mor-Enir. — See  note",  p. 
236  supra. 


300 


an  Mala  nlaroh. 


Fol.  Slia. 


etiip,  mopiuncuf..  OCexi  laoen,  fii  co|\co  baifcinn,  Tno|i- 
zuuy  efc.  CCyigennce  lapiati  hUrYiaill.  CCp  Conmaictie 
lasGtinci.  CCriCalifiaisi  lu1l^55lahU  bfiiuin.  CCtiCoifico- 
fioi'Se  VOme  la  hUa  ITlacuaiip.  CC^i  gennce  la  TTIumain, 
IT)  efc,  la  Cobcac  mac  maele-ouin,  |^1  loca  tein. 
liiDpeT)  in  •oeifceiiiT)  la  Tnuiiajiuf  mac  'Comalcaij 
.1.  111  Connachc.     Lex  "Oafin  po|i  Connaccu. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  ■dccc."  x-"  ii."  Conall 
mac  "Oaimcig  pp,iTicepf  'Ctieoic  moiiicup.  ■pejiaxiac  mac 
Scannail  fctiiba  ec  facefiTjof,  abbaf  CCcaixi  boo,  •peli- 
ciceifi  uicam  i2iniuic.  Ceallac  mac  GCTac,  pyiincepf 
Cille  come,  moifix;mif  Ofc  CCp  nUmill  la  jennci,  ubi 
cecToeptiTiT;  CofCfiac  mac  ■piaiirDnabpac,  eu  "Ounatiac 
\iex  hUmill.  toisaijie  mac  Consamna,  fiex  5enep,if 
Coippfii,  mofiicup.  Congalcac  mac  Gitisuine,  fecnab 
Cluana  pep-ca,  mopir;tip.  ]Capaluf  pex  Ppancopum, 
immo  cociup  Gupopae  impepaT;op,  in  pace  T)opmiuiT:. 
Lex  "Dapii  la  hU  Neill. 

jcb  lanaip.  CCnno  'oomini  "dccc."  x.°  iii.°  peit)il- 
miti  abbap  Cille  TTloinni  ec  'moep  bpeg  o  parpaic, 
ancopica  ppecipuup  pcpibaque  opcimup,  pelicicep 
uicam  v'lniuic.      'Cuaml  piliup  "Ounubcae,  ppecipuup 


'  Umhall. — A  district  linown  as  the 
"  Owle8,"and  "O'Malley's  country  ;" 
and  comprising  the  baronies  of  Mur- 
resk  and  Burrishoole,  in  the  co.  Mayo. 

'  Conmaicni.  —  Otherwise  called 
"  Conmaicni-Mara,"  a  name  now  re- 
presented by  "  Connemara,"  in  the  W. 
of  the  CO.  Galway. 

8   Corca-Roidhe A  tribe   which 

gave  name  to  the  barony  of  Corkaree, 
CO.  Westmeath. 

*  Ui-Mac-Uais. — "Descendants  of 
the  sons  of  [CoUa]  Uais."  A  sept  of 
the  old  Oirgiallian  stock,  from  which 
the  name  of  the  barony  of  Moygoish, 
CO.  Westmeath,  is  derived. 


'  Loch-LHn. — The  Irish  name  of 
the  Lakes  of  Killarney.  King  of 
Loch-Lein  was  a  bardic  term  for 
"  King  of  West  Munster.'' 

"South Apparently  the  South  of 

Connaught,  Muirgis  being  King  of 
Connaught  at  the  time.  Under  the 
year  813  infra,  a  hosting  by  Muirgis 
against  the  Ui-Maine  "  of  the  South  " 
is  recorded. 

'  Son  of  Daimtech O'Conor  in- 
accurately prints  mac  Dainlig,  "son 
of  Dainlech." 

'  Treoit. — Trevet,  in  the  parish  of 
the  same  name,  barony  of  Skreen, 
CO.  Meath. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


301 


Baiscinn,  died.  A.  slaughter  of  Gentiles  by  the  men  of 
Umhall.^  A  slaughter  of  the  Conmaicni'-  by  Gentiles. 
A  slaughter  of  the  Calraighi  of  Lurg,  by  the  Qi-Briuin. 
A  slaughter  of  the  Corca-Roidhe'  of  Meath  by  the  Ui- 
Mac-IJais/  A  slaughter  of  Gentiles  by  Munstermen, 
i.e.,  by  Cobthach  son  of  Maelduin,  King  of  Loch-Ldin.^ 
Devastation  of  the  South"  by  Muirgis  son  of  Tomaltach, 
i.e.,  King  of  Connaught.  The  '  Law  '  of  Dari  over  Con- 
naught. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  812.  Conall,  son  of  Daimtech,'  abbot 
of  Treoit/  died.  Feradhach  son  of  Scannal,  scribe  and 
priest,  abbot  of  Achadh-bo,  ended  his  life  happily.  Cel- 
lach  son  of  Echaid,  abbot  of  Cill-Toma,"  died.  A  slaughter 
of  [the  men  of]  Umhall"  by  Gentiles,  in  which  were 
slain  Coscrach  son  of  Flandabrat,  and  Dunadach,  King 
of  Umhall.  Loegaire,  son  of  Cugamna,  King  of  the 
Cinel-Coirpri,  died.  Congaltach,  son  of  Etguine,  vice- 
abbot  of  Cluain-ferta,"  dies.  Charles,'^  King  of  the  Franks, 
or  rather  Emperor  of  all  Europe,  slept  in  peace.  The 
'Law'  of  Dari'^  by  the  Ui-NeiU. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  813.  Feidilmidh,  abbot  of  Cill- 
Moinne,"  and  steward"  of  Bregh  on  the  part  of  Patrick, 
an  eminent  anchorite  and  most  excellent  scribe,  ended 
his  life  happily.     Tuathal,  son  of  Dudubhia,"  a  famous 


[812.] 


[813.] 


"  all-  Toma.  —  Kiltoom,  in  the 
barony  of  Fore,  co.  Westmeath. 

"Umhall.  —  See  under  the  pre- 
ceding year  j  note  ',  last  page. 

"  Cluain-ferta ;  i.e.  Cluain-ferta- 
Brendain.  Clonfert,  in  the  barony  of 
Longford,  co.  Galway. 

'^  Charles.  —  Charlemagne.  The 
correct  date  of  Charlemagne's  death 
is  28th  Jan.,  814. 

^^'Law'  of  Dari. — The  imposition 
of  thia '  Law '  over  Connaught  is  the 
last  entry  under  the  preceding  year. 


"  Cill-Moinne Kilmoone,  in  the 

barony  of  Skreen,  co.  Meath. 

1"  Steward.  —  moeyi ;  translated 
"  Serjeant "  in  Clar.  49.  The  office 
of  "steward"  or  "serjeant"  (moetx) 
here  referred  to,  consisted  in  collecting 
Patrick's  dues,  or  tribute,  in  Bregia, 
by  the  authority  of  the  archbishop  of 
Armagh. 

'*  Dudtibhta.  —  The  Four  Mast. 
(a.d.  809)  have  the  name  "  Dubhta  " 
which  seems  the  more  coiTect 
form. 


302 


an  M  alec  ula'oTi. 


TTCjaiba  ez  -oocriop  climna  mac  U  'Hoif,  -ooyimiuiT;. 
Gir;i|ifcel  mac  CealLaig,  epifcopuf  ^Linne  •oa  loca 
ec  Cinae-D  mac  Ceallai^  epifcopuf  ec  abbaf  13116110 
moep,  obiejiu.nc.  ITlaeL-ouin  epircopuf,  aiiacinnec 
Gc-Dpoma,  uij;ulacuf  efc.  8iiibne  mac  TTloenais 
equoinmiii^Slane,  ec  ^ojim^al  mac  Weill  pilii  pepgaile, 
mopcin  yimv.  Slogax)  la  fnuip-giuv  gt;  poiiceallac  ^lo^i 
Uu  mtDaine  •oeiffoicc,  ubi  plufiimi  inreiapecci  funv 
innocenncef.  ■poficeallac  pobaiifi,  abba)"  cluana  mic 
Moiv,  ec  Opcanac  abbap  Cille  pobpic,  Roiian  nepof 
Loc'oenic  epifcopui\  omney  DOfimieifiuiic.  Oellum  niceyi 
Logenenipef  muicem,  ubi  nepocep  Cemifelaij  pyxop- 
ci^aci  funz;,  ec  piln  bjiain  uiccoixiam  accepeiatinc. 
Ceallacb  abbaf  lae,  pimca  cotipcixuccione  cempli 
Cenui'Dfa,  feliqinc  ppnicipacum,  ec  "Oiafmiciuf  alum- 
nup  "Oaigpi  pyxo  eo  o]at)inacuf  efc  bfoen  mac  RuaDiiac 
facyiapa  Lagenaixum  moifiicuifi.  Lex  Cfuiafiam  po|\ 
Cfiuacna  eleuaca  epc  la  TTluiifisiup.  Saeu  moji  7 
c|iom5all]ia.  Wiall  mac  CCe-ba, ^ex  nepocum  Coifimaicc, 
Ifiepencina  moiice  moyiicup.  blacmac  mac  CCilgufa; 
abbap  cipe  T>a  glaip,  ec  blacmac  -oalca  Colsgen,  abbap 
inpolae  uaccae  albae,  obiepunc. 


1  Trelic-mor;  i.e.  ''great  Trelic.'' 
The  place  referred  to  is  now  called 
Trillick,  and  is  in  the  barony  of 
Omagh,  CO.  Tyrone.  Dr.  O'Conor 
turns  it  into  "  Magni  Tralee,"  taking 
Trelic  as  a  form  of  the  name  of 
Tralee  in  Kerry.  But  he  was 
wrong. 

^  Steward.  —  equonimuy',  for 
oeconomup.  Muiredhach,  son  of 
Uargal,  called  equoniniuy  of  la,  at 
the  jj'ear  781  supra,  is  described  as 
pp,1011ft  ("prior  ")  in  Ann.  Four  M., 
at  the  corresponding  date  (a.d.  777). 
See  Eeeves'  Adamnan,  p.  365. 

'Muirgis;  i.e.  Muirgis,  son  of 
Tomaltach,    King    of     Conoaught, 


whose  obit  is  the  iirst  entry  under  the 
next  year. 

*  Forchellach.  —  Abbot  of  Clon- 
macnoise.     See  next  entry. 

'  cm- Fabric.  —  Or  Cill-Fobrigh 
Probably  Kilbrew,  in  the  barony  of 
Ratoath,  co.  Meath. 

*  Cenaimas.  —  Kells,  co.  Meath. 
The  genit.  form  CenitTDpa  (nom. 
CenitTDap)  is  wrong;  the  more  usual 
nom.  form  being  Ceriaiinaip  (genit. 
Cenainipa). 

'  Diai-mait.  —  T)iaixmiciup,  A. 
"Oiaixiiiiciup,  B. 

'  Foster-son.  —  alumnup.  A. 
alumpnup,  B. 

*  Ruadhri. — Apparently  the  Ruai- 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


303 


scribe  and  doctor  of  Cluaia-Mic-U-Nois,  'fell  asleep.' 
Etirscel,  the  son  of  Cellach,  bishop  of  Glenn-da- 
locha,  and  Cinaedh  son  of  Cellach,  bishop  and  abbot  of 
Trelic-mor/  died.  Maelduin,  a  bishop,  'herenagh'  of 
Echdruim,  was  slain.  Suibhne  son  of  Moenach,  steward' 
of  Slane,  and  Gormgal,  son  of  Niall,  son  of  Fergal,  died. 
A  hosting  by  Miiirgis"  and  Forchellach^  upon  the  Ui- 
Maine  of  the  South,  when  many  innocent  people  were 
slain.  Forchellach  of  Fobhar,  abbot  of  Cluain-mic-Nois, 
and  Orthanach  abbot  of  Cill-Fobric,'  [and]  Ronan  Ua 
Lochdeirc,  a  bishop — all '  fell  asleep.'  A  battle  among 
the  Leinstermen  themselves,  wherein  the  Ui-Cennselaigh 
were  overthrown,  and  the  sons  of  Bran  obtained  the 
victory.  Cellach,  abbot  of  la,  the  building  of  the  church 
of  Cenannas"  being  finished,  resigned  the  abbacy ;  and 
Diarmait,'  foster-son*  of  Daigre,  was  ordained  in  his  place. 
Broen,  son  of  Ruadhri,"  a  satrap  of  the  Leinstermen,  died. 
The  '  Law  '  of  Ciaran"  was  proclaimed  over  Cruachan" 
by  Muirgis.  Great  suffering  and  heavy  diseases.^^  Niall, 
son  of  Aedh,  King  of  the  Ui-Oormaic,  died  suddenly. 
Blathmac,  son  of  Ailgus,  abbot  of  Tir-da-glas,^°  and 
Blathmac,  foster-son  of  Colgu,  abbot  of  Inis-bo-finne,"  died. 


dhri,  son  of  Faelan,  King  of  all  the 
Leinstermen,  whose  obit  is  entered 
aboTe  at  the  year  784. 

10  Of  Ciaran ;  i.e.  St.  Ciaran  of 
Clonmacnoise.     qtnaivani,  A.,  B. 

11  Cruachan. —  A  famous  plain  in 
Roscommon,  the  principal  fort  (or 
rath)  in  which,  Rathcroghan,  near 
Belanagare,  was  anciently  the  chief 
seat  of  the  Kings  of  Connaught.  See 
above  under  the  year  782,  where  the 
'  Law'  of  Patrick  is  stated  to  have 
been  proclaimed  hi  C-p,uacni15. 

i>  Heavy  diseases —  c-[V0Tn5aLaia, 
"heavy  diseaae,"  B, 


18  Tir-da-fflas,  —  Terryglass,  bar- 
ony of  Lower  Ormond,  co.  Tipper- 
ary. 

1*  Inis-  bo-finne. —  "  Island  of  the 
white  cow."  There  are  two  islands 
thus  named,  seats  of  ancient  eccles- 
iastical establishments,  viz.,  Inish- 
bofin,  an  island  off  the  coast  of  the 
barony  of  Murrisk,  co.  Mayo  (see 
above  at  the  year  G67),  and  Iiiish- 
bofin  in  Logh-Eee  (an  expansion  of 
the  river  Shannon),  which  is  regarded 
as  part  of  the  barony  of  Kilkenny 
West,  CO.  Westmeath,  and  is  the 
island  here  referred  to. 


304 


CCMMttla  UlCCDll. 


Fol.  37J6. 

.b. 


let.  lanairi.  CCnno  T)omiiii  -dccc"  x."  ini.°  VOo^f 
TTluipsiura  pis  Connact;. 

■Ri  Tiefis  T)ai5c1iec  cen  •Dunbaij, 
1Tlu11^51tlf  tie  Ciiuachaiti  clannaij, 
Ro  -paig  mac  Cellaig  cuififiig 
CCti'Dei'  Tiiti  Oeyiba  bannaig. 

Cele  IhefU  abbaf  ciUe  TTloinne  [obiic].  UiguLacio 
CofC)iaic  niic  pinfnecci.  Con  all  mac  Neill,  fiex  "oeif- 
ceiiiT)  bpeg,  iTiofiicufi.  Colman  mac  Neill  lugulacuf 
efc  a  genetie  Conaill.  Sloga-o  la  CCe-o  layium  pop  cenel 
Conaill,  icopcaiji  Hosaillnec  mac  piaiugUfa.  TTlael- 
canais  ancoyvica  Lusmaix),  Celiac  mac  Congaile  abbaf 
1ae,  Dopmieiaunc.  Oi^sain  Cluana  cjiema,  7  guin  -ouine 
iTiT)i,  730  pepaib  bfieibne  7  do  fil  Ca^ail.  'Pocayica 
mac  Cefinaic,  lee  ifii  -oeiipceiiac  b|^e5,  mo]fiT;tiuip  efc. 

jet.  latiaip.  CCnno  T)omini  7)ccc.°  cc."  u.°  "Dungal 
mac  Cuanac  \iex  Hoif,  'Ctiaml  mac  "Domnaill  \iex 
aipceyi  bpi,  liigalac  mac  TTIaeleliumai  ifiex  cojico 
Sojain,  Conan  mac  Rua-opac  \iex  bjiiconum,  Cacal 
mac  CCfitipac  pex  TTlusDOjinae,  omney^  "oepuncci  funi;. 


'  Cruachan — See  the  entry  regard- 
ing Cruachan  under  last  year,  and  the 
note  thereon  (p.  303,  note  n), 

'  Son  of  Cellach. — Probably  Fin- 
snechta  aon  of  Cellach,  King  of  Leiii- 
ster,  whose  obit  is  given  at  the  year 
807  sujrra. 

'  Cuirrech.— The.  Curragh  of  KU- 
dare.  The  Kings  of  Leinster  are 
sometimes  styled  "Kings  of  Cuirrech,'' 
in  bardic  compositions. 

^  Cill-Moinne. — Kilmoone,  in  the 
barony  of  Skreen,  co.  Meath. 

^  Aedh,  i.e.  Aedh  Oirduidhe,  Kmg 
of  Ireland. 

"  Lughmadh. — Louth,  in  the  county 
of  Louth. 


'  Cluain-cremha. — See  note  ^,  p., 
216,  supra.  Dr.  O'Conor,  in  his  ed. 
of  these  Annals,  makes  a  most  extra- 
ordinary blunder  regarding  this  entry, 
which  is  plainly  written  in  A.  And 
O'Donovan  {Four  Mast,  a.d.  810, 
note  u)  is  scarcely  more  happj'.  It  is 
a  pity  that  the  latter  did  not  consult 
the  MS.  A.  before  constructing  the 
note  in  question. 

°  Men  oj  Breifni,  i.e.  the  men  of  the 
Western  Breifne,  or  Breifni-Ui-Kuairc 
(Bretny-O'Rourke). 

°  Sil-Cathail,  i.e.  the  "  Seed  (or 
descendants)  of  Gathal."  Otherwise 
designated  by  the  name  of  Clann- 
Cathail.     This  was  the  tribe-name  of 


ANNAIS  OF  ULSTER. 


305 


Kal.  Jan.      A.D.  814.    Death  of   Muirgis,   King  of    [eu.] 
Connaught. 

A  fierce  plundering  king,  ■without  grief; 
Muirgis  of  fruitful  Cruachan ;' 
Who  helped  the  son  of  Cellach'  of  Cuirrech,' 
From  the  south,  from  the  flowing  Barrow. 

Celi-Isa,  abbot  of  Cill-MoinneS  [died].  The  killing  of 
Coscrach,  son  of  Finsnechta.  ConaU,  son  of  Niall,  King 
of  the  South  of  Bregh,  died.  Colman,  son  of  Niall,  was 
slain  by  the  Oinel-Conaill.  A  hosting  by  Aedh'  after- 
wards upon  the  Cinel-Conaill,  in  which  RogaiUnech  son 
of  Flaithgus  was  slain.  Maelcanaigh,  anchorite  of  Lugh- 
madh,°  and  CeUach  son  of  Congal,  abbot  of  la,  'fell 
asleep.'  The  plundering  of  Cluain-cremha,''  and  the 
killing  of  a  man  therein,  by  the  men  of  Breifoi'  and  the 
Sil-Cathail."  Focarta  son  of  Cernach,  half-king  of  the 
South  of  Bregh,  died. 

Kal.  Jan,     A.D.  815.     Dungal,  son  of  Ouanu,  King  of  [sis.]  bis. 
Bos ;"  Tuathal,  son  of  Domhnall,  King  of  Airther-Liphe ;" 
Irgalach,  son  of  Maelumhai,  King  of  Corco-Soghain  ;^'' 
Conan,"  son  of  Ruadhri,  King  of  the  Britons,  and  Cathal, 
son  of  Artri,  King   of   Mughdoma — all  died.      Dubh- 


a  respectable  branch  of  the  great 
SU-Muiredhaigh  stock  of  Connaught, 
whose  chief  took  the  name  of 
O'Flanagan,  when  the  adoption  of 
surnames  became  general.  TheClann- 
CathaU  were  seated  in  the  barony 
and  county  of  Roscommon. 

^"Sos. — A  district  in  the  co. 
Monaghan,  the  name  of  which  seems 
to  be  preserved  in  that  of  the  parish 
of  Magherosa  ("  Machaire-Rois  "),  in 
the  barony  of  Farney,  In  the  same 

eonnty. 

"  Airther-Liphi.—"  East  of  Liphe 


(or  Liffey)."  That  part  of  the  plain 
of  Kildare  lying  to  the  east  of  the 
River  Liffey. 

12  Corco-Soffhain,  i.e.  the  race  of 
Soghan  sal-ihuidhe  Q^ yellow  heel"), 
son  of  Fiacha  Araldhe,  King  of 
Ulster.  There  were  several  distinct 
septs  of  this  race  in  Ireland.  See 
O'Donovan's  Hy-Many,  pp.  72, 
159. 

^' Conan. — "Cinan  rex  moritur.'" 
(Ann.  Cambrise,  A.D.  816).  The  obit 
of  "  Kynon,"  King,  is  entered  in  the 
£rui  y  Tywysogion,  under  S17. 


306 


cCNMalcc  ularoli. 


"Dub-oalei^i  mac  'Comalcaig  -dux  namne,  omnef  pepiep.- 
unc.  TYlojiip  1oi>ep  fcifiibae  ^o^f  Commain.  Combufcio 
CLtiana  mic  Moiip  -oe  me'oia  ex  tnaiofie  pap.ce.  TTlopp 
Suibne  mic  Cuanac,  abbacip  Cluana  mic  Noip.  Ceallac 
mac  TTIuipsifpa,  abbap  "Opomma  capo,  lugulocip  epi:  o 
5epr;i-DUi  moc  'CuacaiL  Uenrup  magntip  in  JCaletTDip 
Wouembpip.  beLlum  xio  maxim  aim  pop  hU  pacpac 
TTluippce  pe  n-T)iapmair;  mac  'Comalcais,  7  lopoa'o  7 
opssain  ■poibpein  1  epic  gpct'cpaigi,  ubi  plupimi  occippi 
func  ignobilep.  niopp  Cacail  mic  CCilello  pejip 
nepocum  piacpac.  Opacopium  pobaip  combuprum  epc 
let.  lanaip.  CCntio  'oomini  "dccc."  x.°  ui.°  TTlopp 
"Oacail  epipcopi,  pcpibae  ec  ancopicae,  htii  "Duibleni. 
TTlopp  ConcpuiOTe  pcpibae  ppincipip  lainne  Gla. 
■Cippaici  abbap  cluana  pept;a  bpenoam,  Comupcac 
mac  Cepnais  equonimup  aipu-o  TYIacae,  obiepunc. 
belbolum  icip  pipu  ■Deipceip^;  bpeg  ec  Ciannachcu,  1 
copcpa-oap  ill  xn  ciannachcaib.  bellum  ance  Cacal 
mac  TDunlainse,  ec  pe  muinncip  C151  ITlun'ou,  pop 
mumncip  pepnanD,  ubi  .cccc.  mceppecci  punc 
TTlaelcuile  abbap  benncaip  exulac.      fPael'DUin  mac 


'  Namne. — This  place  (or  tribe)  has 
not  been  identiiied.  Narmne  may 
have  been  written  in  mistake  for  tjl 
mane  (Ui-Maine,  or  Hy-Many,  in 
Connaught). 

^  All  died. —  otnney  pefiieKiunc. 
Not  in  B. ,  in  which  tlie  next  entry  is 
joined  to  this  one. 

^  Death.  — moifV]p.     Not  in  B. 

*  Ros-Comain.  —  Roscommon,  in 
the  county  of  Koscommon.  The  words 
moixcui  Y-unc  are  added  in  B.,  in 
which  this  entry  forme  part  of  the 
previous  entry. 

'  Of  the  half. — de  me'Dia.  Not 
in  B.  The  expression  "de  media  ex 
majore  parte  "  occurs  more  than  once 


in  the  MS.  A.  text  of  this  Chronicle. 
(See  at  the  year  833  infra) ;  but  B. 
does  not  employ  the  words  de  media. 

^  Druimrcara Drumcar,   in  the 

parish  of  the  same  name,  barony  of 
Ferrard,  and  county  of  Louth.  This 
place  is  called  "  Druim-cara  of  Ard- 
Cianachta  "  (the  old  name  of  the  dis- 
trict now  represented  by  the  barony 
and  name  of  Ferrard),  under  the  year 
869  infra. 

''Foibren. — Ch-aicraighe.  See  note 
*,  p.  222,  supra. 

^  Ailill This  Ailill  was  son  of 

Innrechtach,  sou  of  the  Dunchad 
Mursce  whose  death  is  entered  at  the 
year  681.     See  note  '",  p.  133,  supra. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


507 


daleithi,  son  of  Tomaltach,  chief  of  Namne,^^all  died.^ 
Death'  of  Joseph,  scribe  of  Ros-Comain/  Burning  of 
the  greater  part  of  the  half  ^  of  Cluain-mic-Nois.  Death 
of  Suibhne,  son  of  Cuanu,  abbot  of  Cluain-mic-Nois. 
Cellach,  son  of  Muirghis,  abbot  of  Druim-cara/  was 
slain  by  Gertide  son  of  Tuathal.  Great  wind  on  the 
Kalends  of  November.  A  battle  was  gained  over  the 
Ui-Fiachrach  of  Muirisc  by  Diarmait  son  of  Tomaltach  ; 
and  the  burning  and  plundering  of  Foibren'  in  the 
district  of  Graicraighe/  where  a  great  number  of  the 
common  people  were  slain.  Death  of  Cathal,  son  of 
Ailill/  King  of  the  Ui-Fiachrach.  The  oratory  of 
Fobhar^  was  burned. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  816.  Death  of  Dathal  Ua  Duibhleni, 
a  bishop,  scribe,  and  anchorite.  Death  of  Cucruithne,  a 
scribe,  abbot  of  Lann-Ela."  Tipraiti,  abbot  o£  Cluain- 
ferta-Brendain,  Cumuscach  son  of  Cernach,  steward  of 
Ard-Macha,  died.  A  battle  between  the  men  of  the 
south  of  Bregh  and  the  Cianachta,  wherein  a  great 
number  of  the  Cianachta  were  slain.  A  battle  by" 
Cathal,'^  son  of  Dunlaing,  and  by"  the  'family'  of  Tech- 
Munnu,"  against  the  'family'  of  Ferna,''  wherein  400 
persons  were  slain.  Maeltuile,  abbot  of  Bennchair,  lived 
in   exile."       Maelduin,   son    of    Cennfaeladh,  abbot  of 


[8,6.] 


;  '  Oratory  of  Folhar.  —  Ofiaco-p,- 
lutti  Pobaifi.  Tor  oixocoiaitim  the 
Four  Mast,  (at  A.D.  812),  have 
"Deixteac.  Fobhar  is  now  known  as 
Fore,  in  the  county  of  TVestmeath. 

^'>  Lann-Ela. — Lynally,  in  the  par- 
ish of  the  same  name,  barony  of 
Ballycowan,  King's  co. 

II  By. atice.  This  is  the  ordin- 
ary Latin  equivalent  of  Irish  |v,ia,  or 
|ve;  but  the  Irish  preposition  Kve, 
with  its  variations  fLia  and  l^a,  has 
also  the  meaning  of  "  by,"  and 
"with." 

IS  Cathal,  —  King  of    Ui  Cennse- 


laigh,  or  South  Leinster.  His  obit 
is  entered  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast. 
under  the  year  817. 

13  Tech-Munnu Ferna.  Taghmon 

and  Ferns,  in  the  present  county  of 
Wexford.  The  Four  Masters  have 
no  notice  of  this  battle. 

1^  Lived  in  exile exutcac   (for 

exulcrc,  or  exfutaz),  A.  B.  The 
"quievit"of  Maeltuile  is  entered  at 
the  year  819  infra.  The  Four 
Masters  (at  812=816  of  these  An- 
nals) record  the  obit  of  Maeltuile, 
and  repeat  it  at  the  year  818. 

X2 


808 


aw  Mala  tilaroti. 


Cinnt^aelax)  piaincepf  Ucrco  boc,  -oe  t^amilia  Columboe 
CI  lie,  iti5ulaT;uip  efc.  muinncip,  Coluitn  ciUe  -do  tjuI 
1  'CerTiaip  no  ey>cuitie  CCeDo.  ITlael'Dtiin  ifiex  Roif 
moifiiT;«ti.  'DonsaU  mac  'Ctiamil,  yii  CCfTjae,  mopicup. 
Cilleni  abbaip  peianann  [obnt;].  ■pepguf  fia^a  lupais, 
abbaf  pnnjlaiffi,  obnt:.  SiaTjal,  abbaf  qt:  epifcopuf 
fioiff  Commain,  T)oiwiitiic. 

let.  lanaifi.  CCtino  T)omini  "dccc."  cc.°  uii."  TTltiiifxe'Dac 
mac  bjiain,  leicfii  Laigen,  mopicU|i.  OC15  atiaiccenca 
Foi.  3Saa.  7  fneacbua  map  tiobacajfi  o  noclaic  frellae  co  h-iniT:. 
1mcech[r;]  boiiroe  copaib  cijimaiB  7  alanaile  n-abanu 
Pon  oin  cumai  itit)  locae.  Gze  7  ■piatilai^i  lafx  loc 
Gcoc.  Oiff  allci  T)0  copunn.  Solaic  "oaufirije  lapmae 
o  cece  1a|^  locaiB  Giifine  a  r;ifiib  Connacc  hi  cip  hUa 
CifxatimcaiTi ;  abaqtie  incogTiica  peifi  jelu  ez  jpairoinev 
in  hoc  anno  ipacca.  Ceallach  mac  8cannlain  abbaf 
cille  pcibpig,  Cepnac  mac  Conjalaij  pex  Cno^bai, 
mopitiTictip.  Cuanti  abbaf  Lugmai'D,  co  fcpin  ITIoc- 
cai,  t»o  nula  a  cifie  TYlumaTi  fof  longaif.  CCfirjii 
aipchinnech  aift)  TTlacae,  co  fcfin  par;paicc,  T)0 
■Dtil  a  Connacra.     CCe'D  mac  Weill  co  fluajaiB  co  *Dun 


1  Rath-iotJi. — Now  Raphoe,  the  seat 
of  an  ancient  bishopric,  in  the  county 
of  Donegal.  Regarding  the  foundation 
of  the  monastery  of  Raphoe,  see 
Reeves'  Adamnan,  p.  280. 

i2  Temhair. — Tara,  co.  Meath. 

°  To  curse  Aedh,  i.e.  Aedh  Oird- 
nidhe,  King  of  Ireland,  -oo  ef  cmitie 
(for  'DO  efcuine, ''  to  curse")  A.,  B. 
The  cause  of  this  '  cursing,'  or  excom- 
munication, of  Aedh  may  have  been 
for  his  invasion  of  Cinel-Conaill  as 
recorded  above  under  the  year  814,  or 
for  complicity  in  the  murder  of  the 
abbot  Maelduin.  See  Reeves'  Adam- 
nan,  p.  389,  note  x. 

*  Roi. — Otherwise  written   "  Fera 


(or  Fir)  Rois  "  ;  i  e.,  "  Men  of  Ros." 
See  note  on  the  name,  under  the  year 
816  ;  p.  305. 

"  ^rd— Ard-Ciauachta,  a  district 
in  the  co.  Louth,  now  represented  by 
the  barony  of  Ferrard. 

8  Finnglais — Finglas,  near  Dublin. 

'  Epiphany —  noclaic    y-cellae, 

"  Christmas  of  the  star,"  A.,  B.    The 

Four  Mast.  (a.d.  815)  have  6  tiocc- 

Laic,  "  from  Christmas,"  as  in  Clar.  49. 

'  Loch-Echach. — Lough  Neagh. 

'  Soojing. -^  Solmc.    This    word 

does  not  occur  in  any  of  the  ordinary 

Irish  Glosaaries.     It  is  rendered  by 

"timber"  in  Clar.  49,  in  which  the 

translation  of  the  full  entry  is  lootely 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


809 


Kath-both/  of  the  '  family '  of  Colum-Oille,  was  slain.  The 
'  family '  of  Colum-Cille  went  to  Temhair,^  to  curse 
Aedh.'  Maelduin,  King  of  Ros/  died.  Donngal,  son  of 
Tuathal,  King  of  Ard/  died.  Cilleni,  abbot  of  Fema, 
[died].  Fergus  of  Rath-Luraigh,  abbot  of  Finnglais/  died. 
Siadal,  abbot  and  bishop  of  Ros-Comain,  '  fell  asleep.' 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  817.  Muiredhach  son  of  Bran,  half- 
king  of  Leinster,  died.  Unprecedented  frost  and  great 
snow  from  Epiphany'  to  Shrovetide.  The  Boyne  and 
other  rivers  were  traversed  with  dry  feet,  and  the 
lakes  in  like  manner.  Herds  and  multitudes  [went] 
upon  Loch-Echach,^  and  wild  deer  were  hunted.  The 
roofing"  of  an  oratory  was  afterwards  [brought]  by 
carriage- way'"  across  the  lakes  of  Erne,  from  the  lands 
of  Connaught  to  the  land  of  Ui-Cremthainn ;  and  other 
unprecedented  things  were  done  in  this  year  through 
frost  and  hail.  Oellach  son  of  Scannlan,  abbot  of  Cill- 
Foibi-igh,"  [and]  Cemach  son  of  Congalach,  King  of 
Onodhba/*  died.  Cuanu,  abbot  of  Lughmadh,"  went  in 
exile  to  the  land  of  Munster,  with  the  shrine  of  Mochta." 
Artri,  superior^'  of  Ard-Macha,  went  to  Connaught,  with 
the  shrine  of  Patrick.    Aedh,"  son  of  Niall,  [went]  with 


[817.] 


made.    But  the  constraction  of  the 
original  is  very  faulty. 

1"  Carriage-way,  —  o  cece.  cece 
is  explained  by  cona1l^,  fee,  a 
"  road,"  "  way,"  in  the  Felire  of 
Oengus  (Laud  copy),  at  Dec,  20. 
See  Stokes'  ed.,  p.  clxxix. 

11  CiH-Foihrigh See   note  is,   p. 

263  sitpra. 

12  CnodAia.— See  note  ',    p.   266 

mpra. 

13  Cvxmv,. — His  obit  is  entered  at 
the  year  824  infra. 

It  Luglmadh.—1-outb,  in    the  co. 

Louth. 

15  ]liochta.—1he  St.  Mochta,  abbot 


or  bishop  of  Louth,  whose  obit  is 
recorded  at  the  year  534  supra. 

^^  Superior. — ayfi  (for  aifichin- 
nech),  A.  B.  In  the  entry  of  the 
obit  of  Artri,  at  a.d.  832  infra 
(where  see  note),  Artri  is  described  as 
abbot  (abba-p)  of  Ard-Macha.  Re- 
garding the  meaning  of  the  title 
aiiicbititiech,  see  Reeves'  Adamnan, 
p.  364,  note  m,  and  O'Donovan's  Ann. 
Four  Mast.,  a.d.  1179,  note  o.  In 
the  corresponding  entry  in  the  Chron. 
Scotorum  (a.d.  818),  Artri  is  called 
pfviricepf  ("abbot"  or  "superior"). 

'"  Aedh  ;  i.e.,  Aedh  Oirdnidhe, 
monarch  of  Ireland. 


310 


aMNttla  ula'oti. 


Cuaep  CO  |io  Tianx)  laigmu  ^z^^  7)0  huae  btiain.  CCifi- 
chmnech  Cille  moiiie  en\]\  vo  -pariusffo,  7  T)iibinniiecht; 
a  feccnap  T)0  ^uin  afi  a  incairi,  la  laigniu.  0^.550111 
coccae  "ou  Cellach  mac  'Poseftcaic  pofi  Concoba|i  mac 
rriuip-e-baic  .1.  mac  laig  Laisen.  beUtim  accum  eft;  in 
yiegione  T)elt5nae  InIotiou,  .1.  car  popau,  ubi  nepocef 
TTlani  cum  p-eje  eojitim  w  efc  Caml  mac  TTluiica'DO,  ec 
alii  plui^imi  nobilef,  ptiofi^paci  func.  Tlesef  nepocum 
bftiuin,  1T)  6fc  "Oiaifimaic  mac  'Comalriaij  7  TTlaelco^ais 
piliuf  ■pojeiricais,  uiccoyief  eiiani;.  Ueccabiaa  iiepop 
CCnnola,  abbaf  'Daminnfi,  moiaiT;uii.  Cluen  mac  'Noip 
iceyium  .xii.  Icalen-oap  ■Nouembjiip  appir  t;ept;ia  ex 
pafiDC  fill. 

]ct.  lanaiia.  CCnno  •Domini  t)ccc.°  x.°  um."  Uafcacio 
Laigen  la  hdev  mac  Meill  .1.  ci|i  Cualann  Ufqiie  ^lenn 
7)U0|ium  Y''ca5iofitim.  ITloiaf  CCe-oa  mic  'Neill  luaxa 
ua-Dum  t)tiafium  \ii]it;ucum  111  campo  Conoille.  belli- 
olum  iiiceia  senuf  eujain  7  jenuf  Conaill,  in  quo 
ceci-oiT;  TTlaelbyie|xtil  mac  TTlupca-DO  pex  getiefiip 
Conaill.  1Tlup,caxt  mac  TTlaele'DUin  puit;  uiccofi.  belli- 
olum  luip.  Ulcu  inuicem,  in  quo  ceci'Dic  Caip,ell  pliUf 
pacnae,  ei;  TTluiiietiac  mac  Gcac  uiccofi  -puit;.  Cacal 
mac  ■Dtinlain^e  |iex  nepouum  Cennfelaij  ec  -pecnap 
pe[inann  moifiicufi.   Cifiunnmael  mac  OCilello  pjiinncepp 


^  Dun-Cnair.  —  See  above,  at  the 
year  804. 

^Superior.  —  aiiictiinnecti.  See 
note  16,  p.  309. 

^  Cill-mor-Enii: — See  note  ^,  p. 
212,  supra. 

*  Fought.—  accu  m  efv ,  A.  ^ef- 
cum  ey-c,  B. 

^  DdWma-Nodot. —  "DelBnae  Lo- 
■Doc,  A.  B.  But  the  proper  form  is 
"Deltitia  No'doc  (="0.  Nuatjac), 
the  ancient  name  of  a  district  between 
the  rivers  Shannon  and  Suck,  in  the 
southern  part  of  the  co.  Roscommon. 


See  O'Donovan's  ed.  of  Ledbhar  na 
g-ceart,  p.  105,  note  n. 

"Many. — ptuifMmi,  A.    rntilci,  B. 

^  Diarmait. — Tlie  Diarmait  son  of 
Tomaltach,  King  of  Coiinaught, 
whose  obit  is  entered  at  the  year  832 
infra. 

'  Daiminis Devenish,  in  Lougli 

Erne,  in  Fermanagh  county. 

"  Of  the  Kalends. — |Ct.  "Dlf ,  A. 
jet.,  B. 

^'' Aedh — Monarch  of  Ireland. 

1'  Ath-da-ferta.  —  luxca  ",  uanutn 
TDuayium  tii-|ir;ucuiTi  (TTliKiabiliuTn, 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


311 


armies  to  Dun-Cuair/  when  he  divided  Leinster  between 
two  grandsons  of  Bran.  The  superior"  of  Cill-mor- 
Enir^  was  profaned,  and  its  vice-abbot,  Dubhinnrecht. 
was  wounded  whilst  under  his  protection,  by  the 
Leinstermen.  A  battle— slaughter  by  Cellach,  son  of 
Fogartacb,  over  Conchobar  son  of  Muiredhach,  i.e.,  son 
of  the  King  of  Leinster.  A  battle  was  fought*  in  the 
country  of  Delbbna-Nodot,**  i.e.  the  battle  of  Forath, 
wherein  the  Ui-Maine,  with  their  king,  i.e.  Cathal  son  of 
Murchadh,  and  many"  other  nobles,  were  overthrown. 
The  Eangs  of  the  Ui-Briuin,  viz.,  Diarmait'  son  of 
Tomaltach,  and  Maelcothaigh  son  of  Fogartach,  were 
victors.  Rechtabhra  Ua  Andola,  abbot  of  Daiminis,^ 
dies.  Cluain-mic-Nois  was  again  burned  on  the  12th  of 
the  Kalends"  of  November — the  third  part  of  it. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  818.  The  wasting  of  Leinster  by 
Aedh^°  son  of  Niall,  i.e.  the  country  of  Cualann  as  far  as 
Glenn-da-locha.  Death  of  Aedh^"  son  of  Niall,  near  Ath- 
da-ferta"  in  Magh-Oonaille.  A  battle  between  the 
Cinel-Eoghain  and  Cinel-Conaill,  in  which  Maelbresail 
son  of  Murchadh,  King  of  the  Cinel-Conaill,^^  was  slain. 
Murchadh,^'  son  of  Maelduin,  was  victor.  A  battle  among 
the  Ultonians  themselves,  in  which  Cairell"  son  of 
Fiachna  was  slain,  and  Muiredhach  son  of  Echaidh  was 
victor.  Cathal  son  of  Dunlaing,  King  of  Ui-Cennselaigh, 
and   vice-abbot  of   Fema,"  died.      Orunnmael  son   of 


[818.] 


O'Conor);  over  which  an  old  hand 
has  written  a$  at  ria  ipeirica  (a 
literal  translation),  in  A. 

"  Cinel-Conaill. —  5enitvi-)p  Con- 
aitl,  A. 

"Mwrchadh. — King  of  the  Cinel- 
Eoghain,  or  descendants  of  Eoghan, 
son  of  Niall  Nine-hostager,  who  were 
otherwise  known  as  the  Ui-Neill  of 
the  North. 

i<  CaireU. —  According  to  a  state- 


ment in  the  Booh  of  Leinster  (p.  41, 
col.  3),  CaireU  (or  Cairill,  as  the  name 
is  there  written)  reigned  nine  years,and 
was  slain  in  a  battle  between  the 
Ulaid  and  the  Ui-Echach.Cobha, 
fought  at  a  place  called  Lapast,  in 
Cam-Cantain.  But  the  situation  of 
Lapast,  or  of  Carn-Cantain,  is  not 
now  known. 

'^Ferna. — Ferns,  in  the  county  of 
Wexford. 


312 


ccMMalcc  uloroTi. 


"Ooimliacc,  ev  IfUwfievac  piliuf  Cjiunntnail  abbaf 
■Difific  'Ceoifitioc,  -DG-puncci  yunv.  Congalac  mac  pefisufa 
Foi.  38  ah.  fiesc  Cut  mopicutx.  Censcisef  aip-oT)  TTlacae  cen  0151  cen 
rucbml  fctiine,  7  cuTnufc  ann  1  coficain  mac  GcT)ac 
mic  pmcnae.  X^oinv  pocnae  mopT^uui^  efc. 
^'  let.  lanaiji.      CCnno  T)omini    7)ccc.°  x."  ix."      T)alac 

mac  Congufa,  pfiinncepf  T)oimliacc,  mopcuuf  efc 
Slogax)  la  TYluiicha'D  vo  Djxuim  iitd  eic  co  n-Oib  116111 
in  cuaifcijiT;.  Concobafi  co  n-Oib  Wetll  in  -Deifciiir 
an'OGf ,  7  CO  taisniB,  T)onec  'oeuf  eof  ipepaixauic  pep  f uam 
mognam  pocenciam.  Cufcancin  mac  pepjufa,  pex 
poficfienn,  mofvicup.  TllaelcuiLe  abbaf  Oenncaip 
quieuic.  pei-obmi-D  mac  CpetYicain  accepic  pegnum 
Caiffil. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  ■oommi  "occc."  acoc."  Cpunnmael 
mac  O'opain,  abbaf  Cluana  ifaifo-o,  obirc.  Comulf 
fiex  8axonum  mof iT;uf .  Ofsgan  erip.  o  jenncib ;  pf  aex) 
mop.  731  mnaiB  vo  bpix)  apf.  Ceannfaela-o  mac 
Humain,  fcpiba  er;  epifcopuf  ec  ancopina,  abb  CCto 
rpuim,  -Dopmiuic.     Slosat)  la  Concobup  mac  n-*Oonn- 


'^  Daimliag. — Duleek,  co.  Meath. 

^Disert-Temdc.—T\ie  "desert,"  or 
hermitage,  ol  Terndc.  In  the  Martyr, 
of  Donegal,  at  Feb  8,  there  is  men- 
tion of  Terndec,  an  anchorite,  whose 
place  was  on  the  west  of  the  river 
Barrow.  But  the  exact  situation  is 
not  indicated. 

^Son  oj  Fergus. — -The  Four  Mast. 
(at  A.D.  817)  have  mac  feifvjaile 
("  son  of  Fergal.") 

*Cul\  i.e.  rir-(orFera-)Cul;  other- 
wise called  Fera-Cul-Bregh,  a  terri- 
tory anciently  comprising  the  barony 
of  Kells,  CO.  Meath.  See  note  ',  p. 
202  supra,  and  O'Donovan's  Ann. 
F.  M.,  A.D.  693,  note  p. 

^  WTiUsuntide  in  Ard-Macha. — 
Cen^cigef  atyv'O'o  Til  acae  (literally 


"  Whitsuntide  of  Armagh").  This 
entry  is  not  found  in  the  other  Annals ; 
not  certainl}' in  the  Ann.  of  the  Fowr 
Masttrs,  the  compilers  of  which  stu- 
diously suppress  notices  of  events 
calculated  to  reflect,  in  their  opinion, 
on  the  character  of  churchmen. 

'  Elevation  of  a  shrine. —  cucbait 
fcifiine.  Some  Whitsuntide  cere- 
mony, or  procession,  at  Armagh,  of 
which  no  notice  occurs  elsewhere,  as 
far  as  the  Editor  is  aware. 

'  Fothud  of  Fothan. — Fothud  (or 
Fothad)  of  Fahan,  in  the  barony  of 
Inishowen,  co.  Donegal.  See  note  ', 
p.  289,  supra. 

'  Daimliag. — Duleek,  co.  Meath. 

"  Murchadh;  i.e.  Murchadh  son  of 
Maelduiu,  King  of  Cinel-Eoghain. 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTEB. 


313 


Ailill,  abbot  of  Daimliag/  and  Muiredhach  son  of  Crunn- 
mael,  abbot  of  Disert-Terndc,"  died.  Congalacb,  son  of 
Fergus,"  King  of  Cul,*  died.  Whitsuntide  in  Ard-Macha' 
without  celebration,  and  without  the  elevation  of  a 
shrine  f  and  a  disturbance  there,  in  which  the  son  of 
Echaid,  son  of  Fiachna,  was  killed.  Fothud  of  Fothan' 
died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  819.  Dalach,  son  of  Congus,  abbot  of  t8i9.]  bis 
Damliag,^  died,  A  hosting  by  Murchadh'  to  Druim- 
ind-eich,"  with  the  Ui-Neill  of  the  North.  Conchobar^* 
[came]  from  the  South,  with  the  Ui-Neill  of  the  South, 
and  the  Leinstei'men,  until  God  separated  them  by  His 
great  power.  Custantin,  son  of  Fergus,  King  of  For- 
trenn,"  died.  Maeltuile,  abbot  of  Bennchair,  rested. 
Fedhlimidh,  son  of  Cremthan,  obtained  the  kingdom  of 
Cashel. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  820.  Crunnmael  son  of  Odhran,  abbot  [820.] 
of  Cluain-Iraird,  died.  Comulf,"  King  of  the  Saxons, 
died.  Plundering  of  Etar,"  by  Gentiles ;  a  great  prey 
of  women  being  taken  therefrom.  Cennfaeladh  son  of 
Euman,  scribe,  bishop,  and  anchorite  of  Ath-truim,"  '  fell 
asleep.'     A  hosting  by  Conchobar^'  son  of  Donnchad  to 


'"  Uruim-ind-eich.  —  The  "  ridge 
(or  bact)  of  the  horse."  O'Donovan 
suggests  (Four  Mast.,  a.d.  818,  note 
x),  [that  this  is  probably  the  place 
called  Drimnagh,  near  Dublin. 

"  Conchoiar. — King  of  Ireland  at 
the  time. 

'^  Fortrenn Pictland.   See  note ', 

p.  118  supra. 

'3  Comulf. — This  name  may  be  also 
read  coiTiuti;,  as  Dr.  O'Conor  prints 
it  from  MS.,  B.  The  person  whose 
'  moritur '  is  here  recorded  was 
evidently  Cenwulf,  King  of  the  Mer- 
cians, whose  obit  is  entered  in  the 
Anglo-Saxon  Chron.  at  the  j'ear  819, 
and  who  was  succeeded  by  his  brother 


CeolwuU .     See  Lappenberg'a  Bistory 
of  England,  Vol.  I.,  p.  291. 

^*Etar.  —  This  was  the  ancient 
name  of  the  peninsula  of  Howth,  to 
the  N.E.  of  Dublin.  The  Hill  of 
Howth  is  stiU  called  Benn-Etair,  the 
"summit  of  Etar,"  by  those  who 
speak  the  native  language.  Dr. 
O'Conor  represents  OKigsati  Gmp. 
by  Orggan  e  tir,  which  ho  most 
inaccurately  translates  "  Devastatio 
Kegni." 

^^ Aih-truim.—'nie  "Ford  of  the 
Elder-tree."  Trim,  on  the  Boyne,  in 
the  coimty  of  Meath. 

'°  Conchoiar  — King  of  Ireland. 
O'Flaherty  refers  the  commencement 


314 


ccMMttla  tilarDh. 


cliaT)a  CO  h-a|\T3    aca'o  Sleibe    puoir.     Uafccrcio  na 
n-CCiifi€ep  cojfiice  Orfiaiti  TTlacae. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  -dccc"  xoc."  i.°  Ulacinasoil 
nepof  Tncc^lem,  fcpiba  ev  epifcopuf,  abbaf  Oiifiofi, 
pepiic.  CC15  anaicetrca,  7  |iiiifxeipet;  inna  muiifiG  7 
inna  loca  7  inna  aibni,  co  \Hicia  stxaige  7  eci  7  \i6T)- 
man  ia|xniai6.  Sloiget)  la  TTluifica'D  mac  TTlaile'DUin 
CO  pepaib  int)  ^ocli  coiaici  aifXT)  m-bfiecan.  elu-o 
lafitini  T)o  ipepaib  bpej  cuice  .1.  "Oiaifmiait;  mac  'MgiII 
CO  fil  CCe-Sa  Tplane,  co  tiu^iallfat;  ic  "ofiuim  Pefigufipo 
T)o  TTluiica'D.  In-Diaet)  pejfi  m-bfiej  la  Concobaii  mac 
n-'Donnca'Sa,  con7)effi'D  ecc  ^f  alaiz;.  In-Dpet)  T)eifceii\T) 
01(165  leyy  aiceifi|iac  in  jcalemjif  tlouembtiif,  co  coyicaip 
flu  as  t)imoia  leiff  -oe  feyiaib  -oeifceiific  bfieg,  7  co  ifiu 
giallfai:  bill  Cefinaij  afi  eicin.  TTlofif  pofibuyaic 
Foi.38Ja.  abbacif  CCcaTO  bo  Cainnij.  Cumuipcac  mac  "Cuacail, 
Tiex  aifiT)e  Ciannachca,  lu^ulocuf  efc  la  TTIuificba'D. 
bellum  "Cafibji  inceifi  Conacca  inuicem.  Klepocef 
bfiium  ppopT^ifiaci  Tpunc,  plujaimi  nobilef  int;ep.ipecT;i 
func  efi-^a  7)ucef,  it)  epc,  DunchoD  mac  TTlomais  ec 
Sojimjal  mac  "OuncoDO.  Wepocef  TYlam  uiccotxef 
e|ianr,  ec  "Oiaiamaic  mac  'Comalcaig.    Scyiaje-p  uiifioifvtim 


of  Conchobar'3  reign  to  the  year  819. 
Ogygia,  p.  433.  His  death  13  recorded 
under  the  year  832  infra. 

^Ard-achadh  of  Sliabh  Fuaid. — 
The  name  Ard-achadh  would  be  An- 
glicised 'High-field.'  Sliabk-Fuaid, 
the  'Hill  of  Fuad,'  was  the  ancient 
name  of  a  hill  near  the  town  of  Kew- 
town-Hamilton,  in  the  county  of 
Armagh,  according  to  O'Donovan. 
Four  Mast,  a.d.  819,  note  b. 

2  Airthera. — See  note  ',  p.  282, 
snpra. 

"  MacriaghoiL — ^Supposed  to  be  the 
scribe  of  the  beautiful  copy  of  the 
Gospels   known   as   the  Gospels  of 


MacRegol,  preserved  in  the  Bodleian 
Library,  Oxford.  See  O'Conor'sPro- 
leg.  ad  Annates,  Part  11.,  p.  cxlii. 

^Murchadh.  —  Chief  of  Cinel- 
Eoghain. 

°  Ard  Brecain,  —  Ardbraccan,  co. 
Meath. 

^  Druim-Ferguso The    "  Eidge 

(or  Long  Hill)  of  Fergus."  The 
situation  of  this  place  is  not  known  at 
present. 

''  At  Gualat. — ecc  gualuic.  The 
situation  of  Gualat  has  not  been 
identified. 

*  Ui-Cemaigk ;'  i.e.  the'^J'  descen- 
dants of  Cernach."    A  branch  of  the 


AIJNALS  OP  ULSTER. 


315, 


Ard-achadh  of  Sliabh-Euaid.^     Devastation  of;  the  Air- 
thera"  as  far  as  Emhain-Macha. 

KaL  Jan.  a.d.  821.  MacriaghoiP  Ua  Magleni,  a  scribe 
and  bishop,  abbot  of  Biror,  died.  Unusual  frost ;  and 
the  seas,  and  lakes,  and  rivers  were  frozen,  so  that 
droves,  and  cattle,  and  burdens,  could  be  conveyed  over 
them.  A  hosting  by  Murchadh*  son  of  Maelduin,  with  the 
men  of  the  North,  as  far  as  Ard-Brecain.'  The  men  of 
Bregh  thereupon  went  secretly  to  him,  viz.,  Diarmait 
son  of  NiaU,  with  the  race  of  Aedh  Slane,  and  gave 
hostages  to  Murchadh  at  Druim-Ferguso.^  The  plunder- 
ing of  the  men  of  Bregh  by  Conchobar,^  son  of  Donn- 
chadh,  when  he  rested  at  Gualat.'  The  plundering  of 
the  South  of  Bregh  by  him  again,  on  the  Kalends  of 
November,  when  a  great  multitude  of  the  men  of  South 
Bregh  were  slain  by  him,  and  the  Ui-Cernaigh^  sub- 
mitted through  compulsion.  Death  of  Forbasach,  abbot 
of  Achadh-b6-Caiiinigh.^  Cumuscach  son  of  Tuathal, 
King  of  Ard-Cianachta,^"  was  slain  by  Murchadh."  The 
battle  of  Tarbga  among  the  Connaughtmen  themselves. 
The  Ui-Briuin  were  overthrown ;  a  great  many  nobles 
were  slain  opposite^'^  their  leaders,  viz.,  Dunchadh  son  of 
Moenach,  and  Gormgal  son  of  Dunchadh.  The  Ui- 
Maini  were  victors,  and  Diarmait^'  son  of  Tomaltach.  A 
slaughter  of  the  men  of  Breifne,  opposite'^  their  King, 


[821.] 


powerful  sept  of  Sil-Aedha  Slanfe  or 
"  Kace  of  Aedh  Slane "  (see  under  a.d. 
603  supra),  who  derived  their  tribe- 
name  from  Cernach  (ob.  a.d.  663 
supra),  son  of  Diarmait,  son  of  Aedh 
Slane  (King  of  Ireland). 

^Achadh-bd-Cainniffh.—The  "Field 
of  (St.)  Cainnecli's  cows."  Now 
Aghaboe,  in  the  parish  of  the  same 
name.  Queens  county. 

'^'' Ard-Cianaehta. — See  note  ",  p. 
137  supra. 


"  Mwrckadh.  — ^Murchadh  son  of 
Maelduin,  chief  of  the  Cinel-Eoghain ; 
referred  to  in  the  3rd  entry  for  thisyear. 

1^  Opposite. — eixga,  B.    ejigo,  A. 

1'  Dimrmait  son  of  Tomaltach.—  His 
obit  is  given  at  the  year  832  infra, 
where  he  is  described  as  King  of  Con- 
naught.  But  in  the  list  of  Kings  of 
that  province,  contained  in  the  Booi; 
of  Leinster  (p.  41,  col.  1)  where  the 
name  of  Diarmait  occurs  next  after 
that  of  Muirghis  son  of   Tomaltach 


316 


ccMMccla  ularoTi. 


brieibne  epja  t^esetn  fuum,  it)  epc,  imaelT)Uin  mac 
eccgaile,  la  cenel  pei'oilm^o.  Uoiniu^  ■pop.  ptiii  aitx-oe 
Ciannachca  \ie  Cumufcac  mac  Consalais,  ubi  ceci- 
■Depunr;  Gu'OUf  mac  'Ciseifitiaig  ec  alii  miilci.  Oucu 
nepof  "Cuo^ail,  ancoiura  ec  epifcopuf,  abbaf  LusmaiD, 
7)opmitiic.  Roimu'D  x^e  ti-oaib  gafibain  7  Cuiixcniu  7 
PelLu  pofi  T)elbnai. 

]ct.  lanaifi.  CCnno  'oomini  ■dccc."  xx."  11.°  "Depmaic 
mac  'Oonncha'oa,  abbaf  Uoiff  ec,  obnr;.  *Otib'Dac|xic 
mac  TYlaelecoli,  abbar  CiUe  achaiT),  "oopmiuic.  'Pec- 
ntifac  Loca  ceiTDin,  epifcopuf  ec  ancop.ica,  paufauic. 
Conaing  mac  Cotijail,  fiex  'Cecbae,  mopictiifi.  Lex 
Pocpicii  poifi  ■niumain  la  peiTjlimce  mac  Cixemcain, 
ec  la  hCXlpcfiis  mac  Concobaiii  (.1.  epfcop  axm  TTlaca)- 
Tlonan  abbap  cluana  mic  Noip  peliquic  ppincipacum 
fiium.  CCcp.1  DO  tienum  t)0  TTlupca'D  mac  THaele'DUiii, 
Ice  Niall  mac  CCe-oo  7  la  cenel  n-eusain.  S^nn^iler 
iiiuafepunc    benncuKi    mop.     'galinne    na  m   bpecan 


(ob.  814  sjipra),  his  father's  name  is 
stated  to  have  been  Tadc,  who  was 
the  father  of  Tomaltach,  father  of 
Muirgis.  From  which  it  would  appear 
that  Diarmait  was  the  imcle  of  Muir- 
gis, his  predecessor  in  the  kingship  of 
Connaught. 

'  Ard-Cianachta.  —  See  note  '^,  p. 
137  supra, 

'  Euchu.  —  This  name  is  written 
Eocha  by  the  Four  Mast.  (a.d.  820). 

^Anchorite. — aricoifvtiica,  A. 

*  Lughmadh Louth,  in  the  county 

of  Louth. 

"  Cuircni. — A  tribe  descended  from 
Core,  son  of  Lugaid,  King  of  Munster 
in  the  5th  century  ;  which  gave  name 
to  the  district  of  Cuircne,  now  repre- 
sented by  the  barony  of  Kilkenny 
West,  CO.  Westmeath,  and  was  for 
some  centoriea  known  as  "Dillon's 
Country." 


^  Fella.- -A.  tribe  inhabiting  a 
territory  bordering  on  the  expansion 
of  the  Shannon  called  Loch-Kee, 
probably  on  the  western  side  of  the 
lake.  O'Donovan  identifies  the  terri- 
tory of  the  Fella  with  Tuath-n-EUa. 
Foiw  Masters,  A.D.  927,  note  e. 

'  Delbhna. — The  people  here  refer- 
red to  were  evidently  that  branch  of 
the  great  tribe  of  the  Delbhna  (des- 
cended from  Lugaidh  Delbhaedh,  son 
of  Cas,  ancestor  of  the  Dal-Cais  of 
Thomond),  which  occupied,  and  gave 
name  to,  the  territory  of  Delbhna- 
mor,  now  the  barony  of  Delvin,  co. 
Westmeath. 

'  Loch-Cendin ^This  name  is  now 

corruptly  represented  by  "  Lough- 
Kitm,"  the  name  of  a  lake  near 
Abbeylara,in  the  county  of  Longford. 

^  Tethba — A  territory  comprising 
the  most  of  the  eastern  part  of  the 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTEB. 


317 


i.e.  Maelduin  son  of  Echtgal,  by  the  Cinel-Feidhilmtho, 
A  victory  over  the  men  of  Ard-Cianachta,'  by  Cumus- 
cach  son  of  Congalach,  in  which  fell  Eudus  son  of  Tiger- 
nach,  and  a  great  many  others.  Euchu'^  Ua  Tuathail, 
an  anchorite"  and  bishop,  abbot  of  Lughmadh/  'fell 
asleep.'  A  victory  by  the  Ui-Garbhain,  and  the  Cuircni,' 
and  the  FeUa,^  over  the  Delbhna.'' 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  822.  Dermait,  son  of  Donnchad, 
abbot  of  Ross-ech,  died.  Dubhdacrich,  son  of  Maeltoli, 
abbot  of  Cill-achaidh,  'fell  asleep.'  Sechnasach  of  Loch- 
Cendin,"  a  bishop  and  anchorite,  rested.  Conaing  son 
of  Congal,  King  of  Tethba/  died.  The  '  Law '  of  Patrick^" 
[established]  over  Munster  by  Feidhlimidh"  son  of 
Crimthan,  and  by  Artri  son  of  Conch  obar  (i.e.,  bishop^''  of 
Axd-Macha).  Eonan,  abbot  of  Cluain-mic-Nois,  resigned 
his  government.  Murchadh,  son  of  Maelduin,  was 
deposed^'  by  Niall",  son  of  Aedh,  and  the  Cinel-Eoghain, 
The  Gentiles  invaded  Bennchair  the  Great".    Gailinne" 


[822.3 


county  of  Longford,  and  the  western 
half  of  the  co.  Westmeath.  It 
was  divided  hy  the  Eiver  Inny  into 
North  and  South  Tethba  (or  Teffia). 
According  to  the  Tain  bo  Cualnge 
story  in  Lebor  na  hVidre  (p.  57,  a), 
Granard  (in  the  present  county  of 
Longford)  was  in  Tethba  tuascirt,  or 
Northern  Teffia.  See  O'Donovan's 
ed.  of  O'JDubhagain,  note  ^s, 

^"'Law'  of  Patrick — See  note  ',  p. 
234  snpra. 

"  Feidlimidk King  of   Munster. 

His  obit  is  given  at  a.d.  846  mfra, 

^  Bishop. — See  under  the  year  817 
supra,  where  Artri  is  described  as 
airchinnech  of  Armagh.  The  original 
of  this  clause,  which  is  not  in  B.,  is 
added  in  al.  man.  in  A.  In  the  entry 
recording  his  death  at  the  year  832 
infra,  Artri  is  described  as  "  abbot" 
of  Armagh. 


^Murchadh  .  .  .  was  deposed. 
— The  original  is  crcifvi  730  'oenum 
do  mufica'D  ;  lit.  "an  ex-king  was 
made  of  Murchadh." 

"JViffi!?.— Niall  Caille,  son  of  Aedh 
Oirdnidhe.  The  beginning  of  his  reign 
as  King  of  Ireland  is  recorded  at  the 
year  832  infra. 

'^  Bennchair  the  Great. — Bangor,  in 
the  CO.  Down. 

^'  Gailinne.  —  Now  Gallen,  in  the 
barony  of  Garrj-castle,  King's  county. 
The  church,  or  monastery,  was  called 
^'Gailinne  namBretan  ("Gailinne  of 
the  Britons  ")  from  a  tradition  which 
attributed  its  foundation  to  a  Saint 
Mochondg,  son  of  a  king  of  Britain 
(or  Wales).  See  Mart.  Dmiegal,  at 
Dec  19,  and  Shearman's  Loca  Patri- 
cians, p.  15G.  Dr.  O'Conor  blunders 
greatly  (note  1,  Eer.  Hib,  Script., 
VoL    IV.,     p.    204)     in    thinking 


'518 


ccwMttlcc  ularoti. 


Fol.  38  65. 


Gxuft;tim  eye  o  pei'Dlimri'D,  cum  coca  babicacione  fiia, 
ec  cum  o]iacoiiio.  "Cene  di  mm  popfa  popuc  n-abba-o 
1  n-ayitiT)  TYIctcae,  coni'Dyioloifcc 

]ct.  lanmfi.  CCnno  "Domini  't)ccc.''ocx.°iii.''  Miall  mac 
■peiijupa  T>ux  iiepocum  poiain-oain  mofiicuifi.  Otisjain 
Oenncaip.  ac  aipciu  o  jenciB,  7  cofciftaTi  a  -Deficaisi, 
7  iieilgi  Comgaill  vo  cyiocaT)  af  a  fc^iin. 

O1T)  -pifi,  pfi, 

"Do  'Deom  aiifiTJinig  ina  1115; 
Oeiataifi  mo  en  am  a  cen  ctxon 
0  Oenncofi,  bcrga  'o'Oencfiob, 

bellum  incejx  uifiof  "Ceubae  inuicem,  17)  efc  bellum 
PiiTDubifiac,  m  quo  cecitieiiunt;  CCet>  mac  ■posejacaig  ec 
alii  mulci.  Roff  Commain  exufcum  efc  magna  ex 
papce.  bellum  incefi  Connacca  inuicem,  in  quo  ceci- 
"oeyiunc  plufiimi.  Oelliolum  int;e|\  "Ouncba-D  er; 
Cumufcac  -ouof  V-^B^V  Ciannacbcae,  in  quo  mulci 
incefipecci  func.  'Ouncbaxi  uiccoja  puic;  Cumufcac 
euafic.  GocbaiT)  mac  OpefpaiU  fii  X)al  OCiaai-oe  in 
t;ua1fcet^c,  lugulocuf  efc  a  fociif  fuif.  Spelan  mac 
Slogaxiais,  iaex  Conaille  Tnuip.cemni,  mofiicup.  GiT^jal 
SC81I155  a  gencibuf  ifiapcuf  eyv,  ec  cico  mopcuuf  efc 
ipame  ec  fici. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  ■dccc"  xx"  1111.°  Cuanu 
LugmaTO,  fapienf  ec  epifcopuf,  ■oofimiuic.  "Oiafimaic 
buae  CCex>a  i^oin,  ancoixica  ec  fteligionif  T)Occoia  cociuf 


"Gailinae"  the  same  as  "  Gallovigia  " 
(or  Galloway). 

^Burned. — exoipcum,  apparently 
corrected  to  exuy^cum,  A. ;  exliau-p- 
cum,  B.  The  Chron.  Scot.,  which 
has  a  corresponding  entry  at  a.d.  823 
(the  correct  year),  has  exuycurrr. 

^  Fedhlimidh.— King  of  Munster. 
His  obit  is  given  at  a.d.  846  infra. 

'  BenncJiair.  —  Bangor,  in  the  co. 
Down, 


^  True — The  original  of  these  lines, 
not  in  MS.  B.,  is  in  the  lower 
margin  of  fol,  38i  in  A.,  with  a  mark 
to  signify  the  place  where  it  should 
be  introduced  into  the  text.  It  is 
stated  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast ,  at 
A.D.  822,  that  the  composer  was  Saint 
Comghall  himself. 

'  Oentrobh. — Antrim,  in  the  county 
■of  Antrim. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


319 


of  the  Britons  was  burned'  by  Fedhlimidh/  with  all  its 
dwelling-place,  and  with  the  oratory.  Fire  from  heaven 
feU  on  the  Abbot's  mansion  in  Ard-Macha,  and  burned  it, 
Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  823.  Niall  son  of  Fergus,  chief  of 
the  Ui-Forindain,  died.  The  plundering  of  Bennchair'  in 
the  Ards,  by  Foreigners,  and  the  spoihng  of  its  oratory; 
and  the  relics  of  Comghall  were  shaken  out  of  their  shrine. 

'Tmll  be  true,  true,* 

By  the  will  of  the  supreme  King  of  Kings, 
My  stainless  bones  shall  be  taken 
From  beloved  Bennchair  to  Oentrobh.* 

A  battle  among  the  men  of  Tethba^  themselves,  i.e.  the 
battle  of  Finnabhair,''  in  which  Aedh  son  of  Fogartach, 
and  many  others,  were  slain.  Bos-Comain  was  in  great 
part  burned.  A  battle  among  the  Connaughtmen  them- 
selves, wherera  a  great  many  were  slain.  A  battle 
between  Dunchad  and  Cumuscach,  two  Kings  of  Cian- 
achta,  in  which  many  persons  were  slain.  Dunchad  was 
victor ;  Cumuscach  escaped.^  Eochaid"  sou  of  Bressal, 
King  of  Dal-Araidhe  of  the  North,  was  killed  by  his 
confederates.^"  Spelan  son  of  Sloghadhach,  King  of 
OonaiUe-Muirthemnfe,  died.  Etgal  of  Scelig^'  was  carried 
oflf  by  Gentiles,  and  died  soon  after  of  hunger  and 
thirst. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  824.  Cuanu  of  Lughmadh,  a  wise 
man  and  bishop, '  fell  asleep.'  Diarmait,  grandson  of 
Aedh   Roin,  anchorite'^   and    doctor  of  religion   of  all 


[823.  j 


[821.] 


"  Tethba.  —  See  note  '  under  the 
year  822. 

—  Fennor,     in    the 


parish  of  Kaihconnell,  co.  West- 
meath. 

'  Escaped. —  euoffic,  A.  eua- 
pc,  B. 

"Eochaid,  —  See  Booh  of  Leimter, 
p.  41,  col.  6. 


^^  By  his  confederates. — a  rocilf" 
fmfi  A. 

'^  Sceliij  ;  or  Scelig-ilichil  ("  St. 
Michael's  Scehg ").  The  "Great 
Skellig "  island,  off  the  south-west 
coast  of  the  county  of  Kerry.  See 
Todd's  Cogadh  Gaedhel  re  Gallcdbh 
(Introd.),  p.  xxxvlii,  note  ',  and  p. 
223,  note '. 

^^  Anchorite. — ancotvico,  B. 


320 


ccNMalcc  ulccoti. 


tlibejimae,  obnc;  ec  Cuimnec  abbaf  pinnslaifn, 
CCeT)ati  abbaf  'Carlrilaccae,  piannabpa  ppincepf  TTlaise 
bile  moifiiUTico|i.  Colman  piliuf  CCilello,  abbaf  Slane 
ec  aliapum  ciuiracum  in  12^1011010  ec  in  llibefnia, 
pefiic  Pefsal  mac  Cacfannaij,  feoc  loca  Riac, 
moficuf,.  TTlaelbfefail  mac  (Xilello  Cobo,  yiex  -oal 
CCfaiT)e,  moficuf.  TTlasna  pefcilencia  in  Tlibeftiia 
infola  feniofibuf  ecpuefif  ec  infipmip;  magna  famef 
ec 'oefeccio  panif.  Oenguf  mac  TTlaele'DUin  y.ex  Loca 
jabof.  moficuf.  Sloe  T)uin  lecglaifi  "du  genncib. 
tofcuc  Tnaigi  bile  cona  -oefcisib  0  genciB.  Uoiniu-D 
imTTlaig  inif  fe.n-tllcaiB  fOf.  jencib,  in  quo  ceci-oeii- 
unc  plufimi.  'Roiniu^fof  Off aigi  p e  n-gennciB.  'Plan'D 
mac  pofceallaig,  abbaf  Lif  moip,  in  pace  T)Ofmiuic. 
Lex  pacficii  fOf  ceopa  Connacca  la  CCpcpig  mac 
Concobaif  (.1.  epifcopuf  ap-D  TTlaca).  Opgain  innfi 
"Daimle  o  jenncib.  pallomon  mac  pogepcaic  lujul- 
acuf  efc  a  fpacpe  fuo  qui  nominacup  Ceallac. 
TTlapcpe  blaimicc  mic  piainn  0  genncib  in  hi  Coluim 
Cille. 

]ch  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  tjccc"  ococ."  u.°  tJiapmaic 
mac  Neill,  pex  "oeifcepc  bpej,  mopicup.  Wiall  mac 
"Oiapmaca,  pex  TTli'De  [obiic].     TTlac   tomsfis,  abbaf 


'  Of  all  Ireland,  —  cociuip  lli- 
beifvtiie,  B. 

^Magh-Bil^.  —  See  note  ",  p.  80 
supra. 

^Pestilence.  —  peycitencia,  B. 
This  entry  is  more  briefly  given  in 
B.,  thus: — ^TTlasna  pefcileticia  in 
tiibenma,  7  mosna  iporriey>  patiip. 

*  Loch-Gttbhor. — See  note  ',  p.  263 
sttpra. 

^  Dun-letkglaise. — Downpatrick,  in 
the  present  county  of  Down. 

^  Over  Gentiles . —  poT^' Senici,  A. 
^:oTi  geticib,  B. 

'  Tlie  '  Law '  of  Patnck. — See  note 
",  p.  281  supra. 


^  Three  dimsions  of  Connaught. — 
See  note  '^,  p.  269  supra. 

^Artri. — See  above  under  the  year 
817,  where  Artri  is  described  as 
aiyichintiech  ("herenagh")  of  Ar- 
magh. 

^"Bishop The    original  of    this 

clause,  which  is  not  in  B.,i3  added  in 
at  man.  in  A.,  over  the  name  Artri. 

"  Inis-Daimhk. — The  situation  of 
this  island  has  not  been  satisfactorily 
identified.  The  Martyr,  of  Donegal, 
at  July  4,  states  that  it  was  between 
Ui-Cennselaigh  [the  co.  Wexford] 
and  the  Deisi  [the  baronies  of  Decies 
in  the  south  of  the  co   Waterford.] 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER, 


321 


Jreland,*  died ;  and  Ouimnech  abbot  of  Finnglais, 
Aedhan  abbot  of  Tamlacht,  Flaimabra  abbot  of  Magh- 
Bile/  died.  Colman  son  of  Ailill,  abbot  of  Slane,  and  of 
other  churches  in  France  and  Ireland,  died.  Fergal  son 
of  Cathrannach,  Bang  of  Loch-riach,  died.  Maelbresail, 
son  of  Ailill  of  Cobha,  King  Dal-Araidhe,  died.  A  great 
pestilence"  in  the  island  of  Ireland  among  the  old  people, 
children,  and  infirm;  a  great  famine  and  failure  of  bread. 
Oenghus  son  of  Maelduin,  King  of  Loch-Gabhor,*  died. 
Plundering  of  Dun-lethglaise''  by  Gentiles.  Burning  of 
Magh-Bile,  with  its  oratories,  by  Gentiles.  A  victory  in 
Magh-inis  by  the  Ulidians  over  Gentiles,^  in  which  a  great 
many  were  slain.  A  victory  over  the  Osraighi  by  Gen- 
tiles. Fland  son  of  Forcellach,  abbot  of  Lis-mor,  slept 
in  peace.  The  'Law'  of  Patrick''  [was  promulgated]  over 
the  three  divisions  of  Connaught,^  by  Artri'  son  of  Con- 
chobar  (i.e.  bishop"  of  Ard-Macha).  Plundering  of  Inis- 
Daimhle"  by  Gentiles.  Falloman,  son  of  Fogartach,  was 
slain  by  his  brother,  who  was  named  Cellach.  Martyr- 
dom of  Blamacc,'"  son  of  Flann,  by  Gentiles,  in  I-Coluim- 
CiUe. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  825.  Diarmait,  son  of  Niall,  King  of 
the  South  of  Bregh,  died.  Niall/'  son  of  Diarmait,  King  of 
Midhe,  [died].     MacLoingsigh,"  abbot  of  Ard-Macha,  died 


[825.] 


Dr.  Todd  (^Cogadh  Gaedhel  re  Gal- 
lalbh,  Introd.,  p.  xxxvii.,  note  2), 
■would  identify  it  witli  Little  Island 
in  the  river  Suir,  near  Waterford. 
See  O'Donovan's  Four  Masters.,  Index 
Locormn,  svb  voce ;  and  Chron. 
&;o<orM»j(ed.Hennes3y),  p.  130,  note'. 

^^  Blamacc. —  Tlie  proper  form  of 
the  name  ia  "Blathmac."  See  Keeves' 
Adamnan,  p.  389,  note  y. 

^  Niall— In  the  list  of  the  Kings 
of  Uisnech  [i.e.  of  Meath]  contained 
in  the  Book  of  Leinster,  p.  42,  col. 
1,  Niall  is  stated  to  have  been  the  son 
of  Diarmait  son  of  Airmedach,  and 


to  have  been  slain  by  his  successor, 
Muridach  son  of  Domnall,  after  a 
reign  of  seven  j-ears. 

^'' MacLoinffsigh ;  "son  of  Loing- 
sech". — The  Four  Mast.  (atA.D.  825) 
give  his  proper  name  as  "  Flannghus." 
The  Chron.  Scotorum  (at  823)  has 
"  Fergus,''  which  is  probably  incor- 
rect. It  is  worth  remarking  that  the 
name  "  MacLoingsigh "  does  not 
appear  in  the  list  of  the  Comarbs 
(or  successors)  of  Patrick  in  the  Book 
of  Leinstei\  p.  42,  though  it  is  in 
other  ancient  lists.  See  Todd'a  St. 
Patrich,  pp.  177-182 

y 


322 


ccMMalcc  uLtt'Oll. 


afi-OT)  TTlacae,  in  pace  obiic.  OCjic  mac  T))a|imaca, 
\iex  Zieihae,  pefi  -ooLum  lugulocof  efc.  CLemenf 
epifcopuf,  abbaf  Cluana  lyiaip'O'D,  pelicicep.  uicam 
pniuic.  CCtJomnae  mo|^  pop  hGfiiiTD  n-uile  .1.  iiobu-o 
plaije  0  TTiac  lellaen  di  ITlumae.  ITIaelTJUin  mac 
gofimsaile,  \iex  nepocum  ITleiu,  in  clejfiicacu  obiic. 
Foi.  39aa.  Lofcat)  Oei^ifie  la  ■peiDbmi'D,  floja'D  TTIuman  occo. 
gum  CCiat;|iac  mic  TYluiifigefa.  fii^  'Ce^bae.  Lecc  "Dajfii 
CO  Connacca  iceifium.  Rucnel  pyiincepp  ec  epipcoptip 
cluana  peifitra  bfienamx)  mofiictip. 

]ct.  lanaiia.  CCnno  T)oniini  7)ccc.°  ccac."  ui°.  Gccguf 
pyiincepf  'Camlaccae  "Dopmiuic.  SajaujaT)  Gugain  1 
n-a|i'DT)  TTlacae,  la  Cumufcac  mac  Cacail  7  la  CCific|ii5 
mac  Concobaiifi.  Ojfissan  Lufcan  'oo  genmcib  7  a 
lofca'D,  7  innfieax)  Ciannachca  coifiici  oct;a]fi  n-Ugan, 
7  oyigan  ^all  mv  CCip,€i|i  olcena.  bellum  Leici  caim 
tie  Kliall  mac  CCet)a,  pofi  hU  Cifiemcain,  7  pop, 
TTluipe'Dac  mac  eac-oac  pig  n-Ulac,  in  quo  ceciTDeponr; 
Cumufcac  7  Congalac  'duo  pilii  Cacail,  ev  aln  pegep 
mulci  ■Dinaib   CCipgiallaiB.    Copcpax)  oinaig  'Caillcen 


^  Fears.  —  axioninae.  This  rare 
form  seems'comp.  of  a(?,°an  intensive 
particle  (^=aith,  ath),  and  omna,  plur. 
of  Oman,  "fear." 

''By. — 0,  omitted  in  B. 

'  Mac  lellaen.  —  "  Mac  "Fellaen," 
Clar.  49.  O'tJonor  prints  "  dictae 
Jellame,"  whicli  is  very  incorrect. 
Nottiing  is  known  at  present  of  tliis 
prophet. 

'Of  Munster. — di  KTlumae,  A.; 
■01  muiTnae,  B.  O'Conor  wrongly 
prints  di  muniea. 

'  ^  Belhra  :  i.e.  Dealbhna-Bethra, 
otlierwise  Dealhhna-Ethra,  a  district 
comprising  the  present  barony  of 
Garrycastle,  in  the  Knag's  county, 
with  the  exception  of  the  parish  of 
Lusmagh,    which    belonged  5_to    the 


neighbouring  territory  of  the  Sil- 
Anmchada  (or  O'Maddens),  on  the 
Connaught  side  of  the  Shannon. 

8  '  Law  '  ofDari. — See  above  under 
the  year  811. 

'  RutTinel.  —  O'Conor  inaccurately 
prmts  this  name  BathneU.  The  Foul- 
Mast,  (a.d.  824)  write  it  "  Euthmael." 

8  Cluain-ferta-Brenaind. — "  Clon- 
fert  of  Brendan ;"  Clonfert,  in  the 
barony  of  Longford,  co.  Galway. 

9  Abbot. — pifMnncep-p,  A. 

10  Eoghan — Eoghan  '  Mainistrech.' 
His  name  appears  in  the  list  of  comarbs 
(or  successors)  of  St.  Patrick,  in  the 
Boole  of  Leinster  (p.  42,  col.  4), 
where  he  is  stated  to  have  been  also 
the  successor  of  St.  Finnian,  and  of  St. 
Buti  (of  Monasterboice).     In  this  list 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


323 


in  peace.  Art,  son  of  Diarmait,  Kingof  Tethba,  was  slain 
through  treachery.  Clemens,  a  bishop,  abbot  of  Cluaia- 
Iraird,  ended  life  happily.  Great  fears^  throughout  all 
Ireland,  viz.,  a  forewarning  of  a  plague  by'*  Mac  leUaeu' 
of  Munster.*  Maelduin,  son  of  Gormghal,  King  of  Ui- 
Meith,  died  in  religion.  Burning  of  Bethra'by  Feidlimidh  ; 
the  army  of  Munster  being  with  him.  The  killing  of 
Artri,  son  of  Muirghes,  King  of  Tethba.  The  '  Law '  of 
Dari"  [proclaimed]  to  the  Connaughtmen  agaia.  Ruthnel,' 
abbot  and  bishop  of  Cluaiu-ferta-Brenaind,^  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  826.  Echtgus,  abbot"  of  Tamlacht, 
'fell  asleep.'  Dishonouring  of  Eoghan^"  in  Ard-Macha, 
by  Cumuscach,  son  of  Cathal,  and  Artri"  son  of  Conchobar. 
The  plundering  and  burning  of  Lusca  by  Gentiles ;  and 
the  devastation  of  Cianachta  as  far  as  Uactar-Ugan  ;  and 
the  plundering  of  all  the  Foreigners  of  the  East.^^  The 
battle  of  Lethi-cam^"  by  NiaU,  son  of  Aedh,  over  the 
TJi-Crimthain,  and  over  Muiredach  son  of  Echaid,  King 
of  the  Ulaid,  in  which  fell  Cumuscach  and  Congalach,  two 
sons  of  Cathal,  and  many  other  kings  of  the  Airghialla. 
The   destruction   of  the   fair  of  TaiEtiu,"  against  the 


[826.] 


the  name  of  Eoghan  (whose  term  of 
government  is  set  down  as  eight  years) 
is  placed  after  that  of  Artri  son  of 
Conchobar  (see  at  the  year  822)^ 
who  is  stated  in  the  above  entry  to 
have  assisted  in  "  dishonouring  '' 
Eoghaa.  The  account  of  this  event 
in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast,  (at  A.D.  825), 
and  in  the  Chron.  Scotorum  (at  827), 
is  much  fuller  than  that  above  given. 
There  is  much  confusion  regarding  these 
ecclesiastics.  The  death  of  Artri  (whose 
rule  as  abbot  of  Armagh  lasted  only  two 
years,  according  to  the  list  in  the  Book 
of  Leinster)  is  entered  at  the  year 
832  infra ;  and  that  of  Eoghan  at  the 
year  833.    See  Harris's  Ware,  Vol.  I., 


pp.  43-45  ;  0'T)onova.n's  Four  Mast,, 
A.D.  825,  note  z,  and  832,  note  s.' 

11  Arti-i. — See  last  note. 

12  Foreigners  of  the  East,  i.e.,  the 
Gain  (or  Foreigners)  of  the  eastern 
part  of  Meath. 

"  Lethi-Cam, — In  the  Ann.  F.  M. 
(a.d.  825),  and  in  the  Chron.  Scotorum 
(A.D.  827),  Lethi-Cam  is  stated  to 
have  been  iu  Magh-Enir,  a  plain 
which  included  Kilmore  (_CiU-mor- 
Enir),  a  place  a  few  miles  to  the  east 
of  the  city  of  Armagh.  See  note  ', 
236  supra. 

^^Fair  of  Tailltia.—'Ihe  fair,  or 
public  games,  celebrated  annuaUy  at 
Teltown  ( Tailltiu),  in  the  co.  Meath 

t2 


324 


ccwNala  tilcroti. 


h. 


7ol  39ah- 


ipoifi  ^ailenjaiB  la  Concobaia  mac  n'Oonncha'oa,  in  quo 
ceciT)eiriuncTntilci.  CofCjfvaT)  oenaig  ColmaiTi  la  mtnyie- 
■Sac  pof\  Laisnni  T)ef5abaiyi,  in  quo  ceci'oepunT;  pluifvimi. 
TTloenac  mac  C|iunTimail,  ipecnap  1:611  Roif,  moiiruuip 
eye.  CCbmeift  abbay^  Cille  aciT)  TDopmiuir;.  Cofcpaxi 
"outiaiTi  Laigen  t)o  jenciB,  «bi  ceciT)eifiunr;  Conall  mac 
Concon^alc,  \iex  na  pojficuac,  ec  alii  innumiiaabilef. 
R.ij'aal  occ  bififiaib  iciyi  ■pei'olimi'D  7  Concobaii^. 

let.  lanaifi.  OCnno  T)omini  ■occc"  xx."  uii.°  hUara 
mac  "OiaifimaT;a,  \iy  TezZae,  int;Gyxi2eccuf  e^z.  Robay^- 
rac  mac  Ca^fai^  pyiincepf  cluana  moejfi  CCfi'O'oae, 
TTluii^ciu  abbap  "OyiomM  iti  apclairrD,  Clemenp  abbap 
lintie  T)u[a]cail,  "DopmiepUTiT:.  TYlucapmap  di  muccaiB 
mopa  in  aipep  n-apT)T)ae  Ciannacca  0  gallaiB,  7 
mapcpe  Temnen  ancopac.  '^uin  Cmaexia  mic  Cumup- 
caij,  pi  ap-oae  Ciannaccae,  o  gallaiB,  7  lopca-o  Lainne 
leipe  Cluana  moeposallaiB.  Ca-cpoinex>  pe  LeclaBap 
mac  toingpig,  pi  nal  CCpaiT)e,  pop  jenntii.  Cacpoine'D 
aile  pop  jennci  peCoipppi  mac  Carail,  pi  .  il .  Ceinnpe- 
lai5,7  pe  muinnT;ip  cije  TDun'ou.   CCp"OealBna  hi  pello. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnnoT)omini  T)ccc.°a:a;.°  uiii.°  muipet)ac 
mac  ■R.ua'opac  pi  Laigen,  OCcti  mac  Ceallaig  ppincepp 
Cille    "oapo,     in  aeluobopcon    abbap     ciUe    CCupaile, 


^  Conchohar. — King  of  .Ireland  a), 
the  time. 

^  The  Fair  o/Cofonan.^O'Donovan 
states  tliatthis  Fair  was  held  on  the  pre- 
sent Curragh  of  KUdare.  Four  Mast., 
A.D.  825,  note  1,  and  940  note  r. 

'Muiredhach. — Muuredhach,  son  of 
Kuaidhri,  King  of  Leinster,  whose 
obit,  forms  the  first  entry  under  the 
year  828  infra. 

*  A  great  many.  —  pluifiinii,  A. 
mulci,  B. 

^Birra. — Otherwise  written  Biror 
Birr  (now  generally  known  as  Parsons- 
town),  in  the  King's  Count}'. 


'  Fedklimidh. — King  of  Cashel  (or 
Munster). 

'  Cluain-mor-Arda.  —  Clonmore,  a 
townland  giving  name  to  a  parish,  in 
the  barony  of  Ferrard,  co.  Louth, 
which  represents  the  name  (and  terri- 
tory) of  the  Fera-Arda-Cianaehta, 
or  "  men  of  Ard-  Cianachta." 

'  Abbot. — pixiTificepp,  A. 

°  Ard-Cianachta.—  See  note  7. 

'"  Lann-hire — Dunleer,  co.  Louth. 
See  note  is^  p.  205  supra.  This  entry 
is  not  In  B. 

"  Tecl-Munnn.-Ts.ghmon,  co.  Wex- 
ford. 

12 /»  treachery.— y\^  irello  is.a  rude 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


325 


Gailenga,  by  Conchobar'  son  of  Donnchad,  in  which  a 
great  many  were  slain.  Destruction  of  the  Fair  of  Col- 
man/  by  Muiredhach,"  against  the  South  Leinstermen, 
in  which  a  great  many^  were  slain.  Moenach  son  of 
Crunnmael,  vice-abbot  of  Fera-Ros,  died.  Abnier,  abbot 
of  Cill-achaidh,  'fell  asleep.'  Destruction  of  the  camp 
of  the  Leiastermen  by  Gentiles,  where  Conall  son  of 
Cuchongalt,  King  of  the  Fortuatha,  and  others  innumer- 
able, were  slain.  A  royal  meeting  at  Birra,"  between 
Fedhlimidh^  and  Oonchobar,' 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  827.  Uatha,  son  of  Diarmait,  King  of  [827]  ms. 
Tethba,  was  slain.  Robhartach,  son  of  Cathasach,  abbot 
of  Cluain-mor-Arda  f  Muirchu,  abbot^  of  Druim-Inas- 
claind,  [and]  Clemens,  abbot  of  Linn-Duachail,  'fell 
asleep.'  A  great  slaughter  of  sea-hogs  on  the  coast  of 
Ard-Cianachta,'*  by  Foreigners ;  and  the  martyrdom  of 
Temhnen,  anchorite.  The  killing  of  Cinaedh,  son  of 
Cumuscach,  King  of  Ard-Cianachta,^  by  Foreigners;  and 
the  burning  of  Lann-leire"  and  Cluain-mor,'  by 
Foreigners,  A  battle  was  gained  by  Lethlabhar  son 
of  Loingsech,  King  of  Dal-Araidhe,  over  Gentiles. 
Another  battle  was  gained  over  Gentiles  by  Coirpri, 
son  of  Cathal,  King  of  Ui-Cennselaigh,  and  the  '  family' 
of  Tech-Munnu."  Slaughter  of  the  Delbhna  in  treachery.'^ 
Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  828.  Muiredach,'"  son  of  Kuadhri,  King 
of  Leinster ;  Aedh  son  of  CeUach,  abbot"  of  CUl-dara ; 
Maeldoborchon,  abbot  of  Cill-Ausaille ;"  Cinaedh  son  of 


[828.] 


way  of  representing,  in  Latin  form, 
the  Irish  i  1:601.1  ("  in  treachery  "). 
The  ignorant  so-called  'translator'  of 
these  Annals,  whose  version  is  con- 
tained in  the  MS,  Clar.  i9,  in  the 
British  Museum,  renders  this  entry 
thus:— "The  slaughter  of  the  Del- 
vinians  by  murther  or  in  guileful! 
manner." 


13  MuiredacTi, — See  under  the  year 
826  supra,  p.  324,  note  3. 

^*Ahhot — -pifiitincepip,  A. 

'^^  Cill-Ausailk.  -The  church  of 
(St.)  Auxilius.  Now  Killashee,  near 
Naas,  in  the  co.  Kildare.  See  note  ', 
p.  19  supra. 


326 


aMMcclcc  uloroli, 


Cinae-D  tnac  ITIulfiom  fiex  neporum  Paitgi,  Cotimac 
tnac  tn  1111:151  Uffo  pfiTicepf  SencifiuiB,  Ceifiball  mac 
Pinffiechca  p.i  "Delbtia,  TTlaeltimai  mac  Ceirepnais 
equommuf  pitiT)Ubpach,  'Dpucan  mac  'Cai-Dj  pex  nepo- 
cum  TDeic,  omnep  mopcui  funr;.  lusulocio  Coriaing 
mic  Ceallaig  o  Gcoij  mac  Cepnaig,  pep,  "oolum. 
"DiapmaiT;  abbap  lae  750  "oul  a  ri-CClbain  co  minnaib 
Coluim  elite,  'Roinex)  pop  Contiact;a  pe  pepaiB  Tf\\Tie, 
in  quo  ceciT»epunc  mulci. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  ■occc."  xx.°  ix.°  Oenjup 
mac  'Oonncha'Da  pex  retach  TTli'De  mopreup.  Copmac 
mac  Suibne  abbapCluanaipaip'D'o,  pcpibae?;  epipcopup, 
in  pace  quieuir;.  Ceattac  mac  Concacpaige,  ppmcepp 
CCcTO  cpimcam,  mopir^up.  topca'o  poipe  ta  pei'otimi'D. 
PotloiTian  mac  T)0TincaTia  lUgtitactip  epc  a  IfTluiminen- 
pibup.  Cumbae  hUaembpiuin  in  'oeipcipr;ta1PeiT)timiTi. 
lopep  mac  Weccain  abbap  poipp  Commain  quieuir;. 
Pnpnechr;a  mac  botibco'Da,  pex   genepip  pitii  Gpcae, 


^Sentrebh. — Lit.  "old  habitation." 
Now  Santry,  a  village  a  few  miles  to 
the  N.  of  the  city  of  Dublin. 

^Ddbhna. — The  Four  Mast.  (a.d. 
827)  write  Delihna  Beathra,  the  old 
name  of  the  district  now  represented 
by  the  barony  of  Garrycastle,  in  the 
King's  County. 

^Steward. — equotiimtiip  (for  oeco- 
tiom«-)f>),  A.  B.  The  Four  Mast. 
(a.d.  827)  write  pitioiia,  "Prior." 
See  Beeves'  Adamnan,  p.  365. 

*  Finnahhair. — O'Donovan  identi- 
fies this  place  with  ''  Fennor,  near 
Slane,  in  the  county  of  Meath." 
(Four  Mast.,  A.D.  827,  note  s.);  but 
does  not  give  his  authority  for  the 
identification.  There  were  many 
places  called  "  Finnabhair." 

^  By  Echaidh.  —  o  6C015,  A.  o 
eoch[aiT)],  B. 


To  Alba.— a  nttlbain  ;  i.e.  to 
Scotland. 

'  With  the  reliquaries. — co  tnitl- 
naib, A. B.  "With  .  .  .  reliques," 
Clar.  49.  For  the  meaning  of 
minna  (plur.  of  minn,  dat.  minnaib), 
see  Reeves'  Adamnan^  p.  315,  note  r. 

^  Victory.— 'domm  (fori-jfioineti), 
lit.  "breaking,"'  or  " dispersion,"  A. 
Reinef),  B. 

'  Telach-Midhe. —  O'Donovan  ex- 
plains this  name  by  "  Hill  of  Meath," 
which  he  would  identify  (Four  Mast. 
A.D.  828,  note  w)  with  Tealach-ard, 
or  TuUyard,  near  the  town  of  Trim, 
in  Meath.  The  name  is  corruptly 
written,  as  the  proper  genit.  form  of 
Telach-Midlie,  should  be  Telcha  (or 
TelaigyMidke. 

'"'Achadh,-CriiMhain.—"Cnmt]ia,-D:s 
Field."     Not  identified. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTEE. 


327 


Mughron,  King  of  Ui-Failghi ;  Cormac  son  of  Muirghis, 
abbot  of  Sentrebh  ;'  Oerbhall  son  of  Finsnechta,  King  of 
Delbhnaf  Maelumai  son  of  Ceithernach,  steward'  of 
Finnabhair/  and  Drucan  son  of  Tadhg,  King  of  Ui-Meith 
— all  died.  The  killing  of  Conang,  son  of  CeUach,  by 
Echaidh^  son  of  Cernach,  by  treachery.  Diarmait,  abbot 
of  la,  went  to  Alba,°  with  the  reliquaries'  of  Colum-Cille. 
A  victory'  over  the  Connaughtmen  by  the  men  of  Midhe, 
in  which  many  were  slain. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  829.  Oengus,  son  of  Donnchad,  King 
of  Telach-Midhe,^  died.  Cormac,  son  of  Suibhne,  abbot 
of  Cluain-Iraird,  a  scribe  and  bishop,  rested  in  peace. 
CeUach,  son  of  Cucathraige,  abbot  of  Achadh-Crimthain,'" 
died.  Burning  of  Foir,^^  by  Fedhlimidh."  FoUomhan, 
son  of  Donnchadh,  was  slain  by  the  Munstermen.  Des- 
truction'^  of  the  Ui-Briuin  of  the  South,"  by  Fedhlimidh." 
Joseph,  son"  of  Nechtan,  abbot  of  Kos-Comain,  rested. 
Finsnechta,"  son  of  Bodhbchadh,  King  of  Cinel-mic-Erca, 


[829. 


^  Fair. — Fobhar,  or  Fore,  in  the 
barony  of  Fore,  co.  Westmeath. 

^2  Fedhlimidh ;  i.e  Fedhlimidh,  son 
of  Crimthan,  King  of  Cashel  (or 
Mnnster). 

^^Destruction.  —  Cutnbae.  Tiiis 
word,  which  is  of  rare  occurrence  by 
Itself,  is  often  met  in  composition 
with  the  particle  aiih  (or  atK),  in 
old  and  modem  Irish  texts,  in  such 
forms  as  atctima  ("  wounding,  lacer- 
ation ; "  O'Don.  Suppl.  to  O'Eiellt/), 
and  aithchumbe  (gl.  "  cauteria  et 
combustiones,"  Ebel's  ed.  of  Zeuss 
(p.  881).  For  Cutnbae  (as  in 
A.),  MS.  B.  has  Cuimbae,  which 
O'Conor  wrongly  translates  "  Con- 
ventio." 

"  Ui-Briuin  of  the  South, — There 
were  several  septs  in  Connaught  called 
'•Ui-Briuin,"  who   were    descended 


from  Brian,  brother  of  Niall  Nine- 
hostager.  The  "  Ui-Briuin  of  the 
South  "  was,  apparently,  another  name 
for  the  "  Ui-Briuin-Seola,"  otherwise 
called  "  Muintir-Murchadha,"  who 
were  seated  in  the  barony  of  Clare, 
CO.  Galway.  On  the  assumption  of 
surnames  by  the  Irish,  the  principal 
family  of  this  tribe  took  the  name 
of  O'Flaherty,  from  an  ancestor 
Flaithbhertach,  who  flourished 
circa  A.D.  970.  See  O'Flaherty's 
lo/r  Connaught  (Hardunan's  ed.), 
p.  368. 

1'  Fedhlimidh ;  i.e.  Fedhlimidh,  the 
son  of  Crimthan,  King  of  Munster, 
whose  obit,  is  entered  at  the  year  846 
injra. 

'^  Son. — mac.     Omitted  in  B. 

^''  Finsnechta. — Pitieclica,  B. 


328 


CCMMCClCC  UlCCOtl. 


[obiic].    8uibne  tnac  ■poifiannati,  abbof  T)UO|vtim  men- 
fium  1  ti-afiT)T)  TTlacae,  obnc. 

jet.  lanaijfi.  CCnno  T>OTnini  'occc."  ocxx."  "Omifimaic 
7)0  T;iacht;ain  i  n-h&iT,inT)  co  rrnn'oaib  Coluim  cille. 
TTltiiiaenn  abcrciffa  Cille  Tia|ia  TDOfimioic.  CCifime'Dac 
pp,iticepf  TTlaisi  bile  ■DimeiifUf  efc.  Ceptiac  mac 
"Ouncon,  fcpiba  ez  fapienf  ec  'paceifi'DOf  aip.ti'D  ITlacae, 
patifauic  Oenac  'Cailcen  -do  cumufc  oc  pofia'oaib  im 
fcifiiTi  mic  Cuilint)  7  im  miiroa  pa^ifiaicc,  coitdit)  apra 
ill  "De.  1nT)ifieT)  Conaille  "do  genncib,  conayiifisabax) 
TTlaelbiaisci  ap-ifii,  7  Can  an  nan  a  bpacaip.,  7  co  ifxticra 
Foi.  39Sa.  illonga.  Cab  vo  maximaim  1  n-CCi§necaib  p.e  jenncib, 
pop  mumncip,  n-aifi'OT)  TTlacae,  conaiifigabua  ifiocai'De 
mopa  "Diib.  Tnoi:ip  *Ouncha'Da  pin  Conaing,  pegif 
Cianaccae.  SapugaT)  ©ujain  mainifopeach  abbaiT) 
aipt)!)  TTlacae,  hi  poijaillnaij,  la  Concobap  mac 
n-'OonncbaTJa,  conaipjabca  a  muinncep  7  copucca  a 
Syiaigi.  peiTilimi'D  mac  CpeiTicain  co  pluag  TTIugan  7 
Laigen  do  rui'oecbr;  1  pambup.  -do  innpiuxi  pep  m-bpeg. 
InxipeT)  Lipi  la  Concobap. 


'  Smbkne,  son  of  Forannan.  — 
Suibne  mac  Paiifitiis  ("S.  son  of 
Fairnech"),  in  A.  Called  S.  mac 
Potiannan  ("  S.  son  of  Forannan") 
in  B.  The  name  of  this  Suibhne 
does  not  occur  in  any  of  the  ancient 
lists  of  the  "  Comarbs,"  or  successors 
of  St.  Palrick.  The  Four  Mast. 
however,  in  noticing  his  death  under 
A.D.  829,  agree  with  this  Chronicle  in 
stating  that  Suibhne  was  abbot  of  Ard- 
Macha  for  the  space  of  two  mouths. 

^  Diarmait. — Abbot  of  Hi  (or  lona). 
See  Eeeves'  Adamnan,  pp.  315,  388. 
Another  voyage  of  Diarmait,  to  Alba 
(or  Scotland),  is  recorded  above  at  the 
year  828. 

^  Ahlot. — piiitincepp,  A. 

*Tailtiu.  —  Teltown,  co.  Mea  h 
See  note  ",  p.  167  supra. 


'' Forads. — In  old  Irish  glossaries 
fora  (or  foradh)  is  explained  by  a 
"seat'  or  "  bench "  (i.e.  the  station) 
of  the  person  who  presided  over  an 
assembly,  or  celebration  of  national 
games.  See  O'Brien's  Ir.  Diet.,  voce 
■poifia;  O'Curry's  Mann,  and  Oust., 
I.  cexxxiii,  and  3,  541,  and  Leabh. 
Gahhala,  p.  44. 

"MacCinlind. — Bishop  of  Lusk,  in 
the  county  of  Dublin.  His  obit  is 
entered  under  the  year  495  supra. 

'  Aighnecha. — The  plural  form  of 
Aighnech,  which  was  probably  the 
name  of  a  district  in  the  n.e.  of  the 
county  of  Louth,  near  Carlingford 
Lough  (the  ancient  Irish  name  Of 
which  was  Snamh-aignech."  —  See 
Reeves  Eccl.  Antiqq.,  p.  252,  note  z). 
According  to  a  statement  in  Leb.  na 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


329 


[died J.     Suibhne,  son  of  Forannan,"  abbot  for  two  tooiitlis 
ip  Ard-Macha,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  830.  Uiarmait^  came  to  Ireland,  with 
the  reliquaries  of  Colum-Cille.  Muirenn,  abbess  of  Cill- 
dara,  '  fell  asleep.'  Airmedhach,  abbot'  of  Magh-bilfe, 
was  drowned.  Cemach,  son  of  Dunchu,  scribe  and  wise 
man,  and  priest  of  Ard-Macha,  rested.  Disturbance  of 
the  fair  of  Tailtiu,*  at  the  Forads,'  about  the  shrine  of 
MacCuilind^  and  the  reliquaries  of  Patrick,  and  a  great 
many  persons  died  thereof  The  plundering  of  the 
Conailli  by  Gentiles ;  and  their  King,  Maelbrighte,  and 
his  brother  Canannan,  were  taken  captive,  and  carried 
off  in  ships.  A  battle  was  gained  in  Aighnecha,''  by 
Gentiles,  over  the  '  family '  of  Ard-Macha,  great  numbers 
of  whom  were  taken  captive.  Death  of  Dunchad,  son 
of  Conaing,^  King  of  Cianachta.  The  dishonouring  of 
Eogan  Mainistrech,^  abbot  of  Ard-Macha,  mfoigaiUnaig,^" 
by  Conchobar"  son  of  Donnchad,  when  his  '  family '  were 
made  prisioners,  and  his  herds  were  carried  off.  Fedh- 
limidh  son  of  Crimthann,  with  the  army  of  Munster  and 
Leinster,  came  to  Fiambur,^^  to  plunder  the  men  of  Bregh. 
The  plundering  of  Liphfe  by  Conchobar." 


[830] 


hUidre  (p.  75  b)  Fochaird  (Faugh- 
ard  in  the  barony  of  Lower  Duadalk, 
CO.  Louth),  remarkable  as  the  birth- 
place of  St.  Bridget,  and  the  scene 
of  the  death  of  Edward  Bruce,  in 
the  year  1318,  was  anciently  known 
by  the  n^me  of  Ard-Aigaech. 

'Son  of  Conainff. — ptii  Conaill, 
corrected  to  -pi til  Conaing  in  A. 

^  Eogan  Mainistrecli. — "  Eogan  of 
the  Monastery"  {i.e.  Manistir-Bati, 
or  Monasterboice,  co.  Louth).  Eogan 
had  been  Lector  of  that  Monastery. 
The  entry  of  this  incident  in  MS.  B. 
is  slightly  inaccurate.  Regarding  the 
cixcumstances  attending  the  elevation 
of    Eogan  from    the    Lectorship   of 


Monasterboice  to  the  Abbacy  of  Ar- 
magh, see  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  at  a.d. 
825,  and  Chron.  Scot,  at  827. 

^'[nfoigaillnaig. — h)  coigaillnais. 
This  clause,  which  is  probably  cor- 
rupt, is  unintelligible  to  the  Editor. 
Dr.  O'Conor  renders  it  by  "  incur- 
sione  noctuma.''  Rer.  Bib.  Script., 
Vol.  IV.,  p.  208.  The  entry  has 
been  omitted  by  the  Four  Mast. 

"  Conchoiar.— 'King  of  Ireland. 

^''Fiamiur. — The  Four  Masters,  in 
the  corresponding  entry  (a.d.  829), 
write  '  Fionnabhair-Bregh '  (Fennor, 
near  Slane,  co.  Meath),  which  is  pro- 
bably correct.  In  Clar.  49,  the  name 
is  written  "  Finnuir." 


330 


ocMMalcc  Microti. 


■b.  jet.  lanaiji.  OCnno  "oomini  -dccc."  xxx.°  i.°  C6cna 
ops^am  wfrnD  fTlacae  o  gennwh  fo  cpi  in  oen  rliip- 
Ojissain  TTlucfnama7l«5moi'D7  0a  TTleicy  "Dpoma  ttiic 
Ublae,  7  alanaile  ceall.  Ojas^ain  T>oiniliacc  7  pini 
Ciannaccai  cona  cellaiB  huiliB  0  jennTjitJ.  Gfijabail 
CCilella  mic  Colgen  0  senncib.  "Cuacal  mac  pepa^atc 
■00  bpeic  T)o  genticib,  7  fciain  CC'oomtiain,  0  TDomnuc 
TTiasan.  Ops^mn  poca  tufiaij  7  Cotimpe  o  jermnb. 
Cinae'b  mac  Gc'oac,  pi  Tsal  CCpai'oe  in  cuaifcipr;,  lUju- 
larup  efc  pep  -Doltim  a  pocnp  puip.  Cinae'o  mac 
OCpTTpac,  pex  Coalann,  ec  Tdapmair  mac  Ruarypac  pex 
aipcip  tipi,  mopcui  ytinv.  ConcoCap  mac  tDonnctia'ca, 
pi  ©penn,  mopcoup  epc 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  7)omini  •dccc."  ocxx."  11.°  OCpcpi 
mac  Concobaip,  abbap  aipT>T)  TTlacae,  et;  Concobap  mac 
'Oonnco'oa  pex  Teilipo,  uno  menpe  mopt;ui  punc. 
RoaiT)pi  mac  TTIaelepo'capcais,  leir  pi  .tl.  CperYicain, 
mopicup.  Wiall  Cailli  pejnape  incipic  'RoiniU'D  pe 
Miall  7  pe  niupca'D  pop  jallu  1  n-T)aip6  Calsaiu  Opg- 
jam  cluana  T)olcan  0  gennnlS.  CacpoiniU'D  popmuinn- 
cip  Cille  "oapo  inna  cilt,  pe  Ceallac  mac  bpam,  «bi 


'  KatJan The  number  '400'  is 

written  in  the  margin  in  A.,  to  indi- 
cate that  this  was  the  400th  year 
from  the  beginning  of  Chronicle. 

'^  Mucsnamk Mucknoe,  co.  Mon- 

aghan. 

^  Ui-Meith. — Otherwise  called  "  Ui- 
Meith-Macha."  For  the  situation 
and  extent  of  this  territory,  see 
O'Donovau's  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  A.D. 
1178,  note  c,  and  the  authorities  there 
cited. 

*2)omre(«;A-^ajAe«.-Donaghmoyne, 
in  the  barony  of  Famey,  co.Monaghan. 

'  Eath-Lu/raigh. — Now  represented 
by  Maghera,  the  name  of  a  parish  in 
the  barony  of  Loughinsholin,  co. 
Londonderry.  See  Eeevea'  Down  and 
Connor,  p.  27. 


'  Conchohar. — Added  in  later  hand 
in  A.    See  under  the  next  year. 

'  Artri. — See  note  "■,  p.  309  supra. 
In  the  list  of  the  comarrhs,  or  succes- 
sors, of  St.  Patrick  in  the  abbacy 
(or  episcopacy)  of  Armagh,  contained 
in  the  Booh  oj  Leinster  (p.  42),  Artri 
is  stated  to  have  ruled  for  two  years, 
the  term  accorded  to  him  in  the 
several  lists  cited  by  Dr.  Todd  (St. 
Patrick,  pp.  174-183).  Ware  fixes 
the  beginning  of  his  government  in 
A.D.  822  (Harris's  ed.,  vol.  1,  p.  43). 
See  Chron.  Scotorum,  at  a.d.  827; 
and  the  references  to  Artri  under  the 
years  822  and  826  supra. 

^  Cfi-Crimhtain.— Otherwise  written 
Ui-Cremhthainn.      A  tribe  of   the 


ANNALS  OF  TTLSTEB. 


mi 


.  Kal.  Jan.'  A.D.  831.  The  first  plundering  of  Ard-  [gsi.]  bi 
Macha  by  Gentiles,  thrice  in  one  month.  Plundering 
of  Mucsnamh,^  and  of  Lughmadh,  and  of  Ui-Meith,'  and 
of  Druim-mic-U-Blae,  and  of  other  churches.  The 
plundering  of  Damliag,  and  of  the  territory  of  Cianachta 
with  its  churches,  by  Gentiles.  Capture  of  AiliU,  son  of 
Colgu,  by  Gentiles.  Tuathal,  son  of  Feradhach,  was 
carried  ofi"  by  GentUes,  and  the  shrine  of  Adamnan,  from 
Domnach-Maghen,*  Plundering  of  Eath-Luraigh=  and 
Connere,  by  Gentiles.  Cinaedh  son  of  Echaid,  King  of  the 
Dal-Araidhe  of  the  North,  was  killed,  through  treachery, 
by  his  associates.  Cinaedh  son  of  Artri,  King  of  Cualann, 
and  Diarmait  son  of  Euadhri,  King  of  Airther-Liffe,  died. 
Conchobar^  son  of  Donnchad,  King  of  Ireland,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  832.  Artri,'  son  of  Conchobar,  abbot  [832.] 
of  Ard-Macha,  and  Conchobar  son  of  Donnchad,  King 
of  Temhair,  died  in  the  same  month.  Euaidhri,  son  of 
Maelfothartaigh,  half-King  of  Ui-Crimhtain,^  died.  NiaU 
CaLUi"  begins  to  reign.  A  victory  by  NiaU'"  and  Mur- 
qhadh  over  the  Foreigners,  in  Daire-Ohalgaidh."  The 
plundering  of  Cluain-Dolcain"  by  Gentiles.  A  battle  was 
gained  over  the  '  family '  of  CiU-dara,  in  their  church,  by 
Cellach^'  son  of  Bran,  where   many  were  slain,  on  St. 


OirgMalla  seated  in  the  present  baron- 
ies of  Upper  and  Lower  Slane,  in  the 
county  of  Meath.  See  O'Donovan's 
Ann.  Four  Mast.,  a.d.  832,  note  t. 

°  NiaU  Cailli. — The  Four  if  asters 
refer  the  accession  of  NiaU  Caille  to 
A.D.  832.  Bat  O'FIaherty  states  that 
Niall  began  to  reign  in  833  (Ogygia, 
p.  434),  which  is  the  true  year ;  thus 
agreeing  with  the  present  Chronicle, 
the  chronology  of  which  is  ante-dated 
by  one  year  at  this  period.  The 
original  of  the  foregoing  entry,  which 
ia  added  in  an  old  hand  in  the  margin 
in  A,,  forms  part  of  the  text  in  B. 


^"Mall;  i.e.  NiaU  Cailli,  Bong  of 
Ireland,  mentioned  in  the  previous 
entry. 

"  Daire-Chalgaidh,.  — The  ancient 
name  of  Derry  (or  Londonderry). 
This  victory  is  not  noticed  in  the 
tract  on  the  "  War  of  the  Gaedhel 
with  the  GaiU,"  edited  by  Dr.  Todd. 

'^  Chain  -  Bolcain.  —  Clondalkin, 
near  Dublin. 

"  Cellach. — Kfng  of  Leinster.  See 
the  Booh  of  Leinster,  p.  39,  col.  2, 
and  Sheai-man'a  Loca  Patriciana, 
geneaL  ;  table  11.  His  obit  is  recor- 
ded under  the  next  year. 


332 


ccMMcclo;  vilomK 


lUsalaci  func  mulci  in  pepia  lohannif  in  aucumno. 
lujulcrcio  mumni^iifiG  cLuana  mic  U  Woiv>  7  lofcu-o  a 
ceptnuinn  copici  'DO|iUf  a  cille,  laPei'olinii'&tiig  Caifil. 
■pon  oen  cumai  muinnceii  *0eifiniai5i  co  T)oiiUf  a  ciUe. 
TTloivf  T)iairimot;a  plii  "Comalcaig,  pegif  Connachc. 
Foi.  s%b.  TTlofvp  CobcaiT)  mic  TTlaile'DUin  Tiejif  1a]fimunian. 
topca-D  tiff  moef  TTlocucti  7  af  "Oefmuman.  tofca'b 
T)ponia  in  afclamT)  0  ^ennciB.  Ofsgain  loca  bfi- 
cefna  fof  Congalach  mac  nec-oac,  7  a  mai^baT)  oc 
lonjaiB  lafium.  Recriabifxa  abbaf  Cille  acai'D  obiic. 
■Cipfaiw  mac  Ruamlufa,  ptimcepf  T)onfinai5  8ecnaill, 
mofirup. 

]ct.  lanaif.  CCnno  T)omini  t)ccc.°  occcoc."  111.°  Oenguf 
mac  ■pefsufa,  fiex  pofcfenn,  mopicof,  Gogan  Hlanif- 
cpec,  abb  aif-OT)  imacae  ec  Cloana  Ifaifi'DT),  ec 
CCffpaic  abacifa  Cille  TDatio,  7)Ofmieftin7;.  Ceallac 
mac  bfain,  fi  tai^en,  7  Cinaeri  mac  Conainj,  fex 
■Cecbae,  mopcui  func.  SuiBne  mac  CCfT^fac,  fex  TTlos- 
-DOfiie  n-uile,  mrieififeccuf  efz  a  ffiacfibuf  fUif. 
Concobap  mac  CCilello  occifUf  efc  a  fporifiibof  fuif. 
Con§alac  mac  Oen|ufa,  fex  jenefif  toegaip e,  mopicup. 
■CuaTCaf  epifcopuf  er;  fcifiiba  Cilia  "oapo  obnc.  Cac 
fop   ^enn^i  pe  n-'Ouna'cach  mac  8cannlain,  pi^  .Tl. 


'  Dermagh. — Durrow,  in  the  barony 
of  Ballycowan,  Eling's  County. 

*  Lis-mor-Mochuta. —  "  Mochuta's 
great  fort  "  (or  "  inclosure  ").  Lis- 
more,  co.  Waterford. 

^  Druim-Inasclaind.  —  Dromiskin, 
in  the  parish  of  the  same  name, 
barony  and  county  of  Louth. 

'  Loch-Bncerna.—So  in  A  and  B. 
But  the  name  should  be  "  Loch- 
Bricrenn  "  (the  "  lake  of  Bricriu  "), 
as  in  the  Four  Mast. ;  now  corrupted 
to  Loughbrickland,  near  a  lake  of  the 
same  name,  in  the  barony  of  Upper 
Iveagh,  CO,  Down.  The  name  of  this 
lake  is  stated  to  have  been  derived 


from  Bricriu,  a  chieftain  who  flourished 
in  Ulster  in  the  first  centurj',  and 
who,  on  account  of  his  talent  for 
sarcasm,  is  nick-named  Bricriu  mem- 
thenga  Q^ Bricriu  ''poison-tongue"") 
in  the  old  Irish  stories. 

°  Cill-achaidh. —  Killeigh,  barony 
of  Geashil,  King's  County. 

^ Ruamlus.  -Under  the  year  800 
supra,  the  obit  of  a '  Ruamnus,'  abbot 
of  Domnach-Sechnaill  (Dunshaugh- 
lin,  CO.  Meath)  is  given ;  who  was 
probably  the  father  of  the  Tipraite 
here  referred  to. 

'  Fortrmn Pictland.     See  note ', 

p.  118  supra. 


ANNALS  OF  tTLSTER. 


333 


John's  day  in  Autumn.  The  killing  of  the  '  family '  cf 
Cluain-mic-U-Nois,  by  Fedhlimidh,  King  of  Cashel ;  and 
the  burning  of  its  '  termon '  to  the  door  of  its  church.  In 
the  same  manner  [did  he  treat]  the  'family'  of  Dermagh/ 
to  the  door  of  its  church.  Death  of  Diarmait,  son  of 
Tomaltach,  King  of  Connaught.  Death  of  Cobhthach, 
son  of  Maelduin,  King  of  West  Munster.  Burning  of 
Lis-mor-Mochuta,^  and  the  slaughter  of  South  Munster. 
Burning  of  Druim-Inasclaind"  by  Gentiles.  The  plunder- 
ing of  Loch-Bricema^  against  Congalach,  son  of  Echaid, 
who  was  afterwards  killed  [by  the  Foreigners]  at  their 
ships.  Rechtabra,  abbot  of  Cill-achaidh/  died.  Tipraite 
son  of  Ruamlus,'  abbot  of  Domnach-Sechnaill,''  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  833.  Oengus,  son  of  Fergus,  King  of 
Fortrenn,'  died.  Eogan  Mainistrech/  abbot  of  Ard- 
Macha  and  Cluain-Iraird,  and  Affraic,  abbess  of  Cill-dara, 
'  fell  asleep.'  Cellach/  ^son  of  Bran,  King  of  Leinster, 
and  Cinaedh,  son  of  Conang,  King  of  Tethba,'"  died. 
Suibhne,  son  of  Artri,  King  of  all  the  Mughdhoma,  was 
slain  by  his"  brothers.  Conchobar,  son  of  Ailill,  was 
slain  by  his"  brothers.  Conghalach,  son  of  Oengus,  King 
of  Cinel-Loeghaire,  died.  Tuatchar,  bishop  and  scribe 
of  CUl-dara,  died.  A  battle  [was  gained]  over  the  Gentiles 
by  Dunadhach,^^  son  of  Scannlan,  King  of  the  Ui-Fidgenti," 


'  Eogan  Mainistrech.  — See  the  note 
on  this  name  under  the  year  830. 

°  Cellach. — Mentioned  under  the 
preceding  year,  as  the  perpetrator  of 
a,  great  outrage  against  mmnntir, 
'  family,'  or  community  of  Kildare. 

"  Tethha In  later   times  called 

Teffla,  a  territory  comprising  adjoin- 
ing portions  of  the  present  counties  of 
Westmeath  and  Longford.  The  Arm. 
Four  Mast,  and  the  Chron.  Scotorum 
state  that  Cinaedh,  son  of  Conang, 
was  King  of  Bregh,  the  ancient  name 
of  a  district  in  the  present  county  of 
Meath.    A  stanza  in  Irish  regarding 


[833.] 


Cinaedh,  son  of  Conang,  written  in  the 
top  margin  of  fol.  39  b  in  MS.  A.,  has 
been  partially  mutilated  by  the  binder. 

"  His. — ruir.     Omitted  in  A. 

^' Dunadhach. — The  name  of  this 
chieftain  is  written  Dunchadach  in 
B.  (which  O'Conor  prints  JDunchach), 
indi  Dunchadh  in  the  Chron.  Scotorum. 
But  the  Four  Mast,  write  it  Dunad- 
hach.  See  the  entry  of  his  obit 
under  the  next  year,  where  the  name 
is  written  Dunadhaigh,  in  the  genit. 
form  (nomin.  Dunadhach), 

''  Ui -Fidgenti. — A  powerful  tribe 
anciently  inhabiting  an  extensive  ter- 


334 


CCMNCClCC  tllCCDtl. 


Pi'Dserinci,  ■du  icopcfiorafi  ill.    Otijam  ^ti^ne  va  loca 

0  ^enncib-  Op^ain  SlanejPnnulSinac  habae  o^entJib. 
Lofca-D  cltiana  mic  U  Moif  'oeme'Dia  ex  maiofie  papce. 
Sum  bifioccain  mic  Cen'oepcain  i  ti-CCi-Dniu. 

]ct.  lanaitx.  CCnno  7)omini  t)ccc.°  ccxcc."  1111.°  Slosa-D 
la  Miall  CO  iLaigniu  co]aoifi7)i5efr;afx  yxi  popaiB  .1.  bpan 
mac  paelan.  Cinae-D  mac  Neill  mic  CCe'Sa  lugulacor 
eft;  la  hUlcu.  liToyiex)  TniT)e  la  Miall,  co  yiolofcax) 
conT)ici  cec  TYlaelconoc.  Cumufcac  mac  Oenjtifa, 
Vecnap  cluana  mice  U  'Noif,  mopiruifi.  Otxgi^ain  pep.- 
nann  7  cluana  moep,  1(TloeT»oc  o  geni^i^-  Coemclu^ 
ababT)  1  n-aifiT)  TTIaca  .1.  1Po|iinT)an  (0  Rac  mic  TTlalaif) 

1  n-inat)  T)eifimoT;a  (0  cigeayinan).  Gcait)  mac  Concon- 
galr;  yiex  nepocum  'Cu1|^T;f^1,  7  Caincomjiac  mac  SiaT)ail 
equonimuip  cille  "oapo,  7  bpefal  mac  Cofimaic  pifiincep-p 
Cille  "Dumai  slinn  ec  aliayitim  ciuicacum,  mopiuncufi,  7 
TTIoipcepcac  mac  Soifimjaile,  omnep  mojficui  funr. 
Pep.5Uip  mac  box)bcaT)a,  p-ecc  Caipge  bpacaTOe,  lugulacuf 

Foi.  40aa.  efc  a  flfluminenfibuf.  TTlop-f  "Ouna'Dais  mic  Scannlain 
l^epip  .tl.  pitigena.  tofca'b  Cluana  mac  Moif  r;e]ficia 
pafir;e  ipui  .11.  noin  ma|ica.     Lofcaxi  TTlunsaiiiic  7  ala- 


rltory  which  included  the  present 
barony  of  Coshraa,  in  the  co.  Limerick. 
See  the  interesting  note  regarding  the 
territory  occupied  by  this  tribe  in 
O  Donovan's  Annals  of  the  Four 
Masters  (a.d.  1178,  note  m). 

'  Finnabhair-abha The  ancient 

name  of  Fennor,  in  the  parish  of 
Fennor,  barony  of  Lower  Duleek,  and 
county  of  Meath. 

^  Of  the  greater  part. — The  MS. 
A.  has  "  de  media  ex  majore  parte." 
But  B.  has  merely  "  ex  majore 
parte."     See  note  ^,  p.  306  supra. 

'  Aidhne. — The  ancient  name  of 
a  territory  comprising  the  present 
barony  of  Kiltartan  in  the  county  of 
Galway. 


^  Niall ;  i.e.  Niall  Caille,  monarch 
of  Ireland. 

*  When  he  ordained. — The  original 
in  A.  is  coyvonisei'caifl,  and  in  B.  also 
co1^o■015e]pca■|^,  both  MSS.  in  this 
case  being  obviously  corrupt.  The 
Four  Masters  {ad  an.')  more  correctly 
write  CO  ifio  oyvDaig  ("when  he  or- 
dained "). 

"  Tech-Maelchonoc. — The  "House 
of  Maelchonoc.''  In  the  Ann.  Four 
Masters,  under  a.d.  834,  the  house 
of  Maelchonoc,  lord  of  Dealbhna 
Beathra  (a  territory  now  represented 
by  the  barony  of  Garrj'castle,  King's 
County),  is  stated  to  have  been 
situated  at  a  place  called  Bodliam- 
mar     But  it  has  not  been  identified. 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


835 


wherein  many  were  slain.  The  plundering  of  Glenn-da- 
locha  by  Gentiles.  The  plundering  of  Slane  and  Fin- 
Qabhair-abha/  by  Gentiles.  Burning  of  the  greater  parfc^ 
of  Cluain-mic-TJ-Nois.  The  mortal  wounding  of  Broccan, 
son  of  Cendercan,  in  Aidhne." 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  834.  A  hosting  by  Niall''  to  the 
Leinstermen,  when  he  ordained'  a  King  over  them,  to 
wit,  Bran  son  of  Faelan.  Cinaedh,  son  of  NiaU,  son  of 
Aedh,  was  killed  by  the  Ulidians.  The  ravaging  of 
Meath  by  NiaU/  when  it  was  burned  as  far  as  Tech- 
Maelchonoc'  Cumuscach,  son  of  Oengus,  Vice-abbot  of 
Clomnacnoise,  died.  The  plundering  of  Fema,  and  of 
Cluainmor-Moedhoic,  by  Gentiles.  A  change  of  abbots  in 
Ard-Macha,  to  wit,  Foiinnan  (from  E.ath-mic-Malais'')  in 
the  place^  of  Dermot  Ua  Tighernain."  Echaidh,  son  of 
Cuchongalt,  King  of  the  Ui-Tuirtri ;  and  Caencomrac 
son  of  Siadal,  steward  of  Oill-dara,  and  Bresal  son  of 
Cormac,  abbot  of  Cill-duma-glinn"  and  other  churches, 
died,  and  Muirchertach  son  of  Gormghal — all  died.  Fer- 
gus son  of  Bodhbchadh,  King  of  Carraig-Brachaidhe," 
was  slain  by  Munstermen.  Death  of  Dunadach,  son  of 
Scannlan,  King  of  Ui-Fidhgehti.  Burning  of  the  third 
part  of  Cluain-mac-Nois,  on  the  second  of  the  nones  of 
March.     Burning  of  Mungairit,  and  other  churches  of 


'  Rath-mic-Malais.  —  The  "  fort " 
(or  "rath")  of  the  son  of  Malas. 
Added  by  way  of  gloss  over  the 
name  Foriadan,  in  A.  and  B.  Now 
known  as  "  Eackwallace,"  a  townland 
in  the  parish  and  county  of  Mon- 
aghan,  containing  an  old  graveyard. 
The  identification  of  this  place  is  due 
to  Dean  Beeves.  O'Conor  did  his 
best  to  prevent  the  possibility  of  iden- 
tification, by  printing  the  name 
Baithinnmhalais, 

' In  the  place. — i  n-inaT).  iiiuon, 
A. ;  innon,  B. ;  both  of  which  are 


[834.] 


corrupt.  The  Four  Mast,  write  i  n- 
lona'Dh,  which  is  more  correct. 

'  Ua  Tighernain. — Descendant  (or 
grandson)  of  Tigheman.  Eegarding 
these  abbots  (or  bishops)  of  Armagh, 
see  _the  lists  published  by  Todd,  St. 
Patnck,  pp.  '175-187 ;  and  Harris's 
Ware,  vol.  1,  'p.  45.  And  see  also 
at  the  year  851  infra. 

'°  Cill-duma-gUnn. — Now  Kilglinn, 
barony'of  Upper  Deece,  co.  Meath. 

"  Carraig-Brachaidhs. —  This  was 
the  name  of  a  territory  forming  the 
north-west  portion  of  the  present 
barony  of  Inishowen,  co.  Donegal. 


S36 


aNMCcla  vilavh. 


naile  ceall  lifitnumen  o  geticiB.   Of.gsain  -Dfioma  hluns  o 

let.  lanaip..  CCnno  T»otnini  -occc."  xra.°  ti°.  StiiBne 
mac  1ofep  abbaf  ^^nine  -oa  loca  ;  Soeiastiip  nepoip 
Cuinn6T)a  abbaf  "Oefimaije,  ■popbufac  epifcopuf  ev 
ancofica  l-Ufcan,  omnef  ipelicice|i  tucani  ipiniepunr;. 
"Dunlanis  mac  Ca^iifai^,  ppincepp  Copcaige  moipe, 
mopcuup  efc  pine  communione  1  Caipiul  pejum. 
^abail  in  "Daipcige  i  Cill  7)apa  pop  'Popin'Dan  abbaiT) 
n-aepTDT)  TTlacae,  co  pamaxi  pacpaic  obcena,  la  'Pei'D- 
limiTi  CO  ca€  7  itTDmi,  7  po  gabca  1  cacr  co  n-anhumaloir 
ppiu.  T)epmaic -do  ■duI  co  Connacca  cum  leje  bt:  ueocilbp 
Pocpicn.  Ceall  -oapa  vo  opgaiti  ■do  gentJiB  o  Inbip 
"Deaae,  7  pollopcaT)  a  lea€  na  cille.  Coipppi  mac 
imaele'DUiTi,pextoca  sabopjiugulacup  epc  o'lTlaelcepnaij 
ec  TTlaelcepna  lugulaTJUp  epr;  o  Coipppm  in  eaT)em 
hopa ;  er;  mopt;ui  punt;  ambo  in  una  nocce.  ppima 
ppeT)a  jencilium  coeipciupc  hx^e^  -i-  0  x^elcaiB  "Dpoman 
7  o  "Oepmaig  bpiconum,  ec  capiiiuop  cam  plupep  pop- 
cauepunt;  ev  mopcipicauepunt;  mulcop  er;  capT;iuop 
plupimop  appculepunc.  Tflepmop  eT;ipcnomep7T)aup- 
mep,  7  po  laxi  jlapa  cop  anpac  "di  piuc.  Ca'c  "Opuing 
ecip  Connacca  inuicem,  "otj  iropcaip  Ceallac  mac 
■popbapaig   ppincepp    Roipp    cairn,  7    CCTJorTinan    mac 


'Druim-hlnc/. — O'Donovan  thought 
that  this  was  probably  the  place  now 
called  Dromin,  near  Dunshaughlin, 
CO.  Meath.  Four  Mast.,  a.d.  834, 
note  d. 

'  Dermagli. — Durrow,  in  the  barony 
of  Ballycowan,  King's  County. 

^  Ended  life  hwppily. — B.  has  'oe- 
■puncd  punc. 

^  Corcach-mor. — The  ''great  cor- 
cach  (or  marsh)."  Cork,  in  Munster. 
The  Four  Masters  (a.d.  835),  in 
noticing  the  obit  of  Dunlaing,  style 
him,  comorJa  (or  successor)  of  Bara, 


the  first  bishop  of  Cork.  But  Ware 
has  no  reference  to  him  in  his  list  of 
bishops  of  that  See. 

*  Forindan.  —  See  under  the  last 
year ;  and  also  Todd's  Cogadh  Gaedhel 
re  Gallaibh,  Introd.,  p.  xlv. 

"Feidlimidh. — Feidhlimidh,  son  of 
Crimthann,  King  of  Cashel. 

'  Dermait. — The  Dermot  Ua  Tigher- 
nain  mentioned  under  last  year  as 
having  been  displaced  from  the  abbacy 
of  Armagh,  in  favour  of  Forinnan  (or 
"  Forannan,"  as  the  name  is  written 
in  the  Booh  o/Leinfter,  p.  42,  col.  4). 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


337 


Ormond,  by  Gentiles.     The  plundering  of  Druim  hing' 
by  Foreigners. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  835.  Suibhne  son  of  Joseph,  abbot  of  [835.J  bis 
Glenn-da-locha ;  Soergus  Ua  Cuinneda,  abbot  of  Der- 
magh  f  Forbasach,  bishop  and  anchorite  of  Lusca — all 
ended  life  happily."  Dunking,  son  of  Cathasach,  abbot 
of  Corcach-mor,*  died  without  communion,  in  Cashel  of 
the  Kings.  The  taking  of  the  oratory  in  CiU-dara  against 
Forindan,'  abbot  of  Ard-Macha,  with  Patrick's  congregation 
besides,  by  Fedhlimidh,^  by  battle  and  arms  ;  and  they 
were  taken  prisoners,  with  great  disobedience  towards 
them.  Dermait'  went  to  Connaught,  with  the  'Law' 
and  '  ensigns '  of  Patrick.  CiU-dara  was  plundered  by 
Gentiles  from  Inbher-Dea  f  and  half  the  church  was 
burned.  Coirpri,  son  of  Maelduin,  King  of  Loch-Gabhor,' 
was  killed"  by  Maelcerna,  and  Maelcema  was  killed"  by 
Coirpri  at  the  same  moment ;  and  they  both  died  in  the 
one  night.  The  first  prey  taken  by  Gentiles  from  the 
South  of  Bregh,  i.e.,  from  Telcha-Droman,  and  from 
Dermagh  of  the  Britons  ;  and  they  carried  off"  several 
captives,  and  kiUed  a  great  many,  and  carried  away  a 
great  many  captives.  Great  produce,  between  nut-crop 
and  acorn-crop,  which  closed  up  streams,  so  that  they 
ceased  to  flow.  The  battle  of  Drung  between  the  Con- 
naughtmen  themselves,  in  which  were  slain  Cellach,  son 
of  Forbasach,  abbot  of  Ros-cam,^''  and  Adomnan,  son  of 


'  Inb?ier-Dea. — The  mouth  of  the 
Vartry  River,  which  flows  into  the 
sea  at  the  town  o£  Wicklow,  in  the 
CO.  Wicklow. 

'  iocft-GoSAo)-.— Lagore,  near  Dun- 
Bhaughlin,  co.  Meath. 

"Killed.— By  lusulacu-p  efc,  the 
compiler  probably  meant  to  convey 
that  Coirpri  and  Maelcerna  were 
mortally  wounded  in  mutual  conflict. 


"  Carried  o^— Forpoyicaueixutic, 
B.  has  -Duxeiiutic.  The  entry  is 
rudely  constructed. 

'-  Abbot  of  Ros-cam. — In  the  Ann, 
Four  Mast.,  at  the  same  year,  Cellach 
is  described  as  airchinnech  (or  "here- 
nagh  ")  of  Ros-  Commain,  now  Ros- 
common, in  the  county  of  Roscommon. 
The  authority  of  the  F.  M.  is  followed 
by  Colgan;  Ada  SS.,  p.  334. 
Z 


338 


aMNalcc  ulccDti. 


CClD'oail.eTi,  7  Conniriac  moja  uiccoja  -puic  tlapcacio 
ciaoT)eliffima  a  ^encilibtif  omnitim  pimum  Connac- 
coiium.     CC1^  ca€a  pofifin  "Oeif  T:uaifcuifir  o  ^snnciB. 

]ct.  lanaifi.  CCnno  ■Domini  -occc."  xxx."  ui.°  'PLaiuiioa 
abbaf  inoTiifC|i6c  bnci,  epifcopuf  ec  ancojiica,  TTlafi- 
Foi.  40«i.  can  epifcoptif  Cluana  cain,  yiequieueiiunu.  1TlaelT)Uin 
mac  Secnufaig,  \l^  pefi-Cul,  1^1101501  mac  Piangalaig  \i\ 
cetiiuil  CCp.T)5ail,  Hiacan  mac  pinfiiecci  leiup,i  Laigen, 
mopT;ui  funr.  Lonjap  qie  -pichec  long  tii  1\Ioii'D7)man- 
naiB  ■pop,  boinn.  Lon^ap  eile  z^ie  picec  I0115  pop  abainx) 
Li  pi.  Uo  ploripac  lapum  in  t)i  longaip  pin  ma§  tipi  7 
mag  mbpe§  ecip  ceabla  7  "oune  7  cpeba.  Roinni'D  pe 
pepaiB  bpeg  pop  ^ctUailS  ec  "Oeoninm  1  inu5T)opnai15 
bpej,  coni'DT;opcpa'Dap  pe  picic  ■onb.  bellum  pe 
^ennci^oclnbiup  nam-bapc  pop  htl  Neill  o  pmain-o  co 
muip,  "Du  ippola-D  dp  naDpdipme-D,  pex)  ppimi  pejep 
euappepuiTC.  topca-o  Innpeo  cealcpaeo  ^enciB.  Cella 
loca  Gipne  n-uile,  im  cLuam  Goaip  7  "Oaiminip,  ■do 
■Diljiunn  o  ^ennciB.  InTjpex)  ceniuil  Coipppi  cpuim  la 
Pei'Dilmiti.  RoiniUT)  pop  TTluimnecu  pe  Cacal  mac 
TDuipgeppo.  TTlapbax)  Saxoil^  coipij  na  n-^all  la 
Clan  ace. 


^  Connmhach  Mor.  —  His  obit  is 
given  at  the  5'ear  845  infra,  where 
he  is  described  as  i^ex  iiepocum 
blfiiuin,  or  King  of  the  Ui-Briuin,  u 
tribe  whose  territorj'  comprised  a  large 
district  lying  to  the  east  of  Lougli 
Corrib,  in  the  co.  Galwaj'.  See  the 
map  prefixed  to  O'Donovan's  ed- 
of  the  Tribes  and  Customs  of  Ily- 
Many. 

^  Northern  Delsi.  —  A  branch  of 
the  great  tribe  of  the  DeisI  (which 
has  given  name  to  the  two  baronies 
of  Decies,  in  the  co.  Waterford), 
whose  territory  embraced  a  large  dis- 
trict lying  about  Clonmel,  in  the  pre- 
sent CO.  Tipperary.  See  O'Flaherty's 
Ogyrjia,    part     iii.,    chap.    69,     and 


Joyce's  Irish  Names  of  Places  (2nd 
ser.,  1875,  pp.  425-7). 

'  Rested. — quieuep,unc,  B. 

^Abhainn-Liphe. — Theriver  Liffey ; 
or  Anna  Liffey,  as  the  name  is  some- 
times incorrectly  written. 

=  Magh-Liphe.  —  The  "  Plain  of 
Liphfe  "  (or  Liffey).  The  fiat  portion 
of  the  present  co.  Kildare,  through 
which  the  Eiver  Liffey  flows. 

'Magh-BregL  —  The  "Plain  of 
the  Bregha."  This  comprised  the 
southern  portion  of  the  co.  Meath 
washed  by  the  river  Boyne.  But  its 
exact  limits  are  uncertain. 

'  Victory. —  iioiniUT),  A.  and  B. 
A  later  hand  attempted  to  alter 
laoiniux)  to  TioptiaomiuT),  by  inter- 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


339 


Aldailedh ;  and  Connmhach  Mor'  was  victor,  Most  cruel 
devastation,  by  Gentiles,  of  all  the  territories  of  Con- 
naught.  A  battle-slaughter  upon  the  Northern  Deisi,^  by 
Gentiles. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  836.  Flaithroa,  abbot  of  Manister- 
Buti,  bishop  and  anchorite,  [and]  Martan,  bishop  of 
Cluain-cain,  rested.'  Maelduin  son  of  Sechnasach,  King 
of  Fir-Cul ;  Tuathal  son  of  Fianghalach,  King  of  Oinel- 
Ardgail ;  [and]  Eiacan  son  of  Finsnechta,  half- King  of 
Leinster,  died.  A  fleet  of  three  score  ships  of  the 
Norsemen  upon  the  Boyne.  Another  fleet  of  three  score 
ships  on  the  Abhainn-Liphe.^  These  two  fleets  after- 
wards plundered  Magh-Liphe^  and  Magh-Bregh,"  between 
churches,  and  forts,  and  houses.  A  victory''  by  the 
men  of  Bregh,  over  the  Foreigners,  at  Deoninne'  in 
Mughdorna-Bregh,  when  six  score  of  them  were  slain. 
A  battle  [was  gained]  by  Foreigners,  at  Inbher-na- 
mbarc,  over  the  Ui-Neill  from  the  Sinainn"  to  the  sea, 
where  a  slaughter  was  made  that  has  not  been  reckoned; 
but  the  chief  Kings  escaped.  Burning  of  Inis-Celtra  by 
Gentiles.  All  the  churches  of  Loch-Erne,  together  with 
Cluain-Eois  and  Daimhinis,  were  destroyed  by  Gentiles. 
The  plundering  of  the  race  of  Coirpri  Crom^byFedh- 
ilmidh.  A  victory  over  the  Munstermen  by  Cathal,"  son 
of  Muirghes.  The  killing  of  Saxolbh,"  chief  of  the 
Foreigners,  by  the  Cianachta." 


polating  the  letters  -pj^ao.  But 
■fioiniUT)  occvirs  often  in  A.  and  B., 
and  the  suggested  correction  has  not 
therefore  been  followed. 

'  Deoninne. —  This  place  has  not 
been  identified.  The  territory  of 
Mughdorna-Bregh,  in  which  it  is 
stated  to  have  been  situated,  was  in 
Bregh  (or  Bregia)  in  East  Meath. 

8  Sinainn.  —  The  river  Shannon. 
See  O'Donovan's  notes  regardmg  the 
event  here  recorded.  Four  Masters, 
A.D.  836,  notes,  b,  c. 

'"  Race  of  Coirpri  Crom.—A  name 


for  the  people  of  Ui-Maine,  or  the 
Hy-Many,  in  the  co.  Roscommon. 

"  Cathal.  —  King  of  Connaught. 
His  obit  is  given  bj-  the  Four  3fast. 
in  this  year,  who  add  that  he  "  died 
[soon]  after "  the  victory  above  re- 
ferred to.  The  death  of  his  father 
Muirges,  also  King  of  Connaught,  is 
entered  at  the  year  814  supra. 

^' Saxolbh.  —  Saxulf.     Regarding 

this  person,  see  Todd's  Cogadh  Gaed- 

hel  re  Gailaibh,  Introd.,  pp.  Ixvi-vii. 

^^Cianachta. — TheCianachta-Bregh, 

or    Cianachta   of     Bregia ;     a    tribe 

z  2 


[836.] 


340 


aNMCcla  iilccDh. 


]ct.  lanaiii.  CCnno  -001111111  -occc."  ocxx."  uii.°  Coiatnac 
epifcopup  ec  fc^iiba  Cille  po'^Pic,  bfian  Pnglaifi 
epifcopuf  ec  fcjiiba,  'Cijepnac  mac  CCexia  abbaf 
Piiin-Dubpac  abae  ez  aliapum  cmicacum,  "ooiriniiefimiT;. 
"Oomnall  mac  CCe-oa,  ppmcepf  "Dpoma  upcaiUe,  mopi- 
cup.  Celiac  mac  Copcpaic  ppmcepp  int)  aipicuil  T»open- 
ciapocc,  Celiac  mac  Coipppi  ppincepp  CCuo  cpuim, 
mopcui  punc.  Conjalac  mac  Tnoenaij,  pex  nepocum 
piliopum  Cuaip  bpeg,  pubica  mopce  tiiT;am  piniuic. 
TTIaelcpon  pex  toca  lem  .1.  mac  Cobcaig,  mopit;up. 
Rij^al  mop  1  cluain  Conaipe  'Commajn,  ecip  peiXjlimiT) 
7  Niall.  T)ocut;u  pancr;up epipcopup  ec aricopiT;a  Slane 
uicam  penilem  pelicicep  piniuic.  ■pepp7)alac  equon- 
imup  aip-D  TTIacae  obiic.  bellum  pe  ^ennt^ib  pop 
Conachca,  in  quo  ceciDepunc  1110617)11111  piliup  TDuip- 
jepa  Bv  alii  mulr;i.  bpan  mac  "Paelain  pex  Laigen 
mopicup. 

let.  Ian ai p.  CCnno  7)omini  ■dccc."  xxx.°  11111.°  TTlael- 
gaimpiT)  pcpiba  opcimup  ec  ancopiT^a,  abbap  benncaip, 
FoL  iOha.  paupauit;.  Colman  mac  Tlobapt;ai5  abbap  Slane,  CCex>dn 
abbap  Hoip  cpea,  Copmac  mac  Conaill  ppincepp  'Cpeoic, 
TYlaelpuanai-D  mac  Cacupaig  pecnap  Lupcan,  mopcui 
punt;.  Cumapcac  mac  Conjalai^,  pex  Ciannaccai, 
mopicup.  TTluipe'Dac  macGc-Dac,  pex  coici'o  Concobuip. 
lujolacup  epc  a  puip  ppacpibup  .1.  CCe-o  ec  Oengup,  ev 


occupying  the  district  about  Duleelt, 
CO.  Meath. 

'  Finnglais, — Finglas,  a  little  to  the 
north  of  Dublin  city. 

^  Finnabhair-aia.  —  Fennor,  in  a 
pariah  of  the  same  name,  barony  of 
Lower  Duleek,  and  county  of  Meath. 

'  Druim-  urchaille.  —  O'Donovau 
suggests  (Ann.  F.  M.,  a.d.  837,  note 
q.),  that  this  may  have  been  the  old 
name  of  a  place  called  Spancel  Hill, 
in  the  barony  of  Bunratty,  co.  Clare. 
But  Shearman  thought,  and  probably 
with   good    reason,   that    the    name 


Druim -urchaille  is  now  represented 
by  that  of  Dunmurraghill,  in  the 
parish  of  the  same  name,  in  the  north 
of  the  county  of  Kildare.  See  Loca 
Patriciana,  p.  112. 

^  Alricul-  Dosenchiarog.  —  Another 
form  of  the  name  of  a  place  men- 
tioned above  under  the  year  809. 
See  note  '',  p.  296. 

'  Chiain-Conaire-  Tommain Clon- 

curry,  in  the  barony  of  Ikeathy  and 
Oughterany,  co.  Kildare. 

"  Feidhlimidh.-  King  of  Cashel  (or 
Munster). 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


341 


Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  837.  Cormae,  bishop  and  scribe  of 
Cill-Foibrigh ;  Brann  of  Finnglais/  bishop  and  scribe, 
[and]  Tigernach  son  of  Aedh,  abbot  of  Finnabhair-aba" 
and  other  churches,  '  fell  asleep.'  DomnaU  son  of  Aedh, 
abbot  of  Druim-urchaille,'  died.  Cellach  son  of  Coscragh, 
abbot  of  the  Airicul-Dosenchiarog,^  Cellach  son  of  Coirpre, 
abbot  of  Ath-truim,  died.  Congalach  son  of  Moenach, 
King  of  Ui-Mac-Uais  of  Bregh,  died  suddenly.  Maelcron, 
King  of  Loch-Lein,  viz.,  the  son  of  Cobhtach,  died.  A 
great  royal  meeting  in  Cluain-Conaire-Tommain,'  between 
Feidhlimidh'  and  Niall.'  Dochutu,  a  holy  bishop  and 
anchorite  of  Slane,  ended  a  long  life  happily.  Ferdalach, 
steward  of  Ard-Macha,  died.  A  battle  by  Gentiles  over 
the  Connaughtmen,  in  which  Maelduin  son  of  Muirghes, 
and  many  others,  were  slain.  Bran,'  son  of  Faelan, 
King  of  Leinster,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  838.  Maelgaimridh,  an  excellent  scribe 
and  anchorite,  abbot  of  Bennchair,  rested.  Colman  son 
of  Robhartach,  abbot  of  Slane ;  Aedhan,  abbot  of  Ros- 
cre;"  Cormae,  son  of  Conall,  abbot  of  Treoit,^"  [and] 
Maelruanaidh,  son  of  Cathasach,  vice-abbot  of  Lusca, 
died.  Cumuscach,  son  of  Conghalach,  King  of  Cianachta," 
died.  Muiredach,  son  of  Echaidh,  King  of  Coiced-Con- 
chobair,'^  was  slain  by  his  brothers,  viz.,  Aedh  and  Oengus, 


[837.] 


[838.] 


J"  A  iaU. — Monarch  of  Ireland. 

*  Bran.  —  See  above,  under  the 
year  834,  where  Bran  is  stated  to 
have  been  ordained  King  of  the 
Leinstermen,  by  Niall  Caille,  Mon- 
arch of  Ireland.  In  the  list  of  the 
Kings  of  Leinster  contained  in  the 
Book  of  Leinster,  p.  39,  the  period 
of  Bran's  reign  is  given  as  four  years. 

^  Ros-cre — Written  ifioy  cttae  in 
B.  But  like  \\.of  cifiea  in  A.  Now 
Roscrea,  in  the  county  of  Tipperary. 

"JVeoJf. — See  note  ',  p.  300  supra. 
lor  some  curious  traditions  con- 
nected With  Treoit  (Trevet,  co. 
Meath),    and   its    etymology    (crve 


•poic,  "three  sods"),  see  the  Pro- 
phesy of  Art  son  of  Conn,  Lehor  na 
hUidre,  p.  119,  Lithograph  copy, 
publ.  by  the  R.  I.  Acad. 

"  Cianachta.  —  The  Cianachta  of 
Bregh,  a  tribe  located  in  the  eastern 
part  of  the  present  county  of  Meath. 

^''CoicedCondwikair.— The  "  Fifth  " 
(or  "  Province  ")  of  Conchobar  Mac 
Nessa ;  a  bardic  name  for  Ulidia.  In 
the  list  of  the  kings  of  Ulidia  con- 
tained in  the  Book  of  Leinster,  p.  41, 
the  name  of  "Muridach"  appears, 
the  duration  of  his  reign  being  givea 
as  17  years. 


342 


awMaLcc  tila"oti. 


aliir  niuluif.  Cenneicis  mac  Consalais,  t^ex  nepoT;tini 
piborium  Cuaif  byieg,  a  fiio  ipyi-acpe  .1.  Ceile,  T)olofG 
lu^ulauuf  efc.  Ctiunmiiael  mac  pannamail,  equoni- 
muf  T)6timai5i,  lugulacuf  eyv  0  ITlaelfecnaiU  mac 
maeliiuanaix).  pecc  m  gallaiB  po^i  loc  ecoach,  coi^oit,- 
T:ax)aia  ruoca  7  celLa  ouaifceiTC  eiienn  af f.  Coemclo-o 
abboT)  1  n-ajTOT)  ITIacae  .1.  "Oei-imaic  (.ll.  T::i5eiinai§) 
in-Don  "Popn-Dan  (0  Uav  mic  TTlaluiip).  bellum  i^e 
^eniicib  poyi  pipu  •pojiriienn,  in  quo  ceci-Depuiic 
enSttTian  mac  Oensufa  ec  bpan  mac  Oenj^Uffa,  eu 
CCet)  mac  boanT:a ;  ec  alii  pene  nmumeiiabilef  ceci- 
•oepiiiTC.     iofca-D  pepnaiin  7  Cofcai-be  0  ^GimcilS. 

let.  Ian ai p.  CCnno -Domini  -dccc"  rax."  ix."  Opsgain 
lugmaix)  vt  loc  ecDac  0  genncil?,  qui  epifcopof  ez 
ppefpiT;eiaop  ec  papiencep  capt;iuof  TDUxepunc  ec  aliop 
mopcipicaueiiimc.  ■pLopmcuf  impepaT^op  ■pyiancopum 
mopiuuia.  Lofcax)  aipx)  TTlacae  cona  Depcijib  7  a  T>oim- 
liacc.  •pei'Dilmix)  pi  nriuman  -do  mnpiux)  VTlmB  7  bpeg, 
coni-D-oeifis  1  "Cempais,  ec  in  ilia  uice  inDpex)  Cell  7 
bei^pi  la  Niall  mac  CCexia. 

If  he  ■peiT)limiT>  in  pi, 

T)ianiT)  opaip  oen  laici, 

Oicpige  Connact;  cen  cot 

Ocnp  Tnitie  xio  tnanpac. 


'  Bermagh Durroiv,  in  the  barony 

of  Ballycowan,  King's  County. 

2  Maehechnaill.  —  The  name  is 
othenvise  (and  more  usually)  written 
51  aelsechlainn.  He  was  King  of 
Uisnech  (or  Meath)  for  ten  years, 
and  his  accession  to  the  monarchy  of 
Ireland  is  recorded  at  the  year  84G 
infra.  As  Maelsechlainn  (or  Malachy) 
I.,  he  occupies  a  conspicuous  place  in 
Irish  history  because  of  his  sturdy 
resistance  to  the  Norse  and  Danish 
invaders. 

'  Loch-Echach. — Lough  Neagh. 

*  Ua  Tighernalgli,  i.e.,  "  grandson  " 
(or  descendant)  of  Tigernach.    At  the 


year  834  supra,  where  Dermait  is 
stated  to  have  been  removed  from 
the  abbacy  of  Armagh  in  favour  of 
Forannan,  he  is  called  O'Thighernan. 

'In  the  place. — iiTDOn  (for  i  ninaT)), 
A.,  B. 

"  Rath-mic-Malais. — See  note  on 
this  name  at  a.d.  834.  This  clause 
is  not  in  B. 

^  Fortrenn. — See  note  ^,  p.  118 
siipra. 

^  Corcach-mor.  —  The  "  Great 
Marsh,"  Cork  city,  in  Munster. 

'  Floriacus For  this   name  we 

should  read  "  Ludovicus  Pius,"  King 
of  the  Franks  (who  died  on  the  12tli 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


343 


and  by  several  others.  Cenneitigh,  son  of  Conghalach, 
King  of  Ui-Mac-Uais  of  Bregh,  was  treacherously  slain 
by  his  brother,  i.e.,  Ceile.  Crunnmhael,  son  of  Fiannamh- 
ail,  steward  of  Dermagh/  was  slain  by  Maelsechnaill," 
son  of  Maelruanaidh.  An  expedition  of  Foreigners  on 
Loch-Echach,'  from  which  they  destroyed  the  territories 
and  churches  of  the  North  of  Ireland.  A  change  of 
abbots  in  Ard-Macha,  viz.,  Dermait  (da  Tighernaigh*)  in 
the  place^  of  Forindan  (from  Eath-mic-Malais" ).  A  battle 
by  Gentiles  over  the  men  of  Fortrenn,'  in  which  fell 
Euganan  son  of  Oengus,  and  Bran  son  of  Oengus,  and 
Aedh  son  of  Boant ;  and  almost  countless  others  were 
slain.  The  burning  of  Ferna,  and  of  Corcach-mor",  by 
Gentiles. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  839.  The  plundering  of  Lughmadh  [gsfi.]  eis. 
from  Loch-Echach/  by  Gentiles,  who  led  captive  bishops, 
and  presbyters,  and  wise  men,  and  put  others  to  death. 
Floriacus,^  Emperor  of  the  Franks,  died.  Burning  of 
Ard-Macha,  with  its  oratories  and  cathedral.^"  FedUmidh, 
King  of  Munster,  ravaged  Midhe  and  Bregh,  and  rested 
in  Temhair  ;'^  and  the  plundering  of  [Fera]-CelP'  and 
['DelbhnaJ-Bethri,'^  on  that  occasion,  by  Niall,"  son  of 
Aedh. 

FedhUmidh"'  is  the  King, 

To  wlioni  it  was  but  one  clay's  work 

[To  obtain]  the  pledges  of  Connaught  without  battle, 

And  to  devastate  Midhe. 


of  the  Calends  of  July,  840).  as 
O'Conor  suggests.  Rer.  Hib.  Sa-ipt., 
vol.  4,  p.  214,  note  '. 

^'^  Cathedral 'DOimtiacci  literally 

"  stone  house"  (or  "  stone  church  ''). 

''  Temhair. — Tara,  in  Meath. 

^^Fera-Cell. — "  This  name  was  long 
preserved  in  Krcal,  a  barony  in  the 
King's  County,  now  known  as  Eglish ; 
but  there  is  ample  evidence  to  prove 
that  Feara-ceall  comprised  not  only 
the   present   barony  of    Jiglish,  but 


also  the  baronies  of  Ballycowan  and 
Ballyboy,  in  the  same  county." 
O'Donovan's  ed.  of  O'DuMagain, 
A  pp.,  p.  vi.,  note  '*. 

1^  Delbhna-BeihH. — The  old  name 
of  a  territory  comprising  nearly  the 
whole  of  the  present  barony  of  Garry- 
castle,  King's  County. 

^' Niall Monarch  of  Ireland  at 

the  time. 

1^  Fedhilmiclh. — These  lines,  (not  in 
B.),  are  written  in  tlie  lower  margin 


344 


CCNMalCC  UlCCDtl. 


TTloiixip  TTluifica'Da  iTiic  CCexia  l^ejif  Connacc.  ^uin  Cin- 
aexia  Tnic  Cofciaaiti  i^epf  Opesmaine,  i  'Cecbai.  lofep 
Roiff  moe|i,  epifcopuf  ez  |^c]fxiba  opcitnuip  ec  aticojxica, 
abbaf  Cluana  auif  ev  aliafium  ciuiccrcutn,  -DOtiniiuiT:. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  ticcc."  xi.°  ^entiri  ipop. 
loch  eacac  beof.  CumfUiTDUt)  ipop  Tnaelp,iiccnaiT)  mac 
n'Donncba'Da  la  T)iaiimaix>  mac  ConcoT^aip,  7  map,baT) 
T)1al^mat;a  lajium  la  TTlaelfecnaill  in  ea-oem  tdig,  ec 
TTlaelfiuanais  in  uica  fiemanfiz;.  CCe-o  mac  "Ouncha'oa 
Foi.  4065.  lujulacuf  eyv  T)olofe  a  focnf  Conaing  mic  ■piaiiro  111 
confpeccti  eiuf.  tonspofiT;  oc  unn  7)uacaill  ay^a  jiopca 
cuaca  7  cealla  "Cecbai.  Lonspoyit:  oc  "Ouiblinn 
affxoifica  Laigin  7  Oi  Meill  ev\\i  rua^a  7  cealla,  copice 
■jpliaB  bla-oma.  Slogax)  la  Pei-Dlimn)  copici  Cajimain. 
Sloga-D  la  'Niall  a\i  a  cenn  coi^ice  TTla§  n-occaifi. 

Oacal  ■peiT>limiT)  P5I15, 

pojxacbcro  if  na  tiiriaigniti, 

"Oofpuc  I'll  all  CO  neyic  naca, 

CC  cefic  in  caca  claitimij. 


of  fol.  406  in  A.,  with  a  mark  indi- 
cating tlie  place  where  tliey  might  be 
introduced  into  the  text. 

1  Kivg. — ifiegi-p.  Om.  in  B. 
^  BregJimaine.  —  A  territory  now 
represented  by  the  barony  of  Brawny, 
CO.  Westmeath. 
3  Tethba. — See  note*,  p.  316  supra. 
^  Cluain-Eois. — Written  sometimes 
cLuain  auif  in  the  text.  Clones,  in 
the  CO.  Monaghan.  After  this  entry, 
the  following  note  is  added  in  a  later 
hand  in  MS.  B. : — CCtinf  a  m-bba- 
gain  fo  tiof  cansa'DUifi  Coclanmr) 
a  ii-Ciifiinn  aiicu-p  tio  i^eip,  anc 
V encuf  a.  "  In  this  year  below 
(soil.  840)  the  Lochlannachs  came 
first  to  Ireland,  according  to  the 
senchus  (*'  history  "). 

^  Victorij. — The  word  in  the  text 
is  cunfifurTDUTi,  which  is  decidedly 
corrupt.  In  the  corresponding  entrj' 
in   the  Ann.  Four  Masters  (at  the 


same  year)  the  word  employed  is 
flfiaoiiieaT),  which  means  a  "break- 
ing," '"rout,"  or  "defeat." 

^  Maelruanaidh.  —  King  of  Uia- 
nech  (or  Meath) ;  and  father  of 
Maelsechnaill  (or  Malachy  I.),  who 
became  King  of  Ireland  in  a.d.  847. 
See  at  the  year  846  injra,  and  the 
note  on  Maelsechnaill  under  the 
year  838  supra. 

'' Llmi-BuachaiH. — The  "Linn  (or 
' Pool')  of  Duachall."  The  name  of 
some  harbour  on  the  coast  of  the 
CO.  Louth ;  most  probably  DunJalk 
harbour.  But  see  Todd's  Cogaclh 
Gaedhel  re  Gallaibh,  Introd.,  p.  Ixii., 
note  '■-  This  fortress,  or  encamp- 
ment, was  of  course  formed  by  the 
Foreigners.  It  was  a  long  way  from 
it,  however,  to  Tethba,  a  district 
comprising  parts  of  the  present  coun- 
ties  of  Westmeath  and  Longford.  See 
p.  316  ante,  note  '. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


345 


Death  of  Murchadh,  son  of  Aedh,  King'  of  Connaught. 
The  mortal  wounding  of  Cinaedh,  son  of  Coscrach,  King 
of  Breghmaine,^  in  Tethba.'  Joseph  of  Eos-mor,  a 
bishop  .  and  excellent  scribe,  and  anchorite,  abbot  of 
Cluain-Eois^  and  other  churches, '  fell  asleep,' 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  840.  Gentiles  on  Loch-Echach  still. 
A  victory'  over  Maelruanaidh°  son  of  Donnchad,  by 
Diarmait  son  of  Conchobar;  and  Diarmait  was  after- 
wards slain  by  Maelsechnaill  the  same  day ;  and  Mael- 
ruanaigh  remained  alive.  Aedh,  son  of  Dunchad,  was 
treacherously  slain  by  the  companions  of  Conaing,  son  of 
Fland,  in  his  presence.  A  fortress  at  Linn-i)uachaill,^ 
from  which  the  territories  and  churches  of  Tethba^  were 
plundered.  A  fortress  at  Dubhlinn,^  from  which  Leinster 
and  the  Ui-Neill  were  plundered,  both  territories  and 
churches,  as  far  as  Sliabh-Bladhma.'"  A  hosting  by 
Feidhlimidh  as  far  as  Carman."  A  hosting  by  NiaU  to 
meet  him,  as  far  as  Magh-ochtar." 

The  crozier'^  of  vigil-keeping  Fedhlimidh, 

"Whicli  was  left  on  the  thorn-trees, 

Niall  bore  oif,  with  usual  power, 

By  right  of  the  battle  of  swords. 


[840.] 


'  Teihba. — See  last  note. 

"  Dubhllnn.  —  Literally,  »  Black- 
pool," from  which  the  name  "  Dub- 
lin"' is  derived.  This  fortress  was 
also  formed  by  the  Foreigners,  and 
is  supposed  to  have  been  erected  on 
the  site  of  the  present  Castle  of 
Dublin. 

'^'SUabTi-Bladhma. — Now  known  as 
the  Slieve-Bloom  Mountains,  on  the 
Cunfines  of  the  King's  and  Queen's 
Counties. 

''  Carman — Magk-ochtav.  —  The 
names  of  two  places  in  the  present 
county  of  Kildare ;  the  first  (Carman) 
in  the  south,  and  the  second  in  the 
north  of  the  county.  O'Donovan 
was  wrong  in  taking  "  Carman "  to 


be  the  same  as  "  Loch-Garman,"  the 
old  name  of  Wexford.  See  his  ed. 
of  the  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  A.D.  810, 
note  h.  It  is  strange  that  such  an 
acute  topographer  and  scholar,  as 
O'Donovan  undoubtedly  was,  should 
have  considered  it  likely  that  King 
Fedhlimidh,  marching  from  Cashel  to 
meet  the  King  of  Ireland  somewhere 
in  Kildare,  should  go  round  hy  Wex. 
ford,  where  the  Ui-  Ceinnselaigh  would 
probably  have  given  him  very  short 
shrift.  But  the  correction  of  the  error 
(which  unfortunatelyhasbeen  repeated 
over  and  over  again  in  works  of  seem- 
ing authority)  would  occupy  more 
space  than  could  be  devoted  to  it  here. 
^^  Crotier. — The   original   of  these 


346 


aNNala  ulcroh. 


jet.  latiaip.  OCnno  Tjomim  t)ccc."  xl.°  i."  TTltiiTieTiac 
mac  Cefincdj;,  equonimuf  aiyiT)  TTIocae,  moiiiciiii-.  'S^inn'^i 
•pop  T)uibbnti  beoyi.  pinfnechra  mac  bpe^ail  abbaf 
CiUe  "Duinai  glmn,  CumfUX)  mac  RuamUifa  abbaf 
Domnai^  Secnaill,  omnef  moiai;ui  funr.  ■pei'obmi'D 
CiUe  mofG  enifi,  epifcopuf,  qineinr;.  TTlael'DUin  mac 
Conaill,  \i\  Calaciaoma,  7)0  eiigalSail  -oo  seniTCiT?.  Oiigsain 
CLuana  mic  Noif  o  ^ennciB  v\  tinn  "otiacail.  Opssain 
bipop  7  Saispe  o  ^ennciB  "di  "Dutblitin.  Longaf 
■Mo|iT)mannopum  pop  boinn,  -pop  tinn  poipp-  Longap 
■NopTimaiiTiopum  oc  tinn  pailec  la  Ulcu.  Tnopan  mac 
1nT)peclicai5,  abb  clocaip  mac  n-T)aimeni,  tdu  epgabail 
■Dij  jallailS  Linnae,  7  a  ec  leo  iapum.  Comman  abbap 
Linne  "ouacail  do  jum  [-do]  lopcax)  0  ^enncilS  7  ^oixie- 
laiB.  Opgain  -cipipt;  'Diapmaca  0  ^ennuiB  "di  coel 
tiipce.  Ceallach  mac  Cacgm,  abb  "Opoma  moep  la 
hU  ecac, 'DopmiuiT;.  "Dunsalmac  ■pepgaile,  pi  Oppaige, 
mopicup. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "oomini  T)Ccc°.  xl".  11.°  TTIopp 
TTlaelpuanai'D  mic  "Oonncaxia  (.1.  pi  ITli'be  7  achaip 
Tlflaelpechlainn).  TTIopp  Cauail  mic  Concol5aip.  CCpc- 
cagan  mac  "Domnaill  lugulacup  epu  T)olope,  a  Utiapsg 


lines  (not  in  B.)  is  -written  in  the  top 
margin  of  fol.  406  in  A.,  with  a  mark 
of  reference  to  the  proper  place  in  the 
text.  They  were  meant  to  be  severe 
against  Fedhlimidh,  King  of  Cashel, 
"who  was  a  sort  of  ecclesiastic. 

1  See  note  ■*,  p.  345. 

2  See  note  ^  p.  344. 

*  Dubliim.^Tbe  Four  Mast.  (841) 
say  ta  "grii^aib  bfimne,  "  by  the 
Foreigners  of  the  Boyne. "  But  see 
Todd'sCot/adhGaedhelreGallaibhjixlT. 

^  Linn-Rois. — The  "  Pool  of  Kos." 
That  part  of  the  Boyne  (according  to 
O'Donovan)  opposite  Eosnaree,  in  the 
barony  of  Lower  Duleek,  co.  Meath. 
Four  Mast.,  A.D.  841,  note  q. 


''  Clochar-mac-nDaimeni. — Clogher, 
in  the  co.  Tyrone.  See  Reeves'  Adam- 
nan,  p.  Ill,  note  c,  where  some 
curious  information  is  given  regarding 
the  history  of  this  place. 

"Linn.- — Apparently  the  place  re- 
ferred to  in  the  next  entry. 

'  Comman. — Called  Caemhan  in  the 
Ann.  Four  Mast.,  and  Chron.  Scoto- 
ntm,  in  both  of  which  authorities  he 
is  stated  to  have  been  put  to  death 
by  Foreigners  alone.  But  the  Trans- 
lator of  the  Annals  of  Clonmacnoise 
(at  the  year  839)  states  that  "  Koe- 
wan  (abbott  of  Lyndwacliill),  was 
both  killed  and  bm-nt  by  the  Danes, 
and  some  of  the  Irishmen." 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


347 


Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  841.  Muiredach  son  of  Cernach, 
steward  of  Ard-Macha,  died.  Gentiles  on  Dubhlinn^  still. 
Finsnechta  son  of  Bresal,  abbot  of  Cill-Duma-glinn ; 
Cunisudh  son  of  Ruamlus,  abbot  of  Domnach-Sechnaill — 
all  died.  Feidhlimidh  of  Cill-mor-Enir,  a  bishop,  rested. 
Maelduin  son  of  Conall,  King  of  Calatraim,  was  taken 
prisoner  by  Gentiles.  The  plundering  of  Cluain-mic-Nois 
by  Gentiles  from  Linn-Duachail.^  The  plundering  of 
Biror  and  Saighir  by  Gentiles  from  Dubhlinn.'  A  fleet 
of  Norsemen  on  the  Boyne,  at  Linn-Rois.''  Another  fleet 
of  Norsemen  at  Linn-sailech  in  Ulster.  Moran,  son  of 
Indrechtach,  abbot  of  Clochar-mac-n-Daimeni°  was  taken 
prisoner  by  the  Foreigners  of  Linn/  and  afterwards  died 
with  them.  Comman/  abbot  of  Linn-Duachail/  was 
wounded  and  burned  by  Gentiles  and  Goidhel.  The 
plundering  of  Disert-Diarmata,'  by  Gentiles  from  Cael- 
uisce."  Cellach  son  ofCathgen,  abbot  of  Druim-mor^' in 
Ui-Echach,  '  fell  asleep.'  Dungal,  son  of  Fergal,  King  of 
Osraighe,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  842.  Death  of  Maelruanaidh  son  of 
Donnchadh,  (King  of  Midhe,  and  father  of  Maelsechlainn^^). 
Death  of  Cathal,  son  of  Conchobar.  Artagan,  son  of 
Domnall,  was  treacherou.sly  slain  by  Ruarc"  son  of  Bran. 


[841.J 


1842.J 


^ Liun-Duachaill. — See  note '  under 
the  year  840. 

^  Bisert-  Diarmata.  —  "  Diarmait'a 
Desert "  (or  "  hermitage  ").  The  old 
Irish  name  of  Castledermot,  a  place 
of  importance  anciently,  in  the  south 
of  the  County  of  Kildare,  and  about 
four  miles  to  the  eastward  of  the 
Eiver  Barrow,  along  which  the 
"  Gentiles  "  from  Cael-  Ui-sce  probably 
made  their  way  into  that  part  of 
Kildare. 

1"  Cad-uisce ;  i.e.  the  "  Narrow- 
water,"  between  the  head  of  Carling- 
ford  Lough  and  Newry,  co.  Down. 


^^  Dmivi-vior  ;  i.e.,  the  *'  great 
ridge."  Now  Dromore,  in  the  barony 
of  Upper  Iveagh,  co.  Down. 

^  Maehechlainn. — Malachy  L,  King 
of  Ireland.  The  name  is  often  found 
written  Maelsechnaill.  See  note  on 
the  name  under  the  year  838  supra. 
This  clause,  which  is  not  in  B.,  is 
interlined  in  a  later  hand  in  A. 

^^  Ruarc. — He  was  king,  or  chief, 
of  the  powerful  Leinster  tribe  called 
the  Ui-Dunlaing.  His  death  is  re. 
corded  at  the  year  860  infra.  See 
Shearman's  Loca  Patriciana,  geneal. 
Table  xi.,  facing  p.  223. 


348 


cm  N  alec  ularoti. 


mac  bpoin.  Cinae-o  mac  Conpoi,  \iex  genefiif  Loisaifie, 
lUsuloT^Uf  efc  0  T)elBni.  CumfU-o  mac  TDepefio  ei; 
ITloinaismac  SorcaDaig,  -duo  epifcopi  ec  •duo  ancopi^e, 
in  una  nocr;e  mopi;ui  func  1  n-'oififit;  'OiafimaT;a.  ^e\i- 
5up  mac  po^aiK,  pex  Connacbr;,  mofiicup.  "Donnacan 
mac  TTIaelecuile,  fcpiba  ex:  ancopica,  in  Icalia  quieuic. 
8uibne  mac  potiannain,  abbay  Imleco  po,  moifvicuia. 
C0I5U  mac  ^6-0015  ancopica  paufauic. 
Foi.  4:ao.  ]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "oomini  t)ccc.°  xL°  111.°  TTlaelmi^is 
mac  Cmae-oa  lugulacuf  eyz  a  ^encilibup.  Tlonan  abbap 
Cluana  mic  'Noif  "Oopmiuic.  bpiccem  abbaf  Lo^pi 
obiir;.  Lopcax)  cluana  ■pepT;a  OpenTjam  0  ^encilS  vo 
loc  Ri. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  -oomini  tdccc."  3cl.°  1111°  "PoifiimDan 
abbaf  aipT)  ITlacae  ■du  efijaBail  "du  ^ennuiB  1  Cloen 
comap7)ai,  cona  minxiaiB  7  cona  muinnT;ip,  7  a  b]ai€  tjo 
lonsaiB  tuimnig.  Ops^ain  vwn  TTlafc  0  ^en'Tci^.'DU  in 
po  mapbat)  CCc'd  mac  T)uiBT)acpic  abb  "Cipe  "oa  jlaip  7 
Cluana  ei-onis,  7  tdu  in  po  mapba-o  Cefcepnac  mac  Con- 
■Dinaipc,  pecnap  Cille  Dapo,  7  alaile  ile.  T)una'D  v\ 
^allaiB  {a.  la  'Cupseip)  pop  loc  Ri,-  copopca-oap  Con- 


'  Two. — 11  (for  •duo),  a.    Om'''  in  B. 

2  Night.  —  nocce,  A.     nocce,  B. 

»  See  note  ',  p.  347. 

'  Imlech-Jia. — See  note  ^  p.  194 
sitpra. 

'  By  Gentiles. — a  genncibtip,  B. 

°  Lothra Lorrha,  in  a  parisli  of 

tlie  same  name,  barony  of  Lower 
Ormond,  and  county  of  Tipperary. 

'  Forindan.  —  Or  Forannan.  See 
the  entries  regarding  tliis  ecclesiastic 
at  the  years  834  and  838,  supra. 
His  return  from  Munster  is  noticed  at 
the  year  845. 

'  Cluain-comarda. — Written  ctoen 
C0tTiaTiT)ai  in  A.  and  B.  According 
to  Dean  Reeves  this  place,  the  name 


of  which  signifies  the"  Lawn  (or  pad- 
dock) of  the  sign,  or  token,"  now- 
known  as  "  Colman's  Well,"  a  village 
in  the  barony  of  Upper  Connello,  in 
the  southern  border  of  the  CO.  Limerick, 
See  Todd's  Dano-Irish  Wars,  Introd., 
p.  civ.,  note  ^. 

^  Luimnech.  ^Limerick. 

^°  Du?i-Jfasc. — Now  known  as  the 
Eock  of  Dunamase,  a  little  to  the  east 
of  Marj-borough,  in  the  Queen's  Co. 

'^  Tir-da-glas. — Terryglass,  in  the 
barony  of  Lower  Ormond,  county  of 
Tipperary,  where  there  are  some 
ruins,  the  remains  of  an  imposing 
monastic  establishment. 

'-  Cluain-Eidhnigh. — Clouenagh,  in 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


349 


Cinaedb,  son  of  Curoi,  King  of  Cinel-Loeghaire,  was  slain 
by  the  Delbhna.  Cumsudh  son  of  Derero,  and  Moinach 
son  of  Sotchadach,  two  bishops  and  two^  anchorites,  died 
in  the  one  nightf'  in  Disert-Diarmata.'  Fergus,  son  of 
Fothach,  King  of  Connaught,  died.  Donnacan  son  of 
Maeltuile,  scribe  and  anchorite, '  rested '  in  Italy.  Suibhne 
son  of  Forannan,  abbot  of  Imlech-fia,*  died.  Colgu  son 
of  Fedach,  an  anchorite,  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  843.  Maelmithigh,  son  of  Cinaedh, 
was  slain  by  Gentiles."  Ronan,  abbot  of  Cluain-mic- 
Nois,  '  fell  asleep.'  Bricceni,  abbot  of  Lothra,"  died. 
Burning  of  Cluain-ferta-Brendain,  by  Gentiles  from 
Loch-Ri. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  844.  Forindan,''  abbot  of  Ard-Macha, 
was  taken  prisoner  by  Gentiles  in  Cluain-comarda,"  with 
his  reliquaries  and  his  '  family,'  and  carried  ofi  by  the 
ships  of  Luimnech."  The  plundering  of  Dun-Masc'"  by 
Gentiles,  wherein  was  slain  Aedh  son  of  Dubhdacrich, 
abbot  of  Tir-da-glas"  and  Cluain-Eidhnigh,'"  and  wherein 
were  slain  Ceithernach  son  of  Cudinaisc,  vice-abbot  of 
Cill-dara,  and  several  others.  A  host'"  of  the  Foreigners 
(i.e.  with  Turges")  on  Loch-RI,  so  that  they  destroyed 


[843.] 


[844.] 


the  barony  of  Maryborough  West, 
Queen's  County. 

'3  Sost. — The  word  in  ,the  text  is 
■DUiia'D,  which  signifies  '  fortress,' 
'  encampment,'  '  army,'  or  multitude. 
In  the  Chron.  Scotorum,  at  A.D.  845, 
the  word  used  is  Tiun,  which  mean3 
a  'fastness,'  or  'fortress,'  In  the 
Cogadh  Gaedkel  re  Gallaibh,  the 
corresponding  terra  is  totigeY',  a  fleet 
(from  U)n5,  a  ship).  Todd's  ed.,  p. 
12.  The  Four  Mast,  have  floijeT), 
a  hosting,  or  expedition. 

"  With  Turges. —  The  original  of 
this  parenthetic  clause,  which  is  not 
in  B.,  has  been  added  in  al.  -man.  in 
A.     The  identity  of  this  Turges  (or 


Turgesius,  as  his  name  has  been 
Latinized),  who  seems  to  have  made 
himself  very  odious  to  the  Irish  by 
his  oppression  and  cruelty,  has  for 
centuries  been  a  subject  of  idle  con- 
jecture. Giraldus  Cambrensis,  Top. 
Bib.  Dist.  iii ,  c.  38,  identifies  Tur- 
gesius with  the  Gormund  of  Geoffrey 
of  Monmouth's  Chronicle  (lib.  xi.  c. 
viii.)  But  Father  Shearman  tries  to 
prove  that  this  so-called  African  King 
Gormundus  was  a  chieftain  of  the 
Leinster  sept  of  MacGormans.  Loca 
Patridana,  p.  215.  See  O'Donovan's 
ed.  of  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  a.d.  843, 
notes  d. — g,  and  Todd's  War  oj  the 
Gaedhil  with  the  Gaill,  Inlrod.,  p.  Iii. 


350 


CCMNCClCC  ulat)ti. 


nacca7  1711X16,  7  co  fiolofcaifec  Cltiain  mic  Moif  cona 
■oeiacaigilj,  7  Cluaen  pejica  bfienT)ain,  7  'Cifi  7)0  jlaf  f ,  7 
Lociia  7  alaile  cacjaaca.  pacna  mac  TTlaelebfiefail, 
abbafPintTDubi^acabae, mofiicuyi.  ^of^'iiSC'^  "i^c  THuip- 
eT)aic,  epif copiif  ez  anco[iica  tmnne  leiiae,  quieuir;.  Cav- 
tioiniu^  y:oJ^  ^^nnce  fie  Nialb  mac  CCexia  1  maig  lea. 
Op,55aiti  "Oonnca-oa  mic  pollomam  7  121011111  mic 
TTlaeLiiiiaiiaig,  la  TTlaelfeciiaibl  mac  TTlaeliauanai'D. 
'Cujigef  'DU  epsabailla  ITlaelfecnaill,  7ba'Dufi  "Cuiiisef 
ilLoc  oaijT.  lafium.  tabfiaixi  mac  CCilello  abbaf  8laiie 
mopicufi.  Uobapcac  mac  bjiefail,  abbaf  achaix)  bo 
Cainnis,  moincuia.  Robaiicac  mac  piainn,  abbaf 
"Oomnaismoep,  moficuf.  "OunaTi  tji  gallaiB  CC^a  dure 
oc  Cbuanaib  aiTDobuip. 

let.  lanaif.  CCnno  T)omiiii  -dccc."  xl."  u.°  Cacal 
mac  CCilello  \iex  iiepoT:um  TTlaine,  Pepftiomiiac  fapienf 
ec  fcpiba  op^cnnuf  aifiDD  TTlacae,  Coimmac  mof  mac 
Cofcfaig  fex  nepocum  bfiiuin,  T)opmiefunc.  Opg^ain 
Foi.  41  06.  Oaiflicce  T)o  senncit).  Niall  mac  CCe-oa  fex  'Cempo  (.1. 
ic  liniie  Weill  pop  Callaint)),  meppione  mopriitip  epc. 


1  See  note  ",  p.  348. 

2  See  note  %  p.  348. 

'  Finnabhair-abha.- — Fennor,  near 
Slane,  co.  Meath. 

*  Lann-kire. — See  note  '',  p.  205, 
supra. 

^  Niall. — King  of  Ireland. 

^Browning  of  Turges. — In  none  of 
the  Irish  Clu-onicles  is  it  absolutely 
stated  that  Turgesius  was  drowned  by 
Maelsechnaill  (or  Malachy  I.)  ;  the 
statement  being  that  Turgesius  was 
drowned  after  his  capture.  But 
Mageoghegan,  in  his  translation  of 
the  Annals  of  Clonmacnoise,  at  A.D. 
842,  says,  "Turgesius  was  taken  by 
Moyleseaghlyn  mac  Moyleronie,  and 
he  afterwards  drownded  him  in  the 
poole  of  Loghware  adjoining  to 
Molyngare."    In  the  Book  of  I.einsier 


also  (p.  25,  col.  b,)  it  is  positively 
asserted  that  Turgesius  was  drowned 
by  Maelsechlainn.  The  silly  story 
given  by  Giraldus  (Topog.  Hib., 
dist.  III.,  u.  40)  alleging  that  Tur- 
gusius  was  assassinated  by  15  j'Oung 
Irishmen,  disguised  as  females,  is 
without  any  foundation  whatever. 

'  Loch-  Uair — Now  known  as  Logh- 
Owel,  in  the  co.  Westmeath. 

^ Achadh-bo-Cainnigh. — The  "  field 
of  (St.)  Canice's  cows."  Aghaboe,  in 
the  Queen's  County. 

®  Cluana-andobair. — Ctuana  an- 
cobctilfl,  B.  This  place  has  not  been 
identified.  The  Four  Masters,  in  the 
corresponding  entry  in  their  Annals 
(A.D.  843),  add  that  the  "fold  of 
Cill- achaidh ''  (Killeigh,  barony  of 
Gcashill,  King's  Countj',)  was  burned ; 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


351 


Connaught  and  Midhe,  and  burned  Cluain-mic-Nois,  "with 
its  oratories,  and  Cluain-ferta-Brendainn,  and  Tir-da- 
glas/  and  Lothra/  and  other  establishments.  Fiachna 
son  of  Maelbresail,  abbot  of  Finnabhair-abha/  died. 
Gormghal  son  of  Muiredach,  bishop  and  anchorite  of 
Lann-leire/  rested.  A  battle  was  gained  over  the 
Gentiles,  by  Niall'  son  of  Aedh,  in  Magh-Itha.  The 
plundering  of  Donnchadh  son  of  Fallomhan,  and  of  Flann 
sonof  Maelruanidh,  by  Maelsechnaill,  son  of  Maelruanaidh. 
Turges  was  taken  prisoner  by  Maelsechnaill ;  and  the 
drowning  of  Turges'' subsequently  in  Loch-Uair.''  Labraidh 
son  of  Ailill,  abbot  of  Slane,  died.  Robhartach  son  of 
Bresal,  abbot  of  Achadh-bo-Cainnigh,°  dies.  Robhartach 
son  of  Flann,  abbot  of  Domnach-mor,  died.  An  encamp  - 
ment  of  the  Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath  at  Cluana-andobair.' 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  Sio.  Cathal  son  of  AiliU,  King  of  L8*5.] 
Ui-Maine  ;  Ferdomnach,  a  wise  man,  and  excellent  scribe, 
of  Ard-Macha,  [and]  Connmhach  Mor,"  son  of  Coscrach, 
King  of  TJi-Briuin,  'fell  asleep.'  The  plundering  of 
Baislic"  by  Gentiles.  NialP^  son  of  Aedh,  King  of 
Temhair,  died  by  drowning  (i.e.,  at  Linne-Neill  on  the 
Calland''). 


from  which  it  would  appear  that 
Cluana-andobair  was  in  the  neigh  - 
bourhood  of  Killeigh. 

'"  Connmhach-Mor.—See  above  at 
the  year  835. 

^^Baislic Baslick,  iu  the  parish  of 

the  same  name,  barony  of  Castlereagh, 
county  Koscoinmon. 

i2iVia??.--Niall  Caille,  monarch  of 
Ireland.  The  name  "  Niall,"  with  the 
epithet "  CaiUe,"  is  added  in  the  margin 
in  A.,  and  interlined  in  B.  Niall  Caille 
has  been  regarded  by  Irish  writers  gene- 
rally as  one  of  the  legitimate  kings  of 
Ireland.  But  it  is  strange  that  his  name 
does  not  appear  iu  the  list  contained  in 


the  Book  oj  Leinster  (pp.  2i-26).  This 
may  be  an  accidental  omission.  The 
beginning  of  Niall's  reign  is  noticed 
at  the  year  832  (=833),  supra. 

^^Calland, — Represented  by  \Cb. 
in  A.  and  B.,  in  each  of  which  the 
original  of  the  clause  is  interlined. 
Supposed  to  be  the  River  Callan, 
which  flows  by  Armagh  city,  and 
joins  the  Blackwater  a  little  to  the 
north  of  Charlemont.  O'Donovau 
thought  that  the  "  water  "  (or  river) 
meant  was  the  Callan  (otherwise 
called  King's  River),  in  the  co.  Kil- 
kenny. (FoMj-  Mast.  A.D.  844,  note  n.) 
But  this  seems  unlikely. 


852 


ttNMala  uLaroti. 


Ml  cafiaim  in  tiifci  n-T)«abaif 
Imceic  feoc  coeB  fn'afiaif, 
CC  CallaiTTD  ce  notnaiT)e 
TTlac  mna  baiT)e  fio  batii-p 

Tnaeltiuin  mac  Conaill,  \iex  Calacpoma,  logulax^ur  a 
lasenetifibtiip.  111011  mac  Citinpaela'D,  ^ex  nepocum 
P'D^ennci,  mopicuri.  beUum  ^o\i  Connacca  yie  ^allaitS, 
in  quo  Tlisan  mac  peifi^Ufa,  7  TTl 05^011  mac  "Oiarimoca, 
7  CCex)  mac  Ca^iiannaig,  ex:  aln  mult;i,  ceci-oeiautiT:. 
Roinnrofie'Cisepnac  -poia  TTlaelfecnaillypop,  Huaiiilcc, 
in  quo  cjfiuciTiaT;!  func  mulci.  TnuiifieT)ac  mac  pianiT), 
abb  monifci^ec  Ouci,  moiicu[u]f  eye.  popin-oan  abb 
aifiTj-oTTlacae  "ou  T;iacht;ain  a  cifiiB  TTluman,  co  minnaiB 
Pai;]fiaicc.  Coii^py^i  mac  Colmain,  abb  CCua  rpuim,  mofi- 
cuuf  efc.  Conaing  mac  pefiTDomnaig,  abbap  T)omnai5 
Paciaaicc,  mopcuuf  efc. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  7)omini  "dccc."  ocl.°  ui.°  pei'olimi'D 
(.1.  mac  CiiimT;ain),  \iex  TTluman,  opcmiuf  Scocoifium, 
paufauit;  i^cfiiba  ec  ancopica.  tTlaelfecnailL  mac 
tTlaelfiuanais  p-egnajae  incipit;.  "Cogal  innfi  loca 
muinyiemaiifi  la  TTlaelipecnaill  ■pop  pianlac  map  "oi 
maccaib  baif  iuigne  7  ^aleng  pobacap  oc  in'opiu'b  na 
cuac  mope  ^encilium.      HoiniU'D  map  pe  Cepball  mac 


'  Ui-Fidgenti. — See  note  ',  p.  150 
supra, 

^  Maelsechnaill. — The  beginning  of 
his  reign  as  monarch  of  Ireland  is 
entered  under  the  next  year.  See  a  note 
respecting  him  at  the  year  838  supra. 

' Ruarc. — Ruarc,  son  of  Bran,  chief 
of  the  XJi-Dunlaing,  and  for  nine 
years  King  of  Leinster,  See  above 
under  the  year  84i2.  His  death  is 
recorded  at  861  infra. 

'  Forindan. — Mentioned  above  at 
years  834  and  838. 


'  Ath-truim. — Trim,  co.  Meath. 

°  Domnach  -  Patraic.  —  Donagh- 
patrick,  in  a  parish  of  the  same  name, 
barony  of  Upper  Kells,  co.  Meath. 
The  first  of  the  entries  for  this  year, 
namely  the  obit  of  Cathal  son  of 
Ailill,  King  of  Ui-Maine,  is  here 
added  in  a  later  hand  in  A. 

'  Son  of  Crimthan. — The  original 
of  this  clause  is  added  by  way  of 
gloss  in  A.  and  B. 

'  Of  the  Scoti — ScocoifvuTn.  Om. 
in  B. 


ANNALS  -OF  ULSTER. 


353 


I  love  not  the  hateful  water, 

Which  flows  by  the  side  of  my  house ; 

O,  Oalland,  though  thou  may'st  boast  of  it, 

Thou  hast  drowned  the  son  of  a  beloved  mother. 

Maelduin,  son  of  Conall,  King  of  Oalatruim,  was  slain  by 
Leinstermen.  Niall  son  of  Cennfaeladh,  King  of  Ui- 
Fidgenti/  died.  A  battle  won  over  the  Connaughtmen, 
by  Foreigners, '  in  which  Rigan  son  of  Fergus,  and 
Moghron  son  of  Diarmait,  and  Aedh  son  of  Oathrannach, 
and  a  great  many  others,  were  slain.  A  victory  by 
Tigernach  over  Maelsechnaill,^  and  over  Huarc,'  in  which 
many  were  killed.  Muiredaeh  son  of  Flann,  abbot  of 
Manistir-Buti,  died.  Forindan,^  abbot  of  Ard-Macha, 
came  from  the  lands  of  Munster,  with  the  reliquaries  of 
Patrick.  Coirpre,  son  of  Colman,  abbot,  of  Ath-truim,^ 
died.  Conaing,  son  of  Ferdomnach,  abbot  of  Domuach- 
Patraic,^  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  846.  Fedlimidh  (i.e.  son  of  Crimthan'), 
King  of  Munster,  the  best  of  the  Scoti,'  a  scribe  and 
anchorite,  rested.  Maelsechnaill,  son  of  Maelruanaidh 
begins  to  reign.'  The  demolition  of  the  island  of  Loch- 
Muinremar"  by  Maelsechnaill,  against  a  great  band  of 
'  sons  of  death '"  of  the  Luighne'^  and  Gailenga,"  who 
were  plundering  the  districts  after  the  manner  of  the 
Gentiles.      A  great  victory  by  Cerbhall"  son  of  Dungal 


[846.] 


'  Begins  to  reign. — As  King  of  Ire- 
land. Added  in  the  margin  in  A, 
See  under  the  year  838. 

^^  Loch-Mulnremar,  —  Now  Lough 
Kamor,  near  Virginia,  in  the  barony 
of  Castlerahan,  co.  Cavan. 

^^^  Sons  of  death';  i.e.  malefactors. 
O'Conor  incorrectly  renders  the  orig- 
inal, di  maccaib  bais,  by  "  Vulgi 
profani." 

^Luighne. — A  district  now  repre- 
sented bythebarony  of  Lnne,co.Meath. 


^^  Gailenga. — Otherwise  Gailenga- 
mora.  Now  known  as  the  barony 
of  Morgallion,  in  the  north  of  the 
county  of  Meath. 

"  Cerhhall.  —  King  of  Ossory 
(during  40  years,  according  to  the 
Booh  of  Leinster,  p.  40,  col.  5).  For 
much  interesting  information  regard- 
ing the  history  of  this  remarkable 
man,  who  is  stated  to  have  been  King 
of  the  Danish  settlement  in  Dublin, 
and  somo  of  whose  descendants  are 
2  A 


854 


ccNNala  ulccoTi. 


.b. 


"Oungaile  pop  CCsonn,  in  quo  ceciT)eiiunc  T)a  cez  "oeac. 
TDaelsoan  mac  Gcoac,  yiex  ceniuil,  Oo^aine,  moiT.T;utiip 
eyo.  CealUic  mac  TTlaelparfiaic,  pecnab  pep  Roif 
■oep  abanTD,  moinctip.  Connmac  mac  Cepnaij,  le^pi 
Ciapai-De  Connacc,  mopriiuf  epc.  CCiactiip  mac  THuiiie- 
Doig,  pi  lapraip  lipi,  mopT;iiuf  efc.  Carol  mac  Copcpaic, 
pi  ■porapc,  nisulacuf  epc  a  nepocibup  NeiU. 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Dommi  t)ccc.°.  xl.°  ini.°  Mnc 
ma^na  in  ]Calent)if  'Pebptiapii.  pnpnec-a  ttiibm^i, 
aiicopica,  ec  peoc  ConnachT;  anrea,  mopDiuif  eyv.  'Ctia^- 
cop  mac  Cobrai§,  pex  Luigne,  mopcuup  epr.  Cau  pe 
Tnaelpeciiaill  pop  genci  i  "Popaij,  in  quo  ceciT)epunc 
•mi.  ceu.  helium  pe  n-Olcobup  pi  TTluman,  7  pe 
lopssan  mac  Cellaig  co  laignnr,  pop^ennci  ecc  pciair 
Meccain,  in  quo  ceciTiic  "Uompaip  epell  ranipe  pig 
Foi.  iUa.  Laiclinne,  7X)a  ceu;  'Dec  imbi.  Romiuxi  pe  Tigepnac  pop 
gennci  1  n-T)aipiu  ■Dipipc  "Doconna,  in  quo  ceci'oepunt; 
■oa  cec  -Decc.  Roinui-D  pe  n-euganacht;  Caipil  pop 
^ennci  ice  "Dun  TDaelecuile,  in  quo  ceciTJepunt;  .u.  cec. 


alleged  to  have  become  great  persons 
in  Iceland  (both  statements  i-esting, 
apparently,  on  insufficient  authority). 
See  the  references  in  Todd's  Coyadli 
Gaedhll  re  GaUaihh^  indicated  in  the 
Index  under  Cearhhall.  s.  of  Dung  all, 
and  Shearman's  Loca  Patriciana, 
pp.  353,  356.  The  Irish  Chronicles 
make  no  mention  of  Cerbhall's  king- 
ship of  Dublin,  or  of  the  alleged 
connexion  of  his  descendants  with 
Iceland. 

''■  Agoim.  —  OhOn,  in  A.  and  B., 
which  O'Conor  renders  by  "  de  proe- 
donibus."  The  Chron.  Scotorum  (a.d. 
847)  has  ogonT).  See  that  Chronicle, 
ed.  Hennessy,p.  148,note '.  The  Four 
>/«»«.,  in  the  corresponding  entry  (a.d. 
845)  write  poTV  gallaib  CCca  cliac 
("over  the  Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath 
('  Dublin  '),  which  may  be  correct "). 


''  Ciwil-Boghaine. — See  note ",  p.  85, 
supra. 

'  Vice-abbot. — ^ocnap.  The  Four 
Mast.  (a.d.  845)  write  pjiioip, 
(''  prior  "). 

■"  Fera-Rois,  south  of  the  Ricer 

Probably  the  River  Lagan,  which 
divides  the  southern  part  of  the  co, 
Monaghan  from  the  counties  of  Meath 
and  Louth.  The  territory  of  the 
Fera-Eoig,  a  name  still  represented 
in  Magheross  and  Carrickmacross, 
comprised  the  barony  of  Farney,  in 
the  south  of  the  co.  Monaghan, 
together  with  adjacent  parts  of  the 
two  latter'  counties. 

^  Ciaraidhe  (or  Ciarraidhe)  .—  A 
district  afterwards  known  by  the 
name  of  Clann  Ceithernaigh,or  Clan- 
kerny,  near  Castlereagh,  in  the  county 
of  Roscommon. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTEB. 


35c 


over  Agonn,'  in  which  twelve  hundred  were  slain. 
Maelgoan,  son  of  Echaid,  King  of  Cinel-Boghaine,^  died. 
Cellach,  son  of  Maelpatraic,  vice-abbot'  of  Fera-Rois, 
south  of  the  River/  died.  Connmach,  son  of  Cernach, 
half-king  of  Ciaraidhe*^  of  Connaught,  died.  Arfcuir,  son 
of  Muiredach,  King  of  Iarthar-Lifi,°  died.  Cathal,  son  of 
Coscrach,  King  of  Fotharta,  was  slain  by  the  Ui-Neill. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  847.  Great  snow  on  the  Kalends  of  P'^'l  ^^'s- 
February.  Finsnechta  of  Luibnech/  an  anchorite,  and 
previously  King  of  Connaught,  died.  Tuathchar,  son  of 
Cobthach,  King  of  Luighne,  died.  A  battle  [gained]  by 
Maelsechnaill  over  Foreigners,  in  Forach,'  wherein  seven 
hundred  were  slain.  A  battle  [gained]  by  Olchobar, 
King  of  Munstei',  and  by  Lorcan,  son  of  Cellach,  with  the 
Leinstermen,  over  the  Foreigners,  at  Sciath-Nechtain," 
in  which  Tomrair  Erell,'"  tanist  of  the  King  of  Lochlann, 
and  twelve  hundred  along  with  him,  were  slain.  A 
victory  by  Tigernach"  over  the  Gentiles  in  Daire-Disirt- 
Dochonna,"  in  which  twelve  hundred^'  were  slain.  A 
victory  by  ihe  Eoghanacht-Caisil  over  the  Gentiles,  at 
Dun-Maeletuile,  in  which  five  hundred  were  slain.     A 


°  larthar-Lifi. — See  note  ',  p.  100, 
svpra. 

'  Finsnechta  of  Luihnech.  -  Regard- 
ing tliis  Finsnechta  (or  Finnachta),  see 
the  Chron.  Scotorum  (ed.  Hennessy), 
p.  148,  note  ^.  O'Donovan  erred 
greatly  regarding  the  situation  of 
Luibnech,  now  Limerick,  in  the  parish 
of  Kilcavan,  co.  Wexford.  See  Ann. 
Four  Mast.,  a.d.  846,  note  w. 

aFoToch.  —  Now  Farragh,  near 
Skreen,  in  the  co.  Meath. 

"  Sciath-NecMain.  —  "  Nechtan's 
Shield  (or  Bush)."  See  this  place 
mentioned  at  tlie  year  769,  supra. 

l"  Tomrair-Erell. — Regarding  this 
prominent  character,  see  Todd's 
"  War  of  the,  Gaedhil  with  the  Gaill," 
Introd.,  p.  Ixvii.,  note  *. 


^^  Tigernach. — In  tlie  Ann,  Four 
Mast.  (846),  and  the  Chron.  Scotorum 
(848),  Tigernach  is  called  King  of 
Loch-  Gabhar,  a  district  the  name  of 
which  is  now  preserved  in  that  of 
Lagore,  in  the  barony  of  Ratoatb,  co. 
Meath. 

*'  Daire  -  Disirt-Dochonna.  —  The 
"  oak-wood  of  Dochonna's  desert." 
This  place  has  not  been  Identified. 
Todd  states  (War  of  the  Gaedhil,  &c., 
Introd.,  p.  Ixviii.,  note)  that  it  was 
in  Ulster.  But  this  is  unlikely,  as 
the  victor  was  King,  or  prince,  of 
a  district  in  the  south  of  the  co. 
Meath. 

13  Twelve  hundred. — The  Four  Mas- 
ters (846)  and  Chron.  Scotorum  (848) 
give  the   loss  of   the  "  Gentiles "  at 

2  a2 


356 


ccMMttla  uLoroTi. 


Coemclo'D  abba's  i  n-ajiT)  TTlacae  .1.  "Oiejimaic  in  uicem 
PopitToain.    TDiapmaic  Cille  Can  "ootinnuiT;. 

]ct.  lanaiifi.  CCnno  Tiomini  t)ccc.°  act."  «iii.°  Conamg 
mac  ipiaim)  iriex  bpeg  moi^icufi.  Coitippi  mac  CinaetJO 
Xiex  nepocom  TTlael  mojacuuf  efn.  pinpnechca  mac 
T)iafimaca  abbaf  "Ooimliacc,  TTlaelpuacais  abbaf  m\vo 
bpecain,  Oncu  epifcopuf  ec  ancopica  Slane,  obiepunc. 
CCiliLl  mac  Cumiivcai§,  fiex  toca  cat,  mopicup.  pLaic- 
beprac  mac  Ceilecaip  occiptif  epc  a  ppaT:pibup  fuif. 
muippecc  .tin.  OCX.  long  T)1  muinnnp  pi§  5<^ll  'oit  ciach- 
cain  7)U  cabaipc  gpeamma  popp  na  ^aillu  pobartap 
ap  a  ciunn,  co  commapcpar;  hGpenn  n-uile  lapum. 
1nT)pecht;ac  abb  lae  vo  ciacbcain  T)ocum  n-Gpenn  co 
minuaib  Coluim  cille.  Robapcac  mac  Coljen,  abbap 
Slane,  exulauic.  piannacan  mac  Gc'oac,  pex  T)ail 
CCpaiT)e  in  cuaipcipc,  lugulacup  epc  a  jenepe  ©ujam. 
TTlaelbpepail  mac  Cepnaig,  |iex  TTlus'Dopna,  lu^ulacup 
epc  a  gencilibup  pope  conueppionem  fuam  aT)  clepicop. 
CCipnTDan  abbap  Oenncaip  xiopmuiiT;.-  popbaip  TTlael- 
fecnaill  hi  Cpupaic. 

"jet.  Gnaip.  CCnno  'Domini  -occc."  xl.°  ix.°  Cecariac 
abbap  Cluana  mic  U  Kloip,  7  'Cuacal  mac  pepa-oaic 
abbap  ■Rechpam)  7  "Depmai^e,  7  pepcap  mac  TTluipe- 
'&aisppinceppl.ainnelepe,  T)epuncci  punc.     Oengupmac 


"  twelve  score,"  which  seems  more 
reasonable. 

^Change  of  aibots. —This  is  the 
third  instance  recorded  in  this  chron- 
icle of  a  change  of  abbots  at  Armagh, 
in  connexion  with  the  names  of 
Forindan  and  Diarmait.  See  above, 
at  the  years  834  and  838. 

2  Cill-Can So  in  A.  and  B.    But 

the  Four  Mast,  write  the  name  Cill- 
Caisi,  now  Iinown  as  Kilcash,  in  the 
parish  of  Kilcash,  barony  of  ISaand 
Offa  East,  co.  Tipperary. 


'  Ui-Mail —  A  tribe  anciently  occu- 
pying a  district  including  the  Glen  of 
Imail,  in  the  present  co.  of  Wicklow. 

*  Loch-CaL  —  The  name  of  this 
territory  is  still  preserved  in  that  of 
Loughgall,  a  parish  in  the  county  of 
Armagh. 

'  Reliquaries — In  the  partial  trans- 
lation of  this  Chronicle  in  Clar.  49, 
Brit.  Museum,  co  miri'Daib  is  ren- 
dered by  with  his  [Colura  Cille's] 
"  oathes  or  sanctified  things." 

°  Lived  in  cxi7e.— exulauic.     The 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


357 


change  of  abbots^  in  Ard-Macha,  to  wit,  Diarmait  in  the 
place  of  Forindan.     Diarmait  of  Cill-Can»  '  fell  asleep." 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  848.  Conaing,  son  of  Fland,  King  of 
Bregh,  died.  Coirpri,  son  of  Cinaedh,  King  of  Ui-Mail,» 
died.  Finsnechta  son  of  Diarmait,  abbot  of  Daimliag  ; 
Maelfuataigh,  abbot  of  Ard-Brecain,  [and]  Onchu,  bishop 
and  anchorite  of  Slane,  died.  Ailill,  son  of  Cumuscach, 
King  of  Loch-Cal,*  died.  Flaithbertach,  son  of  Celechar, 
was  killed  by  his  brothers.  A  naval  expedition  of  seven 
score  ships  of  the  people  of  the  King  of  the  Foreignera 
came  to  exercise  power  over  the  Foreigners  who  were 
before  them,  so  that  they  disturbed  all  Ireland  afterwards. 
Indrechtach,  abbot  of  la,  came  to  Ireland,  with  the 
reliquaries'  of  Oolum-CiUe.  Kobartach  son  of  Colgu, 
abbot  of  Slane,  lived  in  exUe.°  Flannacan,'  son  of 
Echaid,  King  of  Dal-Araide  of  the  North,  was  slain  by 
the  Cinel-Eoghain.  Maelbresail,  son  of  Cernach,  King  of 
Mughdorna,  was  slain  by  Gentiles,  after  his  conversion  to 
religion.^  Airendan,  abbot  of  Bennchaij^  '  feel  asleep.' 
Encampment  of  Maelsechnaill  in  Crupait." 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  849.  Cetadhach,  abbot  of  Oluain-mic- 
U-Nois ;  and  Tuathal  son  of  Feradhach,  abbot  of  Rechra^" 
and  Dermagh,"  and  Ferchar  son  of  Muiredhach,  abbot  of 
Lann-Mri,"  died.  Oengus,  son  of  Suibhne,  King  of  Mugh- 


[848.] 


[849.] 


Four  Masters  give  his  obit  under  the 
year  847=849. 

'  Flannacan His  name  is  not  in 

the  list  of  the  Kings  of  Dal-Araide 
contained  in  the  Book  of  Leinster, 
p.  41,  col.  5, 

8  Conversion  to  religion.  —  po|"t; 
cotitiep.|>ionem  ^niam  an  clep.icof . 
This  means  that  Maebresail  had  em- 
braced a  religious  life.  See  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast.  (847),  and  Chron.  Scot- 
orum  (849). 

8  Crupatt. — The  name  ia  "Cru- 
fait"  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast  (847), 
which  is  also  the  form  in  Lebor  no 


h-Uidre,  p.  127a,  where  the  ancitnt 
name  of  the  place  ia  stated  to  have 
been  Roe  ban,  *' while  plain"  (or 
"  field  ").  It  has  not  been  identified. 
O'Donovan  suggests  (_F.  M.,  a.d. 
847,  note  n)  that  it  may  be  the  place 
now  known  aa  Croboy,  in  tho  barony 
of  Upper  Moyfenraih,  co.  Meath. 

^"Sechra. — Lambay  Island,  to  the 
north  of  Howth,  co.  Dublin. 

''  Dermagh — Durrow,  in  the  barony 
of  Ballycowan,  King's  County. 

*'  Lann-leri,  —  Otherwise  written 


Lann- 
supra. 


hire.    See     note  ",  p.    205 


358 


awNCcLa  ulcct)li. 


Suibne,  ]iex  THustioiina,  msulariif  eyz  o  S^PP'^  P^^*^ 
1TI aelbiaigwte.  Cinae-o  mac  Conaing,  ]iex  Ciannaccae, 
•oil  ppicun-Decc  ITlaelfecnaiUanneuiacsall,  cop'inT>iii'D 
Ou  Neill  0  fiiiaiiiT)  co  muifx  ecip  cella  7  uiaua,  7  co  fi' 
oiTC  innfi  Loca  jabup-Dol-Ofe,  copbo  comap.T)T)  vP-i  «  lap, 
7  cojiolfCfaT)  leif  t)eii^ac  'Cpeoic  7  qii  xx'^  TDec  di 
■DOiniB  ann-  binoen  mac  Ruaxifiac,  yiex  nepocum  Cpa- 
Foi.  41W.  iinirain,  ec  •duo  gepmani  euif  .1.  ■pogeprac  ev  Opuai^up, 
iiisulaci  ptinc  a  ppacpibup  puip. 

let.  lanaip.  dniio  -oomini  ■dccc."  l.°  C0I5511  mac 
CeaUaig  ppincepp  Cille  commae,  8caniial  mac  "Cib- 
paici  ppincepp  T)omnai5  SecnaiU,  OLcobap  .1.  mac 
CiiiaeT)a  pex  Caipil,  mopcm  punc.  Cinae'D  mac 
Coiiainj,  pex  Ciannacbca,  Demeppup  ept:  in  lacu  cpu'Deli 
mopce,  0  ITIaelpecnaiU  7  0  'Cigepnac,  t)i  poepmaib  "Deg 
-Dome  n-Gpenn  7  comapbbai  pacpaic  ppecmlicep. 

monuap  a  •oome  niaici, 

Oa  pepp  a  laici  cluici ; 

TTT&p  liach  Cmaecb  inac  Conamg 

hi  loman-D  t)Ocuiii  cuiti. 
■Cecacc  •Dubgennci  •du  CCo  cliac,  co  palpac  dp  mop  du 
pinngallaib,  7  co  po  [pjbacpac  in  longpopc  ecip  "ooine 
7  moine.    SLac  vo  -DulSgenncib  oc  LinT)  -ouacail,  7  dp 


^  Garfidh. — "^ctl^piT),  A.  TheFoiir 
Musters  (84:8)  write  the  name  '5cxi]fi- 
ijecli . 

"  Maeheclmaill. — King  of  Ireland 
at  the  time. 

-  To  the  sea  ;  i.e.  from  the  Shannon 
eastwards  to  the  sea.  The  words  co 
muip.  (•'  to  the  sea  ")  are  erroneously 
represented  in  A.  and  B.  by  connm. 
The  liberty  has  been  taken  of  amend- 
ing the  text,  on  the  authority  of  the 
Aim.  Four  JJast.  (848),  and  the  Chron. 
Scotorum  (850).  It  appeared  plain, 
besides,  that  the  compiler  of  (his 
Chronicle  intended  to  use  the  same 
form  of   expression,  o  pinaiiTD  co 


mui^x,  employed  under  the  year  836 
supra,  where  the  extent  of  the  terri- 
torj-  of  the  (southern)  Ui-Neill  was 
thus  indicated. 

^  Level  with  the  surface The  expres- 
sion in  the  text,  coin  ajfiTiT)  pp,i  alaia, 
means  "  bqually  high  with  its  floor." 

^  Was  burned. — coyioLpcpaT),  for 
CO  \io  lopcaT),  A.  B. 

<'  Cill-Toma.  —  Kiltoom,  in  tl\e 
parish  of  Faughalslown,  barony  of 
Fore,  and  county  of  Westmeath. 

^  Cinaedh — See  under  the  last  3'ear 
where  hia  rebellion  against  King 
Maelsechnaill  (or  Malachy  I.),  and 
his  depredations,  are  recorded. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


359 


dorna,  was  killed  by  Garfidh/  son  of  Maelbrigte.  Cinaedh, 
son  of  Conaing,  King  of  Cianachta,  turned  against  Mael- 
sechnaill/  through  the  assistance  of  the  Foreigners,  so 
that  he  wasted  the  Ui-Neill,  both  churches  and  districts, 
from  the  Sinainn  to  the  sea/  and  treacherously  destroyed 
the  island  of  Loch  Gabhar  so  that  it  was  level  with  tlie 
surface  ;*  and  the  oratory  of  Treoit  was  burned'  by  him, 
and  260  men  in  it.  Braen  son  of  Ruadhri,  Kins  of  Ui- 
Cremthain,  and  his  two  brothei-s,  viz.,  Fogartach  and 
Bruatar,  were  slain  by  their  brethren. 

Kal.  Jan.  AD.  850.  Colgu  son  of  Cellach,  abbot  of 
Cill-Toma ;"  Scannal  son  of  Tibraite,  abbot  of  Domnach- 
Sechnaill,  [and]  Olchobar,  i.e.,  the  son  of  Cinaedh,  King  of 
Caisel,  died.  Cinaedh'  son  of  Conaing,  king  of  Cianachtti, 
was  drowned  in  a  pool,"  a  cruel  death,  by  Maelsechnaill 
and  Tigernach,"  with  the  approval  of  the  good  men  of 
Ireland,  and  of  the  successor  of  Patrick  especially. 

Alas,'"  O  good  people, 

His  days  of  play  were  better  ! 

Great  grief  that  Cinaedh,  son  of  Conaing, 

[Should  be  taken]  in  ropes  to  a  pool. 

The  coming  of  Black  Foreigners  to  Ath-cliath,  who  made 
.  a  great  slaughter  of  the  White  Foreigners;  and  they 
plundered"  the  fortress,  between  people  and  property. 
A  depredation  by  the  Black  Foreigners  at  Linn-Duachail, 
and  a  great  slaughter  of  them   [the  White  Foreigners].'^ 


I850.J 


"Drowned  in  a  pool. — in  Laca. 
According  to  the  Ann.  Four  Mast. 
(849),  Cinaedh  was  drowned  in  the 
Ainge  (written  Angi  in  the  Chron. 
Scotorum)  (851),  now  called  the 
Eiver  Nanny,  which  divides  the 
baronies  of  Upper  and  Lower  Duleek, 
in  the  county  of  Meath. 

'  Tigernack. — King,  or  lord,  of 
Loch-Gabhar,  in  Meath.  See  under 
the  year  847. 


'^"Alas  ! — The  original  of  these  lines, 
not  given  in  B.,  is  added  in  the  lower 
margin  of  fol.  416,  in  A. 

^  They  plundered. — co  laolacpac, 
tor  CO  fio  i^lacjrac,  A.  and  B.  The 
Four  M.  (at  849)  have  co  \\o 
imjifiyec ;  the  Chron.  Scotorum 
(851)  5up.  inx)iixpoc,  conveying 
jiearly  the  same  meaning  as  the 
expression  in  the  text. 

^HVhite  Foreigner.'. — Supplied  from 


360 


CCMNalCC  UlCfDll. 


mofi  TOib.  Cotigalac  -piliui^  li^galaic,  i^ex  CoiUe 
i:oUarhain,  mopi^up.  RigDal  i  n-aifvoT)  TTlacae  ecip 
TTlaelfecnaill  co  maiciB  leici  Cuinti,  7  ITlaco'&an  co 
mairiB  Colo's  Concobaip,  7  T)epmaic  7  pecgna  co  f ama^ 
Pacpaicc,  7  Suajilec  co  clei|iciB  TTli'De.  Caifiell  mac 
Rua'6i\ac,  yiex  loca  hUaicne,  lujulacuf  efc  T)olofe  anve 
popcam  opacopii  ^156^110)5  hi  Cluain  auiy^,  0  ConaiUi6 
■peyinmui^i.  Ocu  mac  Cepnais,  yiex  pep  Roif,  incefi- 
peccuf  epc  a  sencilibup.  'Cippaici  nepop  Oaicenaig, 
abbap  Liff  moeji,  "oopmiuir;. 
•b.  |ct.    lanaiix.  CCnnoT)omini -occc."  L.°  1."    "Duo  hepe'Def 

Pat;picn  .1.  popinnan  fcyiiba  ec  epifcopup  ec  ancoyiica, 
et;  T)epmaic  fapienciipi^imuf  omnium  "ooccopum  Gu- 
popae,  quieuepunc.  Uafcotiio  aiyiT)  ITlacae  o  gaUailS 
LiiTDae  T)ie  famcapc  Luce  ochc  xac'^  long  "di  pin-DgenciB 
"DO  poaccoDap.  "du  cac  ppi  TDubjennci  "do  fiiarYi  OCi^nec- 
T^pi  La  7  cpi  airci  oc  cacugaT)  xioaib,  ace  ip  pe  ii-"0uil5- 
gennri  pom meabai -0,00  papg^abpaca  ceile  aUotija  leu. 
8cain  pugiciuup  euapie,  ec  lepcne  necolLaeup  lacuic. 
¥oii2aa.  TlTloensal  abbap  CCipD'oe  ppaca,  ec  CennpaelaT)  mac 
ULcaiii  papienp  Ooice  conaip,  ec  Lepjal  ppmcepp 
Ocnae,T)opmiepunc.    IPofsepcac  mac  TTlaelebpepail,  pex 


Ann.  Four  Mast.  (849),  and  Chron. 
Scotorum  (851). 

^  Coille-Follamhaln. — According  to 
the  Felire  of  Oenffus,  the  church  of 
Kosseach,  (Russagh,  in  the  barony  of 
Moygoish,  co.  Westmeath),  was  in 
Caille-Fallamain.  See  Stokes's  ed., 
p.  cxlv. 

'  Leth-Chuinn. — "  Conn's  Half." 
The  northern  half  of  Ireland. 

'  Matodhan King  of  Ulidia.     His 

obit  is  recorded  at  the  year  856  infra. 

*  Provinceof  Conchobar. — A  bardic 
name  for  Ulster,  oyer  which  Couchobar 
Mac  Nessa  ruled  in  the  first  century 
of  the  Christian  Era.  But  Matodhan 
was   only   King  of   Ulidia,   or   that 


portion  of  Ulster  comprising  the 
present  county  of  Down,  lyith  part  of 
Antrim. 

^  Diarmait. — This  was  the  person 
so  often  referred  to  in  these  Annals, 
in  connexion  with  the  Abbacy  of 
Armagh.  See  note  ^  under  the  year 
847  supra. 

*  Loch-  Uaithne This  name  is  now 

represented  by  "  Loughooney,"  in  the 
barony  of  Dartry,  co.  Monaghan. 

'  Cluain-auls.  —  Clones,  county 
Monaghan. 

*  Fera-Rois  — See  a  note  respecting 
this  district,  at  the  year  846  supra. 

^  Eeira. — In  the  margin  in  A.  the 
scribe  has  added  the  number  420,  that 


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361 


Congalach,  son  of  Irgalach,  King  of  Coille-FoUamhain/ 
died.  A  royal  meeting  in  Ard-Macha,  between  Maelsech- 
naiU,  with  the  nobles  of  Leth-Chuinn,"  and  Matodhan? 
with  the  nobles  of  the  province  of  Conchobar,*  and 
Diarmait'  and  Fethgna,  with  the  congregation  of  Patrick, 
and  Suarlech  with  the  clerics  of  Midhe.  Cairell  son  of 
Ruadhri,  King  of  Loch-Uaithne,'  was  deceitfully  slain 
before  the  door  of  the  oratory  of  Tigemach  in  Cluain- 
auis,'  by  the  OonaiUi  of  Fernmagh.  Echu,  son  of 
Cernach,  King  of  Fera-Rois/  was  slain  by  Gentiles. 
Tipraite  Ua  Baithenaigh,  abbot  of  Lis-mor,  '  fell  asleep.' 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  851.  Two  heirs'  of  Patrick,  viz.,  [85L]  bis. 
Forindan,  scribe,  and  bishop,  and  anchorite,  and  Diarmait, 
the  wisest  of  all  the  doctors  of  Europe,  rested.  Devasta- 
tion of  Ard-Macha  by  the  Foreigners  of  Linn"  on  the 
day  of  Sam-chase."  A  fleet  of  eight  score  ships  of  White 
Gentiles  came  to  fight  against  the  Black  Gentiles,  to 
Snamh-aignech.  They  were  three  days  and  three  nights'* 
fighting ;  but  the  Black  Gentiles  were  successful,  that 
the  others  left  their  ships  with  them.  Stain"  escaped  by 
flight,  and  lercne"  was  beheaded.  Moenghal,  abbot  of 
Ard-sratha,  and  Cennfaeladh  son  of  Ultan,  wise  man  of 
Both-Conais,'^  and  Lergal  abbot  of  Othan,"  '  fell  asleep. 
Fogartach  son  of   Maelbresail,  King  of  the  Airghialla, 


being  the  number  of  years  elapsed 
since  the  beginning  of  the  Chronicle 
(431). 

^'Linn;  i.e.  Linn-Duachaill.  See 
above,  at  the  year  841,  and  Todd's 
War  of  the  Gaedhil,  &c.,  Introd.,  p. 
Ixii.,  note  i. 

"  Sam-chase. —  "  Summer  Easter.'' 
The  Four  Mast.  (850)  write  an 
•DOitinac  lap,  ccaifc  ("  the  Sunday 
after  Easter,'"  rendered  by  "  the 
Sunday  Iffore  Easter"  in  O'Dono- 
van'a  translation).  But  according  to 
other  authorities,  Sam-chase  was  a 
name    for    the  fifth    Sunday   after 


Trinity  Sunday.  See  Chron.  Scot- 
orum  (ed.  Hennessy),  p.  152,  note  ^. 

'^  Three  days  and  three  nights — 111. 
ta  7  .111.  aicci,  A.  B. 

'3  Stain.  —  Written  like  8cam 
(Stam)  in  A.  and  B, 

'*  lercne. — Written  eijvcne  in  B. 

^'  Both-  Conais The  remains  of 

this  ancient  ecclesiastical  establish- 
ment have  been  discovered  by  Dean 
Beeves  in  the  townland  of  Carrow- 
more,  in  the  parish  of  Culdaff,  barony 
of  Inishowen  East,  co.  Donegal. 
Adamnan,  p.  405,  note  g. 

"  Olhan Fahan,  in  the  parish  of 


362 


ccMMala  ulcroti. 


iia  n-CCiplialLa,  moyiiT;ufi.  Cacal  mac  "Dubaen,  fiex 
Oa  ii-'Duac  CCi^cac|\oif,  mojiicup.  'Popbafac  mac 
ITlaeluixiifi,  piaincepr  CiLle  mope  Citi7)eic,  mopicup. 
CCp  T)!  5«l-^«i^  oconai15  inpitj  aipcip  Opej,  7  ap  aile  tic 
paic  CCLT)aiii  la  Ciannaclic,  in  uno  menpe. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  ■dccc."  l.°  11.°  CCilill  mac 
Hobapuaife  ppincepp  Lupcan,  er;  piann  mac  UechcabpaT) 
abbap  leic  TTIancam,  ec  CCilgenan  mac  "Donnjatle  pex 
Caipil,  T)epuncr;i  punc.  CCmlaim  mac  pij  taictm-De  do 
cuiTiechc  a  ii-epinx),  copogiaUpat;  '^mll  GpeiTo  t)6,  7  cip 
o  ^oi'^s^'^ib-  Gcuigepn  mac  ^uaipe,  pex  Laigen 
"oeyjaljap,  lujulacup  eyz  ■oolope  a  Opuacap  pilio  CCe-oo 
7  0  CepbalL  pilio  "Oungaile  ;  ec  Opuacap  pilitip  CCe-oo 
lugulacup  epc  "oolope  a  pocnp  puip  11111.°  -Die  pope  lugu- 
lacionem  eccigepn.  'pLa^nia  abbap  bipop,  epipcopup, 
obiii;.  Cepnac  mac  ITlaeLebiiepaiL,  pex  Cobo,  mopirtip. 
Cacmal  mac  TJomalcaig,  lee  pi  Ulau,  a  Mop'o'Dmannip 
incejipeccup  epc. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  xiccc."  l.°  111.°  TDuacal 
mac  TTlaelebpisci,  pex  nepocum  "Ounlaingi,  lugulacup 


Fahan  Upper,  barony  of  Inisliowen 
West,  CO.  Donegal.  Formerly  called 
Otlian-Mura,  from  its  founder  St. 
Mura,  an  eminent  ecclesiastic  and 
poet.  See  Todd's  Irish  A'ennius,  p. 
222,  note  q.,  and  Reeyes'  Colton's 
Visitation,  p.  66. 

^  Ui  -Duaoh  of  Argatros .  —  The 
name  of  the  tribe  and  territory  of 
Ui-  Duach  is  still  preserved  in  that  of 
the  parish  of  Odogh,  in  the  north  of 
the  present  co.  of  Kilkenny.  But 
the  territory  was  anciently  much 
more  extensive  than  the  present 
parish  of  Odogh. 

2  At  ilie  islands  — ocotiaib  nipiB, 
A.  and  13.,  apparently  a  'nistake  for 
oc  tiaib  inpil5,  the  more  correct  form. 


8  Rath-Aldain.  —  According  to 
0' Donovan  {Aim.  F.  M.,  a.d.  850, 
note  g  ),  this  place  is  now  known  as 
Rathallon,  in  the  parish  of  Moore- 
churcli,  barony  of  Ujiper  Duleek,  co. 
Meath. 

'  Liath-Hfanchain  — Lemanaghan, 
in  the  barony  of  Garrycastle,  King's 
County. 

«  Amhlaiin. — Over  the  last  m  of 
the  name  in  A.  and  B.  it  is  suggested 
that  the  name  should  be  "  Amhlaip." 

«  Of  Lochlaind. — Corruptly  writ- 
ten LaicliiToe  in  A.,  and  Laittinne 
in  B.  But  it  has  not  been  considered 
necessary  to  alter  the  text 

'  Echtiyern. — The  name  of  Echti- 
gern  appears  in  the  list  of  the  kings 


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363 


died.  Cathal  son  of  Dubhan,  King  of  Ui-Duach  of 
Argatros/  died.  Forbasach  son  of  Maeluidhir,  abbot  of 
Cill-mor-Cinneich,  died.  A  slaughter  of  the  Foreigners 
at  the  islands^  of  the  east  of  Bregha ;  and  another 
slaughter  at  Kath-Aldain"  in  Cianachta,  in  the  same 
month. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  852.  Ailill  son  of  Robartach,  abbot  of  [852.] 
Lusca ;  and  Flann  son  of  Rechtabhra,  abbot  of  Liath- 
Manchain  ;*  and  Ailgenan  son  of  Donngal,  King  of 
Caisel,  died.  Amhlaim^  son  of  the  King  of  Lochlaind,^ 
came  to  Ireland,  when  the  Foreigners  of  Ireland  submitted 
to  him,  and  a  tribute  [was  given]  to  him  by  the  Gaidhel. 
Echtigem'  son  of  Guaire,  King  of  South-Leinster,  was 
treacherously  slain  by  Bruatar  son  of  Aedh,^  and  by 
CerbhalP  son  of  Dungal ;  and  Bruatar  son  of  Aedh^  was 
treacherously  kiUed  by  his  confederates  on  the  8th  day 
after  the  slaying  of  Echtigem.  Flaithnia,  abbot  of  Biror," 
a  bishop,  died.  Cernach  son  of  Maelbresail,  King  of 
Cobha,"  died.  Cathmal  son  of  Tomaltach,  half-king  of 
XJlidia,  was  slain  by  the  Norsemen. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  853.     Tuathal  son  of  Maelbrighte,  king     f853.] 
of  Ui-Dunlaing,'°  was  deceitfully  killed  by  his  brothers. 


of  Ui-Cendselaigh,  (or  South  Lein- 
ster),  in  the  Book  of  Leinster,  p.  40, 
col.  1,  where  the  duration  of  his  rule 
is  set  down  as  nine  years.  His  slayer 
is  described  as  Bruatar,  son  of  Dub- 
gilla,  King  of  the  Ui-Drona,  (a  tribe 
occupying  a  territorj'  now  represented 
by  the  barony  of  Idrone,  co.  Carlow). 

8  Bruatar  son  of  Aedh. — See  last 
note. 

8  Cerbhall. — He  was  King  of  Ossory 
during  40  years,  according  to  the 
Book  of  Leinster  (p.  40,  col.  5).  See 
a  note  regarding  Cerbhall  at  the  year 
846  supra.  His  obit  is  given  at  the 
year  887. 

^"Biror. — Birr,  in  the  King's  County. 


'^  Cobha. — The  short  form  of  a 
name  otherwise  written  "  Ui-Echach- 
Cobha,  and  "Ui-Echach-Ulad."  A 
powerful  sept,  whose  territory  is  now 
represented  by  the  baronies  of  Upper 
and  Lower  Iveagh,  in  the  County  of 
Down.  See  Reeves'  Antiqq.  of  Down 
and  Connor,  pp.  348-52. 

12  Ui~Dunlaing. — This  was  the  tribe 
name  of  a  powerful  family  in  Leinster, 
descended  from  Dunlang,  who  was 
King  of  that  Province  in  the  third 
century.  See  Shearman's  Loca  Pa- 
triciana,  Geneal.  Table,  No.  7.  The 
name  of  Tuathal  occurs  in  the  list  of 
the  kings  of  Leinster  in  the  Book  of 
Leinster,  p.  39,  col.  2. 


364 


CCMMalCC  UlCCDtl. 


eyv  T)olofe  a  iptxcrcpibuf  fUif.  TTlaelfecnoill  fiex 
■Ceriipo  "oo  T)ul  co  pyiu  TTluman  copici  im)euin  na 
n-"Deipi,  a  n-jialla  t)0  cabaipt;.  llepep  Coluim  cille, 
fapienf  opcimuip,  .1111.  it)  mdp^a  apuT)  Saxonef  maficit^i- 
aacup.  Cpec  *Oomnai5  moip  icip  'Ci^epnac  7  pLaiTD 
mac  Conams,  ace  ip  pe  plant)  pomemait)- 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  t)ccc.°  l.°  1111.°  Cacan 
abbanppa  Cille  t)apo  mopiTiup.  Sneachca  co  pepnu 
pep  .IX.  ]ct.  TTlaii.  Cpec  la  hCCe-B  mac  Weill  co  h'Ulr:u,  co 
Foi.  42o5.  papjab  Connecan  mac  Colmain  7  'Plaiubeprac  mac 
Weill,  7  pocai'fte  cena.  p'npneccai  ppa«t)e  lujulorup 
epc  .1.  mac  TTlaelbpi^ci.  Tlui'&5«p  mac  IfTlaciiia-D,  abbap 
moinipT;pecbuiT;i,t)imeppup  epc.  CCilill  abbap  CCchait) 
boo,  RobapcaC  abbap  innpe  cam  "Dega  pcpiba,  7 
THuipe'fiac  pi  aipt)e  Ciannacca,  mopt;ui  punt;, 
.b.  let.  lanaip.    CCnno  tjomini  T)ccc.°  l.°  u.°    Coipne  mop 

7  piccec  comT;ap  puippi  ppim  loca  7  ppim  aibne 
epenn  t)U  cpai^ecaiB  7  mapclaijiB  a  .ix.  |Ct.  T)ecim- 
bip  upque  at)  .tin.  iT)up  lanuapn.  'Cempepciiopup 
annup  ec  appepippimup.  TTIaelpe^naill  mac  TTlael- 
puanaij  1  cCaipiul,  co  t;uc  jiallu  ITIiiman.  Coca-o  mop 
ecip^ennci  7  tTlaelpecnaill  co  n-'5all50it)elai^  leip. 
*Depcec  Lupcan  vo  lopca'5  a  ■Mopt)t)mannip.  TloiniU'6 
mop  pe  n-CCe'5  mac  Weill  pop  5«^l-5«ei'&elu  1  n-jlinn 


'  Indeoin-na-nDeii. — The  "  Anvil 
of  the  Desi."  This  name  is  still  par- 
tially preserved  in  that  of  Mullagh- 
noney  (the  "summit,"  muUach,  of  the 
inneoin,  or  "  anvil "),  a  townland  in 
the  parish  of  Newchapel,  barony  of 
Iffa  and  Offa  "East,  co.  Tipperary. 
See  Joyce's  Irish  Names  of  Places, 
2nd  Series,  pp.  197-8. 

^  Success^'T The    Four    Masters 

(at  852)  call  him  Indreachtach.  He 
is  mentioned  above  at  the  year  848, 
as  having  come  to  Ireland  with  the 
reliquaries  of  Colum  Cille.  See 
Reeves'  Adamnan,  p.  890. 


'  To  the  shoulders. — co  i^fiomnu, 
B.  A.  has  CO  pejinu,  "  to  the 
shields." 

*  Manister-Buti.  — Now  Monaster- 
boice,  CO.  Louth,  founded  by  Buti  (or 
Buite),  son  of  Bronach,  whose  obit 
is  given  above  at  the  year  518. 

'  Drowned.  —  The  Four  Masters 
add  (a.d.  853),  that  Kuidhgus  was 
drowned  in  the  Bdinn  (Boyue). 

'  Achadh-bo.  —  Or  Achadh-bo- 
Cainnigh.  The  "  field  of  St.  Canice's 
cows  "  Now  Aghaboe,  in  the  barony 
of  Clarmallagh,  Queen's  County.  The 
name  is  written  a6i'6  boo  in  A. ;  but 


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365 


Maelsechnaill,  king  of  Temhair,  went  to  the  men  o£ 
Munster  as  far  as  iDdeoin-na-nDesi,'  and  brought  their 
pledges.  The  successor*  of  Colum-Cille,  the  best  sage, 
was  martyred  by  Saxons  on  the  4th  of  the  Ides  of  March. 
The  plundering  of  Domnach-mor,  between  Tigernach  and 
Fland  son  of  Conaing  ;  but  it  is  by  Fland  it  was  won. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  854.  Cathan,  abbess  of  Cill-dara,  died.  [85*. 
Snow  up  to  the  shoulders'  of  men,  on  the  9th  of  the 
Kalends  of  May.  A  preying  expedition  by  Aedh  son  of 
Niall  to  the  Ulatd,  when  he  lost  Connecan  son  of  Colman, 
and  Flaithbertach  son  of  Niall,  and  many  more  besides. 
Finsnechta  was  slain  by  treachery,  viz.,  the  son  of 
Maelbrighte.  Ruidhgus,  son  of  Macniadh,  abbot  of 
Manister-Buti,*  was  drowned.'  Ailill,  abbot  of  Achadh- 
bo  f  Robartach,  abbot  of  Inis-cain-Degha,'  a  scribe,  and 
Muiredhach,  King  of  Ard-Cianachta,^  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  855.  Great  ice  and  frost,' so  that  the  [855, 
principal  lakes  and  rivers  of  Ireland  were  passable  for 
pedestrians  and  horsemen,  from  the  9th  of  the  kalends  of 
December  to  the  7th  of  the  ides  of  January.  A  most 
tempestuous  and  harsh  year.  Maelsechnaill,  son  of 
Maelruanaigh,  in  Caisel,  when  he  brought  away  the 
hostages  of  Munster.  A  great  war  between  the  Gentiles 
and  Maelsechnaill,  with  whom  were  the  Gall-Gaidel.^"  The 
oratory  of  Lusca  was  burned  by  the  Norsemen.  A  great 
victory  by  Aedh,  son  of  Niall,  over  the  Gall-Gaidel,"  in 


achaiT)  boo  in  B.,  which  is  more  cor- 
rect. 

^  Inii-cain-Deffha.  —  Iniskeen,  in 
the  barony  of  Upper  Dundalk,  co. 
Louth. 

^  Ard-Cianachta.- -X  district  now 
represented  by  the  barony  of  Ferrard, 
in  the  county  of  Louth. 

Frost.— f\ccez,A..,B. ;  probably 
for  ■pecca'D,  "  freeEing," 

"  Gall-Gaidel  — "Voieiga  Gael." 
Dean  Reeves  regarded  them  aa  the 


descendants  of  the  Irish  settlers  in 
the  Western  Isles  [of  Scotland]. 
Adamnan,  p.  390,  note  b.  For  further 
information  regarding  these  Gall- 
Gaedhil  (or  Dano-Iri«h,  as  O'Donovan 
calls  them ;  Ann.  M.  F.,  A  D.  854, 
note  t).  see  Fragm.  of  AnnaU,  pp. 
129,  139,  141,  233 ;  and  Todd's  War 
of  the  Gaedhil,  &c.,  in  the  places  re- 
ferred to  in  the  Index  under  "  Gaill- 
Gaedhil."  But  Skene,  with  much 
reason,  suggests  that  the  Gall-Gaidel 


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awNala  ulcroti. 


Fol.  426(r. 


PoicLe  CO  )^a  lav  leif  ap  'Dirnoji  xiuh.  nofim  coepec  na 
n-'DubsenriT:!  lugulcrcup  epT;  la  Uua'Spais  mac  meifi- 
Tninn,  ifii^  m-bpecan.  Suibne  nepof  Roicbc,  y^cfiiba  en 
ancoi^it;a,  abba)'"  Lff  moe]!,  Cofimac  tacftaig  Ofiiuin 
fcfiiba  ec  epifcopuf,  in  pace  ■DOjimiepiinc.  SoDomna 
epifcopup  Slane  TnapcipiZaciip. 

]ct.  laiiaip.  (Xtino  T)omiTii -occc"  l.°  iii.°  RoinniTi  pe 
n-1map  7  pe  n-CCmlaip  pop  Caiccil  pitiT)  co  11a  ^ull- 
?;ae'5elai15  bi  cipil5  TTluman.  TTloensal  abb  Pobaip  7 
8iaf)al  "Dipipc  CKipain  pequieuepunc.  'mauiiTiaii  mac 
TDuipetiaij,  peoc  Ulac,  mopiciip.  "Cpiap  -do  lopca-o  1 
■Caillre  T)i  reniT)  th  mm.  Uencup  maximup  co  pa  la 
pi-oap,  CO  compcap  innpi  loca.     Celiac  'dkxic, 

0  bai  penac  pmn  pocail 

Wecea  pop  poepaiB  pecaib, 

■Cpep  blmtiain  tif  ap  bpecmb, 

CCp.  rpicuic  ap  CU1C  cecaib. 
]ct.  lanaip.  CCniio  -Domini  t)ccc.°  l.°  uit."  Cumpuc 
epipcopup  ec  ancopica,  ppincepp  Cltiana  ipaip-oT),  in 
pace  paupauic.  Cinaeti  mac  CCilpin  pex  piccopum,  7 
CCT)Ulp  pex  Saxan,  mopcui  punc  'Cippaici  ban  abbap 
"Cipe  Tia  slap  [mopcuup  epc].  TTlaelpecnaill  mac 
TTlaelpuanai^  co  pepaib  epenx)   -oo   rmxiecbc  hi  cipe 


were  the  people  wlio  gave  name  to 
the  district  of  Galloway,  now  forming 
the  counties  of  Wigtown  and  Kirk- 
cudbright, in  Scotland.  Chron.  Picts 
and  ScotSf  Preface,  pp.  Ixxix.-lxxx, 
See  also  the  references  in  the  same 
work,  under  the  name  "  Galloway  " 
in  the  Index. 

^  Glenn- Foichh. — Now  known  as 
Glenelly,  a  district  coinciding  with 
the  parish  of  Upper  Bodoney,  barony 
of  Strabane  Upper,  co.  Tyrone.  See 
Dean  Beeves'  interesting  note  on  this 
district,  CoUons  Visitation^  p.  55, 
note  0. 

^RuadAri. — Probably  Bodhri   the 


Great,  whose  death  is  recorded  in  the 
Annaks  Camlriai,  and  in  Brut  y 
Tywysogion,  at  A.D.  877. 

^  Mermen,  i.e.,  Mervyn.  See 
Annales  Camhrlce,  and  Brut  y  Tywi- 
sogion,  at  the  year  841, 

*  Lis-mor. — Lismore,  in  the  county 
of  Waterford. 

^  Lathrach-Briuin Laraghbryan, 

in  the  parish  of  the  same  name, 
barony  of  North  Salt,  and  county  of 
Kildare. 

''  Caittil  Find. — For  other  forms  of 
the  name  of  this  person,  see  Todd's 
War  of  the  Gaedkil,  &c.,  Introd., 
p.  Ixxi.,  note ', 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTEE. 


367 


Glenn-Foichle,'  where  a  great  slaughter  was  made  of 
them  by  him.  Horm,  leader  of  the  Black  Gentiles,  was 
slain  by  Kuadhri,"  son  of  Merminn,'  King  of  Britain. 
Suibhne  Ua  Roichligh,  a  scribe  and  anchorite,  abbot  of 
Lis-mor,*  Cormae  of  Lathrach-Briuin/  a  scribe  and  bishop, 
slept  in  peace.     Sodomna,  bishop  of  Slane,  was  martyred. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  856.  A  victory  by  Imar  and  Amlaibh,  [85G  l 
over  Caittil  Find"  with  his  Gall-Gaidhel,'  in  the  territories 
of  Munster.  Moengal,  abbot  of  Fobhar,'  and  Siadhal  of 
Disert-Chiarain,"  rested.  Matudhan,  son  of  Muiredhach, 
King  of  Ulidia,  died."  Three  persons  were  burned  in 
Tailltiu"  by  fire  from  heaven.  A  great  storm,  which 
caused  great  destruction  of  trees,  and  broke  down  lake 
islands.     Cellach  said: — 

Since  the  fair  great  synod  of  Nice 
Was  [held]  in  noble  manner, 
The  third  year,  not  by  false  reckoning, 
On  thirty  over  five  hundreds.'^ 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  857.  Cumsuth,  a  bishop  and  anchorite,  [857.] 
abbot  of  Cluain-Iraird,  rested  in  peace.  Cinaedh"  Mac 
Alpin,  King  of  the  Picts,  and  Adulf,"  King  of  the  Saxons, 
died.  Tipraiti  Ban[bhan],  abbot  of  Tir-da-glas  [died]. 
Maelsechnaill,  son  of  Maelriianaigh,  with  the  men  of 
Ireland,  went  into  the  territories  of  Munster,  and  stayed 


'  Gall-Gaidhel. — See  the  note  on 
tliis  name  under  the  last  year. 

'  Fohhar. — The  monastery  of  Fore, 
in  the  barony  of  Fore,  co.  Westmeath. 

'  Disert-  Chiarain.  —  Now  Castle- 
kceran,  in  the  harony  of  Upper  Kells, 
CO.  Meath. 

'»  Died. — In  the  list  of  the  Kings  of 
Ulidia  in  the  Book  of  Leinster  it  is 
stated  (p.  41,  col.  3)  that  Matudan 
died  in  pilgrimage. 

"  TailUiw Teltown,  in  the  barony 

of  Upper  Kells,  co.  Meath.  A  place 
much  celebrated  In  ancient  Irish 
hietory. 


'2  Hundreds. — The  Council  of  -Nicea 
was  held  in  a.d.  325 ;  and  considering 
that  this  Chronicle  is  antedated  by 
one  )'ear  at  this  period,  Cellach,  who 
is  alleged  to  have  composed  the  fore- 
going quatrain,  was  not  very  much 
out  in  his  chronology. 

'^  Cinaedh    Mac    Alpin Better 

known  by  the  name  of  Kenneth  Mao 
Alpin. 

^*  And  Adulf. — The  person  here 
meant  was  probably  jEthelwnlf ,  whose 
death  is  recorded  in  the  Anglo-Saxon 
Chronicle  at  the  year  855  (6).  The 
contraction  (7)  for  ec  is  misplaced  in 


368 


aNMalcc  uLccdTi. 


TTluman,  cotiTtetfi'b  .x.  naicci  oc  Neim,  7  a  n-innpe"D  co 
moitv  ipa'oeipf  latiTna-Dmaini  i^ofi  afiyiisa  oc  caifin'o  Lus-oac, 
CO  ■patxsba'b  atin  le^pi  na  n-T)eiipe,  ITlaelcfion  mac 
TTloifie-fiais.  'Cue  ITlaelfeclainn  lafiumsmUu  TTluman 
0  beluc  ^abpain  CO  Inyi  "Cafibnai  laji  n-Gi^e,  7  oDun 
Cetimnai  co  hCCtiainn  n-ait^€ip.  piuuialif  auuumnur 
ec  pe)inicio[fi]i;^fimuf  ppugibuf. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  "occc."  l.°  uiii.°  Suaifilec 
abbay^  CCchait)  bo,  CCilill  banbaitie  abbaf  bi|\ofi,  TTlael- 
coba  6a  paelan  abbay^  Cluana  uatTia,  paeLjUf  abbaf 
■Roip  cpea,  in  pace  T)opmiepunt;.  SlogaT)  mop  la  hCCm- 
loip  7  Imap  7  Cep^all  1  fni-De.  Uig'Sal  mace  ©penn  oc 
paic  OCe-DO  mic  bpicc,  im  TTlaelpecnaill  pig  "Certipa,  7 
im  pecjna  comapba  pacpaicc,  7  im  8uaiple£  comapba 
pinnio,  ic  T)enum  pi'oa  7  camcompaicc  pep  nOpem), 
coni-o  ap  in  7)ail  pm  ■Dupai;  Cepball  pi  Oppaigi  ogpeip 
pamca  par;paic  7  a  comapba,  7  coni^B  anT)  -do  ■oecai'D 
Oppaiji  1  n-"Dilpi  ppi  lee  Cuinn,7a'Dpo5ai'D  maelgualai 
pi  TTluman  a  "Dilpi.  TTlaelsuala  pex  TTluman  a  l^op-o- 
mannip  occippup  epc.  Seconnan  piliup  Conains,  pex 
Caipgi  bpacaiTje,  mopicup. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T>omini  "occc."  l."  ix."  Sloige'D 
Laigen  7TTluman7ConnacT:,  7  Oa  Weill  m  "oeipcipu,  ipin 


A.,  where  it  occxirs  after  the  iroril 
Saxwn. 

'  Neim. — This  was  the  ancient 
name  of  the  southern  River  Black- 
water. 

'  Carn-Lugdadi. — The  cairn  (or 
"  monumental  heap ")  of  Lughaid. 
The  place  has  not  been  identified. 

'  Half-king. — The  Four  Masters 
(at  A.D.  856)  give  Maelcron  the  title 
of  canaipi,  or  "  tanist." 

*  Belat-Gabrain. — Otherwise  writ- 
ten "  Belach-Gabhrain. "  The  "  Road 
(or  Pass)  of  Gabhran,"  (Gowran  in 
the  CO.  Kilkennj').  This  road  led 
from  Gowran  towards  Cashel.     See 


O'Donovan's  Ann.  F.  M.,  A.D.  756, 
note.  a. 

"  Inis-Tarbhnai. — Now  known  as 
the  "  Bull,"  a  small  island  oft  Dursey 
Island,  barony  of  Beare,  co.  Cork. 

°  Dun-Certnna.  —  This    was   the  _ 
ancient  name   of  th»  Old   Head  of 
Kinsale,  in  the  co.  Cork, 

'  Ara-Airthir. — "  East  Ara."  The 
most  eastern  of  the  Islands  of  Arran, 
in  Galway  Bay,  now  known  by  the 
name  of  Inisheer. 

'  Most  destructive. — pejvnecioppi- 
tnup,  A. 

"Achadh-lo — aciTibo,  A.  octiWD 
bo,B. 


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369 


ten  nights  at  Neim ;'  and  he  plundei'ed  them  southwards 
to  the  sea,  after  defeating  their  Kings  at  Carn-Lughdach' 
where  the  half-king'  of  the  Deisi,  Maelcron  son  of  Muire- 
dhach,  was  lost.  Maelsechlainn  afterwards  carried  off 
the  hostages  of  [all]  Munster  from  Belat-Gabrain,*  to 
Inis-Tarbhnai^  in  the  west  of  Ireland,  and  from  "Dun- 
Cermna"  to  Ara-airfchir.'  A  rainy  autumn,  and  most  de- 
structive" to  all  kinds  of  fruit. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  858.  Suairlech,  abbot  of  Achadh-bo  f  [858.] 
AiUll  Banbaine,  abbot  of  Biror ;  Maelcobha  TJa  Faelain, 
abbot  of  Cluain-uamha  ;"  Faelgus,  abbot  of  Ros-Cre" — 
slept  in  peace.  A  great  hosting  by  Amlaiph,  and  Imar, 
and  Cerbhall  -^^  into  Meath.  A  royal  assembly  of  the 
nobles  of  Ireland  at  Rath-Aedha-mic-Bric,^'  including 
Maelsechnaill,  King  of  Temhair,  and  including  Fethgna 
successor  of  Patrick,  and  Suairlech  successor  of  Finnia,''' 
establishing  peace  and  concord  between  the  men  of 
Ireland ;  and  it  was  in  that  assembly  Cerbhall,  King  of 
Osraighi,  gave  the  award  of  the  congregation  and  suc- 
cessor of  Patrick,  and  it  was  there  the  Osraighi  entered 
into  allegiance  with  Lefch-Chuinn,^'  and  Maelgualai,  King 
of  Munster,  tendered  his  allegiance.  Maelgualai,  King  of 
Munster,  was  slain  by  the  Norsemen.  Sechonnan,  son  of 
Conaing,  King  of  Carraig-Brachaidhe,^**  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  859.     A  hosting  [of  the  men]  of  Lein-  [859]  dw 
ster,  and  Munster,  and  Connaught,  and  of  the  Ui-Neill 


'"  Cluain-uamha. —  The  "meadow 
(or  paddock)  of  the  cave."  Cloyne, 
in  the  barony  of  Imokilly,  co.  Cork. 

^^Sos-Cre — ixoiy  tfiea,  A.  fioi-p 
ctvae,  B. 

12  Cerbhall. — King  of  Ossory,  and 
at  this  time  in  alliance  with  the 
Foreigners. 

13  Hath  Aedha-mic-Bric.  —  This 
name,  which  signifies  the  "rath  of 
Aedh  (or  Hugh)  son  of  Brec,"  is  now 


shortened  to  "Rahugh,"'  the  name  of 
a  townland  and  parish  in  the  barony 
of  Moycashel,  co.  Westmeath. 

'*  Successor  of  Finnia  j  i.e.  abbot 
of  Clonard,  co.  Meath. 

■^  Leth-Chuinn. — "Conn's  Half,"  or 
the  Northern  Half  of  Ireland,  repre- 
sented at  this  time  by  King  Mael- 
sechnaill (or  Malachy  L) 

i'^  Carraig-Brachaidhe.-  The  name 
of  this  district  is  still   pre'  erved  in 

2b 


370 


ccNHcdo;  ularoli. 


pocla,  la  TTIaelfecnaill  1115  'Ceftip.o,  corroeifi'D  oc  maig 
"DUt^ai  1  compocuf  aifiT)  TTlacae.  "Do  ■po|^ba11■^c  CCe'o 
mac  Meill  7  "picmn  mac  Conaing  an  "Dmiaxi  1  n-aicci,  co 
liomayibfoi;  •ooine  pop.  lap  111  -DUnaix),  7  po  merfiaixi  pop, 
CCe'o  n-iaparn,  co  papcaib  1I1  pcan7:e  exepcicu  TTlael- 
pecnaill  m  fca^ru  fiio.  CCe'o  mac  T)ui1jT)abaifienn,  pex 
Oa  P'Djennr;!,  mopicup.  'Platinacan  mac  Colmain 
mopiT:up-  'Niall  mac  lallain  qui  pappup  epc  pa- 
rol. 42W.  T^al-iriii  3:a\T.  1111.  annip,  qui  ueppauup  epc  uipionibup 
ppequenr-ibup  cam  palpip  quam  uepip,  in  Cpipco 
quieuit;. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  ■dccc."  Ix."  In'ope-o  Tni-De 
■DO  CCe-D  mac  Meill  co  n-^allaiB.  ^OT^i^^*^'^  ingen 
'Oonnca'Da,  amenippima  pegina  Scocopum,  pope  poeni- 
renciam  obiic. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  'oomini  t)CCC.°  be."  1.°  T)omriall 
mac  CCilpin,  pex  piccopum,  mopcuup  apt;.  CCe'o  mac 
Weill  pejnape  incipic.  [Sloicce-o  la]  CCeti  mac  Weill  co 
piga  5'^ll  im  ini'oe,  7  la  piann  mac  Conaing  t»o 
in'opiu'o  TTli'De.  pnan  cluana  cain,epipcopup  ec  anco- 
pica,  niuipsep  ancopica  aip-o  TTIaca,  uicam  in  pace 
pmiepunz;.  ITlaelpecnaill  mac  TTlaelpuanaig  (mic 
"Oonncha'oa,  mic  "Domnaill,  mic  Tnupcha'tia  ITli'oi,  mic 
'Diapma'oa    'oen,   mic    Oipme-oaig  caich,  mic   Conaill 


that  of  Carrickabraghy,  a  townland 
ia  the  parish  of  Clonmany,  barony  of 
Inishowen  East,  co.  Donegal. 

'  King  of  Temair  •  i.e.  King  of 
Tara,  or  of  Ireland. 

'  Magh  -  duniha.  —  The  "  plain 
(_31agli)  of  the  mound,  or  tumulus 
(dumha)."  O'Donovan  has  identified 
this  place  with  Moy,  in  the  parish  of 
Clonfeacle,  barony  of  Dungannon 
Middle,  co.  Tyrone,  on  the  opposite 
side  of  the  River  Blackwater  from 
Charlemont  in  the  co.  Armagh.  Ann. 
F.  M.,  A.D.  858,  note  o. 


'  Aedh. — The  beginning  of  Aedh'3 
reign  as  King  of  Ireland  is  recorded 
under  the  year  861. 

'In  Us  position — in  pcacujiio  for 
in  pcacu  puo,  A.  B. 

'  Ui-  Fidhgennti. — A  tribe  situated 
in  the  co.  Limerick.  See  note  ",  p. 
150  supra. 

" /oHan.  —  "Written  Siallain  (in 
the  gen.  case)  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast. 
(a.d.  858).  O'Conor  prints  (from  B.) 
mac  Fallain,  and  the  translator  in 
Clar.  49  writes  mac  Fiallain. 

'  Delightful — amenippnna    (for 


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371 


of  the  South,  into  the  North,  by  Maelsechnaill,  King  of 
Temair,^  who  rested  at  Magh-dumha^  in  the  vicinity  of 
Ard-Macha.  Aedh?  son  of  Niall,  and  Flann  son  of 
Conaing,  attacked  the  camp  at  night,  and  killed  people 
in  the  middle  of  the  camp ;  but  Aedh  was  afterwards 
defeated,  and  lost  a  great  number,  the  army  of  Mael- 
sechnaill remaining  in  its  position.''  Aedh,  son  of  Dubh- 
dabhairenn,  King  of  Ui-Fidhgennti,'  died.  Flannacan, 
son  of  Colman,  died.  Niall,  son  of  lallan,^  who  suiFered 
from  paralysis  during  34  years,  and  who  was  distur- 
bed by  frequent  visions,  as  well  false  as  true,  rested  in 
Christ. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  860.  Plundering  of  Meath,  by  Aedh' 
son  of  Niall,  with  Foreigners.  Gormlaith,  daughter  of 
Dounchadh,  the  most  delightfuF  Queen  of  the  Scoti,  died 
after  penitence. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  861.  Domnall  Mac  Alpin,^  King  of 
the  Picts,  died.  Aedh,''  son  of  Niall,  begins  to  reign. 
[A  hosting  by]  Aedh  son  of  Niall,  with  the  Kings  of  the 
Foreigners,  into  Meath,  and  by  Flann  son  of  Conaing,  to 
plunder  Meath.  Finan  of  Cluain-Cain,^"  bishop  and 
anchorite,  Muirghes,  anchorite  of  Ard-Macha,  made  an 
end  of  life  in  peace."  Maelsechnaill,  son  of  Maelruanatgh 
(son  of  Donnchadh,'^  son  of  Domnall,  son  ofMurchadh  of 
Meath,  son  of  Diarmaid  Dian,  son  of  Airmedach  Caech, 


[860.] 


[861.) 


amoeni'pi'ima,  A.,  B.  According 
to  the  terms  used  by  the  Four  Mas- 
ters in  recording  her  death  (a.d.  859), 
Queen  Gormlaith  was  not  a  blameless 
character. 

' Domnall  Mac  Alpin. — The  brother 
and  successor,  as  King  of  the  Picts  of 
Scotland,  of  Kenneth  (or  Cinaedh) 
Mac  Alpin,  whose  death  is  recorded 
above  under  the  year  857. 

'Aedh. — Aedh  Finnliath,  son  of 
Niall  Caille  (whose  death  by  drown- 
ing is  noticed  above  at  the  year  815 j. 


The  original  of  this  pntry,  which 
forms  part  of  the  text  in  B.,  is  added 
in  the  margin,  in  a  later  hand,  in  A. 

'"  Cluain-Cain. — Now  Clonkeen,  iu 
the  barony  of  Ardee,  co.  Louth, 
according  to  O'Donovan  (Four 
Masters,  A.D.  836,  note  u). 

^^  In  peace. — For  uicam  in  pace 
pinieiiuiic,  as  in  A,,  B.  has  ■oop.- 
mie|iuTic. 

'2  Son  of  Donnchadh. — This  pedi- 
gree, which  is  interlined  in  A.,  is  not 
inB. 

2b2 


372 


aNNaloc  ulccDti, 


.b. 


gucBin,  Tnic  Sui^ne.  mic  Colmain  moiii,  mic  "Oiapnia'oa 
•oeiifis,  mic  peiisuipa  Ceyiiibeoil),  fii  ViGpeiro  tiile,  .11. 
ICaleiToaf  T)ecembi^if,  .111.  pefiia,  anno  tiegni  fin  xui.°, 
■oepunccuf  eyv.  Ruafcc  mac  Ojaoen,  ^lex  nepocum 
TtunLainse,  lugulacuf  efc  TYlaelo'DOii  oa  ZAr\v]i\v,  fui 
lei^if  ^oi-oeal,  moiacuiif  efc. 

|ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  ■Domini  t)CCC.°  lcc.°  11.°  CCexi  mac 
Cumufcais,  \i\  .h.  Niallan,  mofcuuf  eyz.  Triuifexiac 
mac  TTlaele'DUin.fecnap  ai\iv  TTlacae,  7  |ii  na  n-aiprep, 
lUguLauif  efc  o  X)omnall  mac  CCexio  mic  Weill. 
TTlufiecan  mac  T)iafimaca,  fex  Naipp  7  aipciii  Lipi,  a 
'Nop.T>manniip  inriep-peccuf  e^^:.  Uarh  CCcait*  alTJDai  7 
Cnox)bai,  7  uam  peiyic  Ooa'oan  of  'Duba^,  7  uam  mna 
an  gobann  jio  fcyiui'Difez:  ^aill,  quoT)  ancea  non  peja- 
ipeccum  epc  .1.  a  pechr;  |io  flacpac  .111.  1^15  5*^11  peyionn 
■piain-D  mic  Conainj  .1.  CCmlaim  7  Imayi  7  CCuiple,  7 
Lojacan  mac  Cacail  leo  occa,  ifii  TTli'De. 

|Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  -Domnii  -dccc."  Uk-"  111.°  topcan 
mac  Ca^ail,  yii  TTlixie,  -do  "ballati  la  CCexi  mac  Weill  pig 
■Cempo.  Concobap  mac  'T)onncax»a,  leicpi  TTli'De,  vo 
mapbax*  1  n-uipcui  oc  CUiain  ipaiptix)  la  CCmlaip  pi 


'  Ruarc. — For  the  pedigree  of  this 
chieftain,  see  Shearman's  Loca 
Patriciana,  Geneal.  Table  ii.  (facing 
p.  223). 

2  Ui-Niallain. — A  powerful  tribe, 
the  name  of  whose  territory  is  still 
preserved  in  the  baronies  of  O'Neil- 
land  East,  and  West,  in  the  co. 
Armagh,  and  which  furnished  several 
bishops  to  the  See  of  Armagh. 

^  Airthera.  —  Otherwise  written 
Oirthera ;  and  meaning  "  Easterns,'' 
or  "  Easterlings."  The  tribe  occupy- 
ing this  territory  were  so  called 
because  thej'  were  seated  in  the  east 
of  the  country  of  Oirghialla  (or,  as  it 
was  in  later  times  called,  Oriel).  The 
Irish  name,  which  has  been  Latinized 


"  Orientales,"  and  "  Eegio  Orient- 
alium,''  is  now  represented  by  the 
baronies  of  Orior,  in  the  east  of  the 
county  of  Armagh. 

*  Murecan. — He  was  King  of 
Leinster  for  one  year,  according  to 
the  Book  of  Leinster  (ji>.  39),  and  father 
of  Cerbhall  Mac  Muirecan,  also  King 
of  Leinster,  whose  obit  is  given  at 
the  year  908  (=909)  infra. 

^  King  of  Nas;  i.e..  King  of  Naas, 
in  the  county  of  Kildare.  This  means 
that  Murecan  was  King  of  Leinster. 

®  Achadh  -  Aldai.  —  O'Donovan 
thought  that  this  was  the  ancient 
name  of  the  groat  mound  of  New- 
grange.  Fonr  Mast,  AD.  861, 
note  b. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


Sin 


son  of  Conall  Guthbhin,  son  of  Suibbne,  son  of  Colman 
the  Great,  son  of  Diarmaid  Derg,  son  of  Fergus  Cerrbeoil), 
King  of  all  Ireland,  died  on  the  2nd  of  the  Kalends  of 
December,  on  a  Tuesday,  in  the  16th  year  of  his  reign. 
Kuarc,^  son  of  Bran,  King  of  the  Ui-Dunlaing,  was  slain. 
Maelodhar  Ua  Tindridh,  the  most  learned  physician  of 
the  Gaedhil,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  862.  Aedh,  son  of  Cumuscach,  King  [862.] 
of  XJi-Niallain,''  died.  Muiredhach,  son  of  Maelduin, 
vice-abbot  of  Ard-Macha,  and  King  of  the  Airthera,^  was 
slain  by  Domnall,  son  of  Aedh,  son  of  Niall.  Murecan,* 
son  of  Diarmait,  King  of  Nas,^  and  of  Airther-Liphfe,  was 
slain  by  Norsemen.  The  cave  of  Achadh-Aldai,"  and 
[the  cave]  of  Cnodhba,''  and  the  cave  of  Fert-Boadan 
over  Dubadh,"  and  the  cave  of  the  smith's  wife,"  were 
searched  by  the  Foreigners,  which  had  not  been  done 
before,  viz.,  on  the  occasion  when  three  Kings  of  the 
Foreigners  plundered  the  land  of  Flann  son  of  Conaing, 
to  wit,  Amhlaim,  and  Imhar,  and  Auislo ;  and  Lorcan 
son  of  Cathal,  King  of  Meath,  was  with  them  thereat. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  863.     Lor-can  son  of  Cathal,  King  of  [863.]  ms. 
Meath,  was  blinded"  by  Aedh  son  of  Niall,  King  of  Temh- 
air.     Conchobar  son  of  Donnchadh,  half- King  of  Meath, 
was  killed"  in  a  water  at  Cluain-Iraird,"  by  Amlaiph, 


'  Cnodhba. — Knowth,  in  the  parish 
of  Monknewtown,  barony  of  Upper 
Slane,  co.  Meath. 

'  Fert-Boadan  over  Dubadh. — 
"  Fert-Boadan  "  signifies  the  "  grave 
of  Boadan,"  and  Dubadh  is  now 
known  as  Dowth,  on  the  BojTie,  a 
few  miles  above  Drogheda. 

'  The  cave  of  the  smith's  wife. — 
uam  mna  an  gobann.  The  Four 
Mast,  at  861,  say  tliat  this  cave  was 
at  'Dfioicea'D  aia  (Drogheda),  See 
O'Donovan's  note  on  the  passage. 

'"  Blinded. — Apparently  in  punish- 


ment for  his  participation  in  the 
plundering  of  Meath  in  the  previous 
year. 

"  Killed. — tio  matvbaT).  In  the 
Ann.  Four  Mast.,  at  a.d.  862,  the 
expression  is  -oo  '6&vhav,  "was 
drowned." 

^'  Cluain-Iraird.  —Clonard,  in  the 
parish  of  Clonard,  barony  of  Upper 
Moyf enrath,  co.  Meath.  The  "  water  " 
in  which  Lorcan  was  drowned  was 
evidently  the  River  Boyne,  which 
flows  by  Clonard. 


374 


CTMM  relet  ulreiDti. 


Foi.  43  aa.  gall.  Roinitifi  iTioiT  ^6  Ti-CCeTi  mac  Weill  7  jie  piaunn 
mac  Conainj  pofi  CCnpix)  mac  n-CCexio  co  n-Ulcaib,  1  ci^i 
Conailli  cGfi-D.  •nriuipe'Dac  mac  Neill,  abb  Lugmaif  7 
alanaile  cell,  moviiT;u|i.  CCeT)5eii  h\i\vc  epifcopuf  Cille 
•oafio,  ec  fcpiba  ec  ancopiua  bt:  fenex  pepe  .cxui. 
annopum,  paufauir. 

let.  Ian ai p.  CCnno  T)omini  nccc."  lx.°  1111.°  Gclippip 
polip  in  jcalentiip  lanuapn,  er;  eclippip  lunae  in  eoT»em 
menpe.  Cellacli  mac  CCilella  abbap  cille  "oapo  ec 
abbap  la,  T)opmit]iT;  in  pepone  piccopum.  'Cisepnac 
mac  pocapr;ai,  pi  toca  5at5op  7  leupi  bpeg,  mopcuup 
epc.  bpear;ain  t)U  in'oapbti  af  a  cip  -do  paxanaib, 
copogabaTi  cacc  popaib  imTTlaen  conain.  'Ca'Dg^  mac 
T)iapmaca,  pex  nepomm  Cennpelai§,  inceppecT;up  epc 
"Dolope  a  pparpibup  puip  eu  a  plebe  pua.  Conmal 
equonimup  Tamlacra,  7 'Cua^al  mac  CCpcguppo  ppim- 
eppcop  'PopT;penn  7  abb  -ouin  Caillenn,  'oopmeiptint;. 
]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  -Domini  tdccc."  lx.°  ii.°  CCmlaip  7 
CCuiple  DO  T)til  1  ■popt;penn  co  gallaib  GpenTi  7 
CClban,  co  p'  mnpipeu  Cpuicenciiaix:  n-mle,  7  co  cucfaz; 
a  n-jiallo.  Col^u  7  CCet),  -oa  abb  mainipcpec  buin,  in 
tino  anno  mopcui  puni:.  Cepnacan  mac  Cumupcaig, 
pex  Ra^o  aipcip,  ni5UlaT;up  epc  'colope  0  TTlopacain 
mac  CCeTiacain.     CCe-D  mac  Weill  poplac  uile  longpopcu 


1  Aedh ;  i.e.  Aedh  Finnliath,  King 
of  Ireland. 

^  Anfidh.—  'Vhe  name  of  Anfidh, 
wlio  was  King  of  Ulidia,  is  written 
CCnbhich  by  the  Four  Mast,  and 
CCnbicTi  in  the  Booh  o/Leinster,  p. 
41,  col.  3,  where  it  is  stated  that  he 
was  slain  in  the  country  of  the  "  Air- 
thera,"  (see  note  thereon,  page  372, 
note  '),  or  by  the  "  Conailli-Mur- 
theimne,"  another  name  for  Conailli- 
Cerd. 

^Lughmagh. — Louth,  in  the  barony 
and  county  of  Louth. 


'  Of  the  moon tune,  A. 

^  Cellach. — See  Eeeves'  Adamnan, 
p.  390. 

^  Britons ;  i.e.  the  Welshmen. 

'  By  Saxons.—DO  ■8iixanacail5,B. 

*  Maen- Conain. — Otherwise  writ- 
ten "  Moin-Conain,"  and  "  Mora." 
The  old  Irish  name  of  the  Island  of 
Anglesey.  See  Todd's  Irish  Nennius, 
p.  190,  note  x.  Rowland,  (J/oMa 
Antigua,  p.  20),  prints  some  absurd 
conjecture  regarding  the  etymology 
of  the  name  Mona,  not  being  aware 
of  the  form  in  which  it  is  written  in 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


375 


King  of  the  Foreigners.  A  great  victory  by  Aedh^  son 
of  Niall,  and  Flann  son  of  Conaing,  over  Anfidh'*  son  of 
Aedh,  with  the  Ulidians,  in  the  territory  of  Conailli- 
Cerd.  Muiredach  son  of  Niall,  abbot  of  Luglimagh'  and 
other  churches,  died.  Aedgen  Britt,  bishop  of  Cill-dara, 
and  a  scribe  and  anchorite,  and  an  old  man  of  nearly  116 
years,  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  A,D.  864.  An  eclipse  of  the  sun  on  the  L'^''*] 
Kalends  of  January,  and  an  eclipse  of  the  moon*  in  the 
same  month.  Cellach,"  son  of  Ailill,  abbot  of  Cill-dara, 
and  abbot  of  la,  '  fell  asleep '  in  the  country  of  the  Picts. 
Tigernach  son  of  Focarta,  King  of  Loch-gablior,  and 
half-King  of  Bregh,  died.  The  Briton  s°  were  expelled 
from  their  covintry  by  Saxons,'  so  that  they  were  held 
in  subjection  in  Maen-Conain."  Tadhg  son  of  Diarmait, 
King  of  Ui-Cennselaigh,  was  treacherously  killed  by  his 
brothers  and  his  people.  Conmal,  steward"  of  Tamlacht, 
and  Tuathal  son  of  Artgus,  chief  bishop  of  Fortrenn,'" 
and  abbot  of  Dun-Caillenn,"  '  fell  asleep.' 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  865.  Amlaiph  and  Auisle^  went  into  [ges.] 
Fortrenn,"'  with  the  Foreigners  of  Ireland  and  Alba,  when 
they  plundered  all  Pictland,  and  brought  away  their 
pledges.  Colgu  and  Aedh,  two  abbots  of  Manister-Buti, 
died  in  the  same  year.  Cernachan  son  of  Cumuscach, 
King  of  Rath-airthir,"  was  treacherously  slain  by  Mor- 
acan"  son  of  Aedhacan.    Aedh,  son  of  Niall,  plundered  all 


Irish  texts ;  "  Moia-Coaain,"  or 
"  Maen-Conain,"'  probably  represent- 
ing Mamia  Conani,  the  "  stronghold 
of  Conan." 

•  Steward. — ecfuonitnu-p,  f<"^  oe- 
conomu^,  A.  B. 

"  Fortrenn. — Pictland.  See  note  ^, 
p.  118  sujyra. 

"  Dun  -  Cailkmi.  —  Dunkeld,  in 
Perthshire,  Scotland. 


'^  Auisle,  —  There  is  great  uncer- 
tainty regarding  the  identity  of  this 
person.  See  Todd's  War  of  tha 
Gaedhil,  &c.,  Introd.,  pp.  Ixxii,, 
Ixxix. 

''  Rafh-airthir. — See  at  the  year 
788  supra, 

"  Moracan. — This  name  is  written 
"Muiregeu"  in  the  Ann.  Four  M., 
at  A.i>.  864. 


376 


ccrjNCcLcc  iiLccoli. 


5alL  (■!•  aipip  iiiT)  pocla)  eci)x  ceneL  n-eugain  7  'OaL 
Ti-OCfiaiT)e,  CO  znc  a  cennlai  7  a  n-eci  7  a  cfio-oa  allonj;- 
po]xz  eji  cac.  Roimuii  popaib  oc  loc  pebail,  af  a 
cucca  va  .xx.  ■oeac  cenn.  Loc  leibinn  -do  ■pou'o  1  puil 
CO  cajxla  a  pafiT;iu  cfioo  amail  fcaiTianu  inna  imbeccap. 
let.  lanaip.  CCnno  •Domini  x)ccc.°  Ix"  ui."  TTlael'DUin 
mac  CCexia,  iiex  CC1I15,  in  clejxicacu  "Dolojae  excenfo 
Foi.  iSai.  quieuic  Robaiirac  pninjlaiffi  epicopup  ex:  fciiiba,  ec 
Conall  Cille  fcifie  epifcopuf,  ec  Cofcpac  130151  cait-le 
fcpiba  er  ancopica,  ec  Oege-ocaii  abbaf  Con-Dipe  (ec 
Lainne  GLa),  ec  Copmac  nepof  Liamin  fciiiba  ec  epip- 
copuy  ec  ancojiica,  in  Ciiifco  omnef  T)opmiepunc. 
TTlaelcuile  ctbbccf  CCiiine  ificifi  cfuieuic.  g^aipe  mac 
T)uibT)abaiiienn  moiucuia.  CCban  mac  Cinaex)[a],  |\i5- 
•Domna  Conn  ace,  vo  opcain  ppi  TDaigi-o  0  poclacan  mac 
"Oiapmaco.  CCuifle  cepciup  yiex  gencilium  doIo  ec 
papinciTJio  a  ppaciaibup  fuif  lugulacuf  epc  Oellum 
pop  Saxanu  ctiaipcepca  1  Caip  GBpoc,  pe  n-'Oub  ^allaib, 
in  quo  ceciTiic  CCLLi  pex  Saxan  aquilonalium.  Lopca'o 
"DUine  CCil'ilaim  oc  cluain  "Dolcain  la  mac  n-^aicini  7  la 
TTlaelciapain  mac  Ronain,  7  ap  cec  cenn  -oi  aipecaiB 


^  The  coast  of  the  Fochla. — FocUa 
was  a  name  for  the  North  of  Ireland. 
The  original  of  the  clause  is  added 
by  way  of  gloss  in  A.  and  B. 

-  Spoils. — cenntai,  A.  B. ;  a  word 
which  does  not  occur  elsewhere,  and 
the  meaning  of  which  is  not  clear. 
The  translation  is  therefore  conjec- 
tural. 

'  Over  them ;  i.e.,  oyer  the  For- 
eigners. 

■*  Loch-Feihail.  —  Lough  Foyle, 
between  the  counties  of  Donegal  and 
Londonderry. 

^  Loch-Leibhinn. — -Lough-Lene,  in^ 
the  barony  of  Demifore,  co.  West- 
meath ;  not  to  be  confounded  with 
the  more  famous  lake  of  the  same 
name  in  the  county  of  Kerry. 


^  '  Lights ' ;  i.e.  the  '  lights,'  or 
lungs,  of  animals.  This  is  included 
in  the  curious  list  of  the  "  Wonders 
of  Ireland,"  published  by  Todd,  Irish 
Xennius,  p.  193,  sq. 

'  Aedh. — Aedh  Oirdnidhe,  king  of 
Ireland,  whose  obit  is  entered  under 
the  year  818  supra. 

^  Finnglais. — Finglas,  near  Dub- 
lin. 

^  Cill-Scire. — Now  Kilskeer,  in  a 
parish  of  the  same  name,  barony  of 
Upper  Kells,  co.  Meath. 

"  Tech-Taille.—See  note",  p,  12 
supra, 

'^  Condere Connor,  in  the  county 

of  Antrim. 

^'  Lanu-Ela. — Now  Lj'iially,  in  the 
barony  of  Ballycowan,  King's  County 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


377 


the  fortresses  of  the  Foreigners  (i.e.  on  the  coast  of  the 
Fochla^),  between  Cinel-Eogain  and  Dal-Araide,  so  that  he 
carried  off  their  spoils/  and  their  flocks  and  herds,  to  his 
camp,  after  a  battle.  A  victory  was  gained  over  them"  at 
Loch-Febhail,^  from  which  twelve  score  heads  were 
brought.  Loch-Leibhinn°  was  turned  into  blood,  which 
became  lumps  of  gore  like  '  lights  "^  round  its  border. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  866.  Maelduin  son  of  Aedh,'  King  of 
Ailech,  after  lengthened  suffering,  died  in  religion.  Eobh- 
artach  of  Fimiglais,*  bishop  and  scribe ;  and  Conall  of 
Cill-Scire,°  a  bishop  ;  and  Coscrach  of  Tech-Taille,"  a 
scribe  and  anchorite  ;  and  Oegedchar,  abbot  of  Condere" 
(and  Lann-Ela),^^  and  Cormac  Ua  Liathain,  scribe,  bishop, 
and  anchorite — all  fell  asleep  in  Christ.  Maeltuile,  abbot 
of  Ara-irthir,"  rested.  Guaire,  son  of  Dubhdabhairenn, 
died.  Aban,"  son  of  Cinaedh, '  righdamna '  of  Connaught, 
was  destroyed  with  fire  by  Sochhichan,  son  of  Diarraait. 
Auisle,  third  King  of  the  Foreigners,  was  killed  by  his 
brethren  in  guile  and  parricide,  A  battle  [was  gained] 
over  the  Northern  Saxons,  in  Caer-Ebroc,^'^  by  the  Black 
Foreigners,  in  which  Alli,^^  King  of  the  Northern  Saxons, 
was  slain.  Burning  of  Dun-Amhlaim  at  Cluain-Dolcain," 
by  the  son  of  Gaithin,^'  and  by  Maelciarain  son  of  Eonan ; 


The  parenthetic  clause,  which  is  inter- 
lined in  the  orig.  hand  in  A.,  is  part 
of  the  text  in  B. 

^'  Ara-irtkir.  —  '  Eastern  Ara." 
The  most  eastern  of  the  Islands  of 
Aran,  in  Galway  Bay.  Mentioned 
above  at  the  year  857.  The  adjective 
llfttifi  (recte  aiyicip.)  is  •>\Titten  iiaciyi 
in  A. 

^*  Aban.  —  This  name  is  written 
lluppiSti  (Hiippan)  in  the  Ann.  Four 
M.,  at  the  year  866. 

^'  Caer  -  Ebroc.  —  York,  in  Eng- 
land. 

"  J./tt.— iElla,KingofNorthumbria. 


See  Anglo-Saxon  Chron.,  A.D.  867 
(868). 

"  Cluain  -  Dolcain.  — Clondalkin, 
near  Dublin.  Dun-Amhlaim,  the 
fortress  of  Amiaimh,  or  Amlaff,  must 
have  a  Danish  fortress  in  the  place. 

'^'  Son  of  Gaithin. — His  name  -naa 
Cenneidigh.  He  was  lord  (or  King) 
of  Laighis,  or  Leix,  a  district  included 
in  the  present  Queen's  County,  and 
a  most  formidable  opponent  of  the 
Norse  and  Danish  invaders.  See 
Fragments  of  Irish  Annals,  pp.  157, 
159 ;  and  the  other  references  under 
the  name  Cenntdigh  in  the  Index 
thereto. 


378  ncNNalcc  ula'oli. 

gall  in  eoT)em  'Die  apux)  -oticef  piaeDiccof  in  conpimo 
cluana  "Oolcain.     TTluipeDac  mccc  Cacail,  i"ii  neporum 
Cpeificainn,  papalifi  lonj^a  ext;inct;tif  eye. 
•t>>  "jet.  lanaip.  CCnno -oomini 'Dccc.°la:.°iiii.°  Cecdlac  mac 

Cumufcaic,  abbap  pobaip,  luuemf  fapienpecinsemofif- 
Tpimup,  pepiic.  ContJiTiac  abbap  Cluana  mace  U  Moip  in 
nocce Icalen'oapum  1  aniiapn in Cpipco "oopmiuir;.  "Daniel 
abb  ^li'Tie  "oa  lacae  7  "Camlaccae,  Coiman  mac  'Daloig 
ab  TDoimlacc  belliim  pe  n-CCex)  mac  Kleill  oc  Cill  Oa 
n-T)ai5pi  pop  Ou  Weill  bpeg  7  pop  laijnui,  7popplua5 
mop  T)i  jallaib  .1.  rpi  cec  uel  eo  amplnip,  in  quo  ceci- 
•oepuncplann  mac  Conaing  pij  bpe§  n-inle,  ec  "Diap- 
maiT:  mac  eiT;ippceili  pi  toca  5al5op,  eu  in  ipco  bello 
plupimi  jencilium  upuci'Da(:i  punu,  7  Parana  mac  ITTlael- 
e^DUin  pi^T)omnai  inT)  IPoclai,  -oopocaip  1  ppirguin  in 
caca,  et;  alii  mulci. 

■piann  mac  Conaing  copiu  pig, 
■Rogab  cip,  ba  'Cai'DC  maic  Cein, 
Ro  ap  apfiti  cepna  coip 
^ccpf  n-oip  ap  incbaib  pil  'MeiU. 

CCiTDam  mcpiu  iitd  inbip, 
bUippe  caingen  hi  cuitnnib, 
Cen  laec  pepnaTOe  poiT)min, 
Cen  plann  bpeginaigi  buiT)ni5. 


1  See  note  ",  p.  377. 

^  Glenn-da-lacha. — Elsewhere  writ- 
ten Glenn-da-locha.  Glendalough, 
CO.  Wicklow. 

•  Tamlacht.  —  Tallaght,  in  the 
barony  of  Uppercrosa,  co.  Dublin. 

'  Diomliacc. — Duleek,  co.  Meath. 

»  Aedh— The  King  of  Ireland. 

"  Cill-  XJa  nDaighri. —  This  name 
would  be  pronounced  Killoneert/. 
The  place  has  not  been  identified, 
which  is  somewhat  strarge,  consider- 
ing the  important  character  of  the 
battle.     The  late  Kev.  John  F.  Shear- 


nDaighri  was  the  same  as  the  place 
called  "  Killineer,"  situated  about  a 
mile  to  the  north  of  Drogheda,  which 
is  by  no  means  improbable. 

'  Three  hundred.  —  ciai  cec,  A. 
But  B.  reads  ix.  cec,  or  nine  hundred. 

"  Maelduin. — The  Maelduin,  King 
of  Ailech,  whose  obit  is  entered  at 
the  year  86S. 

°  Tadg  son  of  Cian.^C\an  was  son 
of  Oilill  Oluim,  King  of  Munster  in 
the  3rd  century,  and  the  progenitor 
of  several  septs  distinguished  by  the 
title  of  Cianachta  (or  descendants  o£ 


man  was   of   opinion   that  Cill-Ua-    '    Cian).      The     Cianachta-Bregh    (or 


ANNALS  OP   ULSTER. 


379 


and  a  slaughter  of  one  hundred  heads  of  the  chiefs  of  the 
Foreigners  was  made  on  the  same  day  by  the  said  chief- 
tains, in  the  vicinity  of  Cluain-Dolcain.'  Muiredach,  son 
of  Cathal,  King  of  Ui-Cremthainn,  died  of  prolonged 
paralysis. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  867.  Cellach,  son  of  Cumuscach,  abbot  [867.]  bis- 
of  Fobhar,  a  learned  and  most  ingenious  young  man,  died. 
Condmach,  abbot  of  Clonmacnoise,  'fell  asleep'  on  the 
night  of  the  Kalends  of  January.  Daniel,  abbot  of 
Glenn- da-lacha°  and  Tamlacht,'  [and]  Coemhan  son  of 
Dalach,  abbot  of  Doimliacc,*  [died].  A  battle  [was  gained] 
by  Aedh^  son  of  Niall,  at  Cill-Ua-nDaighri,"  over  the  Ui- 
Neill  of  Bregh,  and  over  the  Leinstermen,  and  over  a 
great  host  of  Foreigners — viz.,  three  hundred'  or  more ; 
in  which  fell  Flann  son  of  Conaing,  King  of  all  Bregh,  and 
Diarmait  son  of  Etirscel,  King  of  Loch-gabhor ;  and  in 
this  battle  a  great  number  of  Foreigners  were  slaughtered, 
and  Fachtna  son  of  Maelduin,'  royal  heir  of  the  North, 
and  many  others,  fell  in  the  mutual  wounding  of  the 
battle. 

Flann  son  of  Conaing,  a  king  up  to  this, 

Possessed  the  land  of  Tadg  son  of  Cian.' 

Out  of  the  Sidh  of  Cerna  the  just 

Grew  a  golden  sprig'"  in  presence  of  Niall's  race. 

Strange  is  it  to  see  the  Inber  !" 

Easier  [to  keep]  a  covenant  in  remembrance  ! 

"Without  a  manly  active  hero, 

Without  Flann  of  the  populous  Breghmagh.'^ 


Cianachta  of  Bregia,  in  the  co. 
Meath),  of  -which  Flann  son  of  Con- 
aing was  king,  was  perhaps  the  most 
powerful  of  these  septs.  These  stanzas, 
wliich  are  not  in  B.,  are  added  in  the 
lower  margin  of  fol.  43  in  A.,  with  a 
mark  of  reference  to  the  place  where 
they  might  be  introduced  in  the  text 


"  A  golden  sprig;  i.e.  Flann  son  of 
Conaing,  the  subject  of  this  eulogy. 

"  Inber. — Inber-Colptba,  the  old 
name  of  the  estuary  of  the  Boyne. 

^  Bregkmagh. — Another  form  of 
the  name  Magh-Bregh,  or  plain  of 
Bregia,  in  Meath. 


380 


ccMMala  tilcct)ti. 


Gonial  mac  peTDCtig  abba)^  Cille  vel'Sa,  vci^iba,  qtiieoic. 
Giatipcio  ignoca  aquae,  ve  monce  Cualann,  cum  pifci- 
culif  at;p,if.  tleiTCUf  magnuf  in  pepia  ITlaprini. 
Uechuatjfia  mac  TTIupcaxia,  abb  Coiacaige  moijie,  nop- 
muiic. 

]ct.  lanaifi.  dnno  T)omir:i  tjccc."  lx.°  uin."  ITlaiacan 
abbaf  CLuana  macc  U  Kloif  7  "Oaiminnfi,  fcpiba, 
Foi.  ^36o.  |j,q|^|^(j,^  epifcopuf  Slane,  xiofimieiaunt:.  Copmac  mac 
Glaxiai5  abbap  Saijpe,  epipcopup  ec  pcpiba,  uit;am 
penilem  piniuiT;.  pbann  mac  pepcaip,  equonimup  aipi) 
TTlaca  ec  ppincepp  Lainne  leipe,  heu  bpeuirep  uicam 
pinniit;.  ITlaelciapain  mac  Ronam  pignia  aipcip  epenT), 
peiniT)  pogla  ^all,  lujulacup  epc.  Cepnac  mac  Sacac, 
coipech  TTlus'Dopna  m-bpeg,  Uuaxiacaii  mac  Neill, 
coipech  Oa  popnTDan,  mopT;ui  punc.  Opccam  aipuT) 
TTlaca  0  CCmlaim,  copolopcaxi  cona  Tiep^aisilS,  .x.  cec 
ecip  bpi€  7  mapbaT),  7  ptar;  mop  cena.  "Oonnacan 
mac  CeTipa-Da,  pex  Oa  Cennpelaig,  lugubacupepc  TDolope 
a  pocio  puo.  CCibll  Clocaip,  pcpiba  bt:  epipcopup, 
abbap  Clocaip  mac  n-'Daimen,'DopmniiT;.  "Oubuac  mac 
TTlaelT:uile,  xioccippimtip  lacinopum  T^ozniy  eupopae, 
in  Cpipco  'Dopmiuic  TTlaelbpigci  mac  Spelan,  pex 
Conaille,  in  clepicacu  obiic. 

let.  Ian ai p.     CCnno  "Domini  t)ccc.°  Ix."  ix."    Suaipleac 


'  CiU-delga. — Kildalkey,  in  the 
barony  of  Lune,  co.  Meath. 

*  Corcack  -  moT.  —  The  "great 
swamp."  The  ancient  name  of  the 
site  of  Cork  city. 

'  Daiminis. — Devenish  Island. 

'  Saighir. — Saighir-Ciarain.  Now 
Seirkieran,  a  parish  in  the  barony  of 
Ballybrit,  King's  County. 

"  Lann-kire See  note  l^,  p.  205, 

supra. 

'  Champion. — ^.i^nia,  A.,  B.  The 
Four  Masters  have  (807)  cifieinpeji, 
lit.  "  mighty  man." 


^  Mughdorna-Bregh. — The  name  of 
a  tribe  whose  territory  was  in  Bregh 
(or  Bregia),  and  in  the  vicinity  of 
Slane,  co.  Meath.  See  ©'Donovan's 
Ann.  Four  M.,  A.D.  1150,  note  I. 

'  Ui-Forindain. — '■  Descendants  of 
Forindan  (or  Forannan)."  A  sept 
located  in  the  north  of  the  present 
county  of  Tyrone.  See  Keeves'  Col- 
ton^s  Visitation^  p.  10. 

"  Was  burned. — co  laotcpca'D,  for 
CO  ifiolopca'D,  A.,  B. 

"  Betweaithecaptives. — eci^ibfiic. 
The  Four  M.  (867)  have  eclllB)^eoa■D, 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


381 


Conghal  son  of  Fedach,  abbot  of  Oill-delga,'  a  scribe, 
rested.  A  strange  eruption  of  water  from  Sliabh-Cualann , 
with  little  black  fishes.  A  great  storm  on  the  festival  of 
St.  Martin.  Eechtabhra  son  of  Murchadh,  abbot  of 
Corcach-mor,2  '  fell  asleep.' 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  868.  Martan,  abbot  of  Clonmacnoise  [868.] 
and  Daiminis/  a  scribe,  [andj  Niallan,  bishop  of  Slane, 
'fell  asleep.'  Cormac,  son  of  Eladach,  abbot  of  Saighir,'' 
a  bishop  and  scribe,  ended  an  old  age.  Flann,  son  of 
Ferchar,  steward  of  Ard-Macha,  and  superior  of  Lann- 
leire,"  alas  !  ended  a  short  life.  Maelciarain  son  of  JRonan, 
champion''  of  the  east  of  Ireland,  a  hero-plunderer  of  the 
Foreigners,  was  slain.  Cernach,  son  of  Echaidh,  chief  of 
Mughdorna-Bregh,'  [and]  Ruadhacan,  son  of  Niall,  chief 
of  the  Ui-Forindain,"  died.  The  plundering  of  Ard-Macha 
by  Amhlaimh,  when  it  was  burned,'  with  its  oratories. 
Ten  hundred  persons  [were  lost]  between  the  captives'" 
and  the  slain ;  and  a  great  depredation  besides  was  com- 
mitted. Donnacan,  son  of  Cetfaid,  King  of  Ui-Cennse- 
laigh,  was  treacherously"  slain  by  his  companion.  Ailill 
of  Clochar,  scribe  and  bishop,  abbot  of  Clochar-mac- 
nDaimen,'^ '  fell  asleep.'  Dubtach,  son  of  Maeltuile,  the 
most  learned  of  the  'latinists'  of  all  Europe,"  slept  in 
Christ.  Maelbrigti,  son  of  Spelan,  King  of  Conaille,  died 
in  the  religious  state. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.   869.     Suairlech   Indeidhnen,"  bishop     [869.] 


which  Tvould  signify  "  between  burn- 
ing" (i.e.,  including  the  persons 
burned),  which  seems  incorrect.  In 
the  Fragments  of  Irish  Annals^  and 
the  Chron.  Scotorum,  at  a.d.  869,  the 
word  used  is  byiaiT),  "  captivilv." 

^''■Treacherously. — T)otoi^e,A.,  pejx 
Tjotum,  B. 

^*  Clochar  -  mac  -  nDaimen.  —  The 
"  stony  place  of  the  sons  of  Daimin." 
Now  Clogher,  in  the  county  of  Tyrone. 
See  Keeves'  Adamnan,  p.  iii.,  note  c. 


"  Of  all  Europe.  —  cociui^  Gu- 
■p,upae,  B. 

^  Tndeidhnen. — itiT)eicnein,  A.,  B. 
But  the  form  is  1nT>eiT)bnen  in  the 
Four  Masters,  Fragments  of  Ir. 
Annals,  Chron.  Scotorum,  Martyr,  of 
Donegal,  and  other  authorities.  The 
name  seems  to  be  comp.  of  itit),  the 
Irish defin.  article, and ei'onen,  "ivy,'' 
and  would  be  applied  to  an  ivy- 
covered  building.  See  Chron.  Scot. 
(ed.  Hennessy),  p.    162,  note  2.     it 


382  CCMMalCC  uLCTOtl. 

Inneirnem,  epifcopuf  ec  ancofiica  ec  abbap  Cluana 
ipaip,T)T),  opcimuf  T)OCT:op  felesionif  cociof  riibepniae, 
paufmiiu.  InTDyiex)  Laigeii  la  hCCe-o  mac  NeilLo  CC5 
cbac  CO  ^abjxuan.  Cep,ball  mac  'OunjaiLe  coUm 
aT)cocaDa  v\a  n-iiTDpuxp  co  "Dun  mbolcc.  'Poppopapcaii 
Laigin  'DUna'D  Cepbaill,  ec  mac  ^cti^iiie  ©c  aliop  occt- 
■oepunc,  ec  peuepfi  rune  in  -pusam  cum  pege  puo  .1. 
TTluipetiac  mac  bpain,  ec  cpucroaci  punc  aln  'oe  lUip. 
"Oalac  mac  TD  uipcepcaij,  •dux  genepip  Conaill,  a  gennce 
pua  lusulacup  e|  c.  "Oiapmaic  mac  "Oepmaca  incep- 
pecic  uipum  in  ap-o  ITlaca  ance  lanuam  Domup  CCe'oo 
pejip  "Cempo.  "Oub-oacuile  abbap  leic  moep  TTlocoe- 
tTioc,  ec  TTlaebo'DOp  ancopica  abbap  "Oaiminpe,  ec  abbap 
•Dipipc  Ciapam  belaig  T)Uin  .1.  Cumpcuc)  pcpiba  ec 
epipcopup,  Comsan  poca  ancopica  'Camlaccae  Tiabcae 
IDaelepuain,  Conxila  ancopica  T)poma  capa  aip-oe 
Ciannachca,  omnep  in  Cpipco  uicam  piniepunc.  Ob- 
pepio  CCilec  cluace  a  Nop-oDmunnip  .1.  CCmlaip  ec 
Iniap,  DUO  pegep  Nopu'omannopum,  obpetiepunc  apcem 
Foi.  436J.  lUum,  ec  Depcpuxepunc  in  pme  .1111.  menpium  apcem  ec 
ppeDauepunc.  TTlaelpecnaill  mac  'Meill,  lecpi  T)eip- 
cipc  bpeg,  mceppeccup  epc  Dolope  0  Ulp  tiubsaU. 
Cobcac  mac  ITIuipe-Daig,  ppmcepp  CiUe  ■oapo,  T)opmniic. 
jet.  lanaip.  (Xnno  xiomini  ■dccc."  lax."  Cacalan  mac 
In-opechcaig,  leicpi  Ulac,  msulacup  epc  "oolope  con- 
pilio  CCexio.     CCmlaiiD  7  Imop  -do  cui^echc  appicipi  t)U 


may  be  now  represented  by  "  Inan," 
in  the  parish  of  Killyon,  barony  of 
Upper  Moyfeurath,  co.  Meath,  not 
far  from  the  site  of  the  ancient 
monastery  of  Clonard  (or  Cluain- 
Iraird),  of  which  Suairlech  was  abbot. 

1  Aedk The  King  of  Ireland. 

'  Gabran. — Gowran,  in  the  north 
of  the  CO.  Killienny. 

5  Cerlhall  son  of  Dungal — King 
of  Ossory. 

^Bun-bole.  —  See  note  ",  p.  77 
supra.  The  Fragments  of  Annals,  at 
A.D.  870,  contain  a  pretty  full  account 


of  the  invasion  of  Leinster  here  re- 
ferred to. 

^  Son  of  Gaithin,  —  Cennedigh, 
King  of  Laighis  (Leix),  mentioned 
above  at  the  year  866. 

^  Liaih-  mor  Mochoemhoc.  —  Now 
known  as  Leamokevoge,  in  the  pariah 
of  Two-Mile-Borris,  barony  of  Elio- 
garty,  co.  Tipperary. 

7  Disert-Ciarain. — The  desert,  or 
hermitage,  of  St.  Ciaran.  Now 
Castlekeeran,  in  the  barony  of  Upper 
Kells,  CO.  Meath. 

^Maelruain;    i.e.,  St.   Maelruain, 


ANNALS    OF   ULSTER. 


383 


and  anchorite,  and.  abbot  of  Cluain-Iraird,  the  best 
doctor  ofreligion  of  all  Ireland,  rested.  The  plundering 
of  the  Leinstermen  by  Aedh^  son  of  Niall,  from  Ath- 
cliath  to  Gabran.'^  Cerbhall  son  of  Dungal,''  with  the 
whole  of  his  adherents,  plundered  them  as  far  as  Dun- 
bole.^  The  Leinstermen  attacked  the  camp  of  Cerbhall, 
and  slew  the  son  of  Gaithin'*  and  others,  and  returned  in 
flight  with  their  King,  i.e.,  Muiredhach  son  of  Bran ;  and 
some  of  them  were  butchered.  Dalach,  son  of  Muircer- 
tach,  chief  of  the  Ginel-Conaill,  was  killed  by  his  own 
people.  Diarmait,  son  of  Diarmait,  kiUed  a  man  in  Ard- 
Macha,  before  the  door  of  the  house  of  Aedh,  King  of 
Temhair.  Dubhdathixile,  abbot  of  Liath-mor  of  Moch- 
oemhoc;''  and  Maelodhor,  anchorite,  abbot  of  Daimhinis; 
and  the  abbot  of  Disert-Oiarain''  of  Belach-duin  (i.e. 
Cumscuth),  a  scribe  and  bishop ;  Comgan  Fota,  anchorite 
of  Tainlacht,  foster-son  of  Maelruain,'  [and]  Condla, 
anchorite  of  Druim-Cara'  of  Ard-Cianachta  —  all 
ended  life  in  Christ.  Siege  of  Ail-Cluathe^"  by  Norse- 
men; viz,,  Amhlaiph  and  Imhar,  two  Kings  of  the 
Norsemen  besieged  it,  and  at  the  end  of  four  months 
destroyed"  and  plundered  the  fortress.  Maelsechnaill, 
son  of  Niall,  half-king  of  the  South  of  Bregh,  was  deceit- 
fuUy  slain  by  Ulf,''  a  '  Dubhgall.'i^  Cobthach  son  of 
Muiredach,  abbot  of  Cill-dara,  '  fell  asleep.' 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  870.  Cathalan  son  of  Indrechtach, 
half-king  of  Ulad,  was  deceitfully  slain,  through  the 
counsel  of  Aedh."     Amhlaiph  and  Imhar  came  again  to 


founder  and  abbot  of  Tamlacht  (Tal- 
laght,  in  the  co.  Dublin),  whose  obit 
is  entered  at  the  year  791  supra. 

'  Druim-cara  — Drumcar,  in  the 
barony  of  Ardee,  co.  Louth.  See 
note  °,  p.  306  supra. 

^^  Ail-Cluathe.—The  old  name  of 
Dumbarton  in  Scotland.  See  note  '-, 
p.  115  sup'a.  Written  tt!ilec  cluice, 
in  the  genit.  form,  in  B. 


"  -Dcsfj-oyerf.  — ■Di^ciitixeip.tinc,  A. 

12  CT/— Called  Fulf,  in  the  Chron. 
Scotorum,  at  a.d.  870. 

1'  Duhhgall.  —  This  means  '  Black 
Foreigner '  (or  Dane) ;  from  dubh, 
black,  and  gull,  the  ordinary  Irish 
term  for  "  foreigner." 

^'^  Aedh;  i.e.  Aedh  Finnliath,  King 
of  Ireland. 


[870.] 


3U 


a.nnocl(x  ulcroli. 


.b. 


CCc  cliac  a  CClbain,  7)i15  cGT;ai6  long,  ec  pfie'oa  maxima 
hominum  OCnslopum  ec  biiicomim  ec  piccoptim  "oe- 
T)ucua  efc  f ecum  a-o  hibeimaini  in  capciuiTrace.  6x- 
pugnaao  -DUin  8obai]ice,  qiioti  anT:ea  non  peppeccum 
epc.  gccilL  occo  la  Cenel  n-tJugam.  CCibll  mac  T)un- 
lainje  pejip  tagmenfium  a  'KIop'Dmannip  inceiipecciip 
epc.  CCibll  epipcopup,  abbap  'Poljaip,  in  Cpipco  Tiop- 
miuic.  Cupoi  mac  CClDnKro  inpeo  Clocpann'7  pocla'oo 
TTliT)e,  abbap,  papienp,  ec  pepicippimup  hipcopiapum 
pccoccicapum.in  Cpipco  uopmiuir;.  C0I5U  mac  VTlaele- 
cuile,  pacepTJop  ec  ancopica,  abbap  Cluana  conaipe 
'Commaen,  quieuic.  ITloensal  ailicip,  abbap benncaip, 
uicam  penilem  pelicicep  piniuic.  TTlaelmi'De  mac 
Cumupcaic,  pecnap   cluana  mic  Noip,  mopicup. 

]ct- lanaip.  CCnno 'oomini  t)ccc.°Ixx.°  1.°  ^nia  ppin- 
cepp  'Ooiniliacc,  ancopica  ec  epipcopup  ec  pcpiba  opci- 
mup,  [obiic],  TnaelpuainaiT)  mac  ITlaelcaupapDoa, 
"DUX  nepcuni  piliopum  Cuaip  mx)  poclai,  mopcuup  epc 
Cennpaela-D  nepop  ITloccisepn,  pax  Caipil,  excenpo 
"Dolope  in  pace  quieuic.  'Pep'oomnac  ppincepp  Cluana 
mace  U  Noip  T)opmuiic.  CCpcja  pex  Opicanopum 
ppaca  Cltia'De,  conpilio  Cupcancini  pilii  Cinaetio, 
occiinipepc.     lllaelctnle  epipcopiii\  ppnicepp  'Ciiliain, 


1  Ath-cUatJi. — "  Ford  of  hurdles." 
A  name  for  Dublin. 

"  Alba  ;  i.e.  Scotland. 

3  Great  multitude  of  men. —  pp.e'oa 
(pfiaeTia) maxima  liomitium,  A.  B. 
PKiena  is  evidently  here  used  for  the 
Irish  bTXaiT),  which  signifies  bondage, 
or  captivity,  as  the  concluding  words 
of  the  entry,  in  capciuicace,  would 
indicate. 

J  To  Ireland. — in  llibefinium,  A. 
inTlibeixniam,  B. 

^  Dun-Sohhairce. — Dunseverick, in 
the  parish  of  Billy,  barony  of  Gary, 
and  county  of  Antrim.  A  place  very 
famous  in  ancient  Irish  history.      See 


Keeves'  Down  and  Connor .^  p.  280, 
and  O'Donovan's  Four  Mast,  at  A. 
M.,  3501,  note  o. 

^  Of  the  Leinsterinen. — Oasenen- 
cium,  A.  The  testis  corrected  from  B. 

'  Inis-Clothrann.—'Suw  Inchcler- 
ann,  in  Lough  Eee ;  an  island  re- 
garded as  belonging  to  the  barony  of 
Rathcline,  co.  Longford. 

'  Scoti ;  i.e.  the  Scoti  of  Ireland, 
For  pcoccicaiium,  as  ia  A.,  B  has 
pcocopum. 

*  Slept. — -DOjimitiic,  A.  quieuic, 
B. 


1°  Happily  — pelicicefv. 
inB 


O.iiitted 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


385 


Ath-cliath/  from  Alba/  with  two  hundred  ships ;  and  a 
great  multitude  of  men,'  English,  Britons,  and  Picts,  were 
brought  by  them  to  Ireland,*  in  captivity.  The  taking 
by  force  of  Dun-Sobhairce,^  which  had  not  been  done 
before,  Foreigners  [were]  at  it,  with  the  Cinel-Eoghain. 
Ailill  son  of  Dunlaing,  King  of  the  Leinstemien,"  was 
slain  by  the  Norsemen.  Ailill,  bishop  of  Fobhar,  '  fell 
asleep '  in  Christ.  Curoi  son  of  Aldniadh,  abbot  of  Inis- 
Clothrann,^  and  of  Fochlaidh  of  Meath,  a  wise  man,  and 
the  most  learned  in  the  histories  of  the  Scoti,*  slept'  in 
Christ.  Colgu  son  of  Maeltuile,  a  priest  and  anchorite, 
abbot  of  Cluain-Conaire-Tommain,  rested.  Moengal,  a 
pilgrim,  abbot  of  Bennchair,  ended  an  old  age  happily." 
Maelmidhe,  son  of  Cumuscach,  vice-abbot"  of  Clonmac- 
noise,  died. 

Kal.  Ja,n.  A.D.  871.  Gnia,'^  abbot  of  Daimhliaec,  an  [871.]  ms. 
anchorite^'*  and  bishop,  and  eminent  scribe,  [died],  Mael- 
ruanaidh,  son  of  Maelchuararda,  chief  of  the  Ui-Mac- 
Uais^^  of  the  Fochla,  died.  Cennfaeladh  Ua  Mochtigern, 
King  of  Cashel,  after  prolonged  suffering,  rested  in  peace. 
Ferdomnach,  abbot  of  Cluain-mac-U-Nois,  '  fell  asleep.' 
Artgha,  King  of  the  Britons  of  Srath-Cluade,^'  was  killed 
by  the  advice  of  Oonstantine  son  of  Cinaedh.^"    Maeltuile, 


11  Vice-abbot.  —  Y"6cnap.  In  the 
Ann.  Four  Mast,  a.d.  869,  the  title  is 
■pTfilonv,  i.e.  prior. 

1^  Gnia. — Written  like  gina,  in  B. 

w  Anchorite aticoifvicia,  A.  B. 

1*  Ui-Mac-Uais. — The  descendants 
of  the  sons  of  CoUa  Uais,  who  were 
seated  in  the  North  of  Ireland  (here 
called  the  Fochla).  The  situation  of 
this  tribe  has  not  yet  been  satisfac- 
torily made  out.  But  in  the  Chron. 
Scotorum  (ed.  Hennessy,  p.  5),  a  plain 
called  Lecmagh  [Magh-Li  in  Boole 
ofLeinster,  p.  5,  col.  1]  in  Ui-Mac- 


Uais  is  described  as  in  Ui-Mac-Uais, 
between  Bir  (the  old  name  of  the 
Moyola  River,  co.  Londonderry)  and 
Camus  (on  the  Bann,  to  the  south  of 
Coleraine).  See  Reeves'  Adamnan, 
p.  52,  note  d. 

15  Srath-Cluade Strathclyde,  the 

ancient  name  of  a  district  in  Scotland. 
See  Slcene's  Celtic  Scotland,  I.  326, 
et  passim. 

1*  Oonstantine  son  of  Clnaedh  (or 
Kenneth). — Oonstantine,  son  of  Ken- 
neth Mac  Alpin,  or,  as  he  is  called, 
Oonstantine  II.,  King  of  the  Scots. 

2  0 


386 


aMMcc?.cc  ulccoti. 


111  Ciiif<-o  TioiiiTiniic.  loinj;fec  mac  'Poillein,  p^imcepf 
ciLle  CCiipib,  mopicuji.  Ho15aifiT;ac  "Depniai^e  fcfiiba 
oprimuy  patifauic  ITluspon  mac  TTlaelecocai'D  lecpi 
Coiinacc  mopcuup  epc. 
Foi.  Unn.  jet.  lanaip,  Itinae  .ocxuii.  CCniio  -Dommi  ■dccc''  Ixx." 
11."  •plai'cbepTOrc  mac  "Ouibpoip,  pex  CopcunTopuax) 
ininip,  hUacmaixan  mac  bpocan  pex  nepoctim  pacpac 
CCi'Dne,T)unaTiac  mac  HosaiUmc  pecc  jenepip  Coipppi 
moep,  mopnincup.  leclabap  mac  loingpic,  pex  in 
C01C1TI,  tiicani  penilem  -piniinc.  1iTiap  pex  llop'omaii- 
iiopiim  cocitip  llibepmae  ec  bpicanniae  uiT;am  pinuiit;. 
■Oungal  moc  TTIoenais,  ppincepp  Innpi  cam  "Oega,  in 
pace  quieuic.  "Oonncuan  mac  pLannacan  a  Conaing 
mac  plainT)  pep  -oolum  lugulacupepc.  Oenac  "Cailcen 
cen  aiji  pine  caupa  nipca  ec  -oisna,  qiiot)  non  aU7)iuimup 
ab  anciquip  cempopibup  ceci-oippe.  Colman  epipcopup 
ez  pcpiba,  abbap  n-Oen-opomo,  quieuit;.  ■piai^bepcac 
mac  TTluipcepnai^,  ppincepp  ■ouin  ChaiU'oeti,  obiic. 

let.  lanaip,  lunae  .ix".  CCnno  xiomini  T)CCC.°  locx.°  iii.° 
CCs'D  mac  panguppa,  ppincepp  popa  Commain,  epip- 
copup er  pcpiba  oprimup;  TTflaelmopna  mac  "Diapmaca 


'  Tulian. — Otherwise  written  Tui- 
lon.  Now  Dulane,  in  the  parish  of 
the  same  name,  baronj'  of  Upper 
Kells,  CO.  Meath, 

-  Cill-Ausili.-  The  church  of  St. 
Auxilius  (see  above,  note  ',  p.  19) ; 
now  Killashee,  near  Kaas,  in  the 
county  of  Kildare. 

'  Corcumdrtiadh-inlnis  [or  Ninis]. 
This  territory  comprised  the  present 
baronies  of  Corcomroe  and  Barren,  in 
the  county  of  Clare,  with  the  Arran 
Islands  in  Galway  Bay,  the  people 
inhabiting  which  were  called  "  Eogh- 
anacht-Kinais "  (or  descendants  of 
Eoghan  [son  of  Oilill  Oluini]  of 
Ninas.)"  SeeLtbornah  t7j<7re,p.  22a, 
where  Eoganacht  Ninussa  is  otherwise 


called  Eoganacht  nn  n-urancl,  "  the 
Eugenians  of  the  Aran  [Islands], 
See  also  O'Donovan's  Four  Mast., 
A.D.  871,  note  q,  and  1482,  n.  p. 

^  Ui-Fiachracli  of  Aidhne. — For 
the  situation  of  this  tribe,  see  the  Map 
prefixed  to  O'Donovan's  Tribes  and 
Customs  of  Hy-ifany, 

'  The  Province in  coiCTO.lit.  ""of 

the  fifth ;  "  i.e.  of  the  Province  of 
Ulidia,  which  in  these  Annals  is  al- 
ways referred  to  as  the  Fifth.  The 
Provinces  of  Ireland,  even  when  they 
were  reduced  to  the  present  number 
of  four,  were  each  called  cotce-D,  or 
"  fifth  "  by  the  Irish  writers,  in  con- 
sequence of  the  qninquepartite  di- 
vision made  of  the  country  by  the  five 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


387 


a  bishop,  abbot  ot  Tulian/  fell  asleep  in  Christ.  Loingsech, 
son  of  Foillen,  abbot  of  Cill-Ausili,"  died.  Robhartach 
of  Dermhagh,  an  eminent  scribe,  rested.  Mughron,  son 
of  Maelcothaidh,  half-king  of  Oonnaught,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.,  ni.  27.  a.d.  872.  Flaithbertach,  son  of  [872.] 
Dubhrop,  King  of  Corcumdruadh-Ninis  f  Uathmaran  son 
of  Brocan,  King  of  the  Ui-Fiachrach  of  Aidhne  f  and 
Dunadhach  son  of  Rogallnach,  King  of  Cinel-Coirpri-mor, 
died.  Lethlabhar  son  of  Loingsech,  King  of  the  Province," 
ended  an  aged  life.  Tmhar,  King  of  the  Norsemen  of  all 
Ireland  and  Britain,  ended  life."  Dungal  son  of  Moenach, 
abbot  of  Inis-eain-Degha,''  rested  in  peace.  Donncuan, 
son  of  Flannacan,  was  slain  through  treachery  by  Conaing, 
son  of  Fland.  The  Fair  of  Tailtiu"  not  celebrated,  with- 
out just  and  sufficient  cause,  which  we  have  not  heard  to 
have  occurred"  from  ancient  times.  Colman,  a  bishop 
and  scribe,  abbot  of  N endrum,^"  rested.  Flaithbertach  son 
of  Muirchertach,  abbot  of  Dun-Cailden,"  died. 

Kal.   Jan.,  m.  9.     a.d.  873.    Aedh,   son   of  Fiangus,     [srs.] 
abbot  of  Ros-Comain,  a  bishop  and  eminent  scribe ;  Mael- 
mordha  son  of  Diarmait,  a  bishop  and  scribe ;  and  Tor- 


sons  of  Dela  son  of  Loch  (who  were 
ot  the  Firbolg  race).  See  O'FIaherty's 
Ogygia,  pars  IIL,  c.  viii.  The  tra- 
dition of  this  division  seems  to  have 
been  fresh  in  the  time  of  Giraldus 
Cambrensis.  Topogr.  Eib.,  Dist.  I., 
cap.  viii.,  and  Dist.  IIL,  cap.  iv.  In 
the  list  of  the  Kings  of  Ulidia  con- 
tained in  the  Book  of  Leinster  (p.  41, 
coL  4),  Lethlobor  (as  the  name  is 
there  written)  is  stated  to  have  died 
"of  an  internal  injury,"  ve  guin 

TTieDOItl. 

^  Ended  life. — uicam  ptl'tiic,  A. 
B.  has  in  Criifco  quieuit; 

'  Inis-cam-Defjha.  —  Inislcetn,  in 
the  county  of  Louth 


'  Tailtiu. — NowToltown,  in  a  parish 
of  the  same  name,  barony  of  Upper 
Kells,  CO.  Meath,  celebrated  for  the 
national  fairs,  or  games,  which  were 
wont  tobecelebrated  there  every  year, 
from  the  most  ancient  times,  at  the 
beginning  of  Autumn.  A  similar 
entry  occurs  at  the  year  875,  but 
without  the  additional  observation. 

"  To  have  occurred. — ceciTjic,  A. 
ceci  (probably  for  ceci'Di-pj^e),  B. 

^'^Xendrum.  —  Mahee  Island,  in 
Strangford  Lough.  See  Reeves' 
Down  and  Connor,  p.  148. 

ii  Dun  -  Cailden.  —  Dunkeld,  in 
Perthshire,  .Scotland. 

2  c  2 


3,SS 


(TMNOClCC  l\l(Xr)\]. 


Fol.  iiab. 

X). 


ei^ifcopuf  ec  fc[iiba  ;  'Coiipai'D  pi^incepf  Tamlaccae, 
epii'cop«i'  ec  fcjxiba  oprimuv,  in  Chyxipco  "oojifniepunr;. 
Pec^na  epifcopUf,  Tieifiep  pacpicn  ec  captic  peligiomp 
C0C1UV  111 be[\n  10(6)  in  p^n'oie  nonap  Occimbpip  in  pace 
quieuic  SlojaT)  la  hCCex)  mac  Weill  co  Laigniu,  copo- 
papojac  cell  CCupili,  7  alaile  cealla  vo  lopca^  cona 
■DepcaipC  Ceall  mop  muigi  ainip  T)U  opgain  'du  fal- 
lal B. 

]ct.  lanaip,  lunae  .xx.«  CCnno-oomini  7)ccc.°lxoc.°iiii.° 
TTloensal  canipi  Cluana  mac  Moip,  7  Tlobapcac  mac  na 
cepTa  epipcopup  Cille  'oapo,  ec  pcpiba  opcimup,  ec 
ppincepp  Cille  achaiT)h,  ec  Laccnan  mac  TTloccisepn 
epipcopup  Cille  -oapo  ec  ppincepp  pepnann,  [obiepunc]. 
TTluipe-Dac  mac  bpain  cum  exepcicu  tajinenpium  upque 
av  moncem  TTlon'ouipnn  uapcauic,  ec  a-o  puam  icepum 
pejionem  ance  ueppepam  peueppup  epc.  Conjpeppio 
Piccopum  ppi  "Dubgallu,  ec  pcpajep  majna  piccopum 
pacca  epc.  Oipcin  mac  CCmlaip  pegip  Klop-DDmannopum 
ab  CClbanT)  pep  T)olum  occipup  epc.  TDaccoisi  ppincepp 
'Camlaccae,  ec  bennacca  epipcopup  Lupcan,  in  pace 
"Dopmiepunc.    peccnac  abbap  ^linne  va  loca  obnc. 

]ct.  lanaiii,  i.«  lunae.     CCnno  "Dominr  nccc"  lococ."  u.° 


^ '  Fell    asleep.' — •Dop.mmic     (for 

1 

•DOfimieTVUiic)  A.  qe  (for  quieue- 
Hunc  ?),  B. 

-  Of  religion. — yielesiotiup,  A. 

'■'  Day  before  the  Nones. — in  pfll- 
■Diap  (forpni-Die)  A.      \\.  noiiap,  B. 

*  Cill-Aiisili. — See  note  ^,  p.  19 
supra. 

6  Cill-mor  of  Magh-Ainir.  —  Or 
Cill-mor  of  Magh-Enir.  See  note  ^, 
p.  236  supra. 

"  Bi/ Foreigners.— "on  gullaib,  al- 
tered to  'Dti  gallaib,  A. 

''  Tanist. — carnpi ;  i.e.  "  second," 
or  next  in  succession  to  the  abbacy. 


'  Mac-na-cerda.—  This  epithet  sig- 
nifies "  son  of  the  artist  (or  artificer)." 

'  And. — ec  omitted  in  B. 

"  Cill-achaidh.  —  Killeigh,  in  the 
parish  and  barony  of  Geashill,  King's 
County. 

''  Lachtnan.  —  Harris  blunders 
greatly  in  stating  (Ware's  Works, 
Vol.  1,  p.  382),  that  Colgan  (at  p. 
793  Acta  Sanctorum),  and  the  Four 
Masters,  at  a.d.  813,  mention  a 
"Lactan"as  bishop  of  Kildare  at 
that  date,  whom  Harris  would  identify 
with  the  Lachtnan  whose  obit  is 
above  recorded. 


ANNALS    OF   ULSTER. 


389 


paidh,  abbot  of  Tauihlacht,  a  bishop  and  excellent  scribe, 
'  fell  asleep  ''  in  Christ.  Bishop  Fethgna,  heir  of  Patrick, 
and  the  head  of  religion^  of  all  Ireland,  rested  in  peace  on 
the  day  before  the  Nones'  of  October.  A  hosting  by 
Aedh  son  of  Niall  to  the  Leinstermen,  when  Cill-Ausili^ 
was  profaned,  and  other  churches,  with  their  oratories, 
were  burned.  Cill-mor  of  Magh-Ainir'  was  plundered 
by  Foreigners.* 

Kal.  Jan.,  m.  20.  A.D.  874.  Moengal,  'tanisf  of  [87t.] 
Clonmacnoise  ;  and  Robhartach  '  mac-na-cerda,'"  bishop 
of  Cill-dara,  and  an  excellent  scribe,  and"  superior  of 
Oill-achaidh,'"  and  Lachtnan"  son  of  Mochtigern,  bishop 
of  Cill-dara,  and  superior  of  Ferna,  [died].  Muiredach 
son  of  Bran,  with  an  army  of  Leinstermen,  wasted  as 
far  as  Sliabh-Monduirnn,^^  and  i-eturned  to  his  own 
country  before  evening.  An  encounter  of  the  Picts  with 
the  Black  Foreigners,  and  a  great  slaughter  of  the  Picts 
was  committed.  Oistin,  son  of  Amlaibh,  King  of  the 
Norsemen,  was  deceitfully  slain  by  Alband.'^  Maccoigi, 
superior  of  Tamlacht,"  and  Bennachta,  bishop  of  Lusca," 
slept  in  peace.  Fechtnach,  abbot  of  Glenn-da-locha 
died. 

Kal.  Jan.,  m.  1.    A.D.  875.     Custantin''  son  of  Cin-  [875.]  bis. 


12  Sliabh-Mondmrmi. —  Not  identi- 
fied. Sliabh  -  Modhaim  was  the 
ancient  name  of  a  range  of  hills  near 
Ballybay,  in  the  barony  of  Cremorne, 
CO.  Monaghan  (according  to  O'Dono- 
van,  Four  Masters,  A.  IVI.,  3579,  note 
g).  But  it  could  hardly  have  been 
the  place  here  intended,  being  much 
more  than  a  day's  march  from  Muire- 
dach's  home  in  Kildare. 

^^Alband. — Todd  took  this  as  mean- 
ing the  "  men  of  Alba"  (or  of  Scot- 
land), War  of  the  Gaedhil,  &c., 
Introd.,  Ixxv.,  note  ' ;  and  Skene 
(Chron.  Picts   and    Scots,   p.  362), 


quoting  from  these  Annals,  represents 
the  ab  albariT)  of  the  text  by  "  ab 
Albaueusibus."  But  if  the  chronicler 
intended  to  say  that  Oistin  was  slain 
by  the  Albans  (or  Scotch)  he  would 
have  used  the  expression  ab  CCtban- 
chaib.  The  truth  seems  to  be  that 
Oistin  was  slain  by  Alband,  King  of 
the  "Black  Gentiles;"  whose  death 
is  recorded  under  the  year  876. 

i"*  Tamlacht,  —  Tallaght,  in  the 
barony  of  Uppercross,  co.  Dublin. 

^^Lusca. — Lusk,  in  the  barony  of 
BalrotUery  East,  co.  Dublin. 

l^  Custantin Constantine,  son  of 


390 


ccMNcclo;  11  Lett)  ti. 


Cufcaiicin  mac  Cinae'DCt  pex  picroiiiim,  CincteT>  abbccf 
achaiT)  bo  Cainml,  Conjalac  mac  piifiiecca  yiex  na 
n -CCi  1151  alia, •pe'Doc  ppmcepf  wrint;  'OiaiamaT;a,  moinun- 
cup.  Coiyipiii  mac  "Oiajimaca,  \iex  nepor;um  Cennf  elal5^ 
a  viiaciiibuf  ftiif  occivuf  ^V^-  Oenac  T^ailT^en  cen  0151 
fine  caufa  iUfT:a  ec  1515110.  "Oomnall  epifcopuf  Cofi- 
caige,  fcpiba  opcimuf,  p ubi7:a  mol^ce  pepiic 

let.  lanaip,  ecu."  lunae.  (Xnno  Tiomini  t)CCC.°  Lxx.° 
111."  eusan  ec  TTlaelcuile  nepop  Ciianac,  vuo  abbacep 
Cluana  mace  U  Noip,  in  pace  -Dopmiepunc.  "Oonncliat) 
mac  CCexiaccain  mic  Concobaip  0  piaunn  mac  TTlael- 
pecnaill  pep  Tiolum  occipup  epc.  Huarepi  mac  TTluip- 
ininn,  pex  Opict;onum,  vu  t^iiiTiecc  "Doctim  n-SpenT)  pop 
zetcGV  pe  "OubsallaiB.  maelbpisce  epipcopup  Slane 
in  pace  "oopmiuic.  belliolum  occ  Loc  ciian  eiT;ip  12inn- 
genci  7  "Oubgennri,  in  quo  CClbann  T)licc  na  n-'DubjenT;! 
ceciTiic.  SocapT;ac  mac  bpocam,  -dux  nepotium  Copmaic, 
mopcuup  epT:.  CoemcloUT)  abba-o  1  n-apT)T)  TTlacae  .1. 
CCenmipe  in  incem  tTlaelco15a.  Camlan  mac  Cepnaij 
pi  pep  Ciil  mopiT:tip. 


Kenneth  Mac  Alpin.  Though  his 
simple  obit  is  here  recorded,  he  is 
stated  in  other  authorities  to  have 
been  slain  in  battle  by  the  Norsemen. 
See  Todd's  War  of  the  Gaedhil, 
Sic,  Introd.,  p.  Ixxv.,  note  *,  and 
Skene's  Chron.  Pids  and  Scots,  In- 
trod., cxxxv,,  and  the  references  given 
in  the  Index  to  that  work,  regarding 
Constantine  sou  of  Kenneth. 

^DisertD  iarmatn Castledermot, 

in  the  south  of  the  county  of  Kildare. 

■'  Coirpri. — The  name  "  Cairpri 
mac  Diormata,"  or  Cairpri  sen  of 
Diarmait,  appears  in  the  list  of  the 
Kings  of  the  Ui-Cendselaigh,  con- 
tained in  the  Book  nf  Ltinsltr,  p.  10, 
col.  a. 


^  Fair  of  Tailtiu. — The  National 
games  celebrated  annually  at  Tel- 
town,  in  the  count}-  Meath.  See  a 
similar  entry  at  the  year  872,  where 
it  is  stated  that  the  non-celebration 
of  the  Fair  of  Teltown  had  not  been 
known  to  have  occurred  from  the 
most  ancient  times.  The  non-celebra- 
tion is  also  noticed  at  877.  But  under 
the  year  915  (916)  infra,  the  celebra- 
tion is  said  to  have  been  renewed  by 
Niall  [Glundubh],  on  his  accession  to 
the  kingship  of  Ireland. 

*  Corcacli. — Cork,  in  Munster. 

''  Flami Flann  Sinna,  afterwards 

King  of  Ireland.  The  date  of  his 
accetteiou  to  the  monarchy  is  not  given 
in  these  Annals,  though   his  obit  is 


ANNALS  OJ?  ULSTER. 


391 


aedli,  King  of  the  Piuts  ;  Ciuaedh,  abbot  of  AchaJh-bo- 
Cainnigli ;  Congalach,  son  of  Finsnechta,  King  of  the 
Airgialla,  [and]  Fedach,  abbot  of  Disert-Dianiiata,'  died, 
Coii'pri,^  son  of  Diarraait,  King  of  Ui-Cennselaigh,  waa 
slain  by  his  brothers.  The  Fair  of  Tailtiii'  not  celebrated, 
without  just  and  sufficient  cause.  Domhnall,  bishop  of 
Corcach/  an  eminent  scribe,  died  suddenly. 

Kal.  Jan.,  m.  12.  A.D.  876.  Eugan  and  Maeltuile  Ua 
Ouanach,  two  abbots  of  Clonmacnoise,  slept  in  peace. 
Donnchad,  son  of  Aedhacan,  son  of  Conchobar,  was  slain 
through  treachery^  by  Flann,^  son  of  Maelsechuaill. 
Ruaidhri,''  son  of  Muirmenn,  King  of  the  Britons,  came 
to  Ireland,  fleeing  before  the  Black  Foreigners.  Mael- 
brighte,  bishop  of  Slane,  slept  in  peace.  A  battle  at 
Loch-Cuan,'  between  Fail'  Gentiles  and  Black  Gentiles, 
in  which  Albann,'  King  of  the  Black  Gentiles,  was  slain. 
Sochartach,  son  of  Brocan,  King  of  the  Ui-Cormaic,  died. 
A  change  of  abbots"  in  Ard-Macha,  viz.,  Ainmire  in  the 
place  of  Maelcobha.  Cathalan,  son  of  Cernach,  King  of 
Fera-CuV  died. 


[87tf.] 


recorded  at  the  year  915  (alias  916) 
infra.  The  Four  Masters  have  his 
accession  at  the  year  877 ;  but 
O'Flaherty  refers  it  to  879,  {Oyuyia, 
p.  13i.) 

<^  RmuJhri Or  llodliri  the  Great, 

sun  of  Mervyn  Vrycho.  The  record 
of  his  death,  by  the  '  Saxous,'  i-; 
catered  under  the  next  year.  Tlie 
AimaUs  Camhrlce  and  Brut  y  Tijioij- 
sogion  have  it  also  at  a.t>.  877.  See 
Williams'  Eminent  Welshmin,  p.  -438, 
and  Chron.  Scotorum  (ed.  Hennessy), 
p.  154,  notes  4,  5. 

'  Loch-Cnan.—StrSiDgtord  Lough, 
in  the  county  Down. 

« Albann.—See  the  note  regarding 
this  person  at  the  year  874. 


"  Change  of  Abbots. — In  the  margin 
in  A.  is  written  in  a  small  neat  hand, 
the  note,  "  coniiinucacio  abbi]p 
(abbacif)  in  Ard  Macha."  See  the 
note  on  Maelcobho,  at  the  year  .878 
infra. 

^"I'erii-Ciil. — Otherwise  called  Fera- 
Cul-Bregh.  A  district  which  aecms 
to  have  included  a  large  part  of  the 
present  baronies  of  Upper  and  Lower 
Kell,  in  the  county  of  Meath.  Ac- 
cording to  the  Martgr  of  Donegal,  at 
6th  April  and  20th  November,  Imlech- 
Fiarch  and  Magh-Bolcc  (now  repre- 
sented by  the  parishes  of  Lmlagb  and 
Moybolgue,  in  the  barony  of  Lower 
Kella)  were  in  the  territory  of  Fera- 
Cul-Brea;l' 


392 


CCMMCClCC  iiLcct)1i. 


let.  lanaij^,  xx.a  ni.a  Itinae.  OCnno  T)omini  nccc" 
laix."  uii.°  Huai-Diii  mac  TTluifiminn,  yiecc  b]niconnum,  a 
Saxombuf  inceiaempT;«f.  Gee's  mac  Cina7)an,  \iex  picco- 
l\um,  a  focnv  ipuif  occifUf  efc.  5"|ipic  mac  TTlael- 
bifxi5T;G,  fiGX  ConaiUe,  t)ecollacuf  efc  o  auib  Gcac. 

TluaTOtxi  TTlananp  minn  ti-aine, 
CCe-D  a  cjiichaib  Cinnni|ve, 
"OonnchaT)  'Domria  pinn  plactia, 
Safxbfic  minn  ITlaca  mine  ; 

0  T)oixalaim  a\\  m'aifie, 
pt)5ela1^  c|Xicha  mo  cjxite  ; 
Lecca  tiuafva  myi  n-aifie 
Oaile  |:op,  bafiyi'pinn  bile. 

Cumufcac  mac  TTIuiifieDais  fiea;  nepocum  Cjiemminn 
o  Ullcaib  occifuy^  eft;.  TTlaelpatifiaicc  mac  Ceallaij 
pyiincepip  maimiprt^ec  binci  fubit;a  mop.ce  pepur. 
Uencup  magnup  et;  pulgop.  Ppop  pola  pluxic  co 
ppica  a  papci  cpo  7  pola  popp  na  maigiB.  Oenac  'Cail- 
cin  cen  ai^i  pine  caupa  lupca  ec  ■Dijna.  Gclippiplunae 
iT)ibup  Occobpip,  X.1111.  lunae;  quappi  cepcia  uigilia 
.1111.  pepiae,  polipqtie  Tuppeccup  .1111.  ]cl.  Mouembpip, 
lunae  xxuni,  quappi  .uii.  hopa  7)i6i,  .1111.  pepiae,  polip  .xu. 


^  Ruaidhri. — See  the  note  regard, 
ing  this  King  of  the  Britons  (or 
Welsh),  under  the  preceding  year. 

-  Aedh,  son  of  Cinadh. — This  was 
apparently  Aedh,  son  of  Cinaedh  (or 
Kenneth)  Mac  Alpin.  See  Skene's 
Chron.  of  Picts  and  Scots,  Pref., 
p.  cxxxiv. 

^  Ruaidhri  of  Manann. — Ruaidhri, 
son  of  Muirmenn  (or  Mervyn),  seems 
to  have  heen  King  of  Manann  (the 
Isle  of  Man).  See  Williams'  Eminent 
WeUhrmn,  p.  438.  These  stanzas, 
which  are  not  in  B.,  are  written  in  the 


top  margin  of  fol.  44  oj  in  A.,  with  a 
mark  of  reference  to  the  place  where 
the}'  might  be  introduced  in  the  text. 

*  Ceun-tire. — Kantyre,  in  Scotland. 

''  Garbsith, — The  sameaa  the  person 
whose  name  is  written  "  Garfith  "  in 
the  preceding  prose  entry.  See  Ann. 
Four  Mast.,  at  876. 

^  The  Editor  is  unable  to  translate 
the  original,  laile  for  harrfhinn  bile, 
which  seems  devoid  of  sense  or  mean- 
ing. 

'iU«ms4-{e»'-£«si}..— Monasterboice, 
CO.  Louth. 


ANNALS  OP   ULSTER. 


393 


Kal.  Jan.,  23rd  of  the  Moon.  a.d.  877.  Ruaidhri/  son 
of  Muirmenn,  King  of  the  Britons,  was  killed  by  Saxons. 
Aedh,  sou  of  Cinad,=  King  of  the  Picts,  was  killed  by 
his  confederates.  Garfith,  son  of  Maelbrighte,  King  of 
Conaille,  was  beheaded  by  the  Ui-Echach. 

Euaidhri  of  Manann,'  gem  of  delight ; 
Aedh  from  the  lands  of  Cenn-tire' ; 
Donnchad,  fair  heir  of  a  prince ; 
Garbsith,'  ornament  of  smooth  Macha. 

It  cuts  my  heart's  limits, 

When  I  call  to  mind 

The  cold  flags  over  princes  ! 

Cumuscach,  son  of  Muiredach,  King  of  Ui-Cremthainn, 
was  slain  by  Ulidians.  Maelpatraic,  son  of  Cellach,  abbot 
of  Mainistir-Buiti,''  died  suddenly.  Great  wind  and 
lightning.  A  shower  of  blood  fell,  which  was  found  in 
lumps  of  gore  and  blood  on  the  plains."  The  "  Fair  "  of 
Tailtiu"  not  celebrated,  without  just  and  sufficient  cause. 
An  eclipse  of  the  moon  on  the  Ides  of  October,  the  14th 
of  the  moon,^°  about  the  third  vigil,  on  a  Wednesday ; 
and  an  eclipse  of  the  sun  on  the  4th  of  the  Kalends  of 
November,  the  28th  of  the  moon,  about  the  7th  hour  of 
the  day,  on  a  Wednesday,  15  solar  days  intervening. 


[877.] 


^  On  theplains. — In  a  corresponding 
entry  in  the  Chron.  Scotorum  (878) 
these  plains  are  mentioned  as  in 
Cianachta,  at  Drnnha  na  nDeist,  some 
place  in  the  barony  of  Upper  or 
Lower  Deece,  co.  Meath  ;  though 
O'Donovan  would  identify  it  with 
Duma-nDresa,  a  place  situated  to  the 
north  of  the  well-known  hill  of  Knock- 
graffon,  in  the  barony  of  Middlethird, 
CO.  Tipperary.  See  under  the  year 
897  infra. 


"  Fair  of  Tailtitt. —  See  the  note 
regarding  this  Fair,  at  the  year  875 
supra^ 

"  Fourteenth  of  the  moon.  —  The 
4th  of  the  moon,  according  to  the 
MS.  B.  The  whole  of  this  entry, 
not  fully  given  in  B.,  is  added  in  the 
lower  margin  of  fol.  44  a  in  MS.  A., 
with  a  sign  of  reference  to  the  place 
where  it  .should  be  introduced  in  the 
text. 


3U4 


ccMNCclcc  nlcfoh. 


i?oi.  iiOi,.  v\6huY  )nze]iuem6nzyhu\\  Sc)iin  Coluim  ciUeyaininna 
olcena  du  cmccain  Tiocum  n-GiieiTO  ^o\\  ceicea-o  yim 
fallal  15. 

]ct.1anai]i,  1111.  Uinae.  CCiinoT)omini  t)ccc.°la;x°uiii.° 
CCe^  [pinnlicrcli]  mac  Weill  [caille],  ixex-  "Cemoi^me,  in 
.XII.  let.  "Oecimbpium  1  n-TDixuim  in  afclaiiTD  1  epic 
Con  ai  Lie  T)0)amniiu. 

"Ouo'Decein  calaiiTO  cheolac 
"Oecimbitx  man  a  r;lioit)en, 
1  ii-eixbailt:  am]\Vi  aiixib 
CCet)  CC1I15  aiixxJin  S'^'^el. 

]2e\i  v^a^  voixrc'^o  l^cpnai-De, 
"Omixiiibu  Ian  'Ceiiiaiix  cliiixec, 
Seme  vixi  omna  eixnait)e, 
"Oi  cein  bixoja  mac  inilen. 

piann  mac  ITlailfecnaill  ixe^najxe  incipic.  Tigeixnac 
mac  TTluiixetiaic  epipcopuf,  pixincepp  "Dpoma  in  af- 
clainn,  excenpo  T)oloifxe  pauy^auic  pepsil  mac  Cum- 
paiT),  abb  T)omnai5  8ecnaill,'DomaifxbaT)  1  n-mnnecaicni. 
Oenjuf  mac  Cina[e]-Da,  -dux  \ie\i  n-afx-oa  Ciannocca, 
mopicuyx.  THaelcobo  mac  Ctxunnmaeil,  p]xincepp  aijat) 
TDaca,  tio  epgaCail  t)0  ^allaiB,  ym  i:e]xle5inn  .1.  TTlocca. 


'  Minna.-  -Reliquaries.  See  Keeves' 
Adamnan,  p.  315,  note  -,  regiirdiug 
tlie  meaning  of  tlie  Avord  minna. 

-Finnliath.  Caille. — These  epithets 
are  added  in  tlie  margin  in  A,  in 
a  very  old  hand.  They  are  not  in 
B. 

'^  Kiiiij  oj  Temair  (or  of  Tara)  ;  i.e. 
King  of  Ireland. 

*  Druim-Inasclaind. — Now  Drom- 
iskin,  in  a  parish  of  the  same  name, 
barony  and  county  of  Louth. 

"  Twelfth. — These  atanzas  are  writ- 
ten in  the  top  margin  of  fol.  of  ii  h 
in  MS.  A.,  with  a  mark  of  reference 
to  the  place  in  which  they  should  be 
introduced  in    the   text.     They    are 


not  iu  B.  See  the  Ann.  Four  Mast,, 
at  the  year  87C. 

''  Fhinn, — Otherwise  called  "Flann 
Sinna."  His  obit  is  recorded  at  the 
year  d\5  {  =  916}  i/ij'ra.  The  original 
of  this  entry,  which  is  in  the  test  iu 
B.,  is  added  in  the  margin  in  A. 

' Domnach-Sechiudll. — Now  Dun- 
shaughliu,  in  the  county  of  Meath. 

'  In  secrecy — The  so-called  trans- 
lator of  these  Annals,  whose  version 
is  preserved  in  the  MS.  Clar.  49,  British 
Museum,  considered  the  expression 
in-'DUinecaiciU; (which  means  killing 
a  person,  and  hiding  the  body),  as  sig- 
nifying the  name  of  a  place.  O'Conor 
renders  it  by  "in  depradatione." 


ANNAtS   OF   ULSTER. 


395 


The  shrine  of  Colum-Cille,  and  all  his  minna,^  aiiived  in 
Ireland,  to  escape  the  Foreigners. 

Kal.  Jan.,  the  4th  of  the  moon.  A.D.  878.  Aedh 
[Finnlaith'^],  son  of  Niall  [Caille"],  King  of  Temair,^ 
'fell  asleep'  in  Druim-Inasclaind'  in  the  territory  of 
Conailli,  on  the  12th  of  the  Kalends  of  December. 

On  the  twelfth^  of  the  musical  Kaleuds 

Of  December,  fierce  its  tempests, 

Died  the  noblest  of  princes, 

Aedli  of  Ailech,  chief  King  of  the  Gaedhil. 

A  steady,  manly  man  [was  he]. 
Of  whom  territorial  Temair"  was  full ; 
A  shield  against  hidden  dangers, 
Of  the  stout  stock  of  Milidh's  sons. 

Flann"  son  of  Maelsechnaill  begins  to  reign.  Tigernach 
son  of  Muiredhach,  a  bishop,  abbot  of  Druim-Inasclaind,* 
'  rested  '  after  a  protracted  illness.  Fergil  son  of  Cum- 
sad,  abbot  of  Domnach-Sechnaill,''  was  murdered  in 
secrecy.^  Oengus,  son  of  Cina[e]dh,  chief  of  the  men  of 
Ai-d-Cianachta,"  died.  Maelcobho'"  son  of  Crunnmael, 
abbot  of  Ard-Macha,  "was  taken  prisoner  by  Foreigners ; 


[878.] 


^  Men  of  Ard-CimMchla. — Or  Fir- 
Arda-Ciauaclita ;  a  tribe  whose  ter- 
ritory 13  now  represented  by  the 
barony  of  Ferrard,  in  the  county  of 
Louth. 

'"  Maeloobho. — His  name  is  in  the 
list  of  the  comarbs  (or  successors)  of 
St.  Patrick  contained  in  the  Book  of 
Leinsier  (p.  42,  col.  4),  where  he  is 
represented  as  having  ruled  only  two 
j'ears,  (Todd  wrongly  prints  v.  years, 
St.  Patrick,  p.  182),  and  as  having 
been  of  the  '  family '  of  Cill-mor,  or 
Cill-mor-Ua-Niallain,  now  Kilmore 
in  the  barony  of  O'Neilland  West,  in 
the  county  of  Armagh.  See  at  the 
year  876  siijira,  where  it  is  stated  that 


there  was  a  change  of  abbots  in  Ar- 
magh, and  that  Ainmeri,  whose  obit 
is  noted  under  this  j-ear  in  this 
chronicle,  was  appointed  in  the  place 
of  Maelcobho,  who  was  displaced. 
There  is  a  good  deal  of  confusion 
regarding  the  succession  to  the  ab- 
bacy or  bishoprick  of  Armagh  at  this 
time,  as  appears  from  the  lists  pub- 
lished by  Todd  (^St.  Patrich,  pp.  174- 
182).  The  oldest  list,  that  in  the 
Book  of  Leinster,  which  gives  the 
order  of  succession  as  Aiiimere,  Mael- 
cobo,  and  Cathassach,  is  probably  the 
most  correct.  See  Harris's  Wan, 
Vol.  I.,  p.  40. 


396 


aNNccltc  ulcc'D'h. 


CCfcolc  mo|i  poll  cecfiaiB  ifiiTD  eppuc.  ^oLc  nioj\  irnTO 
ojomufi.  nriaelcGifie  t)Ux  Oa  Ciieiiicainn  occifUf  epc. 
llaljafis  mac  'Plai^beficois,  iii5T)otn)ia  in  cuaifceipc, 
tnoiairtip.  pitifnecca  mac  TTlaelecofictxai,  xiex  ttiigne 
Connacc,  motiicup.  CCinmejai  pfxincepf  .ix.  menfium  i 
ii-ajfiT)  TTIaca  -ooifimitiir;.  T)un5al  piamcepr  tecglinne 
mo)aicU|i. 

|ct.  lanaifi,  a;u«.  lunae.  CCnno  T)omini  ■dccc."  Ixcc."  ix.° 
Peifia^ac  mac  Cofimaic,  abbaf  lae,  paufauic  TTIael- 
ciafiain  mac  Conaing,  fiex  "Ce^bai,  in  clej\icat;u  uicam 
Venilem  pniuic.  "Ouibliciifi  ppmcepf  Cluana  auif  ec 
cige  CCipimjain,  moyicuuf  efc. 

Ml  effib  bafr  cen  TDolniai 
Wi  p,oacc  jnaf  co  maiibu, 
■^11^  laDOT)  calam  qxebcac 
■pop,  -rencait)  bat)!!)  ampu. 

TTluipecan  mac  Copmaic,  ppmcepp  SencpaiB,  mopicup. 
maelmi^ic  mac  "OtnbinDpecc  occipup  epc. 

|ct.  lanaip.,  tii.«  lunae.  CCnno  ■oommi  7)000.°  hxxcx. 
pepcaip  abbap  benncaip  mopcuup  epc.  Cpunnmael 
CLuana  cam,  epipcopup  ec  ancopica,  Tiopmiuic.  'Oep- 
cac  Ciannam  vo  copcpac  tdo  gallaiB  7  a  tan  v\  -DoiniB 
T)0  bpic    app,    ez   popcea    bapiu   cipannup    magnup 


^  In  the  Auttimn. — ipiiiT)  ojomuTi, 
for  ipnt)  vojtnutv,  A.  and  B. 

-  Luighne  of  Cormaught — A  very 
distinguished  tribe,  wliose  territory  is 
now  represented  by  the  barony  of 
Leyny,  in  the  county  of  Sligo. 

s  Leith-gleiin. — Now  Leighlin,  or 
Leighlin  Bridge,  in  the  county  of 
Carlow,  the  site  of  a  very  ancient 
bishoprick. 

'  Feradhach.  — •  See  Reeves'  Ad 
amnan,  p-  391i 


^  la. — lona,  in  Scotland. 

^  Tethta. — See  note  '■>,  p.  316  supra. 

^ Dubhlitlr.  —  Literally  "Black- 
letter." 

'  Cluain-Eois.  —  Clones,  in  the 
present  county  of  Monaghan. 

'  Tecli-Airenain. — The  "  House  of 
Airenan.''  Now  Tyfarnham,  in  a 
parish  of  the  same  name,  barony  of 
Corkaree,  and  county  of  Westmcath. 

'"  There  tastednot  death.  — til  eppib 
bapp.     This  is  merely  a  portion  of 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER, 


397 


and  the  lector,  i.e.  Mochta.  Great  scarcity  [of  food]  for 
cattle  in  the  spring.  Great  profusion  in  the  autumn.^ 
Muelcere,  chief  of  the  XJi-Cremhthain,  was  slain.  Ualgarg 
son  of  Flaithbertach,  royal-heir  of  the  North,  died.  Fins- 
nechta  son  of  Maelcorcrai,  King  of  the  Luighne  of  Conn- 
aught,^  died.  Ainnieri,  abbot  of  Ard-Macha  during  nine 
months,  '  fell  asleep.'  Dungal,  abbot  of  Leith-glenn,' 
died. 

Kal.  Jan.,  m.  15.  A.D.  879.  Feradhach*  son  of 
Cormac,  abbot  of  la,**  rested.  Maelciarain  son  of  Conaing, 
King  of  Tethba,"  ended  an  old  age  in  a  religious  state. 
Dubhlitir,'  abbot  of  Cluain-Eois^  and  Tech-Airenain,° 
died. 


L879.] 


There  tasted  not  deatli'"  quickly, 
There  went  not  usually  to  the  dead, 
The  fruitful  land  was  not  closed  over 
A  historian  more  illustrious. 


Muirecan   son    of    Cormac,   abbot   of    Sentrebh,"  died. 
Maelmithich,^''  son  of  Dubhindrecht,  was  slain. 

Kal.  Jan.,  the  6th  of  the  moon.  A.D.  880.  Ferchair, 
abbot  of  Bennchair,''  died.  Crunnmael  of  Cluain-cain,"  a 
bishop  and  anchorite,  'fell  asleep.'  The  oratory  of 
Cianan^*  was  plundered  by  Foreigners,  and  its  full  of 
people  taken  out  of  it ;  and  Barith,  a  great  tyrant  of  the 


[880.] 


some  stanzas  -written  on  the  top  margin 
of  fol.  45a  in  MS.  A.,  the  beginning 
of  the  verses  having  been  mutilated 
by  the  binder. 

^^ Sentreih.—lhe  "Old  House." 
Santry,  a  few  miles  to  the  north  of 
Dublin. 

"  Maelmithich.— The  Four  Masters 
(at  A.D.  877)  write  the  name  Mael  - 
mithidh,  and  state  that  he  was  slain 
by  the  Airthera,  a  powerful  tribe 
whose  territory  is  now  represented  by 


the  baronies  of  Orior,  in  the  east  of 
the  present  co.  Armagh. 

'^Bennhair. — Bangor,  in  the  county 
of  Down. 

^*  Cluain  -  Cain. — O'Donovan  identi- 
fies this  place  (Four  Mast.,  a.d.  836, 
note  u)  with  Clonkeen,  in  the  barony 
of  Ardee,  and  county  of  Louth. 

■'^  The  oratory  of  Clanan. — This 
was  at  Duleek,  eo  Meath,  the  monas- 
tery of  which  was  founded  by  St. 
Cianan.     See  note ",  p.  29  supra. 


398 


(XMtlCrtfC  lllCTDll. 


Tlop'n'omannotitim  a  Cictnnano  occi)nii^  e]^-  llTael- 
IMncill  mac  1T1 115110111  ]iex  Oa  Pailgi  moincup.  Oenguf 
Foi.  44W-.  1TIOC  lTlaelcauiia|iT)T)a  pianicep)^  (X^\-^T)  i^jiaccc,  Oenacan 
inac  Hua-Diiac  piinicepf  Ltifcan,  pLaiceman  mac 
Ceallaig  ]\ex  Oa  mOiinim  Cimlann,  mopuinctip. 
Siiibne  epifcopui""  Cille  Tiapo  qinetiiT;.  Riii-osel  epip- 
copuf  abbap  imleco  Ibaip  quteinr.  ITIaebpabaiU  mac 
l,oini5pi5,  pex  Caipge  bpacaiT)e,  mopictip. 

]ct.  laiiaip,  iiii.«  lunae.  CCnno  -Domini  t)ccc.°  ixxx."  i.° 
•Slose-o  la  'piann  mac  maelpeclainn  co  n-^^allaib  7 
^oiT)elaib  ipa  pocla,  coiToeipi-o  1  lllag  icip  Tia  glaip  co 
p'  innpeT)  leip  apxiT)  maca.  niiiipcepcac  mac  Weill, 
abbap  T)aipe  Calcai^;  e-  aliapum  ciincaoum,  panpam-. 
Imcocaim  icip  topcan  mac  Copcpaic,  pi  0  Pliallain,  7 
"Ooniiacan  mac  ■pojepcaig  pig  'Pepnininse.  belliolum 
1-ip  Conaille  TTTluipceimne?  llllcti,  icopcaip  CCnpiu  mac 
CCe-Dtt  pex  lJla£,  7  Conallan  mac  nnaeleT)tiin  pex  Cobo, 
en  alii  riobilep  ceci-oepunc.  Conaille  uiccopep  epanc. 
Scannlan  ppmcepp  "Omn  lecglaippi  nisiilactip  epu  0 
lUlcaib.  Copmac  mac  Ciapain,  pecnap  cluana  pepca 
bpenainn    ec  ppincepp  cuama  va  gualann,  mopiutip. 


^  Killed  It/  Cianan. — The  Four 
Masters  (at  a.d.  878)  state  that 
Barlth  was  "killed  and  hurned"  in 
Ath-cHath  [Dublin]  "through  the 
miracles  of  God  and  Cianan."  The 
Barith  here  mentioned  was  of  course 
a  different  person  from  the  "  Barid 
sou  of  Ottir "  referred  to  at  the  year 
913  infra.  See  Todd's  War  of  the 
Gaedhil,  &c.,  Introd.,  pp.  Ixxiv., 
Ixxxiv.,  and  pp.  273-4. 

"  MaelsinchiU. — His  name  occurs 
in  the  list  of  the  Kings  of  Ui-Failge 
in  the  Booh  of  Leinster  (p.  40,  col.  3), 
where  he  is  stated  to  have  reigned 
during  nine  years. 


^  ArcJ-sralhn. — Ardstraw,  in  the 
county  of  Tyrone. 

^  TmJech-Ibhair.  —  Eraly,  in  the 
barony  of  Clanwilliam,  co.  Tipperary ; 
the  seat  of  an  ancient  bishoprick. 

^  Carraig-Brachaidhe. — See  note  '\ 
p.  325  supra. 

^  Maf/h-ilir-da-glas.  —  This  name 
signifies  the  "  plain  between  two 
rivers."  The  place  has  not  been 
identified. 

'  Baire-Calcaigh. — The  old  Irish 
name  of  Derry,  or  Londonderry.  See 
Keeves'  Adamnan,  p.  160,  note  r. 

^  Vi-Niallain A   branch   of    the 

great  stock  of  the  Airghialla,  whose 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


.^99 


Norsemen,  was  afterwards  killed  b}'  Cianan.^  Mael- 
sinchill,"  son  of  Mughron,  King  of  the  Ui-Failghi,  died. 
Oenghus,  son  of  Maelcaurarda,  abbot  of  Ard-sratlia ;° 
Oenacan,  son  of  Ruaidhri,  abbot  of  Lusca,  [and]  Flaithe- 
man,  son  of  Cellaeh,  King  of  Ui-Briuin-Cualann,  died. 
Suibhne,  bishop  of  Cill-dara,  rested.  Ruidhgel,  a  bishop, 
abbot  of  Imlech-Ibhair,*  rested.  Maelfabhaill,  son  of 
Loingsech,  King  of  Carraig-Brachaide,'  died. 

Kal.  Jan.,  the  7th  of  the  moon.  a.d.  881.  A  hosting 
by  Flann  son  of  Maelsechlainn,  with  Foreigners  and 
Irish,  into  the  North,  when  they  halted  at  Magh-itir-da- 
glas,^  and  Ard-Macha  was  plundered  by  him.  Mairchor- 
tach  son  of  Niall,  abbot  of  Daire-Calcaigh"  and  other 
monasteries,  rested.  Lorcan  son  of  Coscrach,  King  of 
the  Ui-Niallain,^  and  Donnacan  son  of  Fogartach,  King 
of  Fernmhagh,"  fell  by  each  other."  A  battle  between 
the  Conaille-Muirthem-hne  and  the  Ulidians,  in  which 
Anfith"  son  of  Aedh,  King  of  Ulidia,  and  Conallan  son  of 
Maelduin,  King  of  Cobho,'^  and  other  nobles  were  slain. 
The  Conaille  were  victors.  Scannlan,  abbot  of  Dun- 
lethglaisi,  was  slain  by  Ulidians.  Cormac  son  of  Ciaran, 
vice-abbot  of  Cluain-ferta-Brenainn,  and  abbot  of  Tuaini- 


[881.] 


tribe  name,  Ui-Niallain,  is  still  pre- 
served in  the  names  of  the  baronies 
of  O'Neilland  East  and  West,  in  the 
county  of  Armagh. 

'  Fernmhagh. — Now  represented  by 
the  barony  of  Famey,  in  the  county 
of  Monagban. 

i«  Fell  by  each  other.  —  The  literal 
translation  of  the  original,  imcocaim 
iciTtLorvcan  ....  7  T)otiTia- 
catl,  would  be  "a  mutual  falling 
between  Lorcan  ....  and  Don- 
nacan;" which  means  that  the  two 
fell  in  mutual  conflict. 

^'^Anfith The  name  is  written 

"  Anbith"  in  a  list  of  the  Kings  of 


the  Ulaid  contained  in  the  Booh  nj 
Leinster,  p.  41,  col.  3,  where  he  is 
stated  to  have  reigned  ten  years,  and 
-  toiiave^  been  slain  in  the  country  of- 
the  "  Airthera"  (or  "  Oriors  "),  at 
DabuU  [a  river  in  the  countj'  of  Ar- 
magh, now  known  bj'  the  name  of 
"  the  Tall  river."]  See  Peeves' 
Colton's  Visitation^  p.  126. 

'^  Cohho. — Here  used  forUi-Echach 
Cobho  (or  descendants  of  Echaidh 
Cobho),  whose  territory  is  now  repre- 
sented by  the  baronies  of  Lower  and 
Upper  Iveagli,  in  the  county  of 
Down. 


400 


aNNCC?CC  UlOCTiVl. 


Fol.  45ao. 


Concobap  mac  T!^ait>5,  laex  zeo\ia  Conn  act;,  in  cam 
fenilem  pni«ic.  CCexian  pjimcepf  Cltiana  iixaifix)  m 
pace  quieuic.  "Oubmnipe,  ppmcepf  innfi  cam  "Deja, 
mojaicup. 

jet.  1anaii\,  Uinae  >xiiiii.  CCnno  'oomini  •occc."  Ixxx" 
11."  1T)aeliiuain  epivcopuf  Liipcan  in  pace  T)oi\niuiic. 
Ciimupcac  mac  "OomnaillpexCeniuil  Loejaipe  niopiciip. 
bpaen  mac  'Cisepnaij  occip up  epc  o  CCnpic  mac  ^aipbic. 

bpoen  mac  'Cigepnaig  cen  501, 
Catila  epclop  pon  mbic  che, 
Oenjiip  T)0  5Uin  anial  loen, 
Cam  oen  vo  'oecpaiB  "Oe. 

TTlopp  mic  CCupli  0  macleppii  7  o  mjain  TTlaelfecnaill. 
CCnpic  mac  THu5pain,7)«x  TTlus-Dopnambpes,  losulacup 
epc.  e-ococcan  mac  CCe-oo,  lee  pi  UlaT),  lugulacup  epc 
piliip  CCnpir  mic  CCetio.  Cacapac  mac  Robapcaic,  ppin- 
cepp  aipx)  TTIaca,  in  pace  quieuic.  Oen|up  mac  TTlaele- 
"DUin,  pi5T>omna  in  cuaipcipc,  "oecollacup  ept;  0  Tial 
CCpai'oe. 

]ct.  lanaip,  lunae  ococ."  ux«.  CCnno  -Domini  t>ccc.° 
Ixxx."  111.°  CCilbpenn  mac  TTlaiccic,  ppincepp  CLuana 
ipaipT)t),  excenpo  7)olope  ■Dopmniic.  Suaiplec  ppincepp 
aip'D  bpecain  uicam  penilem  piniuit;.  "Domnall  mac 
niuipecain,  pex  Lajmenpium,  lugulacup  epc  a  pociip 


^  Tuaim-da-ghualann.  —  Tuam,  in 
the  county  of  Galway. 

2  A  good  old  age.  —  The  words 
uicam  petiitem  v""«ic  ^^'^  repre- 
sented in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  (a.d. 
879)  by  latv  tTDeisbecTiai-o,  "after 
a  good  life." 

'  Inis-cain-Dega.  —  Inishkeen,  in 
the  barony  and  county  of  Louth. 

*  Braen, — The  original  of  these 
lines,  (not  in  B.),  is  written   in   the 


lower  margin  of  fol.  44J  in  A.,  with 
a  sign  of  reference  to  the  place  where 
they  might  be  introduced  into  the 
text. 

^  Oengus.— The  person  whose  de- 
capitation forms  the  last  entrj'  for  this 
year. 

'^  Braen.— The  MS.  A.  has  loen, 
which  is  obviously  a  mistake  for 
bytoen. 

' /ei-yttj'.— Called   lepcne  in  MS, 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


401 


da-ghualann/  died.  Conchobar  son  of  Tadhg,  King  of 
the  three  divisions  of  Connaught,  ended  a  good  old  ao-e.' 
Aedhan,  abbot  of  Cluain-Iraird,  rested  in  peace.  Dubh- 
innse,  abbot  of  Inis-cain-Dega/  died. 

Kal.  Jan.,  the  18th  of  the  moon.    a.d.  882.     Maelruain,     [882.] 
bishop  of  Lusca,   slept  in   peace.      Cumuscach   son   of 
DomnaU,  King  of   Cinel-Loegaire,  died.     Braen,  son  of 
Tigernach,  was  slain  by  Anfith  son  of  Gairbhith. 

Braen,'  son  of  Tigernach,  without  gxiile  ; 
Whose  renown  was  great  throughout  the  world. 
Oengus*  was  killed,  like  Braen." 
He  was  not  one  of  God's  enemies. 

Death  of  the  son  of  Ausli,  by  the  son  of  lerg-ni''  and  the 
daughter^  of  Maelsechnaill.  Anfith,  son  of  Mughran, 
chief  of  Mughdhorna-Bregh,  was  slain.  Eochocan,  son  of 
Aedh,  half-king"  of  Ulidia,  was  slain  by  the  sons  of  Anfith,'" 
son  of  Aedh.  Cathasach,"  son  of  Robartach,  abbot  of 
Ard-Macha,  rested  in  peace.  Oenghus,  son  of  Maelduin, 
royal  heir  of  the  North,  was  beheaded  by  the  Dal- 
Araidhe. 

Kal.  Jan.,  the  29th  of  the  moon.     A.D.  883.     Ailbrenn,  [883.]  bis. 
son   of   Maichtech,    abbot   of  Cluain-Iraird,  died    after 
a     long     illness.       Suairlech,    abbot     of    Ard-Brecain, 
ended  a  long  life.     Domnall,   son   of   Muirecan,  King 
of    the     Leinstermen,    was    slain     by    his     associates. 


A.,  at  the  year  851  (=852)  supra, 
and  eiyicne  in  the  corresponding 
entry  in  B  See  Todd's  War  of  the 
Gaedhil,  etc.,  Introd.,  p.  Ixiii.  The 
Chron.  Scotorum,  at  a.d.  883,  gives 
the  name  of  the  son  of  lergni  (or 
Eirgni),  as  "  Otir." 

'  Daughter. — Her  name  was  Muir- 
gel,  according  to  the  Chron.  Scotorum. 

9  Half-Hng.  —  In   the  list  of  the 


Kings  of  Ulidia  in  the  Book  of  Lein- 
ster,  p.  41,  col.  3,  Eochocan  is  set 
down  as  full  king  of  that  province, 
the  duration  of  his  government  being 
Hmited  to  one  j'ear. 

^"Anfith. — See  the  record  of  hia 
death  among  the  entries  for  the  pre- 
ceding year. 

11  Cathasach.  —  See  the  note  on 
Maelcobho,  at  the  year  878  supra. 

2d 


402  ccNMalcc  ulat)ti. 

ftiiv-  Coiript\i  mac  "Ounlainse,  pex  lajiraip  lipi,  mop- 
cuur  epc.  Conains  mac  piamn,  ^i^-oomna  Ciannachra, 
•oecoUacup  efc  a  lasinenfibuif.  "Oonncuan  mac 
Com)alai5,  pex  Ciannacbr;a  slinne  gaimin,  moriicuri- 
"Outiacan  mac  "Cua^cairi,  tjux  Salens  coUumpac, 
uisulacuf  eyz  o  ^alenjsaiB  moviaiB.  Corimac  mac 
Ceicevinais,  ipecnap  T^ipe  va  slap  7  cltiana  pepca 
bfienanin  paupauit;.  Hosaillnec  abbap  benncaip, 
"Ounacan  mac  Copmaic  abbap  manufqiec  buit;i,  Con- 
allan  mac  ITlaelceimin  ppincepf  itinpi  cain  "Oega,  -dovi- 
mieifvunt;. 

let.  lanaifi,  x.  lunae.  CCnno  -oomini  t)ccc.°  haac." 
1111.°  "Cuiley^laic  abanpa  Cille  -capo  -oopmiuic,  ec 
Scannal  epipcopiip  Cille  •oapo  mopicup.  "Domnall  mac 
Cinae'Sa  pi  ceniuil  Loegaipe  111  clepicacu  obnc.  ITIael- 
cuile  mac  pecT;nai5,  ppincepp  S'^aippe  noi-oe  mopruup 
epc.  TTlaelparpaicc  mac  ITl aelecaupap-oa,  pex  na 
Ti-CCip5ialla,iU5UlarupepT;  a  pocnppuip.  edipfippolip, 
er  uipae  punc  pcellae  in  coelo.  fllael'DUin  mac  Oen- 
juppo,  pex  coille  pollamain,  mopicup.  Copmac,  ppin- 
cepp  Cluana  ipaip-OT)  ez  epipcopup  "Ooimliacc,  excenpo 
-oolope  paupac.  In  mac  oc  CpoeB  laippe  t)0  labpa-o 
•Dia  xia  mip  lap  na  geimmin,  quox)  ab  anT;iquip  cem- 
popibup  non  au'oirum  epc.  ITluipe'Dac  mac  bpain 
pex  tagmenpium  ec  ppmcepp  Cille  "oapa,  T)opmiuit;. 
"Ounecace  "DO  "oenum  1  Cill  "oapo.  Tnu§pon  mac  Cinn- 
paelaT),  ppmcepp  cluana  pep7;a  bpenuain,  mopirup. 


'  larthar-Liphe.  Or  larthar  Lifi. 
— See  note  ',  p.  100  supra. 

^  Cianachta,  i.e.  the  Cianachta  of 
Bregh  (or  Bregia) ,  in  the  present  county 
of  Meath;  one  of  several  septs  de- 
scended from  Cian,  the  son  of  Oilill 
Oluim,  King  of  Munster  in  the  2nd 


^  Gailenga-mora.  —  The  "  Great 
Gailenga."  The  name  is  still  pre- 
served in  that  of  the  barony  of  Mor- 
gallion,  in  the  north  of  the  county  of 
Meath 

°  Vice-ahbot. — |^ecnap.  the  Four 
M.  (at  A.D.  881),  say  pifvioifi,  or  prior. 


century.  "  Glais-noide.  —  Usually   written 

'  CianaclUa-Glmne-gaimhin.  —  See       "  Glais-noidhen ; "  Glasnevin,  to  the 
note  ',  p.  132  supra.  \  north  of  Dublin. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


403 


Coirpri  son  of  Dunlaing,  King  of  larthar-Liphe,'  died. 
Conaing  son  of  Flann,  royal  heir  of  Cianachta,'  was 
beheaded  by  Leinstermen.  Donncuan  son  of  Condalach, 
King  of  Cianachta-Glinne-gairahin,'  died.  Dunaean  son 
of  Tuathcar,  chief  of  Gailenga-Collumrach,  was  slain  by 
the  Gailenga-mora.*  Coi-mac  son  of  Ceithernach,  vice- 
abbot"  of  Tir-da-glas  and  Cluain-ferta-Brenainn,  rested. 
Rogaillnech,  abbot  of  Bennchair ;  Dunaean  son  of  Cormac, 
abbot  of  Mainistir-Buiti ;  Conallan  son  of  Maelteimin, 
abbot  of  Inis-cain-Dega,  '  fell  asleep.' 

Kal.  Jan.,  the  10th  of  the  moon.  a.d.  884.  Tuile- 
flaith,  abbess  of  CiU-dara,  '  fell  asleep ' ;  and  Scannal, 
bishop  of  CiU-dara,  died.  Domnall  son  of  Cinaedh,  King 
of  Cinel-Loegaire,  died  in  religion.  Maeltuile  son  of 
Fechtnach,  abbot  of  Glais-noide,"  died.  Maelpatraic  son 
of  Maelcaurarda,  King  of  the  Airghialla,  was  slain  by  his 
associates.  An  eclipse  of  the  sun ;  and  the  stars  were 
seen  in  the  heavens.  Maelduin  son  of  Oengus,  King  of 
Coille-Follamhain,''  died.  Cormac,  abbot  of  Cluain-Iraird, 
and  bishop  of  Daimliac,  rested  after  prolonged  suffering. 
A  boy'  spoke  at  Croebh-Laisre,"  two  months  after  his 
birth,  a  thing  that  had  not  been  heard  from  ancient  times. 
Muiredhach  son  of  Bran,  King  of  the  Leinstermen,  and 
abbot  of  Cill-dara,  '  fell  asleep.'  A  secret  murder'"  was 
committed  in  CiU-dara.  Mughron  son  of  Cennfaeladh, 
abbot  of  Cluain-ferta-Brendain,  died. 


[884.] 


'  Coille-Follamhain.  —  "  Follam- 
han'a  (or  Fallon's)  Wood."  A  dia- 
trict  which  included  the  church  (and 
present  parish)  of  Kussagh,  in  the 
barony  of  Moygoish,  co.  Westmeath. 

'Aboy.—^■n  mac,  "The  boy,"  A. 
B.  This  progidy  is  included  in  the 
list  of  the  "Wonders  of  Ireland," 
published  by  Todd,  Irish  Nennius, 
p.  193,  sq. 


"  Oi-oebh-Laisre. — The  "  tree  of  St. 
Lasair."  The  name  of  a  monastery 
near  Clonmacnoise,  in  the  King's 
county.  See  Todd's  Irish  Nennius, 
p.  208,  note  x. 

'"  Secret  murder.  —  'ounecafee,  A 
term  used  to  express  an  aggravated 
kind  of  murder,  where  the  body  was 
concealed  afterwards.  See  O'Dono- 
van's  Four  Masters,  a.d.  1349,  note  h. 

2d2 


404 


ocMM  alec  uf.ccoli. 


lev.  lanaip,  a-a:!.  I.  CCnno  -Domini  T)CCC.°  lxxr.°  «." 
Gipeiiion  mac  CCet)0,  lee  pi  Ulac,  o  Goloiti  mac  6|i5ni 
occiffuif  efc.  Clorobaix  mac  TTlaelecuile,  fecriap 
Foi.  45a6.  ciuatia  iKiaifiT),  7  Robaficac  mac  Colcan  pifiincepi^  Cille 
comae,  "oopmieptinr-  piacnae  mac  CCnpc,  iiecc  tHa-o,  a 
fociip  fuii^  uisulacuf  ere.  Scannal  mac  Pefijil,  pfiin- 
cepf  T)omnai5  SecnaiU,  a  i^iaacifiibuf  ywy  occifUf  efz. 
let.  1anaii;i.  CCnno  T)omini  ■occc"  Ixxx."  ui.°  TDupca'D 
mac  TTlaeleTtiiin,  fiigTJomna  i[n]T)  •poclai, -do  mafibaT)  o 
■plannacan  mac  posejicaig,  ifii  pepnmaip.  Tijeifinac 
mac  'Colaips.  T^iS'Oomna  "oeifciific  bpej,  lU^tilCTCtiip  efc 
a  fociif  Tpuif.  eipiy^Dil  -do  ciaclicam  lay^in  ailici^^ 
"Docum  n-e]fxem),  co  cam  Tjomnaig  7  co  ^popceclaiB  maiciB 
aili^.  ectnxi  tainne  mac  Comgain,  epifcopiif,  uicam 
l^emlem  pnunc.  TTlaelmupa  pispileT)  Gifienn  mofrutif 
eyz. 

Ill  i:ap,tai5  calam  cogu,  ni  chaifigai  Temiau  cvi|\u, 
111  caiificell  6|\iii  lyitnap,  ipep,  fo  TTlael  iTii[n]5la[n]  TTltiifiti. 
Hi  effiB  ha\"C  cen  ■Dolniai,  m  poacc  gnaf  co  mapbu, 
llijx  laTJati  calam  cfiebcac  pop,  pencaiti  batnti  ampu. 

.5.  jet.  lanaip.     CCnno  T)omini  "dccc."  Ixccx."  un."    tYlael- 

coba  mac  Cpunnmail,  abbap  aip-oT)  TTIaca.uicam  penilem 
piniuic  TTlaelcuile  mac  Cilen,  ppincepp  cLuana  pepca 
bpenaim),  paupauic.     TTlaelpacpaicc  pcpiba  er  papienp 


^Eiresmhon This  name  is  written 

"  Auromun  "  in  the  Booh  of  Leinster 
list  (p.  41,  col.  3)  of  the  Kings  of 
Ulidia,  where  Auromun  is  represented 
as  full  King  of  the  province  during 
3  years. 

'  Ergne.  —  Apparently  the  lercne 
(or  Eircne)  whose  death  is  recorded 
above  at  the  j'ear  851. 

'  Clothobar. — This  name  is  repre- 
sented by  "Clothchu"  in  the  Ann. 
Four  M.  (A.D.  884),  where  he  is  said 
to  have  been  "Prior of  Cluain-Iraird," 
instead  of  vice-abbot. 


■*  CiR-Toma.  —  Kiltoora,  in  the 
barony  of  Fore,  co.  Westmcath. 

^  The  Foohla. — A  name  frequentlj- 
applied  in  these  and  other  Annals  to 
the  North  of  Ireland. 

°  Fernmhagh.  —  ■  A  territory  now 
represented,  in  name  at  least,  by  the 
barony  of  Farney,  in  the  county  of 
Monaghan. 

'  '  Cain-Domnaigh.'  —  Literally 
"  Sunday  Law."  A  code  enforcing 
the  strict  observance  of  Sunday. 

'  Lanii. — The  Four  Masters  (a.d. 
884)  saj'  that  Echaidh  was  bishop  of 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


405 


Kal.  Jan.,  m.  21.  A.D.  885.  Eiremhon'  son  of 
Aedh,  half-King  of  Ulidia,  was  slain  by  Eloir  son  of 
Ergne.-  Clothobar'  son  of  Maeltuile,  vice-abbot  of 
Cluain-Iraird,  and  Robhartach  son  of  Colcu,  abbot  of 
Cill-Toma/  'fell  asleep.'  Fiachna  son  of  Anfith,  King  of 
Ulidia,  was  slain  by  his  associates.  Scannal  son  of 
Fergal,  abbot  of  Domnach-Sechnaill,  was  killed  by  his 
brethren, 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  886.  Murchadh  son  of  Maelduin, 
royal  heir  of  the  Fochla,^  was  killed  by  Flannacan  son 
of  Fogartach,  King  of  Fernmhagh.^  Tigernach  son  of 
Tolarg,  royal  heir  of  the  South  of  Bregh,  was  killed  by 
his  associates.  An  epistle  came  with  the  pilgrim  to  Ire- 
land, with  the  '  Oain  Domnaigh,''  and  other  good 
instructions.  Echaidh  of  Lann,^  son  of  Comgan,  a  bishop, 
ended  a  long  life.  Maelmura,"  King-poet  of  Ireland, 
died. 


[885.] 


There  trod  not'"  the  choice  earth,  there  flourished  not  at 

Temair  the  high, 
The  great  Erin  produced  not  a  man,  like  the  mild-bright 

Maelmura. 
There  sipped  not  death  -without  sorrow,  there  went  not 

usually  to  the  dead. 
The  habitable  earth  was  not  closed  over,  a  historian  more 

excellent. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  887.     Maelcobha"  son  of  Crunnmael,  [887.]  ms. 
abbot  of  Ard-Macha,  ended  a  long  life.     Maeltuile,  son  of 
Cilen,   abbot    of    Cluain-ferta-Brenaind,    rested.     Mael- 


"Lann-Eala''  (now  Lynally,  in  the 
barony  of  Ballycowan,  King's  county). 

8  Maelmura Otherwise  known  as 

"  Maelmura  Othna "  (Maelmura  of 
Othan,  or  Fahan,  near  Lough  Swilly, 
in  the  present  barony  of  Iniahowea 
West,  CO.  Donegal).  See  an  account 
of  Maelmura's  compositions  in 
O'Reilly's  Irish  Writers,  p.  Ivi.  See 
Todd's  Irish  Nennius,  p.  T22,  note  q. 


'"  Tliere  trod  not. — The  original  of 
these  lines  (not  in  B)  is  written  in 
the  top  margin  of  fol.  45a,  in  A. 
Some  letters  have  been  injured  by  the 
binder,  in  the  process  of  trimming  the 
edges  of  the  MS. 

^'  Madcohha. — See  above  at  the 
year  878,  where  Maelcobha  is  stated 
to  have  been  captured  by  Foreigners. 


406  ccNNttLcc  tilcroli. 

opcnnuf,  ppincepf  T1^eo1C  7  maeia  muincefii  pacpaicc 
^fii  vl-i«^  anT)er,  quieuic.  "OunchaT)  mac  'Ouib'oa- 
baifieann,  \iex  Caiftl,  mofiicun.  Carpoimu^  ipoifi  pLann 
mac  TTloelfecnaill  ifie  n-^allaib,  t)U  icoficaiji  CCe'D  mac 
Concobai|i  t^ex  Conn  ace,  7  Leiasup  mac  Cixumneni 
epifcopuy^  CiUe  "oaifia,  7  "Oonncac  mac  TTlaele'DUin 
ppincepf  CiUe  -oelca  ec  aliapum  ctuiT;ar;um.  Ceifxball 
mac  "Oungaile,  pex  Oppaigi,  pubica  mo|ice  pepnc, 
Cucenmacaip  ppincepp  imleco  l^aip  paufauic.  ■Colapg 
mac  CeUaig  lei^  t'l  Deipopc  bpeg  uicam  penilem 
pniuic.  8icppic  mac  Imaip  pex  Moii'Dmannopum  a 
ppacpe  puo  pep  Tjolum  occipup  epc.  Oenac  'Cailcen 
cen  0151  ceci'Dic. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  ■dccc."  Ixxx."  uin."  Slosau 
la  "Oomnall  mac  CCe-oo  co  pepaiB  cuaipcipr  Gpenn  7  co 
n^aUaib  cu  hU  Weill  in  "oeipcipT:.  TTlaelmapcain 
Fol.  456a.  comopba  Cainms  mopcuup  epc  TTloenach  ppincepp 
Cille  acai'D  -Dpummoca  mopcuup  epc.  Oenac  caillcen 
cen  aisi- 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  'oomini  "occc"  Iccocx."  ix.°  Coelum 
ap-oepe  uipum  epc  in  nocce  jCalen-oapum  lanuapn. 
TTlaelpacpatcc  mac  Meill,  ppincepp  Slane,  pelicicep 
■Dopmiuic.  Gusan  mac  CinnpaelaT),  ppincepp  imleco 
Ibaip,  lugulacup  epc.  ^'^^^can  mac  TTlaelbpisce,  pex 
Conaille  TTluipceimne,  mopii;up-  piann  ingen  T)un- 
gaile,  pigan  pij  'Cempa,  in  pemcencia  ■Dopmiuic.  CCip- 
me^ac  ppincepp  Tnaigi  bile  -Dopmiuii:. 


^  Treoit Now    Trevet,    in    the 

barony  of  Skreen,  co.  Meath. 

^  To  the  south  of  the  mountain. — 
pp.1  plmB  a  n-T)ep;  literally  "to- 
wards the  mountain  from  the  south." 
The  translator  in  the  Clar.  49  version 
renders  the  expression  "  by  the  moun- 
tain southerly,"  and  renders  the  word 
tnaeyi  (or  steward)  by  "  Serjeant." 

^  Flaun, — Hann  Siima,  Kinc;  of 
Ireland. 


*  Cu-cen-mathair, — This  name  sig- 
nifies "  cauis  sine  matre." 

^  Tmlech-Ibhair. — Now  Emly,  the 
site  of  an  ancient  bishopric,  in  the 
barony  of  Clanwilliam,  co.  Tipperary. 

"  Tailtiu. — Now  Teltown,  iii  the 
barony  of  Upper  Kells,  co.  Meath. 
The  celebration,  or  non-celebration, 
of  the  fairs  (or  games)  of  Teltown 
seemed  to  be  regarded  as  matters  of 
great  importance,  judging  from  the 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


407 


patraic,  a  most  excellent  scribe  and  sage,  abbot  of  Treoit,i 
and  steward  of  Patrick's  '  people '  to  the  south  of  the 
mountain,'^  rested.  Dunchad  son  of  Dubhdabhau-enn, 
King  of  Cashel,  died.  A  victory  gained  over  Flann,'  son 
of  Maelsechnaill,  by  Foreigners,  in  which  fell  Aedh,  son 
of  Concobhar,  King  of  Connaught,  and  Lergus  son  of 
Cruinnen,  bishop  of  Cill-dara,  and  Donnchadh  son  of 
Maelduin,  abbot  of  Cill-delga  and  other  religious  establish- 
ments. Cerbhall  son  of  Dungal,  King  of  Osraighi,  died 
suddenly.  Cu-cen-mathair,*  abbot  of  Imlech-Ibhair,' 
rested.  Tolarg  son  of  Cellach,  half-king  of  the  South 
of  Bregh,  finished  an  old  age.  Sicfrith  son  of  Imar, 
King  of  the  Norsemen,  was  deceitfully  slain  by  his 
brother.  It  happened  that  the  Fair  of  Tailtiu'  was  not 
celebrated, 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  888,  A  hosting  by  Domnall,  son  of  Aedh, 
with  the  men  of  the  North  of  Ireland,  and  with  Foreigners, 
to  the  Qi-NeUl  of  the  South.  Maelmartain,  successor  of 
Cainnech,  died.  Moenach,  abbot  of  Cill-Achaidh-droma- 
fota,  died.     The  Fair  of  Tailtiu'  not  celebrated. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  889.  The  sky  seemed  to  be  on  fire  on 
the  nighf  of  the  Kalends  of  January.  Maelpatraic  son  of 
Niall,  abbot  of  Slane, '  fell  asleep '  happily.  Eugan  son 
Cennfaeladh,  abbot  of  Imlech-Ibhair,"  was  slain.  Gible- 
chan  son  of  Maelbrighte,  King  of  Conailli-Muirtheimhne, 
died.  Flann  daughter  of  Dungal,  Queen  of  the  King  of 
Temhair,^  '  feU  asleep  '  in  penitence.  Aii-medach,  abbot 
of  Magh-Bile,  '  fell  asleep.' 


frequent  allusions  made  to  them  in 
this  and  other  chronicles.  See  under  the 
next  year,  and  note  8,  p.  387  supra. 

'  On  tli£  night, — i  nocce.  A. 

'  ImUch-Ibhair, — See  a  note  regar- 
ding this  place,  under  the  year  887. 

'  King  of  Temkair. — (or  Tara)  ; 
i.e.    King    of    Ireland,     The   Four 


Masters  (at  a.d.  886)  explain  that 
this  King  was  Maelsechnaill  son  of 
Maelruanaidh  (or  Malachy  I.),  and 
that  Flann  Sinna,  King  of  Ireland 
for  nearly  30  years,  and  whose  obit 
is  given  at  the  year  915  (fdias 
916)  infra,  was  the  son  of  Queen 
Flann. 


408 


CCMNalCC  tllCCT)tl. 


.b. 


]ct.  lanairi-  CCnno  T)omiTii  -dccc"  xc.°  (al-ittr  3=c-°  ■>■")• 
Plann  mac  TTIaele'DUin,  abbaf  1a,  in  pace  quieuic 
Concobafi  mac  piantiacan,  ]iex  Oa  Pailsi,  -do  o|icain 
ppi  -oaisi-Di  cluain  ipoca.  mtniTCiti  pini  t)0  fafitisaxi 
ifiiiT)  Gclaif,  7  minna  pinnia  tjo  fajau^a-o  oco  7  'oo 
lofcaxi.  maelmop.Tia  mac  ^aiyibic  o  Ceallac  mac 
piannacam  T)ecoUat;or  efc  .i.  •pea;  Coiiaille  TTluiri- 
ceimne.  Coyimac  p|\incepf  •pobaip  7  t;anifi  abbai-o 
Cluatia  mic  Noip  moiaicuii.  Cotimac  moc  patiamla, 
Pfiiticepf  "Difioma  in  apclainn,  T)opmiuiT;.  Secnuipac 
epifcopur  luipcan  nopmiuir;.  X^ovuv  pfiincepf  mainip- 
cfiec  buice  moviicuifi.  Suibne  mac  mailehtimai, 
ancoixica  ec  fcpiba  opcimup  Cluana  mace  U  'Moip,  vo^- 
miuic.  banfcal  laolai  an  muiti  a  n-CClbain,  cxc.  .u. 
cpaijiTi  ma  fov,  xun.  i:ot;  a  t;|iiUpi,  uii.  cfiaigi  ipoc 
meoip.  a  laime,  «ii.  ciaaigi  1:0^  a  ffiona-  ^^li^itt  seif 
uile  hi.  TYlaelpaBuill  mac  Cleipis,  ^115  CCiTine,  mop.- 
coup  epc. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  t)ccc.°  ccc."  i."  (aliapxc"  ii.°)- 
TTlaelbpi^ce,  abbap  Cluana  mic  Moip,  in  pacetiopmiuiu. 
tlencuf  masnuf  in  ^epia  1TlapT;ini,  conT)app5ap  -piiidp 
map  ip  naib  cailliB,  7  coptic  na  -Daupuaiji  af  a  lac- 
paipb,  7  nacaigi  olcena.    TYlaelcopsip,  ppincepp locpi, 


'  Clnain-foia. —  The  "long  lawn" 
(or  "  meadow  ").  This  entry  is  rather 
loosely  constructed  in  the  original, 
and  the  corresponding  record  in  the 
Ann.  Four  Masters,  a.d.  887,  is  not 
more  grammatical.  The  old  translator 
of  these  Annals  in  Clar.  49  renders 
the  entry  "  Conor,  &c., dyed  of  amor- 
tall  flux  [rede  "  was  destroyed  with 
fire"]  at  Clonfad-Mackfini,  dishon- 
oured in  the  church,  and  the  reliques 
of  Finian  dishonoured  and  burnt 
with  him."  The  meaning  of  the 
passage  is  made  clear  by  a  note  in 
the  Bouh  of  Leinsler  (p.  40,  col.  3), 
which  represents  Conchobar  son  of 


Flannacan  as  having  been  slain  in 
Cluain-fota,  in  the  church,  when  all 
the  writings  (■pcp.epcu.u)  of  Finnian 
were  burnt  with  him,  and  Finniana 
reliquaries  profaned  about  him. 

^  Tanist-abbot.  —  Tanist  is  the 
Anglicised  form  of  the  Irish  canilpi 
(or  canailpOi  which  means  "second." 
or  next  in  the  order  of  succession 

^  Druim-Inasclainn.  —  This  form 
has  been  corrupted  to  Dromiskin,  the 
name  of  a  townland  and  parish  in  the 
barony  and  countj'  of  Louth. 

^  Mainistir-BuUe. — Monasterboice, 
CO.  Louth. 

^  Suibhne. — This  was  an  eminent 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


409 


Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  890  (alias  891).  Flann  son  of  Mael-  ^ggo.] 
duin,  abbot  of  la,  rested  in  peace.  Conchobar  son  of 
Flannacan,  King  of  Ui-Failghi,  was  put  to  death  by  fire 
in  Cluain-fota.^  The  '  family '  of  Fini  were  profaned  in 
the  church,  and  the  reliquaries  of  Finnia  were  profaned 
and  burned  there.  Maelmordha  son  of  Gairbhith,  i.e., 
King  of  Conailli-Muirtheimhne,  was  beheaded  by  Cellach 
son  of  Flannacan.  Cormac,  abbot  of  Fobhar,  and  tanist- 
abbot"  of  Cluain-mic-Nois,  died.  Cormac  son  of  Fiana- 
mail,  abbot  of  Druim-Inasclainn/  '  fell  asleep.'  Sechna- 
sach,  bishop  of  Lusca,  '  fell  asleep.'  Fothuth,  abbot  of 
Mainistir-Buite,*  died.  Suibhne'  son  of  Maelumai, 
anchorite,  and  excellent  scribe,  of  Cluain-mac-U-Nois, 
'  fell  asleep.'  A  woman"  was  cast  ashore  by  the  sea,  in 
Alba,  whose  length  was  195  feet.  The  length  of  her  hair 
was  ]  7  feet ;  the  length  of  a  finger  of  her  hand  was  7  feet ; 
the  length  of  her  nose  7  feet.  She  was  altogether  whiter 
than  a  swan.  Maelfabhuill,  son  of  Cleirech,  King  of 
Aidhne,'  died. 

Kal.  Jan.      A.D.  891  (alias  892).     Maelbrighte,  abbot  [891.]  bis. 
of  Cluain-mac-Nois,  slept  in  peace.     A  great  storm  on  the 
feast  of  St.  Martin,   which  created  great  destruction  of 
trees  in  the  forests,  and  carried  away  the  oratories  and 
other  houses   from   their  sites.      Maelcorgis,    abbot    of 


man,  and  is  believed  to  be  tlie  person 
mentioned  by  Usslier  as  "doctor 
Scotorum  [i.e.  of  tlie  Irish  ScotiJ 
peritisaimus,"  Index  ChronoU,  ad  an. 
891.  His  name  appears  printed  as 
"  Swifneh,"  in  the  Anglo- Sax.  Chron. 
and  in  Flor,  Wigorn,  at  892,  and  in 
the  Annales  Cambriae  at  889.  See 
Lanigan's  Eccl.  Hist.,  vol.  3,  p.  330. 
There  is  at  Clonmacnoise  a  tombstone 
inscribed  to  Siiibhne.  See  Petrie's 
Round  Towers,  p.  323 ;  and  Chron, 
Scotorum,  ed.  Henneasy,p.  172,note  '- 


"A  wo»wws.— Meaning,  of  course, 
a  mermaid,  batiy-cal  signifies  a 
"female  form."  This  entry,  which 
is  part  of  the  text  in  B.,  was  added  in 
A.  by  the  hand  which  made  the  entry 
in  the  latter  MS.  at  the  year  752, 
regarding  the  mil  ttiori  (or  whale ; 
lit.  "  great  animal  "). 

'Aidhne. — Or  Ui-Fiachrach.  A 
territory  in  the  south  of  the  county 
of  Galway,  which  comprised  the 
present  barony  of  Kiltartan. 


410 


cCNNalcc  ulccoli. 


mofiicufi.  'Cisejxnan  mac  SeLlacam,  ifiex  bpeipie, 
mop.icu|i. 
]ct.  lanaivt-  CCnno  "Domini  T)CCC.°  xc.°  ii."  (almf  xc" 
Foi.  4666.  iii-°)-  TTlocT^a  valza  pecgnai,  epifcopuf  anco)aico  ec 
fcpiba  opT;imuf  aiifiT)  TTIaca,  in  pace  quieuic.  Cumuipc 
acenjcipf  i  n-afi-D  TTIaca,  eciifi  cenel  n-eosain  7  Ulcu, 
■DU  icoiacixa-oap  ill.  Cac  poji  "Oubgallu  pe  SaxanaiB, 
■DU  icopcpa-oap  fluaig  -oiaipmi-De.  TnepcbaiT)  mop  pop 
^alLaib  CCco  cliac,  coiTDecatiap  1  n-eppiuc,  in  ■oala  pam) 
"oiB  la  mac  n-1maip,  mv  pann  n-aile  la  Sicppic  n-1epll. 
Conjalac  mac  piannacain,  pis-oomna  m-bpej,  in  pace 
quieuir. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  •dccc."  xc.°  111.°  (aliap  ccc." 
1111.°)  TTlaelo'Dap  mac  popbupaig,  maep  muinncepi 
Pacpaicc  o  pleib  pafieap,  paupauic.  Laccna[n]  mac 
TTIaelciapain,  peoc  'Cecbai,  mopicup.  'Pepjup  mac 
TTlaelmi^il,  equonimup  Cluana  mic  'Noip,  ■oopmiuic. 
ITlac  Imaip  icepum  -oocum  n-Gpen-o. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  ■Domini  -occc."  xc."  1111.°  (aliap  ccc.° 
u.°)  "Oublaccnai  mac  Tnael^ualai,  piex  Caipil,  mopicup, 
TTlaelpecaip  epipcopup,  ppmcepp  "Cipe  va  glap,  mopi- 
cup.  Celiac  mac  piannacain,  pittomna  bpej  n-uile,  0 
pogapcac  mac  TTolaipg  •oolope  lUgulariup  epc. 

Ml  pail  mac  pig  pigi  cop, 

Po  Ceallac  n-gopmainec  n-glan  ; 

■Celiac  po  cejlac  mv  pip 

Ml  pil  po  TiiiTi  niabca  gal. 


'  Lothra. — Lorrha,  in  a  parish  of 
the  same  name,  in  the  barony  of  Lower 
Ormond,  co.  Tipperary. 

'' MocUa.  —  Evidentlj'  Mochta, 
"  lector  "  of  Armagh,  who  is  stated,  at 
the  year  878  supra,  to  have  been 
taken  prisoner,  with  the  Abbot  Mael- 
cobha,  by  Foreigners.  Mochta  was 
apparently  not  Bishop  of  Armagh,  as 
his  name  does  not  appear  in  any  of 
the  ancient  lists  of  the  successors  (or 


comarbs)  of  St.  Patriclc.  See  Harris's 
Ware,  vol.  ',  p.  47. 
M«4-cZJa«A.-The  old  name  of  Dublin. 
*  MoAilodkar. — The  Four  Masters, 
at  the  year  889,  give  the  obit  of 
Maelodhar  son  of  Forbassach,  chief 
judge  of  Leth-Chuinn  (i.e.  the 
northern  half  of  Ireland),  who  must 
have  been  the  person  referred  to  in 
the  foregoing  entry;  but  without 
msutioiiiug    his    office    of    steward 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


411 


Lothra/  died.    Tigernan  son  of  Sellachan,  King  of  Breifne, 
died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  892  (alias  893).  Mochta,^  foster  son  of  [892.] 
Fethgna,  bishop,  anchorite,  and  eminent  scribe  of  Ard- 
Macha,  rested  in  peace.  A.  disturbance  at  Whitsuntide 
in  Ard-Macha,  between  the  Cinel-Eogain  and  Ulidians, 
where  many  were  slain.  A  battle  gained  over  Black 
Foreigners  by  Saxons,  in  which  countless  numbers  were 
slain.  Great  confusion  among  the  Foreigners  of  Ath- 
cliath,^  so  that  they  became  divided — one  division  of 
them  [joining]  with  the  son  of  Imhar ;  the  other  division 
with  Earl  Sichfrith.  Congalach  son  of  Flannagan,  royal- 
heir  of  Bregh,  rested  in  peace. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  893  (alias  894).  Maelodhar*  son  of  [893.] 
Forbusach,  steward  of  Patrick's  '  family '  from  the  moun- 
tain'^ southwards,  rested.  Lachtnan,  son  of  Maelchiarain, 
King  of  Tethba,  died.  Fergus  son  of  Maelmithil,  house- 
steward  of  Clonmacnoise,  '  fell  asleep."  The  son  of  Imar 
[comes]  again  to  Ireland. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  894  (alias  895).     Dubhlachtna,  son  of    [894.] 
Maelghuala,  King  of  Cashel,  died.     Maelpetair,  a  bishop, 
abbot  of  Tir-da-ghlas,  died.     Cellach,  son  of  Flannacan, 
royal-heir  of  all  Bregh,  was  deceitfully  slain  by  Fogartach 
son  of  Tolarg. 

"There  is  no  son"  of  a  King  that  rules  over  lords, 

Like  the  mighty  pure  Ceallach  ; 

A  household  like  the  man's  household 

Is  not  under  heaven  of  brilliant  rays.'' 


(maev.)  of  the"  family  "  (muinnciTv), 
or  "people,"  of  St.  Patrick  beyond 
"the  mountaui"  southwards.  The 
jurisdiction  of  this  tnaefi  (steward, 
or  "  Serjeant,"  as  it  is  rendered  by  the 
old  translator  of  these  annals  in  the 
Clar.  49  MS.,  Brit.  Museum)  was 
evidently  the  same  as  that  of  the 
Maelpatraic  whose  "  quievit  "  is 
noticed  above  at  the  year  887. 


^  The  mountain. — The  name  of  the 
mountain  (or  |>tiaB)  is  unfortunately 
not  given.  It  was  probably  Sliabh- 
Fuaid  (the  Fews  Mountains,  on  the 
southern  border  of  the  county  of 
Armagh).     See  last  note. 

°  Son. — The  original  of  these  lines, 
which  is  not  given  in  B.,  is  added  iu 
the  top  margin  of  foL  455  in  A. 


412 


ccNNccla  ularoti. 


Fol.  iGaa. 


muipe'Dac  mac  ©ococain,  lee  ]i\  Uloc,  o  CCe'O'oeiT)  mac 
Laigne  occii^up  efc.  Mix  magna  7  afcolc  mop.  CCpT) 
maca  -do  opcain  0  jallaib  CCco  cliac  -i.  0  ^LuniapairiT), 
copucfac  T)eicenbiifi  7  yecz  cez  1  m-bpait;. 

■Cpuag  a  noeb  pacpaic  nap  an  ace  c'epnaicchi 
In  ^aill  cona  cuagaib  ic  bualan  vo  tieptaiji. 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  -Domini  t)ccc.°  .xc'-u."  (aliaf  xc." 
ui.°)  blamac  ppincepf  Cluana  mic  Noip,  TTlopan  Oa 
bun)eppinceppbipop,  ineam  penilem  piniepunc.  Cinae'o 
mac  piannacain  piT)omna  bpej  mopieup.  Sicpiucc 
mac  Imaipab  alnp  MopT)mannip  occipup  epc.  TTlael- 
mocepgi,  mac  In-opechcaig,  lee  pi  lllat),  a  pocnp 
puip  occipup  eye.  Cumupcac  mac  TTluipeToaig,  pex 
pep  n-ap-oa  Ciannacea,  0  UleaiB  occipup  epc.  CCp 
ti-Gosanachea  la  Oppaigi-  CCp  n-^all  pa  Conailliu  7 
la  mac  Laigne,  in  qua  ceci-oir;  CCmlaim  .tl.  Imaip. 
TTlaelaci'D,  eanapi  Cluana  mic  Noip  7  ppmcepp 
"Daiminpi,  vo  vul  mapepai  la  "Oelmnai.  piannacan 
mac  Ceallais,  pi  bpeag,  a  Mop-omannip  lugulacup  epc. 
piann  mac  ton  am  .Tl.  guaipe  'do  gum  lap  na  "Oeipe 
TYluman. 

]ct.  lanaip.     CCnno  tjomini  T)Ccc.°  xc."  ui."  (aliap  xc." 


'  Pity, — The  original  of  these  lines, 
also  not  in  B. ,  is  written  in  the  lower 
margin  of  fol.  456  in  A.,  with  a  sign 
of  reference  to  the  proper  place  in  the 
text. 

^  Blamac, — The  correct  orthography 
of  this  name  is  Blathmac,  See  Aim. 
Four  Mast,,  at  a.d.  891,  and  Chron. 
Scotorum  (at  896).  O'Conor,  in  his 
edition  of  these  Annales,  wrongly 
prints  the  name  Blainn, 

^  Ua  Buide Printed  oa  Binds  by 

O'Conor. 

•■  Ciuaedk. — MS.  B.  has  Cinae'6o, 
which  is  the  genit.  form  of  the  name. 

'  Sitriucc.  —  Mnch    confusion  has 


been  created  regarding  the  genealogy 
of  these  Norse  and  Danish  families  who 
settled  in  Ireland,  by  the  inaccuracy 
with  which  the  names  of  the  chief 
men  are  written,  not  only  m  the  Irish 
Annals,  but  in  other  contemporary 
Chronicles.  See  Todd's  War  of  the 
Gaed!iel,  &c.,  p.  271. 

'^By  other, — ab  alip,  A. 

''  Half -king  of  JJlidia, — The  Four 
Mast.  (a.d.  891)  say  that  Mael- 
mocherghi  was  lord  of  Leath- 
Cathail  (Lecale,  in  the  county  of 
Down).  His  name  does  not  appear 
in  the  Book  of  Leinster  list  (p.  41)  of 
the  longs  of  Ulidia. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


413 


Miiiredaeh  son  of  Eoehacan,  half-king  of  the  Ulaid,  was 
slain  by  Aided,  son  of  Laigne.  Great  snow  and  great 
scarcity.  Ard-Macha  was  plundered  by  Foreigners  from 
Ath-cliath,  i.e.,  by  Glun-iarainn,  when  they  carried  away 
seven  hundred  and  ten  persons  into  captivity. 

"  Pity,'   0  Saint  Patrick,  that  thy  prayers  did  not  stay 
The   Foreigners   with    their   axes,'  when   striking   thy 
oratory." 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  895  (alias  896).  Blamac,=  abbot  of  [895.]  uif. 
Oluain-mic-Nois,  Moran  Ua  Buide,"  abbot  of  Birra,  ended 
a  long  life.  Cinaedh,*  son  of  Flannacan,  Royal-heir  of 
Bregh,  died.  Sitriucc,^  son  of  Inihar,  was  slain  by  other" 
Norsemen.  Maelmocherghi,  son  of  Indrechtach,  half- 
king  of  Ulidia,'  was  slain  by  his  associates.  Cumuscach, 
son  of  Muiredach,  King  of  Fera-Arda-Cianachta,^  was 
slain  by  the  Ulidians.  A  slaughter  of  the  Boghanachta 
by  the  Osraighi.  A  slaughter  of  the  Foreigners  by  the 
Conailli,  and  by  the  son  of  Laighne,"  in  which  fell 
Amlaim,  grandson  of  Imhar.  Maelacbidh,  '  tanist '  "  of 
Cluain-mic-Nois,  and  abbot  of  Daimhinis,  underwent 
martyrdom  by  the  Delbhna.  Flannacan,  son  of  Cellach, 
Kong  of  Bregh,  was  slain  by  Norsemen.  Flann,"  son 
of  Lonan  Ua  Guaire,^^  was  slain  by  Deisi  of  Munster. 

Kal.   Jan.      A.D.  896  (alias  897).     Cathusach,  son  of    [896.1 


'  Fera-Arda-Cianachta. — See  note ', 
p.  324  supra. 

^  Son  of  Laighne.  —  This  was 
Aidith  (or  Aideid),  King  of  Ulidia, 
whose  deatli  is  recorded  at  tlie  year 
897  infra,  but  by  tlie  Four  Masters 
at  the  year  897  (=90X),  and  in  the 
Chron.  Scotorum  at  898.  See  the 
entry  in  the  latter  Chronicle  regarding 
the  battle  above  referred  to  (at  the 
year  896),  where  -'Aiteid,"  son  of 
Laighne,  is  named  as  one  of  the 
victors. 

"  '■Tanist^ — This  title  is  represented 
in  the  Ann,  FowMaat.  by  i^eacnabb 


.1.  pflioitx  ("  Vice -abbot,"  i.e.  Prior), 
at  the  year  891,  where  an  explanation 
is  given  as  to  the  cause  of  the  martj'r- 
dom  of  Maelachidh.  See  the  record 
of  the  event  in  the  Chron.  Scotorum, 
at  A.D.  896. 

"  Flann A  famous  poet.     In  the 

Chron.  Scotorum  (at  a.d.  896)  Flann 
is  called  piyvgit  ("  Virgil  ")  of  the 
Gaedhil.  See  O'Reilly's  h^ish  Writers, 
pp.  58-60,  and  O'Curry's  Manners 
and  Customs,  vol.  2,  pp.  98-104. 

'^  Ua  Guaire,  i.e.  descendant  of 
Guaire  (Aidhne),  King  of  Connaught. 
See  note 2,  p.  118  supra. 


414  aMMcclec  tiLccDli. 

uii.°)  Cacufac  mac  pefigufa,  canape  abb  aipu  TTlaca, 
fielegiofUf  luuenif,  paufamc.  Cacjioimu'D  pia  TTlael- 
ptinia  mac  IPLaTinacain  •poia  Ulcu  7  T^op.  'oal  n-CCtxai'oe, 
vu  ir;o|xcfia'Daii  1I1  im  1115  tjoI  CCiaai-oe  .1.  im  Tnoipe'Dac 
mac  TTlic  ©C15,  7  im  mac  Tnaelmoceip,5i  mic  liTDfiech- 
T;ai§,  I'll  leci  Cacail,  CCi-oTDeic  mac  Laigni  uulneiurcof 
eiiafic.  lla^maiian  mac  Concobaiifi,  |iex  .1).  t^ailgi,  a 
fociif  ywy  pep  "oolum  occipup  ep^;. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  'Domim  ■occc."  xc."  uii.°  (aliap  occ." 
uiii-°).  CCi'oei'D  mac  Laigni,  pex  Ulou,  a  pocnp  puip 
pep  "Dolum  occipup  epc.  IPpop  pola  pluxic  1  n-aipt) 
Ciannachca.  Coipppi  mac  Stiibne,  aipcinnec  Lainne 
leipe,  "Dopmnnt;. 

"jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  •occc."  xc"  uiii.°  (aliap  xc.° 
ix.°).  TTlepcelL  abbap  Imteco  1baip,  CCpt;a5an  abbap 
Copcaigi,  bpepal  pepleijinT)  aipu  TTlaca,  mopiuncup. 

ICc.  lanaip.  CCnno -oomini  'occc.°xc.''ix.'' (aliap  ■dcccc") 
piuuialip  annup.  TTIac  6^15  mac  Leclabaip,  pex  -oail 
CCpaiTie,  mopicup.  CCpcolt;  map  pop  cecpaiB.  TTloenac 
mac  Coem am,  abbap  "Ooimliacc,  mopiT:.up.  'Ca'ojg  mac 
Concobaip.  pex  ceopa  Connacc,  excenpo  "oolope  pau- 
pauic.    "Oomnall  mac  Caupcancin,  pi  CClban,  mopicup. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "oomini  tdcccc."  (aliap -dcccc."  1.°). 
TYlaelpuanai'D   mac   piauTo  piln    TYlaelpecnaill,   pij- 


'  Mac-Etigk. — The  obit  of  this  per- 
son, whose  name  appears  in  the  list 
of  the  Kings  of  Dal-Araide  con- 
tained in  the  Booh  of  Leinster  (p.  41, 
col.  5),  is  given  in  these  Annals  at 
the  year  899,  where  his  son  Muire- 
dhach  (or  Muridach,  as  the  name  is 
written)  is  mentioned  as  his  successor. 
Mac-Etigh,  Muiredhach's  father,  may 
have  resigned  the  government  before 
his  death.  But  in  the  Boot:  of 
Leinster,  (loc.  cit.),  Mac-Etigh  is 
stated  to  have  been  slain  by  Mael- 
fiimia,  in  the  battle  of  Rath-cro,  which 
was  the  name  of  the  place  where  the 


battle  above  mentioned  was  fought, 
according  to  the  Ann.  Four  Mast, 
(A.D.  892). 

^  Son — His  name  is  given  as  "  Aiu- 
diarraidh"  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast. 
and  the  Chron.  Scotorum,  at  the 
years  893  and  897  respectively. 

^  Aiddeit  or  Aideid. — See  note  *,  on 
the  "  son  of  Laighne,''  under  the 
year  895. 

*  Associates. — jpoccip,  for  pocnp, 
A. 

^  Ard-CianacMa See  note  ',  p. 

324  siijyra. 
"Lann-kire — See  notei5,p,205  suin-a. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


415 


Fergus,  tanist-abbot  of  Ard-Macha,  a  religious  young 
man,  rested.  A  battle-rout  by  Maelfinnia.  son  of  Flan- 
nacan,  over  the  Ulidians  and  the  Dal-Araidhe,  where  a 
great  many  were  slain,  including  the  King  of  Dal-Araidhe, 
viz.,  Muiredhach  son  of  Mac-Etigh,'  and  including  the 
son''  of  Maelmocheirghe,  son  of  Indrechtach,  King  of 
Leth-Cathail.  Aiddeit'  son  of  Laighne,  escaped  wounded. 
Uathmaran  son  of  Conchobar,  King  of  Ui-Failgi,  was 
treacherously  slain  by  his  associates. 

Kal.    Jan.      a.d.    897   (alias   898).       Aideid'   son   of    r897.] 
Laighne,  King  of  Ulidia,  was  treacherously  slain  by  his 
associates.*     A  shower  of  blood  was  shed  in  Ard-Cian- 
achta.°     Coirpre,  son  of  Suibhne, '  airchinnech '  of  Lann- 
leire," '  fell  asleep.' 

Kal.   Jan.     A.D.    898   (alias   899).      Mescell,  abbot   of  1  [898.J 
Imlech-Ibhair;''  Artagan,  abbot  of  Corcach,  and  Bresal, 
lector  of  Ard-Macha,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  899  (alias  900).  A  rainy  year.  Mac-  [899.] 
Etigh,'  son  of  Lethlabhar,  King  of  Dal-Araidhe,  died. 
Great  scarcity'  [of  food]  for  cattle.  Maenach,  son  of 
Caeman,  abbot  of  Daimliacc,  died.  Tadhg,'"  son  of 
Conchobar,  King  of  the  three  divisions  of  Connaught, 
rested  after  long  suffering.  Domnall,"  son  of  Custantine, 
King  of  Alba,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  900  (alias  901).     Maelruanaidh,  son  of    [goo.] 
Flann,  son  of   Maelsechnaill,  royal-heir  of  Ireland,  was 


'  Imlech-lbhair. — See  above  at  the 
year  887 ;  p.  406,  n.  =. 

8  MacEtigh. — See  note  '- 

"  Great  scarcity.  —  The  so-called 
translator  of  these  Annals  whose 
version  is  contained  in  the  MS. 
Clarend.  49,  Brit.  Museum,  renders 
this  entry  by  great  fleaing  of  Chattle. 

'»  Tadhg. — His  name  appears  also 
in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast.  (895),  and 
the  Chrmi.  Scotorum  (900),  as  King 
of   the  three  Counaughts  (or  three 


divisions  of  Connaught)  ;  but  it  is 
not  found  in  the  list  of  the  Kings  of 
Connaught  iq  the  Book  of  Leinster 
(p.  41).  Hence  it  may  be  assumed 
that  the  "three  divisions  of  Con- 
naught "(ceoifxa  Contiacc,  or  "three 
Connaughts,"  as  it  is  called  in  old 
authorities),  did  not  comprise  the 
entire  province.  See  O'Flaherty's 
Ogygia,  pp.  175,  269. 

"  Domnall. — Regarding  this  Dom- 
nall (or  Donald,  as  the  Scotch  histo- 


416 


aw  Mala  tila-oli. 


Fol.  45 
(recte  46) 


"Domiia  n-eperiT),  o  Luijnilj  occiipuf  e]^c  .1.  o  maccaiB 
Ceptiacam  pin  'Cai'Scc  7  0  mac  topcain  mic  CctcaiL, 
tibi  mulci  nobilef  ceciT)e|xunc  .1.  TTlaelcpon  mac 
"DomnaiU,  jiex  senepif  Loeganie,  ec  ppincepf  Roif  ec  .1. 
"OubcuiliiTD,  ev  alii  miilci.  Pfii  xiaijifi  fio  h-oyica  iiile. 
t^ipjiair;!  mac  NuaTjaT;,  aiixcinnec  CoiTDaiiie  ez  aliafium 
cuiicar^um  .1.  Lainne  Gla  7  lacpai^  biiitun.  Coemclo'D 
1115  1  Caifuil  .1.  Cojimac  mac  Cuilennam  caiieifi  Cinn- 
segain  .1.  pinnsuine. 

let.  laiiaip.  OCnno  T)omiiii  tdcccc."  1."  (aliap  -dcccc."  11.°). 
Pnnsuine  "fiex  Caifil  a  fociif  fuif  occifup  efc  peji 
•Dolum.  liToajvba  n-^ennci  a  liGfie  .1.  lonspojic  OCua 
cbau,  o  TTlaelpiTDia  mac  ■pLan'oacain  co  pepaib  bpeg,  7 
0  Cejaball  mac  ITliiifiicain  co  LaigniB,  co  ipap,cabpaT; 
■Diiechc  maifi  "di  a  longaib,  coneplafac  leumayiba  iap  na 
11-50111  7  a  m-b|iifiuc.  posaificac  mac  ■piaitro,  pfiincepp 
lacpais  biaiuiii,  mopcuof  efc. 

[Ct.  lanaip  CCnno  Tiomini  t)cccc.°  il"  (aliap  t)cccc.° 
111.°).  Caincompuc  epifcopup  er;  ppnicepi"-  l/UgmaiT), 
TYlaelciaiaain  abbaf  'Cifie  va  glaf  ec  Cluana  ei'Dnig, 
Ceallac  mac  Soepsufa,  ancopica  ec  epipcopiip  aipx) 
TTlacae,  111  pace  •Dopmiepunc.  TTlaelpinnia  mac  ■plan - 
nacani,  pex  Opeg,  peligiofup  laicup,  mopcuup  epc 


rians  prefer  to  write  his  name),  see 
Skene's  Chron.  Picts  and  Scots,  Pref . , 
p.  cxxxviii.,  and  his  Celtic  Scotland, 
vol.  1,  p.  335,  and  338-9. 

'  Luighni.  —  A  tribe  which  gave 
name  to  a  territorj'  which  is  now  re- 
presented by  the  barony  of  Lnne,  in 
the  county  of  Meath. 

2  Son  of  Lorcan.  —  The  name  of 
Lorcan's  son  is  not  given  in  any  of 
the  authorities  consulted  by  the 
Editor.  The  blinding  of  Lorcan,  by 
Aedh  [Finnliath],  King  of  Tara  ^i.e, 


King  of  Ireland),  is  mentioned  above 
at  the  year  863. 

^  Nobles. — nobile-jf.   Omitted  in  B. 

*  7?os-ec/j.  — .  Now  Russagh,  in  a 
parish  of  the  same  name,  barony  of 
Moygoish,  and  county  of  "VVestmeath. 
See  Todd's  M'sA  Nennius,  p.  201,  note 

u. 

*  Condaire. — Connor,  in  the  county 
of  Antrim,  the  ancient  site  of  a 
bishopric  now  united  with  that  of 
Down,  both  of  which  form  the  united 
Diocese  of  Down  and  Connor. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


417 


slain  by  the  Luighni,'  viz.,  by  the  sons  of  Cernachan  son 
of  Tadhg,  and  by  the  son  of  Lorcan/  son  of  Cathal,  when 
a  great  many  nobles  °  fell,  viz.,  Maelcron  son  of  Domnall, 
King  of  Cinel-Laeghaire,  and  the  abbot  of  Ros-ech,"  i.e., 
Dubhcuilind,  and  several  others.  "By  fire  they  were  all 
destroyed.  Tipraiti  son  of  Nuadu,  '  herenagh '  of  Con- 
daire,°  and  of  other  establishments,  viz.,  of  Lann-Ela"  and 
Lathrach-Briuin',  [died].  A  change  of  kings  at  Caisel, 
viz.,  Cormac  MacCuilennain  in  the  place  of  Cenngegain,' 
i.e.  Finnguine. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  901  (alias  902).  Finnguine,  King  of 
Caisel,  was  treacherously  slain  by  his  associates.  Expul- 
sion of  Gentiles  from  Ireland,  i.e.  [from]  the  fortress  of 
Ath-cliath,  by  Maelfindia,  son  of  Flannacan,  with  the 
men  of  Bregh,  and  by  Cerbhall,  son  of  Murican,  with  the 
Leinstermen ;  when  they  left  a  great  number  of  their 
ships,  and  escaped  half-dead,  after  having  been  wounded 
and  broken.  Fogartach  son  of  Flann,  abbot  of  Lathrach- 
Briuin,'  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  902  (alias  903).  Caincomrac,  bishop 
and  abbot  of  Lughmadh  f  Maelciarain,  abbot  of  Tir-da- 
glas  and  Cluain-eidnech  ;"  Ceallach  son  of  Soergus,  an 
anchorite,  and  bishop"  of  Ard-Macha,  '  fell  asleep  '  in 
peace.  Maelfinnia,  son  of  Flannacan,  King  of  Bregh,  a 
religious  layman,  died. 


[901.] 


[902.] 


^Lann-Ela. — LynaUy,in  the  barony 
of  Ballycowan,  King's  County. 

'  Lathracli-Brluin. — Now  Laragli- 
biyan,  in  the  barony  of  North  Salt, 
CO.  Kildare. 

8  Cenni;egaln.  — This  was  a  nick- 
name for  Finnguine.  See  Stokes's 
observations  on  the  subject,  in  his 
edition  of  Cormac's  Glossary,  p. 
145. 

'■>  Lii(jhmadh. — Louth,  in  the  parish, 


barony,    and    county   of    the    same 
name. 

1°  Chiain-eidnech. — The  "  Ivy  lawn 
(or  meadow)."  Now  Clouenagh,  in 
the  barony  of  Maryborough  West, 
Queen's  County. 

^^  Bishop. — The  name  of  Ceallach, 
son  of  Soergus,  does  nut  appear  in  any 
of  the  old  lists  of  the  abbots  or  bishops 
of  Armagh.  See  Harris's  tra?-e,  vol.  1, 
p.  47. 

2B 


418 


ccNNalcc  uLccdIi. 


.b. 


Fol.  466a. 


ITIac  "Oejibail  oc  baig  a^a  bjiestnac, 
bfiife-D  cec  ■Dp.ong  n-'Dolbac ; 
ITlael  pal  pinnia  ipofioll  pebixac 
li-Go  \\wxi>  iao5oiini  -laoglac. 

Oatcbiunn  ixi  -fieim  cen  gabat), 
CCiiDchli  Of  ©mna  oenuch, 
^e\i  a-Dpei-Dim  cen  boegiil, 
ba  p(u  ©qainn  a  oenuia. 

TTlaeLpinnia  fefi  cen  h-ulla, 

Coimt)iu  bixeg    bfieo  "oafi  "omna, 

TDelbtiai  ]l^  fiojac  •jxatsop.m, 

■piaic  coixac  caclonn  Cifiinna. 
Cennecig  mac  g'^^^"'"'  V-^''^  iccicife,  CCn'ompi'D  mac 
ITlaelmiiiiie  xiex  "Cupbi,  moiTCtn  func.  Occifio  '<3\\eo\z 
o  maelmicig  mac  'Plannacam  7  0  Oenjuf  nepoce 
TTlaelfecnaill,pe|i  consilium  piainn  -piln  TTlael-pecnaiU. 
fct.  lanaii'i.  CCnno  t)omini  "dcccc."  111.°  (aliaf  "dcccc 
1111.°)  lofep  abbaf  Cluana  mic  Tloif  in  pace  qtiieuiu. 
SaptisaT)  Cenannpa  la  piann  mac  ITIaelpecnaill,  pop 
"Donnchaxi  .1.  a  mac  paxiepm,  7  aln  mulci  -oecollaci 
punc  cipca  opa^opium.  Tlungat  epipcopup  ppmcepp 
^Lmne  -oa  loco,  mcam  penilem  in  Chpipro  pinnnc. 
Imap  ua  blmaip  730  mapbat)  la  pipu  popcpenn,  7  dp 
map  n-imbi.     'piann  mac  Conaill,  abb  imleca  IBaip. 

]ct.  lanaip.     CCnno  ■oomini -dcccc."  1111.°  (aliap  tdcccc." 
u.°).    maelciapain  mac  poipccipn,  eppcop  Lainne  leipe, 


^Son. — The  original  of  tlicse  stan- 
zas, which  are  not  in  B.,  Is  added  in 
the  lower  margin  of  fol.  iQa  in  A., 
with  a  mark  of  reference  to  the  place 
where  they  should  be  introduced  into 
the  text. 

^  The  word  in  the  original,  here  left 
untranslated,  is  n'-Dol/bac.  The  metre 
0^  the  line  is  faulty,  some  word 
having  been  apparently  omitted  before 
n-nol.bac. 

^  Crinna. — This  wa.s  the  name  of  a 


place  in  Meath,  where  a  great  battle 
was  fought  in  the  third  century,  in 
which  Cormac  Mac  Airt  was  victorious. 
See  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  at  a.d.  226. 

••  Ttirhhi — The  name  of  this  district 
is  now  represented  by  that  of  Turvej', 
near  Donabate,  in  the  north  of  the 
CO.  Dublin. 

'  Treoit.  —  Kow  Trevet,  in  the 
barony  of  Slireen,  co.  Meath. 

^  Flann.  —  Flann  Sinna,  Kmg  of 
Ireland  at  the  time. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


419 


The  son  of  Derbliail,  battling  over  Bregh-magli, 

Would  scatter  every =  band  ; — 

Maelfinnia  the  generous,  great  and  fierce, 
Most  illustrious,  most  valiant  hero. 

He  was  a  king  -whose  career  was  without  danger ; 
Chief  over  the  '  fair '  of  Emain  : 
A  man,  I  assert,  without  fear. 
Who  was  alone  worthy  of  Ireland. 

Maelfinnia,  a  man  without  haughtiness, 
Lord  of  Bregh ;  a  torch  over  fortresses  ; 
A  well-shaped  king,  select,  noble, 
The  famed  prince  of  the  battalions  of  Crinna.'' 

Cennetigh,  son  of  Gaithin,  King  of  Laighis,  [and]  Annia- 
raidh,  son  of  Maelmuire,  King  of  Turbhi,*  died.  Destruc- 
tion of  Treoit'  by  Maelmithidh,  son  of  Flannacan,  and 
by  Oengus,  the  grandson  of  Maelsechnaill,  by  the 
advice  of  Flann,"  son  of  Maelsechnaill. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  903  (alias  904).  Joseph,  abbot  of  [903.]  bis. 
Cluain-mic-Nois,  rested  in  peace.  Profanation  of  Cenan- 
nas'  by  Flann,"  son  of  Maelsechnaill,  against  Donnchad, 
i.e.  his  own  son  ;  and  a  great  many  people  were  beheaded 
around  the  oratory.  Dungal,  a  bishop,  abbot  of  Glenn- 
da-locha,  ended  an  old  age  in  Christ.'^  Imhar,"  grandson  of 
Imhar,  was  slain  by  the  men  of  Fortrenn,'"  and  a  great 
slaughter  about  him.  Flann  son  of  Conall,  abbot  of 
Imlech-Ibhair,"  [died]. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.   904  (alias  905).     Maelciarain  son  of 
Fortchern,   bishop   of    Lann-leire,"  rested  in  peace.     A 


[004.  J 


7  Cenatmas. — This  was  the  old  Irish 
name  of  Kells,  co.  Meatli. 

*  Tn  Christ, — The  Latin  equivalent 
is  not  in  B. 

8  Imhar. — Or  Ivar,  as  the  name  was 
otherwise  written.  Kegardiug  this 
person,  see  Todd's  War  of  the  Gaedhil, 
&c.,  pp.  278-9. 


"/'ortmm.  — See  note",  p.  118 
supra. 

"  ImUch-lbhair Now  Emly,  in  the 

barony  of  Clanwilliam,  and  county  of 
Tipperary. 

'-  Lajin-kire — See  note  '5,  p.  205 
supra, 

2e2 


420 


CCMMalCC  tiLCCDil. 


.b. 


111  pace  quieuio.  SlogaT)  la  ■piann  mac  ITlaelfecnaill 
cu  Ofifiaigi.  l,act;naii  abbaf  peiana  Tnoyiruuf  Bfc 
iTKinaii;^!  caca  ev{\i  va  mac  (Xexia  .1.  T)omnall  7  lliall, 
CO  ifio  caiiimeiy^cex)  upia  impiDe  cemnil  n-eogani. 

]ct.  lanaiix  CCiino  "Domini  ■dcccc."  «.°  (aliap  xicccc." 
111.°).  ■piann  mac  "Domnaill,  laisDomna  111  ouaifciiau, 
mop.ctuif  epc.  Gicnecan  mac  "Dalaig,  i"iex  genepif 
Conaill,  moiacuup  efD.  SlojaT)  la  piann  mac  ITlael- 
feclamn  co  pipu  ITltiman,  co  fi'innpe-o  leif  0  ^abifian 
CO  ituimnec.  Ciapmac  pi  .ll.  pi^enci.  InDpeclicach 
abb  benncaip  mopcuup  epc. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "oomini  dcccc"  in.°  (aliap  "dcccc" 
iin.°).  Colman  pcpiba,  epipcopiip  "Dcimliacc  7iupca,  in 
pace  cfuieuii;.  "Pepjill,  epipcopup  PnnDubpac  abea,  7 
ppmcepf  1nT>eiT)nein,  inT;am  penilem  m  Chpipco  pinuiiu. 
CCnnuf  mopcalicacip.  T)ubfinna  mac  Gilge,  pi  mtiisi 
hlca,  mopT;uup  [epc]. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  'oomini  dcccc"  tin."  (aliap  T)cccc.° 
uiii.°)-  Slojat)  la  cenel  n-Qogain  .1.  la  "Oomnall  mac 
CCe-DO  7  la  Wiall  mac  CCeT)0,  co  polpcac  leo  "Clacosa. 
TTlaelmaprain  ppincepp  Ltismaixi  paupauit;  (1  maig 
CCilbe,  hi  peil  "Oajam  [Inbip]  -oaile  -i.  in  I'D  Seprimbip 
1  niaipc  7  1  upep  -Dec).  belUim  eT:ip  pipti  TTluman  7 
leiu  Cuinn  7  lai^niu,  in  quo  occipiip  epc  Copmac  mac 
Cuileannam  pi  Caipil,  cum  cclnp  pejibup  ppeclapip. 
hi  punc,  ■pogapuac  mac  Suibne  pi  Ciapai'oe,  Ceallac  mac 


^  Flann — King  of  Iroloud. 

"Aedh;  i.e.  Aedli  Fianlaith,  King 
of  Tara  (or  of  IrelanJ),  -vvhose  obit  is 
given  above  at  the  j-ear  878. 

^  Gabhran. — Gowran,in  the  present 
county  of  Killcennj'. 

"*  Luimnecli. — Limericls. 

^  Clarmac.  —  In  tlie  Ann,  Four 
Mast.  (a.d.  901),  corresponding  to 
foregoing  entry,  the  name  is  -n'ritten 
Ciarmhacan,  who  is  stated  to  have 
lieen  Lord  of   Ul-Coaaill-Gabhra,  a 


territory  now  represented  by  llie 
baronies  of  Lower  and  Upper  Con- 
nello,  in  the  county  of  Limericli:. 

"  Ui-FiJhffenti. — See  note ",  p.  150, 
and  note  ",  p.  333,  supra. 

'^  Magh-Itha;  i.e.,  the  "plain  of 
1th.''  Tlie  old  name  "  of  a  district 
now  represented  by  the  southern  half 
of  the  barony  of  Raphoe,"  in  tlie  co. 
Donegal.  Heeves'  CoUoii^s  Visitation^ 
p.  69,  note  a. 

*  Domnall-Niall. — The  two  brothers 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


421 


hosting  by  Flann^  son  of  Maelsechnaill,  to  Osraighe. 
Lachtnan,  abbot  of  Ferna,  died.  A  challenge  of  battle 
between  two  sons  of  Aedh/  viz.,  Domnall  and  Niall; 
but  it  was  prevented  through  the  intercession  of  the 
Cinel-Eoghain. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  90.5  (alias  906).  Flann  son  of  Domnall,  PO^.] 
royal-heir  of  the  North,  died.  Eicnechan  son  of  Dalach, 
King  of  the  Cinel-Oonaill,  died.  A  hosting  by  Flann,^ 
son  of  Maelsechlainn,  to  the  men  of  Munster,  when  [the 
country]  from  Gabhran'  to  Luimnech*  was  devastated 
by  him.  Ciarmac,^  King  of  the  Ui-Fidhgenti,*^  [died]. 
Indrechtach,  abbot  of  Bennchair,  died. 

Kal.   Jan.     a.d.    906  (alias   907).     Colman,  a   scribe,     [906.] 
bishop  of  Doimliacc  and  Lusca,  rested  in  peace.     I'ergil, 
bishop  of  Finnabhair-abha,  and  abbot  of  Indeidnen,  ended 
an  old  age  in  Christ.     A  year  of  mortality.     Dubhsinna 
son  of  Eilge,  King  of  Magh-Itha,'  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  907  (alias  908).  A  hosting  by  the  [907,]  «is 
Cinel-Eoghain,  i.e.,  by  Domnall'  son  of  Aedh,  and  by 
NialP  son  of  Aedh,  when  Tlachtgha'  was  burned  by 
them.  Maelmartain,  abbot  of  Lughmadh,  rested — (in 
Magh-Ailbhe,  on  the  festival  of  Dagan  of  [Inbher]-Daile," 
i.e.,  the  Ides  of  September,  on  a  Tuesday,  the  13  th).  A 
battle  between  the  men  of  Munster  and  the  Leth-Chuinn" 
and  Leinstermen,  in  which  Cormac  Mac  Cuilennain, 
King  of  Caisel,  was  slain,  together  with  other  famous 
Kings,  viz.,  Fogartach  son  of  Suibne,  King  of  Ciarraidhe  ;^^ 


mentioned  above  at  the  year  904,  as 
about  to  engage  in  battle  with  each 
other. 

'  Tlachtgha. — This  was  the  old 
name  of  the  hill  now  known  as  the 
"  Hill  of  Ward,"  near  the  town  of 
Athboy,  CO.  Meath. 

1"  Inhher-Daih. — This  is  now  repre- 
sented by  Ennereilly,  in  a  parish  of 
the  same  name,  barony  of  Arklow,  and 
county  of  Wicklow.  This  clause,  which 


is  not  in  B.,  is  added  in  the  margin  in 
A. 

^'  Leth-Chuinn.  —  "  Conn's  Half," 
i.e.  the  Northern  half  of  Ireland. 

^'^  Ciarraidhe. — In  the  Ann.  Four 
Mast.  (903),  and  the  Chron.  Scotorum 
(907),  Fogartach  is  described  as  King 
of  "  Ciarraidhe-Cuirche,"  a  territory 
now  represented  by  the  barony  of 
Kerricurrihy,  co.  Cork. 


422 


aMMala  uLcroli. 


Ceyibaill  iii  Ofpaigi,  CCilillmac  Gugain  ppincepf  T^finiin 
Coiicaigi,  Colman  ppincepf  Cinn  ecij,  7  ceuepi.  piann 
mac  maelpeclaniTi  pi  "Cempccc,  Cepball  mac  TYluipecan 
pi  Laigen,  Cacal  mac  Concobaip  pi  Connacc,  uiccopep 
puepiitiT;.  Cav  belaig  TTlusna.  T)iapmait;  ppincepp 
T)aipe  Calgais  in  pace  qineuiu.  Copmac  ancopica 
ppincepp  'T>poma  moip,  mopir;up.  ITlaelogpai  mac 
Congalais,  pi  Loca  gabop,  pep  'OoUim  occipiip  apt;  0 
Voganoac  mac  'Colaipsg. 
Foi.  iaii.  jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  "dcccc"  uiii.°  (aliap  "dcccc." 
ix.°).  CepbaLl  mac  TTluipecan,  pe.x  opcimup  tajinen- 
pnim,  -Dolope  mopT;uup  epc.  ITIuspon  mac  Soclacain 
pex  nepoctim  TTlaine.  Oec  nepop  LecLabaip  pex 
■oail  CCpaixie,  T)epuncuup  epi;-  Oouina  mopt;alicap. 
CCmalsai-D  mac  Con5alaicpi'DomnaOpe5,7lnT)eip5i  mac 
ITlaelueimin  pebjiopup  laicup,  "Decollaci  punc  0  Con- 
ailliB  TnupT;eimni.  Ctimupcac  mac  CCilello,  equonimup 
aip-DX)  iniaca,  quieuic. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnncoomini  "dcccc." ix.°  (aliapTJcccc.'x."). 
Ca^poiniT)  pe  piann  mac  TTlaelpecnaill  cum  puip  pilnp 
pop  pipu  bpeipne,  ubi  ceciDiu  pLann  mac  "Cigepnain,  7 
alii  nobilep  mulci  mceppecci  punc,  OCe-o  mac  TTlael- 
pacpaicc,  pi  .n.  "Piacpac,  oNialbmac  CCexio  mceppeccup 
apt:. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  ■dcccc."  x."  (abiap  "occcc" 
xi.°).  "Posaptjac  mac  Cell  pex  nepocum  piliopum  Cuaip 
mopit;up.  Gicigen  mac  Pngni,  ppincepp  "Cpeoic^pemleni 
incam  piniuit;.     T)i  gpem  ■do  pic  immalle  in  una  'Die 


1  Cenn-Etigh. — Now  Kinnitty,  iu 
the  parish  of  the  same  name,  barouy 
of  Ballybritt,  King's  County. 

^  Flann. — This  entr}^,  "U'hicli  forms 
part  of  the  text  in  B.  is  added  in  the 
margin  in  A. 

^  Belagh-Mughna. — The  Eoad  (or 
Pass)  of  Mughna.  It  is  well  Icnown 
as  Ballaghmoono,  in  the  south  of  the 


county  of  Kildare.  A  curious  account 
of  this  battle  has  been  published  in 
Fnigm.  oj  Irish  Annals,  pp.  201-225. 
See  also  O'Donovan'sF.  J/.,  at  a.d.903, 
under  which  year  the  battle  is  there 
entered ;  the  correct  date  being  908. 

'  Of  the  Leinstermeii.  — La5inen- 
ciuni,  corrected  to  Uxsmenpium,  A, 
Laigf  B. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTEE. 


423 


Ceallach  son  of  Cerbhall,  King  of  the  Osraighi;  Ailill 
son  of  Eogan,  abbot  of  Trian-Corcaighe ;  Colman,  abbot 
of  Cenn-Etigh/  and  others.  Flann-  son  of  Maelsechlainn, 
King  of  Temhair;  Cerbhall  son  of  Muirecan,  King  of 
Leinster,  [and]  Cathal  son  of  Conchobar,  King  of  Con- 
naught,  were  victors.  The  battle  of  Belagh-Mughna.' 
Diarmait,  abbot  of  Daire-Calgaigh,  rested  in  peace. 
Cormac,  an  anchorite,  abbot  of  Druim-mor,  died. 
Maeloghra  son  of  Conghalach,  King  of  Loch-gabhor,  was 
treacherously  slain  by  Fogartach  son  of  Tolarg. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  908  (alias  909).  Cerbhall  son  of  [008.] 
Muirecan,  a  most  excellent  King  of  the  Leinstermen,* 
died  of  anguish.  Mughron  son  of  Sochlachan,  King 
of  Ui-Maine,  [died].  Bee,  grandson  of  Lethlabhar, 
King  of  Dal-Araidhe,  died.  A  mortality  of  cattle. 
Amalgaidh  son  of  Congalach,  royal-heir  of  Bregh,  and 
Indeirghi  son  of  Maelteimin,  a  religious'  layman,  were 
beheaded  by  the  Conailli-Muirteimni.  Cumuscach  son 
of  Ailill,  house-steward"  of  Ard-Macha,  rested.'' 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  909  (alias  910).  A  battle-rout  by  [909.] 
Flann'  son  of  Maelsechnaill,  with  his  sons,  over  the  men 
of  Breifni,  in  which  Flann"  son  of  Tigernan  fell,  and  a 
great  many  other  eminent  persons  were  slain.  Aedh 
son  of  Maelpatraic,  King  of  Ui-Fiachrach,  was  slain  by 
Niall  son  of  Aedh. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  910    (alias    911).     Fogartach    son    of    [910.] 
Cele,  King    of    Ui-mac-Cuais,"  died.     Eithigen  son   of 
Fingin,  abbot  of  Treoit,  ended  an  aged  life.     Two  suns 
ran  together  on  the  same  day,  viz.,  the  day  before  the 


B. 


Religious.  —  ■fielesioy'Uf ,      A. 

Bouse- steward.— Qqnommv.f  (for 

oecotiotnuf),  A.  B. 

''iJesteA— quieure,  A.  mori  (for 
moT^-icuf ,  or  morictiuf  efc),  B. 

'i^^anra.— ■pionn,  A,  Flann  was 
King  of  Ireland  at  the  time. 


'^  Flann. — The  Four  Mast,  (at  a.d. 
905),  call  him  Lord  of  Breifne. 

^^  Ui-mac-Cuais. — Otherwise,  and 
correctly,  written  Ui-mac-Uais.  The 
name  of  this  branch  of  the  Airghialla 
is  preserved,  but  in  an  altered  form, 
in  that  of  the  barony  of  Moygoish, 
CO.  Westmeath. 


424 


ccMKialcc  tiLa"Dli. 


.1.  1  ppiT)  nonaf  ITIai.     "DomnaU  mac  deva  vo  gabccil 
bccchla. 
,b,  jet.  1  anal  p.     CCnno -Domini  tjcccc."  xi.°  (aliap  dcccc" 

xii.°).  piann  mac  TTleclinse,  piaincepf  Copcaigi,  vo\i- 
miuic.  TTlaelbi-iijre  mac  TinaelT)omnai§,  pyiiticepf  Lif 
moii^,  in  Chyiifco  quietnc.  Ceianacan  mac  "Ouilsem, 
laig-Domna  na  n-CCiticep,  occifup  ef^;  in  lacu  cifiUT)eli  o 
Niallmac  CCexio.  ■muipe-bac  mac  Co|imaic  pp-incepf 
T)iioma  inapcLamn,  7  piTJomna  ConaiUi  .1.  'gaipbi^  mac 
ITlailmopDa,  -do  opcam  ppi  "00151x1  1  ppainnT;i5  "Dpoma 

mapclamn  : 

Triuipe-Dac, 

Cet)  nach  cainiT)  a  coeniu, 
1p  1)0111110  t)0  "Dunebax) ; 
If  nell  CO  mme  noemu, 

TDoyi  diepbaiT)  inc  oifi'oni];! 
TTlac  Cop,niaic  milib  maifp  ; 
CC[n]  iinrin  ^ropoll  |:oifi,5liT)e, 
Oa  camnet  ceca  clmfi. 

Soclacan  mac  "Diapmaca,  pex  nepocum  ITlaine,  in 
clepicacu  pmniir.  Cleipcen  mac  TTltipcba'Da,  pi  .tl. 
m-bpnnn  peola,  TT'ltiipe-oac  mac  TTluspoin  -dux  clainm 
Cacail,  mopiunT:up.  "Caigi  1I1  do  lopcafi  ippaic  aipTiT) 
ITlaca  pep  inciipiam.  pUiuialip  accfue  7;enebpofup 
annup.     Comecep  appapuic. 

]ct.  lanaip.     CCnno  ■Domini  "dcccc."  xii.°  (aliap  tdcccc" 

Foi.  iiiaa.  xiii.°).    Tippain  mac  ITlaelpin-D  ppincepp  imleco  Ibaip, 

TTlaelmuipe  ingen  Cmae'ba  mic  CCilpin,  e^rulb  pi  Saxan 


^  '  In  lacu  crudeU.\ —  This  must 
surely  be  corrupt.  In  the  Ann.  Four 
Mast  (907),  aud  the  Ckron.  Scotorum 
(Oil),  the  lake  in  which  Ccrnachan 
is  stated  to  have  been  drowned  is 
called  Loch-Cirr,  to  the  west  of  Ar- 
magh. Possibly  ' '  crudeli "  may  be 
by  mistake  for  "  crudeliter." 

^  Druim-Inasclainn.  —  Dromiskin, 


in  the  barony  and  county  of  Louth. 
The  second  member  of  the  name  (fo- 
asdainn)  is  not  in  A.,  and  is  repre- 
sented in  B.  byf. 

'%/re.— P1X1  'Daiji,  A. 

^  Mniredhach.  —  The  original  of 
these  stanzas,  which  is  not  in  B.,  is 
added  in  the  lower  margin  of  f  ol.  466 
in  A.,  with  a  sign  of  reference  to  the 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


425 


Nones  of  May.     Domnall,  son  of  Aedh,  assumed  the  pil- 
grim's staff 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  911  (alias  912).  Flann  son  of  Mac- [oil.]  ms. 
luighe,  abbot  of  Cork,  '  fell  asleep.'  Maelbrigte  son  of 
Maeldomnaigh,  abbot  of  Lis-mor,  rested  in  Christ.  Cer- 
nachan  son  of  Duilgen,  royal-heir  of  the  Airthera,  was 
put  to  death  '  in  laeu  crudeli,'^  by  Niall,  son  of  Aedh. 
Muiredhach  son  of  Cormac,  abbot  of  Druim-Inasclainn,'^ 
and  the  royal-heir  of  the  Conailli,  i.e.  Gairbith  son  of 
Maelmorda,  were  killed  by  fire"  in  the  refectory  of  Druim- 
Inasclainn. 

Muiredliach,* 

Who  laments  him  not,  ye  learned  ! 

It  is  a  cause  for  plague. 

It  is  a  cloud  to  holy  heaven. 

Great  loss   is  the  illustrious  man, 
Son  of  Oormac,  of  a  thousand  graces  ; 
The  great,  illuminating  gem, 
Who  was  the  lamp  of  every  choir. 

Sochlachan,  son  of  Diarmait,  King  of  Ui-Maine,  died  in 
the  religious  state.  CHeirchen,  son  of  Murchad,  King  of 
Ui-Briuin-Seola,*  [and]  Muiredach,  son  of  Mughron, 
chieftain  of  Clann-Cathail,  died.  Many  houses  were 
burned  in  the  '  Rath '  of  Ard-Macha,  through  carelessness. 
A  rainy  and  dark  year.     A  comet"  appeared. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  912  (alias  913).     Tipraite  son  of  Mael-     [912.] 
find,  abbot    of   Imlech-Ibhair,  Maelmuire   daughter   of 
Cinaedh'  Mac  Alpin,  Etulb^  King  of  the  North  Saxons, 


place  where  they  might  he  introducecl 
into  the  text. 

''  Ui-Briuin-Seola.  —  A  powerful 
trihe,  descended  from  Brian,  the  son 
of  Eochaidh  Muighmedhoin,  Kmg  of 
Ireland  in  the  4th  Cent.,  whose  terri- 
tory-was  nearly  co-extensive  with  the 
present  barony  of  Clare,  co.  Galway. 
SeeHardiman's  edition  of  O'Flaherty '3 
lar  Connaught  p.  3G8. 


^  Comet. — Comeciy^,  A.  Omitted 
inB. 

'  Cinaedk. — Or  Kenneth,  as  the 
name  is  usually  written  by  Scotch 
historians. 

8  Mulb.—JKthehvakl,  King  of  Nor- 
thumbria,  whose  death  (in  battle)  is 
recorded  in  the  Anglo-Saxon  Chron- 
icle at  the  year  905.  See  Lappen- 
bcrg's  Hist,  of  England,  pp.  85- G. 


426 


ccMNalcc  tiLccoli. 


cualfC1|^c,  mo)^uincup.  Coiigalac  mac  ^aifibiT),  |ii 
ConaiUe,  a  fuip  lugulacuf  eyv  ifin  noma-o  mif  laP' 
n-o]acain  in  caiji  abac  i  n-T))aaim  inafclairro  pop  mac 
ITIaelmoyi'Da  7  pop  TTluipe'Dac  mac  Copmaic  ppincepf 
T)poma.  Cuilennan  mac  Tnaelbpigce  in  pine  eiup-oem 
anni  mopiutip.  CacpomiUT)  pian-T)onncha'D  Oa  TTlaeb- 
pecnaiU,  7  pe  TTIaelmici'b  mac  piannacain,  pop  pogap- 
cac  mac  'Colaipj^  pi  -oeipcipc  bpeg,  7  pop  topcan  mac 
T)onnchaT)a,  7  pop  Lai^niti,  co  pap^abpac  ill  icip  bap 
7  epjabail.  Cacpoine-o  pe  n-'^encib  pop  paipinn  no- 
coblaij  'DO  lILcaib  1  n-aipiup  Saxan,  7)0  icopcpa-oap 
lb  im  Cumupcac  mac  TTlaelmocop^i  mac  pij  leiui 
Carail-  Sloje'D  la  Miall  mac  n-CCexio  co  Connacca,  7 
ca^pomiux)  piam  pop  ocu  cuaipcipu  Connacu  .1.  pop  Ou 
CCmalngaiT)  7  pop  pipti  htlmaill,  co  papjabpacpochanDe 
icip  bap  7  epgabail,  im  TTlaelcltiice  mac  Concobaip. 
piuuialip  crcque  T:enebpopup  annup.  ITlaelbpi^ce  mac 
"Copnain  "oti  cec^  imTTlumain  vo  ptiapluca'5  ailicip  do 
Opecnaib. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  'Domini  ■occcc."  xiii.°  (aliap  "dcccc." 
xiiii.°).  1iiT)pex>  "DBipcipo  bpeg  7  -Deipcipc  Ciannacca 
0  piaiinn  mac  TTlaelpecnaill.  Cealla  ill  -oo  papujaTD 
leip.  Tlflaelbpijce  macgiblecam,  pi  Conaille,  tdo  juin 
0  hUib  Gcoch  quapco  menpe  pejni  pui.  SlojaT)  la 
Miall  mac   n-CCexio  1  n-T)ail   n-CCpaiT>e   Uinio   menpe, 


'  Son His  name  is  given  as  ",Gair- 

Ijith "  in  the  entry  regarding  the 
outrage  here  referred  to,  under  the 
year  911. 

-Grandson. — Donnchad  was  the 
son  of  Flann  Sinna,  King  of  Ireland 
at  this  time,  "who  was  the  son  of 
Maelsechlainn,  also  King  of  Ireland 
(Malachy  I.) 

^  Saxon-land  ;  i.e.  England. 

^  Including, — .1.  in  A.  and  B.,  ob- 
viously by  mistake  for  im,  as  in  the 
Ann.  Four  Mast.  (908=913). 


^  Leth-CathaiL — ^Kow  represented 
by  the  barony  of  Lecale,  co.  Down. 

^  Ui-Amalyaidh. — "  Descendants  of 
Anialgadh."  Apowerful  tribe, whose 
name  is  now  represented  in  that  of 
the  barony  of  Tirawley  [cip,  CCrhat- 
gaiTi],  CO.  Mayo. 

^  Ifmhall.  —  A  district  comprising 
the  present  baronies  of  Murrisk  and 
Burrishoole,  in  the  county  of  Mayo. 

'  Maelhrigte He  was   bishop   (or 

abbot)  of  Armagh.  His  obit  is  entered 
at  the  year  926  in/ra,  where  he  is 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


427 


died.  Congalach  son  of  Gairbhidh,  King  of  the  Conailli, 
was  slain  by  his  own  people,  in  the  ninth  month  after 
destroying  the  abbot's  house  in  Druim-Inasclainn,  against 
the  son^  of  Maelmordha,  and  against  Muiredhach  son  of 
Cormac,  abbot  of  Druim.  Cuilennan,  son  of  Maelbrigte, 
died  at  the  end  of  the  same  year.  A  battle  was  gained 
by  Donnchad,  grandson"  of  Maelsechnaill,  and  Mael- 
mithidh  son  of  Flannacan,  over  Fogartach  son  of  Tolarg, 
King  of  the  South  of  Bregh,  and  over  Lorcan  son  of 
Donnchad,  and  over  the  Leinstermen,  who  lost  a  great 
number,  between  those  killed,  and  prisoners.  A  battle 
was  gained  by  Gentiles  over  the  crews  of  a  new 
fleet  of  the  Ulidians  on  the  coast  of  Saxon-land,"  where 
a  great  many  were  slain,  including^  Cumuscach  son  of 
Maelmocherghi,  son  of  the  King  of  Leth-Cathail.''  A 
hosting  by  Niall,  son  of  Aedh,  to  Connaught ;  and  he 
gained  a  battle  over  the  warriors  of  the  North  of  Con- 
naught,  viz.,  over  the  Ui-Amalgaidh,^  and  the  men  of 
Umhall,'  who  lost  great  numbers  between  slain  and 
prisoners,  including  Maelcluiche,  son  of  Conchobar.  A 
rainy  and  dark  year.  Maelbrigte,"  son  of  Tornan,  went 
into  Munster,  to  ransom  a  pilgrim  of  the  Britons. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  913  (alias  914).  Devastation  of  the 
South  of  Bregh,  and  of  the  South  of  Cianachta,''  by  Flann 
son  of  Maelsechnaill.  Several  churches  were  violated 
by  him.  Maelbrigte  son  of  Giblechan,  King  of  Conailli, 
was  killed  by  the  Ui-Echach,  in  the  fourth  month  of 
his  reign.     Ahosting  by  Niall/"  son  of  Aedh,  into  Dal- 


[913.] 


described  aa  "comarb  "  (or  successor) 
of  Patrick  and  Cohiin  Cille.  But  in 
the  list  of  the  comarbs  of  St.  Patrick 
in  the  BooJe  of  Leinster  (p.  42), 
Maelbrigte  is  said  to  have  been  also 
a  successor  (comari)  of  St.  Bridget. 
See  Harris's  Ware,  vol.  1,  pp.  46-7. 
8  Cianachta;    i.e.    the    Cianachta- 


Bregh,  a  district  comprising  the  east 
of  the  present  county  of  Meath. 

"  Mall— This  was  Niall  '  Glun- 
dubh'  (Niall  black-knee),  afterwards 
King  of  Ireland,  who  was  killed  in  a 
battle  with  the  Danish  invaders, 
fought  at  Kilmashogue,  in  the  co. 
Dublin,  in  the  year  919  (918  of  these 


428 


ccNMalo:  ulccoti. 


loingfec  .h.le^laBaip,  I'll  -oal  CCiaai-De  t)i  a  caipecc  oc 
■piiegabul,  7  inaiT)iTi  paiii  co  pajigal!)  a  biaacaip  af  a 
l-^'PSS  ■■'■  Plcrci^ucte  .ll.  Leclabaip.  CCe'D  mac  Gococain  fii 
111  C01C1TI,  7  Loingfech  fi  "oal  CCfiaixie,  -di  a  caiiiechc  oc 
capn  ejienTi,  7  maiT)m  poiaailj.  Cepiaan  mac  Colman 
rofec  cenel  TTlaelce,  7  mac  CCLUccain  mic  Laiccecain 
7  alaile,  vn  pacbail  ap  a  I111155.  CCe'D,  imop-iio,  cum 
paiicif f imif  expuja  yieueiT.renf  7  acefip-ime  11lI;1^a  pugam 
iaefifT;enf,  quofoam  ex  milicibup  Weill  piiofciiaint;. 
"Dubsallpiliuf  eiiif  tuilneiaacuf  euafir;.  bellum  nauale 
oc  ITlanainti  ecip  bajaiD  mac  n-Oici|i  7  Uagnall  .11. 
Imaifi,  tibi  bafie[T)]  pene  cum  omm  exeficicu  fuo  ■oele- 
Truf  efc.  Nocoblac  maia-oi  genciB  oc  Loc  7)acaec.  Std 
eciii  Wiall  mac  n-Oetio  yxi  n-CCilig  7  CCe-o  1^15  in  coici'd, 
Foi.  iCah.  oc  "Cealaig  occ,  1  ]ct.  Nouembiii.  SlogaD  ittd  poclai 
la  Niall  mac  n-CCex)0  bi  ITli-be  In  mif  T)ecimbiii. 
Scofiaif  oc  5rellai5  eillci  ppi  Cpofa  coil  ankqa.  tuix) 
flog  h-uax)  apn  'DUna'D  ■ou  pa^aixi  ayiba  7  conTjai-o. 
"DufnaiajiaiT)  OengUf  .h.  ITlaelpeclainn,  cona  bpai^pib 
olcena,  7  co  ploj  pep,  TTliTie,  co  papgabpac  coicep  ap 
ce'cpacaic  leo  im  Coinnecan  mac  THuipcepcaic,  7  im 
pepgal  mac  Oenjuppa,  7  im  Uacmapan  mac  n-CCilib,  7 
im  GpuT)an  mac  ^aippixi  roii^ech  .n.  mOpepail  TTlaca,  7 
im  TnaelpuanaiT)  mac  Cumupcaic  coipec  pil"0ui15cipe, 
7  im  TTlaelmbpisci  mac  n-CCexiacain,  7  im  mac  n-Gpu- 
main  mic  CCex)0,  7  im   piacpaig   mac  Cellacam,  71m 


Annals).  See  Todd'3  War  of  the 
Gaedhil,  &c.,  In  trod.  pp.  xc,  xci. 

'  Freydbal. — A  river  in  the  county 
Antrim,  the  name  of  which  is  now 
corrupted  to  the  "Eavel  Water." 
See  Eeeves'  Down  and  Connor^  pp. 
334-5. 

^Province ;  i.e.  the  Province  of 
Ulidia,  often  called  the  Province  in 
these   Annals ,  though  it  merely  re- 


presented the  greater  portion  of  the 
present  county  of  Down. 

^Carn-Evenn. — Now  Carnearny  (ac- 
cording to  Dean  Keeves),  in  the  parish 
of  Connor,  and  county  of  Antrim. 
Down  and  Connor^  p.  341 ,  note. 

*  Manann The  Isle  of  Man. 

*  Loch-dacaech.  —  The  old  Irish 
name  of  Waterford  Harbour. 

'Province. — In   coiciT)  (lit.   "the 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


429 


Araidbe,  in  the  month  of  June.    Loingsech  UaLethlabhair, 

King  of  Dal-Araidhe,  met  them  at  Fregabal/  when  he 

Avas  defeated,  and  lost  his  brother  out  of  his  army,  i.e., 

Flathrua  Ua  Lethlabhair.     Aedh  son  of  Eochacan,  King 

of  the  Province,-  and  Loingsech,  King  of  Dal-Araidhe,  met 

them  at  Carn-Erenn,"  but  were  routed.  Cei-ransonof  Colman, 

chief  of  Cinel-Maelche,  and  the  son  of  Allacan  son  of  Laich- 

techan,  and  others  of  their  army,  were  lost.  Aedh,  however, 

returning  from  the  flight  with  a  very  few,  and  fiercely 

resisting  during  the  flight,  slew  some  of  Niall's  soldiers. 

Dubhgall,  his   son,  escaped  wounded.     A  naval    battle 

at   Manann,*  between  Barid,  son  of  Ottir,  and  Ragnall 

grandson  of  Imar,  where  Barid  was  killed,  together  with 

nearly  all  is  host.     A  large  new  fleet  of  Gentiles  at  Loch- 

dacaech.*     Peace  [concluded]  between  Niall  son  of  Aedh, 

King  of  Ailech,  and  Aedh,  King  of  the  Province,"  at 

Telach-og,'  on  the  Kalends  of  November.     A  hosting  of 

the  Fochla"*  by  Niall,  son  of  Aedh,  into  Midhe,  in  the 

month  of  December.     He  encamped  at  Grellach-Eillte,^ 

to  the'west  of  Crosa-cail."     A  large  party  went  from  him 

out  of  the  camp  to  procure  corn  and  fire-wood.     Oengus 

Ua  Maelsechlainn,  with  all  his  brethren  and  the  army  of 

the  men  of  Meath,  overtook  them  ;  and  they  lost  45  men, 

including  Coinnecan  son  of  Muirchertach,  and  Ferghal 

son  of  Oenghns,  and  Uathmaran  son  of  Ailib,  and  Erudan 

son  of  Gairfidh,  chieftain  of  TJi-Bresail-Macha,  and  Mael- 

ruanaidh  son  of  Cumuscach,  chieftain  of  Sil-Duibhthire, 

and  Maelbrighte  son  of  Aedhacan,  and  the  son"  of  Eru- 

man  son  of  Aedh,  and  Fiachra  son  of  Cellachan,  and 


firth'');  by  which  was  meant  the 
Province  of  Ulidia. 

'' Telach-og. — Now  Tullyhog,  in 
thp  barony  of  Duugannon  Upper,  co. 
Tyrone. 

"Fochla. — A  name  for  that  part  of 
the  North  of  Ireland  occupied  by  the 
Northern  Ui-NeiU. 


'  Grellach  Billte. — Girley,  in  the 
barony  of  Upper  Kells,  co.  Jleath. 

^"  Crosa-cail. — Crossakeele,  in  the 
last  named  barony  and  county. 

1^  Son. — His  name  is  gircn  as  Mael- 
mordha,  by  the  Four  Ifastevs,  at  A.D, 
910. 


430 


ccMMala  tilat)!!. 


111061,11111111,6    mac   piannaccdn    |ii57)omna    iia    n-CCiia- 

gialla. 

Oiion  ■DO  ^T^ellaig  eitlci  11110111, 
puaiaama|x  cuain  11a  caib  ; 
CCfbep-t;  Coiamacan  f]\i  tliall, 
llac  in  leca-p,  fiafi  cictjam  fm]x. 

]ct.  1aiiaip.  CC11110  "Domini  "dcccc."  a;iiii.°  (aliaf  ■occcc." 
0:11.°).  Oensuf  -h  ■  Tllaelfecnaill,  |\i5T)omna  'Cemifiac, 
fepi^imo  iDUf  pebyxuaiiii  pepia  uejxcia  moiacinip  efc. 

beannachc  poji  lanii  Ciiiitd  itiic  OifiriTi, 
■Ro  maifib  Oenguf  i^mn  muat)  Pail : 
TTlaic  iTiT)  aiaiaain  gaifcit)  geiia, 
T)i5ail  CCeta  allain  am. 

■Domnall  mac  CCexicixi  CC1I15,  tiepno  equmoccio  in  peni- 
i;eiTCia  mopicu|i.  Ppi^ui-becht;  "PLainn  mic  TTlaelfec- 
lanin  0  maccail5  .1 .  0  T)onnchaT)  7  0  concobup,  7  irTDpex) 
IDi'De  uax)i15  co  toe  iai.  SlogeT)  niTcpocLai  la  WiaU  mac 
n-Oe-ba  t^l5  n-CCili5  co  i-iojaB  nai-om  T)OTinchaT)a  7  Con- 
coBuiix  pifim  peiti  a  11-acap,  7  co  pajajaB  ofa-o  icip,  ITli'De 
7  biiega.  TTlaelciapain  mac  Gocacain,  piiincepip  Cluana 
h-auip  7  epipcopup  aipT)  TTlaca,  anno  lxx.°  aet)acip  pue, 
Scannlan  aipclimnech  t;anilachca  7  Scannlan  aipchin- 
nech  na  Congbala  glmne  Sinleix)i,  in  Chpipco  mopi- 
unTTup.     Uuapcc  mac  Pna6lbpi5T;e,  pi  TTlupcpai'De  ripe, 


'  Grdlach-Eittfe. — Girley,  in  the 
barony  of  Upper  Kells,  co.  Meath. 

^  Cormacan.  —  Better  known  as 
Cormacan  Eiges  (or  C.  the  "  Poet"). 
His  obit  is  giren  by  the  Four  blasters 
at  the  year  946=948.  See  O'Dono- 
van's  ed.  of  the  Circuit  of  Ireland  hy 
Muirclieartach  Mac  Neill,  printed  for 
the  Irish  ArchoBol.  Soc.,  1842.  The 
original  of  these  lines,  -which  is  not 
in  B.,  is  added  in  the  upper  margin 
of  fol.  4:7a  in  A.,  with  a  sign  of  re- 
ference to  the  proper  place  in  the  text. 

^  Jiot/al-heir UTOomna,  A. 


'  Died. — The  Four  Masters  (at  a.d. 
911)  say  that  Oengus  died  of  wounds 
received  by  Iiim  in  the  battle  of 
Grallach-Eillte,  mentioned  under  the 
preceding  year  (913)  in  tliis  Chronicle. 

'  FaJ — Fal,  and  Inis-Fail,  were 
bardic  names  for  Ireland.  The  orig. 
of  these  lines  (not  ia  B),  is  added 
in  the  lower  margin  of  fol.  47a  in  A, 
with  the  usual  mark  of  reference  to 
the  proper  place  in  the  text. 

"Acdh  Allan The  death  in  battle 

of  Aedh  Allan,  King  of  Ireland,  is 
recorded  above  at  the  year  742.     The 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


431 


Maelmuire  son  of  Flannacan,    royal-heir    of  the  Airg- 
hialla. 

Sorrow  to  tlie  cold  Grellacli-Eillte,''^ 

We  found  hosts  by  its  side. 

Cormacan^  said  to  Niall, 

"  We  will  not  be  allowed  to  go  westwards,  let  us  go 
eastwards.'' 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  914  (alias  915).  Oengus  Ua  Maelsech- 
naill,  royal-heir^  of  Temhair,  died*  on  the  seventh  of  the 
Ides  of  February,  the  third  day  of  the  week. 

A  blessing  on  the  hand  of  Cernd  son  of  Bernd, 
Who  slew  Oengus  Finn,  the  pride  of  Fal  f 
It  was  a  good  deed  of  his  sharp  valour, 
To  avenge  the  noble  Aedh  Allan.^ 

Domnall  son  of  Aedh,  King  of  Ailech,  died  in  penitence, 
at  the  vernal  equinox.  A  rebellion  against  Flann  son  of 
Maelsechlainn  by  his  sons,  viz.,  by  Donnchad  and  Con- 
chobar  ;  and  they  devastated  Midhe  as  far  as  Loch-Ri. 
The  army  of  the  North  [was  led]  by  Niall  son  of  Aedh, 
King  of  Ailech,  who  received  the  guarantee  of  Donnchad 
and  Conch obar  that  they  would  be  obedient  to  their 
father,  and  left  peace  between  Midhe  and  Bregh.  Mael- 
ciarain  son  of  Eochocan,  abbot  of  Cluain-auis''  and  bishop 
of  Ard-Macha,*  in  the  70th  year  of  his  age  ;  Scannlan, 
'  herenagh  '  of  Tamlacht,  and  Scannlan,  '  herenagh '  of 
CongbaiP  of  Glenn-Suilidhe,  died  in  Christ.  Euarcc  son 
of   Maelbrigte,  King   of  Muscraidhe-thire,"  was  killed 


[914.] 


victor  in  the  battle  was  Domnall  son 
of  Murchad,  who  succeeded  Aedh 
Allan  in  the  sovereignty,  and  who 
was  the  ancestor  of  Oengus  Ua 
Maelsechlainn. 

'  Cluain-auis  — Or  Cluain-eois,  as 
it  is  otherwise  written.  Now  Clones, 
in  the  co.  Monaghan. 

8  Ard-Macha There  is  probably 

some  error  here,  as  the  name  of  Mael- 


ciarain  does  not  appear  in  any  of  the 
ancient  lists  of  bishops,  or  abbots,  of 
Armagh.  See  the  Chron.  Scotorum 
(ed.  Hennessy),  p.  186,  note  ■*. 

"  Conghail. — Now  Conwal,  in  the 
barony  of  Kilmacrenan,  co.  Donegal. 

^^ Muscraidhe-thire. — The  old  name 
of  a  territory  comprising  the  present 
barony  of  Lower  Ormond,  (and  part 
of  Upper  Ormond),  co.  Tipperary. 


432 


ccNMaLa  t:ilcc"o1i. 


"00  5inn  cjie  meljml-  7  t;a[n]5nacc  0  liUib   T)un5alai5. 
■Copmac  map  meinic  tio  jenciB  -do  ciachcain  oc  Loc 
"Dctcaec  beof,  7  irTDpe-o  cuac  7  ceall  TTlurnan  h-ua-oiB. 
.0.  let.  lanaip.     CCnno  T)omini  ■dcccc'x."  u.°  (aliafocccc." 

xm.°).  Il'lann  mac  TTlaebrecLamn  (mic  TTlaelpuanaiTi 
mic  'DonnchaTDa),  pi  'Cempac, pegnanf  aniiip  ccxoc.  ev  tii., 
ecmenpibupaii.  ecDiebup.u.janno  aeT;ar;ip  fuel.x-''uiii.", 
ociraua  "Die  jCabemDapum  lunn  pepia  -pepiJima,  hopa 
Foi.  ici/n.  •Diei  quGfi  pepcima,  mopicup.  pojapDac  mac  'Colaips 
pi  DCipcipc  bpeg  mopictip.  CCnnle  mac  Cauan,  pi 
Ikrcne  Cliac,  vo  baf[u5aT)]  0  gallaib  Loca  xiacaec. 
CCex)  mac  CCilello  abbap  cltiana  pepca  OpeiTDaiTi, 
Cotibjan  mac  "Dpaijnen  copecb  .n.  Lomain  5<^eba, 
mapcain  abbap  poipp  Commain,  mopiunz:up.  Miall 
mac  CCexia  ippige  "Cempac,  7  oenac  "Cailcen  -oo  aig 
laip,  quoD  mulcip  cempopibup  ppecepmippum  eye. 
^aill  Loca  T)acaec  beop  "DO  innpni€  TTluman  7  Laigen. 
TTIaelbapppiiTD  pacap-OT)  CUiana  mic  Moip  mopicup. 
CCpT)  ITlaca  "do  lopcaxi  -oiait;  1  quint:  ICaleiiDap  TTlai  .1. 
a  leir;h  -Deipcepoac,  copin  coi  7  copint:  paboll  7  cupin 
ciicin  7  copint)  Imp  abbai-o  h-iiile.  Coblaiu  mgin  T)uib- 
■oiiin,  comapba  bpigci,  quieuic. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  •dcccc.°cc.°  ui.°  (abap  dcccc." 
xiiii.°).  SneacT;a  7  h-uacc  T)imap,  7  aig  anaicenwc,  ipin 
bliaDam  ye,  comcap  puippe  ppim  loca  7  ppim  abainn 
epenT),  CO  po  la  ap  t)!  cecpaiB  7  enaiC  7  eicnit).  CCipT)i 
Spain-Di  olcena.  Comecip  celiim  apxiepe  tuptim  epc. 
'Dltim  ceinex)  vo  apcptisUD  co  copainn   lap  n-Gpinn 


^  Son. — The  original  of  the  paren- 
thetic clause,  Avliich  is  added  in  ah 
man.  in  A.,  is  written  by  way  of  glofs, 
in  the  orig.  hand  in  B. 

^  Who  rcifjned yiegtirmp,  in  A. 

and  B. 

'  Of  Jmie. — lunia,  A.  The  cri- 
teria   above    given    sliew    that   the 


correct  year  was  916,  according  to 
the  common  computation. 

■*  Uaithnt-CUach. — A  territory  now 
represented  \>y  the  barony  of  Owney- 
bf'g,  CO.  Limerick. 

^  Ul-Lomain-Gaela. — A  sept  of  the 
Ui-Maiue    (or    Hy-Many)   of   Con- 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER.  433 

through  treachery  and  malice,  by  the  Ui-Dungalaigh. 
A  great  and  frequent  increase  of  Gentiles  coining  still  to 
Loch-dachaech  ;  and  the  territories  and  churches  of 
Munster  were  plundered  by  them. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  915  (alias  916).  Flann,  son  of  Mael-  [915.1  bis. 
sechlainn  (son'  of  Maelruanaidh,  son  of  Donnchad),  King 
of  Temhair,  who  reigned''  36  years,  6  months,  and  5  days, 
died  in  the  68th  year  of  his  age,  on  the  8th  of  the 
Kalends  of  June,''  the  7th  day  of  the  week,  about  the 
7th  hour  of  the  day.  Fogartach  son  of  Tolarg,  King  of 
the  South  of  Bregh,  died.  Annie  son  of  Cathan,  King 
of  Uaithne-Cliach,*  was  put  to  death  by  the  Foreigners 
of  Loch-dacaech.  Aedh  son  of  Ailill,  abbot  of  Cluain- 
lerta-Brendain ;  Conligan  son  of  Draignen,  chieftain  of 
Ui-Lomain-Gaela  f  [and]  Martain  abbot  of  Ros-Coniain, 
died.  Niall,"  son  of  Aedh,  in  the  kingship  of  Temhair ; 
and  the  fair  of  Tailtiu  was  celebrated  by  him,  which  had 
been  omitted  for  many  years.  The  Foreigners  of  Loch- 
dacaech  still  plundering  Munster  and  Leinster.  Mael- 
barrfind,  a  priest  of  Clonmacnoise,  died.  Ard-Macha 
was  burned  by  lightning  on  the  5th  of  the  Kalends  of 
May,  viz.,  the  southern  half,  with  the  '  Toi "'  and  the 
'  Saball,'''  and  the  kitchen,  and  the  abbot's  house  all. 
Coblaith,  daughter  of  Dubhduin,  successor  of  Brigit,  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  916  (alias  917).  Great  snow  and  cold,  [916.] 
and  unprecedented  frost,  in  this  year,  so  that  the  chief 
lakes  and  rivers  of  Ireland  were  passable,  which  brought 
great  havoc  upon  cattle,  birds,  and  fishes.  Horrid  signs 
besides.  The  heavens  seemed  to  glow  with  comets.  A 
mass  of  fire  was  observed,  with  thunder,  passing  over 
Ireland  from  the  west,  which  went  over  the  sea  eastwards. 


naught     See  O'DonOYan's  Ann.  Four 
Mast.,  A.D.  949,  note  k. 

<!  Mall ;  Niall  Glundiibb,  or  Niall 
"Black- knee."  The  epithet  gluti- 
■ouM  is  added  as  a.  gloss  in  B.,  in  a 
very  old  hand,  and  the  note  Miatt 


gltiiToulj  i\65tiaiT.e  incipic   in   the 
margin  in  A.,  in  al.  man. 

'  Toi  —  Salall. —  Kegarding  these 
churches,  see  Keeves'  Ancient  ChurcJies 
of  Armarjh,  pp.  12,  13 ;  and  Todd's 
St.  Patrick,  p.  480. 

2F 


434 


ttMNalCC  UlCCt)tl. 


Fol.  4GiJ, 


ani'aia  CO  n-Tjecai-o  'Daji  rmiiii  faifi.     Siquuc  .h.  Imaija 
cona  cobluc  -oo  jabail  oc  CinnpuaiT:  i  n-aiifiiuji  Laisen. 
Uagnall   .n.    himaiia    cona    cobluc    ailiu    co    5^llu 
toca  -Dacaec.     CCfi    n^abl    oc    neimliT)    la    ■mtimain. 
CCyi  n-aile  la  eoganachc  7  Ciapai'be.     SlogoT)  .rl.  Meill 
in  "oeifciiiT;  7  in  cuaifciiar;  la  Miall  mac  nCCexia  yiig 
nGiienT)  co  i:ipu  TTluman,  "do  cocut)  ^\i\  ^ennT:i.     Sco- 
fiaif  ala  lai^ni  ficec  mif  CCugaifc  oc  'Copop.  gle^pac 
1  TTlais  peirriin.     T)olloT;ap  in  ^enci   iffin  ci^i  ifinx* 
lau  cer;nai.     'Pufifiuapayica'DaiT,   in    ^o^'^i^  6t;iiT,  ze\]iT: 
7  mexioin  laei,  7   cacaigfe^;   co    efpapuain,    co    coja- 
caifi   amail   cec   pep   er:upp,u,    acht;  if  lia  "ooceia  v\ 
gallailS.     'DolloT^ai'i   ceopcobpaiT)   afin    lonspojir;    na 
ngennci     ppi     coip,     animtiinT;iiie.       Imoppoipec     m 
^oix>il  pop   culii    "Docum  a  n-xiunai'D  pepin    coip   "oe- 
■Dcnaij    .1.    pe    Ragnall  pi  TDiiBjall,  co   plo^  "oi  gal- 
laib  tiime.     tuix)  Miall  mac  CCeva  co  n-uar;ib  1  n-agai-o 
na  ^ena  co  capmapc  751a  cpni;  an   injuin.       CCnaip 
Miall    lappin    picec    n-aiT)ce    a    n-T)UnaT>    ppip   n[a] 
^enncL     CCpbpeu  uati  ppi  taijmu  ap  a  n-gabcip  cacc 
■Dicein  ppip  in  longpopc.     Roinip  ca-c  Cmnpuait;  popaib 
pe  Sicpnic  hU  Imaip,  con'oi'o  ann  ■oocep  CCtisaipe  mac 
CCilello  pi  Laigen,  7  TTlaelmop'oa  mac  TTluipecain  pi 
aipap  Lpi,  ITlaelmoe^oc  mac  T)iapmaua  pin  ec  epip- 
copup  Laigen,  CCtigpan    mac   Cenneuig  pi   Laicpe,    ec 
cecepi  "DUcep  crcque  nobilep.     Sicpiuc   .ll  .  Imaip  -do 
T;iiiT)echt;  1   n-CCc   cliar.      Gi^ne  in^en  CCe-oa,  in    tiepa 
poenicencia  ec  in  pepia  TTlapcini,  "oepuncca  epr. 

(i.e.  Emly),  bar.  of  Clamvilliam,  co. 
Tipperarj'. 

^  Tobar  -  Ghthrach.  —  Not  noiv 
known  by  this  name. 

'JIfai/h-Femhin — A  plain,  famous  in 
Irish  hislory  and  legend,  comprising  a 
large  districtof  country  about  Clonmel. 

*  Tierce. — This  was  the  canonical 
term  for  the  division  of  time  extend- 
ing from  the  9th  to  the  12th  hour  of 
the  day. 


'  Cennfuait.  —  O'Donovau  {Four 
Mast.,  A.D.  915,  notes,  pp.  589,  590) 
would  identify  Cennfuait  with  Con- 
fey,  in  the  barony  of  Salt,  co.  Kildare. 
liut  the  above  statement  represents 
Cennfuait  as  on  the  "border"  (i 
n-ailfiuip.)  of  Leinstcr,  whereas 
Confcy  is  several  miles  inland. 

'' Neimlid.  —  The  'Translation'  of 
these  Annals  in  Clar.  49  has  "  Imly  " 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER.  435 

Sitriuc,  grandson  of  Imar,  came  with  his  fleet  to  Cenn- 
fuaiy  on  the  border  of  Leinster.  Kagnall,  grandson  of 
Imar,  went  with  his  other  fleet  to  the  Foreigners  of  Loch- 
Dachaech.  A  slaughter  of  the  Foreigners  at  Neimlid^  in 
Munster.  Another  slaughter  by  the  Eoganacht  and 
the  Ciarraidhe.  A  hosting  of  the  Ui-Neill  of  the  South, 
and  of  the  North,  by  Niall  son  of  Aedh,  to  the  men  of 
Munster,  to  wage  war  against  the  Gentiles.  He  en- 
camped on  the  22nd  of  the  month  of  August  at  Tobar- 
Glethrach"  in  Magh-Femhin.''  The  Gentiles  went  into 
the  territory  on  the  same  day.  The  Irish  attacked  them 
between  tierce'  and  mid-day,  and  they  fought  till  vesper- 
time,  so  that  about"  100  men  fell  between  them,  but 
most  fell  on  the  part  of  the  Foreigners.  Reinforcements 
came  from  the  camp  of  the  Gentiles,  to  the  aid  of  their 
people.  The  Irish  returned  bask  to  their  encampment 
before  [the  arrival  of]  the  last  reinforcement,  i.e.  before 
Ragnall,  King  of  the  Dubh-Gaill  [arrived],  accompanied 
by  an  army  of  Foreigners.  Niall,  son  of  Aedh,  went 
with  a  small  force  against  the  Gentiles,  so  that  God  pre- 
vented their  slaughter  through  him.  Niall  after  this 
stayed  twenty  nights  encamped  against  the  Gentiles. 
He  sent  word  to  the  Leinstermen  to  beseige  the  camp 
from  a  distance.  The  battle  of  Cennfuait'  was  gained  over 
them  by  Sitriuc  grandson  of  Imar,  in  which  fell  Augaire 
son  of  AiliU,  King  of  Leinster  ;  and  Maelmordha  son  of 
Muirecan,  King  of  Airther-Liphe  ;  Maelmoedhoc,  son  of 
Diarmait,  a  wise  ma,n,  and  bishop  of  Leinster ;  Augran 
son  of  Cennetigh,  King  of  Laighis,  and  other  captains 
and  nobles.  Sitriuc,  grandson  of  Imar,  came  into  Ath- 
cliath.  Eithne,'  daughter  of  Aehh,  died  iu  true  peni- 
tence, on  the  feast  of  St.  Martin. 


^  About. — am  (for  ammt,  "like"), 
A.  B.  The  Four  Mast.  (915)  say 
that  1100  men  were  slain. 

'  Cennfuait See  note  '-  A  mar- 
ginal note  in  A.  reads  va  icoiT.cp,a- 


vaxi  u.  c-  uel  pauto  ptuy,  "  where 
500  or  more  fell." 

^  FAthne. — Accordin;:;  to  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast.  (a.d.  910),  she  was  Queen 
of  the  men  of  Bregli. 

2f  2 


436 


CCMNCCLCC  uICCdIi. 


|ct.  Ictnoip.  CCnno  -oomini  ■dcccc"  a:iiii.°  (alia);^ 
•occcc."  xuiii.°)  TTlaelioin  pinncepp  7  epifcopuf  Roipf 
ciieae,  Sicnec  ppmcepf  diiann  aip€ip,  "Daniel  Cluana 
coifip^e  yenca  ampa,  in  ^lace  ■Dopmiepunc.  ITliiifienn 
ingen  Succiiic,  abacipa  Cille  ■Dccpo,  quieuic.  ^aiU  loca 
Tjacaec  do  Tieiisui  Gpenn  .1.  Hagnall  pi  ■Dubgall  7  na 
■oa  iqala  .1.  Occiyi  7  ^i-iaggabai,  7  pajai-o  "ooib  lajfipin  co 
pipu  CClban.  ■piji  CCLban  -oono  ap  cc  cenn  fom  co  com- 
aipneccap  pop  bjiu  'oine  la  Saxanii  cuaipcipu.  X)05en- 
pac  in  ^sn^i  ce^pai  ca^a  'DilS  .1.  caS  la  ^ocbpi^  Ua 
nlmaip,  car  lap  na  Da  mpla,  ca5  lap  na  h-occijepna 
Cau  Dano  la  Tlagnall  1  n-epoloc  naDocaDap  pip  CClban 
Roinip  pe  pepaib  CClban  poppna  t;pi  caca  aDconncaDap, 
copolpac  dp  n-Dimap  di  na  5^nnr;ib,  im  Occip  7  ini 
^paggabai.  Ragnall  Dono  do  puabaipu  mppuiDiu 
illops  pep  n-CClban  co  po  la  ap  Dib,  aclit;  naDpapcbau 
pi  na  mopmoep  DipiiiDib.  Nox  ppaeliuin  Dipimic. 
Gicilpleic,  pamopippima  pegma  Saccontim,  mopictip. 
CocaD  ir;ip  Niall  mac  CCcdo  pi  "oempac  7  Sirpuic  M. 
nimaip.  ITlaeliniciD  mac  piannacain  pi  CnojBai  do 
Dul  CO  5eni;i,ppi  copniim  cuaipcipcbpeg  a  muin  ^ence, 
quoD  eo  nihil  conctiliu. 

]ct-   lanaip.      CCnno   Domini    dcccc."  ocu.   in."   (aliap 


1  Ara-alrther. — The  most  eastern 
of  the  Islands  of  Aran,  in  the  Bay 
of  Gahvay. 

^  Fell  asleep. — •DO)amniic,  A. 

'  They  went — pagaic  "DOlb  ['oo'Dib 
incorrectly  forxioib],  A.  B. 

^  Banks  of  the  Tine,  i.e.  the  River 
Tyne. 

'North  Saxonland. — Northumbria 
or  Northumberland.  The  meaning  of 
the  expression  la  paxanu  cuaip-^ 
ciyic,  which  signifies  literally  ''  apud 
Saxones  sinistrales,''  has  been  mis- 
conceived by  some  writers  on  Scotch 
history.     There  can  be  no  doubt  that 


the  foregoing  statement,  co  comaiit- 
neccap,  pop,  bifi,u  'Cine  la  Saxanu 
cuaipoip-C,  means  that  they  (i.e. 
the  Diibbgall  [or  Black  Foreigners] 
and  the  men  of  Alba,  or  Scotland) 
met  on  the  banks  of  the  Tyne,  in 
Northumbria.  Skene,  misunderstan- 
ding the  expression,  states  that  the 
men  of  Alba  prepared  to  meet  the 
invaders  "  with  the  assistance  of  the 
northern  Saxons."  (  Chron.  Picts  and 
Scots,  p.  363).  Dr.  Todd  fell  into 
the  same  mistake,  (IFaro/  tJie  Gaedhil, 
4'c.,  Introd.,  p.  Ixxxvi). 

'  Graggala — Regarding  the  iden- 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


437 


Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  917  (alias  918).  Maeleoin,  abbot  and 
bishop  of  Ros-cre ;  Eicnech,  abbot  of  Ara-airtber/  [and] 
Daniel  of  Cluain-coirpthe,  an  eminent  historian,  'fell 
asleep"  in  peace.'  Muirenn,  daughter  of  Suart,  abbess 
of  Cill-dara,  rested.  The  Foreigners  of  Loch-Dachaech 
left  Ireland,  viz.,  Eagnall  King  of  the  DubhgaU,  and  the 
two  Earls,  to  wit  Ottir  and  Graggaba.  And  they  went* 
afterwards  against  the  men  of  Alba.  The  men  of  Alba, 
however,  were  prepared  for  them ;  so  that  they  met  on 
the  banks  of  the  Tine,^  in  North  Saxonland.^  The 
Gentiles  divided  themselves  into  four  battalions,  viz.,  a 
battalion  with  Gothfrith  grandson  of  Imar  ;  a  battalion 
with  the  two  Earls  ;  a  battalion  with  the  young  lords. 
There  was  another  battalion  under  Ragnall,  in  ambush, 
which  the  men  of  Alba  did  not  see.  The  men  of  Alba 
gained  a  victory  over  the  three  battalions  they  saw,  and 
made  a  great  slaughter  of  the  Gentiles,  including  Ottir 
and  Graggaba."  Ragnall,  however,  afterwards  attacked 
the  rear  of  the  army  of  the  men  of  Alba,  and  made 
a  slaughter  of  them,  but  no  King  or  '  Mor-maer '' 
of  them  perished.  Night  interrupted  the  battle. 
Eithilfleith,^  most  famous  queen  of  the  Saxons,"  died. 
War  between  Niall,  son  of  Aedh,  King  of  Temhair,  and 
Sitriuc,  grandson  of  Imar.  Maelmithidh  son  of  Flanna- 
can.  King  of  Cnoghbba,"  went  to  the  Gentiles,  with  a 
view  to  defending  the  North  of  Bregh  by  the  aid  of 
the  Gentiles;   which  availed  him  nothing. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.   918  (alias  919).     Easter  on  the  7th 


[917.] 


[918.] 


tity  of  this  person,  mentioned  in  a 
previous  entry  under  this  year,  see 
Todd's  work,  just  cited,  Introd., 
p.  Ixxxvi,  note  '. 

'  Mor-maer. — "  Great  steward." 

« Eithilfleith.—Maie]fled,  Queen  of 

the  Mercians,  whose  obit  is  entered 

in   the  Anglo-Saxon  Chron.  at  the 

year  918,  and  a  second  time  at  922. 


"  Queen  of  the  Saxons ^thelflaed, 

eldest  daughter  of  Alfred  the  Great, 
and  wife  of  iEthelred,  'ealdorman  '  of 
the  Mercians.     See  the  previous  note. 

^°  Cnoghbha. — This  name  is  now  re- 
presented by  Knowth,  the  name  of  a 
townland  containing  a  large  mound, 
in  the  parish  of  Monknewtown, 
barony  of  Upper  Slane,  co,  Meath. 


438  aw  M  alec  uLccDti. 

■Dcccc."  xix.")  Caifc  pop  pepi:  |ct.  TTlai,  7  mincaifc  ala 
laicui  ■DO  f amiiccD.  CCe-o  Oa  TTlaelfecnaill  "oo  ttallax) 
FjI.  47aff.  lebiiacai]!,  la"OonnchaT)fu  TDi-De.  bellum  fie  n^encilj 
occ  T)uibbnTi  poit  ^o^^Ui,  vu  1  coficaiii  Wiall  (.1. 
SliiiTDub)  mac  CCex)0,  xl\  eiieiiti,  T:eiicio  anno  laegni  fin, 
xuii.  ]ct.  Ocr;imbi"iif,  1111.  ipeiiia,?  ■du  icopcaiyi  dex)  mac 
eococain  1^1  coicifi  Concobaip,  7  TTlaelmici'D  mac  pian- 
nacain  fxi  bfieg,  7ConcobaiT,  .Vl.  ITlaelfecnaill  ifiiT)omna 
■Cemyiac,  7  ■piaicbeyicac  mac  "Oomnaill  laroomna 
inT>  poclai,  7  mac  'Ouibfinai?;  .1.  Triaebciiaibi,  pi  na 
iv(£ip5iaUUj  ev  abi  nobilep  mulci. 

bponac  inT)iu  hGifiiu  b-uag, 

Cen  lauyiig  ptiag  ifiigi  jiaLl; 

[CCp  •Deccif  mme  gan  spein, 

Paipsifi  muige  Meill  gan  Iball]' 

[Mijfca  me'oaii'i  maiciup  pifi, 
llifca  fit  na  fuba  floig  ; 
II1  cuniaing  oenacb  vo  am, 
0  fiofbaiD   in  bfioenach  byiom. 

[■Cfiuag]  pin  a  mag  m-Ofiej  m-btniie, 
CC  cip.  n-alamt)  n-aDgtn'oe; 
Ro  pcapaip  ppic  pig  puipech, 
pocpacaib  Pliall  mamsuinech. 

[Caici  mail  lapcaip  becba, 

Caici  spam]  cec  aipmgpeca ; 

InxiiT)  P1 1  all  cpota  Cnuca 

Ro  malapc  a  mop  cpiuca. 
Cecc  mac  piai^bepcaig  pi  Copc-PnoDpuag,  'Cisepnac 
.h.  CLeipig,  pi  -ll.  piacpac  CCi-bne,  mopcui  punc 


'  Little  Easter. — miti6ai]pc.  Low- 
Sunday,  i.e.  the  first  Sunday  after 
Easter  Sunday.  The  true  year  was 
919,  in  which  Easter  Sunday  fell  on 
the  7th  of  the  Kalends  of  May. 

^  In  which  fell, — Titi  i  cojicaip.,  B. 
Mutilated  in  A. 

^  Glundubh. — "  Black  Knee."  The 
epithet  is  added  by  way  of  gloss  in  B. 


*  The  nth.  —  The  corresponding 
number  is  not  in  A.,  which  has  been 
partly  injured  in  this  place. 

'Province  of  Conchobar,  (i.e.  of 
Conchobar  Mac  Nessa,  King  of 
Ulster  in  the  Ist  century).  A  name 
for  the  Proyince  (coiceT)  or  "  fifth  ") 
of  Ulster.  See  note  ^  p.  386 
supra. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTEK. 


439 


of  the  Kalends  of  May,  and  Little  Easter'  on  the  2nd 
day  of  Summer.  Aedh,  grandson  of  Maelsechnaill,  was 
blinded  by  his  brother,  Donnchad  King  of  Midhe.  A 
battle  gained  by  Gentiles  at  Dubhlinn,  over  Gaedhil,  in 
which  feU-  Niall  {i.e.  Glundubh)-^  son  of  Aedh,  King  of 
Ireland,  in  the  3rd  year  of  his  reign,  on  the  l7th^  of  the 
Kalends  of  December,  the  4th  day  of  the  week  ;  and  in 
which  fell  Aedh  son  of  Eochacan,  King  of  the  Province 
of  Conchobar  f  and  Maelmithidh  son  of  Flannacan,  King 
of  Bregh ;  and  Conchobar  Ua  Maelsechnaill,  royal  heir 
of  Temhair ;  and  Flaithbertach  son  of  Domnall,  royal 
heir  of  the  Fochla  ;  and  the  son  of  Dubhsinach,  i.e.  Mael- 
craibhi,  King  of  the  Airghialla,  and  many  other  nobles. 

Sorrowful^  to-day  is  noble  Ireland, 

Without  a  valiant  chief  of  hostage  reign ; 

[It  is  seeing  the  heavens  without  a  sun, 

To  see  Magh-Neill  without  Niall]. 

There  is  no  joy  in  man's  goodness  ; 
There  is  no  peace  nor  gladness  among  hosts ; 
No  fair  can  be  celebrated. 
Since  the  cause  of  sorrow  died. 

[A  pity]  this,  0  beloved  Magh-Bregh, 
Beautiful,  desirable  country. 
Thou  hast  parted  with  thy  lordly  king  ; 
NiaU.  the  wounding  hero  has  left  thee  ! 

[Where  is  the  chief  of  the  western  world  1 
Where  is  the  hero]  of  every  clash  of  arms  ? 
Is  it  the  brave  Niall  of  Cnucha 
That  has  been  lost,  O  great  cantred  ! 

Cett  son  of  Flaithbertach,  King  of  Corc-Modruagh,  [aad] 
TigemachUa  Cleirigh,  King  of  Ui-Fiachrach-Aidhne,died. 


'  Sorrowful. — The  original  of  tliese 
stanzas,  not  in  B.,  is  written  in  the 
top  raarg.  of  fol.  ilaa  in  A.,  with  a 
mark  of  reference  to  the  place  where 
they  might  ho  inserted  in  the  text. 


Some  of  the  words  which  had  been 
cut  off  by  the  binder,  have  been  re- 
stored from  the  copy  in  the  Ashburn- 
ham  MS.  of  the  Ann.  Four  Mast. 
in  the  Eoyal  Irish  Academy. 


440 


CCMMCCLOC  llLoCDll. 


jet.  Ictnctip.  CCnno  Domini  -occcc."  x.°  ix.°  (aliq^ 
"Dcccc."  xx.°).  IDaelmuii^e,  pjiincepf  aipDD  Opecmn, 
moiaiouii.  CacfioiniUTi  \ie  n'Donnca'D  .il.  maelfecnaill 
pofi  ^eiTCi,  T)i]  it;oi\canT,  dp  n-tmiiap.  Pmcqi  epifcopup 
ec  fcjiiba  opcimtif  T)oimliac  pelicir;eii  paufauiu. 
Scaniial  Uoiff  Cpeae,  ec  fqiiba  Cluaiia  mic  Woif, 
cfuieuic  Sir;iiiuc  ua  hlmaip,  vo  "oepbiti  CCcct  cliac  pep 
pooefccrcem  -Diuinam.    T)omliac  Cenannfa  vo  h\i\y\m 

0  pencil?  7  pocaiTie  tnap^fiai  ann.  "Domliac  Tuileain 
7)0  lofca'D  in  eox)Gm  Tiie-  Coiimac  mac  Cuilennain  pi 
iia  nT)efi  TTluman  lusulactip  epc 

|ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)oniini  ticccc."  ccx."  (aliap  ■occcc." 
xx.°i.°).  TDoenac  mac  Siaxioil,  comapba  Comjaill,  cenn 
ecna  innpe  Bpenn,  -Doiimiuic.  "Oomnall  .11.  maelfec- 
lainn  pep  'oolum  occipup  epc  a  ppacpe  puo  "Donncha-o, 
cfuo-D  apcum  epau.  Ciapan  abbap  T)aiminpe  paupau. 
TTIaelpeclainn  .11.  'piainn  pi-oomna  'Ceifipac,  Pacpa 
mac  Ca-calam  pi  Coilbe  12oUaniain,  Rajnall  .1l.  1maip 
pi  pmngall  7  "Oubsall,  omnep  mopctii  punc.  ^o'^^^T^i^ 
.tl.lniaipi  n-dv  cliau.  Cinaexi  mac  "Oomnaill,  ppm- 
cepp  Tiaipe  Calcaic  7  "Dpoma  t;tiama,  7  cenn  ODComaipc 
Conaill  in  cuaipcipt;  obiic.  Tnuipiucx;  "do  ^^^^-C'l^ 
1U0C  pebail  .1.  CCcolb  co  n-T)ib  longaib  T:pichar.    Cenpij 

1  n-inip  eiigam  -do  "oep^ui  co  cpon  7  co  leip  7301 13  paiicip 
in  ea  pern  an  en  ui  blip  pep  coppopem.  pepsal  mac 
"Oomnaill  pi  iwo  [p]oclai  1  n-epcaip-Diu  ppiu  co  pomapTj 
Uici;  Itinga  T)ib,  7  co  pobpip  in  liingai  co  puc  a  ppaiD. 


^  Sccmnal. — In  the  Ann.  FourJ\Jast. 
(atA.D  918), irliere the nameis written 
Scannlan,  he  is  stated  to  have  beea 
abbot  of  Eos-  ere  (Roscrea.) 

'The  doimUac ;  i.e.  the  "stone 
church." 

'  On. — in,  omitted  in  B. 

■■  Cuiknnan. — No  Cormao  "  son  of 
Cuilennan "  appears  in  the  Geneal. 
of  the  Desi-Muman  (or  Desi  of  Mun- 
stcr).     But  there  is  a  Cormao  "  son 


of  Mothla,"  who  was  obviously  the 
■person  intended.  The  obit  of  this 
Cormao  son  of  Mothla,  King  of  the 
Desi,  is  given  by  the  Fmir  Masters 
at  A.D.  917,  and  by  the  Cki-on, 
Scotorum  at  the  year  918  (^919.) 
See  Harris's  Ware,  vol.  1,  p.  549. 

*  Maelsechlainn — Maelsechnaill,  B. 

"  Coille-Follamhain — See  note ',  p. 
403  supra. 

'  Gothfriih — He  probably  succeeded 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTEB. 


441 


Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  919  alias  920).  Maelmuire,  abbot  of 
Ai-d«Brecain,  died.  A  breach  of  battle  by  Uonnchad, 
grandson  of  Maelsechnaill,  over  the  Gentiles,  where 
a  great  slaughter  was  made.  Finchar,  a  bishop,  and 
excellent  scribe  of  Doimliacc,  rested  happily.  Scannal/ 
of  Ros-cre,  and  scribe  of  Cluain-mic-Nois,  rested. 
Sitriuc,  grandson  of  Imhar,  left  Ath-cliath,  through 
Divine  power.  The  '  doimliac '~  of  Cenannas  was  broken 
by  Gentiles,  and  great  numbers  were  martyred  there. 
The  '  doimliac  '^  of  TuUen  was  burned  on'  the  same  day. 
Cormac  son  of  Cuilennan,*  King  of  the  Desi-Muman,  was 
slain. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  920  (alias  921).  Moenach  son  of 
Siadhal,  successor  of  Comgall,  head  of  the  learning  of  the 
Tsland  of  Ireland,  'fell  asleep.'  Domnall,  grandson  of 
Maelsechlainn,''  was  deceitfully  slain  by  his  brother 
Donnchad,  which  was  meet.  Ciaran,  abbot  of  Daiminis, 
rested.  Maelsechlainn,  grandson  of  Flann,  royal-heir  of 
Temhair;  Fiachra  son  of  Cathalan,  King  of  Coille- 
Follamhain,"  [and]  Ragnall  grandson  of  Imar,  King  of  the 
Finn-Gaill  and  Dubh-Gaill, — all  died,  Gothfrith,''  grand- 
son of  Imar,  in  Ath-cliath.  Cinaedh  son  of  Domnall, 
abbot  of  Daire-Calgaigh  and  Druim-thuama,  and  head 
of  council  of  the  [CinelJ-Conaill  of  the  North,  died."  A 
fleet  of  the  Foreigners  in  Loch-Febhail,  viz.,  Acolb 
with  thirty-two  ships.  Cen-rig''  in  Inis-Eogain  was 
abandoned  by  them  quickly  and  entirely ;  a  few  remain- 
ing there,  through  laziness.  Fergal  son  of  DomnaU,  King 
of  the  Fochla,  in  enmity  towards  them,  so  that  he  killed 
the  crew  of  one  of  the  ships,  and  broke  the  ship,  and  took 


[919.J 


[920. J 


his  brother  (or  cousin)  Sitriuc,  whose 
departure  from  Ath-cliath  (Dublin) 
is  recorded  under  the  year  919. 

^  Died- ■u\em  ohnv,  A.    obiic,B. 

8  Cen-rig.  —  The  name  of  some 
island  off  the  coast  of  luishowen,  in 


■  the  CO.  Donegal.  See  above  at  the 
year  732,  for  mention  of  an  island 
called  Culen-rigi,  off  the  same  coast. 
The  versions  of  this  entry  given  in 
the  MS.  Clar.  49,  and  in  O'Conor's 
ed,,  are  very  inaccurate. 


442 


CCMNttla  UlCCDtl. 


Longuf  aile  i  Ciunn  tnasaiti  a  n-aitxep.'cifie  Conaill.i.  mac 
h-tla-cmapan  mic  baipic  cum  -xx.  nauibup.  InDjie'D  aijiD 
i-'ui.  47ai  ITlaca  hi  .ini.  to  Nouembpif  o  gal-l-ciiB  CCca  chai  .1.  0 
gocbitic  Oa  liTiccip  cum  fuo  exeiicicu  .1.  h-ipnc  farufin 
1"iia  ipeil  lllaficain,  7  na  caiji  aejinaigi  -do  anacal  taif 
cona  luchc  ve  ceiliB  -oe  7  v\  lobjaaiG,  7  in  ceall  olceaiia, 
nifi  pctucif  in  ea  ceccif  exaufcip  pep,  Kicupiam.  1n- 
'Dfie'D  lecan  ua^Dib  ^op  cec  leOT  .1.  flap  co  h-1nip  .11. 
Labpa-oa,  paip  co  banDai,  pocuaiu  co  TTlas  nillpen. 
CCcc  in  pluag  pacuaig  ■ooppappaixi  'muipcepr;ac  mac 
Weill,  7  CCignepu  mac  TTlupcatio,  co  pemiD  fopaib  7  co 
■papgabpac  ile,  paucip  elappip  pubpi-oio  publupcpip 
nocT^ip.  Gclippip  lunae  hi  .xu.  ]ct.  lanuapn,  .111.  pepia, 
ppima  hopo  noccip.  piaicbepcac  mac  TTluipcepcaic, 
abbap  Cluana  moep,  mopicup. 

CuDU  anuut)  iirobaip  h  uaij, 

CuT)U  alluti  [a]  Tjeigloip, ; 

1nT)iT)  piacbeificac  pinn  pial, 

llopcap,  icp-i  micm  Cluana  m6ip. 
]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  -oomini  tdcccc"  ccx.°i.°(aliap  tjcccc." 
ccxii.°).  TTlaelpoil  mac  CCilella,  pui  7  eppcop  pit  CCe'Sa 
8lane,  'Ca'oc  mac  'Paelain  pi  .h.  Cennpelaig,  Cepnacmac 
■piainn  ppincepp  tainne  lepe  7  moep  mumnripi  aip'o 
TTlaca  0  belac  "ouin  co  muip,  7  0  boainn  co  Coppan, 
cenn  comaiple  7  a-ocomaipc  pep  mbpeg  n-uile,  omnep 


■^  Cenn-Maghair, — Or  Kinnaweer. 
See  note  ^,  p.  154  supra. 

^  Gothfrith. — See  note  ',  page  440. 

^  Church  ;  i.e.  the  Church-town,  or 
the  ecclesiastical  buildings  generally. 

*  Inis-Vi-Ldbrada.  —  O'Labrada's 
Island.    Not  identified. 

^  Magh-Nillsen.  —  Magh-Uillsenn, 
Four  Mast.     Not  identified. 

*^  Cluain-vior. — O'Donovan  suggests 
(_F.  M.,  A.D.  919,  note  n),  that  this 
place  is  now  represented  by  the  place 
called  Clonmore,  in  the  barony  of 
Eathvilly,  co.  Carlow. 

7  Foundation.  —   aiTDUT).       The 


name  of  the  composer  of  these  lines 
is  not  given.  O'Conor'a  version  of 
them  is  very  incorrect.  They  are 
not  divided  metrically  in  A. 

'  Or  922. — The  suggestion  "  uet 
22,"  is  in  B.,  not  in  A.  The  correct 
year  was,  of  course,  922. 

'  ilaelpoil. — Regarding  this  emi- 
nent man,  and  his  identity'  with  the 
Paulinus  to  whom  Probns  dedicated 
his  life  of  St.  Patrick,  as  alleged  by 
Dr.  0"Conor  {Ann.  Four  Mast.,  ed 
O'Conor,  p.  440,  note  '),  see 
ODonovan's    Four    AL,    a.d.    020, 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


44.3 


its  spoil.  Another  fleet  in  Cenn-Maghair/  on  the  coast 
of  Tir-Conaill,  i.e.,  the  son  of  Uathmaran  son  of  Barith, 
with  twenty  ships.  The  plundering  of  Ard-Macha  on  the 
4th  of  the  Ides  of  November,  by  the  Foreigners  of  Ath- 
cliath,  viz.,  by  Gothfrith^  grandson  of  Imar,  with  his  army, 
on  the  Saturday  before  the  feast  of  St.  Martin.  And  the 
houses  of  prayer,  with  their  company  of  Celi-De  and  of 
sick,  were  protected  by  him,  and  the  church'*  besides, 
except  a  few  houses  in  it  which  were  burnt  through 
negligence.  An  extensive  devastation  by  them  on  every 
side,  i.e.,  westwards  to  Inis-Ui-Labradha  ;*  eastwards  to 
the  Bann;  northwards  to  Magh-NiUsea.^  But  Muir- 
chertach  Mac  Neill,  and  Aignert  son  of  Murchad,  met 
the  army  [that  went]  northwards,  who  were  defeated 
and  lost  a  great  many,  a  tew  escaping  by  the  aid  of  the 
glimmering  of  night.  An  eclipse  of  the  moon  on  the 
15th  of  the  Kalends  of  January,  a  Tuesday,  in  the  first 
hour  of  the  night.  Flaithbertach  son  of  Muirchertach, 
abbot  of  Cluain-mor,''  died. 

Where  is  the  foundation^  of  a  great  treasure  1 
Where  the  report  of  his  good  fame  ] 
Behold,  Flaithbertach  the  fau-,  generous. 
Has  separated  from  the  honours  of  Cluain-mor." 
Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  921  (or  922).'    MaelpoH,'  son  of  Ailill, 
a  sage  and  bishop  of  the  race  of  Aedh  Slane  ;  Tadg  son  of 
Faelan,  King  of  Ui-Cennselaigh  ;  Cernach  son  of  Flann, 
abbot  of  Lann-leire,"  and  steward  of  the  '  family '  of  Ard- 
Macha  from  Belach-duin"  to  the  sea,  and  from  the  Boinnto 
Cossan,^^  chief  counsellor  and  protector  of  all  the  men  of 


note  tt;  and  Chron.  Scotorum,  ed. 
Hennessy,  p.  193,  note ". 

^'' Lann-Uire. — See  note  i*^,  p.  205 
supra. 

"  Belach-duin. — This  was  the  old 
name  of  Disert-Ciarain  (or,  as  it  is  now- 
called,  Castlekieran),  in  the  present 
barcny  of  Upper  Kells,  co.  Meath. 

12  From  the  Boinn  to  Cossan  ;  i.e. 


from  some  point  (not  specified)  on  the 
Eiver  Boyne  to  Cassan-Iine,  supposed 
to  be  the  old  name  of  the  Glyde 
Eiver,  which  joins  the  Eiver  Dee, 
not  far  from  a  village  called  Anna- 
gassan,  to  the  S.E.  of  Castle, 
bellingham,  in  the  county  of  Louth. 
See  Todd's  War  of  the  Gaedhit,  &c., 
Introd.,  Ixii.,  note '. 


[921.] 


444 


CCNMCCla  tllCCDll. 


mopiunuu]!.  Uuman  epfcop  Cluana  lyiaiiiT),  •peji-oalac 
epfcop  cluana  tnic  Moip,  loingfeac  mac  Oenacaiii 
equonimup  T)oimliac,  C0I5U  mac  ITlaelpempiJil  abbap 
Slane,  omnep  -Dopmiepiinc.  Longup  tiiimnis  .1.  mic 
CCilce  pop  toe  pi,  CO  po  opuacap  Cluain  mic  Woip  7 
h-iiile  mnpi  iitd  loca,  co  pticpac  ppaiT)  maip  ecip  op  7 
apsar;  7  mnbupa  ili. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  "dcccc."  cca;.°  n."  (aliap 
■occcc'cra;.'!!!.").  TnaelpaDpaic  mac  IDopaiiTt),  ppmcepp 
■Dpoma  cliab  7  OCipx)  ppaca, mopi::uup  epc.  Spelan  mac 
Congabail,  pi  ConaiUe,  pep  -DoUim  occipup  epc.  1  iTopexi 
pep  nCCpca  7  tainne  lepe  7  pep  Uoipp  in  eoxiem  menpe. 
Intipe-D  Cille  pleilje  0  ^s'l'^i^  "^^  pnam  CCignec,  7 
Foi.  476a.  T)ublic;ip  pacap-QT)  apT)  ITlaca  vo  x)Ul  mapcpa  leu. 
Cucongalt;  pacapc  tainne  lepe,  7  uecpa  Gpenn  ecip  guu 
7  cpur7 poap,  in  pace  quieuir.  ITlaelcluice  mac  Conco- 
baip,  piDomna  Connacc,  pep  Dolum  occipup  epc.  Ligac 
ingen  mic  TTIaelpeclainn,  pigan  pig  bpeg,  mopcua  epc. 
Pnn  mac  ITlaelmopTia,  pixiomna  Laigen,  a  ppacpe  puo 
occipup  epc.  ITlaelcallann  ppmcepp  731  pipe  "Diapmaca 
quieuic 

|ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  'oomini  -occcc"  a'cc.°  in."  (aliap 
■Dcccc."  OCX"  1111,°).  tongapxii  5«l^«iT5  pop  loca  Gipne,  co 
p'  mnpipec  innpi  inD  loca  7  na  cuaca  imbi  pan  can.  CC 
n-T)ep5e  ■o'  in-o  loc  ipinc  pampax)  ap  ciunn.  'Saill 
pop  loc  Cuan,  7  1TlaelT)Uin    mac    CCe'oa,  preomna  in 


^  Fleet  o/Luimnech;  i.e,  the  Foreign 
Fleet  of  Limerick. 

-  Son  of  Ailche. — Mentioned  again 
at  A.D.  923,  and  927,  infra.  Accor- 
ding to  Dr.  Todd  his  real  name  was 
"  Tamar."  But  lie  was  also  known 
bj'  the  name  of  Gormo  Gamle,  and 
various  other  epithets.  See  War  of 
the  Gaedhil,  &c.,  Introd.,  cv.,  note  ^ 
and  pp.  2GG-7. 

^ConaiUe;  i.e.   the  tribe  (or  ter- 


ritory) of  Conaille-Muirtheinhne,  in 
the  present  county  of  Louth. 

^Fera-Arda. — OrFera-Arda-Cian- 
achta.     See  note  ',  p.  324:  supra. 

^  Lann-leire. — See  note  i^,  p.  205. 

« CiU-sleibhe.— Or  Cill-sleibhe-Cui- 
linn.  Killevy,  in  the  county  of  Ar- 
magh. 

'  Snamh-aignecli.  —  Carlingford 
Lough.  First  identified  by  Dean 
Keeves.  See  his  Down  and  Connor, 
p.  252. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


445 


Bregh — all  died.  Ruman,  bishop  of  Cluain-lraird ; 
Ferdalach,  bishop  of  Cluain-mic-Nois ;  Loingsech  son  of 
Oenacan,  house-steward  of  Doimliac ;  Colgu  son  of  Mael- 
sempuil,  abbot  of  Slane — all  'fell  asleep.'  The  fleet  of 
Luimnech/  i.e.  of  the  son  of  Ailche/  on  Loch-Ri,  so  that 
they  destroyed  Cluain-mic-Nois,  and  all  the  islands  of 
the  lake,  and  carried  off  a  great  spoil,  between  gold  and 
silver,  and  other  treasures. 

Kal.  Jan,  A.D.  922  (alias  92.3).  Maelpatraic  'son  of  [922.] 
Morand,  abbot  of  Druim-cliabh  and  Ard-sratha,  died. 
Spelan  son  of  Congalach,  king  of  Conaille,''  was 
treacherously  slain.  Plundering  of  Fera-Arda,*  and 
Lann-leire,''  and  Fera-Roiss,  in  the  same  month.  Plun- 
dering of  Cill-sleibhe°  by  Gentiles  from  Snamh-aignech,' 
and  Dubhlitir,  priest  of  Ard-Macha,  suffered  martyrdom 
by  them.  Cucongalt,  priest  of  Lann-leire,°  the  tetra'^  of 
Ireland  for  voice,  and  figure,  and  knowledge,  rested  in 
peace.  Maelcluiche  son  of  Conchobar,  royal-heir  of 
Connaught,  was  slain  through  treachery.  Ligach, 
daughter  of  the  son"  of  Maelsechlainn,  the  King  of 
Bregh's  queen,  died.  Finn  son  of  Maelmordha,  royal 
heir  of  Leinster,  was  killed  by  his  brother.  Maelcallainn, 
abbot  ot^Disert-Diarmata,"  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  923  (alias  924).     A  fleet  of  Foreigners     [923.] 
on  Loch-Erne ;  and  they  plundered  the  islands  of  the  lake, 
and  the  territories  round  it,  to  and  fro.     They  departed 
from  the  lake  in  the  Summer  following.     Foreigners  on 
Loch-Cuan;   and   Maelduin   son    of    Aedh,   royal    heir 


*  Tetra. — This  word,  wlilch  appears 
to  be  used  here  in  the  sense  of  "  par- 
agon," or  "  most  eminent,"  is  ex- 
plained in  the  Ann.  Four  3f. ,a.d.  921, 
as  signifying  "  chanter,  or  orator," 
(cancaiTie  "o  okxctcoit,),  a  meaning 
which  does  not  seem  consistent  with 
the  context.  The  Translator  in  Clar. 
49  makes  Cucongalt  "  chiefe  of  Ire- 


land in  all  virtues."  But  Dr.  O'Conor 
understands  tetra  and  cruth  as  signi- 
fying respectively  "  Tympanista," 
and  "  cithara" ! 

'  Son. — He  was  Flann  Sinna,  King 
of  Ireland,  whose  obit  is  entered  above 
at  the  year  915. 

^°  Disert-Diarmata. — Now  known 
as  Castledermot,  co.  Kildare. 


446 


ccNNalcc  ulaT)ti. 


Fol.  475i. 


coiciti,  "DO  ^occtitn  leu.  No  coblac  mqa  ve  gallait)  Loca 
Cuan  T)0  ba-Sax)  oc  pe]ficaif  Rusfiaige,  vn  in  fioba'ou'D 
noi  cec  auz  eo  ampliuf.  Slogcro  la  ^o^bjiic  .Tl. 
n-lmaiii  o  CCc  clmc  co  Luimnec,  co  papsba-o  flog  T)imap, 
"Dia  1X111111011  la  mac  n-CCilce.  ITlocca  epfcop  Oa  Neill 
7  facapc  aiiiD  TTlaca  in  pace  quieuir;.  TTluipe'Dac  mac 
■Domnall  canape  abbaT)  aip-o  TTlaca,  7  apDmaep,  Oa 
IJeill  in  •oeipcii'ic,  7  comapba  Oliidi  mic  bponaig,  cenn 
ODComaipc  pep  mOpej  n-tiile  ocaib  cleipcilj  quinco 
'Die  jcalenxiapum  "Decimbpium  uiT;a  "Deceppc.  TTlael- 
mopx)a  mac  Consaile  ppmcepp  'Daimmnpi  quieuir. 

]ct.  kmaip.  CCnno  •oomini  ■dcccc."  xx."  1111.  (aliap 
TDCCcc."  25°).  "Oublall  mac  CCexia,  pi  Ulau,  a  ptiip  mgu- 
laT;up  epc.  Lopcan  mac  'DunclKroa,  pi  Opeg,  penile 
mopce  mopiuup.  Ca^al  mac  Concobaip,  pi  Connachc, 
in  penicencia  obnc.  'Domnall  mac  Cacail  do  mapbax) 
li  a  bpacaip  .1.  la  'Caxic,  pep  T)olum,  7  aln  ppeclapi  -oe 
Connaccaib. 

|ct.  1ana1l^  CCnno  Domini  "dcccc".  xx".  u."  (aliap 
"Dcccc."  26').  Opgain  "ouin  Sobaipce  no  5<^llaib  loca 
Cuan,  in  quo  mulT;i  hominep  occipi  punu  7  capri. 
Uoiniux)  pe  TnuipcepT;ac  mac  TJeill  pop  gctllu  oc  pnam 
CCignec,  ubi  .cc.  "Decollaci  punt:.  Colman  ppmcepp 
Cluana  ipaipT)  7  Cluana  mic  T^oip,  7  pcpiba  7  epipcopup, 
in  Cbpipco  quieuic.  pepgup  mac  "Ouiligen,  pi  Luipg, 
■DO  mapbaT)  0  pepaib  bpeipne.     Longup  loca  Cuan  -do 


^Province;  i.e.  of  the  Province  of 
Ulidia. 

^  Loch-Cnan. — Strangtord  Lough, 
CO.  Down. 

'■'  Ferlas-Rudhrairj'he. — The  Four 
Masters  (nt  <J22),  and  the  Chron. 
Scotorum  (023),  give  the  name  of  the 
place  of  this  catastrophe  as  "  Loch- 
Eudhruidhc,"  or  "Loch-Rudliraighe," 
and  the  Ann.  Clonmamoise  (920^ 
92i)    as    "  Logh  -  Kowrie."      Locli- 


Kudhraighe  was  the  old  name  of  the 
inner  Bay  of  Dundrum,  co.  Down ;  and 
Fertas-Kudhraighe  was  probably  the 
name  of  the  passage  between  the  inner 
and  outer  Bays  ;  the  word  Fcrtas 
signifying  a  ford,  crossing,  or  passage. 

^  Luimnech. — Limerick. 

^Sou  of  Ailche. — See  note  reg.ird- 
ing  this  active  depredator,  vmder  a.d. 
02L 

'' Successor  of  Buite. ;  i.e.  abbot  of 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


447 


of  the  Province/  fell  by  them.  A  great  new  fleet 
of  the  Foreigners  of  Loch-Cuatf  was  drowned  at 
Fertas-Kudhraighe,"  where  900  persons,  or  more, 
were  drowned.  A  hosting  by  Gothfrith  grandson  of 
Imar,  from  Ath-cliath  to  Luimnech,^  when  a  great  multi- 
tude of  his  people  were  slain  by  the  son  of  Ailche." 
Mochta,  bishop  of  the  Ui-Neill,  and  priest  of  Ard-Macha, 
rested  in  peace.  Muiredhach  son  of  Domnall,  tanist- 
abbot  of  Ard-Macha,  and  high-steward  of  the  (Ji-Neill 
of  the  South,  and  successor  of  Buite"  son  of  Bronach — 
the  head  of  counsel  of  all  the  men  of  Bregh,  lay  and 
clerical — died  on  the  5th  of  the  Kalends  of  December. 
Maelmordha  son  of  Conghal,  abbot  of  Daiminis,  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  924  (alias  925).  Dubhgall  son  of 
Aedh,  King  of  Ulidia,  was  slain  by  his  own  people. 
Lorcan  son  of  Dunchad,  King  of  Bregh,  died  in  a  senile 
state.  Cathal  son  of  Conchobar,  King  of  Connaught, 
died  in  penitence.  Domnall,  son  of  Cathal,  was  treacher- 
ously killed  by  his  brother,  i.e.,  Tadhg,  and  other  nobles 
of  the  Connaughtmen  [were  also  slain]. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  925  (alias  926).  Destruction  of 
Dun-Sobhairche'  by  the  Foreigners  of  Loch-Cuan,"  in 
which  a  great  many  men  were  killed  and  captured.  A 
victory  by  Muirchertach  Mac  Neill  over  Foreigners  at 
Snamh-Aignech,"  where  200  were  beheaded.  Colman, 
abbot  of  Cluain-Iraird  and  Cluain-mic-Nois,  and  a  scribe 
and  bishop,  rested  in  Christ.  Fergus  son  of  Duligen, 
King  of  Lurg,"  was  slain  by  the  men  of  Breifne. 
The    fleet    of    Loch-Cuan*    took    up    [a    position]    at 


[Oi)4] 


[925.] 


Mainister- Buite,  or  Monasterboice, 
CO.  Louth. 

'  Dun-Sohhairche. — Now  known  as 
DuDseverick,  in  the  parish  of  Billy, 
barony  of  Gary,  co.  of  Antrim ;  near 
tlie  Giant's  Causeway, 

^  Locli-Cuan.  —  Strangford  Lough, 
CO.  Down. 


^  Snawh-  Aignech.  —  See  p.  444, 
note '.  A  marg.  note,  partly  mutil- 
ated, states  that  the  victor  was  Muir- 
chertach of  the  Leather  Cloaks,  son 
of  Niall  Glundubh. 

1°  Lur'j. — Now  represented  by  the 
barony  of  Lurg,  co.  Fermanagh. 


448 


CCMMCCla  tllCCDll. 


gabail  oc  Linn  h-tlcccccill  .1.  CCLpuann  mac  5o€b1^1■c,  hi 
pititi  nonaf  Sepi^embiiif.  Rome's  fe  fnuiiiceiatiac  mac 
Neill  oc  TiaoGUc  Cliiana  na  Ciiuimcep  in  .ti.  pepia  1 
qiiinnr;  |ct.  Gnaii^,  'oti  icopcaiiT.  CClp^ann  mac  ^oubfii^ 
cum  magna  ycjaage  exepcicup  ftii.  Uo  cabafi  cacc 
fecbcmtnne  poja  alle^  oc  ac  Ciiuicne,  co  cainic  go-cppic 
pii  5«bl  0  av  cbiar  -01  a  cdjaiji. 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  Domini  -dcccc."  xx."  ui.°  (aliap 
"Dcccc."  xx.°  uii.°).  maelbpijce  mac  "Copnam,  comapba 
paqaaic  7  Coluim  ciUe,  pelici  penecouce  cfuieuir. 
8iT:piuc  .ll.  1maip,  pi  'Otibsall  7  pnnsall,  immaT;upa 
aezave  mopt;utip  epu.  tongap  tinne  -du  xiepgiu,  7  ^op^i^ 
■DO  'DGipsiu  CCua  cbac,  ez  icepiim  go^ppi^  peueppup  epc 
anue  pinem  pex  menpium.  Copcpax)  n-oenaig  o  mac 
Weill  mic  CCeT)o  im  'Donncha'D  -U.  maelpechlamn,  peT) 
■Dominup  pepapaini:  eop  pine  ulla  occipione.  'goac  mac 
"Ouibpoa,  pi  Ciannachca  ^Imne  goimin,  occipup  epc  0 
'muipcept;ac  mac  Neill.  ■puacapxra  mac  Laccnain,  pex 
■Cecba,  -Dolope  a  pua  pamilia  occipup  epc.  Copmac 
epipcopup  ^linne  T)a  loca,  7  aipchinnech,  quieuir;. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "oomini  "dcccc."  xx"  uii."  (aliap 
7)cccc.°  xx°  uiii.°).  baicene  comapba  OpenainT)  bipop 
quieuic.  TTlupsel  ingin  TTlaelpeclainD  in  peneccure 
obnu.  ITIaelpuanaig  mac  Concobaip  occipup  epu 
0  'bonncba'D.     "Donnchoxi  mac  T)omnaiLl  mic  CCe-oa  a 


^  Linn-Vachaill. —  Otherwise  'writ- 
ten Lina-DuachaiU.  Not  identified. 
Todd  thonght  it  was  the  name  of  a 
pool  at  the  mouth  of  the  confluence 
of  the  rivers  Dee  and  Glj-de,  near 
CasllebeHiugham,  co.  Louth.  See 
War  of  the  Gaedhil,  &c.,  Introd., 
Ixii. 

'  Cohmi-Cille.  —  In  the  list  of 
'  comarbs '  (or  successors)  of  Patrick 
contained  in  the  Booh  of  Leinster 
(p.  42,  col.  4),  Maelbrigte,  the  length 
of  whose  rule  is  limited  to  33  j'ears, 


is  stated  to  have  been  also  '  comarb  ' 
of  St.  Brigit.  Ware  alleges  that 
Maelbrigte  was  archbishop  of  Armagh 
from  A.D.  885  to  927.  Works, 
Harris's  ed.,  vol.  1,  p.  46. 

2  Linn, ;  i.e.  Linn-Duachaill.  See 
among  the  entries  for  last  year,  where 
the  arrival  of  the  fleet  of  Loch-Cuan 
at  Linn-UachaiU  is  noted. 

''  TaiUin. — See  note  ^,  p.  406  supra 

^  The  son  of  A'iall;  i.e.  Muircher- 

tach,  son  of  Niall  Glundubh.     See  the 

Cirmit   of  Ireland  hy  Muirchertach 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTEK. 


449 


Linn-Uachaill/  viz.,  Alpthann  son  of  Gothfrith,  the  day 
before  the  Nones  of  September.  A  victory  gained  by 
Muirchertach  Mac  Neill,  at  the  bridge  of  Cluain-na- 
Cruimther,  on  Thursday,  the  5th  of  the  Kalends  of 
January,  where  Alpthann  son  of  Gothfrith  was  killed, 
with  a  gi-eat  slaughter  of  his  army.  Half  of  them  were 
besieged  for  a  week  at  Ath-Cruithne,  until  Gothfrith, 
King  of  the  Foreigners,  came  from  Ath-cHath  to  their  aid, 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  926  (alias  927).  Maelbrigte  son  of  [92C.J 
Tornan,  '  comarb '  of  Patrick  and  Colum-Cille,"  rested  at 
a  happy  old  age.  Sitriuc,  grandson  of  Imar,  King  of 
Dubh-GaiU  and  Finn-Gail],  died  at  an  unripe  age. 
The  fleet  of  Linn'  retired,  and  Gothfrith  retired  from 
Ath-cliath ;  and  Gothfrith  returned  again  before  the  end 
of  six  months.  Interruption  of  the  '  Fair '  [of  Tailtiu*] 
by  the  son  of  NiaU^  son  of  Aedh,  against  Donnchad'' 
grandson  of  Maelsechlainn,  but  God  separated  them 
without  any  loss  of  life.''  Goach  son  of  Dubhroa,  King 
of  Cianachta-Glinne-gaimin,**  was  slain  by  Muirchertach 
son  of  Niall.  Focarta  son  of  Lachtnan,  King  of  Tethba, 
was  treacherously  slain  by  his  people.  Cormac,  bishop  of 
Glenn-da-locha,  and  '  herenagh,'  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  927  (alias  928).     Baithene,  comarb  of    [927.] 
Brenand  of  Biror,  rested.     Murgel,^  daughter  of  Mael- 
sechlainn, died  in  old  age.     Maelruanaigh,  son  of  Con- 
chobar,  was    slain    by  Donnchad."      Donnchad,  son   of 
DomnaU,  son  of  Aedh,  was  slain  by  Norsemen,     The 


mac  Neill,  editecT  by  O'Donovan  for 
the  Ir.  Archffiol.  Soc. ;  Dublin,  18-tl. 

^  Donnchad. — He  was  King  of  Ire- 
land at  the  time,  and  the  son  of 
Flann  Sinna,  son  of  Maelsechlainn. 

''  Without  any  loss  of  life. — y-ine 
«tlmy>  occipone,  A.,  B. 

8  Cianachia-Glinne-gaimin,  —  Sec 
sote  ',  p.  132  supra. 

^Murgil — See  above  at  the  year 


882,  "where  the  daughter  of  Maclsech- 
naill  (or  Maelsechlainn),  called  Muir- 
gel  in  tile  Ckron.  Scotorum  (883),  is 
represented  as  participating  in  the 
killing  of  the  son  of  Ausli,  a  chieflain 
of  the  Foreigners.  But  the  Murgcl 
whose  obit  is  here  given  is  stated  in 
the^inre.  Four  Mast.  (92C)  and  C'/icon. 
Scot.  (927)  to  have  been  the  daughter 
of  Flann,  son  of  Maelseclilaiiui. 

2g 


450 


ccMNalcc  ulcroti. 


■Noia-Dmantnf  inueiapecutip  Gfc  TTlac  CCilche  poifi  loc 
n-ecac  CO  mmriuicc  -oi  ^allailj,  co  iao  mxiep  mnp  in 
locct  ev  coTipinia  euif.  "OiapmaiT;  mac  CejibaiU  ifii 
Ofpctigi  mopcuui'  efc.  Ceile  cornafiba  ComsaiU,  ec 
apofrolicu]^  'Docooi'i  cooiuf  nibepnie  -do  'oul  1  n-ailicpi. 

■Cjii  noi,  noi  cei)  -do  bliannaib, 

Rimtifi  po  fimglaib  jxeilib, 

0  ^ein  Cpifc  5111111  cen  Den, 

Co  bap  caiT)  Ceili  clepig. 

Ciapaii  comapba  Cainneic  quiemc 

let  lanaip.  CCnno  ■Domini  -dcccc-"  xx."  tiiii.°  (aliap 
■Dcccc."  xx.°  ix.°)-  'Cuacal  mac  Oenacain,  pcpiba  eu 
Foi.  idaa.  epipcoptip  T)oimbiac  7  lupca,  7  moep  mtiinncepi 
Paq-iaicc  0  pleib  pax)ep,  beu  immaoUi\a  ecace  qiiieuic. 
l^onjap  pop  loc  G-pppen  1  Connacuaib.  Ceile  comapba 
Comhaill,  pcpiba  ev  ancbopica  ev  apopcolicup  T)Occop 
coT;nip  hibepnie,  lux."  anno  eoarip  pue,  xuiii."  -oie  jCt. 
Ocuimbpip,  in  pepijpmacione  pelicicep  Romae  quieuir. 
Slogaxi  la  TDonncbaT)  co  tiac  •opuim  ppi  mac  116111. 

CCbbpei)  necb  ppi  "Oonncba'D  T)onn, 

Ripin  ponnchat)  ■jptai'Di  clann, 

Cia  beic  Liac'optiim  ap  a  cbinn, 

(Xoa  5illa  tuapDainti  ant). 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  'dcccc."  xx."  ix."  (aliap 
■Dcccc"  30.°).  'go^PP^^  •'^-  Iniaip  CO  n-^allaiB  CCca  cliac 
TJO  cojail  'oepcca  ^epna,  quov  non  anv\zum  epr;  anci- 
qtiip  cempopibup.     ■pianx)  pobaip,  epipcopup  ec  anco- 


^ Son  of  Ailche. — See  the  note  re- 
garding this  person,  under  a.d.  021 
stipra. 

^  Ceile  — Successor  of  Comgall,  or 
abbot  of  Bangor  (co.  Down).  The 
Four  Masters  write  his  name  "  Cele- 
dabhail"  (926),  and  add  that  he  went 
to  Home. 

^  Ceile-Clerigh, — See  last  note.  The 
original  of  these  lines,  which  is  not 


in  B.,  is  added  in  the  top  margin  of 
fol.  49a  iu  A.,  willi  a  mark  of  re- 
ference to  the  proper  place  in  the  text 
(which  is  on  fol.  486). 

^  Scribe.. — -pcfvipa,  A. 

^  To  the  south  of  the  mountain. — 
This  is  one  of  many  entries  in  this 
Chronicle  regarding  the  office  of 
steward  of  Patrick's  '  familj';'  but  the 
limits    of    his    district   are   nowhere 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


451 


son  of  Ailche^  upon  Loch-Echach,  with  a  fleet  of 
Foreigners,  when  he  phmderecl  the  islands  of  the  lake 
and  its  borders.  Diarmait  son  of  Cerbhall,  King  of  the 
Osraighi,  died.  Ceile,"  comarb  of  Comgall,  and  Apostolic 
•doctor  of  all  Ireland,  went  into  pilgrimage. 

Thrice  nine,  nine  hundred  years, 

Are  reckoned  by  plain  rules, 

Since  the  birth  of  Christ,  a  deed  of  fame. 

To  the  death  of  chaste  Ceile-Clerigh.^ 
Ciaran,  comarb  of  Cainnech,  rested. 

Kal.  3  an.  A.D.  928  (alias  929).  Tuathal  son  of  Oenacan,  [028.] 
a  scribe,*  and  bishop  of  Doimliacc  and  Lusca,  and  steward 
of  Patrick's  '  family  'to  the  south  of  the  mountain,'  rested, 
alas !  at  an  immature  age.  A  fleet  upon  Loch-Orbsen"  in 
Connaught.  Ceile,''  comarb  of  Oomgall,  a  scribe  and 
anchorite,  and  Apostolic  doctor  of  all  Ireland,  rested 
happily  at  Rome,  on  his  pilgrimage,  on  the  18th  of  the 
Kalends  of  October,  the  59th  year  of  his  age.  A  hosting 
by  Donnchad  to  Liath-druim,"  against  the  son  of  Niall. 

Let  some  one  say  to  Donnchad  the  brown, 

To  the  bulwark  of  plundering  clans, 

That  though  Liath-druim'  is  before  him. 

There  is  an  angry  fellow  thfsre. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  929  (alias  930),     Gothfrith,  grandson     [n29.] 
of  Imar,  with  the  Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath,  demolished 
Derc-Ferna,"  a  thing  that  had  not  been  heard  of  from 
ancient  times.     Flann  of  Fobhar.  a  bishop  and  anchorite. 


defined  except  at  the  year  921  supra. 
See  also  under  the  years  813,  887, 
and  893. 

I' Loch-Orbsen.—Loc  &in,p-p6n,  in 
A.  and  B.     Lough-Corrib. 

7  Ceile. — See  note  '^  under  the  last 
year,  regarding  him. 

3  Liath-druim. — It  is  impossible  to 
say  which  of  the  numerous  places  in 
Ulster   called   Liath-druim    ("  Gray- 


ridge,"  Anglicised  Leitrim)  is  here 
referred  to.  The  original  of  the 
stanza  here  printed,  which  is  not  in 
B.,  is  added  in  the  lower  margin  of 
f  ol.  49a,  in  A. 

"  f)erc-Ferna. — Supposed  to  be  the 
Cave  of  Dunmore,  not  far  from  the 
city  of  Kilkenny,  but  apparently  on 
insufficient  evidence. 

2g2 


452 


aw  N  alec  uLccDti. 


pica,  in  feneccuce  pelicicep  paufac.  ^aill  pop  loc 
Gcac,  7  allonspopc  oc  Uubu  mena.  'g'^ill  pop  loc 
beacpac  i  n-Oppaigi. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  -DOiTiini  "dccco."  acocx."  (aliccp  -dcccc." 
ococx."  1.°).  "CippaitJi  mac  CCnnpene,  comapba  Ciapain, 
exceiipo  "Dolope  obnc.  CeniipaeLa'D  mac  Lopcatn,  ppin- 
cepp  Cluana  auip  7  CLocaip  mac  n-'Daimeni,  7  canipi 
n-apax)  aipxi  ITlaca,  paupauic  TTlaeleoin,  epipcopup 
ec  ancopica  CCco  cpuim,  pelicicep  quieuic  T)epbpail 
ingeii  maelpinnia  mic  pLannacain,  pegina  'Cempac, 
mopcua  epc.  Cepnacan  mac  "Cisepnam,  pi  bpeipne, 
mopcutip  epc. 
.b.  |ct.  lanaip.     CCnno  ■oomini  ■dcccc-"  31.°  (aliap  ■dcccc." 

32.°).  •pepDomnac  mac  'Plannacain  ppincepp  CLuana 
ipaipT),  pcpiba  opcimup,  quieuic  'Copulb  lapla  "oo 
iiiapbai)  la  mac  Weill-  TTIaelsipicc  comapba  TPeicene 
■pobaip  -Dopmiuic  Loingpec  -11.  teulobaip,  pi  "oal 
CCpai-oe,  mopcuup  epc  CCipmenac  ppincepp  Cuile 
pacin  a  ^encilibup  mceppeccup  epc  Cinaex)  mac 
Camxielbain,  nux  genepip  toe§aipe,  nigulacup  epc. 
Longap  pop  Loc  pi. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  "OominiDCccc." 32.°  (aliap tdcccc." 33.°). 
Iloiniu-D  pia  pepgal  mac  "Oomnaill  mic  CCex)o,  7pia§ic- 
Ful  idab.  pp^rj,.^  yyicjc  h-l1acmupain  .1.  mac  ingine  "Domnaill,  pop 
TTluipcepcac  mac  Weill,  7popConain5,  immaigh-Uaca, 
icopciaip  Tnaelsapb  pi  "Oeplaip,  7  Conmal  pi  'Cuaici 
acai-5,  7  .cc.  Cuilen  mac  Cellaij,  pex  Oppaigijopcimup 
laicup,  mopcuup  epc.      TPlaiDm  pia  Conamg  mac  Weil 


'  Loch-Echach. — Lougli-Neagh. 

^  Jiubha-Mena. — This,  according  to 
Dean  Reeves,  was  tlie  ancient  name 
of  a  point  on  Lough  Neagh,  in  the 
county  of  Antrim,  "  where  tlie  Main 
"Water  flows  into  tliat  lal^e,  now  in- 
cluded in  Shane's  Castle  park." 
Adamnan,  p.  430,  note  n. 

"  Lucli-B&thrach No  lake  answer- 


ing to  tills  name  has  been  identified 
in  Ossory. 

■*  Son  of  Niall. — The  famous  Muir- 
chertach  "  of  the  Leather  Cloaks." 
This  entry,  which  is  added  in  the 
margin  in  A.,  forms  part  of  the  text 
iuB. 

'  Cul-rath'm. — Now  known  as 
Ooleraine,  co,  of  Londonderry. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


453 


rested  happily  in  old  age.  Foreigners  on  Loch-Echach/ 
and  their  encampment  at  Eubha-Mena.'  Foreigners  on 
Loch-Bethrach"  in  Osraighe. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  930  (alias  931).  Tipraiti  son  of 
Annsene,  comarb  of  Ciaran,  died  after  a  long  illness. 
Cennfaeladh  son  of  Lorcan,  abbot  of  Cluain-auis  and 
Clochar-mac-nDaimeni,  and  tanist-abbot  of  Ard-Macha, 
rested.  Maeleoin,  bishop  and  anchorite  of  Ath-truim, 
rested  happily,  Derbfail,  daughter  of  Maelfinnia  son  of 
Flannacan,  queen  of  Temhair,  died.  Cernachan  son  of 
Tigernan,  King  of  Breifne,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  931  (alias  932).  Ferdomnach  son  of 
Flannacan,  abbot  of  Cluain-Iraird,  a  most  excellent  scribe, 
rested.  Earl  Torulb  was  killed  by  the  son  of  Niall.* 
Maelgiricc,  '  comarb '  of  Feichen  of  Fobhar,  '  fell  asleep.' 
Loingsech  Ua  Lethlobair,  King  of  Dal-Araidhe,  died. 
Airmedach,  abbot  of  Gul-rathin,"  was  killed  by  Gentiles." 
Cinaedh  son  of  Caindelbhan,  chief  of  Cinel-Loeghaire, 
was  slain.     A  fleet  upon  Loch-Ri. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  932  (alias  933).  A  victory  by  Fergal,'' 
son  of  Domnall,  son  of  Aedh,  and  by  Sichfridh  son  of 
Uathmaran,  i.e.  the  son  of  Domnall's  daughter,  over  Muir- 
chertach  son  of  Niall,  and  over  Conaing,'  in  Magh-Uatha," 
where  were  slain  Maelgarbh,  King  of  Derlas,"  and  Conmal, 
King  of  Tuaith-achaidh,  and  200  [others].  Cuilen  son  of 
Cellach,  King  of  the  Osraighi,  an  eminent  layman,  died. 
A  victory  by  Conaing^  son  of  Niall,  over  the  Uhdians  at 


[f)30.] 


[93L] 


[932.] 


'By  Gentiles. — a  ^encilibuy",  A., 
a  gencibuif,  B. 

^  Fergal He  was  heir  to  the  sov- 
ereignty of  Ailech,  (or,  in  other 
words,  of  Tirconnell),  and  son  of 
Domnall  (son  of  Aedh  Finnliath, 
King  of  Ireland),  who  previously  was 
Prince,  or  King,  of  Ailech,  and  whose 
obit  is  given  above  at  the  year  914. 

*  Conaing He  was  son  of  Niall 


Glundubh,  monarch  of  Ireland,  and 
therefore  brother  of  Muirchertach  "  of 
the  Leather  Cloaks." 

°  Magh-  Uatha O'Donovan  sug- 
gests that  this  was  "  a  plain  in  the 
east  of  Meath "  {Four  Mast.,  a.d. 
931,  note  s).     But  this  is  doubtful. 

^°  Derlas. — In  the  Egerton  copy 
of  the  Tripartite  Life  of  St.  Patrick, 
(Brit.  Mus.),  Derlas  is  stated  to  have 


454 


ccMNttLcc  uLccoli. 


.b. 


pofi  tllcir  oc  iiubti  Conconsalo,  i  copcpcrcqi  .ccc  uel 
paulo  pUif.  niactiTian  mac  CCeT)a  co  coicexi  eiienn,  7 
CO  n-^allaiB,  co  ]xo  opcaTiairi  co  SliaB  bei:a  fiap,  7  co 
ITliicnam  pcroer,  conofcai-iiiai-o  muipceiauac  mac  WeiU, 
CO  pemaib  poiiait),  7  co  pofjaibpec  -oa  a^x'^  t)ec  cenn, 
7  a  n-gabail.  Ceilican  mac  ^aipbpiu,  T)tix  na  ri-dipcep, 
mopT:ui  punc. 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  -Domini  -dcccc."  33.°  (abap  t)CCCc.° 
84.°).  ■gocppi^  .1l.  h-1maip,  pi  cpiroelippmuip  Klop'o- 
maiinopimi,  •Dolope  mopotiup  epu-  T)ub5iUa  mac  Ro- 
bucan,  -dux  nepocum  Copmaic,  -oolope  occiptip  epc 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  -Domini  -dcccc"  34.°  (aliap  t>cccc.° 
35.°).  Copmac  T)alT:a  nfloenaig,  ppmcepp  CCcbai'D  bo, 
obiir;.  1T1a6lbpi5T:e,  ppmcepp  mamipcpec,  qtiieuic. 
ITltiipe-Dac  mac  ITlaelbpisce,  ppmcepp  T)oimliac,  im- 
macupa  aecat^e  obiit;.  Imptoca  ^abap  -do  -cojail  la 
h-CCmlaib  .ll.  n-lmaip.  hUam  Cnogbai  t)o  co^ail  7)6 
ipmc  peccmam  ceDnai.  T)aipmep  -Dimap.  Cmaexi 
mac  Coipppi,  DUX  neportim  Cemnpelaij,  cum  mulcip 
a  1\lopT)niannip  mreppecrup  epc.  Concobap  mac  T)om- 
naill,  pi-Domna  CC1I15,  mopruup  epc,  eu  pepulcup  ep-cin 
cimicepio  pegum  m  apD  TTlaca. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  -Dommi  dcccc."  35.°  (aliap -dcccc" 
36.°).  lopep  ppmcepp  aipt)  maca,  epipcopup  ec  papienp 
Go  ancopica,  m  penect;ut;e  bona  quietnu.     Cluam  mic 


been  a  district  situated  to  the  south 
of  Dovvnpatrick,  co.  Down  ;  -where 
there  was  a  small  civitas,  or  eccle- 
siastical foundatioi],  called  mBrech- 
tain,  now  certaiulj'  represented  by 
the  parish  cliurch  of  Bright.  See 
Miss  Ciisack's  ed.  of  the  Trip.  Life, 
of  St.  Pairlch  (Henncssy's  Transl.), 
p.  383.  And  see  also  Keeves'  Doion 
and  Connor,  pp.  35,  292,  295-6. 

^ Rublia-Concliongalt.  — Not  iden- 
tified. 


-  Matudhan.  — King  of  XJlidia  at 
the  time. 

'•^  Province  of  Ireland.  —  coiceT) 
eixerm  ;  lit.  the  "Filth  of  Ireland," 
or  Ulidia. 

*  Mucnamli.  —  THuciaani,  in  A, 
Now  Mucknoe,  a  parish  containing 
the  town  of  Castleblayney,  in  tlie  co. 
IVIonaghan. 

^  Died. — The  MSS.  have  tno|icui 
punc  for  moificutipept;. 

'  Of  an(juish.—voto\ie:  A,  B. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


455 


Eubha-Conchongalt/  in  which  300  persons  or  more  were 
slain.  Matudhan=  son  of  Aedh,  with  the  Province  of 
Ireland/  and  with  the  Foreigners,  when  they  plundered 
as  far  as  Sliabh-Betha  westwards,  and  southwards  to 
Mucnamh  f  but  Muirchertach  son  of  Niall  met  them,  and 
defeated  them;  and  they  left  240  heads,  and  their 
spoils.  Celican,  son  of  Gairbhith,  King  of  the  Airthera, 
died.^ 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  933  (alias  934).  Gothfrith,  grandson 
of  Imar,  a  most  cruel  king  of  the  Norsemen,  died  of 
anguish.^  Dubhgilla  son  of  Robucan,  chief  of  the  Ui- 
Oormaic,  was  deceitfully  slain. 

KaL  Jan.  A.D.  934  (alias  935).  Cormac,  foster-son  of 
Moenach,  abbot  of  Achadh-bo,  died.  Maelbrigte,  abbot 
of  Mainistir,''  rested.  Muiredach  son  of  Maelbrigte, 
abbot  of  Doimliacc,  died  immaturely.  The  Island  of 
Loch-gabhar"  was  destroyed  by  Amlaibh  grandson  of 
Imar.  The  cave  of  Cnoghbha^  was  plundered  by  him 
in  the  same  week.  Great  produce  of  acorns.  Cinaedh 
son  of  Coir  pre,  chief  of  the  CJi-Ceinnselaigh,  was  slain, 
with  a  great  many  others,  by  Norsemen.  Conchobar," 
son  of  Domnall,  royal-heir  of  Ailech,  died,  and  was 
buried  in  the  '  cemetery  of  the  kings  '  in  Ard-Macha. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.r).    935   (aliaa   936).      Joseph,"  abbot  of  [935.]  ms. 
Ard-Macha,  a  bishop,  wise  man  and  anchorite,  died  in  a 
good  old  age.      Cluain-mic-Nois  was  plundered  by  the 


[933.] 


[934.] 


'  Mainisiir.  ■ —  Mainistir-Buite,  or 
Monaoterboice,  co.  Louth.  This  aad 
the  rest  of  the  entries  for  this  year 
are  added  in  a  different  hand  in  B. 

8  Loch-ffobhar.  — Now  represented 
by  the  name  of  Lagore,  in  the  parish 
and  barony  of  Eatoath,  co.  Meath. 
But  the  loch  (or  lake)  is  now  dried 
up. 

"  Cnoghbha. — Now   known  as  the 


mound  of  Knowth,  in  the  parish  of 
Montnewtown,  barony  of  Upper 
Slane,  and  county  of  Meath. 

'"  Conchohar. — conculjaii,  E.  The 
original  of  this  entrj'  is  added  in  the 
margin  in  A. ,  by  the  orig.  hand,  but 
in  smaller  writing. 

^^  Joseph A  marginal  note  in  A., 

in  the  original  hand,  states  that  he 
was  x>o  clainn  5ai|ib  5aela,  "of 
the  family  of  Garbh-gaela." 


45G 


OCMNalOC  tllCCt)1l. 


Moif  1)0  oificam  o  salloiti  OCca  cbau,  7  anaT)  T)a  aixici 
T)oml5  1117)1,  cfuoD  aiTCiqnif  cempoiT-ibtif  inatiDiuum  efc. 
ITlaelpcrciiaic  mac  TTlaelecuile,  piiincepp  aipT)  171  aca, 
in  feneccuce  quieuic 
Foi.  idba.  |ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  Doniini  'Dcccc.°xxx.''ui.''(aliaf  dcccc." 
37.°)  "Diapmait;  mac  CCilello,  pi^incepp  CilLe  cintinn,  in 
1^enecT;uT-6  qtneuic.  Opiiacap  mac  'Duibgille,  ]\bx  nepo- 
•cum  CeinnpeaUns,  ni5ulaT;uf  eyz.  ■^ajibfi^  mac  ITlael- 
eici^,  pex  pep  lloipp,  a  ppocpibiip  iU5Ulat;up  epc. 
Cpongilla  mac  Cinlennam,  pi  Conaible  muipreiiiine, 
■oolope  mopiriip.  Conaing  mac  Weill,  pnsomna  nGpenn, 
mopiuup.  Oellum  injenplacpimabile  acqtie  hoppibile 
nreep  Saxon ep  acque  lloptimannop  cpti-oelirep  gepcum 
epu,  1T1  quo  pliipima  milia  'Mop'omannopum  que  non 
numepara  puno  ceci-oepunu,  pet)  pex  cum  paucip 
euappic  .1.  CCmlaiJD  ;  ex  aluepa  aucem  papce  mulcico'oo 
Saxon um  ceci'Dic.  CC-oalpcan  aucem  pex  Saxonum 
magna  tiiccopia  T)iT:at;up  epc.  TTlacecis  mac  CCnnpe- 
mam,  pi  mogDopna  magen,  mopcuup  epc.  'Pe'oac 
ppincepp  Slane  mopcuup  epc. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  Tiomini  -dcccc."  37."  (aliap  dcccc." 
38.°).  "Oubrac  comapba  Coluim  cille  7  CC-oomnam  in 
pace  quieuiu.  TTIaelcaipnig  mac  Conaill,  ppincepp 
■Cuilain,  obiic  pepsal  mac  "Oomnaill,  pi  CC1I15,  mop- 
ruup  ep^;.  Imnaipi  cara  ecip  "OonncaT)  mac  'Plainn  7 
ITIuipcepcac  mac  Weill,  co  po  picaig  TDia-  CCttilaip 
mac  go^Fpic  1  n-CCc  clia€  icepum.     Cell  CuilitiT)  7)o 


^jVoi  been  heard — 7  auDicunijfor 
inau'DicuiTi,  A.  B. 

-  Cill-Cuilinn. — Now  Old  KilcuUen, 
in  the  parish  and  barony  of  Kilcullen, 
ard  county  of  Kildare ;  a  place  of 
great  importance  anciently,  where 
there  are  still  the  remains  of  a  round 
toT^er,  and  strong  fortifications. 

■*  Battle.  —  This  was  the  famous 
battle  of  Brunanburh,  a  graphic  ac- 


count of  which  is  given  in  the  Anglo- 
Saxon  Chronicle,  at  the  year  937, 
which  is  the  correct  year. 

*  Amlaihh.  —  Amlaibh  (or  Olaf) 
Cuaran.  For  some  interesting  par- 
ticulars regarding  his  history,  see 
Todd's  Waf  oj  the  Gaedhil,  &c.,  pp. 
280,  sq.,  and  the  other  places  indi- 
cated in  the  Index  to  that  work  under 
the  name  "  Olaf  Cuaran." 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


457 


Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath  ;  and  they  stayed  two  nights  in 
it,  a  thing  that  had  not  been  heard'  of  from  ancient 
times.  Maelpatraic  son  of  Maeltuile,  superior  of  Ard- 
Macha,  rested  in  old  age. 

Kal.  Jan.      A.D.  936   (alias  937).      Diarmait,  son  of     [930] 

Ailill,  abbot  of  Cill-Cuilinn,''  rested  in  old  age.     Bruatar 

son   of  DubhgQla,   King   of    the    Ui-Cennselaigh,    was 

slain.      Garbhith  son  of  Maeleitigh,  King  of  Fera-Rois, 

was  killed  by  his  brothers.     Crongilla  son  of  Cuilennan, 

King   of   Conaille-Muirthemhne,  died   of   grief       Con- 

aing  son  of  Niall,  royal-heir  of  Ireland,  died.     A  great, 

lamentable,  and  horrible  battle'  was  stubbornly  fought 

between   the  Saxons   and    Norsemen,  in  which   many 

thousands  of  Norsemen,  beyond  counting,  were    slain. 

But  the  King,  i.e.  Amlaibh,^  escaped  with  a  few.     On  the 

other  side,  however,  a  great  multitude  of  Saxons  fell. 

But  Athelstan  King  of  the  Saxons  was  enriched  with  a 

great  victory.      MacEtigh  son    of    Anseman,  King  of 

Mughdorna-Magen,''  died.     Fedhach,  abbot  of  Slane,  died. 

Kal.  Jan,  A.D.  937  (alias  938).  Dubhtach,  comarb"  [037.] 
of  Colum-Cille  and  Adamnan,  rested  in  peace.  Mael- 
cairnigh  son  of  Conall,  abbot  of  Tuilain,'  died.  Fergal 
son  of  Domnall,  King  of  Ailech,  died.  A  challenge  of 
battle  between  Donnchad  son  of  Flann,  and  Muircher- 
tach  son  of  Niall,  until  God  pacified  them.  Amlaibh," 
son  of  Gothfrith,  again  in  Ath-cliath.     Cill-Cuilind"'  was 


^  Mut/Morna-Magen.  —  A  district 
now  probably  represented  by  the 
parish  of  Donaghmoyne  (Domnach- 
Magen)  in  the  barony  of  Cremorne 
(Crich-Mughdorna),  in  the  connty  of 
Monaghan. 

^  Comarh ;  i.e.  successor.  As  suc- 
cessor of  Colum-Cille  and  Adamnan, 
Dubhtach  was  abbot  of  Eaphoe  in 
Ireland,  and  of  Hy  in  Scotland.  See 
Keeves'  Adamnan,  p.  393. 


^  Tuilain.  —  Now   Dulane,    in   the 
barony  of  Upper  Kells,  co.  Meath. 
^Fergal. — See  above  at  a.d.  932. 

",-!»!  ?aiM.— The  Amlaibh  (or  Olaf) 
Cuaran  referred  to  under  the  last  year, 
in  the  account  of  the  battle  of  Bru- 
nanburh.     See  note  *. 

"  Cill-CuUind.— Old  KilcuUen,  in 
the  parish  and  barony  of  KilcuUen, 
CO.  Kildare. 


458 


(TNMCCla  ulccoli. 


Fol.  i%k 


oiicam  la  CCmlaini  .h.  nlmctip,  qmv  non  au-oicum  epn 
anciquif  cempoinbuf.  SLogaT)  Ui  "Oonnchat)  .11.  TTlael- 
feclaitm  1^15  1^61111106,  7  la  1Tluii-ice]iT:ac  mac  Neill  t*i5 
n-CCili5,  -DO  cacc  pop.  ^allu  CC^a  cliac  co  yi'  in-opifei;  o 
CCu  cliac  CO  CCc  "Ciiuifcen.  Concobaifi  mac  TTIaelcein, 
l"ii  htl  P01I51,  nijula-ctiip  epc  0  laigniB. 

jet.  1anai]i.  CCnno  x>omiiii  t)Cccc.°  38."  (aliaf  ticccc." 
39.°).  Oj-icain  cille  CuiIhtd  0  ^allaiB  CCuo  cliar  olfo- 
Tiain  ria  pu  menic.  Cpicati  mac  TTIaelmuiifie,  pi  .U. 
■piacpac,  mopicup.  "Cosal  CC1I15  pop,  muipceprac  mac 
Weill,  7  a  cabaipc  coitdici  lonsaipp,  coiii-o  poppailc 
-Diaeipi.  Slogax)  la  "DonnchaTD  1  m-bpeaga,  7  pnnabaipi 
aba  -DO  apcain,  7  in  pacapc  vo  maiibat)  pop.  lap  na  cille, 
7  alaile  olcena.  ITlaixim  pia  Conjalac  mac  TTlaelmiuTO 
pop  ^alenga  mopaib  (7  beccaib),  oc  CCc  -Daloapc,  t)U 
iT;opcpaT;api  ill.  CC-oalcfcan  \\t  Saxan,  cleici  n-op-oain 
lapcaip  7301710111,  pectipa  mopre  mopicnp.  pnnecca 
mac  Ceallaig,  comaiiba  T)aipe,  in  CpipDO  qtiietiiT;. 

|ct.  kmaip,  XU111.  lunae.  CCnno  'Domini  ■dcccc."  39.° 
(aliap  X)cccc.°  40.°).  Qlofeax)  la  T)onnchaT)  7  la  miiip- 
cepi;ac  co  laisniu  7  co  TTluimnecu,  co  uiicpai;  a  n-pallu 
Tiiblinaib.  Suibne  mac  Conbpecan  vo  map.baT)  0 
fallal b.     Miall  mac  ICepsaile  t)0  5«in  ocop  [•do]  baT)UT) 


^  Aih-Trutsten This  seems  to  have 

beea  the  name  of  a  ford  on  the  river 
Greece,  near  Mullaghmast,  in  the 
harony  of  Kilkea  and  Moone,  co. 
Kildare.  See  O'Donovan's  Four 
Mast.,  A.D.  936,  note  p. 

2  Cill-CuUind.—See  note  ^»,  p.  457. 

"^  A  thing  not  often  done.  —  oX, 
roTiain  na  pu  menic.  This  is 
rendered  by  the  tran.slator  of  these 
Annals  in  Clar.  49,  by  "which  till 
then  -was  not  often  done."  But 
O'Conor  translates  "  qui  plurimas 
divitias  inde  diripuerunt !" 

*  Ui-Fiachrach. — There  were  several 


septs  known  by  the  tribe  name  of 
Ui-Fiachrach.  But  the  sept  here 
referred  to  was  the  Ui-Fiachrach  of 
Ard-sratha  (or  Ardstraw),  descended 
from  CoUa  Uais  (one  of  the  three 
CoUas,  founders  of  the  principal 
families  of  the  Ourghialla),  and  which 
inhabited  anciently  the  district  ad- 
jacent to  Ardstraw  in  the  county  of 
Tyrone.  See  O'Flaherty's  Ogi/gia, 
part  3,  chap.  76. 

''  Donnchad. — King  of  Ireland. 

"  Finnahhair-dbha Fennor,    near 

Slane,  in  the  county  of  Meath. 

''  Gailenga-mora;  or  Great  Gailenga. 


ANNALS   OF  TJLSTER. 


459 


plundered  by  Amlaibh  grandson  of  Imar,  a  thing  that 
had  not  been  heard  of  from  ancient  times.  A  hosting  by 
Donnchad  Ua  Maelse.chlainn,  King  of  Temhair,  and  by 
Muirchertach  son  of  Niall,  King  of  Ailech,  to  besiege  the 
Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath,  when  they  devastated  from 
Ath-cliath  to  Ath-Truisten.^  Conchobar  son  of  Maelcein, 
King  of  the  Ui-  Failghi,  was  slain  by  Leinstermen. 

Kal.  Jan.  ad.  938.  (aHas  939).  Plundering  of  Cill-  [038.J 
Cuilind"  by  the  Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath,  a  thing  not 
often  done.^  Crichan  son  of  Maelmuire,  King  of  Ui- 
Fiachrach/  died.  Demolition  of  Ailech  against  Muir- 
chertach son  of  Niall,  who  was  carried  off  to  the  fleet ; 
but  he  was  afterwards  redeemed.  A  hosting  by  Donnchad' 
into  Bregh,  when  Finnabhair-abha"  was  plundered,  and 
the  priest  slain  on  the  floor  of  the  church,  and  others 
besides.  A  victory  by  Congalach,  son  of  Maelmithidh, 
over  the  Gailenga-mora'  (and  [GailengaJ-becca),"  at  Ath- 
da-loarc,  where  a  great  many  were  slain.  Athelstan,  King 
of  the  Saxons,  the  pillar  of  dignity  of  the  western  world, 
died  a  quiet  death.  Finnechta,  son  of  Cellach,  '  comarb  ' 
of  Daire,^  rested  in  Christ. 

Kal.  Jan.,    m.  18.     A.D.  939  (alias  940).'"    A  hosting  [939]  bis. 
by  Donnchad  and  Muirchertach  to  the  Leinstermen  and 
Munstermen,  whose  pledges  respectively  they  brought. 
Suibhne,  son   of  Cubretan,  was   killed   by  Foreigners. 
Niall,  son  of  Fergal,  was  wounded  and  drowned,  i.e.  [by]'' 


A  tribe  whose  territory  is  now  repre- 
sented by  the  barony  of  Morgallion, 
CO.  Meath. 

'  Gailenga-becca ;  or  Little  Gailenga. 
O'Donovan  (following  O'Dugan) 
states  that  this  was  the  name  of  a 
territory  to  the  north  of  the  River 
Liffey,  comprising  Glasnevin,  and  that 
the  family  name  was  O'hAonghusa, 
now  anglicised  Hennessy.  (O'Dugan's 


Topogr.  Poem,  note  ")•  The  name  of 
Hennessy  seems  to  have  been  shortened 
to  the  form  "  Ennis,"  in  the  counties 
of  Dublin,  Meath,  and  Kildare. 

°  Daire. — Derry,  co.  Londonderry. 

'^'' Alias  940. — The  alias  reading, 
or  correction,  is  not  iu  B. 

^^  By. — The  equivalent  ia  Irish 
[la]  has  been  supplied  from  Chron. 
Scot,  and  Four  Mast. 


460 


ccNMcclcx:  uLcroli. 


.1.  [La]  Vf\iu\ice\izac  mac  Weill,  piann  itigen  'Donncha'oa, 
fiigan  CC1I15,  Tnoiait;ufi.  Cfiec  la  "DonnchaT)  1  m-bpe^a, 
CO  \io  0)^  LaiiTD  lepe.  Cftnep  imuipeT)ai5  comaj-iba 
Comgaill. 

]Ct.  lanaiyi,  a\x.  ix.  lunae.  CCnno  •oomini  ■occcc."  xl.° 
(aliaf  ■Dcccc."  ccli.°).  Secc  mop  combr^ap  fuipifpi  loca 
7  fpoOT.  ■MaT;iuit;af  bpiain  mic  Cennecij.  Sloj^ati  la 
ITlmiicepcac  co  po  opr  mine  7  htl  ■pailgi  co  n-'oeocliai'o 
1  n-Onaaigi,  co  t;uc  a  pei)i  ua-oiR,  7  co  p'  innip  na 
T)eifi,  CO  riic  Ceallacan  111  Caifil  laif  ]i\i\  pei)i 
n-T)onnchaT)a.  tnaeliaiianai§  mac  121011111  (.1.  pitiomna 
(X1I15)  vo  mapba-D  vo  ceniul  Conaill.  Gocu  mac  Scan- 
nail,  aiiichmnech  imleco  Ibaip,  mofiicup,.  Oenacan, 
iracapo  'Duin  le^glaipe,  mopiuup. 

}Ct.  lanaip,  x.  Uinae.  CCnno  Tiomini  "dcccc"  xli." 
(aliap  Ticccc.°*2.").  'DunchaD  mac  Summein  epipcopiif 
Cluana  mic  Moip,  poelan  Pioc  TDuipeDais  pi  Laigen, 
mopiciip.  Ca-cpome-D  pe  n-llib  Pailgi  pop  5«Llaib  CCro 
cliau;  peT)  in  ppeceT)ence  anno  hoc  paccum  epc.  "Dim 
lecglaipi  "DO  apcam  "do  gallaib-  T)o  pii^al  T)ia  7 
pacpaic  poppu.  73110  ^aillu  -oap  muip,  co  po  5abpa[c] 
a  n-inpi  poppu,  co  n-eplai  in  pi,  co  po  mapbpac  ^oi''^'^ 
pop  t;ip-  IDa  mac  Lopcain  mic  'Duncha'Da  "oo  mapba-o 
T)o  Congalach  mac  TTlaelmiuis-  maelmocca,  aipcbin- 
nec  Cluana  ipaipT),  quieuii;.  Cluain  mic  "Moip -do  mx)- 
purc  "DO  5enT;i1i)  CCca  cliac,  7  Ceall  Dapa. 
Foi.  50(ja.       [Ct-  lanaip,  a^xi.  lunae-     CCnno  •Domini  t)cccc-°  cclii." 


1  Lann-lere. — See  note  ^'•',  p.  205 
supra. 

^Passable. — y'tiiiiiyT'i  ;  translated 
"  iced,"  in  the  MS.  Glar.  49. 

^  Brian. — Tbe  famous  Brian  Bor- 
umha. 

^Hosting A  marginal  note  in  A., 

in  the  original  hand,  designates  this 
hosting,  or  expedition,  as  plua^a-o 
na  li-UTOjii,  i.e.   "the  hosting  of  the 


frost,"  in  allusion  to  the  time  of  the 
year  (mid-winter)  in  which  the  ex- 
pedition was  undertaken.  See  the 
curious  account  of  this  expedition 
written  by  Cormacan  Eiges  in  the 
3'ear  942,  and  edited  by  O'Donovan 
for  the  Ir.  Archfeol.  Soc.  (1841), 
under  the  title  of  Circuit  of  Ireland 
hy  Muircheartach  Mac  KeiU.  From 
having  provided  cloaks  made  of  cow- 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTEB. 


461 


Muirchertach  son  of  N  iall.  Flann,  daughter  of  Donnchad, 
queen  of  Ailecli,  died.  A  depredation  by  Donnchad  in 
Bregh,  when  he  destroyed  Lann-lere,^  Repose  of  Muire- 
dach,  comarb  of  Comgall. 

Kal.  Jan.,  m.  29.  A.D.  940  (alias  941).  Great  frost,  so 
that  lakes  and  rivers  were  passable.''  Birth  of  Brian" 
son  of  Cennedigh.  A  hosting*  byMuircherfcach,  when  he 
ravaged  Midlie  and  Ui-Failghi,  and  went  into  Osraighi, 
and  obtained  his  demand  from  them;  and  he  ravaged  the 
Deisi,  and  brought  with  him  Cellachan,  King  of  Caisel,  in 
subjection'^  to  Donnchad.  Maelruanaigh,  son  of  Flann, 
(i.e.  royal-heir"  of  Ailech),  was  killed  by  the  Cinel-Con- 
aill.  Eochu,  son  of  Scannal '  herenagh '  of  Imlech-Ibhair, 
died.     Oenacan,  priest  of  Dun-leth-glaise,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.,  m.  10.  A.D.  941  (alias  942.)  Dunchad  son 
of  Suthainen,  bishop  of  Cluain-mic-Nois,  [died].  Foelan 
sou  of  Muiredach,  King  of  Leinster,  died.  A  victory  by 
the  Ui-Failghi  over  the  Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath ;  but 
this  was  gained  in  the  preceding  year.  Dun-leth-glaise 
was  plundered  by  Foreigners.  God  and  Patrick  avenged 
it  on  them ;  brought  Foreigners  across  the  sea,  who 
seized  their  islands  against  them  ;  and  the  King  escaped; 
but  the  Irish  killed  him  on  shore.  Two  sons  of  Lorcan' 
son  of  Dunchad  were  slain  by  Conghalach  son  of 
Maelmithidh.  Maelmochta,  'herenagh  '  of  Cluain-Iraird, 
rested.  Cluain-mic-Nois  and  Cill-dara  were  plundered  by 
the  Gentiles  of  Ath-cliath. 

Kal.  Jan.,  m.  21.    A.D.  942  (alias  94S).    A  victory  over 


[940.] 


[941.] 


[942.] 


liides  for  his  army  on  this  expedition, 
Muirchertach  acquired  the  sohriquet 
of  JIuirchertach  na  g-cochall  g-croi- 
cmn  ("M.  of  the  leather  cloaks"). 
His  death  is  noticed  at  the  year  942 
(=943). 

^  In  subjection. — f\Vi  Ifieijl.  Tljis 
clause  is  not  very  clearly  e.xpressed  in 
the  original.    But  the  meaning  is  that 


Muirchertach  hrought  Cellachan  with 
a  view  to  making  him  do  homage  to 
Donnchad  the  monarch  of  Ireland. 

^  Royal-liQir. —  Added  by  Tvay  of 
gloss,  iu  A.  and  B. 

^  LoTcan. — He  was  King  of  Bregh 
(orBregia).  His  ohit  is  recorded  above 
at  the  year  924. 


462 


CCNNCCla  uLcct)1i. 


(aliaf  "Dcccc."  43.).  Roiniux>  pop  gf'^^^'  ^oca  cuan  iie 
le\v  Cacail,  in  quo  pene  omnep  -oeleui  punc.  ITluip- 
cepcac  mac  Meill  (-i.  Tniiipcepi:;ac  iia  cocall  cpoicinn), 
pi  CC1I15,  7  Gcooip  lapcaip  beaca,  t)0  mctpbccD  "do  senciB 
ppima  pepia,  1111.  Ict.  TTIapcai,  (.1.  let  OLaccop  mac 
^oppaiT)  pi  ["DubJsaU,  ic  ^Laip  lia-cain  hi  rai15  Cluana 
cdin  pep  Hop). 

T)eipfit)  "Digal  ocuf  Die 

pop  pil  clainne  Cumn  co  bpac ; 

Uav  inaip  TTluipceprac  ba  liac, 

"Oilecca  mc  gaitiel  n -51106. 

CCpt)  ITlaca  'do  apcain  hi  ueipc  }Ct.  ap  a  bapac  0  na 
^albaib  cecnaiB.  topcan  mac  paelain,  pi  Laigen,  •do 
mapbai)  tio^a-llaib.  Cellach  mac  Oece,  pi  Tial  CCpaiTie, 
■DO  mapbaT)  0  muinncip  T;pea  ra[n]5nacu. 

|cb  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domnn  'dcccc"  xl.  111.°  (aliap 
■Dcccc"  44.°).  ■piairbepcac  mac  Inmainen  cenn  in  pace 
quieuir;.  Coipppi  mac  TTlaelparpaic,  pi  .h.  Liacan, 
Pnn  mac  TTl  uuam.pi  Copco  Laig-Di,  -do  mapba-o  -do  pepaib 
ITlaigi  peine.     Congalac  mac  mailmi^i-D,  7  bpoen  mac 


^  Loch-Cuun. — Strangford  Lotigh. 

'  Leth-Cathail. — A  district  noTV  re- 
presented by  the  barony  of  Lecale, 
CO.  Down. 

3  Muirca-lach. — See  note'',  p.  460. 

^  Blacair. — The  King  of  the  Danes 
of  Dublin  at  the  time.  See  Todd's 
War  of  the,  Gaedhll,  &c.,  p.  287, 
note  '^. 

'^  Glas-liatJiaiii. — The  "  stream  of 
Liathan.''  The  Ann.  Four  J\fasf.  and 
Chron.  Scotorum  state  that  Muircher- 
taoh  was  slain  at  Ath-Fhirdiadh 
(Ardee,  co.  Louth). 

^  Chuiin-caiii. —  Clonkeen,  in  the 
barony  of  Ardee,  co.  Louth, 

^  Clann-Cuinn. — The  clan,  or  de- 
scendants, of  Conn  of  the  Hundred 
battles.  The  original  of  these  lines, 
not  in  B.,  is  added  in  the  top  margin 


of  f ol.  50a  in  A. ,  with  a  sign  of 
reference  to  the  proper  place  in  the 
text. 

'Lorcaii. — In  the  list  of  Kings  of 
Leinster  contained  in  the  Book  of 
Ldnster  (p.  39,  col.  3),  Lorcan  is 
stated  to  have  -ruled  only  one  year. 
It  is  further  stated  that  he  was  slain 
by  the  Foreigners  of  Dublin  (Ath- 
cliath)  after  having  defeated  them  in 
the  early  part  of  the  day  (lap,  fVOl 
■poiap.0  1  cu^  Icti). 

^  ifalice. — The  translator  in  Clar. 
49  renders  cjaea  can5[n]acc  by 
"  murtherously," 

^"ffeod. — Tliis  entry  is  obviously 
imperfect,  something  being  omitted 
after  cenn  ("head").  Flaithbhertach 
was  Kingof  Cashel  (or  Munster)  at  the 
time  of  his  death.     Before  his  accci- 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


463 


tHe  Foreigners  of  Loch-Cuan^  by  the  people  of  Leth- 
Cathail,'^  in  which  they  were  nearly  all  destroyed. 
Muircertach"  son  of  Niall  {i.e.  Muircertach,  "  of  the 
Leather  Cloaks  "),  King  of  Ailech,  and  the  Hector  of  the 
West  of  the  World,  was  killed  by  Gentiles,  on  a  Sunday, 
the  4th  of  the  kalends  of  March  {i.e.  by  Blacair*  son  of 
Gofraidh,  King  of  the  Dubh-Gaill,  at  Glas-liathain,^  by 
the  side  of  Cluain-cain'^  of  Fera-Eois). 

Vengeance  and  ruin  have  fallen 

On  the  Race  of  Clann-Ciiinn''  for  ever. 

As  Muii'certach  does  not  live,  alas  ! 

The  country  of  the  GaedMl  ■will  ever  be  an  orphan. 

Ard-Macha  was  plundered  on  the  morrow,  the  third  of 
the  kalends,  by  the  same  Foreigners.  Lorcan'  son  of 
Faelan,  King  of  Leinster,  was  killed  by  Foreigners.  Cellach 
son  of  Bee,  King  of  Dal-Araidhe,  was  killed  by  his  people, 
through  malice.^ 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  943.  (alias  944.)     Flaithbhertach  son  [9^3.]  bis. 
of  Inmhainen,  head,"  rested  in   peace.     Coirpre  son  of 
Maelpatraic,  King  of  Ui-Liathain,"  Finn  son  of  Mutan, 
Kinw  of  Corco-Laighdhi,^"  were  slain  by  the  Fera-Maighe- 
Fdine.^''    Congalach  son  of  Maelmithidh,  and  Braen  son  of 


sion  to  the  kingship  (in  913,  accord- 
ing to  Fracf.  of  Annals'),  he  had  been 
abbot  of  Inis-Cathaigb,  or  Scattery 
Island,  in  the  Shannon. 

11  Ui-Liathain.  —This  was  the  name 
of  a  territory  nearly  co-extensive 
with  the  present  barony  of  Barrymore, 
CO.  Cork,  anciently  occupied  by  the 
descendants  of  Eochaidh  Liathanach, 
son  of  Daire-Cerba,  who  was  the 
ancestor  of  the  powerful  sept  of  Ui- 
Fidhgeinte.  The  Irish  name  of  Castle- 
lyons,  in  the  barony  of  Barrymore,  is 
Caislen  TJa  Liathain. 

12  Corco-Lakjlidhi — The  name  of  a 
territory  anciently  comprising  the 
south-west  part  of  the  county  of  Cork 


(namely,  the  present  baronies  of  Car- 
berj',  Beare,  and  Bantry).  But  after 
the  Anglo-jSTorman  invasion  the  ter- 
ritory of  the  Corco-Luighdhi  (or 
descendants  of  Lughaidh  son  of  Ith) 
was  reduced  to  narrower  limits  ;  and 
in  the  16th  centuiy  the  head  of  tlie 
O'Driscolls  (who  were  the  inhabitants 
of  the  country)  had  but  a  scanty 
estate  round  the  town  of  Baltimore. 
See  O'Donovan's  Genial,  oj  Corca 
Laidhe;  Miscellany  of  the  Celtic  Soc, 
Dublin,  1849. 

^"^  Fera-Maighe-Feine — A  tribe  an- 
ciently  inhabiting   the  district  now 
forming  the  barony  of  Fermoy  (Fera- 
I   Maighe),  co.  Cork. 


4G4  aNNCCLcC  tlLCCDll. 

ITlaelmopxiai  j^i  Laigen,  do  ccjicain  C£za  cliac  co  x^ucfco: 
Veocii  7  maine  7  biiaic  moip.  T)onncliaT)  mac  ^101117) 
(mic  ITlailcfeacLainT),  mic  TTlaeiliiuanais,  mic  T)onn- 
chci-oa),  111  1:61111100,  ccnnir  -xxu.  cpatifaccif  in  pesno, 
nioiiicuii.  niaelpecem  comapba  pnnict,  "Dungal  mac 
Cacain,  in  Cjiifco  -DOi-imiepunr;.  Cac  ^oil^^  poucacain 
111  Cellacan  popriiiacTnumain,  in  quo  mulci  ceci-Deiumc. 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  -oomini  ticccc."  xl.  i°  (aliaf 
■Dcccc  45.).  8ecc  mop.  anaicenua,  comuap  fuiiip  na 
Loca  7  na  h-aiCne.  'g'^nll  loca  Gcoc  "do  mapba-D  la 
TDomnaU  mac  TTiuipceiTCais  7  li  a  bpauaip  .1.  piaic- 
bepcac,  7  oiigain  a  loingpi.  1T1aelr;uile  mac  "Ounain, 
comapba  "Cisepnais  7  Caipnig,  fecupa  mopce  mopicup. 
CCupca^  mac  TTlupcaxia  pi  lap^aifi  Connacc,  Tnael-oinn 
mac  T^aipbi^  pecnap  aipT)  lllaca.  OlacaipDO  "oelcuo 
CCva  cliac,  7  OCmlaiB  ca^i  a  eipi.  TDpem  vo  mumncip 
I1O1  Chanannan  vo  mapbax)  750  Congalac  7  CCmlailj 
cuapain  1  ConailbC. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  Domini  "occcc"  ccL  ti."  (aliap 
-Dcccc"  46.°).  Cluain  mic  Moif  -do  opcain  -do  gaUaiB 
CCca  clKre,  7  celLa  pep  TTli-De  olcena.  TTlaelbecach 
aipcinnch  T)aiminnpi  mopicup. 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  7)onnini  tdcccc."  xl.  tii.°  (aliap 
Foi.  50ab.  T)cccc.°  47.°).  SlojaT)  la  P^uanDpi  .h.  Canannan  co  Slaine, 
coniT)aipcicep  ^aill  7  ^oi'oel  -i-  Congalac  mac  TTlael- 
micTO  7  CCmlai15  cuapan,  co  iioimifi  pop  5«llu  CCua 
cIkcc,  in  quo  nnilci  occipi  ec  meppi  punc.  Lan  inT) 
[pjiiinpai'big  pacpaicc  'do  ap^ui;  51I  0  cenuil  Gogain  vo 


^  Maelsecldaind. — "  Maelsechnaill," 
ill  13.  The  clause  is  added  ia  a  later 
hand  in  A. 

-Fell  asleep. — Doyimuiic,  A. 

'^  Gort-Rottaohain — The  name  of 
the  place  where  the  battle  was  fought 
is  given  as  "  Magh-Duine "  in  the 
Ann.  Four  Ma-tt.  (942),  and  Chron. 
Scotorum  (943). 

**  Tuath-Mainha.  -    Thomond.     In 


the  Chron.  Scotorum  and  Ann.  Four 
Mast..,  the  battle  is  stated  to  have 
been  gained  over  Cennedigh  (who  was 
the  father  of  Brian  Borumha). 

^  Alias.—  -The  alias  number  is  not 
in  B. 

"  Coiwilli.  — Conailli-JIuirtheimh- 
ne,  a  territory  in  the  county  of  Louth. 

^  Alias The  alias  number  is  not 

in  B. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER.  465 

Maelmordha,  King  of  Leinster,  plundered  Ath-cliatli, 
when  they  carried  off  jewels,  and  treasures,  and  a  great 
spoil.  Donnchad,  son  of  Flann  (son  of  Maelsechlaind,^ 
son  of  Maelruanaidh,  son  of  Donnchad),  King  of  Temhair, 
having  spent  25  years  in  the  sovereignty,  died.  Mael- 
fecheni,  comarb  of  Fiunia,  [and]  Dungal,  son  of  Cathan, 
'  fell  asleep '"  in  Christ.  The  battle  of  Gort-Rottachain' 
[gained]  by  Oellachan  over  Tuath-Mumha,^  in  which 
a  great  many  were  slain. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  944  (alias'  945).  Great,  unusual,  frost;  [dU.j 
so  that  the  lakes  and  rivers  were  passable.  The 
Foreigners  of  Loch-Echach  were  killed  by  Domnall,  son 
of  Muirchertach,  and  his  brother,  i.e.,  Flaithbhertach ; 
and  their  fleet  was  destroyed.  Maeltuile,  son  of  Dunan, 
comarb  of  Tigernach  and  Cairnech,  died  a  quiet  death. 
Aurchath  son  of  Murchadh,  King  of  the  "West  of  Con- 
naught,  [and]  Maelduin  son  of  Gairbhith,  vice-abbot  of 
Ard-Macha,  [died].  Blacair  abandoned  Ath-cliath,  and 
Amlaibh  [remained]  in  his  place.  A  number  of  XJa 
Canannan's  people  were  killed  by  Conghalach  and  Am- 
laibh Cuaran,  in  Conailli." 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  945  (alias'  946).     Cluain-mic-Nois  was     [943.] 
plundered    by  the   Foreigners  of    Ath-cliath,   and   the 
churches  of  Fer-Midhe  also.     Maelbethach,  '  herenagh '  of 
Daiminis,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  946  (alias  947).  A  hosting  by  piS-] 
Ruaidhri  Ua  Canannain  to  Slane,  where  the  Foreigners 
and  Gaedhil,  viz.,  Congalach"  son  of  Maelinithidh,  and 
Amlaibh  Cuaran,'  encountered  him,  when  the  Foreigners 
of  Ath-cliath  were  routed,  and  a  great  many  were  slain 
and  drowned.  The  full  of  Patrick's  '  Finnfaidhech '"  of 
white  silver  [was  given]  by  the  Cinel-Eoghain  to  Patrick." 


8  Conghalach. — King  of  Ireland  at 
the  time. 

»  Amlaihh  Cuaran.  —  '  Amlaimh 
(Amlaff)  of  tlie  sock"  (or  "of  tlie 
sandal "). 

^0  Finnfaidhech.— "  Sweet     sound- 


ing." The  name  of  one  of  St.  Pat- 
rick's bells.  See  Reeves's  5c?^oy/S'«. 
Patrick^  in  Transac.  R.I. A.,  vol. 
xxvii. 

"  To  Patriot,  i.e.  to  the  successor 
of  Patrick. 

2  H 


460 


ccNNalcc  uLaT)!!. 


Paqiaicc.  Scolcnsi  .ll.  CCexiacain,  \i)  T)apcpai5i,  7 
^m^ibic  mac  TYluipexiaij  inKomna  .11.  Cl^er^^caln,  7  CCexi 
.It.  Riicoiic,  mac  'Cisejinain,  hi  pjiicguin.  Oiioen  mac 
■maelmoia-ba,  xit  t-aigen,  "do  majibaT)  po]i  cfieic  1 
n-Ofpaigit).  Cactifac  mac  CCilci,  epifcopuf  ceneoil 
Gogam,  moiaictiii. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  -Domini  -dcccc."  xl.  m\.°  (almf 
•Dcccc."  48.°).  blocaip  mac  ^oppic,  i^i  gall, -do  mcp-baT) 
la  Congalac  mac  ITlaelmici-D,  7  i^e  cec  -Dec  eciiisuin  7 
bpaic.  CCnmeiie  .1l.  CCDlai  comapba  Ciapain  mic  inu 
■fxup,  Colman  mac  tnaelpaqiaicc  ppincepp  SLaine,  "oo 
jabail  7  a  ec  ecappti.  'gopmlait)  ingm  plainn  mic 
maelyecLamn  in  penit;eiTCia  mopcua  epc.  'Naciuicap 
maelpeciKcill  mic  T)omnailL. 

]ct.  lanaip,  CCnno  ■Domini  xjcccc."  xl."  8.°  (aliap 
"occcc."  xl.°  ix.°).  -Slosa^  la  TTIacuTian  mac  CCe'DO  7  la 
Wiall  Oa  n-e|iuilb,  co  po  in^oep  Conailliu  7  TDpuini 
n-inapclainn  7  Imp  cam  T)e5a.  Cpec  la  .11.  Canannan 
CO  po  imjcp  pipu  ti,  7  CO  po  niap15  piaicbepcac  -Tl. 
Neill.  CCefian  'Ctiania  va  gualann  in  Cpipco  paupauic. 
■pogapcac  mac  "Donnacain,  pi  Oipgiall,  in  penicencia 
mopir;up.  Slosa-D  la  Con^alac  mac  Ulaelmicis,  co  po 
iiraep  .11.  TTlei^  7  'Pepnnmac. 

[Ct.  lanaip.  (Xnno  x)omini  "dcccc."  49°  (aliap  tdcccc" 
50.°).  "DonnchaT)  mac  "Oomnaill,  pi  Uli-De,  "do  mapbaT) 
■Dia  bpaiupib.  Oel  pi  bpecan  mopit;up.  Scocine  aip- 
chinnech  "Daipmaigi,  niaelpinDan  epipcopupCille  "oapa, 
Cleipcen  mac  Conallan   aipchinnec  -oaipe  Calgais,  in 


^  Dartralgi. — Known  as  the  Dart- 
raigi-Coininse,  a  tribe  whose  territory- 
is  now  represented  by  the  barony  of 
Dartry,  co.  Monaghan. 

"  Heat  of  battle. — This  entry  evi- 
dently appears  to  be  a  continuation  of 
the  first  entry  for  this  vear. 


^  Alias. — The  alt 
inB. 


number  is  not 


^  Ciaran-mac-int-tair;  i.e.  "  Ciaran 
son  of  the  Carpenter."  St,  Ciaran, 
founder  of  Clonmacnoise. 

'  Gormlaidh. — She  was  the  queen 
of  Niall  Glundubh,  King  of  Ireland, 
whose  death  in  the  battle  of  Ath- 
cliath  (or  Kilmashoge,  near  Dublin) 
is  recorded  above  at  the  year  918 
(=919)  ;  having  been  previously 
married  to  Cormac  Mac  Cuilennain 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTEE.  467 

Scolaighe  Ua  h-Aedhacain,  King  of  Dartraigi/  and 
Gairbhith  son  of  Muiredhacli,  royal-heir  of  the  TJi- 
Cremthainn,  and  Aedh  Ua  Ruairc,  son  of  Tighernan, 
[slain]  in  the  heat  battle."  Braen  son  of  Maelmordha, 
King  of  Leinsi  er,  was  killed  on  a  predato.ry  expedition 
in  Osraighi.  Oathasach,  son  of  Alice,  bishop  of  Cinel- 
Eoghain,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  947  (alias'  948).  Blacair  son  of  Goth-  [947.]  ms. 
frith,  King  of  the  Foreigners,  was  slain  by  Congalach 
son  of  Maelmithidh,  besides  sixteen  hundred  killed  or 
captured.  Anmere  Ua  Adlai,  '  comarb  '  of  Ciaran-mac- 
int-sair,*  [died].  Colman  son  of  Maelpatraic,  abbot  of 
Slane,  was  taken  prisoner  [by  the  Foreigners],  and  died 
among  them.  Gormlaidh,"  daughter  of  Flann  son  of 
Maelsechlainn,  died  in  penitence.  Birth  of  Maelsechlainu" 
son  of  Domnall. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  948  (alias  949).  A  hosting  by  [^gig.] 
Matudhan  son  of  Aedh,  and  Niall  Ua  h-Eruilb,  when  they 
plundered  Conailli,  and  Druim-Inasclainn,  and  Inis- 
cain-Degha.  A  preying  expedition  by  UaCanannain, 
when  he  plundered  the  Fera-Li,  and  killed  Flaithbhertach 
Ua  Neill.  Aedhan  of  Tuaim-da-ghualann^  rested  in 
Christ.  Foghartach  son  of  Donnacan,  King  of  Oirghialla, 
died  in  penitence.  A  hosting  by  Congalach  son  of  Mael- 
mithidh, when  he  plundered  Ui-Meith  and  Fern-mhagh. 

Kal.   Jan.     a.d.    949    (alias   950).     Uonnchad   son   of     [949.] 
Domnall,  King  of  Midhe,  was  killed  by  his  brothers. 
Oel,°  King  of  the  Britons,  died.      Scothine,  'herenagh'  of 
Dairmagh  ;     Maelfindan,     bishop     of     Cill-dara,     [and] 
Cleirchen  son  of  Conallan,  '  herenagh  '  of  Daire-Calgaigh, 


(slain  A.D.  907,  supra),  and  after  his 
death,  to  Cerbhall  son  of  Muiregan, 
King  of  Leinster,  by  -whom  Cormac 
Mac  Cuilennain  had  been  slain. 

"  MaehecMainn.  —  Maelsechlainn 
Mor,  or  Malachy  the  Great,  who 
tiecame  King  of  Ireland  in  the  year 


980.  The  entry  is  added  in  the  mar- 
gin in  A. 

'  Tuaim-da-ghualann. — Tuaim-da- 
hualann,  A.  Tuam,  in  the  countj'  of 
Galway. 

'  OeJ. — Howel  tlie  Good.  See 
Annahs  Cambria. 

2h2 


4GS 


ccNNccla  uIccdIi. 


pace  qiiieuGiaiinr.  1TlcrcuT)aii  mac  CCex>a  t)0  TnaiabaD  o 
tliB  ecoc  .1.  0  macaiB  biioin,  fei)  T)euf  lUum  u[i]tit)i- 
cauic  111  byiein  rempop-e  in  mopce  ippopum.  Ruai-opi 
Ua  Canannan  -do  tnapbaT)  -do  gallaib  .1.  pi-oomna  GpenT), 
iap  popbaip  pe  mip  pop  mi'DUi  7  pop  bpegu,  7  lap  cop 
Foi.  506«.  aip  Sail  .1.  T)i  mile  uel  pltip.  Niall  Oa  Canannan  1 
ppic5Uin,ecalii  pauci.  TTleapmop  anaicenca.  Cloic^ec 
Sldne  T)0  loi^ca'D  -do  gallaib  CCua  cliar.  bacall  inx) 
eplama  7  cloc  ba -Dec  di  clocaiB,  Caenecaip  pepleijuTD, 
[7]  pocaiDe  mop  imbi,  "do  lopca-o. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  t)cccc.°  l.°  (aliap  -dcccc." 
Bi).  ITIaceicig  mac  Ciiilennan,  pi  Conaille ;  ^uaipe 
.Vl.  popannam  aipcmnec  CCpT)a  ppaca,  mopicup.  ^o-c- 
ppic  mac  Sicpiuc  co  n-^allaiB  CCca  cliac  -do  opcain 
Cenannpa  7  -oomnaig  pacpaic,  7  CCipt)  bpeccaui  7 
'Cuileain  7  cille  Scipe,  7  alailiu  cealla  olcena.  (C 
Cenanntip  po  opca  h-inle,  ubi  capua  punz:  cpia  milia 
hominum  tiel  plup,  cum  maxima  ppe-oa  boum  ec 
equopum  aupi  ec  apjenn.  (Xex)  mac  ITlaelpuanaixi, 
becc  mac  T)uinT)cuan,  pi  "Ce^bai,  Cenneii;i5  mac 
Lopcain  pi  'Ctiaumuman,  'gapbi^  mac  Lopcain  pi  pep 
teamna.  Kliall  moclac  -do  mapba-o  "do  coipppi  cpia 
meabail.  bee  T)ibaiT).  Clamrpupca  mop  pop  gallaib 
CCca  clia^,  7  pic  pola. 
.b.  let.    lanaip.     CCnno  -Domini    T)cccc.°  li."  (aliap  952°). 

Scannal  aipcmnec  "oomnaic  8ecnaill,  piann  aipcmnec 


1  Two  thousand. — The  Four  Masters 
(at  A.D.  948)  estimate  the  losses  of 
the  Foreigners  at  six  thousand  men, 
exclusive  of  boys  and  calones.  The 
note  beU,um  rntinie  bfiocccin 
("  Battle  of  Muine  Brocaia  ")  is 
added  iu  the  margin  in  A.,  in  the 
original  hand.  The  site  of  the  battle 
lias  not  been  identified. 

^  Patron  saint ;  i.e.  St.  Ere,  or 
"Bishop"  Ere,  whose  obit  is  recorded 
at  the  year  512  sujira. 


^  Alias — The  alias  number  is  not 
inB. 

^  Cenannas Kells,  co.  Meath. 

^  Aedh. — According  to  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast.  (949),  and  Chron.  Scoto- 
rum  (950),  Aedh  was  rigdamna 
("  materies  regis,''  or  royal-heir)  of 
Temhair,  and  was  slain  by  Domhnall 
son  of  Donnchad,  whose  obit  is  entered 
under  the  next  j-ear. 

"  C'&nnetif/h. — The  father  of  Brian 
Borumha.     The  entry  is  imperfect ; 


Als^NALS  OF  ULSTER. 


469 


[950.] 


rested  in  peace.  Matudhan,  son  of  Aedh,  was  killed  by 
the  Ui-Echach,  viz.,  by  the  sons  of  Broen  ;  but  God 
avenged  him  in  a  short  time,  in  their  death.  Ruaidhri 
Ua  Canannan  Avas  killed  by  Foreigners,  i.e.  the  royal-heir 
of  Ireland,  after  a  siege  of  six  months  against  Midhe  and 
Bregha,  and  after  committing  a  slaughter  of  the  Foreigners, 
viz.,  two  thousand,'  or  more.  Niall  Ua  Canannan,  and  a 
few  others,  [fell]  in  the  heat  of  battle.  Unusually  great 
'  mast.'  The  belfry  of  Slane  was  burned  by  the  Foreigners 
of  Ath-cliath.  The  crozier  of  the  patron  saint,''  and  a  bell 
that  was  the  best  of  bells,  [and]  Caenechair  the  lector, 
[and]  a  multitude  along  with  him,  were  burned. 

KaL  Jan.  a.d.  950  (alias'  951;.  MacEtigh  son  of 
Cuilennan,  King  of  Conailli,  [slain];  Guaire  Ua  Forannain, 
'herenagh '  of  Ard-sratha,  died.  Gothfrith  son  of  Sitriuc, 
with  the  Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath,  plundered  Cenannas,'' 
and  Domnach-Patraic,  and  Ard-Brecain,  and  Tuileau,  and 
Cill-Scire,  and  other  churches  besides ;  from  Cenannas* 
they  were  all  plundered ;  on  which  occasion  three 
thousand  men,  or  more,  were  captured,  together  with  a 
gTeat  booty  of  cows  and  horses,  of  gold  and  silver.  Aedh'^ 
son  of  Maelruanaidh,  Becc  son  of  Donncuan,  King  of 
Tethba,  [died].  Cennetigh"  son  of  Lorcan,  King  of  Tuadh- 
Mumha;  Garbhith  son  of  Lorcan,  King  of  Fir-Lemhna, 
[died].  Niall  Mothlach'  was  killed  by  the  Coirpri,  through 
treachery.  A  mortality  of  bees.  A  great  leprosy  upon 
the  Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath,  and  a  bloody-flux. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  951  (alias"  952).     Scannal, 'herenagh  '  r93i.]  bi.s. 
of  Domnach-Sechnaill ;    Flann,   '  herenagh '   of  Druim- 


but  the  Chronicler  evidently  intended 
to  record  the  obit  of  Cennetigh.  See 
Todd's  War  of  the  Gaedhil,  &c., 
Introd.,  p.  xcvii. 

'  Niall- Mothlach He  was  of  the 

family  of  Ua  Canannain,  a  powerful 
family  in  the  territory  now  forming 
the  county  of  Donegal, 


"Alias. — The  alias  reading  is  not 
in  B.  The  number  520  appears  in 
themargin  in  A.,  in  the  accurate  hand- 
writing of  the  Canon  M'Uidhir  (or 
M'Guire),  to  indicate  that  this  was 
the  520th  year  since  the  commence- 
ment of  the  Chronicle. 


470 


aNMcclcc  tilccoti. 


"Diionia  cliatj,  Cui^cctncm  mac  CCe'oa  pi  CCLban,  Pep,- 
■Domnac  comapbcc  Ciqiam,  mo]iT:ui  f  line.  Ca€  pop,  pipu 
CClbcm  7  bpecnii  7  8axanu  pia  5ct^l'a''j-  'PLann  .h. 
Cleipig,  pi  1561  pcipc  Conn  ace,  T)oifi  11  all  mac  1)011  nclia-oa 
piDomna  'Cempac,  Cele  clam  7  ancopica,  piann  mac 
ITlaelpiacpac,  aipcinnec  ITlaigi  ecip  t)1  jlaip. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T)omini  -dcccc"  lii.°  (aliap  953.°). 
Cluain  mic  Moip  vo  apcam  vo  pepaiB  TTluman  co 
n-Sallait).  ITlaelcomiD  comapba  Comsaill  7  ITlocol- 
moc.  ^aiT-enga -DO apcam  oil  Cpemcainn.  'Oomnall'Dia 
Foi  50i6.  caippecheTTliiipcepeais  CO  pap^abpae  apcenn.  TTlaGl- 
mapcam  mac  TDoenais,  'R,uax»acan  mac  Gieigen  pi 
aipuip  S^T-e^S'  ITlaelpacpaic  mac  Copcan  pepleijinT) 
CCip-DT)  nriaca,  TTIaelmuipe  aipcmnec  'Caigi  'Pecgnai, 
Cennpaelax)  aipcmnec  Sai^pe,  "Depmaie  mac  'Coppca, 
aipcmnec  Lipp  moip  tTiocucu,  "Dubmnpi  eppcob  benn- 
caip. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "oommi  ■dcccc."  Liu."  (aliap  'dcccc. 
54°).  piannacan  mac  CCllcon  comapba  mic  Mippe  7 
Colmam  6la,  ITIaelcoltiim  mac  Domnaill,  pi  CClban, 
occipup  epc.  Conn  mac  G-puT»ain  mic  gaipbic,  pi  KTluisi 
Tiumai,  DO  mapbax).  boDiba-o  mop  po  Gpini).  CCp  mop 
t>e  Coipppi  7  Tecbai  pe  n-0  Uuaipc,  co  ropcaip  ann 
.n.  CiapDai  pi  Coipppi.     Ceilecaip  comapba  Ciapain  7 


'  Cele,  a  leper. — Cele  clam.  The 
Four  Mast.  ^a.d.  950)  join  togelher 
Ceie  (the  proper  name)  and  ciam 
(a  leper),  and  construct  a  name 
Celeclam,  which  is  wrong. 

"  2Iagh-etir-di-fflais. — The  "  Plain 
between  two  streams."  See  note  '', 
under  the  year  881  supra. 

^  Alias The  fl/i'as  reading  is  not 

inB. 

■*  'Coviarh'  of  Comgall;  i.e.  suc- 
cessor of  St.  Comgall,  the  founder 
and  patron  of  Bangor,  co.  Down. 


'^  Mocholmoc. — Patron  of  Dromore 
in  the  county  of  Down. 

"  They;  i.e.  the  Ui-Cremthainn. 

''  Tech-Fethgna.  —  The  "  House  of 
Fethgna."  This  place  has  not  been 
identified^  It  was  probably  some 
church  in  Armagh,  founded  by,  or 
called  after,  Fethgna  bishop  of  Ar- 
magh ("  hasres  Patricii "),  whose  obit 
is  entered  above  at  the  year  872. 

^  Saigkir,  or  Saighir-Ciarain.  Seir- 
keiran,  in  the  barony  of  Ballybrit, 
Kmg's  County,  where  there  are  some 
interesting  ruins. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


471 


cliabTi,  Ciistantin  son  of  Aedh,  King  of  Alba,  [and]  Fer- 
domnach, '  cotuarb  '  of  Ciaran,  [died].  A  battle  [gained] 
over  the  men  of  Alba,  and  the  Britons  and  Saxons,  by- 
Foreigners.  Flann  Ua  Cleirigh,  King  of  the  South  of 
Connaught;  Domnall  son  of  Donnchad,  royal-heir  of 
Temhair ;  Cele,  a  leper^  and  anchorite,  [and]  Flann  son 
of  Maelfiachrach,  'herenagh'  of  Magh-etii'-da-glais,'^ 
[died]. 

Kal.  Jan,  A.D,  952  (alias'  953).  Cluain-mic-Nois  was 
plundered  by  the  men  of  Munster,  along  with  Foreigners. 
Maelcothaid,  'comarb'  of  ComgalP  and  Mocholmoe," 
[died].  The  Gailenga  were  plundered  by  the  Ui-Crem- 
thainn.  Domnall  overtook  Muirchertach,  when  they" 
left  a  slaughter  of  heads.     Maelraartain,  son  of  Maenach; 


Ruadhacan   son  of  Etigen, 


King  of  Eastern  Gailenga; 


Maelpatraic  son  of  Coscan,  lector  of  Ard-Macha ;  M  ael- 
muire,  '  herenagh  '  of  Tech-Fethgaa  ;''  Cennfaeladh, 
'  herenagh '  of  Saighir  f  Dermait  sou  of  Torpath, 
'herenagh'  of  Lis-mor-Mochuta,^  and  Dubhinnsi,  bishop 
of  Bennchair,  [died.] 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  953(alias^'' 954).  Flaimaean,sonof  Allchu, 
'comarb' of  Mac Nisse" and Colman-Ela,'- [died].  Mael- 
coluim  son  of  Domnall,  King  of  Alba,  was  slain.  Conn, 
son  of  Erudan,  son  of  Gairbhith,  King  of  Magh-dumha,^' 
was  killed.  A  great  cow  mortality  throughout  Ireland. 
A  great  slaughter  of  the  Coirpri  and  Tethba  by  O'Ruairc, 
in  which  Ua  Ciardha,  King  of  Coirpri,  was  killed.     Ceile- 


[952.] 


[053.] 


5  Lis-mor-Mochuta ''  Mochuta's 

great  fort."  Lismore,  co.  Waterfoid  ; 
founded  by  St.  Mochuda  (ob.  636). 
See  note  ",  p.  103  supra. 

'« 4Kas.— The  alias  reading  is  not 
inB. 

11  '  Comarb '  of  Mac  Nisse ;  i.e. 
Abbot,  or  bishop,  of  Connor  in  the 
county  of  Antrim,  of  which  Aengus 
Mac  Nisse  was  the  founder. 


^-Colman  Ela. — His  obit  is  recorded 
above  at  the  year  610.  His  *  comarb,' 
or  successor,  would  be  abbot  of  Lann- 
Ela,  (Lynallj',  in  a  parish  of  the 
same  name,  barony  of  Ballycowan, 
King's  County).  See  Eeeves'  Down 
and  Connor,  pp.  97-8. 

^^ Magh-dumha. — The  "plain  of 
the  Mound."  Now  represented  by 
the  barony  of  Moydow,  co.  Longford. 


472 


ccinialcc  ulat)!!. 


.b. 


pinnam,  RoljaiTCac  conapba  Coluim  CiUe  7  CC-oomnmn, 
in  Chiiifco  paufaiieiitinr.  Niall  .h.  Tolaipss,  Ceallacan 
111  Cmfil,  ■Reccabiia  aiiicinnec  CiUe  achaiT),  moi^iunT;ui^. 
bpan  mac  1)0111110111, 111  Ceiiunl  Loejctiiie  Opes,  mju- 
lacuf  eyz. 

|ct.  1anaii"i,  111.  ipeif^icf,  1111.  lunae.  CCnno  'ooinnii 
■Dcccc."  1.1111.°  (cdiaf  955°).  Oenguf  mac  Cont-oinsp 
aiiicinnec  TTlaise  bile,  Oenguf  mac  TTlaelbpisce  aiyi- 
cinnec  Doimliacc,  moiiuincup.  CClene  ifii  Tnuj-Doi^iia 
niagen  7  1Tlti5T)0iiiia  bpeg,  7  1iiT)ep5i  mac  TTIocain  vo 
zo)z\m  albupb  Conjailaij  1  Connaccu.  SLogaD  la 
Domiiall  mac  TTliiij-iceiTCais  co  lonjaib  0  cuaig  iii15ii;i 
po]!  loc  n-Gcac,  poj^  T)abaill,  T)aiif  na  h-CCi]-i5ialUi  po]"t 
loc  ii-eipne,  ia]ipin  poji  loc  n-uaccaip,  co  i^o  ojac  in 
mbiieipne,  7  co  cue  gialUi  hlli  Uiiainc- 

]ct.  lanaiii,  uii.  pepia,  xu.  lunae.  CCnno  •Domini 
■Dcccc."  l-ti.°  (aliaf  95G°).  TTlaelpactiaic  mac  Conbl^er;an 
aipcinnec  Slane,  Oengur  mac  nOcam  comapba  'Pecene, 
^aicene  f  ui  eppuc  T)uin  lee  glaip.  'Ca'DC  mac  Cacail, 
]1^  Connacc,  mopcuuf  efc.  Con^alac  mac  iniaelmici'D 
(mic  piannagam  mic  Ceallaig  mic  Congalaig  mic 
Conains  cuppaig  mic  Congalaich  mic  CCexta  flame),  ]i\ 
epenT),  DO  map-bai)  "do  5«blaib  (CCca  clia€)7  Laignib  oc 
"Cai^  ^'I'T^ci'T''  ilLaignib,  7  CCex)  mac  CCicit)i  yxi  Tleuba,  ec 
alii  mulci.  TTloenac  comapba  pnniu  7  pepleijinn 
aipt)  TTlaca,  TTlaelbjiisDe  mac  GjauDam,  comapba  TYlic 


^  '  Coviarb  '  of  Ciaran  and  Finnan ; 
i.e.  abbot  of  Clonmaciioise  in  the 
King's  County,  and  of  Clonard  in 
Meatli  ;  founded  respectively  by 
Saints  Ciaran  and  Finnan. 

^  '  Comarb  '  of  Colum-Cilte  and 
Adomnan;  i.e.  Abbot  of  Derry  and 
Eaphne. 

^AliaS The  alias  reading  is   not 

in  B. 

*  Fe!l  in  the  army. — T)0  CU1C1111 
aituii,5.      This   is   another  way    of 


saying  that  Alene  was  slain  on  an 
expedition  into  Connaught,  under- 
taken by  Congalach,  King  of  Ireland. 

^  Tuagh-Inbher The  old  name  of 

the  estuary  of  the  River  Bann. 

^  Alias. — The  alias  number  is  not 
inB. 

'' Fechin Bj'  successor  (or  'co- 
marb ')  of  Fechin  the  Annalist 
meant  abbot  of  Fobhar  (or  Fore),  co. 
Westmeath. 

'  Son. — The  original  of  the  paren- 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


473 


chair, '  comarb '  of  Ciaran^  and  Finnan/  and  Robhartach, 
'  comarb '  of  Coluni-Cille"  and  Adoranan,"  rested  in 
Christ.  Niall  Ua  Tolairg,  Cellaehan,  King  of  Caisel, 
Rechtabra,  'herenagh'  of  Gill-achaidh,  died.  Bran,  son 
of  Domnall,  King  of  Cinel-Loeghaire  of  Bregh,  was  slain. 

Kal.  Jan.,  Friday  ;  m.  4.  A.D.  964  (alias"  955).  Oen-  [95+.J 
gus  son  of  Culoingsi,  '  herenagh '  of  Magh-Bile,  [and] 
Oengus  son  of  Maelbrigte,  '  herenagh '  of  Doimliacc, 
died.  Alene,  King  of  Mughdorna-Maghen  and  Mugh- 
dorna-Bregh,  and  Indergi  son  of  Mochan,  fell  in  the 
army^  of  Congalach,  in  Connaught.  An  expedition 
by  Domnall  son  of  Muirchertach,  with  ships  from  Tuagh- 
Inbher''  upon  Loch-nEchach,  on  the  Dabhall,  across  the 
Airghialla  upon  Loch-Erne,  afterwards  on  Loch-uachtair, 
when  he  devasted  the  Breifne,  and  took  O'Ruairc's  pledges. 

Kal.  Jan.,  Saturday ;  m.  15.  A.D.  955  (alias"  956)  [9j5.J  bis 
Maelpatraic,  son  of  Cubretan,  '  herenagh '  of  Slane ;  Oen- 
gus son  of  Ocan,  '  comarb '  of  Fechin,'  [and]  Gaithene, 
learned  bishop  of  Dun-lethglaise,  [died].  Tadhc  son  of 
Cathal,  King  of  Connaught,  died.  Congalach  son  of 
Maelmithidh  (son''  of  Flannagan,  son  of  Cellach,  son  of 
Congalach,  son  of  Conaing  Curraigh,  son  of  Congalach,  son  of 
Aedh  Slane),  King  of  Ireland,  was  killed  by  the  Foreigners 
of  Ath-cliath"  and  Leinstermen,  at  Tech-Giurann,"  in 
Leinster,  and  Aedh  son  of  Aicid,  King  of  Tethba,  and 
a  great  many  others.  Maenach  '  comarb '  of  Finnia,"  and 
Lector  of  Ard-Macha ;  Maelbrigte  son  of  Erudhan, 
'  comarb '   of    Mac    Nisse    and    of    Colman-Ela,'^  [and] 


thetic  clause  is  added  ia  a  different 
hand  in  A.  It  is  interlined  in  the 
original  hand  in  B. 

^  OfAth-Cliath The  corresponding 

Irish,  CCca  cliac,is  added  in  al.  man. 
in  A.,  and  interlined  in  the  orig. 
hand  in  B. 

1"  Tech-Giurann. — This  place    has 
not  been  identified.     The  name  should 


be  written  Tech- G  tuff  rand  ^  according 
to  the  Book  of  Leinster,  p.  25  i. 

^^  '  Comarb  '  o/"  Finnia  ;  i.e.  suc- 
cessor of  St.  Finnia,  or  abbot  of 
Clonard,  co.  Meath. 

^-  *  Coniarb  '  of  Mac  Nisse  and 
Colman  Ela ;  i.e.  abbot  of  Connor, 
CO.  Antrim,  of  which  MacNisse  and 
Colman  Ela  were  joint  patrons. 


47-i 


ccNt^alcc  ulccoli. 


Fol.  5  Inn. 


NifVe   7  Colmani    h-Gla,   ITltiipe-Dac    mac   Gicnecam, 
mo]aiunt;u]fi.    'Domnall  pegncqae  iiicipiu. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  ■Domini  ■occcc."  l,ui.°  (almf  957°)- 
Cacui^ac  mac  IDulsen  (o  -Diaunn  xioiipaTO),  comapba 
Paqutic,  fui  epcop  ^oi'Sel,  in  Chjiipco  IhefU  paiipatiic. 
maelpocap^aic  pi  Caipil,  Colman  mac  Congaile 
comapba  ITlolaippe,  Gcu  mac  CCnluain  pi  toca  cal, 
Scannal  mac  LiiacDiiit)  comapba  Lipp  cp  moprui  punr;. 
ITlaelcoUiim  .h.  Canannan,  pi  ceniuil  Conaill,  TTlocua 
mac  gopmacain, 'Plann  .il.fi-CCetiacamaipcinnec^Linne 
■Da  loca. 

|Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  'Domini  "dcccc."  Luii."  (aliap  958). 
pLann  mac  mocloin^pi  comapba 'Cisepnaig  7  TTl ael-DOiT). 
'Canai'oe  mac  h-Ui'Dip,  comapba  Oenncaip,  no  mapbai) 
■DO^ctllaib.  Miall  .1l.  h-Gptnlb.  "Cuacal  mac  CCujaipe, 
pi  Laigen,  mopicup.  tusaiT)  mac  Coljan,  aipcmnec 
8lane,  in  penicencia  mopioup.  pinacca  mac  Lacuna, 
aipcmnec  'Pepna,  mopicup. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  Domini  t)cccc.°  l.uiii."  (aliap  959°). 
CLuain  mic  Moip  ■oo  apcam  tio  pepai15  TTluman. 
TTIancain  comapba  Coimgen,  T)iibT)iiin  comapba  Cobuim 
cille,  Oengup.n.iapan.  XJub-aabaipenn  mac'Domnaill, 
pi  Caipil,  a  puip  occipiip  epc.  TTloenac  mac  Copmaic, 
aipcmnec  Lipp  moip. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "oommi  "occcc."  Lix.°  (aliap  9C0.°) 
Slogat)  la  "Oomnaill  mac  TTluipcepcaig  co  nal  n-CCpai-oe, 


^  Domnall, — He  ivas  son  ot  Muir- 
cliertach  "of  theleather  cloaks,"whose 
death  is  noticed  above  at  the  year  942. 

-  Alias. — The  alias  number,  -which 
is  added  in  a  different  hand  from  the 
original  in  A.,  is  not  in  B. 

2  Son  of  Dul(jcn.  —  Cathasacli  is 
called  "  son  of  Maelduin,"  in  the 
list  of  the  '  comarbs '  of  Patrick  in 
the  Booh  of  Leinster,  p.  42,  col.  4. 

* '  Comarb  '  of  Molaisse  ;  i.e.  suc- 
cessor of  St.  Molaisse,  and  abbot  of 


Dainihinish  (or  Devenish,  co,  Fer- 
managh), 

^  Lodi-Cal. —  See  note  '',  p.  35G 
supra. 

<'  Liss-Cr.—So  in  A.  and  B.  The 
so-called  Translator  of  these  Annals 
whose  version  is  preserved  in  the  MS. 
Clar.  49,  British  Museum,  renders 
Liss-Crby  "  Laisserin,"  and  O'Conor 
prints  Comhorba  Lisserin,  which  he 
translates  "  Vicarius  Lasserani."  But 
these  renderings  seem  quite  unreliable. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


475 


Muiredhach  son  of  Eicnechan,  died.     Domnair  begins  to 
reisn. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  956  (alias'  957).  Cathasach  son  of  psG.] 
Uulgen'  (from  Druini-dorraidh), '  comarb '  of  Patrick,  the 
most  eminent  bishop  of  the  Goidhil,  rested  in  Christ 
Jesus.  Maelfothartaigh,  King  of  Caisel ;  Colman,  son  of 
Congal,  '  comarb '  of  Molaisse  ;*  Echu  son  of  Anluan,  King 
of  Loch-Cal/  [and]  Scannal,  son  of  Luachdubh,  comarb 
of  Liss-Cr/  died.  Maelcoluim  Ua  Canannain,  King  of 
Cinel-Conaill,  Mochta  son  of  Gormacan,  Flann  Ua 
hAedhaeain, '  herenagh '  of  Glenn-da-locha,  [died]. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  957  (alias  958).  Flann,  son  of  Moch-  psy,] 
loingse, '  comarb '  of  Tigernach  and  of  Maeldoid,''  [died]. 
Tanaidhe  MacUidhir,"  '  comarb '  of  Bennchair,  was  killed 
by  Foreigners.  Niall  Ua  h-Eruilb  [died].  Tuathal  son 
of  Ughaire,  King  of  Leinster,  died.  Lugaidh  son  of 
Colgu,  '  herenagh '  of  Slane,  died  in  penitence.  Finachta 
son  of  Lachtna,  '  herenagh '  of  Ferna,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  958  (alias  959).  Cluain-mic-Nois  was  [068.] 
plundered  by  the  men  of  Munster.  Martain,  'comarb' 
of  Coemgen ;"  Dubhduin  '  comarb '  of  Colum-Cille," 
and  Oengus  Ua  Lapain,  [died].  Dubhdabairenn  son 
of  Domnall,  King  of  Caisel,  was  slain  by  his  own  people. 
Moenach  son  of  Cormac,  '  herenagh  '^^  of  Lis-mor,   died]. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  959  (alias  960).     A  hosting  by  Dom-     [959.] 
nall,^'^  son  of  Muirchertach,  to  the  Dal-Araidhe,  when  he 


^ '  Comarb  of  Tigernach  and  ilael- 
doid;  i.e.  atbot  of  Clones  and 
Mueknoe,  in  the  co.  Monaghan,  of 
which  Sts.  Tigernach  and  Maeldoid 
were  the  respective  founders. 

»  Tanaidhe  Mac  Vidhir ;  i.e. 
"Tanaidhe  son  of  Odhar.''  This 
Odhar  was  the  ancestor  from  whom 
the  name  of  Mac  Uidhir  (M'Guire, 
or  Maguire)  has  been  derived. 

9  '  Comarb '  of  Coemgen;  i.e.  abbot 
of    Glendalough.      The  Four  Mast., 


at  A.D.  957,  add  that  Martain  wa3 
also  successor  of  Maelruain,  or  abbot 
of  Tallaght  (co.  Dublin). 

'^"'■Comarb'  of  Colum-Cille;  i.e. 
abbot  of  la,  or  lona.  See  Reeves' 
Adamnan,  p.  394. 

^■' '  Herenagh,^ — The  Four  ilasters 
represent  Moenach  as  'abbot'  of 
Lis-mor. 

^^Bomnall — See  under  the  year 
955. 


476 


aMNaLcc  tila'Dli. 


Fol.  5Ua. 


CO  cue  cdciiie.  CajiUiip  mac  Ctnnn  mic  'Donncha'oa 
occifUf  epu  1  n-CCc  cliac.  Tnai-Dm  pop.  Cainman  mac 
CCmlaim  mic  So€piii£  oc  T)ub.  muiiie-oac  mac  pep- 
guffa  CO  po  la  moiicuaiiiT:  Connacz:.  Cacrnog  aip- 
cinnec  Lif  moifi  qtiieuix:. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  Domini  ticccc.''  lx.°  (aliaf  96i.°) 
Saigec  cenexi  t)0  cuTOechc  lap  puc  Laigen  amapxieip,  co 
po  mapb  mile  ceu  t)0  ■ooeniB  7  alcailS  cocigi  CC^a  cliaic. 
1Tlac  Gpcaxia,  pi  -ll-  bpunn  [f]eola,  obnu.  Ualgapc  pi 
"Oapupaigi  a  puip  occiiup  epc.  pepgpai-D  pi  Caipil  a 
ptiif  occifup  epc.  Coiiains  .h.  "Domnallan,  aipcinnec 
CLocaip  mac  Ti-T)aimetii,  quieuiu. 

let.  ktnaip  CCnno  •oomini  t)cccc.°  Ix."  1.°  (abap  9C2.°) 
Cpec  la  ■piaiubepcac  mac  Concobaip,  la  pij  n-  1I15, 1 
n-T)al  n-CC^-iaiT)e,  co  \i  inT)ep  ConDipe,  coni'Dt;apcecap 
Ulai-D,  CO  po  mapbaT)  ann,  7  a  va  bpacaip  .1.  'CaTtg  7 
ConT),  ec  alii  mtilri.  Gugan  mac  ITluipe-Dais,  eppi 
9penn, -DO  mapbaT)  X)0  tli15  ■pailgi.  Oengup  .11.  TTlcfel- 
■oopaiD  a  puip  iU5ulai;up  eyv. 

let.  Ian ai p.  CCnno  Tjomini 'dcccc."  lx.ii'°(aliaf  9C3-°)- 
Lonja  la  'Domnall  .h.  Neill  -oe  Tiabull  T)ap  SlmB 


■'  Conn. — This  was  evidently  Conn 
(son  of  Donnchad,  King  of  Ireland, 
son  of  Flann  Sinna,  King  of  Ireland), 
heir  to  the  sovereignty  of  Ireland, 
whose  death  at  the  hands  of  the 
people  of  Fernmhagh  (a  territory 
represented  by  the  present  barony  of 
Farney,  in  the  County  Monaghan),  is 
noticed  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast,  at 
the  year  942. 

-  Camman.  —  See  Todd's  War  of 
the  Gaedhil,  &c.,  Geneal.  Table,  p. 
278,  and  note  ",  p.  288. 

^  Bulk— The  River  Duff,  which 
flows  into  the  bay  of  Donegal,  after 
forming  the  boundary  for  some  dis- 
tance between  the  counties  of  I.eitrim 
and  Sligo.    Dr.  O'Conor,  not  knowing 


that  jDiihh  was  the  name  of  a  river, 
has  blundered  greatly  in  his  version 
of  this  entrj'.  Rer.  Hib,  Script. ^yo\. 
iv.,p.  274. 

^  MuLredkach.—^e  was  one  of  the 
successors  of  St.  Patrick  in  the  abbacy 
(or  bishopric)  of  Armagh.  His 
removal  (or  resignation)  in  favour  of 
his  successor  Dubhdalelhe,  is  noticed 
at  the  year  964,  and  his  obit  at  905, 
infra. 

^  As  far  as  Ath-cKath.  —  coci^t 
CCca  cliac,  A.  B.  The  translator  of 
these  Annals  in  Clar.  49,  wrongly 
renders  the  clause  COC151  CCta  cliac 
by  "with  the  houses  of  Dublin 
burnt." 

"  Son. — His  name  is  given  as  Donn- 


ANNALS   OF    ULSTER. 


477 


took  hostages.  Carlus,  son  of  Conn/  son  of  Donnchad, 
was  killed  in  Ath-cliath.  A  victory  over  Camman,"  son 
of  Amlaimh,  son  of  Gothfrith,  at  Dubh."  Muiredhach,* 
son  of  Fergus,  made  a  full  visitation  of  Connauffht 
Gathmogh,  '  herenagh '  of  Lis-mor,  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  960  (alias  961).  An  arrow  of  fire  [9C0.] 
came  along  Leinster,  from  the  south-west,  wliicli  kiUed  a 
hundred  thousand  of  men  and  flocks,  as  far  as  Ath-cliath.* 
The  son°  of  Erchadh,  King  of  Ui-Briuin-Seola,  died. 
Ualgarg,  King  of  Dartraighi,'  was  slain  by  his  own 
people.  Fergraidh,^  King  of  Gaisel,  was  slain  by  his 
own  people.  Gonaing  Ua  DomnaUain,  '  herenagh '  of 
Glochar-mac-Daimeni,  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  961  (alias  962).  A  predatory  ex-  [961.] 
pedition  by  Flaithbertach  son  of  Gonchobar,  King  of 
Ailech,  to  Dal-Araidhe,  when  he  plundered  Gondere ;  but 
the  Ulidians  overtook  him,  and  he  was  there  slain,  with 
his  two  brothers,  viz.,  Tadhg  and  Gonn,  and  a  great 
many  others.  Eogan  son  of  Muiredhach,  champion  of 
Ireland,  was  killed  by  the  Ui-Failgi.  Oengus  Ua  Mael- 
doraidh"  was  slain  by  his  own  people. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  962  (alias  963).     Ships'"  [were  brought]     [S6-'.J 
by  Domnall  Ua  Neill  from  the  Dabhall,"  across  Sliabh- 


cliad,  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  at  a.d. 
959. 

'  Dartraiglii.  —  Otherwise  called 
Dartraighi  -  Mac  Flannchada  ;  the 
patrimony  of  the  sept  of  Mac  Flann- 
chada (Mac  Clancy  or  Clancy),  now 
represented  by  the  barony  of  Ross- 
clogher,  co.  Leitrim. 

8  fer^raj'(ZA.— This  entry,  wljich 
is  in  the  marg.  in  A.,  is  in  the  text 
in  B. 

3  Ua  Maeldoraidh,  or  O'Muldory. 
The  family  name  of  a  powerful  tribe 
which  held  the  chief  sway  in  Tir- 
Conaill  from  the  middle  of  the  9th  to 


the  end  of  the  12th  century,  when  the 
O'Donnells  asserted  their  supremacy. 
The  Oengus  here  referred  to  was  the 
son  of  Maelbresail  (son  of  Maeldor. 
aidh),  whose  obit  is  given  in  the 
Ann.  Four  Mast,  at  the  year 
896. 

'^'' Ships. —  Longa.  These  vessels 
were  probably  light  cots,  or  boats, 
capable  of  being  transported  on  mens' 
shoulders. 

"  JJahhall. — The  northern  Black- 
water  River,  which  flows  between  the 
counties  of  Armagh  and  Tyrone,  into 
Lough  Neagh. 


478 


CCNNCCLOC  ulccoti. 


n-uaic  CO  loc  n-CCiiroenne,  quoT)  non  paccum  eye  ab 
cmciquif  cempoiiibup.  8ic  in  libjio  'Otiib'ocdeici. 
Gicnec  tnac  T)cdai5  \i->  na  n-CC1)^5lall,  7  'Dub'oaiaa  a  mac, 
occii^i  func  0  m« pell  at)  mac  "Dalaig,  a  ppacpe.  Uo 
mafibati  "Dono  111  TTlupcha'D  pin  pocetioipipin  mip  cecnai. 
TTlaelmuipe  mac  GochaT^a,  comapbapacpaic,  norupepc. 
Tflac  CeLlacain  pi  Caipil  mopicup.  ■goppaixi  mac 
CCmlaim  mopcuup  ept;,  Comapba  'Cisepaig  mopicup  .1. 
Coencompac  hUalgapc  .I1.  TYlailqiea  occipup  epc  0 
TTltij-Dopnaib  maiden. 

[Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  xicccc."  Ixiii."  (aliap  964°). 
1pi  po  in  blia-oam  -oeDenac  \nv  lanTJat)  coip  o  cainic 
Paqucic  1  n-eipinD.  TTIaelptianai-D  mac  piamT)  mic 
eicnecam,  7  a  mac,  xio  mapbai)  no  cLomn  piangupa. 
T)tibpcuilemac  CmaeDa.comapba  Coluim  Cill0,quieuic. 
Pupu'opan  mac  becce,  pi  "Deplaip,  vo  mapbaxi  "oo  ceniuL 
eogain  cpia  c:a[n]5nacc  7  mebail.  Tniiipcep7;ac  mac 
Congalais mic  TDaelmiuif),  piDomna  'Cempac,o  "Domnall 


^  Loch-Alninn. — Lough-Eiinell,  near 
MuUingar,  co.  Westmeath. ' 

^  Had  not  heen  (?07ie.~See  above 
at  the  year  951,  where  Domuall  son 
of  Muirchertach  (the  Domuall  Ua 
Neill  of  the  present  entry)  is  stated 
to  have  transported  ships  from  Tuagh- 
Inbhir  (the  mouth  of  the  River 
Bann)  across  Loiigh  Neagh,  along 
the  Dabhall,  and  over  Airghialla  (or 
Oriel)  to  Loch-Erne. 

^  Booh  of  Dubhdalethe. — This  Book, 
ivhich  seems  to  have  been  a  chronicle 
of  Irish  affairs,  has  been  referred  to 
before  in  these  Annals.  It  is  men- 
tioned for  the  last  time  at  the  year 
1021  infra.  The  compiler  of  the 
work  is  generally  supposed  to  have 
been  Dubhdalethe,  successor  of  St. 
Patrick  (i.e.  abbot  or  bishop  of  Ar- 
magh), whose  death  is  entered  within 
at  the  year  106"!-  (^1065),  and  who 


is  represented  in  the  List  of  the 
'  comarbs '  of  Patrick  in  the  Booh 
of  Leinster,  p.  42,  col.  4,  as  having 
ruled  for  33  years.  See  Harris's 
Ware,  Vol.  I.,  p.  50  ;  and  Vol.  II. 
(Irish  Writers'),  p.  65 ;  and  under 
A.D.  964  infra. 

^  Maelmuire. — See  at  the  year  1000 
infra,  where  Maelmuire's  appoint- 
ment to  the  abbacy  of  Armagh  is 
recorded. 

°  Son. — His  name  is  given  as 
Donnohadh  (Donogh)  in  the  Ann. 
Clonmacnoise  (955 — 963),  and  by  the 
Four  Mast.  (961). 

''  '  Comarh  '  of  Tigernach ;  i.e. 
abbot  of  Clones,  co.  Monaghan. 

^  Of  the  ^just  completion.^ — iriT) 
LmicaT)  coiyi.  The  so-called  Trans- 
lator of  these  Annals,  whose  version 
is  preserved  in  the  MS.  Clar.  49,  ren- 
ders  this    clause    by   "  of    the   full 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


479 


Fuait,  to  Loch-Aininn,^  which  had  not  been  done^  from 
most  ancient  times.  Thus  in  the  Book  of  Dubhdalethe." 
Eicnech  son  of  Dalach,  King  of  the  Airghialla,  and  his  son 
Dubhdara,  were  slain  by  his  brother,  Murchad  son  of 
Dalach.  This  Murchad  was  also  killed  soon  after,  in  the 
same  month.  Maelmuire^  son  of  Eochaid,  '  comarb '  of 
Patrick,  was  born.  The  son'  of  Cellachan,  King  of  Caisel, 
died.  Gofraidh  son  of  Amlaimh  died.  The  '  comarb '  of 
Tigernach"  died,  i.e.  Caencomrac.  TJalgarg  Ua  Mailtrea 
was  killed  by  the  Mughdorna-Maighen. 

KaL  Jan.  A.D.  963  (ahas  964).  This  is  the  last  year  [9G3.]  ms. 
of  the  'just  completion'''  [of  the  full  period]  since  Patrick 
came  into  Ireland.  Maelruanaidh,  son  of  Flann,  son  of 
Eicnechan,"  and  his  son,  were  slain  by  the  Clann-Fian- 
ghusa.  Dubhscuile  son  of  Cinaedh,  '  comarb '  of  Colum- 
Cille,'  rested.  Furudhran  son  of  Becc,  King  of  Derlas,^" 
was  killed  by  the  (Snel-Eoghain,  through  malice  and 
treachery.  Muirchertach,  son  of  Congalach,"  son  of 
Maelmithidh,    royal-heir    of    Temhair,   was    killed    by 


profitt,"which  seems  wrong.  O'Conor 
translates  Lantadhchoir  (as  lie  prints 
it),  by  "  plenaria  numeratio  Poetica," 
and  adds  "  nempe  quia  numerando  a 
Patricil  adventu,  anno  432,  quingenti 
anni  perfecte  intercessere  usque  ad 
annum  963,  secundum  numerationem 
Poetarum  Hiberniae."  Rer.  Hiberni- 
carum,  vol.  4,  p.  276.  The  learned 
Doctor  here  made  a  serious  slip  in 
his  calculation.  But  it  is  obvious 
that  neither  O'Conor  nor  the  author 
of  the  version  of  these  Annals  in  Clar. 
49  perceived  that  by  the  words  lantad 
choir,  ("  just  [or  f  ullj  completion  "), 
was  meant  the  Paschal  Cycle,  or 
Cycle  of  532  years,  framed  by  Vic- 
torius  (or  Victorinus)  of  Aquitaine. 
See  note  ',  p.  14,  and  note  ^  p.  Itj, 
supra.  This  entrj-  is  very  valuable, 
not   only  as  strengthening   the  evi- 


dence referring  the  arrival  of  St. 
Patrick  in  Ireland  to  the  year  431 
(  =  482),  but  also  as  evincing  the 
watchfulness  of  the  old  Irish  Annalists 
in  matters  connected  with  chrono- 
logical data. 

'  Eicnechan.-  -This  was  apparently 
the  Eicnechan  sou  of  D.<ilach,  King 
of  Cinel-Conaill,  whose  obit  is  en- 
tered above  at  the  year  905. 

^  '  Comarb  '  q/*  Colum  Cilh  ;  i.e., 
successor  of  Colum-  Cille,  and  there- 
fore abbot  of  la,  in  Scotland,  and 
probably  of  Kells  and  other  Colum- 
bian foundations  in  Ireland.  See 
Keeves's  Adannian,  p.  394. 

^"Derlas See  note  1°,  p.  453  supra. 

'1  Congalacli  —  He  was  King  of 
Ireland,  and  was  slain  by  the 
Foreigners  in  the  year  955  (=956), 
as  above  mentioned  under  that  date. 


480 


atiMala  uIccdIi. 


Fol.  5ll)a. 


mac  Congalais  occifUf  efc.  Ceall  napa  no  aficain  7)o 
gallaib,  fGT)  mifeiiabile  piecace  mifepruf  ejpr;  cp.ia 
11  mil  .h.  neiitnlTS,  ifieT)ennpcif  omnibuf  clepicif  pene 
pp.0  nomine  TDomini  .1.  Ian  in  ratp  moip  panc[t;]  Opigci, 
7 Ian  in  "Dep^aisi,  ipfeD  do  piiagell  Wiall  ■onb  TJia  apjac 
pepn- 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  "oomini  'dcccc."  Ixiin."  (aliap  965°). 
5opt;a  mop  ■oiulocca  1  n-Spinx),  co  penax)  inc  acaip  a 
mac  7  a  injen  ap  biaxi.  Cacpoineti  pia  n-Oib  Canannan 
CO  copcaip  anx)  T)omnall.  Cac  ecip  pipu  CClban 
imoneinp,  ubi  muln  occipi  punc  im  "DonnchaT)  .1.  abb 
TDume  Caillen.  Coemclo-o  abbai)  1  n-apx)  ITIaca  .1. 
"Diib'oalece  in  tncem  muipe-Dais  (0  pliab  Cuilinn). 
SlojaT)  la  Xtomnall  .Tl.  Neill,  la  pig  'Ceifipac,  co  po  ope 
Connacua,7  CO  cucpallu  0  hU  Rnaipc  lopep  7X)uncax) 
abbai-o  cipe  va  glap,  Cinaexi  abb  U]'-  moip  TTlocuuu, 
in  Cpipro  quieuepuni:. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  nomini  ■dcccc."  Ixu."  (aliap  966°)- 
niuipe-Dac  mac  ■pepjupa,  comapba  pacpaic,  Cauupac 
mac  TTIupca'Dan  eppcop  aop-o  TTlaca,  paelan  mac 
Copmaic  pi  1KC  n-T)eipe  TTluman,  'Paelan  pi  taijen, 
mopcui  punc.  ITlaelmuipe  injen  Weill  nnc  CCetia 
mopcua  epi;.  'Dub'oabaipenn  comapba  buit;i  uicam 
piniuiu.  ■pepsal.h.  Uuaipc  do  mapbax)  la  "Oomnall 
mac  Con^alaig,  la  pig  Opeg. 

jet,  lanaip.  CCnno  Domini  dcccc."  Ix.ui."  (aliap  967°). 
■Dub  mac  TTlaelcoltnm,  pi  CClban,  do  mapbaD  la 
h-CClbancu    pein.     "oisepnau   mac  Rnaipc,   pi    Caipce 


'  Wonderful.  —  mi]peifiabile  (for 
miyiabili),  A.,  B. 

''Alias. — The  alias  reading  is  in  a 
later  hand  in  A.     It  is  not  in  B. 

**  Tntotevahle,  —  'oiut/Occa  (for 
TDi-pulocca),  A.,  B. ;  TiiopuUtin5, 
Four  M.  (963). 

■"  Themselves.  —  imoneicm,  A.  ; 
imoneciyi,  B.     An  adverb  variously 


■written  imtnanecap,,  immenecoifi, 
and  manecati. ;  corresponding  in 
meaning  to  the  Latin  iiivlcem,  or 
inter  se ;  and  explained  by  ecaiaifiu, 
"  amongst  them "  in  O'Doaovan's 
Irish  Glossary.  See  Ebel's  ed.  of 
Zeuss'  Gram,  Celtica,  p.  614.  The 
author  of  the  so-called  Translation  in 
Clar.  49  renders  this  entry  bj-  "  Battle 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER.  481 

Domnall  son  of  Congalach.  Cill-dara  was  plundered  by- 
Foreigners,  but  it  "was  compassionated  by  the  wonderful' 
piety  of  Niall  TJa  h-Eruilb,  nearly  all  the  clerics  being 
redeemed  for  God's  name ;  viz.,  the  full  of  the  great  house 
of  St.  Bridget,  and  the  full  of  the  oratory,  is  what  Niall 
ransomed  of  them  with  his  own  money. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  964  (alias'  965).  A  great,  intolerable,"  [96i.] 
famine  in  Ireland,  so  that  the  father  would  sell  his  son 
and  daughter  for  food.  A  victory  by  the  Ui-Canannan, 
in  which  Domnall  was  slain.  A  battle  amongst  the  men 
of  Alba  themselves,*  in  which  many  were  slain,  including 
Donnchad,  i.e.,  abbot  of  Dun-Caillen.^  A  change  of  abbots 
in  Ard-Macha,  viz.,  Dubhdalethe  in  the  place  of  Muire- 
dach°  (of  Sliabh-Cuilinn)'.  Ahosting  by  Domnall  Ua  Neill, 
King  of  Temhair,  when  he  devastated  Connaught  and  took 
hostages  from  O'Ruairc.^  Joseph  and  Dunchadh,  abbots 
of  Tir-da-glas,  [and]  Cinaedh,  abbot  of  Lis-mor-Mochuta, 
rested  in  Christ. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  965  (alias  966).  Muiredach  son  of  [ges.j 
Fergus,  comarb  of  Patrick ;  Cathasach  son  of  Murchadan, 
bishop  of  Ard-Macha;  Faelan  son  of  Cormac,  King  of 
the  Deisi-Muman ;  Faelan,  King  of  Leinster,  died.  Mael- 
muire,  daughter  of  Niall  son  of  Aedh,  died.  Dubh- 
dabhairenn,  comarb  of  Buite,  ended  life.  Ferghal 
O'Ruairc^  was  killed  by  Domnall,  son  of  Congalach, 
King  of  Bregha. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  966   (alias  967).     Dubh,  son  of  Mael-     [966.] 
coluim.  King  of  Alba,  was  killed   by  the   men   of  Alba 
themselves.     Tigernach  son  of  Ruarc,  King  of  Carraic- 


between  Scottsmen  about  Etir"  (!), 
where  many  were  killed  about  (1) 
Donogh,  abbot  of  Duncallen. 

5  Dm-  CaiUen  —See  note  ".  p.  375 
supra. 

« Muiredach See    above  at  the 


year 


959. 


'  Sliabh-  Cuilinn.  —Now  Slieve-Gul- 
lion,  a  conspicuous  mountain  in  the 
south-east  of  the  county  of  Armagh. 
See  O'Donovan's  Four  Mast.,  A.D. 
965,  note  c. 

^  O'Jiuairc. — Ferghal  (or  Farrell) 
O'Korke,  King  of  Connaught. 

2i 


482 


aNMalcc  iilcc"o!i. 


bj-iacaiTie,  mopictip..  Ccrc  popmaeile  (.1.  ic  Raicbicyiia) 
cennil  Gosain  12011  cenuil  Conaill,  tju  icoiicaiia  TTlaeliru 
.h.  Catiannan,ixi  cenil  Conaill,  7  muiiaceiimc  .'h.'CaiTic 
yiiTiomna  ConnacTic,  er;  alii  mulci.  CCex)  .ll.  h-(X.z\T>,  ifii 
.h.  n-Gcac,  a  yuif  iU5ulai;uf  efc.  Tnausamoin  mac 
Ceiinecis,  fii  Caiffil,  t)0  aficain  luimnis  7  7)ia  lofcax). 
Cei^ball  mac  loficairi,  fixiomna  laigen,  •do  maifiba-o  do 
"Domiiall,  T)0  1115  biaeg. 
b.  let.  lanaip.     CCnno  •oomini  dcccc"  be.  uii.°  (aliaf  968). 

CeaUac.ll.banaiijComapbaComsailUmoiiicup.  TTluiiae- 
•Dac  comafiba  Cain)ii§,  ■piaiubepcac  mac  mtiiiaeT)aic,  pi 
.h  .  nScac,  mo1a1unr;u1^  Sloga-D  la  "OomnaU  .  Tl .  MeiU 
CO  laigniu,  copof  ittdiii  0  beiiba  fiap  co  paiiice,  co  cue 
botioma  moji  laif,  7  cocafia^  poiibaiff  pop  ^allu  7  foii 
taigmu  CO  ceiin  Da  mif.  Conmac  comapba  Ulcain 
quieuic. 

]ct.  laiiaiyi.  CCnno  Domini  tdcccc."  loc.  urn."  (aliap 
069).  Cinae€  .h.  Carmail  aipcmnec  "oaipe  CalcaiD, 
TTlaelpinnen  mac  llccan  eppcop  Cenannpa  7  comapba 
tllcan  7  Caipni5,  Gogan  mac  Cleipig  eppcop  Connacc, 
paupauepunc.  Soeplaixi  ingen  Glcomaig  .c.  annip 
mopicup.  beollan  mac  Ciapmaic,  pi  Loca  gaBop,  in 
Clipipco  quieuic. 

]ct.  lanaip.     CCnno  Domini  t)cccc.°  Ice.  ix°.  (aliap  970). 

Cenannup  -do  apcain  "oo  CCmlaim  cuapan.     YTlai'Dm  pop 

Foi.  5166.    Ualgapc  .h.  Uuaipc  pia  ConcoBap  mac  "Cai-DS,  co  po 

mapbaT)  cum  plupimip.      SlogaT)  la  pig  ntllac  .1.  la 


^  Ua  Taidhg ;  i.e.  "  grandson  (or 
descendant)  of  Tadhg."  This  patro- 
nymic is  now  represented  by  O'Teige, 
and  also  by  the  form  Tighe  ;  names 
borne  by  many  persons  in  the  coun- 
ties of  Mayo,  Roscommon,  and  Sligo. 

^  Mathgamain.  —  Now  generally 
anglicised  Mahon.  He  was  the  eldest 
brother  of  Brian  Borumha.  His  mur- 
der by  Maelmuaidh  son  of  Bran 
(ancestor  of  the  O'Mahonys  of  South 


Munster)  is  recorded  at  the  year  975 
(=  976)  infra.  Begarding  the  career 
of  this  Mathgamain,  see  Todd's  War 
of  the  Gaedhil  with  the  Gaill,  places 
referred  to  in  the  Index  to  that 
work,  under  the  name  Mathgamhain. 

'  Luimnech. — Limericlf. 

*  Comarb  ofComgall;  i.e.  successor 
of  Comgall,  or  abbot  of  Bangor,  in 
the  county  of  Down, 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTEE. 


483 


Brachaidhe,  died.  The  battle  of  Formael  (i.e.,  at  Rath- 
bee)  by  Cinel-Eoghain  over  Cinel-Conaill,  in  which 
fell  Maelisu  Ua  Canannan,  King  of  Cinel-Conaill, 
and  Muircertach  TJa  Taidhg/  royal  heir  of  Conn  aught, 
and  many  others.  Aedh  Ua  h-Atidh,  King  of  Ui-Echacb, 
was  killed  by  his  own  people.  Mathgamaur  son  of 
Cennetigh,  King  of  Caisel,  plundered  and  burned  Luim- 
nech.^  Cerbhall  son  of  Lorcan,  royal  heir  of  Leinster, 
was  killed  by  Domnall,  King  of  Bregh. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  967  (alias  968).  Cellach  Ua  Banan,  [967.]  bis. 
coniarb  of  Comgall,*  died.  Muiredach,  comarb  of  Cain- 
nech,*  Flaithbhertach,  son  of  Muiredach,  King  of  Ui- 
Echach,  died.  A  hosting  by  Domnall  Ua  Neill  to 
Leinster,  when  he  plundered  from  Berbha  westwards'*  to 
the  sea,  and  brought  a  great  prey  of  cows,  and  laid  siege 
to  the  Foreigners  and  Leinstermen  for  two  months. 
Conmach,  comarb  of  Ultan,'  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  968  (alias  969).  Cinaeth  Ua  Cathmail,  [968.] 
'  herenagh '  of  Daire-Galgaigh  ;  Maelfinnen  son  of  Uchtan, 
bishop  of  Cenannus  and  comarb  of  Ultan  and  Cairnech, 
[and]  Eoghan  son  of  Clerech,  bishop  of  Connaught, 
rested.  Soerlaith,  daughter  of  Elchomach,  died  [at  the 
age  of]  100  years.  BeoUan  son  of  Ciarmac,  King  of 
Loch-gabhor,  rested  in  Christ. 

Kal,  Jan.     A.D.  969  (alias  970).     Cenannus  was  plun-     [969.] 
dered  by  Aralaimh  Cuaran.®     A  victory  over  Ualgarg  Ua 
Ruairc,  by  Conchobar  son  of  Tadhg,"  when  he  [Ualgarg] 
was  killed,  with  many  others.     A  hosting  by  the  King 


5  Cainmch.  —  St.  Canice,  founder 
and  abbot  of  Achadh-bo  (Aghaboe), 
in  the  Queen's  County.  His  obit  is 
given  at  the  year  599  supra,  and  hia 
birth  is  entered  under  526. 

8  FTom  Ba-hha  westwards. — This 
should  be  from  Berbha  (the  river 
Barrow)  eastwards. 

'' Comarh  of  Ultan;  i.e.  successor  of 


St.  Ultan  of  Ardbraccan,  and  abbot 
of  that  place.  The  Four  Masters 
(at  A.D.  966)  state  that  Conmach  was 
also  a  priest  of  Cenannus,  or  Kells. 

"Amlaimh  Cuaran See  note  *,  p. 

456,  and  note  ^,  p.  465,  supra. 

^ConcJiolar  son  of  Tadhg. — King 
of  Connaught  at  the  time.  His  obit 
is  entered  under  the  vear  972  infra. 

2  I  2 


484  aMMcclcc  tilret)1i. 

h-CCricgaiti  tnacmaUTDan,  co  ^aLlail?,  co  fio  o\ic  Coti-Deiae, 
7  CO  patigmB  ap.  cenn.  belltim  CiUe  moiia  fim  T)om- 
nall  mac  Cotisalms,  7  \i\a  nCCrrilaitTi,  -po^  "Oomnall  .h. 
Weill,  'DU  icoficaiifi  CCpDjai^  mac  TTlacu'Dain,  111  Ula-D,  7 
Ttontiacan  mac  TTlailmuiirie,  airicinnec,  7  Cinae'D  mac 
Cpongaille  ifii  Conaille,  cum  pluiiimif.  Ofxcain  tug- 
maTO  7  "Opoma  inafclamn  la  ITluixcha'D,  la  yiig  nCCilig. 
Opcain  Tnainiipci^ec  7  iaiiine  leipe  la  "Oomnall,  la  1115 
nGfieiTD,  ubi  in  una  T)omu  .cccl.  accenfi  func 

|ct.  lanaiyi.  CCnno  T)omini  tdcccc."  hex."  (aliai^  971). 
Ctilen  [mac]  llluilb,  \i\  CClban,'oo  map,baTi  'oo  bpecnaib 
iptioi  caca.  "Oomnall  .tl.  Neill,  r^i  'Cempac,T)o  innayibu 
a  TTli'De  -do  clain-o  Colmain.  Niall  mac  CCe'oa,  tii  Ulaxi, 
moiiicup.  "Cuo^al  comapba  Ciayiam,  ITlaeliramna 
comapba  Cainnis,  moiaiunt;uti-  Ceallac  .tl.  Nua-Dat;  vo 
mafbaT)  T)0  ^allaib  1  n-'Dori«ir  in  ptiomncisi.  SlogaT) 
la  T»omnall  -tl.  Meill  co  pyiu  TTli'De,  co  |io  oyic  a  n-ule 
cella  7  "Dtine,  7  co  fio  oific  .Tl.  Pailji  7  porajfiija. 

]ct.  lanaiifi.  CCnno  Tiomini  t)cccc.°  bsc^i."  (aliay  972). 
Cau  eciyi  Ulcu  7  T)al-nCCiiaiT)e,  icoyicaiifi  yii  in  coicit>  .1. 
CCe-D  mac  Loin^fic,  7  alii.  TTluyichaT)  mac  pinn  "OO 
maifibax)  la  "Oomnall  cloen  pep  -oolum.  Cctcufac  mac 
'Pepsu'pa,    comayiba    T)uin,  mopicufi.      pogapcac    mac 


^Artc/arfii  Ardgar,-  -More  correctly 
written  Artghal  in  the  Ann.  Four 
Masters,  at  the  year  968.  But  the 
name  does  not  appear,  in  either  form, 
iu  the  list  of  the  Kings  of  Ulidia 
contained  in  the  Book  of  Leinster, 
p.  41. 

^  Condere Connor,   co.   Antrim. 

To  palliate  the  offence  committed  by 
Artgar  (or  Artghal)  in  plundering  an 
ecclesiastical  establishment  so  famous 
as  Connor,  the  Four  Masters  (968) 
insinuate  that  it  was,  at  the  time,  in 
the  possession  of  the  Foreigners. 

^  Cill-mona Apparently  the  place 


now  known  as  Kilmona,  in  the  parish 
of  Rahugh,  co.  Westmeath. 

''  Mainistir ;  i.e.  Manistir-Buite,  or 
Monasterboice,  in  the  county  of 
Louth. 

^Lann-leire. — See  note  ^',  p.  205 
supra. 

^  Illulb.  — Indulf ,  sou  of  Constantine, 
King  of  Scotland.  His  "  moritur  " 
is  entered  in  the  Chron.  Scotorum  at 
the  year  960  (=961),  although  Skene 
observes  that  the  "  Irish  Annals  "  do 
not  record  his  death.  See  Chron. 
Plots  and  iScois,  Pref.,  p.  cxliii. 

'  Son  of  Aedh. — In    the     list   of 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


485 


of  Ulidia,  i.e.  A.rtgar/  son  of  Matadhan,  when  he  destroyed 
Condere/  and  left  a  slaughter  of  heads.  The  battle  of 
Cill-mona'  [was  gained]  by  Domnall  son  of  Congalach, 
and  by  Amlaimh,  over  Domnall  Ua  Neill,  wherein  fell 
Ardgar^  son  of  Matadhan,  King  of  Ulidia,  and 
Donnacan  son  of  Maelmuire,  'herenagh,'  and  Cinaedh 
son  of  Crongaill,  King  of  Conailli,  with  many  more. 
Plundering  of  Lughmadh  and  Druim-inasclaian  by 
Murchad,  King  of  Ailech.  Plundering  of  Mainistir''  and 
Lann-leire,''  by  Domnall,  King  of  Ireland,  where  350 
persons  were  burned  in  one  house. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  970  (alias  971).  Culen,  [son  of]  lUulb,"  [970.] 
King  of  Alba,  was  slain  by  Britons,  in  the  field  of  battle. 
Domnall  Ua  Neill,  King  of  Temhair,  was  expelled  from 
Midhe  by  the  Olann-Colmain.  Niall  son  of  Aedh,'  King 
of  Ulidia,  died.  Tuathal,  comarb  of  Ciaran,**  Maelsamna 
comarb  of  Cainnech,''  died.  Cellach  Ua  Nuadhat  was 
slain  by  Foreigners  in  the  door-way  of  the  refectory.'" 
A  hosting  by  Domnall  Ua  Neill  to  the  men  of  Midhe, 
when  he  spoiled  all  their  churches  and  forts;  and  he 
spoiled  the  Ui-Failghi  and  the  Fotharta. 

Kal.  Jan.     a.d.  971  (alias  972).    A  battle  between  the  [!>7i.j  m 
Ulidians  and  the  Dal-Araidhe,  in  which  the  King  of  the 
Province,"  i.e.  Aedh  son  of  Loingsech,  and  others,  were 
slain.     Murchad,  son  of  Finn,  was  deceitfully  killed  by 
DomnaU  Cloen.  Oathasach  son  of  Fergus,  comarb  of  Dun,'^ 


Kings  of  Ulidia  contained  in  Booh  of 
Leinster,  p.  41,  col.  i,  the  name  of 
Niall's  father  is  given  as  Eochaid, 
with  "  vel  Aed"  written  over  it. 

"  Comarb  oj  Ciaran;  i.e.  abbot  of 
Clonmacnoise,  of  which  St.  Ciaran  "son 
of  the  carpenter  "  was  the  founder. 

»  Cainnech. — St.  Canice,  founder  of 
the  Monasterj'  of  AgBabo,  in  the 
Queen's  County. 


^0  Refectory.— The  Irish  of  the 
words  "in  the  door- way  "  (i  n-'Dop.ur) 
is  not  in  B.  The  name  of  the  chiu-ch, 
or  monastery,  not  having  been  given, 
it  is  not  easy  to  identify  Cellach  Ua 
Nuadhat. 

"  The  Province ;  i.e.  the  Province 
of  Ulidia.     See  note  ",  p.  386  supra. 

^^  Bun. — Downpatrick,  in  the  county 
of  Down. 


486 


ccwNcclcc  tiLcroti. 


Meill  .h.  Z6lm\i's  T)0  maiibaT)  la  TJomnall  mac  Con- 
7;alai|,  T;|via  me^ail.  Cif\itnnmael  aiyicinnec  Slmne  -oa 
laca  mofiicup- 

let.  kmaifi.  CCnnoT)ommi  t)cccc.°  lxxii.°  (aliap  973). 
Concobafi  mac  "Cai-oc,  ^ii  Coimaci;,  mopitioia.  Cac  enp, 
rntipchaT)  .h.  "PLaicbejiraig  7  Corinachca, -du  iTOi;\caiia 
Carat  mac  "CaTOc  pi  Connacu,  7  ^eibennac  mac  a;ex>a 
pi  .tl.  ITlaine,  7  aln  mulw.  TTlaelmuipe  aipcinnec 
T)aipmai5i  -do  baca-o  1  n-Gp  puaiti.  becan  comap.ba 
Pnnen,  CCibll  aipcinnec  ^inne  t)a  laca,  fecupa  mopce 
mopiuncup.  "Oub-oalece  comapba  pacpaic  ipop  cuaipt; 
mtiman,  co  uic  a  peip- 
Foi.  5Baa.  ]ct.  laiiaip.  CCniio  "Domim  -occcc."  Ixx.  3.°  (aliap  974°). 
TTlupcbax)  .ll.  'Plaicbepcaic  vo  ■duI  pop.  cpeic  1  citiel 
Conaill,  CO  cue  gabail  mop,  conicapiiairi  oen  jai  conep- 
bailc  Tie  oc  'Dun  clomje,  t)0  cummain  7  aicpige.  T)iap.- 
maic  mac  T)ocapcai5,  comapba  TTlolaipe,  mopcuup  epc. 
T)onrichaT)  pnn,  pi  TTli'Se,  t)0  mapboT)  la  CCgna  mac 
T)uibcinn.  Tloeniuxi  ifiia  nUgaipe  mac  'Cuacail  pop 
Oppaigi,  icopcaip  "Oiapmaic  mac  "Oonnchaxia.  TTlai'Dm 
aile  1)0110  |iia  n-Oppai^i  pop  hUib  Cennpelaig,  icopcaip 
T)omnall  mac  Cellaig. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  T»omini  locx.  4'°.  (atiap  975»). 
Gcjaip  mac  Gcmonn,  pi  Saxan,  in  Chpipco  paupauic. 
"Oomnatt  mac  eogam,  \i\  Opecan,  in  aiticpi,  ^ogapcac 


^  Murchad  Ua  FlaiihbertaigJi ;  i.e. 
"  Murchad  descendant  of  Flaith- 
bertach."  He  was  King  of  Aileeh. 
See  above  at  tlie  year  969. 

^  Dairmagli.  —  Durrow,  in  the 
barou}'  of  Ballycowan,  King'.s 
County. 

2  Es-Ruaidh. — Otherwise  written 
Es-Aedha-Euaidh,  the  "  Cataract  of 
Aedh  1-uadh  ('  red  ')."  Anglicised 
"  Assaroe,"  but  also  known  as  the 
Salmon  Leap,  on  the  river  Erne,  at 
Eallysliannon,  co.  Donegal. 


'  Comarb  of  Fimien;  i.e.  successor 
of  St.  Finnen,  founder  of  the  famous 
monastery  of  Clonard,  in  the  county 
of  Meath. 

^  Murchad  Ua  Flaithbertaigh, — 
See  note  '. 

"  Dan-CloiUffhe.~The  "  fort  (or 
fortress)  of  Cloitech."  O'Donovan 
identifies  Dun-Cloitighe  with  Dun- 
glad}',  a  remarkable  fort  in  a  townland 
of  the  same  name,  parish  of  Magherai 
and  county  of  Londonderry.  Ann. 
F.  M.,  A.D.  972,  note  ■■. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


487 


died.  Fogartach,  son  of  Niall  Ua  Tolairg,  was 
treacherously  killed  by  Domnall  son  of  Congalach. 
Crunnmael,  herenagh  of  Glenn-da-locha,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  972  (alias  973).  Conchobar  son  of  [972.] 
Tadhg,  King  of  Connaught,  died.  A  battle  between 
Murchad  TJa  Flaithbertaigh^  and  the  Connaughtmen,  in 
which  fell  Cathal  son  of  Tadhg,  King  of  Connaught,  and 
Geibhennach  son  of  Aedh,  King  of  Ui-Maine,  and  many 
others.  Maelmuire,  herenagh  of  Dairmagh,-  was 
drowned  in  Es-Ruaidh.^  Becan,  comarb  of  Finnen/  Ailill, 
herenagh  of  Glenn-da-locha,  died  a  quiet  death.  Dabh- 
dalethe,  comai'b  of  Patrick,  [went]  on  a  visitation  of 
Munster,  and  obtained  his  demand. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  973  (alias  974).  Murchad  Ua  Flaith-^  [973.] 
bertaigh"  went  on  a  preying  expedition  into  Cinel-Conaill, 
and  made  a  great  capture ;  but  he  was  hit  by  one  dart, 
and  died  thereof  at  Dun-Cloitighe,"  after  communion  and 
penitence.  Diarmait  son  of  Dochartach,  comarb  of 
Molaise/  died.  Donnchad  Finn,  King  of  Midhe,  was  slain 
by  Aghda,  son  of  Dubhcenn.  A  victory  by  Ugaire 
son  of  TuathaP  over  the  Osraighi,  in  Avhich  Diarmait 
son  of  Donnchad  was  slain.  Another  victory  also  by 
the  Osraighi  over  the  Ui-Cennselaigh,  in  which  DomnalF 
son  of  Cellach  fell. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  974  (alias  975),    Edgar'"  son  of  Edmond,     [974.] 
King  of   the  Saxons,  paused.     Domnall  son   of  Eogan, 
King  of  the  Britons,^'  in  pilgrimage,  [and]  Foghartach 


'Comarb  o/Molaise;  i.e.  abbot  of 
Daimhinis  (Devenish  Island  in  Loch- 
Erne),  the  monastery  of  which  was 
originally  founded  by  St.  Molaise. 

8  Tuathal.  —  The  obit  of  this 
Tuathal,  the  progenitor  from  whom 
the  name  O'Tuathail,  or  O'Toole,  has 
been  derived,  is  entered  above  under 
the  year  957. 

fi  Domnall— B-O  was  Kin;;  of  Ui- 


Cennselaigh  (or  South  Leinster)  for 
9  years,  according  to  the  list  in  the 
Book  of  Leinster,  p.  40,  col.  2. 

"  FAlgav. — The  death  of  Edgar  is 
noticed  in  the  Anglo-Sax.  Chron.  at 
the  year  975,  which  is  the  correct 
year. 

'1  Britons The  Britons  of  Strath- 

clyde.  See  Chron.  Scotorum  (ed. 
Heniiessy),  p.  223,  note ". 


488 


aNMCClCC  tllOTDll. 


abb  "Oaiyie,  moficui  ftinc.  pefiTjalach  aificinnec  Uec- 
laann  a  gencilibof  occifUf  efc  CinaeT)  .tl.  CCficosan 
(.1.  T)0  ipil  Ce]anai5  focail),  pyiimeceif  ©ifienn,  quieuic- 
"Ooinenn  mop  ifin  bbaxiain  fin. 

]ct.  lanaip-  CCnno  T)omini  'dcccc.°Ixx  ii.°  (aliaf  976°). 
triacsaiTiiiin  mac  Cenner;i5,  pi  Caipil,  t)o  mapbati  la 
TTIaelmuaiT>  mac  mbpain-  "Donncha'D  mac  Ceallais, 
pi  Oppaigi,  'Oomnall  mac  Corisalai^,  pi  bpe^,  mopcui 
ptinr;.  Conaing  .Tl.  ptian,  oomapba  ITlic  Mipi  7  Colman 
eia,  paupauic.  'Ca-Dj  .h.  Rua-opac  pi  Cianacc  occipup 
epc  1  n-Ult;aib.  Secna  .11.  "Oemati,  aipcinnech  tiOeiro- 
poma,  in  pua  T)omu  exupcup  epc. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  7)0000."  bcx.  ui."  (aliap  977.°) 
TTluipcepcac  mac  "DomnaiLl  .Tl.  Kleill,  7  Consalac  mac 
"Domnaill,  7)a  pi^'oomnaQpenn,  730  mapbat)  la  hCCmlaim 
mac  Sicpnica.  'gillacolaim  .11.  Canannan  no  mapban 
la  "Oomnall  .Tl.  Meill.  CCmlaim  mac  CCiluilB  (.1.  pi 
CClban)  no  mapban  la  Cinaen  mac  "Domnaill.  Conaing 
mac  Canain,  oomapba  TnoGnoo,  mopT:uup  epc.  1n  hoc 
anno  piaicbepcac  mac  TTluipcepcaic  naz^up  epi:. 

]ct.  lanaip.     CCnno  nomini  ncccc."  lacoc."  7."  (aliap  978°). 

Pacpa    aipcinnec    la    quieuiu.     Ca€  ecip  Opian  mac 

Cennecij   7  TYlaelmbuan    pi   "Oepmuman,  co   copcaip 

Tnaelmuaf)    ann.     Cac    bi^lainne    pop    LaigmlS    pia 

Foi.  52a5.  n-^allailS  CC-ca  cliac,  nu  icopcaip  pi  Laigen  .1.  Ugaipe 


^Rechra. — Seenote'^,  p.  101  supra. 

^  Cernack  Sotal ;  i.e.  Cernach  the 
Arrogant  (or  haughty).  His  obit  is 
given  above  at  the  j'ear  663.  The 
parenthetic  clause,  which  is  not  in  B., 
is  written  in  the  niarg.  in  A.,  in  the 
orig.  hand. 

^  Mat/igamhain.  —  This  name  is 
now  Anglicised  Mahon.  The  bearer 
was  the  elder  brother  of  Brian 
Borumha. 

■*  Son  of  Cellach, — This  is  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  list  of  Kings  of 


Ossory  in  the  £00^  ofLeinster,  p.  40, 
col.  5.  But  Eev.  J.  F.  Shearman 
states  that  Donnchad  was  the  grand- 
son of  Cellach,  being  the  son  of 
Muirchertach  son  of  Cellach,  both  of 
whom  were  slain  in  the  battle  of 
Belach-Mnghna,  mentioned  above  at 
the  year  907  (=908).  Loca  Patn- 
clana.  Table  11.,  after  p.  264. 

'^  Coniarh  of  Mac  Nisse  and  Colman 
£,'«.— This  would  mean  Abbot  of 
Connor  (of  which  Mac  Nisse  was  the 
founder),    and    of    Lann-Ela    (now 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


489 


abbot  of  Daire,  died.  Ferdal,  herenagh  of  Rechra/ 
■was  slain  by  Gentiles.  Cinaedh  Ua  Artagain  (of  the  race 
of  Cernach  Sotail)/  chief  poet  of  Ireland,  rested.  Great 
inclemency  of  the  weather  in  this  year. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  975  (alias  975).  Mathgamhain'  son  of  [97o.J 
Cennetigh,  King  of  Caisel,  was  killed  by  Maelmhuaidh 
son  of  Bran.  Donnchad  son  of  Cellach/  King  of  Osraighi, 
[and]  Domnall  son  of  Congalach,  King  of  Bregh,  died. 
Conaing  Ua  Finan,  comarb  of  Mac  Nisse''  and  Colraan 
Ela/  paused.  Tadhg  Ua  Ruadhrach,  King  of  Cianachta, 
was  slain  in  Ulidia.  Setna  Ua  Deman,  herenagh"  of 
Oendruim,  was  burned  in  his  own  house. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  976  (alias  977).  Muirchertach,  son  of  i^'^^-'i 
Domnall  Ua  Neill,  and  Congalach,  son  of  Domnall,  two 
royal  heirs  of  Ireland,  were  killed  by  Amlaimh  son  of 
Sitriuc.  Gilla-Coluim  Ua  Canannan  was  killed  by 
Domnall  Ua  NeiU.  Amlaimh  son  of  Illulb,'  King  of  Alba, 
was  killed  by  Cinaedh  son  of  Domnall.^  Conaing  son  of 
Cadan,  comarb  of  Moedhoc,  died.  In  this  year  Flaith- 
bertach"  son  of  Muirchertach  was  born. 

Kal.  Jan.      A.D.  977  (alias  978).     Fiachra,  herenagh     [977.] 
of  la,  rested.     A  battle  between  Brian,  son  of  Cennetigh, 
and  Maelmhuaidh,^"  King  of  Des-Mumha,  in  which  Mael- 
mhuaidh was  slain.     The  Ibattle  of  Bithlann  [was  gained] 
over  the  Leinstermen  by  the  Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath,  in 


Lynally,  in  the  barony  of  Ballycowan, 
King's  County,  of  wliicli  St.  Colman 
Ela  was  the  founder).  See  Eeeves"s 
Down  and  Connor,  p.  242. 

"  Herenagh.  —  In  the  Ann.  Four 
Mast,  at  A.D.  974,  Setna  is  stated  to 
have  been  abbot  of  Aendruira. 

'/Z^Mii.— Indulf,  or  Indulph.  See 
note  °  under  A.D.  970. 

9  Domnall. — This  should  probably 
be  Maelcoluim  (Malcolm)  as  in  the 
Annah  of  Tigernach. 


^  Ftaiihbertach.  —  This  was  the 
famous  Flaithbertach  O'Neill,  nick- 
named   Flaithbertach-an-trostain,   or 

"F of  the  Pilgrim's  Staff;"    so 

called  for  having  gone  in  pilgrimage 
to  Rome.  His  death  is  recorded  at 
the  year  1036  infra. 

^^  Maelmhuaidh.  —  The  murder  of 
Brian's  brother,  Mahon,  by  Mael- 
mhuaidh, is  entered  above  at  the  year 
976. 


490 


aNMCclcc  ulocnh. 


mac,  "Cuauml,  7  aln  mtilci.  Ca^i^oinitit)  pa  n-CCiia- 
pallaib  fio^i  cenel  ConaiU,  -on  1  coi(\caip  Mmll  .tl. 
Canannan,  7  aln  niulr;i.  Copcac  mop  muman  t)0 
aixcain  la  T)ai5iTi.     Lef  moia  TTIocutju  -do  aiicain  7  T)0 

l[0fCUT)]. 

jet.  lanaiix.  CCnno  -oomini  -occcc"  bcx".  8.°  (aliaf  979°). 
muipenn  inpn  Consalais,  comafiba  bifiisce,  quieuit:. 
leclaljoiT,  .h.  pacna,  yii  xialaifiaiTie,  pefi  -Dolum  occifUf 
efc.  Concobaii  mac  Pmn,  r^i  ua  pailgi,  mcfictiUf  efc 
CCiiaeccac  ."h.Cafian,  cenn  ecnai  GpeiTD,  in  pace  quieuic. 

jcl.  lanaip.  CCnno  Dommi  T)CCCC.°  Ixcc.  9."  (almp  98o). 
Cai  'Cempac  pia  TTIaelrecnaill  mac  nT)omnaill  Tpoyi 
Sallai15  CC^o  clrnu  7  na  n-in-ofe^,  ippola'o  -oeps  ap 
^all  7  nep.c  ^all  a  hepinT),  7)u  luopcaip  Uosnall  mac 
CCmlaim,  mac  pig  ^all,  7  Conamal  mac  aeppi  ^all,  7 
alii  mulci.  'Oor^inall  .h.  Meill,  ap-Djxi  Gfienn,  pofr 
penirenDiam,  in  ap-o  niaca  obnt;.  mfltispon,  comapba 
Coluim  cille  eT;ip  Gpinn  7  CClbain,  uicam  ■pelicicep 
pniuic.  Tlumann  .h.  CCex»acan,  comapba  "Cijepnais, 
mupchaT)  mac  Riatiai,  comapba  Comain,  paupauepunT;. 
•Oubgall  mac  T)onncha7)a,  pi-oomna  CC1I15,  a  ipjiacpe-puo 
.1. 0  nriuipexiac  mac  piainn,  incefiipeccup  eye  IfTluipe-Dac 
mac  piainn  anre  menpem  incegpum  a  genne  pua  t)ecol- 
lacop  efc.  Comalcan  .ll.  Cleipig,  p,i  .Tl.  piacpac  CCitine, 
moifiictip.    "Cigepnan,   .Tl.    TTlael'Dopai'o   .1.  pi    cenioil 


1  Comarb  of  Briglt;  i.e.  abbess  of 
Kildare. 

^  Conchohar. — He  was  the  ancestor 
of  the  Ui-Conchobhair  Failghe,  or 
O'Conors  of  0£faly,and,a3  O'Donovan 
alleges,  the  progenitor  from  whom 
they  took  their  hereditary  surname, 
though  Mac  Firbis  states  that  the 
surname  was  taken  from  his  grand- 
son, Conchohar,  son  of  Conghalach[ob. 
1017].     Fonr  Mast.,  a.d.  977,  note  o, 

3  Maelseclmaill.  —  Called  "  Mor," 
or  the  Great.     His  accession  to  the 


monarchy  is  recorded  under  the  year 
979  ( =  980)  by  the  Four  Masters. 

•  Domlmall.  —  A  marginal  note  in 
A.  distinguishes  him  as  "  Domhnall  of 
Ard-Macha,"  and  adds  that  he  was 
the  son  of  Muirchertach  of  the 
Leather  Cloaks,  son  of  Niall  Glundubh. 
A  quatrain  in  Irish,  in  praise  of 
Domhnall's  prowess,  quoted  as  from 
Mac  Coissi,  is  written  on  lower  marg., 
fol.  52a,  in  A. 

^  Mughron.  —  See  Keeves's  Adam- 
nan,  p.  394.     A  tew  lines  of  poetry 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


491 


which  fell  the  King  of  Leinster,  i.e.,  Ugaire  son  of  Tuathal, 
and  many  others.  A  victory  by  the  Airghialla  over  the 
Cinel-Conaill,  in  which  fell  Niall  Ua  Canannain,  and 
man}-  others.  Corcach-mor,  of  Munster,  was  destroyed 
by  fire.     Lis-mor-Mochuta  was  plundered  and  burned. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  978  (alias  979).  Muirenn,  daughter  of 
Congalach,  comarb  of  Brigit/  rested.  Lethlabhar  TJa 
Fiachna,  King  of  Dal-Araidhe,  was  treacherously  killed. 
Conchobar,^  son  of  Finn,  King  of  Ui-Failghi,  died. 
Airechtach  Ua  Carain,  the  most  learned  of  Ireland, 
rested  in  peace. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  979  (alias  980).  The  battle  of  Temh- 
air  [was  gained]  by  MaelsechnaiU,''  son  of  Domnall,  over 
the  Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath  and  the  Islands,  where  a 
great  slaughter  of  the  Foreigners  was  committed,  and 
their  power  [banished]  from  Ireland ;  and  in  which 
Ragnall,  son  of  Amlaimh,  King  of  the  Foreigners,  and 
Conamhal  son  of  a  Foreign  chief,  and  many  others,  were 
slain.  DomhnalP  Ua  Neill,  Arch-King  of  Ireland,  died 
in  Ard-Macha,  after  penitence.  Mughron,'  comarb  of 
Colum-Oille  both  in  Ireland  and  Alba,  ended  life  happily. 
Rumann  Ua  Aedhacain,  comarb  of  Tigernach,"  [and]  Mur- 
chad  son  of  Riada,  comarb  of  Coman,'  '  paused.'  Dubh- 
gall  son  of  Donnchad,  royal-heir  of  Ailech,  was  killed  by 
his  kinsman,  i.e.  by'  Muiredhach  son  of  Flann.  Muii'e- 
dhach  son  of  Flann  was  beheaded  by  his  own  people 
before  an  entire'  month.  Comaltan  Ua  Cleirigh,  King 
of  Ui-Fiachrach-Aidhne,  died.  Tigernan  Ua  Maeldor- 
aidh,  i.e.  King  of  Cinel-Conaill,  was  slain  by  his  own 


1978] 


[979.]  HIS. 


written  on  the  lower  marg.,  fol.  52  a 
in  A.,  fixing  tlie  year  of  Mughron's 
death  at  980  (the  correct  j'ear),  do 
not  seem  of  sufficient  merit  to  be 
printed. 

^  Comarb  of  Tigernach ;  i.e.  abbot 
of  Clones,  co.  Monaghan. 


'Comarb  of  Coman;  Le.  abbot  of 
Kos-Chomain,  or  Koscommon,  in  the 
county  of  Koscommon. 

'  Bi/. — a,  Met  0,  A.  o,  B  ;  which 
seems  more  correct. 

'  Entire. — iticiglfimn,  A.,  B. 


492 


CCNMOCLCC  UlCTDll. 


Fol.  52Jr7. 


.b. 


Conaill  a  fuif  lUgulacuf  efc.  bfioen  mac  TTlupcaTia, 
fii  taisen,  t)0  efx^aBml  tio  gallaib,  7  a  mafibaT)  laiaum. 

jet.  lanaifi.  CCnno  "Dommi  "dcccc.  laxi;.°(aLiaf  981°). 
T)oiTinaU  .h.  h-CCici'D  |ii  .h.  nGcac,  7  loitigfec  mac 
Pogaiicaic  I'll  .n.  Niallain,  T)o  comcocim.  Cleiiacen  mac 
■Donnjaile  comafxtja  12eicin,  Gojan  .il.  Ca-oain  comaiiba 
bi^eiiamxi,  Sinac  mac  TTluiifiuilen  comaiiba  Comgaill,  in 
Chiaifuo  ■Dop.mieiT.unc.  TTleff  anacnaca  ifin  blmt)- 
ain  fin. 

|ct.  lanaifi.  CCnno  7)omini  t)cccc.°  txKcc."  1.  (aliaf 
982°).  b|iuaT;aifi  mac  "Cijefinais,  fi  -h.  Cennfealaig, 
moyiicuifi.  CCp-cbu  mac  Neill  -do  maifibai)  tdo  maccaiB 
CCtiT)5aiia  ci^ia  mebail.  CCe'o  .h.  "OubT)ai,  \l^  t;uaifceipt; 
Connacc,  fecufva  mojfitre  mopicuip.  Opcain  Cilli  "oaifiao 
Imtifv  phuiiT-x:  Laiyice. 

]Cal.  lanaip.  CCnno  "oomini  t)cccc.°  Lxccx."  11.°  (aliaf 
983°).  Cofmac  mac  TTlaelciafian,  comafiba  TDocucu, 
1TluifeT)ac  mac  Uluifecan,  fecnap  aifxt  TTlaca,  mofiun- 
cuf-  Ca^foiniu-D  fia  ITlaelfecnaill  mac  'DomnaiU,  7 
fia  n-'glim-iaf n  mac  CCmlaim,  fof  T)omnaU  cloen,  fop 
fi  taijen  (7  fOf  Imaf  puifc  Laif^e),  tiu  it;ofC|iat)ap 
ill  tm\i  ba'ba'D  7  mafboT),  im  ^iHa  Pocfaic  mac  liTiaip, 
7  alii.  CCex)  .Tl.  TTlocfan,  comafba  "OafinchiU,  lugul- 
ai;uf  eft;. 

]ct.  1ana1l^     CCnno   TDomini   7)cccc.°  lacococ."  in."  (aliaf 


^  Brail.  —  The  name  is  written 
btioen  in  A.  and  B.  But  this  is  a 
loose  form  of  "writing  it. 

2  Pa  h-Aitidh — This  name,  which 
is  variously  written  Ua  Aidith,  Ua 
Aiteidh,  Ua  Aiddeidh,  seems  to  have 
been  derived  from  Aideid,  son  of 
Laighne,  King  of  Ulidia,  whose 
death  is  noticed  at  the  year  897 
supra. 

3  Comarb  of  Fechin ;  i.e.  abbot  of 
Fobhar  (Fore),  in  the  present  county 
of  Westmeath. 


■■  TigernacTi. — Other  authorities,  as 
the  Four  Masters,  the  Chrou.  Scot- 
orum,  and  the  lists  of  Kings  in  the 
Boo^c  of  LeinsteVf  write  the  name 
Eehtigern,  which  is  apparent!}'  the 
proper  form.  The  Ann.  F.  M.,  at 
A.D.  951,  record  the  death  of  an 
Eehtigern,  Lord  of  Ui-Cennselaigh, 
who  was  probably  the  father  of 
Bruatar. 

"Archu. — According  to  the  Chron. 
Scotorum  (980),  Archu  was  royal 
heir  of  Ulidia. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


493 


people.      Bran/  son  of  Murchad,  King  of  Leinster,  was 
captured  by  Foreigners ;  and  he  was  killed  afterwards. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  980  (alias  981).  Domlinall  TJa  [980.] 
h-Aitidh,'^  King  of  Ui-Echach,  and  Loingsech  son  of 
Fogartach,  King  of  Ui-Niallain,  fell  by  one  another, 
Cleirchen  son  of  Donngal,  comarb  of  Fechin ;"  Eoghau 
Ufa  Cadhain,  comarb  of  Brenaind,  [and]  Sinach  son  of 
Murthuilen,  comarb  of  Comghall,  '  fell  asleep '  in  Christ. 
Unusual  abundance  of  acorns  in  this  year. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  981  (alias  982).  Bruatar  son  of  Tiger-  [98L] 
nach,*  King  of  the  Ui-Cennselaigh,  died.  Archu/  son  of 
Niall,  was  treacherously  killed  by  the  sons  of  Ardgar. 
Ahdh  Ua  Dubhda,  King  of  the  North  of  Connaught, 
died  a  quiet  death.  Plundering  of  CiU-dara  by  Imhar 
of  Port-Lairge." 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  982  (alias  983).  Cormac  son  of  Mael-  [982.] 
ciarain,  comarb  of  Mochuta,'  Muiredach  son  of  Muirecan, 
vice-abbot  of  Ard-Macha,  died.  A  battle-rout  by  Mael- 
sechnaill  son  of  Domnall,  and  by  Glun-iairn  son  of 
Amlaimh,  over  Domnall  Cloen,  King  of  Leinster  (and 
over  Imhar^  of  Port-Lairge"),  where  a  great  many 
perished^  by  drowning  and  killing,  including  Gilla-Patraic, 
son  of  Imhar,  and  others.  Aedh  Ua,  Mothran,  comarb  of 
Dasinchell/"  was  slain." 

Kal.  Jan.     a.d.  983  (alias  984).     Uissine  Ua  Lapain  [983.]  bis. 


^  Port-Lairge. — The  old  name  of 
Waterford. 

'  Comarb  of  Mochuta ;  i.e.  abbot, 
or  bishop,  of  Lismore,  co.  Waterford. 
But,  for  "Mochuta,"  the  Four  Mast. 
have  "Mochta,"  which  would  make 
Cormac  abbot  of  Louth 

'Imhar.— The  orig.  of  the  paren- 
thetic clause,  added  in  the  margin  in 
A.,  is  part  of  the  text  in  B. 

9  Perished. — icoificaiTi.,  A.  icofv- 
crvax)aTV  (plur.  form),  B.,  which  is 
more  correct.    The  rest  of  the  entry  is 


interlined  in  A.,  but  is  in  the  text  in 
B. 

^^  DasincheU. — A  devotional  form  of 
the  name  of  Sinchell,  made  up  of  da 
("  thy "),  being  often  used  for  mo 
("  my  "),  and  the  saint's  name.  See 
Martyr,  of  Donegal,  ed.  by  Todd  and 
Reeves,  Introd.  xliii.,  u.  4  St.  Sin- 
chell was  founder  of  the  monastery 
of  Killeigh,  in  the  barony  of  GeshiU, 
King's  County. 

^^  Slain. — i«5uLacuy>  e|>c.  The 
abbrev.  for  interiit  follows  (icic),  as 
if  by  mistake. 


494 


CCNNalCC  ulcc-oli. 


984°).  Uiffine  .h.  lapan,  aiyicinnec  T)aiiaG  Calcaic, 
nfluijie-oac  .h.  pianiiacam,  T:eplei5im)  a\\m  TTlaca, 
paufanc.  "Dub-Dapac  mac  "Oomnallan,  111  "Oefilatf,  a 
fuif  ince|i|:eccuf  [epc].  T)omnall  cloen,  yii  Laigen,  o 
hUib  Cetiiiipelais  occifUj^  e^'C  piai€be|icac  .Tl.  bCCri- 
luain,  fii  .h.  'Miallain,  peifi  'oolum  occiipuf  epc  0  hUib 
bpepail. 

]ct.  Icmaip.,  u.p.;  l.u.  CCnno  ■oomini  ■dcccc."  Iccccac-"  1111.° 
(aliap  985°).  pogajacac  .Tl.  Con^aile  aipcinnec  "Daim- 
mnpi,  ptaiclem  aiificmnec  Saigpi,  TTlaelpinnia  aiifi- 
cinnec  "Oomnais  pacpmc,  in  Chixifco  quieueyxunT;. 
Slosa-olaTTlaelfectainti  mac  n'Oomnaill  1  ConnaccaiB, 
cocajfiaic  mag  nOi  ilUiairjxeT).  Ctiec  ■polama  la  Con- 
nacca  co  loc  tiCCnin'D,  cofio  loifCfer;  7  copo  map.bpac  pi 
Pep  cell.  TTlaeilfeacloinn  mac  "Domnaill  7)0  in'opiU'D 
Connachc,  7  vo  cogail  a  n-innpea^,  7  ■do  mapba-o  a 
r;oi  peach. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domim  T)cccc.°  Ixocx."  u.°  (aliap 
986°).  Cumapc  mop  (.1.  1  n-apx)  maca)  ipin  xiomnuc  pia 
lugnapa'D,  ecip  .11.  Gcac  7  .11.  Niallam,  t)u  icopcatp  mac 
■Cpenaip  mic  Celecan  7  alii.  Na  "Danaip  -do  cui-oecht; 
1  n-aipep  T)ailpiai;ai,  .1.  ceopa  longa,  co  po  piagca  pecc 
picic  ■D116,  7  CO  po  penca  olcena.  1  Coluim  cille  x>o 
Foi.  5266.  apcain  vo  T)anapaib  aitici  noclaic,  co  po  mapbpac  in 
opal's  7  .xu.  uipop  ■DO  ppuiciB  na  cille. 

let.  lanaip.     CCnno  'oomini  ticccc-"  la:a:x.°  ui."  (aliap 


'  Daire-Calgaigh. — Derry  (or  Lon- 
dondeiTy). 

-  Derlas. — See  note '°,  p.  453  supra. 

'  Bij  tJie  Ui-Bresail. — o  hui  bifie- 
■pai?y,  A.  o  liiiib  byveyail,  B. ; 
which  is  more  correct. 

*  Saigliir.  —  Better  known  as 
Saighir-Chiaraiu.  Now  Seirkieran, 
in  the  barony  of  Ballybritt,  King's 
County. 

^  To  ashes.  —  Dr.  O'Conor,  mis- 
taking the  signification  of  illumcfie'D 


("  into  ashes  "),  translates  "  vastat 
planitiem  Aoi  in  regione  Luathre." 

"-Secret.— polattia.  The  trans- 
lator of  these  Annala  in  Clar.  49 
renders  c|iec  polama  by  "  a  stealing 
army."  The  Four  Masters,  in  the 
corresponding  entry  (984),  for  po- 
lairia  have  po  a  la  riio-6,  which 
O'Donovan  renders  by  "in  retalia- 
tion." 

'' Lock-Aiiiinn Lough  Ennell  (or 

Belvedere  Lake,  as  it  has  been  named 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


495 


herenagh  of  Daire-Ccalgaigli/  Muiredach  Ua  Flannacain, 
lector  of  Ard-Macha,  rested.  Dubhdarach  son  of  Uom- 
nallan,  King  of  Derlas,'  was  killed  by  his  own  people. 
Domnall  Cloen,  King  of  Leinster,  was  killed  by  the  Ui- 
Cennselaigh.  Flaithbertach  Ua  h-Anluain,  King  of  Ui- 
Niallain,  was  treacherously  slain  by  the  Ui-Bresail.'* 

Kal.  Jan.  Thursd. ;  m.  5.  A.D.  984  (alias  985).  Foghartach  [984] 
Ua  Conghaile,  herenagh  of  Daimhinis,  Flaithlem  herenagh 
ofSaighir/MaelfinniaherenaghofDomnach-Patraic.rested 
in  Christ.  A  hosting  by  Maelsechlainn,  son  of  Domnall, 
to  Connaught,  when  he  reduced  Magh-Ai  to  ashes.^  A 
secret"  depredation  by  the  Connaughtmen  as  far  as  Loch- 
Aininn/  when  they  burned,  and  slew  the  King  of, 
Fir-Cell.^  Maelsechlainn,  son  of  Domnall,  plundered 
Connaught,  and  destroyed  its  islands,  and  kiUed  its 
chieftains. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  985  (alias  986).  A  great  conflict"  (i.e. 
in  Ard-Macha),  on  the  Sunday  before  Lammas,  between 
the  Ui-Echach  and  the  Ui-Niallain,  in  which  the  son  of 
Trianar,  son  of  Celechan,  and  others,^"  were  slain.  The 
Danes  came  on  the  coast  of  Dal-Kiata,  i.e.  in  three  ships, 
when  seven  score  of  them  were  hanged,  and  the  others 
dispersed.  I-Ooluim-Cille  was  plundered  by  the  Danes 
on  Christmas  night,  when  they  killed  the  abbot,  and  15 
of  the  seniors  of  the  church. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  986  (alias  987).     The  battle  of  Manann"     [986,J 


[985.] 


in  later  times),  near  Mullingar,  in 
the  county  of  Westmeath. 

^Fir-CeU(fiT  Fera-Cell).— A  diatrict 
which,  according  to  0' Donovan,  in- 
cluded the  present  barony  of  Eglish 
(formerly  known  as  Fircal),  with  the 
baronies  of  Ballyboy  and  Ballycowan, 
in  the  King's  County.  Insh  Topoi/r. 
Poems,  App.,  note  H 

^  Great  Conflict. —  cMtna'pc  mojv. 

Dr.  0' Conor  fell  into  a  serious  error 

-  in  his  reproduction  of  this  entry,  the 


original  of  which  he  misprints,  and 
renders  by  "  Pascha  magnum  hoc 
anno  Celebratum  est,  die  Dominica 
ante  mensem  Augusti"!  Forcumat'c 
("  commotion,"  "  conflict "),  he  read 
cay^c  (Pascha).  The  parenthetic 
clause  in -aifiT)Tn  aca  ("  in  Armagh  "), 
which  is  a  gloss  in  the  original  hand 
in  A.,  is  not  in  B. 

^"Others. — aUtlii,  for  alii  A.,  B. 

^'  Manann. — The  Isle  of  Man. 


4.96 


aMNala  iila"Dti. 


.(). 


987)-  Cac  TnananT)  jam  mac  CCinalr;  7  fiiaf  na  "Oanajvaib, 
ubi  tnille  occifi  func.  beiDg'oibu'D  tnofi  co  i^o  la  dp 
7)oeine  7  uroeli  1  SaxanaiB  7  bpecnaiB  7  ^oixielaiB- 
CCp  mo)a  pofif  na  T)anaifiai15  jio  01  fig  1,  copo  maiibca  cpi 
ccx'c-  7  z\i\  cec  T)ii15. 

]ct.  1anai|i.  1. 1:.,  I.  ix.  dnno  -oomnii  ■dcccc"  lasocx." 
uii.°  (abaf  988).  "Ounlanj  mac  'OuiB'oabaipenn,  \i\- 
7)omna  Caipl,  7  TTluiifisif  mac  Concobaip,  do  comcuicim 
in  hUib  bpiuin  Sinna.  CongaLac  M.  Cuilennan  pi 
ConaiUe,  7  CiapcaiUe  mac  Caipellan  pi  cuaipcipc 
Opeg,  "DO  com€uit;im-  LaiDgnen  mac  Cepbaill,  pi 
■pepnmuiji,  T)0  mapbaT)  1  n-apt)  TTIaca  la  pepgal  mac 
Conaing,  pi  CC1I15.  Colum  aipcinnec  Copcai-oe,  'Du^'oa- 
baipenn  aipcinnec  boici  Conaip,  'oopmiepunt;. 

|Ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  Domini  "dcccc."  Lxoccc."  uni.°  (aliap 
989°),  "DunchaD  .11.  bpaen,  comapba  Ciapain,  opcimup 
pcpiba  7  pelepofippimup,  vo  ecaib  1  n-opT)  TYlaca  (in 
.X1111.  |Ct.  pebpuapii)  111a  aili€pi.  "Ounle^laipi  -do 
apcain  vo  gallaib,  7  a  lopcaxi.  5^11  n  laipn  pi  ^all  no 
mapbaT)  v\a  mogaix)  pein  1  meipce.  'goppai'D  mac 
CCpailc,  pi  innpi  ^all,  •do  mapba^  1  n-T)alpiaT;ai.  T)un- 
chaT)  .1).  Robocan,  comapba  Coluim  cille,  mopcuup  epc. 
eochaiT)  mac  CCpT)5aip,  pi  UlaT),  -do  tjuI  pop  pluagaT)  1 


1  Son  of  Arak This  must  have 

been  Godfrey,  son  of  Aralt  (or  Harold) 
King  of  Innsi-Gall  (or  the  Hebrides), 
who  was  killed  by  the  Dalriads  in  the 
year  988  (alias  989)  as  recorded 
infra. 

-i7j,- orl-Coluim-Cille.  See  under 
the  year  985,  where  the  plundering 
of  Hi  is  noticed. 

^  Ui-Briuin-S'mna. — The  name  of 
a  well-known  district  in  the  co.  Eos  - 
common,  lyinj;  along  the  Shannon, 
from  which  it  partly  derives  its  name 
Ui-Briuin-[na]-Sinna ;  i.e.  the  "  Ui- 


Briuin  ('  descendants  of  Brian ')  of 
the  Shannon."  See  O'Don.  Foin- 
Mast.,  A.D.  1196,  note  k. 

''  Corcach. — More  frequently  called 
Coroach-mor-Mumhan,  ("  the  great 
Corcach — or  rushy  place — of  Muu- 
ster,"  Cork). 

^  Both-Conais. — Seenote  15,  p.  361 
supra.  A  note  in  the  margin  in  A.  has 
No  sumaT)  aifv  in  Collaitit)  po  bux) 
coip,  ■Ounca'D  .Tl.  brvairi,  "  or  it 
may  be  on  these  Kalends  [i.e.  in  this 
year]  Dunchad  Ua  Brain  should  be." 
The  note  refers  to  the  entry  regarding 


ANNALS   OF    ULSTER. 


497 


[was  gained]  by  the  son  of  Aralt^  and  the  Danes,  where 
one  thousand  were  slain.  A  sudden  great  mortality, 
which  caused  a  slaughter  of  people  and  cattle  in  Saxon- 
land,  and  Britain,  and  Ireland.  Great  slaughter  of  the 
Danes  who  had  plundered  Hi,~  so  that  three  hundred  and 
sixty  of  them  were  slain. 

Kal.  Jan.  Suud.;  m.  9.  A.D.  987  (alias  988).  Dunlang  [987.]  bis. 
son  of  Dubhdabhairenn,  royal  heir  of  Caisel,  and  Muirghes 
son  of  Conchobar,  fell  by  one  another  in  Ui-Briuin-Sinna.' 
Congalach  Ua  Cuilennan,  King  of  Conailli,  and  Ciarchaille 
son  of  Cairellan,  King  of  the  North  of  Bregh,  fell  by  one 
another.  Laidgnen  son  of  Cerbhall,  King  of  Fernmhagh, 
was  killed  in  Ard-Macha,  by  Fergal  son  of  Conaing,  King 
of  Ailech.  Colum,herenagh  of  Corcach,*  Dubhdabhairenn, 
herenagh  of  Both-Conais,^ '  feU  asleep." 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  988  (alias  989).  Dunchad  Ua  Brain,  [gsg.j  ms. 
comarb  of  Ciaran,"  a  most  excellent  and  religious  scribe, 
died  in  Ard  Macha  (the  14th  of  the  Kalends  of  February), 
in  pilgrimage.  Dun-lethgiaise  was  plundered  by 
Foreigners,  and  burned.  Glun-iaim,'  King  of  the 
Foreigners,  was  killed  by  his  own  servant,'  in  drunken- 
ness. Gofraidh"  son  of  Aralt,  King  of  Innsi-Gall,^"  was 
killed  in  Dal-Riata."  Dunchad  Ua  Robocain,  comarb  of 
Colum-Cille,  died.  Eochaid  son  of  Ardgar,  King  of 
Ulidia,  went  on  a  hosting  into  Cinel-Eoghain,  when  he 


Dunchad  Ua  Brain  under  the  follow- 
ing year. 

^  Comarb  of  Ciaran;  i.e.  abbot  of 
Clonmacnoise.  For  some  interesting 
notices  regarding  Dunchad  O'JBrain, 
see  Colgan's  Life  of  him,  Acta 
Sanctorum^  at  Jan.  16. 

'  Glun-iairn.  —  ''  Iron-linee."  He 
was  the  son  of  Amlaibh  (or  Amlaff) 
Cuaran,  bj'  Dunflaith,  daughter  of 
Muirchertach  of  the  Leather  Cloalts, 


of  the  northern  O'Neill  stock.  See 
Todd's  War  of  the  Oaedhil,  &c.,  p. 
288. 

^  'Servant. — His  name  is  given  as 
Colbain  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  A.D. 
988. 

*  Godfrey. — See  note^,  last  page. 

^^  Innsi-Gall.—Ib. 

'1  Dal-Riata.  —  The  Dalriata  of 
Scotland,  a  district  nearly  co- 
extensive with  Argyll. 

2k 


498 


ccMNalcc  ulat)!!. 


Fol.  53aa. 


.b. 


ceneL  eogain,  co  pafigaitS  atin  .h.  nOCciT).  "DubDalei^i, 
comaifiba  paqiaic,  "oo  gabail  comqibuif  Coluim  ciLle  a 
comaiyile  pep.  nepenn  7  CClban.  ecmili'D  mac  Ronain, 
pi  na  nCCip^ep,  no  mapbaT)  -do  ConnaiUiB  cepD. 
TTlacleiginn  u.  mupcaT)ain,  aipcinnec  Cuile  papain, 
mopiuup. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  "Domini  xicccc."  Ixoccc."  ix."  (aliap 
990).  "Daipe  Calcaig  "do  apgain  tdo  "oanapaiB.  CCipapx) 
mac  Coippi  ppimecep  GpeiiT),  CCexi  .Tl.  IfTlael'Dopai'D  .1. 
pi  ceniul  Conaill,  mopcui  punc  Cac  Caipn  popDpoma 
pia  TTlaelpecLaiTiTi  pop  'Cuacmumain,  1  copcaip "Domiiall 
mac  Lopcain  pi  J),  popca,  7  aln  mulci. 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  'Domini  "dcccc."  occ"  (aliap  991). 
"OonncbaT)  .11.  Congalais,  piTJomna  'Cempach,  pep  ■oolum 
occipup  epc  La  Ulaelpecblainn.  'Ca-oc  mac  "Oonncha'Da, 
pi-Domna  Oppai§i,  0  pepaiB  IDIuman,  (Xev  .h.  Huaipc 
pi-oomna  Connacr;,  "OubTjapac  M.  pacnai,  o  ceniul 
eojain,  occipi  punc 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno  Tiomini  ticccc."  occ"  i.°  (aliap  992). 
rriaelpecaip  .h.  'Colaij,  comapba  bpenamx*,  ITlael- 
pinnia  .Tl.  Tllaenais  comapba  Ciapain  CLuana,  T)opmie- 
punc.  T)onn  .il.  "Duinncuan,  pi  'Ce'opa,  mopicup. 
SLuasaT)  la  tnaeLpeclainn  1  ConnaccaiB,  co  cue  gabala 


^  Aitid. — This  was  probably  the 
Aideid  son  of  LaighnCj  King  of  Ulidia, 
whose  death  is  mentioned  at  the 
year  897  supra.  See  note  \  p.  492 
supra. 

'^  Successorship  of  Colum-Cille. — 
That  is  to  say,  the  presidency  of  the 
Columbian  order.  See  Reeves's 
Adavman^  p.  396. 

^  ConailU-cerd. — Another  name  for 
the  tribe  better  known  as  Conailli- 
Muirthemhne,  which  occupied  the 
northern  part  of  the  present  county 
of  Louth,  and  some  of  the  adjoining- 
portion  of  the  county  of  Down. 


^  Cul-rathain. — Coleraine,  co.  Lon- 
donderry. 

^  Airard  MacCoissi. — The  obit  of 
this  person  is  entered  in  the  Annals 
of  Tiffernach  at  the  year  990,  and  in 
the  Chron.  Scotonim  under  988=990; 
but  not  in  the  Amu  Four  Mast.  At 
the  year  1023,  however,  the  F. 
Masters  notice  the  death,  at  Clon- 
macnoise,  of  an  Erard  MacCoisse, 
"  chief  chronicler  "  of  the  Irish.  It 
is  probable  that  Airard  MacCoissi 
the  "  chief  poet,"  and  Erard  Mac 
Coisse  the  "  chief  chronicler  "  were 
one   and    the    same  person,  as  the 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER, 


499 


lost  the  grandson  of  Aitid.'  Dubhdalethi,  successor  of 
Patrick,  assumed  the  suceessorship  of  Colum-Cille,^  with 
the  consent  of  the  men  of  Ireland  and  Alba.  Echmilidh 
son  of  Ronan,  King  of  the  Airthera,  was  killed  by  the 
ConaLUi-cerd."  Macleighinn  TJa  Murchadhain,  herenagh 
of  Cul-rathain/  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  989  (alias  990).  Daire-Calgaigh  was 
plundered  by  Danes.  Airard  MacCoissi/  chief  poet  of 
Ireland,  [and]  Aedh  XJa  Maeldoraidh,  i.e.,  the  King  of 
Cinel-Conaill,  died.  The  battle  of  Carn-fordroma^  [was 
gained]  by  Maelsechlainn  over  [the  people  of]  Thomond, 
in  which  fell  Domnall  son  of  Lorcan,  King  of  Ui-Forga,'' 
and  many  others. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  990  (alias  991).  Donnchadh  Ua 
Conghalaigh,  royal  heir  of  Temhair,^  was  treacherously 
killed  by  Maelsechlainn.  Tadhg  son  of  Donnchad,  royal 
heir  of  Osraighi,  [was  killed]  by  the  men  of  Munster; 
Aedh  Ua  Ruairc,  royal  heir  of  Connaught,  Dubhdarach 
Ua  Fiachna,  were  slain  by  the  Cinel-Eoghain. 

Kal,  Jan.     a.d.  991  (alias  992).     Maelpetair  Ua  Tolaigh,  [991 
comarb  of  Brenaind,"  Maeliinnia  Ua  Maenaigh,  comarb  of 
Ciaran    of    Cluain,"   '  fell  asleep.'     Donn,  grandson  of 
Donnchuan,  King  of  Tethfa,  died.     A  hosting  by  Mael- 
sechlainn to  Connaught,  when  he  brought  great  spoils 


[989.] 


[900.] 


Chroti.  Scot,  (at  988=990),  and  the 
Four  Mast.  (1023),  respectively  state 
that  the  Airard  of  this  entry,  and  the 
Erard  of  the  F.  31.,  died  at  Clonraac- 
noise.  See  O'Donovan's  reraarlis  on 
the  subject  {Four  Mast.,  note'  under 
A.D.  989),  and  O'Eeilly's  Irish 
Writers,  pp.  Ixix.,  Ixxii. 

®  Carn-Jordroma. — The  "  Cairn  of 
the  protended  ridge."  Not  identi- 
fied. 

'  Ui  Forga. — O'Donovan  thought 
that  this  wa8  the  name  of  a  tribe 


seated  at  and  around  Ardcroney,  near 
Nenagh,  in  the  county  of  Tipperary. 
Four  Mast.,  a.d.  834,  note  f. 

8  Of  Temhair  (or  Tara).— 136111- 
laach.     Not  in  A. 

^  Comarb  of  Brenaind;  i.e.  suc- 
cessor of  Brendan,  or  abbot  of  Clon- 
fert,  in  the  county  of  Galway.  The 
name  "  Brenaind  "  is  represented  by 
b|ien  ill  B.,  and  rudely  written 
btxeinin'o  hy  a  later  hand  in  A 

'°  Cluain. — Clonmacnoise,  in  the 
King's  County. 

2  K  2 


500 


aMNCcLcc  nlcc'o'h. 


moiia  Laiff.  'Ca'oBfiu  insnax)  aiT)ci  peile  Scepan, 
combo  ciaoT)eji5  in  neiTi. 

]Ct.  lanaiji.  (i.  p.,  1. 1111.)  dnno  -oomini  tdcccc."  xc.°  11.° 
(almp  993°).  'Cuacal  mac  Rubai  comajiba  pnnen  7 
TTlocolmoc,  Concobap  mac  Ceiabaill  .h.  1TlaelpecLainn, 
moi^T;ui  funt;.  TTIaeli-iuanaiT)  .h.  CiafiTiai,  \i\  Caitxpyii, 
"DO  majibaT)  vo  peyiaib  "Ceuba.  "Oa  Ua  canannan  tjo 
mafiba-o.  Gicnec  .tl.  Leogan,  ^ai  Luigne,  t)0  maiiba'D  la 
TTlaelfeclainn  1  caij  abbaiT)  "Oomnaig  pacpaic.  TTlael- 
pmnian  ua  liOenaig,  comapba  peicini  7  eppcop  cuac 
iuigne,  in  Chyiipco  Ibepu  paupauic.  Cleipicen  mac 
■rinaeleT)tnn,  pi  .Tl.  nGcac,  a  puip  lUgulacup  epc. 
"Duniba  mopi  pop  -oainiB,  7  cecpaiB  7  becaiB,  po  eyiiiTD 
uile  ipin  bliaT)ainpiu.  TTluipecan  (0  boic  -oomnais), 
oomayiba  pacpaic,  pop  cuaipc  1  ci)i  nGogain,  co  ^lo 
epleg  spax)  ifiig  pop  CCe'o  mac  n"OomnaiLl  1  piaxmupe 
pam^a  pacpaic,  7  co  cue  mojacuaipc  cuaipciyic  Gpenn. 

]ct.  lanaiyi  CCnno  -Domini  ■dcccc"  xc-°  111.°  (aliap  994°). 
Pogapcac  mac  "OiapmaDa,  pi  Copcocpi,  Jto  mapbaT)  -do 
5a bengal  15    Copainu      TTlac    T)ub5aill  (.1.   CCgt))    mic 


'  Ruha. — In  the  Aim.  Four  Masters 
(at  A.D.  992),  the  name  is  Maelrubha, 
which  is  probably  the  correct  form. 

-  Comarb  ofFiiineii  and  Mocholmoc  ; 
i.e.  Abbot  of  Cluain-Iraird  (now 
Clonard),  in  Meath,  of  which  Finneu 
was  the  founder,  and  Mocholmoc  one 
of  the  earlier  abbots.  The  obit  of 
Mocholmoc  is  given  at  the  year  653 
aupra,  where  his  name  is  written 
Colman.  The  expansion  of  the  name 
into  Mocholmoc  (=mo-Cholum-oc) 
arose  from  the  habit  of  putting  the 
devotional  prefix  mo  ("  my  ")  before, 
and  adding  the  adjective  oo  ("young") 
after,  the  simple  name  of  a  saint,  in 
token  of  affectionate  regard. 

•*  Cairpri. — Now  represented  by  the 
barony  of   Carbury,  in  the  N.W.  of 


the  county  of  Kildare,  anciently  called 
Cairpri  Ua  Ciardha  (Carburj'- 
O'Keary,  or  Carbury-O'Carey). 

*  Two  descendants.  — Their  names 
are  given  as  Domnall  and  Flaith- 
bheartach,  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast., 
at  A.D.  992. 

^  Luighne. — The  barony  of  Lime, 
CO.  Meath. 

^  Bomnach-Patraic.  —  Donagh- 
Patrick,  in  the  parish  of  the  same 
name,  barony  of  Upper  Kells,  co. 
Meath. 

'Comarb  of  Fechin;  i.e.  abbot  of 
Es-dara  (now  known  as  Sallysadare), 
in  the  county  of  Sligo,  where  a  monas- 
tery was  founded  in  the  7th  century 
by  St.  Fechin. 

'  Tuath-Luighiis.  —  "  Territory  of 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


501 


with  him.     A  wonderful  appearance    on   the  night  of 
St.  Stephen's  festival,  when  the  sky  was  blood-red. 

Kal.  Jan.  (Sund.,  m.  4.)  a.d.  992  (alias  993).  Tuathal 
son  of  Ruba,'  comarb  of  Finnen  and  Mocholmoc,"  [and] 
Conchobar,  son  of  Cerbhall  TJa  Maelsechlainn,  died. 
Maelruanaidh  Ua  Ciardha,  King  of  Cairpri,"  was  killed 
by  the  men  of  Tethba.  Two  descendants'*  of  Canannan 
were  slain.  EiCnech  Ua  Leoghan,  King  of  Luighne/  was 
killed  by  Maelsechlainn  in  the  abbot's  house  of  Domnach- 
Patraic."  Maelfinnian  Ua  hOenaigh,  comarb  of  Fechin,' 
and  bishop  of  Tuath-Luighne,"  rested  in  Jesus  Christ. 
Cleirchen  son  of  Maelduin,  King  of  Ui-Echach,  was  slain 
by  his  own  people.  Great  mortality  upon  men,  and  upon 
cattle  and  bees,"  throughout  all  Ireland  in  this  year. 
Muirecan  from  Both-domnaigh,^"  comarb  of  Patrick,  on  a 
visitation  in  Tir-Eoghain,  when  he  conferred  the  degi'ee 
of  King  on  Aedh,  son  of  Domnall,  in  the  presence  of 
Patrick's  congregation,'^  and  made  a  full  visitation  of  the 
north  of  Ireland. 

Kal.  Jan.  A.D.  993  (alias  994).  Fogartach  son  of 
Uiarmaid,  King  of  Corcothri,''  was  killed  by  the  GaUenga 
of  Corann.'^     Aedh,  son  of  Dubhgall,  son  of  Donnchadh, 


L992.] 


[993.] 


Liiighne."  Now  represented  by  the 
barony  of  Leyny,  co.  Sligo.  The 
bishops  of  Achonry  were  sometimes 
called  bishops  of  Luighne.  O'Dono- 
van  erred  in  identifying  the  Tuath- 
Luighne  here  referred  to  with  the 
barony  of  Lune,  co.  Meath.  Four 
Mast,  A.D.  992,  note  c. 

"  Bees. — See  above  at  the  year  950, 
where  a  mortality  of  Bees  is  for  the 
first  time  recorded  in  these  Annals. 

"  Both-domniagli.  —  Bodoney,  in 
the  barony  of  Strabane,  co.  Tyrone. 

"  Patricfc's  congregation — This  is 
probably  another  way  of  designating 
the  clergy  and  dignitaries  of  the 
diocese  of  Armagh. 


'^  Corcothri.  —  This  is  a  corrupt 
form  of  the  old  tribe-name  of  Corca- 
Firthri,  by  which  the  inhabitants  of 
the  baronies  of  Gallen  (co.  Mayo), 
Leyny  and  Corran  (co.  Sligo),  were 
anciently  designated.  See  O'FIaherty's 
Ogygta,  part  iii.,  chap.  69. 

'^  Gailenga  of  Corran The  Gail- 

enga,  who  gave  name  to  the  district 
now  Ijnown  as  the  barony  of  Gallen, 
CO.  Mayo,  were  descended  from  Cormac 
Gaileng,  great  grandson  of  Oilill 
Oluim,  King  of  Munster  in  the  2nd 
centur}'.  The  baronies  of  Corran  and 
Leyny,  in  the  co.  Sligo,  were  also 
inhabited  by  the  same  stock. 


502 


ccMNalcc  uLcctdTi. 


Fol.  53ai. 


•Oonncha-oa,  iT,iT)omna  CC1I15,  occiiptir  eft;.  Soii-o  Coluim 
CI  lie  "DO  lofcax)  7)o  maelfecloinn.  Coitd  mac  Con- 
galais,  t^i  -ll-  Tailsi'  '^o  mariba-o.  maelmuirie  mac 
Scanlainn,  epfcop  a^\m  ITlaca,  qiiieinc-  Sicpiuc  mac 
CCmlaim  vo  mnaiaba  a  li-CCc  clioc.  Ra^nall  madmaifi 
■00  mayibat)  150  TYlup.cha'D. 

jet.  lanaip.  CCnno'oomini  ■occcc."  xc.°  1111.°  (alictf  995°)- 
CinaeT>  mac  ITlaelcolaim,  fii  CClban,  -do  mapbat)  pep 
Tjolurn.  •Oomnac  pac|\aic  T)0  apsairi  vo  gallaiB  (Xza 
cliac,7T)0  muiixcerimc  .Tl.  Congalai^;  fe-D  T)eup  uittdi- 
cauic  in  motxue  ipfiuf  in  pine  eiUfDom  menpip.  Colla 
aiyichmnec  Innp  coraig  mo|iicu|i.  Clejxcen  mac  lepan, 
facaiit;  afvo  tllaca,  quieuic. 

let.  lanaip.  CCnno  Domini  "occcc"  occ.°  «.°  (aliap 
996°).  Tene  T)iair;  -do  gabail  a\\iTi  Tllaca,  co  na  paficail? 
•oeficac  na  xiamliac  na  h-e^vDam  na  piTDnemet)  ann  cen 
lofca-D,  'Diapmaic  mac  "DomnaiU,  ifii  .Tl.  Cemnfelaig, 
^lUapacjiaic  mac  TDonncha'Da,  fii  Oppaigi,  Cop,mac  .tl. 
Conjalais,  comaiiba  'Oaiminnfi,mop.T:tii  funi:.  Cfiec  la 
Conaille  7  TTltis'Doifina  7  cuaifciupc  mbfxes  co  ^^enn 
fiige,  conufuaiaai'5  CCexi  mac  "Domnaill  |ii  OC1I15,  7 
cocafiai;  TtebaiT)  T)oit!)  7  copemaixi  pofiaiB,  copo  mayibaT) 
p,i  Conaille  anv  .1.  .1).  Cponjilla  (.1.  imar;UT)an)  7  alii 
pluyiimi  (.1.  va  cec). 

]ct.  lanaip.  CCnno  T»omini  -dcccc-"  xc°  ui-"  (aliap 
997°).      'nnai7)m  pop.  bUiB   TTleic  ic   Spucaip,  pia  mac 


^ Sord-Cholmm-CilU Swords,    a 

few  miles  to  the  north  of  Dublin. 

-  Murchad. — Murchad  sou  of  Fiun, 
King  of  Leinster.  Bat  in  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast,  (at  994)  it  is  stated  that 
Raghnall  was  slain  by  the  son  of 
MurchadhjSon  of  Finn,  which  is  more 
correct  The  death  of  Murchad,  son  of 
Finn,  is  recorded  above  at  the  year  971. 

^  Inis-Cathaiffh. — Now  known  as 
Scattery  Island,  in  the  Lower  Shannon. 

'Lightning.  —  cene    ■DUdC.     The 


corresponding  term  in  the  Ann,  Four 
Mast,  is  cene  -j^aijiien.  The  trans- 
lator in  MS.  Clar.  49  renders  cene 
■oiaic  by  "the  fyre  Diat,"  mistaking 
■oiaic  apparently  for  divinus. 

'•'  Church-grove.  —  ipi'Dneme'D. 
Translated  turris  by  O'Conor.  But 
the  term  is  comp.  of  pro  (a  wood,  or 
grove),  and  nemex),  which  is  glossed 
by  sacell'-im,  in  the  St.  Gall  Irish 
MS.,  fol.  13  b,  and  would  therefore 
seem  to  signify  a  grove,  or  enclosure 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER.  503 

royal  heir  of  Ailech,  was  slain.  Sord-Coluim-Cille'  was 
burned  by  Maelsechlainn.  Conn  son  of  Congalach,  King 
of  Ui-Failghi,  was  slain.  Maelmuire  son  of  Scannlan, 
bishop  of  Ard-Macha,  rested.  Sitriuc  son  of  Amlaimh, 
was  banished  from  Ath-cliath.  Raghnall,  son  of  Imhar, 
was  killed  by  Murchad.^ 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  994  (alias  995).  Cinaedh  son  of  Mael-  [994.] 
coluim,  K  ing  of  Alba,  was  treacherously  killed.  Domnach- 
Patraic  was  plundered  by  the  Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath, 
and  by  Muirchertach  Ua  Congalaigh ;  but  God  avenged 
it  in  his  [Muirchertach  s]  death  at  the  end  of  the  same 
month.  Colla,  herenagh  of  Inis-Cathaigh,"  died.  Clerchen 
son  of  Leran,  priest  of  Ard-Macha,  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  995  (alias  996).  Lightning^  seized  Ard-  [993.]  ms. 
Macha,  so  that  it  left  neither  oratory,  nor  stone  church, 
nor  porch,  nor  church-grove,^  without  burning.  Diarmait 
son  of  Domnall,  King  of  Ui-Ceinnselaigh ;  Gillapatraic 
son  of  Donnchad,  King  of  Osraighi,  [and]  Cormac  Ua 
Conghalaigh,  comarb  of  Daiminis,  died.  A  preying 
expedition  by  the  Conailli,  and  Mughdorna,  and  the 
people  of  the  north  of  Bregha,  as  far  as  Glenn-Righe";  but 
Aedh''  son  of  Domnall  met  them,  and  gave  them  battle, 
when  they  were  defeated,  and  the  King  of  Conailli,  i.e., 
Ua  Cronghilla^  (i.e.,  Matudan'')  and  many  others  (i.e.,  two 
hundred")  were  slain. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  996  (alias  997).     A  victory  over  the  n%j  ^ig 
Ui-Meith,  at  Sruthair,"  by  the  son  of  Donnchad  Finn,"  and 


attached  to  a  church  or  sanctuary. 
See  Petrie's  Round  Towers,  pp.  59-62. 

"  Glenn-Righe. — The  ancient  name 
of  the  glen,  or  valley,  of  the  Newry 
River.  See  Reeves's  Down  and  Con- 
nor, p.  253,  note  a. 

'  Aedh. — He  was  lord,  or  king,  of 
Ailecb.     See  under  a.d.  992. 

8  Va  CrongUlla This  name  is  now 

written  Cronnelly,  without  the  0'. 


parenthetic  explanations  are  added  by 
way  of  glosses  in  A.  and  B 

"•  Sruthair.  —  O'Donovan  identifies 
this  place  with  Sruveel,  in  the  parish  of 
Tedavnet,  barony  and  county  of  Mon- 
aghan.     Four  Mast.,  a.d.  996,  note  t. 

^^  Son  of  Donnchad  -f/ra)!.— Appa- 
rently- the  Donnchad  Finn,  King  of 
Meath,  whose  death  is  recorded  at 
the  year    973  supra.     See  the  third 


'^  Matudan. — two    hundred —These   \  entry,  p.  505. 


504 


aNNala  ularDti. 


I'ol.  536a. 


nT)onncliaT)a  1^11111  7  ruapefiail')  Roif,  co  coificbaiti  ann  r^i 
■Tl.  1Tlei€,  7  alii.  maelfechlaiTin  mac  TTlaeliauaTiaiTi, 
t^iT)omna  GCth.%  vo  ec  vo  pefaisi.  Cluam  lyiaiiiT)  7 
Cennantif  "oo  aiacain  no  ^ccllaib.  T)omnall  mac  T)onn- 
chaT)a  -pinn  -do  -oalla-o  la  tnaelfeclainn.  TTlaelcoluim 
mac  "Oomnall,  iii  bperan  ruaipcipc,  moi^it;uif\. 

jet.  lanaiii,  (uii.  p;  L  xx.  ix.)  CCnno  "oomini  t>cccc.° 
xc.°  uii.°  (allays  998°).  Slosa-D  la  maelfeclainn  7  la 
bpian,  CO  t;ucfac  giallu  5«^^  VV-'^  fobuf  -00  ^ai'oelaib. 
"Oub'oalei^i,  comapba  pacpaic  7  Coluim  cille,  locxx.°  111. 
anno  aecanip  fue  (.1. 1  quinr  nom  niin),  uiuam  pmuic. 
tofcaxy  ai|\T>  TTlaca  "oe  meDia  pajice.  "Oomnall  mac 
"Ouinncuan,  \i\  "Oapcjiaigi,  t)0  mapba-o  -do  ^a^^njaiB. 
Slua^aT)  la  TTlaelfeclainn  1  Connaccu,  co  lao  mm]i. 
SltiajaT)  n-aill  la  bjiian  ilLaigniu,  co  ^0  innip. 

]ct.  1anai|i.  CCnno  "oomini  -dcccc."  ace."  uin."  (aliaf 
999°).  ^illaenan  mac  OCg-oai  'oo  mapbaT)  -do  fil  Ronam 
c|iia  mebail.  ^illaciaifr;  .M.  Cuilennan  t)o  mapbat)  -oo 
CCifipallaib,  7  aln  mului.  'Donnchaxi  mac  "Domnaill, 
lfxi  Lai  gen, -DO  eyiga^ail  -do  Sicfiiuc  mac  OCmlaim  .i.  |ii 
^all,  7  7)0  )fiaelmoiT.X)a  mac  inuiachaTia.  TI151  taigen 
DO  maelmofi'oai  lafiftnTnu.  ua  CCilbe,  pjiim  t)in7)5nai 
maiji  Ofiej,  t)0  t;uicim.  "Oo  |xonca  ceceojfia  cloca 
muilinn  t)1  laiacam  la  TTlaelfechlainn.  Cyiec  mofx  la 
TTlaelfechlainn  0  Laigniu.     ITIac  eicnig   mac   "Dalaig, 


^  From  sorcery. — DO  pey^aigi  The 
translator  in  the  MS.  Clar.  49  ren- 
ders this  "  by  physic  given  him."  Bnt 
O'Conor,  more  correctly,  translates 
"  arte  Magica.''  'Pe-paise  seems  re- 
lated to  piopaiTJe,  "!!■  sorcerer,"  as 
in  O'Reilly's  Irish  Diet. 

-  Domnall. — He  seems  to  have  been 
"  the  son  of  Donnchad  Finn,''  referred 
to  in  the  last  entry  on  p.  503. 

^  For  their  suhmission. — p|ii  ipobuv. 
The  Four  Mast,  have  pfii  ^'ucctjai^, 
which  O'Donovan  translates  "  to  the 


joj'."  But  the  use  of  the  preposition 
pp,i,  which  means  "  towards,"  or  "in 
regard  to,"  is  incompatible  with  this 
rendering. 

*  Dubhdalethi. — See  above  at  the 
year  988. 

'  On  the  2nd  of  June. — Both  A.  and 
B.  have  i  quinc  noin  luiti,  "on  the 
5th  of  the  Nones  of  June."  But 
this  is  an  error  for  i  cfuO|ic  noin 
luin  (on  the  ithof  the  Nones  of  June); 
the  Nones  being  onlj'  four. 

■■  Dartraiffhi. — Now  represented  by 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


505 


by  the  Fera-Rois,  where  the  King  of  Ui-Meith  and  others 
were  slain.  Maelsechlainn  son  of  Maebuanaidh,  royal 
heir  of  Ailech,  died  from  sorcery/  Cluain-Iraird  and 
Cenannus  were  plundered  by  Foreigners.  Domnall/  son 
of  Donnchad  Finn,  was  blinded  by  Maelsechlainn.  Mael- 
coluim  son  of  Domnall,  King  of  the  North  Britons,  died. 
Kal.  Jan.  (Saturd.,  m.  29.)  a.d.  997  (alias  998).  A 
hosting  by  Maelsechlainn  and  Brian,  when  they  took  the 
pledges  of  the  Foreigners  for  their  submission^  to  the 
Irish.  Dubhdalethi,*  comarb  of  Patrick  and  Colum-Cille, 
made  an  end  of  life  in  the  83rd  year  of  his  age  (viz.,  on 
Burning  of  the  half  part  of  Ard- 


the  2nd  of  June).' 


[997.] 


Macha.  Domnall  son  of  Donncuan,  King  of  Dartraighi," 
was  killed  by  the  Gailenga.  A  hosting  by  Maelsechlainn 
to  Connaught,  which  he  devastated.  Another  hosting  by 
Brian  to  Leinster,  which  he  devastated. 

Kal.  Jan.  a.d.  998  (alias  999).  Gilla-Enain,  son  of 
Aghda,'  was  killed  by  the  Sil-Ronain,  through  treachery. 
Gilla-Christ  Ua  Cuilennain  was  killed  by  the  Airghialla, 
and  many  more.  Donnchad  son  of  Domnall,  King  of 
Leinster,  was  taken  prisoner  by  Sitriuc  son  of  Amhlaimh, 
King  of  the  Foreigners,  and  by  Maelmordha  son  of 
Murchad.  The  kingship  of  Leinster  [was  given]  to 
Maelmordha  afterwards.  Lia-Ailbhe,*  the  principal 
monument^  of  Magh-Bregh,  fell.  Four  millstones  were 
afterwards  made  of  it  by  Maelsechlainn.  A  great  prey 
by  Maelsechlainn  out  of  Leinster.     MacEicnigh,  son  of 


[998.] 


the  barony  of  Rosclogher,  co.  Leitrim, 
anciently  called  Dartraighi ;  and  in 
later  times  Dartraighi-M'Flannchada, 
or  Dartry-M'Clancy,  from  the  chief 
family  of  the  district. 

'  Aghda. — He  was  king  of  Teffia. 
His  death  is  recorded  in  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast.,  at  a.d.  979. 

»  Lia-Ailbhe.  —  The  "  Stone  of 
A.ilbhe  "  (or  of  laagh-Ailbhe,  a  plain 


in  the  county  of  Meath,  the  name  of 
which  is  probably  still  preserved  in 
that  of  Moynalvy,  a  townland  in  the 
barony  of  Lower  Deece,  co.  Meath). 

^  Monument.  —  TnrTDgnai.  The 
Fotir  Masters  (at  a.d.  998),  state  that 
Magh-Ailbhe  was  the  chief  dingna  of 
Magh-Bregh.  But  the  entry  as  above 
given  seems  more  correct. 


506 


ccMNalcc  ulcroTi. 


.b. 


pi  (Xiri5ic(ll,  0  Till  Ruaiiic  occirur  epc  In-opef)  .h. 
nGcac  la  hCCex)  mac  T)omnaill,  co  cue  borir^oma  moifi 
Off.  Sloga-D  la  brxian,  |ii  Caifil,  co  ^leann  mamma, 
CO  7:an5aT)aia  ^aill  CCca  cliac  ma  puabaific,  co  laism^ 
miaille  ppui,  co  pemaixi  poyipo,  7  co  polax)  a  ri-otp,  im 
CCpalc  mac  CCmlaim  7  im  culen  mac  necisen,  7  im 
maiciB  Sail  olcena.  "Do  Imv  bpian  lappin  1  nCCc 
cIkcu,  CO  po  ope  CCc  cliac  leip. 

]ct.  1aTiaip,  It.  p«.,  I.SCXI.  CCnno  -oomini  "dcccc."  xc.° 
1  x.°  (all  ap  m  1  Ueppi  m  0) .  ll  1  c  e  pc  occau  u  p  pexaji  ppi  m  u  p 
quincencipimup  ah  a'Duencu  pancT;i  pacpicn  av  babci- 
parroop  Scocop.  bippexcilip  7  embolipmup  ipin  blm-Dain 
pin.  "Oomnall  -h.  "Oomnallan,  pi  "Oepluip,  vo  mapbaT) 
lahCCe'D.'h.  Neill.  Imap  pi  puipc  laipgi  -oo  ec  In 
J^aill  T5opiipi  1  n-CCc  cliau,  7  a  n-geill  no  bpian. 
■piaicbepcac  .I1.  Canannan,  pi  ceniul  Conaill,  a  puip 
occipup  epc.  CCeT)  M.  Ciap-oai  -do  Tiallat).  SlojaTt  la 
bpian  CO  pepca  nime  1  maig  bpeg.  T)o  locap  ^aill  7 
taigin  cpec  mapcac  pempu  1  mag  bpeg,  conup  capai'o 
TTlaelpeclainn,  7  pene  omnep  occipi  punc.  "Oolui'o 
bpian  cpa  pop  a  colu  cen  cac  cen  in'opiuxi,  cogence 
TDomino. 

|ct.  lanaip,  1111.  pepia  ;  I.11.  CCnno  T)omini  millepimo 
(aliap    millepimo    ppimo).     Coemclo'o   abat)  1   n-apii 


'  Vi-Echach. — A  marginal  note  in 
A.  (and  also  in  B.),  in  the  orig.  hand, 
describes  this  event  as  in  ciieac  moil 
maigi  caba,  "  the  great  depredation 
ot  Magh-Cobha." 

^  Glenn- Mtana A  glen  near  Dun- 

lavin,  in  the  barony  of  Lower  Talbots- 
town,  county  of  Wicklow.  For  an 
account  of  this  important  battle,  see 
Todd's  War  of  the  Gaedhil,  &c. ,  p. 
110;  and  the  Introduction  to  the 
same  work,  p.  cxliv.,  note  ^,  where  a 
most  valuable  note  on  the  topography 


of  the  district,  contributed  by  Rev. 
.1.  F.  Shearman,  is  printed. 

3  Etigen Written    "  Echtigern," 

an  Irish  form,  in  Todd's  original 
authority.  See  last  note.  A  mar 
ginal  note  in  A.  adds  that  the  battle 
was  fought  on  the  3rd  of  the  Kalends 
of  Januarj'  (i.e.  the  30th  Dec),  being 
a  Thursday. 

^  Alias  1000. — The  alias  reading  is 
added,  as  usual,  in  a  later  hand.  A 
marginal  note  in  orig.  hand  in  A.  (and 
also  in  B.)  has,  in  Irish  characters, 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


507 


Dalach,  King  of  Airghialla,  was  slain  by  Ua  Ruairc 
The  plundering  of  Ui-Echach'  by  Aedh,  son  of  Domnall, 
who  brought  a  great  spoil  of  cows  therefrom.  A  hosting 
by  Brian,  King  of  Caisel,  to  Glenn-Mama/  where  the 
Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath,  together  with  the  Leinstermen, 
came  to  attack  him ;  but  they  were  routed,  and  put  to 
slaughter,  including  Aralt  son  of  Amlaimh,  and  Culen 
son  of  Etigen,'  and  other  chiefs  of  the  Foreigners.  Brian 
went  afterwards  into  Ath-cliath;  and  Ath-cliath  was 
pillaged  by  him. 

Kal  Jan.  Mond. ;  m.  21.  A.D.  999  (alias  1000).'  This  [990]  ms. 
is  the  568th  j'^ear  since  the  coming  of  St.  Pati-ick  to 
baptize  the  Scoti.  A  bissextile^  and  embolism'  in  this 
year.  Domnall  TJa  Domnallain,  King  of  Derlas,"  was 
killed  by  Aedh  Ua  Neill.  Imhar,  King  of  Port-Lairge,' 
died.  The  Foreigners  again  in  Ath-cliath,  and  in  submis- 
sion to  Brian.  Flaithbertach  Ua  Canannain,  King  of 
Cinel-Conaill,  was  slain  by  his  own  people.  Aedh  Ua 
Ciardha  was  blinded.  A  hosting  by  Brian  to  Ferta-Nimhe^ 
in  Magh-Breeh.     The  Foreigners  and  Leinstermen  with  a 

DO  O 

predatory  party  of  cavalry  went  before  them ; .  but  JMael- 
sechlainn  met  them,  and  they  were  nearly  all  slain. 
Brian  came  back,  without  battle  or  plunder,  through  the 
power  of  the  Lord. 

Kal.  Jan.  Wednesd.,  m.  2.     A.D.  1000  (alias  1001').     A  100O.[eis.] 
change  of  abbots  in  Ard-Macha,  viz.,  Maelmuire  (son  of 


"hie  est  millisimus  {sic)  annus  ab 
incarnatione  Domini." 

*  Bissextile  and  emholism, — The 
Latin  of  this  clause  is  represented  by 
bif  7  embi  in  A.  and  B.,  which  the 
so-called  "  translator "  of  these 
Annals  in  Clar.  49  renders  by  "  Plenty 
of  fruit  and  milke"! 

»Der!as.— See  note  i",  p.  453 
supra. 

'  Port-Lairge. — The  Irish  name 
for  the  present  City  of  Waterford. 


^  Ferta-Nimhe. — Written  Fearta- 
Nemheadh  ("  Nemedh's  Grave  ")  by 
the  Four  Masters  ;  which  is  probably 
the  more  correct  form.  O'Douovan 
conjectures  that  the  name  ma}'  be 
represented  bj-  Feartagh,  in  the 
parish  of  Moynalty,  barony  of  Lower 
Kells,  CO.  Meath ;  but  without  any 
apparent  authority. 

^  Alias  1001 The   alias   number 

is  added  in  a  later  hand  in  A.,  as  also 
inB. 


508 


ccMNala  ulccoli. 


Foi.  ra,i,. 


1Tlaca.i.'maelmuiiie(niac©ocax)a)in  uicem  TTluiiaecan  (o 
6oi^T)oimnaich).  ■pefisaliTiacConains.rn  0Cib5,Tnorii^uia. 
1<!iccU  .h.  Ruaip-c  vo  maviba-D  t)0  ceniul  eogain  7  Conaill. 
ITlaelpoil  comaiaba  peicin  Tnopiouii.  Cp.ec  la  i:iit.u 
niiiman  1  n-T)eiipcuip,T:  Tnif)e,  conufuai'tai'D  Oenjiif  mac 
Cappais,  CO  pajfigaibfec  na  gabala  7  aj^  cenn  leo. 
■Cochiifi  am  Luain  la  TTlaelfechlainn  7  la  Coral  mac 
Con  cob  ai  p. 

}ct.  lanaip,  u.  reyiia;  l.x-iii.  CCnno  nomini  TTl."  1.° 
(almf  millefimo  2.°).  SlojaT)  la  bjiian  co  ai  ttmin, 
CO  fiuc  pallu  Connacc  7  pep.  TTli-be.  SlogaT)  CCexia  mic 
T)omnaill  co  'Cailcin,  7  luix)  pop  a  ctilu  po  pic.  'Cpen- 
pep  mac  Celecain,  pecnap  aip-o  TTIaca,  vo  tfiapbaTi  o 
ITlaclei^inn  mic  Caipill,  pi  pepnifiaigi.  Cpechax) 
Connact;  la  CCet)  mac  "Oomnaill  ITleplecan  pi  ^aileng, 
7  bpoT;u'Dmac  T)iapma7:a,  occipi  puiii;  la  TTIaelpechlainn. 
Colum  aipchifinecb  imleca  IBaip,  Cacalan  aipchinnech 
"Oaiminpe,  mopitincup.  Cepnacan  mac  'piain'D,  pi 
tuisne,  "DO  xitil  1  ■pepnmai^  pop  cpeic,  co  pomap^ 
TTluipcepcac  .Tl.  CiapT)ai,  pij-Domna  Caipppe.  SlojaT) 
la  bpian  7  la  TTlaelpeclainn  co  T)un  1560150,  "do 
cuinnciTi  gioll  pop  CCex)  7  pop  Gochaix),  co  po  pcoppacop 
po  opax). 

jet.  lonaip,  til.  p.,  I.  XX.  1111.     CCnno    "DomiTii  ITl.''  11.° 


^  &'oji  ofEocliaidh.  — 111  ac  Cocccoa. 
With  this  the  entry  in  Ann.  Four  M. 
(at  1001)  agrees.  But  in  tlie  Booh 
of  Leinster  (p.  42,  col.  4),  the  name 
of  Maelmuire's  father  is  given  as 
"  Eochacan."  See  Ware's  Works 
(Harris's  ed.),  Vol.  I.,  p.  49 ;  and 
Todd's  St.  Patrich,  p.  182. 

"  Bofh-Domnaigh.  —  Bodoney,  in 
Glenelly,  in  the  barony  of  Strabane 
Upper,  county  of  Tyrone.  The 
original  is  interlined  in  A.  and  B. 
But  the  interiineation  in  B.  would 
convey  to  the  reader  the  idea  that 
the    locality    was    intended    to     be 


identified  with  the  name  of  Mael- 
muire  son  of  Eoehaidh  (recfe 
Eochacan) ;  which  would  be  wrong. 
See  at  the  year  1004  infra,  where 
Muirecan  is  stated  to  have  been 
"  from  (or  of)  Both-Domnaigh." 

'  Comari  of  Feckin ;  i.e.  abbot  of 
Fore,  CO.  Westmeath.  In  M'Geoghe- 
gan's  Transl.  of  the  Annals  of  Clon- 
macnoise,  at  A.D.  994  (^1001),  it 
is  stated  that  Maelpoil  was  also 
"  bushopp  of  Clonvicknose." 

'  Carrach.  —  Carrach-calma  (or 
Carthach-calma)  i.e.  "  Carrach  (or 
Carthach)  the   powerful,"  seems   to 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


509 


Eochaidh^)  in  the  place  of  Muirecan  (of  Both-domnaigh-). 
Fergal  son  of  Conang,  King  of  Ailech,  died.  Niall  Ua 
Kuairc  was  slain  by  the  Cinel-Eoghain  and  [Cinel]- 
Conaill.  Maelpoil,  comai-b  of  Fechin,"  died.  A  preying 
expedition  by  the  men  of  Munster  to  the  south  of  Midhe, 
when  Oengus  son  of  Carrach*  met  them,  and  they  left 
the  spoils,  and  a  slaughter  of  heads  besides.  The  cause- 
way of  Ath-Luain'  [was  made]  by  Maelsechlainn,  and  by 
Cathal  son  of  Conchobar. 

Kal.  Jan.  Thursd.,  ra.  13.  a.d.  1001  (alias  1002).  [lOOL] 
A  hosting  by  Brian  to  Ath-Luain,'  when  he  carried  off 
the  hostages  of  Connaught,  and  of  the  men  of  Meath.  A 
hosting  of  Aedh,^  son  of  Uomnall,  to  Tailtiu;  and  he 
returned  in  peace  Trenfer  son  of  Celechan,  vice-abbof 
of  Ard-Macha,  was  slain  by  Macleighinn  son  of  Cairell, 
King  of  Fernmhagh.  The  devastation  of  Connaught  by 
Aedh,"  son  of  Domnall.  Merlechan,  King  of  Gailenga, 
and  Brotud  son  oi  Diarmait,  were  slain  by  Maelsechlainn. 
Colum,  herenagh  of  Imlech-Ibhair,  [and]  Cathalan, 
herenagh  of  Daiminis,  died.  Cernachan  son  of  Fland, 
King  of  Luighne,'  went  on  a  preying  expedition  into 
Fernmagh,^  when  he  killed  Muirchertach  Ua  Ciardha, 
royal  heir  of  Cairpre.  A  hosting  by  Brian  and  Mael- 
sechlainn to  Dun-delga,^"  to  demand  hostages  from  Aedh^ 
and  Eochaid,"  and  they  separated  in  peace. 

Kal.   Jan.      Frid.,   m.    24.     a.d.    1002^^  (alias   1003).     [1002.1 


have  been  an  epithet  for  Donnchad, 
grandson  of  Maelsechlainn  (King  of 
Ireland,  known  as  Malachy  I.,  ob.  961 
swprd).  See  Chron.  Scotorum,  ed. 
Hennessy,  at  a.d.  967. 

iAth-LuaiH.—Mhloae,   on   the 

Shannon. 

6  Aedh—keAh,  son  of  Domnall  Ua 
Neill,  King  of  Ailech.  His  death  is 
recorded  under  the  year  1003. 

1  Vice-abbot— yecuccp.  The  Four 
Masters  describe  Trenfer  as  "  Prior." 


*  Luighne.  — •  Now  represented  by 
the  barony  of  Lune,  Co.  Meath. 

'  Fernmagh.  —  Farney,  in  the 
county  of  Monaghan. 

^''  Dim-delga.  —  Dundalk,  in  the 
county  of  Louth. 

1^  Eochaid. — Eochaid,  son  of  Ard- 
ghar,  King  of  Ulidia. 

12  A.D.  1002.  —  The  '  Translator ' 
of  the  MS.  Clar.  49  gives  as  the  first 
entrj'  under  this  year  "  Brienus  reg- 
uare  incepit."  But  no  such  entry 
appears  in  the  MSS.  A.  and  B. 


510 


KM  M  alec  UlOCDri. 


(aliaf  Tnilley^imo  3.°).  piannchaT)  .h.  Rua'Din  comajaba 
C1al:^aln,  "OunchaT)  .h.  THancain  comafiba  Coeiifi5iii, 
"Oonnsal  mac  beoan,  aifichinnech  'Cuama  gpene, 
Gogan  mac  Cellaij  aiiichinnech  aiT.T)a  Onecan,  qmeue- 
fiunc  in  Cpifro.  Sinac  .il.  Uajx^ufa,  \i\  .11.  11161^,7 
Caual  mac  Labiiax)a,  ejiiai  ITlitie,  -do  comcuicim.  Ceal- 
lach  mac  T)iapmaT;a  i^i  Offiaigi,  CCetf  M.  Conpiacla  fii 
■Cec^a,  Concobap  mac  ITIaeli^ecLainn  |ii  Co|icumT)iiuaT>, 
ocui"  CCcep  Ua  'CKxaigcec,  occifi  -pu"^-  OC^'o  nfi«c 
eccigepn  "DO  mai[iba'o  i  n-T)ai]acai5  pepna  mop,  TVloeTJOic. 
let.  lanaip,  un.]:.,  I.  u.  CCnno  T)omim  171."  m."  (abap 
TTl"  4.°),  Oetisuf  mac  bpepail,  comapba  Caintiis,  i  n-ap7) 
TTlaca  in  pepegpinai^ione  quieuir;.  ©ochai'D  .Tl.  pian- 
nacan,  aipcbinnech  lip  oeise-o  7  Cluana  piacna,  pui 
pili'Dechr;a  7  pencupa,  Ice."  uini.  anno  aecacip  pue  obiic. 
gilla  Cellaij  mac  Comalcan,  pi  .Tl.  pacpac  CCiT)ne, 
Opian  mac  iriaelpuanaig,  occipi  punr..  "Oomnall  mac 
l^Lannacan  pi  pep  Li,  TTIoipe'Dac  mac  "OiapmaiJa  pi 
Ciapaifie  luacpa,  mopiuncup.     Ca^  Cpaibe  celca  ecip 


^  Comarb  of  Ciaran;  i.e.  aiiccessor 
of  St.  Ciaran  (of  Clonmacnoise),  or 
abbot  of  Clonmacnoise. 

-  Comarb  of  Coemhgin ;  i.e.  abbot 
of  Glendalough,  co.  Wicklow. 

^  Tnaim- greine.  —  Tomgranej-,  in' 
tlie  parisli  of  Tomgraney,  barony  of 
Upper  Tulla,  and  County  of  Clare. 

''  Corcumiimdh. — Corcomroe,  in  the 
present  count}'  of  Clare. 

^  Ua — (0',  or  descendant).  Inac- 
curately written  na  (gen.  pi.  of  the 
definite  article),  in  A.  and  B. ;  which 
probably  misled  the  translator  in 
Clar.  49  into  rendering  ' '  Ua  Traigh- 
tech"  by  "of  the  feet."  But  Ua 
Traightech  was  a  family  name  in 
Clare.  O'Conor  is,  in  this  case, 
more  than  unsually  amusing  in  his 
translation,  for  he  renders  the  proper 
name  "  Acher  na  (recte  Ua)  Traig 


tech  "by  "  Historicorum  dux  prse- 
cipuus.'' 

*•  Ferna-mor. — The  "Great  Alder 
tree."  Ferns,  in  the  county  of  Wex- 
ford, which  was  founded  by  St. 
Maedoc  (or  St.  Mogue,  as  the  name 
is  phonetically  written). 

'  Successor  of  Cainnech ;  i.e.  abbot 
of  Achadh-bo  (Aghaboe),  in  the 
Queen's  County.  St.  Cainnech  (or 
Canice)  was  also  founder  of  the 
monastery  of  Drvimachose,  in  the 
present  barory  of  Keenaght,  co.  Lon- 
donderry. But  Saint  Canice's  succes- 
sors in  Drumachose  are  usuallj' styled 
"  successors  (comarbs)  of  Cainnech  in 
Cianachta,"  in  the  Irish  Annals. 

'  Lis-oigedh  —  According  to  the 
Ann.  Four  Mast.,  and  the  Chron. 
Scotortim,  Eochaidh  Ua  Flannacaui 
was  lierenagh  of  the  Lis-oigedh  (or 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


511 


Flannchad  Ua  Ruadhin,  comarb  of  Ciaran^ ;  Dunchud  Ua 
Manchain,  comarb  of  Coemhgiii^ ;  Donnghal  son  of  Beoau, 
herenagh  of  Tuaim-greine/  [and]  Eoghan  son  of  Cellach, 
herenagh  of  Ard-Brecain,  rested  in  Christ.  Sinach  [Ja 
h-Uarghusa,  King  of  Ui-Meith,  and  Cathal  son  of 
Labraidh,  a  champion  of  Midhe,  fell  by  one  another. 
Cellach  son  of  Diarmait,  King  of  Osraighe ;  Aedh  Ua 
Conf  hiacla  King  of  Tethbha ;  Conchobar  son  of  Mael- 
sechlainn,  King  of  Corcumruadli/  and  Acher  Ua°  Traigh- 
tech,  were  slain.  Aedh,  son  of  Echtigern,  was  killed  in 
the  oratory  of  Ferna-mor"  of  Moedoc. 

Kal.  Jan.  Sund.,  m.  5.  A.D.  1003  (alias  1004).  Oengus,  [1003.]  bis. 
son  of  Bresal,  successor  of  Cainnech/  rested  in  Ard- 
Macha,  in  pilgrimage.  Eochaid  Ua  Flannacain,  herenagh 
of  Lis-oigedh,'  and  Cluain-Fiachna,'  a  distinguished  pro- 
fessor of  poetry  and  history,  died  in  the  69th  year  of  his 
age.  Gilla-CeUaigh,  son  of  Comaltan,  King  of  XJi- 
Fiachrach-Aidhne,  [and]  Brian,  son  of  Maelruaniagh,  were 
slain.  Domnall  son  of  Flannacan,  King  of  the  Fir-Li, 
[and]  Muiredach,  son  of  Diarmait,  King  of  Cairaidhe- 
Luachra,  died.     The  battle  of  Craebh-telcha,'"  between 


'■  guest-house")  of  Armagh.  Eochaidh 
was  a  writer  of  great  reputation  on 
Irish  history  and  literature,  although 
his  name  is  not  mentioned  by  Ware 
or  O'Reilly  in  their  accounts  of  Irish 
writers.  The  translator  of  tbi  Annals 
of  Clonmacnoise  (Mageoghan),  who 
had  some  of  Eochaid's  writings,  de- 
scribes him  as  "Archdean  of  Armagh 
and  Clonfeaghna."  See  O'Curry's 
MS.  Materials,  p.  138  (where  it  is 
erroneously  stated  that  Eochaidh  Da 
Flannacain  is  mentioned  in  connexion 
with  ihe  tract  on  the  ancient  pagan 
cemeteries  of  Ireland,  contained  in 
Lebor  na  h-uidre  [pp.  50-52],  and 
O'Donovan's  Four  Masters,  A.D,  1003, 
note  r.     Some  lines  of  poetry  in  praise 


of  Eochaidh,  attributed  to  [Cuan]  Ua 
Lochain,  written  on  the  lower  marg. 
of  fol.  536  in  A.,  have  been  partially 
mutilated  hy  the  binder. 

^  Cluain-Fiachna, — Clonfeacle,  in 
a  parish  of  the  same  name,  barony  of 
Dimgaunon  Middle,  co.  of  Tyrone. 

'"  Craebh-telcha — O'Donovan  sug- 
gests that  this  place,  the  name  of 
which  signifies  the  "  Spreading  Tree 
of  the  Hill,"  may  be  identified  with 
Crew,  in  the  parish  of  Glenavy,  barony 
of  Upper  Massareene,  co.  Antrim. 
Four  Masters,  A.D.  1003,  notex.  But 
see  Reeves's  Down  and  Connor,  &c., 
p.  342,  where  it  is  stated  that  Craebh- 
telcha  was  probably  in  the  north  of 
the  present  county  of  Down,  near 


512 


ccNNala  nlccoh. 


lllcu  7  cenel  116050111,  co  jfiemaix)  poifi  Ulzu,  co  coi-icaip 
ann  eocliaiD  mac  CCrl•D5a1l[^,  ^i  ULati,  7  "OuBcuinne  a 
byiacaii%  7  a  1)0  mac  .i.  Cu'ouibs  7  "Oomnall,  7  ctft  int; 
fluais  aiiceiia  ecifi  maic  7  fai€  .1.  'gctil^bi^  t^i  -il- 
nSc'Dac  7  ^lUa  pacyiaic  mac  "ComalTOtil  7  Cumiipcac 
mac  •piau|\oi,  7  "Oubi'lansa  mac  OCexiai,  7  Cacalan  mac 
eciioc,  7  Coiiene  mac  fTluificefiraig,  7  T^oyislu  Ulat) 
Fol.  64nn.  aiachcana ;  7  fio  fiachc  in  imgiiin  co  "oun  GcT)ach  7  co 
"Oyiuim  bo.  T)o  laocaiia  ann  ■oono  CCeT*  mac  "Oomnaill 
.h.  Weill,  1^1  CC1I15  (7  alii,  XX.  nono  eT;ax;if  anno,  T^epii 
uerxo  x°).  OCcc  arbefiar;  cenel  nGogain  if  ikctoiB  ipein  ]xo 
mapban.  T)onncliaT)  ."h.  lomgfis,  r^'  'oal  nCCiiaixte,  -do 
mapbaT)  vo  cenuil  ©ojain  pep  ■Dolum.  Slosa-o  la 
bfiian  CO  c|iacT;  nGo^aile,  -do  -duI  cimcell,  co  po  caip.- 
mii^c  cenel  nGojam.  'Da  Ua  canannan  vo  mafibai)  la 
hUa  TYlael-DopaiT).  T)ubflane  h.  lopcan,  aipchmnech 
imleca  IBaifi,  quieuic  TYlaelfeclainn  |ii  Temriac  do 
eipcoii,  coyi  bo  cpoligi  bdif  vo. 
.h.  ]ct.  lanaip,  11.  p.,  I.  xui.°  CCnno  T)omini  m°  1111.°  (aliap 
1005°).  CCeti  .Tl.  piannacan,  aifichinnech  mdin  Coluim 
cille, Uagnall mac  ^ocixaTO, yii  na  n-innp  1, Concobayi mac 
"Domnaill,  iai  loca  beicec,  TTlaelbpisce  .11.  RimeDa,  abb 
1a,  "Oomnall  mac  Hlacnia,  aipchinnech    TTlainifciaec, 


Castlereagh.  A  marg.  note  in  A. ,  in 
orig.  liand,  states  tliat  tlie  battle  was 
fouglit  on  tiie  18tli  of  tlie  Kalends  of 
October  [llth  Sept.],  being  the  fifth 
day  of  the  week  [i.e.  Thursday],  which 
would  agree  with  the  year  1003. 

^  Dun-Echdach  — Supposed  to  be 
now  represented  by  Duneight,  in  the 
parish  of  Blaris,  barony  of  Castle- 
reagh Upper,  CO.  Down. 

^  Druim-hd;  i.e.  the  "  Ridge  of  the 
Cow."  Now  Drumbo,  in  the  parish 
of  the  same  name,  barony  of  Upper 
Castlereagh,  co.  Down.  The  note 
"sic  in  libro  Duibdaleithi "  is  added 


in  the  marg.  in  A.  and  B.,  in  the 
original  hands. 

^  And  others. — The  original  of  the 
parenthetic  clause,  which  is  added  in 
the  marg.  in  A.,  in  the  original  hand, 
forms  part  of  the  text  in  B. 

*  Traig-Eoiha'Ue. — A  large  strand 
near  Ballysadare,  in  the  county  of 
Sligo,  sometimes  written  "  Trawo- 
helly." 

^  Cinel-Eoghain. — The  Foiir  Mas- 
ters (ad.  an.')i  for  "  Cinel-Eoghain,'' 
write  the  alias  name  Ui  Neill  in 
tuaisceirt  ("  Ui-Neill  of  the  North"). 

"  Imkch-Ibhair.  —  Emly,    in     the 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


513 


the  Ulidians  and  Cinel-Eoghain,  where  the  Ulidians 
were  defeated,  and  Eochaid,  son  of  Ardgar,  King  of 
Ulidia,  and  Dubhtuinne  his  brother,  and  his  two  sons, 
viz.,  Cuduiligh  and  Domnall,  were  slain,  and  a  havoc 
was  made  of  the  array  besides,  between  good  and  bad, 
viz.,  Gairbhith,  King  of  Ui-Echach,  and  Gilla  Patraic  son 
of  Tomaltach,  and  Cumuscach  son  of  Flathroe,  and 
"Dubhslanga  son  of  Aedh,  and  Cathalan  son  of  Etroch, 
and  Conene  son  of  Muirchertach,  and  the  elect  of  the 
Ulidians  besides.  And  the  fio^htinE;  extended  to  Dun- 
Echdach,'  and  to  Druim-b6.^  There  also  fell  there  Aedh, 
son  of  Domnall  Ua  Neill,  King  of  Ailech,  (and  others,'  in 
the  29th  year  of  his  age,  and  the  10th  year  of  [his] 
reign).  But  the  Cinel-Eoghain  say  that  he  was  killed 
by  themselves.  Donnchad  Ua  Loingsigh,  King  of  Dal- 
Araidhe,  was  treacherously  killed  by  the  Cinel-Eoghain. 
A  hosting  by  Brian  to  Traig-Eothaile,''  to  go  round  [the 
North  of  Ireland];  but  the  Cinel-Eoghain'  prevented 
him.  Two  Ua  Canannains  were  slain  by  Ua  Maeldoraidh. 
Dubhslane  Ua  Lorcain,  herenagh  of  Imlech-Ibhair," 
rested.  Maelsechlainn,  King  of  Temhair,  was  thrown 
from  his  horse,  so  that  he  was  in  danger  of  death. 

Kal.  Jan.,  Mond.,m.  16.     A.D.  1004  (alias  1005).    Aedh  [lOOl.jms 
Ua  Flannacain,  herenagh  of  Maein-Choluim-cille ;''  Rag- 
nail  son  of  Gothfraid,  King  of  the  Isles  ;  Conchobar  son 
of  Domnall,  King  of  Loch-Beithech ;'  Maelbrighde  Ua 
Eimedha,  abbot  of    la,  [and]  Domnall  son  of    Macnia, 


See  note  ' 


county   of    Tipperary. 
p.  42  supra, 

^ Maein-Chohun-cilk Maein   of 

Colum-cille ;  one  of  St.  Colum-cille's 
foundations.  Now  Moone,  in  the 
barony  of  Kilkea  and  Moone,  oo.  Kil- 
dare,  where  there  are  some  remarkable 
ancient  remains,  including  a  massive 
sculptured  cross.  See  Reeves's  Adam- 
nan,  p.  280. 


*  Loch-Beithech.  —  The  name  of 
this  district,  sometimes  ^vritten  Loch- 
Bethadh,  ssems  to  be  preserved  in 
that  of  the  lake  known  as  Lough 
Veagh,  in  the  barony  of  Kilmaorenan, 
CO.  Donegal.  This  lake  contained  a  for- 
tified island,  or  crannog,  which  is  f  re  - 
quently  referred  to  in  Irish  chronicles. 
See  Ann.  Four  Mast.,A,i>.  1258, 1524 ; 
an*l  Aim.  Loch-Cc,  1524, 1540  («,«). 

2L 


514 


CCNllCClCC  UlCCDll. 


in  Ch)iifz:o.  ^i^'-"  ComgailL,  in  ULctT),  T)0  ma-pbat) 
o  TTlaeLiitianais,  a  geiitnano  puo.  CCet)  mac  'Comalrjais 
"DO  maiibax)  let  12laicbefit:ac  .ll.  Weill,  la  iiTDpe-D  lei^i 
Carail.  ITluiiiecan  (.i.oboic  wmnaic),  comayibapaTjpaic, 
Ixx."  feciinxio  anno  euacif  fue,  CCex)  "Cpeoici  ym  utd 
ecnai  7  1  ciaabuT),  iiicam  'pln1e|^tInc  1  n-apT)  TTlaca.  Cac 
eT:ii-i  piiiu  CClban  immoneiciii,  1  copcai)i  |\i  CClban  .1. 
CinaeTi  mac  T)uit5.  ■RoiniiiTi  ic  loc  bfiicpenn  \ioxi  Ulcii 
7  htl  ©cac,  111a  "piai^beficac,  iT;o|icaiia  CCpran  yii^'oomna 
.h.  Gcac.  SlogaT)  la  bpian  co  ifii5paif>  Gpenn  ime,  co 
b-aiit)  TTlaca,  co  paificaiB  .ccx.  unga  "oo  qji  po^a  alcoip 
Parpaic.  LtiiT>  pop  a  ctilu  co  n-ecipe  pep,  nepenn 
laipp. 

let.  Icmaip.  111.  p.,  I.  xx.  1111.  CCnno  -Domini  TT1.°  ti.° 
(aliap  lOOG).  CCipme-oac  mac  Copcpaic  epipcopup  7 
pcpiba  apT)  TTlaca  in  Chpipco  quieuit;,  7  pinjume  abb 
Roip  cpe  mopiT:up.  ITIaelpuanaiT)  .11.  T)ubcai  7  a 
mac  TTlaelpeclainn,  7  a  bpa€aip  ^eibennac,  mop7:ui 
punc.  ©cmilix*  .Tl.  CCci'b,  pi  .ll-  n&cac  0  UluailD,  TTlael- 
puanai'o  mac  plannacam  0  Conaillib;  Catalan  pi 
Saileng,  occipi  punt;.   SlogaT)  cimceall  Gpenn  la  bpian 


^Mainister;  i.e.  Mainister-Buite(or 
Monasterboice). 

-  Ulidia. — A  marg.  note  in  A.,  in 
tlie  original  liand,  adds  that  Gilla- 
Comgliaill  was  King  of  Letli-Cathail 
(Lecale,  co.  Down,  see  note  ",  p.  462 
supra").  But  his  name  appears  in  the 
list  of  the  Kings  of  Ulidia  contained 
in  the  Book  oflsiiisUr,  p.  41,  col.  4. 
This  entry  is  repeated  under  the  next 
year. 

^  Ldli-Caihail. — See  last  note. 

^  Of  Both-Domnaiyh. — The  clause 
o  Idoic  Tionnpnaic,  which  is  added  as 
a  gloss,  in  a  later  hand  in  A,,  is  in 
the  marg.  in  B.,  where  the  more  cor- 
rect form,  as  above  given,  is  written. 
See  above,  under  a.d.  1000. 


''  Treoit. — Trevet,  in  the  parish  of 
the  same  name,  barony  of  Slcreen,  co. 
Meath. 

"  Cinaedh  son  of  Duhh. — Or  Ken- 
neth, son  of  Duff  (si.  966  supra),  as 
he  is  called  in  Scotch  historical 
writings.  See  Skene's  Chron.  Picts 
and  Scots,  Introd.,  pp.  cxliii.-exlvi. 

'' Loch-Bricrenn. — See  note  *,  p.  3.32 
sujn^a. 

^ Flaithhertach. — i.e.  Flaithbertach 
Ua  Neill  (or  O'Neill),  King  of  Ailech, 
referred  to  in  the  2nd  entry  preceding, 
in  connexion  with  the  plundering  of 
Leth-Cathail  [Lecale,  co.  Down],  and 
tlie  killing  of  its  King,  Aedh  son  of 
Tomaltach. 

'  Airmedach. — His  name  does  not 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


515 


herenagh  of  Mainistir/  [rested]  in  Christ.  Gilla-Com- 
ghaill,  King  of  Ulidia,=  was  killed  by  Maelruanaigh,  his 
own  brother.  Aedh,  son  of  Tomaltach,  was  killed  by 
Flaithbertach  Ua  Neill,  who  plundered  Leth-Cathail.^ 
Muirecan  (of  Both-Domnaigh^),  comarb  of  Patrick,  in 
the  72nd  year  of  his  age,  [and]  Aedh  of  Treoit/  a  man 
eminent  in  knowledge  and  piety,  ended  life  in  Ard-Macha. 
A  battle  amongst  the  men  of  Alba  themselves,  in  which 
the  King  of  Alba,  i.e.  Cinaedh  son  of  Dubh,"  was  slain. 
An  overthrow  of  the  Ulidians  and  Ui-Echach,  at  Locla- 
Bricrenn,'  by  Flaithbertach,^  wherein  fell  Artan,  royal 
heir  of  Ui-Echach,  A  hosting  by  Brian,  accompanied 
by  the  princes  of  Ireland,  to  Ard-Macha,  when  he  left  22 
ounces  of  gold  on  Patrick's  altar.  He  came  back  bringing 
with  him  the  hostages  of  Ireland. 

Kal.  Jan.  Tuesd.,  m.  27.  A.D.  1005  (alias  lOOC).  [lOOi.] 
Airmedach"  son  of  Coscrach,  bishop,  and  scribe  of  Ard- 
Macha,  rested  in  Christ ;  and  Finghuiue,"  abbot  of 
Ros-cre,  died.  Maelruanaidh  Ua,  Dubhtai,"  and  his  son 
Maelsechlainn,  and  his  brother  Geibhennach,  died. 
Echmilidh  Ua  Aitidh,  King  of  Ui-Echach,  by  the 
Ulidians  ;  Maelruanaidh  son'"  of  Flannacan,  by  the 
Conailli ;  Cathalan,'''  King  of  Gailenga,"  were  slain.     A 


appear  in  any  of  the  old  lists  of  tlie 
bisliops  of  Armagh  (or  '  comarbs '  of 
St  Patriclc).  Airmeilach  may  have 
been  a  bishop  ;  but  he  was  not  bishop, 
or  abbot,  of  Armagh. 

1"  Finghuitie.  —  This  entrj-,  which 
forms  part  of  the  text  in  B.,  is 
Interlined  in  the  original  (or  in  a 
contemporary)  hand  in  A. 

"  Ua  Dubhtai. — ^This  seems  to  be  a 
mistake  for  Ua  Duhhdai  (O'Doivda). 
According  to  the  Ami.  Four  Mast., 
and  the  Chron.  Scoiorum,  Maelruan- 
aidh Ua  Dnbhda  was  King  of  the 


Ui-Fiachrach  of  Muirisc,  whose 
territory  is  now  represented  by  the 
barony  of  Tireragh  (^Tir  Fiacliracli), 
in  the  co.  Sligo.  See  O'Donovau's 
Hy- Fiachrach,  p.  350. 

'^^ Son. — mac,  A.  B.  has  .h.  for 
ua,  grandson,  or  descendant. 

^^  Cathalan. — In  the  Ann.  Four 
Mast.,  ad  an.,  the  name  is  Cathal  son 
of  Dunchadh. 

^^  Gailenga.  —  "  Gailenga  -  mora  " 
(Morgallion,  a  barony  in  the  county 
Meath),  according  to  the  Ann.  Four 
M. 

2  l2 


516 


CCNMCClCC  UlCCDll. 


1  Connacca,  pop  ©pf  ^matv  i  cijx  Conaill,  cp,ia  cenuil 
Gogain,  pofipeiicaif  Camfa  i  ti-ULcu,  1  n-oenac  ConaiUe, 
CO  poacT:aT)a|i  im  lusnafaxi  co  Oelac  n[T>]uin,  co  t;afiaic 
oisyieiii  famca  pacfiaic  7  a  coiTia)abai  .1.  ITIaelmuiiae 
mac  Gocaxia.  bellum  ecip  piiau  CClban  7  Saxanu,  co 
jiemaiT)  poii  CClbancu,  co  pqisabfar;  ap  a  11-7)65 
■oaine.  Tnaelnambo  (•).  fii  .1l.  Ceinnfealaig)  a  fuif 
occiftif  GfT..  ■51  Ua  ComsaiU  mac  CCji-Dgaiifi  mic  TnaT)a- 
-oam,  .1.  pi  tllat),  t»o  mapbart  'Dia  bpaTjaip  .1.  t>o  Tnael- 
puanai'D  mac  CCffogaip. 
Fui.  oiab.  ]ct.  lanaip.  iiii-  p.,  l-  I'x.  CCnno  "oomini  tD."  tn." 
(aliap  1007).  tTlaebptianaiii  mac  CCpT)5aip,  tdo  mapbaT) 
0  ITlaiJU'San  mac  T)omnaill.  Ceallach  .11.  TTlenTisopan, 
aipchinnech  Copcai-De,  cfuietut:.  'Cpeinpep.n.  Oaisellan, 
pi  "Oaprpaigi,  tdo  mapbax)  vo  ceniul  Conaill  pop  loc 
eipne.  ■moT;aTian  mac  "OomnaiU,  pi  Ula'D,  vo  mapbat) 
■Don  "Dupe  1  n-ecluip  bpigre  pop  lap  T)uin  "Dalecglap. 
Cnconnacc  mac  'Ouna'Dais,  coipecb  pil  nCCnmcliaT)a,  -do 
mapbai)  la  bpian  pep  nolum.  SlogaT)  la  piaicbep- 
cach  .h.  Neill  1  n-l1lT:aiT5,  co  vuc  pefc  n-ecipe  tiainiB, 


^  Brian. — In  the  lower  margin  of 
fol.  Sin  in  A.,  the  following  stanza  is 
written,  with  reference  to  Brian  :  — 
IngtiaT)  pliaB  Cua  cen  clioibDon, 
■gaill  cen  iniTiam  im  ei-onij;, 
Oeii  ben  ■do  tecc  cavi.  Umcaiifv, 
bm  cen  buacait  ic  neimleic. 
"Strange  [to  see]  Sliabh-Cua  with- 
out a  troop, 
Foreigners  not  rowing  about     .     . 
A  lone  woman  going  over  Luachair, 
Cows  without  a  herd,  lowing." 
It  is  added  that  this  happy  condition 
was  "  in  tempore  Briani.''     The  allu- 
sion  to  a   lone  woman   going   over 
Luachair  [Sliabh-Luachra,  in  Mnn- 
ster]     seems    connected     wiih     the 
tradition  on  which  Moore  founded  his 
charming  song  "  Eich  and  Eare." 
^  Fertas-Camsa  \   i.e.  the  ford  (or 


crossing)  of  Camus  ;  a  ford  on  the 
Eiver  Bann,  near  the  old  church  of 
Camus  -  Macosquin.  See  Eeeves's 
Dovm  and  Connor,  pp.  342,  388. 

'^  Belach-chdn. — See  note  ",  p. 
443  supra. 

*  Mael-na-mio .  — This  was  merely  a 
nickname,  signifj'ing"  cow-boy."  His 
proper  name  was  Donnchad.  He  was 
the  son  of  Diarmait  (son  of  Domnall), 
King  of  Ui-Ceinnselaigh,  whose  obit 
is  given  above  at  the  year  995. 

^  His  brother. — According  to  the 
Ann.  Four  Mast.,  the  death  of  Gilla- 
Comghaill,  already  entered  under  the 
preceding  year,  occurred  in  a  conflict 
with  his  brother  Maelruanaidh,  re- 
garding the  Kingship  of  Ulidia.  See 
note  ^,  p.  514. 

"  Corcach — fork,  in  Muijster, 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


517 


hosting  round  Ireland  by  Brian,^ — to  Connauglit,  over 
Es-Ruaidh  into  Tir-Conaill,  through  Cinel-Eoghain,  over 
Fertas-Camsa^  into  Ulidia,  to  Oenach-Conaille ;  and  they 
arrived  about  Lammas  at  Belach-duin/  when  he  granted 
the  full  demand  of  Patrick's  congregation,  and  of  his 
successor,  i.e.  Maelmuire  son  of  Eochaidh.  A  battle 
between  the  men  of  Alba  and  the  Saxons,  when  the  men 
of  Alba  were  defeated,  and  left  a  slaughter  of  their  good 
men.  Mael-na-mbo^  (i.e.  King  of  Ui-Ceinnselaigh), 
was  slain  by  his  own  people.  Gilla-Comghaill,  son  of 
Ardghar,  son  of  Madadhan,  King  of  Ulidia,  was  killed  by 
his  brother,'  i.e.,  by  Maelruanaidh  son  of  Ardghar. 

Kal.  Jan.  Wednesd.,  m,  9.  A.D.  1006  (alias  1007). 
Maelruanaidh.  son  of  Ardghar,  was  kiUod  by  Matadhan 
son.  of  Domnall.  Cellach  Ua  Menngoran,  herenagh  of 
Corcach,"  rested.  Trenfher'  Ua  Baighellan,  King  of 
Dartraighi,^  was  killed  by  the  Cinel-Conaill  on  Loch- 
Eirne.  Matadhan  son  of  Domnall,  King  of  Ulidia,  was 
killed  by  the  Tore,"  in  St.  Bridget's  church,  in  the  middle 
of  Dun-da-lethglas.^"  Cuchonnacht  son  of  Dunadach, 
chieftain  of  Sil-Anmchada,"  was  treacherously  slain  by 
Brian."    A  hosting  by  Flaithbertach  TJa  Neill  into  Ulidia, 


[lOOG.] 


7  Trenfher;  pronounced  "  Trener.'' 
— 'C^eitieri.,  A.  B.  has  ctieinpep., 
•whicli  is  nearer  to  the  correct  form 
cp-eiit^eri.  Oit-  "  strong  man  "),  as  in 
the  Ann.  Four  Mast. 

» SartraigJd.  —  Or  Dartraighi- 
Coiniuse,  the  present  barony  of 
Dartry,  in  the  county  of  Monaghan, 
of  -which  the  Ui-Baighellain  (or 
O'Boylans)  were  chiefs. 

^  The  lore;  i.e.  "the  Boar;"  a 
nickname  for  Dubhtuinne,  King  of 
Ulidia,  -whose  name  does  not  appear 
in  the  list  of  Kings  of  Ulidia  in  the 
Sook  of  Leinster. 

lo  DuH-da-lethglas. —  Downpatrick. 

ii  Sil-Anmchada ;  i.e.  the  race   of 


Aumchad ;  the  tribe  name  of  that 
powerful  branch  of  the  Ui-Maine  of 
Conuaught  whose  descendants  as- 
sumed the  patronymic  of  O'Madden 
(now  Madden,  without  the  O'),  and 
whose  patrimony  embraced  the  pre- 
sent barony  of  Longford,  in  the 
count}'  of  Galway,  and  the  parish  of 
Lusmagh,  in  the  barony  of  Garry- 
castle,  in  the  King's  County,  on  the 
east  side  of  the  river  Shannon. 

'^  Brian;  i.e.  Brian  Borumha.  Ac- 
cording to  the  Ann.  Four  Mast.  (1006), 
and  the  Citron.  Scotorum  (1005),  the 
slayer  of  Cuchonnacht  was  Murchadh, 
son  of  Brian,  which  agrees  with  a 
marginal  note  in  a  later  hand  in  A. 


5  IS 


ccNNttlcc  ula:T)Ti. 


.b. 


7  CO  \io  mafiB  ^^i  leci  Ca^ail  -i-  Cointila-D  mac  Oensupa. 
SLojaT)  kt  biiian  co  ceniul  6050111,  .1.  co  "Dun  T)poma  1 
TOe15  aiytT)  ITlaca,  co  cue  .ll-  CpiciT)eii,  comapba  pnneii 
ITIU151  bile,  fio  boi  1  n-eoipecc  0  lllcaib  1  ceniul  eojain. 
In  'Cope,  jii  UlaT),  -do  i-najiba-o  do  TTlun^e-DOC  mac 
ITlocoTian,  1  n-'oisail  a  acap,  v\\\a  nepc  "De  7  pacpaic. 
ITluipeDac  mac  Cfiicain  do  •oeipgiii  comapbuip  Coliiim 
cille  aji  Dia  CCcnusu-o  aenaig  "Caillcean  la  TTlael- 
fecnall.  ■peiiDomnac  1  comapbiip  Coluim  cille  a 
comaiple  pep  n&penn  ifin  oenac  fin.  Soipcela  mop 
Coluim  cille  do  Dubgaic  ip  inD  aiDci  ap  niD  lapDom 
lapuapach  in  Daimliacc  moip  Cenannpa;  ppim  mniD 
lapcaip  Domain  apai  in  comDaig  DenDai.  In  popcela 
pin  DO  pogbail  Dia  ■picec  [aiDce]  ap  Dib  mipaib,  lap 
n-gaic  DC  a  oip,  7  poc  caipip.  "Domnall  mac  T)uib- 
cuinne,  pi  UlaD,  do  mapbaD  do  ITIuipeDoc  mac  TTlaca- 
■oain,  7  DO  llapgaec  pleibe  'Puait;. 

|ct.  kmaip.  u.  p.,  I.  xx.  CCnno  Domini  1X1."  uii." 
(aliap  1008).  ■pepDomnac  comapba  Cenannpa,  Ceilecaip 
mac  "Ouinncuain  mic  CemneDig,  comapba  Coluim  mic 


' Leth-Cathail Now   represenfod 

by  the  barony  of  Lecale,  in  the 
county  of  Down.  See  Reeves's  Down 
and  Connor,  pp.  357,  358,  and  other 
places- referred  to  in  the  Index  to 
that  work  under  Lefli-CatliaU. 

"  Dun-droma ;  i.e.  the  "  Fort  of 
the  Eidge  (or  Hill)."  This  name 
woukl  be  Anglicised  "  Dundrum." 
There  is  a  townland  of  Dundrum  in 
the  parish  of  Keady,  in  the  barony 
and  county  of  A  rmagh ;  but  it  is 
some  miles  to  the  south  of  the  town 
of  Armagh,  and  not  in  the  territory 
of  Cinel-Eoghain,  It  may,  however, 
be  the  place  referred  to.  This  entry 
is  very  imperfectly  given  in  O'Conor's 
version  of  this  Chronicle. 


'  Da  Crichldhen. — At  theyear  1025 
infra,  where  his  obit  is  entered,  he  is 
called  Maelbrigte  Ua  Crichidhen. 

*  Ma(/h-bile.  —  Movilla,  in  the 
county  of  Down. 

=>  See  note  ">,  p.  517. 

"  Father.—The  killing  of  Matadhan 
is  the  subject  of  the  fourth  entrj'  for 
this  year. 

'  For  God. — The  Chronicler  should 
have  said  that  Muiredach  resigned 
his  great  office  of  President  of  the 
Columbian  Order,  to  become  a  recluse. 
His  obit  is  entered  at  the  year  1010 
(=1011)  itifra.  See  Eecves's  Adam- 
nan,  p.  397. 

8  Tailltiu.—  See  note  ",  p.  167 
supra. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


j19 


when  he  brought  seven  hostages  from  them,  and  killed 
the  King  of  Leth-G'athail,^  i.e.,  Cu-Ulad  son  of  Oenghus. 
A  hosting  by  Brian  to  the  Cinel-Eoghain,  i.e.  to  Dun- 
droma^  by  the  side  of  Ard-Macha,  when  he  brought  off 
Ua  Crichidhen/  successor  of  Fiuuen  of  Magli-bilfe,'  who 
had  been  a  hostage  from  the  Ulidians  in  Cinel-Eoghain. 
The  Tore/  King  of  XJlidia,  was  killed  by  Muiredach  son 
of  Matadhan,  in  revenge  of  his  father,"  through  the  power 
of  God  and  Patrick.  Muiredach,  son  of  Crichan,  resigned 
the  successorship  of  Colum-Cille  for  GodJ  Renewal  of  the 
Fair  of  Tailltiu"  by  Maelsechnaill.  Ferdomnach"  [was 
installed]  in  the  successorship  of  Colum-Cille,  by  the 
counsel  of  the  men  of  Ireland,  in  that  Fair.  The  great 
Gospel'"  of  Colum-Cille  was  wickedly  stolen"  in  the  night 
out  of  the  western  sacristy  of  the  great  stone-church  of 
Cenannas — the  chief  relic  of  the  western  world,  on  account 
of  its  ornamental  cover.  The  same  Gospel  was  found 
after  twenty  [nights'^]  and  two  months,  its  gold  having 
been  taken  off  it,  and  a  sod  over  it.  Domnall  son  of 
JDubhtuinne,  King  of  Ulidia,  was  killed  by  Muiredach 
son  of  Matadhan,  and  by  Uargaeth  of  Sliabh-Fuait. 

KaL   Jan.     Thursd.;  ra.  20.     A.D.    1007    (alias  IOCS).  [i007.]Brs. 
Ferdomnach,   comarb    of  Cenannas  ■"  Ceilechair,  son  of 
Donnchuan,"  son  of  Cennedigh,  successor  of  Colum  son  of 


"  Ferdomnach. — For  some  infor- 
mation regarding  him,  see  Reeves's 
Adamnan,  p.  397. 

">  Great  Gospel— This  is  tlie 
splendidly  illuminated  MS.,  known  as 
the  Book  of  Kells,  preserved  in  the 
library  of  Trinity  College,  Dublin. 

"  Stolen. — The  remainder  of  this 
entry,  which  forms  part  of  the  text 
in  B. ,  is  continued  on  the  top  margin 
of  fol.  5ia  in  A.,  apparently  by  the 
orig.  hand,  one  line  having  been  cut 
off  by  the  binder 


1-  Nights.— qn-o,  A.  and  B.  Ob- 
viously a  mistake  for  aiT)ce  (or 
a'ohaiT),  as  in  Ann.  Four  Mast.) 

'^  Comarh  of  Cenannas  [Kells, 
CO.  Meath]. — The  appointment  of 
Ferdomnach  as  successor  of  St. 
Colum-Cille,  and  therefore  abbot  of 
Kells,  is  recorded  among  the  entries 
for  last  year. 

i''  Sonnchuau The  death  of  Donn- 

chuan,  who  was  brother  to  Brian 
Borumna,  is  noticed  in  the  Ann.  Fcur 
Mast,  at  A.D.  9i8  (=950). 


520 


OT^Malcc  ula"DTi. 


Crieniuainn  (abap  abb  'Cipe  -oa  sl^ap),  ITlctelmuivie 
comaj^ba  Caintiic,  in  Cbpirco  Doptniepunr.  ITluipe-Dac 
mac  TTlacoTiain,  i-ii-Domna  tllaT),  t>o  mapbaT)  a  fuir. 
12accna,  comafiba  pnnia  Cluana  ipaifi-o,  quieuir.  Secc 
moj-i  7  vnechra  o'n  in™,  in  Gnaip  co  caifc. 
.J).  let.  lanaip.  uii-i:. ;  li-     CCnno -001711111  m.°  uiii."  (aliap 

1009).  CriecT)i5ail  mop  la  maelfeclainn  ■pop  laisniu. 
Cacal  mac  Caplufa,  comapba  Cainnis,  maelmuirie  .h. 
■Ucuam,  comaj-iba  Cenaniifa,  mofxcui  funt:.  TTlaelan 
(.1.  in  jai  moipX  pi  -IT-  "Oojarai itd,  tdo  majibat)  -do  cenitil 
eosain  1  n-aiiD  ITlaca  pop  lap  rpin  moip,  x^pia  comepgi 
na  -oa  flua§.  T)onncha'D  .h.  Ceile  -do  -DallaT)  la  piaic- 
bepT:ac  1  n-inip  Gogain,  7  a  mapbat)  lapum.  TYlai'Dm 
pop  Connacca  pia  pepailS  Opeipne.  TnanDm  -oana  pe 
Connaccu  pop  pepaiC  bpeipne.  Cpec  la  fllai^beprac 
.h.  Weill  CO  pipu  bpeg,  co  cue  boppoma  mop.  TTlael- 
mop-oa,  pi  Laigen,  "do  epcup  co  pobpipe-o  a  copp.  "Dub- 
cablaig  injen  pig  Connachc  .1.  ben  Opiain  mic  Ceinnei- 
cig,  mopcua  epc  Opai;opium  aipti  TDaca  in  hoc  anno 
plumbo  cegicup.  Clooiia  mac  CCengupa,  ppimpile 
Qpenn,  mopirtip. 


^  Tir-da-glas. — Terr3'glass,  in  the 
barony  of  Lower  Ormond,  co.  Tip- 
perarj'.  The  original  of  this  clause 
is  added  in  the  margin  in  A.,  and  also 
in  B. 

^  Successor  of  Calnech ;  i.e.  abbot 
of  Aghaboe,  Queen's  County. 

3  The  Gth  of  the  Ides  ;  i.e.  the  Sth 
of  January.  In  the  corresponding 
entry  in  the  Chron.  Scotorum  and 
Ann.  Four  Mast,  the  date  given  is 
the  Sth  of  the  Ides,  or  Cth  of 
January. 

■"  Ccmarh  of  Ceimnnas.  —  Mael- 
muire  was  abbot  of  Kells.  See 
Reeves's  Adamnan,  p.  397. 

'  Vi-Lorthainn. — Otherwise  written 


(and  more  correctlj-)  Ui-Tortain,  or 
"  descendants  of  Tortan,"  who  was 
descended  in  the  fourth  generation 
from  CoUa  Dachrioch,  one  of  the 
three  ancestors  of  the  Airghialla. 
The  Ui-Dorthainn  were  seated  near 
Ardbraccan,  in  the  present  county  of 
Meath.  See  O'Donovan's  ed.  of 
Leahhar  na  g-ceart,  p.  151.  This 
entry  is  not  given  in  the  Ann.  Four 
Mast. 

"  Trian-moi: — "Trian-mor"  means 
the  "  great  third."  According  to 
Dr.  Reeves,  that  portion  of  ancient 
Armagh  outside  the  Rath  (or  rampart)' 
was  divided  into  three  divisions,  one 
of  which,   Trian-mor,  included   the 


ANNALS  OP  ULSTER. 


521 


Cremthami  (alias  abbot  of  Tir-da-glas)/  [and]  Maelmuire, 
successor  of  Caiuech,-  '  fell  asleep '  in  Christ.  Muiredach 
son  of  Matadhan,  royal  heir  of  Ulidia,  was  killed  by  his 
own  people.  Fachtna,  successor  of  Finnia  of  Cluain- 
Iraird,  rested.  Great  frost  and  snow  from  the  6th  of  the 
Ides'  of  January  to  Easter. 

Kal.  Jan.  Saturd.;  m.  1.  A.D.  1008  (alias  1009).  A  [1008]  bh. 
great  retaliatory  depredation  by  Maelsechlainn  on  the 
Leinstermen.  Cathal  son  of  Carlus,  comarb  of  Cainech," 
[and]  Maelmuire  Ua  Uchtain,  comarb  of  Cenannas/  died. 
Maelan  (i.e.  "of  the  great  spear"),  King  of  the  Ui- 
Dorthainn,'  was  killed  by  the  Cinel-Eoghain  iu  Ard- 
Macha,  in  the  middle  of  Trian-mor,"  through  an  uprising 
of  the  two  armies.  Donnchad  Ua  Cede  was  blinded  by 
Flaithbertach,'  iu  Inis-Eoghain ;  and  he  was  killed 
afterwards.  A  victory  over  the  Connaughtmen  by  the  men 
of  Breifni.^  A  victory  also  by  the  Connaughtmen  over 
the  men  of  Breifni.  A  preying  expedition  by  Flaithber- 
tach Ua  Neill  to  the  men  of  Bregha,  when  he  took  a 
great  cattle  spoil.  Maelmordha,  King  of  Leinster,  was 
thrown  from  his  horse,  so  that  his  leg  was  broken. 
Dubhchablaigh,  daughter  of  the  King  of  Connaught,'  i.e., 
the  wife  of  Brian,^"  son  of  Cennetigh,  died.  The  oratory 
of  Ard-Macha  was  roofed  with  lead  in  this  year.  Clothna 
son  of  Aengus,  chief  poet  of  Ireland,  died. 


space  now  occupied  by  "  Irish-street, 
Callan-street,  and  the  western  region 
of  the  town."  See  Ancient  Churches 
of  Armagh;  Lusk,  1860;  pp.  19-20. 
'  Flaithbertach. — Flaithbertach  Ua 
Neill,  lord  of  Ailech  (i.e.  cliiet  of 
the  Ui-Neill  of  the  North),  niclcnamed 
Flaithbertach  "  in  trosdain  "  (F.  "  of 
the  pilgrim's  staff"),  in  allusion  to 
his  journey  to  Home,  noticed  at  the 
year  1030  infra.  His  death  in  peni- 
tence, after  a  turbulent  career,  is 
recorded  under  a.b.  103C. 


'  Breifni.  —  Corruptly  written 
bixeibpne,  in  A. 

"  King  of  Connauyht He  was  the 

Cathal,  son  of  Conchobar,  referred  to 
above  at  the  year  1000,  as  having, 
in  conjunction  with  King  Maelsech- 
lainn, constructed  the  causeway  of 
Ath-Luaia  (Athlone),  and  whose 
obit  is  the  first  entry  under  the  next 
year. 

■"  Brian. — Brian  Borumha.  See 
Todd's  War  of  the  Gaedhil,  &c., 
Intiod.,  p.  clxi.,  note  ^ 


522 


cctmalcc  iilccT)1i. 


Ful.  iHba. 


]ct.  1anai^  i.  p- ;  I-  a;ii-  CCiino -001111111  1T1.°  ix."  (aliar 
1010).  Caml  mac  Concobaiii.  (t^i  Connachc,  in  peni- 
ceiTCia  motucui^).  1T1uiiie-Dac  M.  CCe-oo,  iai  mufcpai-De, 
Cereal  mac  •OuibDaiia,  fi  peiimanacli,  moiicin  funt:. 
maelru^ani  .1l.  Cei^baill  a\xv  fui  eiienn  7  r^i  Gosan- 
achca  loca  lein ;  TDaiican  mac  Cenneicit,  comai^ba 
Coluim  mic  CtiemcbaiiTO  7  Innfi  celcpa  7  ciUe  T)alua; 
muipe-Dac  mac  TTlocloinsr''  aipcbinnech  mticnama,  111 
Cbjiirco  ■Doiimieriunc.  CCex)  mac  Cumn  ing-Domna  CC1I15, 
•Oonncuan  1^1  TTl U5T)0iin«>  occiri  f""^-  Slosa-o  la  binaii 
CO  Cloenloc  fleibe  ipuaic,  co  lao  gailj  ecifie  leice  Ctnnn. 
CCepcar  rotiriiDa,  auT;umniir  ppuccuofUf.  Scaiilam  .Tl- 
T)un5alain,  ppnicepp  T)uin  le^glaifi;  fapusu-o  T)uin 
Vaip,  7  a  rabaiiic  amac,  7  «  ■oalla-o  a  pnnaCaip,  la 
niall  mac  "OuibT:uinne.  "Oeribail  iiisen  'Caix>5  mic 
Cacail  mopT^ua  efz. 

jet-  lanaip.  11.  p,  I.  xx.  111.  CCnno  Domini  1Tl.°  x."  (aliap 
im.''xi.°).  T)unaT>ac  111  peiclefa  Coluim  Cille  1  n-ayi-o 
maca.     -piaicbepcac  .Tl.  Cei^nian  comaiaba  T:i5erinai5, 


'  Penitence. — The  original  of  this 
clause,  which  is  added  in  the  margin 
in  A.,  apparently  in  the  old  hand, 
fonns  part  of  the  regular  text 
inB. 

^  Fir-Manach The  name  of  this 

tribe  is  still  preserved  in  that  of  the 
county  of  Fermanagh. 

"  Maelsufha'm. — O'Curry  was  under 
the  impression  that  this  Maelsuthain 
was  the  tutor  and  "  soul- friend " 
(/mmchara)  of  Brian  Borumha  (.1/-S'. 
Materials,  p.  76),  although  the  obit 
of  "  Maelsuthain,  aiwichara  of  Brian," 
is  entered  in  the  Ann.  Four  diast. 
at  the  year  1031,  where  no  mention 
is  made  of  any  connexion  of  this 
latter  Maelsuthain  with  the  Eogha- 
nacht  of  Loch-Lein,  a  territory  com- 
prising Killarney  and  an  extensive 
district  around  it,  the  patrimony  of 


the  older  branch  of  the  O'Donoghoe 
family.  It  may  be  added  that  the 
name  of  Maelsuthain  does  not  appear 
in  the  ordinary  Irish  pedigrees  of  the 
O'Donoghoes  of  Loch-Lein.  Great 
interest  attaches  to  the  history  of 
the  Maelsuthain  who  was  anmchara 
of  Brian  Borumha,  and  who,  in  a 
note  written  by  him  in  the  Booi  of 
Armagh,  fol.  16  b  b..  Latinizes  his 
name  calvus  j^crennis,  and  states  that 
the  note  was  written  by  him  "  in 
consiiectu  Bviani  imj)eratoris  Scoto-* 
rum.''* 

*  Cohmi  son  of  Crlmlhann. — The 
founder  of  the  monastery  of  Tir-da- 
glas  (Terryglass),  in  the  barony  of 
Lower  Ormond,  and  county  of  Tip- 
perary. 

^  Inis- Celtra.  —  Inishcalthra,  or 
Holy  Island  ;  an  island  in  the  expan- 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


523 


Kal.Jan.,Simd.;  m.  12.  A.D.  1009  (alias  1010).  Cathal  [lOon.] 
son  of  Conchobar,  ( King  of  Connaught,  died  in  penitence'). 
Muiredhach  Ua  hAedha,  King  of  Muscraidhe,  Cathal  son 
of  Dubhdam,  King  of  theFir-Managh,-  died.  Maelsuthain" 
Ua  Cerbhaill,  chief  sage  of  Ireland,  and  King  of 
Eoghanacht  of  Loch-Lein;  Marcan,  son  of  Cennetigh, 
comarl)  of  Colum  son  of  Crimthann/  and  of  Inis-Celtra' 
and  Cill-Dalua" ;  Muiredach  son  of  Mochloingsi,  herenagh 
of  Muenamh/  '  fell  asleep  '  in  Christ.  Aedh  son  of  Conn, 
royal-heir  of  Ailech,  [and]  Donncuan,  King  of  Mughdorna, 
were  slain.  A  hosting  by  Brian  to  Cloenloch  of  Sliabh- 
Fuaid,^  when  he  received  the  hostages  of  Leth-Cuinn. 
A  hot  summer,  a  fruitful  autumn.  Scanlan  Ua  Dungalain, 
abbot  of  Dun-lethglaise,  was  profaned  in  Dun  f  and  he 
was  brought  out  and  blinded  in  Finnabhair,  by  NiaH'" 
son  of  Dubhtuinne.  Derbhail,  daughter  of  Tadhg"  son  of 
Cathal,  died. 

Kal.  Jan.,  Mond. ;  m.  23.  A.D.  1010  (alias  1011). 
Dunadhach  of  Colum-Cille's  redes'^"-  in  Ard-Macha  [died]. 
Flaithbertach   Ua   Ceithinan,   comai-b  of  Tigernach'"  (a 


[1010.] 


sion  of  the  Shannon  known  as  Lough- 
derg,  and  belonging  to  the  barony  of 
Leltrim,  co.  Galway. 

'  Cill-Dalua. — Killaloe,  CO.  Clare. 

'  MucnamJi.  —  Muckno,  in  the 
barony  of  Cremorne,  co.  Monaghan. 

^  Sliahh-Fuaid. — The  old  name  of 
the  Fews  Mountains,  near  Newtown- 
hamilton,  in  the  barony  of  Upper 
Fews,  in  the  south-west  of  the  co, 
Armagh. 

'  Dun;  i.e.  Dun-da-lethglas,  or 
Downpatrick. 

^^  Niall. — He  was  King  of  Ulidla 
for  i  years  and  6  months,  according 
to  the  list  of  Kings  of  that  province 
in  the  Booh  of  Leinster,  p.  40,  col.  4. 
His  death  is  recorded  at  the  year  I  DIG 
infra. 


"  Tadhff.  —  King  of  Connaught, 
and  known  as  Tud/it/  an  eicli  gU,  or 
"Tadhg  of  the  White  Steed."  His 
death  is  noticed  at  the  year  1030. 
He  was  the  first  who  assumed  the 
surname  "O'Conchobair  (or  O'Conor)." 

'^  Redes.  —  Dr.  Eeeves  regarded 
this  redes  as  an  "  abbey  church."  See 
his  very  interesting  memoir  on  Ihe 
Andent  Churches  of  Armagh  (Lusk, 
1860),  p.  27,  where  some  curious 
information  regarding  the  redes  is 
given. 

^^  Comarh  of  Tigernadi ;  i.e.  abbot 
of  Cluain-eois  (Clones),  in  the  county 
Monaghan.  The  original  of  the 
parenthetic  clause  which  follows  is 
interlined  in  a  later  hand  in  A.,  and 
in  the  original  hand  in  B. 


524. 


ccNwalcc  nlccDti. 


(feanoip  7  f  ui  efpuc,  -do  511111  0  pefiaib  bjieipiiG,  7  pofcea 
in  cuncace  y^ua  moiicuup  epc).  TnuipeT)ac  mac  Cpicain, 
comapba  Coluim  Cille  7  pefileisinn  a]i"D  TTlaca,  111 
Chyiifco  7)0iamieiaunr;.  pLai^bep-cac  .11.  MeilL  (.1.  jii 
O1I15,  CO  n-ocaib  in  poclo,  7  TTlui^cha'D  mac  mbpiain  co 
•pepaib  ITItiman  7  Laisen,  7 -IT- Weill  in  "Defceiiic),  "do 
innpet)  ceneoil  Conaill,  co  otic  ccc.  do  bpair,  7  bii  im^a. 
TTlaelpiianaixi  .Tl.  "Domnaill, pi  ceneoil  tuj-oac,  0  pepailj 
maigi  lea,  Oengup  .1l.  lapan  .1.  pi  cenel  Gn-oai,  0  ceniul 
Gogain  na  li-innpi,  occipi  punc.  CCex)  mac  TTIarsamna, 
pi-Domna  Caipil,  mopiciip.  Slogat)  la  ■piaicbepcach  .11. 
Weill  CO  'Dun  GcDac,  co  po  loipc  in  'otin  7  co  po  bpip  a 
baile,  7 CO  cue  aicipe  o  Miall  mac  "Ouibcuinne.  SlojaT) 
la  Opian  co  tHag  copainT),  co  puc  laip  pi  ceniuil  Conaill 
.1.  ITlaelpuanai'D  .ll.  TDael'Dopai'D,  ppi  a  peip  co  Cenn 
copaf).  "Dalac  'Dipipc  "Colai,  comapba  peicin  7  "Colai, 
in  bona  peneccuce  mopcuup  epc.  bpian  7  ITlaelp eclainn 
icepum  in  clai{p]i  pua  oc  Bnach  T)tii13. 

let.  lanaip.  111.  p.,  I.  1111.  CCnnoDomini  111.°x.°i.°  (aliap 
111."  12.°)  'CeiDm  opegaic  ipin  blKroain  pin  1  n-ap-o 
lllaca,  CO  po  mapB  dp.  ITlaelbpigce  mac  in  gobann, 
pepleigmn    aip-o   TTlaca,    -do    ec   -oe,    7   Scolaigi    mac 


^  Fell  asleep. — Tioiamieixtinc,  A., 
B. ;  seemingly  by  mistake  for  7)011- 
niiebac  or  •Doyiniiuic.  A  marginal 
note  in  A.,  in  the  later  hand,  has 
txxx.  1111.  anno  ecacippue,  u.  fCc. 
Gnaifx, in  noccepabaci  mChfiipuo 
quieuic  ;  (i.e.  "  rested  in  Christ  in  the 
8-tth  [74th,  Four  Mast.']  year  of  his 
age,  on  Saturday  night,  the  5th  of  the 
Kalends  of  January  "). 

-  Fochla. — See  note  ^,  p.  429  supra. 

^  Ua  Bomhnaill ;  or  O'Donnell. 
This  is  the  first  notice  of  the  surname 
O'Donnell  to  be  found  in  the  Irish 
Annals.  The  Domnall  (or  Donnell) 
from  whom  the  name  is  derived  was 
son  of   Eignechan   (ob.  905  supra'), 


who  was  King  of  Cinel-Conaill.  See 
O'Donovan's  Four  Mast.,  a.d.  1010, 
note  a. 

^  Cinel-  Lughilach.  —  One  of  tl'.e 
tribe-names  of  the  O'Donnells,  who 
were  descended  from  Lugaid,  son  of 
Sedna  (who  was  brother  of  Ainmire, 
King  of  Ireland  in  the  6th  centurj'). 
The  territory  of  the  Cinel-Lughdach 
comprised  a  great  part  of  the  present 
barony  of  Kilmacrenan,  co.  Donegal. 

^  Cinel-Eima.  — A  tribe  descended 
from  Enna,  son  of  Conall  Gulban,  son 
of  Niali  Nine-hostager,  whose  terri- 
tory consisted  in  later  times  of  30 
quarters  of  land,  lying  to  the  south 
of  the  barony  of  Inishowen,  co.  Done- 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


525 


senior,  and  eminent  bishop,  was  wounded  by  the  men  of 
Breifni,  and  died  afterwards  in  his  own  monastery). 
Muiredach  son  of  Crichan,  comarb  of  Colum-Cille,  and 
lector  of  Ard-Macha, '  fell  asleep ''  in  Christ.  Flaithbertach 
Ua  Neill,  (King  of  Oilech,  with  the  warriors  of  the 
Fochla,^  and  Murchad  son  of  Brian,  with  the  men  of 
Munster  and  Leinster,  and  the  Ui-Neill  of  the  South), 
ravaged  Cin el-Con  aill,  and  carried  off  300  captives,  and 
many  cows.  Maelruanaidh  Ua  Domnaill,'  King  of  Cinel- 
Lughdach,''  was  slain  by  the  men  of  Magh-Itha ;  Oengus 
Ua  Lapain,  King  of  Cinel-Enna,'  by  the  Cinel-Eoghain  of 
the  Island."  Aedh  son  of  Mathgamain,  royal-heir  of 
Caisel,  died.  A  hosting  by  Flaithbertach  Ua  Neill  to 
Dun-Echdach,'  when  he  burned  the  dun,  and  broke 
down  the  town,  and  brought  pledges  from  Niall  son  of 
Dubhtuinne.  A  hosting  by  Brian  to  Magh-Corainn,  when 
he  brought  with  him  the  King  of  Cinel-Conaill,  i.e.  Mael- 
ruanaidh Ua  Maeldoraidh,  in  submission,  to  Cenn- 
eoi-adh.^  Ualach  of  Disert-Tola,  comarb  of  Fechin  and  of 
Tola,  died  at  a  good  old  age.  Brian  and  Maelsechlainn 
again  in  camp  at  Enach-duibh." 

Kal.  Jan.,  Tuesd. ;  m.  4.  A.D.  101 T"  (alias  1012.) 
A  plague  of  colic  in  this  year  in  Ard-Macha,  which 
killed  a  great  number.  Maelbrigte  Mac-an-gobhan, 
lector  of  Ard-Macha,  died  of  it;   and  Scolaighi  son  of 


[ton.] 


gal,  and  between  the  arms  of  the 
Foj'le  and  Swilly,  or  between  Lifford 
and  Letterkenny.  See  Colgan's^cte 
Sanctorum,  p.  370. 

®  Cinel-Eoghnin  of  the  Island ;  i.e. 
of  the  island  of  Inishowen. 

"^  Dun  Echdach. — "Eochaid's  dun 
(or  fort)."  See  under  the  year  lOOy  ; 
p.  512,  note^. 

*  Cenn-coradh,  —  "  The  Head  of 
the  Weir."  The  residence  of  Brian 
Borumha  at  Killaloe.  The  original 
of  this  entry  and  the  one  succeeding 


it  is  written  in  a  space  which  appears 
to  have  been  left  blank  by  the  origi- 
nal scribe  in  A.  They  form  part  of 
the  text  in  B. 

^  Enach-duihh. — This  name  would 
now  be  written  Annaduff ,  or  Annagh- 
dufT.  The  place  referred  to  was  pro- 
bably Annaduff,  in  the  co.  Leitrim 
or  Annaghduff.  co.  Cavan. 

^"A.D.  1011.— The  number  580  is 
added  in  the  margin  in  A. ,  to  signify 
that  so  many  years  had  elapsed  since 
the  arrival  of  St.  Patrick. 


526  ccMiialcc  tilaT)li. 

Clejicen,  vacajic  a\\-r)  ITIaca,  7  Cennpaelar)  aiic  fcibatlL 
.1.  anmcapa  cogai'De,  moiwui  ininr.  SlogaTy  la  pLaic- 
bei^TOcmac  1TluiiiceiiT:aic,la  fiij  nCCilig,  1  cinel  Conmll, 
CO  iioaclic  maj  Cecne,  co  cue  bogaljail  moip  7  co 
cmnic  imflan.  Slosa-o  la  piaicbeiioac -doiii-dii^i  1  ceinel 
Conaill,  CO  iwacc  "Ofitiim  cliab  7  t;i\achc  iiGochaili,  co 
110  maiaby^ac  mac  gillapacfiaic  mic  pefijaile  .1.  Niall, 
7  CO  ciicrac  maitim  pop  1Tlael)iiianai'D  -h.  TTIaelTiopaiti, 
acbc  ni  ■paiigbaf)  nee  aim.  SlogaT)  caleic  caix  a  n-eipi 
la  moelfecLamT)  1  z\\\  neogain  co  TTlag  T)a§aCul,  co  \\o 
loifci^ec  a  cpeca  celaig  nOoc,  co  line  galjail.  SlogoT) 
loi.  5JM.  la  ■piaicbepcac  hey  eopici  aiii-o  lllat)  co  yio  ope  in 
CCipt),  7  CO  cue  gaCala  ip  moani  cue  pi  piam  ecip  bpaic 
7  mnile,  ee  nac  apiincep.  Slogax)  la  bpian  1  mag 
ITluipceinine,  co  cue  ospoepe  •do  cellaib  pacpaie  "Do'nc 
pluagaT)  pin.  inan)m  popWiall  mac  "Ouibcuinne  pia 
NialL  mac  6ocbaT)a,  -ou  icopcaip  TTIuipeepcac  mac 
dpcan.pi-Domna  .h.  necoc,  7  pigaxt  mie  &ocha'Da  lapum. 
Coencompac  h.  Seannlan  aipehmnecb  T)aiminpi,mac- 
tonan  aipchinnech  Uoip  epe,  mopcui  punc.  Oengup 
aipehinneeb  Sldne  do  mapbai)  "oo  aipeliinneeh  "Ouba-o. 
Cpinan  mac  ^op'nla'oa,  pi  Conaille,  occipup  epc  0 
Comcuailgni. 
.b.  let-  lanaip,  u.  p.,  I.     CCnno  'oomini  TT1.°  x.°  11.°  (aliap 

im.°]3°).    Cpec  la  TTIaelpeclaimj  1  Conailli^  1  n-Dijail 


^  Sabhall. — A  church,  or  oratory, 
situated  within  the  rath,  or  toss,  of 
Armagh,  See  Reeves's  Ancient 
Churches  of  Armagh  (Liisli,  1860), 
p.  15. 

-  Marjh-Cetne.-  -A  plain  in  the  south- 
■neat  of  the  county  of  Donegal,  lying 
between  the  rivers  Erne  and  Drowse. 
See  O'Donovan's  Four  Mast.,  a.d. 
1301,  note  m. 

^  Druim-cliabh.  —  Drumcliff,  in  a 
parish  of  the  same  name,  baronj-  of 
Carbury,  and  county  of  Sligo. 


''  Traig-Eothaili. — See  note  ••  under 
the  year  1003  supra. 

^  Magh-da-gahhul,  —  The  "  Plain 
of  the  two  forks  (or  dividing  streams)." 
Not  identified. 

•>  Tdach-6c. — Now  known  as  Tul- 
lyhog,  in  the  barony  of  Dungannon 
Upper,  CO.  Tyrone. 

'  Ard-Vlad. — Now  known  as  the 
baronies  of  Upper  and  Lower  Ards, 
in  the  county  of  Down. 

*  Victory. — Described  as  cctc  na 
mullac  ("  battle  of  the  summits  " — 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


527 


Clei-chen,  priest  of  Ard-Macha,  and  Ceiini'aeladli  of  the 
Sabhall/  i.e.  a  choice  soul-friend,  died.  A  hosting  by 
Flaithbertach  son  of  Muirchertach,  King  of  Ailech,  into 
Cinel-Conaill,  until  he  reached  Magh-Cetne/  when  he 
took  a  great  cow-spoil,  and  returned  safe.  A  hosting  by 
Flaithbertach  again  into  Cinel-Conaill  until  he  reached 
Druim-cliabh"  and  Traig-Eothaili,*  when  they  killed  the 
son  of  Gillapatraic  son  of  Fergal,  i.e.  NiaU ;  and  they  in- 
flicted a  defeat  on  Maelruanaidh  Ua  Maeldoraidh  ;  but  no 
one  was  lost  there.  A  hosting  meanwhile  by  Maelsech- 
lainn,  in  their  absence,  into  Tir-Eoghain,  to  Magh-da- 
gabhul,^  when  his  plundering  parties  burned  Telach-oc," 
and  took  a  spoil.  Another  hosting  by  Flaithbertach  as 
far  as  Ard-Ulad,'  when  he  plundered  the  Ard,  and  brought 
off  the  greatest  spoils  that  a  King  had  ever  borne,  be- 
tween prisoners  and  cattle,  though  they  are  not  reckoned. 
A  hosting  by  Brian  into  Magh-Muirtheimne ;  and  he 
gave  full  freedom  to  Patrick's  churches  on  that  hosting. 
A  victory'  over  Niall  son  of  Dubhtuinne,  by  Niall  son  of 
Eochaid,  in  which  fell  Muirchertach  son  of  Artan,  royal 
heir  of  Ui-Echach;  and  the  son  of  Eochaid  was  after- 
wards made  King.  Coencomrac  Ua  Scannlain,  herenagh 
of  Daiminis,  MacLonain,  herenagh"  of  Ros-cre,  died. 
Oengus,  herenagh  of  Slane,  was  killed  by  the  herenagh 
of  Dubhadh.^'^  Crinan,  son  of  Gormlaidh,  King  of 
ConaiUi,"  was  slain  by  Cucuailgni. 

Kal.  Jan.     Thursd. ;  m,      a.d.  1012  (alias  1013).     A  [I012.]bis 
predatory  expedition  by  Maelsechlainn  into  Conailli,"  in 


not  identified),  in  the  marg.  of  MSS. 
A.  and  B. 

*  Herenagh.  —  In  the  Ann.  Four 
Mast.  MacLonain  is  called  "  ahbot." 

w  Dubhadh. — More  correctly  Dubh- 
ath,  (the ' '  black  ford  ").  Now  known 
as  Dowth,  in  n  parish  of  the  same 
name,  barony  of  Upper  Slane,  and 
county  of  Meath.  The  mound  of 
Dowth  is  a  well  known  and  conspic- 


uous object  on  the  northern  bank  of 
the  River  Boyae,  a  little  to  the  east 
of  the  great  tumulus  of  Newgrange. 
This  entry  is  not  given  in  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast.,  from  whicli  records  of 
events  calculated  to  reflect  on  the 
church  (as  the  compilers  thought) 
are  habitually  omitted. 

^1  ConailU.  —  i.e.  Conailli  -  Muir- 
theimhne,  or  Magh-Muirtheimhne. 
See  Index. 


528 


ccMwalcc  ulat)1i. 


vapaigci  v^innpai-Dis  v"^fC(ic  7  bpifci  baclai  pacpaic,  a 
i:ofi5ait^einnailmuifie7bpian.  Cfiec  mo)^  la  hUalsayic  .fl. 
CiafiT»ai,  la  1115  Coiiippi,  7  la  mac  Weill  .h.  Ruaipc,  h\ 
5ailenj;a,  conufcapai-D  uacha-o  -oeg  •oaine  no  luchc  caigi 
TTIailcfechlaiiTD  iap.  n-ol  ifin  uaip  pin  7acce)Ti6fca,  co 
rajTOf ac cac  noiG  ■cfie-otiimuf,  corojicaipann  "DonnchaT) 
mac  'Donncha'Da  1:11111,  yii'oomna  'Ceifipach,  7  Cefinacan 
mac  121011111  \i\  tuigne,  7  Senan  .1l.  teocain  |ii  ^ailen^, 
7  alii  mului.  IDaelipeclaim)  laiaum  -oia  t;o)'i|\accain,  co 
l^aiagabca  aigi  11a  gabala,  7  co  coiacaiia  leif  hUalgaiic 
.h.  Ciaii-Dai  yii  Coiiipiii,  7  alii  mulci-  Sloga-o  la  piaic- 
be[it:oc  la  iai§  nCCili^  cofiigi  e-o  1  caeb  Cenannra,  co 
paiijaib  TTlaeli^eclainn  111  cailci  •do.  Sillamoconna 
mac  ■pogai'iuaig,  1^1  Tieifceiiac  bpej,  •do  ec  una  cot:Iii'd  1 
C15  TTIaelfeclainii  lafi  n-ol.  teif  -oopaca  tia  ^a'H  pon 
ayiacafi  7  -oa  ^all  ic  poipfe^o  ay  a  ciagailj  na  n-^Diaij. 
ITIaTOm  i:ori  pipu  TTli'be  icon  'Dyiaisnen,  iriia  n-^alliab 
7  Laigiiit) ;  c.  I.  occifi  funv  im  plann  mac  TTlaelvecli- 
lainn.  Sloga^o  la  bjiian  co  bOdc  111  caipcinn,  iibi 
pep  rjief  meiifCf  [pemanfic].     Cpec  mop  la  TTlupcha^D 


^  Fintifaidhech. — See  note  ",  p.  465. 

-Bachal-Patraic i.e.  St.  Patrick's 

laculum,  crozier,  or  crosstafe,  as  the 
word  bachal  is  rendered  in  Clar.  49. 

'^B>/  the  advice.  —  a  voT^Si'T^e. 
Wrongly  translated  "  in  the  conten- 
tion," in  Clar.  49.  Pofigaiifie  is 
put  for  hortatio  in  the  old  St.  Gall 
Codex  (fol.  1616).  See  Stokes's  77-js7( 
Glosses,  p.  146. 

*  Maelmulre. — Abbot,  or  Bishop,  of 
Armagh  at  the  time. 

^  Cairpre. — i.e.  Cairpre  Ua  Ciar- 
dba,  now  represented  by  the  barony 
of  Carbury,  in  the  north  of  the  co. 
Kildare. 

"  Gailenga.  —  Otherwise  called 
Gailenga-mora.  Now  the  barony  of 
Morgallion,  in  the  north  of  the  county 
of  Meath. 


'  fFere.— acce  (for  acre,  "  they 
were"),  A.  B. 

s  Ed. — There  is  apparently  some 
error  here.  The  name  of  the  place  in 
the  Ann.  Four  Mast.,  is  "  Maighen- 
attaed."  But  this  has  not  been  iden- 
tified. 

"  Tioga.  —  Tiaga  is  the  plural  of 
Hag,  a  satchel  or  bag,  and  the  same 
as  Lat.  iheca.  It  may  possibly  be  a 
loan  word  from  the  Latin.  The 
entry  is  not  very  intelligible.  The 
writer  may  have  intended  to  say  that 
each  plough  was  drawn  by  Foreigners, 
whilst  two  Foreigners  in  sacks  were 
drawn  after  the  plough,  to  do  the 
work  of  a  harrow.  The  Translator 
in  Clar.  49  states  that  "  the  Gentiles" 
were  made  to  "plough  by  theire 
bodies,   and  two  of    them   by   their 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


529 


revenge  of  the  profanation  of  the  '  Finnfaidhech '^  of 
Patrick,  and  of  the  breaking  of  Bachal-Patraic,^  by  the 
advice'  of  Maelmuire*  and  of  Brian.  A  great  depreda- 
tion by  Ualgarg  Ua  Ciardha,  King  of  Cairpre/  and  the 
son  of  Niall  Ua  Kuairc,  in  Gailenga ;"  but  a  few  good 
men  of  Maelsechlainn's  household,  who  were  after 
drinking  then  and  were''  intoxicated,  met  them  and  gave 
them  battle  through  pride,  where  Donnchad  son  of 
Donnchad  Finn,  royal  heir  of  Temhair,  and  Cernachan 
son  of  Flann,  King  of  Luighne,  and  Senan  Ua  Leochain, 
King  of  Gailenga,  and  many  others,  were  slain.  Mael- 
sechlainn  afterwards  overtook  them,  when  the  preys  were 
left  with  him,  and  Ualgarg  Ua  Ciardha,  King  of  CairprC) 
and  several  others,  were  slain  by  him.  A  hosting  by 
Flaithbertach,  King  of  Ailech,  as  far  as  Ed"  by  the  side 
of  Cenannas,  when  Maelsechlainn  abandoned  the  hill 
to  him.  Gilla-Mochonna  son  of  Fogartach,  King  of  the 
south  of  Bregha,  died  in  his  sleep  in  Maelsechlainn's 
house,  after  drinking.  By  him  the  Foreigners  were 
yoked  to  the  plough,  and  two  Foreigners  harrowing  from 
their  tiaga?  after  them.  A  victory  over  the  men  of 
Midhe,  at  the  Draighnen,"  by  Foreigners  and  Leinster- 
men ;  150  persons  were  killed,  including  Flann  son  of 
Maelsechlainn.  A  hosting  by  Brian  to  Ath-in-chairthinn," 
where  he  remained  three  months."    A  great  depredation 


tayles  harrowing  after  them." 
O'Conor's  attempt  at  rendering  this 
entry  13  even  worse. 

'o  Drair/hmn.  —    The     "    thorny 
place."    Now  Drinan  in  the  parish  of 
Kinsaley,  barony    of     Cooloclt,    co. 
Dublin.     This  battle  is  referred  to  in 
a  stanza  (not  in  B.),  written  in  the 
lower  margin  of   fol.  545  in  A.,  as 
follows: — 
Tlimalocairi,  luati  voP'  l^ecc, 
■pip,  Trii-De  ipp,i  -poriimtecci 
bacaji  ■paiLci  gaill  '^o  cloy^, 
IcCoti  ■Di\aibneii  •oon  cojvo]". 


"Not  well  went  they  on  Monday,  on 
an  expedition — 
The  men  of  Meath — towards  ad- 
vancing ; 
The  Foreigners,  it  was  heard,  were 

glad 
At  the  Drinan,  because  of  the  trip." 
^^  Ath-in-chairthlnn. — The  *'ford  of 
the  mountain  ash "  (or  "  quicken- 
tree").  Strangely  translated  "Vadum 
Offlcinaj  ferrarias  "  by  O'Conor.  Not 
identified. 

^-  Three  months. — The  original  of 
this  clause  is  rather  imperfectly  given 

2m 


.-yo 


CCMMalCC  ulcctiTi. 


mac  bjiiain  iltciisnui,  co  iio  oipc  in  ciyi  co  ^Leatin  t>a 
loca  7  CO  cill  TVlaignenn,  7  co  yio  loipc  in  ciji  mle,  7  co 
IIUC  jabala  tnoi^a  7  byiaii;  "Diccpifii^e.  CCj^  5*^(11  la  Cacal 
mac  n'DonnchaDa  mic  'DtnlS'oabaii^eiin,  ■on  icoificaip 
CCmlailj  mac  Sioiiitic  .1.  mac  11.15  ^all,  7  ma^gamain 
mac  "Ouibbilla  mic  CCmlaim,  7  ceceiii.  mai-om  poia 
Connacca  ^iia  nUa  ITlael'DOi'iai'D,  "on  icopcain  "Domnall 
mac  Cacail  (.1.  in  cacc),  iii-oamna  Connachc.  TTltiiix- 
cej^cac  mac  CCe'oa  .n.  Weill  no  mapbaT)  -do  Tial  Riacai. 
Foi.  uonn.  T)ain5in  inToa  "oo  'oenaifi  la  0)iian  -i.  Cacaija  Cinn 
-coi'ia'D  7  1nip  jaill  "duiIj, 7  1nif  loca  Samgleann.  Laigin 
7  ^aill  "DO  coctt'D  piu  bpian,  7  ■pop.bai)"'  ):e]i  TTltiman  7 
bjiian  ic  fleib  iniaiiici  co  ^10  inniaifec  Laismti  co  hCCc 
cliac-  [■piann  maclKTlailipeclainn  xjo  mapba'D  -do 
^allaib  CCua  cliau. 

]Ct.  lanaiii.  CCnno  "Domini  ITl."  x.°  in." 
]ct.  lanaip.  in-  pejiia,  Vxx.  ui.  CCnno  'oomini  Tn.°  x." 
1111.°  flic  61't:  anmif  oc~auuf  ciiictili  ■Decmotnnalif,  7 
bic  eye  .ccccc.  7  -Ixxxii.  annuf  ab  axitienr;!!  fancri 
Paupicii  a-D  babr;ifanT)0i'  8cot:oi^  Veil  ^liisoiyi  i^ia 
n-inio  7  mmcaifc  1  famiia-D  ifin  blia-oainpi,  quoxi  non 
au-Dicum  epc  ab  an~icftiif  cempopibtif.  Slo^iiT)  lo 
Opian  mac  Cenneit^ij  mic  toyicam,  la  1115  nejien-o,  7 


in  A.   ami  B.,  Avhich  have  merely  ^| 

P  ni^r  (rccte  iiiT)  fii-pe)'.  The 
Translator  in  Clar.  49  writes  "  where 
he  remaj-necl  for  three  months." 

^  Cill~Man/lmenii .  —  Kilmainliam, 
near  Dublin. 

-  CalJiah^Ua  was  King  of  Des- 
Mumha,  or  Desmond.  The  Four 
Masters  state  that  the  slaughter  ahoA'e 
referred  to  was  iniiictod  after  the 
burning  of  Corcach  (Cork)  by  the 
Foreigners. 

'^  Maihgamain.  —  Duhhgilla.  See 
Todd's  War  of  the  Gaedhil,  &c.,  pp. 
278, 291,  where  the  name  Dubhgilla  is 
printed  "  Dubhgall,"  aud  "  Dubhagill." 


'^  Cailtalr- Cinn- coradli.  —  The 
"  stone  fort "  of  Cenn-coradli  (or 
Kincora),  at  Killaloc. 

•'  Inis-gaiU-duihh. — The  "  Island  of 
the  black  Foreigner."  Not  identified. 
O'Donovan  thought  that  it  was 
another  name  for  the  King's  Island, 
at  Lmierick. 

'  Inis-locka-Sainglenn The  "  Is- 
land of  Loch-Sainglcnn."  Loch- 
Sainglenu  is  not  now  known;  but 
the  name  seems  partly  preserved  iu 
that  of  Singland,  a  large  townland  in 
the  vicinity  of  Limerick.  See  Todd's 
War  0/  the  Gaedhil,  &c.,  Introd., 
exxi. ,   note'. 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


531 


by  Murchadh,  aon  of  Brian,  in  Leinster,  when  lie  plun- 
dered the  land  to  Glenn-da-locha  and  Cill-Maighnenn/and 
burned  the  whole  country,  and  carried  off  great  spoils 
and  captives  innumerable.  A  slaughter  of  Foreigners  by 
Cathal,^  son  of  Donnchad,  son  of  Dubhdabairenn,  in 
which  fell  Amlaibh  son  of  Sitriuc,  i.e.  son  of  the  King 
of  the  Foreigners,  and  Mathgamain,"  son  of  Dubhgilla,^ 
son  of  Amlaibh,  and  others.  A  victory  over  the  Con- 
naughtmen  by  Ua  Maeldoraidh,  in  which  fell  Domnall 
son  of  Cathal  {i.e.  the  Cat),  royal  heir  of  Connaught. 
Muirchertach,  son  of  Aedh  Ua  Neill,  was  slain  by  the 
Dal-Kiata.  Numerous  fortresses  were  constructed  by 
Brian,  viz.,  Cathair-Cinn-coradh,*  and  Inis-gaill-duibh,^ 
and  Inis  -  locha  -  Sainglenn."  The  Leinstermen  and 
Foreigners  made  war  against  Brian;  and  the  Munstermen 
and  Brian  encamped  at  Sliabh-Mairci,  and  plundered 
Leinster  to  Ath-cliath.  [Flann,'  son  of]  Maelsechlainn 
was  slain  by  the  Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath. 

Kal.  Jan.     A.D.  1013. 

Kal.  Jan.  Frid,;  m.  26.  A.D.  1014.  This  is  the 
eighth  year  of  the  Cycle  of  Nineteen ;  and  this  is  the 
582nd  year  since  the  coming  of  St.  Patrick  to  baptise 
the  Scoti.  The  festival  of  Gregory'  was  before  Shrove- 
tide, and  Little  Easter'  in  summer,  in  this  year  ; 
which  had  not  been  heard  of  from  ancient  times. 
A  hosting  by  Brian,  son  of  Cenneidigh,  son  of 
Lorcan,   King    of    Ireland,   and    by  Maelsechlainn   son 


LiOL-i.l 

[1U14.J 


'  Flann. — This  name  having  been 
omitted  in  the  orig.  MSS.,  evidently 
through  an  oversight,  lias  been  sup- 
plied on  the  authority  of  the  Chron. 
Scotorum,  and  Ann.  Four  Mast,  The 
name  of  Maelsechlainn,  Flann's  father, 
is  written  in  the  genit.  form,  ITIail- 
veclaititl  in  A.  and  B.,  which  shows 
that  some  word  or  name  had  been 
omitted  before  it.  The  Translator  in 
Clar.  49  writes  "  Flann,  son  of  Mael- 


sechlainn, by  Genties  of  Dublin;" 
which  would  tend  to  prove  that  the 
original  from  which  he  made  his 
version  was  neither  of  the  MSS.  A. 
and  B. 

^Festival  of  Greffori/;  i.e.  the 
12th  of  March. 

'^  Little  Easta- ;  i.e.  Low  Sunday, 
or  the  first  Sunday  after  Easter. 
See  the  'Chron.  Scotorum  (ed. 
Ilenncssy),  p.  250,  note  ^. 

2  M  2 


532 


CCMNalCC  ulccoli. 


fol.  uSjal. 


la  TTlaelfeclaiiiT)  mac  T)omnaiU,  la  fi§  'Cem]aac,  co 
li-CCc  clia€.  laigin  inle  tjo  leiji  i  cniol  ayi  a  cinn  7 
5aill  CC^a  clmc,  7  a  coimlm  -do  gallaiB  loclaitTD  leo 
.1.  x.c-  liiijiec.  ^nicip.  crrc  ciiotia  ecoj^iaa  vo  na  pj^irh 
inncfamail.  IHaiTDiy^  laiium  pop  ^allu  7  po)a  Lai§nni 
1  cofoig  CO  iiuf  "Dilegait:  uile  T)0  leip,  in  quo  bello 
0601)11;  ex  a'ouei'ifa  cacepua  ^'^dloiiiim,  Tnaelmoia'Da 
mac  mupcha-oa  pi  taijeii,  7  "Domnall  mac  pepsaile 
pi  na  ■popcuai;.  CecTDio  nepo  a  5«l-l'ir  "Oub^all  mac 
CCmlaim,  SiucpaiT)  mac  l-OTiuiia  ic(pla  Innfi  opcc,  7 
5illa  Ciapaiii  mac  ^Luimaiiinn,  pig-Domna  ^all,  7 
Oiccip  "Dub  7  Suapcgaip,  7  'Oonncha'D  .h.  Gpuilb,  7 
^pifine,  7  Ltiimne,  7  CCmlaim  mac  LagmaiiTD,  7  Opouop 
(qui  occi'Dio  bpian),  .1.  uoifec  11a  loin^fi  Loclantiaiji, 
7  III.  mile  icip  mapban  7  bar;liaTi.  "Dopochaip  imoppo 
a  ppicguin  0  SaixielaiC  .1.  bpian  mac  Cenneicig,  ap'opi 
^ai-oel  Gpenn  7  5«^L  7  bpecan,  CCustipc  lapuaip 
cuaifceipo  Goppa  uile,  7  a  mac  .1.  TnupchaT),  7  a 
macpix)e  .1.  'CoippDelbacb  mac  mupcha-oa,  7  Conaing 
mac  X)uinncuan  mic  Cenneii:i§,  pi^Domna  tTluman,  7 
ITlocla  mac  "Oomnaill  mic  -paelain,  pi  na  n-'t)eipi 
ITIuman,  Goco  mac  'Ouna'baig,  7  Wiall  .I1.  Cuinx),  7 


'  Battle. — The  famous  battle  of 
Clontarf,  -which  was  fought  on  Good 
Friday,  in  the  year  1014 ;  a  veiy 
curious  account  of  -whicli  is  contained 
in  the  Annals  of  Locli-Ce.  But  the 
fullest  description  of  the  battle  is 
given  in  Todd's  ed.  of  the  ^Yar  of  the 
Gaedhil  with  the  Gaill,  pp.  151-211. 
Sec  the  Introd.  to  the  work,  pp.  xxvi.- 
xxvii,,  and  clxvii.,  seq.  O'Donovan 
has  illustrated  the  narrative  of  tlie 
battle,  given  by  the  Four  Masters  (at 
1013^1014),  with  many  useful  noles. 

^  Fovtuatha. — This  name  signifies 
"border  territories."  See  note',  p. 
J  57  supra,  and  O'Donovan's  ed.  of 
Leahhar  na  ff-cearl,  207,  note  d,  ivhere 


for  Domnall,  son  of  Fergal,  he 
wrongly  prints  Domhnall  Mac 
Faelainn. 

'  fnsi-Oi-c— The  Orkney  Islands. 

^  ISrian.—The  original  of  this 
clause  is  interlined  in  A.  and  B.  in 
vian.  oriff. 

''  Donncuan.  —  Brother  of  King 
Brian. 

°  J/yfAia.— This  Molhla  was  the 
first  person  who  used  the  surname 
"  O'Faelain,"  i.e.  "  iiejws  Faelani," 
(now  O'Phelan,  and  Phelan  without 
the  0').  The  surname  was  derived 
from  his  grandfather,  Faelan,  the  son 
of  Cormac,  whose  obit  is  noticed 
above  at  the  vear  005. 


ANNALS  OP  ULSTER. 


533 


of  Domnall,  King  of  Temhair,  to  Ath-cliath.  All  the 
Leinstermen  were  assembled  before  them,  and  the 
Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath,  and  an  equal  number  of  the 
Foreigners  of  Lochlann  along  with  them,  viz.,  1,000  mail- 
clad  men.  A  valorous  battle'  was  fought  between  them, 
for  which  no  likeness  has  been  found.  The  Foreigners 
and  the  Leinstermen  were  defeated  at  first,  however,  so 
that  they  were  entirely  annihilated.  In  this  battle  there 
fell  of  the  hostile  band  of  the  Foreigners,  Maelmordha 
son  of  Murchad,  King  of  Leinster,  and  Domnall  son  of 
Fergal,  King  of  the  Fortuatha.'  But  of  the  Foreigners 
there  fell  Dubhgall  son  of  Amlaimh ;  Siucraidh  son  of 
Lodur,  Earl  of  Insi-Orc,"  and  Gillaciarain  son  of  Glun- 
iairnn,  royal  heir  of  the  Fereigners,  and  Oittir  Dubh,  and 
Suartgair,  and  Donnchad  grandson  of  Erulb,  and  Grisine, 
and  Luimne,  and  Amlaimh  son  of  Lagmann,  and  Brotor 
(who  slew  Brian),*  i.e.,  chieftain  of  the  Danish  fleet,  and 
6,000  persons,  between  killing  and  drowning.  There  fell 
of  the  Gaedhil,  in  the  mutual  wounding,  Brian  son  of 
Cenneidigh,  arch-king  of  the  Gaedhil  of  Ireland,  and  of 
the  Foreigners  and  Britons,  the  Augustus  of  all  the 
north-west  of  Europe,  and  his  son,  i.e.  Murchad,  and  his 
[Murchad's]  son,  i.e.  Toirdhelbhach,  and  Conaing,  son  of 
Donncuan,^  son  of  Cenneidigh,  royal  heir  of  Munster,  and 
Mothla,^  son  of  Domnall,  son  of  Faelan,  King  of  the  Deisi- 
Mumhan,'  Eocho   son  of    Dunadhach,"  and    Niall   Ua 


'  Deisi-MumJian. — "  Deisi  of  Mun- 
ster." A  powerful  tribe  descended 
from  Fiacha  Suighde,  eldest  brother 
of  Conn  of  the  Hundred  battles, 
originally  seated  in  the  district  to  the 
south  of  Tara  known  as  Deisl~ 
Temrach,  now  forming  the  baronies  of 
Upper  and  Lower  Deece,  co.  Meath. 
But  having  been  expelled  from  this 
territory  by  King  Cormac  Mac  Airt, 
in  the  3rd  centurj',  they  moved 
southward,   and,    after    various    ad- 


ventures, succeeded  in  subduing  that 
part  of  Munster  comprising  nearly 
the  whole  of  the  present  county  of 
Waterford,  with  (subsequently)  ad- 
jacent parts  of  the  co.  Tipperary. 
The  name  of "  Deisi "  is  still  preserved 
in  the  barony  names  Decies  Within, 
and  Decies  Without,  co.  Waterford. 
See  O'FIaherty's  Ogj-gia,  part  III., 
ch.  69. 

^ Dunadhach. — Probably  the  Dun- 
adhach,   son    of    Diarmaid,  lord   of 


534 


aMNCclcc  tiLccoh. 


[CuTDUiligli]  mac  Cennecig,  qii  coinice  bjaiain ;  "oa  tiig 
.h.  maine  .h.  CeaUccig,  7  TTlaelriuanais  -ll.  hGi'Sinn  111 
CCiTitie,  7  geiBinnac  .h.  'Oubctsam  Xl^  "Pep  maigi,  7  ITflac 
bearati  mac  muiiiGDais  cloin  it.i  Ciajfiai-De  Uiacyia,  7 
"Domnall  mac  "DiajimaTDa  \i^  Copco  Oaif cirro,  7  Scanntan 
mac  Ca^ail,  ]%{  eoganachca  loca  l-ein,  7  "Domnall  mac 
eimin  mic  Camni^,  moia  maep,  TTlaiia  1  n-CCLbain,  7  alii 
muln  nobilef.  luix)  ujfia  TTlaelmuiiie  (.1.  mac  eochaTia), 
comayiba  paqiaic,  co'fl"iuiSi13  7  co  minnailj,  connice  Sopx) 
Coluim  cille,  co  cue  ap  copp  bpiain  iiig  GfieiTD,  7  copp 
■nnuiichat)a  a  mic,  7  cenii  Conains,  7  cenn  TTIo-clanco  fio 
ax)nachT;  1  n-CCi^T)  maca  1  n-ailaixi  niii.  "Oi  ai-oci  "oec 
imoyifio  T)0  famax)  pacjiaic  ic  ajie  na  copp,  ppopc;ep.hono- 
laem  iiejip poipf ici.  T)tiiilan5  mac  'CtKrcail,  pi  Laigen, t>o 
ec.  Coc  ecip  Cian  mac  mailmuaiT)  7  "Oom nail  mac 
"DuilDDabaipenn,  co  uojicaip  ami  Cian  7  Caml 7  Rogallac, 
v\~i\  meic  ITlailmuaix),  7  dp  impti.     Ca^al  mac  DomnailU 


Corco-Baiscinn  (in  the  co.  Clare), 
whose  death  is  recorded  in  the  Ann. 
Four  ilait.,  at  the  year  992. 

1  Tadhy  Ua  CeUaii/h. — This  entry 
is  most  corruptly  given  in  A.  and  B., 
in  which    the   text   is    'Da   jtlg  .11. 
Tname  .1l.  Ceatlmj,  "two  Kings 
of    Ui-Maine,    Ui-Ceallaigh."    But 
there   were   not   two   Kings   of  Hy- 
■many  at  the  time.     It  ■would  appear 
that  the  first  word  of  the  entry,  T>a, 
(before  which  a  blank  has  been  left  in 
A.  and  B.),  is  a  mistake  for  'Ca'Dg, 
and  tliat  the  name  .11.  CeaLLaig  has 
been    wrongly    transposed.      Tadhg 
Ua  Cellaigh  (or  O'Kelly)  is  mentioned 
in  all  other  Irish  Chronicles  as  having 
fallen  in  the  battle  of  Clontarf ,  fighting 
on    the   side   of    Brian ;    for   which 
reason   he  is  styled  in   the   O'Kelly 
pedigrees   Tadhg    catha  Brialn,   i.e. 
"  Tadhg  of  the  battle  of  Brian.''     See 
O'Donovan's  Ily-Many,  p.  99. 


-  Aidkne A  territory  co-extensive 

with  the  diocese  of  Kilmacduagh,  in 
the  CO.  Galway.  The  name  Ua 
hEidhinn  is  now  generally  written 
"  Hynes." 

^  Va  Didihar/ain.  —  Now  written 
O'Duggan  "  (or  "  Duggan,"  without 
the  0'). 

■■  Fer-Malghe. — ' '  Men  of  the  Plain." 
Now  represented  by  the  barony  of 
Fermoy,  co.  Cork.  Peyiti  maige,  A. 
°  Ciarraidhe-luachra. — "  Ciarraidhe 
of  the  Rushes."  The  northern  portion 
of  the  present  county  Kerry,  com- 
prising the  baronies  of  Trughenacmy, 
Clamnorris,  and  Iraghticonnor,  divi- 
ded from  the  counties  of  Cork  and 
Limerick  by  the  range  of  hills  called 
Sliabh-luachra. 

^  Corco-Balscinn This   was  the 

tribe-name  of  the  descendants  of 
Cairbre  Baschaoin ;  and  also  the  name 
of  their  territory,  which  anciently  com- 


ANNALS  OF  ITLSTEB. 


533 


Cuinn,  and  [Cuduiligh]  son  of  Cenneidigh — Brian's  three 
companions ;  Tadgh  Ua  Cellaigh/  King  of  Ui-Maine ; 
and  Maelruanaidh  Ua  hEidhinn,  King  of  Aidhne ;-  and 
Geibliennaeh  Ua  Dubhagain/  King  of  Fera-Maighe" ;  and 
Mac-Beathadh,  son  of  Muiredacli  Cloen,  King  of  Ciar- 
raidhe-luachra,^  and  Domnall,  son  of  Diarmaid,  King  of 
Corca-Baiscinn ;"  and  Scannlan  son  of  Cathal,  King  of 
the  Eoghanacht  of  Loch-Lein ;  and  Domnall,  son  of 
Emhin,  son  of  Cainnech,  great  steward  of  Mar  in  Alba, 
and  a  great  many  other  nobles.  Maelmuire  (son  of 
Eochaidh'),  comarb  of  Patrick,  went,  moreover,  with 
seniors  and  v/ith  relics  to  Sord-Choluim-Cille,  and  car- 
ried thence  the  body  of  Brian,  King  of  Ireland,  and  the 
body  of  his  son  Murchad,  and  the  head  of  Conaing,"  and 
the  head  of  Mothla,  and  interred  them  in  Ard-Macha,  in 
a  new  tomb.  Twelve  nights,  moreover,  were  the  con- 
gregation of  Patrick  waking  the  bodies,  in  honour  of 
the  dead  king.  Dunlang,  son  of  Tuathal,  King  of  Leinster, 
died.  A  battle  between  Cian,"  son  of  Maelmhuaidh,  and 
DomnalP"  son  of  Dubhdabairenn,  in  which  Cian,  and 
Cathal,  and  Raghallach — three  sons  of  Maelmhuaidh,  were 
killed,   and   a   slaughter    about   them.     Cathal,   son   of 


prised  the  present  baronies  of  Clon- 
deralaw,  Moyarta,  and  Ibrickan,  in 
the  west  of  the  county  of  Clare. 
O'Donoran  states  that  the  Domnall 
referred  to  in  this  entry  was  the 
ancestor  of  the  family  of  O'Domh- 
naill,  or  O'Donnell,  of  Clonderalaw. 
See  Ann.Four Mast,  A.D.  1013,  noteq. 
'  Son  of  Eochaidh. — The  original 
of  this  clause  is  added  by  way  of 
gloss  in  A.  and  B.  In  the  oldest  Irish 
list  of  the  comarbs  of  Patrick  (i.e. 
bishops  or  abbots  of  Armagh),  namely, 
that  contained  in  the  Book  of  Lein- 
ster, p.  42,  Maelmuire  is  described  as 
"  son  of  Eochacan." 


*  Conainrj. — Son  of  Donncuan,  who 
was  brother  of  Brian  Borumha.  See 
note  '',  p.  532. 

^  Cian. — Ancestor  of  the  O'Ma- 
honys  of  Ui-Echach  (or  Iveagh)  of 
Munster,  now  represented  by  the 
O'Mahonys  of  Cork  and  Kerrj-, 
amongst  whom  the  Christian  name 
Cian  (or  Kean)  is  still  a  favourite 
name. 

'^''Domnall. — He  was  the  ancestor 
of  an  old  and  extinct  branch  of  the 
O'Donoghoe  family,  the  head  of 
which  was  called  O'Donoghoe  Mor, 
and  of  the  branch  known  as  the 
"  O'Donoghoes  of  the  Glen." 


536 


CCriNCClCC  lllCCDtl. 


Fol.  555a, 


|xi  .h.  nGCTac,  T»o  niariboT)  la  "OonnchaT)  mac  bjiiain. 
mai-om  Ilia  'Catis  mac  biiiain  i:oit.  T)onncha'D  mac 
bpiain,  CO  ■paiT-sbax)  'Rtrai'Dfii  .h.  "Donnacan  pi  CCfia-o. 
SUiasa-o  la  .h.  mailT)Oiiai-D  7  la  -ll-  Utiaifis^,  1  mag 
Mai,  copo  mapbfac  T)omnaU  mac  Ca^ail,  7  5UT^  innpi- 
fec  in  maj,  7  co  pucfaT:  a  n-giallu  Connacc,  licec 
non  111  eaDcm  tiice.  TTlai'om  pop  T)al  n-CCpai-oe  pia 
n-lllcail5,  iibi  miiloi  occifi  fUiTC.  ■piai-cbepcac  mac 
"OomnaiU,  comapba  Ciapain  7Pnnen,  7Ronan  comayiba 
Peicin,  7  Conn,.h.  "Oisjiaif),  in  Chiipco  •DopmiefiiiiTC.  CCc 
imT)a  upa  aipifi  na  blmDnafa. 

|cb.  lanaip.  uii.  p.,  I.  tin.  CCnno -oomini  ITI."  cc."  ti.° 
"Domnall  mac  T)iii1j-Dabaiiieiiti  t)0  mai-ibai)  la  "Donncha-o 
mac  bpiain  a  ca€.  ■piai-cbepT:ac  .n.  I^eill  tdo  ■cechn 
1  TYlixie,  vo  coBaip  ITlailpechlainti.  ITlaelpechlainT) 
lapum  pop  pluaiseti  iltai^mu,  co  po  ope  Laigniu,  7 
CO  true  bopoma  mop  7  ainpe  taijen  laip.  Niall  mac 
pepgaile  mic  Conainj^  a  puosenepe  occipup  epc.  ITluip- 
cepT;ac  mac  ITiuipe-baig  .1l.  Neill  occipup  epc  0  Uib 
■Cuipqie.  TDonncbaT)  .tl.^oaigjpi  Ciannact;,  ■Domapba-o 
0  ceneol  Gojain.     TTItiipcepcac  .tl.  Lopcain  aipcbinnec 


^  Ui-Echach.  —  "  Descendants  of 
Echaidh.''  The  tribe-name  of  the 
O'Mahonys  of  Munster,  derived  from 
Ecliaidh,  son  of  Cas,  son  of  Core 
Mac  Lnighdech,  King  of  Ireland  in 
the  5th  century.     See  note  ^,  p.  535. 

^  Aradli. — Also  called  Aradh-tire 
and  Duharra  (Duthaidh-Aiadh),  now 
forming  part  of  the  barony  of  Owney 
and  Arra,  co.  Tipperary. 

^  Magh-nAi. — A  large  and  fertile 
plain  in  the  centre  of  the  present 
county  of  Eoscommon,  lying  between 
the  towns  of  Elphin  and  Roscommon, 
Castlereagh  and  Strokestown.  It  was 
otherwise  called  ^lachaire  ChonnacJit 
The  limits  of  Magh-n  Ai,  are  described 


from  local  tradition,  by  O'Donovnn, 
in  a  note  to  the  Ann.  Four  Mast., 
A.D.  1189,  note  h. 

*  AWiovr/h  not  on  tliat  occasion. — 
O'Conor  erroneously  renders  the  origi- 
nal, licec  non  in  ea-oeni  utce,  by 
"  prope  centum  numero,  in  eadem  vice.". 
The  explanation  of  tbis  apparent  enig- 
ma is  furnished  by  an  entry  under  the 
year  1012,  recording  the  defeat  of  the 
Connaughtmen  by  Ua  Maeldoraidh, 
and  the  killing  of  Domnall  son  of 
Cathal,  royal  heir  of  Connaught.  See 
Chron.  Scotorum  (ed.  Henuessy),  p. 
250,  note  '. 

^  Comarlof  Claran  andFinnen;  i.e. 
abbot  of  Clonmacnoise  and  Clonard. 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


537 


Domnall,  King  of  Ui-Echach,'  was  slain  by  Donnchad 
son  of  Brian.  A  victory  by  Tadhg,  son  of  Brian,  over 
Donnchad,  son  of  Brian,  in  which  Buaidhri  Ua  Donnacain, 
King  of  Aradh,=  was  slain.  A  hosting  by  Ua  Maeldoraidh 
and  Ua  Ruairc  into  Magh-nAi,^  when  they  killed  Domnall, 
son  of  Cathal,  and  i-avaged  the  plain ;  and  they  carried 
off  the  hostages  of  Connaught,  although  not  on  that 
occasion.''  A  victory  over  the  Dal-Araidhe  by  the 
Ulidians,  when  a  great  many  were  slain.  Flaithbertach 
son  of  Domnall,  comarb  of  Ciaran^  and  Finnen,^  and  Ronan 
comarb  of  Fechin,''  and  Conn  Ua  Digraidb,'' '  fell  asleep  ' 
in  Christ.  Numerous,  truly,  are  the  events  of  this  year. 
Kal.  Jan.  Saturd. ;  m.  7."  A.D.  1015.  Domnall,  son  of 
Dubhdabairenn,  was  killed  by  Donnchad,  son  of  Brian,  in 
battle.  Flaithbertach  Ua  Neill  came  into  Midhe,  to  aid 
Maelsechlainn.  Maelsechlainn  went  afterwards  on  a 
hosting  into  Leinster,  when  he  plundered  theLeinstermen; 
and  he  brought  away  a  great  prey  of  cattle,  and  the  hostages 
of  Leinster.  Niall,  son  of  Fergal,'  son  of  Conaing,  was 
slain  by  his  own  people.  Muircertach,  son  of  Muiredach 
Ua  Neill,  was  slain  by  the  Ui-Tuirtre.  Donnchad  Ua 
Goaigh,"  King  of  Cianachta,"  was  kiUed  by  Cinel-Eoghain, 
Muirchertach  Ua  Lorcain,  herenagh  of  Lothra  ;  Cernach 


[1015.] 


See  the  final  entry  under  the  next 
year,  where  this  entry  is  repeated,  but 
in  a  very  inaccurate  form. 

^  Comarb  of  Fechin;  i.e.  abbot  of 
Fobhar  (Fore),  co.  Westmeath. 

'  Conn  Ua  Digraidh. — In  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast.  (a.d.  1013=1014),  Conn 
Ua  Digraidhe  is  stated  to  have  been 
comarb,  or  successor,  of  Caeimhghin 
(St.  Kevin);  i.e.  abbot  of  Glendalough. 
His  name  does  not  appear  in  Archdall's 
inaccurate  list  of  the  abbots  of  Glen- 
dalough. 

8  „}.  7 The  age  of    the  moon  is 

■written  .nil.  (4)  in  A.  and  B.,  which 
is  obviously  a  mistake  for  uil.,  it  not 


being  always  easy  to  distinguish 
between  the  Roman  numerals  «.  (5) 
and  11.  (2.) 

^  Fergal — Apparently  the  "  Fergal 
son  of  Conaing,"  lord  of  Ailech,  whose 
obit  is  given  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast. 
at  A.D.  1000. 

1"  Donnchad  Ua  Goairjh. — According 
to  O'Donovan,  this  name  would  be 
Anglicised  "  Donough  O'Goe)',"  or 
"  Denis  Gough.'"  Ann.  Foitr  Mast., 
1014,  note  g. 

^'  Cianachta.  —  The  Cianachta  of 
Glenn-geimhin.  Now  represented  by 
the  barony  of  Keenaght,  co.  London- 
derrv. 


538 


ccMNalcc  tilat)!!. 


tocpa,  Cejinac  mac  CaSufCdg  aiiiclnnnecli  T)tnn  lec- 
glaifi,  Kliall  mac  'Depcain  aiiichinnech  Tnimsayi-De, 
"Doimsal  .ll.  Canicem  aipchinnech  "Ciiae  Tia  ^laf,  in 
Chiaifco  ■Dopmieiiiinz:.  CCex*  .1l.  Tluaiiac,  ]■l^  bpeipne,  -do 
majabaT)  la  'Caxig,  La  1115  Connachc,  -oolofe  .1.  aj  loc 
Meill  1  mai|  CCi,  "do  paefam  na  bacLa  1fU,  coniT)  e'D  fin 
rail  11151  aji  a  yil  cenmora  CCe'oa  mac  amain,  piaic- 
bepuac  mac  TDomnall  comayiba  Ciajiam  7  'Pinnein  7 
qionain  7  peicin,  quieuio. 

JCL.  lanaiii.  1.  p.,  I.  x-uiii.  CCnno  TDomini  Tn."x.°in." 
piannacan  mac  Conamg,  popaiiicinnec  a^Da  111aca,  7 
1Tliiii-i5if  aiiicmnec  Lif  oei^exi,  in  Chpifoo  ■Dop.miei'iunT:. 
Gi^ne  ingeii  -11.  Suaipt;,  comapba  Oiiigce,  "Oiaiimaic 
.h.fnailrielcacomaiibaComsailUcfuieiieiiiinc.  TTlaclias 
ojiT)  ollam  e|\en-D  mo]iciuip  epc.  Ca5  euiii  t1li;u  7  T)al 
n-CCiaaiDG,  co  pemiT)  poji  X)al  n-CCi'taix»e.  T)o  'piuz  ann 
T)omnall  .h.  loinspg,  lai  T)al  n-CCpai-De,  7  Niall  mac 
"Duib^tiinne,  7  Concobap,  .11.  "Domnallan,  pi  .11.  'Cuipcpi, 
7  alii  mtilci.  Miall  mac  e-ocha-oa  ba  copcpac.  Ulac 
TTltiipe'Daig  mic  ■piamti,  pi  pep  inui^i  lua,  a  puip 
occipup  eyv.    T)onnc«an  mac  TDunlinns,  pi  Laigen,  7 


'  Munfjairkl. — Mungret,  about  three 
miles  to  the  south  of  Lunerick  citj'. 

"  Tir-da-glas.  —  Now  Terryglass, 
barony  of  Lower  Ormond,  county  of 
Tipperarj'. 

^  Tadhrj. — Better  known  to  stndeuts 
of  Irish  history  as  Tadhg-an-eich-gil, 
or  "Tadhg  of  the  white  steed."  He 
was  the  son  of  Cathal,  sou  of  Con- 
chobar  (son  of  Tadhg),  from  whom 
the  hereditary  surname  of  O'Concho- 
bhair  or  O'Conor)  has  been  derired, 
ami  whose  obit  is  noticed  above  at 
the  year  972.  The  Four  Mast,  state 
(1014=1015)  that  Tadhg  killed  Aedh, 
in  revenge  for  his  brother,  Domnall 
son  of  Cathal,  whose  death  is  recorded 
under  the  preceding  year. 

*Loch-NeiU. — There  is  no  lake  now 


known  by  this  name  in  Magh-Ai,  or 
the  Plain  of  Connaught. 

^  Bachal-Isu.— The  "  Staff  or  (Cro- 
zier)  of  Jesus."  The  so-called  '  trans- 
lator '  of  a  portion  of  this  Chronicle, 
contained  in  the  MS.  Clar.  id,  Brit. 
jMuseum,  renders  tio  •paeraiii  net 
bacla1]"ii  by  "  rescuing  the  crostatfe 
of  Jesus,"  which  is  wrong;  the  word 
paepaiii  (regarded  by  the  translator 
as  meaning  "  rescuing  ")  signifying 
"  protection."  See  O'Don.  Supplt.  to 
O'lieilli/s  Diet,  v.  ■poepcctri.  For 
some  curious  information  regarding 
the  Baclial-Isu,  see  O'Gurry's  MS. 
Materials,  App.,  p.  600,  S(i. 

°  Cronan  and    Fechin.  —  This   is 

evidently  an  inaccurate  repetition  of 

I   the  last  entry  under  the  year  1014; 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


539 


son  of  Catliasach,  herenagh  of  Dun-lethglaise ;  Niall  son 
of  Dercan,  herenagh  of  Mungairid/  [and]  Donngal  Ua 
Caint^in,  herenagh  of  Tir-da-glas/ '  fell  a^eep  '  in  Christ. 
Aedh  Ua  Ruairc,  King  of  Breifni,  was  treacherously  killed 
by  Tadhg/  King  of  Connaught,  viz.,  at  Loch-Neill/  in 
Magh-Ai,  when  under  the  protection  of  the  Bachal-Isu  f 
and  it  was  this  [deed]  that  cut  off  sovereignty  from  his 
race,  excepting  only  his  son  Aedh.  Flaithbertach  son  of 
Domnall,  comarb  of  Ciaran  and  Finnen,  and  of  Cronan 
and  Fechin,^  rested. 

Kal.  Jan.  Sund. ;  m.  18.  AD.  1016.  Flannacan  son 
of  Conaing,  vice-herenagh  of  Ard-Macha,  and  Muirghes, 
herenagh  of  Lis-oiged,'' '  fell  asleep '  in  Christ.  Eithne, 
daughter  of  Ua  Suairt,  comarb  of  Brigit,*  [and]  Diarmait 
Ua  Mailtelcha,  comarb  of  Comgall,'  re.sted.  Mac  Liag," 
chief  poet  of  Ireland,  died.  A  battle  between  the 
Ulidians  and  the  Dal-Araidhe,  when  the  Dal-Araidhe 
were  defeated.  There  fell  there  Domnall  Ua  Loingsigh ," 
King  of  Dal-Araidhe,  and  Niall  son  of  Dubhtuinne,  and 
Conchobar  Ua  Domnallain,  King  of  Ui-Tuirtre,  and 
many^-  others.  Niall  son  of  Eochaidh,  was  victorious. 
The  son  of  Muiredach  son  of  Flann,  King  of  Magh-Itha, 
was  slain  by  his  own  people.    Donncuan,  son  of  Dunlang, 


[lOli).] 


where,  instead  of  "  [comarb]  of 
Cronan  and  Fechin,"  the  Chronicler 
correctly  saj-s  "  Ronan,  comarb  of 
Fechin."  This  entry  is  added  in  a 
later  hand  in  A. 

'  Lis-oiged.—''  Fort  of  the  Guests." 
The  name  of  a  church  at  Armagh. 
Mentioned  above  at  the  year  1003. 

8  Comarb  of  Brigit;  i.e.  abbess  of 
Kildare. 

^  Comarb  oj  Comgall ;  i.e.  abbot  of 
Bangor,  co.  Down. 

1"  Mae  Liag. — Called  Muhchertach 
Mac  Liag  in  the  Chron.  Scotorum, 
A.D.  1014,  and  Ann.  Four  Mast,  a.d. 
1015.     Said  to  have  been  the  secre- 


tary of  King  Brian  Borumha,  a  life 
of  whom  he  is  alleged  to  have  written. 
For  some  account  of  Mac  Liag's 
poetical  writings,  see  O'Reilly's  Irish 
Writers,  pp.  70-72  ;  Hardiman's  Irish 
Minstrelsy,  Vol.  II,,  p.  361,  and 
O'Curry's  Manners  and  Customs, 
Vol.  IL,  pp.  99, 116-143,  and  Vol.  III., 
p.  153. 

"  Ui  Loingsigh.  —  "  Grandson  (or 
descendant)  of  Loingsech."  The  Four 
Masters  have  "  Mac  Loingsigh  " 
("  son  of  Loingsech  ").  The  Chron. 
Scotorum  and  Annals  of  Loch  Ce 
agree  vrith  the  present  chronicle. 

^^ Many — mulci,  omitted  in  B. 


540 


CCMMalCC  UlCCDll. 


Fol.  5566. 


■Ca-Dg  .h.  1lian  t^i  .1l.T)iiona,  no  maiibaT)  la  "DonnchaT) 
mac  ^lUapacytaic,  pop  lap  tei-cjlinne.  T)un  leuglaifi 
■DO  uile-lofca-D.  Cluam  mic  'Kloir  7  Cluain  pepua  7 
Cenannup  no  lopcan.  CCipbepcac  mac  Coipmobpain, 
aipcinnec  Roip  ailicip,  no  ec.     81^  1  n-Gpinn- 

jet.  lanaip.  111.  p.,  I.  xx.  um.  CCnno  nomini  TTl."  x." 
till."  Oengup  mac  Cappai^  colma,  pi^nomna  "Cernpac, 
mopcuup  ep-.  ■pepgal  mac  T)omnaill  mic  Concobaip, 
pijnomna  CC1I15,  no  mapban  0  cenel  ©050111  pern, 
■piann  .11.  beicce,  pi  .ll.  Tneic,  a  ptnp  occipup  epu. 
Copmac  mac  iopcan,  pi  .h.  nGcnac,  no  mapban  0  Uib 
'Cpena.  "Donnchan  mac  "Donnchana  .il-  Congalaig, 
pi^nomna  Gpenn,  a  puip  occipup  epc.  rDtnpenac  .il. 
"Dui^eoin,  pi  .11-  mac  Ctiaip  bpeg,  no  mapban  la  piair- 
beprac  .Tl.  Weill.  CCp  ^all  7  taijen  1  n-ponbai  la 
ITlaelpeclainn.  Oenjup  mac  'Plainn,  aipcinnec  Lainne 
lepe,  Copmac  .11.  Tnailmine,  aipchmnec  "Opoma  pa£e, 
mopcui  punu.  S^llacpipz;  .11.  Lopcain,  pi  Caille  polla- 
main,  no  mapban  1  Cenannup.  Conn,  mac  Concobaip 
mic  Cicnecain,  moputuip  epc.  'glenn  na  loca  no  Iopcan 
ex  maiope  papce. 

fct.  lanaip.  .1111.  p.,  I.  x.  CCnno  nommi  171.°  x.°  1111.° 
gopmjalin  CCpn  ailean,ppim  anmcapaCpenn.m  Cbpipuo 


^  Ui-Dvona. — Now  the  barony  of 
Idrone,  co.  Carlow. 

^  Ros-ailiihW — Now  Eosoarbery,  ia 
the  county  of  Cork. 

'  CarracJi-calma. — A  nickname  for 
Donnchadh  Ua  Maelsechlaiun,  whose 
death  is  entered  in  the  Chron.  Scoto- 
rum  at  the  year  967. 

^  Ui~Echach ;  i.e.  Ui  -  Echach  - 
Cobha,  or  Iveagh,  in  the  county  of 
Down  ;  a  territory  comprising  the 
present  baronies  of  Upper  and  Lower 
Iveagh.  The  name  of  Cormac  does 
not  occur  in  the  list  of  Kings  of 
Ui-£chach  published  in  Reeves's 
Down  and  Connor,  p.  349,  sq. 


'  Ui-Trena.  —  "  Descendants  of 
Trian."  A  sept  of  the  Airghialla, 
situated  in  the  present  count}'  of 
Annagh  ;  but  the  exact  limits  of 
their  territory  have  not  been  identified. 

•■  Ua-Duibheoin. — .1i.  -DUibeoin,  A. 

^  Ui-Mic-Uals  of  BTegha.^A.  tribe 
descended  from  CoUa  Uais,  one  of 
the  "  Three  Collas,''  progenitors  of 
the  Airghialla,  anciently  seated  in 
Magh-Bregh,  in  the  present  county 
of  Meath.  See  O'Donovan's  ed.  of 
Ann.  Four  Mast.,  a.d.  837,  note  u. 

^Odia. — Corruptly  written  "Fod- 
bai"  (dat.  form  of  "Fodba"),  in  A. 
B.     According  to  O'Donoyan,  Odba 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTEE. 


541 


King  of  Leinster,  and  Taclhg  Ua  Riain,  King  of  Ui- 
Drona,'  were  slain  by  Donnchad,  son  of  Gilla-Patraic,  in 
the  middle  of  Leth-glenn.  Dimlethglaise  was  all  burned. 
Cluain-mic-Nois  and  Cluain-ferta,  and  Cenannas,  were 
burned.  Airbhertach,  son  of  Cosdobrain,  herenagh  of 
Ros-ailithir/  died.     Peace  in  Ireland. 

Kal.  Jan.  Tuesd. ;  m,  28.  A.l>.  1017.  Oenghus,  son  [1017.J 
of  Carrach-calma/ royal  heir  of  Temhair,  died.  Ferghal 
son  of  Domnall,  son  of  Conchobhar,  royal  heir  of  Ailech, 
was  slain  by  the  Cinel-Eoghain  themselves.  Flann  Ua 
Beicce,  King  of  Ui-Meith,  was  slain  by  his  own  people. 
Cormac,  son  of  Lorcan,  King  of  Ui-Echach/  was  killed 
by  the  Ui-Trena.^  Donnchad,  son  of  Donnchad  Ua  Con- 
ghalaigh,  royal  heir  of  Ireland,  was  killed  by  his  own 
people.  Muiredhach  Ua  Duibheoin,"  King  of  Ui-Mic- 
Uais  of  Bregha,'  was  killed  by  Flaithbertach  Ua  Neill. 
A  slaughter  of  Foreigners  and  Leinstermen  in  Odba,°  by 
Maelsechlaiun.  Oengus  son  of  Flann,  herenagh  of  Lann- 
leire,^  Cormac  Ua  Mailmidhe,  herenagh  of  Druim-rathe," 
died.  GiUa-Christ  Ua  Lorcain,  King  of  Caille-FoUamhain, 
was  kiUed  in  Cenannas.  Conn  son  of  Conchobar,  son  of 
Eicnechan,  died.  Glenn-da-locha  was  burned  for  the 
most  part. 

Kal.   Jan.     Wednesd.;   m.  10.     A.D.  1018.     Gormghal    [Wis.] 
of   Ard-ailen,"  chief  soul-friend   of   Ireland,   rested    in 


(or  Odhblia,  as  it  is  written  in  more 
modem  texts),  was  tlie  ancient  name 
of  a  mound  near  Navan,  in  the 
county  of  Meath.  Ann.  Four  M., 
A.D.  837,  note  x. 

^  Lann-leire. — See  note  '',  p.  205 
supra. 

'"  Sruim-rathe. — This  is  probably 
the  place  now  represented  by  Drum- 
rat,  the  name  of  a  parish  in  the 
barony  of  Corran,  and  county  of 
Sligo.  St.  Fechin,  founder  and  abbot 
of  the  monastery  of  Ballysodare,  in 


the  adjoining  barony  of  Tirerrill,  is 
stated  to'  have  founded  an  abbey 
here.  See  Colgan's  AA.  Sanctorum, 
p.  134. 

'^'^ Ard-ailen ;  i.e.  "High  Island." 
An  island  oft  the  coast  of  the  barony 
of  Ballynahinch,  co  Galway,  where 
a  monastery  was  erected  by  St. 
Fechin,  founder  of  the  monasteries  of 
Fore  (co.  Westmeath),  Ballysodare 
(co.  Sligo),  and  also  of  Omey  Island, 
which  lies  between  High  Island  and 
the   mainland.     See   Ordnance  Map 


542 


ccMNala  tila"Dli. 


quieuic.  bpoeii  tnccc  TTlaelTTioiaxia,  pi  iarseii,  T)0  DallaT) 
1  n-CCc  chocc  la  Sicpiucc  mac  CCmlaim.  fnaelan,  mac 
6101115  .Tl.  Loiican,  1^1  Sctlens  7  cuac  Luigne  uile,  no 
mayibaT)  no  faicniU.  Slogax*  la  Cenel  6050111  co  Cill 
Pabiiicc,  CO  fio  maiibfac  "oiaeimm  moiii,  7  co  pafijaibfec 
^illacfiift;  mac  Conaing  mic  Consabaig.i.  muiiaeclamne 
Sinaif;.  Oencjatil?  "do  a)acain  "do  pejunlj  TTlanac.  1)0111- 
nall  .h.  CainTDelbaiii,  111  toegaipe,  7  Caifmi'Se  iieccaipe 
TTIaeb'peclainTD,  "00  maiibax)  la  piyiu  Cell  7  Gile  a  za\i- 
11111  cc  ciieice.  Iii-o  peclti  111011506  t»o  ai'ic]Ui5aT)  111  hoc 
anno  Pin  lie  coiccisif  1  n-aimpiyi  pogaiiiaip.  5i^1-«' 
coluim  mac  mtniietiais  .1l.  ITIailciiea,  7  CCe-o  .11.  epu'D- 
ain,  111  .h.  mbiiefail  Tllacaj  moiirui  piiiiT:. 

]ct.  laiiaip.  -u.  p.j  I.  xx\.  CCiiiio  ■Doinini  Tn."  a:."  ix." 
CCleiie  mac  Opene,  pi  Tnii5-Dopn,7  Oppeiie  -h.  CaT)afai5, 
pi  11a  Saiciie,  Tjo  mapba-D  la  S«ilen5ti-    Ceall  iiapa  uile 


of  Gahvay,  sheet  21.  Colgan  (JcJre 
Sanctorum^  p.  715)  mistook  Ard- 
ailen  for  one  of  the  Arran  Islands  in 
Gahvay  Bay;  and  is  followed  Ijy 
Archdall  {Monasticon,  p.  272). 

^  Broen.  —  Properly  written  Bran 
in  the  MS.  Clar.  49.  From  him  the 
powerful  family  of  Ua  Brain  (now 
written  O'BjTne,  and  Byrne)  of  Lein- 
ster  derive  their  hereditar}^  surname. 

"  Ua  Lorcaln. — In  tlie  Annals  of 
Tiffemach  and  the  Four  Musters,  the 
name  is  ivritten  "  Ua  Leochain," 
which  is  undouhtodly  the  proper  form. 
The  name  "Ua  Leochain"  has  heen 
corrupted  to  "Loughau,''  and  is  now 
usually  Anglicised  "  Duck  "  in  the 
counties  of- Kildare  and  Meath  ;  for 
the  reason  that  loughan  was  regarded 
as  the  same  as  lachan  the  genit.  of 
lacha,  a  duc^. 

■*  Saithni. —  A.  tribe  occupying  a 
territorj'  in  the  north  of  the  present 
county  of  Dublin,  co- extensive  with 
the  barony  of  Balrothery  West.     The' 


family  name  was  O'Cathasaigh  (i.e. 
0'Casey,orCasej').  See  Dr.  Reeves's 
valuable  note  regarding  the  limits  of 
the  territory',  and  its  ancient  pos- 
sessors, in  the  Appendix  to  O'Dono- 
van's  ed.  of  O'Dugan's  Topogr. 
Poem,  note  -".  The  Saithni  were  a 
branch  of  the  Cianachta-Bregh,  a 
Meath  tribe,  and  may  have  given 
name  to  the  townland  and  parish  of 
Dnnsany  (Dun- Saithni  ?),  in  the 
adjoining  barony  of  Skreen,  co. 
Meath. 

'  Oeiitnihh. — Antrim,  in  the  countj' 
of  Antrim. 

'  Fera-Manach. — The  tribe-name 
of  the  people  who  inhabited  the  terri- 
tory now  known  as  the  county  of 
Fermanagh. 

"Fera-Cdl — This  was  the  name  of 
O'Molloy's  country  in  the  King's 
Countj-,  which  anciently  comprised, 
besides  the  barony  of  Fircal  (now 
known  by  the  name  of  Eglish),  the 
baronies  of  Ballycowan  and  Ballyboy. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


543 


Chriat.  Broen^  son  of  Maelmordha,  King  of  Leinster, 
■was  blinded  in  Ath-cliath,  by  Sitriuc  son  of  Amlaimh. 
Maelan,  son  of  Eicnech  da  Lorcain,^  King  of  Gailenga 
and  all  Tuath-Luighne,  was  killed  by  the  Saithni."  A 
hosting  by  the  Cinel-Eoghain  to  Cill-Fubrig,  when  they 
killed  a  great  number,  and  lost  Gilla-Christ,  son  of 
Conaing,  son  of  Congalach,  i.e.  steward  of  Clann-Sinaigh. 
Oentrubh*  was  plundered  by  the  Fera-Manach.' 
Domnall  CJa  Caindelbhain,  King  of  Loeghaire,  and 
Caismidhe,  Maelsechlainn's  steward,  were  killed  by  the 
Fera-CelP  and  the  Eile,'  in  pursuit  of  a  prey.  The  '  hairy 
star'  ^  appeared  this  year,  during  the  space  of  a  fortnight, 
in  Autumn  time.  Gillacoluim,  son  of  Muiredach  Ua 
Mailtrea,  and  Acdh  Ua  Erudhain,  King  of  XJi-Bresail- 
Macha,"  died. 

Kal.  Jan.  Thursd. ;  m.  21.  A.D.  1019.  Alene,  son  of 
Ossene,  King  of  Mughdorna,  and  Ossene  Ua  Cathasaigh, 
King  of  the  Saithni,^"  were  killed  by  the  Gailenga.    Cill- 


[1019.J 


See  O'Donovan's  ed.  of  O'Diigan's 
Topogr.  Poem,  App.,  note  -"'. 

^  Eile. — A  powerful  tribe,  whose 
name  was  derived  from  Eile,  des- 
cended in  the  ninth  generation, 
according  to  the  BooJc  of  Leinster  (p. 
3C6,  col.  8),  from  Cian,  son  of  OiliU 
Cluim,  King  of  Munster  in  the 
third  century.  The  territory  of  this 
comprised  the  present  baronies  of 
Eliogarty  and  Ilterrin  in  the  coxinty 
of  Tipperarj',  and  the  baronies  of 
Ballybrit  and  Clonlisk,  in  the  King's 
County.  The  three  most  prominent 
families  of  this  tribe  were  the 
O'JiIeaghers  of  Ilterin  (now  appar- 
ently represented  by  Joseph  Casimir 
O'iileaghfir  of  Dublin),  the  O'Fogartys 
and  O'CarroUs. 

^Bairij  star.  —  i\eclu  monsac. 
The  appearance  of  this  '■  hairy  star," 
or  comet,  is  not  noticed  in  any  of  the 


other  Irish  Chronicles,  with  the  ex- 
ception of  the  Annals  of  Loch-Ce. 
See  Chambers'  Uandboolc  of  Bescrip^ 
tine  Astronomy,  p.  408  (3rd  ed  ) ;  the 
author  of  whicli  does  not  seem  to  have 
known  anything  of  the  care  wilh 
which  the  compilers  of  these  Annals 
noted  the  occurrence  of  atmospherical 
and  astronomical  phenomena. 

"  ri  -  Bresail  -  Madia A    tribe, 

(otherwise  called  Clann  -  Bresail), 
descended- from  Bresal,  son  of  Feidh- 
lim,  son  of  Fiachra  Casan,  son  of 
Colla-da-chrich.  See  O'Flaherty'a 
O'Jij'fin,  part  IIL,  chap.  7G.  Tlie 
territory  of  the  Clann-Bresail  seems 
to  have  been  co-extensive  with  the 
present  baronies  of  O'Neilland 
East  and  West,  in  the  county  of 
Armagli. 

^"  Saitlmi. — Sec  note  ',  last  page. 


544 


CCNNttlCC  tllCC"Dll. 


•Dolorcat.  -DO  €e,n™  7)mi^c.  -Oomnall  mac  mail- 
r„i.56«a.reaainn,  comariba  pinnen  7  TTlocolmos,  in  Chpif^o 
qmeuii:.  CCr^TJsari  7  CCrxSu,  meic  maareclamn  rrnc 
maelnuanai-D,  va  ^^^vamr^a  CCiliS,  a  ruif  occiri  f""^- 
^lUacoeimsin  mac  [-DunlainslFi-DOJifiicf  laigen.a  ruip 
occiruf  BTV-  Tnausamain,  mac  Conains  mic  T)iiivincuan, 
T^iT)omna  muman,  T)0  ecai15.  "piai-cbetiT^ac  .11 .  M eill  "do 
zechz  1  ciri  ConaiU,  co  r^o  oric  iiip.  nGnna  7  ^M"^  uiS'oac, 
nuaiT)i^i  .tl.  CCilellan,  i^i  .1l-  necx)ac,  -do  mariba-o  la 
T^iiui  IPerii'iiTiuisi-  110  mai^bra,  imopi-io,  -oa  mac  Ceinn- 
eici5  .1.  Congalac  7  ^lUamuipe,  ina  T)i5ail  poceTOiii. 
eifce  -DO  cabaiiac  -do  liUiB  Caifrem  im  t)onric1iaT)  mac 
mbjiiain,  co  r^o  cefcax)  a  bof  Dear  vs.  "Oamliac  TJe^i- 
maigi  T)0  biiiriu-D  la  muiiiceiacac  .1l.  Caiipaig,  ^op 
maelmuaix.  1-11  i:eri  Celt,  7  a  cabaipc  ay  ayi  015111  7  a 
mapba-o  lafiuni. 

■jet.  1anai]-i.  111.  P-,  I- 11-  CCnno  7)01111111  1X1."  axK."  Ceall 
■oai-ia  coiia  T)aii-it;i5  vo  lofca-D.  SLeann  Tjct  Iccca  uile 
cona  -oaii-icigiC  -00  lofca-D.  Cltiain  ipaipT),  7  Cluam 
T111C  Moir,  7  Soi^T)  CoUnm  ciUe,  -cej^ria  •pa'ji'ce,  ciaemaTie 
ininc.  piaicbejicac  .1l.  eochaxia  no  ■ballax)  la  Niall 
mac  eoclia'oa.  'gillaciai'iaiii  mac  Oi^ene,  pi  TniisDopna, 
T)o  mapbaT)  "do  peitctib  Uoif.  maelmiiatx)  mac  Opene, 
111  TTlus-DOViiia  Pill  ]ie  oen  lai,  t)0  ma)ibat)  la  .1l.  mac 
llaif  Opeg.     CC11T)  TTlaca  tnle  -00  leip  tdo  lopcax)  .1. 111 


*  Comarh  of  Flnncn  and  j\[oclioJ- 
moc ;  i.e.  abbot  of  Moville  and 
Bromore,  co.  Down. 

'^  Madsechlainn.  —  His  death,  by 
poison,  is  noticed  at  the  j-ear  090 
supra, 

'  Their  own  people. — In  the  Ann. 
Four  Hast.,  Ardghar  and  Archu  are 
staled  to  have  been  slain  by  the 
Cinel-Eoghain  "themselves."' 

*  Conainy.  —  This  Conaing,  who 
was  the  son  of  Donncuan,  brother  of 
Brian  Borhumlia,  was  slain   in  the 


battle  ol  Clontarf.  See  under  A.n. 
1014  supra. 

^  Tir-Enna. — See  "  Cinel-Enna,*' 
under  A  d.  1010  (note  =,  p.  524). 

°  Tir-Lufflidach See  note   "^    p. 

524  supra. 

'  Ui-Caisin. — This  was  the  tribe- 
name  of  the  MacNamaras  of  Clare. 

'Dermarjli. — Durrow,  in  the  barony 
of  Ballycowan,  King's  County. 

^  Ua  Carraigh ;  i.e.  grandson  of 
Carrach  [-calma].  See  note  under 
A.D.  1017;  (note  3,  p.  540). 


ANNALS    OF  ULSTER. 


545 


dara  was  all  burned  by  lightning.  Domnall  son  of 
Maelsechlainn,  comarb  of  Finnen^  and  Mocholmoc/  rested 
in  Christ.  Ardghar  and  Archu,  sons  of  Maelsechlainn" 
son  of  Maelruanaidh,  two  royal  heirs  of  Ailech,  -were 
slain  by  their  own  people."  GiUacoemghin,  son  [of 
Dunlaing],  royal  heir  of  Leinster,  was  slain  by  his  own 
people.  Mathgamain,  son  of  Conaing/  son  of  Donncuan, 
royal  heir  of  Munster,  died.  Flaithbertach  Ua  Neill 
came  into  Tir-Conaill,  and  plundered  Tir-Enna°  and  Tir- 
Lughdach."  Ruaidhi-i  Ua  Ailellain,  King  of  Ui-Echach, 
was  killed  by  the  men  of  Fernmliagh.  Two  sons  of 
Cennedigh,  viz.,  Conghalach  and  Gillamuire,  were  im- 
mediately slain,  moreover,  in  revenge  of  him.  An  assault 
was  given  by  the  TJi-Caisin''  to  Donnchad  son  of  Brian, 
so  that  his  right  hand  was  cut  off  him.  The  stone  church 
of  Dermagh"  was  broken  by  Muirchertach  Ua  Carraigh," 
upon  Maelmuaidh,  King  of  Fera-Cell,'"  who  was  forcibly 
taken  thereout,  and  afterwards  killed. 

Kal.  Jan.  Frid. ;  m.  2.  A.D.  1020.  Cill-dara,  with 
its  oratory,  was  burned.  Glenn-da-locha,  with  its  oratories, 
was  all  burned.  Cluain-Iraird,  and  Cluain-mic-Nois,  and 
Sord-Coluim-cille,"  the  third  part,  were  burned.  Flaith- 
bertach Ua  hEochadha'-  was  blinded  by  Niall  son  of 
Eochaidh.  Gillaciarain  son  of  Osene,  King  of  Mughdorna, 
was  killed  by  the  Fera-Rois.^°  Maelmuaidh  son  of  Osene, 
King  of  Mughdorna  during  the  space  of  one  day,  was 
killed  by  the  Ui-Mac-Uais"  of  Bregha.    Ard-Macha  was 


"  Fera-Cell.  —  "  Viri  Cellarum." 
See  note  ",  p.  542. 

'"■  Sord-Colniin-ciUe.  —  Sord  of 
Colum-cille,  now  Swords  ia  the 
county  of  Dublin. 

"  Ua  hEochadha.  —  This  name, 
which  signifies  "  descendant  of 
Eochaidh,"  i.e.  of  Eochaidh  son  of 
Niall,  son  of  Eochaidh,  son  of  Ard- 
ghar, King  of  Ulidia  [ob.  976],  is 
now  variously  -ivritten  O'Haughey, 
Haughey,  Hoey,  and  Howe. 


^^  Fera-Rols See   note  *,  p.    354, 

supra. 

^*  Ui-Mac-Uals. — A  tribe  seated  in 
Magh-Bregh  (or  the  Plain  of  iJregia), 
in  the  east  of  the  present  county  of 
Meath,  to  the  S.W.  of  Tara  Hill. 
There  were  several  tribes  called 
Ui-Mac-Uais,  all  descended  from 
CoUa  TJais,  {flor.  a.d.  323),  one  of 
the  "  Three  Collas,"  from  wliu]n  the 
powerful  northern  septs  of  Airghialla 
were  descended.     This  tribe  is  to  be 

2n 


[1020. ; 


546 


cctiMaloc  tilccoti. 


Uol.  56a&. 


-Damboc  nioia  coiia  rui^i  "do  luaixie,  7  111  cloicfiec  cona 
clocccnTj,  7  111  Saball  7  in  'Coai,  7  capbai;  11a  n-abccD,  7 
in  t;fencacaiia  piiecuipra,  1  tjeipc  jCt.  luin,  7  lUiictn  pe 
cmjceisif.  niaelTniiip.e  mac  eochatia,  comapba pau)aaic, 
cenn  cbeiiaec  iccpraiiT,  T;uaipceiiT.c  eojapa  tiile,  in  .xx.° 
anno  ppincipai;uf  pui,  1  uei^TC  noin  luin,  -oia  h-ame  pia 
cin^cijip,  in  Chpifco  qineuic.  CCmal^aiT)  1  comayibup 
Paupaic,  ■DOjieii'i  T:uaici  7  eclaipi.  pnnloec  mac 
RuaiTipi,  111  CClban,  a  puip  occipup  eyv.  C£ev  .U. 
1nnfechrai5,  \i\  .ll.  TTlei^,  vo  maiabax)  vo  Uib  Wiallam. 
let.  lanaip,  .1.  p;  I-  ccin.  CCnno  ■oomini  171.°  xx.°  1.° 
■maiT)m  pia  nUgaipe  mac  "Dunluing,  pi  Laijen.pop  S11;- 
piuc  mac  CCmlaim,  pi  CCca  cliac,  oc  on  "Oeilgne  ITlosopoc. 
Ppof  cpuicnecliua  -do  pepuain  1  n-Oppaigil).  Cpec  la 
mac  CCetia  .tl.  Weill  •Dap  Uib  "Ooppcinn  bacap  1  maig 
iTseclica,  7  pomapbpaT:  in  Lec-oepg  icon  caippechc  coni- 
i;aip(cecap  popjla  CCip^iall  ma  T)iai§  7  penTie.  Uel 
pic  in  libpo  "DuibTDaleiui  nappat;up,  conicaipecap  .ll. 
nieic,  pt.)  conicaipcecap  .11.  ITleiu,  7  ITlug-Dopna,  7  na 
Saiune  7  pip  "Pepnmuigi,  7  .h.  T)oppcain  cona  pigaiB. 
Robai  Dono  .Tl.  Ceilecan  7  .h.  topcan,co  n-Uib  bpepail 


(listingiiishedfrom  the  Ul-Mac-  Uuis  of 
Tethbha  (or  Teflia),  who  have  given 
name  t  j  the  barony  of  Mot/f/olsh,  co. 
Westmeath.   See  note  *,  p  300,  supra. 

>  Damliac "Stone-church."     See 

Reeves's  Ancient  Churches  of  Armagh^ 
pp.  12-16. 

2  Sahall—Toi See  note '',  p.  433, 

supra. 

^  Preachintj  chair.  —  Evidently 
meant  for  "  pulpit." 

*  The  3rd  oftlie.  Kalends  of  .June; 
i.e.  the  30th  of  May. 

^  Maelmulre Or  Mariauus,  ns  the 

name  has  been  Latinized.  See  ^^'a^e's 
account  of  the  Archbishop.s  of  Armagh 
CHarris's  ed  ,  Vol.  i.,  p.  49),  ivhere  it 
is  stated  that  Maelmuirc  "  died  of 
grief,   as    it   was    thought,    for   the 


B 


universal  destruction  of  Armagh  by 
fire,  the  month  before." 

*  The  3rd  of  the  Nones ;  i.e.  the 
3rd  of  June. 

^  Of  ths.  ....  ckrrjij — eclaijpl, 
ecailpi,  A. 

°  Ugaire.  —  After  having  been 
King  of  Leinster  for  seven  j'cars, 
according  to  the  Booh  of  Leinster 
(p.  39,  col.  3),  this  brave  prince  was 
put  to  death  in  a  house  set  on  fire,  by 
Donnsleibhe,  King  of  Ui-Faelaiu,  in 
the  year  1024.      Vid.  infra. 

"  Deilgne  -  Mogoroc.  —  Written 
"  Dergne-Mogoroc  "  in  the  Ann.  Four 
Mast.  Now  known  as  Delgany,  in 
the  barony  of  Rathdown,  and  county 
of  Wicldow.  Regarding  the  different 
modes  of  writing  the  name,  arising 
from    tlie   interchange  between    the 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


547 


all  burned,  viz.,  the  great '  Damliac,'^  with  its  roof  of  load, 
and  the  bell-house  with  its  bells,  and  the  Saball,''  and  the 
Toi,'  and  the  abbots'  chariot,  and  the  old  preaching  chair,^ 
on  the  3rd  of  the  Kalends  of  June,*  the  Monday  before 
Whitsunday.  Maelmuire'  son  of  Eochaidh,  comarb  of 
Patrick,  head  of  the  clerics  of  all  the  north- west  of 
Europe,  rested  in  Christ  on  the  3rd  of  the  Nones"  of 
June,  the  Friday  before  Whitsuntide.  Amhalgaidh  in  the 
successorship  of  Patrick,  by  the  will  of  the  laity  and 
clergy.'  Finnlaech,  son  of  Ruaidhri,  King  of  Alba,  was 
slain  by  his  own  people.  Aedh  Ua  Innrechtaigh,  King 
of  Ui-Meith,  was  killed  by  the  Ui-Niallain. 

Kal.  Jan.  Sund. ;  m.  13.  A.D.  1021.  A  victory  by 
Ugaire,"  son  of  Dunking,  King  of  Leinster,  over  Sitriuc 
son  of  Amlaimh,  King  of  Ath-cliath,  at  Deilgne-Mogoroc' 
A  shower  of  wheat^°  was  shed  in  Osraighi.  A  preying 
expedition  by  the  son  of  Aedh  Ua  Neill,  across  the  Ui- 
Dorthain"  who  were  in  Magh-itechta,  and  they  killed  the 
Lethderg  in  the  pursuit;  (but  the  greater  part  of  the 
Airghialla^''  came  together  behind  him  and  before  him. 
Or  thus  it  is  narrated  in  the  Book  of  Dubhdaleithe  "  but 
the  Ui-Meith  met  him,  &c. ") ;  but  the  Ui-Meith,  and  the 
Musrhdorna,  and  the  Saithni,'^  and  the  men  of  Fernmagh,'* 
and  the  Ui-Dorthain,"  with  their  Kings,  met  him.  Ua 
Ceilechan'^  and  Ua  Lorcain,  with  the  Ui-Bresail  and  Ui- 


[1021.] 


letters  /  and  ?•,  so  frequently  observ- 
able in  Irish  texts,  see  Joyce's  Irish 
Names  of  Places  {Second  Series),  p.  2G. 

^'Shower  of  wheat. — See  note  ', 
p.  169  supra. 

11  Ui-Dorlhain  —  Otherwise,  and 
more  correctly,  written  Ui-Tortain  ; 
a  tribe  of  the  Airghialla  who  were 
seated  near  Ardbraccan  in  the  present 
county  of  Meath.  The  events  re- 
corded in  this  entry,  which  is  very 
inaccurately  put  together,  are  not 
noticed  in  any  of  the  other  Irish 
Chronicles, 


1^  Airghialla The  original  of  this 

clause,  which  is  not  in  B.,  is  added 
in  the  margin  in  al.  man.  in  A. 

^^  Saithni — See  note**,  under  A.D. 
1018;   (p.  542). 

1^  Fcrnmhagh. — Now  represented  by 
the  barony  of  Farney,  co.  Monaghan. 

"  Ua-Ceilechan.  — Written  "  Ua 
Celechair"  in  B.,  but  incorrectly,  as 
the  Ua  Ceilechaius  (or  O'C.iUaghans) 
were  at  tliis  time  the  principal  family 
of  the  Ui-Bresail.  See  at  the  year 
1037  infra,  where  the  death  of  Archu 
Ua  Celechain,  King  of  Ui-Bresail,  is 
recorded, 

2  n2 


548 


ccMMal(x  ula-oTi. 


7  CO  n-tlib  Niallam  a\\  a  cinn  a  n-CCenac  tYlacct  co 
coiTiiaan5aT)aia  uile  ime,  co  laiic  mac  deva  a  gabail 
caiiapfib  tnle,  7  ni  iiaibe  ache  Da  .xx.  Ties  oglac,  7  tio 
cep  pochai-oe  ecapiiii  pop.  lap,  CCenais  111  aca.  81c  in 
libiio  T)uib-oalei£i.  bpanacan  .I1.  1TlaelinT)ip,  aippi 
Tnix)e,  T)0  ba^at)  Tjia  bellT:aine  illoc  (XinniiTDe.  CCinal- 
gaiT)  comapba  par^iucic  "do  ■duL  ipin  llluiTiam  ce^^na  cup, 
CO  ouc  moiicuaiTC-  Ceallacb  .11.  Ca-capaig,  \i\  na  Saicne, 
vo  mcqibaT)  -do  cenel  6050111.  TTlac  'Plainn  mic  tllailc- 
pecLainn  .!•  iiiT)omna  "Cemitac,  CCexi  .1.  laiDomna  CC1I15, 
7  T)omnall  -ll.  lllupchaTia,  occipi  ftinc 

]ct.  lanaiyi,  .11.  p.,  I.  xx.°  1111.  CCnno  T)omini  111."  xx" 
11.°  TTlac  Cepbaill  pi  GLe,  7  T)omTiall  -h.  CeUaig  pi 
Pocapx;,  Sicpuic  mac  Imaip,  pi  ptiipi;  taip^i,  occipi  piinc. 
ITlacleisinii  mac  CaipiU,  pi  CCip^iaU,  piann  .11.  'Cctcaii, 
aipchinnech  "Daipmaigi,  Lachciian  (.1.  1  n-CCpT)  TTIaca 
aT)ba€),  comapba  Innpi  cain  "Deja,  in  Chpipco  -oop- 
miepunr.  TTlaelpeclainn  mac  "Domnaill  (mic  T)onn- 
cha-oa  ,  aip-opi  Gpenn,  ruip  OpT)ain  7  oipecaip  lapuaip 


1  Aenach-Macha.  —  The  "  Fair- 
green  of  Macha ; "  the  plaia  im- 
mediately surroiincling  the  rath  called 
the  Navan  fort,  near  Armagh,  and 
iiicUidiiig  the  fort  itself. 

"^  Aenach-Madia. — See  last  note. 
A.  and  B.  hare  over  the  name  Aenaig 
Macha  (the  gen.  form),  \r  CCiiiT)  TTl. 
("or  of  Ard-Macha"). 

^  Loch-Aininne, — Now  known  as 
Lough-Ennell,  near  llullingar,  co. 
Weatraeath. 

<•  Saithne  — See  note  ^,  under  a.d. 
10.18  ;  p.  542  suj>ra. 

^  Son. — The  Four  Masters  (ad  an.) 
give  his  name  as  Aedh. 

''  lioi/al  heir  of  Ailech. — fiiTionina 
CCilij;.  Not  in  B.  Added  as  a  gloss 
in  A. 

'■  Eli. — This  -n'as  the  name  of  a 
tribe  descended  from  Eli,  8th  in 
descent  from  Cian,  son  of  Oilill  Oluim, 


King  of  Munster  in  the  3rd  century. 
The  name  of  the  trite  was  applied  to 
the  territory,  which  was  anciently 
called  Eli-tuaiscert,  or  Northern  Eli, 
and  in  later  times  Eli-Ua-Cerbhaill 
(or  Eli-O'CarroU),  from  Ccrbhall,  who 
was  loth  in  descent  from  the  Eli 
referred  to.  Seethe  Booh  of  LeinsUr, 
p.  336,  col.  8  ;  and  O'Donovan's  ed. 
oiO'IIuidJmn,  App.,  note  759.  The 
territory  of  Eli-O'CarroU  is  now 
represented  by  the  baronies  of  Clon- 
lisk  and  Ballybritt,  in  the  King's 
County.  Among  the  principal  re- 
presentatives of  this  distinguished 
Irish  sept  may  be  mentioned  the 
Rev.  John  James  O'CarroU,  S.J., 
and  his  brother,  Rev.  Eras.  Aug., 
sons  of  Redmund  Peter  O'CarroIl ; 
Frederick  John  O'CarrolI,  B.L.,  son 
of  Frederick  Francis,  brother  of  Red- 
mund ;   and    the  Right   Hon.   John 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


549 


Niallain,  were  before  him  in  Aenach-Macha/  where  they 
all  surrounded  him.  But  the  son  of  Aedh  carried  his 
prey  through  them  all;  and  he  had  only  twelve  score 
good  warriors.  And  a  great  number  fell  between  them 
in  the  middle  of  Aenach-Macha."  Thus  in  the  Book  of 
Dubhdaleithe.  Branacan  TJa  Maeluidhir,  a  chieftain  of 
Midhe,  was  drowned  on  May-day  in  Looh-Aininne." 
Amhalgaidh,  comarb  of  Patrick,  went  to  Munster  for  the 
first  time,  and  made  a  gTeat  visitation.  Cellach  [Ja 
Cathasaigh,  King  of  the  Saithne,^  was  killed  by  the 
Cinel-Eoghain.  The  son''  of  Flann,  son  of  Maelsechlainn, 
royal-heir  of  Temhair ;  Aedh,  i.e.  royal-heir  of  Ailech," 
and  Domnall  Ua  Murchada,  were  slain. 

Kal.  Jan.  Mond.,  m.  24.  a.d.  1022.  The  son  of 
Cerbhall,  King  of  Eli,''  and  Domnall  Ua  Cellaigh,  King 
of  Fotharta,^  and  Sitriuc  son  of  Imhar,  King  of  Port- 
Lairge,'  were  slain.  Macleighinn  son  of  Cairell,  King  of 
Airghialla ;  Flann  Ua  Tacain,  herenagh  of  Dairmagh,^" 
and  Lachtnan  {i.e.  who  died  in  Ard-Macha^^),  comarb  of 
Inis-cain-Dega,'°  '  fell  asleep  '  in  Christ.  Maelsechlainn, 
son  of  Domnall  (son  of  Donnchad"),  arch-King  of  Ireland, 
pillar  of  the  dignity  and   nobility  of   the  west  of  the 


. [1022.1 


Nnish,  eldest  son  of  Anne  Margaret 
(sister  of  the  same  Kedmund),  who 
married  Carroll  P.  Naish,  Esquire, 
of  Ballycullen,  co.  Limerick. 

'  Fotharfa.  —  Fotharta-Fea,  or 
Fotharta  O'Nolan  ;  now  the  barony 
of  Forth,  in  the  county  of  Carlow, 
the  patrimony  of  tlie  ancient  sept  of 
the  Ui-Nuallain,  a  name  now  written 
O'Nolan,  and  Nolan  (without  the  0'). 
See  O'FIaherty's  Ogycjia,  part  3, 
chap.  C4,  and  LeaWiar  na  y-ceart 
(ed.   O'Donovan),  p.  211. 

^  Port-Lairge. — This  is  the  Iri.sh 
name  of  Waterford. 

10  Bairmagh. — Durrow,  barony  of 
Ballycowan,  King's  Co.     For  much 


information  regarding  the  history  of 
this  remarkable  establishment  in  an- 
cient times,  see  Reeves's  Adamnan 
V.  Dairmagh. 

^^  Died  in  Ard-Macha. — The  cor- 
responding Irish  of  this  clause  is 
interlined  by  way  of  gloss  in  A.  and 
B.,  by  the  original  hands. 

1-  litis -caift- Vega. — Inishkeen,  in 
the  baronj'  of  Upper  Diindalk,  co. 
Louth,  on  the  borders  of  the  county 
of  Monaghan,  a  portion  of  which 
countj'  is  comprised  in  the  parish  of 
Inishkeen. 

'^^Son  of  Donnchad. — The  original 
of  this,  added  ia  the  old  hand  in  A., 
is  not  in  B. 


550 


ccMNala  ula"Dli. 


■Domain  -do  ecccib  ifin  cjieip  bliaijain,  ccl.  iiegni  ym,  ifin 

ciief  bliccTiani  Ixx.  aecacif  fuae,  in  .1111.  nonap  Sejicim- 

bi^if,  -Die  uiT)elicec  -001x1111100,  fectiiToa  lunae.     TTliniT,- 

comiiac  poppiiTD  [-p]ajice  enp  ^ciUu  CC^a  clia-c  7  WicclL 

mac  eochaT)a,  ^ai  Ulao,  co  110  muixi  popf  na  ^allu,  7  co 

liolat)  a  n-T)eii5  011,7  co  yio  T)aiiTCea  apcena.     Tniniiceiv 

rac  .n.  Caiipaig  -i.  i^iTiomna   "Cemifiac,  tio  mafibat)  on 

^nc  .1.  la  TTlaelipecLainn.     TTlaiXJm  1  flei^  [pluaic  poji 

CCiii5iallai15    iiia   Niall  mac   Gocha-oa,  co  fio  ctiipeT) 

vefi-^  a\i  CCt|i5iall  ant).     TDa'csamain  mac  tai-Dgnen,  \i\ 

■pefinmuip,  tio   ma]xbaD   -do   cacalan  .ll.    Cfiican    -pofi 

lap  cluana  Goif.     TTluiiaen  na  uengati  occifup  epc. 

jet.  lanaip,  .111.  p.;  I.  u.     CCnno  T)omini  HI."  ccoc'-in." 

2A.5Gba.   e-pejiai  Bfcai  1  xiiii.  cpcai  enaiii,  1 -1111. I'D  enai]i,x)ia"Oaiv 

■oain.  epcpai  gjieine  aurem  i  xx.  un.  inT)  ey^cai  cexinai,  'Dia 

T)apT)ain,  cinn  coectiijef  i  noi  |Ct.  "Domnall  mac  CCexia 

bic  .n.  TDailfeclainn   tio   mapbaTi  o   mac  Senan  .1). 

Leocain.     'DonnchaT)  .il-  'Duinn,  pi  bpeg,  t)0  gabail  -do 

jallaib  ina    n-aipiuchc    pein,  7  a    bpeic    ■cap   muip. 

Loclamn  mac  niaelpeclainn  "do  mapbat)  a  puif.     'CaTig 


"■  The  i[ird  ijear. — The  Chronicler 
here  iacludes,  of  course,  the  12  years 
during  whicli  Brian  Bornmhansurped 
the  monarchy.  The  date  of  this 
usurpation  is  not  recorded  in  either  of 
the  MSS.  A.  and  B.  of  these  Annals, 
although  the  so-called  '  translator  ' 
of  the  version  in  Clar.  49  begins  the 
entries  for  the  year  1002  with 
"  Brienus  regnare  inoipit."  Tlie 
Chron.  8cotoruin  refers  the  beginning 
of  Brian's  reign  to  999=1001,  the 
date  in  Tigernach.  See  O'Flaherty's 
Ogygta,  p.  435  ;  and  Todd's  War  of 
the  Gaedliil,  &c. ,  Inlrod.,  pp.  cliii- 
clv,  where  the  subject  is  well  discu^i- 
scd.  The  record  of  Maelsechlainn's 
death  is  given  in  a  fuller  manner  by 
the  Four  M.,  and  in  the  Chron.  Scot. 

^SvTidcig. — The  criteria  here  given 


indicate  correctly  the  year  1022.  A 
few  lines  of  poetry  in  praise  of  Mael- 
sechlainn  (Malachy  II.),  not  in  B., 
are  added  in  the  lower  margin  of  fol. 
56a  in  A.  But  as  the  text  is  rather 
corrupt,  it  has  not  been  considered 
necessflry  to  print  them. 

^  Ua  Carraigh ;  i.e.  grandson  of 
Carrach  [-calma].  See  note  ',  p. 
540. 

^  Sliahh-Fuait. — See  note  ^,  p.  314 
sitpra. 

^  Fernmagh. — Now  the  barony  of 
Farney,  in  the  county  of  Monaghan. 

^  OJ  the  tongues;  i.e.  "of  the 
languages."  Nothing  further  is 
known  to  the  Editor  regarding 
Muiren's  linguistic  accomplishments. 

7  Fourth  of  the-  Ides  ;  i.e.  the  10th 
of  Januarv. 


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351 


world,  died  in  the  43rd  year^  of  his  reign,  the  73rd  year 
of  his  age,  on  the  4th  of  the  Nones  of  September,  i.e. 
on  Sunday,*  being  the  second  of  the  moon.  A  sea-fight 
on  the  sea,  between  the  Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath  and 
Niall,  son  of  Eochaidli,  King  of  Ulidia,  when  the 
Foreigners  were  defeated,  and  a  great  slaughter  was  made 
of  them ;  and  the  rest  were  made  captive.  Muirchertach 
XJa  Carraigh,'  i.e.  royal  heir  of  Temhair,  was  killed  by 
the  Got,  i.e.  Maelsechlainn.  A  victory  in  Sliabh-Fuait,'' 
over  the  Airghialla,  by  Niall  son  of  Eochaidh,  where  a 
great  slaughter  was  made  of  the  Airghialla.  Mathgamh- 
ain  son  of  Laidgnen,  King  of  Fernmagh,^  was  killed 
by  Cathalan  Ua  Crichain,  in  the  middle  of  Cluain-Eois. 
Muiren, '  of  the  tongues  '°  was  slain. 

Kal.  Jan.  Tuesd.;  m.  5.  A.D.  1023.  An  eclipse  of 
the  moon  on  the  14th  of  the  January  moon,  i.e.  the  4th 
of  the  Ides''  of  January,  a  Thursday.  An  eclipse  of  the 
sun,  also,  on  the  27th  of  the  same  moon,  a  Thursday,  at 
the  end  of  a  fortnight,  on  the  9th  of  the  Kalends  [of 
February].^  Domnall,  son  of  Aedh  Bee  Ua  Maelsechlainn, 
was  killed  by  the  son  of  Senan  Ua  Leochain."  Donn- 
chad  Ua  Duinn,  King  of  Bregha,  was  taken  prisoner  by 
Foreigners,  in  their  own  assembly,  and  carried  across  the 
sea.^"  Lochlainn,"  son  of  Maelsechlainn,  was  killed  by  his 
own  people.     Tadhg,  son  of  Brian,^"  was  killed  by  the 


=  The  9«/i  of  the  Kalends  [of  Feb- 
i-uary] ;  i.e.  the,  24th  of  January. 
These  criteria  correctly  indicate  the 
year  1023,  when  the  eclipses  above 
noticed  seem  to  have  occurred.  See 
L'Art  de  Verif.  ks  dates,  torn.  1,  p. 
71,  ad  an.  1023. 

s  Senan  Ua  Leochain.  —  King  of 
Gailenga-mora  and  Tuath-Luighne, 
now  represented  by  the  baronies 
of  Morgallion  and  Lune,  in  the 
county  of  Meath.  See  above,  at 
the    year    1018,   where    the     name 


Ua     Leochain    is    wrongly    written 
O'Lorcain. 

^^  Carried  across  the  sea. — The  Four 
Masters  state  (ad  an.),  that  this  was  in 
violation  of  Colum  Cille,  whose  suc- 
cessor was  liis[Donnchad's]  guarantee. 

11  Lochlainn.  —  According  to  the 
Ann.  Four  ilif. ,  Lochlainn  was  King 
of  Inis-Eoghain  (Inishowen)  and 
Magh-Itha,  and  was  slain  by  his  own 
brother,  Niall,  and  the  Cianachta  of 
Glenn-Geimhin. 

12  Brian ;  i.e.  Brian  Borumha. 


[1023.] 


)o2 


aNMalcc  uLaDti. 


mac  bfiiain  tio  tnapbaT)  o  GiliB.  Concobaifi  -Tl.  Cappais 
-DO  mapbai)  lap  ma  5ut;u.  teobelein  in  bfiecan  t)0  ec 
Oeiipeicc,  yii  in  "Domain,  "oo  ecait)  in  pace.  T>a\i  a  eip 
pogaB  Cuana  yiige  in  nomain.  T)a  .tl.  ITlacainen 
■DO  mayibax)  vo  gailengaiB.  TDomnall  .h.  hGa^fia,  ^ii 
tuisne  Connachc,  -do  may^baT)  "do  .iI.  Concobaip.  ifvi 
ConnacbT:. 

let.  lanaip,  .1111.  f.,  I.  xui.  CCnno  "Domini  TTl-"  xx-" 
1111.°  ■L1f;ai|\6  mac  T)unlain5,  yii  Laigen,  7  TTlaelmoix^a 
mac  Loi^can,yii  .il.  Ceinnfelai§,  vec  -do  gabail  popyia  ic 
T)ubloc,  la  "OonnpLeibe  mac  TTlailmopTiai,  la  11.15.  n. 
Paelain,  7  a  cuinm  am)-  "Oonnfleibe  lai^um  •do 
mapbax)  -oo  htlib  fnuiiiet)ai5.  Cac  CCca  no  cpoifv  1 
Coiaunn,  ia|i  .tl.  TTlael'DOfiai'D  7  .il.  Uuaiific,  co  ifio  mtii^ 
pop  11  Ruapc,  7  CO  po  laT*  a  ap-     Cuan  M-  Loccan, 


^EU.— See  note  ',  p.  548.  Tadhg 
was  killed  at  the  instigation  of  his 
Ijroiher,  Dounchad,  according  to  the 
Ann.  F.  M.  and  Chron,  Scot. 

-  Concholar  Ua  Carraigh. — Con- 
chobar,  son  of  Aenghus,  son  of  Car- 
vach[-calma].  See  note*  under  A. n. 
1017;  p.  540  supra. 

">  The  Gots;  i.e.  "  the  Stammerers"  ; 
a  nickname  borne  by  several  members 
of  a  family  of  the  Ui-Mailsechlainns 
(or  O'Melaghlins)  of  Meath. 

''  LeobJielin.  —  Llewelyn,  son  of 
Seisil,  King  of  Wales,  whose  obit  is 
given  in  the  Briit  y  Tywisogion  at 
the  year  1021,  and  in  the  AnnaUs 
Cambria  under  A.D.  1023. 

^ Ilenrij. — Oeni\ic,  forllenricns,  A. 
B.     Henry  IL,  Emperor  of  Germany. 

"  Cuana. — This  is  a  curious  way  of 
writing  the  name  of  Conrad  II.,  the 
successor  of  Henry  II,  in  the  empire. 
O'Donovan  strangely  confounds  Cu- 
ana (or  Conrad  II.)  with  Otho  III., 
who  was  the  predecessor  of  Henry  II. 
Ann.  Four  31.,  A  D.  1024,  note  u. 


'  Ua  Machainens. — Ua  Machainen 
was  the  name  of  the  ruling  sept  at 
the  time  in  Mughdorna,  which  was 
most  likely  Mughdorna-Bregh  (or 
Mughdorna  of  Bregia)  in  the  co. 
Meath ;  a  territory  not  yet  identified, 
but  adjoining  the  country  of  the 
Gaiknc/a,  the  present  barony  of 
Morgallion  in  that  countj-. 

^  Luighne. — Now  represented  by 
the  baronj-  of  Leynj',  co.  Sligo,  where 
the  name  of  Ua  hEglira  (or  O'Hara) 
is  still  verj'  general. 

'  Ua  Conchobair  ;  i.e.  Tadhg  ("  of 
the  white  steed ")  O'Conor,  son  of 
Cathal.  His  death  is  recorded  at  the 
year  1030  infra. 

^'' Dubhloch.— The  "Black  Lake." 
In  the  Booh  of  Leinster,  p.  39,  col.  3, 
where  the  death  of  Ugaire  son  of 
Dunlaing  is  recorded,  it  is  stated 
that  a  house  was  burned  over  him  at 
Dublocli  in  LaigMs-Clmle.  Laighis- 
Ghule  was  the  name  of  one  of  the 
seven  septs  of  Laighis  (or  Leix),  and 
was  also,  as  usual,  applied  to  their 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTEK. 


558 


Eli/  Conchobar  Ua  Carraigh/  was  killed  by  the  Gots." 
Leobhelin,*  KiBg  of  Britain,  died.  Henry/  king  of  the 
world,  died  in  peace.  Cuana"  assumed  the  kingship  of 
the  world  in  his  stead.  Two  Ua  Machainens''  were 
killed  by  the  Gailenga.  Domnall  Ua  hEghra,  King  of 
Luighne^  of  Connaught,  was  killed  by  Ua  Conchobair," 
King  of  Connaught. 

Kal.  Jan.  Wednesd.,  m.  16.  A.D.  1024.  Ugaire  son  io24.  [jus.] 
of  Dunlaing,  King  of  Leinster,  and  Maelmordha  son  of 
Lorcan,  King  of  Ui-Ceinnselaigh,  had  a  house  taken 
against  them,  at  Dubhloch,"  by  Donnsleibhe  son  of 
Maelmordha,  King  of  Ui-Faelain ;  and  they  fell  there. 
Donnsleibhe  was  slain  afterwards  by  the  Ui-Muiredh- 
aigh."  The  battle  of  Ath-na-croise^'^  in  Corann,  between 
Ua  Maeldoraidh  and  Ua  Ruairc,  when  Ua  Ruairc  was 
defeated,  and   put  to  slaughter.     Cuan  Ua  Lothchain,^' 


territory,  which  appears  to  have  been 
comprised  in  the  present  barony  of 
Stradbally,  in  the  Queen's  County. 
In  a  short  general  account  of  the 
tribes  of  Leix,  contained  in  the 
Booh  rf  Leinster  (p.  318),  the 
Kuachonghall  (the  old  name  of  the 
village,  or  church,  of  Stradbally,  in 
the  parish  and  baronj'  of  Stradbally), 
is  otherwise  given  as  Tulach  mic 
Comgaill,  "thehillof  Comgall'sson"; 
and  this  Comgall  appears  in  the  short 
pedigree  of  the  Laighis-Cuk  (Joe.  cif., 
col.  2),  whilst  his  son,  Colman  son  of 
Comgall  (after  whom  Nuachonghail 
was  called  Tulach  mic  ComgaiU),  is 
described  as  erlam  na  eilli ;  i.e. 
"  founder  (or  patron)  of  the  church." 
Colman's  day  in  the  Calendar  is  May 
15th.  Sec  Martyr.  Doneg.  at  that  date. 
"  Ui- Mil  ire  dhaigh.— This  was  the 
tribe-name  of  the  O'Tooles,  whose 
country  at  the  date  of  the  event 
above  recorded  embraced  nearly  the 
southern  half  of  the  present  county 


of  Kildare.  Soon  after  the  Anglo- 
Norman  invasion,  the  O'Tooles  went 
into  the  mountains  of  Wicldow,  and 
settled  in  the  Glen  of  Imail,  and  the 
territory  of  Fera-Ciialann. 

^"^  Atk-na-croise. — The  *' Ford  of 
the  Cross."  There  is  no  place  now 
known  by  this  name,  or  any  variation 
of  it,  such  as  Cross-ford,  in  the  barony 
of  Corran,  co.  Sligo.  A  &tanza  in 
the  lower  margin  of  fol.  566  in  A., 
which  is  not  in  B.,  referring  to  this 
battle,  is  as  follows  : — 

111  cac  oc  at  ncc  cfioip, 

■pecbcacap.  p'.ii  cen  cm-pi ; 

■Ro  tino'D  coltaiB  Coifiann  ; 

^Y  la  Cotiall,  cc  liiaipi. 

"  [  In]  the  battle  at  Ath-na-croise 
Men  fought  without  weakness. 
Corann  was  filled  with  corpses ; 
The  Conalb  had  its  glory.'' 
'^  Cuan  Ua  Lothchain. — This  name 
is    written    Cuan    Ua   Lochain    (or 
O'Lochain)  in  other  authorities. 


554 


camccLcc  tilcctiTi. 


Fol.  5666. 


pyiimeicef  Giienn  -do  mcqiba-oi  'oebua(T)peafiai1j  "CeaBca 
pein).  bpenaii:  a  n-aen  uaifi  in  IucItc  i\o  mqib.  p^iv 
pile-o  iniifein-  T)oninall  mac  CCeT»a,  iiiDomna  CC1I15,  -do 
iTiaiibccD  -DO  gilLamupo  mac  Ocan.  fnaelDuni  -ri. 
ConcaiUe,  in  -ll-  ^110110111,  do  ma]"ibaD  do  liUib 
T)oi-ii-imin.  ITlaelptianaiD  h.  Ciapxiai,  iii  Caiiibin,  a 
fiiif  occifup  eye.  Cpec  la  mac  .tl.  Neill  co  110  opu 
.h.  ineic  7  .ll.  "Oopiicainn. 

]ct.  lanaip,  111.  p-,  I- xx.  iin.  CCnno  Domini  1T1.°  ccx.° 
u."  piannabpa  comaiiba  la,  TTliiipexiac  mac  TTlusiaoin 
comaifiba  Ciapam,  ITlaeleom  .ll.TJoiian  comayibaT)aiiae, 
CennpaelaD  mac  pLaii:be)"iooig,  aipcinnec  "Oaiminnp, 
■maelb[ii5ce  .ll.  Ciaicif)en  comaiiba  pun  em  7  ComgaiU, 
T)ubinnfi  .tl.  faipceUaig  aijicinnec  T)poma  lemn, 
Saepbiiednach  abb  Imleca  ICaiii,  in  Chjiifco  Dopmie- 
liunT:.  'Miall  .h.  Concobaip,  iiiTiomna  Connachc,  ^eiai^- 
gaela  in  bpeg,  occipi  finio.  ITlaelfeclamn  goer,  111 
nii-De,  "DO  ec.  SluajaD  la  piaicbeiTCac  .(1.  Meill  1 
m-bi"ie5ai15  71  n-'^allai^,  cocuc  giallu  ^ai'oelo  ^allaib. 
Cpec  la  Cacalan,  fii  ■pejanmuiji,  pop  pepaiB  TTIanac. 
Cpec  lapipu  TTIanac  po  cecoip  co  loc  n-Uairne  co  po 


'  Became  foul. — The  Ann.  Loch-Ce 
state  that  the  bodies  of  the  murderers 
were  not  buried,  but  beasts  and  birds 
devoured  them. 

^  Ui-Dorihain. — See  note  ^i,  p.  547 
svjjrn. 

2  Cairhri;  i.e.  Cau'bri-Ua-Ciardha, 
or  Carbury-O'Keary.  Now  repre- 
sented by  the  barony  of  Carbury, 
countj'of  Kildare.  Thenarae O'Keary, 
now  written  Keary,  and  Carey,  is 
still  pretty  general  in  the  counties  of 
Kildare  and  Meath. 

'  Flannaihra See  Reeves's  Adam- 
nan,  p.  398. 

^  Comarh  of  Ciaran ;  i.e.  abbot  of 
Clonmacnoise. 


''  Comarh  of  Daire  ;  i.e.  abbot  of 
Derrj-. 

^  Finnian  and  Oomghall. — Founders 
and  first  abbots,  respectively,  of 
Movilla  and  Bangor,  in  the  co.  Down. 
See  at  the  year  1006  supra,  where 
King  Brian  Borumha  is  stated  to 
have  delivered  Ua  Crichidhen,  suc- 
cessor of  Finnian,  from  the  hostage- 
ship  in  which  he  was  held  in  Cinel- 
Eoghain. 

'  Druim-lethan.  —  The  "broad 
ridge."  Drumlane,  in  the  county 
of  Cavan,  where  St.  Maedhog  (or 
Mogue),  founder  of  the  monastery  of 
Ferns,  is  stated  to  have  erected  another 
establishment  about  the  rear  600. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


55: 


chief  poet  of  Ireland,  was  killed  in  Tethbha  (by  the  men 
of  Tethbha  themselves).  The  party  that  killed  him 
became  foul'  in  the  same  hour.  This  was  a  '  poet's 
miracle.'  Domnall,  son  of  Aedh,  royal-heir  of  Ailech, 
was  killed  by  Gillauiura  son  of  Ocan.  Maelduin  Ua 
Conchaille,  King  of  Ui-Niallain,  was  killed  by  the  Ui- 
Dorthaiu.^  Maelrnanaidh  TJa  Cairdha,  King  of  Cairbri," 
was  killed  by  his  own  people.  A  preying  expedition  hy 
the  son  of  Ua  Neill,  when  he  plundered  Ul-Meith  and 
Ui-Dorthain.- 

Kal.  Jan.  Frid.,  m.  27.  A.D.  1025.  Flannabhra," 
comarb  of  la;  Muiredhach,  son  of  Mughron,  comarb  of 
Ciaran  f  Maeleoin  Ua  Dorain,  comarb  of  Daire  ;"  Genn- 
faeladh,  son  of  Flaithbertach,  herenagh  of  Daimhinis  ; 
Waelbrigte  Ua  Crichidhen,  comarb  of  Finnian  and 
Comghall ;'  Dubhinnsi  Ua  Fairchellaigh,  herenagh  of 
Druim-lethan,^  and  Saerbrethach,  abbot  of  Imlech-Ibhair, 
'  fell  asleep  '  in  Christ.  Niall  Ua  Conchobair,  royal  heir 
of  Connaught,  [and]  Gerrgaela,  King  of  Bregha,  were 
slain.  Maelsechlainn  Got,"  King  of  Midhe,  died.  A 
hosting  by  Flaithbertach  Ua  Neill  into  Bregha,  and  to 
tiie  Foreigners,"  when  he  brought  the  hostages  of 
the  Gaedhil  from  the  Foreigners.  A  depredation  by 
Cathalan,"  King  of  Fernmagh,  upon  the  Fera-Manach.  A 
preying  expedition  by  the  Fera-Manach,  immediately 
afterwards,  as  far  as  Loch-Uaithne,'°  which  they  burned ; 


[1025.] 


^Maelsechlainn  Got.  —  See  note  ^ 
under  a.d.  1023 ;  p.  552.  In  the 
Book  ofLelnsier  (p.  42,  col.  2),  Mael- 
sechlainn is  stated  to  have  died,  dolore 
extenso. 

1"  To  the  Foreigners. — i  n-^allaiti. 
These  -were  probablj-  the  Foreigners 
occupying  Fine-  Gall  (or  Fingall),  the 
northern  part  of  the  present  county  of 
Dublin,borderingonBregia(orBregh) 
in  Meath,  as  suggested  in  Clar.  49. 


'1  Cathalan.  ■ —  In  the  last  entry 
for  this  year  the  patronymic  of 
Cathalan  is  given  as  "Ua  Crichan," 
or  0  Crichain. 

^'Loch-  Uaithne  — Uaithne's  Lake. 
O'Donovan  identifies  Loch-Uaithne 
with  Lough  Ooney,  near  Smithsbo- 
rough,  in  co.  Monaghan,  where  tlie 
chiefs  of  Dartraighe-Coininnse  had 
their  principal  residence.  Ann.  Four 
Mast.,  A.D.  850,  note  y. 


556 


aMMttla  uLaT>1i. 


loifcfec,  7  CO  110  TnaiibfaT;  tin.  pii^ii  "nee  ■pojfi  bfiu 
HIT)  loca.  Tefimonn  12eicin  "do  ai^cctin  vo  Camlan  .M. 
Ciiiccni. 

]ct.  lanctin,  U11-  i:-,  ^-  1^'-  CCnno  "Domim  Tn.°  xcc.°ui.° 
SlogaT)  la  mac  nabi^iain  i  TTli'Deyi  mbpeju,  7  co  ^o^^u, 
7  CO  Laisnui,  7  co  hOffiaigiu,  co  ^luc  a  n-giallu-  Slosa-o 
la  piaicbepcac  .I1.  Weill  1  ITliTie,  co  t;uc  pallo,  7  con- 
•oechaiT)  ■po]!  leic  aisfiix)  1  n-inif  1Tlocht;a,  co  fio  inniia-" 
SlogaD  la  mac  e-ochaT)a  ifin  uaiia  ceTjna  co  ^o^-^*^'  co 
fio  loifc,  7  CO  cue  bjiaiz;  moiji  tiaiT>i15  7  feocti.  'gilla- 
ciafiain  mac  llaljaii^s,  coifech  .h.  "Ouibinnp-echT;,  -oo 
ec.  tTlael|iuanai'D  .ll.  ITIael'DoifiaiT)  "do  "duI  ma  ailicfii. 
CCiifiiiism  .In.  TTloji'Da,  iai  ioijfi,  inT:epi:ecuuf  efc. 
TTluiinceirirac  mac  Congalaig  |ii  .tl.  Pailp  inueiapeccuy^ 
efc.  ■peall  la  'Domnall  ."h.  CeaUaig  ipofi  muipexiac 
.n.  Ceile,  CO  lao  maixt5  ma  aiiiiuclrc. 

]ct.  lanaip,  1.  p.,  I.  ccx.  (Ximo  xiommi  ITl."  xx.°  uii.° 
Uu«ifi|ii  mac  ■pogapcaig,  \i\  'oeifceij^i:  Oiieg,  tjo  ecaib  ma 
aibcpi.  'Ca-bg  mac  5i^^«pct^F«ic  "oo  "Dallaxi  la  "Oonn- 
cha-o  mac  ^i^Lapauyiaic,  fii  Offiaigi.  SlogaT)  la  mac 
rnbpiam  1  n-Ojpiiaijib  co  yio  lapac  Offiaiji  ap.  a  mtim- 
Dipe,  im   ■Dogpa  mac  n'Duna'Daig,  pi  fil  CCnmcha'Da,  7 


^    Tennoii'Felchln Termonfeckin, 

in  the  barony  of  Ferrari!,  co.  Louth. 

-  tSou  of  Brian. — Donnchad,  son 
of  Brian  Bornmha. 

■^  Iiils-Mochta "  Mochta's  Island." 

Now  Inishmot,  in  a  parish  of  the 
same  name,  barony  of  Lower  Slane, 
CO.  Meath.  The  lake  in  which  this 
island  was  situated  has  disappeared, 
but  the  ruins  of  St.  Mochta's  church 
are  still  to  be  seen  in  a  spot  sur- 
rounded by  low,  swampy  ground, 
always  flooded  in  winter.  St. 
Mochta  "  of  the  Island,"  whose  day 
In  the  Calendar  is  Jan.  26,  is  to 
be    distinguished    from    Mocbta    of 


Lughmadh  (Louth,  oh.  a.d.  534 
supra),  whose  festival  was  celebrated 
on  the  19th  of  August.  The  Four 
Mast.  (a.d.  102G)  add  that  Inishmot 
was  at  the  time  in  possession  of  the 
Foreigners. 

''  Son  of  Eochaidh Niall,  son  of 

Eochaidh,  King  of  Ulidia.  His  obit 
is  given  at  the  year  1063  infra, 
where  he  is  called  Ard-ri  (*'  arch- 
king  ")  of  Ulidia. 

^  Went. — The  Four  Masters  say 
cant  muifi,  "  across  the  sea." 

^  8o7i  of  Brian Donnchad,   son 

of  King  Brian  Borumha. 

'  Dogra, — This  must  certainly  be 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


557 


and  they  killed  seventeen  men  on  the  border  of  the 
lake.  Termon-Feichin^  was  plundered  by  Cathalan  Ua 
Cricbain. 

Kal.  Jan.  Saturd.,  m.  9.  A.D.  102G.  A  hosting  by  [io?G.j 
the  son  of  Brian^  into  Midhe  and  Bregha,  and  to  the 
Foreigners,  and  to  the  Leinstermen,  and  to  the  Osraighi, 
when  he  took  their  pledges.  A  hosting  by  Flaithbertach 
Ua  Neill  into  Midhe,  when  he  took  their  pledges,  and 
went  upon  the  ice  into  Inis-Mochta,"  which  he  plundered. 
A  hosting  by  the  son  of  Eochaidh*  at  the  same  time  to 
the  Foreigners,  when  he  burned  [their  territory],  and 
carried  off  a  great  prey  from  them,  and  treasures.  Gilla- 
ciarain  son  of  Ualgarg,  chief  of  the  Ui-Duibhinnrecht 
died.  Maelruanaidh  Ua  Maeldoraidh  went^  on  his 
pilgrimage.  Aimhirgin  Ua  Mordha,  King  of  Laighis, 
was  slain.  Muirchertach,  son  of  Congalach,  King  of 
Ui-Failghi,  was  slain.  An  act  of  treachery  by  Domnall 
Ua  Cellaigh  against  Muiredhach  Ua  Ceile,  whom  he 
killed  in  his  own  assembly. 

Kal.  Jan.  Sund.,  ni.  20.  A.D.  1027.  Ruaidhri  son  [1027. | 
of  Fogartach,  King  of  the  South  of  Bregha,  died  in  his 
pilgrimage.  Tadhg  Mac  Gillapatraic  was  blinded  by 
Donnchad  Mac  Gillapatraic,  King  of  Osraighi.  A  hosting 
by  the  son  of  Brian"  into  Osraighi,  when  the  Osraighi 
committed  a  slaughter  of  his  people,  including  Dogra' 
son  of  Dunadach,  King  of  Sil-Anmchada,®  and  DomnalP 


a.  mistake  for  Gadra  (or  '  Godra  ' 
as  the  name  is  written  in  the  Booh 
of  Leinster,  p.  338,  col.  8),  and 
in  the  Chron.  Scotorum,Ann.  Tigern., 
and  Ann.  F.  M.  See  O'Donovan's 
Tribes,  &o.,  of  By-Many,  pp.  99, 142, 
and  the  Geneal  Table  prefixed  to  p. 
97.  The  only  other  Irish  Chronicle 
in  which  the  name  is  written  "  Dogra" 
is  the  Ann.  Loch-Ce,  the  compiler  of 
which  seems  to  have  taken  the  entry 
from  this  Chronicle. 


'  Sil-Anmchada.  —  This  was  the 
tribe-name  of  a  branch  of  the  Ul- 
Maine,  who  on  the  formation  of 
surnames  took  the  name  of  O'Madden, 
from  Madurthan,  chief  of  Sil-Anm- 
chada, whose  death  is  recorded  in  the 
Chron.  Scot,  at  the  year  1007=1009. 

^  Domnall. — In  the  Ann.  Four  M. 
(ad  an.),  and  Chron.  Soot.  (a.d. 
1025  =  1027),  Domnall  is  described  as 
"  son  of  Senchan,  son  of  Flaithbher- 
tach,"  and  royal  heir  of  Munster. 


•ij8  ccNMala  iiLccDii. 

im  "DoinnaU  mac  Senccm,  7  im  focliaiDe  moip  apcena. 
T)oin nail  mac  ■piaicbepcais  .ll.  Weill  -do  ecailj.  Roin 
111  llli-De,  7  T)oiincliaT)  .1l.  "Dinnii  iii  bpeg,  do  comciiicim 
1  car.  Camlan  .ll.  Cpican  ]ii  ■pei'inmtngi,  7  Culoca.ll. 
^aiiibeif),  1^1  .n.  TTleiu,  tdo  comouicim  1  n-epgail.  Ciiec 
la  cenel  ©ogam  pop  t!Lcaitj,  co  z;acfar  boiioma  mo]!. 
T)iin  Caillenn  1  n-CClbam  tio  tiile  lopcaT).  "OonncbaT) 
mac  ^i^^ccmoconiia,  comaiiba  Secnaill,  papient;ipimiip 
Scocoiinm,  in  Colonia  cfineuit;. 
•'-'■  ]Ct.  lanaip,    11.   p.,  I.  1.     CCnno  T)omini  171."  xx."  uiii. 

"Caxis  mac  eachacb,  aipcinnec  cille  T)alua,  CC]TC  aip- 
cinnec  niimjaii'iui,  in  Chjiii^co 'ooi'imieiiinTC.  ^'^^'^'^P-T^ 
mac  T)uibcuilinn,  uapal  pacafic  aip-o  TTlaca,  t)0  ec 
ipRof  Comain.  bfiian  .h.  Concobaip  7  8copnn  .Tl. 
Fol.  57ffo.  Iluaipc,  piairbep-cac  .11.  hGpu'Dan,  Concobap  mac 
ediaDa,  occipi  punc.  ■maelmocT;a,  pi  pep  Roip,  0  Con- 
ailLib  occiptip  epc.  Opccain  "Ooimliacc  lapipti  ITlanac. 
ITIoc  Coiicuailgiie,  pi  .ll.  nGachach,  -do  ec.  Sicpiuc 
mac  mic  OCmlaim,  pi  ^all,  7  'piannacan  .Tl.  Ceallaig, 
pi  Opeg,  a  n-Dul  vo  Tloim.  Cpec  la  Cinel  eojain  1 
cip  Conaill,  CO  cucpac  ^abala  mopa.  "OepTOtc  Slane 
-DO  rincini.  TDonn  .h.  Conjalais  no  mapbai)  "do 
conaillib. 

jet.  1anaip,  1111.,  p.,  I.  xii.  CCnno  "Domini  TTI."  xx.° 
ix.°  T)onnpleibe  mac  bpogopbam,  pi  .ll.  P01I51,  a 
piiip  occipttp  epc.      "DonncbaT) -ll- "Oonnacan,  pi  pepn- 


^lioin.—So  in  A.  snd  S.  The 
words  ni  cuigim  po  ("I  don't  under- 
stand this  ")  are  written  over  the  name 
i  1  B.,  in  theorig.  hand.  In  the  Chron. 
Scot,  the  name  is  written  "  Kaen,"  but 
ill  the  Ann.  F.  U.  "  Roen." 

''  Dnn-CailltH. — Dunkeld,  in  Scot- 
land. 

^  Comarh  of  Sechnall ;  i.e.  abbot 
of  Domnach-Sechnaill,  now  Dun- 
shaughlin,  co.  Meatb. 

*  Colonia. — Cologne,  in  Germany, 
on  the  west  bank  of  the  Lower  Rhine, 


where  an  Irish  monastery  was  estab- 
lished. 

^  Cill-Dahta. — Killaloe,  co.  Clare. 

^  Mungairit,  —  Mungret,  bar.  of 
Pubblebrien,  co.  Limerick. 

'  Maelmochta. — The  Four  Mast 
write  the  name  ITlaetmovnDa. 

'  Fera-EoU. — See  note  *,  p.  354 
supra. 

^ConaiUi;  i.e.  the  Conailli-Muir- 
themhne,a  tribe  occupyingMagh-Muir. 
themhne,  which  included  the  northern 
part  of  t)ie  present  county  of  Louth. 


ANNALS   OF    ULSTER.  559 

son  of  Senchan,  and  a  great  number  besides.  Domnall, 
son  of  Flaitliberfcach  Ua  Neill,  died.  Roin,'  King  of 
Midhe,  and  Donnchad  Ua  Diiinn,  King  of  Bregha,  fell 
by  each  other  in  battle.  Cathalan  Ua  Crichain,'king  of 
Fernmagh,  and  Calocha  Ua  Gairbhidh,  King  of  Ui-Melth, 
fell  by  each  other  in  a  fight.  A  depredation  was  com- 
mitted by  the  Cinel-Eoghain  upon  the  Ulidians,  when 
they  carried  off  a  great  prey  of  cattle.  Dun-Caillen'  in 
Alba  was  all  burned.  Donnchad,  son  of  Gillamochonna, 
comarb  of  SechnalJ/  the  wisest  of  the  Scoti,  rested  in 
Colonia.* 

Kal.  Jan.  Mond.,  m.  1.  A.D.  1028.  Tadhg  son  of  [1028.]  bis. 
Eochaidh.herenagh  of  Cill-Dalua/  [and]  Art,  herenagh  of 
Mungairit/  'fell  asleep'  in  Christ.  Gillachrist  son  of 
Dubhcuilinn,  an  eminent  priest  of  Ard-Macha,  died  in 
Ilos-Comain.  Brian  Ua  Conchobair,  Scornn  Ua  Ruaire, 
Flaithbertach  Ua  liErudain,  and  Conchobar  son  of 
Echaidh,  were  slain.  Maelmochta/  King  of  Fera-Rois," 
was  killed  by  the  Conailli."  The  plundering  of  Doimliacc 
by  the  Fera-Manach.  The  son  of  Cu-Cuailgne,  King  of 
Ui-Echach/"  died.  Sitriuc,  grandson  of  Amlaimh,  King 
of  the  Foreigners,  and  Flannacan  Ua  Cellaigh,  King  of 
IJregha,  went  to  Rome.  A  predatory  expedition  by  the 
Cinel-Eoghain  to  Tir-Conaill,  when  they  took  great 
spoils.  The  oratory  of  Slane  fell  down.  Donn  Ua  Con- 
glmlaigh  was  slain  by  the  Conailli." 

Kal.    Jan.      Wednesd.,    m.    12.      A.D.    1029.      Donn-    [1020.] 
sluibhe,"  son  of  Brogarbhan,   King  of    Ui-Failghi,  was 
slain    by   his    own    people.     Donnchad    Ua   Donnacain, 


'I'lie  Translr.  in  Cl.ar.  49  wrongly 
r:Mi  lers  Conailli  by  "  the  O'Conntrs." 
1°  Ui-Echacli. — Otherwise  called  Ui- 
Kchach-Coliha,  or  "  descendants  of 
Eochaidh  Cobha;''  from  which  Eo- 
chaidh  the  name  of  Ui-Ecliach  was 
adopted  as  the  tribe  name,  and  was 
also  applied  to  the  territory  occupied 
by  them,  which  is  now  represented  by 


the  baronies  of  Upper  and  Lower 
Iveagh,  in  the  county  of  Down.  See 
Reeves's  Down  and  Connor^  pp.  348- 
352. 

^^  Donnshlbhe. — His  name  occurs  in 
the  list  of  Kings  of  Ui-Failghi  con- 
tained in  the  Book  of  Leinsiei;  p. 
40,  col.  3,  where  the  period  of  his 
reign  is  given  as  three  years. 


560 


CCMNaLCC  UlCCDll. 


niuigi  7  mac  l^eiajace,  \\\  Conaille,  -do  conTCinoim  i  Cilt 
fleiBe.  biiiari  -h-  Concobaiii,  iaiT)omna  Connccchc,  a 
I'lni^  occiynrv  eyv.  CCev  .h.  Ruaiiic,  7  Oenstif  .11. 
hOenltifa,  7  aiiicTiiniiech  "Oleoma  cluxTi,  7  c]ii  -xx. 
•DUine,  -DO  lofcaT)  impu  1  n-inif  na  Imnne.  TTluipceii- 
cac  -h.  TTlael'DOiiai'D  vo  mctiibaT)  vo  Uib  Cancmnan. 
CCmlccim  mac  Si^i^uic,  fiy  ^all,  no  eii^aBail  t)0  TTlac- 
gamam  .ll.  Rmgain,  -fii  bpe^,  co  paiigailj  va  .c.  T)ec  bo, 
7  .111.  XX.  eac  mbfiei^nac,  7  z]x\  -xx.  un^a  "do  01a,  7  cloiT)im 
Capliifa,  7  ait:ii'ie  ^ai-oel  eciii  Laismu  7  leu  Cuiitd,  7 
t;pi  .a\x.  iin^a  ■do  apjuc  51I  ina  tin^ai  geimleac,  (cotiid 
cei7:ni  picm  bo  cuit)  pocall  7  impiT)e,  7  cecjii  oeicipe 
■o'O  Riagain  pein  pifxi  fiu,  7  Ian  I05  bpaga-D  in  cpeap 
oeireiiie).  TTlaebcoUnm  mac  TTlaelbiiisce  mic  Ruaixiiai, 
1Tlaelbiii5T)e  .ll-  bpolcan,  ppimpaep  Gpenn,  mopctn 
piinc.  ■peaix  tio  cacaii  a  qiacc  Cojicabaifcinn,  7  Barop, 
occ  upoijci  e-Dip  a  cixi  7  a  pop-opann- 


^Son  of  Tgerrce. — Th^  Four  Mas- 
ters state  that  his  name  was  Cinaedh, 
and  that  he  was  son  of  '' Angeirrce." 
In  the  Book  of  Leinster,  p.  335,  col. 
6,  the  name  is  given  "  Cinaedh  son  of 
Ingerrce,"  and  over  "  Ingerrce "  is 
written  the  name  Muiredach,  by  way 
of  gloss  ;  from  which  it  would  appear 
that  "  Ingerrce  "  was  a  nickname. 

^  See  note  ",  page  558. 

3  Cill-sleibhe.  —  Or  Cill-Sleibhe- 
Cuilinn.  Nuw  Killeavy,  in  the  south- 
east of  the  county  of  Armagh,  at  the 
foot  of  the  mountain  Sliabh-Cuilinn, 
now  corruptly  written  "  Slieve- 
GuUion.'' 

■"  Druim-cUabh. — Drumcliff,  in  the 
barony  of  Carbury,  county  of  Sligo. 

^  Inis-na-lainna.  —  The  '  spear  ' 
island.  Some  island  off  the  northern 
coast  of  the  co.  Sligo.     Not  identified. 

^  Foreigners The  Foreigners  of 

Waterford,  according  to  Todd.  War 
of  the  Gaedhil,  &c.,  p.  295,  note  8. 


The  killing  of  Amlaimh,  on  his  way 
to  Eome,  by  Saxons,  is  recorded  at 
A.D.  1034  infra.  His  departure  for 
Eome  is  also  noticed  under  last  year. 

'  Three  score  ounces. — The  '  trans- 
lator '  in  Clar.  49  has  "  3  ounces." 
But  the  MSS.  A.  and  B.  have  r.yii 
.XX.,  "  three  score." 

^  iSword  of  Carhis.—'VhiR  weapon 
seems  to  have  been  regarded  as  a  most 
sacred  object  by  the  Foreigners.  The 
chieftain  whose  sword  it  was — Carlus 
son  of  Amlaimh,  chief  of  the  Foreign- 
ers— was  slain  in  the  battle  of  Cill- 
Ua-nDaighri  (note  ^,  p.  378  supra), 
according  to  the  Ann.  Four  Mast. 
The  same  Annals  (at  A.D.  994),  and 
the  Chron.  Scottyrwm  (933),  record 
the  forcible  taking  by  King  Mael- 
sechlain,  from  the  Foreigners  -  of 
Dublin,  of  the  "  Sword  of  Carlus  " 
and  the  "  Eing  of  Tomar."  Dr.  Todd 
suggests  that  the  sword  must  have 
been  recovered  by  the  Foreigners  (or 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


561 


King  of  Fernmagh,  and  the  son  of  Igerrce/  King  of 
Gonailli,^  fell  by  one  another  in  Gill-sleibhe.''  Brian  XJa 
Conchobair,  royal  heir  of  Connaught,  Avas  slain  by  his 
own  people.  Aedh  Ua  Ruairc,and  Oengus  Ua  hOenghusa, 
and  the  herenagh  of  Druim-chabh,"  and  three  score  men 
iilong  with  them,  were  burned  in  Inis-na-lainne.°  Muir- 
chertach  UaMaeldoraidh  was  killed  bytheUi-Canannain, 
Amlaimh,  son  of  Sitriuc,  King  of  the  Foreigners,"  was 
made  prisoner  by  Mathgamain  Ua  Riagain,  King  of 
Bregha,  until  he  gave  1,200  cows,  and  six  score  British 
[Welsh]  horses,  and  three  score  ounces'  of  gold,  and  the 
sword  of  Carlus/  and  the  Irish  hostages,  both  of  Leinster 
and  Leth-Chuinu,"  and  thi-ee  score  ounces  of  white  silver, 
as  his  fetter-ounce  ;"  (and  four  score  cows"  was  the  pro- 
portion for  speech  and  supplication ;  and  four  hostages 
to  O'Riagain  himself,  for  peace,  and  the  full  compensa- 
tion for  the  life  of  the  third  hostage).  Maelcoluim,^^  son 
of  Maelbrigte,  son  of  Ruaidhri,  [and]  Maelbrigte  Ua 
Brolchain,"  chief  artificer  of  Ireland,  died.  A  man  was 
cast  ashore  on  the  strand  of  Corco-Baiscinn  ;  and  there 
were  eight  feet  (in  length)  between  his  head^'  and  the 
small  of  his  back. 


Danes)  of  Waterford,  because  of  its 
having  been  exacted  on  this  occasion 
as  part  of  the  lansom  of  Amiaimh, 
who  was  chief  of  the  Danish  colony 
of  Waterford.  See  War  of  the, 
Gaedhil,  &c.,  pp.  297-8,  and  O'Dono- 
van's  ed.  of  Leahhar  na  g  ceart ; 
Introd.,  pp.  xxxix,  xl. 

"  Lelh-Chuinii.  —  "  Conn's  Half." 
The  northern  half  of  Ireland. 

^''  Fetter-ounce ;  i  e.  the  price  of  his 
release  from  his  fetters ;  or  his  ran- 
som. 

'^''■Four  score  cows. — The  original  of 
this  parenthetic  clause,  which  is  inter- 
lined in  a  later  hand  in  A. ,  is  not  in  B. 
But  an  English  version  of  it  U  given 
in  Clar.  40.     See  note  H 


^^  Maelcolmvi. — King  of  Alba  (or 
Scotland).  See  Eeeves's  Adamnan, 
p.  399,  and  Geneal.  Table  facing  p. 
438  in  the  same  worls.  See  also 
Stuart's  ed,  of  the  SooJc  of  Dear,  Pref  , 

'•^  JlaelOriffte  Ua  BroIchaUi. — See 
at  the  year  1097  infra,  where  the 
obit  is  given  of  a  jMaelbrigte  viae 
int  sair  ("son  of  the  artificer") 
O'Brolachain,  bishop  of  Kildare. 

^*  llis  head. — cc  ciT),  for  a  eft)  (cc 
ciriTi),  A.  Tlic  original  of  this  entry, 
which  is  written  in  a  later  hand  in  A., 
is  not  in  B.,  though  it  is  Englished  in 
Cl,ir.  49,  the  so-called  translator  of 
which  is  supposed  to  have  made  his 
qiin^i  translation  from  MS.  li. 

2  0 


562 


CCNNCClCC  uLcCDII. 


Fo!.  57n5 


]ct.  lanaip,  ,0.  p-,  I.  xx.  111.  CCnno  ■oomini  m."  xxx." 
bpepal  Conaillec,  comctiabct  Ciafxain,  GochaiD  -n. 
Ceicnen,  coma^iba  1:156^11015,  afiT)  yw  GpeiTo  1  n-ecncti, 
1  n-axiv  TTlaca  quieiiepunt;.  h.  CiaMimT;ip,  .1-  Oengiif, 
comap,ba  ComgaiU,  do  ec  pLaicbeiauac  -h-  Meill  do 
Dill  DO  Roim.  'CccDg  -h.  Concobaiyi,  111  Connctcbc,  7  in 
50U,  lai  TTliDe,  occipi  punt;.  RiiaiDpi  -Tl-  Canannan  do 
mapbccD  la  hCCex)  -h-  Neill-  "CaDg  mac  topcam,  pi 
.ll-  Ceinnf elaig,  do  ec  ma  ailicpi  a  n-^lmn  Da  loca. 
Cumapa  mac  TTliclias,  apD  ollam  Gpenn,  do  ec 
GochaiD  mac  inD  abaiD  do  mapbaD  Don  tlpc  -U-  Ru- 
aDacan,  1  mebail-  Cenel  eogain  do  bpipiUD  lumgi  -ll, 
toingpic  pop  lap  OenopuiiTi.  TnaelDiiin  mac  Ciapmaic, 
muipe  ceneoil  mbinnil  ^'-^nni,  do  mapbaD  do  Con- 
cobup  .n.  Loinspi^.  130x15  mac  Ca'cail  mic  Concobaip 
inceppeccuf  epc  o  maelpeaclainn  .ll.'TTlaelpuanaiD, 
pi  Cpimuainn. 

]ct.  lanaip.  ui.  p.,  I.  1111.  CCnno  Domini  in.''xxx.'' 1.° 
■piaiobepuac   .11.    IJeilL  do  z\achza\n   o   Hoim.      CCpD 


■'  Comarh  of  Claran  ;  i.e.  abbot  of 
Clonmacnoi.se.  Bre.sal  was  called 
'•  Conaillecli,''  on  account  of  his  hav- 
ing been  of  the  Conailli-Miiirthemhne. 

^  Comarh  of  Tif/criiach  ;  i.e.  suc- 
cessor of  Tigernach,  foiinder  and 
abbot  of  Clones,  in  the  comity 
Monaghan. 

'  Flaithhertach  Ua  Neill. — Called 
1' laithbertach  in  trostain  (F.  "  of  the 
pilgrim's  staff ''  ),  from  this  journiiy 
to  Rome.  His  obit  is  entered  at  the 
year  1036  injra. 

*  TacVig  Ua  Conchohair. — Known 
iu  history  by  the  name  of  Tadlig  an 
eich  ffhil,  01  Tadhg  "of  the  White 
Sfeed."  His  death  is  recorded  again 
ir,  the  last  entry  for  this  year,  per- 
haps through  oversight.  But  in  the 
entry  in  question,  Tadhg  is  stated 
lo  have  been  elain  by  Maelsechlaiun, 


grandson  of  Maelruanaidh,  whom  the 
Fotir  Masters  (1030)  describe  as  the 
"Got,"  and  "lord  of  Midhe  and 
Crimthainn." 

^  The  Got;  i.e.  the  Stammerer. 
See  under  the  year  1023  supra.  Tlio 
person  here  referred  to  was  Domnall 
Got  O'Maelsechlainn,  King  of  Midhe 
(or  King  of  Uisnech,  according  to  the 
Booh  ofLeinster,  p.  42,  col.  2). 

"  Cinel-Binnigh  of  the  Glen. — The 
Cinel-Binnigh,  who  were  descended 
from  Eochaidh  Binncch,  son  of 
Eoghan,  son  of  Niall  Niue-hostager, 
occupied  a  territory  comprised  in  the 
pi-eteiit  county  of  Londonderry.  The 
tribe  seems  in  the  course  of  time  to 
have  become  divided  into  three  or 
four  divisions.  But  the  exact  limits 
of  tlie  territory  of  the  original  tribe, 
or  of  either  of  ilic  subdivisions,  has- 


ANNALS   OF   ULSTER. 


563 


Kcal.  Jan.  Thurscl. ;  m.  23.  A.D.  1030.  Bresal  Gonail-  [1030.] 
lech,  comarb  of  Ciaran,^  Eochaidh  Ua  Ceithnen,  comarb 
of  Tigernach,^  chief  sage  of  Ireland  in  learning,  rested  in 
Ard-Macha.  Ua  Cruimtir,  i.e.  Oengus,  comarb  of  Com- 
ghall,  died,  Flaithbertach  Ua  NeilP  went  to  Rome. 
Tadhg  Ua  Conchobair,''  King  of  Connaught,  and  the 
Got,'  King  of  Midhe,  were  slain.  Ruaidhri  Ua  Canan- 
nain  was  killed  by  Aedh  Ua  Neill.  Tadhg  son  of  Lorcan, 
King  of  Ui-Ceinnselaigh,  died  in  his  pilgrimage  in  Glenn- 
da-locha.  Cumhara,  son  of  Machag,  chief  poet  of  Ireland, 
died.  Eochaid,  son  of  the  Abbot,  was  slain  by  the  Ore 
Ua  Ruadacain,  in  treachery.  The  Cinel-Eoghain  broke 
the  house  of  Ua  Loingsigh,  in  the  middle  of  Oentruimh. 
Maelduin  son  of  Ciarmao,  steward  of  Cinel-Binniafh  of 
the  Glen,"  was  killed  by  Conchobar  Ua  Loingsigh. 
Tadhg,''  son  of  Cathal,  son  of  Conchobar,  was  slain  by 
Maelsechlainn,  grandson  of  Maelruanaidh,  King  of 
Crimthainn. 

Kal.  Jan.     Frid. ;  m.  1     a.d.  1031.     Flaithbertach  Ua    [lOSL] 
NeilP  came  from  Rome.     Ard-Brecain  was  plundered  by 


not  been .  ascertained .  See  Reeves's 
Colton's  Visitation,  p.  73,  n^te  y.  The 
translation  of  this  entry  in  Clar.  49 
is  a  remarkable  instance  of  the  ignor- 
ance of  Irish  of  the  so-called  trans- 
lator, who  thus  renders  the  very  simple 
text  above  printed; — " IMaelduin mac 
Ciarmaic  the  Lady  Mary  cf  Kindred- 
Binni  of  Glans,  killed  by  the  disease 
that  killeth  cattle,  in  Irish  called 
Conach.^' !! 

'  Tadhg. — Tadhg  an  eich  gUl,  or 
Tadhg  "  of  the  White  Steed,"  King 
of  Connaught.  This  entry,  which  is 
not  in  B.,  nor  in  Clar.  49,  seems  to 
be  a,  repetition  of  a  previous  entry 
under  this  year,  but  involving  some 
difference  of  meaning.  .  See  note  *. 
SFlaithhertachUaNeiU.—Seenote^. 


Some     lines    of     poetry    de.scribing 
the  bargains  obtainable  at  Armagh, 
in   the    time   of    Flaithbertach,    are 
added  in  the  lower  margin  of  fol.  57ft 
in  A.  (but  are  not  in  B.),  viz. :  — 
■Seij'jf'e'Dac  730  jfian  cofica. 
No  ciimn  ■D'alt^n1^5•Dubcolflcp,a, 
Mo  Tio  Tieyxcnailj  Tictifiac  •ouinn, 
No  -DO  cnoilj  palac  pnncmll, 
■pogcitjaia  cen  cacix  cm  11 
1  n-an-D  Tnaca  ap,  oeii  pinjinn. 
"  A  seisedhach  [measure]  of  oateu 

grain. 
Or  a  third  of  [a  mea'^ure]  of  pur- 
ple-red sloes, 
Or  of  acorns  of  the  brown  oak, 
Or  of  nuts  of  the  fair  hazel  hedge. 
Was" got  without  stiff  bargaining, 
In  Ard-Macha,  for  one  penny.'' 

2  02 


564 


LCMNalcc  uLcroVi. 


nibpecaiii  vo  aiisain  -do  ^allaib  CCca  ctiac.  T)a  cec 
■DUine  "DO  lofcat)  ifin  -oaimliac,  7  va  cec  -do  bpei^  1 
m-bpaic.  Ceall  T)apa  vo  lof cat)  qaia  anpaiccep  ■Dpocmna. 
SlogaT)  la  mac  ©oclKroa  co  'Calaig  n-ooc,  7  noco  cayiaiti 
ni.  CCex)  .h.  KleiLL  tdo  reachu  ma  cimcealL  faip,  co  zuc 
qii  mile  'DO  buaib  7  -oa  cer;  aji  mile  t)!  bjiaiT;.  Sloga-o 
la  mac  eocbaoa  1  iihllib  eachach,  co  lao  loifc  Cill 
Combaip  con  a  -oaipDis,  co  i"io  maiib  ceuhpaii  t)0  cleipciP, 
7  CO  iiuc.  XXX.  vo  biaaic.  SlogaT)  la  mac  mOpiani  1  11- 
OffiaipC,  co  110  lax)  aii  a  minnciiie,  im  Tllaelcolaim 
Coinpisec  7  aln  miiloi.  Caxiafac  comapba  Coeifigm  -do 
-DalUcD  la  "Domnall  mac  "Diinlams.  Ciieac  nit; 
■pneacbua  la  hOCev  .ll.  Weill  1  t:i)i  Conaill,  co  ^lo  ma)il5 
.Tl.  Canannan,  |ii  ceniuil  Conaill.  tia  "Oonnacan,  ]i.\ 
CCi^a'b  ci|ie,  -do  mapbaT)  tdo  .n.  Opiain  .1.  "CoipfiDelbach. 
]ct.  lanaiji.  uii.  p.,  I.  xu.  CCnno  -Domini  m.''xccx.° 
11.°  niacjamain  .11.  Riacain,  p,i  Ojies,  ■do  majaba-D  -do 
roomnall  .h.  Cbellaig  pep  T)olum.  ^i^^"  Comgan  mac 
TTlaelbiii^-De,  mopmaefi  TTltipebe,  -do  lopca-o  co  coecaic 
"DO  ■oainib  ime.  "Domnall  .11.  TTlael'DoiaaiTi,  ]ii  cenel 
Conaill,  mac  fnacgamna  mic  ITluipeDaij,  pi  Ciapai-De, 
"Oomnall  mac  Duinncochaig,  111  ^aileng,  occipi  viinc. 
Gcpu   .It.   Conaing,   piDomna   TTltiman,  occifUf  ept;  o 


^  Son  of  Eocliaid. — Niall,  son  of 
Eochaidh  (si.  1003  svprii),  King  of 
Ulidia  ;  or  ardri,  arcli-kiug,  as  jStiall 
is  called,  in  the  entry  recording  liis 
obit,  at  the  j'ear  1003  infra. 

2  Telach-og Now  Tiillyhog,in  the 

parisli  of  Desertcrcat,  baiony  of  Dun- 
gannon  Upper,  Co.  Tyrone. 

'■>  Clll-Combair.  —  Tlie  church  of 
Comar  (now  Comber,  in  the  barony 
of  Lower  Castlereagh,  Co.  Down). 
The  b  in  (he  member  of  the  name 
Comhair,  in  the  text,  U  wrong.  The 
proper  form  of  the  name  is  Cill- 
Comair,   the    Church    of  the    Comar 


(or   *'  Confluence  "  ).      See   Reeves's 
Down  and  Connor,  p.  338. 

*  Son  of  Brian;  i.e.  IDoniichad 

^  Cainraifjhech  ;  i.e.  of  Caenraiglie 
a  tribe  and  territory  now  represented 
in  the  name  of  the  barony  of  Kenry, 
CO  Limerick. 

''  Snow  depredation. — Obviously  -i 
depredation  committed  during  a  great 
fall  of  snow. 

'  Ua  Canaiinain. — According  to 
the  Four  Masters  (a.d.  1030),  his 
Christianname  T/as  Rnaidhri  ("  Rory," 
or  "  Iiodcricit  "\ 

'   Tuirdhelbhach.  —  This    ni^rae    is 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


50  J 


the  Foreigners  of  Ath-cliath.  Two  hundred  men  were 
ourned  in  the  Daimliac,  and  two  hundred  were  carried 
into  captivity.  Cill-dara  was  burned  through  the 
negligence  of  a  wicked  woman.  A  hosting  by  the  son  of 
Eochaid'  to  Telach-og'^ ;  but  he  obtained  nothing.  Aedh 
XJa  Neill  passed  round  him  eastwards,  and  carried  off 
three  thousand  cows,  and  one  thousand  two  hundred 
captives.  A  hosting  by  the  son  of  Eochaid'  into  Ui- 
Echach,  when  he  burned  Cill-Oombair,^  witli  its  oratory, 
killed  four  of  the  clerics,  and  carried  away  thirty  captives. 
A  hosting  by  the  son  of  Brian^  into  Osraighi,  when  a 
slaughter  of  his  people  was  made,  including  Maelcolaim 
Cainraighech,"  and  many  others.  Cathasach,  comarb  of 
Coemghin,  was  blinded  by  Domnall  son  of  Dunlaing. 
The  'snow-depredation'"  by  Aedh  Ua  Neill,  in  Tir- 
Conaill,  when  he  killed  Ua'Canannain,'  King  of  Cinel- 
Conaill.  Ua  Donnacain,  King  of  Aradh-tire,  was  killed 
by  Ua  Briain,  i.e.  Toirdhelbhach.° 

Kal.  Jan.  Saturd.,  m.  15.  A.D.  1032.  Mathgamain  [1032.lBrs. 
Ua  Riacain,"  King  of  Bregha,  was  slain  by  Domnall  Ua 
Cellaigh,  through  treachery.  Gillaeomgan,  son  of  Mael- 
brighde,  great  steward  of  Murebhe,'"  was  burned  with 
fifty  men  about  him.  Domnall  Ua  Maeldoraidh,  King  of 
Cinel-Conaill ;  the  son  of  Mathghamain  son  of  Muiredach, 
King  of  Ciarraidhe,"  [and]  DomnalP^  son  of  Donncothaigh, 
King  of  Gailenga,  wei-e  slain.     Etru  Ua  Conaing,  royal 


pronounced  Threlagh,  and  ia  some- 
times written  Turlogln,  and  Anglicised 
Terence.  This  Toirdlielbhacli,  wlio 
was  the  son  of  TaJ  hg  (si.  1023,  supra), 
son  of  Brian  Borumlia,  was  tlie  first 
person  wlio  adopted  tlie  hereditary 
surname  of  Ua  Briain  (or  O'Brien). 

'■)  Ua  lilacain.—See  under  the  year 
1029. 

i"  Murebke.  —  Moray,  in  Scotland. 
Gillaeomgan  was  the  brother  of  Mael- 
colnira   (Malcolm),    King    of    Alba 


(whose  obit  is  entered  above  at  tlie 
year  1029),  and  the  father  of  Lulach, 
also  King  of  Alba  (or  Scotland), 
slain  by  Malcolm  son  of  Donnchadh 
(Duncan)  in  the  year  1058,  as  appears 
under  that  year  injra. 

'^  Ciarraidhe ;  i.e.  Ciarraidlie-Lua- 
chra,  the  name  of  which  is  now 
represented  by  that  of  Kerry  (the 
CO.  Kerry). 

12  Domnall. — This  name  is  written 
Donnghal  in  the  Annals  of  Loch-Ce, 
and  Ann.  Four  M'aat, 


566 


CCMMCCLCC  UlCCTlTl 


muinci|i  Imleca.  maiT)m  "Ofioma  benncaii;x  poip.  UllTOib 
l^ict  ii-CCiia^iaUaiB.  mai-Dm  inbiti  boinne  rim  Sirtiiuc 
mac  CCiTilaiTn,  poyi  ConaiUib  7  pori  \hh  "Doril^^ainn,  7 
pon  11  lb  meic,  inrialax)  a  n-ari.  ■maelcmle  efptic  aiiaT) 
TTIaca  in  Chrxift^o  quieuiT;.  CCex)  .tl.  -poriiaeiTi  vo  gabail 
na  h-efpocoiDe. 

let.  latimyi.  11  •  p-,  b-  sex.  ui.  CCntio  'Domim  TYl."  xxx.° 
111.°  maiTjm  1X1  a  TTlurichaT)  .tl.  maebreclainn  vo?- 
Concoburi  .Tl.  TTlaelreclainn,  co  r^o  maiabaT)  TYlaelifiuaii- 
rtiT)  .h.  CapixaiT.  colma,  7  loiican  .ll.  Cain-oelban,  111 
loescnrxe,  7  abi  mult;i.  Conn  mac  ITlaelpaT^riaic,  aiiv 
chmnech  munsarxn,  qtneuit;.  Concobaia.h.  muiiiexiail, 
]ii  CmiKciTie,  occiftir  ere  CCenach  Carrniam  la  T)onn- 
Foi.  57ia.  cha-D  mac  ^illapacjiaic,  lap,  n-gabail  11151  laisen- 
CCmeiipn  .tl.  CeyibaiU,  pt  Gile,  Cu  TTlumain  mac 
UiiaiT)i"ii  .Tl.  Cer;pax)a,  moiicui  func.  TYlai'Dm  icifi 
Gile  1  uop-caifi  bpaen  .h.  CLeipixi  7  1Tltiii;xeTiac  mac  mic 
^illapacfiaic,  7  alii  mtilri.  tTlac  mic  boere  mic  Cinaexia 
■DO  maiibax)  la  ITlaelcolaim  mac  Cinae-Da.  Oengup  .Tl. 
Cauail,   pi    eosanacliDa   loca  lem.     S^pin    pecmp  7 


^  The  ^family '  of  Iinlecli ;  i.e.  the 
communit}'"  of  Imlech-Ibhair  (Emly, 
in  the  barony  of  Clanwilliam,  co. 
Tipperary.) 

'^  Druim-Bennchair.  —  Drumban- 
agher,  in  the  parish  of  Killeavy, barony 
of  Lower  Orior,  co.  Armagh. 

"^  Inhher- Boinne. — The  estuarj'  (or 
mouth)  of  the  River  Boyne. 

^Maelttule — Aedh  Ua  Forreidh 

These  names  are  not  in  any  of  the 
ancient  lists  of  bishops,  or  abbots,  of 
Armagh.  See  Todd's  Si.  Patrick, 
pp.  17-1-183,  and  Harris's  ed.  of  Ware, 
vol.  1,  p.  50. 

"  Carrach-Calma. — See  note  ",  p. 
508  supra. 

•^  Mungairit Mungret,  about  two 

miles  to  the  south  of  the  city  of 
Liraerick. 


'  Conchohar Apparently  the  son 

of  Mathganiain,  son  of  Muiredach 
(King  of  Ciarraidhe-Luachra)  whose 
obit  is  entered  above  at  the  year  1003. 
This  Conchobar  was  the  person  from 
whom  the  hereditary  surname  of 
O'Conor-Kerr}'  has  been  derived. 

*  Carman See    note   ",    p.    345 

snpra.  Carman  has  been  strangely 
confounded  with  Loch-Garman,  the 
Irish  name  of  Wexford,  by  ■writers  on 
Irish  history  'generally.  But  there 
is  no  authority  for  identifying  the  one 
place  with  the  other.  When  Donn- 
chadh  MaeGillapatrick  inaugurated 
his  succession  to  the  kingship  of 
Ossory  by  the  celebration  of  the  Fair 
(and  Games)  of  Carman,  he  was  not 
likely  to  go  to  Wexford  for  the  pur- 
pose, where  he  would  probablj'  get  a  . 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


567 


heir  of  Munster,  was  killed  by  the  '  family '  of  Tmlech.' 
The  victoiy  of  Druim-Bennchair^  was  gained  over  the 
Ulidians  by  the  Airghialla.  The  victory  of  Inbhei'- 
Boinne"  was  gained  by  Sitriuc,  son  of  Anihlaimh,  over 
the  Conailli,  the  Ui-Dorthain,  and  the  Ui-Meith,  in  which 
they  were  put  to  slaughter.  Macltuile,''  bishop  of  Ard- 
Macha,  rested  in  Christ.  Aedh  Ua  Forreidh"  assumed 
the  bishopric. 

Kal.  Jan.  Mond. ;  m.  26.  A.D.  1033.  A  victory  was  [1033.] 
gained  by  Murchad  Ua  Maelsechlainn  over  Conchobar 
Ua  Maelsechlainn,  when  Maelruanaidh,  grandson  of 
Carrach  Calma/  and  Lorcan  Ua  Caindelbhain,  King  of 
Leoghaire,  and  many  others,  were  slain.  Conn,  son  of 
Maelpatraic,  herenagh  of  Mungairit,"  rested.  Conchobar,' 
grandson  of  Muiredhach,  King  of  Ciarraidhe,  was  slain. 
The  Fair  of  Carman"  [was  celebrated]  by  Donnchad 
MacGillapatraic,  after  assuming  the  Kingship  of  Leinster. 
Amhergin  Qa  Cerbhaill,  King  of  Eli,"  and  Cu-Mumhan,'" 
son  of  Ruaidhri  Ua  Cetfadha,  died.  A  breach  among  the 
Eli,"  in  which  fell  Braen  Ua  Cleirigh,  and  Muiredach 
MacGillapatraic,  and  a  great  many  more.  The  son  of 
Mac  Boete,"  son  of  Cinaedh,''  was  killed  by  Maelcolaim,'" 
son  of  Cinaedh.  Oengus,  grandson  of  Cathal,  King  of 
Eoghanacht  of  Loch-Lein"  [was  killed].     The  shrine  of 


very  warin  reception  from  the  Ui- 
Ceinnselaigh.  Carman  was  really 
the  name  of  a  place  in  the  present 
connty  of  Carlow. 

"  Eli ;  i.e.  Eli  Ua  Cerhhaill,  or  Eli- 
O'CarroU.     See  note  '',  p.  548. 

w  Cu-Mumhan.—A.namii  signifying 
"  Hound  of  Munster,"  The  name  in 
B.  is  Cu-inmlmin  (i.e.  "delightful 
hound  "),  which  is  wrong ;  the  Ann. 
Four  Mast.,  and  Ann.  Loch  Ce,  agree- 
ing with  the  form  in  the  MS.  A. 

^^  Son  of  MacBoete.  —  TTlac  mic 
boece  may  mean  "  son  of  the  son  of 


Boete,"  or  "sou  of  MacBoete,"  a  name 
formed  like  MacBethad  (Macbeth), 
but  different  in  derivation  as  well  as 
in  signification. 

^^  Cinaedh. — Probably  Cinaedh  (or 
Kenneth)  HI.,  King  of  Scotland, 
whose  obit  is  given  above  at  the  j'ear 
995. 

^^  Maelcolaim. — Malcolm  II.,  King 
of  Scotland. 

^^  Eoghanacht  of  Loch-Lein. — One 
of  the  numerous  septs  called  "  Eogha- 
nachta  "  (i.e.  descendants  of  Eoghan 
Mdr,  sou  of  Oilill  Oluim,  King  of 


568 


ccMWCcLoc  uLa"D!i. 


poll  ic  -Gpijipain  pola  pop  cduaiii  pcrciiaic  i  n-qiT) 
lllaccf,  copxnn  omnibtip  tiTOeiTCibtif.  CCexi  mac  [pjlai^- 
l)C|ioai5  .ll.  lleilL,  111  CC1I15  7  inDomna  Giienn,  pope 
penicencioni  mopT:uup  eyz  aitici  peib  CCinnpictf. 

let.  Icmaip.    111.  p.,  I- 1111-    CCnno  •Domini  TT1°.  xxcc."  1111.° 
TTIaelcoUiim  mac  Cinae-oa,  pi  OClbaii,  obiiu.     CCmlaim 
mac  Sicpiuc  vo  mapbax)  t)0  SaxanaiB,  oc  tiul  vo  1loim. 
^illapecliiiaill,  mac  ^itlamocotina,  occipup  epc.     "DuIj- 
■DQinj^en,  pi  Connacht:,  a  puip  occipup  ep^.     T)^^^^™ 
mac  bpiain  vo  innpe'b  Oppaigi  vo  lei  p.     Caralmaipcip 
aipcinnec   Copcai-oe,  7  Conn    mac    TTlaelpacpaic   aip- 
chinnecTi   Tnunsapn,  m  Chpipoo  -oopmiepunt;.    SlojaT) 
Ulaxi  1  1X11736,  CO  zee  mic  ITlellen.     ^^lla  pulapcaig, 
pi  na  nT)ep6  bpeg,  occipup  epc.     tTlacnia  .h.  hUchcan, 
pepleigmn  Cenannpa,  vo  bachax)  ic    i:;iachcain  a  hCCL- 
bain,  7  culeba-D  Coluim  Cille,  7  upi  minna  -do  minnaib 
Paqtaic,  7  qiica  pep  impu.     Suibne  mac  Cinaexia,  pi 
^allgaixiel,  moptjuup  epc. 


Munster  in  the  3rd  century.)  This 
sept  was  seated  in  the  present  barony 
of  Magunihy,  coiuitj'  of  Kerry,  about 
Lov.gh-Lein.  It  included  the  three 
clans  of  Ui  Donnchadha  of  Loeh- 
Lcin,  Ui  Donnchadha  Mdr  (i.e. 
O'Donoghue  of  Loch-Lcin,  and 
O'Donoghue  5Idr,  both  now  extinct), 
and  Vi  DonnchacVia  an  Glenna 
(O'Donogliues  of  the  Glen  ;  i.e.  Glen- 
ilcsg),  the  present  liead  of  whicli  old 
and  distinguished  famllj'  is  Daniel 
O'Donoghue,  known  as  "  O'Donoghue 
of  the  Glens." 

^  Andrew's  festival ;  i.e.  the  30th  of 
November. 

^  Maelcolahn. — !iIalcolni  II.,  King 
of  Scotland. 

^  GlilasechnalU  — In  the  Ann.  Four 
J\fast.,  Gillasechnaill  iS  stated  to  have 
been  King  of  South  Brcgha,  and  slain 
by  the  Fera-Rois. 


*  Ills  own  jK02}le.  —  The  Chron. 
Scotormi  (at  1032=1034)  states  that 
Dubhdaingen  ("  son  of  Dounchadh") 
was  of  the  Ui-Maine.  But  the  name 
of  Dubhdaingen  is  not  in  the  list  of 
Kings  of  Connaught  contained  in  the 
Book  of  Lelnster,  p.  41,  nor  does  it 
appear  in  the  Genealogy  of  the  prin- 
cipal families  of  the  Ui-Maine.  See 
O'Donovan's  ITij-Manij,  p.  97. 

^  iHuiir/alrit.  —  See  note  '',  p.  5CG. 

^  Teeh-mlc-Mlllen — The  "house  of 
Mellen's  son."  "  Mac  Millen's  house," 
as  rendered  in  the  MS.  Clar.  49.  Pro- 
bably now  represented  by  Stamullen, 
in  the  parish  o(  the  same  name,baronj' 
of  Upper  Duleek,  co.  Meath. 

''  Deisi.  —  This  tribe  gave  their 
name  to  the  present  baronies  of  Decee 
(Upper  and  Lower),  eo.  Meath. 

*  Ua  ll  UcJitain.—  Several  persons  of 
this  family  were  connected, in  various 


ANNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


5G9 


Peter  and  Pcaul  wsxs  dropping  blood  on  Patrick's  altar  in 
Ard-Macha,  in  the  presence  of  all  observers.  Aedh,  son  of 
Flaitbertach  Ua  Neill,  King  of  Ailech,  and  royal  heir  of 
Ireland,  died  after  penitence,  on  the  night  of  Andrew's 
festival.^ 

Kal.  Jan.  Tuesd. ;  m.  7.  A.D.  1034.  Maelcolaim,''  son 
of  Cinaedh,  King  of  Alba,  died.  Amlaimh,  son  of  Sitriuc, 
was  killed  by  Saxons  on  his  way  to  Rome.  Gillasech- 
naill,'  son  of  Gillamochonna,  was  slain.  Dubhdaingen, 
King  of  Connaught,  was  slain  by  his  own  people. 
Uonnchad,  son  of  Brian,  plundered  all  Osraighe.  Cathal 
Martyr,  herenagh  of  Corcach,  and  Conn,  son  of  Mael- 
patraic,  herenagh  of  Mungairit= '  fell  asleep '  in  Christ.  A 
hosting  of  the  Ulidians  into  Midhe,  to  Tech-mic-Mellen." 
Gilla-Fulartaigh,  King  of  the  Dcisi''  of  Bregha,  was 
slain.  Macnia  Ua  hUchtain,'  lector  of  Cenannas,  was 
drowned  coming  from  Alba,  and  the  culebacP  of  Colum- 
Cille,  and  three  of  Patrick's  reliquaries,  and  thirty  men 
about  them.  Suibhne,  sou  of  Cinaedh,  King  of  the  Gall- 
Gaidhel,^"  died. 


[1034.] 


capacities,  -n-ith  the  monastery  of  Kells. 
See  Reeves's  Adamnan,  p.  397. 

^  Culebad. — 'llie  meaning  of  tlie 
word  culebad  has  been  much  dis- 
cussed. Dr.  Reeves  thouglit  it  was 
the  Irish  word  for  Latin  cohiivm  (a' 
tunic),  ji  damnan,  p.  S23,  S^e  Ann. 
Loch  Ce,  A.D.  1034,  note  ^.  The  Rev. 
Tliomas-  Olden  has  treated  of  the 
nature  a. id  use  of  the  culebad  in  an 
interesting  paper  published  in  the 
Proceedings  of  the  li.  I.  Acad.,  ser.  II., 
vol.  II.,  part  7  (Jan.  1 886),  pp.  355-8. 
Mr.  Olden  explains  culebad  (glossed 
"  flabellum,"  in  the  authority  there 
cited)  as  a  fan  for  driving  away  "  flies 
and  other  unclean  insects  which  fly 
past,  so  that  they  may  not  touch  the 
sacred  things  "  (p.  350).     See  Ann. 


Loch  Ce  (ed.  Hennessj-)  a.d.  1031, 
note  ^,  and  1128,  note  ".  See  also 
O'Curry's  3IS.  Maieiials,  p.  335, 
where  it  is  erroneously  stated  that 
the  "  cuihfadh  of  St.  Patrick  "  was 
alluded  to  in  the  Annals  of  the  Four 
Masters  at  the  year  1)28.  There  is 
reference  to  a  cuilcbadh,  under  that 
year,  in  the  Ann.  T.nch  Ce.  (See 
Hennessy's  ed.,  ad  an.,  note  *^),  and 
also  in  the  present  Chronicle  under 
the  same  date  infra  (where  see 
note). 

^''  Gall-Gaidhel. — "  Foreign  Irish." 
The  Gaedhlic  (or  Celtic)  people  in  the 
mainland  and  islands  of  Scotland  who 
were  under  the  rule  of  the  Norsemen. 
The  name  is  now  represented  by  Gal- 
lowav,  in  Scotland. 


570 


ccMMala  ulccDti. 


Fril.  57hb. 

h 


]ct.  lanaip.  nn.p.,  I.  cc.uiii.  (XnnoT)omini  TTl."  ocxx.°«. 
Cn(jt;  mac  Sam,  iai  Saxan,  tio  ec.  Cacal  mac  CCrnatsaTia, 
pi  lapuaip  tai5en,7  a  ben  ingen  mic  5'^^«coetfi5in  mic 
Cinae-oa,  7  a  cu,  "do  majibai)  1  n-aen  uaip  -do  mac  Ceal- 
laig  mic  "Duncha'Da.  'Plaicbep.cac  .1).  Tnu|ic]iaT)a,  tii 
cenuiil  bogaine,  cum  mtili;if  occifUf  efc.  laiinan  .11. 
■pianncha'oa,  cu  na  naem  7  na  pijfien,  -do  -ceachi;  foia 
c)ieic  1  ii-'Oelbna,  conicai|ir;ecafi  uaiui  'oo  T)elbna 
im  aiyiis  co  t;aiaT)fac  cliachaT)  "do,  7  co  fio  maiabax) 
1  afin  an ,  7  dp.  a  m  u  1  n  ci  fie,  cpi  a  n  eafit;  n  a  n  aeiTi .  Ha^n  all 
.ll.  hlmaip,  pi  puipc  Laipgi,  vo  mapbaxi  1  n-CCr  elm's 
la  Sirpnic  mac  CCmlaim.  CCpT)  mbpecam  ■do  apcain  -do 
Sicpiuc  mac  CCmlann.  SopT)  Coluim  Cille  tjo  apcain  7 
T)0  lopcai)  DO  Concobup  .ll.  TDaelpecTilainn,  ma  Disail. 

]ct.  lanaip.  .u.  p.,  I.  xx.  umi.  CCnnoDommi  m.''xxx.° 
ui.°  T>omnall.n.  hUaSmupan,  pi  pep  Li,-o  tial  CCpai-oe, 
S50I05  .h.  "Plannacan  pi  "Ceclja  a  puip,  "Domnall  .Tl. 
■piainn,pi'Domna  'Cempach,o  pepai!)  Opeipne,  ITIupchaT) 
.n.  Incappail  7  Mi  all  mac  TTluipsipa,  xia  pigDomna 
lapmip  Connachu,  omnep  occipi  punc.  Cuchice  mac 
ei5necan,pi  ceniuil  Gnnai,  obnc.  "Donnchax)  mac  'Dun- 
laiiig,  pi  Laigen,  do  DallaD  la  T)onnchaD  mac  ^i^^"" 


^  Cnut. — King  Canute. 

^Saht. —  Sweno,  or  Svein.  The 
name  is  "written  Stain  in  the  Chron. 
Scotorum  (a.d.  1033=1035). 

^  West  of  Leinster.  —  \axita\t 
Lenten.  This  is  probahly  a  mis- 
talie  for  aiificep.  laigen  (or  East  of 
Leinster).  The  Four  Mast,  state  that 
Cathal  was  King  of  Ui-Cellaigh- 
Cualann,  a  territory  that  emhraced 
the  north-east  portion  of  the  present 
county  of  Wicklow. 

^  Cincl-BorfJiaine — The  tribe-name 
of  the  descendants  of  Enna-Boghaine, 
second  son  of  Conall  Gulban,  sou  of 
Niall    Hine-hostager.     Their    terri- 


tory is  now  represented  by  the  barony 
of  Banagli,  co.  Donegal. 

^  Bound, — cu.  Translated  "  per- 
secutor "  in  Clar.  49,  and  "  canis  vena- 
tious "  by  O'Conor.  O'Donovan  ren- 
ders cu  na  naemh  ecus  na  firen  bj' 
"  watchdog  of  the  saints  and  just 
men."  But  as  the  Chronicler  records 
that  larnan  met  his  death  through 
the  power  of  the  saints,  it  is  obvious 
that  he  must  have  regarded  larnan 
as  an  enemy  of  all  holy  and  good  men. 

5  Delbhna.  —  There  were  several 
sub- sections  of  the  great  family  of 
Delbhna  (descendants  of  Lughaidh 
Delbhaedh,  son  of  Gas,  ancestor  of 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


571 


Kal.  Jan.  Wednesd. ;  m.  18.  A.D.  1035.  Crnit^  son  [10351 
of  Sain,=  King  of  the  Saxons,  died.  Cathal  son  of 
Amhalgaidh,  King  of  the  West  of  Leinster,'  and  his 
wife,  the  daughter  of  the  son  of  Gillacoemhgin,  son  of 
Cinaedh,  and  his  dog,  were  killed  at  the  same  time  by 
the  son  of  Cellach,  son  of  Dunchad.  Flaithbertach  Ua 
Murchada,  King  of  Cinel-Boghaine,*  was  sL-dn  with  many 
others.  larnan  Ua  Flannchadha,  '  hound  '^  of  the  saints 
and  faithful,  went  on  a  predatory  expedition  into 
Delbhna;"  but  a  few  of  the  Delbhna  met  him  about  a 
herd,  and  gave  him  battle ;  and  larnan  was  killed,  and  a 
slaughter  [was  made]  of  his  people,  through  the  power 
of  the  saints.  Ragnall,  grandson  of  Imhar,  King  of 
Port-Lairge,  was  Idlled  in  Ath-cliath,  by  Sitriuc  son  of 
Amlaimh.  Ard-Brecain  was  plundered  by  Sitriuc  son 
of  Amlaimh.  Sord  of  Colum-Cille''  was  plundered  and 
burned  by  Conchobar  Ua  Maelsechlainn,  in  revenge 
therefor. 

Kal.  Jan.  Thursd. ;  m.  29.  A.D.  10-36.  Domnall  Ua  [l036.]ms. 
hUathmarain,  King  of  Fir-Li,  by  the  Dalaraidhe ;  Scolog 
Ua  Flannacain,  King  of  Tethbha,  by  his  own  people ; 
Domnall  Ua  Flainn,  royal  heir  of  Temhair,  by  the  men 
of  Breifne ;  Murchad  Ua  Incappail,  and  JNiall  son  of 
Muirghes,  two  royal  heirs  of  the  west  of  Connaught — 
were  all  slain.  Cuchiche,  son  of  Eignechan,  King  of 
Cinel-Enna,  died.  Donnchad  son  of  Dunlaing,  King  of 
Leinster,  was   blinded"  by   Donnchad   MacGillapatraic, 


tlie  Dal-Cais  of  Thomond)  scattered 
throughout  Leinster  and  Connaught. 
See  O'Donovan's  ed.  of  O'Dugan's 
Topogr.  Poem,  App.,  notes  -^,  '^. 
The  Delbhna  above  referred  to  was 
probably  the  branch  that  gave  name 
to  the  present  barony  of  Delvin,  in 
the  CO.  Westmeath. 

''Sord    of    Colum-Cille. — Swords, 
a  few  miles  to  the  north  of  Dublin. 


From  the  retaliation  here  recorded,  it 
would  seem  that  Swords  was  at  the  time 
in  the  possession  of  the  Foreigners. 

'  Blinded.  —  It  is  stated  in  the  Book 
of  Leinster  (p.  39,  col.  3)  that  the 
operation  took  place  after  the  victim 
had  been  brought  out  of  tlie  church 
of  Disort-Diarmata  (i.e.  Castlcdermot, 
CO.  Kildare),  where  he  had  probablj' 
taken  refuge. 


.yiZ 


ccnncclcc  ulcroli. 


pa-pc(ic,  conej^bailu  ■oe.  'PLaicbepcac  .ll.  HeiU,  aipDpi 
CC1I15,  pofc  penicGiiuiam  opcimccm,  in  Chpipco  qmeuir;. 
Oenjiip  mac  piainn,  comapbcc  bpenaini)  CUiana, 
Ceallctch  .11.  SeaLbaigh,  comaiibcc  Oappe,  in  Chpipco 
"Dopmiepiinc.  Uiiai'Dpi  mac  "Caixis  mic  Lo)xcain  'oo 
"ballaD  la  mac  mailna-mbo. 

]ct.  lanaip-  uii.  p.,  I.  x.  CCnno  T)omini  111."  xa:x°  uii. 
Caml  mac  1luaiT)pi,  pi  lapraip  Connachc,  do  -duI  "dkc 
oibcpi  CO  hCCpi)  niaca.  12101111  .11.  TTlaelpeclilainii  tio 
Tialla-o  la  Concobap  .tl.  TTIaelpechlainn.  CCpcu  .Tl. 
Celecan  .1.  pi  \\.  mbpepail,  7  UiiaiDpi  .11.  Lopcain,  pi 
.11.  1]iallain,  occipi  punc  1  Cpoei15  caille,  0  iniiipeT)ac 
.n.  UiiaDacain,  7  0  hUiB  Gachacb.  Cu-inmain  .11. 
Uobanii,  pi  puipc  Laipce,  a  puip  occipup  epc  Ceap- 
nacan  500  occipup  ei^c  la  -M.  'Plannacan  7)o  htlt-15 
111 ai lie.  Tpi  hill  tnaeltiopaiTi  do  mapbaD.  piiuc 
Domenn  mop  ipin  bliaDainpi. 

[Ct.  1  anal  p.  1.  p.,  I.  xx.  1.  CCnno  Domini  TY1.°  xxx.° 
iiiii."  CumniDen  Coinnepe,  comapba  mic  Mippi  7 
Colniam    Gla,    Colman     cam    .ll.    Conjaile,    comapba 


^  FlaWiherlach. — A  marg.  note  in 
the  original  hancl,  ia  A.,  adds  the 
cpitliet  in  rTiovT)ain,  "of  the  pil- 
grim's staff,*'  in  allusion  to  Fialtliber- 
tach"s  journey  to  liome,  recorded 
above  at  the  year  lO.'iO.  See  note  ", 
p.  489,  supra. 

-  Brenalnn  of  Cluain. — St.  Brendan 
of  Clonfert-Brendan  (or  Clonfert),  in 
tlie  barony  of  Longford,  co.  Gahv.iy. 
TliG  name  of  Oengus  does  not  appear 
ill  Archdall's  list  of  the  abbots  of 
Clonfert,  nor  in  Ware's  list  of  the 
bishops  of  that  ancient  See. 

^  Comarb  of  Barre  ;  i.e.  successor 
of  St.  Barre  (or  Finnbar),  abbot  or 
bishop  of  Cork. 

^Tadhff.—'He  was  King  of  Ui- 
Ccinnselaigh.  His  obit  is  entered 
above  at  the  rear  1030. 


^tSon  of  3fael-na-vt.h6  — The  name 
of  this  son  was  Diarmait,  who,  from 
being  King  of  Ui-Ce'nnselaigh  (or 
South  Leinster),  made  himself  ruler 
of  all  Leinster.  His  death  in  battle 
is  recorded  at  the  year  1072  infra, 
where  he  is  called  King  of  Leinster 
and  tlie  "  Gentiles"  (or  Foreigners). 
Mael- na-nibo  ("  Cow-chief")  was  n 
nickname  for  Donnchad,  King  of 
Ui-Ceinnselaigh  (slain  by  his  own 
tribe  In  1005,  Foiir  Mast.'),  who  was 
the  grandfather  of  Murchadh,  King 
of  Leinster  {oh.  1070,  infra),  imm 
whom  the  name  of  Mac  Murchadha 
(or  Mac  Murrough)  has  been  derived. 
Sec  note  under  a.d.  1042. 

^  Flann —  ConcJiohar  —  According 
to  the  Ann.  Four  Nast.,  they  were 
brothers. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


573 


whereof  he  died.  Flaithbertach'  Ua  Neill,  chief  Kino- 
of  Ailech,  after  the  most  perfect  penitence,  rested  in 
Clirist.  Oengua  son  of  Flann,  comarb  of  Brenainn  of 
Cluain,^  [and]  Cellach  U"a  Selbhaigh,  comarb  of  Barre," 
'  fell  asleep '  in  Christ.  Ruaidhri,  son  of  Tadhg,'  son  of 
Lorcan,  was  blinded  by  the  son  of  Mael-na-mbo.'' 

Kal.  Jan.  Saturd. ;  m.  10.  a.d.  1037.  Cathal,  son 
of  Ruaidhi-i,  King  of  the  West  of  Oonnaught,  went  on 
his  pilgrimage  to  Ard-Macha.  Flann"  Ua  Maelsechlainn 
was  blinded  by  Conchobar"  Ua  Maelsechlainn.  Archu 
Ua  Celechain/  King  of  Ui-Bresail,  and  Ruaidhri  Ua 
Lorcain,  King  of  Ui-Niallain,  were  slain  in  Craebh- 
caille,^  by  Muiredach  Ua  Ruadhacain  and  the  Ui-Ecbach. 
Cu-inmain°  Ua  Robann,  King  of  Port-Lairge/"  was  slain 
by  his  own  people.  Cernachan  Got"  was  killed  by  Ua 
Flaunacain  of  the  Ui-Maine.  Three  Ua  Maeldoraidhs 
were  killed.     Great  rain  in  this  year. 

Kal.  Jan.  Sund.;  m.  21.  A.D.  103S.  Cuinnideii'^ 
Connere,  comarb  of  MacNisse  and  Colman  Ela,  Colman 
Cam"   Ua  Conghaile,   comarb   of    Molaise,"   rested    in 


[1037  J 


[1038.1 


^  Ua  Cefcc/i«m.^Aiiglicised  O'Cal- 
liigh.in.  Tliis  family,  which  is  to  be 
ilistingiii~hccl  from  the  more  exten- 
sive Cork  family  of  the  name,  was 
at  one  lime  powerful  in  that  part  of 
the  CO.  Armagh  now  forming  the 
barony  of  O'S'eillancl  East.  See  at 
I  he  A  ear  \Oiiinfra.  The  late  Mr. 
.Jolin  C.  O'Callaghan,  author  of  the 
Green  Book  and  of  the  Irish  Brigades 
ill  the  Sereice  of  France,  claimed  to 
be  descended  from  these  O'Callaghan's 
of  Ui-Bresail. 

8  Craebh-caille.  —  O' Donovan  sug- 
gests {Ann.  F.  M.,  A  n.  825,  note  cf), 
that  this  is  "  probably  the  place  now 
called  Kilcreevy,"  in  the  parish  of 
Derrynoose,  barony  and  county  of 
Armagh 

"  Cn-  inmain;    lit.      "  Delightful 


Hound."  Tigernacli  writes  the  natne 
Cu-Mumhaji,  "Honnd  of  Munstcr." 

^^ Port-Lairye. —  AVaterford  City, 
puiyic  laiyigi,  B. 

^^  Cernachan  Got;  i.e.  Cernachan  tlie 
"  Stammerer."  O'Conor  renders  r/ot 
('^^tammerer'■)  hy''^  siaiura procerus.^' 

^^  Cuinniden. — ^^Written  "Cninden'' 
by  the  Four  Masters,  who  describe 
him  as  Bishop,  Abbot,  and  Lector,  of 
Condere  (Connor).  See  notes  '',  ", 
p.  471,  and  note  ^^,  p.  473,  supra. 
The  MS.  B.  has.1l.  Coiiinep.e  (for 
Ua  Connere),  which  seems  wrong. 

^3  Cam;  i.e.  "  bent,"  or  "crooked." 
The  epithet  applied  to  Colman  in  the 
Ann.  Four  Mast,  is  caech,  "blind." 

*"*  Comarb  of  Molaise ;  i  e.  successor 
of  St.  .Molaise,  or  abbot  of  Dcvenish, 
in  Loch  Erne. 


57  i 


ccNNala  ulcjcx)h. 


Ful.  5Srtrt. 


ITlolaifi,  in  Cht^ifco  quieiiefiunc.  'giUaciiirc  mac 
Ccrcbcnia  .1l.  DomnaiU  do  maiiba-o  La  mac  Cmnn  .1l . 
"Oomnaill.  Cac  eoiii  Cuaiui  111  CCLlfoxon  7  Ooca  p, 
■pfiangcc,  1  oopcaiii  mile  im  Ocoa.  Ope  alLaiX)  .Tl 
UiKroacam,  i"ii  -ll.  iieachach,  -do  maiabat)  -do  clam  11 
Smaig  1  n-aia-o  ITlaca,  illuan  peile  I1llr;an,  1  ii-tusail 
maiibra  GochaTia  mic  nit)  abaiD,  7  1  n-Disail  fapaib^i 
aifiD  maca.  'niai'Dm  to]i  hUit!  Illame  jiia  T»ealbna  ^o]\ 
loii  Cluaiia  mic  Moirp,  1  n-ame  peile  Ciapam,  111  quo 
mtilci  occifi  yum.  Cirotiilig  .1).  T)oiinchaDa,  iiiT)omna 
Caii^il,T)0  maiaboD  v  0  paelan. 

jet.  kmaiia.  .11.  f-,  I.  ii-  CCiino  -oomini  TTI.°  oca\x.° 
ix.°  1aco  111  biieT;an  a  ptiip,  'Oomnall  mac  'Donncha'Da 
111  .h.  120610)1  o  T)omnall  -h-  ■peyigaili,  T)onnchaTi 
"Deiis  .h.  Ruaipc  0  lilli  Co:icobaii\  Ruai-oi^i  pi  pepn- 
11111151  a  fuif,  CCex)  .1l.  planacan  pi  tuips  7  -ll-  piacjiac, 
omnef  occipi  func.  'DoiiTicha'D  mac  ^illapacpaic, 
aipDpi    Laigen    7    Oppaigi,    TTIaciiia    comapba    Ouici, 


^  Ciuina. — Conrad  IL,  Emperor  of 
Germany.  See  under  the  year  1023 
supra;  and  the  Ann.  Loch-Ce,  (ed. 
Hennessy,)  Vol.  I.;  p.  40,  note-^.  See 
also  Petavlus,  Roiionar.  Temporum, 
part  I,  book  viii.,  chap.  xvii. 

^  Orc-allaidh  Va  Ruadhacoin.  — 
The  name  Ua  Ruadhacain  is  now 
written  O'Rogan  (or  Eogan  without 
tlio  0').  Orc-allaidh  (lit.  "wild  pig'') 
was  probably  a  nickname  for  the 
Muiredach  [Ua  Ruadhacain]  men- 
tioned under  the  year  1037. 

■^  Clann^Sinatgh;  i.e.  the  "descen- 
dants of  Sinach."  It  would  appear 
from  an  entry  at  the  year  1059  infra, 
that  the  Clann-Sinaigh  were  seated 
in  the  Airthera,  a  territory  now 
represented  by  the  baronies  of  I^ower 
and  Upper  Orior,  co.  Armagh. 


^  Wtan. — St.  Ultan  of  Ard-Brecain 
(Ardbraccan,  co.  Meath),  whose  fes- 
tival day  is  September  4.  The 
Dominical  Letter  for  the  year  1 038 
being  A.,  the  4th  of  September  in 
that  year  fell  on  a  Monday. 

^  Mac-in-abaldh ;  i.e.  "  son  of  the 
Abbot."  From  this  form  comes  the 
Irish  and  Scotch  surname  Mac  Nab. 
The  Foiir  Masters  do  not  give  this 
entr3'. 

^  DeUihna.  —  The  inhabitants  of 
Delbhna-Ethra,  or  Delvin  Mac  Cogh- 
lan,  now  the  barony  of  Garrycastle, 
in  the  King's  County.  See  Irish 
Topographical  Poems  (ed.  O'Donovan) 
notes  -",  ^. 

'  Ciaran's  festival.— The  festival  of 
St.  Ciaran  of  Clonmacnoise  occurs 
on  the  9th  of  September,  which  fell 


ANNALS   OF  ULSTER. 


575 


Christ.  Gillachrist,  son  of  Cathbar  Ua  Domnaill,  was 
killed  by  the  son  of  Conn  Ua  Domnaill.  A  battle 
between  Cuana/  King  of  the  All-saxan,  and  Otto,  King 
of  the  Franks,  in  which  1,000  men  were  slain,  along  Avitli 
Otta.  Orc-allaidh  [Ja  Ruadhacain,^  King  of  Ui-Echach, 
was  killed  by  the  Clann-Sinaigh,''  in  Ard-Macha,  on  the 
Monday  of  the  festival  of  Ultan/  in  revenge  of  the 
killing  of  Eochaidh  Mac-in-abaidh,'  and  in  revenge  of 
the  profanation  of  Ard-Macha.  The  Ui-Maine  wore 
defeated  by  the  Delbhna"  in  the  middle  of  Cluain-mic- 
Nois,  on  the  Friday  of  Ciaran's  festival/  in  which  many 
were  slain.  Cuduiligh  IJa  Donncliadha,  royal  heir  of 
Caisel,  was  slain  by  the  Ui-Faelain. 

Kal.  Jan.  Mond. ;  m.  2.  A.D.  1039.  Iaco«  King  of 
Britain,  by  his  own  people ;  DomnalP  son  of  Donnchad, 
King  of  Ui-Faelain,  by  DomnaU  Ua  Fergaile^";  Donnchad 
Derg"  Ua  Ruairc,  by  Ua  Conchobair^'' ;  Ruaidhri/'  King 
of  Fernmagh,  by  his  own  people;  Aedh  Ua  Flannacain, 
King  of  Ltirg  and  Ui-Fiachrach" — all  were  slain. 
Donnchad  Mac  Gillapatraic,  Arch-King  of  Leinster  and 
Osraighi,  [and]  Macnia,  comarb  of  Buite,^'  a  bishop,  and 


[1039] 


on  a  Saturday  in  the  year  1038;  the 
vigil  of  Ciaran's  feast  day  being 
therefore  on  a  Friday. 

3/aoo Printed   "  lago,    King   of 

Gwynedd,"  in  the  Brut  y  Tywisogion 
(a.d.  1087);  and  "Jacob  rex  Vene- 
dotiffi  "  in  Ann.  Cambi-iai,  jv.d.  1039. 

^DomnaU. — See  the  pedigree  of 
this  prince  in  Shearman's  Loca  Patri- 
ciana.  Table  No.  12,  between  pp.  222 
and  223. 

1"  DomnaU  Ua  Ferffaile.  —  See 
O'Donovan's  Four  Masters,  a.d. 
1039,  note  y. 

^^Bonnchad  Derg ;  i.e.  Donnchad 
(or  Denis),  the  "  Red."'  He  was  the 
son  of  Art  O'Riiairc,  King  of  Con- 
naught  (nicknamed    an  cailech,    or 


'*  the  Coclt''),  whose  death  is  re- 
corded at  the  year  1046  infra. 

^^  Ua  Conchohair  ;  i.e.  O'Conor. 
This  was  Aedh  an  gha  bhernaigh  (or 
Aedh  "  of  the  gapped  spear^^),  King 
of  Connanglit,  whose  death  is  recorded 
at  the  year  1067  infra. 

'^  Ruaidhri The  Ann.  of  Tigcr- 

nach,  and  the  Four  Masters,  liavc 
mac  Rtiai'Dp.i,  "  son  of  Rua'dhri."  . 

"  Ui  Fiachrach;  i.e.  Ui-Fiaclirach 
of  Ard-Sratha  [Ardstraw],  a  tribu 
seated  in  the  north-west  of  the 
present  county  of  Tyrone,  along  the 
River  Derg,  and  near  the  barony  of 
Lurg,  in  the  county  of  Fermanagh. 

^^  Comarb  of  Buite ;  i.e.  abbot  of 
Monasterboice,  co.  Louth. 


576 


ccMMalcc  tiLa'Dli. 


epipcopiip  ez,  plemif  ■Dieptim,  Ceilecaiii  .h.  Cuileuncm 
comapba  1:1561^1x05,  fiiccni  mcam  pebciueii  v'"!"'^- 
muipe-Dccc  nK(cpianiic(cain,poi^aiiichiniiecli  oip-D  niaccr, 
T)o  bllilj  eacliacli.  muiixeTiac  mac  pLaicbepTOic  -ll. 
Weill  -DO  rnai-ibccT)  vo  leiuiieiinailj.  Cei-iball  mac 
■paelan  0  5al-^«ib  occirnr  ^f^- 
•t).  "jet.  laiiaip-     111.  P-,  I-  X.  Ill-     CCnno  T>omini    ITl."  xl. 

I11C  efc  aiiiiur  millinmiir  7a;l.mur  ab  inca)ana7:ione 
TDonmii.  Cofcpac  mac  CCiiiii5e-Da,  comafiba  'Plannan  7 
biieiKcmn,  Tllaelmiri'i^e  .\\.  tichcaii  comajaba  Colinm 
cille,  "Diaiimaio  .tl.  Secnupais  comaiiba  Secnaill,  in 
Chiiirco  •DOi-imieiiiinc.  Cojicriaii  cleiiiec,  cenn  O-ofipa 
im  ciiabuDy  im  ecna,  111  Chpifuo  paupauir.  'Ouncba'o 
.h.  Canese,  pepleisinn  aii-iT)  ITlaca,  micipimup  ac 
■DocoipitTitip,  in  Chyiifco  paupainu.  "DonnchaD  mac 
CiT-iiian,  pi  CClban,  a  piiip  occipup  epc.  CC pale,  pi  Saxan 
5iuaip,  mopicup.    Ceall  -oapa  uile  vo  lopcax>  im  -peil 


^  Comarh  oj  Tijeraach;  i.e.  suc- 
cessor of  St.  TIgernacli,  or  abbot  of 
Clones,  CO.  Monaghan. 

^Elided.  —  pinitnc,  A.  pinie- 
lT.ti!in,  B  ,  in  wliich  the  three  obits 
licre  recorded  are  combined  in  the 
one  entry. 

'■^  Fkdthbertach  Va  A'ci/?.— Flaith- 
bertach  "  of  tlie  pilgrim's  staff," 
whose  obit  is  entered  above  at  the 
year  1036. 

■'  Lethrenna.  —  This  name  is  a 
plural  noun,  the  singular  of  "which 
would  be  Lethrlnn.  For  -do  Ceic|ien- 
iKtib,  the  Annals  of  Ti(/ernach  and 
the  Four  Mast'^rs  have  t>o  11  i5 
I cd i]^af;a,  "  by  the  Ui-Labhradha." 
See  Ann.  Loch-Ci  (ed.  Ilennessy), 
Vol.  I,  p.  40,  note  '. 

^  Comarh  of  Flannan  and  Bren- 
ainn;  i  e.  abbot  (or  bishop)  of  Killaloe, 
ill  the  county  of  Clare,  and  of  Clon- 
fert,  in  the  county  of  Galway.     But 


the  ntme  of  Coscrach  does  not  appear 
in  Ware's  lists  of  the  bishops  of  those 
Sees. 

**  Ua  h  Uchtaln.  —  See  Reeves's 
Adamnaii,  p.  398,  and  also  pp.  279, 
32 1 .  Maelmuire  Ua  hUchtain  was 
principal  of  the  Columbian  founda- 
tions both  in  Ireland  and  Scotland. 

^  Comarh  of  Sechnall;  i.e.  abbot 
of  Dun-Sechnaill  (now  Dunshaugh- 
lin),  in  the  county  Meath. 

'  Corcran  Clerech "  Corcran   the 

Cleric."  After  the  death  of  Jlael- 
sechlainn  the  Great(A.D.  1022  supra}, 
there  seems  to  have  been  an  interreg- 
num in  the  government  of  Ireland, 
during  which  the  public  affairs  are 
alleged  to  have  been  carried  on  by  a 
great  poet,  Cuan  O'Lochain  (si.  in 
1024),  and  the  Corcran  Clerech  here 
referred  to.  Mr.  Moore  (Hlstori/  of 
Ireland,  vol.  II.,  p.  147,  note),  states 
that  lie  could  find   uo   authorily  for 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


577 


a  man  full  of  days,  [died].  Ceilechair  Ua  Cuilennain, 
comarb  of  Tigemach,'  ended''  his  life  happily.  Muire- 
dach,  son  of  Flannacan,  vice-herenagh  of  Ard-Macha, 
of  the  Ui-Echach,  [died].  Muiredach,  son  of  Flaith- 
bertach  Ua  Neill,'  was  killed  by  the  Lethrenna.'  Cerb- 
hall,  son  of  Faelan,  was  slain  by  Foreigners. 

Kal.  Jan.  Tuesd. ;  m.  13.  A.D.  1040.  This  is  the  [IOIO.Jbis 
1040th  year  from  the  Lord's  Incarnation.  Coscrach  son 
of  Ainngid,  comarb  of  Flannan  and  Brenainn" ;  Mael- 
muire  Ua  hUchtain/^  comarb  of  Colum-Cille,  [and] 
Diarmait,  grandson  of  Sechnasach,  comarb  of  Sechnall,' 
'  fell  asleep '  in  Christ.  Corcran  Clerech/  head  of  Europe 
as  regards  piety  and  learning,  rested  in  Christ.  Dunchad 
Ua  Canege,"  lector  of  Ard-Macha,  the  gentlest  and  most 
learned,  rested  in  Christ.  Donnchad  son  of  Crinan," 
King  of  Alba,  was  killed  by  his  own  people.  Aralt, 
King  of  the  Saxons  '  giuais,'"  died.     Cill-dara  was  all 


this  allegation  in  "  any  of  our  regular 
Annals."  The  portion  of  the  Booh 
oyLeinster  dealing  with  the  succession 
of  the  L:ish  Kings  from  the  earliest 
period  is  of  an  annalistic  character  ; 
and  after  the  record  (p.  26a),  of  the 
death  of  Maelsechlainn  Mdr  (or 
Malachy  the  Great),  the  following 
entry  occurs :  —  com-platitll^  V"!^ 
■herviTiT)  ip|vi  i\e  'Dci;  blia-Dain  .xt. 
(no.t.)  Ci5an  .h.  tocTicmn,  Cofi- 
CTvati  ctefiec;  i.e.  "  a  joint  regnancy 
over  Ireland,  for  42  (or  52)  j'ears; 
Cuau  Ua  Lothchain,  and  Corcran 
Clerech."  See  Book  of  Rights  (ed. 
O'Donovan),  Introd.,  pp.  xlii.  xliii. 

'I/a  Canege;  i.e.  "grandson  (or 
descendant)  of  Caneg."  The  Four 
Mast,  have  Ua  hAnchainge,  "  grand- 
son of  Anchaing."  This  entry  is  not 
in  B. 

w  Dunchad  son  of  Crinan.  —  The 
name  of  Dunchad's  father  is  written 


"  Critan "  in  the  Chron.  Scoter um, 
but  (correctly)  "  Crinan  "  in  the  Ann. 
of  Tigernach.  This  Dunchad,  the 
Duncan  of  the  play  of  Macbeth, 
although  stated  above  to  have  been 
slain  by  his  own  people  (a  ems'),  is 
reported  in  the  Chronicle  of  Marianus 
Scotus  as  having  been  killed  a  duce 
suo  MacBethad  mac  Finnloech."  See 
Skene's  Chron,  Picts  and  Scots,  places 
referred  to  in  Index  under  Duncan  I. 
^^  AraU,  King  of  the  Saxons  ^  giuais. 
Harold  Haref  oot,  whose  obit  is  also 
given  in  the  Anglo- Sax.  Chronicle 
and  other  Old  English  Chronicles  at 
the  year  1040.  The  meaning  of  the 
epithet  'giuais,'  which  Dr.  O'Conor 
prints  guiais,  and  translates  "  fero- 
rum,"  is  not  plain  to  the  Editor.  The 
Translator  in  Clar.  49  renders  p.! 
■Saxan  siuaiy^  by  "  King  of  Saxons 
of  Gills."  See  Ann.  Loch-Ce  (ed. 
Hennessy),  a.d.  1040,  note  ". 
2  p 


m 


ccMMccla  uLa'oti. 


TTliceil.    Ceanannuip  T)0  Lopcau    T)un  "oa  Lecglai'  -do 
lofca'D  7  ilceaLla  ayxcena. 

\cl.  1ana1l[^  .u.  p. ;  I.  .xx.  nil.  CCnno  7)omini  TTl."  xl.° 
1.°  CCt.  iTTTDa  cfia  na  h-aipifi  ecip  majibaT)  •ooene,  7  ec 
7  cpeca  7  ca^a.  Ni  cumains  nech  a  n-innipin  vo  leija, 
ache  ucrce  t)0  iliB  ■oiB  al^  ■0015  aepa  na  n-Doene  ■do  -pif 
c|ieoico.  TTlac  beai;haT)  mac  CCinmepe  ayiT)  ollam  afiT) 
TTlaca  7  ©fienn  aificena.  "Doinfinall  laeniati  mac  mail 
na  mbo  vo  majibai)  "oo  LaigniB.  TTluiiacepcac  mac 
giUapaqiaic  -oo  mapbax)  -do  hUi  caiUai'oe  a  mel5ail. 
Ctiec  la  hOCiifisiallu  1  ConailliB,  co  i^o  briiiriT)airi  Con- 
aille  ipofitxo  1  TTlais  "Oacainnec.  Cpec  la  .n.Neilli 
Foi.58a6.  nhUiB  eachach  UlaT),  co  Tcucfax:  cifieic  moii^.  5i^^«" 
comgaill,  mac  'Ouinncuan  mic  "Ounlains,  -do  bpeic  a 
cill  T)a|xa  aifi  eicinj  7  a  mapbaiD  lapum. 

let.  lanaiyi  .ui.  p.  ;  I.  u.  CCnno  -Domini  m."  xL"  11.° 
peayina  moii  TTloe'DOC  "do  loi'cat)  la  TDonnchaT)  mac 
mbfiiain.  ^^enn  Uifpen  -do  lofcax)  vo  mac  TTlail  na 
mbo,  7  in  DaipyiTjec  no  bi^ifiu'D,  7  cer;  -ouine  ■do  mapbat), 
7  .1111.  cec  t)o  bfiei^  eifci,  1  n-Digail  pevma  moyie. 
Lomsfec  (.1.  Tl.  ipiairen),  comaytba  Ciaiiam  7  Cfionain, 
quietiic.     CCex*  mac  in-o  abai-o,  (.1.  mac  mailmuiiT,e  7 


^  And  deatlis. — 7  ec,  in  A.  only. 

^  Damnall  Remliar ;  i.e  ,  Domnall 
"  the  Fat."  The  proper  name  of 
Mael-na-mbo,  father  of  Domnall, 
was  Donnchad.  See  note  '',  p.  516, 
suprti. 

3  Ui~Cae/laidhe.  —  This  name  is 
even  yet  pretty  numerous  in  the 
counties  of  Kilkennj',  Queen's  county, 
and  Kildare;  but  under  the  forms 
"  Kelly  "  and  "  Kealy,"  without  the  0' 

^  Magh  -Dachainnech.  -  Some  place 
in  the  north  of  the  present  county  of 
Lonth,  which  has  not  been  identified. 

^  Ferna-mor-Moedhoi:.  —  "  Moed- 
hoc's  great  Alder-tree."  Ferns,  in 
the  county  of  Wexford. 

"  Glenn-  Uissen. — Now    represented 


by  Killeshin,  in  a  parish  of  the  same 
name,  barony  of  Slievemargy, 
Queen's  county.  See  O'Donovan's 
Fotir  Blast.,  A.D.  8i3,  note  y. 

''Son. — He  was  apparently  Diar- 
mait,  [sou  of  Donnchad,  called  Mael- 
na-mbo;  see  note*,  p.  516  supra], 
at  first  King  of  Ui-Ceinnselaigh,  but 
ultimately  King  of  Leinster.  The 
obit  of  Diarmait  is  entered  under  the 
j-ear  1072  ire/ra,  where  hs  is  described 
as  King  of  the  Leinsterraen  and 
Foreigners.  See  note  ^,  under  a.d. 
1036,  supra, 

^  Ftrna-m&i\ — See  note  ^.  It  is 
stated  in  the  Ann.  Four  M.  (a.d.1041), 
that  the  outrages  above  recorded  were 
committed  in  revenge  not  only  of  the 


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579 


burned  about  Michaelmas.    Cenannas  was  burned.    Dun- 
da-lethglas  was  burned,  and  many  churches  besides. 

Kal.  Jan.  Thursd. ;  m.  24.  A.B.  1041.  Numerous,  [I04i.] 
truly,  are  the  events  [of  this  year],  between  the  killing 
of  men,  and  deaths,'  and  depredations,  and  battles.  No 
one  could  relate  them  all ;  but  a  few  out  of  many  of 
them  [are  mentioned],  in  order  that  the  ages  of  the 
people  might  be  known  through  them.  MacBeathad, 
son  of  Ainmire,  chief  poet  of  Ard-Macha  and  of  Ireland 
in  general,  [died].  Domnall  Remhar,'  son  of  Mael-na- 
mbo,  was  killed  by  the  Leinstermen.  Muirchertach  Mac 
Gillapatraic  was  killed  by  the  Ui-Oaellaidhe,"  in  treachery. 
A  depredation  by  the  Airghialla  in  Conaille  ;  when  the 
Conaille  routed  them  in  Magh-Dachainnech.*  A  depre- 
dation by  the  tJi  Neill  in  Ui-Echach-Uladh,  when  they 
took  a  great  prey.  Gillacomghaill,  son  of  Donncuan,  son 
of  Dunlaing,  was  forcibly  taken  out  of  Cill-dai'a,  and 
killed  afterwards. 

Kal.  Jan.  Frid. ;  m.  5.  a.d.  1042.  Ferna-mor-  [1042. ;| 
Moedhoc^  was  burned  by  Donnchad,  son  of  Brian.  Glenn- 
Uissen'^  was  burned  by  the  son'  of  Mael-na-mbo,  and  the 
oratory  was  broken,  and  100  men  were  slain,  and  400 
taken  out  of  it — in  revenge  of  Ferna-mor.^  Loingsech 
(i.e.  Ua  Flaithen),  comarb  of  Ciaran  and  Cronan,"  rested. 
Aedh,  son  of  the  Abbot,  (i.e.  son  of  Maelmuire,"  and  of 


burning  of  Ferns,  but  also  of  the  slay- 
ing of  Domhnall  Remhar,  brother  of 
the  [Diarmait]  son  of  Mael-na-mbo, 
referred  to  in  the  last  note. 

°  Comarb  of  Oiarmi  and  Cronan ; 
i.e.,  Abbot  of  Clonmacnoise  and 
Eoscrea. 

^^  Maelmulre. — The  name  "Mael- 
muire  "  does  not  appear  in  any  of  the 
ancient  lists  of  Abbots  of  Cork  acces- 
sible to  the  Editor.  The  only  ecclesias  - 
tic  of  the  name  whose  period  would 
sorrespond  to  the  foregoing  entry  is 


Maelmaire  (or  Maelmuire),  abbot, 
or  bishop,  of  Armagh,  whose  obit  is 
given  at  a.d.  1 020  supra.  See  under 
the  year  1038,  where  the  then  King 
of  TJi-Echach  (Iveagh)  is  stated  to 
have  been  slain  in  Armagh,  in  revenge 
of  the  killing  of  "  Eochaidh  son  of 
the  Abbot"  (_Mac-m-riaidh).  It  may 
be  added  that  "Ua  Lorcain,"  or 
"O'Larkin,"  was  the  name  of  the 
contemporary  ruling  family  of  the 
Ui-Niallain,  a  tribe  situated  in  the 
north  of  the  county  of  Armagh. 

2p  2 


680 


ccwMala  ulcroh. 


Secaige  inline  hui  topcain),  t)o  ec  i  Coi\cai5  moifi 
TDunian.  mupcliaT)  mac  'Ounlains,  ifii  Laigen,  7 
"Oomnall  mac  CCe'oa,  ]\\  .\\,  baipytce,  ■do  cuirim  la 
^iltapacpaic  mac  111)011  ncha-oa,  yii  Ofiiaisi,  7  la 
TTlaciiai^  mac  'Donnclia'Da,  \l^  eoganaclira.  piann  mac 
TlflailT"eclilainTi,  iii7)omna  efienn,  -do  maixbaT)  zxv\a  mea- 
15ail.  maelpecaifi  .h.  hOCilecan,  pepleismn  7  DOifec 
macleisinn  aiiiD  ITlaca,  -do  mafibaT)  -do  pe|iai15  pepn- 
riiui5i.  CCilill  TTluctioma,  ceiin  manac  na  n-^oei'oel,  iti 
Colonia  quieuic. 

]Cb.  lanaip.  .tiii.  p  ;  I.  xui.  CCiino  x)omini  tn."  xl.° 
111."  Ca€al  mac  Tltiai'Diii,  fii  layicaiii  Connachc,  tdo  ec 
ina  ailiqxi  1  n-ajxT)  ITlaca.  "Domnall  .Tl.  ■peyigaile,  fii 
■pop7:ua€  Laigen,  "oo  mapbaT)  -Dia  tiairiib  pein.  'Planii 
.Tl.  CCnbeiT),  pi  .h.  TTlei^,  0  hUi  CeifibuiU,  o  pig 'Pefiii- 
rfiuigi ;  CCex>  .11.  Conpiacla,  pi  Techbaj  0  TTluipcepTjac  .rl. 
TTlailfeclaiiin  ;  Ceinneicig  .Tl.  Cuipc,  pi  mupcpaixie, 
occipi  punc,  CeaUach  .Tl.  Cleipcin,  comapba  pnnein 
7  mocolmocc,  Caipppi  .Tl.  Lai-ognein,  aipchinnecli 
■pepna  7  C151  TYlolins,  Sil^«mocoiina  .Tl.  "Duib-oipma,  in 
pace  •Dopmiepunc.  Tllai'Dm  ITlaelecoeiinais  V^V^  bpii 
8uipe,  pop  Oppaigi  7  pop  epmumain,  pe  Cappcac  mac 


'  Corcach-mor.  —  The  "  Great 
Marsh."  Cork,  in  the  county  of 
Cork.     See  last  note. 

^Domnall. — The  name  is  Donn- 
chadh  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast. 
(1042),  and  the  Chron.  Scotorum 
(1040).  But  the  name  in  the  Ann. 
Loch-Ce  is  Domnall. 

^  Ui-Bairrche. — The  descendants  of 
Daire  BairacJi,  second  son  of  Cathair 
Mor,  King  of  Leinster  in  the  2nd 
century.  Their  territory  comprised 
the  present  barony  of  Slievemargj', 
Queen's  county,  and  some  of  the  ad- 
jacent districts  of  the  co.  Carlow. 

*  Ua  Donnchadha. — (  "  grandson 
of  Donnchad").  mac  "Dotiticha'Da 
(  "  son  of  Donnchad"),  A.    The  obit 


of  Macraith  Ua  Donnchada  (or  Mac- 
raith  O'Donoghoe)  is  entered  at  the 
year  1052  in/m. 

^  Eoffhanackt.  —  Otherwise  Eogh- 
anacht  Chaisii;  a  sept  descended  from 
Eoghan  Mor,  son  of  Oilill  Oluim, 
ancientlj'  seated  around  Cashel,  in 
the  present  county  of  Tipperary. 

*  Through  treachery.  zfiMi  ttiaea- 
bail,  A.  "Cilia  rtiaeoail,  B.  Both 
readings  being  corrupt. 

'' Mucnamh.  —  Mucknoe,  in  the 
barony  of  Cremorne,  co.  Monaghan. 
See  Reeves's  Down  and  Connor,  p. 
146,  note  i. 

'  Fortuatha-Laighen. — See  note  ', 
p.  157  supra. 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTEB. 


581 


Setach,  daughter  of  Ua  Lorcain),  died  in  Corcach-mor'  of 
Munster.  Murchad  son  of  Dunlaing,  King  of  Leinster, 
and  Domnall^  son  of  Aedli,  King  of  Ui-Bairrche,°  fell  by 
Gillapatraic  son  of  Donnchad,  King  of  Osraighi,  and  by 
Macraith  Ua  Donnchadha,*  King  of  Eoghanacht.'  Flann 
son  of  Maelsechlainn,  royal  heir  of  Ireland,  was  killed 
through  treachery.''  Maelpetair  Ua  h-Ailecain,  lector, 
and  chief  of  the  students  of  Ard-Macha,  was  killed  by 
the  men  of  Fernmagh.  Ailill  of  Mucnamh,''  head  of  the 
monks  of  the  Gaedhil,  rested  in  Cologne. 

Kal.  Jan.  Saturd. ;  m.  16.  A.D.  1043.  Cathal  son 
of  Ruaidhri,  King  of  the  West  of  Connaught,  died  in  his 
pilgrimage  in  Ard-Macha.  Domnall  Ua  Ferghaile,  King 
of  Fortuatha-Laighen,^  was  killed  by  his  own  people. 
Flann  Ua  Anbheidh,  King  of  Ui-Meith,  by  Ua  Cerbhaill, 
King  of  Fernmhagh;  Aedh  Ua  Confiacla,  King  of  Tethba,' 
by  Muirchertach  Ua  Maelsechlainn;  Ceinnetigh  Ua  Cuirc, 
King  of  Muscraidhe" — were  slain.  Cellach  Ua  Cleircein, 
Comarb  of  Finnen  and  Mocholmoc;"  Cairpri  Ua  Laidhg- 
nein,  herenagh  of  Ferna  and  Tech-Moling,^"^  [and]  GUla- 
mochonna  Ua  Duibhdirma,  'fell  asleep'  in  peace.  The 
victory  of  Maelcoennaigh,^''  on  the  brink  of  the  Suir,  over 
the  Osraighi  and  Irmumha,"  by  Carthach'"  son  of  Saer- 


^  Tethba cebca,  A. 

w  Mjiscraidhe.  —  Otherwise  Mus- 
craidhe-  Chuirc("  'Muskerry-Quirk"  ) ; 
and  also  called  Muscraidhe-Breoghain, 
and  Muscraidhe-Treithirne.  This 
territory  comprised  the  greater  part 
of  the  present  barony  of  Clanwilliani, 
in  the  county  of  Tipperarj'. 

'^  ComarbofFmnenandMochohioc; 
i.e.,  Abbot  of  Moville,  co.  Down, 
(founded  by  St.  Finnian),  and  of 
Dromore,  in  the  same  county,  (founded 
by  St.  Colman,  or  Mocholmoc). 

^^Tech-MoUnff. — "Moling'a  House." 
St.  Mullens,  in  the  county  of  Carlow. 


'^  Maelc  oennaigh. — O'Donovan 
thought  this  was  the  place  where 
"  the  Eiver  Multeen  unites  with  the 
Suir,"  about  three  miles  to  the  west 
of  Cashel,  co.  Tipperary. 

^*  Irmumha "  East  Munster."  The 

name  is  written  Ermumha  in  the  Ann. 
Loch-Ce,  and  Urmumha  by  the  Four 
Masters.  Ormond,  in  Tipperary,  Is 
meant. 

'"  Carthacli. — From  this  Oarthach, 
whose  name  signifies  "  loving,"  the 
MaoCarthys  of  Desmond  have  derived 
their  hereditary  surname.  His  death 
is  noticed  at  the  year  3.045  infr^ 


[1043.] 


582 


anNttla  ulccDli. 


Sae|iBpeT;hai5,  i  i;;aKicba'D  .h.  "Oonnacain,  fvi  CCpa'b. 
TTlaiDm  ixia  cenel  6050111  pofi  cenel  Conaill  1  r;eiT.monn 
"Dabeocc. 
.5.  let.  1anai|i  .1.  p. ;  I.  XKU11.  CCnno  Tiomini  TTI.°xL.°iiii.° 
Foi.  58ba.  Cumuipcac  .tl.  hOCiliUen,  ^y  .tl.  ii©cac,  ■do  maiabaT}  o 
hUib  Cafiacaii.  Niall  .11.  Ceilecan,  \l^  .U.  tnbpefail, 
7  a  bfiaTcaiyi  .1.  'Ciaenipep,  vo  ■oallax)  vo  macail!)  Tncrco- 
•oaiTi  rfiia  mebail.  T)omiiaU  .Tl.  Cuipc,  fii  TTltifcpai'De, 
"DO  iTiafibaT)  7)0  hUi  Lai  rein  7-00  htli  OiffGiii.  Cpec  la 
Mmll  mac  mailreclainn,  la  1115  nCCilig,  pop.  hUib 
meir  7  pop  cuail[n]5e,  co  puc  -oa  cgt;  -oec  bo  7  -pochai-oe 
■Di  bpaic,  1  n-T)i5ail  -papaigci  cluicc  inx)  eDechca.  Cpec 
61  le  -DOTio  la  rriuipceptiac  -Vl.  Neill  pop  mu57)opna,  co 
cue  bopoma  7  bpaic  1  n-T)i5ail  papaigci  in  cluic  cecna- 
In  cleipec  .Vl.  ConcoBaip  "oo  mapbaD. 

let.  lanaip  .111.  p.;  I.  ix.  CCnno  "oomini  TTl."  xl.°  u.° 
■muipe-Dac  mac  SoepjUfa  aipchinnech  "Oaimliac, 
Cacapac  .tl.  Cacail,  comapba  Coeimgin,  TTlaenac  .11. 
Cip-Dubum,  aipchinnech  LugmaiTi,  in  pace  Tjopmiepuni:. 
Congalac  .tl.  Loclainn,  pi  Copcumbpua'D,  ^lun 
lapainn  .tl.  Cleipcen,  pi  .tl.  Caipppi,  piaicbepcac  .tl. 
Canannan   pi   ceniuil  Conaill,  "Oomnall  .tl.  Cecpaca, 


^  Saerbrethach  ;  lit.  "noble-judg- 
ing.'' A  name  still  in  use,  as  a 
Christian  name,  among  respectable 
branches  of  the  MacCarthys  of  the 
south  of  Ireland,  in  the  forms  .Justin 
and  Justinian. 

^  Temon-Bahheoc The  sanctuary 

of  Dabheoc,  for  whom  see  Martyr, 
of  Donegal  at  1  January.  The  church 
of  St.  Dabheoc  was  situated  in  the 
island  in  Lough  Derg,  co.  Donegal, 
famous  in  later  times  as  the  site  of 
St.  Patrick's  Purgatory.  The  church 
lands  included  within  the  limits  of 
Termon-Dabheoc  are  now  known  by 
the   name   of    Termon-Magrath,    in 


the  parish  of  Templecarne,  barony 
of  Tirhugh,  co.  Donegal. 

^  Ui-Caracain, —  A  sept  that  occu- 
pied and  gave  name  to  a  small  tract  of 
land  lying  on  either  side  of  the  river 
Blackwater,  and  co-extensive  with 
the  present  parish  of  Killyman,  in 
the  diocese  of  Armagh,  See 
O'Donovan's  Four  Mast.,  a.d.  1044, 
note  f,  where  further  information  on 
the  subject  is  given. 

■*  Ua  Ceilechain. — Or  Ua  Celechain. 
See  note  ',  under  the  year  1037 
supra. 

^  Trenfher  (Pron.  Trenar");  lit. 
"mighty     man,"    or     "champion." 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTBlt.  583 

brethach/  in  which  Ua  Donnacain,  King  of  Aradh,  was 
slain.  A  victory  by  the  Cinel-Eoghain  over  the  Cinel- 
Conaill,  in  Termon-Dabheoc.'^ 

Kal.  Jan.  Sund.;  m.  17.  AD.  1044.  Cumuscach  Ua  [1044.>i8, 
hAilillen,  King  of  Ui-Echach,  was  killed  by  the  Ui- 
Oaracain.'  NiaU  Ua  Ceilechain,*  King  of  Ui-Bresail, 
and  his  brother,  i.e.  Trenfher/  were  blinded  by  the  sons 
of  Matadhan/  through  deceit.  Domnall  Ua  Cuirc,  King 
of  Muscraidhe/  was  killed  by  Ua  Laithen"  and  Ua 
Oissein.  A  depredation  by  NiaU  son  of  Maelsechlainn, 
King  of  Ailech,  upon  the  Ui-Meith  and  Cualnge,  when 
he  carried  off  1,200  cows,  and  a  great  many  prisoners,  in 
revenge  of  the  profanation  of  clooc  -  ind  -  edechta.' 
Another  depredation,  also,  by  Muirchertach  Ua  Neill 
upon  the  Mughdorna,  when  he  carried  off  a  cattle-spoil, 
and  prisoners,  in  revenge  of  the  same  bell."  The  Cleirech 
Ua  Conchobair  was  killed. 

Kal.  Jan.  Tuesd.;  m.  9.  A.D.  1045.  Muiredach,  son  [1045] 
of  Saerghus,  herenagh  of  Daimliacc ;  Cathasach  Ua 
Cathail,  comarb  of  Coemhgin,"  [and]  Maenach  Ua  Cii'du- 
bhain,  herenagh  of  Lughmadh,'"  '  fell  asleep '  in  peace. 
Conghalach  Ua  Lochlaian,  King  of  Corcumruadh, 
Glun-iarainn  Ua  Cleirchen,  King  of  Ui-Cairpri ;  Flaith- 
bertach    Ua    Canannain,    King    of    Cinel-Conaill,    and 


The  name  is  incorrectly  written 
■CTieineiri  (for  'Gifveinpeirt)  in  A.,  and 
T/fimn'pe'ji  in  B. ;  the  proper  form 
being  "DiienpeTV. 

«  Matadhan.  —  Apparently  the 
"  Matadhan  son  of  Domnall,  King  of 
Ulidia,"  whose  death  is  recorded  above 
under  the  year  1006. 

1  Muscraidhe. — See  note  *°,  p.  581. 

8  Ua-Laithen. — The  Fow  Masters 
write  the  name  "0a  Flaithen,"  which 
is  probably  the  correct  form. 

9  Clocc-ind-edechta.  —  The  "  Bell 
of  the  Testament."  Otherwise  called 
Cloccudachia-Patraic,  or  the  "Bell 


of  Patrick's  Will " ;  because  the 
Saint  is  alleged  to  have  bequeathed  it 
by  will  to  the  church  of  Armagh. 
See  above  at  the  year  552 ;  Eeeves's 
Essay  on  the  Bell  of  St.  Patrick ; 
Trans.  Royal  Irish  Acad.,  Vol. 
xxvii.,  part  I.  (Polite  Lit,  and  Anti- 
quities) ;  and  Antiq.  of  Dovm  and 
Connor,  p.  369,  sq. 

^•'  The  same  Bell See  last  note. 

^  Comarh  of  Coemhgin ;  i.e.  Abbot 
of  Glenn-da-locha,  or  Glendalough. 

'^'^  Luglmadh. — Loath,  in  the  county 
of  Louth.  The  name  is  written  lugB 
for  lugba'D)  in  B, 


584 


ccMMala  uIccdTi. 


0fiT)ati  rriuman,  mo]ar;ui  fUtit;.  OCiiachinnech  Le^linne 
■DO  mapbaT)  a  ri-T)Oi'itif  na  ciUe.  Cpec  la  muiiT.ceriT;ac 
.h.  MeiU  1  pepaiB  bt^es,  contifcaripai-D  ^aipbeix)  •Tl. 
Cacufaig,  1X1  brieg,  i  Caffan  Imne,  7  an  muiii  Ian 
a\i  a  cinn,  co  copcaifi  1Tluittce|xcac  ann,  7  alii  ttiuIci. 
Cap-fi-cac  mac  Soei^bfiechais,  p.!  Gosanaclica  Caifil,  -do 
lofca-D  1  t;i5  ieynexi  -do  bU  ton^afican  mac  T)uinncuan, 
cum  mulcif  nobilibuf  Ufcif.  Ca^  eciip.  CClbancu  ecayipu 
•pein  1  TOficaifi  Cfionan  ab  "Ouine  Caillenn. 

|cl.  1anai|i.  1111.  p.;  I.  xx.  CCnno  Domini  m.-xl."  ut.° 
Tniiip,eT)ac  mac  piai-cberit;aic  ."h.  146111,  lai'oamna  CC1I15, 
7  CCiceif)  .h.  bCCirei'D  fii  .I1.  nBcbacb  Ula'D,'DO  lofcaxi  1 
ci§  T;eneT>  la  ComtilaT)  mac  Con^alais,  1  n-Uacbcaiii 
Foi.  5866.  -cirie.  CCii-c  .h.  Huaii^c,  ifii  Connacbc,  vo  mayvbaT)  -do 
ceniul  ConaiLl.  "Peifigal  .Tl.  Cutri'Dai,  \i\  CairipTti,  -00 
mapbu'D  T)o  -Tl.  piannacain,  "oo  ^15  "Cebra.  Concobaifi 
,Tl.  loinsfic,  ifii  vol  CCpaiT)e,  tdo  mapbax)  t)0  mac  T)om- 
nall  -h-  iomsfic,  illaigniB.  maelpacpaic  .tl.  bileoce, 
aip-D  ipepleisinn  aipx)  tTlaca,  7  fui  cpabai-D  7  uaoigi, 
in  peneccuce  bona  quieuir;.  T)tib'Dalei€i  mac  TTlael- 
muipe  •DO  gabail  na  ppufa  leiginn. 

let.  lanaip.  u.  p.;  I.  1.  CCnno  7)omini  171.°  ocl-"  uii.° 
Snechca  mop,  ipin  blia'oain  pi  o  peil  TTluipe  (seimpi-o) 


^  Ua  Cetfadha. — Nothing  seems  to 
be  known  regarding  Domnall  Ua 
Cetfadha,  who  is  called  "Head  of  the 
Dal-Cai3 "  by  the  Fo2ir  Masters^  or 
as  to  the  qualifications  which  obtained 
for  hiin  the  title  of  oyi'oan  TTIutTian, 
"glory  of  Munster  "  ;  not  "Guber- 
nator  Momonice,"  as  O'Conor  renders 
the  Irish. 

^  Muirchertach. — He  was  the  son 
of  Ilaithbertach  Ua  Neill,  King  of 
Ailecb,  whose  obit  is  entered  at  the 
year  1036  supra. 

^  Ua  Cathasaigh.  —  O'Casey.  See 
note  %  p.  542  supra. 

*  Cassan-Unne. — See  note  ^-,  p.  443 
supra.     0  Conor  renders  Cassan-Unne, 


which  literally  signifies  the  "  path  of 
the  Uun  (or  lake)  "  by  "  reditum 
sestus,"  and  the  original  Irish  for ' '  the 
tide  was  full  before  him"  by  "mare 
plenum  supra  caput  ejus." 

^Carthach.  —  See  note",  p.  581 
supj^a. 

^  Donncuan.  —  Brother  of  King 
Brian  Borumha.  The  death  of  Donn- 
cuan  IS  entered  in  the  Ann.  Four 
Mast,  at  the  year  948  (=950),  and  in 
the  CAron.   Scotorum  under  a.d.  949. 

'  Between. — ecaYi|iti,  B.    Not  in  A. 

°  Dun-Caillen. — Dunkeld,  in  Perth- 
shire. 

^  Flaithherlach.  —  The  remarkable 
man  whose  obit  is  recorded  above  at 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


585 


Domnall  Ua  Oefcfadha,^  the  glory  of  Munster,  died.  The 
herenagh  of  Leithglenn  was  killed  in  the  church  door- 
A  predatory  expedition  by  Muirchertach^  Ua  Neill  to 
the  men  of  Bregha.  But  Gairbhedh  Ua  Cathasaigh,' 
King  of  Bregha,  overtook  him  at  Cassan-linne*  when  the 
tide  was  fuU  before  him ;  and  Muirchertach'^  and  many 
others  fell  there.  Carthach/  son  of  Saerbrethach,  King  of 
Eoghanacht-Caisil,  was  burned  in  a  house  set  on  fire  by 
the  grandson  of  Longarcan  son  of  Donncuan/  together 
with  many  nobles.  A  battle  amongst  the  men  of  Alba 
between''  themselves,  in  which  Cronan,  abbot  of  Dun- 
Caillen,^  was  killed. 

Kal.  Jan.  Wednesd. ;  m.  20.  a.d.  1046.  Muiredach,  [io*6.j 
son  of  Flaithbertach"  Ua  NeiU,  royal-heir  of  Ailech,  and 
Aiteidh  Ua  hAiteidh,  King  of  Ui-Echach-Ulad  were 
burned  in  a  house  set  on  fire,  by  Ou-Ulad,  son  of  Con- 
galach,  in  Uachtar-tire."  Art  Ua  Ruairc,  King  of  Con- 
naught,  was  killed  by  the  Cinel-Conaill.  Ferghal  Ua 
Ciardhai,  King  of  Cairpri,  was  killed  by  Ua  Flannacain, 
King  of  Tebhtha.  Oonchobar  Ua  Loingsigh,  King  of 
Dal-Araidhe,  was  killed  by  the  son  of  Domnall  Ua 
Loingsigh,  in  Leinster."  Maelpatraic  Ua  Bileoice,  chief 
lector  of  Ard-Macha,  and  a  paragon  of  piety  and  chastity, 
died  at  a  good  old  age.  Dubhdaleithe,  son  of  Maelmuire, 
assumed  the  lectorship. 

Kal.  Jan.  Thursd. ;  m.  1.     A.D.  1047.    Great  snow  in    [1047J 
this  year,  from  the  festival  of  Mary  (in  winter''')  to  the 


the  year  1036.  See  note  ',  p.  489 
supra, 

i»  Uachtar-tire;  lit.  "  Upper  (part) 
of  the  land."  See  Eeevea's  Down 
and  Connor,  p.  351,  where  Uaoktar- 
tire  (or  Watertiry)  is  stated  to  be 
chiefly  represented  by  certain  town- 
lands  of  the  parish  of  Kihnegan, 
which  are  included  in  the  barony  of 
Lecale,  co.  Down. 

w  Leinster.  —  In  the  Ann,  Four 


Mast,  the  place  where  Domnall  Ua 
Loingsigh  was  killed  is  described  as 
in  Ui-Buidhe,  a  territory  nearly  co- 
extensive with  the  present  barony  of 
Ballyadams,  in  the  Queen's  county. 
See  Leabharna g-ceart  {^i,  O'Dono- 
van),  p.  214. 

^^Winter. — Added  in  a  later  hand 
in  A.  Not  in  B.  The  "  festival  of 
Marj' "  (or  Lady-day)  in  winter  falls 
on  the  8th  of  December. 


586  aMNala  tila"Dti. 

CO  i!?eil  parpaic,  t)0  na  ppic  fatnail,  co  |io  la  a^  ii-T)aine 
7  innilej  pm'OTnil  in  rlfiaifia  7  en-  Waciuicar 'Oom- 
TiailL  mic  CCmalsaxia  .1.  comariba  parpaic  TYIuirx- 
cepcac  mac  mic  mocax>an,  1^1  .tl.  mbpeipail,  t)0  marxbaT) 
1  ii-CCti-D  maca  -oo  maca'oan  .h-  Ceilecan  pep  •ooltim. 
lann  uisen  mic  Selbacan,  comariba  bixisccin  pace 
quieuic-  -Niall.  -h.  Tluairic t)o  mapbax)  la  .11.  ConcobaM^- 
Criecpluaise-D  la  Miall  mac  mailreclaiiiTi  1  mbtiesu, 
CO  po  mapB  .tl.  nlppepnan. 
b.  let.  latiaip.    ui.  p;   I.  xii.     CCnno   -oomini  m.°   xl.° 

urn."  "Ounlans  mac  TDunsail  a  ppacpibup  r"'?  occif up 
epc  IPepsal  .fl.  TYlaelmuai'D  pi  pep  Cell,  ^lUacolaim 
.Tl.  heisnig  aip'opiB  CCippall,  CennpaelaT)  -Tl.  CuiU 
aip-opili  muman,  TTlaelpabaill  .ll-  hei'oinn  pi  -n. 
Piacpac  CCi'Dne,  mopt;ui  pone  Clo^na  aipcbmnech 
imleca  16aip,  12ep'oomnac  -Tl.  Innapcaix)  comapba 
Pinnen,  'Ounchat)  -"h.  Ceilecaip  comapba  Ciapain 
8ai|pi,  in  pace  quieuepunc.  Comapba  peT;aip  7  xta 
pep  -Dec  -Da  aep  spai'o  -do  eibilcin  imaille  ppip,  lap  n-ol 
neime  -do  pac  "ooib  in  comapba  po  b-innapbana^  ap 
peirfte. 

"jet  lanaip.  1.  p. ;  I.  xx.  111.      CCnno  ■oomini  m."  xl.°  ix." 
CCmalsaixi  comapba  parpaic,  xx.  ix.  annip  cpanpacrip 


^Domnall His  appointment  totlie 

abbotship  (or  bishopric)  of  Armagh, 
in  succession  to  his  brother  Maelisa, 
is  noticed  at  the  year  1091  infra. 
See  Ware's  Works  (Harris's  ed,), 
Vol.  1,  pp.  50-1. 

2  Matadhan  Ua  Ceilechain. —  The 
only  person  so  named  mentioned  in 
these  Annala  is  the  Matadhan  Ua 
Ceilechain,  vice-abbot  (or  "  prior," 
according  to  the  Four  Masters^ 
whose  obit  is  entered  at  a.d.  10G3 
infra.     See  note  ',  p.  573,  sujyra. 

^  Successor  of  Brigit ;  i.e.  abbess  of 
Kildare.    The  name  of   Lann  does 


not  appear  in  Archdall's  very  im- 
perfect list  of  the  abbots  and  abbesses 
of  Kildare. 

'  Ua  Conchobai/r. — Aedh  Ua  Con- 
chobair  (Aedh  "  of  the  gapped 
spear  "),  King  of  Connaught. 

'  Va  li-Iffernain.  —  This  name, 
which  is  not  uncommon  in  Meatb,  is 
now  written  Heffernan.  But  the 
HeSemans  of  Heath  and  Kildare  are 
to  be  distinguished  from  the  Heffemans 
of  Limericlc  and  Clare,  who  come  of 
a  different  stock. 

^  Dunlang,  —  He  is  described  as 
"Lord  of  Ui-Briuin- Cualann,"  and 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


587 


festival  of  Patrick,  for  which  no  equal  was  found,  which 
caused  a  "great  destruction  of  people  and  cattle,  and  of 
wild  sea  animals  and  birds.  Birth  of  Domnall^  son  of 
Amalgaidh,  i.e.,  successor  of  Patrick.  Muirchertach, 
grandson  of  Matadhan,  King  of  the  Ui-Bresail,  was 
killed  in  Ard-Macha  by  Matadhan  Ua  Ceilechain,*' 
through  treachery.  Lann,  daughter  of  Mac  Selbhachain 
successor  of  Brigit,"  rested  in  peace.  Niall  Ua  Ruairc 
was  killed  by  Ua  Conchobair.*  A  predatory  expedition 
by  Niall,  son  of  Maelsechlainn,  into  Bregha,  when  he 
killed  Ua  h-Iffernain.^ 

Kal.  Jan.  Frid. ;  m.  21.  A.D.  1048.  Dunlang,^  son  00*8]  bis. 
of  Dungal,  was  slain  by  his  brothers  Ferghal  Ua  Mael- 
mhuaidh,  King  of  Fera-CeU ;  Gillacoluim  Ua  hEighnigh, 
chief  King  of  Airghialla  ;  Cennfaeladh  Ua  Cuill,''  chief 
poet  of  Munster,  [and]  MaelfabhaUl  Ua  hEidhinn,  King 
of  Ui-Fiachrach-Aidhne,  died.  Clothna,  herenagh  of 
Imlech-Ibhair  f  Ferdomnach  Ua  Innascaigh,  comarb  of 
Finnen,^  [and]  Dunchad  Ua  Ceilechair,  comarb  of 
Ciaran  of  Saighir,  rested  in  peace.  The  comarb  of 
Peter,^"  and  twelve  of  his  companions  along  with  him, 
died  after  drinking  poison  which  the  comarb  who  had 
been  previously  expelled  had  given  them. 

Kal.  Jan.     Sund.,  m.  23.     A.D.  1049.      Amalghaidh"    [1049.] 
comarb  of  Patrick,  having  spent  twenty-nine  years  in 


the  "  glory  of  the  east  of  Ireland," 
in  the  Ann.  Four  M. 

■!  Ua  CuiU.  —  O'Quill  (or  Quill 
without  the  O')-  The  compositions 
of  this  poet  have  not  survived. 
O'Reilly  (/risA  Writers,  p.  Ixxiv.) 
mentions  one  poem  of  160  verses. 

8  Tmlech-Ibhair.—See  note  \  p.  42, 
supra. 

9  Comarb  of  Finnen;  i.e.  successor 
of  Finnian,  Finnia,  or  Finnen,  founder 
of  the  monastery  of  Clonard,  co.  Meath. 


^''  Comarb  of  Peter. — The  '  comarb ' 
(or  successor)  of  Peter  here  referred 
to  was  apparently  Pope  Damasus 
IL,  who  was  enthroned  on  the  17th 
of  July,  1048,  in  succession  to  Bene- 
dict IXth,  and  died  on  the  8th  of 
August  following. 

^^  Amalghaidh.  —  Some  lines  of 
poetry  in  praise  of  this  prelate  are 
added  in  the  lower  margin  of  fol.  68i 
in  A.  But  they  are  not  worth  print- 
ing. 


588 


ccMMCclcc  ula-oli. 


in  pfiincipacu,  pemtjenif  in  Chiaifco  cfuieuic.  TTlael- 
Foi.  59aoi  cainnig  -h.  'CaicLig  comapb  "Oaiminnp,  'Cucrcal  .h. 
Uail  a1t^cblnnech  boici  conaip,  in  pace  quieueptint;. 
pimcbeifirac  .If).  Lonisfig  tio  mapbax)  la  mac  Concobai]a 
.tl.  toinsfis.  TTluificeiacac  mac  TTlaelfeclainn  -do 
mofiboT)  la  Concobap  .n.  TTlaelipeclainn,  T)ap  aipcec 
*t)G  7  "Dame.  Concobap  .11.  CinnpaelaT),  pi  .Tl.  Conaill 
^abpa,  1map  .Tl.  beice  pi  .Tl.  1T1eic,  occipi  punc.  "Dub- 
T)aleici  "00  §aBail  n  b-ap"oaine  a^^  a  pipup  leiginn  in 
eoT)em  we  quo  mopcuup  epc  CCmalsai'o.  OCe'o  .Tl. 
Poppei'D  T>o  §abail  na  pipupa  leiginn.  In  hoc  anno 
nacup  epc  [p]laic[bepc]ac  .Tl.  lai-D[5]nen,  pi  Pep[n]- 
muigi. 

let- lanaip.  .11.  p.;  1. 1111.  CCnno  ■Domini  TTl."  l.° 
7)ominice  mcapnaciomp.  ITlaelpoanaixi  mac  Con- 
coipne,  pi  ©lie,  "Donncha-o  mac  ^illapaelain  pi  .Tl. 
Pail^i,  occipi  punc.  Ceall  T)apa  co  na  -oaimlias  "oo 
lopca-D.  TTlaelan  pepleiginn  Cenannpa,  papiencipimup 
omnium  Tlibepnencium,  T)ubuac  mac  TTlile'Da  comapba 
Cainni5,hUa8culaaipchinnechinnpiCacai5,  TTlael'DUin 
•Tl.  heicepcai5  aipchmnech  Locpa,  CLeipcen  .Tl. 
muineoc,  cuip  cpabaix)  na  hepenn,in  pace  quieuepunT;. 
•OiapmaiTD  .Tl.  Cele  aipchmnech  'Celca  popccepn, 
maelpechlainn  mac  Cmnpaela-D.mopcui  punc.  Scannep 
erip  pipu   muigi  lea  7  OCipgiallu,  1   copcaip   eochaiT) 


'  Ua  Taichligh.  —  According  to 
O'Donovan  (Four  Mast.,  a.d.  1049, 
note  d),  this  name  is  anglicised  Tiilly 
and  Tilly. 

^Both-Conais.—S^i  note  '5,  p.  361, 


^  Va  C'mnfaeladh.  —  Now  angli- 
cised Kenealy  (or  Kennelly),  without 
the  0'.  The  name  is  still  common 
in  the  counties  of  Kerry,  Cork,  and 
Limerick. 

*  Vi-Conaill-Gabhra. — Now  repre- 


sented by  the  baronies  of  Upper  and 
Lower  Connello,  in  the  county  of 
Limerick. 

^  Ua  Beice — O'Donovan  states  that 
this  name  has  been  made  Beck  and 
Peck.  But  it  would  be  more  likely 
to  assume  the  form  "  Beaky,"  as  con- 
sisting of  two  syllables. 

^  DubhdaUithe See  note  ",  p.  478, 


^  Aedh  Ua  Forreidh. —  The  Fow 
Masters,  in  giving  his  obit  at  a.d. 


AMnALS  of  ULSTiiB. 


589 


the  government,  rested  penitently  in  Christ.  Maelcain- 
nigh  Ua  Taichligh/  comarb  of  DaLmhinis,  Tuathal  Ua 
Uail,  herenagh  of  Eoth-Conais/  rested  in  peace.  Flaith- 
bertach  Ua  Loingsigh  was  slain  by  the  son  of  Conchobar 
Ua .  Loingsigh.  Muirchertach  son  of  Maelsechlainn  was 
killed  by  Conchobar  Ua  Maelsechlainn,  against  the  will 
of  God  and  men.  Conchobar  Ua  Cinnfaeladh/  King  of 
Ui-ConaUl-Gabhra/  [and]  Imhar  Ua  Beice/  King  of  Ui- 
Meith,  were  slain.  Dubhdaleithe^  assumed  the  abbotship, 
from  his  lectorship,  on  the  same  day  in  which  Arahal- 
ghaidh  died,  Aedh  Ua  Forreidh''  assumed  the  lectorship. 
In  this  year  was  born  Flaithbertach^  Ua  Laidhgnen, 
King  of  Fernmhagh. 

Kal.  Jan.  Mond. ;  m.  4.  A.D.  1050,  of  the  Incarnation' 
of  the  Lord.  Maelruanaidh  son  of  Cucoime,  King  of 
Eli,  Donnchad  son  of  Gillafaelain,  King  of  Ui-Failghi, 
were  slain.  CiU-dara,  with  its  cathedral,  was  burned. 
Maelan,  lector  of  Cenannas,  the  most  learned  of  all 
Irishmen;  Dubthach  son  of  Milidh,  comarb  of  Cain- 
nech  ;^°  Ua  Scula,  herenagh  of  Inis-Cathaigh  ;"  Maelduin 
Ua  hEicertaigh,  herenagh  of  Lothra  ;^^  [and]  Cleirchen 
Ua  Muineoc,  tower  of  piety  of  Ireland,  rested  in  peace. 
Diarmait  Ua  Cele,  herenagh  of  Tulach-Fortchern,"  [and] 
Maelsechlainn,  son  of  Cennfaeladh,  died.  A  conflict 
between  the  men  of  Magh-ltha  and  the  Airghialla,  in 


[1050.] 


1056,  incorrectly  style  him  ' '  bishop 
of  Armagh.'' 

8  Flaithbertach. — This  entry,  which 
is  added  in  the  margin  in  MS.  B.,  in 
the  original  hand,  is  not  printed  in 
O'Conor's  version.  The  obit  of  Flaith- 
bertach is  entered  at  the  year  1119 
infra. 

'IncamcUion The  words  "  Domi- 

nice  incamacionis,"  though  not  in 
MS.  B.,  are  found  in  the  MS.  Clar. 
49,  alleged  by  O'Donovan  to  be 
a  translation  of  B. 


^"Comarb  ofCainnech ;  i.e.,  successor 
of  St  Canice,  foimder  of  the  monas- 
tery of  Aghaboe,  in  the  Queen's 
county. 

'1  Inis-Cathaigh. — Scatteiy  Island, 
in  the  Eiver  Shannon. 

12  Lothra See  note  ^,  p.  3i8, 

supra. 

'3  Tulach-  Fortchern.  —  Otherwise 
written  Tulach-Ua-Felmedha,  Tul- 
low,  in  the  barony  of  Kathvilly,  co. 
Carlow. 


590 


aw  N  alec  uLaroti. 


I). 

Fol.  59o6. 


.h.  hOineii-  "OuB-oalei^i  ijofi  cuaijic  ceniuiL  Gogain,  co 
cue  cjii  CGT)  -DO  buaiB.  CLuain  mic  Noit"  T)'a|xcain  ipo 
cfii  ifiriD  0611  i\aici,  peachc  o  fil  CCnmcha'DO,  7  pa  "do  o 
Calpailib  cofna  8inncaiB. 

let.  lanaip  .11).  \:.;  I.  xu.  CCnrio  "DOtnini  1T(.°  l.°  1." 
muipceficac  mac  bifiic,  t\i  na  tiTDefe  ITlumati,  -do  lofcoT) 
7)0  hUib  Paelan.  TTlac  Ouacan  tnac  Oi[i\c  vo  majiba-D  1 
n-T»aTtiLiac  tif  moiii  -do  TlTlaeLfechlainti  .h.  b|\ic. 
CCmalsaiT)  mac  Cacail,  |ii  laiicaiifi  Conachc,  "do  xiallaT) 
la  hCCe^  .h.  Concobaip.  tai-Dgnen  mac  TTlaelain,  fii 
fallens,  cum  fua  jxegina  .1.  insen  in  guic,  vo  -Dul  vm 
ailicjii  T)o  Uoim,  7  a  ec-  ITlac  LocLainn  "oo  itinaifibaT)  a 
fiigi  'Celca  05,  7  CCe'D  .11.  pejagail  vo  fvijau 

let.  laiiaiifi  .1111.  p. ;  I.  xx.  ui.    CCnno-oomini  HI."  l.°ii.° 


'  Cows, — Ecclesiastical  dues  were, 
of  course,  paid  in  kind  at  the  time. 

2  Chmin-mic-Nois.  —  This  entrj', 
which  is  added  in  a  later  hand  in  A  , 
is  not  in  B.,  although  it  is  given  in 
English  in  the  MS.  Clar.  49,  which 
has  been  supposed  to  be  a  '  transla- 
tion '  of  MS.  B. 

5  Sil-Anmchadha. — The  tribe-name 
of  the  O'Maddens,  who  occupied  the 
district  now  represented  by  the 
barony  of  Longford,  co.  Galway. 

*  Calraighi. — There  were  several 
tribes  named  Calraighi,  one  distin- 
guished from  the  other  by  some  word 
indicating  local  situation.  See  the 
Index  to  O'Donovan's  ed.  of  the  Fo^tr 
Masters.  The  Calraighe  above  referred 
to  were  of  the  sept  called  Calraighl- 
an-chala,  whose  name  is  still  remem- 
bered, and  applied  (in  the  form  Calry) 
to  the  parish  of  Ballyloughloe,  in 
the  barony  of  Clonlonan,  county  of 
Westmeath.  Do^n  to  the  17th  cen- 
tury this  territory  was  the  patrimony 
3f  the  Magawleys  ;  but  the  name  of 
Magawley    (Mac    Amhalghaidh)    is 


seldom  met  there  now.    See  O'Dono- 
van's ed.  of  O'Dugan,  note  ^. 

°  Sinnachs  (pron.  Shinnattghs).— 
This  was  an  offensive  name  (sinnach 
meaning  '  fox ')  given  to  the  family 
of  O'Catharnaigh  (or,  as  the  name 
would  be  now  written,  O'Kearney), 
from  the  tradition  that  they  were  the 
murderers  of  the  poet  Cuan  Ua 
Lochain.  See  note  ',  p.  554  supra, 
and  the  Chron.  Scot.  (ed.  Hennessy), 
note  3,  p.  264.  The  author  of  the 
version  in  Clar.  49  has  "  Cuan 
O'Lochain,  Archpoet  of  Ireland, 
killed  treacherously  by  the  men  of 
Tehva,  ancestors  of  the  Foxes.  They 
stunk  afterwards,  whereby  they  go 
the  name  of  Foxes." 

^  M[oon]  15 — The  age  of  the  moon 
is  set  down  as  xx.  in  A.,  but  this  is 
wrong.     B.  has  xv,,  which  is  correct. 

''Son  of  Buatan. — The  Ann.  of 
Tigernach,  and  the  Four  Mast,  have 
"  Faelan,  son  of  Bratan."  The  author 
of  the  version  in  Clar.  49  has 
"  Maelbruadar  mac  Brick,"  which 
seems  corrupt. 


Annals  op  ulsteii. 


591 


which  Eochaidh  Ua  hOssein  fell.  Dubhdaleithe  on  a 
visitatioa  of  Oinel-Eoghain,  when  he  brought  away  300 
cows."  Cluain-mic-Nois''  was  plundered  thrice  in  the 
same  quarter  [of  a  year], — once  by  the  Sil-Anmchadha,' 
and  twice  by  the  Oalraighi/  with  the  Sinnachs.^ 

Kal.  Jan.  Tuesd. ;  m.  IS".  A.D.  1051.  Muirchertach,  [1051.] 
son  of  Brec,  King  of  the  Desi-Mumhan,  was  burned  by 
the  Ui-Faelain.  The  son  of  Buatan,'  son  of  Brec,  was 
killed  in  the  '  daimliac '  of  Lis-mor  by  Maelsechlainn,' 
grandson  of  Brec.  Amalgaidh  son  of  Cathal,  King  of  the 
West  of  Connaught,  was  blinded  by  Aedh  Ua  Conchobaii-. 
Laidhgnen  son  of  Maelan,'  King  of  Gailenga,  with  his 
queen,  i.e.,  the  daughter  of  the  Got,^"  went  to  Rome  in 
pilgrimage,  and  died."  Mac  Lochlainn  was  expelled  from 
the  kingship  of  Telach-og,  and  Aedh  Ua  Ferghail  was 
made  king. 

Kal.  Jan.     Wednesd. ;   m.  26.    A.D.  1052.^''    Domnall  C1052.]bi8. 


'  Maelsechlaitm.  —  Called  "  Mael- 
secUainn,  son  of  Muirchertach,  son 
of  Brec,"  in  the  Ann.  Four  Mast. 

°  M(tilan;  i.e.  Maelau  UaLeuchain. 
See  note  ^,  p.  542  sujyra. 

10  The  Got.— See  note  ^  p.  562 
supra. 

"  Died. — The  translator  in  Clar.  49 
states  that  the  pilgrims  "died  by  the 
way."  In  the  Annals  of  Tigernach  it 
is  stated  that  Laidhgnen  died  "  in  the 
east,  after  coming  from  Eome."  But 
the  Four  Masters  represent  Laidhgnen 
and  his  wife  as  having  died  on  their 
return  journey. 

13^.2/.  1052 A  note  in  an  old  hand 

in  B.,  in  the  space  l)etween  the  last 
entry  for  1061  and  the  first  entry  for 
1052,  has  \f  e  -pa  rii  Ula'D  anno  1052 
Miatl  macneodiOTja,  qui  uenic 
ipyv)  anno  50  hOft^aije.  Hi  "Sail 
.1.  echmaricacti  mac  Hasnaill 
art  na  mnayxba  o  riife]  (xti^en  .1. 


"DiaiamaiT)  mac  TTlait  na  m-bo, 
7  in  ifiige  -DO  vein  'oe  pn.  "  The 
King  of  Ulidia  in  1052  was  Niall,  son 
of  Eochaidh,  who  came  in  the  same 
year  to  Ossory.  The  King  of  the 
Foreigners,  i.e.  Echmarcach,  son  of 
Ragnall,  was  expelled  by  the  King  of 
Leinster,  i.e ,  Diarmaid,  son  of  Mael- 
na-mbo,  who  had  the  liingship  [of 
Dublin]  thereby."  See  Todd's  Cogadk 
Gaedkel,  &c.,  p".  291,  note  C^).  The 
learned  author  does  not  seem  to  have 
been  acquainted  with  the  entry  just 
given,  which  is  not  in  the  Clar.  49 
version  of  this  Chronicle,  or  in  Dr. 
O'Conor's  edition  of  MS.  B.,  although 
it  seems  of  sufficient  interest  to  be 
reproduced.  The  record  of  the  expul- 
sion from  Dublin  of  the  Danish  King 
Echmarcach,  as  it  appears  in  the 
Ann.  of  Tigernach  and  the  Four 
Masters,  would  represent  him  merely 
as  going  on  a  voyage  "  over  the  sea." 


592 


ccMMcclcc  ulcroti. 


"Oomnall  ban  .h.  bpiain  -oo  ma|ibaT)  -oo  Connachcait!. 
"Domnall  mac  ^lUacbpifc  mic  Conc«al[n]5e  occiipuf  efc 
o  1115  V^\i  Uoif.  bpoen  mac  TYlaelmotixiai,  r^i  taigen, 
■DO  ec  1  Colanea.  ITlacifiaic  .h.  "Donncba^a,  |ii  Gosan- 
acbca  Caifil,  -do  ec.  ecnsetin  ."h.  bCCsriain,  comaifiba 
Ciafian  7  Coman,  muii[ieT)ac  .tl.  Sinacan.maeri  TTlumar, 
in  pace  T>oiimiet\«nc.  5i^^*^P<*^n«'c  mac  'Domnaill, 
fecnop  ai|\T)  TTIaca,  vo  mafiba'o  7)0  mac  CCificon  .Tl. 
Ceilecan  a  mebail. 

"jet.  lanaii^.  ui-  p.,  I.  «ii.  CCnno  "oomini  YYl."  l.°  111.° 
nriac  na  b-ai'bci  .h.  Ruaific,  |in)omna  Connacbc,  a  map.- 
boT)  7)0  'Oiapmaic  -11.  Cuinn  a  n-innfi  Loca  apbac. 
1Tluip.eT)ac  mac  TDiafimaca,  aificbinnecb  Roif  cfie,  bUa 
■Rua-oifiacb  aificbinnecb  "Ceyimomn  -peicm,  piaicbe|icac 
.tl.  m aelpaBaill  yii  Caifice  biiacai-oe,  "Ooilgen  uafal 
facafic  afiT)  TYlaca,  "Domnall  M.  Cele  aipcbinnech 
Slane,  TnupctlaT)  -ll.  beollan  aipcbmnech  "Djioma 
cliaB,  omnep  in  pace  'ootimieifitinc.  Cixec  la  mac 
loclamn  7  la  p\iu  TTIuise  lea  pop,  cenel  mbinms  toca 
"opocait;,  CO  |iucpac  cpi  .c.  bo,  7  co  \\o  mapbpac 
Ttubemna  mac  Cuiaexia,  pecnap  Cluana  piacna,  7 
Ctimaca  mac  Claipcen,    moep  "Oail  caip.     TTlaelcpon 


1  Domnall  Ban  Ua  Briain. — Dom- 
nall O'Brien  "  the  Fair."  The  third 
aon  of  Donogh,  son  of  Brian  Borumha, 
according  to  Dr.  O'Brien.  See  Val- 
lancey's  Collect,  de  Rehus  Eibernlcis, 
Vol.  I.,  p.  552. 

^  Colanea. — Cologne,  on  the  Rhine. 
The  history  of  the  famous  Irish  monas- 
tery of  Cologne  has  not  been  suffi- 
ciently examined.  See  Colgan'sJcte 
SS.,  p.  107;  O'Conor's  Rer.  Hih., 
Script..,  vol.  4,  p.  327,  and  Lauigan's 
Eccl.  Hist.,  vol.  3,  p.  406. 

'  Steward.  —  The  Four  Masters 
say  "  Patrick's  steward "  (mao|V 
Pacivaic). 

^Mac-na-haidche. — This  is  a  nick- 


name, not  a  Christian  name,  and 
means  "  sou  of  the  night,"  applied  to 
him,  probably,  in  allusion  to  his 
having  been  frequently  engaged  in 
nocturnal  forays. 

^  Loch-Arbhach. — Lough  Arrow,  on 
the  borders  of  the  counties  of  Sligo 
and  Roscommon. 

''  Herenagh. — In  the  Annals  of  the 
F.  M.  (A.D.  1052),  Muiredach  is 
called  comarha  (or  successor)  of 
Cronan,  founder  of  Kos-  ore. 

'  Termon-Fecin.  —  Termonfeckin, 
CO.  Louth. 

8  Carraic-Brachaidhe.  —  See  note 
1",  p.  369  supra. 

"  Magh-Itha "  Plain  of  Ith";  a 


ANNALS   OF  XTLSTER. 


593 


Ban  Ua  Briain'  was  slain  by  Connaughtmen,  Domnall, 
son  of  Gillachrist,  son  of  Cucual[n]ge,  was  killed  by  the 
King  of  Fera-Rois.  Braen  son  of  Maelmordha,  King 
of  Leinster,  died  in  Colanea.''  Maeraith,  grandson  of 
Donnchad,  King  of  Eoghanacht-Caisil,  died.  Echtigern 
Ua  h-Aghrain,  comarb  of  Ciaran  and  Coman,  Muiredach  , 
Ua  Sinachan,  steward'  of  Munster, '  fell  asleep  '  in  peace. 
Gillapatraic  son  of  Domnall,  vice-abbot  of  Ard-Macha, 
was  killed  by  the  son  of  Archu  Ua  Celechain,  in  treachery. 

Kal.  Jan.  Frid.,  m.  7.  A.D.  1053.  Mac-na-haidche*  C^^'^^.] 
Ua  Ruaire,  royal-heir  of  Connaught,  was  killed  by 
Diarmait  Ua  Cuinn,  in  an  island  of  Loch-arbhach.° 
Muiredach  son  of  Diarmait,  herenagh"  of  Ros-cre ;  Ua 
Ruadrach,  herenagh  of  Termon-Fccin  ;'  Flaithbertach  Ua 
Maelfabhaill,  King  of  Carraic-Brachaidhe  f  Doilgen, 
noble  priest  of  Ard-Macha;  Domnall  Ua  Cele,  herenagh 
of  Slane,  [and]  Murchadh  Ua  BeoUain,  herenagh  of 
Druim-cliabh — ^all  '  fell  asleep  '  in  peace.  A  depredation 
[was  committed]  by  MacLochlainn  and  the  men  of 
Magh-Itha"  on  the  Oinel-Binnigh  of  Loch-Drochait,^" 
when  they  carried  off  300  cows,  and  killed  Dubhemna 
son  of  Cinaedh,  vice-abbot  of  Cluain-Fiachna,"  and  Cu- 
Macha  son  of  Clairchen,  steward  of  Dal-Cais.'^     Mael- 


district  corresponding  to  the  southern 
half  of  the  present  barony  of  Raphoe, 
CO.  Donegal.  See  Reeves's  ed.  of 
Colton's  Visitation,  p.  69,  note  ",  and 
other  references  given  in  the  Index  to 
that  work,  under  Magh-Itha. 

w  Cinel-Binnigh  of  Loch-Drochait. 
— There  were  at  least  four  distinct 
families  of  the  Cinel-Binnigh  (descen- 
dants of  Eochaidh  Binnech,  son  of 
Eoghan,  son  of  Niall  Nine-hostager), 
each  of  which  was  distinguished  by 
its  '  local  habitation.'  The  territory 
occupied  by  the  several  branches  of 
the  Cinel-Binnigh  is  supposed  to  have 
comprised   the  northern  part  of  the 


present  barony  of  Loughinsholin,  co. 
Londonderry.  See  Reeves's  Colton's 
Visitation,  pp.  73-4-.  But  the  men  - 
tion  of  Cluain-Fiachna  (Clonfeakle, 
barony  of  Dungannon,  co.  TjTone) 
in  connection  with  this  raid  would 
seem  to  indicate  that  the  territory  of 
the  Cinel-Binnigh  extended  further 
south. 

''  Cluain-Fiachna. — See  last  note. 

^'^ Steward  of  Dal-Cais.  —  Dal- 
Cais  was  the  tribe-name  of  the 
O'Briens  of  Thomond  and  their  cor- 
relatives. The  Translator  in  Clar. 
49,  renders  tnoeiv  by  "  Serjeant."  It 
is  not  easy  to  conceive  what  could 

2q 


594 


aw  Mala  ulat)Ti. 


mac  Ccrcail,  |ii  brie^,  a  maribaT)  -do  U  Uiacain.  T)onn- 
cha-o  .Tl.  Ceallacaiti,  ■p.nDomria  Cairit->  'oo  maribaT) 
■D'Orfiaiji^.  Miall  .h.  eisnig,  r^  Ipert  manccc,  t)0  map- 
bat)  "DO  ^eiimb  luifis.  CocLan  iii  T)elmna  a  fUir  pet^ 
•  T)oliim  occif f Uf  efc. 

]ct.  laiictiifi  .till.  p. ;  I.  x.tiiii.  CCnno  'oomini  tn."  l.° 
1111.°  Iiriafi  mac  CC|iailu,  ^^  ^all,  t)0  ecaiB.  CCe'o  .tl. 
•peiijail,  111  'Celca  05,  7  mac  CC|^con  .In.  Ceilecain,  \l^ 
.h.  mbjief ail, T)0  mafibat)  -do  -pep-aiB  pe^anmuili.  T)ub- 
^al  .tl.  het)acain,  yu  .n.  Miallan,  t)o  maixboT)  t)0  U 
tai^ein.  TTlai'Dm  pnnmuisi  pop.  t(ib  TTlei-c  7  pop 
Uachcap  cipe,  pia  nUib  Gachach,  vn  it;opcaip  111 
Cpoib-oeps  piT)omna  tlachcaip  ripe.  CCet)  mac 
Foi.  594«.  Cenneicig  mic  "Dmnnctiain,  muipe  clainne  T^aipp- 
•Delbaig,  -00  mapbax)  do  Connacbi;ai15.  Cau  enp  pipu 
CClban  7  Saxanu,  1  T;opcpa'Dap  rpi  mile  "do  pepaiB 
CClban,  7  mile  co  le^  no  SaxanaiB  im  "Dolpitin  mac 
Pnnctiip.     Loc   pUToe  Onpain  1  pleiB  ^uaipe  tjo  eltco 


have  brouglit  the  steward  or  '■  Ser- 
jeant "  of  Dal-Caia  into  the  heart  of 
Ulster,  at  a  time  when  the  O'Briens  of 
the  south  and  theMacIiOchlainns  of  the 
north  were  on  very  unfriendly  terms. 

^Donnchadh  Ua  Cellachahi,  i.e. 
Donnchadh,  descendant  of  Cellachan 
Caisil,  King  Cashel  [or  Munster], 
whose  obit  is  given  at  the  year  953 
supra. 

"Fera-Luirg "  Men    of    Lurg," 

See  notes  i",  p.  447,  and  ",  p.  575, 
supra. 

'  Cochlan This   entry,   which   is 

added  by  a  later  hand  in  A. ,  is  not 
in  B.  The  Cochlan  here  mentioned 
was  the  progenitor  from  whom  the 
MacCoghlans,  of  Delvm  MacCoghlan 
(now  represented  bj'  the  baron}'  of 
Garrycastle,  King's  county),  derived 
their  name. 


*  Te!ac?t-og.—See  note  ',  p.  429, 
supra. 

'  Ua  Celechain. — See  note  ',  p.  573, 
supra, 

^  Finnmaffh.  —  O'Donovan  alleges 
this  place  to  be  the  same  as  "  Finvoj', 
in  the  county  of  Down."  (^Four 
Mast,  A.D.  1054,  note  r).  But 
there  seems  to  be  no  place  called 
Finvoy  in  the  co.  Down;  though 
there  are  a  townland  and  pariah  of 
the  name  in  the  barony  of  Kilconway, 
CO.  Antrim. 

'  Uachtar-tire. — For  the  situation 
of  this  territor}',  and  the  meaning 
of  the  name,  see  Reeves's  Down  and 
Connor,  p.  351,  note  w. 

^  Donnchuan.  —  This  Donnchuan 
(ob.  948,  Four  Mast.},  was  the  eldest 
brother  of  King  Brian  Borumha.    His 


AifNALS  OF   ULSTER. 


595 


cron  sou  of  Cathal,  King  of  Bregha,  was  killed  by  Ua 
Riacain.  Donncliad  Ua  Cellachain/  royal  heir  of  Caisel, 
was  killed  by  the  Osraighi.  Niall  Ua  hEignigh,  King  of 
Fera-Manach,  was  killed  by  the  Fera-Luirg.''  Cochlan," 
King  of  Delmna,  was  treacherously  slain  by  his  own 
people. 

Kal.  Jan.  Saturd. ;  ni.  18.  A.D.  1054.  Imhar  son  of 
Aralt,  King  of  the  Foreigners,  died.  Aedh  Ua  Ferghail, 
King  of  Telach-og,^  and  the  son  of  Archu  Ua  Celechain,'^ 
King  of  the  Ui-Bresail,  were  slain  by  the  men  of  Fern- 
mhagh.  Dubhgal  Ua  hEdacain,  King  of  Ui-Niallaui, 
was  killed  by  Ua  Laithein.  The  victory  of  Finnmagh" 
over  the  Ui-Meith  and  Uach tar-tire,'  by  the  Ui- 
Echach,  where  the  Croibderg,  royal  heir  of  Uachtar-tire, 
was  slain.  Aedh,  son  of  Cennedigh,  son  of  Donnchuan,® 
steward  of  Clann-Tairdelbaigh,''  was  killed  by  Connaught- 
men.  A  battle  between  the  men  of  Alba  and  the 
Saxons,  in  which  there  were  slain  3,000  of  the  men  of 
Alba,  and  1,500  of  the  Saxons,  including  Dolfinn  son 
of  Finntur.       The  lake  of  Suidhe-Odhrain'"  in  Sliabh- 


[1054.] 


grandson  Aedh,  whose  death  is  above 
recorded,  is  described  as  tiiuijin  7 
OTVoan  (the  "  delight  and  glory  ")  of 
the  Dal-Cais  (Fowr  Mast.  1054). 
O'Conor  translates  the  term  tnurjie 
("  steward  ")  of  this  chronicle  "  Mari- 
timus  dux;"  probably  thinking  that 
TTltillie  was  the  same  as  muiyi,  the 
Irish  word  for  "  sea  "  (Lat.  mare). 

8  Claim-  Tairdelbaigh ;  i.e.  the 
family  of  Tairdelbach  (Torlogh,  or 
Terence),  son  of  Tadbg  (si.  1023, 
supra),  son  of  Brian  Borumha.  He 
■was  the  progenitor  of  the  principal 
branch  of  the  O'Brien  race.  Tair- 
delbach, who  was  King  of  Munster 
(and  "of  the  greater  part  of  Ire- 
land," according  to  some  authorities). 


died  in  1086.  In  giving  his  obit  at 
that  year  infra,  this  Chronicle  des- 
cribes him  as  King  of  Ireland,  as  lie 
is  also  described  in  tlie  Aim  Loch-Cr. 
But  in  tlie  Chron.  Scotorum  (1082= 
1086),  Tairdelbach  is  called  King  of 
the  "greater  part"  (urmoir)  of  Ire- 
land ;  while  the  Four  Masters  term 
him  King  of  Ireland  co  piier-aBifia 
("  with  opposition  "). 

^^  Suidke-Odhrain.  —  The  name  of 
this  lake  is  now  represented  by  that  of 
the  townland  of  Seeoran,  in  the  parish 
of  Knockbride,  barony  of  Clankee,  co. 
Cavan,  (where  there  is  no  trace  of  a 
lake).  This  is  one  of  the  miraUUa 
Hiherniae.  See  Todd's  Irish  Nennius, 
p.  213. 


596 


aMNCclcc  ula'oti. 


a  n-'De]ie'D  awce  -peile  ITliceil,  co  n-'oechai'o  ifin  pabaill, 
quoT)  non  auiDicum  efc  ab  anciquiy. 

]ct.  lanaiyi  .1.  v-  ;  I- ^'c-  '^c-  CCnno  ■Domiiii  TTl."  1°  u." 
T)omnall  \\uav  .h.  by^iain  -do  Tnajibaxi  la  .n.  neitiinn. 
TTIaelmapcain  mac  CCyfTOa,  comayiba  CoTn§ailL,  CoUnm 
.tl.Cacailaiiachinnech  Ruif  ailicip,  O-Doifi.ll.  ITltiifie'Dais 
ait^chinnech  Lufca,  gillapacriaic  fii  On^ai§i,  Pacjia  .11. 
Coiacpain,  omnef  in  TDormno  'ooiamieifiunc.  TTlaiTim  i^ia 
'Caip|i'Delbach  h-  mbiiiain  -pop  TTlui^cbaT)  .rl.TnOiaiain,  1 
coixcpa-oaia  .1111.  cec  im.  u.  coifiuca  'oec  Ca€  TTlapcap,- 
cai^i,  fiia  Tlu^-oaleici  comaifiba  pacpaic,  poyi  mac 
Loinsfig-tl-  maelfeclainn  .1.  comayiba  pnnein  7  Coluim 
elite,  vvi  1  T;oiacpaT)a)a  1I1. 

let  lanaip,  .11.  p.;  I.  .x.  CCnno  •oomini  11D.°l.°  ui.° 
Cacufac  mac  ^iiipgapBain,  comajiba  Camnij  1  Cianachc, 
CecpaiT)  cenn  cleiiiec  TTluman,  qmeueifiunr;.  CCeTi  .11. 
■popifieiTi,  ap.T)  pepletjinn  CCiifiT)  TTlaca,  in  .Iccx.  u.  aecacif 
fue  anno,  in  pace  quieuir. 

Ro  cecc  yioneiB  cein  |\o  map,, 

CCei)  .Tl.  popifieit)  in  f\n  fean  ; 

hi  .xiiit.  calenTi  lull, 

Luit)  inc  epcop  cium  ap,  ceal. 

^opmj^al,  ppim  anmcapa  innpi  "Oapcaipspenn,  plentip 


^Fabhall —  O'Donovan  thought 
that  this  is  the  name  of  a  stream 
'*  which  discharges  itself  into  the 
Boyne '';  the  name  of  which  is  obso- 
lete. {Four  Mast,  a.d.  1054,  note  a.) 

-  Ua  hEidhin. — He  was  King  of 
Ui- Fiachrach- Aidhne  (according  to 
the  Four  Masters) ;  which  territory 
seems  to  have  been  co-extensive  with 
the  diocese  of  Kilmacduagh,  in  the 
south  of  the  county  of  Galway. 
See  O'Douovan's  ed.  of  O'Dubha- 
gain's  Topogr.  Poem,  note  356.  The 
family  name  Ua  hEidhin,  represented 
as  "  O'Heyn "  in  Clar.  49,  is  now 
generally  anglicised  "  Hynes." 


'Comarb  of  Com(jhall;  i  e.  succes- 
sor of  Comghall  (or  abbot  of  Bangor, 
CO.  Down).  His  name  docs  not 
appear  in  Archdall's  very  imperfect 
list  of  the  abbots  of  that  important 
establishment. 

^ Ros-ailithir.  —  Now  known  as 
Rosscarbery,  in  the  county  of  Cork. 

^  Tairdelbach  Ua  Briain.  —  Or 
Torlogh  O'Brien.     See  note  ",  p.  595. 

^  Murchadh, — He  was  the  son  of 
Donogh,  son  of  Brian  Borumha,  and 
first  cousin  of  Torlogh,  who  was  the 
son  of  Tadhg  the  brother  of  Donogh. 

^  Martartech;  lit.  "relic  house." 
This  entry  is  not  given  by  the  Four 


A^f.NALS  OF  UlStjbjJ. 


597 


Quaire  stole  away  in  the  end  of  the  night  of  the 
festival  of  Michael,  and  went  into  the  Fabhall,'  a  thing 
that  had  not  been  heard  of  from  ancient  times. 

Kal.  Jan.  Sund. ;  m.  29.  A.D.  1055.  Domnall  Ruadh 
Ua  Briain  was  killed  by  Ua  hEidhin.-  Maelmartain  son 
of  Assidh,  comarb  of  Comghall;'  Colum  Ua  Cathail, 
herenagh  of  Ros-ailithir  ;*  Odhor  Ua  Muiredaigh, 
herenagh  of  Lusca ;  Gillapatraic,  King  of  Osraighi,  [and] 
Fiachra  Ua  Corcrain — all '  fell  asleep '  in  the  Lord.  A 
victory  by  Tairdelbach  Ua  Briain^  over  Murchad"  Ua 
Briain,  in  which  400  men  were  slain,  along  with  fifteen 
chieftains.  The  battle  of  Martartech,'  by  Dubhdaleithe, 
comarb  of  Patrick,  over  the  son^  of  Loingsech  Ua  Mael- 
sechlainn,  i.e.  the  comarb  of  Finnen^  and  Colum-Cille," 
in  which  many  were  slain. 

Kal.  Jan.  Mond. ;  m.  10.  A.D.  1056.  Cathasach  son 
of  Gerrgarbhain,  comarb  of  Cainnech  in  Cianachta,'"  and 
Cetfaidh,  head  of  the  clerics  of  Munster,  rested.  Aedh 
Ua  Forreidh,  chief  lector  of  Ard-Macha,  in  the  75th 
year  of  his  age  rested  in  peace. 

He  obtainedii  great  fame  whilst  he  lived— 

Aedh  Ua  Forreidh,  the  old  sage — ; 

On  the  fourteenth  of  the  Kalends  of  July 

The  mild  bishop  went  to  heaven. 
Gormgal,  chief  soul-friend,  of  the  Island  of  Dareiargrenn,^^ 


Masters.  See  Aim.  Loch-Ce  (ed. 
Henuessj'))  "ote  ^  ad  an. 

8  Son.  —  His  name  is  given  as 
"  Murohadh"  in  the  Ann.  of  Tigernach. 

^  Comarb  of  Finnen  and  Coluim- 
Cille;  i.e.  abbot  of  Clonard  and 
Kells,  in  the  county  of  Meath. 

^^  Comarb  of  Cainnech  in  Cianachta; 
i.e.  successor  of  St.  Canice,  or  abbot 
of  Dromacliose  (or  Termonkenny)  in 
the  barony  of  Keenaght,  co.  London- 
derry.    See  note  ',  p.  510,  supra. 

"  Obtained The  original  of  this 

stanza,  which  is  not  in  B.,  is  added  in 


the  lower  margm  of  foi.  596  inA.,  with 
a  mark  of  reference  to  the  place  where 
it  might  be  introduced  into  the  text. 
^^  Darcairgrenn. — This  is  probably 
the  genit.  form  of  Darcairgriu.  But 
no  island  of  that  name  is  known  to 
the  Editor ;  nor  does  the  name  appear 
in  any  of  the  other  Irish  chronicles. 
See  under  the  year  1018  supra,  where 
the  obit  is  given  of  a  "  Gormghal  of 
Aird-ailen,  chief  soul-friend  of  Ire- 
land," and  the  note  regarding  "  Ard- 
ailen"(or  "High  Island"),  p.  541, 
note  ". 


[1055.] 


[1056.] 


598 


CCNNttla  ulocDti. 


T)iefium  in  penit:enT;ia  paupauic.  'Ca-Dj  mac  in  cleiifxis 
■h.  Concobcdp  DO  majibaT)  vo  tlib  TYlaine.  Bv^id  mac 
Lobjia'Sa,  T:oii^ech  ITlanac,  zw\i  oji'oaiii  Ula'o,  in  peni- 
cencm  moiiciiuf  efc  Cpec  la  Mi  all  mac  ITlaelfGch- 
lamn  pop  "Owl  n-CCpai'De,  co  cue  -xx.  c.  "do  buaiB  7  cpi 
.OCX.  'DUine  t)o  byiaic.  ^^llamuyia  mac  Ocan,  pechT;oipe 
■Cealca  05,  mopcuuf  eyz.  piann  mainifcpec,  aifi-o 
peialeiginn  7  fm  fencufa  epenr,  in  uica  ecepna 
Ifiequiefcic.  'Cene  gelain  "oo  ^lachcam  co  110  mapb 
cpiap  10  t)ipu)iT:  'Cola,  7  mac  leiginn  oc  SufiT),  7  co  |io 
bpif  in  bile.  Cpec  vo  cuait*  eochaTo  .M.  'Plairen  aixice 
noT)laic  moia,  1  maig  n1ca,  co  zuc  .u.  cev  bo  cofitiici 
Foi.  5965.  uiffin  .1.  CO  h-oBtiinn  muiji  btlaca,  7  Tpofiacfat;  na  bu 
If  in  obainn,  7  i^o  baece  occup  ap,  .xl.  t)iB,  im  Cuilennan 
mac  "Oeifisain. 


'  The  Clerech ;  i  e.  the  Cleric. 

^  Manachs.— In  the  Ann.  FotirMast. 
(id.  an.")  the  name  of  the  sept  is 
■n-ritten  "  Monachs"  whicli  seems  the 
more  correct  form.  See  O'Donovan's 
Four  Masters,  A  v.  1171,  note  x,  and 
the  authorities  there  cited. 

^  Gillamura  —  See  this  person 
mentioned  above   at  the  year  1024. 

^  Tdach-og. — See  note  ",  p.  526 
supra. 

^  Flanii  Mainlstrech  ;  i.e.  "  Flanu 
of    the  Monastery  ''   ["Monasterboice, 


CO.  Louth].  Flann  was  Lector  of  the 
Monastery  (not  Abbot,  as  O'Reilly 
says,  /)•.  Writers,  p.  Ixxv.,  q.  u.) 
See  O'Curry's  Manners  and  Customs, 
Vol.  II.,  pp.  149-169. 

'^ Visert- Tola.— The  "desert"  (or 
retreat)  of  Tola.  Now  Dysart,  in 
the  parish  of  Killulagh,  barony  of 
Delvin,  co.  ^^'estmeath. 

'  Tree. — bite.  Meaning  a  sacred 
tree.  Written  inx>ite  (for  iii  bile, 
"  the  tree''),  in  Ann.  Loch  Ce  at  jv.d. 
1056,  where  see  note  (in  Hennessy's 


ANNALS  OF  ULSTER. 


599 


full  of  days,  rested  in  penitence.  Tadhg,  son  of  the 
'  Clerech ''  Ua  Conchobair,  was  killed  by  the  Ui-Maine. 
Etru  son  of  Lobraidh,  chief  of  the  Manachs,"  pillar  of  the 
glory  of  Ulidia,  died  in  penitence.  A  predatory  expedi- 
tion by  NiaU,  son  af  Maelsechlainn,  against  the  Dal- 
Araidhe,  when  he  brought  away  2,000  cows,  and  sixty 
persons  as  prisoners.  GiUamura,'  son  of  Ocan,  steward 
of  Telach-og,*  died.  Flann  Mainistrech,^  the  chief  lector 
and  historical  sage  of  Ireland,  rested  in  eternal  life. 
Lightning  came  and  kiUed  three  persons  at  Disert-Tola,° 
and  a  student  at  Sord,  and  broke  down  the  tree.' 
Eochaidh  TJa  Flaithen  went  on  a  predatory  expedition 
on  Christmas  night  into  Magh-Itha,  when  he  brought 
500  cows  to  a  water,  i.e.,  to  the  river  of  Magh-Uatha ;"  and 
they'  left  the  cows  in  the  river  5^"  and  forty -eight  of  them 
were  drowned,  along  with  Cuilennan  son  of  Dergan. 


ed.)  In  MS.  B.  the  words  are  in 
miLe  (which  O'Conor  prints  in  inile, 
and  translates  "  et  confregit  arcem  "). 
The  original  reading  of  MS.  A.  was 
also  in  mite ;  but  the  old  scribe 
added  a  "punctum  delens"  under 
the  letter  m,  and  substituted  a  b, 
to  correct  the  text  to  in  bile. 

'  Magh-  Uatha. — O'Donovan  states 
that  the  name  of  this  river  is  written 
abainn  TTloise  nicha  (i.e.  the 
River  of  the  Magh-Itha),    "in   the 


Annals  of  Ulster.  (Four  Mast,  X.n. 
1056,  note  n.)  But  he  must  have 
been  misled  by  the  version  in  Clar. 
49,  which  has  "  Kiver  of  Magh- 
Itha,''  as  the  name  is  Mvighi  [genit. 
of  3fagh-]h  Uatha  in  A. ,  and  M-  Vaha 
in  B.  Regarding  Magh-Itha,  see 
O'Donovan's  ed.  of  the  Ann.  Four 
Mast.,  A.D.  1177,  note  0. 

'  They;  i.e.  the  covr  stealers. 

^'' /n  the  river. — ;yin  oBuinT),  B. 


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