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THE GENEALOGY OF CORCA LAIDHE ;
POEM ON THE BATTLE OF DUN, BY GILLA-BRIGHDE
MAC conmhidhe;
docwra's tracts ;
several poems, pedigrees, and extracts.
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The following extracts from the Proceedings of the Hoyal Irish
Academy, Vol. IV. j)p. 484-5^ 25^^ February, 1850, are here given
as illttstrative of the poem on the hattle of Bun at p. 145, Sfc.
" Sir William Betham exhibited an impression of an ancient seal,
lately found near Beverley, in Yorkshire, on which is represented a
mounted cavalier, with a very long
sword drawn in his hand, round which
is the following inscription :
S. BHIEN. RKGIS. DE KENEL.
EOGAIN.
" Brian O'Neill was King of
Cineal Eoghain (Kinel Owen, or
Tyrone) from a.d. 1241 to 1260, when, along with many others of the
Irish chieftains, he was slain in the battle of Druim Dearg'' (or Down).
His head was cut off and sent to King Henry III. ; and probably this
seal fell into the hands of the English victors, who carried it to Eng-
land, and this accounts for its being found in Yorkshire.
" The Annals of the Four Masters have the following account of the
battle: —
" 1260. — The battle of Druim Dearg, near Dun-da-leath-ghlas, (at
Downpatiick,) was fought by Brian O'Neill and Aedh O'Conchobhair
Additional Notes by John O^ Donovan, Esq. M.R.I. A.
a The hattle of Druim-Dearg ; i.e. p. G9, states that this battle was
of the Red Hill, or Ridge.— Sir Ri- fought in the streets of Down. His
cliard Cox, in his Hibernia Anglicana, words are ; " Stephen de Long Espee,
vni
(King of Coiiuacht) against the English of the north of Ireland, in
which many of the Irish chiefs were slain, namely, Brian O'Neill,
the chief of Ireland ;^ Donihnall O'Cairre ; Diarmuid Mac Lachloinn ;
Maghnus O'Calhain ; Cian O'h-Innerghe ; Donslebhe Mac Cana ;
Conchobhar O'Duibhdirma, and his son, viz Aedh ; Aedh O'Cathain;
Miiircheartach O'Cathain: Amhlaibh O'Gairmleadhaigh ; Cu-Uladh
O'h-Anluain [and Niall O'h-Anluain. In a word, fifteen of the
chiefs*^ of the family of O'Cathain were slain on the field. Some
of the chiefs of Connacht also fell there, namely, Gilla-Chrisd, son
of Conchobhar, son of Cormac, son of Tomaltach [Mac Diarmuid],
Lord Justice (some call liim Earl of
Salisbury, and Burlace styles liim
Earl of Ulster ; but I think there is
no ground for either of the titles), he
encountered O'Nealc, and slew him
and three hundred and fifty -two Irish-
men in the streets of Down ; but not
long after the Lord Justice was be-
trayed and murdered by his own peo-
lAc." Dr. Hanmer notices this battle
under the year 1258, and Cox, Grace,
and others, under 1 259 ; but the an-
nals of Ulster, and those of Kilronan,
Counaught, and Clonmacnoise, notice
it under the year 1260. In the Dublin
copy of tlie Annals of Innisfallen it is
entered under the year 1 258 ; and it
is stated that it was fought on Sun-
day, and that O'Neill's head was sent
to England. [He then refers to the
poem, given in full in this volume,
jip. 145 to 173, and concludes as fol-
lows:] "In Mageoghegan's transla-
tion of the Annals of Clonmacnoise
this battle is called the battle of
Downe Daleglass ; and it is stated
that ' Brian O'Neill is since called
Bryan Catha in Duin, which is as
much as to say, in English, Bryan of
the battle of Downe.' Manus O'Kanc
[Maghnus O'Cathain] and other chiefs
who fell in this battle are also called
• Catha an Duin,' i.e. ' of the battle
of Down,' in the pedigree of their
descendants in all the Irish genealogi-
cal books."
^ Chief of Ireland, uachtaran h-
Ereann. — In Mageoghegan's transla.
tion of the Annals of Clonmacnoise
this is interpreted, "Bryan O'Neale,
named the King of the Irish of Ire-
land." He is evidently so called by
the annalists, because at the meeting
held at Cael Uisce in 1258, the greater
part of the Irish chiefs consented to
submit to him as their chief leader.
c Fifteen of the chiefs This is
rendered, " fifteen of the best of the
O'Cahans wereslayn at that present,"
in the old translation of the Annals of
Ulster, and ' ' fifteen of the chiefest of
the family of the O'Kaghan's," in
Mageoghegan's Annals of Clonmac-
noise."
IX
lord of Magh-lurg; Cathal, son of Tigheanian O'Concliobhair ; Macl-
vuanaidh Mac Donnchaidh ; Cathal, son of Donnehadh, the son of
Muircheartach ; Aedh, son of Muircheartach Finn; Tadhg, son of
Cathal, son of Brian O'Mael-riianaigh ; Diarmuid, son of Tadhg, son
of Mmreadhach, son of Tonmltach O'Mael-ruanaidh; Conchobhar Mac
Gilla An-aith ; Tadhg, son of Cian O'Gaghra; Gilla Bearaigh O'Cuinn;
Canolus, son of the Bishop* O'Muireadhaigh ; and many others, both
of the Irish nobility and plebeians."]
The English army was commanded by Stephen de Longespey, third
son of William de Longespey, natural son of King Hemy II. by the
fair Rosamond, who became Count de Rosmar, in Normandy, and
Earl of Salisbury, in right of his wife, Ela, daughter and sole heiress
of William d'Eurieux, Count de Rosmar and Earl of Salisbury.
Stephen was married to Emmeline, daughter and heiress of Walter
de RiddlesCord, and relict of Hugh de Lacy, first Earl of Ulster,
He has been sometimes styled both Earl of Salisbury and of Ulster,
even by Ware ; but he really was neither. He was made Lord Jus-
ticiary of Ireland in 1258, 44 Hen. III.
This Brian is mentioned on the records in the Tower of London,
where, on the Close Rolls, is a writ directed to Brien O'Nel Regi de
Kinelun, to go with the Justiciary of Ireland, with horse and arms,
to join the King's army, then on an expedition to the parts of Scot-
land. If he went, his seal may have been lost on this occasion.
On the great Roll of the Pipe of the Irish Exchequer are the fol-
lowing entries : —
" Compotus Ulltonise anno Regni Regis Henrici secundo xlv. Nich.
de Dunhened Senescallo.
d Sow o/</ié iwAop, mac an easbuig, les, the Bishopp O'Mory's son, with
&c In Macgeoshegan's Annals of many otlicrs of the Noble and Ignoble
rionmacnoise this is rendered, " Char- sort."
" Bren O'Nel M. Vacc. pro transgress, quas solvere debet ad tres
termiiios, sicut continetur in Rotulo xliii.
" Idem Bren Regulus de Kinelun C. lib. de auxilio Dni Regis ad
guerrain suain in Vasconiam sustinendam.
" Hibernienses de Turlere CC. lib. pro eodem.
" Turtere pro eodem xx lib.
" O'Nel Regulus de Kenelun MMM IIU XII.« Vacc.de line
facto cum Justiciario.
" Idem O Nel CCCC. Vacc. pro an-eragiis redditibus."
e 3092 cows — three thousand four score and twelve.
Erratdm.
At page 174, for "John," read Eichard Nugent, Esq. of Farranconnell, in
stating the property of a IMS. preserved in parchment in the County of Cavan.
CONTENTS,
The Genealogy of Corca Laidhe.
The History of the Race of Lughaidh, son of Ith,
The Genealogy of Corca Laidhe, ....
Of the Race of Aenghus, son of Maicniadh, son of Lu
ghaidh, son of Maicniadh, ....
Of the Race of the Gascon, ....
Of the Ui Maine,
Of the Genealogy of the Ui Duibh-fhleasc, and of th(
Ui Aenghusa in general, .....
Of the Genealogy of the Race of Aenghus Bulga,
Of Aes Coinchinne, ......
Of the Ui Aenghusa, ......
Of the Ui Mic Eire,
Of the Cairhre of Cliach of the Plain, .
Of the Corca Laidhe, ......
The Genealogy of Ua Conchobhair of Corca Laidhe Guih
The Genealogy of Ua Baire of Ara,
The Hereditary Proprietors of Corca Laidhe,
The Hearing of the middle Cantred of O'Cobhthaigh'
Territory, ........
The Genealogy of Ua Eidirsceoil,
The Genealogy of Ua Cobhthaigh,
The Genealogy of Uaithne Thire,
Appendix.
(A) Lughaidh Mai,
Lughaidh Laidhe and the other Sons,
(B) Mac Fhlannchadha or Mac Clancy,
(C) The Family of Dun-Cairbre,
(D) Pedigree of O'h-Eidirsceoil or O'Driscoll,
(E) Of Corca Laidhe [By the Rev. John Quarry, Recto
of Clonakilty], .....
3
9
11
13
19
ib.
25
37
ib.
39
41
43
ib.
ib.
49
55
57
59
65
67
77
80
82
85
87
Xll
(F) Extracts from Records relative to the Territory of
Corca Laidhe, ...... 93
Remarks on the preceding Tract, . . . 141
Poem on the Battle of Dun, by Gilla-Brighde Mac
conmhidhe, ........ 145
Remarks on the preceding Poem, . . . . 174
Docwra's Tracts.
1. His Relation of Service done in Ireland, . . . 187
Remarks on the preceding Tract, .... 214
2. His Narration of the Services done by the Army ym-
ployed to Lough Foyle, &c. ..... 233
Remarks on the preceding Tract, .... 287
Notes, 296
Appendix.
I. Docmnents relative to the O'h-Eidirsceoils (O'Driscolls) —
1. Eoin Masach Ua Maethagain's poem (H. 4, 22,
T.C.D.j; about 1508, 328
2. Tadhg, son of Diarmaid Og O'Dalaigh's poem,
on the death of Sir Finghin O'h-Eidirsceoil ;
about 1614, 340
3. Fearfasa O'Cainte's poem, on Conchobhar O'h-Ei-
dirsceoil and his wife Eibhilin; about 1617, . 3Ó2
4. Donnchadh O'Fuathail'spoem, on the death of Sir
Finghin O'h-Eidirsceoil and his son Concho-
bhar ; about the year 1619, .... 370
5. Excerpta ; Notices of Corca Laidhe, and of the
family of O'h-Eidirsceoil, with Extracts from
the Harl. MSS. in the British Museum, . 384
II. Document relative to the Battle of Dun —
Fearghal Og Mac an Bhaird's poem on the Battle of
Dun, in 1260, 404
Various Readings in the Corca Laidhe, as found in the
Book of Baile an Mhuta, (Ballymote, B.) compared with
the text in the Book of Leacan, (L.) . . . . 416
Erratum, .... [and see above, page x.] 418
Index, 419
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^écAji A ^ívÓA i)Acb bo 1JA ^ecc T)-5Ab;\lAib A t)-5Ab^il/ uA^jt if b-fe
Jcb bo []:]uA]|i B]!]"* A|i cúf, ACU|* ■\f z-\i\z cíii)]C ívicjteb^ bo rbACA^b^
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I The numerals refer to the various readings, which «ill bo found at the end of the work.
^Luigh-Ith, i.e. the smaller Ith,
from lugh, the comparative of beag,
small. This name is still in use and
pronounced Lowee, or like the French
Louis. It seems cognate with Lugwig.
Breogan
b Not of the sons of Milidh, i.e. not
Milesians. According to the Irish
Genealogists, Ith, the ancestor of the
Corca-Laidhe, was the paternal uncle
of Milidh or Milesius of Spain.
Bile
Milidh of Spain
Eibhear
ancestor of
O'Brien,
c The Tuatha De Danann. This
colony preceded the Clanna-Mileadh,
or ]\01esians, and arrived in Ireland
in the year of the world, 2737, ac-
cording to OTlaherty's chronology.
^Fir-Bolg. Supposed by some to
be the same as the Belgae of Gaul and
Great Britain. They preceded the
Eireamhon Ir
ancestor of ancestor of
O'Neill, Magennis.
Ith
I
Lughaidh
ancestor of
O'DriscolI
Tuatha De Danann, and arrived in
Ireland, according to OTlaherty's
Chronology, in the year of the world,
2657.
6 Clann-Neimhidh, i.e. the Race of
Neimhidh. The ninth year of Neimh-
idh in Ireland is fixed by O'Flaherty
to A.M. 2038.
GEiiEAlOGY OF CORCA LAIDIIE.
The History of the Race of Lughaidh, Son of Ith.
LuiGH-iTH,* i.e. Ith was smaller than his father, for Ilh was the
name of each of them ; and these are the tribe of the Gaeidhil that
are not of the sons of Milidh,'' nor of the Tuatha De Danann,^ nor
of the Fir-Bolg,"* nor yet of the Clann-Neimhidh ;^ and it may be said
that their invasion is not of the seven invasions/ for Ith was the first [of
the Gaeidhil] that discovered Eire,s and it was through him that
the sons of Milidh came to inhabit therein, and widely did his [Ith's]
tribe after him spread throughout Eire'' and Alba.' For it is boasted
f The seven invasions. For an ac-
count of these invasions of Ireland by
Ceasair, Partholan, Neimhidh, the
Fir-Bolg, Tuatha De Danann, &c. the
reader is referred to the Leabhar-
Gabhala, also Keating's History of
Ireland, and O'Flaherty's Ogygia.
g That discovered Eire. For the
different accounts of the arrival of Ith
in Ireland, see the Book of Ballymote,
fol. 20, b. O'Clery's Leabhar Gabliala
p. 69, Keating's History of Ireland,
(Haliday's edition) p. 261, 262, and
the Irish Nennius, p. 241. It is said
that Ith saw Ireland from Breogan's
tower at Corunna. See Proceedings
of the Royal Irish Academy, May
13th, 1844. He was killed by the
Tuatha DeDananu, but his son Lugh-
aidh returned to Spain and informed
his relatives of his death, upon which
the sons of his relative Milidh or Mi-
lesius, his own son Lughaidh, and
many of his brothers and relatives
came to Ireland to revenge his death ;
and they finally succeeded in wresting
the country from the Tuatha De Da-
nann. See Keating's History of Ire-
land, (Haliday's Edition) p. 289. This
invasion of Ireland by the Scoti,
Gaeidhil, or Milesians, is fixed by
O'Flaherty at A.M. 2934.
h Eire, i.e. Ireland. Nora. Q}V-Q,
Gen. eitteApi), Dat. (i]V.]r)r),
i Alba, now Scotland. Nom. 2UbA,
Gen. ?UbAi), Dat. li\hA\v.
4 Jejne^Uc
[Acuf] po^ 2llbA]1^ lÍAiit Aibli5cbe|i co|i 30b 1V)^ccor) |r) bonjAV,
2llbAii),'* ben}]T) co|i 50b i<\.|icAit [r)Aj [b-] 6o|ipA cer)'*' ATnAfiuj*, .1.
Acuf A]* Acuf 'p|tAi)5CAi5 Acuf Sac|*at)ai5 Acuf iT)bf] BjtecAr).
2lcUf A^bl^cbcbeAJl A|li)A]ft] Sjflcbfl^cbcAcb/^ CO]t 50bA|TA]|t T)e|lC
1A]tcA]|t Co|ipA^^ [^co b-u^libe] Acu|* A beA|iAi&^*eolAicb cojt5ob ]r)
borbAT) u]l]. 3i)b]|*ce|t^'' cojt 50b ^acaS CAT)AT)b 11151^^ ^V borbA^i)
u]l] o cu|tcbA]l CO pu]r)e8, Acuf tt)^Y T^1]^^' ^^ 5^^ 5^1^^ ^^^ Tl^o^i
ACUf T)A l)-éT) ACUf T)A b-Cei)5cbA8. 2lcuf bo 5obufCA]|t cú]5 |tÍ5A
B|tl cet) An)A|iuf* bo'n po]^i]nb y]v, .1. BocbAi80pcAcb:> Acu|*&ocbAi6
6b50cbAcb/^ Acuf 2l)ACcor);, acu|* ^t) biv "pbocAO .1. 'pocbAÓ 2l]|lC-
^ Maccon. He was Lughaidh Jlac-
con, son of Maicniadh, who was son
of Lnghaidh Laidhe. He was the
stepson of Oilill Olum, king of Mun-
ster, his mother Sadhbh being married
to Oilill. He was defeated in the
battle of Ceannfeabhradh, in the south
of the pi'esent county of Limerick, by
his stepfather, who banished him be-
yond seas in the year A.D. 237.
Having spent some time in exile, he
returned to Ireland with a great num-
ber of foreigners, and put into Galway
bay, and seven days after his arrival
on Thursday, (as the Annalist Tigh-
earnach remarks) he defeated and
slew his uncle Art, monarch of Ire-
land, in the battle of Magh-mucraimhe
near Athenry, after wliich he became
monarch of Ireland. The Four
Masters give him a reign of thirty
years, and the Annals of Clonmac-
Doise a reign of eighteen years, but
O'Flaherty shortens it to three years.
Keating states that Maccon was slain
at the instance of King Cormac Mac
Airt by a poet named Feirches at
Deargrath [Derrygrath] near Cahir
in the County of Tipperary.
The simple fact of Maccon's flight
into Great Britain to solicit aid against
his uncle Art, has been magnified by
the bards into his conquest of the
World. The Ui-Fiachrach histori-
ans get up a similar exaggerated ac-
count about King Dathe having con-
quered Britain and Gaul, See Gene-
alogies ^c. of Ui-Fiachrach, pp. 19,
183.
1 Daire Sirchreachtach, translated
Darius Fraedabundus by O'Flaherty,
{Ogyyia, part III. c. 67, p. 329.) He
is called Daire Daimhtheach by Dubh-
altach Mac Firbisigh and Dairine by
Keating, who makes him contemporary
with Deirgthine the ancestor of Oilill
Olum, who wrested the sceptre of
Munster from the race of Lughaidh,
son of Ith. Keating writes : ' ' The two
royal residences of the kings of the
province were Dun-g-Claire and Dun
Eochair Mhaighe. The two divisions
of Munster were governed by two
families, namely, the descendants of
Dairine and the descendants of Deirg-
thine, until the time of Oilill Olum,
who was of the race of Deirgthine, and
who, after having banished Maccon,
that Maccon*^ obtained sway over the world, and it is certain that he
conquered the west of Europe without doubt, i.e. Alba, France, Sax-
onland, and the Island of Britain. And it is boasted concerning Daire
Sirchreachtach' that he obtained sway over all the west of Europe ; and
some of the learned say that he won the whole world. It is slated that
Fathadh Canann*" obtained the government of the whole world from the
rising to the setting sun, and (if it be true) that he took hostages of
the streams, the birds, and the languages. And five kings of this tribe
took the kingdom of Ireland without doubt, namely, Eochaidh Op-
thach," Eochaidh Eadghothach,° Maccon,P and the two Fathadhs,
wlio was of the race of Dairine, out
of Ireland, assumed tlie government
of both provinces and settled it upon
his own issue, leaving the posterity of
his son Eoghan Mor, and of Corruac
Cas to succeed alternately to the so-
vereignty of the two provinces of
Munster." Keating's Hist, of Ireland,
(Hal.) p. 137.
If this Daire fthe progenitor of the
Dairine, was really contemporary with
Deirgthine, it is clear that the Book
of Leacan is wrong, in making Maccon
be his grandson ; for Keating, D. Mac
Firbisigh and O'Flaherty make Maccon
the great grandson of Daire. The
generations of the two lines of Deirg-
thine and Dairine from these two pro-
genitors down to Oilill Olum and
Lughaidh Maccon were as follows :
Daire
1. Deirgthine
I
Lughaidh Laidhe 2. Derg
I I
Maicniadh
Lughaidh Mac-
con, R. H.
3. Mogh Neid
I
4. Mogh Nuadhat
5. Oilill Olum.
"^ Fothadh Canann. Most autho-
rities agree in making him the third
son of Lughaidh Maccon king of Ire-
land. O'Flaherty asserts that he was
the ancestor of the Campbels (in Irish
Mac Cathlin) Eails of Argyleshire.
He seems to have left Ireland for some
time. The pedigree of O'Laeghaire
of Ui-Laegliaire, (Iveleary,) in the
county of Cork, is traced to him by
some genealogists, and also that of
O'Baire of Muintir-Bhaire in the pa-
rish of Kilcroghane, in the west of the
county of Cork.
^Eochaidh Opthach. He was mo-
narch of Ireland according to O 'Fla-
herty's Chronology, A.M. 3432. Keat-
ing traces his pedigree to Lughaidh
Mac Ith as follows : " Eochaidh Op-
thach, son of Finn, son of Oilill,
son of Flann Ruadh, son of Rothlan,
son of Mairtine, son of Sithchinn, son
of Riaghlan, son of Eoan Breac, son
of Lughaidh, son of Ith."
o Eochaidh Eadghothach, otherwise
called Eochaidh Eadghadhach. He
was monarch of Ireland, A.M. 3041.
He was " the son of Daire, son of
Conall, son of Eadamhon, son of Mai,
son of Lughaidh, son of Ith." Kcat.
According to the Leabhar-Gabhala,
6 5e)t)e4Uc
cl)eAcb Acuf }-ocbA6 CAiitpcb^Acf). 2lcuf bo bo b]b <t)ut)5AlAcb
í)eAf cAcb .1. f eA|i Ai) cocA]5 cbo^ccbli)fc» Tce|i LeAcb Cbujiji) Acuf
leAc 2t)bo5A ; Acuf Lu5ai6 9^a\, ^t) n^^lis |ii5 |to 50b ir> feotbAi) 6
'B])}ie^zo,]\) LcACA CO LocblA^i^b^ acuj* o Jpbf^b Oftc co b-6>|*pA]t),
ACU]* 11* é cbuc CAcb Cai|it) 2t)A]l A 2t)u]i|icbeTbi)t^ bo clo]T)b^^ b-J?*
iD^c 2t)ileA6, Acu|* t)0 clo^i^b 6b]|t, Acuy bo clo]i)b Q']ien)0]\), Acuf
TT)ebA]6 |ié LuJAiÓ'^'^ 1t)í\\ ]v ttjo|i OeAbA^O/^ Acuf A]cbtti|*ce|t co|i
50b 6|ti CO ])-]rr)fliS]). 2lcuf |io bo b^b BocbA^O CeT}brbA]|ic, ^t]
2t)iiTbAt). 2lcu|* v] b-^^^ Arbiv]i) Acb[c] bA leo 2t)uTbu CAcb ite fecc
Ó |i6 í)ív]]ai Acu|* í)e|i5cbei)eA6 co |ié 21iI]IIa UlAirt)^^ ACUf 2t)Aic-
i:)]a6. 2lcu|* t)0 5obAbAjt t]x] jtiJA b'A i)-bubiiAn)A|i |ieorÍ7A]i;b jijj]
t;-B|ieT)b b^b CAjtéif ^i) c})orr)y\A]c}))uy^ ACUf ija C0TbAeT)CA[ó] bo
bjt]|*eÓ b'2l]lill-^ feolATT) Aji 2t)Aici)]A6 .1,'-*^ 2t)AC cot) acu|* ]n biv
■pbAcbAb. 2lf fO]]ileAcbAi7 |io 5obfAbAfi a ]:]i)e6A fe^Tj po B|i]i)b.
UA]|t A|* b^b <t)A]tCjlA15l, ACUf CaUiIAiS] l-iq|lCj ACllf CaIjIAIOI At)
CbAlA]5, ACUf CAl|tAl6l ]VVY] M]fCj ACU|* CAl|lAlÓe 21)U]5] 2Qiqii-
)yc Ia b-U]b 2lTbAl3A6A, acu}* Co|ico 0]|tce;, acu|* Co|vco LAjof
Annals of the Four Masters, this mo-
narch passed a law that the rank of
his subjects should be distinguished
by the color of their clothes, as, one
color in the garment of a slave, two
colors in the garment of a peasant,
three in that of a soldier, four in that
of a Brughaidh or public victualler,
five in that of a chief of a cantred,
six in that of the Ollamh (or chief
professor,) and seven in those of Kings
and Queens. See also O'Flaherty's
Oyygia, part III. c. 23.
P Maccon, i.e. Lughaidh Maccon.
See note k, supra.
^Fothadh Airciheach, and Fothadh
Cairptheach . They were sons of Mac-
con, and succeeded as joint monarchs
of Ireland after the death of Cairbre
Liffeachair in the year A. P. 296. See
Oyijgia, p. 153. A year after the
commencement of their reign, Fothadh
Cairptheach was slain by his brother
Fothadh Airctheach, who was himself
slain soon after at OUarba [the river
Larne,] in Magh-Line by Caeilte son
of Ronan, one of Finn Mac Cumhaill's
champions. For a very curious ac-
count of the identification at an ancient
period, of the tomb of Fothadh Airc-
theach, on which his name was in-
scribed in Ogham characters, near the
Ollarba, see Petrie's Round Towers
of Ireland, pp. 103, 106. Tighearnach,
the Annalist, does not mention either
of these Fothadhs as monarchs of Ire-
land, having evidently regarded them
as usurpers, but makes Fiach Roiptinc
succeed Cairbi-e Liffeachair at Tara.
They arc, however, mentioned as joint-
namely, Fathadh Airctheach and Fathadh Cairptbeach.i And of them
was Dunghalach Deabhthach/ that is, the man of the general war
between Leath-Chuinn and Leath-Mhogha ; and Lnghaidh Mal,^ the
Royal Champion, who won [that part of] the world from Breatain-
Leatha* to Lochlann" and from Innse h-Orc^ to Spain, and who fought
the battle of Carn-Mail in Muirtheimhne^ against the Race of Ir,
son of Milidh, the Race of Eibhear, and the Race of Eireamhon, and
ibis great battle was gained by Lughaidh Mai, and it is said that he
[then] took the sovereignty of all Eire [Ireland.] And of them was
Eochaidh Ceannmhairc,^ king of Minister. And not this alone, but
they possessed Munster alternately from the time of Daire and Derg-
theneadh to the time of Oilill OlumJ and Maicniadh. And the three
kings of them, whom we have mentioned before, assumed the sove-
reignty of Eire, after Oilill Olum had violated [the conditions of]
the joint sovereignty and covenant against Maicniadh, namely, Maccon
and the two Fathadhs. Widely did their tribes extend throughout
Ireland. For of them are the Dartraidhe ;^ the Calraidhe Luirg ; the
Calraidhe of Caladh ; the Calraidhe of Inis Nisc ; the Calraidhe of
Magh-Muirisc in Ui-Amhalghadha ; the Corca-Oirche ; the Corca
monarchs of Ireland in the Annals of in use in Ireland to denote Denmark
Clonmacnoise, but it is added that or Scandinavia. See O'Brien's Irish
•' these Fothies were none of the Blood Dictionary, in voce Lochlannach.
RoyalI,"wliich shoM's that some doubts ^ Innse- h- Ore, i.e. the Orcades or
were entertained as to their real lineage. Orkney Islands off the north coast of
See note infra. Scotland.
"■ Dunghalach Deabhthach, i.e. Dun- ^ CarnMail, i.e. Mai's cam or Iieap
ghalach, the pugnacious. His period of stones. Not identified. Muir-
is unknown to the Editor. theimhne was the ancient name of that
^Lughaidh-Mal. It should be ' ai) tifs part of the county of Louth extending
fT)]l!5'' O'Flaherty mentions this cham- from Cuailgne or Cooley mountains to
pion as of the race of Lughaidh, son of the river Boyne. See Leahhar na
Ith,(OgygiaIII.67,)but does not state g-Ceart, p. 21, note s.
wlien he flourished. He was the son of ^ Eochaidh Ceannmhairc. Unknown.
Daire Sii'chreachtach. See App. A. y From Doiie and Deirgtheneadh to
t Breatain-Leatha, i.e. Bretagne of the time of Oilill Olum, i.e. for about
Letavia, or LetavianBritanyinFrance. four generations. See note I sM/;ríí.
See Ui-Fiachrach, p. 411. z Dartraidhe, &,c. For the situation
u Lorhlnnn. Tliis is the name still of these tribes see notes further on.
8
5ejT)e4l4c
Cbef ACUf CUAIÓ^ ACUj- CO]|t ACUf Cl<X|l, ACUf t-A]3]f })-\X^
T)-6T)ecblATr^ T CuAlAiT)b, ACUf C>iv]l 2t)efco|tp ] lÍAisrjjb beof ;
ACUf If &ib póf CofC|lA]Ó] ÍAf t)A *t)&f]b 2t)UTbAT) ; ACUf If b^b
i)A]T)el TTJAC "pOcbAlS.
'Lu5A^6 t.A]5], A quo Cojico l-Ajj], n^AC f jOe^T) 'Daijii Si|i6|tecb-
ZA}-^. ^]vn) A^le 550 SeiTj-LujA^S. 2t)AC feó "LujiatÓ a^I^ .^. 2t)AC-
cor)^ ACUf [bo] bA I.U5A16 [Air)TT)] 'Daiji] rtjVf fi|i bo 6|toit)5 bo
T)A fjleAÓA^b beof. 2t)A]cr)iA6 [stjac] A]t)n7 lu]56eAcb t-A]5].
2^Ac 0]|teb3A AC 2t)AC Cot) .1. 91)a-\cx)-\a6. Ci'XVV n}A]z}) ac 2t)AC-
t)ia6 .1. 2leT)5uf ^-^^^fuileAcb a quo b-U-A 6ce]ifceoil; ACuf Í)uac
A quo b-UA CobcAjcb; ACUf plAcbltA, A quo b-U-A flo]i)t> 2l|tbA.
^Maicniadh, i.e. son of the hero.
This may have been a cognomen of
Lughaidh ; but still it is clear that
the compiler of the Book of Leacan
has confounded Lughaidh Laidhe with
his son Maicniadh, and thus shortened
the line by one generation. Dubhal-
tach Mac Firbisigh has supplied this
from other compilations.
b Maccon, i.e. son of the hound, or
hero. Keating accounts for the origin
of this name by this little fable ;
" Is in Olilli domo ut ejus prjevig-
nus, ut cujus matrem Sabham Conni
Centiprselii filiam Olillus uxorem ha-
bebat, pusillus pxisio versatus et non-
dum vestigia figere peritus ad Olilli
canem venaticum Aquilam Rubram
nomine manibus repens accessit, et
canis infantulum ore saepius arripuit
Yrecte ad ubera sorbenda accepit] nee
tamen ab assiduo ad eum accessu co -
erceri potuit, quae res illi nomen Mac-
con peperit, quod perinde est ac canis
venatici filius." — Lynch.
This, however, is clearly the con-
jectured derivation of a posterior age.
The name Maccon would certainly de-
note y?/i«s canis, but it might be figu-
ratively used to denote son of a hero,
and this looks the more likely, as his
father's name was Mac-niadh, i.e. son of
a champion. The old Irish used the word
cu, a dog, or hound, to denote a hero,
or fierce Avarrior, and in this sense it
frequently entered into the composi-
tion of names of men, as Cu-mara, i.e.
dog of the sea ; Cu-Uladh, dog of
Ulster; Cu-Mumhan, dog of Munster.
In the same sense the Latins used Ca-
tullus, Cato, and the Greeks Cyrus.
c Aenghus Gaifuileach, i.e. Aenghus
of the bloody spear. He is also Aen-
ghus Bolg, i.e. Aenghns of the sacks
or quivers. The name Aenghus,
which is anglicized Angus, Enos, and
Latinized ^^neas, is compounded of
2leT), singular, excellent, and 5ur,
deed, or act. The word ouy and 5AI,
valor, fight, enter into the composi-
óopcA l^it>e.
9
l.aidheNorth and South, East and West; and Laighis-h-Uan-Eneachlais
in Cualann; and also the Dal-Mesincorb in Laighin; and of them are
the Cascraidhe in the Deise-Mumhan ; and of them was Daniel son of
Fathadh.
Genealogy of Corca-Laidhe here first.
Lughaidh Laidhe, from whom the Corca-Laidhe, was the son of
Daire Sirchreachtach. Another name for him was Sen Lughaidh.
He had a son another Lughaidh, i.e. Maccon, and Lughaidh was also
the name of Daire, if some of the poets say truly. Maicniadh* was
the [popular] name of liUghaidh Laidhe. Maccon'' had a celebrated
son, namely, Maicniadh. Maicniadh had good sons, namely, Aenghus
Gaifuileach,<= from whom [descends"] Ua Eidersceoil;^ Duach, from
whom Ua Cohhthaigh ;° and Fiachra from whom Ua Floinn-Arda.*'
tion of names of men amongst the
ancient Irish, Fearghus, Fearghal ;
Donnghus, Donnghall, &c.
Ua Eidersceoil, i.e JVepos Eders-
celi, or Ederscelides, now anglicized
O'DriscoU. Eiderscel was formerly
very common as the name of a man
denoting interpreter or interlocutor.
The progenitor, from whom this sur-
name was taken, was Eiderscel, son of
Finn, the sixteenth in descent from
Lughaidh Maccon, monarch of Ire-
land. The author of Carbrice Notitia
is certainly in error, when he writes
that O'DriscoU is descended from Con-
aire Mor son of Eiderscel, monarch of
Ireland. "And tho' I doe believe that
O'DriscoU is of royall extraction, be-
cause I conceive he is descended from
Conary Mor Mac EidriscoU, king of
all Ireland, since even Dr. Keating
confesseth that his posterity were seat-
ed in Iveragh and the west of Mun-
ster, yet tlie Irish antiquaries say
tlicre are but eight royall familyes in
Munster, whereof we have three in
Carbry, viz. Mac Carthy, O'Mahony
and O'Donovan." This writer should
have known that the families of Ive-
ragh and the west of Munster, men-
tioned by Dr. Keating as descended
from Conaire son of Eiderscel, were the
O'Falvys', O'Sheas', O Connells', and
their correlatives. See Leabhar na
g-Ceart, pp. 47, 76 ; and that Keating
actually gives the pedigree of O'Dris-
coU from Lughaidh Maccon, king of
Ireland.
p Ua Cobhthaigk, i.e. nepos Cobh-
thachi, now O'Coffey and O'Cowhig.
The name Cobhthach denotes Victor
or Victorious. The progenitor after
whom the surname was called was
Cobhthach Finn, son of Dunghalach,
the twelfth in descent from Lughaidh
Maccon. This family was seated in
the barony of Barryroe, where Dun-
Ui-Chobhtliaig still marks their an-
cient residence.
^ O'F/obin-Ardn, i.e, O'Flyim of Ar-
10 Jeir^e^Uc
'C]lí TT)e]C A]l] 530 T)A 'Cjli "pOcbAjO .1. "pOcbAÓ 2l|ftCcbeAcb, ACUf
pocbAÓ CA^iipcbeAcb, Acu]* "pocbAO CAr)Ar)&. "Cui njeTC A^l^ bó^'
ZTfi] n)e]c 2leT)cbeTtt>A BejtjtA Acuy ')^]\jbc\)^en) ^vs^V Kotjivit) a
rn'^t^]}i, Acu|* bo CbeA|ti)|tAi6 'CbeArbjiAcb boi) cbe|i& Y<^ fe]lb A|i
A |iobAbA|i c-fe^lb A]t cuf. "S^^V ^cuy "^eyi Acuf 3"^^^ ^ v-^V-
rT)A1)&A.
Do clo]i)t) V^er}%uT-d, tneic ^U^jcni^ó, mjc lui§-
'D<v rbAC 6i&e|t|*ceoil njjc }-]U& .i. "pACAÓ Acuf CAcbftA. CIatjij
Cb<vcbTi<^ TTjejc 6]bi|n*ceo]l .i. cUijb 'pbinb ]i) 3<^1^^5<^- [2t)Acp<v]c
TT7AC Cact)a tt)]c 6be|ifceoil aj* lA^f bo ]ioi)a6 ceAn^puU n)ói[t
pAcci)A, 1 Ko|- 2l]l]cftT.] ClAi)b pjt^b TT)]cMiiA6<\b .1, 6cc|t|-cél,
A quo b-ii'-'^ Q>]'G]]iyceo]i, Acuf Jt)C05Aj a quo clAijb h)co5A, Acu|*if
b]b []*e]i) clAt)t; 21)a5T)u|*a. ^ac bo pACAÓ ttjac pTi)b ^accoij,
n)Ac bo 2t)Accot} pl^b.] 2t)<\c Cor) tdac t:)0 2t)AC Coi; 'pjub. í)íi
TTjAC AC pji^b .1. }^aca6 acu|* CiAjtibAC, A quo ClAl)b C]AT|lTbe]C.
T^ixi rr)e]C ac "pocbAÓ .i. í)oi?bcbA6 2t)ó]tj ó cív]c ^i) itijitAjO; Acuf
'pACAÓ 00 A quo clAi)b pocbA]8, ACU|* Í)ui)Iai;5 a quo ClAt)b i)ui)-
Iajdj. 2t)Ac Ajl] AC pACAÓ [tt^AC 'piub] .u 2lc6 3<^T^^i ir "^^A
tla. The chief of this family resided '^Finnchaemh, daughter of Ronan.
at Ardagh Castle, situate nearly mid- Her history is unknown to the Editor,
way between Skibbereeu and Balti- ^ Garrdha, now called Garrdha Ua
more, in the barony of West Carbery g-Cairbre, i.e. the garden of Carbery.
and county of Cork. See O'Brien's The author of Carbrice Notitia de-
Irish Dictionary in voce Flann, and scribes this district as follows :" Three
also in voce Cobhthach, where he miles west of Ross lyes the harbour of
has some curious remarks upon the Glandore, which is an exceeding good
three families last mentioned. See haven, and near it is a castle of the
note on Tuaith Ua Dubhdaledhe Trio- same name, and on the other side lyes
cha ched Medhonach infra. a small territory called the Garry,
s Fothadh Airctheack, &c. See notes (quasi the Garden) which is the best
ra and q supra. land in West Carberry, and off it half
h The three sons of Aenchearda a league in the sea lyes a small island
Bheara. These are frequently men- called the Squince." &c.
tioned in Irish Komanccs as warriors. And again, westward of the Garry
óopc^ l^jbe. 11
The three Fothadhs were three other sons of his, namely, Fothudh
Airctheachs and Fothadh Cairptheach and Fathadh Canann. The three
Mic Aenchearda of Beara^ were three other sons of his, and Finn-
chaemh daughter of Ronan' was their mother ; and the Ceard [artificer],
in whose custody they were at first, was of the Ceardraidh of Teanih-
air : Glas, Gear, and Guhha were their names.
Of the Race of Aenghus, son of Maicniadh, son of
LUGHAIDH, SON OF MaICNIADH.
Eiderscel, son of Finn, had two sons, namely, Fathadh and
Cathra [Cathna.] The race of Cathra [Cathna,] son of Eiderscel,
were the Clann-Finn of Garrdha.*^ [Macraith, son of Cathna, son of
Eiders-eel, was he by whom TeamiMill-mor-Fachtna,' at Ros-Ailithre
was erected.] The sons of Finn, son of Nuadhad, were Eiders-eel,
from whom Ua Eiderscel, and Intogha, from whom Clann-Intogha;
and of them are [the Clann-Maghnusa. Son to Fathadh son of Finn
was Maccon ; son to Maccon was Finn.] Finn had two sons, namely,
Fathadh and Ciarmhac, from whom the Clann-Ciarmhaic Fathadh
had three sons, namely, Donnchadh Mor, from whom the chieftains,
Fathadh Og, from whom the Clann-Fathaidh and Dunlang, from whom
the Clann-Dunlaing. Fathadh [son of Finn] had another son, namely,
Aedh Garhh ;"^ it is from him [are sprung] the j^eople of Bearra and
is the harbour of Castlehaven, &c. but we may safely infer that the church
See also Smitli's Natural and Civil erected here at so early a period was
History of Cork, vol. I. p. 271. one of very small dimensions. The
1 Teampull mor Fachtna at Eos-ail- only building of St. Fachtna's time
ithre, i.e. the cathedral church of now remaining is a small chapel about
Rosscarbery in the county of Cork. twelve feet long and eiglit feet broad,
This is inserted from the Book of situate about half a mile to the east
Baile an Mhuta. See Harris's Edition of the town. See Smith's Natural
of Ware's Bishops, p. 583. This and Civil History of Cork, vol. I. p.
Maccraith flourished in the tenth cen- 266.
tury, if we may judge by his genea- '^^ Aedh Garhh, i.e. Aldus Asper, or
logy. Harris thinks that the Catlie- Hugh the Rough. According to the
dral of Ros-ailithre was erected by St. Dublin copy of the Annals of Innis -
Fachtna, the founder of the see, who fallen, he was slain in the year 1212
flourished early in the sixth century ; by the Ui Ceadagain.
12 JejneuUc
fer) |CA]c 2lef nj-Be]]t|i] aciii* b-U<v 6ice|tfceo]l Be]|tfi] co
V-^[^ycon}y:A]C]'^h:^^ T^t^ TT^ejc ac í)ot)bcbA6 2t)5|i, n^AC pocbAjb,
n)TC Y]V^, rr}]c 2t)e]ccoT), n)]c }^ocbA]6, Tr)]c 6ce|t|-ceoil .i. 2t)AC-
C|iAic, Acuf'Piub, Acuf tÚ5A]6. l,u5Ai6, T)o ]^]i)&, A qvo clA1)fc)
BbAllbAjfi.-^ Lii5A]6 A quo ClATjb I-Ú5A6A. *t)iv rbAC ac 21) ac-
CTtAjc .1. <t)oi)bcbA6 ooc Acuf 2le6 2llAir)&. Có]c njeic 2le6A
2llA]i)b .1. í)oi)bcbA6, J^cny 2t)ACC0i), acu|* 'pirjb^ acuj* 2l)u|]tcbe|t-
CAcb^ Acuj* <DorT)UAU. 2lei) ttjac ac í)oi)bcbA6 .i. 2t)ACC]tATc ^r)
ot)i5 ceT)b T)A clApbrbA^cot^. Se rrje^c ac 2t)ACC|VA|cb .i. Cotjco-
bA|t^ ACUj- 2lrblA|b, ACU}- 21)aCC0T)j ACUf plTJb, ACUf i)OTbr)AU
CA]t|tAcb, Acu|- 2le6 rt)AC i)a ^ojUi'ibe. T^jt] n)e]C ac piub tt^ac
2le6A .1. Cot)cobA]a Aciif 2t)u^|icbe|iCAcb Acuf í)oT)bcbA6 : bíbA]5
^t) circuit I'll). 2lei) ttjac ac «DoTbt^All .1. í)iA|irT)Aib,^° Aer) rrjAC [ac]
^DiA|tTT)Aib .1. í)orT)t)All O5, bíbAi5 ye]\-). T']\] rr)e]C 0|i ^^Iao ac
2t)ACC0T) .1. "pl^set) Acuf 2le6 acu]- í)0Tbr)All. t)í\ rbAC ac f]vt]^ -i.
2t)ACC0)) ACUfi)|A(m)Alb. t)iV TT)AC AC 2t)lJl|lcbe|lCAcb TTJAC 2le6A,
.1. I^AcbAb ACiif iDiAjirpAjb. CUijb n)A]z]) 'cou bn-[|-]ir).^^ CUr^b
ibOjl'^ AC i)OTbl)All TTJAC 2t)eCC0t) .1. CoiJCObAjt, ACUj- í)oj)bcbA6.
CIai;t)^^ ÓC i}A]t b-í^lllTí)eó ac 2le6, ClAt)i) 2le6A At)i)|'|t).
t)o cloiT)t) m 5^f cuD^iJ 4t)t)f [fit*].
^IrblA^b A Ait)Tr>;'^ 11) cecb|torbA6 n)AC í)ot)bcbAi6 2t)óifx b-&-
jf ua8a AiT)mt)i5cbeiv clAi)b ji) 5[b]Ai'Ciu)<vi5. jj* ^IM ^ béb|iA6-^
IT) O^rS^M'^^^^cb be : a i)-3ill ]te ^ír) cucaó b-é bo lucbc luii}5]
n Ua Eidersceoil of Beara, i.e. O'Dris- and drove out the 0"Driscolls.
coll of Beare, now a barony in the ° Maccraith the Huspitable. He was
south-west of the county of Cork. chief of Corca Laidhe about the year
The family of O'Suileabhain (O'Sulli- 1418, as may be calculated from his
van) afterwards settled in this territory place in the pedigree
1. Fot hadh.
2. Don nchadh Mor, 2. Aedh Garbh, slain A.D. 1212.
I I
3. Macraith, 3. Amhlaeibh Gascuineach,
4. Donnchad Got, 4. Aedh'Alainn, ®^^'" ^*^^-
I I
5. Finghin, 5. Donnchadh,
I I
6. Maccon, d. 1418, G. Macraitli.
óo\íC<\ Uijóe. 13
Ua Eiders-ceoil of Bearra" with their correlatives. Donnchadh Mor
son of Fathadh, son of Finn, son of Maccon, son of Fathadh, [son
of Finn, son of Maccon, son of Fathadh,] son of Eiders-eel, had
three sons, namely, Maccraith, Finn, and Lughaidh ; from Finn [are
sprung] the Clann-Bhaltair, and from Lughaidh the Clann-Lughadha.
Maccraith had two sons, namely, Donnchadh Got and Aedh Alainn.
Aedh Alainn had five sons, namely, Donnchadh, Maccon, Finn, Muir-
cheartach, and Domhnall. Donnchadh had one son, namely, Mac-
craith the Hospitable," head of the tribe. Maccraith had six sons,
namely, Conchobhar, Amhlaeibh, Maccon, Finn, Domhnall Carrach,
and Aedh, son of the Danish woman. Finn, son of Aedh, had three
sons, namely, Conchobhar, Muircheartach, and Donnchadh : these
three became extinct. Domhnall had one son, Diarmaid : Diarmaid
had one son, namely, Domhnall Og, who died without issue. Maccon
had three sons who had issue, namely, Finghin, Aedh, and Domhnall.
Finghinhad two sons, namely, Maccon, and Diarmaid. Muircheartach,
son of j^edh, had two sons, namely, Fathadh and Diarmaid: these two
had goodly issue. Domhnall, son of Maccon, had great sons, namely,
Conchobhar and Donnchadh. Aedh had young sons not enumerated,
called the Clann-Aedha.
Of the Race of the Gasconp [down] here.
His name was Amhlaeibh, and he was the fourth son of Donnchadh
Mor. From him Clann-an-Ghascunaigh are named. The reason that
he was called the Gascon was this : he was given as a pledge for wine
to the crew of a merchant's ship from Gascony in his twelfth year, and
P The Gascon. The death of this 6ei[<b\\'AZA]^.
warrior is recorded in the Bodleian a.D. 1234. The defeat of Traigh Li
copy of the Annals of Innisfallen, [Tralee] given by the English to the
under the year 1234 as follows :_ insh, by which was slain Diarmaid,
A.D. 1234. RuA5 Cti^sA l] U 3aI- son of Cormac Liathanach and many
lAib Atx 5Ae6eAUib, b'ixTi njAttbAó other good persons of Deas-mhumhain
tijATinjAlc, TDAc ConTt)A]c liACAijAis, ocur [Desmond]; and it was on this occasion
Oaít,, it,A,ci iTDÓA el] so t)errt^uti,A,„ ; ^^^ Gascunach O'h-Eidirsceoil and
ocur ir A„, Tin ^o éu,c ^ 5Arcu„Acb Muircheartach his brother fell.
O b-Gblt^rceIl ocur ?í)uiTtceATtcAC a
14 Jejne^Uc
cet)bAi5 AfA OAfCiiii/'^ A C]})t> A 8a bljAÓAi) béc^ Acuf bo bi cbo]|t
t;o cofi cu]fte6 bo VA^fi^ VV^^ h-^, co|i beAjtbAO Ai|t he]z\) v^ pujl
uAfA]l^ ACU|* z!s]V]C ]\) ]:]\) ce\) u]|ieA^bA^6 |ie i)a l]V^, Acuf bA
b-]r)blA]ce6 a|i a A]f })-é curx) a t,})]^] bobet) ;^^ Acuf ]y a]|i] X]\)
Ab be|iA|i ClATjb ^1) 3[b]A|*cuir)i3 ]te t)-a cloTi)b.
2t)AC COT) ^^^^ir^U^^cb .1. <t)oi)bcbA6. *t)iv rr)AC ac •t)or)bc])A6
.1. t)]A]ni)A]b ACui-pocbAO. 2ler) rbAC ac pocAb .i. í)ot;bcbA6 a^I].
<DiV rbAC AC í)01)bcbAÓ .1. 2t)ACC|tAlcb ACU|* 2lTblAirb, ACUf OialA]c
^VS^V b-3 ^h^^h'5^^VV^ A njacA^it. Có]c rne]C AC i)]A|trr)A]b,
n^AC *t)ot)bcbA]b^ n)ic p 3[b]<^rc"i)Ai5 .1. 2t)u]|icbe|icAcb, acu|*
í)]A|tTT7Alb ©ACCAcb, ACll|- ^ACCjlATcb y-]V^' ACUf ZlrblAjb CAel;,
ACU|* t)oi)bcbAb BAÍb. 2leT) rbAC, [cjij rt^ejc,] ac 2t)u]fice|tCAcb
.1, 'pit)5ei) Acu|* 2t)ACC|tA]cb ACUf CoT)cobA|t. T^ix] n)e]c ac i)0T)b-
cbAb .1. f]^)■^e^) acuj* 2t)ACCftATc [acu]* ^t)] 2t)Ai5]fce|t .i. 2leb.
ClAtjb 2t)eicc|iATcb -I- í)oibT)All ACUf bin ^1)511) -i. Pt^^uaIa acu|*
<Dl|ibAil. CeAcb|VA n)e]c ac í)0Tbi)All .i. *t)oi)bcbA6 Acuf 2le6j
ACUf ^t)ACC]tA1cbi ACUf í)]A]lTr)Alb. <t)^ TTJAC ^COt) 2t)A]3]fCe|l
.1. 2lTblAib^ ACUf <t)oi)bcbA6. 2lei) rbAC ac í)oi)bcbAb .1. ]r) Catt)-
cbofAcb- ^AC AC 2lTblA]b .1. 2lrblA]b Oc. S& rrjejc ac "pii^jetj,
n)AC t)0T)bcbAió 3iM'^^ "'l^ 2t)e]cc|iA]cbj rn^c <t)o))bcbA]b 2t)ó|ft
.1. 2t)ACC0T), ACUf 2t)ACC|tA]cb, ACUf í)oi)bcbA6 1)A KiVCA, ACUf 2ln)-
lA^b KuAbj ACUf 2leT)5Uf, Acuf 'CAb5. 21ct)^^ t^ac ac í)oi)bcAb i)a
KAcb<v -1. 2leb KuAb, ACUf njAC a]1] bo 'DoijbcbAÓ Oc. 'Div njAC ac
2t)ACCllAlcb •!• i)or)bCAb, ACUf 2t)ACC|iAicb Oc 2t)AC n)A]cb AC
2lTT)lA]b KuAb .1, 2t)H]|icbe|iCAcb RuAb. HAe] rT)e]C ac 2t)ACC0t;
T1)AC pIT^j^r) .1. i)OTbi;All 3l^ri ^CUf y']V'S]V> ACUf <Doi)bCAÓ, ACUf
2t)ACC0T), ACUf i)]A|lTT)ATbj ACUf 2lebj ACUf 2t)ACC]lAlcb, ACUf
2t)uiflcbe|lCAcb, ACUf «DATit^.
^ The vines grew without defect. It 100, and Tribes and Genealogies of
was the belief among the ancient Irish Ui Fiachrach, p. 286.
that the presence, or superintendence '' Clann an Gkascunaigh. The Edi-
of one of ancient pure noble blood tor is of opinion that the Gascoynes of
and righteous principles, had an effect Munster are of this tribe; but he has
upon the seasons and the fruits of the discovered nothing to prove it.
earth. See battle of Magh Rath, p. 8 O'Mathghamhna, now anglicized
Óopc^ l^íóe. 15
he remained in the East [in Gascony], until he was set to take care oi
vines, when it was proved that he was of noble blood, for the vines
grew without defect^ during his time, and he was conveyed back to his
own country ; and it is for that reason that his race are called Clann-
an Ghascunaigh/
The Gascon had a son, namely, Donnchadh. Donnchadh had two
sons, namely, Diarmaid and Fothadh. Fothadh had one son, namely,
another Donnchadh. Donnchadh had two sons, namely, Maccraith
and Amhlaimh; and Orlaith, daughter of O'Mathghamhna,* was their
mother. Diarmaid, son of Donnchadh, son of the Gascon, had five
sons, namely, Muircheartach, Diarmaid Eachtach, Maccraith Finn,
Amhlaibh Gael,* and Donnchadh Balbh. Muircheartach had [one]
three sons, namely, Finghin, Macraith and Conchobhar, Donnchadh
had three sons, namely, Finghin, Maccraith, and the Master," i.e.
Aedh. The issue of Maccraith were Domhnall, and two daughters,
Finnuala^ and Dirbhail.^ Domhnall had four sons, namely, Donn-
chadh, Aedh, Maccraith, and Diarmaid. The Master had two sons,
namely, Amhlaibh and Donnchadh. Donnchadh had one son, namely,
the Camchosach.^ Amhlaibh had a son, Amhlaibh Og.
Finghin, son of Donnchadh Got, son of Maccraith, son of Donn-
chadh Mor, had six sons, namely, Maccon, Maccraith, Donnchadh
of Rath, Amhlaibh Ruadh, Aenghus, and Tadhg. Donnchadh of
Rath had a son Aedh Ruadh, and Donnchadh Og was another son of
his. Maccraith had two sons, namely, Donnchadh and Maccraith Og.
Amhlaibh Ruadh had a goodly son, namely, Muircheartach Ruadh.
Maccon, son of Finghin, had nine sons, namely, Domhnall Glas,
Finghin, Donnchadh, Maccon, Diarmaid, Aedh, Maccraith, Muir-
cheartach, and Daire.
O'Mahony. Orlaidh, i.e. golden prin- v Finnuala, more usually written
cess, is now obsolete as the name of a Finnghuala, i.e. of the fair shoiilders.
woman. This name is anglicized Finola, and
t Amhlaeibh Cael, i.e. Auliflf, Awley, sometimes made Penelope,
or Anlaff, the Slender. w Dirbhail, Dervilia, now obsolete
« The Master, i.e. the Schoolmaster. as the name of a woman.
He was probably master of the School » Camchosach, i.e. the bandy-legged,
of Kos-ailithre.
16
Jen^e^Uc
í)ubbu]i) Acu|* p'ol^vccAcb bív
T171C Cobbiv^t);,
Tt)]C plAr)biv]r)/*'
T17]C B|iAi)buib/^
Tt7]c 6]ce|ifceo]l,
njjc MAcbl,
Tr)]c 2let)5uf A Biqlcc,
W]c LujjÓeAcb,
Tt)]C 2t)A]CT)]A6,
n)]c l.u]56eAC I.A15] a quo
Co|ico La]8j.
n)]C MuAÓAr,
TT)1C í)0T)b5Alll,
rr)]c 2t)u|tcbuil],
n)]c í)uT)5Uí*A,
rr^jc 2leT)5UfA.
TT)]C polACCAIcb;
TT)]C 'plATjbil^D,
Ti)]c CobbiviT),
rt)]c plAT^biv.]?;,
TT)]C BflAT)bU]b,
n)]C feibe|i|*ceo]l,
n)]c MAcb],
ro]c 2leT)5ii|*A,
Tt)]C 2t)A]Cl:)]A6,
It)]C LujÓAcb,
n)]c l,u]5beAcbi
Tt^^c *t)ici|t] Si|tcb|ieccA]5,
rr)]C pTiiuiUt^e.
<t)<v ibAc l.u]56ec l,A]6i .1. biv 2ler)5u|* .1. 2ler)5U|* Bolcc Acuf
2letj3u]*<t)u]b^leAfc. T^jii Tt}e]c plAwiiiT).!. 2t)ocboi;bA^ acu]* 6/ill-
c]t)e^ ACufColATt). í)ívTbAc6/]lcer)e.i. JT)bl]5i AcufU^ferje. 2lilleT)e,
njAc rt)e]c JcbrbAitje, ti7]C Colu^ro- Cor)bA6, ti?ac BAcbAcb^ Tt)]c
^^Aiitbe]!),"*^ TT)]c Colu]ii7^ n^jc MAcb], Tt^ic 2leT)5u|*A Bujlc. 6o5aij,
n)AC Sle]b]Tjej n)]c CoT)bA6A, n)]c BAcbAcb- CubATbtjA"*^ tt^ac
2t)AilA]cb5eT)e, n^^c SA^cbsil, n^jc SetjAicb, rt)]c MAcb]. 'Cit]
n7e]c MAcb] .1. 6ce|i|*cel, Co\a]xx), SerjAcb-
y Eiderscel. This is the progenitor, name. No reference to him occurs in
after whom the Ui Eidersceoil or the Irish annals. He must have flou-
O'Driscolls took their hereditary sur- rished about the year 942, as, accord-
óopc^ l4)t>e.
17
Dubhduin and Folachtaoli,
two sons of Flannaii,
son of Cobdan,
son of Flannan,
son of Brandubli,
son of Eiderscel,
son of Nathe,
son of Aenghus Bolg,
[son of Maicniadh,]
son of Lughaidh [Maccon,]
son of Maicniadh,
son of Lughaidh Laidhe, from
whom the Corca-Laidhe [are
descended.]
Eiderscel/
son of Finn,
son of Nuadhat,
son of Donnghal,
son of Mm-thuile,
son of Dmighus,
son of Aenghus,
son of Folachtach,
son of Flannan,
son of Cobdan,
son of Flannan,
son of Brandubh,
son of Eiderscel,
son of Nathe,
son of Aenghus,
son of Maicniadh,
son of Lughaidh,
[son of Maicniadh,]
son of Lughaidh Laidhe,
son of Daire Sirchreachtach,
son of Firuillne.
Lughaidh Laidhe had two sons, namely, two Aenghuses, i.e. Aenghus
Bolg and Aenghus Duibhfhleasc. Flannan had three sons, namely
Mochonna, Eilltene, and Colum. Eiltene had two sons, namely,
Indlighe and Uisene. Aillene was the grandson of Ithmhaine, son of
Colum. Condadh was son of Eochaidh, son of Mairdean, son of
Colum, son of Nathe, son of Aenghus Bolg. Eoghan was son of
Sleibhine, son of Condadh, son of Eochaidh. Cudamhna was son of
Maelaithghin,son of Saithgheal, son of Seanach, son of Nathe. Nathe
had three sons, namely, Eiderscel, Colaim, Seanach.
ing to the pedigree, Aedh Garbh
O h-Edirsgeoil, (who was slain in 1212,)
was the eighth in descent from him.
The omissions by tlie scribe in this
line have been inserted in brackets
from the Book of Baile an Mhuta and
other authorities.
18 ^eme^Uc
n)]c CuAT)Acbí Tt)ic 2t)íijT)e Cblli|t,
TT7]c 2lrbAl5A^ n7]c 2leT)3UfA Bu]lc.
T^ti n)e]c 6r)r)A, n)]c 2t)íi]T)e CblT^jt -i. 7^e]6l]rr)]Ó^ í)uAcb^ 2lei7-
5uf. Sé Toe]c pe]6l]tt)]6, xr)]c Bt^bA .i. 2lTbAl5Ai6, CoTi)b|iu^c,
2t)]T)bej 6n)]r)e, peji^uf pe|tit)5Au|i^cAT)A, 7^1AcbT)A.
CerbTi] rtjeic 2ler)5UfA^ ro^c 21)aici)ia8 .1. t^Acb],'*^ 2t)A]T)e, Oil]ll
BeAC, 2leT)5u|* í)uibpleA]*c. Ko'*^ jobfAb ^i) ceArbjiAji ^]tj ):o|tbA
] Tj-ACAji b^A é]^. 2let}5U|* MeTb6e|t3, n^AC 2let>5uf a í)u]blefCj rt)]c
OeT)5U|*A Bu^lc, A quo b-Ul í)uiblefc, acu^ 2t)ítiT)e Cejiji rrjAC
2ler)5Uf A Bu]lc, a quo b-U^ %]z})\)e, acu]* cerjel 2t)A]rtje [r)o
2t)AiT)e] ec ceceit].
í)^ njAC MAcbl, rt)-\c 2let)5ufAj .1. Bcejii-cel Acuf Colu]n7.
SeAcbc n^ejc 6ce|ifceoil .1. 'peAjtAOAcb, 2lir)Tt)i|i], b-^ll;"*^ BjtAt)-
bATb, B]tui)bo6|iAT)j Acuf pejtjiuf BAecb. "C^ti roe^c Cbolu^n^ n)]C
I^Acbl -1. 2t)A]|iT)Ti)^ plAjcbuii)/'^ 2le6. 'Cy(\ rne^c ^]\, tt)]c 6i&efif-
ceo^l .1. ScellAT), ColnjAijj p]i)Ai). SeAcbc Tt)e]C B]tAT)r)fc>u]bj tt)]c
Bjceiifceo^lj .i pÍAi^&Ar), 2le6, ScAT)fc»lívr)j feocbAjS í)A]rbit)e,
Co]trr>AC, 'piAn^A/-^ CAcbufívij. T)|ií Ttjejc 'plATjbíi]])^ Tt)]c B|tAi)-
bA^b .1. Cot)All, Acu|* U^ft^e^ Acu|* CobcAt). JT)5eT) bó 21)u5A]t)
Tt)5ei) TÍATjb^iij A C^ll ^u5Air)e. t)<v tt^ac TlAr)bív]i7, .1. <t)ubbuiT>
ACUf polACCAC. Ce]t]\] rpejcTolAccAicb ■i-CotjaU^ Acuj* Citjcbe,
Acuf í)ur)5AlAcb; Acuf 2ler)5uf. 2t)ív]i)e, tt^ac 2ler)5uf a bív rbAC lA]f
.1. 6t)t)a Acuf CAcb]tA, Acu|* Aet) iT)5et) lAif .1. l.i5A]r> ir)5et) 2t)A]T)e,
^ T^e SooA wAicA the poor people ing to the book of Ballymote this book
devoured in the wilderness. Accord- was devoured by acajc, i.e. plebeians.
ÓO|vc^ 1^1t>e. 19
Now THE Ui Maine.
Diinsach, son of Feidhlimidh,
son of Coibhdeanach, son of Eanna,
son of Cuana, son of Maine Cearr,
son of Amhalgha, son of Aenghus Bolg.
Eanna, son of Maine Cean* had three sons, namely, Feidhlimidh,
Duach, Aenghus. Feidhlimidh, son of Eanna, had six sons, namely,
Amhalghaidh, Combruit, Minde, Eimhine, Fearghus Feringaurthana,
Fiachna.
Of the Genealogy of the Ui Duibhleasc, and of the Ui-
Aenghusa in general, as stateb in the book which the
poor people devoured in the wilderness.^
Aenghus, son of Maicniadh, had four sons, namely, Nathe, Maine,
Oilill Beag, Aenghus Duibhfhleasc. These four succeeded to the
lands of their father. Aenghus Nemhdhearg, sou of Aenghus Duibh-
leasc, son of Aenghus Bolg, was he from whom [are descended] the
Ui-Duibhleasc ; and Maine Cearr, son of Aenghus Bolg, from whom
the Ui-Aithne, and the Cineal-Maithne (or Maine) &c.
Nathe, son of Aenghus, had two sons, namely, Eiderscel and Coluim.
Eiderscel had seven [six] sons, namely, Fearadhach, Ainmire, Al, Bran-
dubh, Brunnodhran and Fearghus Baeth. Colum, son of Nathe, had three
sons, namely, Mairnin, Flaithnin, Aedh. Al, son of Eiderscel, had three
sons, namely, Sceallan, Colman, Finan. Brandubh, son of Eiderscel,
had seven sons, namely, Flannan, Aedh, Scannlan, Eochaidh Daimh-
ine, Cormac, Fiama, Cathusan. Flannan, son of Brandubh, had
three sons, namely, Conall, Uisne, and Cobchan. Mughain, daughter
of Flannan, of Cill-Mughaine,* was his daughter. Flannan [son of
Cobchan] had two sons, namely, Dubhduin and Folachtach. Folach-
tach had four sons, namely, Conall, Criche, Dunghalach and Aenghus.
Maine, son of Aenghus, had two sons, namely, Eanna and Cathra, and
a Mughain of Cill-Mughaine, now The pedigree of this virgin is not given
Kilraoone in the barony of Kinelmeaky. by the O'Clerys.
20 Jejne^Uc
Cblé|ti, Acu|- !]♦ Ait)5il ]tur ]:iticb^llní5 b-1- 5ti^^^ T)iTbl ]tobur
bAi|*c b-^- )r AT)b |io bAí It) coi^eAcb'^^ jio cb|te]beA6 bo cjioif
] T)-fe|t]r)&, ^|i }X bee 7r)-bl]A6r)A ^jcbeb fierb Pb^c]tAic bo 5Ab
ClA|tiVT) SA]51|t, AtbAil A]'be|tC ^l) X]\] fo : —
Sai51|i i:uAi|t
pocbAÓ CAcbA]|t A|t A b|iú ;
) CjT)b C|l]cbAb bl^AÓAp) bAl)b
Cor)CObA|l A1)T) ACUf cu.
)|- At;b 1*11) iA|iurb bo cAi|i|ii)5i|i CoijaU [acu|*] pAcbcT)A; b^A
i)-ebAi|tc :
21)ac 5eii)e|* i TulAicb-ceiobj
'B]6 TiiA^cb búiT)b bjA^Ó Aet) \\ lAT)b/^
2t3ó]i rt7Ai)Acb ir ^VA]^)c\)eY tdaU
poóeojó'^^ bo 5ebA Cot^aU.
[2lcur] )r b-é bo cbAijiiit)5in ^o Uib-^ 6ce|irceoil |ii5i acu]- Ai|t-
eocbuf b'iv I'll CO b]tivcb, Acuf ]y e |:o|t^^CAib bo |ii5 Cbo^tco Íaist
b Linhain, more usually called errore gentilitatis ad Christi fidem con-
Liadhain and Liedania. See Ussher's vertisse." Primord. p. 792.
Primordia, p. 792, and Colgan's Acta c Fintract-Clere, i.e. the fair or
Sanctorum, pp. 458, 464. Her son, white strand of Cape Clear Island in
St. Ciaran Saighre established a nun- the south of the County of Cork. This
nery for her in the neighbourhood of strand is now called Traigh-Chiarain.
Saio-hir at a place called Cill-Liadh- It is described as follows in Smith's
aine now anglicized Killyon, a small Natural and Civil History of Cork, b.
village situate in the barony of Fir- ii. c. 4 —
call Kint^'s County, nearly midway " A little to the east of the castle [of
between Birr and Kinnity. "Jam Dunanore, on the N.W. point of Cape
dictus BiogTaphus Hibernice Sancto- Clear island,] is a cove called Tra-Ki-
rum primogenitum ilium [Keranum] eran, i.e. St. Kieran's strand, on which
appellat ; tum prseterea addens, non is a pillar stone with a cross rudely cut
modo Liadanam eum matrem^'ifeZem towards the top, that, they say, was
Christianani et Sanctam Dei famulam the workmanship of St. Kieran ; and
effecisse (Cella eidem in propinquo near it stand the walls of a ruined
loco ffidificata, qua dicitur Scotice, church, dedicated to the same saint.
CcaU li&AiT) ;) sed etiam suam gentem, This stone they hold in great venera-
id est, Osraigi, et plurimos alios de tion, and assemble round it every fifth
óo|tc^ l^jóe.
21
One daughter, i.e. Lighain daughter of Maine,*' who was the mother
of Ciaraii of Saighir : he was born at Fintracht-Clere,° and the angels
attended upon her. The orders of heaven baptized him. Here was
[dwelling] the chieftain who first believed in the Cross in Ireland, for
Ciaran had taken Saighir thirty years before Patrick arrived, as the
poet said —
Saighir the cold"^
Found a city on its brink ;
At the end of thirty pleasant years
1 shall meet there and thou.
It was then too he [Patrick] predicted Conall and Fachtna,*^ of whom
he said :
A son shall be born at Tulach-teann,
Good to us shall one day be his church.
Many monks and steady monasteries
Conall shall rule after him.
It was he [Ciaran] that predicted to the progeny of EidersceP" reign
and chieftainship over their race for ever; and it was he that left to the
of March, on which day they celebrate
the festival of their patron." Accord-
ing to Ussher's Chronological Index,
and the Dublin copy of the Annals of
Innisfallen, St. Kieran was born in
the year A.D. 352; he studied at
Rome, and in the year A.D. 402,
founded Saighir.
•1 Saighir the cold. This is referred to
as nomen fontis, in the Feilire Aen-
guis at fifth of March. The place is
now called in Irish Saighir-Chiarain
anglicized Serkieran, which is a town-
land, containing the ruins of a church,
in a parish of the same name,
in the barony of Ballybritt, King's
County. See Ussher's Primordia, pp.
791, 792, and Colgan's Acta SS. p.
429.
e Conall and Fachlna. This should
be Fachtna arid Conall. Fachtna, who
had been abbot of Molana in tlie County
of Waterford, founded Ros-ailithre,
about the year 590. See Colgan's
Acta SS. p. 596.
f To the Race of Eidirscel, i.e. to the
race of Eiderscel, son of Nathe, who
was contemporary with St. Ciaran, and
his relative, as will appear from the
following genealogical table ;
Aenghus Gaifuileach,
Nathe Aenghus
Eiderscel Liadhain or Liedania
St. Ciaran Saighre.
The Ui Eidersceoil, or O'Driscoll's,
took their hereditary surname not from
this Eiderscel, but from Eiderscel, son
of Finn, the twelfth in descent from
him.
22
5ejt)e^l^c
6T)]clAT)b |i]5 cú|ci6 6ó A|i C|ie]&en) cbjvoifi aco <s]i buf. 2lcu|- ^f
é CiA^iinT) ^]T)bfe|t T)AeTb 6|ieT)b, acut* ]y 'e Cia]iívt) 7x0 u|iAib
bo^b AT]t CblU CblAjtiiiT) bo cbofCAÓ aic] a^i cu|-.^
í)íi Tf)AC Ajl] bo 6t)1)a^ Tt)AC 21)^11)6 Cbl|t|tj n7]C 2leT)5U|-A Builc,
.1. 9X]\]\\ [Con)A|ibJ Cor)All CUeT). jf é ^r) CorjAll nt) T^o cblt^óil
-|r) lebA^i fOcbAiji feA bo Cbor)All acuj* bo TAcbcT)A, acu]* bo ^tAb
b5]b A T;-2l|ib r)A b-PA^tciir) a t)- JT)]f b^c. b-U] <t)uibl]fc, Acuf \)-W}
V>\x]\c, Acu|- %ex 5llf ^1 ri^^^j ^cuf 2lef n}-Be|tiaA, bo f-^l 2ler)5U|-A
Bbuilc, iDic 2t)A]cr)iA6, rt)TC tu^soeAcb, Tt}]C 2t)AiCT)TA6, bo^b.
í)ív TbAC 2leT;5urA Cer)bpocA, mic 6r)T)A, tt^ic 2t)^ir)e CblTtii,
TOic 2let)5U]-A Bu^lcAe, .1. 6t)T)A Acuf 2t)ui|iebAcb-
g Cill'Chiarain, i.e. St. Ciaran's
church. The ruins of this church are
still to be seen near the strand of
Traigh-Chiarain on the Island of Cape
Cleare. See note c supra. The cross
here referred to is also stUl to he seen
sculptured on a pUlar stone near Cill-
Cliiarain. For a curious reference to
a similar cross sculptured on a stone
near Ballina-Tirawley by St. Patrick,
see Genealogies, 8fc. of Ui-Fiachrach,
p. 468.
A similar account of the birth of
St. Ciaran on this island, and of the
conversion of the inhabitants to Chris-
tianity, is given by the Scholiast of
Aengus at the fifth of March, which
is translated by Colgan as follows,
ActaSS. p. 471.
" Maguir verb ad 5 Martii, fuse de
ipso disserit. Patricius, inquit, de S.
Kierano cecinit ; est fons Saigh-fhuar
dictus : ad quem extrues Cathedram
tuam : et ego ibi post annos triginta
conveniam te. Kieranus hie fuit filius
Brandubii, filii Bressalii, filii Branii,
filii Fianbothae, filii Nessarii, filii Di •
mani, &c. liedania filia Manii Cherr,
filii ^ngussii de stirpe Lugadii, fiUi
Ithi, fuit mater S. Kierani : et Fin-,
tracht est nomen loci, in quo natus
est, Et incolse Regionis de Corca-
Laigde, in qua natus est, erant primi,
qui in Hibernia crediderunt. Kier-
anus autem incolmt Sagiriam annis
triginta ante adventum Patricii. Pro-
phetavit Kieranus de S. ConaUo et S.
Fachtnano de Ros-alithir dicens : nas-
cetur filius in Tulachteann, qui nobis
fido amicitiae fcedere junctus erit : et
post eum multos monachos, et Mo-
nasteria reget Conallus. Praedixit
etiam famUiam Heterscheolanam Do-
minium et Principatum in sua regione
contiuuo obtentaturam ; et principem
de Corca-Laigdhe habiturum publicam
potestatem jus dicendi, et mulctas exi-
gendi in sua provincia, modo fidem
Christi amplectatur, et suam colat cli-
entelam. Fuit Kieranus primarius
Óoftcxt l^ióe.
23
king of Corca-Laidhe the eniclann of a king of a province for their
having first believed in the Cross. And Ciaran is the senior of the
saints of Eire ; and it was he Ciaran that granted it [i.e. the privilege]
to them for having been the first to grant him Cill-Chiarain.s
Eanna, son of Maine Cearr, son of Aenghus Bolg, had two other
sons, namely, Ailill [Comard] and Conall Claen. It was this Conall
that compiled this Book of Dues^ for Conall and Fachtna, and that pre-
sented it to them at Ard-na-b-Partan in Inis-beag.'
The Ui-Duibhlisc, the Ui-Builg, and the people of Gleann-Sibhne,''
and of Bearra, ^ are of the race of Aenghus Bolg, son of Maicniadh
[son of Lughaidh Maicniadh.] Aenghus Ceannfhoda, son of Eanna,
son of Maine Cearr, son of Aenghus Bolg, had two sons, namely,
Eanna and Muireadhach.
sanctorum Hiberniae. Fuit etiam vir
valde locuples in armentorum passion-
ibus. Domus ejus armentaria sive
bovile decern liabebat portas, et decern
particularia reclusoria : in singulis
erant decern vituli ; et singulos vitulos
decern alebant vaccas. Kieranus de
eorimi fructu, et lacticinus nihil gus-
tabat, quamdiu vixit ; sed omnia inter
Christi pauperes et egenos distribue-
bat. Habebat etiam equos jugales
quinquaginta pro aratro et agricul-
tura. Nee tamen de eorum fructu vel
imum tota vita comedebat panem.
Cibus ejus quotidianus, quern vesperi
tantum sumebat, erat una bucella
panis hordeaci cum crudarum herba-
rum obsonio, et frigidi fontis haustu.
Ejus Testis erat ex cerrinis pellibus,
quas humido stragulo super indutus
obducebat. Quando aliquantulum
pausabat saxum erat ipsi pulvinaris
loco."
h This Book of Dues. This passage
was evidently extracted from some
book of tributes belonging to the
church of Ros-ailithre. Colgan quotes
Catbaldus Maguire who refers to a
life of St. Ciaran, written by Cairneach
Mael, wliich was preserved at Serkie-
ran. " Carnechus cognomento Mael
est qui Kierani mirabilia miro et ele-
ganti metro conscripsit, ejusque opus
Sagirice adhuc asservatur : et quicum-
que illud legerit animam Carnechi
scriptoris Deo recommendet." Acta
SS. p. 471, col. 1.
'^ Ard-na-b-Partan in Inis-beag, i.e.
Crab-fish hill on the Little island. This
island is still so called in Irish, and
anglicized Inishbeg. It belongs to
the parish of Aghadown, East division
of West Carbery. See the Ordnance
Map of the County of Cork. Sheet 150.
^ Glemin-Sibhne, i.e. glen or valley
of bullrusbes, not identified.
1 Bearra, now Beare, a territory in
the south-west of the County of Cork.
24
"^eme-dl^c
-am^jl" feetíDuf S^lcajit Ch^if jl ^cuf leD^iv
í)uT)5AlACbj
riíAC 21iI]IIaj
nj|c 2t)A]ct)iA6/^
Tt>]c 2l]lellA^
Tt)]c Cot;a]11 CIa]t),
n)]c '5&-\i^]V,
Tt}]C Í)UAC17,
Tt?]C 2t)A]CT)]A6,
TT)ic 2t)e]ccor),
n)]c ^i^]]i) SblT^cbfieccAij
rr)]C Sicbbu]l5,
n))c p']ftu^lli:)e^
T171C í)eA5rr)Ai)|iAcb/^
TD^C l,U5n)AT)|VACb,
n)]c 1,05 Aj
Tt)]c BjcbleAt)!?,
n}]c LujÓAcb,
117] C JcbAj
Tr>]o B]teo5AiT7.
.1. LU5A16 La]6] a quo Co|ico
1^A]6]. l,ti5Ai6 CaI a quo t)a CAll|t]5e6A.*'^ ^y bov Lu5A]6 x]^)
|io bo |*e]ccbi l-A|*A]]t ^VS^V l-Aes^^ll^b Tí^ic Me^llj it)]c Lu]56eAcb
2l)eAT)b]xaA]8, a Si^A^b n)]c Sc^jl Bb^jlb^ &o ^eAjtA^b Olr)e5Tt7Acbc,
VO ]tí C]tu|cbeT)cuA]cb| Acu]* 2t)Ar)A]T)& ]i) ScaI BAlb b-l^1'^
C6]C Tije^c ÍAf ]t; t,u5A]6 y^\^^ acu|* Ia l-Af*A]|ij .1. 2leT;5U|*, acu|*
CobcAcb^ ACUf LuSAjÓ, ACUf 2t)ACCA]l, ACU|* 2lll]Uj ACUf pjlAecb"
■peAfi,
t,u]5 l,u5Ai6 CaI rA]|ii|* } i)-2llbAit) caji iDUjfi, bo ]Afi|tA]6 ]r)&*
rbA]!*.^ *t)u|* ]:uc t,u5Ai8 VA]8e, a b|i^cbA]|t, CA|i a é\Y ]r) cj t-AfA^jt.
M] |to]b] cIa7)& 'Lu5ÓAcb [CaI] p)fro|tbA ]i) cAi) f]i). 21& cuaIai8
CaI it) tjí f]T) Acuf ]ye6 bof ^uc ai)oi|i. Ba b-olc pft]A Tr)ACAib
62
•" Inis-duinc, i.e. the island of Man,
jaow Inchycloney, an island in the bay
of Clonakilty, which divides the barony
of Ibawne from that of Barryroe in
the County of Cork. See Smith's
Natural and Civil History of Cork,
vol. I. Book II. c. 3.
r^Scal Balbh. i.e. Seal the Stam-
merer. O'Flalierty says that Bania,
daughter of Seal Balbli, king of Fin-
land, was the Queen of Tuathal
Teachtmhar, monarch of Ireland, A.D.
1 30. A personage of the name seems
to have flourished in Ireland from the
many places named after him, as
Gleann-an-Seail, in the Count}' An-
óopc^í l^jóe.
25
Of THE Genealogy of the Race oe Aengjíus Bulga down
HERE AS PROVED BY THE SaLTAIR-ChaISIL AND THE BoOK OF
THE Island oe Inis-Duine.™
Dunglialach,
son of Maicniadh,
son of Conda Cilline,
son of Fearghus,
son of Ailill,
son of Macreithe,
son of Conall Claen,
son of Gearan,
son of Duacli,
son of Maicniadh,
son of Maccon,
son of Lughaidh Laidhe,
son of D aire Sirchreachtach,
son of Sithbholg,
son of Firuillne,
son of Deaghmanrach,
son of Lugh Manrach,
son of Lugh,
son of Eithleann,
son of Lughaidh,
son of Ith,
son of BreoKan.
Daire Sirchreachtach had six sons, namely, Lughaidh Laidhe, from
whom the Corca Laidhe ; Lughaidh Cal, from whom the Calraidlie.
This Lughaidh had to wife Lasair, daughter of Laeghaire, son of
Niall, son of Lughaidh Meandruadh, from the fairy hills of the son
of Seal Balbh" [who was] of the men of 01negniacht;° or, this Seal
Balbh was king of Cruithean-tuaithP and Manann.i This Lughaidh
had six sons by Lasair, namely, Aenghus, Cobhthach, Lughaidh,
Maccail, Ailill, and Fraechihear.
Lughaidh Cal went over the sea into Alba,' in quest of wealth.* In
his absence Lughaidh Laidhe, his brother, took to him his wife Lasair.
.The sons of Lughaidh Cal were not of age to possess lands at this
time. Lughaidh Cal heard this thing, and it brought him from the
east.' The sons of Laeghaire were angered at the seduction of their
trim, Leac-an-Scail, a great Crom-
leach, in the County of Kilkenny, and
Leachtan-Scail, i.e. the Seal's monu-
ment in the barony of Corcaguiny,
County of Kerry.
o Olnegmacht, an old name of Con-
naught, probably the same as the Nag-
natae of Ptolemy.
P Cruitheantuaiih, i.e. Pict-land.
iManann, i.e. the Isle of Mann.
1" Alba, i.e. Scotland, or perhaps Al-
bion England.
sin quest of wealth, i.e. to seek his
fortune.
t/i brought him from the east, i.e. it
induced him to return home from
Alba, which lies to the east of Ire-
land.
26 5ejt)e-4Uc
LAe5Aj|i] n7eblu5uó a fecbA]t, bo cbó&Ajt Ttje^c l,Ae5A^|ti feo TT)A]t-
bAÓ t-ujÓAcb CaI CO Ka]c1) juTjrA, ] n}-B|te5A]b, a c]r)A^5 a b]tix-
c})A]t^ oft bA b-olc leo ]T)CAr) ]to^^ •ftA5A6 Lu5A]6 CaI ^ cjiicb
T)-Air)eo]l cet) a t*l^lT^ ^o ^OlucAO b^4v ^ofjfó. t,u]6^^ 1,U5A]6 ]
CoT)bAcbcAib ^ecc ^iatjija ^o]t ce^cbeó b|tív]cb|ieAcb a rvv^} uAi|t
ffA 'peAjtAfb Cúl A ^]6] ]to bicbAft Ttjefc t-AejA^jt]. Mi|i l^n)
cecbc A 2t)iirbA]t) |V]Arb fjtf b-e^^5l<v l-uf5f6 l,Af6]. Ko i'CAíl a
clArjb A ]*ecc ]iAT)bAfb.i. CAll|iAi6f B|ti3 l-e]cbj Acuf }X } XV^ CaU-
]tAf6f ft) caIa]5, Acuf CaUjiaioi fT)f] \^}x^ ^"^ cloji^b'"'^ pjiAecbAfit,
TT)c LuijóeAcb CaI bó|b; C^vlliiAjO z]i\ 2t)uf5], bo \\\ CobcbAÍj
b] ; CaU|ia]6] a rt7-B|teA6ri7Ufr)e, bo ffl ^IjIjUa Of ; CAllftAfO]
Luf |i5 5 LujAf 6, T17AC LufjbeAcb b] : O ^DfteAi) ACAff^ecb^^ búcbuf a ;
CAllftAfS] ]x} Cbo|tA^r)b; bo ffl 2leT)5UfA tt)]c LvfjéeAc CaI ft) biv
CbAllftAfÓf ffT), .1. CAllflAfÓf t.Ufft5 ACUf CAllftAf8f fT) CboftAfT)b.
O b JwfteAcbcAfcb CAffeAC búcufA CAÍlftAfÓf fi) CboftAfi)b;
CAÍlftAfÓf CbúfM Cbe'f^iíA br)o, bo ffl 2leT)5iif*A beof ; O Scfi)5fi)
A cAfpeAcb búcu|*A. BocbAfó^ TT)AC 2lei)5ufA, TT)ic l,uf56eAcb
"Rath-gunta, i.e. the rath or fort of west side of this hill, is still pointed
the wounding or slaying, a name now out at the rere of Mr. Ousely's house,
obsolete. in the townland of Bawn mountain
•^ Feara-Culin Breagha; a territory and parish of Moydon." There was
of East Meath nearly coextensive with another sept of Calraidhe near Caiseal
the baronies of Upper and Lower Kells. in Munster, who were not of this race
The churches of Magh bolg (Moy- but descended from Lughaidh Cal the
bolgue,) and Imleach-Fia, (Emlagh,) sixth in descent from Tadhg, son of
are mentioned as in this territory. See Cian, sonof OilioU Olum. See D. Mac
O'Clery's Irish Calendar at 5th of Firbisigh, Book of Genealogies, p. 668.
April and 26th of November. ^ The same as Calraidhe-an-chaladh,
^ Calraidhe of Bri-Leith. The po- i.e. of the same race. Calraidhe-an-
sition of this sept is preserved by the chaladh is comprised in the barony of
mountain or hill of Sliabh gCalraidhe Clonlonan in the County of AVest-
(Slieve Golry) near Ardagh, in the meath, and is now considered to be
County of Longford. See Annals of coextensive with the parish of Bally-
the Four Masters, A.D. 1445, and loughloe in this barony. The Cal-
Leabhar na gCeart, p. 9, note p. to raidhe of Westmeath were dispossessed
which add " The ruins of the nunnery at an early period by the Conmhaicnc
of Diiuimchco, referred to hs at the and the race of Maine, son of Niall.
óofic^ l-dlóe. 27
sister, and they proceeded to Rath-gunta" in Breagha, to kill Lughaidh
Cal, for the crime of his brother, for they were displeased that when
Lughaidh Cal went into a strange country he did not convey their
sister to them. Lughaidh [Cal] fled into Connacht with seven heroes
to shun his wife's brothers ; for it was in Feara-Cul in Breagha' the
sons of Laeghaire were [seated.] He never ventured to return to
Munster from fear of Lughaidh Laidhe. His posterity branched into
seven septs, viz. the Calraidhe of Brigh-Leith,^ and that is the same
as Calraidhe an chaladh;'^ Calraidhe-lnnse Nisc^ who are of the race of
Fraechar, son of Lughaidh; Calraidhe of the Three Plains;^ of the
race of Cobhthach ; Calraidhe of Breagh-mhaine* which sept are of the
race of Ailill ; Calraidhe Luirg,*» are a sept descended from Lughaidh,
son of Lughaidh : O'Drean is its hereditary chieftain ; Calraidhe of
Corann ; of the race of Aenghus son of Lughaidh are these two Cal-
raidhe, namely, Calraidhe Luirg and Calraidhe of Corann.° O'h-Inn-
reachtaigh is the hereditary chief of Calraidhe of Corann; Calraidhe
of Cuil-Ceama*^ are also of the race of Aenghus ; O'Scingin is their
hereditary chief.® From Eochaidh, son of Aenghus, son of Lughaidh
See OTlaherty's Ogygia, Part III. c. c Calraidhe of Corann, a sept seated
85. in the barony of Corran, County of
y Calraidhe- Innse-Nisc. This was Sligo. O'h-Innreachtaigh of this place
another name for Calraidhe of Cuil- is unknown. The name is common in
Cearnadha. See note m/rá, 31. Ulster, where it is anglicized Hanratty,
2 Calraidhe of the Three Plains, a but the family bearing that name
sept seated in the barony of Tirawley, in Ulster are of the race of the
County of Mayo. See Ui-Fiachrach, Oirghialla.
p. 239. d Calraidhe of Cuil-Cearnadha, a
^ Calraidhe of Breagh-mkaine, a se]pt sept seated in the territory of Cool-
seated in the barony of Brawney in carney, which comprises the parishes
the County of Westmeath. They were of Attymass and Kilgarvan, in the
dispossessed at an early period by the barony of Gallen, County of Mayo,
race of Maine, son of the monarch This tribe opposed the preaching of
Niall of the Nine Hostages. St. Patrick. See Genealogies Sfc. of
^ Calraidhe-Luirg, a sept seated in Ui-Fiachrach, ^.^^l. They were dis-
Magh Luirg, in 'the barony of Boyle possessed at an early period by the Ui-
and County of Roscommon. The Fiachrach.
O'Dreains were dispossessed by the Mac ^O'Scingin is the hereditary chief.
Dermots before the English Invasion. This should come after Calraidhe
28
5en)&^uó'
[CaIJ a quo CAlljtAiói tocbA 5lllí ^cuf ^Aijiz^iA]^]. )te Ai;b yo
ce]cb|tl p^iiírbdjellA^si ^a^z]ia]-^] Acuf CaIjiajO] .i. 2t)e5-
[^pb] l At:)bcb Aj 6 A |tl5Aj ACU]- 2t)e] C C|XUr)bluAcbltA A [b] C A] ]*] cb, ACUf
TellAcb Cu|ir)A^i) A [b]-pil]5, b-U] pp^b a n)-bitu5A6A. 4)^ rbAC
2leT)5U|*Aj n7]c 'LU56AC CaIj .1. BocbA^O Acuf 2lTbAl5A]6. 2lTbAl3Aió,
]n?o|t|io^ ó cA ^1) ]t]5|tAi6 .1. CaUjiaiO]. 2lc]Ab celÍAiÓ^ CaU^a^Oi
,1. 'CellAcb C|iur)bluAcbTiA Acuf "CellAcb Cu|tT)Aii), Acuf "CellAcb
Cíi]rí^TT7j Acuf 'CellAcb TjtebA]]!!,^^ acuj- t^elUcb UA|iuTfce, Acuf
TellAcb CAi|tT)eT).'° "CellAis í)A|tc]tA|5i, iTt»o|i|io, .1. 'CellAcb
Ca]*cait), acu]* T^ellAcb Coi^atU; acuj* 'CellAcb CA5ív]t) .1. cji]
TT)eTC 2lil5ili^ r^TC 'ploji^b^ n^jcCAicijt, rr)]c í)in)lA]T)5, rn]C 21iI]IIa,
117TC Co|tTt)ATC, n)]c Oevs^y^, rn]c Qjt^c, ví)]c 2leT}5ufAj Tt)]c Lu]5-
6eAcb CaI, a quo CaI|ia]Ó] [ATbA]l-A|*be|ic leAbAji <t)|ion)A ^^A^leAC
Acu]* C^i) <t)|ion)A ftjeACCA] .i. Ca&íci). Cof*cí^i) Acuf CotjaU. CaU-
|tAi6i2t)uiji]fC] b'l [b-]'Cífi b-UA i;-2lTbAl5A ajv fl]cbc njic CAe^l
Luirg. The head of the O'Sgingins
was seated at Ardcarne, near Boyle,
in the County of Roscommon. See
Annals of the Four Masters, A.D.
1224, and Genealogies, &c. of Ui-
Fiachrach, p. 77, note e.
f Calrahidhe of Loch-Gile, other-
wise called Calraidhe, now Calry, a
parish adjoining Loch Gile, (Lough
Gill) in the barony of Carbury and
County of Sligo. See Ui-Fiachrach,
p. 276, and tlie map prefixed to that
work.
e Dartraidhe, a sept giving name to
a territory comprised in the barony of
Rossclogher, in the County of Leitrim,
Avhich is still popularly called Dartry.
^^ Meg-Flilaunchaidh, now anglicized
Mac Clancy and Clancy, a name still
numerous in this barony. See Ap-
pendix B.
' Meg-Crunnluachra. This should be
Tealach Cruinnluachra, which was
one of the tribe names of the Mac
Clancys of Dartry.
k Tealach-Churnain, i.e. the O'Cur-
nains or O'Curnins. In latter ages
the head of this family resided on
Inis-mor, Locha-Gile, or Cliurcli Is-
land in Lough Gill. The O'Curnins
were for many centuries hereditary
poets to the O'Rourkes. See the An-
nals of the Four iMasters, A.D. 1416,
p. 829, notes i, j, k.
1 The Ui Finn, i.e. the family of
O'Finn, now Finn Avithout the prefix
0. A branch of the^family was set-
tled at Ballymagibbon, near Cong in
the County of Mayo, "vvhere they have
become lately extinct, in the person
of the late John Finn, Esq. the ma-
ternal Uncle of Dr. Wilde, author
Óo|ic4 l4i6e.
29
[Cal] are descended the Calraidhe of Loch Gile' and the Dartraidhe.s
The following arethe four chief septs of Dartraidhe and Calraidhe, viz.
The Meg-Fhlannchaidh*^ are their kings, the Meg-Crunnluachra' their
dynasts, the Tealach-Churnain'' their poets, the Ui-Finn' their Brugh-
adha [fanners]. Aenghus, son of Lughaidh Cal had two sons, namely,
Eochaidh and Amhalghaidh. From Amhalghaidh the chiefs are
descended, i.e. of the Calraidhe. These are the septs of Calraidhe,
viz. Tealach-Crunnluachra, Tealach-Curnain, Tealach-Critain,™ Tea-
lach-Treabhaire," Tealach-Uaruisce," and Tealach-Cairnean.P The
septs of Dartraidhe are Tealach-Cascain, Tealach-Conaill, and Tealach-
C again, [sprung, as stated in the Book of Druim-saileach'" and the
Codex of Druim-sneachta,* from] the three sons of Ailghil, son of
Flann, son of Caithir, son of Dunlang, son of Ailill, son of Cormac,
son of Aenghus, son of Eochaidh, son of Aenghus, son of Lughaidh
Cal, from whom the Calraidhe, namely, Cadan, Coscan, and Conall.
The Calraidhe of Muirisc in Tir-Ua-n-Amhalghadha are of the race
of the son of Cael, son of Lughaidh Cal, and this sept is the same as
of the Beauties of the Boyne, &c.
He possessed a small estate of eight
hundred acres of land in fee simple.
There are other members of this tribe
in the town of Galway and in various
places throughout the province of
Olnegmacht.
™ Tealach-Critain, i.e. the family
of O'Credain, or Credan.
n Tealach -Treabhaire, i.e. the family
of O'Treabhair, or Trevor.
o Tealach- Uaruisce, i.e. the family
of O'Uaruisce, or Hourisky. This
name is still extant in the County of
Donegal.
P Tealach- Cairnean, i.e. the family of
O'Cairnen. This name is now obsolete.
q Tealach-Cascain, &c. These septs
are unknown to the Editor.
•■ The Booh ofDruim Saileach. This
book is now unknown. There were
several places of the name Druim-
saileach \^Dorsu7n salicum,'] in Ireland,
but the one here referred is probably
the hill of that name at Armagh.
^ Druim-Sneachta. The only place
now bearing this name in Ireland is
Druim-sneachta, anglicé Drumsnat in
the barony and County of Monaghan,
where there was an ancient monas-
tery, founded by St. Molua of Cluain..
fearta-Molua. See the Calendar of
the O'CIerys at 4th of August and 4th
of September. The book of Druim-
sneachta which is now unknown, is
frequently referred to as authority
for the remotest events in Irish his-
tory ; and Keating, who appears to
have seen a copy of it, states, " that
it had existed before St. Patrick came
to Ireland." See Haliday's Edition of
Keating's History of Ireland, p. 215.
30
Jejt^exiUc
n)]c l-ujÓAcb CaI, acu|- -]y ]t} Arjb b-] Acuf CAlljtA^ó] ^u^j]
b-6/lleA3 : O 2t)Ail^ir)A a CA^feAcb búcuf a. *Do &íbA6 ]Ab u^li
Acc bee, co|t jobAbAji b-J 3^1^cb^^cbivt), acu|* b-) pbl^o^tjb u|i-
líVTÍ)uf ]i) ^eA|tAii)b, co|iob ^Ab ^j- c]tef] At)b, Acuf bo clo]r)b 2leT)-
5U|*Aj rt)]c 2ITÍ7AI5A16, ^Ab beó|*. 21 beA|iA|i CaII|iai6i Cbu^l] |ie
Cujl Ce|iT)AÓA, A|t A be^cb l cu]l Acuf ^ ce|tr)Ai6 'pb^^'^^A 3<'^'5^^1^ i
T)0, m'^'x VW ^*^ ^^ b-solcl)Aib, ]x |t]A 11* cbó]]i CaIIjiatÓi Jtjbfi
M]|*c bo ]tiv6A. if ^Ab yo a ^r^i^eAOA bucufA .i. O Koclitt) a caí|*-
eACb^ ACUf b-UA Cbu]r)b, ACU|* b-UAJA|lTJA]T), ACU|*b-UApblt)^ir)'
'Lu5A]6 O^^tc], b]ACA Cojico Ojitce ; tujAió 'LAi5ifj b^ACA t.A]5]f
]j-UAT)-Bi)ecblATf ; 'Lu5aj8 Co]tp, b]A [cii] 4)^x1 2t)efco|tp tAij^r) ;
'Lu5A]6 CofCA]]t, bjA cí^ Co|*C|tAi6] ly t)A i)ef]b, b]A rt^-bA] í)AiT)el
TTjAC pocA^O, AtbAjl Acbeitc'^^ ^v xevc}}A]6 :
Sfe Tijeic *t)i^i|tT ST|tcb|tecbcA]cb,
Pi At) CO T)-]Ia|1 T)-5l0T)b,
'LU5A1Ó CaI, i)ivji cbe|i]i,
21 livrb |to bo loT)b.
t Calraidhe of Magh h-Eleag, a sept,
gÍTÍng name to a territory nearly co-
extensive with the parish of Crossmo-
lina in the barony of Tirawley and
County of Mayo. See Genealogies,
Sfc. of Ui-Fiachrach, p. 238, note f,
and the map prefixed to that work.
*» O'Mailfhina, now Mullany. There
is an obvious defect in the text here,
which should be supplied as follows ;
The Calraidhe of this district became
extinct, and O'Mailfhina of the race
of Aenghus, son of Amhalghaidh, of
the sept of the Ui-Fiachrach, became
the hereditary cliieftain. The family
of O'Mailfhina also became extinct,
except a few, and the Ui-Gaibh-
theachain and the Ui-Floinn, who are
also of the race of Aenghus, son of
Amhalghaidh, took possession of the
land, and are now the most powerful
therein."
The little town of Crossmolina, Cros-
Ui-Mhailfhina, in Tirawley, took its
name from this family.
^ Ui-Gaibhiheachain, now Gaughan,
a name stiU common in this district.
See Ui-Fiachrach, pp. 13, 238.
^ The Ui-Floinn, i.e. the family of
the OTlynns. The head of the
O'Flynns was seated at Oireamh, now
Errew in the parish of Crossmolina,
where he was airchinneach of the
church of St. Tighearnan. This fa-
mily possessed a very curious relic
called Mias Tigheamain, i.e. St. Tigh-
earnan's dish. See Ui-Fiachrach, p.
239, note i.
^ Cuil-Cearnadha. See note supra.
y Fidh-Gathlaidk, i.e. Gateley's fo-
ÓO(tca l^jóe. 31
Calraidhe of Magh h-Eileag :* O'Mailfhina is its hereditary chieftain."
They all became extinct except a few, and the Ui-Gaibhtheachain'' and
the Ui Floinn'^ took possession of the land, so that they are the most
powerful therein, and these are also of the race of Aenghus, son of
Amhalghaidh. Cuil-Cearnadha'' is called Calraidhe Cuile from its
being in the comer or angle of Fith-Gathlaidh ;y and, if the learned
say truly, it is to it the appellation of Calraidhe Innse-Nisc*^ should
be given. These are its hereditary tribes, namely, O'Rothlain* its
chieftain, and Ua Cuinn,'' Ua larnain," and Ua Finain.^
From Lughaidh Oirclie [the third son of Daire Sirchreachtach] are
sprung the Corca-Oirche ;® from Lughaidh Laighis the Laighis of Ui-
Eineachlais;^ from Lughaidh Corb the Dal-Mescorb8 of Laighin; from
Lughaidh Coscair are the Coscraidhe in the Deise,^ of whom was
Daniel, son of Fothadh, as the historian said :
Six sons had Daire Sirchreachtach,
A hero of many valorous deeds,
Lughaidh Cal, who was not slain.
Whose hand was valiant.
rest, a large forest in the territory of co-\c,^-\c Cl)A|f]l, in the vicinity of
Gaileanga, now the barony of Gallen Cashel in Munster. See also Ogygia,
in the County of Mayo. See Annals part III. c. 67.
of the Four Masters at the year 1225. ^Laighis of Ui-Eineachlais. The
z Calraidhe -Innse-Nisc . See note y Ui-Eineachlais were seated in the pre-
supra. sent barony of Arklow, in the County
a O'Rothlain. Tliis name is still of Wicklow, where the sept of Laighis
extant in this district, but anglicized are now unknown.
Rowley. See Annals of the Four s Dal-Mescorh, otherwise called Dai-
Masters at the year 1208, and Ui- Mesincorb, a sept seated along the
Fiachrach, p. 246, note h. east of the present County of Wick-
b Ua Cuinn, now Quin. low. See the Feilire Aenguis at 22nd
c Ua h-Iarnain, now obsolete. of May, and Annals of the Four Mas-
d Ua Finain, now OFinan. Dr. ters, A.D. 952, and Life of St. Coemh-
O'Finan, formerly Roman Catholic gliin by the BoUandists at 3rd of
Bishop of Killala was of this family June.
and a native of this very territory. h Coscraidhe in the Deise, a sept
e Corca-Oirche. In a poem in the seated in the Decies in the County of
Duinseanchus, as in the Book of Waterford* See Ogygia, part III. c.
Leacan, fol. 256, this tribe is placed a 67.
Jejneul^c
I.U5A16 ÍAisif le|v,
1.115 Ai 6 Co|ib, 11) cit)3,
Mí]t bo cb^rt) 1 cle]cb-
LujAfO Co|*c, ]r) CAerb,
1,U5A]6 La]5] luAC,
'pA b-é LuJA^Ó l.A]6]
■p^A fAÍIt^ &o't) cbuAT;.
2lc|*]T) [rAejt] cIa1)1M *t)A]|l],
K]u T)í b]A Tt)0 5TIU15
Mí CÚjC ACC A ]*&. S^.
[2lcii|- be|iAib A|iA]le ^i* cú]c n^ejc bo b] A5Í)Ai|te acu|* i)] |*é n)e]c.]
"Cjtí n)e]C Co]r)c\)^^^]) iT)5ii)e CAcbbAÓ^ .1. 2t)AC B|ic, Acuf 2ler)-
5U|*, Acui* Coi)aU CÍAer). í)a rbAC 'CjvéijA .1. SleTjju]' acu^ tt^ac
Bjic. CoijaU ClAei), ttjac 3^11^^!^), rp^c í)uAcb, be^cb rpe^c Ia^j*
.1. A CÚ]C b]h ]A]l t)-<t)0]tAlb ACUj* A CÚ]C bjb A|l 1><t)0]tAlb. 21 CÚ]C
b]h ]to c-f oi)bbAÍ f*^^ A fre]cb Acuy a cúic b^b ^o r)A]fcbí|* a freicb-
)t) cú]ceA]t A|i i;-í)onAib .1. 6ocbAi6 L]At, BojAt), 2t)AC]teicbl
CeT)b^ocA, 2le6j 2le6lo5" ji) cú|ceA|i ^itjA í)o]i AT)]A|t .i.
2t)AC "CvV]!; feocbA^o Cet)T)n)ATftc, 6ocb<vií5 Cei>bTt)ufCítAi6],
BocbA^b CTA|i|tAióe.'^
S]l'AV 6fpoc,
rt^AC 'pAjlb],
11)1 c 1-^131 '->^^
T17]C 7^1Acb|tAcb,
TD^c ScellíciT),
n)]C 605 All),
T1)TC CoijAill CIaíi),
B|iATi;b|-ce, VO b|tAT),"
n)AC í)oi)b5Aili,
n^^c CoT)]tAcb,
rt)]c ScellíviT).
"plAcbl^A,
i West of Dor, i. e. of Cuan-Dor,
now Glandore harbour near Skibbereen
in the County of Cork.
k Stvear for his debts, i. e. five of
them enforced payment, or fulfilment,
by their evidence when necessary;
cot)t)&A(t, they swear for.
1 Secure his debts, i.e. five of them
took security for the payment of their
father's income, and the rendering of
Lughaidh Oirche the noble,
Lughaidh Laighis the valiant,
Lughaidh Corb, the leader,
Who was not timid in battle.
Lughaidh Coscair the fair,
Lughaidh Laidhe the swift,
Lughaidh Laidhe was
The noblest of the brothers :
These are the noble sons of Daire,
It is no biased enumeration.
With them my displeasure shall not be ;
They are not five but six.
[And some say that Daire had five, not six sons.]
Coinchinn, daughter of Cathbhadh, had three sons, namely, Mac-
Erc, Aenghus, and Conall Claen. Treana had two sons, namely,
Aenghus and Mac-Erc. Conall Claen, son of Gearan, son of Duach,
had ten sons, namely, five to the west of Dor,' and five to the east of
Dor. Five of them used to swear for his debts,'' and five of them used
to secure his debts.' The five to the west of Dor, were Eochaidh Liath,
Eoghan, Macreithe Ceannfoda, Aedh, Aedhlog. The five to the east
of Dor were Mactail, Eochaidh Ceannmairc, Eochaidh Ceannmus-
craidhe, Eochaidh Ciar-raidhe.
Silan, the Bishop,*" son of Conall Claen,
son of Failbhe, son of Gearan.
son of Laighinn, Brainnsce, or Bran,
son of Fiachra, son of Donnghal,
son of Sceallan, son of Conra»
son of Ere, son of Sceallan.
son of Eoghan. Fiachna,
his privileges. Tliere are but four February ; Sillan, bishop of Daiiuh-
names in the text, given as those of the inis, A.D. 638 ; Sillan, bishop, 7th
brethren to the east of Dor. of September; Sillan, bishop of Lis-
m Silan the Bishop. Tliere are many more, 21st of December, but nothing
bishops of this name mentioned in has been discovered to show which of
O'Clery's Irish Calendar, as, Sillan, them is here referred to.
bishop of GIeann-(la-clocha at 10th of
3
34
Jeine-aUic
njAc 2t)iii|tcbe|icAicf),
2t)ílcoi)ívc}),
ít7]c Lo]cb]t)e,
TT)]c 2le6v\ Ca^I Cujfc.
Tt}Ac 21iI]IIaj
Tij]c peA|i5U|*A.
CuAllAlchi
njAC CuAlT),
n)]C ÍAi5p)&,
rt)]c 2le6A CAirb-6e|ic,
rt)]C CA|t|lcbAlcb.
6ocbAi&,
nj]c 21]IiIIa^
Tti]c 2le6A CA]Tt)6epc .i.
he|tc clAet) bAj ac^,
Ti7]c CA|t]tcbA^cb.
i)ut)5AlAcb,
T1)AC T^UAcbA]! Bejljl^,
Ttj^c 2le6A y-]V^}
H71C CA|i|icbA]cb,
n)]c 21]1]Uaj
n)]c 6cbAcb l.&icb,
Tt}]C C0T)A^ll CIa]!),
2t)ivcbAi|t CborjAiU C)e|t&e Jb CbAcbA^Ó.™
Cú]c Tt)e]c CA|t|icAi5, 2le8 "pi^b, 2le8 CA]tD-8e|iCj ^l^liU,
Su]bT)e, Cot;aU,
Cu-coTi)Ael,
tT)Ac 2i)eic|teicbl,
í)ív ibAC Cor)r)Aicb C]Uii)e .i. 2t)ACC0i) Acuf 2^AC|ie]cbv
4)lT)eitcAcb,
n)AC 'pjACbtJA,"
TT)]c 2le6A 3<^1T^b,
n)ic P^AcbtjA Peit*poi5&e/^
TD^c 7^]AcbjiAcb pollo]|tbe,
Tt)]C 6cbAcb C]vhn}A]]ic,
rnjc CoT)Aill CIati).
St)e65Alj
TT)]C Cjtur)&rbA]l,
n)|c Su]bT)e,
TT)1C CA|l|lCA1cb,
n)]c 21] I] II A,
Ti)]C BcbAcb [leic,]
rt)]c Cor)Aill CIaii).
í)í^ lb AC 3^!i<^lT) -I- Coi)aU ClAei) Acuf CooaU p'lTjb.
n r/ie Ui-Cathbhaidh, a sept seated
in Ormond in the County of Tipperary,
The country of this sept is described
in the Book of Leacan (fol. 208) as
extending from Feart-Moraidh south-
wards to Sliabh Eibhlinne (the Slieve
óo|ic^ Wjóe.
35
son oí Muircheartach,
son of Cuau,
son of Fearghus.
Milchouach,
son of Blathmhac,
son of Loichine,
son of Aedh Caeil Cuisc.
Lughaidh,
son of Ailill,
son of Fearghus.
Cu-allaich,
son of Cuan,
son of Laighiun,
son of Aedh Caimdherc,
son of Can'thach,
Eochaidh,
son of Dunchadh,
son of Ailill,
son of Ronan,
son of Aedh Cainidherc ; he
had a crooked eye,
son of Carrthach.
Dunghalacli,
son of Tuathal of Bearia,
son of Aedh Finn,
son of Carrthach,
son of Ailill,
son of Eochaidh Liath,
son of Conall Claen,
son of Gearan.
The mother of Conall was Derde of the Ui Cathhhaidh."
Carrthach had five sons, namely, Aedh Finn, Aedli Caimdherc,
Ailill, Siiibhne, Conall.
Cu-comael,
son of Macreithe,
son of Connach Cilline.
Connach Cilline had two sons, namely, Maccon and Macreithe,
Dineartach,
son of Fiachna,
son o( Aedh Garbh,
son of Fiachna Fesfoighde,
son of Fiachra FoUoirbhe,
son of Eochaidh Cinnmairc,
son of Conall Claen.
Sneadhghal,
son of Cu-duiligh,
.son of Crmmmhael,
son of Suibhne,
son of Carrthach,
son of Ailill,
son of Eochaidh [Liath,]
son of Conall Claen.
Gearan had two sons, namely, Conall Claen and Conall Finn.
Phelim mountains.) In the Book of or river of Nenagli, is described as iu
Leinster, fol. 105, the Finn-shrutli the territory of the Ui-Catlibhaidh.
36 Jeit^e^Uc
Ce]t]i] n)e]c 2le6A y]V^, -i- Bjtei-Al Acuf "CuAcbAl acuj- T^b-
|lA]bl [aCU]-] 2t)u|lcl)A6. <t)iV TTJAC Cor)Alll .1. 'plAljb ACU|- 2l|lhA.
í)oub5uf,
n^AC Cot}COiT)5elcj
rn]C [2lccAT i)o] SeT)clAi)&Ai5,
Tt7^c ScAi)blait) iDuib [n)]c
2le8A CUt)bAi5, rn]c
Scat)I)Iait) bu^b,]
mjc 2le6A,
rt)]C 2ler)5UfA,
Tt7ic )llAbo]n,'^"
n)]c 9X)e]c v]ot,
it)]C iJt)eic bu]C],
rn]C 6cbAcb BAbArbTjA."^
<t)ubbife]tc,
Ti)Ac 't)v\]|-er)e.
TT)]c 2lebA,
n^^c 2ler)5U]*A.
'polACCA,
n)AC tAisitjb,
It)]C Kotjiv^T),
«7^0 T^eAiistjA],
TDjC peAiisufA,
TT)]C Colrt^ivjt),
Tt^ic 2let>5U]-A,
TD^C JllAbO]t).
C]tuicbrii,
TtjAC So]cbet)],
TDjc t<v.ib5it)b,
Tt)]C peA]tAbA]5,
n)]c ^u]]ieAbA]5,
TT)1C 2let)3Uf A,
Tt)ic )llAbo]r).
Cojc ti^ejc l,Ae5Aiiti, it^^c Ho|*a, njic i)u]q.
Sé meic 21]IiIIa: Ca]\), a quo Cait) 2t)e]r)e;^^ acu|* Afbe|tAC
'polUicb; 2l]l]U ; BejtAC, a quo b-U] Cbuii)bl]|'; %]l^\\ Bee b]A
CA 0]\]\\ Co|tiiAi), b]A c<v 2t)Aei)Acb, A quo b-U] 2t)Ait)cblt)e.
C6]c n)e]c Ko^a^' ÍAe5AT|te, 2t)Ace]tc Ce|ii)bAcb, "CijemjAcb,
605 AT).
CAltipill,
IDAC i)iT)e|-CA[i5J
Tr)]c 6]ic i)|toji)A,
m]c Pit) Alt),
rt^^c Coltt)^]r),
n^ic Bitu]r)eii),
n^jc 2t)u|tb|iu]r)b,'^
mjc CAiiipji],
o t'i Badhamhma, a sept near Balti- more in the County of Cork The
óoftc^ l^ióe.
ar
Now COMES Aes Cionchinne.
Aedh Finn had four sons, namely, Breasal, Tuathal, Tibvaide, and
Murchadh. Conall had two sons, namely, Flann and Arda.
Now the Ui Badhamhna," viz. —
Donnghus,
son of Cu-choingeilt,
son [of Achtaeor] Seanchlanna
son of Scannlan Dubh,
[son of Aedh Clannach,
son of Scannlan Dubh,]
son of Aedh,
son of Silan,
son of Aenghus,
son of Illadon,
son of Maicniath,
son of Macduithe,
son of Eochaidh Badhamhna.
Dubhdisert,
son of Daisene,
son of Goibhnenn,
son of Silan,
son of Aenghus.
Folachta,
son of Laighinn,
son of Ronan,
son of Feargna,
son of Fearghus,
son of Colman,
son of Aenghus,
son of Illadon.
Cruithre,
son of Soicheine,
son of Laidhginn,
son of Fearadhach,
son of Aenghus,
son of Illadon.
son of Aedh,
Five were the sons of Laeghaire, son of Ros, son of Duite.
Ailill had six sons: Cain, from whom Cain Meine ; and they say
Follach; Ailill; Bearrach, from whom the Ui Chuindlis ; Ailill Beag ;
Ailill Corran, from whom Maenach, from whom the Ui-Mainchine.P
Ros had five sons, namely, Laeghaire, Mac-Erc, Cearndach, Tigh-
eamach, Eoghan.
Now THE Ui Aenghusa.
Cairbre,
son of Dineascach,
son of Ere Droma,
son of Finan,
son of Colman,
son of Bruinean,
son of Murbrunn,
son of Cairbre.
castle of Arda occupies the very centre Dictionary, voce Flann.
of this territory. See O'Brien's Irish p See note at the end of this tract.
38 JeineaUc
rt)]c Oeu5U|-A, rt)]C fu]iub]i'A]V,
xi)]C i)uAcb. )^e|ie]5]r)b,
2t)Ap)(^, IT? AC 2t)<vilAic5et),
TT)AC 'pAjlbe, iT)]c LA]65]t)b,
njjc 6|TT)it)e, Tt)]c Coln^ivin,
n)^c C]ticb|, TDic B]tubet).
TT^yc Set;A]5, OÓAitcbAit;),
n)]c "pb^AjijuA], n}AC Cot)Ia,
n)]c ^íviDe, Ti)ic Sleybyi^e,
TT)]c 2lei)3urA, n)]c "peAjtsijACuili,
TT)]c 'C|iéi:)A, n)ic 2leÓA,
7T>1C t)llAcb. "JjC y^VZA]V,
2t)u|t5Al^ TDIC 6cbAcb,
Tt)AC Ceicbl|tcli6i)A,^^ TD^c 2leT)5U|'A.
SeAcbc ir)e]c 2leT)5urA, 2t)A]i)e 3w<^cb, CahipiM ti<*cAi;,
6r)bA Co]lceT)e, 6oco Cojbije, 'peAjisui* CAecb, 1-u5A]6 2t)]lcu,
605AI:) BajIIxIaC,^' TtJAC b-BjciU ub*^*^ aI]].
Í)ÍV TTJAC Tb^^TJA Tt)lC í)llAcb, .1. 2t)ACe|tC ACUf OetJ^Uf. Tit]
Tt)e]c Co]T)cbii)b], lT)5|r)e CAcbbAÓ, .i. 2t)Ace]tCj acu]* Oevj^uy
["acu]-] CoijaU CÍAet) ^i;) citef ri^AC ]f é f]r) Cetjél Co|t>cblt)fc»1 ó
}^é]cb i)A \)-]n}-^or)^ co i)|to|cbeb Iaca b-j»t)cbA6A.
"C^i TDe^c 6|tc .1. Co|tn7ACj BlAfvuf, 'peAfi5u|*.
2t)ec l,A]pcb], H7]c CA]|t]ll,
Tt)TC plAcbUA, Tr»]C T^TAcbjlAcb,
1t)]C Kof A, n7]C KofA,
TTJ]C 6|tC, Tt)1C 6|IC,
n)]c Tbl^^'X'*- "7|c T^fieuA.
7^1 AC bu A, T^IaU,
rpAC 2t)Aei)A]cb, ")AC 2t)u||tCA6Alcb;
n Feith-na-h-im(/hona, i.e. the boggy ing. Not identified. Sec note «n/ra.
stream or trench of the killing or slar- >■ Droichead-Locha~Imch»dha, i.e. the
óojtc^ l4)óe.
39
son of Aenghus,
son of Treana,
son of Duach.
Maine,
son of Failbhe,
son of Eimhine,
son of Crithidh,
son of Seanach,
son of Feargna,
son of Maine,
son of Aengluis,
son of Treana,
son of Duach,
Murgha],
son of Ceithirchlidhna,
son of Furudhvan,
son of Eimindre.
Fereiginn,
son of Maelaithglien,
son of Laidhginn,
son of Colman,
son of Bruiden,
Odharchain,
son of Conla,
son of Sleibhine,
son of Feargna Cuile,
son of Aedh,
son of Fintan,
son of Eochaidh,
son of Aenshus.
Aenghus had seven sons, Maine Guach, Cairbre Liathan, Eanna
Coilchene, Eocho Coibne, Fearghus Caech, Lughaidh Milchu, Eoghau
Barrlac, or Mac-deicill, ut alii [^dicunt.'\
Now THE Ul MiC-ElRC.
Treana, son of Duach, had two sons, namely, Mac Eire and Aen*
ghus. Coinchinne, daughter of Cathbhadh, had three sons, namely,
Mac-Eire, Aenghus, and Conall Claen, the third son, who is the pro-
genitor of Cineal-Coinchinne [seated in the district extending] from
Feithna-h-imghona'i to Droichead-Locha-h-Imchadha.'"
Ere had three sons, namely, Cormac, Blarus, Fearghus.
sons of Laipthe, son of Caireall,
son of Fiachna, son of Fiachra,
son of Ros, son of Ros,
son of Ere, son of Ere,
son of Treana. son of Treana.
Fiachna, Niall,
son of Maenacb, son of Muireadhach,
bridge of Looli-Imcliadha, or Im- chadh's lake. Not identified.
40
j;eir)e4l4o
n)]c 't)u|bcboi)i)A, n)]c í)u]bbAntf,
rr)]C Sr)e85A|l|, tdtc l,iii56eAcb.
Tt>TC Coi)Aiit5e/*
Si)e65Al.-**
rt)AC plArjbcbAÓA^
TT^ic 7^lA]cbirb,
rn]c 4)u]bbArbv|8],
n7]C T^UAlt^OfA,
Tt7]c STjebjA^l
TT)]c Cor)A]|t5e.
í)eACbtTJA]C,
TDAC 2t)A]l]CU]ll,
n)]c St>e65A]le,
TD]c Cot)pA]|i|i5e.
2lll5elAit7;=^
n^AC 2le6Acivii>j
n}]C ST7ebAil[e]
rr)]C Cor)t;A]|i|\j].
W^ c4j|tpíír-4 CIJ4C 4T) ?í;413 1*0.
CAi|ip|ti 2t)óítrt)Ac 6cbAcb;, ir)]c 2lei)5iifAj
Acu|' CA]|ip|i^ Bee, n)}c 2t)Aici)iA6,
Tr)AC 6cbAcb, n)|c tu]56eAcb,
Tt)|C í)lucbA|cb, Tt^lC 2t)]CC01).
[2lcu|-] Sí3er>3, iDsei? "pijin^oftA bo 2l|tAib Cl]Acb-'*' a n)ivcAi|t,
Acuf A pcrbeiMTjAij jtucAb, Acuf A CljAcb A1) TbA]5 |to b-OjleA^,
ACUf SefrjíM), T17AC 6cAcb, nj]C C]|tbj bo }^eA]iA]b Cl]Acb |iobii|'
i)-aIc ]Ab.
CA]ftpTM Cyiorn,
n^AC CA]|vpytf,
Tt7]c 6cbAcb Cii)brf)A]ftC;
s Cliach was the ancient name of
the district lying round Cnoc Aine
(Kno^kany) in the Co. of Limerick,
n)]c Coi}Ayll CIaíi). 2lcuf a
beAftAib Aii0]le coji)a6 b-]
Si5et)5 rt)i\cAni It) CbA]|xp-
* Ara-Cliach, an ancient territory
in the east of the County of Limerick,
comprising the entire of the barony of
óoftc^ Ujóe. 41
son of Maenach, son of Nairchridhe,
son of Dubhchonna, son of Dubhdaire,
son of Flann Fuirtre, son of Cuaingle,
son of Sneadhghal, son of Lughaidh.
son of Cu-airge,
Nairchridhe had three sons, namely, Cu-airge, Aedh Ingar, and
Sneadhghal.
Seasnan, son of Flann Fuirtre,
son of Flannchadh, son of Sneadhghal,
son of Flailheamh, son of Cu-fhairrge.
son of Dubhdamhagh, Ailghealan,
son of Fuarghus, son of Aedhagan,
son of Sneadhghal, son of Flann Fuirtre,
son of Cu-airge. son of Sneadhghal,
Deachmaic, son of Cu-fhairrge.
son of Maeltuile,
So far the Clann-Duibhfhleasc.
The Cairbre of Cliach* ov the plain.
Cairbre Mor son of Eochaidh son of Aenghus,
and Cairbre Beag, son of Maicniadh,
son of Eochaidh, son of Lughaidh,
son of Dluthach, son of Maccon.
And Sigeang, daughter of Fearmora of the Ara Cliach* was theii'
mother ; and they were born in Femhen-mhagh," and fostered in Cliach-
an-mhagh;^ and Seasnan, son of Eochaidh, son of Cirb, of the men
of Cliach was he that nursed them.
Cairbre Crom, son of Conall Claen. And some
son of Cairbre, say that Sigeang was the mo-
son of Cirb, ther of this Cairbre.
son of Eochaidh Ceanninhairc,
Coonagh. See Leabhar na g-Cearf, East, in the County of Tipperary,
p. 46, note z. See Leabhar na g-Ceart, p. 18, note b.
^'Femhen-mhagh, i.e.'Magh-Fcimhtín, ^ Clinch -an-mhagh, i.e. Cliach of the
a plain in the harony of Iffa and OfFa, plain.
42 Jeine^Uc
n)AC y^Ael'A]^), ttjac ST)e65uf a,
n)]C C|tin)cbATtj.^ n}]C }^iv]lb].
rn|c CoTjA^U CIa'jt). tt^ic l,u]56eAcb.
Do CViOpco l^jói.
2l& befiAb A|iO]l] corrjbii* meic bo 2t)Accoi) i)A C|ii T^ocljA^j, cé
be^bif illeAcb Sjl 'pb^^T^SUfA bo 5|v^f. 2lcuf ^f 7x111 Abbejtc 2l]l]ll
UIaitt).
Ma^^ c|ti iDe^c ^o^i^ivcAjb LujA^Oj
C^A r)0|* CAjtUTT),'''-'
'pocAÓ 2l]itccec, "pocAÓ CA]]tpcec,
"pOCAÓ CAt)A1)b,
pocAb 2l]|iccbeAcb, ]n)0]i\io, if ua6 UA]cbi)i ^blT^l ^cuy
UA]cbT)i CljAcb iA|t T)-5eT;elAcb-
pOCAÓ CAT)Al)b, bT)0, TtJAC ^]C] .1. 2t)ACr)lAb. *t)^ ibAC Ia ^AC-
V]a6. Í)ív rbAC Ia 2t)ACt)iA6 .1. BfiefAÍ acu|* 2leT)5ii|*. í)<v t^ac
BitefA^l .1. Coi)Ia Aciij* G/OcbAjb. "Cji] n^ejc 6cac .i. S^ijell Acvf
p]AcbA, ACU|* Coi:)CÓbA|t.
JeneUc^*^' 1 Chor)coD^)tv Cottco l^mi Cuilj.
Cor)cobA|t; mic CoiKobA]fi,
11MC 2t)ixel<v]i), n)]C <t)]A|tn)AbA,
n^ic 6/cbAcb 3^11)15, 'T)ic Bec^it),
mic Bit)bi5 Bic, n)]C CoucobAijt.
i)C\ ibAC SlT)]ll .1. CAic|ti5 Acui* 'plAijb^i). ^lDív rbAC y\M)b<\-\M,
.1. BAl|t] ACU|* OT)cbu.
B^ljt], n)]C 6icb]t),
ir)Ac 6cbAcb 2li6i)i5, ti^ic 2le6Aii) Bjc,
^' T^e Uaithne-T/tire, called the ba- ^ Vaithne-Cliach, the barony of
rony of Owney in the Co. of Tipperary. Owneybeg in the County of Limerick.
Sgc Leabhar na g-Cenrt, p. 45. note x. Ibid.
Óopc^ l<t)t)e. 43
Cairbre, Cairbre,
son of Faelan, son of Sneadhghus,
son of Crimhthan, son of Failbhe,
son of Eochaidh Ceannreithe, son of Nathe,
son of Conall Claen, son of Lughaidh.
Of the C(ikca-Laidhe.
Some assert that the three Fothadhs were sons of Maccon, though
they were always set down as of the Race of Fearghus. It was of
them Oilill Olum said : —
" The three sons whom Lughaidh left.
Though we love not,
Fothadh Airgtheach, Fothadh Cairptheach,
Fothadh Canann."
From Fothadh Airctheach, the Uaithne Thire,^and Uaithne Cliach,^
are descended according to their genealogy. Fothadh Canann had a son
Maicniadh. Maicniadh had two sons, namely, Breasal and Aenghus.
Breasal had two sons, namely, Conla and Eochaidh. Eochaidh had
three sons, namely, Sineall, Fiacha, and Conchobhar.
Genealogy of Ua Conchobhair of Corca-Laidhe Cuile.?
Conchobhar, son of Conchobhai-,
son of Maelan, son of Diarmaid,
son of Eochaidh Guineach, son of Beacan,
sou of Binneach Beag, son of Conchobhar.
Sineall had two sons, namely, Caithrigh and Flannan. Flaunan had
two sons, namely, Baire and Onchu.
Genealogy of Ua Baire of Ara here.
Baire, son of Eichin,
son of Eochaidh Aidhnigh, son of Aedhan Beag,
y Corca-Laidhe-Cui/e, i.e. the Cor- Mumtir-Bhaire, in tlie parish of Kil-
ca Laidhe of the corner or angle. crohane in the south-west of the Coun-
These were seated in the peninsula of ty of Cork.
44
Jeme^Uc
n)]c 3Ab|iív]i),
Tt)]C C0T)C0bA|il,
rr))c B|tefAil^
n)]c 2t)<v]CT;iA6,
iD^c 'pocAiS Caijaijo,
n7]C 2t)e|ccot;.
CobpAcb,
rrjAC í)u]bbívlec(,
íií]c í)ii]bleAi)r)A,
rt)]C 2t)<v]lco|itTjA,
TT}]C Cu]leAUT)il]t),
Tt)ic ÍDut^Iaitjsi,
Tn]C <t)ur)A6A]cbi
TT)TC 'pUjcbirb,
it)ic plAicbbejicA^cb,
Tt)-\c ■plo]t)& 2l|XbA,
tT)]C 2t)e]ccoi),
Tt)]C CoijbATcb,
mic "PeAitsuj-A,
n)]c CoijA^ll,
Tt)]C 'CltélJA,
TDjC <t)uAcbj
TD]C ^A]CT)1A6,
TT)ic 2t)e]Ccor).
n)]c B|tuAbA]]t,
Ce^cbit] TTjejc 2t)A^ci)iA6, .1. i)uAcb, Acuf 6ocbAi6, acu|* 2leT)-
juf, Acuf CelÍAcb, 6 &ÍV Co|tco tA]5i. 6ocbAi5, a ^uo b-U-A
BAbATbt^. i)llAC^ ÓCÍV1C b-U] CoiJAlll ACUf b'U] 2lei)5Uf A ACUf
b U] 2t)Ac-6|tc. Oet)3uf oca^c b-U| Bujlc .1.
2t)Acc|vA]cb, 117] c )^Iai)í5ívi r),^°^
n)AC CAcbiMj Ti)]C Cobbivp,
rr)]c Bibe|t|*ceo]l, n)]c plAi)b^]T),
iV]C í)oi;b5A|l], n)]c BftAobA^Tb,
TO^c 2t)uficbuill, TTj]c 6ice|i|*ceo]lj
Tij]C <t)ui)5u|*A, rt)]C tlAcb],
n)]c 2len5u|*A, ttj]c 2lei)5U|*A,
rr)]C 7*olACCA]cbj Tt)]C 2t)A]C1)|A8,
Ba ])-]^h cfi] n)e]c2lei75ucA, .1. t^Arbi, Acuf 2t)<v]t)e, acu|* t)u|b-
leyc, A quo b-U] 2l)iv]i)], Acuf b-U] Bu]lc, acu)- b-U] t)u]ble||-c^""'^
CO T)A 5-coibi)e|*A|b.
Tji] rr)e]c "CbfiétMí -i- CoijaU, acu]' 2let)5u»*^ Acuf 2t)Ace|ic.
Sl^cc libA^ii Lorbt^v KuAoa)!) cot)]5] |*]i).
BocbA^Ó LjAcivji) Ó cii]c b-UA t)-2li5ei)A|i), acuj* b-UA T^bl5-
e|ti)ATcb, Acu|* b-UA 2l]i)ble acuj* b-UA <t)ubAciv]i;.
^ Lothra-Riiadhain, called Lorha, in the barony of Lower Ormond, County
son of Gabhran. son of Dunlaing,
son of Baire, son of Dunadhach,
son of Conchobhar, son of Flaithimh,
son of Eochaidh, son of Flaithbheartach,
son of Breasal, son of Flann Arda,
son of Maicniadh, son of Maccon,
son of Fothadh Canann, son of Condach,
son of Maccon. son of Fearghus,
Codfach, son of Conall,
son of Dubhdalethe, son of Treana,
son of Dubhleanna, son of Duach,
son of Maelcorma, son of Maicniadh,
son of Cuileannan, son of Maccon.
son of Bruadar,
Maicniadh had four sons, namely, Duach, Eochaidh, Aenghus, and
Ceallach, from whom the Corca-Laidhe. From Eochaidh is sprung
Ua Badamhna ; from Duach Ui Conaill, Ui Aenghusa, and Ui Mac
Eire; from Aenghus are the Ui-Builc, i.e.
Maccraith, son of Folachtach,
son of Cathna, son of Flannan,
son of Eiderscel, son of Cobdan,
[son of Fain, son of Flannan,
son of Nuada,] son of Brandamh,
son of Donnghal, son of Eiderscel,
son of Murthuile, son of Nathe,
son of Dunghus, son of Aenghus,
son of Aenghus, son of Maicniadh
The three sons of Aenghus were Nathe, Maine, and Duibhleisc, from
whom the Ui-Maine, the Ui Builc, and the Ui-Duibhleisc, with their
correlatives. Treana had three sons, namely, Conall, Aenghus, and
Mac-Eire. So far from the Book of Lothra- Ruadhain.^
From Eochaidh Liathain are sprung Ua n-Aigheanain, Ua Tigh-
eamaigh, Ua Ainnle, and Ua Dubhagain.
of Tipperary, where St. Ruadhan or sixth century. The Book of Lothra
Roclanus erected a monastery in tlie is now unknown.
46 5ejt)e4Uic
Q>oc})A)6 Ceobjieiq 6 z!x]c })-\Xa Cor)A]ll CAcb|iAcf; <t)u|iUi|%
Acui" })-\Xa Coi)i)eib.
Q>oc\)A]6 Cer)T)Tt)A^]tc, ócí^ic 2l)iqT)Ci|i i)oi|ic.^'''^
6oc])Ai6 Ku|bbeA]ic, 605^1) Scell.
ACU|* 7-eA]t5Uf, ACU|- 6t)!5A, ACU]* I.U5A16, ACU|* 6ocb<V]&, ACU|-
fe]z})rr)ec, Acuf p^Acbo.
Ce^cni 1176] c i)uAcb, rojc 6]|tc, .1. "pp^CAtj, X.o\)'m), Hof, pol-
Ucb-'"'*
T^Acbct^A, rri]c 2t)eice|ic,
T17AC 2t)Aei)Aicb, n^ic Z>h]i^^^,
rnic C0T)Alll, tt7]C 2t)AlC1)lA6.
n)]c Ko|*A,
CejcbTi] rne^c 6cbAcb, rn]c f]^c})Ac}) BAbArbuA, -i. 't3uAcb,
ScAt)blAi), Ko|-, 2ler)5ur.
Cot)aII, CellAcb,
rr>AC f\o]Vh, n^AC Coi)bn)Aicb,
TT?]c Cobb A] 1), tn]c 'plojDb,
n)]c BjiAijbujTb, W]C <Do]]tc,
Ti)ic 6]be|ii"ceoil. rt)]c *t)u\)lA]t)-^,
* BeA|icb^t), rt)ic 2le8A,
njAC P'lAcbtiAcb, it^ic CAjfipTte,
«71C 6cbAcb C]vhivA]]ic, n)]c 6cbAcb C(T;brt)A||tc.
m]c Cot)Aill CIaíi).
<t)o 5obAbA|i |*ecc })-e^y}>u]c p]cbeb bo ClAobAjb LusÓAcb Hoy,
Ó "pAcbctJA, TT>AC 2t)AeT)A1cb:, CO <Dut)5AlAcb;, rr}AC polAcbcA^cb,
AtbA^l Acbe^ic : —
SeAcbc t)-eA|*pAic y]C]z co b-At)
Ko 50b Hoy VA yo\)\) y]\i bat)/"'
O ^fe 'pAcbcijA, ]i) bpjb blA5A]8.'"*^
Co |té l)Ó|*rbA|l 1)-'DuT)5AlA]cb.'^
a Cathair-Durlais, i.e. the city or R.ath-Durl.ais, in the parish of Cill-
stone-fort of Durlas. There are seve- Ruadhaiii (Kilruane) barony of Lover
ral places of the name in Ireland. Ormond and County of Tipperary,
There is a very remarkable fort called which may be the one here referred to.
From Eochaidh Ceannreithe are sprung Ua ConaiU ol" Cathair Dur-
lais,* and Ua Conneid.
From Eochaidh Ceannmhairc are the Muintir Doirc.
Eochaidh Ruibhdhearc, Eoghan Sceall.
Aenghus, son of Treana, had eight sons, namely, Maine, Cairbre,
Fearghus, Eanna, Lughaidh, Eochaidh, Feithmheach, and Fiacha.
Duach, son of Eire, had four sons, namely, Fintan, Lonan, Ros,
Follach.
Fachtna,'' son of Mac Eire,
son of Maenach, son of Treana,
son of Conall, son of Maicniadh.
son of Ros,
Eochaidh, son of Fiacha Badamhna, had four sons, namely, Duach,
Scannlan, Ros, Aenghus.
Conall, Ceallach,
son of Flann, son of Connmhach,
son of Cobdan, son of Flann,
son of Brandubh, son of Dorc,
son of Eiderscel. son of Dunlaing,
Bearchan,<= son of Aedh,
son of Fiachra, son of Cairbre,
son of Eochaidh Connmhairc, son of Eochaidh Cinnmhairc.
son of Conall Claen.
Seven and twenty bishops of the Race of Lughaidh took possession
of [the See of] Ros from Fachtna, son of Maenach, to Dunghalach,
son of Folachtach, as the poet says : —
Seven and twenty bishops nobly
Occupied Ros of the truly fertile lands
From the time of Fachtna the melodious, the renowned.
To the well-ordered reign of Dungalach.
b Fachtna~ This is the patron saint the book of Bally mote, except the lines
of Ros-ailithre, Roscarbery, in the after given. The passage in the book
County of Cork. of Ballymote is given in [brackets.]
c Bearchan. This passage is not in
48 JejDe^Uc
[CouaU TtjAC "plAji^b CO n)-blAi8,
n)^]t A aIIa6 r)oco eel
rt7]c BitAi^bAjn), TT>]c &&]|tfcél,
BeA|tcík.i), n^AC p]ACftAj bA cfvéi)
TT)]C BcbAcb CTr)bTt)Al|tC T)A fS^l,
CelÍAC, rt)AC Cot;n)Ai5, rt7]c pl<\]i)b,
rtj]C <t)o||ic Acuf nj]c 't)ui)lAir)5,
2lcu|- TTjjc 2leÓAj p]|v 8e,
n)]C 2l]]tb|t]5 CbojtCA 1-Ai5e.]
*t)ÚCU|MJC CbOflCO l^JÓ) fO.*
[C|iicbAi|tecc Cbojico LA^^e Ai)i)fo. O Bb^l^b y-]VV co T^iii^is
Otl^tJA ]*1A]1 CO y-é]t T)A b-T^501)A; Ó Bel ÍVCA bu]6] CO T^]tivi5
cIa^I) ACOt) Ca|1|IU]5.
Sccc i)-eA]*5A]b Piece co b-<vi)
bo jAb ]toyy i)a |íób pjT^b-b^i)
O ]té 'pACCtJA TT)-b]i)b blA6A]5
CO Ité l)0|*TDU|l 1^<t)UI)5AlA]5.]
í)úrbA]cb b-j 3lll<^")]ebil Ó ^^éjcb t)A b-irt)50t)A eoCei)b rt)A|tA,
Acu|* Ó BejOb Si^AjT) CO Bel ÍVCA |*crt7Ai)b. 2leuf AfjAb yo a
ÓclíVlC bUcbA^cb .1. O í)u]bAltbA, ACUI- O it)ui)lATT)5, ACUf O
^ The boundaries. Tlie words en- yellow ford. Mr. Swanton of Ballyde-
closed in brackets are taken from the hob says that Ath-buidhe is the name
Book of Ballymote. of a ford on a stream which forms the
^ Beann-Fhinn, i.e. Finn's peak or north boundary of Ardglass or Green-
pointed hill. Not identified. mount in the parish of Kilcoe. The
i Traigh-Omna, i.e. strand of the northern boundary of Greenmount is
oak. Name obsolete. withinfouror five fields of Ath-buidhe.
S Feith-na-h-imghona, i.e. the boggy » Traigh-claen, i.e. the inclining or
trench or stream of the killing or slay- sloping strand, now Traigh-Claine
ing. Not identified. between the Galley. head and Ti-aigh.
h Beal-atha-buidhe, i.e. mouth of the Kuis. The rock referred to in the text
óopc^ l^jóe. 49
[Conall, son of Flann of fame.
Son of Cobdan, who loved battle,
Good his valor, I shall not conceal it.
Son of Brandamh, son of Eiderscel.
Bearchan, son of Fiachra, who was mighty,
Son of Eochaidh Cinnmhairc famed in story,
Ceallach, son of Conmhac, son of Flann,
Son of Dorc, son of Dunlaing,
Who was son of Aedh, true it is.
Son of the chief king of Corca-Laidhe.]
*The Hereditary Proprietors of Corca-Laidhe.*
[The boundaries^ of Corca-Laidhe here : from Beann-Finn® to
Traigh Omna,^ westwards to Feith-na-h-imghona ;S from Beal-atha-
buidhe^ to Traigh- Claen,' at the Rock.
" Seven and twenty bishops^ nobly
Occupied Ros of the truly fertile lands
From the time of Fachtna the melodious, the renowned,
To the well-ordered reign of Dunghalach.]
The country of O'Gillamichil'' [extends] from Feith-na-h-Imghona to
Ceann-mara' and from Beann-Sidhain™ to Beal-atha-seamann." These
are his hereditary leaders," namely, 0'Duibharda,P O'Dunlaing,''
is now called Carraig-Clidhna. pointed hill of the fairy mound, Been-
j Seven and twenty bishops. These teeane in the townland of Farran-
verses are quoted by OTlaherty in his conor, parish of Castlehaven, and ba-
Ogygia, part III. c. 67, p. 330, and rony of East division of West Carbery.
referred to by Harris in his edition of ^Beal-atha-seamann, i.e. mouth of
Ware's Bishops, p. 584, but the names the ford of the rivets. Not identified.
of these bishops are not given in any ° Leaders. O5U1C. These were the
list yet discovered. petty chiefs, Kenfinies, or heads of
^ O'Gillamichil, now unknown. families, who held their lands by the
1 Ceann-mara, i.e. head of the sea, is same right of descent from the com-
evidently the head of Glandore harbour. mon ancestor as the chief himself;
See note i, p. 51, infra. and they were called O5-U1C, young
'nBeann-Sidhain, i.e. the peak or heroes, because they were bound to
4
50
'^eme^Uic
\)-Oc'A]\), Acuf O ^DubACí^it), Acuf b-UA 2t)e|cei&icb, ACUT* b-U^
CblAb^^n, Acu|* b-UA Cbe|tcAi5, Acuf* b-U.A Buaóaij, acui* b-UA
2t)oT)5ívit>, Acuf b-lÍA ^o]]ic, Acu]- b'UA 2t)e]ccot?, Acuj* b-UA
^]^)■^\e, ^cuy b-U-A 2|^ocblAj acu|- b-UA 2t)Aileí)Ai|i, Acuf b-U-A
ílÓAIlb, ACU|* b-UA BA1]t]t, ACU]* b'UA Koft)A. [2lf bo'r) CUAIC
f ]T) bo bí AT) ^eA|i 't)A ]r)n)e ^ét) a|- f e^|i|i etjec Acuf eAt)3i)An)
c^lT^IS bo'i) cuAjc X}V TilATb, 50 b-vioj- í)úir)T)e .1. ^eA|t iot}Aib
BeAjtcbí^lt} .1. Ai) BiocAi]te 2t)o|i 0'5iUa 2t)ic]l ]tir a Tiiv^ci
SpA|iíVT) oflA-i5ce. Sliocc LeAbAiit U] <t)ubA5ív]T) ^it).]
■CuAcb b-U] C0T)T)ei&, .1. AT) "^A^^t^A, Ó CblTjb TtJAltA CO Locb At)
Bb]^icír), Acuj* ó 2t)íójio|* CO B^l ]V aca j-oIa]]*. O Cot)T)e]b a
cAi|*ecb. ji* TAfc» fo A OclATcb búcufA .1. O 2t)u]rbr)Tcb, acu|* Ó
í)|tOCbTtUA1TbT)15, ACUf O pUAllc]!), ACUj* b-U-A CbA1T)5t>|, ACUf
b-UA <t)uibcbor)T)A.
DuAcb KuiTj -i- 'CuAcb jijbolATcb, ó tocb It) BTiKir) CO "piAÓ
assist him in his wars against his ene-
mies at the heads of their respective
clans.
P O'Duibharda, nowDoorty, a name
still extant and numerous in the
County of Cork.
q O'Duulaing, now Dowling, or Doo-
lin.
r O' h-Ogain, now Hogan, without
the prefix 0'. Mr. Hogan, the cele-
brated sculptor, who is a native of
Cork, is probably of this race, and
not of the O'Hogans of Ard-Croine in
the County of Tipperary.
B O'Dubhagain, now Doogan and
Duggan. This family, which is still
numerous in this district, is to be dis-
tinguished from the Ui Dubhagain of
Fermoy in the north of the County of
Cork.
t Ua Meiceidich, now Mac Keady
and Keady. Mr. Thos. Swanton says
that the name is still extant near
Bantry. He remarks that when the
baptismal name is prefixed the M is
not pronounced, thus, Domhnall 'ac
Eidigh [eidi.]
" Va Ciabhain, now Keevan.
^' Ua Ceartaigh, obsolete.
'" Ua Buadhaigh, now Buaig, the g
pronounced. They consider them-
selves Sullivans — T. S.
^ Ua Mongain, now Mongan and
Mangan. Still extant near Droma-
league.
y Ua Doirc, now Durk and Dark.
z Ua Meccon, now Macken.
a Ua Aingle, now Ceangail, orMuin-
tir-Cheangail. — T. S.
b Ua Mothla, now O'Mothola, Mo-
hilly ; extant near Dromaleague
T. S.
c Ua Maeileadair. In D. Mac Firb.
it is O'Maoilpeadair. Obsolete.
<J Ua Adhaimh, now obsolete.
e Ua Bairr, now Barr.
óo{ic-d l^ijóe.
51
O'h-Ogain/ O'Dubhagain,^ Ua Meiceidich,* Ua Chiabhain," UaChear-
taigh/ Ua Buadhaigh,^ Ua Mongain,'' Ua Doirc/ Ua Meccon/ Ua
Aingle,* Ua Mothla,^ Ua Maileadair,** Ua Adhaimh,<i Ua BaiiT," and
Ua Rosna/ [Of this territory^ was the man, who for his means was
the most hospitable and bountiful that ever came, to our knowledge, of
this tribe, namely, the representative of Bearchan,^ i.e. the Great Vicar
O'Gillamichil, who was usually called Open Purse. — Extracted from
O'Dubhagain's Book.]
Tuath Ui Chonneid, i.e. the Garrgha' [extends] from Ceann-mara'' to
Loch-an-Bhricin,^ and from Midhros^to Beal-an-atha-solais." O'Con-
neid** is its chief. These are his hereditary leaders, viz. O'Muimh-
nich,P 0'Drochruainnigh,<i OTuailchin,"" Ua Chaingne,* and Ua Dubh-
chonna.*
Tuaith Ruis, i.e. Tuath Indolaich [extends] from Loch-an-Bhricin
f Ua Rosna, now obsolete.
g Of this territory. The words en-
closed in brackets are taken from D.
Mac Firbisigh's Genealogical Book, p.
692
h Therepresentative of Bearchan, i.e.
the airchinneach of Gleann Bearchain,
or the parish of Castlehaven.
» The Garrgha, otherwise written an
Garrd/ia, i.e. the Garden. This is still
the name of a fertile district in the pa-
rish of Myross, in the barony of West
Carbery. See Smith's Cork, book II.
c. 4, and Carhrioe Notitia, where it is
stated that it is called " the Garry, i.e.
the Garden, from its being much better
land than the rest of West Carbery."
^ Ceann-mara, i.e. head of the sea.
This was the ancient name of the head
of Cuan Dor or Glandore harbour, at
O'Donovan's Leap.
1 Loch-an-Bhricin, i.e. the lake of
the little trout. Obsolete.
^ Midhros, angl. Myross, a town-
land containing the ruins of an old
church in a parish of the same name
on the west side of Glandore harbour,
n Beal-an-atha-solais, i.e. mouth of
the ford of the light. Now Ath-so-
lais, (AughsolUs) a ford on the river
Hen, about a mile westward of the
town of Skibbereen T.S.
O' Conneid, g. Conned. In D.
Mac Firbisigh's copy this name is
made O'Cendedigh, now O'Kennedy
and Kennedy.
P O'Muimhnich, angl. Moyny, locally
O'Muimhnig, (the final g pronounced.)
1 O' Drochruainnigh. In D. Mac Fir-
bisigh's copy it is written O'Droch-
ruimnigh. Both forms are now obso-
lete.
>" O' Fuailchin, O'Tuailchin, in D.
Mac Firbisigh's copy.
s O'Caingni, now obsolete.
t O'Dubhchonna, now Doheny.
^Fiadh-Ruis, i.e. the land or wood
of Ross.
52
JeiDe^Uc
Ruii',"'^ Acur 5 Th]xii}^ lor)5 co Sí6 i)a [b-]peA|i [b-]^ir)í5.'''® O
lAe5<v]fie A CAÍ]-eAcb búcbufA. jf ]Ab ]*o a ócIaiÓ bucu|^Aj .1. O
RuA]6fl], ACUf O X.OX)i<Vj ACU|* O LAlb^O, ACU|* O 'CoitpA, ACUf O
b-Ultrt^olcAlcb, ACUf O ^^imr). ACUr O 2t)ACbA1|l]C, ACUf O
TuAiiAiÓe/''^ ACUf O "Cjiéí^A, acuj- O b-UAir)]6]j Acuf O Ce|tbiij.
"CuArb O i)-2lei}5ufA'''' ó peAitfA^b Ku]f co ^oi^It^ ií^í^ S^^^b-
TjerbcA, ACuf 6 *t)uT) <t)é]b] co Bel íica t;a \e]C]. O b-2ler)5UfA
A CAÍfeAcb bÚcbufA. )y ]Ab fO A ÓcIa]6 bUCA]8j .1. b-llA Co]t|l-
bu]6], Acuf b-UA "Dub^^r), ACUf O í)ui)r)bít);, ACuf O 9^ut>^]X),
Acuf O b-2li6tje, ACUf O 2t)A]r)cbii), ACUf O Cú]fj Acuf O Cu^l],
ACUf O i)e|tC^ll), ACUf O b-JAT|tTft)lcbj ACUf b-UA 06|tAbi^]T)/'^
ACUf O OV^ef],^^'^ ACUf O CutIiu/'-' Acuf O S]T)bA]cb.
TuAcb O 'píccbellATcb ó Solvit) V^ 5A]cr)erbA co b-2l]leT) ]i)bf|
I3u]t)], ACUf Ó <t)úr) 6o3A]t) CO 'S^'X'W] bTtA^soeAcb. O "picb-
cbeUA]5 A CAÍfeAcb búcufA. ]y ^Ab fo a óclA]cb búcbufA : O
'^Traigh-lo7ig, i.e, the strand of ships.
" Traigh-na-long is on the south side
of the promontory called Cothluidhe
Mhor, and to the eastward of Dun-na-
sead or Baltimore." T. S.
^ Sigh-na-hhfear-bhfinn, i.e. the fairy
hill of the fair men. Now Shee Hill.
^ O'Laeghaire, now O'Leary. This
chieftain was, about the period of the
English Invasion, driven from this ar-
morican territory, and he settled with
his followers in the parish of Incha-
gelagh or Iveleary in the barony of
Mu skerry.
y Ruaidhre, now Rory or Eogers. In
D. Mac Firbisigh's copy this name is
made O'Ruairc, which seems more
correct.
z O'Lonain, now Lannin, and Le-
nane.
» O'Torpa, now Torpy.
^ O'Laidigh, now Liddy or Laddy.
c O'h-Unnoltaigh, made O Turmol-
taigh in the Book of Ballymote and in
D. Mac Firbisigh's copy. This name
is now anglicized Tromulty and Ha-
milton.
^ O'Mirin, Mirreen.
e O'Macdairic, now obsolete.
f O'Tuaraidke, obsolete.
e O'Treana, obsolete.
h O'h-Uainidhe, now Hooney or
Green.
J O'Cerdin, Kerdin, Curdin,
k Fearsad-Ruis, i.e. the trajectus,
crossing, or ferry of Boss. This was
the ancient name of the passage at the
head of Ross Bay beneath the church,
over which a modern causeway ex-
tends. Windele.
' Goilin-na-gaethneamhdha, called
Goilin-na-gaitlmeamhna in D. Mac
Firbisigh's copy. This is probably the
place called " Goleen marsh," in the
parish of Aghadown. See the Ord-
nance Map of the County of Cork,
Sheet 141.
m Dun-Deide, i.e. Deady's Dun or
to f'iadh Ruis," and from Traigh-Iong"' to Sidh-na-bhfear-bhíiiin.''
O'Laeghaire^ is its hereditary chieftain. These are its hereditary
leaders, viz. O'Ruaidhre/ O'Lonain,^ O'Laididh,* O'Toqia,!» q' h-Ur-
moltaich,*' O'Mirin,^ O'Macdairic,^ O'Tuaraidhe/ O'Treana/ O'h-Uai-
nidhe,^and O'Cerdin.*
Tuath O'n-Aenghusa [extends] from Fearsad-Ruis'^ to Goilin-na-
gaethneamhdha,^ and fromDun-Deide'"toBeal-atha-na-leice." O'h-Aen-
ghusa° is its hereditary chief. These are his hereditary leaders, viz.
UaCorrbuidhe,P Ua Dubhain,i Ua Diiinnin,'" O'Mudain,^ O'h-Aidhne,'
O'Mainchin," O'Cuis,' O'Cuile,^' ODearcain,'' O'h-Iairisnich,? Ua
Odhradain,^ O'Grese,* 0'Cuilin,''and O'Sinnaich.c
Tuath O'Fithcheallaigh [extends] from Goilin-na-gaithneamha to the
Island of Inis-Duine,'^ and from Dun-Eoghain® to Glaise-draigh-
each.*' O'Fithcheallaigh^ is its hereditary chief These are its here-
earthen fort, now Dundeady, a town-
land containing the ruins of a castle
in the parish of Rathbarry. See the
Ordnance Survey of the County of
Cork, Sheet 144. Dr. Smith in his
Natural and Civil History of Cork,
book II. c. 3, describes Dundeedy as
' ' a castle on a very small island to
which there is a narrow passage from
the main, being equally the work of
nature and art."
^ Beal-atha-na-leice, i.e. mouth of
the ford of the flag. Unknown.
o O'h-Aenghusa, anglice Hennessy.
V O'Corrbuidhe, Corby.
q Ua Dubhain, now Duane, Dwan,
and Downes.
^ Ua Duinin, now Dinneen, and
latterly Downing.
s O'Mudain, now Modan. The pa-
rish of Ballymodan took its name from
this family.
t O'h-Aidhne, now Hyney.
w O'Mainchin, i.e. Mannin.
' O'Cuis, now Cas and Hussey :
O'Coise in D. Mac Firbisigli's copy.
" O'Cuile, now Cooley.
X O'Dearcai/i, now Derkan.
y O'h-Iairsnigh, O'Dreaain, in D.
Mac Firb. Both obsolete.
2 ffh Odhrain, now Horan. O'To-
grain in D. Mac Firb.
a O'Grese, O'Greisin in D. Mac Firb.
Obsolete.
b O'Cuilin, now Cullen.
c O'Sinnaigh, now Shinny or Fox;
extant near Dromaleague.
^Inis-Duine, i.e. the island of the
man, now the island of luchydoney
in the bay of Clonakilty, which di-
vides the barony of Ibawne from that
of Barry roe. See Ordnance Survey
of Cork, Sheet 135. This island con-
tains the ruins of a curious old church.
e Diin-Eoghain, i.e. Eoghan's fort,
now Dunowen, a townland containing
the ruins of a castle in the parish of
Ardfield. Ord. Map, Sheet 144.
f Glaise-draighneach, i.e. the brook
or streamlet of the blackthorns.
B O'Fithcheallaigh, now anglicized
Feehily and Feely, and even Field.
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JeineuUc
Co-\in)A-]c, Acuf O t)0T;bArbAT), Acuf O bubcf>OT), acu|* O h-JA|i-
V^V, ACU|- O MuaIUt), ACUf O C|t01T)ÍT), ACUf O Slf]"* ACUf O
b-2lipbicb.
TuAcb O r)-<t)uT)5AlA]cb,"^ 6 2t|leT? ii)fci|*] i)uit)e co Bel ívca t)a
b-UiÓji], Acui* Ó 3bT^ellATcb r)A 5|iu]rT)i co b-^'^CAÓAib."^ O
i)ur)5Aile^'^ A cAífeAcb bucufA. jf lAfc» fo a óclA]cb búcuf a .1.
b-UA 2t)A]lcort)A8, ACii|* b-UA b-2le6A 5 CluAir) biv rbAel, Acuf O
l-0]T)5f]cbj Acu|* O 2t)Ailcerb]r), Acuf O CellA^cb, Acuf O 2t)Ail-
5U]|tTt)^ Acuf o 2t)u]|xeA6A^cb, Acuf Ó SeAlbA]cb, Acuf O 3^^-
AÓÍIT).
"CuAcb b'j í)v]bbíile]cbl 6 Bel ívca t)a b-U]5|ii co Bel ívca
Bv^Ó], Acv^ ó "S^jiz t)A 'lDAibci CO Locb Ai) "CAijib. O <t)YbbAlec|
The celebrated Maurice de Portu
O'Fihely, called Flos Mundi, Arch-
bishop of Tuam, from 1506 to 1513,
was of this family. He was born near
Baltimore, a town, as Harris remarks,
" celebrated for its fine harbour," from
which he was known as "t/e Portu."
See Harris's edition of Ware's Bishops,
p. 613.
•i O'Cormaic, now Cormick. In D.
Mac Firbisigh's copy tliis name is made
O'Comhraidhe, now anglicized Cowry,
Cory, Corry and Curry.
' O'Donnamhain, now O'Donovan and
Donovan. O'Dondubhain in D. Mac
Firbisigh's copy. This was a different
family from O'Donnabhain of Ui-
Cairbre Aebhdha in the now County
of Limerick, and afterwards of Clann-
Chathail in the County of Cork. Both
families are no doubt still extant in
Corca-Laidhe, but they cannot now be
distinguished. The O'Donovans of
Mountpellier, O'Donovan's Cove, Ard-
aliill, audLishecns, and Squincc, as well
as the Donovans of Ballj-more in the
County of "Wexford, are of the Ui-
Cairbre Aebhdha ; but there are va-
rious poor families of the name in the
County of Cork, who are unquestion-
ably of the Corca-Laidhe.
^ O'Dubhchon, Obsolete.
1 O'h-Iarnain, now Mac larran. T.S.
n» 0' Nuallain, now Nowlan, or Nolan.
" O'Croinin, now Cronin, very nu-
merous. T.S.
o O'Sife. Unknown.
p O'h-Ainbhith, now Hanvey and
Hanafey.
^Beal-atka-na h-Uidhre, i.e. mouth
of the ford of the dun cow, is now the
name of a stream dividing the parish
of Kilmeen from that of Dunmanway.
Windele.
"■ Greallach na gruime. In Ballymote
the reading is Achadh na g-Cruime
and Achadh na cruimhe in D. Mac F.
now Grillagh in the parish of Kilna-
gross. See Ordnance Map, Sheet
122.
dopc^ l^tme.
55
ditary leaders: 0'Cormaic,h O'Donnamhain/ O'Dubhchon,'' O'h-Iur-
nain,* CNuallain,"" 0'Croinin,n 0'Sife,° and O'h-Ainbhith.P
Tuath O'n-Dunghalaigh [extends] from the Island of Inis-Duine
to Beal-atha-na-h-Uidhre,"! and from Greallach-na-gruime'" to Acadha.*
O'Dunghaile* is its hereditary chief. These are its hereditary leaders,
viz. Ua Mailchomadh," Ua h-Aedha' of Cluain-da-mhael,'*' O'Loing-
sich/ 0'Mailtemhin,y O'Ceallaich/ O'Mailguirm,'' O'Muireadhaich,"
0'Sealbhaich,<= and O'Gabhadhain.*
[The Hearings of the Middle Cantred; viz. O'Cobhthaigh's
territory.]
Tuath-Ui-Diiibhdaleithe [extends] from Beal-atha-na h-Uidhre to
Beal-atha-buidhe,® and from Gort-na-daibhche*" to Loch-an-tairbh.*
8 Achadha, i.e. the fields. In the
copy in B. Bally m. it is called Acliadh-
Aibhle and Achaidh Ailbhe, in 1).
Mac Firbisigh's copy. This place is
now unknown.
' O'Donnghaile, now Donnelly.
u O'Mailchomadh, now obsolete.
V Ua h-Aedha, now O'Hea and
Hayes. The author of Carbrice No-
titia is wrong in asserting that the
O'Heas are a branch of the O'Dono-
vans. This writer places O'Hea in
the barony of Barryroe : " Here is a
small territory belonging to O'Hea
and his followers, called Pubble O'Hea;
in this tract of land, [i.e Barryroe] is
1 . Dundedy, a small castle on a nar-
row Isthmus much like that of Dun-
worly ; it makes the promontory be-
tween the bays of Ross and Clonakilty.
2. Rathbarry, a stately large pile be-
longing to the Barrys. 3. Ahamilly,
a small castle [one mile south-west of
Clonakilty] belonging to O'Hea, who
is of the same family with O'Donovan, "
See also Smith's Natural and Civil
History of Cork, book II. c. 3.
^' Cluai?i-da-mhael, i.e. the lawn or
meadow of the two hornless cows.
This was probably tlie ancient name
of Ahamilly. It is now obsolete.
" O'Lomgsigh, now Lynch, Lynchy
or Lingshy.
y O'Maiheimhin. Obsolete.
^ O'Ceallaiyh, now Kelly.
a O'Mailguirm. Obsolete.
b O' Muireadhaigh, now Murray.
c O'Sealhhaigh, now anglicized Shal-
low and Shelly.
^ O' Gabhadhain, now Gavan, lo-
cally " Muintir-Ghahhain." T.S. In
D. Mac Firb.'s copy it is made O'Cadh-
an, now Kyne.
^ Beal-atha-buidhe. Seep. 48, notch.
f Gort-na-daibliche, i.e, field of the
cauldron or round hollow, now Gort-
nadihy, a townland in the parish of
Kilmeen. See the Ord. Map, Cork,
Sheet 121.
e Loch an-tairbh, i.e. lake of the
bull, now Loughatarriff in the pa-
rishes of Kilmeen and Drinagh. Ord.
Map, Sheet 121.
ti O'Diibhdaleitke, now Dowdall ; I).
56
5eir)e^l^c
ACAÍ|*eAcb- Jr 1^^ r*^ ^ ócIatc feúcvf a : b-UA 2t)AilcbeUAicb,
ACVI* b-UA iDvibleADbA, ACVf b-UA 2l)Allcb0|tTt7A, ACYf O Cy]1-
eATjbiVIT), ACV|- O B|tVA55A1|l, ACVI* b'^A «DvtJAÓAIC ACVp
O l.AC]TÍ7-
2t)AC0t),
TDAC Pi 1)51 1),
Tr>ic í)oT)&cbAió S'H^-
TDic 2t)eiccixAicb,
Tt)ic t)oT)bcbAi6 2t)bói]t,
miC 'pOcbAlÓ,
n)ic Pi 1)55,
n)]c 2t)eccoi)j
ti7ic pocbAib,
11)1 c 6/ceiti*c&[o]il,
n)ic piDb,
Tt)1C t^VAÓAfe,
71)1 c í)0Db5Aili,
n)ic 2t)viicvili,
11)1 C Í^VI^SVfA,
1D1C 2lei)3vi-A,
1D1C polACCAIC,
11)1 c 7^^1)1)^11),
Tt)ic Cob&inii),
Tt)1C plAT)1)^11),
T1)1C BllAT)&Vlb,
rt)ic Gceiifceoil,
Ti)1C MAcbl,
Mac Firbisigh makes O'Cobhthaigh,
O'Cowhig, the chief of this territory
■which he designates by the alias name
of Triocha Meadhonaigh, i.e. the
central cantred.
^O'MailceaUaich, Mulkelly. !Now
obsolete.
•< 0' Duibhleavna . Obsolete.
11)1 c 2ler)5vi-A,
Tt)1C 2t)A1Cl)1A6,
xx)]C 2t)eccoi),
n)ic LvijÓeAcb''®
n)1c Í)aiivi SíitcbliécbcAicb'
rnic piji^vili)&e,
1D1C Sicbbvil5,
TD1C í)e6Ti)Ai)t)iiAcb,
11)1 c i^^SA bejij,
11)1 c *t)eit5cbei)e6,
11)1 C ^^YAOAC,
11)1 C l-ACCA11)ej
11)1 c ^^'S^i
ii)ic 6itiii)oir),
11)1 C 6>AbAi1)A11),
11)1 c 5^^^,
11)1 c Sid,
11)1 c ^tiAicbriD,
rr)}c l-oJA^
11)1 C ^^l^i
11)1 c ^^S^l^j
IDjC JCA,
1D1C Biteo5Aii). ^iDic.
1 O'Mailchorna. Obsolete
m 0' Cuileannain, now Cullennan.
" O'Bruadair, now anglicized Bro-
derick and Broder.
o O'Vunadhaigh, now Downey and
Denny.
p O'Laithimh, now Lahiff, Lahy and
Lealiy.
dopc^ l^jóe.
57
O'Dubhdaleithe'' is its chief. These are its hereditary leaders: Ua
Mailcheallaich/ Ua Duibhleanna,'' Ua Mailchormaj^ O'Cuileannain,"'
O'Eruadair,** Ua Dunadhaich," and O'Lathimh.P
Genealogy of Ua Eidersceoil.i
Maccon/
son of Finghin,
son of Donnchadh Gud,
son of Maccraith,
son of Donnchadh Mor,
son of Fothadh,
son of Finn,
son of Maccon,
son of Fothadh,
son of Eiderscel,
son of Finn,
son of Nuadhat,
son of Donnghal,
son of Murthuile,
son of Dunghus,
son of Aenghus,
son of Folachtach,
son of Flannan,
son of Cobdan,
son of Flannan,
son of Bran Diibh,
son of Eiderscel,
son of Nathe,
son of Aenghus,
son of Maicniadh,
son of Maccon,'
son of Lughaidh,
son of Daire Sirchreachtach,
son of Firfliuilne,
son of Sithbholg,
son of Deadhmannra,
son of Deagha Dearg,
son of Dergthenedh,
son of Nuadhat,
son of Lachtaine,
son of Lugh,
[son of Ethleann]
son of Eireamhon,
son of Eadamain,
son of Gos,
son of Sin,
son of Maithsin,
son of Lugh,
[son of Eadamhoin]
son of Mai,
son of Lughaidh,
son of Ith,
son of Breogan.
q Ua h-Eidersceoil, now O'Driscoll
and Driscoll.
T Maccon. He was chief of Corca-
Laidhe, and died in the year 1418,
according to the Aunals of the Four
Masters. He was living at the time
the Book of Leacan was compiled.
s Maccon. He flourished in the third
century. This line of pedigree is
pretty correct up to Maccon, bu t in the
line from him up to Ith son of Breo-
gan, there is a defect of a great num-
ber of generations. Sec Appendix C.
58
JejoeuUr
[5ejt)e4Uc Vi'
[Taos,
Tt)AC CobcA^C,
TX)]C BAll&A]fl,
rr)]c Y]]CO]l,
Tt)]c Cor)CobAT^i,
n^ic 2t)A5t)Air,
rv]c 2le6A,
W]c t)or)r)cbAi6 ]tj Í)a]T)5]t),
n^ic pe|t5Ail lu t)uiT),
n)]c <t)]A|in)ACA2lcAi6 Cot^rbAjc,
TT^lC C0T)C0bAl]t,
n7]C 2t)AC5Att)T)A,
TT)]c Cor)cobAi|t CeA|tn7r)A,
T17|C 2t)]C|lA]C,
n)]c <t)orbi)ATll,
TT)]C <Dot)cbAl6 2t)Ó||tj
rn^c CobcAic 7-ir)&.
n)]c i)ut)5AlAi5,
TT)]C 21|1]Ua,
TD^c 2t)eccoT),
TT7]c CoijijAb CjUitje,
TDic PeitgufA,
rr)]c 21]1]IIa,
rv]c CotjAjU ClAet),
TT^IC t)UAC,
rn]C 2t)A]ci)]A6,
TD]c 2t)eccor),
Ti)]c l-iiijóecb,
rt^lC JcA.]
Ha zii] )^ocbA]ó .1. "pocbAS 2l]|iccbeAcb, Acuf pocbAÓ CA]|tp-
cbeAcb .!• }-ocbA6 CAijAr)b, acu|* "pocbAÓ <Doluf, z]i] rr)e]c
pujtibcbe, ii)3ir)e M^Tjt, n}]c }^i|tTT70|tA, bo 2l|tA]b Cl^Acb a
rrj<vcbA]|i. T>e]Z], '\^)^;^e^) 2t)A]cr)]A8, rrjic Lu56Acb^ n)]c *t)A]|i]
*t)e|i5, Ti7]c 3i)AcbAil n)]c MuAÓAbMeAcbc, idjc Sect;A S]cbbA]c a
fiuji. Be^teb puiTjcb] erbrju cjti ^e|trr)e]C, cott^aS zjt] rt)e]c ]Ab
bo 'pei6l]Tt)]6, T17AC 2t)A]Cr)lA8_, 1D]C 3t)AcbA]lj TT)]C 2t)Al|XTt>A]cb,
n7]C CA]|tp|ii M]a6 MA]]t vo M^A-freAji — uijbe quibunj cec]Tj]c :
Ha c|ti "pocbAió, z]v\ TT)e]C ]Ab
'pei6l]rT)]6 rr)ói|i rt)]c 2t)Aici)]A8,
* C7a Cobhthaigh, now O'Cowhig and
Coffey. This line of pedigree inserted
in brackets, is taken from the Book
of Ballymote. This family was seated
in the barony of Barryroe, anciently
called Tricha chead meadhonach, or
the middle or central cantred. See
O'Brien's Irish-English Dictionary, in
voce CoBHTHACH, and Camhrensis
Eversus, edited by tlie Rev. M.
Genealogy of Ua Cobhthaigh.*
[Tadhg, son of Donnchadh Mor,
son of Cobhthach, son of Cobhthach Finn,
son of Walter, son of Dunghalach,
son of Nichol, son of Ailil],
son of Conchobhar, son of Maccon,
son of Magbnus, son of Connad of Cillen,
son of Aedb, son of Feargbus,
son of Donncbadh of Daingean, son of Ailill,
son of Feargbal of Dun, son of Macreitbe,
son of Diannaid of Acbadh Con- son of Conall Claen,
mhaic, son of Gearan,
son of Concbobbar, son of Duach,
son of Matbghambain, son of Maicniadb,
son of Concbobbar Cearmna, son of Maccon,
son of Macraitb, son of Lugbaidh,
son of Domhnall, son of Itb.]
Thus it is found in the Saltair Chaisil.
Tbe tbree Fotbadlis, namely, Fotbadh Airctheacb, Fotbadh Cairp-
tbeach, i.e. Fotbadb Canann, and Fotbadh Dolus, were tbe tbree sons
of Fuinncbe, daughter of Nar, son of Fearmora of tbe Ara-Cliacb.
Teite, daughter of Maicniadb, son of Lugbaidh, son of Daire Dearg,
son of Gnathal, son of Nuadbat Neacbt, son of Seatna Sithbhaic was
her sister. Fuinncbe brought forth together three male children, and
they were tbe three sons of Feidhlimidh, son of Maicniadb, son of
Gnathal, son of Maermaith, son of Cairbre Nia Nair, or Nia-fbear,
whereon a certain poet sung :
The three Fothadhs, tbree sons were they
Of Feidhlimidh the Great, son of Maicniadb,
Kelly, p. 268, note x. Dr. Smith in the Irish, seven of wliich belonged to
his History of Cork, book II. c. 3, the sept of O'Cowhig, as Dundeedy,
says : " Almost on every headland of Dunowen, Dunore, Duneen, Duno-
this barony, were castles erected by cowhig, Dumvorley, and Dungorley."
BO Jejtie^Uó.
2t)|C S'^-^cbAil, If rne]c 2QAÍftTt)A]cb,
2lhe|iAib A]to]l] bo lebjiAjb cotDAb bo jb «DAcbA^b bo UlcA^b a
TD-buT)A6u|*, .1. bii rbAC fO|t^ACA]b b-JT^pl 3líll)TÍ7A|t, n)AC Coi)A]ll
Cbe|ir)A^cb .1. 7*^0|tc, Acuf jbocb- J-oy |io|* -p^vcivib Kecbc5]6
Kl56e]t5 1 T)-2llbA]r)j |io rnebAbAji caca id^vjia ]te]Tblbj coTT}bA]t
^ív^A cjticA n)iv|tA ^ r)-2llbAiT), co|t b]Allf Ab ^]|i 2llbAi) bo KeAcbc-
5]6 Kí56e|i5, cort^bA |ii5 BjteTji), acu|* 2llbAr), acu|* ]]♦ UA^cbib
bAtJA cbuAjcb 1 T)-2llbATT), .1. "CuAcb To|lC ACUf 'CuAcb
Jbocb. *t)o lóbA|i cji] cAecAb yejx ^o|t lo]T;5e|* cA]]t]|* ]t)aII^ cotj
jobj^Ab Clu]cb|l1U CljAcb; ACU]* AT) ^e|tAT)T) ^0]t]* A bívb AT)]U5.
Ocu]* JAbfAb Citicb 2t)^]r)ej Acuf C|iicb p]Acb|tAcb SljOijej Acuf
C|iTcb TD-BAi|*qr)b a corbAjibuf a feT)AcbA|t .i. BcbAcb, Tt^jc
LucbcA, .1. UA]cbT)l, Acuf ©ll], bA ]r)^ev BcbAcb rt)]c Lucca-
'C]]t Tj-B^l] 5 c<v Sir)Ai)b ]*Ai^ Acu|* boóef . "Cjii r)-UA]cbT)e 5 zi\
SiT)AT)b f 1 A|i ACiij* bocbuA]b CO í)e|icbe|tc. CorjAb ó At)rf)At)bA]b t)a
TT^-bAT) |*1T) bo 5ATJlcbe|t 1)A CeT)&lA. 2l|t bo lu]8 ]T) bA|lA 1)-A] CO
CAelA |t]56e|tc, |i]5 Ble Acuf BIaóitja .i. 61], cot^Ab uA^cbi ^1^)17-
T)]5cbeA]t fele. Lu]6 A|io]Ii .i. UAicbr)] co 'peA|t5Uf pojlclebAji,
cot)Ab UA]C] A]T)Ti7r)]5cbe|i UAjcbui- l^o bAbA]t cejcbti] ^^^A
bo clojl^b A^C], .1. UAlcbl)1A, ACUf ^JlUzhv]^, ACUf CA]1jbl)]A,
Acu^ <t)eocbr)1<x- "^1^1 bjiAicb]ti .i. Oecbi?]Aj ACixf CA]T)bt)]A, acu|*
2t)ATCT)1A6, .1. AcbA^jl T)A [b-]pOcbA6, TTJAC CA]]nj>}l], m]C Cojl-
*t)eocbi?1A, Acuf ^f ]Ab |*]r) ]Civ Ai)b,
TT)Aic, rt7ic 2t)efiT)]-uAbj Ttj]c 2t)efiT}fu]|tc n^ic 2t)enT)po|i5A]llj rt)]c
2t)er)bocb- 211]] b]cuT}c cot)a6 c]ti n)e]c ]Ab fe]6l]tr)]6, n)]c M]a6,
Tt?]C 'Sv^^h^]^, W]c 6|iCTr)A]]t, rr7]c CA]]tp]t] M]Ape]t, acu]*
'pe]6l]TT7]b 'polccAÍrbe. j]* be ]civ Le]cb3leAr)b &]tc, acu]* ]y be ]to
cbeb T)ocbo ^o]b ]t]5bATbtjA bAÓ njo 6]ic ttjac peibliTpcbe b-lUocb
|to hiX]Z], .1. fe]be)ln}e.
^UiEathachof Uladh, i.e. Iveagh Alba, i.e. in Scotland. Now unknown,
in TJlidia. The pedigree of these Fo- *' Cluithrin-Cliach, the ancient name
thadhs appears very uncertain. See of a district in the now County of Li-
note supra. merick. Now obsolete.
» Tuath Fore and Tuath Iboth in « Sinainn. This is not the river
6o\ic-<i l4it»e. 61
Son of Gnathal, who was son of Maermaitli,
Son of Cairbre Niadh, the highly good.
Other books state that they were of the race of the Ui-Eachach of
Uladh," i.e. I rial Glunmhar, son of Conall Cearnach, had two sons,
namely, Fore and Iboth. Recht-ghidh Righ-dhearg led them into Alba.
They gained great battles, so that great districts were laid waste in
Alba, until the men of Alba submitted to Reacht-ghidh Righ-dhearg,
so that he was king of Eire and Alba, and it was from them sprang the
two tribes Tuath Fore and Tuath Iboth'' in Alba. Three times fifty
men came over from thence in exile, and they took Cluithrin Cliach, '^
and the land on which they are seated at this day. And they took
Crich-Maine, and Crich-Fiachrach, and Crich-Baiscinn as the heirs of
their grandfather, namely, of Eochaidh, son of Luchta, viz. [the
heirs] of Uaithne and Eile, the two daughters of Eochaidh, son of
Luchta. The conntry of Eile extended from the Sinainn" east and
south, and the country of Uaithne from the Sinainn north-west to
Derg-dhearc,y and the tribes are called from the names of these women ;
for the one, i.e. Eile, went [as wife] to Caela Uigh-dhearc, king of
Eile and Bladhma,^ and from her Eile is named. The other, i.e.
Uaithne went [as wife] to Fearrghus Foltleabhar, and from her Uaithne
is named. She had four sons called Nias, viz. Uarth-Nia, Druth-Nia,
Cainn-Nia, and Deoch-Nia. Oeth-Nia, Cainn-Nia, and Deoch-Nia
were three [full] brothers, and these are they who are there.
Maicniadh, the father of the Fothadhs, was the son of Cairbre, son
of Cormac, son of Mesinsuadh, son of Mesinfuirc, son of Mesin-
forgaill, son of Meanboth. Others say that they were the three sons
by Feidhlimidh of the fair hair of Feidhlimidh, son of Niadh, son of
Gnathal, son of Earcmar, son of Cairbre, son of Cairbre Nia-fhear.
From him is Leithghleann-Erc, and of him it was permitted that there
was no greater royal heir. Ere, son of Feidlimidh, was drowned in a
lake, i.e. [Loch] Feidhlime.*
Shannon, but a stream in the County expansion of the Shannon between
of Tipperary. It is now called the Killaloe and Portumna.
river of Nenagh. ^ Bladhma, now Slieve Bloom.
y Dergdhearc, now Lough Derg, an a Loch Feidhlime, Not identified.
62 Jeine^Uc.
cbAÓ, uc poecA b]ric, acu]* BAjfCTje, fei)AcbAi]t 7-(t)& b-U]
BA]rci)e, Acuf PeAjtsor 7^Aiit|t5], reijAcbAijt ni5Ti^]6] tA^seTj,
ArijAíl A|*be]tc :
Ma Cjl] 'pOcbAlÓ p])t|*A&,
2t)A1CT)]Ab, l-UJbACb luiT)b,
<Daitii ^e|i5 bAi5 S^nS»
3T)ACAlcACb 3^1 ]t T)icb,
MuAbA Mecbc b]5AbAlA^
"F^Tjb f l|l UTbA]ll 5A]t5,
T^Tilc Cjtér) Tt7ó]t c|i]u|t ]*Ae]t,
SAr)b SoaIc SopeAji b]t]3
BA]|*CT)e BobAr)A]t,
NuAbA Mecbc loijb Lu5A]6,
P'lDb f]li, Ko|-A, KuAO, Kiqpi,
peA|t3ur, }^]AbA, )^Ai|t|i3], ^AlijAcb Mia,
MuAbA Mecbc n)]i)b tJlAtbSA — Ma Cjii-
2lil]ce|i clAtjbA CelccbA^it, rr)]c \X]z}}eoc\)^]]t .1. 6o3At), Acuf
2lil]U, Acuf Sen), Acuy P'eA]tclAcbc3A, Acuf <t)|iii]cbn)lA, acu]*
UA]cbtiiA. ClAijbA UAicbr)iA n7]c CelccbAi|t .i. UA]cbi)] "CbiT^li
Acuf U-Aicboi CliAcb quob poitCAifii) efc :
Í^AbAÓAI), rt)]C 'CboTIÍÍ'^in,
rt7AC KvAi6|ti, n)]c 'pit^íxit),
n^ic CAicbt^lA, rr)]C piAcbltAcb,
Tt^ic CAcbAlivit), n7]C f]i;)C^]r),
n}]C CAcbivir), rpjc MAbfitA^cb,
W]C í)e|tn7AbA, Tt)]c 2t)eiclAii*]t],
T^ic Oer)3V|'A, njjc 2t)e]ccA]ll],
iDjC 5oTin)5Aili, xn]c 'peAiisrrA,
T171C ^^lAlcbltb, n^lC <t)AlliV]T),
n)]C pocA]tcA]cb, rt)]c "pocbcA],
TT)ic í)0T)b3AlAicb n)|c 'pocAiS 2li|tcq5,
rr)}C T^orbA^ó,
óopcA l^lóe. 63
Nuadhat Neacht had three sons, namely, Gnathaltach, grandfather of
the Fothadhs, and Baiscne, grandfather of Finn Ua Baiscne,'' and
Fearghus Fairrge, ancestor of the kings of Leinster, as the poet says:
The three Fothadhs truly,
Maicniadh, Lughdhach the furious,
Daire Dearg the fiery fierce
Gnathaltach of the battle shout,
Nuada Neacht who took
The Geilfhine of the Gaileoin,
The fierce Finnfliir of Unihall,
Active, mighty, the noble three
Sanbh, Soalt, Sofhear the vigorous,
Baiscne, Bodanar,
Nuada Neacht, furious Lughaidh,
Finn the poet, Rosa Ruadh Ruipe,
Fearghus Fiadha, Fairrge Falnath Nia,
Nuadha Neacht, a sj^arkling gem.
Aliter, the sons of Cealtchar, son of Uitheochair, were Eoghan,
Ailill, Seam, Feartlachtgha, Druthnia, and Uaithnia. The descen-
dants of Uaithnia, son of Cealtchar, are the Uaithne-thire, and the
Uaithne-Cliach qiiod predictum est :
Madadhan, son of Toman,
son of Ruaidhre, son of Finan,
son of Caithnia, son of Fiachra,
son of Cathalan, son of Fintan,
son of Cathan, son of Nadfraech,
son of Dearmaid, son of Maclaisre,
son of Aenghus, son of Maccaille,
son of Gormghal, son of Fearrghus,
son of Flaitheamh, son of Dalian,
son of Fogartach, son of Fochta,
son of Donnghalach, son of Fothadh Airctheach,
son of Fothadh,
^ Finn Ua Baiscne. This was the Fingal of Mac Pherson's Ossian.
celebrated Fian Mac Cumhaill, the
64 Jejne^Uc.
tt^jC 2t)A]C»))Ab. 2lft ytob- n)]C Lv56Acb,
bA|i 1A& c|ii rrje]c2t)A]c- Tt}]C i)A]|t] Í)ei|t5,
T)iAb .1. t)A Cjii pocbAiÓ. n7]c 3^^^Alc<x.]cb.
Mo conjAb 2t)Acr)]A6^ n)]c MvAbAc i)ecc.
Loit)5i*eAcb, TD]c 6cbAcb,
THAC Se|*r)ii]i), m]c MAiT)bet)Aicb,
Tt)]c Cor)3eAlcAi5, rp^c B|tociv]t),
Tt)]c <t)or)bCA8A, n)]c BejiA^j.
Ceicb]ti TT}e]c MAeTrnbeAT)A]5, n)]c Bitoccivp), ti^tc Be^iAij .1,
GocbAlÓj ACU]* p'oilbufAcb, ACUf "pOSAjlCAcb, ACUf 2t)u]|l5]U|*.
Ocbc rt^e^c t)e]tTi7AbA .1. 3T^Abrt)ACivi) acuj* 2l]beAt)bivt), ACUf
l-AejÓA, ACUf <t)ubleAT)T)Aj ACU|* 7^]T)bACi^t}j ACUf CAcbiVI), ACUf
l,Ae5Ai]t], ACUf pji^brbACivr). "Citi rt7e]c 2leT)5ufA, .1. t)e]trt7Aib,
Acu|* ClurpAr), ACUf rrjAC LvcbcA. í)ív t^ac OoTtTDJA]!^ .1. 9Xer)-^Yy,
Acvf Co|iTi)AC, 3o^^5<'^lU Acvf CA^cbeii biv rbAC }^lA]cbirb, n^ic
'PÓ5AIICAI5. 'pÓ5A]tCAcb, ACYf pOjlbAf Acb, ACVf 2l]|l|lC]l], Z]X)
n)e]c y\r) í)ot)b5AlAT5b, tt)]C ^ocbA]6. í)ív t^ac 'pocbAjó, .i. i)or)b-
5AlAcb ACUf CAcblf Acb- 2llllll ACYf 'peA]t5Al ÓÍV TT^AC fecb^A],
n)]c 2le]lebAj ri)]c 'C})orr)'^]t)' ^AelcolcA]5, Acvf "Conjivr), Acvf
2l]l]ll. ACYf CeT)bf acIaó, Ce]t\i] rt^eic x]V y^)V^]V, n)ic pp^b-
5aIai5. BeA|tAcb Acvf pjijcAi), biv rbAC }^]AC|tAcb^ rt)]c 1p]r)CA]t).
Bee bt)0 TtjAC }^ii)CA]r). CAcbrjAe Acvf 2^acca]11], ba ttjac
'pe^jvfA, Tt)]C Í)aIIait), tt)]C pAcbcT)A n)]c pocbA^cb 2l]ficcbl5.
S& TDejc CAciv^r) .1. CACAÍívt), Acvf Ce]tn)A]b, Acvf Caca|it)ac,
ACYf 2^AcIaCCT)A, ACVf Simile, ACYf <t)^A|tTt7A]b.
óoftc^ l^jóe. 65
í«on of Maicniadh. (For they son of Lughaidh,
[the three Fothadhs] were son of Daire Dearg,
the three sons of Maic- son of Gnathaliach,
niadh. Or Maicniadh, son of Nuada Neacht.
Genealogy of the Uaithne Thire.
Loingseach, son of Eochaidh,
son of Seasnan, son of Naindeanach,
son of Congealtach, son of Brocan,
son of Donnchadh, son of Bearach.
Naindeanach, son of Brocan, son of Bearach, had four sons, namely,
Eochaidh, Forbusach, Fogartach and Muirghius. Dearmaid had eight
sons, namely, Gradhmacan, Aibeannan, Laeghdha, Dubhleanna, Finn-
acan, Cathan, Laeghaire, and Finnmacan. Aenghus had three sons,
namely, Dearmaid, Clumhan, and Macluchta, Gormghal had two
sons, namely, Aenghus and Cormac. Gormghal and Caithear were
the two sons of Flaitheamh, son of Fogartach. Fogartach, Forbasach,
and Airrthile were the three sons of Donnghalach, son of Fothadh.
Fothadh had two sons, namely, Donnghalach and Cathasach. Ailill
and Fearghal were the two sons of Eochaidh, son of Aeilead, son of
Toman. Maelcolcaigh, Toman, Ailill and Ceannfaeladh were the four
sons of Finan, son of Finnghalach. Bearach and Fintan were two
sons of Fiachra, son of Fintan. Beac was son of Fintan. Cachnae
and Maccaille were two sons of Fearghus, son of Dalian, son of
Fachtna, son of Fothadh Airctheach. Cathan had six sons, namely,
Cathalan, Cearmaid, Catharnach, Maclachtna, Aille and Diarmaid.
APPENDIX A.
CA|tt)b 2t)<vil A 2t)u]5 UIa6 CAijAf ]to b-AiT)TT)iT)i5e6 : r)]!) Mo
CA|tt)T) tu]56ec .1. ÍU5A16 2t)Al bo cu^jieAO a l)-6|iii)i) luce ^ecc
lot)5 A b-2llbAii) A ]:iticbirb c<^ co^iAcc 6]t]r)i) CO T17611 l.oii)5iuf
2llbAij, CO cuc|*AbA|i CAcb bo UllcA^b co]ierx)U]6 yi^Axt). Cloc
CAcb fijTt bo ii^Acc bo CAcb Ia l,u5Ai6. 2lcuf if be bo |tOT)Ab At)
CAjivVf Acuj* ]i* |:at|i bo h^x] I-115 ceit) bAÍ at) CAcb b'^ cuji. Urjbe
CA]tT) 1-115A]6 b]C]CU|t.
2lib|l)b A CA|t|llA A|l Tt)'Al|l],
ijocA t;-eolu|- é\) hA]\],
rt)0 rbei)tT)A A5 |'0ill]*]U5u6 fA]fi
All biATf7]iA]b b^T:)A AT) borbA^ij.
3& cA]b civ friAiipAi5i UA]b
rr)A6 it^l bA^b eoluf ]n)C]xuA]6,
C]b bjA civ A1) C-A]1)TT) CAlJl T)Acb CA1)
A|i CA|ir)T) 2t)iv]l A ^ui5 UIa8.
LU5A16 2t)ivl A]* n)ó|i bo tblU,
bo b-1')bA|ibA6 é A b-&T^lT)i),
luce yecz loi)5 bo ibAC ai) ji^^
A b-^TllU') A 1)-2llbA]1) ci|i.
Ko C0|*A]1) 1}A Cijll CA]lt,
A CArAjb, A C0lblAl)1)A]b,
Ó 6AbA]i; CO LoclAii)b Uv]n,
Ó ]i)b|*]b 0]ic CO l;-&|*piv]i).
*■ Lugkaidh was standiny. This is his army. It was probably also in-
an instance of a earn being formed for tended to mark the site of the battle,
the general to stand up to command b Eadain, i.e. Dun-Eadain, now
APPENDIX A,
LUGHAIDH MaL.
He was one of the sons of Daire Sirchreachtach, as appears from
the following story given concerning him and his brothers in the Dinn-
seanchus in the Book of Leacan, fol. 256, a.b. voce Carn Mail.
" Carnn Mail in Magh Uladh whence was it named ? It is not difficult
to tell. It was otherwise called Carnn Luighdheach, from Lnghaidh
Mai, who was driven from Eire with a fleet of seven ships, and from
Alba he set out for Eire with the great fleet of Alba; and they gave
battle to the Ulstermen and defeated them. Every man that came
into battle with Lughaidh carried a stone, and thus the carn was
formed, and it was on it Lughaidh was standing* while the battle was
fought. Whence Carn Lughaidh is called.
Delightful what falls to my care,
It is not the knowledge of one place only.
My mind extends its clear view to the east
Over the depths and heights of the world.
But since they are enquiring it of you.
If they like difficult knowledge [I will tell]
Whence is the name still here before us.
Of Carnn Mail in Magh Uladli.
Lugliaidh Mai, who destroyed much.
Was banished out of Eire,
With a fleet of seven ships the king's son sailed
From Eire to the land of Alba.
He fought for the eastern country
In battles, in conflicts.
From Eadain** to the wide-spreading Lochlann,^
From the Islands of Ore"* to Spain.
Edinburgh in Scotland. <i The islands of Ore, i.e. the Ork-
c Lochhuin, i.e. Denmark. ncy Islands to the north of ScotlanJ.
68 Jeine^Uic
2t)A|i bo JAb |tecc jtiji |iuA^]6
cue le]|' ^)A ]*oc|tA]&] i'Iua^ j,
cojibAb livt) Ti)T)bi|i UIa6
bo bA|ic<\ib DA n7-bo]ib cuftA8.
6 1,U5A]6 po|i l^iitii p^l^i
bjA rr)-b|teTc]) le]|* a ceT)r) caca,
Ia b-^Í5bA|t IT) 2l|ib]ilAcbA.
JA]lf]T) C]C A1)UAf CO luAcb,
bo CU|l CAcbA CO |lO luAcb,
cloc CAC ^]]t bjb cue |*AT) CAC
bO: bo |iot)a8 Ca|it) Lu^jOeAcb-
)]' Ar)i) bo bA] LU5A16 2t)ivl,
If A CA]ti) corbc|ion7 cpefbivt),
CO]teTbA]Ó AT) CAcb TTJÓfl Tnjnb,
po|i pi)tu iviUi 6|TlTjb.
Ho 5Ab l,u5A]6 A lo|* A fleA5,
TM31 3<^ll ^(""r S-i^-^l^ii^Al
fe^t ÍAf |iulA]b ca|it; bo c^vb,
|:U|l A TT)U|5 UÍAb Ajb. 21.
Secc TT)e]c bo bA] A3 í)ív||ti beAf,
LujA^o A]T)Tf) cAcb yi^ T^eAf,
biv]6 T?A pA]fC]i)e pejift be,
|to ^IaO Aei) A]T}TT) e]le [u|le],
l.Ae5 bojlbcbi ^3 Í^^IT^l ^^1} 6o]3,
A |l]CC fro I* 3 ATT) 1) A aIIa]6,
CA|l]tlA|3 A CeAC|VA]t A CUA]T),
T^iriT) reiT)-'CeTbTiAi5 rAiTijicuA]3.
Fail, an old name of Eire or Ireland,
óojtc^ Ui)te. 69
When he obtained the powerful kingdom,
He brought with him a numerous army,
So that the harbours of Uladh were filled
With the barques of the fierce champions.
Battle or tribute was demanded
By Lughaidh of the men of Fail,®
To draw them into battle
Was the object of the future monarch.
After this he came up quickly
To engage in battle very fiercely.
Each man brought a stone into the battle,
And thus Carn Lughaidh was made.
And where Lughaidh Mai [stood] Mas
On the even white-surfaced carn
Until the great battle was gained,
Over the beauteous men of Eire.
Lughaidh obtained by means of his lance
The sovereignly both of the foreigners and Gaeidhil,
The man by whom the cam was formed.
Which lies in the fair plain of Uladh. . . Delightful.
The comely Daire had seven sons ;
Lughaidh was the name of each :
In hopes the prophecy in them would be fulfilled.
One name was given to them all.
Daire had a magical fawn as a familiar
In the shape of a yearling deer,
His four sons met it
By old Teamhair on the north-east/
f Teamhair, now Tara.
70 5e)t)e.iUc
<t)A lu^6 ^lo^rbe At) Uej co Iati)&,
CO |iT<xcc AT) |*|tuc A5 Sir)Air)b,
Acuf bo |iocAT|i leo At) ÍAej,
A CeAC|lA|t TD^AÓACl) TT)5|l-CÍVeTT).
<t)A jl01)í*Ab C|lAt)&CA|t CAT) CeAf,
TDe^C ^^]Ji] Ó Í)ÚT) T)A T)-él5eAf,
CO ^eAf AÓ CAC b^b a tt)OÓ,
boT) ÍAeó bo^lbc^ cai) bocA|i.
Í)a |iaIa bo Luj Co|ib,
CO|*C|lAÓ At) 1-A15, CIAjV bo bo|ib,
cot)a6 iiAb f-lo]t)bce|i ad cIai)t)
biv]l ÍJt)eA|*co^b A Cjtic CuAlAi)b.
3^1 1) bo bA] CAc bib Ajl A 1T)06
LujAjó CaI ]t) a coóIaó
C0T)a6 l)-é A cblT)eAÓ CAT)ACC,
CAllltA151 A CiqCAlb C0T)t)ACC.
<t)A |tAb LuJAlb bl5 T)-U1|-C|,
c^A^t bo AlA]i)b T)]]t bA6 b|tu]|X(,
cot)a6 b-^ A fU rr? I-^KP'
Co|tco 0]|ici A coic|tic CAinl.
LuJATÓ 2t)ÓIt AcbA^jt 2t)]CCOT),
feljl] bo Ull] A AeT)U]t,
coi)a6 Ó l-uJA^b t-Ajje AÍle
|*l0]T)bceA]l clAT)t) CoitCA 1-A151.
2t)A|i bo bivbAjt ]f"|i) c^j,
i)A ^]|t caU ]n)Ov cep)]6,
bo ItjACC CA1II15 5]l^T)A tT)All,
]]• ] A5Allb eCO|*tTlAll.
n Dnn-ra-n-eigeas, i.e. the fort of Teamhair or Tara.
the poets or learned men, a name for ^ Water n/ knoirledge.'Th^ Shannon
óo\iC-<x Wjóe. 71
The fawn passed on swiftly.
Until he reached the stream of Sinainn,
And the fawn there was slain
By the four nohle and very comely youths.
They cast lots, without sadness,
The sons of Daire of Dun-na-n-eigeas,s
That each of them might know his share,
Of the magical fawn without danger.
To Lughaidh Corb it fell
To slaughter the fawn, though menial the deed.
And from him is named the sept
Of Dal Meascorb in Crich-Cualann.
Whilst each of them was at his share,
Lughaidh Cal was in his sleep.
So that his tribe, without condition.
Is Calraidhe in the regions of Connacht.
Lughaidh gave a drink of water.
Though clear, it was not the water of knowledge,'^
So that his race after this
Are the Corca Oirche in the vicinity of Caiseal.
Lughaidh Mor the father of Maccon
Obtained alone all Eire,
So that from Lughaidh Laidhe henceforward
The sept of Corca- Laidhe are named.
As they were in the house,
The men within at the lire,
A hag approached, ugly and bald.
Uncouth and loathsome to behold.
was one of the Helicons of the ancient Bavtls of Eire.
72 JejDe^Uc
2l]|ib] i)A CAc |*eolcftAi;t) yu^y,
n)ó T)A bocl) lepcA a leAcf) cIua]-,
bu]b] A belb ]i:)A CAcb t)|veAcb,
r|tOTT7 A|t CAC C|lAl6| Al) CAlUeAcl).
21)0 A cIa]|i ^]ACAilj c]t> b]A|* be,
Tr)iV It^AT) clAjl ^jCCjll],
A ^|IÓ1) fAbA UA]cb] y-^]V-'
flA r)A pXA|XCeACC A|lAcbA]ft.
9^0 i)iv cljAb bo ceAubA^b beA^-,
CAC bO|ti), bo TTjtjA^ bA rníbéA|*,
If n)5 i)A A]l clo]cbi A]v club,
ceACCA|i Ab^ 3IÚT) T)-5A|ib bub.
Bo]l5 rtjeAÓóo u]tt)p]^ ]f eol bArb,
CAT? eAi*T)A, CAT) ^TT)|*CA|IA6,
CeAtJb CA|l|tAC CT)0]C ]teATÍ7A]|l CjAjt
U^lljl] n)A|X CAC t>A]ClT) ]*l]Ab.
i)o cbuA^b cbucu ^'A ceAcb ceAi)b,
A ii)-biibA|i Tt)]c |ií5 BjieATjb,
c]tuAb AT) 5T)irb, 3]tA1)bA At) blo|*CA8j,
bo ti]5i)e ]\]ú b]A fiofCAb.
Ho 1TT)p0 A (5)-C1aII fA (5)-C0T)b,
bo bo lé]iT) bA]t IA|i corblADb,
bo b^]-l]5eA6 rr)e]C í)íi]|i|,
bo CUTT) ('JA ]TT)r)^l|l].
2lbbo]ir I'i |t]ú A]ceA|-c i)-olc ;
" pocAec T)eAC leArt) uA^b at)Occ,
T)0 eb]]! co]r) ]y bu]T)e b|i0T)
]t01) fO]|tT)eA]' nil] AH) AeT)A|t.''
O bo coT)bAi]tc Ai) ^DÍrbiiAb 75!^,
Abbp]tc ^n'l l-up^ATb l-A^bi,
óofic^i t^ijóe, 73
High she was as any mast,
Larger than a sleeping booth her ear.
Blacker her face than any visage.
Heavy on each heart was the hag.
Larger her front-tooth, who could but see it —
Than a square of a chess-board,
Her nose projected far in front.
Longer than the plough's cold share.
Larger than a basketful of ears of wheat,
Each fist ; — in a woman it was unbecoming,-
Larger than a rock in a wall
Each of her rough black knees.
She was one continuous belly,
Without ribs, without separation,
A rugged, hilly, thick, black head
[Was] upon her like a furzy mountain.
She went to them into the strong house
In which the sons of the king of Eire were,
Pitiful the deed, ugly the exhibition,
She made to them to excite them.
She maddened their sense and reason,
It was leaping into the middle of a conflict,
The sons of Daire were abandoned
To an ignominious death.
She spoke to them an evil speech,
" One of you shall lie with me to-night.
Or you, both hound and man so straight,
To monster shapes I will transform."
When he saw the wonderful deed,
Lughaidh Laidhe said to them.
74 5eir)e-4l4c
leo|t 8ó]b Tt)eA]*bAi8 att) AeT?A|t.
2t)A|l feO ÓO|lCA]6 At) C]T)e,
bof Ia a ]ticc t)-]r)5t)A6 T)-e]l|,
pUA^It foeAÍb CO li Tt^olCA ATTJAcb,
^1* 7*i co]ac]tA co]i|iciceAC.
2lrblAi6 bo bivbA|i a V-^í]XC,
i)íb&A|t be^tcA b]tAcceA5Aií*c,
c|tí 5AÍ 5|i&^T)e ceccA]t be,
uAjb A |*illeA6 bA foillf].
Ka I'CUC A1) fUAl) CO|lC|lA CA]X),
b'iV CiC^b fif ^CAt) feAT)CA]t),
CO beAi)pAT6e ]í|ií!3i t:|t|t*,
"ptj ^5 A|i ]*oiUn A CAein)ci)]f.
JAUf]!) bo f:iA]t [|:a]5] b] ai) rr)AC,
A ]r)5eAi) CAerb cat) civt)A5,
flo]T)b bujijb ACUf ]r)b]y ]-m)t),
|iiv]6 ft^UTt) T)ii bice^l 0|tAn7.
2lcbe|tcfA ]iic A Tr>ic rvj^h
Ijun? ^-Aióib i)A b-^l]tí5Ttl5,
A]- rt)é It) iDset) c-feA56A reAr)^,
^lAicblui" 2llbAi) ]]" fe|teAi)i).
<Du]b bo có5buf ccAijb aijocc
X]r) Acc 1JÍ b]A borr) curbjtAS
rtjAC b]Af A5Ab, AebÓA be,
]|* é ^eA]t lAfA ^AeiDfe-
2lb Ait)Tr) bo n)eic tt^A^cb njoS
LujAjO 2t)ó|i, bjó |ij rbAc
A]t uf n)o ÓeAcbitATT)u|i be
b]8 b|tAÍ, b]8 V^l^; b|8 f:]l|.
ÓoftCxt l^ijóe. 75
1 will go with her, though loathsome the condition,
[It is] enough for you that I only am lost.
As the fire darkened.
She passed into another wonderful form.
She assumed a form of wondrous beauty ;
Ruddy were her cheeks, and round her breasts.
Her eyes were thus.
They were not such as to cloud her face.
Three sunbeams in each of them shone.
Whatever she looked on grew bright.
The puqjle beautiful covering was removed
From her breasts down, by the old woman.
So that a flesh-worm could be taken out
In the house by the light of her fair skin.
After this the youth asked her,
" fair damsel, whence earnest thou ?
Tell and inform us here.
Speak to me ; do not conceal it from me."
'' I say unto thee, O mild youth,
With me the arch-kings cohabit,
I am the majestic, slender damsel,
The sovereignty of Alba and Eire.
To thee I have revealed myself to-night;
That is all ; but thou shalt not cohabit with me.
Thou shalt have a son, honored in him,
He is the man with whom I shall cohabit.
The name of thy son, the mode is good.
Shall be Lughaidh Mor; he shall be a royal son,
For we have been longing more for him.
He shall be a druid, a prophet, a poet."
76 JejDe^l^c
ji] n)AC cor) CO i)-]tt)í\|11]
" 5ebA]6 2t)ACcotj ct;oc tD-BiteA5 nj-b]t)^,
2UbA Acuj* Bjii] Aíb]r)b/^ 2líb]T)í).
lu^^ló l^it>) ^cuf c^cli triAC.
jpé fcél pojiAicbroe&Aji at)>5 ^t) t)] &]a civr t)A cu^llri At;n)At)& poft
n)ACAib í)ív]|t] í)o]rt)cbl5, -i. t)<v -u. tujAjÓ^ acu|' ca^O] ívÓbAji
^"15^15 V^V- CAcb iDAC b^jb .t)^). |to cA]|i|n)5||te6 co T)-5ebA6 n)AC
b]A rbACAjb nij] T)-6|i]r)b acu|* coti)a6 "Luja^O a A]T)TT)p6e ; coijaÓ
A]|l] |*]t} |10 bA] t-UJA^O ^'Ojl CAcb Tt)AC b^b.
Ko conjójiAÓ cjtA AetjAcb "Cai licet) Ia í)ív]|t] Acuf |io ^ieAjt^-Ab a
tbeic A v-'BV'^'WV] At)b acu|* Abbejtc |i) bfiA] c]b n^Aicb bo rpACO i)]
5ebA itÍ5| ih6itiT)b acc oet) ttjac b^b. 2lbbe|ic í)ívi|i] ^iti]*iT) b]tAÍ,
c^A TT)AC 5ebu|- TAji Tij'é]!*] ]*eA |iÍ5l- 'C^ucpAjO lAej co i;e]tb
i)-ó||tif At) Aet)Acb, A]i ]t) bjiA], Acuf ^t) tt^AC 5ebu|* ]i) l<ve5 ]f é
5ebu|' ^t) ]tÍ5] cA|i b-^irn- 2lcu|- bo iio^cb ]r) lAe5 0]t6A iA[if|i)
If At) Aei)Acb, Acu|* LobAit |:]]i fe|iet)r) p^A 6]a^6, Acuf* lu]6 trje^c
<D^]|t] p|t|f ÓCÍV f]r) CO Ber)b fecAijt acu|* AbA5A]t ceo bftAijeccA
ecu|i|tA Acu|* ^]]t BjterjT). l,óbA|i rt)e]C í)ív]|i] t)a OjajO ó bív |*]t)
CO t)i^|l iJt)e|'CO|tp ] l,Ai5t)ib Acuf rA]jr}y]x Lii5A|6 La^Ó] .1 2t)AC-
i)]a6 ^1) lAej; coi)AÓ be acív co|*C|tAbb jt) Ia]5 Ia Luja^S, acuj^ ]f
be 1CÍV 'LU5A16 Coj-Cj Acuj* peAjiA]}* ]*t)ecbcA Tr)ó|i 6ó|b iA|tí*]i)
cort)bA b-obA]t 6ó]b|*]urb a i)-A]|iit) t)0 ]tt)cbu|t i)ó bo cboi)5bivilj
Acuf zé]z tt)AC bjb b']A|tfiA|5 CÍ5], acu|* puA]|i ceAC rr)ó|t At)b acu|*
ret)] rboji. Acuy b]A8 acuj* l]t)b co })-]xr)bA At)b acu|* rt)]A|*A A]|tcib
Acuf co]lc ^]i)b|iu]i)e Acu|* cA^UeAcb AbuAcbtt)A|i If T) C15. 21
rf)ACAitt) c|b cbuit)bcbl A|i fi- LebAjO ]Ait|iAirt) co n)<\|b]t)j Acuf
]bbe|tcf] b]A t]y aid ]tt)6Ai5 ^^^ 1*^ lebA|8 At)Occ acuj' Abp]Ab, Acm*
Abbe|ic p) ti)AC t)Acb b]t)5t)e6, acu|* lu]6 c<\ b|taicb|tib; ]io cbe]p]f
plAirblUt* <^t^"r 1^131 ^l^ rí- 1-ÓbAIt t)A tt)ACCO A]le 1)A Ó)A|6
H'ceAcb. Ko f:|Ait]:Ai6 y] bo ^•eA]i a]1] bjb c|b bO|tAlA; bo co|ic
aIIai8 A]|ife Acu|* <\buAbuf ptj Aei)Afi, bjS 1,u5A|6 OftCA b-Ai))rt)
cob ibt'IDceft ol f1- Bo ^iA]t|:A|6 bo f:(»A|t A]le in cecuA, Dj
ÓO|ic^ l^íóe. 77
The prophecy which Daire mentioned to them,
Regarding Maccon, the comely, was,
" Maccon shall obtain the hill of Breagh [Teamhair]
Alba and delightful Eire."
LUGHAIDH LaIGHDHE AND THE OTHER SONS.
The following account of Lughaidh Laidhe and his brothers is given
in the Coir Anmann, as in the Book of Leacan : —
" Lughaidh Laidhe and the other sons, &c. Let it be here enquired
whence the additional names upon the sons of Daire Doimthigh, i.e.
the five Lughaidhs, and what is the reason that each was called Lugh-
aidh P It is not difBcult to tell. It had been prophesied that one of
his sons would assume the sovereignty of Eire, and that Lughaidh
would be his name, wherefore each of the sons was named Lughaidh.
The fair of Tailltin was celebrated by Daire, and his sons performed
their horsemanship there ; and the Druid said, what good are thy sons,
only one of them shall assume the monarchy of Eire. Daire said to
the Druid : ' What son shall assume the sovereignty after me ?' A
fawn with the bright color of gold shall an-ive at the fair, said the
Druid, and the son who shall overtake the fawn is he who shall assume
the sovereignty of Eire after thee. And the golden fawn arrived after-
wards at the fair, and the men of Eire went in pursuit of it, and the
sons of Daire followed it from thence to Beann Eadair, and a magical
mist [here] arose between them and the men of Eire. The sons of
Daire pursued it from thence to Dal-Meascorb, in Leinster, and
Lughald Laidhe, i.e. Maicniadh, overtook the fawn, and [another]
Lughaidh had the flaying of the fawn, and hence is (called) Lughaidh
Cose. And a great snow afterwards fell, so that it was [great] work
for them to carry or hold their arms. And one of them went in search
of a house, and he found a large house with a great fire therein, and food
and drink in abundance, and dishes of silver and beds of Findruine
[German silver] ; and there was a large hideous hag in the house. ' O
young man, what dost thou seek ?' said she. ' A bed till morning,' [re-
plied the youth.] And she said, ' if thou wilt come into my bed or couch
to-night, thou shalt obtain it.' And the youth said that he would not,
and he went out to his brothers. ' Thou hast refused sovereignty and
monarchy,* said she. ' The other brothers went in after him. She
78 Jeme^l^c
cbA|i|tlA Afi fé u] b<\n) Acc coUaS bo |i]í)beAf, CAllbA |*]t) A|i |*e
(X']) ACUj- bjo l,U5Al6 C<\1 C-A^TJIt) cob Cet)&l Ajlfi. Ko ^]A|ipAj6
box) -peA^i a]It Ti) cézx)^, |tullA Iagj aUca bATi) Ajt |*é, b^O tujA^Ó
l.A]6] c-A]T)n) coi;) bo cer)él cot) bo Ac3i. Fo •f:A]8 ^eAji A]l|
Acu|* Abbejic itji* ^1) t)i cébT)A ^i) |i5 lA^j-eAb ]]'é |ió cljAicljeAf
A]tf&, bí6 Lu5Aj6 Co]tb C-AITJTT), A|l fí A]|l ]|* C0]]tpcbl IT) T)] Ijló
c\)A]z})]]'. LuJAjÓ l,A]Óe bo lu]6 i:A6eo]8 ]]-]\) ceAcI) acu|* Abbe|i.c
]r) CA|lleAcb IT) cébijA pjiif, bArb bo ]iaIa Ajifé acui* AbuAOui* Art)
Aer)ii|t b-&i 1-U5AT6 La^ó] cb-í^iT)Tr) A]t f j cot) boceT)él, cot)a6 bo f^Tj
|io leAT)|*Ab T)A b-^T)rt)AijbA f]i) ]Ab. pAjÓ]]* l,u5Ai6 'Lo,]6] le ^ív
8eo]6 ]|*]i) ceAcb ca|1 cei)b bíó acuj* leATjbA lA^tfii) lu]6 ■\n)0]i]io,
]r) CA^lleAcb ]y]V co^lc fr]r)b|iu]i)e acu|* lu]6 2t)ACi)]A6 ^t)[a] b^A^o
ipt) co^lc^ Acu|* AT)b bA]t le]f bA 5|tTAr) ac ca|icbiv^l a n)iy 2t)AÍ
|*oiU[^]l A 31)11] ri> Acu|* bA -j-att)aIca ^jt^A bolAÓ luJAjjtC curbitA
A bAÍAÓ Acuf céjb ^)A 5T)<vif iA]t|*ii)j Acu|* ]cbe|tc[ii]i|* TT7A]cb bo
iu^Uy, Ajl ]-], i\|l ]f XV\]"\ IT) piAlcblUI-, ACUf 5ébA CU^'U 6|l], T)0
5ébA T)ecl) uATb, Acuf ^ojAbA^b |A|t]*]i) t)ua bjS acu|* |*eAT) leAT^bA
ACUf CU]|t1) jI)A T)-AeT)A|l AC biV]l bójb^ ACU|* f AÍ6]|* >"|tlí*1T) flA^cb-
■\UY Acuf ]f ArplA]Ó |iobíibA|i cet) ceAcl) cer) cei)]8 ]A]i tja n)<v]tAcb
acctt)a8 cóiTT)]te]8 cÓTT)ív|tbj Acu|* A co]^) -\ coadjaI b]A fleAJA^b.
t-ObAjl |tÓl1)pO lA|t|*]l) CO b-AeT)Acb 'CA]llceAT)^ ACU|* bO ]T)b]|*]bA|l
fcéÍA A T)-ecbc|tA Acuf |*CAílib ^]ii6/]i]i)b A T)-AeT)Ac, ur)be bjccm*
.1. 1)A .U. l,U5A]8.
i This account in prose is found in tlie Look of Baile an Mluita, tlie
the book of Leacan, fol. 222 b — 223 poetry at fol. 224 b. and the pi-ose at
a. The corresponding pieces are in fol. 138 b. — 139 a.
óopc^ l^me. 79
asked of another man of them why he had come, and lie said lor a
wild hog, and I have eaten it alone.' ' Lughaidh Orca shall he thy
name among thy tribe,' said she. She asked the same of another
man. * Nothing,' said he, ' fell to my lot, but I fell asleep. ' That
was sleepy,' said she, ' and Lughaidh Cal shall be thy name among
thy tribe,' said she. She asked the same of another man. ' A wild
fawn presented itself to me,' said he. ' Lughaidh Laidhe shall be thy
name among thy tribe, and thus it is.' Another man came to her and
she asked him the same. ' What they have left I have eaten,' says
he. ' Lughaidh Corb shall be thy name,' said she, ' for corrupt is the
thing thou hast taken.' Lughaidh Laidhe was the last who went into
the house, and the hag said the same to him. ' I met an ox,' said he,
and I devoured it alone.' ' Lughaidh Laidhe shall be thy name,' said
she, ' among thy tribe.' Wherefore these names clung to them. At
length Lughaidh Laidhe [Maicniadh] went with her into the house for
food and drink. After this the hag lay down in the bed of Jindruine,
and Maicniadh lay down after her in the bed, and it aj^peared to him
that the light of her countenance was as the sun rising in the month of
May, and the fragrance of her was as the smell of a flower garden.
After this he cohabited with her, and she said, ' Good is thy journey,'
said she, ' for I am the sovereignty, and thou shalt obtain Eire or one
descended of thee shall.' They afterwards took new viands and old
drinks, and cups were distributed to them alone, and he cohabited
with the sovereignty. And in the morning they were without house or
fire except the level mountain side, and their hounds were tied to their
lances. After this they returned to the fair of Tailltin, and related the
story of their adventures, and the men of Eire dispersed from the fair :
whence it is said, the five Lughaidhs."^
V
APPENDIX B.
Mac Fhlannchadha or Mac Clancy. {See note h supra, p. 28J
The only family of the Calraidhe that retained territorial possessions
in Ireland was Mac Fhlannchadha or Mac Clancy of Dartraidhe in
the north of the County of Leitrim. The pedigree of this family, as
well as that of O'Treabhair, comharba of Cill-Fhearga, (Killarga) in
the same county, is given by D. Mac Firbisigh as follows, p. 678,
1 , Daire Doimtheach
2. Lughaidh Cal, a quo Calraidho
3 Aenghus
4. Eochaidh
I
5. Aenghus
6. Treabhar of the powerful blows 6. Oilill
7. Diarmaid Dubh ". Cormaic
8. Cathal Comharba of Cill-Fhearga 8. Dunlaing
I I
9. Simon 9. Cathaeir
10. Lucas of the Pilgrim's staff 10. Flann
1 1 . Cairbre na coradh 1 1 . Ailghil
12. Diarmaid 12. Amhalghaidh
I I
13. Seoinin 13. Eochaidh
I I
14. John 14. Dunlaing
I I
13. Maurice the Prior 15. Lughaidh
16 Andrew the Fat 16. Conall
I I
17 Tighearnan 17. Fiacha
I I
18 Lucas of the learning 18. Conall
I I
19 Aedh Dubh 19. Finn
I I [luachra
20. Tadhg of the stone 20. Crunnluachra, a quo Tealach Cruinn-
21 Fearghal 21. Doighre Dart, a gwo Dartraidhe
1 I
22. Matthew 22. Eochaidh
óo|iC4 l^jóe.
81
I
23. Brian 23.
24. Andrew the Fat 24.
25. Diannaid, 25.
I
26. Thomas Mor 26.
I
27. Thomas Og 27.
I
28. Tadlig Mor 28.
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29. Tis;hearnan 29.
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30. Tadhg Og 30.
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31. Diarmaid 31.
32. Aedh 32.
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33. Cairbre 33.
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34. Eoghan 34.
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35. Giliaphadraig. 35.
Flannchaidh, a quo MacFhIanncliadha
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Cathal Og, chief of Dartraidhe. 34. James Muirde
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Cathal Dubh, 35 Tadlig Og, Aedh Meirgeach
36. Rudhraidhe 36. Cathaeir
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37. "William
37. Baethghalach, Cathaeir, Donnchadh Tadhg
Bindhe Caech
36. William
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38. Cathal
APPENDIX a
The Family of Dun-Cairbre.
(From the Irish Penny Journal, pp. 241-42, 30//i January, 1841.^
The Castle of Dun-garbiy, or properly Dun-Cairbre, signifying the
Dun or Fort of Cairbre, is situate on a hill, on the south side, and
not far from the mouth, of the Drowis, or Drobhaeis — a river very
celebrated in Irish history — and the estuary of the beautiful Loch
Melghe, (Melvin,) in the lower part of the county of Leitrim, border-
ing on the county of Sligo. Though marked on the maps made in the
reign of Elizabeth as an important fortress, its ruins are now but incon-
siderable, and consist only of a side wall perforated by an arched door-
way. But, trivial as these vestiges are, they impart some historic in-
terest to scenery of the most deligb.tful character by which it is surround-
ed, and are valuable as a memorial of an ancient Irish family, once
of great rank in the county, though now reduced to utter decay, at
least in their original locality.
Dun-Cairbre Castle was erected by the chief of the Mac-Clanchys,
or correctly Mac Fhlannchadha, a sept or clan who possessed the
ancient district called Dartraidhe, the present barony of Rossclogher,
and of which the Castle of Rossclogher, situate on an island in Ijoch
Melghe, was their chief residence. The name of its founder and the
date of its erection are not preserved ; but the latter may with pro-
bability be referred to a period anterior to the reign of Henry VIII.,
as the Annals of the Four Masters record, at the year 1538, the death
of a chieftain of Dun-Cairbre.
It may be proper to state that there are in Ireland two perfectly dis-
tinct families of the name Mac Fhlannchadha, or, as it is now more
usually written, Clancy; first, the family of Thomond or Clare, some
of whom were hereditary Brehons or judges to the O'Briains^ and who
were a branch of the Mac Conmaras (Mac-na-maras ;) and, secondly,
the family of Dartraidhe, who were hereditary chiefs of that district
from a very remote period.
The notices oí the chiefs of this family, as preserved in the Irish
Annals from the twelfth till the seventeenth century, will serve to con-
vey a very vivid impression of the insecurity of life resulting from the
unsettled state of society, and its retrogression towards absolute bar-
barism during this unhappy period of our history, and will teach us
also to appreciate the blessings we derive from the progress which civi-
lization has made within the last centmy.
1241. Domhnall Mag Fhlannchadha, chief of Dartraighe, died.
1274. Cathal Mag Fhlannchaidh, chief of Dartraighe, died.
1278. Ruaidhre, son of Toirrdhealbhach O'Concobhair, was slain by
Gilla-Crisd Mag Fhlannchaidh and the inhabitants of Dartraighe, on
the borders of Drum-Cliabh.
1301. William Mag Fhlannchaidh, chief of Dartraighe, was slain
by Ualgharg, the son of Domhnall, son of Art O'Ruairc.
1303. Among these (the slain) was Muirceartach Mag Fhlannchaidh,
chief of Dartraighe.
1337. Tadhg Mac Fhlannchadha, lord of Dart-raighe, was slain by
Corbmac, the son of Ruaidhre, son of Domhnall O'Concobhair, as
were also numbers of others, in revenge of Seaan, the son of Domh-
nall. Great depredations were afterwards committed in Dartraighe by
O'Concobhair, and the son of Muiris Mag Fhlannchaidh was killed
while in pursuit of the prey.
1349. Aedh O'Ruairc defeated Flaithbheartach O'Ruairc, Donn-
chadh O'Domhnaill, and the people of Dartraighe. Aedh Mag Fhlann-
chaidh, chief of Dart-raighe, Gilla-Crist Mag Fhlannchadha, Loch-
lann, son of Aindilis O'Baeighill, and many others, were slain in the
engagement.
1366. The O'Ruaircs went on a migratory excursion, accompanied
by the people of Fear-manach ; but the youths of Clann Muirchear-
tach attacked and surrounded them, and killed Cathal Mag Fhlann-
chaidh, chief of Dart-raighe.
1418. Tadhg, i.e. Mag Fhlannchadha, the son of Cathal, the son
of Tadhg, chief of Dart-raighe, died, having retired into a monastery,
a fortnight previously ; and his son Cathal assumed his place.
1420, Cathal, son of Tadhg Mag Fhlannchadha, chief of Dart-
raighe, was slain in his own house, together with Aedh Buidhe Mag
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Fhlannchadha, about the festival of Brighid ; by their own kinsmen,
the brothers Tadhg, Muiris, and Enri.
1421. A nocturnal attack was made by Cathal O'Ruairc and his
sons upon Mag Fhlannchaidh, on Inis Caein [an island] in Loch
Melghe [Melvin] ; and the guards of the lake, namely, the Mag
Gollaighs [Mac Galloglai] delivered up the boats of the lake to
Cathal and his sons. And Mag Fhlannchaidh Og was taken prisoner
by them ; and they took possession of Loch Melghe and its castle.
Five of the sons of Mag Fhlannchaidh, and a great number of the
men of Dart-raighe were slain by them, after which [the rest of] the
sons of Mag Fhlannchaidh went to Cairbre.
1532, Toirrdhealbhach, the son of Mag Fhlannchaidh, was killed by
his own tvFo brothers, on the threshold of Mag Fhlannchaidh's man-
sion; and Brian O'Ruairc destroyed much in Dart-raighe, on account
[i.e. in revenge] of this killing.
1536. Mag Fhlannchaidh, chief of Dart-raighe, i.e. Fearadhach, the
son of William, died. He was a charitable and humane man.
1538. The son of Mag Fhlannchaidh, Cathaeir, the son of Fear-
adach, the son of William, heir of the chieftainship of Dart-raighe,
died at Dun-Cairbre.
1578. Mag Fhlannchaidh of Dart-raighe died : that is, Cathal
Dubh, the son of Fearadhach, and his son, Cathal Og, assumed his
place.
1582. Mag Fhlannchaidh of Dart-raighe (i.e. Cathal Og) was slain
by his own kinsman, Tadhg Og.
It appears from an inquisition taken at the Abbey of Creevelea, on
the 24ih September, 1603, that Cathal Og Mac Clanchy died on the
3rd of January, 1582, seised of the castle and manor of Dun-cairbre,
and of the whole country called Mac Clanchy's country, leaving a son
and heir, Cathal Dubh, then aged twenty-eight years.
It appears, however, that, in accordance with the Brehon law, the
chieftainship of Dartraidhe passed at his death not to his son, but to the
eldest surviving representative of the name, as an inquisition, taken at
Rossclogher on the 3d of October in the same year, finds that the
greater part of the country, including the castle of Dun-cairbre, and
the castle and chief town of Rossclogher, Sec- were in the possession
ÓOftc^ l^jóe. 85
of MalaghlinMac Claiichy, who died so seised on the 13th of August,
1603, leaving a son and heir, Cahir Mac Clanchy, three years and
ten months old at the time of his father's death ; and it is stated that
all these castles, lands, &c, were held of the king by knight's service
in capite, but the quantity of the service was not ascertained by the
inquisitors. By the will of this Malaghlin Mac Clanchy he bequeathed
to his son and heir, Cahir, all his lands excejjt such as were nominated
wife's jointure; and to his wife, Katherine Ny Rourke, who was found
to have been his legitimate consort, he bequeathed his Castle of Dun-
garbry, as also his chief town called Rossclogher, in pawn of her
marriage goods, until his heir should redeem it.
The property of the Mac Clanchys was confiscated after the re-
bellion of 1641, but their name is the prevailing one in the barony of
Dartraidhe, or Rossclogher, to the present day.
APPENDIX D.
Pedigree of O'h-Eidirsceoil or O'Dkiscoll.
It is a very extraordinary fact that the pedigree of O'Driscoll, as
given by all the Irish Genealogical Manuscripts now accessible, is less
correct than any other line. It is in fact more than forty generations
short from Lughaidh, son of Ith, down to Lughaidh Maccon, mo-
narch of Ireland in the third century, but from that period forward it
is as correct as any of the lines deduced from Oilill Olum. This fact,
which has not been acknowledged by any of our critics or genealogists,
may help to fix the real period at which the Spanish colony of the
Clann-Breogain settled in Ireland, but this is not the place to discuss
such a question.
Maccon, the last O'Driscoll given in the Book of Leacan, died, ac-
cording to the Annals of the Four Masters, in the year 1418, and was
therefore the reigning chief of Corca-Laidhe, when the Book of
Leacan was compiled. The line has been continued till the beginning
of the seventeenth century, by Keating, the Four Masters, Dubh-
altach Mac Firbisigh, and in a manuscript in the British Museum,
(Harl. 1425, p. 25.)
Maccon O'Driscoll, d. 1418,
Maccon, d. 1442,
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Finghin, d. 1472,
Tadhg, d. 1472, Conchobhar, d. 1508,
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Fin ghin, Con chobhar, m. Jane, daughter of Conchobhar Finn
1^ \ I f O'Mathghamhna,
Maccon, Conchobhar, Sir pinghin, or Finneen,* m. daughter to Sir Owen
, 1 1 I ~~f Mac Carthy Reagh,
Conchobhar, Tadhg, Finghin, Conchobhar, or Cornelius O'Driscoll, a captain in
the Archduke country, living 1615. He was
married to Ellen, daughter of Donnell Mac Swyne
of Mu skerry.
* " This Sir Finneen tooke his lands by Letters patent from Queen Elizabeth,
and thereby extingnished the Irish rite. The former custome was that the
oldest of the familie succeeded, unto whome Mac Cartie Reagh did give a rod,
and then he was reputed and obeyed as lord of the countrie of Collimore.
O'Driscoll did pay certaine rent and service unto Mac Cartie Reagh." Ibid.
APPENDIX E.
CORCA LaIDHE.
(The Society have been favored with the following note by the Rev.
John Quarry, Rector of Clonakilty.)
Con-a Laidhe, the territory of the O'Driscolls, is described in the
Books of Leacan and Ballymote as comprising originally the entire of
the Diocese of Ross, and as extending from Beann-Fhinn to the Strand
of Traigh-Omna, and thence westward to P'rith-na-h-Imghona, and
from a Ford called Beal-alha-buidhe to the Strand called Traigh-Claen
where there is a great rock. Where Beann-Fhinn is situate I have
been unable to ascertain ; at least no place is now known by this name.
But immediately over the present Church of Castleventry, nearly in
the centre of the entire district described, there is a lolly hill called
Knockfeen, I suppose properly Cnoc-Finn. The summit of this,
which is a prominent point, might be intended by the name Beann-
Fhinn, from whence the extent is measured in a south-westerly direction
to Traigh-Omna, which is the present name of a Strand at the extreme
south-west of the Parish of Castlehaven. Westward from this is an
inlet called Lough Hina, which 1 have no doubt is a corruption of the
ancient name as it appears in Frith-na-h-Imghona. This designation
is very applicable to the district along ihe sea beyond Lough Hina,
which is still unreclaimed as may be seen by the Ordnance Map. The
place which I suppose to be Frith-na-h-Imghona is known by the name
of Glanawhine, probably a corruption of another compound containing
the same name. The Ford called Beal-atha-buidhe is on the Bandon
river, and is still known by the same name. It is noted for a great
fair, and is a central point on the north of the entire district. From
thence the extent is measured in a south-easterly direction to the ex-
treme eastern boundary of the district, the Broad Strand or Traigh-
Claen, still known by this name, outside Court-mac- Sherry Bay. Off
one extremity of this Strand is a dangerous rock known by the name of
the Horse Rock, the great rock mentioned in the description. These,
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together with the other identified localities, will be found marked on
the accompanying map.
The district thus described is not exactly conterminous with the
Diocese of Ross, which it is said to have comprised; as will be seen by
the dotted line on the map which marks the northern boundary of the
present Diocese, another district of which lies entirely separated from
this beyond Bantr '. The name Corca-Laidhe still exists in the cor-
rupted form Cothluidhe, which name however is now confined to two
small districts called Cothluidhe-mor and Cothluidhe-beag, situate on
either side of the river Hen near Skibbereen. This name is known
to the country people though not appearing in the maps.
I. A subdivision of this territory is called the country of O'Gilla-
michil, and is described as extendhig from Tuath-na-h-Imghona afore-
said to the head of a harbour or inlet called Ceann-mara, and from
Beann-t-Sidhain to Beal-alha-na-Seamann. Ceann-mara is the pre-
sent name of the head or inmost part of the harbour of Casllehaven.
Beann-t-Sidhain is the highest cliiFon the Southern Coast of the Pa-
rish of Castlehaven, as still known by this name. I have not been
able to find any name exactly corresponding to Beal-atha-na-Seamann.
There is a ford over a stream falling into the river lien north of Skib-
bereen, called Ath-na-Seang, which might be a corruption of the name.
But it more probably designates some ford over the Saivenose falling
into the same river. In Smith's History of Cork, written more than
a century back, thi» stream is called Savenesag The latter part of
this name as thus written is probably a corruption of uisge, water, and
then the former part might represent Seamann by the fin) assuming an
aspirate. And this is the more likely to be the stream on which is the
ford in question, as we shall find that the next division also terminates
with a ford over the same stream, which would thus form a natural
boundary to this part of the territory. The Parish of Castlehaven,
called also Gleann-Bearchan, forms a krge part of this division. St.
Bearchan is reputed to have been a prophet, one of his predictions,
prior to the invasion of the Danes, having been that the Easterlings
would come. There is a place in this Parish called Killchangil or
Gillahangil, which probably contains a reminiscence of O'Gillamichil,
" the -big Vicar."
óoftc^ l^lóe. 89
II. The next division called Tuath O'Coinned or the Garrdha, is
described as extending from Ceann-mara, already identified, to Loch-
an-Bhricin, and fro;ii Miross to the ford of Beal-atha-soluis. The
Parish of Miross is still known to the country people b}' the name of
Garry or the Garden, which is said to have formerly designated a larger
district. Miross itself is situate a little west of the head of the har-
bour of Glandore. There is a ford over the Saivenose already men-
tioned, still known by the name of Ath-Soluis, and Loch-an-Bhricin
is the present designation of a lake situate a little east of Glandore
harbour.
III. The subdivision next to the Garry is called Tuath-Rois, which
is plainly the district of Ross, or Tuath-Indolaigh, of which name a
trace is to be found in the name of a rock in the Bay of Ross, west of
the Gaily Head, which is known to the country people by the desig-
nation of Carraigin Indolaigh, or in an abbreviated form Doolig.
This district is described as extending from Loch-an-Bhricin already
mentioned to Fidh-Ruis, and from the Strand of Traigh-long to the
hill called Sidhna-bh-fear-finn. Fidh-Ruis is no doubt the wooded
and wild country immediately west of Ross, as implied by this de-
scriptive and still applicable designation. Traigh-long is the present
name of the Strand in a cove into which a stream falls from Loch-an-
Bhricin. The lake is on high ground from which there is a great
descent to a bog immediately inside the strand. This bog is lower
than the sea, and passes under a white shingle for some distance into
the water, which has in consequence the color of turf, and appears
very remarkable when the sea is rough. I have not been able to dis-
cover any trace whatever of the name of the hill called Sidh-na-bh-
fear-finn.
Iveleary, to which O'Leary is said to have removed, after the English
invasion, from this district of which he was chief, is situate near Ma-
croom ; as also the Castle of Carraig-na-Corra. The first named in the
list of his followers, O'Ruaidhre, probably gave name to the little
river now called Rowry, which runs through this division a little to the
east of Loch-an-Bhricin and Traigh-long.
IV. The next subdivision called Tuath O'n-Aenghusa is said to have
extended from Fearsad-Ruis to the inlet called Goilin-na-Gaithneamh-
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na, and from Dun-Deide to Beal-atha-na-leice. Fearsad-Ruis, 1 sup-
pose the strandpits of Ross, exactly describes the inlet at the west of
the head of which Ross is situate, being choked at the entrance by
sand, and when the tide is out presenting a muddy surface filled with
pools of water left by the tide. Goilin-na-Gailhneamhna is the Goleen
or inlet of Gahami, as it is now called, this being the name of the
lands surrounding a little bay east of the Gaily Head, called Traigh-
Gahami, and also the Red Strand from a reddish-colored sand, fa-
mous all over this country for its fertilizing properties, and therefore
drawn to great distances for manure. Dun-Deide is the peninsula
which forms the Gaily Head ; the place where it joins the mainland
was strongly fortified by the Castle of Dundeide, as it is still called.
Close to this are very remarkable caves into which the sea runs, and
boats can penetrate a great distance. One of them has an opening
inland, through which in great storms the waves are thrown up. There
is no place in this territory now known by the name of Beal-atha-na-
leice, though there is a place so called near Bantry. A line, however,
drawn from Dundeide to the norlhern part of the territory somewhat
parallel to the lines which mark the extent of the preceding divisions
in the same direction, reaches a Lake called Curraghalicky. A stream
runs into this from the west, and proceeds from it in a north-easterly
direction to the Bandon River. Drop])ing the former part of this
name, Curragh, which 1 suppose is descriptive of the Lake, a ford
over the stream would probably be called Beal-atha-na-leice. And as
we shall have reason to think that the stream passing north eastward
from the Lake is the boundary of the next division, Beal-atha-na-leice
was probably over the stream at the west, perhaps where C urraghalicky-
bridge is now situate.
V. The next division called Tuath O'Fithcheallaigh or O'Feehily's
country is said to have extended from Goilin-na-Gailhneamhna already
ascertained, to the Island of Inis-duine, and from Dun-Eoghain to
Glaise-Droighneach. Inis-duine, or Inchydoney, is an Island in
Clonakilty Bav, which constitutes a Prebend in Ross Cathedral. The
point of it which projects farthest into the sea is called "the Virgin
Mary's Point," and on its summit are the impressions of a pair of
knees supposed to have been made by the blessed Virgin herself.
óopc^ Móe. 91
However they were first made, there is no miracle in their preserva-
tion, as the people are in the 'habit of resorting to the spot and kneel-
ing on them whilst offering a prayer. Dunowen is the name of a
townland on the southern coast east of the Red Strand already identified
with Goilin-na-Gaithneamhna. The remains of a castle, from which
it takes the first part of the name, still exist, A line from Dmiowen,
parallel to those which measure the extent of the jjreceding divisions
in a north-westerly direction, will reach the stream which runs from
the eastern extremity of Curraghalickey Lake to the Bandon River.
This stream bomids the lands of Drinagh in the Parish of Drinagh.
We may safely assume that this name was originally spelled Droigh-
neach, and that therefore the stream was called in the description of
the territory Glaise-Droighneach.
The Parish of Ardfield on the southern coast of this division, taking
the first part of the name from the great elevation of the ground on
which the Church is built, which rises from the sea in very lofty and
precipitous cliffs, contains in the latter part, no doubt, a corruption of
the name of O'Fithcheallaigh, the chief of the district. Another
remnant of the same is perhaps to be found in the name of the little
stream which runs in a south-easterly direction to the town of Clon-
akilty, and was probably the boundary between this and the next sub-
division. The name of this stream as given on the Ordnance Map is
Fealge, but this spelling is of course arbitrary, and the name is com •
monly pronounced Feely or Feehily, and seems to be a corruption of
Fithcheallaigh.
VI. The next svibdivision is called Tuath-na-Donn-ghalaigh, and
extends from Inis-duine, already mentioned, to Beal-atha-na-h-Uidhrej
and from Greallach-na-g-Cruime to Achadha. Beal-atha-na-h-Uidhre
is a ford over the River Airgidin, (silver stream, in sound and sense
like Homer's agyngoS/r/js,) about five miles westward from Clonakilty.
It is known by this name as a place where two priests were murdered,
in consequence of some matrimonial affair, and whose bodies were
found in the river adjacent to the ford. Greallach-na-g-Cruime is
now known only in the former part of the name. There are two places
called Greallach or Grillach, either of which may have been intended.
One is a townland on the Bandon River a little east of Ballybuv
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already mentioned. This would cany the present division up to the
northern boundary of the whole territory to which it probably extended.
The other is on the River Airgidin, about a mile and half north of
Clonakilfy, and would serve as a point from which to measure the ex-
tent in an easterly direction, as the line from Inis-duine to Beal-
atha-na-h-Uidhie does in a westerly. Achadha is the present name of
a townland a short space inland from the Broad Strand or Traigh-
claen, which has been already mentioned as the eastern limit of the
territory as it i; also of this division,
Amongst the followers of O'Domhnaill, the chief of this division, is
mentioned O'h-Aedha of Cluain-da-Mhael. About a mile west from
Clonakilty is the site of an ancient castle which stood upon a bold rock
over a ford. The Castle belonged to the O'Heas, and the place is
now called Aghamilla. The former part of this name being derived
from the ford (ath), the latter might present some trace of the word
which forms the latter part of Cluain-da-Mhael. This Castle was bat-
tered by Cromwell's forces, and only a small remnant of the foundation
is now perceptible. A farmer, whose family has been long settled in
the immediate vicinity, possesses a cannon ball found by one of his
ancestors in the dyke of the roadside. The tradition is that the people
were assembled to dance on a Sunday evening, when the battering
commenced from a hill on the other side of the Castle, and that it fell
almost immediately, being extremely ancient. O'Sealbhaigh is also
mentioned, and this name is perhaps still retained in the small parish
and the lands of Kilsallagh near Courtmacsherry within this division.
VII. The last division of the territory is called Tuath-Ui-Duibh~da-
leith, and is said to have extended from Beal-atha-na-h-Uidhre to
Beal-atha-buidhe, both already mentioned, and from Gortnadiha to
Loch-an-Tairbh. Gortnadiha is a denomination of land very near Kil-
meen Church, and Loch-an-Tairb or Lough -atariff, as it is commonly
called in English, is a Lake in the western border of the Parish of
Kilmeen.
J. Q.
óofica laióe. 93
APPENDIX F.
On the 4th of September, 1368, the Poers of the County of Water-
ford, having gathered all their forces, and being joined by O'lledriscol
of the County of Cork, and his gallies and men, sailed towards Wa-
terford with an intention to plunder the city, which the Poers bore a
great enmity to, on account of their fidelity and good government.
John Malpas then Mayor, being informed of their designs, prepared
to resist them, and accompanied by Walter Devenish, Sheriff of the
County, Richard Walsh, Master of St. John of Jerusalem, with a
number of merchant strangers and English, set himself at their head,
and sailed towards the enemy. But the event did not answer these
preparations. For the Poers with the aid of the western gallies of the
O'Hedriscols set upon the city forces, and routed them. In this
battle the Mayor, with the Sheriff of the County, the Master of the
Hospital, thirty-six of the most worthy Citizens, as also sixty mer-
chant strangers and English were slain. On the other side, the head
of the Poers called Baron of Don-Isle, his brother Bennet Poer, with
many of that sept, and numbers of the O'Hedriscols fell. The day
following the Mayor was brought to the city, all hewen and cut to
pieces, and was buried in Christ Church, and Richard Brasborne was
immediately elected Mayor in his room. — M.S. Clogher, in College
Library. J^atural and Civil History of Waterjord, 1746, by
Charles Smith, pp. 125, 126.
In the year 1413, Simon Wickin, Ma3'or of Waterford, Roger Walsh
and Thomas Sault, Bailiffs, surprised and took prisoners, O'Hedriscol,
his family, and the rest of his followers in his strong castle of Balti-
more in the County of Cork. They took with them a strong band of
men in ai'mour, on board a ship belonging to the city, and arrived at
the castle on Christmas day at night. The Mayor landed his men and
marched up to the gate, and called to the porter, desiring him to tell
his lord, that the Mayor of Waterford was come to the Haven with a
ship of wine, and would gladly come in to see him ; upon this message
the gate was set open, and the whole family made prisoners. — MS.
Coll. Libr. Ibid. 127.
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In the year 1450, Stat. 28, Hen. 6. No. 10. As divers of the
King's subjects have been taken and slain by <Finin O'Hedrischol,
cheiftane of his nation, an Irish enemy, enacted, that no person of
the ports of Wexford, Waterford, &c. shall fish at Korkly Baltimore,
nor go within the country of the said O'Hedrischol with victuals, arms,
&c. and that proclamation be made of this by Writs in the parts albre-
said, under the penalty of the forfeiture of their goods, and ships to
those who shall take them, and their persons to the King; and the
town who receives the said O'Hedrischol or any of his men shall pay
£40 to the King. — Ibid. p. 129. See the Statute itself post, p. 98.
On the third of June, 1461, the Mayor and citizens of Waterford
being informed of the arrival of O'Hedrischol at Tramore, invited
there by the Powers, (who always continued their rancour to the city)
prepared themselves in warlike manner, and set forwards towards Bal-
lymacdane, where they met the O'Hedrischols and Powers, gave them
battle and gained a compleat victory, 160 of the enemy being slain,
and some taken prisoners, among whom were O'Hedrischol Oge and
six of his sons, who with three of their G allies were brought to Wa-
terford. — Ibid. p. 129.
On the 20th of February, 1537, four Portugal ships laden with
Sj)anish wines, consigned to the merchants of Waterford, were driven
by tempest to Cape Clear, Baltimore, and the old head of Kinsale.
One of the ships called la Santa Maria de Soci, laden with 100 tun
of wine, was driven into a bay adjoining to the entrance of the haven
of Baltimore. Finen O'Hederischol Chieftane of the Island, Conogher
his son, and Gilly Duffe his base son, came on board and covenanted
with the Merchants for three pipes of wine, to conduct the ships safe
into the haven. When the Gentry and Peers of those parts had tasted
the wines, they forgot their safe conduct and invited the Merchants to
dinner in the castle, seized and clapped them in irons, manned their
Irish gallies and took the ship, and distributed 72 tuns of the wine
among their neighbours.
On the 3rd of March news arrived of this action at Waterford.
Immediately 24 men of the city with Pierce Dobbyn for their Cap-
lain, sailed in a Pichard, called the Sunday of Waterford, well armed,
and the day following at noon arrived suddenly at the ship, and as
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they boarded her on one side, Gilly Duff and twenty-four of his men
fled out at the other. When the ship was won Pierce Dobbyn manned
her, and set the prisoners at large, there remained of the wine twenty-
five tuns and more, and taking a view of the castle they fired several
guns at the great hall, and then sailed to Waterford.
On the 27th of the same month, the Mayor fitted out a little fleet
consisting of the ship lately retaken, another large vessel, and the
great galley of the city, well appointed with artillery, victuals, and
men to the number of four hundred, and put them under the command
of Bailiif Woodlock, as chief Captain, Pierce Dobbyn, James Walsh,
James Sherlock, Henry Walsh and John Butler under Captains. On
Wednesday the first of April at night they sailed, and arrived within
the haven of Baltim.ore, and anchored towards the castle, which was
guarded with men and artillery. They fired at it all night, and at the
break of day the ward fled, and the Waterford men landed in good
order in the island, and besieged the strong fortress there, the mariners
entered the castle by the small port, and put up St. George's standard,
and the army all entered at the Bridge-gate, and kept it five days,
which they spent in destroying all the villages of the Island; and also
the house of the Friers Minors near the castle, and (he mill of the
same. The fortress being double warded by two strong piles or castles,
with walls, and barbicans, the halls, offices, &c. were totally ruined to
the ground, and were tumbled into the sea. There was found in the
island great store of malt, barley and salt. There was taken here
Finen's cheif galley of thirty oars, and above three or four score
pinances, of which about fifty were burned, and the great galley
canied to Waterford. Near to Inishircan was an island called Inchi-
pite, where Finen had his most pleasant seat in a castle, adjoining to
a hall, with an orchard and grove, all which they destroyed and razed
to the earth, and from thence they entered into another island, and
burnt all the villages of the same. Then landing in the main they
burnt and destroyed Baltimore, and broke down Teig OHederischol's
goodly castle, and bawn.
On Tuesday in passion-week one William Grant was on the top of
one of the castles, which being all on fire under him, he stood upon
one of the pinnacles and cried out for help ; Butler tied a small cord
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to an arrow and shot it up to Grant, at which he drew up an hawser
fastened to the cord, and fixing the hawser to the pinacle, slided down,
and was received by his fellows on beds. After this, on Good Friday,
the army arrived safe at Waterford.— MS. Clogher, in Coll. Library.
Ibid. pp. 140, 141. Smith's Cork, Book III. ch. 2.
Notes of certayne exploytes and hurtes done by the Powers of the
Countie of Waterford, and by the 0'h-£d)isckol/s of the west parte
of Mounster vpon the Cittizens of Waterford, and the reckonings
of the said Citie upon them as followeth :
The fourth day of September in A°. one thousand three hun-
dred three score and eight, and in the x7th year of King Edward the
Third, the Powers of the Countie of Waterford being over evill willers
and enemies unto the Citie of Waterford for their good government,
they and Raymond O'h- Edriskoll, with his Galleys and tnen to come
unto them to the Countie of Waterford to endamadge the Cittizens,
upon knowledge of their arryvall John Malpas, then Maior of the
said Citie, prepared himself with a nomber of the best men of the
said Citie, accompanj^ed with one Mr. Walter Devenishe, Sheriff of
the said Countie, and Mr. Richard Walsh, Mr. of the Hospitall of
St. John of Jerusalem, the Justices of the Peace of the said Countie,
with a nomber of Merchant Estrangers, and Englysh men under
the leading of the said Maior, sett forth themselves toward the said
Galleys to encounter them, and at Glenoradmore in the said Countie,
the said Powers with the ayde of them of the said westerne galleys, did
sett upon the said Maior and his Company, whom the Powers meeting
in severall Companies disjiersed abroade, did bicker together,
which bickering of their side, the said Maior with the said Sheriff and
Justice of the Peace, with the nomber of thirtie-six of the best and
worthiest men of the said Citie were slayne, and three score Merchant
Estrangers and Englishmen were then slayne to the great losse and
damadge of the said Citie. And of th' other side were then slayne
the Baron of Don'hill and his brother Bennett Power, with divers of
the Powers and of the O'h-EdriskoUs. And so on the 10th day of the
said moneth and yeare, the said Maior was brought dead to this Citie,
all hewen and ciitt to pieces, and so was buried at Chryst Churcli
and then presently Richard Brusbone was elected and chosen Maior of
the said Citie. — From the Careiv MSS. JVo. 632, p. 254, per C.
JVash.
Symon Wicken, Maior of Waterford, in journey with O'h-Idreskoll,
Christmas Eve, one thousand four hundred and thirteen. A"-
primo Henrici quinti.
Symon Wicken Maior of the Citie of Waterford, Roger Walsh, and
Thomas Saulter, Bayliffs, in the first year of his maioralty, with a
band of men in armo"", in a shipjj of the forsaid Citie, went on Christ-
mas Eve towards Balintimore, and in nyght on Christmas day
at supper tyme landed his men, and in good order came to the gate of
O'h-Idreskoll's gi'eate house or castell within the said haven, and called
to the porter and willing him to tell his lo. that the Maior of
Waterford was come unto the haven with a shijij) of wyne, and that he
would gladly come in to see his lo Upon notice thereof given by
the porter to O'h-Idriskoll, the gate was set open, and the porter
presently taken by the Maior and put aside, and so the Maior walked
into the greate Hall, where O'h-Idriskoll and his kinsmen and friends,
sitting at boordes made ready to supp, commanded O'h-Idriskoll and
his com])any not to move or feare, for he would not, nor meant not, to
draw no men's blood of the same house, more than to daunce and
drinke, and so to dei^arte. With that the said Maior toke up to
daunce. O'h-Idriskoll and his Sonne, the Prior of the Friary, O'h-Y-
driskolls 3 brethren, his uncle and his wife, and leaving them in
their daunce, the maior commanded every of his men to hold fast
the said powers, and so after singing a carroU came awaj', bringing
with them aboorde the said shipp the said O'h-Idriskoll and his com-
pany, saying unto them they should go with him to Waterford to syng
their carroll, and make merry that Christmas; and they being all
aboorde made sayle presently, and arryved at Waterford St. Steven's
day at night, where with greate joy received they were with lightes.—
From the Carew MSS. Mo. b 32, p. 254, b ; per C. Mash.
7
98 Jeine^Uc
An overthrow given by the Maior and Cittizens of Waterford upon
O^h-EdrisTcoll at Ballymacdare, in the Countie of Waterford, the
third day of June, A"- 1461.
The IMaior and Cittizens of the Citie of Waterford being credibly
informed of th any vail of O'h-Idriskoll, or Tramore being trayned
thither by the Powers, who always continued in their ranckor and
malice towards the Citie, the Maior and the Cittizens prepared them-
selves in warlike manner, and sett forward themselves with good conr-
rage towards Ballimacdare, in the said Countie, where they, having
mett with the said O'h-Idriskoll and the Powers, and so bickered toge-
ther, where the Maior and his companions had the victory of their
side, and several of the said O'h-Idriskoll's company and of the Powers
were slayne then by the said Maior and his company, and some taken
prisoners, and in especiall were taken then all prisoners, 0'h~Edriskoll
Oge with vi. of his sonnes, which were then brought to Waterford with
three of their Gallyes.— i^/-oj« the Carew MSS. JVo. 632, p. 255, b ;
per C. JVash.
Item que lou diverse liege people du Roy ount este prise destruez
et tuhez per un Ffynyn Ohedirskoll chefteyn de sa nacion le quell
est irrois Enemye a notre seigneur le Roy et a tout son liege people
de la dit tene Sur que lez premissez considerez Ordine est per auc-
torite du dit parlement que null manere persone dez partiez de weyes-
ford, waterford, yoghill, Cork, kynsale ne null aultre liege people
pessheront a korkly Balthymore deins la pays du dit Ohedirskoll
ne veigne deins la terre du dit Ohedirskoll ove vitaile ne armure
mesque qils allont sur le dit Ohedirskoll en tout son pais come
Enemiez a notre seigneur le Roy Et que proclamacion soit fait sur ceo
per lez briefs du Roy fait en lez partiez avauntditz sur la peine de for-
factur de touz lour biens ove lour Niefs lez biens a ceulx que pren-
dront et lez personez al Roy et en queconque vile le dit Ohedirskoll
ou ascun de sez homez soient receyvez ou tenuz encountre I'entent du
dit proclamacion la j^ersone et la vile que eulx receyvent paier au Roy
xl \l~Rot' Stat'. 28 H. VI. a. 10.
XV'I — 17. Surrender by sir Fynnyn O'Driskoill of Baltimore,
knt. and Thomas Crooke of the same, esq. and each of them, of the
lands recited in the article next ensuing. — [ ] May 5th.
XVII. — 18. Grant from the King to Thomas Crooke of Baltimore,
Cork county, esq. — Cork county. The territory, country or cantred (jf
Collymore otherwise O'Driskall's country, and the soil, shore, and
strand of the haven of Baltimore, with the islands of Inisherkine,
Downygall, Capecleere and Inispicke, being parcel of the said cantred,
which cantred extends by land towards the East on one side to the
utmost bounds of two carucates of land of the Old Court near Drishen,
on the other side to the utmost boiuids of Drishenmore near Drishen-
begg, and on another side to the utmost bounds of Randacassane near
Ardgehan; to the North to the river of Downegall ; to the West to the
promontory of Capecleere and Inisherkane upon the sea; and to the
South from Capecleere, to the utmost parts of Randacassane ; and it
extends by sea from Fashney rock by West Capecleere, to the rocks
called the Staggs — the castle, town, and three carrucates of Baltimore,
otherwise Downyshead, called by the common name of Tullagh, with-
in the territory of Collymore — the town and 3 carucates of Ballialen-
shahane — the like of Rathe — 2 carucates of Old-Court otherwise Shane-
Court — Laccaghane, 1 caruc. — Gortai'de, H caruc — Moonnagh, 1
caruc. — Ringarogeh, ^ caruc. — Clay, 3 caruc. — Slewmore, 1| caruc. —
Fearanacoishe, 1^^ caruc. — Gorterd, 1 caruc. — Gortilascah, ^ caruc. —
Teignayne, Gortilasca, and Kilbeacon, commonly called the 3 quarters
of Downygall — Ardaghe, 2 caruc. — Glanvigane otherwise Glanyfoyne,
l^ caruc — Ballinard, 3 caruc. — Lacke, 2 caruc — Gortivestre otherwise
Gortivisir, | caruc. — Drishane, 3 caruc, all being within the said ter-
ritory and island of Collymore, and lately being the demesne lands of
Fynnin O'Driskoil, knt. and lately in the possession of Thomas Crooke ;
annual value, £10 Irish. — the chief rents, all in Irish money of
£4 3s. 4d. out of H caruc. of Ferrencassie. — £l out of H caruc. of
Balliarde and Glanifinne — £1 17s. 4d. out of 2 caruc. of the Old-
Court — 4s. 8d. out of Gortinvoher — £l 17s. 4d. out of 2 caruc. of
Ardagh — 15s. out of 3 caruc. and 3 gnlves of Randacassane — 3s. 4d.
out of ^ caruc. of Annagh — 2s. 3d. out of the 4 gnives of Clonegon —
£4 15s. 4d. out of Sloughtea in Clei*e Island — and certain lands of
100 'ge]rie^Uc.
Cribage — £l 17s. 4d. out of Killinvy in the Island of Inisheikane —
£l out of 3 caruc. of Lacke — 10s. out of l^caruc. of Ballinarde ; all
which lands are in the territory aforesaid ; with all the usual and legal
customs, tolls, privileges, &c. belonging to sir Fynnin, or his ancestors,
within the said country of Collymore and port of Baltimore. — Licence
to hold a Thursday market at Baltimore ; rent 6s. 8d. ; also for courts
leet and baron under 40s. to be held by seneschals of his own making ;
liberty to make parks with free warren and chace ; to hold two fairs at
Baltimore on the feasts of St. John the Baptist and St. Simon and
Jude, and for two days following each ; rent free. — To hold for ever,
in capite, by the 20th part of a knight's fee. — 3 Jul. 5th.
Inquisition taken at the towne of Roscarrybry in the County of Corke
the viiith. day of April, in the sexth year of the Reign of our sove-
reign Lord James of England, &c. before William Lord Bishop of
Cork (and another.) By the oaths of good, &c. who find that the
bounds of the Country or Cantred of Colly More, alias called O'Dris-
coll's Country, are eastward the uttermost bounds of the two plough-
lands of the Old Court towards Dryshen, and the furthest bounds of
Drishane More, bounding upon Brisbane Begg and the uttermost
bounds of Randacassan, bounding upon the lands of Ardgehane, and
northwards upon the Ryver of Downegal, and westward from Cape
Clyre and Innyshirckane upon the mayne sea, and southward from
Cape Clyre to the uttermost part of Randacassan. The land of Col-
lymore, alias called O'Driscoll's Country, containeth threescoare and
fyve ploughlands, that is to say, in the mayne lande thirtie nyne
ploughlands and a half; in the illande of Downygall fower plough-
lands; the illande of Innyshirckane nyne ploughlands; the illande
of Cape Clyre twelve ploughlands ; the illande of Innyspike half a
ploughland. The whole illandes of Innyshirckane and Clyre are with-
in the Lordship or Country of Collymore, and all Innyshirckane is
within the parishe of Tullaghe. That Cnogher mac Fynine O'Dryscoll,
grandfather to Donnoghe Karragh O'Dryscoll was quietly seized in
his demesne of Downylonge, and the moiety of the lands and rents of
the O'Dryscolls, and of the moietie of the royalties of the Harbrough
of Baltymore, and that Conogher mac Conogher father to Sir Fynyne
O'Dryscoll, was quietly seized in his demesne of Downeysheade, and
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the other moyty of the lands and rents of the O'Dryscolls and of the
other moyty of the diieties and Royalties of the Harbrough of Baity-
more; and after the death of the said Conogher Mac Conogher O'Drys-
coll, the said Sr. Fynyne entered into his father's moyty, and quietly
enjoyed and possessed it as heir to his said father, that after the death
of Conoghor mac Fynyne O'Dryscoll, father to Fynyne Karragh, and
grandfather to Donogho Karragh, the said Sir Fynyne O'Driskoll
entered upon that other moiety, and enjoyed the same until Fynyne
Karragh, sone and hey re unto the said Conogher mac Fynyne and
father to Donogho Karragh O'Driscoll, found himself grieved there-
with, whereupon he commenced suit against Sir Fynyne for the whole
loss, and by consent of both parties they were content to refer the
hearing and determining of their controversy to John Meade of Cork,
Esq. and Walter Coppinger of Cloughane, gent, who ordered between
them as followeth, viz. that Sir Fynyne O'Driscoll should enjoy the
lordships, rents, and Royalties of the Country and Harbrough of
Cully more, except only what competent lyvenge should be allotted by
fewer indifferent men of the said Cuntry of Collymore, for the said
Fynyne Carrogh O'Driscoll, and upon the death of the said Sir Fynyne
that then the lordship, rents and Royalties of the country and harbour
aforesaid, should come and ennure to Fynyne Karragh, and that he
should quietly enjoy the same duiii:^ his life, allowing unto tlie soij
and heire of Sir Fynyne what competent lyvenge four of tlie said
country should allot unto him, and after the death of Fynyne Kar-
ragh the said country rents, royalties, and duties of tlie Harbroughe
to be equally divided between the heirs of the said Sir Fynyne and the
heirs of the said Fynyne Karragh, and the said four men diJ not agree
nor make any order during the lifetime of i'ynyne Carragh, whereupon
Donogh O'Driscoll, son and heir of the said Fynyne Karragh com-
menced suit against the said Fynyne O'Driscoll for the whole loss, and
that upon a new communication between them they were content and
did submit, and refer the hearing and determining of the said contro-
versy to Walter Coppinger of Cloughane, gent, and Donell O'Done-
vane, alias O'Donevane of Castle O'Donevane, who have ordered and
determined between them as followeth, viz. that the said Sir Fynyne
O'Driskoll and his heirs should for ever hold and enjoy the lands and
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rents ensuing, viz. the manor, town, and land of Downysheade, con-
taining three iiloughlands, together with the other lands called by the
names following, viz. Ballylynshighane three ploughlands, the Rathe
two ploughlands and a half, Lackaghan one ploughland, Gortt ....
and IMunagh two ploughlands and a half; the castle, town, and lands
of Ballyillane three ploughlands, Rynne Cormocke and Goahane one
ploughland and thirty acres. The chief rents of the moiety of Sir
Fynyne O'Driskoll, vizt. out of the ploughland and half of Farren-
cassy four pounds three shillings and four-pence, out of the ploughland
and half of Glanny-Fyne and Ballinard twenty shillings, out of the
two ploughlands of the Old Court thirty-seven shillings and four pens,
out of Curtynvoher four shillings and eight pens, out of two plough-
lands of Ardagh thirty-seven shillings and four pens, out of two plough-
lands and three gnyves of Ryndacassin fifteen shillings, out of the
half ploughland of Annagh three shillings and four pence, out of the
four gnyves of Clonnegoy two shillings and three pens, in all amount-
ing to the sum of ten pounds, three shillings and three pens. And
they have also further ordered that the said Donogho O'Driskoll, son
and heir of Sir Fynyne, should have and enjoy to him and his heirs
for ever the lands and rents ensuing, viz. the Manor, town and lands of
Dowuelonge, with the six ploughlands and half, viz. Sleavemore three
ploughlands; and Rynedrolane half a ploughland; the Little Illande
with the castle of Innyspicke half a ploughland ; Glane and Cryhagh
in the island of Clyre three ploughlands; the Castle, town, and lands
of Downegall ; and the island with Ringirrogy cent' four ploughlands ;
the two ploughlands of Drishane. The thirty acres of Comenyteady,
the chief rent assigned for the moiety of Donogho O'Driskoll, viz,
out of the lands of Sloughtea in the island of Clyre, whereof part is
due upon other their lands of Chryhaghe, four pounds fifteen shillings,
four pens. Out of the lands of Killmorny, in the island of Innyshir-
kane, thirty seaven shillings and four pens ; out of three ploughlands
of Lacke twenty shillings ; out of the jiloughland and half of Ballinard
in all amounting to the sum of eight pounds, two shillings
and eight pence. It was further ordered to the said arbitrators, that
the said Sir Fynyne during his natural life should hold from the said
Donogho all the premises fo him allotted and belonging, paying there-
for one penny per annum, (except only the Manor, Castle, and lands
of Downelong, which the said Donogho is to enjoy until Sir Fynyne
redeem the Castle and lands of Innyspicke, which the said Sir Fynyne
hath mortgaged) and then to render the said two Castles, with such
other lands as the said Donyll O'Donyvane and Walter Coppinger shall
think fit to nominate for a competent living for the said Donogho,
during the life of the said Sir Fynyne ; it was also oi'dered by the said
Donell O'Donovane and Walter Coppinger, that Sir Fynyne O'Driskoll
himself should redeem the lands mortgaged by him, being parcell of
Donogho Karraghe's moiety before the death of the said Sir Fynyne
or at the least the heires or assigns of the said Sir Fynyne within two
years after his decease, or otherwise in default of performance, the
premises to allow unto the said Donnogho Karragh as much of the
moiety of the lands of the son and heir of the said Sir Fynyne as
should countervaile the same. The predecessors of O'Driskoll, lords
of the said Country, have been always used to have divers Royalties,
duties, and other customs from Fashney bewest Cape Clyre to the
Rocks called the Stagges Eastward. The said Sir Fynyne O'Driskoll
and his ancestors have been wont to receive as well from strangers as
from their own tenants, the duties, customs, rents and royalties fol-
lowing, viz. that every shij) and barcque that cometh to aunquer in any
part of the said Harbrough of Baltymore, ought to pay to the chief lord
for the time being four-pence sterling for his aunkeradge. That every
man that in the said town, Harbrough, or Country selleth any maner of
comodity or marchandize, ought to tender them unto the Lord, and if
he will buy them to let him have them before any other, abating one
shilling out of every twenty shillings of his price. And if the Lord
refuse them to pay him eight pence of every twenty shillings they sell
the commodities for, the same to be paid by the seller. That the
Lord is to have as a Royalty out of a butt of wine landed in any part
of the premises fewer gallons and no more, though he had forty butts
in one seller. And all the empty caskes that is there drawen, and to
have two-pence abated in every gallon that he buyeth to spend in his
own house. That no man ought to draw a Seyn in the said Harbour,
nor in any part of the said country without licence first obtained from
the Lord ; if he do he is then punishable at the Lord's pleasure. That
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the freeholders of the said Country are to tender any goods they have
to sell unto the Lord, and to let him have the refusing of the same at
the price another will give, but then he is to have nothing abated of
the price, nor any thing if they sell to any other man after his refusal.
But if they sell any other man's goods under that collor, they are
punishable at the Lord's discretion. The Lord hath been wont to be
Admiral of the Harbrough, and to have all wrecks within the Har-
brough and Country time out of mind. That every ship or boat that
cometh to the said Harbrough or town either to fish or sell his fish, the
Lord hath these duties following, viz. every ship or boat that fisheth
there is to pay the Lord in money nineteen shillings and two-pence, a
barrell of flower, a barrell of salt, a hogshead of beer, and a dish of
fish three times every week from every boat, viz. Wednesday, Friday,
and Saturday, and if they dry their fish in any part of the said country
they are to j^ay thirteen shillings for the rocke. That if any boat of
them do chance to take a hollybutt they must give it to the Lord for
a balle of butter, and if they conceal it from him xxiiii. hours they
forfeit forty shillings to the Lord. That for every beef they kill they
are to pay eight-i:)ence, and for every sheep and pig that is killed like-
wise one penny. That every boat which is let in the Harbrough to
fishermen, the Lord is to have of the latter six shillings and eight-
pence for every hundreth white fish and every barrel of herrings or
pilcheis sold in any part of the premises, the Lord is to have the re-
fusing, and eight-pence if any other buy them, which the seller is to
pay. That every boat which fisheth in or from the said Harbrough be-
tween Fastness and the Stagges three nights, is to pay two shillings
eight pence to the Lord, and fish three times every week, and if
they dry their fish for their rockes six shillings and eight pence. That
all ships, except his Majesty's subjects, are to pay for theire rockes to
dry their fish on, twenty shillings out of every beef, all the interrelles,
the tunge and tallow excepted, and six barrels of salt, and all other
duties as is aforesaid, that the Lord may buy all the fish which is taken
in the Harbrough or a sea board, by an}^ of the fishers that fish here
three days in the season, and he is to have all those three days two-
])ence better cheap in every dozen of white fish then the ordinary price
there is, and those duties are to be levied by the Lord's hailiil" by dis-
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tress ; if any refuse to pay the bailiff, to have from every of the said
ships a fish three times every week, and a barrel of salt for the whole
season. That the town of Kyngsale was wont to appoint an Admiral
for the fishing season, and then he and the Lord did join in settling
orders for the fishing, and keep Admiral's Court every Monday, and all
pecuniary punishments for breaking the orders agreed upon were to be
equally divided between the Lord and the Admiral, but if Kyngsale did
not send one Admiral then, the Lord might appoint one, and take the
same course alone. That all fines for bloodsheddes belong to the Lord,
which are eleven shillings six -pence for every bloodshed ; that the Ad-
miral for the fishing season and the Lord's Bailiff all the yeare ought to
be assisted in the execution of thir Offices by all the strengths in the
Harbrough or Country. That whosoever is pilot to conduct any ship or
barque of above ten ton out the said Harbour of Baltymore through the
north-west passage without special license first obtained from the Lord
or his Bailiff, forfeiteth to the Lord five pounds sterling. That whosoever
goeth aboard any ship or barque coming into the said Harbour before
the Lord or his Bailiff has been aboard them, or giveth license there-
unto, forfeiteth for every time unto the said Lord twenty-six shillings
and eight-pence sterling. That all waives, strayers, wreacks, and
fellons' goods do belong to the Lord of Fee for the time being of aun-
cient right. That the Lord hath alwayes had the ellection of the Con-
stables, Baylifes, and Clearcks of the markett in that whole Country
or Cantred, and given them their oaths. That there hathe been
alwaies tyme out of mynde in the town of Downesheade, otherwise
called Baltymore, a contynuall markett for all manner of wares and
marchandize whatsoever. The auncestors of O'Driskoll, commonly
called O'Driskollmores, have for many hundred years held all the
Country of Collymore as there anncient inheritance, accordinge to the
custome of Tannystrie in this kingdome. And at this pointe Sir Fyn-
yne O'Driskoll, eldest sone to Conoghor O'Driskoll, is in the possession
thereof. But for the space of eleaven yeares he had the moytie of the
Country or Cantred aforesaid. And sithence that tyme he contynueth
in possession of the whole twenty-fower yeares. That the country
aforesaid hath been aunciently chardged by O'Driskoll's stronger neigh-
bours, with certain rents, viz. To the Earlcs of Desniounde either
106 JejDe^Uc
eight beoves or eight nobles sterling, at the ellecction of the said
O'Driskolls, to be payed at the feastes of All Saints yeavely. That the
Lord Bysshopp of Ros-Carrbry is to have out of three ploughlandes
of Tullagh twenty shillinges sterling yearely. And out of Kilmune,
Sleave-More, Fancronan, Roscurryne, Ryndrolane, and Forryry,
thirty six shillinges, sterling, yearely, paiable by even portions, viz.
Michaelmas and Easter. The dueties taken for Mac Cartie Riogh upon
the Cantred of Collymore, are by the names of Cwd-Ihye fower
poundes, thirteen shillings and fower-pence sterling, Irishe. Alsoe a
Rente, called in Irishe by the name of DwíF Yeeks, or blacke rentes,
three poundes, two shillinges, and two-pence halfe-penny sterling, for
Dolly Sawny and Baultyny, or Cesse at May and Michelmas, nyen-
tine poundes, sixteen shillinges and five-pence sterling cuiTency money
in Englande, by even portions vizt. as above specified. That Slught
Teige 1-Driskoll are freeholders of seaven ploughlandes wantinge
twoe gnyves, the rents whereof are recited in the division above men-
tioned between the said O'Driskolls. That Slught Donoghy Y-DriskoU
are freeholders of a quarter, vizt. three ploughlandes wanting three
gnyves, the rents whereof by there severall names are recited in the
division as above specified. That Slught Dermody I-Driskoll are
freeholders of half a quarter, vizt. a ploughland and half, the rents of
them likewise are recited in the division as aforesaid. That Slught-en-
Naspigg are freeholders of a quarter, viz. three ploughlandes, the
rents of them likewise are recited in the devision between the said
parties aforesaid. That Slught <?Mac Hanyse are freeholders of two
ploughlandes, there rents likewise are recited in the division as above
written. That Mwynter Y-hilligh of Bally Mac Crarane, are freehold-
ers of a quarter, viz, three ploughlandes, the rents of them likewise
are specified in the devision above written. That Slught ODriskoll
are freeholders of- fower quarters, vizt. twelve ploughlandes, the rents
of them are also recited in the devision as above written. That Do-
nogho McFynyne ne Longye of Annaghe is freeholder of half a plough-
land, called by the name of Annagh, the rents whereof is recited in
the devission as above written. There was also shewen unto the said
Commissioners a Deed of feofiment made by Sir Fynyne O'Driskoll,
Knight, Dame Ellen his wife, and Walter Gooldc of Corcke, merchant.
óo|tc^ t^lóe. 107
of the Lordeshipp, Country and Cantred of Collyniore, and of all the
Royalties, profits and coniodities we [to] the same belonginge together
with thirtye-five ploughlandes and a quarter of demeasne landes unto
Thos. Crooke, Esquire of Baltymore aforesaid, now in the possession
thereof, as by the said Deed particularly may appear; the tenor whereof
enseweth in hec verba: To all Christian people, &c. There was also
sheowen unto the said Commissioners a letter of attorney, bearing
date the first of August, 1600, made by Sir Fynyne O'Driskoll Knight,
Dame Ellyn his wife, and Walter Golde of Corcke, merchante, unto
Edmond Knapp, for the delyvery of possession with lyvery, and seison
of all and singler the premises, accordinge to the purporte and effect of
the said feoffement, as by the said letter of attorney more at large may
aj^peare. There was also sheowen unto the said Commissioners a
feoffment made by Donald MacCartie, alias MacCartye Rioghe of Kil-
brittane, Esq. unto Sir James Lancaster of the City of London, Knt.
his heyres and assigns, bearing date the nyenteenth day of February,
1605, whereby yt appeareth that the said Donyll Mac Carty hath in-
feoffed the said Sir James Lancaster, his heyres and assigns, of all
Castells, landes, rents, &c. within the said whole country, cantred, or
division of CoUymore in the county of Corke aforesaid, as by the said
deed doth at large appeare. There was alsoe sheowen unto the said
Commissioners a letter of Attorney under the hand and seal of Sir
James Lancaster, Knight, bearing date the thirde day of May, 1606,
thereby gevenge full power and authority unto Thomas Crooke, afore-
said, his lawful attorney, and assiegny to deale in and dispose of the
premises at his will and pleasure, as by the said letter more at large
may appeare. There was also sheowen unto the said Commissioners
a noate of the royalties, cuslomes and diieties before specified with his
superscription follovvenge, viz. A true noate, &c.
Com. annex.
Inq' capt' apud vill' de Bandonbridge in Com' Cork vicesimo die
Augusti anno regni domini Caroli, &c. octavo, coram Wilielmo Wiseman
ar" Escaetore domini regis Com' j)red' (et alio) per sacramenta probo-
rum, &c. qui die' quod Fynnyne O'Driscoll nup, de . . . de et in
vill. et de Downesheade et x carr. teirte et dimid' un' carr' terr' in .
uu' carr' terr' de Lacaghane, un' carr' et dimid' carr' vocat' Gorf , .
108 5ejt)e^l4c
capital' reddit' trigint' et septem solidor' de Ouldcourt
et annual' reddil' .... an. reddit' trigint' et septem solid' de
et ex Ardagh die' solid' et quatuor de et ex
Clonegon. Et ulterius Jiiratores pred' die' quod sic
inde seisit' existen' unaeum Walter' Gould . . . geren' dat' priino
die Junii anno domini 1606 feoffaver' inde Thoma' Crooke de Dromea
. . in Com' pred' . . . Prout per pred' fact' plenius apparet :
cujus quidem tenor secjuit' in hee verba : To all Christian people,
&c. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod Thomas Crooke, Fynnyn O'Dris-
koll, et Walter Coppinger per fact' eorum geren' dat' vieesimo die Junii
anno domini 1610. . . eoncesserint omnia premiss' pred' cuida' Thome
Bennett executor' et assignat' suis prout per pred' fact' plenius apparet:
cujus quidem tenor sequit' in hec verba: This indenture made. Sec.
Et ulteriusJur'preddic' quod pred' Thomas Crooke seisit' existen' de om-
nibus predictis per fact' sun' geren' dat' vieesimo secundo die Julii anno
domini 1610 concessit rer' con' premiss' pre fat' Walter' Coppinger et
hered' suis imperpetuum prout per fact' pred' plenius apparet cujus qui-
dem tenor sequit' in hee verba: To all Christian people, &c. Et ulterius
die' quod pred' Thomas Crooke, per fact' 'suum geren' dat' octavo die
Novembr' anno regni nuper Regis Jacobi AngL' &c. nono, relaxavit omnia
premiss' pred' prefat. Walter' Coppinger et hered'suis impei-petuum prout
per jjred. fact' plenius apparet : cujus quidem tenor sequit' in hee verba '•
To all Christian peojile, &e. Et ulterius die' quod Donat' O'Driseoll
de Downenylonge in Com' pred' per fact' suum geren' dat' primo die
Marcij anno domini 1608 feoffavit pred' Walter' Coppinger et hered'
de omnibus premissis pred' et de tribus carr' terr' de Ballinshighane ann'
val' Vis. ac de tribus carr' terr' de Ballinelane ann' val' Vis. ac de
trigint' acr' terr' de Gohane ann' val.' VId. jacen' in Com' Cork prout
per pred' fact' plenius apparet: cujus quidem tenor sequitur in hec verba:
To all Christian people, &e Et ulterius' Jur' pred' die' quod pred'
Walter' Coppinger in possessione existen' de omnibus premiss' pred' ad
visum ipsius Walter' et hered' suorum pred' Fynyn O'Driseoll per fact'
suum geren' dat' duodecimo die April, 1611, relaxavit omnia premiss'
pred' prefat' Walter' Coppinger et hered' suis in perj)etuum prout ])er pred'
fact' plen' apparet: cujus quidem tenor sequit' in hec verba : Omnibus
Christi fidelibus ad qnos, &e. Et ulterius Jur' })red' die' quod })rcd' nup"
óoftc^ l^jóe. 109
Rex Jacobus deciino die Julii anno regni sui Angl. &c. octavo, per
literas su' patent' concessit licenc' prefat' Thome Crooke alienand' omnia
premiss' pred' prefat' Fynyn O'Driscoll, Walter' Coppinger, et Donat'
O'Driscoll et liber' tenent' com' pred' et hered' suis. Et ulterius die'
quod septimo die Novembr. anno regni dicti nuper Regis Jacobi Anglie,
&c. nono, pred' Fynnyn O'Driscoll, dna Ellyn' uxor ejus, et Thorn'
Crooke levaver' finem de omnibus premiss'pred'prefat' Walter' Coppinger
et hered' suis. Postremoque jurat' pred' die' quod omnia premiss' pred'
tempore confection' seperal' alienac' pred' tenebantnr de dicto nuper
Domino Rege Jacobo in capite per servic' mil'.
Inquisit. capta apud Bandonbridge in Com. Cork decimo quarto die
Augusti 1630, coram Phillippo Percival, Wilielmo Wiseman ar. Esca-
etor' domini regis Com. pred' (et alio) per sacram' probor', &c. qui dicunt
quod Dermott MacConnogher O'Driscoll de Castlenardjuxta Baltimore
in Com. Corke predict' seisitus fuit de feodo de midecim gneeves de
terra de Castlenard predict' in Com. pred' val' per annum vigint' et duor'
denar'. Et quod prediclus Dermott MacConnogher O'Driscoll sic inde
seisitus existens per factum suum gerens dat' vicesimo primo die No-
vembris anno domini millesimo sexcentessimo vicessimo octavo alienavit
quinque gneeves parcell' predict' undecem gneeves de Castlenard
predict' cuidam Johanni O'Crowly de Gortard gen' et hered' suis in
mortgag' suum et trigint' et duo libr' sterl' sub condicion' redemptionis.
Et ulterius dicunt quod predict' Dermott obiit de et in resid' premiss'
decimo die Septembris anno domini 1629. Et quod Margaret ny
Dermott est ejus filia et unica heres et etatis duorum annorum tem-
pore mortis predict' Dermot patris sui et non marital'. Postremoque
jurat' predict' dicunt quod omnia premissa tenenlur de Domino rege in
capite per servic' militar'.
Inquisit' capt' apud Bandonbridge in Com. Cork decimo quarto die
Augusti anno domini regis Caroli, &c. sext' coram Philippo Percivall,
Wilielmo Wiseman ar' Escaetor' domini regis Com. jired' (et alio) per
sacram' prober', &c. qui dicunt quod Hugo MacKnoghar O'Driscoll de
Farreneconshey in Com. Cork predict' seisitus fuit de feodo de novem
gneeves terr' jacen' et existen in occidental' partibus de Fan-ene-
conshy predict' in Com. Corke predict' val' per annos duor' solid'. Et
sic inde seisitus obiit decimo die Novembris viginti et quatuor annos
1 10 Jeiioe^Uc
preterit' aut eo circiter. Et ulterius dicunt quod Cornelius MacHugh
O'Driscoll est ejus filius et heres et fuit etatis trigint' et un' annorum
tempore mortis Hugonis MacKnogher O'Driscoll predict' patris sui et
maritat. Postremoque Jur' predict' die' quod omnia premissa te-
nentur de Domino rege per servicium militare.
Inquisit' capt' apud Bandonbridge in Com. Cork decimo sexto die
Septembris anno regni domini Caroli, &c. septimo, coram Phillippo
Percivall, Wilielmo Wiseman ar' Escaetor domini regis com. pred'
(et alio) per sacram' jjrobor', &c. qui dicunt quod Maccon O'Driscoll
alias Maccon Gorme O'Di'iscoill seisit' fuit de feodo de castr' et duobus
carrucat' terras de Donegalle ann val' v-solid. Et de dimid' carrucat'
ten' de Gortilasca ann' valor' xv^. Et de dimid' caiTucat' terr' de
Glane Srirhaghe in insula de Capecleere ann val xv ^. Et de novem
gneeves terrie de Gokane, ann. val. xxi^. que omnia premiss' pred'
jacen', &c. existen' in Com. Cork pred. Et sic inde seisit' existens
obiit sic inde seisit' existen' circa trigint' annos jam ultim' elapsis.
Et quod Fynyn O'Driscoll alias Can-aghe fuit ejus nepos et prox"
heres vizt. fil' et hered' Conoghor O'Driscoll fratr' et proxim'
hered' predict' Maccon et quod fuit etat' viginti et septem annor' tem-
pore raort' pred' Maccon et maritat'. Et ulterius dicunt quod pred.
Fynyn postea obiit scilicet decini' die Septembris anno domini 1609.
Et quod Donnoglie Carraghe est ejus filius et heres et plen' etat'
tempore mort' pred' Fj^nyn et maritat. Postremoque jurat' pred' dicunt
quod omnia premiss' pred' tempore mort' pred' INIaccon et Fynin tene-
bantur de nuper domina nostra regina Elizabetha et de domino nostro
rege Jacob' respective in capite per servic' mil', vizt. per tertiam
partem unius feodi mil'. Et ulterius dicunt quod Donnoghe O'Driscoill
clamat premiss' jjred' esse jus suum et hereditat'. Et quod annual'
reddit', debit', et solubil' estMacCarty Reoghe ex pred' premiss'.
Inquisit' capt' ajjud Bandonbridge in com' predicto nono die Octobris
anno regni domini Caroli, &c. octavo, coram Peregrino Banaster,
Wilielmo Wiseman ar' Escaetor' domini regis Com' jn-ed' (et alio)
per sacram' pvobor', &c. qui die' quod Teige O'Driskoill de Byale-
dwilveige in Com' predicto gen. seisitus existens de feod' de vill' et
terr' de Lacken Coskerane et Faneadrill in Com' j^i'ed' contin' un'
carucat' terr' annni valor' trium solidor' per chartam suam dat' (jnavto
Óoftc^ l^lóe. Ill
die Deceiiibris anno doniini 1631, in consideration' summe quadragint'
libraruni, &c. (licencia domini regis inde prius non obtent') feoffavit
inde Avgentum Hull arm' liered' et assign' suos imjJerpetuum per
modam niortui vadii sub condicione redeniptionis. Et quod premissa
pred' lenentur de Domino Rege in capite per servic' militare, videlicet
per decimam partem unius feodi militis. Et jurat' pred' ulterius
dicunt quod Johannes Monyghane de Bvvolyhillaghe in Com' pred'
seisitus existens de feodo de dimid' unius carrucat' terr' de Bwoly-
hillaghe jjred' in Com' pred' annul valor' viginti denai'. Et sic seisit'
existens per chartam suam dat' septimo die Septerabris anno domini
1631, in consideration' summe sexagint' librar' (licencia domini regis
inde prius non obtent') feoflavit inde prefat' Argentum Hull heredes et
assign' suos imperpetuum per modam mortui vadij sub conditione re-
demptionis. Et quod pred' premiss' tenentur de Domino Rege in capite
per servic' militar' videlicet per decimam partem unius feodi militis.
Inquisit' capt' ajiud the Kings Ould Castle in Com' Cork decimo
septimo die Septembris anno regni domini Caroli, &c. nono, coram
Pho. Percivall, Willo. Wiseman ar' Escaetor' domini regis Com' pred'
(et alio) per sacram' probor', &c. qui die' quod Cnoghor MacDermod
O'Driskoill de Glanefyne in Com' pred' gen' seisitus fuit de feodo de
duobus carrucat' terr' de Glanefyne pred' in Com' pred' annual' valor'
decem solidor'. Et sic seisitus existens obiit inde seisitus jirimo die
Augusli anno domini 1629. Et quod Moriertagh MacCnogher O'Dris-
koill est ejus filius et prox' heres' ac fuit plene etat' tempore mortis
patris sui pred' et marital'. Et quod premissa pred' tenentur de Domi-
no Rege in capite per servic' mil', videlt' per vicesimam j^artem unius
feodi mil'.
Inquisit' capt' apud Bandonbridge in Com. pred' decimo quarto die
Octobris, anno regni domini Caroli, &c. quinto, coram Wilielmo
Wiseman ar' Escaetor' domini regis Com' pred' (et aliis) per saciam'
probor', &c. qui die' quod Fynen O'Driscoll alias Carragh nuper de
Donalonge in Com' Corke pred' gener' seisit' fuit de feodo de Castro
viir et terr' de Donolonge in Com' pred' contin' tres carrucat' terr
valor' per annos viginti solid'. Ac de una carrucat' et tertia parte
unius carrucat' terr' in tribus partibus divis' in Sleamore in dicto
Comitatu valor' per ann' octo solid'. Ac de dimid' carrucat' terr'
112 Jejne^Uc
de Glaniiagy in Insula de Cape Clare in dicto Com, valor" per ann'
duor' solid". Ac de dimid' carrucat' terr' de Gortydrobid in Insula
de Donogall in dicto com' valor' per ann' duor' solid'. Et sic seisitus
existens per chartam suam dat' vicesimo quinto die Novembris anno
domini 1599 feoffavit David Hurley de Ballynecurrigg in dicto Com'
gen. de pred' Castro de Donolonge etduabus carrucat' terr' dicto Castro
partem vocat', per nomina de Lacklae ad opus et usum Onore ny Ranell
uxor' dicti Fynen duran' vita natural' die' Onore et post ejus decess'
ad usum rector' hered' dicti' Fynen O'Driscoll. Et sic seisit' existens
obiit sic inde seisitus decimo die April anno domini mylessimo sex-
centessinio. Et jur' pred' die' quod postmortem dicti Fynen O'Driscoll
alias Caragh domina Onora relict' ejusdem Fynen virtute dicti feoffa-
ment' intravit in dicto Castro de Donolonge et dictis duabus carrucat
terr' de Lacklae et percepit exit', &c. diet' premiss' durant' termino
sexdecem annorum tunc prox' sequent' et tunc obiit. Et quod Con-
oglior MacFynen fuit filius et heres dicti Fynen O'Driscoll, et fuit plene
etatis tempore [mortis] dicti patris sui et non maritat'. Et quod
dictus Conoghor post mortem dicti patris sui intravit in omnia predic'
premiss' (except' predic' Castr') et dictas duas carrucat' terr' de Lacklae.
Et fuit inde seisit' de feodo. Et sic inde seisit' existens vicesimo nono die
Septembris anno domini 1606 obiit sic inde seisit'. Et quod Donnogh
O'Dryscoll est ejus frater et heres et fuit plene etatis tempore mortis
dicti fratris sui et non maritat'. Et quod omnia premiss' tenentur de
Domino rege in capita per servicium militare.
Inquisit' capt' apud the King's Ould Castle in Com. Cork decimo
septim' die Octobris 1636, anno regni domini Caroli, &c. duodecimo,
coram Wilielmo Fenton mil' (et alio) per sacram' probor', &c. qui die'
quod Daniel MacCarty alias MacCarty Reigh, nujjer de Kilbrittan in
Com. Cork ar' seisit' fuit de feodo de manor' de Kilbrittan contin' trigint'
et tres carrucat' terr' viz. in carrucat' terr' de Kilbritten pred' Ballybeg
et Ballymore contin' un' carrucat' terr" Carriggin, Ignory et Baltyn
Ignyn contin' un carrucat' terr' Coolesynagh contin' dimid' unius
carrucat* terr', Burreu contin' un* carrucat' terr' Ardicroe contin' un'
carrucat' terr', Rathclaren contin' un' carrucat' terr', lez du' Glannduffes
ex parte oriental' et occidental' contin' un' carrucat' terr" Shanyquill
contin' dimid' un' carrucat' terr' Garranfyne contin' un' carrucat' terr".
óojtc^ l^jée. 113
Coolenvpisse contin" un' canucat' ten" Cnocknygapiill con tin' un' carrucat'
terr'. Et quod pred' Daniel sic inde seisit' existens per fact' suum debit*
perfect' decim' nono die Janiiarii anno domini 1623, feoffavit inde
Theobald Roch milit' Teige MatCormick Cavty, Cahir O'Callagliane,
David Nangle, et John Roch Fitz Nichol hered' et assign' suos ad
cert' us' prout per fact' pred' dat' eodem die et anno plenius apparet,
cujus qiiideni tenor sequitur in hec verba : To all faithful people to
whom, &c. Et ulterius jur' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel MacCarty
Reagh seisit' fait similiter de feodo de vill' ten*' et tenement' de Down-
edanier alias Skeachinannyhis contin' un' carrucat' terr' Ballymontyre
contin' un' carrucat' terr' Cloghvodowny contin' un' carrucat' terr' mo-
lendin' de Downedamer, Ratharowne contin' un' carrucat' terr', Cluon-
cuose contin' dimid' un' carrucat' terr', Tralong contin" un' carrucat'
terr' Cnocknuickyfynny contin' un' carrucat' terr', Cnockane-Eaden, et
C urrygulligan contin' un' et dimid' carrucat' terr', Tullelane conin'
un' corrucat' terr' ; Scoghbane contin' un' carrucat' terr' ; Gortruoc et
Downegannon contin' un' carrucat' et tres gneeves terr'. Que omnia pre-
miss' contin' in toto undecim carrucat' et tres gneeves terr'. Et quod
pred' Daniel sic inde seisit* existens de premissis pred' per fact' suum
debit' perfect' vicesimo primo die Januarii anno domini 1635, feoíTavit
cuid' Donogh O'Callaghane, Daniel Oge Hurly, Eddmond Fitzmonus
et Richardum Fitzgerald, hered', et assign' suos ad cert' us' prout per
fact' pied' dat' eisdem die et anno j)lenius apparet, cujus quidem tenor
sequit' in hec verba: To all Christian people, &c. Et ulterius jur'
pred' die' quod Ellinora Carty alias Gibbon seisit' est durant' vita sua
natural' ut junctur' sua de maner' de Gortnaclohy existens septem' car-
rucat', viz. lez tres carrucat' terr' pertinen' castro Munnyvohillighane
contin' un' carrucat' terr' Rahynenyboull contin' un' carrucat* terr',
Downyne contin' un' carrucat' terr,' et Ardgihane contin' un' carrucat'
terr', et redem' et reversione inde et de omnibus aliis premiss' expectan
prefat' Daniel et hered' suis imperpetuum. Et ulterius jur' pred' die' quod
pred' Daniel MacCarty seisit' fuit similiter de feodo de Castr' et sex car-
rucat' terr' de Coolemeany, vizt. lez du'carrucat' terr' pertin' pred' Castr'
Glann-Ivade contin' dimid' unius carrucat' terr' et Gananbeg contin' un'
carrucat' terr' ; Coorlomaine contin' dimid' un' carrucat' terr' ; Banea con-
tin' dimid' vm' carrucat' ten' ; Ballwattcn contin' dimid' un' carrucat"
8
114 5e)r)e^Uc
ten'; Cluoynebuogge contin' dimid' un' carrucaf ten', et Cnoopoge con-
tin' dimid' un' carrucat' ten-', quepred' sex can-ucat' terr', ultim' recitat'
exist' dimis' Vincentio Gookins mil'. Et ulterius jur' pred' die' quod
pred' Daniel INIac Carty Reogh similiter seisit' fuitde feodo de le dimid'
can-ucat' ten-' de Cluanedirrin, le dimid' carrucat' terr' de Rathan-owne-
begge, lez du' gneeves de Lyshine-Iline, lez tribus gneeves de Killydirry,
lez tribus gneeves terr' de Gartjne-ItanntalifTe, et Liscogblane, lez du'
gneeves de Blooyd, le Cnocks contin' un' carrucat,' et un' gneeve terr'
lez trib' gneeves terr' de West Dromnegarruffe, Killvurrow, contin'
dimid' un' carr' terr', lez tres gneeves et dimid terr' Lissnydirrane
et Maule-Iculligg et Easte Ratbarrovvne contin' un' carrucat' terr'
val' in toto quatuor libr'. Et ulterius jur' pred' die' quod pred' Daniell
MacCartby Reogh seisit' fuit de annual' reddit' viginti trium libr' octo-
decim solid' novem denar' et un' quadran' ster', anglice a smulkin
exeun' ex toto cantred' de Ivaghe, vizt, annual' reddit' trium libr' et
quatuor decern solid' ster' exeun' ex novem carrucat' terr' de Ard-
intennane, viz. ex qualibet carr' terr' equaliter diviss' sunt octo solid'
et du' terc' part' unius drachme anglice two Bungall's ster' ac etiam
de annual' reddit' quatuor' libr' octodecim solid' et octo denar' ster'
exeun' ex lez duodecim carruc' terr' de Leamcon, vizt. ex qualibet
carruc' terr' equaliter diviss' summa octo solid' et du' tertiarum partium
unius drachme ster'. Et de octo solid' et du' tertiis partibus unius
drachme ster' annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez quinque
carrucat' et dimid' terr' de Downemeanus. Ac de octo solid' et du*
tertiis partibus unius drachme ster' annuatim exeun' ex qualibet
carrucat' terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Bygalldwillin. Ac de octo
solid' et du' tertiis unius drachme ster' annuatim exeun' ex qualibet
carrucat' terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Downeloghy, ac de vigint'
quatuor solid' et octo denar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carrucat'
terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr* de Downebeaton. Ac de quatuor
solid' et un' tertia parte unius drachme ster' annuatim exeun' ex
dimid' carrucat' terr* de DeiTyvanten. Ac de duodecim solid' et
quatuor denar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex le carrucat' et dimid' terr' de
Cloghine et Cahir. Ac de octo solid' et du' terc' part' unius drachme
ster' annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de Lysycahy et
Creggine contin' du' carrucat' terr'. Ac de octo solid' et du' tertiis
ÓottC4 l4)óe. 115
partibus unius drachme ster' annuatim exeun' ex Drishane contin'
un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de vigint' solid' et sex denar' et due quadran'
ster' annuatim exeun' ex Shantullaghe contin' du' carrucat' et dimid'
terr'. Ac de octo solid' et du' tertiis partibus unius drachme ster'
annuatim exeun' ex carrucat' terr' de Cashill-Tain. Ac de octo
solid' et du' tertiis partibus unius drachme ster' annuatim exeun' ex
qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Callary-Ightragbe
et Calhy-Voghtragh. Ac de vigint' quatuor solid' et octo denar'
annuatim exeun' ex lez du' Balline Mac Craghs contin' tres carrucat'
terr', viz. octo solid' et du' terc' part' unius drachme ster' anglice two
Bungalls per carrucat' terr'. Ac de duodecim solid' et quatuor
denar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex Cloghane-Iculline continen' un'
carrucat' et dimid' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de quatuor solid' et un' tert'
part' unius drachme ster' annuatim exeun' ex dimid' carrucat' terr'
de Cahirreleckine. Ac etiam de duodecim solid' et quatuor denar'
ster' annuatim exeun' ex Carnebegg-Cnoriske contin' un' carrucat'
et dimid' unius carrucat' terr', viz. octo solid' et du' terc' part' unius
drachme anglice two Bungalls ster' jDer carrucat terr'. Ac etiam de
duodecim solid' et quatuor denar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex Innagh-
boghtirr contin' un' carrucat' et dimid' terr'. Ac de un' solid' et sex
denar' ster' annnuatim exeun' ex Gubbine contin' un' carrucat' terr'
ac de un' solid' et undecim denar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex Crooke-
haven contin' un' carrucat' et dimid' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de un'
solid' et undecim deiiar' annuatim exeun' ex Fossye et Lissygriffyno
contin' un' carrucat' et dimid' unius carrucat' terr'. Ac de un' solid'
et undecim denar' annuatim exeun' ex Carren-Iglavine contin' un'
carrucat' et dimid' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de un' solid' et undecim
denar' ster' annualim exeun' ex Dwagh contin' un' carrucat' et dimid'
unius carrucat' terr'. Ac de quinque solid' et novem denar' ster'
annuatim exeun' ex Carrowcloghaghe contin' ires carrucat' terr,' viz.
un' solid' et undecim denar' per carrucat' terr'. Ac de nnvcm denar'
ster' annuatim exeun' ex Killiane et Lynanagh contin' un' carrucat'
et dimid' un' carrucat' terr.' Ac de un' solid' et undecim denar' ster'
annuatim exeun' ex Mallyvoge et Lackin-Mac Ea, contin' un' carrucat'
et dimid' un' carrucat' terr' ; ac de un' solid' et undecim denar' ster'
annuatim exeun' ex Downekilly contin' un' carrucat' et dimid' terr'
116 "Seme^iUc
Ac de unius solid' et undecim denar' annuatim exeun' ex Ballyvoige
contin' un' carrucat' et dimid' f.err' ; ac de un' solid' et undecim denar*
ster' annuatim exeun' ex lez du' Raleighs contin' un' can-ucat' et
dimid' un' carrucat' terr' ; ac de un' solid' ster' annuatim exeun' ex
qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez duodecim carrucat' terr de' Scull. Et
ulterius jur' pred' die' quod predict' Daniel Mac Carthy Reogh seisit'
fuit de feodo de annual' reddit' decim' libr' decim' solid' et undecim
denar' ster' exemi' ex cantred' de Collybegg, viz. Slught-Fahy contin'
septem carrucat' terr' viz. de quindecim solid' ster' annuatim exeun
ex Eynane contin' un' carrucat' terr', ac etiam de septem solid' et
sex denar' annuatim exeun' ex Torcke contin' dimid' un' carrucat' terr'.
Ac de septem solid' et sex denar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex Poul-
nycally contin' dimid' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de quindecim solid'
ster' annuatim exeun' ex Rynenysynnagh et Currybegg contin' un'
carrucat' ten'. Ac de quindecim solid' annuatim exeun' ex qualibet
carrucat' terr' de lez du' carrucat' terr' de Innyshyduskots. Ac de
quindecim solid' Stironekineali contin' un' carrucat'
terr'. Ac de duodecim solid' ster' annuatim exeun' ex Nowcnock-
bane contin' un' carrucat terr'. Ac de sex solid' ster' annuatim ex
ex . . . carrucat' terr'. Ac ex Slaghtgort. ...gh contin' tresdecim
carrucat' et tres giieeves terr', viz. de et in xi.* ster' annuatim exeun'
ex Farrenustra et Connymurr contin' un' carruc,' et de sex solid' et sex
denar' annuatim exeun' ex Killnymanavane contin' un' carrucat' terr'.
Ac de sex solid' et sex denar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex Kintareloghly
Ac de septem solid' et quatuor denar' ster' annuatim
exeun' ex qualibet caiTucat' de lez trib' carrucat' terr' de Knockycullen,
ac de quatuor solid' et sex denar' Ohinlagb contin'
dimid" un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de tribus solid' et sex denar' ster' an-
nuatim exeun' ex Rakryne contin' dimid' unius carrucat' terr'. Ac de
novem solid' ex Gurtynernoe et Lettirskanullane
contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de septem solid' ster' annuatim exeun'
ex Rynemorogli contin' un' caiTucat' terr'. Ac de quatuor solid' ster'
annuatim exeun' ex Moncnocnycloghe contin' dimid' un' can-ucat' terr'.
Ac de novem solid' et trib' denar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex lez duob'
Moantryes contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de septem solid' annuatim
exeun' ex Carrowmanagh contin' novem gneeves terr'. Ac de duobus
óofíca l^)t5e. 117
solid' ster" annuatim exeun' ex Lessyneyghtragh contin' tres gneeves
terr'. Ac de et sex denar' ster' annuatim exeun*
ex tribiis gneeves terr' de Innyskaine. Et ulterius jur' predic' dicunt
quod predictus Daniel Mac Carty Reogh seisit' fuit de feodo de
quinque libr' sex solid' et dua' tert' part' unius drachme ster"
exeun' ex cantred' de Clanecahill, viz. de quinque solid' diiobus
denar' et un' quadran' pore' anglice, " a poundage
hogg," ex quolibet grege pore' anglice " herd of swyne," ita quod
precellit numerum quinque pore', tunc pro quolibet porco un' terc'
part' unius di'achme annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr'
trium carrucat' terr' de Castledonnyvane. Ac de quinque solid' duobus
denar' et un' quadr' et un' custum pore' anglice, [a poundage hogg,]
pore*, ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore', et si non precellit
numerum quinque porcor' tunc pro quolibet porco un' terc' part' unius
drachme annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carrucat terr'
Carrowkeale. Ac etiam de quinque solid', duobus denar', et un' qr.
ster', annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' ten* trium carrucat' terr'
de Dromneosta, Knockane, et Garrane " a poundage
hogg," ex quolibet grege pore', ita quod precellit numerum quinque
pore', aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco. Ac de
quinque solid* duobus denar' et . . . . et un' custum pore' ex
quolibet grege pore', ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore', aliter
un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco. Ac de quinque
solid' duobus denar' et et un' custum pore' ex quolibet
grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore', aliter un' terc'
part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim exeun' ex ... .
carrucat' terr', trium carrucat' terr de Shronenycarton, Dirrygrea et
Lahirtyshane. Ac de septem solid' et quatuor' denar' ster' annuatim
exeun' ex Curraghylicky contin' tres carrucat' terr', ac de du' solid'
quinque denar' et un' quadran' ster' annuatim exeun' ex qualibet
carrucat' ten' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Twa Mac Dermody. Ac
de quinque solid' et un' denar' .... ex Dromnalieagh cont'
un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de duobus solid" et tribus denar' ster' annuatim
exeun' ex qualibet carruc' terr' de lez tribus canucat terr' de Rvne et
Mantev et in septemdecim solid' et undecim denar'
ster' et un' custum pore' ex quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit
118 Jeir)e^Uc
numerum quinqiie pore', aliter un' terc' part' unius, drachme .
annuatiin exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' duar' carrucat' terr' de
Gortbracke Bally-Mac Adame et Ballycahane. Ac de novem
solid' et novem denar' ster. (un' quadran' inde except') et un'
custum' pore' ex quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum
quinque pore', aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco
annuatim exeun' et Byallnygearigh contin' un' carruc'
terr'. Ac de novem solid' et novem denar' ster* (un' quadran' ster
inde except') annuatim exeun' ex lez dimid' carrucat' terr' ....
dimid' canucat' terr' de Drissanyne. Ac de undecim solid' et octo
denar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex Killcaugell contin' du' carrucat' terr'.
Ac de Sleughtrandell contin' viz. de tresdecim
et undecim ster. et un custum' pore' ex quolibet grege porcor' ita
quod precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter un' terc' part' unius
drachme quolibet porco annuatim exeun' ex
qualibet carrucat' terr' de les iribus caiTucal' terr' de Drissane Ac
de novem solid' et octo denar' ster* annuatim exeun' ex qualibet .
tribus carrucat' et dimid' terr' de Gortnyscryny. Ac
de Clanne-Enesles contin' sex carrucat' et dimid' unius carr' terr'
viz. de et in decern solid' et novem denar' ster. et un'
ex quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore'
aliter un' terc' parte unius drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim
exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez
Ac etiam de quindecim solid' duobus denar' et un' ob' ster' annuatim
exeun' ex le Mayny contin' un' carruc' terr' unacum un' custum pore'
annuatim ex quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum quinque
porcor' aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco. Ac de
tresdecem solid' et duobus denar' ster' et un' custum' pore' ex quolibet
precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter un' terc'
part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim exeun' ex qualibet
carrucat' terr' de lez du carrucat' terr' de Killskonhonoughty et Dirry.
de annual' reddit quindecim solid' ster' et un
custum pore' ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter un'
terc" part' unius drachme porco exeun' ex Dirry-
clohagh-Ightragh contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit'
quatuor solid' et quatuor denar' ster' ft un" custum pore' ex quolibet
óo\ic^ l^lóe. 119
grege numerum quinque porc' aliter un' tertia' part*
uriius drachme pro quolibet porco exeun' ex Ballynygornigh contin'
dimid' unius carrucat* terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' novem solid' et .
. ster' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez septem carruc'
terr' de Clainekenely. Ac de annual' reddit' duor' solid' quatuor denar'
et unius terc* partis drachme ster' ex qualibet
carrucat' terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Aghygarcly. Ac de
annual' reddit' duor' solid' et un' tertie partis unius drachme exeun'
ex qualibet carrucat' carruc' terr' de Carrigulihy.
Ac de annual' reddit' decem solid' octo denar' et unius quadran' ster'
exeun' ex qualibet carruc' terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de . . .
. . Ac de quodam annual' reddit' exeun' ex Slught-Ea contin'
sex carruc' viz. de annual' reddit' novem solid' et undeciui denar' ster'
exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez duab' carrucat'
Ballencally. Ac de annual' reddit' quindecim solid' et duor' denar'
ster' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez duabus carrucat' terr' de
Cahirgall et Ardra. Ac de annual' reddit' quatuor
denar' ster' et un' custum porc' ex quolibet grege porc' ita quod pre-
cellit numerum quinque porc' aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro
quolibet porc' exexni' carrucat* terr' de lez
duabus carrucat' terr' de Ballynytony, Cuoscronyne, Myadill, et Favigh-
iloghy. Et ulterius jur' pred' die* quod pred' Daniel Mac Carty
Reogh seisit' fnit de feodo de annual' reddit' vigint' un' libr' un' solid'
novem denar' et un' quadran' exeun' ex cantred' de Clanloghlen. Ac
de annual' reddit' quindecim solid' et quatuor denar' ster' ....
(anglic' a smulkin ster' inde except') et un' custum porc' ex quolibet
grege porc' ita quod precellit numerum quinque porc' aliter un' terc'
part' unius drachme pro quolibet ex qualibet carruc'
terr' de lez quatuor carrucat' terr' de Cappynobohy, Keaniemore, Ban-
fune, et Ballenloghy. Ac de annual' reddit' decem solid' decem denar'
et un' quadr' porc' ex quolibet grege porc' ita
quod precellit numerum quinque porc' aliter un' terc' part' unius
drachme pro quolibet porco exeun' ex qnalibet carrucat' terr' de lez
. . . . terr' de Slught-Ivrine. [Sljcc )n)4.]ji] Ac de annual'
reddit' quindecim solid' unius denar' et nn ob' ster. et un' custum porc'
ex quolibet grege porc' ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore" alitor
120 JejDe^Uc
drachnie pro quolibet porco exeun' ex qualibet
carriicat' terr' de lez du' carruc' ten' de Cullane. Ac de annual' reddit*
duar solid' et duar' tert' part' unius drachme exeiin' ex Cullane-
killy contin' diuiid' unius carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' septem
solid' septem denar' et un' ob' ster' et un' custum pore' ex quolibet
grege ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter un' lerc' part'
unius drachme pro quolibet porco exeun' ex Ballynygorenagb contin'
dimid' un' carrucat'. Ac de annual' reddit* . . solid' et quinque
denar' et dimid' unius quadran' ster' et un' custum' pore' ex quolibet
grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter un' ten'
part' unius . . . pro quolibet porco exeun' ex Criggantra contin'
dimid' un' carrucat' ten-'. Ac de annual' reddit decern solid' decern
denar' et un' quadran' et un' custum' pore' et quolibet grege pore'
ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter un' terc' part' unius
drachme pro quolibet porco exeun' ex qualibet can-ucat* de lez du'
carrucat' terr' de de annual' reddit' decem solid' decern
denar' et un* quadran' ster' et un' custum' pore' ex quolibet grege pore'
ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter un' terc' part' unius
drachma pro quolibet porco exeun' ex qualibet carruc' terr' de lez
septem can-uc' terr' de Twomealye. Ac de annual' reddit' decem
solid' decem denar' et un' quadran" ster' et un' custum pore' ex quo-
libet grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter uu'
terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco exeun' ex qualibet caiTucat'
terr' de lez tribus carrucat' teiT* de . . . Ac de quinque solid'
quinque denar' et dimid' unius quadr' et un custum pore' ex quolibet
grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter un' terc'
part" unius drachme pro quolibet porco exeun' ex Killincally contin
dimid' un' carruc* terr'. Ac de quinque solid' quinque denar' ei dimid'
unius quadran' ster' et un' custum pore' ex quolibet grege pore' ita
quod precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter un' terc' part' unius
drachme pro quolibet poreo exeun' ex Killbegg contin' dimid' unius
ean-ucal' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' decem solid' decem denar' et
un' quadran' ster' et un' custum pore' ex quolibet grege pore' ita quod
precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme
pro quolibet porco exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez du' carrucat'
terr' de Dromuullihv. Ac de annual' rjddit" decern solid' decern denar'
óo\\c-d l^jbe. 121
et un quadr' exeiin' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez quarter' de Aghy-
tubrid. Ac de annual' reddit' decern solid' decern denar' et un' quadr*
exeun' ex Maulemorjne et Carrigglosky contin' un' carrucat' terr'.
Et ulterius jur' pred' dicunt quod pred' Daniel Mac Carty seisit' fuit de
food' de libr' decern solid' ster' exeun' ex cantred' de G lane- 1 cry me.
Et ulterius jur' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel Mac Carty Reogh seisit'
i'uit de feodo de octo libr' sex solid' et octo denar' star' exeun' ex
cantred' de Glann-Ivoollen expectan' post mortem Honore Carty
avuncule sue viz. ex qualibet caiTucat' terr' de lez quinque carrucat'
• . . . revercione annual' reddit' vigint' solid' stei' exeunt' ex
Letter contin' un' carrucat terr'. Ac de reversione annual' reddit' viginti
solid' ster' exeun' ex Cahirr-Iconway contin' un carrucat' terr'. Ac de
reversione annual' reddit' viginti solid' ster' exeun' ex Rossmore contin'
un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de reversione annual' reddit' viginti solid' exeun'
ex Currny Comnerty . . . . de reversione annual' reddit' vigint'
solid' ster' exeun' ex West Lissy briny contin' un' carruc' terr' unacum
un' custum pore' ex quolibet grege precellit ntimerum
quinque pore' aliter un' terc part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco
annuatim exeun' ex pred' quinque carrucat' terr' ultim* recitat'. Ac de
reversione cujusdani annual' reddit' exeun' ex alter' quinque carruc' terr'
de Glane-Ivoolen pred' viz. de reversione annual' reddit' tresdecem solid',
et quatuor denar' ster' exeun', ex Cnocken contin' un' carrucat' teiT'
Ac etiam annual' reddit' tresdecem solid' et quatuor
denar' ster' exeun' ex Killmyne contin' un^ carruc' terr'. Ac de rever-
sione annual' reddit' tresdecem solid' et quatuor denar' ster' exeun' ex
Lis Ac de annual' reversione reddit' tresdecem solid' et
quatuor denar* stei'* exeun' ex East Lissybrenny contin' un' carruc'
terr'. Ac de reversione annual' reddit' ster' tresdecem solid' ....
exeun' ex CnockdulTe contin' nn' carruc' terr'. Et ulterius Jur' pred'
die' quod pred' Daniell Mac Carty Reogh seisit' fuit de feodo de annual'
reddit' triu' libr' et novem solid' ster' exeun' ex lez tribus carrucat' terr'
de Twovintirrydorcke. Et ulterius pred' jur' die' quod pred' Daniel Mac
Carty Reogh seisit' fuit de feed' de quodam annual' reddit' exeun' ex
viir et terr' sequen' vizt. de annual' reddit' vigint' duor' solid' etduor' de-
nar' terc' part' unius drachme exeun' ex Ballyclohy, contin' un' carrucat'
terr'. Ac de annual reddit' sex solid' et octo denar' ster' exeun' ex
122 Jeine^Uc
Cahirbeg contin' un' carruc' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' vigint' sex
solid' et octo denar' ster' exeun' ex Killmurrow contin* dii' carruc' terr'.
Ac de annual' reddit* ti'esdecem solid' et quatuor denar' ster' exeun' ex
Arden contin' tres carruc' terr'. Ac de et in annual' reddit' quatuor
solid' et sex denar' ster' exeun' ex Clonecallybeg contin' dimid' unius
carrucat terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' sex solid' et octo denar' ster',
exeun' ex Currycrolly contin' uu' carruc' et dimid' unius carruc' terr'.
Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod" pred' Daniel Mac Carty Reogh, seisit'
fuit de annual' reddit' vigint' du' solid' duor' denar' et du quadrar' ster'
exeun' ex Slughtowen contin' sex carrucat' terr'. Et ulterius Jur'
pred' die' quod' pred' Daniel Mac Carty Reogh seisit' luit de feodo de
annual' reddit' quindecem solid' et septem denar' ster' exeun' ex vill'
et terr' sequen' vizt. de annual' reddit' du' solid' un' denar' et du'
quad ran' ster exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez tribus carrucat'
terr' de Killgarruffe. Ac de annual' reddit' un' solid' du' denar' et
du' quadran' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' ten' de lez duabiis carrucat'
terr' de le Yoaghilly. Ac de annual' reddit' un' solid' du' denar' et
du' quadran' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez die' carrucat' terr'
de Billiragh. Ac de annual' reddit' un' solid' du' denar' et du' quad'
exeun" ex qualibet caiTucat' terr' de Clossyfry et Ballynlangy contin'
un' carrucat' et dimid' unius carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' un'
solid" du' denar' et un' quadran' exeun' ex qualibet terr' de Rath-
drought et Killynitty. Ac de annual' reddit' decem denar' et unius
ob' ster' exeun' ex Ballenvullane contin' novem gneeves terr'. Et
ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel MacCarty Reogh seisit' fuit de
feodo de annual' reddit' viginti septem libr' duodecim solid' ster' ex-
eun' ex toto cantred* de Collymore, vizt. de annual' reddit' septem
solid' et quatuor denai'" ster' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez
tribus carrucat' terr' de Ryndacossane. Ac de annual' reddit' septem
solid' et quatuor denar' ster' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez
tribus carrucat' terr' de Drissanemore et etiam de annual' reddit' septem
solid' et quatuor denar' ster' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez
tribus caiTucat' terr' de Munagh et Gortard. Ac de annual' reddit'
quinque solid" et sex denar' ster' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de
lez du' carrucat' terr' de Shanacourte. Ac de annual' reddit' du" solid'
novem denar' et un' quadr' ster' exeun" ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de
óopc^ laióe. 123
lez tribus canucal' terr' de Cregh. Ac de annual' reddit' undecim solid'
ster' exeun' ex Lackaghane contin* un' carrucat terr'. Ac de annual'
reddit' undecim solid' ster' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez du'
carrucat' teiT* de Ardagh. Ac de annual' reddit' septem solid' et quatuor
denar' ster' exeun' ex qualibet caiTucat' terr' de lez tribus carrucat' de
Ballinard. Ac de annual' reddit' quinque solid' ster' exeun' ex qualibet
carrucat' terr' de lez du' carrucat' terr' de Glanevickfoen. Ac de annual'
reddit' du' solid' novem denar' et un' quad' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat'
terr' [de] lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Ballymacerevvane. Ac de annual'
reddit' septem solid' et quatuor denar' ster' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat'
terr' de Rathmore. Ac de annual' reddit' decern solid' et octo denar' ster'
exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Ballylen-
shaghane. Ac de annual' reddit' octo solid' ster' [ex] lez tribus carrucat'
terr' de Downeshead alias Baltymore. Ac de annual' reddit' septem
solid' ster' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez du' carrucat' terr' de
Dovvnegall. Ac de annual' reddit' novem' decem solid' et octo denar' ster'
de lez du' carrucat' terr' de Kynegcroggie. Ac de annual' reddit' septem
solid' et quatuor denar' ster' exeun" ex qualibet carrucat' terr' Farren-
couse contin' un' carrucat' et dimid' unius carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual*
reddit' septem solid' et quatuor denar' ster' exeun' ex qualibet
carrucat' terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Lacklea. Ac de annual'
reddit' septem solid' et quatuor denar' ster' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat'
terr' de lez tribus carrucat' ten-' de Sleavemore. Ac de annual' reddit'
undecim solid' ster' exeun' ex Killwoony contin' un' carrucat' terr'.
Ac de annual' reddit' trium solid' ster' exeun' ex Rynedrollane contin'
dimid' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de septem decim solid' et sex denar'
ster' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de Insula de Cleere pred'. Et
ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod' pred' Daniel MacCarty alias MacCarty
Reogh seisit' fuit de feodo de annual' reddit' septem libr' un' solid'
un' denar' et un' quadran' ster' exeun' ex omnibus terr' de cantred'
de Clanteige-Eillen, vizt. de ennual' reddit' sex decem solid' et trium
denar' ster' exeun' ex Curry- MacTeige contin* un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de
annual' reddit' sex decem solid' et trium denar' ster' exeun' ex
Lyssynoohigg contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' sex
decem solid' et trium denar' sfer. exeun' ex Skeagh et Durrindangen
("ontin' uTi' carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' scxdeccm solid' tt
124 ^emeMxic
trium' denar' ster' exeun' ex Cloghbwoly contin' un'carrucat' terr'. Ac
etiam de annual' reddit' sexdecem solid' et irium denar' ster' exeun'
ex Cowreneiller contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' sex
decern solid' et trium denar' ster' exeun' ex Corravvne contin' un'
carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' sex decern solid' et trium denar'
ster' exeun' ex Gortnemocklagh et Dromeinagh contin' un' carrucat'
terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' sex decern solid' et trium denar' ster' exeun'
ex Drommegg contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' sex
decern solid' et trium denar' ster' exeun' ex Kilnegosbagh et Lassanaree
contin' un' carrucat'. Ac de annual' reddit' sexdeceni solid' et trium
denar' ster' exeun' ex Kilnecloshie contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de
annual' reddit' sexdecem solid' et trium denar' ster* exeun' ex La-
hirtidally et Maulybrock contin' un' carrucat' ten'. Ac de annual*
reddit' sexdecem solid' et trium denar' ster' exeun' ex Dromrahi-
murelly et Tworinesillane contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual'
reddit' sexdecem solid' et trium denar' ster' exeun' ex qualibet
carrucat' terr' de lez du' carrucat' terr' de CuiTonea. Ac de annual»
reddit' sex decern solid' et trium denar' ster. exeun' ex Glanegyle
contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual* reddit' sexdecem solid' et
trium denar' ster' exeun' ex Farrenmacgullymichill contin' un' car-
rucat' ten-'. Ac de annual' reddit' sexdecem solid' et trium denar'
ster' exeun' ex Blwod contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit'
sex decern solid' et trium denar' ster' exeun' ex Reagh contin' un'
carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit'sex decem solid' et trium denar'
ster' exeun' ex Banenecollapel et Bj'alleknowiane contin' un' car-
rucat terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' sexdecem' solid' et trium denar' ster'
exeun' ex Lurgo et Coolnegarrane contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac
de un' custum pore' ex quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit
numerum quinque pore' et si non precellit numerum quinque pore'
tunc un' terc* pt' unius drachme ster' pro quolibet porco annuatim
exeun' ex septem decem carrucat' terr' de pred' canlred' Clanteige
Eillcn. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel Mac Carty
alias MacCarty Reogh seisit' fuit de feodo de annual' reddit' quatuor
libr' novem decem solid' et un' terc' pt' unius drachme ster' exeun'
ex cantred' de Clanteige Roe [CUt)T) T'Síí]6-^ Kua|6 im S5Ai|ice]
%nzt. de annual' reddit' quinque solid' et sex denar' ster' exeun' ex
Cojic^ lajoe. 125
qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Skarte. Ac de
annual' reddit' quinque solid' et sex denai' ster' exeun' ex qualibet car-
rucat' terr' delez tribus canucat' terr" de Collomane unacum un' custum'
porc' annuatim exeun' ex quolibet grege porc', ita quod' precellit
numerum quinque porc' aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme ster' pro
quolibet porco. Ac de annual' reddit' quinque solid' et sex denar' ster.
et un' custum porc' ex qualibet grege porc' ita quod' precellit numerum
quinque porc' aliter un' terc' part' unius' drachme pro quolibet porco
exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Dromore.
Ac de annual' reddit' quinque solid' et sex denar' ster' exeun' ex qualibet
carrucat' terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Letterlicky. Ac etiam
de annual' reddit' quinque solid' et sex denar' ster' et un' custum'
porc' ex quolibet grege porc' ita quod precellit numerum quinque porc',
aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco exeun' ex qualibet
carrucat' terr' de lez sex carrucat' terr* de Caharagh. Et ulterius die'
quod pred' Daniel Mac Carty alias Mac Carty Reogh seisit' fuit de
feodo de annual' reddit' septem libr'octo solid' et octo denar' ster exeun'
ex cantred' de Slugtheige O'Mahowney, vizi, de quinque solid' et sex de-
nar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez tribus car-
rucat' terr' de Cullagh. Ac etiam de annual' reddit' quinque solid' et
sex denar' ster' exeun' ex qualibet carrrucat' terr" de lez tribus cari ucat'
terr' de Dromereogh et Dromeleary. Ac de annual' reddit' quinque solid*
et sex denar' ster' exeun' ex Shanavoghtowrie contin' un' carrucat'
terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' quinque solid' et sex denar' ster'
exeun' ex Baneshanacloghie contin' un carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual*
reddit' quinque solid' et sex denar' ster. exeun' ex Ardworye contin'
un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' quinque solid' et sex denar'
ster' exeunt' ex Cowervickgullykeagh contin' un' carr' terr'. Ac de
annual' reddit' quinque solid' et sex denar' ster' exeun' ex qualibet
carrucat' terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Glannesillagh et Killcow-
sane. Ac de annual' reddit' quinque solid' et sex denar' ster' exeun'
ex qualibet carrucat terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Corrycollaght
et Faghane. Ac de annual' reddit' quinque solid* et sex denar' ster
exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Gort-
eenekilly. Ac de annual' reddit' quinque solid' et sex denar' ster'
exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr" de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Kip-
126 "^eme^Uc
paghuiore. Ac de qninque solid' et sex denar' ster' exeun' ex Skar-
tinecullen contin' un' carruc' terr'. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod
pred' Daniel Mac Carty alias Mac Carty Reogh seisit' fuit de
feodo de annual' reddit' viginti qnatuor' libv' undecim solid' un' denar'
et un' quadr' ster' exeun' ex cantred' de Clanedermody vizt, de annual'
reddit' octo solid' et octo denar' ster' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr'
de lez du' carrucat' terr' de Killcogh. Ac de annual' reddit' octo solid"
et octo denai-' ster' exeun' ex Glannekillinagh contin' un' carruc' terr'.
Ac de annual' reddit' quatuor solid' et quatuor denar' ster' exeun' ex
Maghraliine contin' diniid' unius caiTucat' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit'
octo solid' et octo denar' exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez tribus
carrucat' terr' de Lissyclary. Ac de annual' reddit' quatuor solid' et
quatuor denar' ster' exeun' ex Maghrahane contin' dimid' unius carru-
cat' terr'. Ac de annual' reddit' undecim solid' et quatuor denar' ster'
et un' custum' pore', ex quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit numeruin
quinque pore' aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet carrucat'
terr' de lez sex carrucat' terr' de Ballyowrane, Drome-Cwoarchie, et
Clownecogher. Ac de annual' reddit' octo solid' et octo denar' ster' et
un' custum' pore' ex quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum
quinque pore', aliter un' terc' part' unius draebme pro quolibet poreo
exeun' ex qualibet can-uc' terr' de lez tribus carrucat' terr' de Lissane.
Ac de annual' reddit' octo solid' et octo denar' ster' et un' custum' pore'
ex quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore'
aliter un' terc' part' unius draebme pro quolibet poreo exeun' ex qua-
libet carruc' terr' de lez tribus carruc' terr' de Lissyloglierrie. Ac de
annual' reddit' octo solid' et octo denar' ster' et un' custum' pore* ex
quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter
un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet poreo exeun' ex qualibet
carrucat' terr' de lez duabus carrucat' terr' de Cullenagli. Ac de octo
solid' et octo denar' ster' et un' custum' pore' ex quolibet greg' pore',
ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter un' terc' part' unius
drachme pro quolibet poreo annuatim exeun' ex Skrillane contin' un'
carrucat' terr'. Ac de octo solid' et octo denar' ster' et un' custum'
pore' ex quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore'
aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet poreo annuatim exeun'
ex Clonkeene contin' un carrucat' terr'. Ac de quatuor solid' et qua-
Óopc^ Wióe. 127
tuor denar' ster' et un custum' porc' ex quolibet grege porc' ita quod
precellit numerum quinque porc', aliter un' terc' part' uniiis drachme
pro quolibet porco anmiatiin exeun' ex Glanetane contin' dimid' un'
carrucat* terr . Ac de quatuor solid' et quatuor denar' ster' et un' cus-
tom pore" ex quolibet grcge porc' ita quod precellit numerum quinq'
porc' aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim
exeun' ex Mawletrihane contin" dimid' unius carrucat' terr'. Ac de
octo solid' et octo denar' ster' et un' custum porc' ex quolibet grege
porc' ita quod precellit numerum quinque porc' aliter un' terc' part"
unius drachme pro quolibet jjorco annuatim exeun' ex Addergolle con-
tin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de octo solid' et octo denar' ster' et un'
custum' porc' ex quolibet grege porc' ita quod precellit numerum quin-
que porc' aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco annu-
atim exeun' ex Lettirrteubill contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de
octo solid' et octo denar' ster' et un' custum porc' ex quolibet grege
porc', ita quod precellit numerum quinque porc' aliter un' terc' part
unius drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim exeun' ex Smoorane contin'
un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de octo solid' et octo denar' ster' et un' custum'
porc' ex quolibet grege porc' ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore*
aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim exeun',
ex Dirryliegh contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de quindecim solid' et un'
denar' ster' et un' custum' porc' ex quolibet grege porc' ita quod pre-
cellit numerum quinque porc' aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro
quolibet porco annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez tribus
carrucat' terr' de Aghill. Ac de undecim solid' et quatuor denar' ster'
et un' custum porc' ex quolibet grege porc', ita quod precellit numerum
quinque porc', aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco
annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' ten-' de lez sex carruc' terr' de
Barraghavilly. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel Mac
Carty alias Mac Carty Reogh seisit" fuit de feodo de annual' reddit'
novem libr' quatuor solid' et quatuor denar' ster' ex cantred' de Kill-
tallwoye, vizt. de novem solid' et undecim denar' ster' et un' custum*
porc' ex quolibet grege porc', ita quod precellit numerum quinque porc'
aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco aniniatim exeuu'
ex Shanlaragh et Gortroe contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de annual'
reddit' novem solid' et undecim denar' ster' et un' custum' porc' ex
128 Jejoe^Uc
qiiolibet grege pore', ita quod precellit numerum quirique pore' aliterun'
terc' pari' unius drachine pro quolibet porco exeun' ex Altaghreogh
contin' un' carriicat' terr'. Ac de novem solid' et undecim denar' ster'
et un' cuslum' pore' ex quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum
quinque pore', aliter un' terc' pan* unius drachme pro quolibet porco
annuatim exeun' ex Glanevelehequeyne contin' un canucaf terr'. Ac
de quatuor solid' et undecim denar' ster' et un' custum' pore' ex quo-
libet grege pore', ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore', aliter un'
terc' part' unius drachme, anglice a Bungall, pro quolibet porco annua-
tim exeun' ex Beghigullane contin' un' caiTucat' terr'. Ac de novem
solid' et undecim denar' ster' et un' custum' pore' ex quolibet grege
pore', ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore', aliter terc' part' unius
drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim exeun' ex Aghekeery contin un'
carrucat' terr'. Ac de novem solid' et undecim denar' ster' et un' cus-
tum pore' ex quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum quinque
pore' aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim
exeun' ex Currjdrinagh contin' un' carrucat' terr.'. Ac de novem
solid' et undecim denar' ster' et un' custum' pore' ex quolibet grege
pore', ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore', aliter un' terc' part'
unius drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim exeun' ex Mallow contin'
un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de novem solid' et undecim denar' ster' et un'
custum' pore' ex quolibet grege pore', ita quod precellit numerum
quinque porcor', aliter un' ter' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco
annuatim exeun' ex Sannagh contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de novem
solid' et undecim denar' ster' et un' custum' pore', ita quod precellit
numerum quinque pore', aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quo-
libet porco annuatim exeun' ex Knockduffe et Dromercke contin' un'
carrucat' terr'. Ac de novem solid' et undecim denar' ster' et un' cus-
tum' pore' ex quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum quinque
pore' aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim
exeun' ex Knoekeaghadufie contin' un' carrucat' terr." Ac de quinque
solid' ster' un' custum pore' ex quolibet grege pore', ita quod precellit
numerum quinque pore', aliter un' terc part' unius drachme pro quo-
libet porco annuatim exeun' ex Rossynny contin' un' carrucat' terr'.
Ac de novem solid' et undecim denar' ster' et un' custum' pore' ex
quolibet grege pore', ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore', aliter
un' terc' pail' unius drachme pro quolibet porco aiinuatim exeun' ex
qualibet cariucat' ten' de lez tribiis carrtic' terr' de Thome-Baltinbreako
et Beahagh. Ac de novem solid' et andecim denar' ster' et un' custum'
porc' ex quolibet grege porc' ita quod precellit ninnerum quinqne porc'
aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim exeun'
ex Thyneagh contin' tres carrucat' terr'. Ac de duodecim solid' et
quatuor denar' ster' et un' custum' porc' ex quolibet grege porc' ita
quod precellit numerum quinque porc', aliter un' terc' part* iniius
draclime pro quolibet porco annnatim exeun' ex Cahir-Icrowly contin'
un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de novem solid' et undecim denar' ster' et un'
custum' porc' ex quolibet grege porc', ita quod precellit numerum quin-
que porc', aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco, annu-
atim exeun' ex Cannagh contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de novem solid'
et undecim solid' ster' et un' custum' porc' pro quolibet grege, ita quod
precellit numerum quinque porc', aliter un' terc' par' .unius drachme
pro quolibet porco annuatim exeun' ex Kinmeaghbegg contin' un' car-
rucat' terr'. Ac de novem solid' et undecim denar' ster' et un' custum'
porc' ex quolibet grege porc', ita quod precellit numerum quinque porc',
aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim exeun'
ex Dromticloghy contin' un' carrucat' terr'. Ac de quinque solid' ster'
un' custum' porc' ex quolibet grege porc', ita quod precellit numerum
quinque porc', aliter un' terc' part* unius drachme pro quolibet porco
annuatim exeun' ex Liscronyne contin' dimid' unius carrucat' terr".
Ac etiam de et in septem decern mensur' aven' et aratione du' acr' ad
vel ante ultim' diem Martii annuatim exeun' ex separal' terr' in cantred'
de Killtallwoye pred'. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel
Mac Carty alias Mac Carty Reogh seisit' fuit de feodo de annual' reddit'
trium libr' quinque solid' et un' quadr' ster' exeun' ex cantred' de
Slught Cormacknykelly vizt. de quatuor solid' et octo denar' ster' et un'
custum' porc' ex quolibet grege porc', ita quod precellit numerum quin-
que porc', aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet jjorco annu-
atim exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez du' carruc' terr' de Dar-
ragrae. Ac etiam de quatuor solid' et octo denar' ster' et un' custum'
porc' ex quolibet grege porc', ita quod precellit numerum quinque porc',
aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim exeun'
ex Ardkilline contin' un' carruc' terr'. Ac de septem solid' ster' et un'
130 Jeine^tUc
custum' povc' ex quolibet grege pore', ita quod precellit numerum quin-
que pore', aliter un' terc' part' uiiius drachms pro quolibet porco annu-
atira exeun' de Clonayregge contin' un carruc' et dimid' un' carruc'
terr'. Ac de septem solid' ster' et un' custum' pore' ex quolibet grege
pore', ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore', aliter un' terc' part'
unius drachma pro quolibet porco annuatim exeun' exAghilenane contin'
un' carruc' et dimid' un' carruc' terr'. Ac de quatuor solid' et octo denar'
ster' et un' custum' pore' ex quolibet [grege] pore' annuatim exeun'
ita quod precellit ninnerum quinque aliter un' terc' part' unius drachma
pro quolibet porco annuatim exeun' ex Ballaghymure et Farrensley-
noigg contin' un' carruc' terr' ; ac etiam de quatuor solid' et octo denar'
star' et un' custum' pore' ex quolibet grege pore', ita quod precellit
numerum quinque pore', aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quo-
libet porco annuatim exeun* ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez du'
carruc' terr' de Addryvall. Ac de quatuor solid' et octo denar' ster' et
un' custum' pore' pro quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum
quinque pore' aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco
annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez du' carruc' terr' de
Liscurrane Ballywillene-oughter. Ac de quatuor solid' et octo denar*
ster' et un custum' jiorc' ex quolibet grege pore', ita quod precellit nu-
merum quinque pore', aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet
])orco annuatim exeun" ex Bally willon-eightragh contin' un' can' terr'
uc etiam de quatuor solid' et octo denar' ster' et un' custum' pore', ex
quolibet grege pore', ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter
un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim exeun' ex
Cappine contin' un' carr' terr.' Ac de quatuor mensur' et dimid' unius
mensur' aven' et aratione un' aer' terr' mensur' Stibnie ad vel ante
ultim' die' Martii annuatim exeun' de separal' terr' pred' cantred' de
Slught-Cormackny- Kelly pred. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod pre-
dic' Daniel Mac Carty alias Mac Carty Reogh seitsit' fuit de feod' de
annual' reddit' quatuor libr' novem solid' et sex denar' ster' exeun' ex
cantred' de Slught Corky vizt. de vigint' duor' solid' et quinque denar'
ster' et un' custum' pore' ex quolibet grege pore' ita quod precellit nu-
merum quinque pore', aliter un' terc' part' unius [drachme] pro quolibet
porco annuatim exeun' ex Ardkeaghan contin' un' carruc' et dimid' unius
carruc' terr', ac dc vigint' du' solid* et quinque denar' ster' et un' cus-
óo|tca lajóe. 131
tuin' porc' ex quolibet g'i'cge porc', ita qiiud prccellit numerum quiiiquG
porc', aliter un' terc' part' iinius drachme pro quolibet porc' annuatiin
exeun' ex Killcaskane et Bodderyiiiyne conlin' iin' carruc' et dimid'
unius carruc' teir'; ac de quadraginta et quatuor solid' et decern denar'
ster' et un' custum' porc' ex quolibet gvege porc', ita quod precellit
numerum quinque porc', aliter un' terc' part' un' drachme pro quolibet
porc' annuatim exeun' ex lez iribus carruc' terr' de Eaddencurry et
Insifnen. Ac de octo mensur' et dimid' unius mensur' aven' et aratione
un' acr' terr' mensur' Stibnie ad vel ante ultim' die' Martii, annuatim
exeun' ex cantred' de Slught Corcky pred'. Et ulterius Jur' pred'
super sacram' su' jjred' die' quod pred' Daniel Mac Carty alias Mac
Carty Reogli seitsit' fuit de feodo de annual' reddit' sexdecim libr'
quinque solid' et octo denar' ster' exeun' ex cantred' de Clanecromyne
vizt. de duodecim solid' et du' terc' partibus unius drachme ster' et un'
custmn' porc' ex quolibet grege porc', ita quod precellit numerum quin-
que porc', aliter an' terc' part' unius drachme ])ro quolibet ])orco annu-
atim exeun' ex qualibet carruc' terr' de lez tribus carruc' terr' de
Mansie. Ac de duodecim solid' et du' terc' partibus unius drachme
et un' custum porc' ex quolibet grege porc', ita quod precellit numerum
quinque porc' aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco
annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carr' terr' de lez tribus carrucaf terr' de
Grillagh. Ac de duodecim solid' et du' terc' part' unius drachme ster'
et un' custum' porc' ex quolibet grege porc' ita quod precellit numer*
quinque porc', aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porc'
annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carruc' terr' de lez tribus carruc' terr' de
Ballyvoig'; ac de duodecim solid' et tribus denar' et un' custum' porc'
ex quolibet grege porc', ita quod precellit numerum quinque i^orc', aliter
un' terc' part' unius drachme [pro quolibet] porco annuatim exeun' ex
Knockycullen contin' un' carruc' terr' ac de quinque solid' stei'' annua-
tim exeun' de Knockycullen contin' dimid' un' carruc' terr.' Ac de
decern solid' star' annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carruc' terr' de lez tribus
carruc' terr' de Dromlegagh ; ac de decern solid' ster' anruiatim exeun'
ex Killmeallcrane contin' un' carruc' terr' ; ac de quinque solid' ster'
annuatim exeun' ex Sullagh contin' dimid' unius carruc' terr' ac etiam
de annual' reddit' duodecim solid' quatuor denar' et un' ob' ster' et un'
custum' porc' ex quolibet grege porc', ita quod precellit numerum quiu-
132 5ejr)e^Uc.
(|ue pore' aliter un' terc" part' unius drachme pro quolibet ])orco et
aratione un' acr' terr' uiensur' Stibie ad vel ante ultim' diem Martii
exeiin' ex qualibet carruc' terr' de lez quatuor carruc' terr' de Kildy.
Ac de vigint' solid' du' denar' et iin' quadr' ster' et un custum' pore'
ex quolibet grege pore', ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore', aliter
un' tere' part unius draebme pro quolibet porco, et aratione triuni par-
tiuni in quatuor part' dividend' un' acr' terr" mensur' Stibnie ad vel ante
ultim' diem JMartii annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carrucat' terr' de lez
tribus carr' terr' de CaiTowalder, ac de duodecim solid' ster' et un'
custum' pore' ex quolibet grege pore', ita quod precellit numerum quin-
que pore', aliter un' terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco et
aratione un' stang' et dimid' un' stang' ten' ad vel ante ultim' diem
Martii annuatim exeun" ex qualibet carrucat ten' de Knocke contin'
un' carruc' et dimid' un' carruc' terr' ; ac de duodecim solid' ster' et im'
custum' pore', ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore', aliter un' terc'
part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco et aratione et unius stang' et
dimid' un' stang' terr' ante ultim' diem Martii annuatim exeun' ex
qualibet carruc' terr' de Ballynard contin' un' carruc' et dimid' unius
caiTuc' terr' ; ac de sexdecini solid' et du' denar' ster' annuatim exeun'
ex DromgaiTufie contin' un' carruc' et dimid' terr'. Ac de quatuor-
decim solid' et octo denar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex Carrigfunevoy et
Maddany contin' un' can' et dimid' terr'. Ac de octo solid' et un'
denar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex Beallynorougher contin' un' carruc'
terr' ; ac de octo solid' et un' denar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex Kilcoursie
contin' un' carruc' terr'. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die" quod pred' Daniel
Carty alias Mae Carty Reogh, seisit' fuit de feodo de annual' reddit'
septem libr' trium solid' et trium denar' ster' exeun' ex cantred' de
Claneshane vizt. de vigint' sex solid' ster' et un' custum' pore' ex quo-
libet grege pore' ita quod precellit numerum quinque pore' aliter un'
terc' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco annuatim exeun' ex Maule-
braek contin' un' carruc' terr' ac de trigint' solid' et novem denar' ster'
et un' custum' pore' ex quolibet grege pore', ita quod precellit numerum
quinque pore' aliter un' tere' part' unius drachme pro quolibet porco
annuatim ex Kilrushigarvy Bollynagh et Knockoole contin' un' carruc"
dimid' unius carruc' terr'. Ac de vigint' solid' sex denar' ster' et un'
custum' pore' ex quolibet grege pore', ita quod precellit numerum
óo|tc^ l4)t)e. 133
(-luinque porc', aliter un' terc'part' unius diachme pro quolibet porco ex
qualibet carruc' terr' de lez du' carruc' terr' de Aglieyoughelly, Garr-
anleighan, Knocknenosse, et Kiltubredolly. Ac de vigint' solid' et sex
denar' ster' et un' custum' porc' ex quolibet grege porc', ita quod pre-
cellit numerum quinque porc' aliter' un' terc' part' unius pro quolibet
porc' annuatim exeun' ex qualibet can'ucat' terr' de Carrigruoe, Durry-
hynane, et Knocknestocky contin' un' carruc' et dimid' unius carr' terr'.
Ac de vigint' solid' et sex denar* ster' et un' custum' porc' ex quolibet
grege porc', ita quod precellit numerum quinque porc', aliter un' terc'
part' unius drachme pro quolibet porc' annuatim exeun' ex Briagh-
nyagb contin' un' carruc' terr'. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod pred'
Daniel Mac Carty alias Mac Carty Reogh seitsit' fuit de feodo de
quatuor annual' reddit' exeun' ex cantred' de Slught-Donogh vizt. de
octo solid' ster' annuatim exeun' ex Ballinuroingge contin' un' carruc'
ten:'. Ac de octo solid' ster' annuatim exeun' ex Corrowrane contin'
un' carruc' ten"*. Ac de octo solid' ster' annuatim exeun' ex Bally-
gonossie et Glaneverane. Ac de quatuor solid' annuatim exeun' ex
Sleavine contin' dimid' unius carruc' terr'. Et Jur' pred' die' quod
pred' Daniel Mac Carty alias Mac Carty Reogh seitsit' fuit de feodo
de annual' reddit' quinquagint' et septem solid' et novem denar' ster'
exeun' ex terr' de Tuogbmontyne, vizt. de octo solid' et undecim denar'
ster' annuatim exeun' ex Mountyne et Killmolody contin' un' carruc'
terr' ; ac de octo solid' et undecim denar' ster', annuatim exeun' ex
Reangaragine contin' un' carruc' terr' ac de quatuor solid' quinque
denar' et un' ob' ster' annuatim exeun' ex occidental' dimid' carruc'
terr' de Skeoff. Ac de quatuor solid' quinque denar' et un' ob' ster'
annuatim exeun' ex Gloggaghreogb contin' dimid' unius carruc' terr'.
Ac de octo solid' et undecim denar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex qualibet
carruc' terr' de lez du' carruc' terr' de Aghilosky. Ac de octo solid'
et undecim denar' ster' annuatim exeun' ex qualibet carruc' terr' de
Maulrawer, Farrenemrenagh et Slogidder, contin' un' carruc' et dimid'
unius carr' terr'. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel Mac
Carty alias Mac Carty Reogh seitsit' existens de omnibus premiss'
pred' ut predict' obiit sic inde seitsit' prime die Augusti anno domini
1636. Et quod Cormuck Mac Carty est ejus fil' et heres et quod fuit
etat' sexdecim annorum tempore mort' patris' sui pred' et marital'.
134 "^ewe^U^c
Et ulterius Jtir' pred' die' quod omnia premiss' pied' tenenl' de dicto
domino rege nunc Carolo in capite per servic' mil'. Et ulterius Jur'
pred' die' quod pred' Daniel Mac Carty alias Mae Carty Reogh obiit
seitsit' de null' al' reddit' exeun' ex terr' jjred' pveterquam reddit' pre-
mentionat' et quod reddit' pred' solubil' sunt ad dua festa in anno viz. &c.
Et quod pred' Ellena Roche alias Carty et Ellinora Carty in plen' vit'
exist'. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel Mac Carty in
vita sua per indentur' suam dat' primo die Februar' anno domini 1629
divisit Willmo' Mac Carty' exeeut' &c. suis vill' et terr' de Knocknoek-
iffiny et Tralong eontin' du' carrue' terr' pro term' viginti et unius
annor' sub annual' reddit' vigint' et quatuor libr' ster' prout per in-
dentur' plen' apparet. Et ulterius Jur* pred' die' quod pred' Daniel
Mac Carty unaeum Teige Mac Cormuck Carty de Castlemore in dicto
com' gen', David Nagle de Monianguny gen', Cahir O'Callaghane of
Dromynyne gen', et Johanne Roch de Ballidwill gen', per fact' eorum
dat' vicesimo die Octobr' anno domini 1624, feoffaver' Teige Oge
Crowley de Skeaffe in' dicto com' gen' hered' &c. suos de vill' et terr'
de Ballycattyn et Skeaffe eontin' un' carrue' et dimid' unius carrue'
terr' in morgag' sub conditione redemptionis prout' per pred' fact plen'
apparet. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel Mae Carty,
Teige Mac Cormuck Carty, David Nagle, Cahir O'Callaghan et
Johannes Roche per indentur' dat' octavo die Octobr' anno domini
1624 dimiser' premiss' pred' de Ballycattyne et Skeaffe cuid' Florenc'
Mae Teige Crowley nuper de Skeaffe exeeut', &e. suis pro termino
trigint' et unius annor'. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel
Mac Carty per indentur' suam dat' decimo octavo die Februar' 1629
dimis' cuid' Fynine Mac Daniell Mac Owen Mac Carty nuper de
Drishane in dicto com' gen', exeeut' &c. suis lez tres gneeves de Killy-
dery, un' gneeve terr' de Gurt du' gneeves de
Bloovd pro termino trigint' et un' ann' sub annual' reddit' sex libr' ster'.
Et ulterius Juv' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel Mae Carty, Ellen' uxor
ejus, Teige Mac Connack Carty, Cahir O'Callaghane, David Nagle et
Johannes Roche, per indentur' eor' dat' vicesimo
anno domini 1624 dimiser' cuid' Teige Mae Dennod O'Conba de
Ballyrishine in' dicto com' yeom' exeeut' &c. suis vill' et terr' de
Burrvn eontin' un' carrue' terr' pro termino trigint' et un' ainior' sub
Óojic^ l-4jt)e. 135
annual' reddit' triginf libr'. Et ulterius Jnr' pred' die' quod
Mac Carty, Teige Mac Cormucke Carty, Cahir O'Callaghane, David
Nagle et Eduardus Roche, per indentur' eor' geren' dat' decimo die
Maii anno domini 1634 dimiser' le dimid' carruc' terr'
cuid' Con Mac Cahir de Garranhegg in dicto com' gen' execut' &c. suis
pro tennino vigint' et unius annor' sub annual' reddit' octo libr'. Et
ulterius Jiu'' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel Mac Carty per quosdam
articulos agreament' dat' duodecimo die Novembr' anno domini 1634.
dimisit oriental' carruc' terr'de Rathanowne quibusd [am], Dermod' Mac
Owen Hurley et Cnogher Mac Owen Hurley execut' &c. suis j^ro
termino vigint' et un' ann' sub annual' reddit' duodecim libr' et decern
solid'. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel Mac Carty per
indentur' suam dat' decimo quarto die Januar' anno domini 1626
dimisit lez tres gneeves terr' de Ballymore et le dimid' carruc' terr' de
Carriggynigary, Daniel Oge Hurly gen', execut' &c. suis pro termino
vigint' et un' ann' sub annual' reddit' duodecim libr' ster'. Et ulterius
Jur' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel Mac Carty, per indentur' suam dat'
decimo tertio die Oetobr' anno domini 1630, dimisit cuid' Morrogli
Mae Shihy de Cnocknygappull execut' &c. suis le carrucat' terr' de
Cnocknygappull pred' pro termino vigint' annor' sub annual' reddit' vi-
ginti libr' ster'. Et ulterius die' quod pred' Daniel IVIac Carty, per
quosdam articulos agreament' dat' vicesimo secun' die Novembr' anno
domini 1631, dimisit quibusdam Willo' Mac Ranell O'Regane et
Connor Mac Teige O'Mahowne execut' &c. suis le carruc' terr' de
Gortroe et Diineganon pro termino vigint' et un' ann' sub annual'
reddit' quatuordeeim libr' ster', prout j^er articulos pred' dat' ejusd' die
et anno plen' apparet. Et ulterius die' quod pred' Daniel Mac Carty
per indentur' suam dat' primo die Octobris anno domini 1 630, dimisit
cuid' Willmo Hollcombe de Culenypisse pred' cum un' molendin' vocat'
Ballynadlyhy Mill, pro termino trigint' et unius annor' sub annual'
reddit' quadragint' libr' ster'. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod pred'
Daniel Mac Carty per indentur' suam dat' quinto die Oetobr' 1629
dimisit cuid' Donnogh Oge O'Morroghou execut' &c. suis carruc' terr"
de Knockanedyne et le dimid' carruc' terr' de Currygyllygaue pro
termino vigint' et unius annor' sub annual' reddit' vigint' septem libr'
r4er'. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod pred' Daniel Mac Carty per
136 JejDe^Uc
iiideiitur' suam dat' quarto die Novembr' 1629 dimis' Edvardo Rashligh
execut' &c. suis le diniid' carrucat' terr' de Cluoncouse pro tennino
viaint' et unius annor' sub annual' reddit' duodecim libr' ster'. Et
ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod Donell Mac Carty defunct' avus prefat'
Daniell in vita sua fecit quoddam fact' dat' vicesimo secundo die Nov-
embr' 1593 cuid' Wilhno' Mac Rickard IiTegane nup' de Burryn gen'
defunct' prout' per fact' pred' dat' eisd' die et anno plen' apparet, cujus
quid em fact' et indorsament inde tenor sequit' in hec verba : To all,
&c. Et ulterius Jur' pred' die' quod quidam Owen Mac Carty modo
defunct', avunculus pred' Donell avi pred' Daniel (cum al') fee' quoddam
factum dat' ultim' die April' anno domini 1579 prefat' Willmo' Mac
Rickard Irregane prout per fact' pred' dat' eisd' die et anno plen' ap-
paret, cujus quid' fact' et indorsament' inde tenor sequit' in bee verba :
Sciant presentes, &c Memorand' quod Dermott O'Calli-
bane clamat capital' redd' de Dromgardufie, et le dimid' quarter' terr'
de Cnockes et le dimid' carrue' terr' de Killvurrou esse ejus et here-
ditatem suam. Et quod Donogb Mac Owen Carty clamat tres gnecves
terr' de Derry tres gneeves terr' in Farnegullnuhile etdu' gneeves terr'
de Blooyd esse jus et liereditatem suam. Et quod Cormuck Mac
Donogh Carty clamat lez tres oriental' gneeves
occidental' dimid' carrucat' terr' de Dromgarrolfe esse jus et hereditat'
To tbe Right Hon. his Majesty's Commissioners appointed for putting
in Execution the Actt of Parliament intitled, " An Act for the better
Execution of his Majesties Gracious Declaration for the Settlement
of his Kingdom of Ireland, and Satisfaction of the Several Interests
of Adventurers, Soldiers, and other his subjects there. '
The Claime of Donogh O'Drisscoll, alias Carragh, Sonne and heir
of Conor O'Drisscoll, late of Donegaule in the County of Cork, Gen-
tleman, deceased, and of Catherine Driscoll, alias Carthy, the Relict
of the said Connor.
The humble Petition of the said Donagh and Catherine.
Shewing that the Claimant's Grandfather Donogh O'Driscoll, alias
Carragh, lato of Downlong, in the County of Cork, Gentleman, de-
óojic^ l^jóe. 137
ceased, was, on the twenty-second day of October, 1641, seised in
his demesne as of fee Taile to him and the heires males of His Body,
and in the actuall possession of the Castles, Townes, and Lands, and
other the particulars in the annexed Schedule specified other than that
certain Parcells in the said Schedule mentioned, which hath been by
the said Donogh tke Grandfather conferred on the Claimant Katherine
for her Joynture upon her intermarriage with the said Connor, then
Son and heir of the said Donogh, which she was in possession of on
the 22nd day of October, 1641, and before, and the said Donogh, the
grandfather, being of all and singular the premisses so seized and pos-
sessed. Died so seized or possessed In or about the year 1647, after
and by whose death, inasmuch as the said Connor died in the lifetime
of the said Donogh, all and Singular the jjremisses descended and
came unto the Claimant or Grandson and heir unto the said Donogh,
who thereupon entred, when together with the Claimant Catherine,
were severally and respectively in the quiet possession thereof, until
the Clamaint Katherine and the said Clamant Donogh, being then a
Minor of very tender years, were thereout expulsed by the late usurped
Powers, in or about the year 1654, or thereabouts, the Clamant
Katherine further sayeth that shee, after the death of the said Connor,
and by vertue of the Settlement, made unto her as aforesaid, entered
into the Lands secured unto her for her Jointure as aforesaid, and was
in the peaceable possession thereof until expulsed as aforesaid.
That the Clamants and the said Donogh the Grandfather behaved
themselves Civilly, Innocently, and Inoffensively, during the Re-
bellion, never acting any thing against his Majesty or Peace of the
Nation, and as a further testimony of theire loyalty and fidelity, from
time to time observed and obeyed his Majestye' commands, as well
those Commands and Directions held forth in the Artickles of peace
concluded and made in the year of our Lord God ( 1 646,) and the
Peace made in the year (1648) by the order and authority of his late
majesty of ever blessed memory as others his Comands, and that they
have likewise ever since behaved themselves inofFensively, nor ever sued
for any Decree or Lands in Conpght or Clare, but always patiently
expected the happy Restauration of his Gracious Majesty.
The humble petition and Desire of the Chnnants is therefore that
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your Honours will be pleased to grant the Claimants, as innocent Per-
sons the Order and Decree of this Hon^'®- Court, that they may thereby
be restored to and confirmed in their Right and possessions Resjject-
ively, and according to the Directions of the said Act of Settlement,
be restored to the meane rates thereof, so far as the same is consistent
with the said Act, and to that end that all necessary prosses to his
Majesty's Attorney Generall, and to all others therein concerned, be
afforded them, and that their claime be received.
THE SCHEDULE annexed to the Claime of Donogh O'Driscoll,
alias Cairagh, expressing as well the Names and Quantities of
Plowlands held by them as his ancient Inheritance, as also his
Chiefries, Royalties, and other Duties appertaining to him in his
Estate in the County of Corke, and being tennant in taile as heir
male of the body of Donogh O'Drisscoll the Clamant's Grandfather.
Co.
Parish.
Cork Tullaeh
Id. Idem
Id. Idem
Lands and
Denominations.
Present
Possessors,
The Castle, town and
lands of Downing-
longe, containing
three plowlands in
Heritance in the Is-
land of Inishkirkane.
The town and lands of
Sleevemore, contain-
ing three half plow-
lands in the Island of
Inishkirkane, inheri-
tance morgaged from
me.
The town and lands
of Rineidrolane, con-
taining three half
ploughlands, inheri-
tance and part of my
mother's jointure ; it
lyes in the above said
Uland.
Barony.
Henry Carbry
Beecher
Captain
Jarvoys
Henry
Beecher
Idem
Idem
Dehentir.
The Heires or
Assignes of Sir
John Renalds,
whom I know
not.
The heires or
assigns of Sir
John Renalds.
óo\íc^i l^jóe.
130
Co.
Parish.
Lands and
Denominations.
Present
Possessors.
Barony.
Debentir.
Cork
Tiillagh
The town and land of
Henry
Carbry
The heires or
Clidaugh containing
Beecher
assigns of Sir
half a plowland in
John Renalds.
the Island of Inish-
skirkane.
Id.
Idem
The tovvne and lands
of Killmoone, con-
taining half a plow-
land in the Island of
Inishskivkane mor-
gaged to me.
Idem
Idem
The heires or
assignes of Sir
John Renalds.
Id
Idem
The town and lands of
Kinnigh, containing
half a plowland in the
aforesaid Island mor-
gaged to me.
Idem
Idem
The heires or
assignes of Sir
John Renalds.
Id.
Creagli
The Castle, town and
lands of Downegaiile,
containing two plow-
lands, inheritance, &
part of my mother's
Joyntm-e.
Idem
Idem
The heires or
assignes of Sir
John Renalds.
To the Hon*^'^- His Majestie's Commissioners appointed for executinge
the Act of Settlement and the Explanatory Act of the same.
May it please your Honors.
Pursuant to your Honour's Instructions wee have compared
and examined the Petition and Schedule of Coll. Cornelius O'Driscoll.
Com. Corke. East and West Carburv.
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Jejfie^Uó
Ballyniackami, 337 acres.
Baltymore, alias Dunenashead, 545 acres.
Ballyliney,
Ragh,
Gortard,
Lackaghane,
Bally- 1 land,
Monig,
Rincormack, [■ 1500 acres.
Cree,
Gurtylomaue,
Ardnavohonnane,
Lappagh,
East plowlands of Licke,
containing in the whole
King's Letter read — in poss. Aug. 63 — To Have a Cert^
Indorsed.
[Reporte upon the Peticon and Schedule of Coll. Cornelius O'Driscoll.]
1^" Note — This Record seems imperfect. However, all that remains is con-
tained above.
J. H.
On 12th August, 31t Car. II. A Grant to Colonel Richard Town-
send, Jeremy Donovane, gent. Daniell O'Donovane, Esq. Colonel
Cornelius O'Driscoll, Sir Edward Scott and Alexander Heyden, gent.
for reducing of Quit Rents.
Patent Roll.
1st May, 16th year of Queen Elizabeth, Letters Patents the OiBce
of Proctor of the Cathedral Church of Rosse.
3rd June, 26th year of Elizabeth — Pardon (general) to Fynyn
O'Driscoll and others.
Last day of August, 32d year of Queen Elizabeth — Pardon (general)
to Finnig Mac Dermott O Driscoll and others.
There is a Surrender from the O'Driscolls to the Crown, inrolled on
the Patent Roll, 5th James I. 2nd pars, facie. See Extract from this
in the Printed Repertory Patent Roll, James I. given above, p. 99.
See O'Driscoll Tn(|nisitimis— Nos. 208, 209, 344, 477, Charles I.
EEMAEKS ON THE PRECEDING TEACT.
Two ancient vellum copies of this work are in existence, one in
Leabhar Leacain, (the Book of " Lecan,") which was compiled from
various other MSS. by Gilla Isa Mor Mac Firbisigh of Leacan, in the
county of Sligo, in the year 1418. This copy begins at folio 119, b, b,
and ends with folio 122, b, b. The other copy is preserved in Leabhar
Bhaile an Mhuta, (the Book of " Ballymote,") which was compiled by
various persons, but chiefly by Solamh O'Droma, from older MSS.
about the year 1390, for Tomaltach Mac Donnchadha (Mac Donough)
then chief of the territories of Tir Oililla, Corann, Airteach, Tir
Thuathail, and Clann Fearmaighe, extending into the counties of Sligo,
Roscommon, and Leitrim. This copy begins at folio 109, b, b, and
ends at 112, b.
There is also a copy of it which was transcribed on paper by Dubh-
altach Mac Firbisigh in the year 1650, in the Library of Lord Roden,
and a second paper copy made from the latter, by Mr, E. Curry, in
the Library of the Royal Irish Academy.
Corca-Laidhe, the original country of the Dairinne, or O'Driscolls and
their correlatives, was originally co-extensive with the diocese of Ross^
or Ros-ailithre of which St. Fachtna of this race, who flourished in the
sixth century, was the first bishop. But on the encrease of the power and
population of the Deirgthine or race of Oilill Olum, the original territory
of the Dairinne was much circumscribed. Long before the English In-
vasion the Ui-Eathach-Mumhan, or O'Mahonys, wrested from them that
portion of their territory called Fonn-Iartharach i.e. West land, otliei-wise
a Co-extensive with the diocese of (Annadown) was co-extensive with
Ross. In several instances the ancient lar-Connacht, the seigniory of the
Irish dioceses were co-extensive with O'Flahertys. (See O'Flaherty's Chor-
some great tribe land. Thus, the ographical Description of lar-Con-
bishoprick of Cill Mhic Duach (Kil- naught, p. l,j and the bishoprick of
Diacduagli) was co-extensive with the Cill-rinnabhrach(Ivillfenora) embraced
territory of the Ui-Fiachrach-Aidhne, tlie country of tlie Corca-Modhruaidh,
and the bishoprick of Eanach Duin in North Munster.
142 E,EMARKS ON THE PRECEDING TRACT.
Ivahagh, comprising the parishes of Kilinoe, Scoole, Kilcrohane, Durris,
Kilmaconoge and Caheragh, in the barony of West Carbery ; and
after the English Invasion various encroachments were made upon their
lands by the English, and by families of the race of Oilill Olum, then
recejitly driven from their original locations by the English invaders.
The Ban-ys encroached on the Eastern side of their principality ; the
O'Sullivans (Ui Suileabhain) ; who had been originally seated at Cnoc
Raffonn and Cluain-meala, (Clonmel,) in the now county of Tipperary,
were driven from thence in the year 1192, when they settled in the
mountains of the now counties of Cork and Kerry, and finally wrested
from the Dairinne or Corca-Laidhe, that portion of their territory now
comprised in the baronies of Beare and Bantry. About the same
period the Cairbre Aebhdha, or O'Donovans, O'Collins, &c. who had
been seated in the barony of Cois Maighe, (Coshma,) and in the plain
on the west side of the river Maigh, (Maigue,) in the now county of
Limerick, were driven from thence by the Fitzgeralds, and they settled
in the present county of Cork, and wrested from the Corca-Laidhe, a
considerable portion of the northern part of their territor3\ This latter
sept transferred their tribe name of Cairbre from the banks of the
Maigh to the south of the Bandon, where it is still retained, applied
to an extensive territory, now the four baronies of Carber}'. The
Corca-Laidhe, though circumscribed, were, however, independent of
their new invaders, until the year 1232, when Cormac Gott, the third
son of Mac Carthaigh Mor, acquired dominion over the entire region,
now forming the four baronies of Carbery. This event is briefly noticed
in the old copy of the Annals of Innisfallen, preserved in the Bodleian
Library, as follows :
<' A.D. 1232. i)on)i)All oob 2t).v Ca|icai5 ho 5Abiv]l b'iv
b|liCCA^|l ^^V} ^O Cb01lir)AC 2t)A CA|tCA15, ^3^r ^ léA5u6 A|* A
cebojii A c]^')^} '\\.^t] bo; a5U|* a cé&ói|i i)A 6]A]6 |*]1) bo cua]6 ]i)
<t)ori)i)AU rT? V^^ co5ATitm 2t)bA5ijAi|- ) CbobcAis A3uf iDSp)] )
2t)u]|xceA]tCAi5 bo 6éi)ATb iDÍcoTrjAjifAi^ACCA ]ie 2t)u]|tceA]icAC
0'2l)AccAir)UA, V} i)Oc |io ]to]i) uAiii ]io n)A]tbA8 le]f z]\\ n)C]c )
2l)bACCAtbT)A, A5U]- ]to A]|t3 é -^é^r), A-^ny be f]\) ac;\ <t)on)i)AU
CAiitbjieAc A5U]' A clAt)i) lyle-w ceA]* ó h-0]^) AiUe."
IlEMAllKS ON THE PRECEDING TRACT. 14 O
"A.D. 1232. Domlinall God'' Mac Carthaigh was taken prisoner
by his own brother Cormac Mac Carthaigh, but he was set at liberty
by him at the end of a quarter; and immediately after this Domhnall
went at the instance of Maghnus O'Cobhthaigh and the daughter of
O'Muircheartaigh (O'Moriarty) to commit an unneighbourly act
against Muircheartach O'Mathghamhna, (O'Mahony,) a thing which
he did, for he slew the three sons of O'Mathghamhna, and plundered
himself; and, in consequence of this, Domhnall Cairbreach and his
race remained in the south from that forth."
The surrounding tribes still continued to encroach upon the Corca-
Laidhe, until at length they narrowed tlieir territory to the limits of the
following i^arishes, which, according to the Regal Visitation Book of
1615, constitute the rural deanery of Colleymore and Colleybeg, viz. :
" Myross, Glanbarahane, (now CastlehavenJ Tullagh, Creagh, Kilcoe,
Aghadowne and Cleere. In this territory they built the castles of Gleann,
Bearchain, or Castlehaven, Lough-Hyne, Ardagh, Baltimore, Dun-na-
n-gall, Dun-an-oir in Cape Clear Island, Rincoliskey, and a Castle and
Abbey on Sheikinc Island. In 1636, 'the entire of O'Driscoll's country,
b Domhnall God. This event is en- "DonallGot-Ogue.Mac-CarthyMor,
tered in the Dublin interpolated copy 3e fils de Donall-Mór-na-Currad Mac
of the Annals of Innisfallen as follows: Carthy, souverain de Desmond, cut
"A.D. 1233. t5on;i)AU 5ob CAifi- en apanage la princepauté de Carbery.
btteAc, njAc t3oTÍ)T)AiU ?r)óin i)a CunAó, En 1 233 11 leva une arniée pour de-
bo ceAcc b'AicniosAó Uí 2f)bAÍ:5Ati)t)A troner Dermod O'Mahony. Trois fils
-^oUf ^^i CbobcA(3 A 5-CoiU c-SeAlbui5. dg qq dernier perirent dans cette guerre
Cac bo cun ADD bo, A5ur cni tDic UÍ aijjsi ^^. ^ ^oiFey de Coillsealvy.
2r)bAr5A,DDA bo ,^AnbA6 bo, .1. miun Moinsheureux dans la, guerre qu' il
tDAC tJoDDcfjAOA x)A })-]n)]-\\.ce z]Vi)c}\X."
"A.D. 1233. Domhnall God Cair-
breach, son of Domlinail Mor-na-
Curadh, came to depose O'Math-
ghamhna and Coblithaigh to Coill-t-
Sealbhaigh, where he fought a battle,
and slew the three sons of O'Math-
ghamhna, i.e. the three sons of Donn-
chadh na h-imirce tirachill."
It is thus noticed, on the authority
last quoted in Mons Laine's Pedigree
of the Count Mac Carthy :
commen9a contre le Fitzgerald, en
1248, DonaU fut tué, en 1251, par
Jean de Callan, fils de Thomas Fitz-
gerald." p. 79.
c Sherkin. The castle of Dun na
Sead or Baltimore, Dun na n-gall, was
erected by the Enghsh in 1215, ac-
cording to the Annals of Innisfallen.
The Franciscan Abbey of Insherkin
was built by Finghiu O'DriscoU in
1460.
144 HEM AUKS ON THE PRECEDING TIIACT.
as well as those of the O'Donovans, O'Mahonys, and several septs of
the Mac Carthys paid tribute to MacCarthy Reagh — see Inquisition
in Addenda F.
That the ancient Irish should have been careful to preserve their
genealogies need not be a matter of surprise, and that these are jjerfectly
authentic may be expected as they were entered in the local books of pe-
digrees, and preserved in the poems of family or hereditary poets. Those
of the lowest rank among a great tribe, ti-aced and retained the whole
line of their descent with the same care, which in other nations was
peculiar to the rich and great ; for it was from his own genealogy each
man of the tribe, poor as well as rich, held the charter of his civil state,
his right of property in the cantred in which he was born, the soil of
which was occupied by one family or clan, and in which no one lawfully
possessed any portion of the soil if he was not of the same race with
the chief.
This was also the case with the Welsh, as we are informed by
Giraldus, in the first chapter of his Cambrics Descriptio, and again,
more particularly in the seventeenth chapter, where he writes as follows :
" Generositatem vero et generis nobilitatem pr<e rebus omnibus
magis appetunt. Undo et generosa conjugia plus longe cupiunt quam
sumptuosa vel opima Genealogiam quoque generis sui etiam de
populo quilibet observat, et non solum avos, atavos sed usque ad
sextam vel septimam et ultra procul generationem memoriter et
prompte genus enarrat in hunc modum, Resus filius Gruffini, filii
Resi, iilii Theodori, filii Mne?e, filii Oeni, filii Hoeli, filii Cadelli,
filii Roderici Magni, et sic deinceps.
" Genus itaque super omnia diliguut, et damna sanguinis atque
dedecoris ulciscuntur. Vindicis enim animi sunt et irae cruentiE,
nee solum novas et recentes verum etiam veteres et antiquas velut
instantes vindicare parati."
Zinu biiigce wuc coHW)t)e.
10
5itiii t>n)Soe wv^c coHW]t)e.
A C]t;r) B|V]A]T) Sle^be SrjeACCA,
Bl]te Ab 6ÍA16 Af feileACCA.
Ku5a6 50 nij Sac|*at) fom 5
ceAi)T) ^ií 5 ^AejÓeAl le 3^1^^^!^^
i)AC lóji bo b|ie]cb sblU 3bAe]6]l
be^c A C]i)T) bo cotT)rt)Ae]6eArt7b-
"pju bo of cb A t)-beA|iT)f Ar ^OjU
ceAiw BbjtlAir) bo b|te]c 50 \Mr)r)A]X)r) ', 10
C|T)1) AT) eA|l|l A|l A A5Alb,
A ceAr)T) A S-CjU corbAbbAisb-
» Sliabh Sneachta, i.e. the mountain h JsTí/í^ o/í/ie Saxons, i.e. Henry III.
of snow, angl. Slieve Suaght, a lofty King of England,
mountain near the village of Carndo. <^ The head, &c. No record of the
nagh, in the barony of Inishowen and fact of Brian O'Neill's head having
County of Donegal. Colgan who was been sent to London has been discover-
born at the foot of tliis mountain, ed except this poem. The Irish an-
translates the name " mons nivium." nalists, and also Clyn and Dowling,
See Trias Thaum. p. 181, n. 172. The merely mention the fact that O'Neill
entire of the peninsula of Inis-Eoghain was slain. Dowling adds that 352 of
belonged to Tir-Eoghain at this period, his followers were slain along with
but was afterwards added to Tir- him "m Vico de Down."
Chonaill. d The Gaeidhil, i.e. the native Irish
GÍLLA BRÍGHDE MAC CONMIDHE.
Death of my heart ! Is the head of Briau
In a strange country under cold clay ;
O head of Brian of Sliabh Sneachta,*
Eire after thee is an orphan !
To the king of the Saxons'' eastwards 5
Was carried the head" of the king of the Gaeidhil^i by the Galls«
Is it not sufficient victory over the Gaeidhil
That thou, O head, art triumphed over !
It is equal to all the evil the foreigners have done
To bring the head of Brian to London,
It is a sore consummation of his fate,^
That his head should be in a strani^er's church.
10
or Milesian race of Ireland.
* The foreigners. The word Gaill
is applied by the Irish writers to any
foreigners. It seems to have been
originally applied by them to the
Gauls, a colony of whom from the
coast of France is said to have settled
in Ireland under Labhraidh Loing-
seach, A.M. 3682. See O'Flaherty's
Ogygia, part III. c. 39, p. 262. From
this it came to signify any foreign in-
vaders, but before the twelfth century
it was usually employed to designate
the Danes and Norwegians. Since that
period it is almost invariably appUed
to the English. See Colgan's Acta
Sanctorum, p. 603, n. II, and O'Brien's
Irish-English Dictionary, voce Gall.
f Fate. In two paper copies in the
Royal Irish Academy, the reading is
0I51Ó.
% Dun, anciently called Dun-Ceal-
148 JilU Dti15t)e
2t)Ai|t3 |iu3 Ó í)íír) A ojie^cb Tt)-bui3
or) bA^le A b-^ujl ^eA]tc Pbivb]tui5,
5UT) Ttí5 Cb^^-in^ ^t* c|i^6 lli)r) 15
livrb t^& CAin^ ^V 'CAilsiTjb.
21 l)-A6t)AlCe AT? 2l]t& 2t)ACA
UllcA]b A|* A T)-2lelclAcbA,
A TT)eAf5 cloc A]t 5-clAt)r) Mé]ll-T)e
ocb i)Ac Atjr) A e]|*éi|t5be ! 20
2lcíV A l,Ut)t)AT1)T) fiv l]C 5^1
ceAT)r) bo ceAi)r)6cbAei|* 3^ei^ll>
XT)' eAllAcb, 31U 50 5-cluii)e, a cblT)&,
u^le Ab cbeAT)i)Acb 60 cbunt]iiT)T),
i)o |iAb ^ice bo beAWAc 25
A|i Tt)o 6uA-\V} V^ 6e]5ceAT)i)Ac,
5é rt^AÓ f^ce bó beAW t)-6i]i
^íi n)ó A5U]* bo b-^eA|i|i n)'oT)ó]]t.
'CuccAf leATt) A IÓ ele
f]ce bo ]íA BbeAllcATtje 30
■|te CAeb ftjT)Tt)Ai|* rbó]]t Arpu]bb
AT) fr)5t)Air ói|t A]- &bAi5b.
i)o ^uAjtA^ ^irSl^ ''^ b'|íeA|i|i'
beAT)i}ACCA]i) A||ib]tf5 6]|teAT)b ;
cjtAb A biiA]T)e T)i|i bocbbA ; 35
buATi)e blAÓ A beAi:)i:)ACCA.
tair and Dun-da-Cath-glilas, but now Thaum. pp, 169, 170; Lanigan's Ec-
Dun-Padraig anglice Downpatrick. clesiastical History of Ireland, vol.
It is the name of the County town of I. p. 87, and Reeves's Ecclesiastical
Down, and is much celebrated in Irish Antiquities of Down and Connor, Sfc.
Ecclesiastical history as the burial p. 223 to 232.
place of tlie Trias Thaumaturga of •» Caiseal, now Cashel in the County
Ireland, i.e. theS.S. Tatrick, Bridget of Tipperary.
and ColumbklUe. See Colgan's Trias ' Tailginn, i.e. the tonsured, a name
W^c Cor)mjóe. 149
Alas ! that his noble face was removed from Dun,s
From the place wherein is the grave of Patrick,
It is grievous to us that the king of Caiseal'* 15
Is not [interred] near the relics of the Tailginn.'
In Ard MachaJ are the interments
Of the Ulaidh with their lime-stone graves,
Among [the tomb-stones of] our Clann-Neill ;
Alas ! that his resurrection shall not be there ! 20
There is in London under a white flag-stone''
A head which the Gaeidhil would [dearly] ransom
All my cattle, although thou hearest it not, O head !
I w^ould give to ransom thee.
He gave twenty horned cows 25
For my poem,^ it was a goodly purchase.
Were they twenty cows with golden horns.
My honor was greater and better.
I brought away with me on another day
Twenty cows at May -day, 30
Along with much other wealth besides
I received a better gift,
The blessing of the chief king of Eire ;
The reward for his poem was not trifling; 35
[But] more lasting the fame of his blessing.
wliicli was originally applied by the Christian era, now Armagh. Here
Irish Druids to St. Patrick, and which the O'Neills of Tyrone had their fa-
continued to be applied to him by the mily tomb.
Irish poets. See Petrie's History and ^ Under a white flag-stone. Some
Antiquities of Tara Hill, pp. 77, 78. may think that Brian's head would
Ard-Macha, i.e. the height or hill have been placed on a pole over London
of Macha Mongruadh, queen of Ire- bridge, a prey to the birds of the air.
land, about three centuries before the ^ For my poem. The poem here al-
150 JilU t)|t)§De
í)o 6o]|ic CÍVC Ai;o]|t j-a i)iA|t
^riiTi}' cjtiib 6 bo có]ó &a]5 BjilAi?
bo CUA16 'y rrjo ]ti aji Ae]!) jiiAi) Af
T*Ae]7t Btiiat) At; q bA b-CA|i|tA|*. 40
3^1? SAC 5At) ho]r) bA n}-be]n)i|*,
A]t cjtob T)ocA cejfpetDÍf,
'p)í b]AC Í bub CACA 0117' co|5
Af ]t} 2t)ACA bo rbAjlCUTT).
UcivT) |iA b'olc |ie Bit^At) 45
A b-cucrA|i bATT) bo 6|rr)iA6;
710 bub eb5]5 ciA|t 150 to]\i
rx) é5có]|i A|* B]tiAT) T)A be AC AT 5b.
C03A6 3<'^^1^^^^ T*^ 3^11^1^
1TT)i|tc A|t 5U]i) 5All-b]tAi)i;u]b ; 50
^]AT) 5aII bo 5u]u A|i n7-b]tAT);\]t),
i)i fruil AW Ajt i)-fi)5AbivTl.
i)0 beAT}|*AC biV|V]t A]t 1)-A|lbA
rrjeiceAl uAcnjAjt AllrbA|tbA;
r]5 |tlT)1) Ajl T)-bOTT)t)Acb 50 Í)ÚT), 55
^A coi)T)Iac iT)i) A5 fiDpubb-
3o lit AT) í)Ú]t) r)í|l cui^ieAÓ CAcb
A|l Tbu]1)l)C1|t 2t)]l]b "CeATPjlAC,
Tt)A|i bff A ij-bivt) bo b|io]t;5 bul,
tiocA p|iO]r)r) ^5 t)a eAi)5T)An)b. 60
luded to is unknown to the Editor. old man in 1260, when the battle of
Indeed no other poem attributed to Down was fought,
our author is extant, except one on «> Got them, i.e. from whom I re-
Cathal Croibli-dhearg O'Conchobhair, ceived them. No one should seek re-
king of Connacht, who died in the prisals of me, because I plundered
year 1224, and if this be really his the king alone and by his own consent,
composition he must hare been a very ^King of Macha, i.e. of Eamhain
W^c Cot)mt>e. 151
All have poured from east and west
Upon my cattle since the good Brian departed.
They and my king have passed away at the same time,
The nohle Brian, from whom I got them.'" 40
Were we without horse, without cow,
For [want of] cattle we would not repine,
And there would not want he felt in my house,
If the king of Macha" were living.
Wo is me ! it would seem distressing to Brian 45
[To see] what indignity is offered me ;
Injustice to me, east or west, would be unlikely
If Brian were living.
The war of the Gaeidhil with the foreigners
Was playing for a check at foreign chessmen ; 60
The foreign pawns checked our chess king !
We cannot now escaj^e defeat.
The top of our corn was cut down
By a hideous exotic horde of reapers ;
Who came against us on Sunday" to Dun, 55
When the crop was but to ripeness turning.
Till the day at Dun no battle was gained
Over the race of Mileadh of Teamhair;P
But "when it is the destiny'J of people to pass away,"
Valor or prowess is of no avail. 60
Macha, the ancient palace of the pro- p The race of Mileadh, i.e. the Mi-
vince of Ulster. lesian race, whose chief residence was
o Sunday. " A.D. 1260. O'Neyl originally at Teamhair or Tara.
regulus Ultonie occiditur ciun multo q The destiny. The belief of the
populo apud civitatem de Dune, do- ancient Irish in predestination appears
minica infra octavas Ascensionis." from various writings. See the ^aíí/e
Clyn. The Irish considered tliat fight- of Mayh Rath, pp. 172, 269, and the
ing on Sunday was an omen of ill Miscellany of the Irish Archaeological
success to them. Society, pp. 2. 5, 7, 8, 9.
152 5í^^^ ^p)toe
Ai) beA|ic bo ^5i]tpeA6 B]|iii)i},
TT7A|t bub CÓ]|t CUjt AT) 5Al|*51&b
A]t |*5U|l AT) Al5 U|Tn)A]|*b]|t.
21 |i Ai|t5, A]t 1011*5 ^^ leA|*Aib^ 65
Af A|x Tbu]6 bo Tbó]|i c]teA|*u]b ;
5AC flfi* TT)úi|i bAllA]6 b^Aji bÍAbb
le ^AUA^b í)ú]T) bo bf5lAbb.
Ha 3^11^ <^ l.ur)bu]T) AÍe
T)A pubA]ll ó Pbo|tc l,ATTi5e 70
CA5A]b t)A Tt)-b|ió]T) 5eAl5lA]|* ^u]]irr),
'da T)eAt)5lAir 6]yi )y ]A]tuit)D.
LeAcc]ton) ]to cu]|i|*eAC at) cac
^ojU A5U|* 3Ae]6il 'CeATbitAcb ;
lé]T)C] CAel-f|ió]ll |íA clo]i)ií 5-Cu]T)t)^ 75
Af 3oil^l^ 17A T)-Aet)b|lÓ]t) TA|IU]T)T).
pívc A|i Tt)-beA]tc be^c a 5-co]|ie,
TtJUT) 3-CAc A|i ceAT)T) 2t)AeT;)Tbo]be,
bA Tt)-beA]trA A]t cAc 5Arj at) cac !
^}) bA cjtAcb beAbcA at> «DoTbi^cb. 80
r Porí Lairge. This is the ancient ad bella precedunt. Habent enim
and present Irish name of the city of arma pro onere. Inermes vero dimi-
Waterford. It would appear to have care pro audacia reputant et honore."
derived this name from a Danish (Dist. III. c. 10.) Dr. O'Conor has
chieftain Lairge or Larac, or as the the following observations upon the
Danes write it Largo, who is mention- Irish mode of fighting, in his sup-
ed in the Annals of the Four Masters pressed work of Memoirs of the Life
at the year 951. The name Waterford, and Writings of Charles O'Conor of
or Vedrafiordr, was given it by the Belanagare, p. 79 ;
Danes; which is supposed to signify "It is well known that the Irish
" weather bay." always fought under very great disad-
^ Linen Shirts. This confirms Gi- vantages against the English, who
raldus's account of the Irish mode of were covered with armour, while they
fighting: " Praeterea »Kf/i et inermes [the Irish] had no such defence. Polj'-
W^c CoDmjóe. 153
In its own time we have not seen
The deed which would relieve Eire,
As valor, it is ascertained.
Ought to be exerted on the cessation of prowess.
From the number of forts which he plundered and burned 65
From the number of great battles which he gained ;
Every flank of a fortressed town which he shattered,
By the foreigners of Dun was revenged.
The foreigners from London,
The hosts from Fort-Lairge,' 70
Came in a bright green body thither.
In gold and iron armour.
Unequal they engaged in the battle,
The foreigners and the Gaeidhil of Teamhair,
Fine linen shirts^ on the Race of Conn,* 75
And the foreigners in one mass of iron.
The cause of our defeat was our being in guilt.
In the battle for the possession of Maenmhagh ;
Ah ! if all were induced to abstain from the battle !
Sunday was no day for fighting." 80
dore Virgil says that at the battle of tlie second century. This race in-
Newark, in the reign of Henry VII. eluded the O'Conors of Connacht as
the Irish fought with astonishing well as the O'Neills, Mac Mahons,
bravery ; but that having their bodies and other chieftains of Ulster.
uncovered, according to their native " Sunday was no day for fighting.
custom, they were cut to pieces : This quatram is obscure, but the
Contra Hiberni etsi proelium magnis meaning is tliis. The cause of our
anfinis edebant, attamen, cum patrio losing this battle, which was fought
more nullis armis corpora tecta ha- in defence of the rich plains of Ire-
berent, ante omnes passim cadebant, land, was, that our chieftains could
eorumcLue csedes aliis multo maxime not be induced to defer till Monday,
formidine erat." Sunday was no day for fighting, and
t The race of Conn, i.e. the descen- we had the ill success of having pro-
dants of Conn of the Hundred Battles, faned that day.
monarch of Ireland in the middle of
154 JilU ^píioe
&0 T)1TT) b|ll|*beA|l CAC CjlÓÓA ;
3U|t ceAT)5lA& bo n^rb ó Me^ll,
eAT)5r)ATb At) ^i|i bob' ^]-^xné]\.
Bó bo]cc T)í CU5A6 h'íx coi5b} ^5
TD]t)T) j-bASAlTtC T)OCA]l f^T^^^IS,
C]t&b |tO nj^ll pA]t' TbU]6 AT> CAC ?
T)í ^U]l Cjll It^l* A|t cf T)CAcb.
BAcb, Y^ fN^^ cuTbbAi5 pív A ceAijr),
bív b-cí]*eA6 a|v fitc r)-6/i|ieAT)t)j 90
C]té jt)i|* b-}^ívil 50 BftiAT) Tt)-b|ieA5
5 AT) liv^rb T)A ftt]Ai) 7x0 ^-oji-eAO.
í)o ^rnÓeocAÓ beAi) 50 BjiTAr)
ó Sl]Ab CaUaiw 50 Co]|t|tfl]Ab ;
SfbAl ^^J^eiófl Af 3|i<vii) leAit) 95
6 bo co^bb Ae]T)^eA]t o]|teAi}t).
Míjt fivjiAis tje^TbeAÓ O Mé]ll,
i)í beAfttjA eAslAjf b'AirbTié]|t ;
|tAC B|tlAir) bo bívÓAÓ bo v^^jh,
cjiíibAÓ i)A OjA^bb A|* bo]l]5b- 100
LAec|iAi6 Le^ce Cu]T)t) 'f^v cac
bo corbcujc ]rr) ce^vx) b-'CeATb|iAC,
V ^!/ poison. See also line 99. 5e6]l]b vet), i bo t^í ne s^llib ac Cut)
Leland says that the Irish prince fell »aleAri)5lAr."
by the treachery of his own people. " 1260. Brian O'Neill, king of Ci-
and quotes Ami. Innisf. MSS. No neal-Eoghain, to whom the Gaeidhil
allusion to treachery is made in the had given hostages, and who had not
Dublin copy of the Annals of Innis- gi"^en rent or tribute to the King of
fallen, but his death is entered in the the Saxons, was killed by his own
Bodleian copy as follows: "1260. Gaeidhil and some of the Galls at
bniei) O'Meyll, ní QijAl eo^]t) b'iv CU5- Dun-da-leath-ghlas."
fAC 5e&il b|tA5b], T i)^ mc cyx t)A '^ /nis-i^a<7, one of the ancient names
cA]!) bo t^i5 SA5tAt), i^o rpATtbAé b\\ of Ireland.
W^c Cotmijóe. 155
Of what avail is valor or many spears ?
By poison a fierce battle is gained.
Until O'Neill was disabled by poison/
The prowess of the hero was terrible.
The cow of a poor man was never brought to his house, 85
The reliquary of a priest he never violated.
What curse could have followed him for which the battle was lost?
There is no church against which he sinned.
A steed, with his ornamental bridle on his head.
Should pass throughout Eire, 90
Through Inis Fail^ to Brian of Breagh :*
It would passy without any one putting a hand to the bridle.
A woman^ would pass to Brian
From Sliabh Callainn^ to Coirrshliabh;*»
The walk among the Gaeidhil is frightful to me 95
Since the chief man of Eii-e has departed.
O'Neill did not violate a sanctuary ;
He did not disobey the church ;
The prosperity of Brian was destroyed by poison ;
To be pious after him is difficult. 100
The heroes of Leath-Chuinn*^ in the battle
Fell together in defence of Teamhair ;
^Breagh. a plain in the south-east p. 104.
of the ancient Meath. Brian is called a sliabh Callainn, i. e. Callann's
of this plain because it contains mountain, (a?iglicé Slieve Gallion)
Teamhair or Tara, the seat of royalty. a mountain in the barony of Lough-
y/i would pass. This is in allusion insholin, county of Londonderry, and
to Brian's justice and the tranquillity on the borders of the county of Ty-
of Ireland under his rule. rone.
z A woman, &c. The same is said of b Coirrshliabh, i.e. the rugged moun-
the reign of Domhnall, son of Aedh, tain, (anglice the Curlieu hills,) on
son of Ainmire, monarch of Ireland, the borders of the counties of Ros-
from A.D. 628 to 642, and of Brian common and Sligo.
Borumha, monarch from A.D. 1002 c /,ea</í-C/í«in/í, i.e. Conn's half, i.e.
to 1014. See Battle of Magh-Rath, the northern half of Ireland.
156 5JIU t)tti§t)e
leA5CA|i A ó]tu]l T)A. bb^^5b<^1^b-
"Cuicin) ]if5]tAi6e b-^eA|i b-'pix]! 105
oi)co]T) 3<'^^1^6^l ^T^ t;a v-'S^^V,
folcbA]6 Ae]T)feA|i Ai;eA|*bAT&b'
2lciv A]t lAec|iAi6 l-e^ce Cbujur)
A^cfeAfi fn) A|cpeA|t a5u]ijt)í 110
léT5eAT) |tí'5 A 5-CAcb ijifi cbó|ft
iicb bo 5r)fn} 5AT) a 5Abiv|l.
P^vsb^il jifs O^lis >AD i^Tt
T)^1]i bo i-bfl Bo^Ait) eAcbivi) ;
^e]teAn} paUí*a b'fé]\)i) 6ATbt)A 115
léjTT) CA|l|tf A bV b-C]5eA|ll)A.
T^Aiv é]x AT) CACA cr)eA6u]5,
At) cuA]lle y-i^]l c^Aji r)ó co^|t,
Aibiv^t) ^f 5At) B|t]Ar) r)A beAcbA]5b. 120
2lo céb CAC bo cu^ji B|iiat),
't)A b-CO]lCAl|l A|lb^4AlC 0]|t51All,
5U]i ciqc A5 í)út) AT) bor)i) 5eAl
A b0T)T) A|l 5-Cul T)f]t CU]|ieAbb-
3u|i cu]c B|tiAi) BiT)r)e b-^lbAjÓ 125
A 5-CAc C)ii]i) jte bAT)Afiii]b^
CACA cl^x)\) Me^ll at;aIIa]t)
50 leiji AT)r) bo fcATi7AT|t.
d T/ie 7iro;). This alludes to the e One man would svpp/y their loss.
construction of the ancient Irish i.e. the escape of Brian O'Neill would
wooden house or log house which was counterbalance the loss of all the rest
supported by a tur or gahhalfulaing. of the chieftains who fell in this battle.
See Cormac's Glossary, in voce Cuifi- This notion is not peculiar to our
13®^' author. " Rex enim unus instar om-
W^c Conmjóe. 157
As when the prop'^ is withdrawn from a house
Its ridge falls down after it.
The fall of the chieftains of the men of Fail 105
Is not to be compared to this one plague.
The chieftains of the Gaeidhil being mortally wounded,
One man would supply their loss.^
There, upon the heroes of Leath-Chuinn,
Reproach on reproach is heaped by us : 110
To have allowed the king into the battle was not right ;
Alas the deed, that he was not prevented.
To leave the king of Oileach among the slain
Is a disgrace to the Race of Eoghan* of white steeds,
It was a false guarding in the soldiers of Eamhain,s 115
To have allowed their lord to break through them.
After the bloody battle
The Gaeidhil cannot move :
The flag-staff of Fail [moves not] west or east.
Only because Brian liveth not. 120
[It was"! the first battle*» which Brian fought.
In which the head-chieftain of Oirghialla fell ;
Until our fair chief fell at Dun,
His footstep was not put back.
When Brian of Beann-Abhaidh' fell 125
In the battle of Dun by the barbarians,
For the battles [gained] by the races of Niall of old
We have there fully paid.
nium est." See Cambrensis Eversus, ^ The first battle. This battle is not
Dedication, p. vi. vii. noticed in the Irish Annals.
f The race o/Eoghan, i.e. the CNeills i Beann-Abhaidh. There is no place
and their correlatives. of this name in Ulster at present. It
K The soldiers of Eamhain, i.e. the was probably the old name of Beann
men of Oirghialla. Aibhne in the barony of Keenaght,
158 JjlU t)|vijt)e
2l|i 5-cAC A5 C|tAe]b Tolc^v cfiiqtt),
A5 í)úi) |io bf 5lAbb 0]i-<s,]vr), 130
CO|tcbAltl 6AcbA]b}) |-At) C]teA|* CO]|l,
béA|- ^)] 8eAcbA]bb 3at) bi'^b-o^ll-
Cac 2lrA SolA]f X]6e
bo í'cfATt) tie })-<K-\\)hij:]r)e
Tt)A]6rt) í)ú]r)] A5 b/lAb a|x 5-CAc 135
A|i Ti^ft) rt^AÓ 2t)u]be r)-2lc]tAcb-
Cac KivcA boc, ]to b|i]|* fjiw,
CAC Sl^lb] 'C05A CAejb-fritjr),
|io bA livT) T)A b-Aibi)e b^pujl
A]t clival 2t)At5r)e f ai) 2t)uTbATt). 140
Cac Slé]be CAe^r) jio cu]|t M]aU
b'ivji 5-cofr)ATb A|t cjticb r)-0]|t5iAU,
Ajl 5-CAC A 2t)Óp) 1h5leAT)l)Ú|l 1h3lA}*
Acb t*A feAT) i)uU CO]]a Cil|lA|*.
Cac |io cuiitfeArt) ua]]! ele, 145
f A <Dút) biionjA i)A]|t]r)e,
^|t A5 Loc CuAT) |terT)' cbu]rbt)e,
ocb n)or)UA7t ! ]xo í c|*A]n7-r)e.
county of Londonderry. See Inbhear Eoghain in the battle of Cracbh-tuicha
Abhaigh, note infra. in 1003.
kCraeoA-iw/c/ia, i.e. the wide-spread- ^ Ath-solais, i.e. ford of the light,
ing tree of the hill. This is probably There are many places of this name
the place now called Crewe, situate in Ireland, but nothing has been dis-
near Glenavey in the barony of Upper covered to identify the place here re-
Massareene, and county of Antrim. ferred to, and no account of the battle
This battle was fought in the year is found in the Irish Annals.
A. D. 1003 between the Cineal-Eoghain " Eath-Bhoth, i.e. the rath of the
and the Ulidians, in which the latter booths or tents, now Raphoe, the head
were defeated. of an ancient bishoprick in the county
Eochaidk. This was Eochaidh son of Donegal. No account of this battle
of Ardghar, king of Ulidia or Eastern is found in the Irish Annals.
Ulster, who was slain by the Cineal- <> Sliabh-Toadh. Two battles were
Our battle at the heavy Craebh-tulcha**
At Dun was avenged upon us; 130
Eochaidh' fell in the eastern conflict
But it did not here go unrevengsd.
The battle of the placid ford of Ath-solais""
We paid for to the foreign tribe ;
The defeat at Dun revenged our battle 135
On the smooth plain of Magh-n-Athrach.
[At] the battle of Rath-bhoth," which we gained,
[At] the battle of the fair-sided Sliabh-Toadh,»
The rivers were full of blood.
On the plain of MaighinP in Mumhan. 140
The battle of Sliabh-Caein'i was fought by Niall
To defend us against the country of Oirghialla,
Our battle in the fertile valley of Moin-ghlas,""
Alas ! was revenged, eastwards, at old Dun.
We fought a battle at another time, 145
At Dun-droma Dairinne^
We caused slaughter at Loch Cuan* in my memory
But, alas ! we have paid for it.
fought here by the ancestors of the See Dinnseanchus.
O'Neills; one in A.D. 291, and the ^Dun-Droma Dairinne, i.e. the fort
other in 610, [614.] It would appear of Dairinne's ridge, (Dundrum,) in
from the Annals of Ulster that Sliabh the barony of Lecale, county of Down.
Toadh was the mountain now called Here are the ruins of a strong castle
" Bessy Bell," situate near Newtown- of great antiquity, which occupies the
Stewart, in the county of Tyrone. site of the primitive dun, or earthen
P Magh Maighne, in Munster. Not fort. This battle is not noticed in the
identified. Irish Annals.
iSliabh'Caeiji. There is no moun- t Loch Cuan, Lough Con or Strang-
tain now bearing this name in Ulster. ford Lough in the county of Down.
«■ Moin-ghlas, i.e. green bog, now Strangford seems the Danish name,
Monglass, in the county of Kildare. Strang-fiord, the sfrong firth.
160 "SÍ^U t)tnjt>e
bív|i' cui]t|*fTt) CAC "pojiTnAeile ; 15U
OC |lO b<X TT)Óft A|t rt)eAl)TT)A,
&'íV|t clóÓ CAC t)A CA1|*beA|tr)A.
T^lceAÍl bo lu]|i5t)Tb l-A^seAi)
't)A|i 5-ceA|i&CA ]to cuiiíbujjeAÓ,
^]|l CO]t]lA A|l clív|tAibb A]t feAi), 155
&0 CT)ÍVTbAlb loTDA LAT5beAT).
C^'f 2lcA CllAC 01) CAC 5<^ll
^luA^seAÓ r)A 5-cocaII 5-c|vA]ceAi)t)
bitAi5&i ^ú]VV A CA^nl CbiMitc
A3 CAi|*frf6 Í)íÍ]t; b^ív Oi^u^lc. 160
CeAllAcívi) |ií CAifjl Cbuijtc
A i)-51a|* ty'Sxiji b-c]3 bo cAbAj]tc
Io|*5a8 C0151 C|i)r) Co]tAbbj
5]to]6e |t]u 5At) o|tcuTbAllj
Coi)cubA|t, rrjAC 'Ca]65 'r)ív]t b-c]3, 165
ík.^]tb|tí CoT)i)ACC 'i)A cin^jb,
u Formaeil, now Formil, in the pa- Leinstermen. This alludes to a story
rish of Lower Badoney, barony of given at full length in Mageoghegan's
Strabane and county of Tyrone. This translation of the Annals of Clon-
battle was fought in the year 965 macnoise, which states that " Muir-
[966] between the Cineal Eoghain and cheartach of tlie Leather Coats carried
Cineal Conaill, and the latter were oflT the body of Cearbhall, king of
defeated with the loss of their chief, Leinster, and made a payre of tables
Maelisa O'Canannain. See Annals 4 of his bones, which for a long time
Mast. A.D. 965, and Annal Ult. 966. after was kept as a monument in the
y Caisbhearna. This battle is not king of Ulster's house." ^qq Annals
noticed in the Irish Annals. This is of the Four Masters, Ed. J. O'D. A.D.
probably the present Casorna, in the 942, p. 650, a.
parish of Badoney. barony of Stra- ^ The foreign race, i.e. the Danes of
bane and county of Tyrone. Dublin, who paid tribute to Muir-
^' A chess hoard of the shin hones of cheartach of the Leather Coats in 942.
W-dc Conmme. 161
Proud were our people
When we fought ihe battle of Forniaeil ;'' 150
And Oh ! high were our spirits
When the battle of Caisbhearna* was won.
Chess of the shin-bones of Leinstermen^
In our work-shop was constructed.
Smooth chessmen were on the tables of our ancestors 155
Of the bare bones of Leinstermen.
The tribute of Ath-cliath from the foreign race,'^
The hasting of the leathern coats [obtained]
We got hostages from Caiseal-Chuirc ;y
At the knotty wood of Dun it was revenged. 160
«^.
Ceallachan, king of Caiseal Chuirc,
In a fetter^ was brought to our house,
We burned the palace of Ceann-coradh*
In which were steeds without fetters.
Conchubhar, the son of Tadhg,*» 165
Chief king of Connacht was a cajitive at our court;
See Circuit of Muircheartach son of weir, generally anglicized Kincora,
JViall, p. 33 — 35, and Annals of the was the name of the palace of the king
Four Masters, A.D. 939, p. 642. of Thomond, situate atKillaloe, Co. of
7 Caiseal-Chuirc, i e. the city of Clare, and celebrated in Irish history
Cashel in Munster. Id, ibid, pp. 41 — as the residence of the Irish monarch
43, a,ná Annals of Four Masters, A.D. Brian Borumha. It is stated in the
939, p. 643. Circuit of Muircheartach son of Niall,
z In a fetter. In the Circuit of (p. 47) that the northern forces of
Muircheartach son of Niall it is stated Muircheartach stopped a night here,
that CeaUachan, king of Caiseal, was but no allusion is made to their having
carried off as a hostage to Oileach with burned the house.
a ring of gold weighing fifteen ounces b Conchubhar, son of Tadhg. This
on his hand, and a chain of iron on Conchubhar or Conor is the progenitor
his leg. Circuit, &c. p. 45. of the O'Conors of Connaught. See
* Ceann-coradh, i.e. head of the Circuit of Muircheartach, pp. 48, 49.
11
162 Z^XU Vfp]it>e
C|teACA, A|* TT)A|tbcA, A]* ttjaÓti^awa ; 170
éccA 5aII 50 5up) J Mé^ill
r)OcbA Th^ll^l AT}1) ACC 0|lb&irT).
2l|* ceA|*3A6 coTt^pA^ji c|toi6e
b^f Bbl^lAiP LocA \.Ae-^^]'\ie :
i)ocA bívT)-bé]TT), ACC ctjeAÓ cpt) 175
At) liGAjt 5 Co^ititflejb CAeir)]!!).
Bu]lle &íceAT)i)CA b-]íeA|i b-'p'ívjl
bívr j MejU O1I15 ^óbbívit),
cujbiteAcb 3Ae]6eAl Ai) 5eAl c-reAt)5,
A5u|* fSAe^leAbb -peAjt T)-6]|ieAr)t). 180
A ÓAepje bA i)-beAcb a Aicr)]6j
bo b|tAic^iT)r) bAe^b Arj uA^b ai)ij
boi) CAe^b bub cuaió bor) ceAH^pAll.
BjtTAi) Bo]toiTbe, fAT) ceAn^pAll cuAib, ]85
BjilAt) O Mejll 0]l]5 A|irt)]tuAi6,
c King of the foreigners, i.e. of the the Craebh Ruadh or Red Branch in
Danes of Dublin, whose king in Muir- Ulster, in the first century, who had
cheartach's time was Blacar, and the his residence at it. In later ages, as
hostages carried off by the northern we learn from the Irish Annals, the
prince Avhose name was Sitric, son of head of the Slicht Airt Ui Neill, who
Sitric, and brother of the Godfrey were seated in the present barony of
who became king of the Danes of Strabane, County of Tyrone, resided
Dublin in the year 948. See Circuit at this lake. The name of this lake
of Muircheartach, pp. 34, 35. note 55, is now corrupted to Lough Mary. It
d Loch Laeghaire, i e. the lake of is situate near Baron's Court, the seat
Laeghaire. This lake was called after of the Marquis of Abercorne, in the
Laeghaire Buadhach, or Leary tlie parish of Ardstraw, barony of Stra-
Victorious, one of the champions of bane and County of Tyrone. The
W^ic Conmjóe. 163
The liostages of the king of the foreigners" were in our custody;
Alas ! that it was not at home he tarried.
The victories, — till the death of Brian of Banna, —
The preys, deaths, and defeats, 170
And all the achievements of the foreigners till the slaying of O'Neill,
Were to us nothing but mere reproach.
A severance of the heart from the body
Is the death of Brian of Loch Laeghaire -.^
Not a white wound, but a head wound'^ [to us] 175
[[Is the loss of] the man from Coirrshliabh, whom I lament.
The beheading blow of the men of Fail
Is the death of O'Neill of white-glebed Oileach
The death of the tall fair hero is a manacling of the Gaeidhil
And a dispersion of the men of Eire. 180
The tomb of the king of Oileach of thick hair,
you people who forget its identity,
1 would point out to you the grave
On the north side of the church.^
Brian Borumha^ in the north in the church, 185
Brian O'Neill of red-armed Oileach,
change of names in this part of Ire- People slain in battle were buried by-
land is remarkable, as appears from tlae ancient Irish on the north side of
ancient maps of Ulster, such as Sliabli the church, which is still called cAeB
Truim to Bessy Bell, Loch Laeghaire v^ b-ireAti i)-5oi}ca, "the side of the
to Lough Mary, &c. &c. They will slain men."
be restored as soon as the Irish become s Brian Borumha. According to all
national and rational by tlie force of the Irish Annals, Brian Borumha,
education and true taste. monarch of Ireland, who was slain in
e A white wound is the mark of a the battle of Cluain-tarbh (Clontarf
stroke that does not cut or raise a near Dublin,) in 1014, was buried at
lump. Head wound was the severest Armagh, and the Dublin copy of the
wound, without causing death or loss Annals of Iiinisfallen adds " in a stone
of a member Brehon Law. coffin separately on the north side of
^ On the north side of the church. the Cathedral."
164 5Jll^ t)tíltt>e
^A bu]t)T) |ie B|tTAií n)-Bo|torbA.
21 ih&ubAT|ic 2t)AC 1-1^3 Liqrt7T)i5
^xe ceAi)t) 5-Cor)uiT)5 5-cAcbu]6r)]3, 190
"]*Aec leATT) b^SbAÓ b\ buA]!) be''
ceAi)i) í Hé]ll fí)TbAiT) Ae^óe.
Tiií ficeAb fceA5 bliAOA^i) bíti?
TDile, ó 5611) C|iíYfc» 50 corbl^T)
5u]i cu]c A|i ^]a6 r)-50]tTt)-ú]i i>51a|* 195
BjtlAT) A l0T)5 ^wj bív leAc 5l<vf.
"CeAfbA ^ice bljAÓATT) buAi)
ó CAc CAeiTT)-6/]|tr)e c]tAT)r)|iuA6
bljASAlU -pép) blAÓ bO bl]AÓAlT>
50 bol j Méill 1lAei-5iAUAi5. 200
Of Cfl)1) C0f5Al|l 2t)A5l)AfA
ceAT)i) J Cacívp) 5AI) u]6 A]]t
Afi clAcbAi) <t)ú]i; bA be3A]i).
2l5Ai6 bo ^A5t)Ar 2t)AcbA, 205
e^b^it colÍAib c|ieccACA;
B|iiAr) t*3Ai) A be^cb t|* Ai) ívji
T)í be^c 5Ar) c|iejcb O CACÍv]t).
2t)A3t)Af fep)^ 6Acn)A]tcAcb ^VV)
2t)u]]tceA|tcAc, í)0T)T)cbA6j <Dorbr)All, 210
^ Mac Liag of Luimneach, i.e. Mac > Conaing. lie was Brian Bo-
Liag of Limerick. He was chief poet rumha's nephew, being the son of his
and secretary to the monarch Brian brother Donnchuan. He was slain
Borumha, of whom he is said to have and beheaded in the battle of Cluain-
written a life. See Mac Curtin's An- tarbh (Clontarf,) and his head was
tiquities, p. 214 — 217, and Hardiman's carried to Armagh and there interred.
Irish Minstrelsy, Y0\. u, "p. SQL 3 The battle of Caeimh-Eirne, cor-
W^c Cot)mt>e, 165
Farther to the west is the descendant of Conn of Cobha,
And his feet towards Brian Borumha.
As Mac Liag of Luimneach'^ said
To the head of Conaing^ of battle-troops 190
" It grieves me that an enemy has cut it off" —
The head of O'Neill, beloved guest !
Thirteen score bright years
And one thousand from the birth of Christ in full,
Until on the dark green sward fell 195
Brian at bright Dun-da-leath-ghlas.
Twenty enduring years had passed
From the battle of Caim-EirgeJ of red si)ears;
One year too and part of a year
To the death of the descendant of Niall Naoi-gliiallach. 200
Bitter to my heart [to see] the grey Galls
Triumphing over the slaughtered Maghnus ;'^
That the head of O'Cathain, attracting no notice.
Should be seen on the bridge of Dun.
A night did Maghnus of JNIacha remain 205
Between wounded bodies;
If Brian had not been in the slaughter
There would be no loss like O'Cathain.
Maghnus'' himself, Eachmarcach' too,
Muircheartach, Donnchadh, Domhnall, 210
reedy, Caim-Eirge. This battle. This name was borrowed by the Irish
which was fought in O'Neill's country from the Danes. It is now common
between Brian O'Neill, and his rival among both nations, and sometimes
Mac Lochlainn, is noticed in the Irish made Manasses by some of the Ui-
Anuals, at the year 1241, See follow- Cathain or O'Kanes. Tliis Maghnus
ing Remarks. O'Cathain, who was lord or chief of
•< Maghnus, — pronounced Manus. Cianachta and Fir-na-Craeibhe in the
166 SÍU^ ^]i)toe
NjaU O Cacívii) ho ci)eAf* 5011) :
Acbívr) T:)ocbA i)-éii) eAvbAjbl).
<t)A11)lrb bA|l TT)ACA]b ^fbíV|l TT)l)ÍVll)
Tt)A|ibA6 2t)A5r)A|*A j CbAc;\|t),
i)í|i c|té]5 yi^z JT)b]it 2lbA]5 215
itjAC T)ív ii)5eAi) 6o5AT)AT5b-
B|vé5 Ae^bijeAf At) borbA]!) 6uii)i)
rt7AT]t5 Tt7eAllcA|l A1)&]A]6 <t)0TT)1)U]ll ;
pA cjiet) 5UC J CAijtfte A|t cívc
iicb b'ó Méll CA^lle AT) coi)íccb. 220
2t)e]i)]c cí^ii)ic coif5 |veAbAi5
b'-piY 2ln)lAe]b ) 3bAi|iTT>leA8A]5;
cjtéb ^A |tAC bot) C015 jieti) cAe]b,
Acl) Af Ab [y]ó]i 3A1) 2lTÍ)lAeib.
present County of Londonderry, is ^^ Inbhear-Ahhaiyh. This was pro-
usually styled Maghnus Catha Duin bably the ancient name of the mouth
from his having fallen in this battle. of the river Eoe, in the barony of
He was the father of Cumhaighe-na- Keenaght County of Londonderry.
n-Gall O'Cathain, whose tomb is in See Beann Abhaidh, note 34, supra.
the old church of Dungevin. " Niall Caille. He was the ancestor
1 Eachmarcach. These six members of Brian O'Neill and monarch of Ire-
of the O'Kane family were evidently land from A.D. 833 to 846, when he
heads of septs. It is stated in the was drowned in the river Callan, near
Annals of Clonmacnoise and of the Armagh, from which he received the
Four Masters, that fifteen of the chief cognomen of Caille or Cailne — Ogygia,
men of the O'Cahans fell in this battle. p. 434. The descent of Brian O'Neill
See Annals of the Four Masters, Ed. and Mac Loclilainn from him was as
J. O'D. A.D. 1260, note h. follows :
1 . Niall Cailne monarch of Ireland, d. 846,
2. Aedh Finnliath, monarch of Ireland, d. 879,
3. Niall Glundubh, a q-jio O'Neill, monarch of Ireland,
slain 919,
4. Muircheartach of the Leather Coats, rrince of
Oileach, slain 943,
W^c C0T)mit5e. 1G7
And Niall O'Cathain all falling with wounds :
Alas ! it was not one loss only.
A misfortune to our children and our wives
Was the killing of Maghnus O'Cathain,
That scion of Inbhear-Abhaigh™ never neglected 215
A son or daughter of Eoghan's race.
Vain is the joy of this perishable world
Wo be to him whom it deceives after Domhnall ;
Powerful was the voice of O'Carra over the rest,
Alas ! that the descendant of Niall Caille" should obtain such
a reward. 220
Often had I gone on a visit of pleasure,
To see Amhlaeibh O'Gairmleadhaigh f
Why should I go now to the house, though beside me,
Alas ! it is now a house without Amhlaeibh.
5. Domh nall of Armagh, prince of Oileach, tl. 980,
I I
6. Muireadhach, 6. Muircheartach Midheach, slain 975,
I I
7. Lochlainn, a 5U0 Mac 7. Flaithbheartach an trosdain, prince of Oileach, d.
Lochlainn, 1036,
8. Ardghar Mac L. 8. Aedh Atlaman, d. 1033,
I I
9. Domhnall Mac L. 9. Domhnall O'Neill,
I monarch I
10. Niall Mac L. 10. Flaithbheartach O'Neill,
I I
11. Muircheartach Mac 11. Concliobhar-na-Fidhgha,
L. monarch of I
Ireland, si. 1166 ^2. Tadhg Ghnne,
^ ^°*inThe Books of ^^" Muircheartach of Magh-Line, slain 1160,
Genealogy. 14. Aedh Toinleasc, d. 1230,
I
15. Niall Ruadh, 1225,
I
16 Brian of the Battle of Down, slain 1260.
o Amhlaeibh O'Gairmleadhaigh, ginally seated in Cineal-Moen, on the
would be anglicized AuliifeO'Gormley, west side of the Eiver Foyle, in the
but this family now generally write present barony of Eaphoe ; but they
the name Gormlcy or Grumley with- were driven thence in the thirteenth
out the prefix. This family was ori- century by the Cineal Conaill, wlien
168
5JIU h\i)%X)e
Coi)Cllb<V]t 2t)AlAI)l), TT7AC Cu^ui), 325
CAe]r)]b rt7t)iv ]y fy]t a b-frAei^bfiuirrj
O i)ubbffni)A Af [coll 'i)-^|i brjeAsb
ffl1)A 5AI) cow A C]T)eA6.
<t)o cbuAiÓ le CjAi) UA 5-cor) ]*eAi)5
ijA^ite Af ojiteAcbAf 6i|teAi)i) ; 230
bo ^oIca6 ua]vv c^aU Af c|tuc
A5A|* CjAT) A i)-uA]6 b'frolAcb-
6/A|*bAl6 CA|tAb A5Af C|IU]6
2t)AC Cai)a bo cloyrji) 60511]!)
*DoT)t)flé]be O ci)eAf5lo]i) Catja 235
eAfbA^bb ^é]le Af eAr)5T)ArbA.
2t)AlIt5 CiV|lA]6 Al) CUA5 t)Ó At) 5A;
]te|t' cu]c Cú UIa6 6/ATbi)A ;
njÓp. AT) puÓAjt CÚ píV CUA]5,
A Cu UUbb j 2lt)t)lu^it) ! 240
they settled on the other side of Foyle
between Strabane and Derry.
p Malainn, now Malin in the barony
of Inishowen, County of Donegal,
q Faendruim, probably Fordrum,
a townland near Greencastle, ad-
joining Ballymacarter in the parish
of Lower Moville, barony of Inish-
owen, County of Donegal. See An-
nals of the Four Masters, A.D. 1167.
Ed. J. O'D. p. 1162.
r O'Duibhdhirma. This name is
still extant in the barony of Inish-
owen, where it is anglicized Doo-
yearma by some, and incorrectly
changed to Mac Dermot by others.
The country of O'Duibhdhirma was
called Breadach, and comprised about
the eastern half of the peninsula of
Inis-Eoghain, where its name is still
preserved in Bredach Glyn, and the
little river Bredach flowing through
it and falling into Lough Foyle at the
village of Moville. ' ' Bredach est
fluviolus peninsulae de Inis-Eoguin,
qui in sinum de Loch Febhuil apud
Magh-bUe exoneratur." Colgan. Trias
Thaum. pp. 145, 181. According to
the Annals of Ulster and of the Four
Masters, Conchobhar O'Duibhdhirma
and his son Aedh were slain in this
battle.
s Cian. His surname was O'h-In-
neirghe according to the Irish Annals.
He was of the race of Brian, son of
Eoghan, and chief of Gleann Con-
cadhain or Glenconkeine, comprising
the parishes of Ballynascrcen, KiL-
W^c Comnt>e. i69
Conchubhar of Malainu,? son of Conn, 225
Women and men lament at Faendruim ;*«
O'Duibhdhirma'" is a breach in our house,
A people without head are his race.
With Cian' of the fleet hounds disappeared
The nobility and glory of Eire ; 230
Removed from us were wisdom and comeliness
When Cian was hidden in the grave.
Want of friends and of vvealth
Is Mac Cana to the Race of Eoghan :
Donnsleibhe Mac Cana* the fair-skinned 236
Is a loss to hospitality and to valor.
Wo to him who wielded the axe or spear,
By which fell Cu-Uladh of Eamhain ;"
Great the pity that thou beneath the axe hast fallen.
Oh Cu-Uladh O'h-Anluain !^ 240
cronaghan and Desertmartin, in the Cann was the reputed head of this
present barony of Lougliinsholin, Co. family.
of Londonderry. The late Dr. Henery u Eamhain, now called the Navan
of Maghera, in the County of Lon- fort near Armagh,
donderry, was of this family, and ^ Cu Uladh O'h-Anluain, would be
there are several respectable persons now anglicized Cooley O'Hanlon ;
of the name in the parishes above the name Cu-Uladh, which is trans-
mentioned and throughout Ulster, but lated Canis Ultoniae by the compiler of
none at present inheriting landed es- the Annals of Ulster, is very com-
tates. The burial i^lace of this fiimily mon among the families of Oirghialla.
was in the church of Ballynascreen, O'h-Anluain, (O'Hanlon) was chief of
See Ann. Four Mast. Ed. J. O'D. theEasternportionof Oirghialla, called
A.D. 1192, p. 92. Crich-na-n-Airthear, re^io Orieritali-
*• Do7insleibhe Mac Cana, vroxilá now urn, a name which is still retained in
be anglicized Donlevy Mac Cann. the baronies of Orior in the east of
This family was seated in the territory the County of Armagh. The head of
of Clann-Breasail, on the south side this family in the time of James II.
of Lough Neagh where it receives was Brian O'h-Anluain, commonly
the upper Bann. The late Major Mac called " the Colonel," who was the son
250
170 'Sm^ t>tnSt)e
H] b|Ac Ia5a6 a Le^r Cuit)T)
rt)UT)A rt)A]tbcAe] 21)^5 1-ocIaii)1)
ót) lófA 01510 BitiA^T) bui3
&0]l]&b V^ 6]Aibb 5AI) í)]A|irt)Ai&.
2t)Ac rre]\i í Mejii Ai^orA 245
bO bí A|l 6jtU]T17 A ÓÚcbcAfA
blívc |ié A be^cb t)A cbo|tA&b
A bite^cb ó cbAcb Cot)Cub<v|i.
2t)e]c 7if5 Coi)i)Acc CAijtr) 2t)eA6bA
i)T|i c]té]5]*eAc A &-c]5eA|tr)A
50 T)-&|lOCA1|l 5AC &ATT)r)A 5IAT)
ho ]*50cbAib CAlrrjA C]tuAcbATj.
2t)A5 'Ci5&|tT)Air) coTji bo cu^r
A5U|* rrjAC ceArjrjCAf Co|trr)uic
Ua 2t)AeTlf^eAcblu|t)T) 2|)]6| AiDuihb 255
&'p]t)e 5eAl Cbuiw |ie ^AllA^b.
2t)AC CAeirb 6Arbt)A n)Oi|t 2t)AcbA
bO tU]Z ^](l líV AT) luAC cbACA,
ó ^Dujb njó]|t [^bAe]]l]5 ^AtbijA
cojp bA bAe]r)]b a 6o]rbei)TT)A. 2G0
of Glaisne, son of Patrick Ban, son of of the Four Masters. Ed. J. O'D. A.D.
Edmond Laidir, son of Eochaidh, who 1241, p. 303. If Diarmaid Mac Loch-
was attainted by Act of Parliament lainn had survived this battle he would
as " Oghie Oge O'Hanlon, esquire, probably have succeeded Brian O'Neill
eldest son of Sir Oghie O'Hanlon, in the chieftainship of the Cineal-
knight, late of Tonregye [Tandragee] Eoghain,
in the County of Armagh." ^ Conchubhar, son of Niall O'Neill,
"^ Mac Lochlainn, now anglicized He was the brother of Brian O'Neill.
Mac Loughlin, a name still numerous His name is not given in the Irish
in the barony of Inishowen. This Annals, as having fallen in this battle,
family had been the most distinguish- y Cam Meadhhha, i.e. the cam or
ed of the race of Eoghan till the year sepulchral heap of Meadhbh, the cele-
1241, when they were defeated and brated queen of Connaclit in the first
set aside by the O'Neills. See Annals century. It is here used to designate
W^c Comn)t)e. 171
There would be no weakness in Leath-Chuinn,
If Mac Lochlainn"' had not been slain
From this day of the death of generous Brian ;
'Tis grievous that Diarmaid lived not after him.
The son of Niall O'Neill now 245
Who was in the succession to his patrimony;
A blossom not ripened into fruit
Was Conchubhar/ when carried off from us all.
The sons of the king of Connacht of Cam Meadhbha^
Deserted not their lord 250
Until every noble prince was cut down
Of the valiant scions of Cruachan.
The son of Tighearnan^ fell in the east.
And the cm'ling-haired son of Cormac,"
And O'Maeilsheachlainn of all Midhe" 255
Of the fine race of Conn, b_y the foreigners.
The comely youth of great Eamhain Macha
Fell by them on the day of the violent battle,
The great complaisant O'Duibheamhna*'
Good right have his people to mourn him. 260
Cruachan, where she was interred, b O'Maeilsheachlainn of Midhe, i.e.
and where the kings of Connacht O'Melaghlin of Meath. No mention
anciently had their residence. is made of him in the Irish Annals as
z The son of Tighearnan. He was having fallen in this battle, O'Me-
Cathal son of Tighearnan O'Con- laglilin was the chief of the southern
chobhair (O'Conor) according to all Ui Neill, and one of the most power-
the Irish Annals. ful princes of the Race of Conn Cead-
a Son of Cormac. This should be chathach.
"grandson of Cormac." He was c o'Duibheamhna, now Devany.
Gillachrist, son of Conchobhar, son Not mentioned in the Irish Annals,
of Cormac Mac Diarmada, or O'Mail- ^ O'Duibhlin. This should be
ruanaidh, lord of Magh Luirg, now O'Dobhailen, now anglicized Devlin,
the plains of Boyle in the County of He was chief of Muintir-Dobhailen or
Roscommon. Muntrcvelin, a district on the west
172 JilU ^x]it>e
Ucb 550 b|t5t) c^]i)]5 bo^) cifi
3o^|tA]6 A|i Ti7-b|tóij fief Ai) n)-b|xivcb
]*ocbltAi6 f:4v [^leAó] At) c-ó5l^cb.
SeACC lAjCe A]* IÚ5A t)A T17Í ^^^
ftef AT) TbAlÓTT) Tt)A|lbAÓ KuAl^ft]
bAfi)T)e ]té b-fr|tATf* bú]r) t)a beAsbAfl
5AI) rbúll T)-5lAir j 5bAi|tn)leAbbAi5b.
O MéfU rOÓjl A5A|* A TT)AC
(frjTT)A]T) orbrjA o5A|* 55|*Iac) 270
uc ]tó bik. coijjlAr)!) fAe|v j*]!)
í)0TbT)All A5Af 2le6 Ojlij.
2litb5Al O1I15 f!A Ú]|l 5I0H)
A t>í)í|*eAfic 4)0] fie CaI^ajo
livirb fie culAf5b f\W fieA|icA(5 275
CUtbAjO ll')l) Ó LA]CeA|tCA]3.
B|t]5ib c^i5 Cille í)A]tA,
11)0 bAT)Ó5, n)0 bAT)CA|tA,
511 b-q fTATT) cli i)A cfi]f ce
50 b-q bOTt) ^11* Ai) c-AejÓe. 280
2le]6e n)o cjtoióe ceAr») BiiiA|i).
side of Lough Neagh. This chief is Domhnall and Aedh. It is not easy to
not mentioned in the Irish Annals. understand from this quatrain whether
e Ruaidhri. Not mentioned in the or not these were slain in this battle.
Irish Annals. Domhnall was probably Domhnall Og,
f A drop before a shower, a figure the cousin-german of Brian O'Neill,
sometimes used to denote an omen of and Aedh was Aedh Buidhe the First,
slaughter. As a heavy drop indicates the ancestor of the O'Neills of Clann
an approaching great shower, so the Aedha Bhuidhe (Clannaboy.) This
fall of Ruaidhri O'Gairmleadhaigh Aedh was lord of all the Cincal-Eogh-
foreboded the losses of the Race of ain, and is called King of Aileagh in
Eoghan in this battle. Mageoghegan's translation of the An-
S O'Neill the great and his Son. nals of Clonmacnoisc. He was not
W^c Cot)mt>e. 173
Alas ! deep grief overspread the country
To anticipate the death of O'Duibhlin ;'^
Gofraidh our grief unto the judgment-day ;
Generous of his banquet was the youth.
Seven days wanting of a month 265
Before the battle Ruaidhri® was slain ;
It was a drop before the shower^ for us to part
With the blue eyes of O'Gairmleadhaigh.
O'Neill the greats and his son, 270
(Dear are the oak and the sapling,)
Oh, what a noble pair are they,
Domhnall and Aedh of Oileach !
Ardghal of Oileach under sacred mould
In the Diseart of Doire Chalgaigh,"^ 275
Near the fair miraculous hill;
[Well] do we remember O'Laithbheartaigh.»
Brighid the chaste of Cill-dara,''
My holy virginj my woman friend.
May she encircle my body like a warm girdle,* 280
May she come to visit me as a guest.
slain in the battle of Dun, but siir- of Eoghan. Ardghal O'Laverty the
vived it for thirteen years, for he was lamp of the valor and hospitality of
killed, according to all the Annals, in the north of Ireland, died in the year
the year 1283 by Brian Mac Mahon, 1241, according to the Annals of the
chief of Oirghialla. Four Masters.
^Diseart of Doire Chalgaigh, i.e. the ^Brighid of Cill-dara, i.e. St. Brid-
hermitage of Doire-Chalgaigh. This get of Kildare. She is probably in-
was tlie name of a church at Derry voked here because she was buried at
(Londonderry.) See Annals of Four Dun-da-leath-glilas, (Downpatrick,)
Masters, AD. 1122, and Colgan's where this battle was fought.
Trias Thaum. p. 504. l Girdle. For some stories of the
> 0' Laibheartaigh, now angUcized miraculous zone or girdle of St. Brid-
Laverty and Lafferty. O'Laverty get see her lives published by Colgan.
was a distingmshed chief of the Kace
REMARKS ON THE PRECEDING POEM.
The preceding poem is now translated and printed for the first time.
The text has been obtained from four copies, the only MSS of it known
to the Editor, which are preserved the one in a parchment MS. the
property of John Nugent, Esq. of Farranconnell, County of Cavan,
and the others in paper MSS. the property respectively of the late
O'Conor Don, the Royal Irish Academy, and Mr. Eugene Curry, all
copied by very good scribes.
The poem itself, as stated in all the MSS., was composed by Gilla
Bhrighde Mac Conmidhe (or Gilbride Mac Namee) who was chief
])oet of Ulster in his time, and the friend and follower of Brian O'Neill,
King of the Irish of the North, and Righdhamhna or heir presumptive
to the throne of Ireland. The family of Mac Conmidhe, of which this
Gilla -Bhrighde was the head, were hereditary poets to the northern
Ui-Neill, and are still very numerous in Ulster. Maelseachlainn Mac
Conmidhe (Loughlin Mac Namee) of Draperstown Cross in the County
of Derry, was believed to be the head of this family in 1835, when he
told the Editor several anecdotes of his ancestors.
Moryson states that the family of O'Neill lived in obscurity till the
time of Bruce, 1318, but this is not exactly correct as will appear from
the history of the hero of this poem.
Brian O'Neill, the hero of this poem, became King of the Cineal
Eoghain, in the year 1241, after having defeated and slain his predeces-
sor, Domhnall Mac Lochlainn, prince of Tir-Eoghain, in the battle of
Caimeirge. From this period to the year 1248, the Annals are silent
about his exploits, although it would appear from this poem that he was
not idle. In 1248, he made an expedition into Fermanagh, carrying
light currachs from Loch Feabhail (Lough Foyle) across the plain of
Magh-Ithe and Tearmann Daibheog, and launched them on Loch
Eirne, the islands of which he plundered, and demolished a stone castle
which had evidently been erected by the English. In 1252, however,
he and his brother submitted and gave hostages to INIaurire Fitzgerald,
REMARKS ON THE PRECEDING POEM. 175
lord Justice of Ireland, who had marched with a numerous force to
Cluain-Fiachna (Clonfeacle). In the same year O'Domhnaill (Gofraigh
or Godfrey) made a preying excursion into Tir-Eoghain [Tyrone] and
seized many cows and prisoners, but O'Neill (Brian) pursued and came
up with him near the boundary of Tir-Conaill where a conflict ensued
between the two fierce Races of Eoghan and Conall, in which the former
were defeated with the loss of many men and j^risoners of distinction.
This aggression on the part of O'Domhnaill created a dissention between
the two Races, which very much weakened the power of the Irish of
Ulster. In the year 1257 O'Domhnaill came to a pitched battle
with Maurice Fitzgerald, the lord Justice at Creadran-cille in Ros-Cede
near Sligo, in which he gained the victory after a desperate conflict,
and after having engaged the lord Justice in single combat, in which
both were severely wounded ; and he followed up his success by driving
the Geraldines and all the English from his borders, and demolished a
castle which they had erected at Cael-Uisce near Belleek, on Loch
Eirne, for securing their conquests in that country. After this brilliant
success O'Domhnaill lived but one year during which he was lying on
his bed (in an island in Loch Beitheach) suflfering from the severe
wounds which he had received in the battle of Creadran-cille.
When O'Neill received intelligence of his feeble condition, he
collected his forces to invade Tir-Conaill, and sent messengers to
O'Domhnaill to demand submission and hostages from the Cineal-
Conaill, as now they had no chief capable of leading them to battle.
The messengers, on delivering their embassy to O'Domhnaill, and re-
ceiving an answer that O'Domhnaill's peojile would not submit to
O'Neill, returned to O'Neill with all possible speed.
O'Domhnaill now ordered the Race of Conall to assemble from all
quarters and come to him ; and after they had assembled at his sum-
mons, he ordered them to construct for him the bier in which his body
should be finally carried to the grave, and to carry him in it in the
midst of his people. This was accordingly done ; and he exhorted his
people to exert their bravery, and kee-p up their spirits, for that he
himself, though feeble from his wounds, would once more lead them
to victory. The Cineal Conaill then proceeded on their march against
O'Neill's forces and met them near the mouth of the river Suileach
176 REMARKS ON THE PRECEDING POEM.
[the Swilly.] Here a fierce battle was fought between the kindred
races, in which the Race of Eoghan were defeated and driven back,
leaving behind them many men, horses, and much valuable property.
The Cineal Conaill then set out for home, but on their arrival at the
village of Congbhail [Conwal] in Gleann Suillighe, O'Domhnaill
became very sick, and ordered the bier in which he was cai'ried to be
laid down on the street, and here he died the death of a hero, the
wounds which he had received in his combat with Maurice Fitzgerald
in the battle of Creadran-cille having bled afresh in this battle.
When O'Neill heard of the death of O'Domhnaill he again sent
messengers to the Cineal Conaill to demand submission and hostages.
Thereupon the Cineal Conaill held a coimcil, to deliberate on what
they should do, and whom they would elect as their chief. While
they were deliberating on these subjects, Domhnall Og, the son of
Domhnall Mor, presented himself at the meeting, having just arrived
from Scotland where he was fostered. This noble youth, who was the
son of Domhnall by the daughter of Cathal Croibh-dhearg O'Con-
chobhair (Charles the Redhanded O'Conor,) king of Connacht, was then
in his eighteenth year, and was inaugurated at Cill Mic Neanain [Kil-
macrenan] by O'Firghil, the Comharba of that Church and the sub-
chiefs of Tir-Conaill. He conferred with O'Neill's emissaries in the
Gaelic of Alba, and pronounced the demands of O'Neill as extra-
vagant and exorbitant, and said in Erse " that every man should have
his own world."
O'Neill's ambition, however, was not lessened by this answer, for
he made every effort to become not only sovereign of Ulster but even
monarch of Ireland. In the same year he marched with his forces to
Cael-Uisce on the borders of Tir-Conaill, where he held a conference
with Hugh son of Felim O'Conor, king of Connacht, and Tadhg
O'Briain, king of Thomond, and here, according to the Annals of
Ulster and Clonmacnoise, the sovereignty of the Irish of Ireland was
conferred on Brian ONeill, and Hugh O'Conor delivered him hos-
tages, and he received also the hostages of the O'Reillys, and of all
the Ui-Briuin from Kells to Drumcliff. But a somewhat different
account of this conference is given in the Caifhreim Thoirdhea/bkait/h,
or Wars of Toivdhealbhach O'Briain, and in the Dublin coj^y of the
REMARKS ON THE PRECEDING POEM. 177
Annals of Innisfallen, in which it is incorrectly entered under the year
1252. It is stated in these works, that a general convention of the
princes and nobility of Ireland assembled at Cael-uisge on the brink
of Loch Eirne, in order to elect a supreme king over the Irish, to
suppress the tyranny and usurpation of the English. Tadhg, son of
Conchobhar na Siudaine O'Briain, repaired thither with most of the
nobles of Munster and Connacht, and on his arrival at Cael-uisge,
sent northwards across the river one hundred steeds as wages in token
of vassalage to O'Neill. O'Neill, enraged at this offer, sent back
the horses and two hundred steeds with golden bridles as wages to
O'Briain, who refused to accept of them ; and the consequence was
that the meeting was broken up without choosing an ard-righ, or sole
monarch for that time.
It looks very strange that neither Leland nor Moore should have
noticed this attempt of the Irish chieftains to unite against the English,
for, although the result was insignificant, the attempt had it succeeded
would have proved disastrous to the English in Ulster.
The following is the account of the meeting at Cael-uisge given in
the Caithreim Thoirdhealbliaigh :
<t)o bi "So^W I^Vt) Art) |-o, c]té If t)a8 frr^Ab UAbA]|i a^uj- Aijco]le
A3 yi'^x ^li^^X ^3 I^|c<x6 fwcA, A5 irr)]]ic Ar)r)plA]c]|- a5U|- eA5cófiA,
bfto^be A5U|* buAT)-Aji5ATi:) a|i 3^e^<^l^l^ ^3^r '^'E buA^r) a b-^iolA
A5Uf A b-|ieA|tAiT}T) bfb 50 ^o]]té]5r)eAC ATjr) ^ac 'a\z biv b-q^eAÓ
leo, '^^^\xx Tt^Aji cu5AbAit ^^^e^Óil xv^ í^'ív i;-A]]te bo có5|tAbA|t ]Ab
y:e]\} bo ^éi6]'5A6 oxy AT)r)-b-plA]ceAf A]r)iccAC X]V i?a i)-3^U
iDA^lle ]te l)-Aet) AT|tb-]ti5 tio C05A oy a 5-cfT)i), h'sx i)-5e]llf [b]]*
u]le, i't)1)A|* 50 b-c^ucpAO leo 6|]te ho copjArt) bo^) bul yo]x) Anjujl
|?A buAÍ bó]b. Ujn^e |']t) ho c]i)eAbA|i cort^A^jile wnj co]i)t;e bo
6&Ai)Arr) |ie c'e]\e A]t b|tuAc t)a \)-Qj\]i\)e 0]|teA|t ho]rr)\)]-^e o]leAT)-
A^je, iv^c A|i c| T)5lAbA|t Uv\]fle a5U}- Ajib-u^i^AOA ^Ae^ÓeAl
€>]jieAiw A|i Aet) U\cAT|t.
Í)aIa 'C\)<>-]^'5 CAeib5]l CAel-u]f5e, beA5-rbAc ciAt^-ceAfbAC
CoT)CubAi|t Ui BblilAiu r|tiAllA|- TtjAit Aei) le b-uftrt7Ófi UA]fle
Lejce 2t)o5A A^uf Coodacc bYuur"!^^ V^ ^í^l^ TOIU, A5Uf c]5]b
flo5A UUó u|le lilt) 0'Mé]U Ai;i> Ba nój- AiiAllób x]he |t]5
178 REMARKS ON THE PRECEDING POEM.
C|lfcA Cé& 1)0 CÓ]5e bo 5IACPAÓ CAbA]tCA]* T)0 CUA|tA|*feAl 6 A.|tb-
■plAic o^le 50 T)-5AbA6 H7A]t Aei) |t]]* At) b-cuA]tA|*CAl |*o]i) urbÍA
A5U|' 051acA|* A|i ^é]r) TtjA^lle |ie be]c utt^aI bo rr)A]i co6r)Ac,
A5lVf UTT) bf I cffA A5UÍ* CÍ^TJA |tlf. JAjl fU]6e ']*AT) 5-C0in)C]T)Ól
bo T)A b-WAj^lib f]T) bo civijt 0'h]i]^]V céAb eAc CA]t at) ]*|tuic bA
ruATÓ A ^)-(^]vn) cuA|i<v]*bA]l curt) \X'\ Mé]Uj A5m* njA^t bo cot)Ai]tc
OtNl^iUri'?; T^o ó|tbAi5 50 b-|íei|t5 rbóni b-pu]]teACAi|i cA]i at)
^•|iu]c cebi^A cA|i Ajf bA céAb eAC 50 i>a ^itjAtjcAib blAc-ó]t6A
5-c]TT)Ti'-5léi5eAlA bo folACAiji |*é a 5-coTT)A]]t i)A bAlA xo]r),
CUT17 A rt)-b|ioi)CA b^feA]tA]b fe^iteAiji) bo't) bul fO]r), Cjvé ri^éib a
CT]tc A5U|* A curtjAf A^t 6]|t(i)i) bo coyv^rn cA|i Aei) ojle bo
^AeÓAlAjb, ^3"r V^y "SW Aet)cu]5eAb<\|i fi|i UIa6 u]le |i]f, at)
C|tAC 1*11?. 2l5U|- A|l ^-AjCflT^C 1)A T)-eAC ]-ir) 50 t)A f|X1AT)CAlb
b'uAfAl 'Cb^^3 CU]|l]Y T)A b-^1C CéAbl)A Ó T)-A b-^U]ltlT)T) lAeCjtA
CA|t Ai) T}tn]t b%-o|*bA6 At) cuA]iA|*bAil bV^f t)5 b'ejsft); 21511]-
AT) CA1) bo ru5 O'T^é^U uA]ll A5u|* A]ab-rbeAi)H)A U-i BbltlAiT) b^A
Aijte, c|1]aUai* b'iv q5 -pA 6(n)6A a5u|* cAit)|5 bo'i) eAfAeT)CA
]-oiT) 5u|t ]'5Ae]leAbAit fiji 6]|ieAi)T) a]* ai) bA^l fit), 5AI) Ajtb-
co6t)Ac bo C05A t)a b^6i]ibi)eA6 o^tcA féit), i)A fój* c]t)e aji
cotbAijile UT1) 6i|te bo coft)Ati) ]te ^-i^'l^-^^l^i -^^cc ATÍ)ív]t) 50 5-co]tí)-
cft)ólAbAei|' bO]ií|-e a 5-cft)t) acajO 't)A óeAÓAjs |*it) utt) At) ^-cíi]y
céAbr)A ; 5i8eA6 cAT)3AbA]i a T)-u]ttt)ó|i b'ét)-!i)éit) Ai|ibci5eA|it)Af
bo 5Abí\]l 0|icA i(:é]\) b'iiAfAÍ 'CbA65.
" The foreigners, through much pride and haughtiness with which
they were filled and inflated, were exerting tyranny, injustice, captivity
and constant depredation ttpon the Gaeidhil and taking their cattle and
their lands from them with violence wherever they were ahle. And
when the Gaeidhil perceived this, they wished to free themselves from
that cruel tyranny of the foreigners by electing one sovereign over
them to whom they should all yield hostages, that they might by this
means defend Eire as they were accustomed to do. Wherefore they
came to the resolution of holding a conference with each other on the
margin of the deep harhoured islandful Eirne. Here the nobles and
chief lords of the Gaeidhil of Eire assembled together.
"With respect to the whitesided Tadhg-Cael-uisge, the goodly and
IIEMAKKS ON THE PRECEDING POEM. 179
far-famed son of Conchubhar O'Briain, he proceeded with the greater
part of Leath-Mhogha and Connacht to that meeting ; and all the hosts
of Ulster came there with O'Neill. It was a custom formerly that when-
ever the King [chief] of a Tricha ched, or of a province, would receive
a gift or wages from another great chief, he thereby signified that he
became a subject and a vassal to him, as his lord, and that he was to
pay him rent and tribute. After these nobles had sat in the assembly
O'Briain sent one hundred steeds northwards across the stream in the
name of wages to O'Neill ; and when O'Neill perceived this he, with
great violent anger, ordered to be sent across the same stream two
hundred steeds with their gold-ornamented white-bordered bridles,
which he had collected for bestowing on the men of Eire at this
meeting on account of his right and power beyond any other of the
Gaeidhil to contest for Eire, and moreover because all the men of
Ulster were obedient to him at that time. When the noble Tadhg
saw these steeds with their bridles, he sent the former steeds from their
heroes across the stream to retain the subsidy by will or by force.
When O'Neill perceived the pride and high-mindedness of O'Briain
he returned home in sorrow ; and the result of that dissension was
that the men of Eire dispersed from the meeting without selecting or
appointing any supreme King over them, or even agreeing upon a
resolution about defending Eire against the foreigners, except that
they would in some time after meet again for the same purpose. But
the greater number of them consented that Tadhg O'Briain should
assume the cheif lordship over them."
In 1259 Brian O'Neill and Felim O'Conchobar held a conference at
Daimh-inis [Devenish] inLochEirne, to deliberate upon the best means
of checking the encreasing power of the English in Ireland. But in
the mean time treachery was at work in Ulster: AedhBuidhe O'Neill,
the next aspirant to the chieftainship of the Cineal-Eoghain, conspired
with the young O'Domhnaill to weaken the power of Brian, and they
plundered Tir-Eoghain and obtained hostages from some of the
Oirghialla.
In the next year Aedh O'Conchobar (Hugh O'Conor) King of Con-
nacht, marched into Ulster with the elite of his chieftains and forces to
assist Brian O'Neill to crush his English and Irish enemies, and came
180 KEMAllKS ON THE PRECEDING POEM.
to an engagement with them on the Sunday within the Octave of As-
cension day. In this battle Brian O'Neill was certainly not joined by
all the chieftains of Ulster for it appears from the names of the slain
that he had not any forces from Ulidia or Tir-conaill, and it is also
clear that the people of Fearmanach and Oirghialla, with the exception
of O'h-Anluani, had deserted him. This is also quite clear from several
notices in the annals, and particularly from one under the year 1261,
which states, that after the battle of Dun (Down) O'Domhnaill made
a predatory incursion into Tir-Eoghain, and plundered and burned the
greater part of it.
The following notice of the battle of Dun-da-lealh-ghlas is given in
the Annals of Ulster :
A. D. 1260. The battle of Dromderg at Dundalethglas that Brien
O'Neill and Hugh mac Felim [O Connor] gave to the Galls of the
North of Ireland, where many of the best of Ireland were slayne, viz.
Brien O'Nell, Donell O'Carra, Dermot Mac Laughlin, ManusO'Cahan ;
Kvan O'Hinerga, Dunleve Mac Canna, Coner O'Duvdirma and his son
Hugh, Amline O Garmley, and Cu-Ula O'Hanloyn, and fifteen of the
best of the O'Cahans were slayn at that present. And there were killed
of Connaught Gillchrist mac Coner mac Cormac O'Mulrony, King of
Moylurg, and Cahal mac Tiernan O'Coner, Mulrony Mac Donogh,
and Cahal mac Donogh mac Murtagh, Hugh mac Murtagh Fin. Teig
mac Cahall mac Brien O'Mulrony ; Dermot mac Teig mac Murreay
O'iNIulrony; Coner Mac Gillarraith. Teig mac Kyan O'Gara, and
Gilberay O Cuyn, and many more men. — {Old Translation.)
It is thus noticed in the Annals of Clonmacnoise : " A. D. 1260.
Hugh O'Connor went to the North to assist Bryan O'Neale against
the English, with a great company of Connoughtmen, where the said
Bryan with the forces of Tyreowen and Hugh O'Connor with their
accomplices went to give battle to the English, in which battle Bryan
O'Neale, named the King of the Irish of Ireland, was killed, with
these ensuing of the Irish nobility, vizt. Donnell O'Kearney ; Dermott
Maglaughlyn; Magnus O'Cahan; Kyan O'Hinnerge ; Donnsleyve
Macanna ; Hugh O'Cahan; Mortagh O'Cahan; Connor O'Duffdirma
and Hugh his son; Awley O'Garmley ; Cowuly O'Hanlon ; and
fifteen of the chiefest of the family of the O'Kahans.
REMARKS OX THE PRECEDING POEM. 181
" There was also slain of Connouglitinen these ensueing persons,
vizt, Cahal mac Tyernan O'Connor ; Gillchrist mac Connor mac
Cormaick; Donnell mac Derinoda; Moyleronie Mac Donnogh; Cahal
mac Donnogh mac Mortogh ; Hugh mac Murtagh Fyn ; Teig mac
Cahal mac Bryen mac Moyledowne; Deimott mac Teig mac Moreye
mac Thomalty O'Moyleroine ; Connor Mac Gilbarie; Teig mac Kevn
O'Garey ; Gilleberry O'Koyne, and Charles the Bushopi) O'Mory's
son, with many others of the noble and ignoble sort.
" This battle is called the battle of Downe-Dalehglass, and Bryan
O'Neale is since called Bryan Catha in Dvvyn (BniAr) caca at) búíi;
b-U-A Mé]ll;) which is as much as to say in English Brian of the
battle of Downe." — {Mageoghegans Translation.)
The Annals of the Four Masters and the Annals of Kilronan aaree
with those of Clonmacnoise nearly word for word. But the old Annals
of Innisfallen, preserved in the Bodleian Library at Oxford, differ
from all the Ui Neill Annalists, and positively state in brief words that
Brian O'Neill was killed by his own Gaeidhil, or Irish followers.
A.D. 1260. Bjtiei) O'Neyll y(\ CirjAÍ 6o5|r), b'iv cu3|-ac 3e6|l
bfiA^b], A5U|* i}iv CU5 Kyi* i)a Kajt) bo 71^5 Sa5|-ai), bo rbAitbAÓ
b'íi ^eíJellb ^éi), A3U|- ^o ^r\ bo O^'^'l^^l^'^ ^c 't)uj;-bA-l.eAc-5lAf."
"A.D. 1260. Brian O'Neill, king of Cineal Eoghain, to whom the
Gaeidhil had given hostages, and who had not given rent or tribute to
the king of the Saxons, was killed by his own Gaeidhil and some of
the foreigners at Dun-Da-Leath-ghlas."
The notice of this battle by the Anglo- Irish Annalists are curious
though brief. Clyn notices it as follows : —
"A.D. 1260. O'Neyl, regulus Ultonie occiditur cum multo populo
apud civitatem de Duno, dominica infra octavas Ascensionis."
In Grace's Annals the death of O'Neill is incorrectly entered under
the year 1259 :
" A.D. 1259. Stephanus de Longa Spata Justiciarius. Interfectus
O'Neil ad Dunum."
In Dowling's Annals this battle is incorrectly entered under the year
1258, thus—
"A.D. 1258. Stephanus de Longe Espee Justiciarius Hibernie
182 REMAEKS ON THE PRECEDING POEM.
Anno 42 Heiirice 3, interfecit O'Nel cum 352 ejus familiaribus in vico
de Down."
These Anglo-Irish authorities have been followed by Dr. Hanmer
and Sir Richard Cox, who writes in his Hibernia Anglicana, p. 69,
that " Stephen de Long Espee, Lord Justice, encountered O'Neale,
and slew him and three hundred and fifty-two Irishmen in the streets
of Down."
From these Anglo -Irish authorities the following brief notice of the
battle has been inserted in the Dublin copy of the Annals of Innis-
fallen, which was compiled in 1760:
"A.D. 1258 [1260] Brian Catha-an-Duin, son of Niall Ruadh,
son of Aodh O'Neill, was slain at Dun-da-leath-ghlas by the English
under the command of the Lord Justice Stephen de Long Espee, and
a great slaughter was made of the chiefs of Cineal-Eoghain. The
transaction happened on Sunday, and his head was carried to London."
But Dr. Leland, who had the translation of the old Annals of Innis-
fallen made in 1665 by Dudley Mac Firbisse for Sir James Ware, of
which he had a copy in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, writes
of this battle as follows : —
" Ireland, in the mean time, felt all the melancholy effects of a
feeble government, an aspiring nobility, laws suspended and controuled,
factions engendered by pride and oppression, the anarchy of the old
natives, the injustice of the new settters, local feuds, and barbarous
massacres. Brian O'Nial of Tirowen, who with his principality in-
herited an inveterate aversion to English government, rose up in arms,
compelled some neighbouring chiefs to join his standard, and spread
confusion through all the North. Stephen Long Espee was called out
to oppose him, and notwithstanding some advantage gained in the field,
would have found it difficult to suppress this insurrection, had not the
Irish prince fallen by the treachery of his own people. — (Ann. Innisf.
M.S.)" History of Ireland, vol. I. p. 230.
The poem aíFords us curious glimpses into the distracted state of
Ireland at the period to which it refers, and into the kind of mo-
narchical sway which the family of O'Neill claimed over all Ireland.
The bard boasts of victories which Brian O'Neill and his ancestors had
gained in their own province over their immediate neighbours in
REMARKS ON THE PRECEDING POEM. 183
Eastern Ulster and over the Kindred Race of Tir-Conaill. He next
speaks of the proud circumstance, that Brian's ancestors had in their
hall a chess-board formed of the bones of their hereditary enemies, the
Leinstermen, which is rather a barbaric boast in 1260. The only fact
referred to, worthy of an Irish prince of the house of Niall, or which
could be considered national glory, is the carrying off the hostages
and the tribute of the foreigners or Danes of Dublin. Not a single
victory over the English is referred to, and the bard had nothing to
say on that subject except that they had achieved nothing in Ulster
till they slew his hero.
DOCWRA'S RELATION.
DOCWliA'S" RELATION
SERYICE DONE IN IRELANDE.
a (" Dockquerye's" in the MS.)
[Mhs. Brit. Bibl. Had. No. 357, fol. 2:35, Í.]
DOCWRA'S EELATION,
My good, and right deare ffrinde,'' Althoughe I doe not accustome
my selfe, to descrybe, or Blason the Actions and servyces of the
state, (knoweing well that in giveinge suche as deserve it, their dewe
Comendations, I shalbe offensive ^to others, emulateinge the same,
or in detracteinge any parte therof ffrom those vnto whome it is dewe,
I shall rightlye displeas them,) yett the manye ffavoures and ffrind-
shipp I haue receyved at your handes, and the good opinyonl stande
Assured yow houlde of myne Affection towardes yow, doe presse me to
deliver it ; (seeinge you have soe often and earnestly requested me
therevnto.) This discourse of the late servyces Luckelye exployted in
Connaught by Sir Richard Byngham, Knight, governor ffor hir Ma-
jestie there, that is, the servyce against the Bourcks within the Coimtie
of Mayo, uppon their Revolte, and the servyce agaynst the Scotts of
the out Ilandes, uppon their Invasion of the said Provynce; which
Discourse, ffor the Better vnderstandinge of it effectuallye, must
needes take Beginninge at the Cawse and ffoundacion of the said
Troubles. And althoughe I doubte not, but you houlde a good opinyon
of my playne and vnpartiall Penn, in like matters, yett ffor the Better
Creditt of the truthe therof, I send you this Discourse Conffirmed
vnder the handes, and Testimonyes of diverse Captaynes and gentle-
men which were iniployed in the said services. This Discourse (in as
much as the Toyle, and Travayle therof [whereof it treatheth] was ex-
^ My good Sfc.ffrinde. Nothing has friend of our author was.
been discovered to show who this
190 docwra's relation.
ceedinge paynefull, the Contynuance of the Journye Longe without in-
termission, the successe therof ffortunate, theVictorye Atchieved without
the Losse of any of our parte, the overthrowe given to the Enemye soe
greate, as the Like hath seldome or never bene harde of in Ireland be-
fore) Contayneth an Acrion, altogether Heroicall, and worthie to be
Comytted to Meniorye, in this, or such other Like manner ensueinge.
In the Moneth of September, in the yeare of our Lorde 1585,
at a Sessions houlden at Doonnemonie,*' in the Countie of Mayo,
within the Provynce of Connaught, by Sir Richard Byngham, Knight,
cheiife Commissioner, and Governor of the said Provynce, (Sir Ni-
cholas White, Master of the Rolls, then beinge, present, and imployed
with him, ffor the perffectinge of the last Composition,^ made within
the said Provynce) the Countye of Ma^o, and the whole Countrye
stoode then in generallitye, thoroughe the good, and polleticque go-
vernniente, and the iust, and upright dealinge of the said Sir Richard
Byngham, on peaceable and quiett Tearmes, without any fface of
Alteration ; and the most parte of the gentlemen, and ffreehoulders,
of that Countrye, resorted to the said Sessions before, nevertheles
when nowe by means of this Composition and Agreemente Betwene
hir Majestie and them, they perceyved that the names, Tytles, and
superioretyes of their Cheifle Lordes, and especiallye of Mac William,
the Cheiffest of the Septs of that Countrye, should Cease, extinguishe,
and ffor ever after be detemiyned, it did not a Little greive them ;
Althoughe somme of them not longe before, had expostulated the
Like refformation. The Plott of this Composition was devised by
Sir Richard of purpose to take awaye the greatnes of the Irishe
Lordes, with their names, macks and Oes ;® that the inffervor Sub-
cX)ooKnemonié, in Irish t)UT)-t)A-Tt)oi)A, published in Hardiman's edition of
i.e. fort of the bog, now Dunamona, a OThiherty's lar-Connauglit, p. 331
townland containing the ruins of a cas- to 338. It was signed on the 13th
tie, situate near the boundary of the day of September, 1585.
parishes of Rosslee and Drum in the e Their names. Macks and Oes.
barony of Cearra [Carra] and County Sir Henry Docwra does not appear to
of Mayo. See Annals of the Four Mas- have known that the Bourkes of Mayo
ters, Ed. J. O'D. A.D. 1592, p. 1911. were of Anglo-Norman descent. It
d Composition. See the document is wortliy of remark also that the
docwra's relation. 191
jecte might be ffreed ffiom their Irishe Customes, Cuttings, and vn-
reasonable exactions, and (by knoweinge what was theire ovvne) be
drawne to depende ever after vppon the State, and not on those Irishe
Lordes, or gentlemen ; which alsoe might not onlye muche Avayle hir
Majestie in tyme of any stirres, or Revolts, by draweinge the Com-
mon People, ffrom fibllowing the greate Cheiffe Lordes, But alsoe
bringe a more Certayner, yearlie Rent, or revenevve, into hir Highnes
Coffers then ffonnerlye was accustommed, when the People perceyued
theise their oulde Custommes, and Vseages like to take ende, they
devised with themselves, ffor the Preventinge therof, and accordinge
to their oulde accustomed manner, ever by them vsed in all their dis-
contments, they tooke upp their weapons. Armed them against the
State, thinckinge by stirres, and Broyles to wynne the Revocation of
their setled, and determyned resolution, and soe to be left agayne in
the oulde Custommes, and vseages.
This their pmpose Ajjpeared in one Thomas Roe Bourke, a Cheiffe
gentleman of that Sept, whoe at this verye instannte dureinge the said
Sessions at Doonnemonie kept himselfe, within a stronge Castell of
his standinge in an Ilande on Loghe Maske, euen within the sight of
the Governor and the other Commissioners reffuseing to come at them.
Albeit they had severall tymes sent ffor him ; Sir Richard Byngham
perceyveing that the Coales of Troubles were nowe Layde together,
and woulde shortlye after kindle, and becomme an Angrye ffyer, yf
the same were not polleticquelie, and warelye prevented, (dissemblinge
the matter, as yf it were of noe Momente,) he bethought him of the
best and safest remedye, to meete with this inconveniencye ; And
knoweinge well that those Bourks, had ever bene verye badd, and
Loose People, suche as verye hardlye Contynued themselves Two ^^eares
together within a dewe Course, or Compasse of obedyence. He sawe
that the onlye waye to stoppe this gappe, was eyther to cutt of, or
compiler of the Book of Howth Mac William Outragh, or the Lower
thought that INIac William of Clan- Mac William of the Co. of Mayo. The
rickard, who fought the Earl of Kil- truth is, that the Burkes of Connacht
dare at Cnoe Tuagh [Knockdoe] near became so Irish that the nobility of
Galway, was a mere Irishman, not of the English Pale affected to regard
English or British descent, as well as them as of Irish descent.
192 DOCWRA^S RELATION.
Apprehende, or Laje vpp in duraunce, as Pleadges, Two or three of
the best of that septe ; suche as were most daungerous ffor the iu-
scyteinge of stirres, and the draweinge of others into Action. And
therffore vppon his retourne out of that Countye to Roscotuan, he
dealte with the sheniile of the Countie of Mayo, ffor the Apprehen-
sion of the said Thomas Roe. The sherriffe not lonse after sent his
Subsherriffe to putt the matter in execution ; whoe beinge resisted and
Hurte by the said Thomas Roe, and not Able otherwise to Apprehend
him, wounded him in such sorte, as he therof dyed. This Thomas
Roe being thus slayne, was not much Lamented, noe not even of his
owne Kindred, ffor he was an oppressor of them, and, doubtlesse, it
was thought by wyse men, that the death of this man, and the Hange-
inge of the others of that surname at Roscoman, (which had devised
ffor the draweinge of Scotts into the Provynce) had prevented the
stin-es, and Troubles, that after ensued, and at that tyme seemed to
have a Begininge, had not somme men depended on the state,
(throughe envye and JNIallyce to Sir Richard Byngham, and his good,
and happie govermente) Persvvaded divers others of that Sept of the
Bourkes, to have a Care of themselves, to be vppon their Keepinge,
and to trust noe offycer, nor to comme to any suche, tyll their Pardonns
shoulde be by them procuered ffrom the Lord Deputye. Theise men's
names I fforbeare to remember, because they have since that tyme
made it Knowne before the Lorde Deputye, and Councell of the
Realme, that in giveinge suche Caveatts, to the Bourks, they meante
nothinge lesse, then to harten them into Rebellyon against the State,
(And to Attempte suche badde Actions, as afterward es they did; Of
this Counsayle, the Bourks (which of themselves were sedicious
enoughe, in whose myndes did still sticke the Abolisheinge, and take-
inge awaye their Mac William, with their oulde Irishe Custommes and
Cuttings,) tooke houlde, and converted the same to an Apte and Com-
odious occasion offered them ffor their Better Assemblinge together
into a Convenyent number. And the more effectuallye to wynne the
Hartes of manye men to followe this their entended entorpryse, they
made the Clanndonnells,^ the Joyes.s and most of the Countrye Be-
f Clanndonnells. They were a sept settled in Mayo at an early period, as
of the Mcic Domhnaill of Scotland, who Gallowglasse?, under the Lower Mac
DOCWRa's llELATION. 193
leive, that Sir Richarde Bjngham haveinge allreadye taken ffrom these
men their Auncyent Custommes and Libertyes, woiilde alsoe deliver
the like measure to ihem, and take from them, alsoe their Lyves, yf
they did not well Looks vnto themselves. By this meanes they drewe
manye vnto them, perswadeing themselves, that they might saffelye
Assemble together in Companyes, without ileare of interruption ; ifor
by the ffrindshipp of their fibresaid Councellors, which weare in
Dublyn, their Assembljes shoulde there be thought as a thinge by them
donne flbr iheir deifence and saffetye. They alsoe knewe that Sir Richard
Byngham, beinge restrayned íTrom íFollowinge them, in this, or other
their Actions, without direction ifrom Dublyn, coulde not stopp, or
prevent them in their ffirst begininge, by reason whereof they woulde
in shorte tyme, drawe together, and Joyne to them, the greatest parte
of the Countrye, whereof somme shoulde be drawne to Assist them in
open Hostilletye and some others in secrett and vnderhande dealinge,
of which sorte the latter shoulde still seeme subjects, and lyve (as neere
as they coulde) in the Bosomme of the State ; And to make themselves
the stronger, and drawe the whole Province into Action with them,
they gave it /Forth, that their Case, was every man's Case, within the
same; And that as their Auncyent Custommes and Libertyes were in-
íTringed, and their Lyves sought to be taken awaye, soe shoulde it alsoe
ffeare with the rest of the said Provynce ; And here ffor an entraunce,
into this Rebellyon, The sonnes of Edmond Bourke of Castell
Barrye,^ beinge manye (which Edmond, was an oulde man, and of
the Com2)etitors of the Mac Williamshippe, and a most badd affected
member to the State, and his wyfe as Badd as himselfe, together with
Edmond Kerraghe Bourke, Ryccard Bourke, the Divell's Hook's
Sonne,' Moyler Oge Bourke, Walter Mac Davie Bane ; Cahir Mac
William Burke. At this iieriod Fcr- Ai).l)t)ATiTt^'^15b> i.e. Barry's Castle, now
raghe Mac Tirlaghe Roe of Carrick- Castlebar, the head town of the Co.
madye, Gent., was chief of this sept. of Mayo. See Genealogies, Sj-c. of the
See lar-Connaught, p. 331. Ui-Fiachrach, p. 161.
SJoyes, i.e the Joyces of the barony i The Divell's Hook's sonne. By this
of Eoss, in the North West of the he intends to translate njAc tieAri^AjT)
County of Galway. ' ai) co]\]\'^\r), i.e. the son of the Demon
'' Castell Barn-i/e, in Irish CAiflcAij- of the reaping.hook.
13
194 DOCWRA^S RELATION.
Connell,"^ and divers others associeatinge vnto them, manye Idle Per-
sons, entred into a Castell in Loghe Maske, called Castell Necallye,'
and manned the same, together with Thomas Roe's Castell, after
Thomas Roe's death, was now in the possession of his brother Riccard
Bourke, called the Pall of Irelande ; which Castells they kept in Re-
bellyons manner against the State, reffuseinge to comme [in] at [the
command of] any of liir Majestie's offycers.
Aboute this tyme Sir Richard Byngham, la^'e at the seidge of Clann-
owen" in Thowmond, a stronge Pyle, Manned and kept against hir
Majestie by Mahowne Obryan, a most daungerous enemye to the State,
A cheiffe Champion of the Popes, and a greate practyzer with fforraigne
Powers, ffor the Invasion of this Realme of Ireland ; Att this seidge Sir
Richard Byngham, had but one Hundred Englishe Souldiers, and
somme ffewe Kearne of the Countrye, by reason wherof, he was dryuen
to noe small payne in skyrmishinge, Watchinge, and Wardinge, with soe
ffewe men; nevertheless within seaven dayes he wanne the Castell, and
slewe the said Mahowne Obryan, and the warde within, and Razed the
said Castell, without the ffurtherannce of any greate Ordynaunce. After
that Sir Richard Marched ffrom this Castellj to Castell Necallye, within
the which, the Traytors were, and enclosed themselves. Att his iSrst
Corameinge thether heparlyed with them, advyceinge them to Remem-
ber the obedyence which they owed to hir Majestie, and to yeilde them-
selves to hir Majestie's Mercye, Assureinge them that in soe doeinge,
they shoulde iSnde that ffavoure in all respects, that other hir Highnes
Subjects did, but they, (myndeing nothinge lesse then to submitt them-
selves, on any suche conditions) saide they woulde not doe any Hurte,
but eep themselves there in saffetye, ffor that they were fiearffull to
^ Cahir Mac Connell. By this he " ^aI ^ro ejri|t)t), i.e. the hedge to Ire-
means CAc^eiTi ?t)Ac OborijijAill, i.e. land," by the Four Masters.
Cahir or Charles Mac Donnell. " Clannowen, in Irisli CIua]i} tMibív)ií,
1 Castell Necallye, CAjfleM) t)A Ca(U i.e. Dubhan's, or Duane's lawn or
l|5e, i.e. the Hag's Castle, a round meadow, now Clonoan Castle in the
Castle on an artificial island in Lough parish of Kilkeedy, about six miles to
Mask near Ballinrobe in the County the north-east of Corofin, Co. of Clare,
of Mayo. Sec Annals nf the Four Masters, Ed.
m The Pall of Irelande: He is called J. O'D. A.D. 1586, p. 1584, note "".
docwra's relation. 195
trust any Englishe man, AUeadginge manye ffiivelous and imjieitynent
Causes, moveinge them to stande vpon their guarde ; Herevppon Sir
Rychard proceeded to Beseige them in the said Castell, "which was a
stronge round fibrtresse, errected farre within the Loghe," vppon a small
Compasse of grounde soe scanted by the Wall, that scarce a standinge
place was left vnto it ; The seidge was all by water, in Boats, and coulde
not otherwyse, bee Attempted, Insoemuche as Sir Richarde goinge aboute
to Bourne a Boate, or two of theirs, that they had docked, and layde
upp vnder the Castell wall, to the ende they might not escape awaye,
and that alsoe he might Watche and Warde them, with ffewe men (havve-
inge but a small Companye there ; and those alsoe soore wearyed.
Bruised with stones, and galled with shott, at the Seidge of Clanowen)
was fiorced by the suddayne ryseinge of Contrarye weather, which
muche ffavoured the enemye, to Leaue the Attempt with the losse of
one of his Boats, and Two or three of his souldiers, himselfe, and others
beinge in the said Boate, hardlye escaped, by the Healpe of other Boats,
which other Boates came not intyme to his succoure, thoroughe the ne-
gligence of suche as he had put in Truste with them, and Appoynted to
come, and loyne with him ; The Boate which he soe Lost, the enemyes
gatt, in which and in another Boate of their owne, before Sir Richard
coulde retourne to chardge them with a fireshe supplye ffrom his Campe,
Lyeinge on the shoare ; they Shipped themselves, and with greate scel-
eritye, escaped into the woodes, ffearinge that at the next chardge Sir
Richai'd woulde have wonne the Castell.
Captain Mordante, and others, had the Chase of them by water ;
Theise Traytors beinge thus escaped, to the woodes and Mountaynes,
out of Castell Ne Callye, their accomplishes alsoe ffledd out of the other
Castell, both which and one stronge Pyle of íFarroghe Mac Donnells,
Sir Richard Razed to the grounde, íTor that they were not fitt, or stoode
serviceable to be kept to the Englishe, and were verye daungerous to be
in the possession of the Irisherye ; Riccard Bourke, alias the pall of
Irelande, a man of noe small accompte amonge his septe, and all the
illaffected Irisherye repayred to Sir Richard, at his ffirst commeinge to
o Farr within the Loghe, &c. This on the east side of Lough Mask ; but
is not very accurate, for this castle is the remaining part of the descriptiun
on an artificial island close to the land is correct.
196 docwea's kelation.
Castell Ne Callye; beinge indeede the Cheiffe of their Conffederacye ;
This man under Cullor of dutyefiill Subiection, intended to haiie Be-
trayed Sir Richard, and all his Companye, but (intelligence herof be-
inge given, and manye Aj^paraunte prooffes had of his Trayterous
intentions, and devyses) this pall of Irelande was soone executed, by
Martiall Lawe,P This man was assuredlye the most daungerous mem-
ber in all the Countye of Mayo, especiallye ffor the draweing in of
Scotts, a thinge, which Sir Richard ever doubted, and which the
Bourks, ondoubtedlye entended.
After this the Governor Sir Richard Bingham tooke order ffor the
ffollowinge of those Bourks to the Woodes, and Mouutaynes, which
weare nowe growne to somme iiij."^ swordes, he Levyed somme fforces
on the Coimtrye, and with them, and his owne Companye of a Hun-
dred Souldiers, he soe haunted them ffrom Bushe to Bushe, and H ill
to Hill, that in shorte tyme, noe newes was to be heard, where anye
of them were.
After this the gentlemen of the Countrye (which had not Combyned
with them, seeinge the Rebells to be dryven to their hooles, and ffast-
nesses, in Hideinge manner, by meanes wherof the Souldiers coulde
doe nothinge vppon them, offerred to Sir Richard, that yf he woulde
p This Pall of Irelande was soone hand, and seven more of the councell
executed by Martiall Lawe. The death of the province, which were present
of this young chief caused a great at that time, and witness to the whole
sensatiou at tlie time. It formed one proceeding ; and Ukewise with the
of the forty-three articles of complaint consent of the best gentlemen of the
against Sir Richard Bingham deUvered countrie themselves, Sir Richard hav-
to the Lord Deputy of Ireland, A.D. ing no other mean of ordinary trial at
1595; and to it Sir Richard made the that time, by reason of the great
following answer : " Richard Oge, troubles ; and that he was worthily
commonly called the Perall of Ire- executed, and the same no manner of
land, was well and worthily [i.e. de- discontentment or fear to any, appeare
servedly] executed likewise, for, pre- by the aforesaid certificate, under all
tending to do service, laide a plot in their hands ; but all those matters Sir
deed to bring in Scotts, and raise a Richard hath answered before, and of
generall rebellion within that county, this is acquitted by the councell." See
having made his castle for that same Hardiman's Edition oj OTluherty's
purpose, as appeareth by an act then Chorographical Description of West
sett down under the said Sir Richard's or lar-Connmttjht, p. 186.
DOCWE-a's llELATION. 197
(iiawe liis fforces out of the Countrye, they would vndertake the sei-
vyce, against the Rebells and eyther kyll them, or Banishe them at
their owne Cost, and Chardges without Abateing any pennye of the
Composition Rents, dewe to hir Majestie by them, in Leiwe therof;
Heervnto Sir Richard Assented, and ffindeinge it a good Pollecye to sett
one of them, against another: But heere (haveinge these bad Bourks,
at a greate advauntage, and in a harde distresssed Case) when they
were thus, at the lowest ebb ; Sir Richard receyved especyall Chardge,
and straight Commaundcmente ffrom the Lorde Deputye to Protecte
them, and he receyved alsoe a Protection readye signed, by the Lorde
Deputye to Protecte them, which thinge thoughe the matter and man-
ner muche greived him, he handled it in the best sorte he Coulde to
save the Creditt of the State, and wrought devyses to dryve them to
seeke their Protections, which when they did he graunted, it vnder
his owne hande, and the Seale of the Provynce, as fformerlye was
aocustommed, and in suche Cases, onght to be done. But althoughe
this was Closelye handled by the Governor Sir Richard Byngham, yett
the Bourks had intelligence that the Lorde Deputye had Protected
them; and Comaunded the Governor to perfTorme it; which, as is to
be gathered, they had learned from some well willers of theirs out of
Dublyn; This made the gentlemen verye Highe, and Haughtie
mynded, and was to them a Soveraigne Preparatyve, ffor to vnderstate
newe, and greate stirres, and Broyles, then before they had begonne,
ffor the Peace beinge suche, as the State offered it ; and they sought it
not, Contynued but a smale tyme ; Althoughe they had given in a
simple Pleadge, ffor the perfformaunce therof. After the Bourks were
thus Protected, Sir Richard Byngham repayred to his dwellinge
Howse, and ffrom thence (vppon occasions) to Dublyn, where he had
not longe stayed, when the Bourks revolted agayne now the seconds
tyme, Joyneinge vnto them, the CIangibbons,i the Clandonnells ; and
the Joyes, in ffar greater number then before, which said Joyes, the
more to manifesto their Badde, and Trayterous intentions, and the
better to Assuer their Complyces, of their ffast dealinge in this Com-
1 Clanngibhons, i.e. the Gibbons lar- the County of ^fajo.
Umhall in the barony of Murrisk, in
198 DOCWRA^S RELATION.
bynation, Murthered Certayne of the Officers of Yerconnauglit/ and
their men, to the number of xv*^ or xvi*®". Aboute this tyme order
came ffrom the Lorde deputy ffor the leauinge of men within this
Provynce, ffor the servyce in the Lowe Countryes, the Bruyte wherof,
and the repayer hether of ffrancis Barckelye, sent by the Lorde De-
putye ffor the Leavyeinge of the said men. Caused manye Idle men,
vvhoe had noe zeale, to serve beyonnde the Seas, to Joyne withemselves,
with the said Bourks, then in Action against hir Majestie, Add thus
these Bourkes (haveinge had an interim of Peace, and a Pawseinge
tyme to gather Heade agayne, and encrease their fforces, stoode on
verye Loftie tearmes, and saide they woulde have a Mac William or els
they woiilde goe into Spayne ffor one; Alsoe they woulde have noe
Sherriffe within that Countie, nor be subiect to Aunsweare, in Appear-
aunce, at any Assize or Sessions. Theise Poynts, and Teannes, they
stoode on, and Articled the same accordingly e, with many other vn-
reasonable demaundes, which they woulde haue to be graunted, or
otherwyse they woulde in noe wyse yeilde to have Peace with the State.
Att the begininge of this second Revoke, ffor that the Governor was
willinge to have drawne iheni to Peace, (yf by any reasonable meanes
he might have done the same without any indignetye to the State) he
sent vnto them Commissioners, vizt. the Lorde Archbishopp of Tuam,
the Lord Bremingham, Barron of Athenrye, Thomas Dillon, Esq.
Justice of the Province, Gerralde Commerfforde, Esq. Attournye of
the same, and others, to Parlye with them. And to examyne the cause
of those their insolent Attempts; vnto whome they Aunsweared in
effect as afforesaid, deliveringe them the said Articles in wryteinge.
And even dureinge the tyme of the Commissioners Aboade in the
Countrye, they did not fforbeare to Bourne, and spoyle the same.
All which notwithstandinge a tyme of Peace was graunted, vppon Con-
ditions in a sorte to their likeinge ffor viij^^» dayes by the said Com-^
missioners, that in the meane tyme, the Lorde Deputye's pleasure
might be signeffyed, to the Governor, howe he woulde have them to
be Proceeded withall ; and direction sent accordinglye. But, (after
this alsoe was graunted them) the Commissioners were noe sooner de-
r Yerconnaur/hi, Iatx _Cf)or»t;v\cc, i.e. West Connaiight.
docwra's relation. 199
parted out of those Parts, then they begann to Breake downe divers
Casttles, and to Bourne manye Townes in the Playne, and Champion
Barronyes, And the more to make knowne their Trayterous^ and wicked
Purposes, they Proceeded, agaynst hir Majestic in most odious, and
vndutiefull speeches ; sayeinge, what have we to doe with that Cali-
AGHE f howe vnwyse are we, beinge soe mightie a nation, to have binn
soe longe Subiecte to a woeman ; The Pope and the Kinge of Spayne,
shall have the rule of vs, and none other. Sir Richard (not withstand -
inge all this) did flbrbeare to raj^se ffbrces, and to serve vjipon them,
(greatlye to his disadvauntage) flbr that he had receyved manye, and
earnest Cawtions, ffrom the Lord Deputye, to fforbeare the Begininge
of any warre against them, But in the meane tyme the Rebells grewc
to bee verye stronge. And were nowe increased to the number of vij.
or viij. hundred men ; and had alsoe sent Edmond Kerraghe Bourke,
and John Itcleave,* Brother to Walter Kittaghe" Bourke, to Practyce
with the Scotts, and to drawe them into the Provynce, to their succour
and Ayde, Advertyseinge the Scotts, by the said Messengers, that the
tyme was then to subdewe Connaught, ffor the Queene had ffewe or
noe Souldiers in the Realme, they weare all imployed into the Lowe
Countryes, This ffyer kindled, and fHamed in suche soarte, that nowe
it was Highe tyme to take in hand the quencheinge therof. Nevertheles
Sir Richard of himselfe durst doe nothinge against them, ffor that he
was Advised, and willed by the Lorde Deputye, to doe nothinge in
that Case without his Lordshipp's Advyce, and direction, which (when
he had Longe looked ffor it,) at length he receyved, althoughe somme-
what Late, the effect wherof was, that the said Lorde Deputye and the
Councell, Concuned in opinyon with Sir Richard, that the Conditions
which the Bourks recpiyred were soe vnreasonable, as neyther subiecte
ought to demaund them, ne yett the State (without greate indignetye)
collide yeilde vnto them ; and therffore resolued, and willed Sir Richard
to Prosecute them with suche fforces, as he had, or could Leavye, ex-
cepte he coulde ffynde them to stande on more dewtifull Tearmes
then affore is saide, Herevppon, the Governor Leavyed suche fforces, as
s Caliaghc, cA]Ue<\c, a hag. Queen ^ John Itcleave, Scaai} ^. z-x\é]he, i.e.
Elizabeth was just fifty-two years old John of the mountain,
at this time.
200 DOCWRA^S RELATION.
lie thought, might suiiyce to Aimsweare the servyce, hoth eiTectuallj-e,
and speedelye, ffor he ffounde, and sawe, that Lingringe servyce could
not but gveatlye Chardge hir Majestie, and muche encourage the
enemy e, A softe, kind of warre, that hath bin to, to longe vsed in
this Realme.
Ffirst haveinge taken Order, ffor the Assuraunce of the Country e
behinde him. He Marched towardes the Countie of Mayo, the xn° of
Julye, 1586, wtth his owne Garryson fforces, which were a: C : ffoote-
men, and ffiftye Horsemen; and camme to BalHnroba ; the xiiij*^ daye
of the said Moneth ; Heere he spent, vi : or vij^" : dayes, as well in
Parlyeinge with the said Bourks, as alsoe in gatheringe of his whole
fforces, togeather, Hether camme to him, the Earle of Clanrickarde,
with XXX*'® : Horsemen, and : C : Kearne, alsoe manye gentlemen of
the Countrye camme hether, namelye, the Lorde Bremingham, Lorde
Barron of Athenrye ; Sir Hubbert Mac Dauie, Knight,^ Teig O'Kellye,'^
and divers others. Hether camme in the supply e alsoe of fforces which
he had Leavyed within the Provynce, viz. C : ffootemen of Captain
Mordants, A : C. ffootemen vnder Captain JNIerryeman, and a C.
ffootemen vnder Captain Mostean ; Besides divers Companyes of
Lighte Kearne, to the number of vi. or vii. C, and there haveinge em-
ployed the Earle of Clanrickarde, the Archebishopp of Tuam, the
Bishopp of Killmore, the Lord Bremingham, Thomas Dillon Justice
of the Provynce, and others, in Parlyeinge with the Bourks one daye,
and ffindeinge that noe reasons nor perswasions, might wynne them to
Peace, He executed certayne of their Pleadges, which they before had
put in ffor their Loyaltie, and good behaviour ; (ffor it Appeared to
this Polleticque, and wyse gentleman. Sir Richard Bingham, that the
spareinge of Rebells Pleadges heretofore, have done noe small hurte
in this Realme, by encourageinge them to yll Actions, trustinge vppon
the accustommed mercye, showed to the like Pleadges.) And then he
u Walter Kittaghe, X).\\z'ey\ CfcAc, i.e. County of Gal^vay.
Walter the left-handed. ^ Teig O'Kellye, CAÓ5 0"CeAlU]5.
V Sir Hubbert Mac Davie, Knight. He was chief of a sept of the O'Kellys
He was chief of that sept of the of Ui-Maine, from 1385 to 1593, and
Burkes called Mac Davids, seated at lived in the Castle of MuUach mor.
Glinske, near the river Suck in the
DOCWRA^S RELATION. 201
Marched to the Abbye of Ballentubber/ the xxij**' of Julye, anil
ffrom thence, he sent his flbrces of fFootemen, and Keaine into the
Mountaynes, and Woodes, to seeke the Rebells in tlieir fiastnes, which
afforesaid fforces, was Leade by Captain Jolm Bynghaiii, whoe had the
Chardge of the garryson Bande, which behaved himselfe soe well ther-
in, that within the space, of vj : or vij^" : weekes, they all submitted
themselves to the State; himselie with the Earle of Clanrickarde and
their Horsemen kepte the Champion and Playne Countrye ; as well
íFor the deifence of hir Majestie's good Subiects in those partes, as
alsoe to keepe the enemye ffrom escapeinge awaye ffrom the fforces,
sent into their ffastnes ; Aboute this tyme, there camme an espyall out
of Mounster, beinge sent, yf it were as he saide, as a Messenger
ffrom those parts to ffrancis Barckely, Provost Marshall of Connaught ;
This espyall the more to encourage the Traytors, and to Annymate
others to Joyne with them, gave it fforth that the Earle of Leceister
was slayne in the Lowe Countryes, And the most of the Englishe,
fforces overthrown e there ; That there weare Twoe greate Armyes of
Spanyardes landed in England, and that there was a greate Navye of
Spanishe Shippes in Baltimore ;y That the Kinge of Scotts, was in
Armes against hir Majestie, and that hir Highnes was sicke and in
greate daunger of death ; vppon which vntrue seditious Rumoure, and
reporte. Sir Richard Caused the Author, and Messenger therof, beinge
a badd Runnegate, [renegade] to be executed by Martiall Lawe.
And nowe the fiootemen within the Mountaynes, and himselfe in
the Champion, soe hunted the Bourks and their Accomplyces, ffrom
place to place, that within the space of three weeks, they begann to be
Tame, and they had taken ffrom them in that tyme, the number of
iiij^"": or v. Ct. Hearde of Cattle, whereof Sir Richard Byngham re-
served towardes the defrayeinge of the extraordinarye Chardges of the
Journye, the number of One Thowsand ; All the rest were bestowed
on the Captaines and their Companyes, and the offycers of the ffeilde,
as Bootye, accordinge the Custome in this Countrye services, or els
given to the Kearne, and light ffootemen, as a Consideration of their
X Ballentubber, in Irish bAjle At) co- y Baltimore, called by the Irish
bAjtt. i.e. the town of the well, Bal- Dun na sead, a small town in the
lintober in the County of Mayo. south of the Co\mty of Cork.
202 docwea's relation.
entertayneinents, which thervppon were dischardged, and dismissed
from that service ; Besides the depriveinge theise Rebells of their
Cattle, as afforesaid, there were slayne of them aboute the number of
V. or vjs^ : of all sortes. The rest in shorte tyme after divided them-
selves, iByeinge ffrom Caue to Caue, and ffrom one grove of Woode to
another, where they might best Hide themselves, sendinge in Messen-
gers to the Governor to Beseeche him of Mercye, and Pardon, and
offeringe to submitt themselves with all Humblenes; Heerevppon it
was, when they were thus broken, that the Governor discharged the
Keame he had as aiforesaid ; together with all Irishe Horsemen, of
severall Partes of the Province, Contentinge all of them, eyther with
some Portion of the Prayes, and Bootyes, gotten, or els with his owne
Monye ; His owne Horsemen, and ffootmen, and the Three Bandes
of supplyes aiforesaid, he stayed from the service, ffor a space, as well
to reffreshe them as alsoe to give tyme and Leave to the Enemyes to
come in ffreelye without ffeare, which otherwise woulde have possessed
them, had the iforces bin still vpp, and downe, in the woodes, Theis
beinge done, they submitted themselves one after another in sorte ffol-
lowinge, vizt. Ewster Mac Donnell Cheiffe of the Galloglasses came in,
submitted himselfe, put in his sonne Pleadge íFor himselfe, and his
septe. The next Edmond Bourke Mac Richarde EneiTÍne, one of the
strongest amongst them, sonne to the last IMac William saue one, came
in and submitted himselfe, giveinge in his sonne as Pleadge; After
whome William Bourke, alias the Blynde Abbott, the Cheiffe of that
Sirname ; Edmond Burke of Castle Barrye beinge dead, which
Claymed to be Mac William, submitted himselfe verye Humblye,
offeiTÍnge one of his sonnes as Pleadge; But ffor that Sir Richard liked
not the Sonne that he offerred. But demaunded his eldest sonne, whome
he knew to be a good Pleadge) he departed agayne ; yett within Twoe
dayes after when he sawe the Governor woulde have sent in his fforces
amongst them agayne. He camme to him, submitted himselfe, and
brought his eldest sonne ffor a Pleadge.
Moyler Oge Bourke submitted himselfe; the Joyes did hi like man-
ner submitte themselves, and alsoe Riccard Bourke, alias the Divell's
Hook's Sonne, all theise gave in good Pleadges ; ffor the observation
of the Peace.
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DOCWRA S RELATION. 203
These men vppon their submission were soe Pyned awaye ffov want
of ffoode, and soe ghasted with ffeare within, vij®" or viij^'^ weeks, by
reason, they were soe roundlye fibllowed, without any interim of rest,
that they looked rayther like to ghosts then men ; Edmonde Bourk's
Sonne of Castell Barrye, persisted still, in the Action ; Their ffather
was the man, whome they sought to have made Mac William till he
was executed, by Course of the Common Lawe ; This man was very
oulde ; yett was he put to death, ifor theis Causes ensewinge : He
was a noteable Traytor, and the encourager of his sonnes to this Ac-
tion, dureinge whose lyfe, both they and he, had a hope he should be
Mac William. To the ende therffore they shoulde be Carryed awaye
noe longer with the deceiptfull wings of this vayne hope, and soe the
sooner drawne to submission. He was indicted. Arraigned, Condempned,
ann executed, as in like Causes is accustomed : The Governor mieht
o
have hanged him by Martiall Lawe, but rayther made Choyce to have
it orderlye donne as afforesaid, to the ende hir Majestie might have his
Landes, by Escheate vppon his Attaynder, (fibr he had a good quan-
tetye, of Lande ; After this the said sonnes of Edmond Bourke; (see-
inge their ffather, and in him all their hope dead) offerred to submitte
themselves, soe as they might have enioyned their ffather's Landes ;
But herein the Governor refferred them, to the resolution of the Lorde
Deputye and Councell to be further Heard, in that poynte, which
they some what Lyked of, and when they offered, the eldest Brother's
Sonne as Pleadge, But the Governor reffused to take any Childe, or
other Pleadge, saveinge one of those Brethren, which were in number
vi or vij^". But that they vtterlye denyed to doe, wherby it was well
perceyved, they carryed verye badd intentions.
At this tyme, whilest these men stoode thus vppon the pinche of
submittinge them, newes came to the Governor that Twoe thowsand
Scotts came over the Ryver of Earne towards Sligo, with Edmond
Kirraghe^ Burke, and John Itcleave, whoe were sent by the Bourks
their kinsmen, as yow have hearde before, to drawe in those Scotts ffor
the better deffence of their quarrell ; which Scotts were promised by
the Burcks, that they shoulde inhabitt the Countrye ; soe .as they
z Edmond Kirraghc, CAttjonp CeAnbv\c, i.e. Edmond the Gambler.
204 docwra's relation.
woukle Banishe out the Englisliemen, and deffende the said Traytors ;
Theise newes hindered a thoroughe Paciffication within the Countye
of Mayo; neverthelesse this Provident and Circumspecte Governor,
Sir Richard Bingham ; haveinge alreadye reduced, and brought things
there, to soe good a state, as before is said,) dispatched the Earle of
Clanrickarde with xxx*'° or xl *'^ Horsemen, and Two Bandes of
ifootemen, sendinge alsoe presentlye after them another Bande of
ffootemen. All which Joined with George Bingham, Esq. Brother to
the said Sir Richard ; whoe was then SheiTÍffe of the Countie of
Sligoe, and Leavyed there some shott, and Horsemen, before the
comeinge of the said fforces; Theise Companyes beinge thus vnyted;
stoode vppon guarde, and deffence of the Borders, of the Provynce,
which caused the Scotts, not to make soe muche, and soe greate
hast to come fforwardes, as otherwyse they woulde have done. Sir
Richard stayed in the Countie of Mayo ; a small tyme after the
sendinge awaye of his saide Companyes, of Purpose to order things
there more effectuallye, ffor the deffence of the Countie, and ffor the
the Prosecution of those ffew badd Bourks, which yett contynued in
Action against hir Majestic ; which beinge done in suche good sorte,
as the daunger and necessitye of that tyme coulde afforde ; he then
sett fforwardes towardes Sligo, with a C. ffootemen, and xxv. Horsemen,
that were remayneiuge with him ; But vppon his settinge fforth, he
had newes brought him, that the Scotts were drawne thoroughe
O'Rowerks Countrye into the Mawgherry or Playnes, by Roscomman,
to Praye, and spoyle the same ; By meanes wherof he Roade a greate
daye s Journye, and came that night neere to Roscomman; and Laye that
night iiij®"^ Myles wyde ffrom it ; ffrom whence vnderstandinge contrarye
that the Scotts were betwene Sligo, and Bundroues,* He roade the
next day to the Towne of Sligo, beinge well nighe vj''^^ English Myles,
But the ffootemen he left to marche awaye after him with as much
convenyent speede as they might ; his Highe waye was to pass by
the Abbye of Boyle, where he ffounde Sir Thomas Le Strange, and
others, the Ryseings out of the Countrye, whome he had Appoynted
to Lye there, ffor the deffence of the Countie of Roscoman ; he left
a Bundroues, t)ut) t5TtobAeire, i.e. the drowes on the confines of the Counties
mouth of the river Drobhaeis, Buu- of Donegal and Leitrim.
DOCWRA^S KEL.VTIOX. 205
them there flor that tyine, and soe came to Sligo, thexxviii''^ of August.
At his commeinge thether he was given to vnderstand, that the Scotts
laje still encamped at the Earne, some on the one syde, and some
on the other syde, to the number of soe manye as he was before ad-
vertysed, with some increase of Horsemen, and ffootemen ; ffor Sir
Arthur Oneele,'' and Hughe Mac Gwyer, had Ayded them, with some
íTorcees, so as their forces was aboute Two thowsand of Able men ;
Besides woemen, Boyes, and Churles, wherof they had greate stoore,
I take it neere as manye more with greate stoore of Carriadges. The
comeinge of Sir Richard soe soone to Sligo, And the newes of the
Paciffication, within the Countie of Mayo, made them staye Longe
aboute the Earne, and Boundroies, eyther to expecte more flbrces, to
come and Joyne with them, or some newe Broyles to be raysed, in the
Countrye, behinde the Gouernor by their Conffederats, which might
cause him to devide his fforces, which were then CCCC. Englishe and
Irishe, and aboute vi^* Horsemen, Besides the Ryseings out of the
Countrye, which weare aboute a C. Horsemen, and Two Hundred
Kearne ; A /Force ffarr to weake to have encountred with the Scotts,
excepte they might have bin gotten in A Champion grounde. To which
likepla ce of disadvauntage they had noe intention to come, ffor of the
vii C. the Governor had CCC. Avhich weare Irishe, And ffor the most
parte men but newlye Trayned ; He wrote to the Lorde Deputye to
sende him Two other Bandes of ffiftye Horsemen, ffor that there was
noe Trust in the Irishe Horsemen, which Horsemen, and ffootemen {yi'
they had come sooner then they did) had eyther Cleane discouraged
or suiRcientlye withstoode the Scotts, ffrom Comeinge into the Province
at all ; Sir Richard laye at Sligo ; and the ffoote of the Curlewes,<=
with his said fforces, ffrontinge the Scotts, and withstandinge their
entrye into the Countrye; (expectinge still a supplye, ffrom the Lorde
Deputye) the space of xiiii*'' Days. The Scotts draweinge on bv
Little and Little thoroughe O'Rowrks Countrye, vppon JMountaynes,
l> Sir Arthur Oneele. He was the c Cvrlewcs, Co[tif\rl)Ab, the Cur-
son of Toirdhealbhach Luincach lieu hills, near the town of Boyle,
O'Neill. He afterwards joined Sir on the confines of the counties of
Henrv Docwra. Eoscommon and Sligo.
206 DOCWRA^S RELATION.
Woodes, and Boggs, Towards the Curlevves. with intention, to passe
that wayes into Mayo, encamjied euer in suche ffastnes, as he coulde
not by any meanes come at them, without greate disanvauntage ; Att
the Length, althoughe Sir Richard kept the Passage straightlye vppon
them, (ffor the watchinge of which he was dryven to devide his
Companies into Sundrye places ffarre distante, ffrom the other,) yett in
an exceedinge ffowle Tempesteuous, and darcke night, they deceyved
him ; ifor after he had Watched and waighted ifor their comeinge till
Tenn of the Clocke at night (hearinge before night, that they had
removed their Campe, and weare eyther goeinge backs agayne, in
Comeinge towards him. He left to watche Abroade, anye Longer,
and Bestowed himselfe, and his Companyes in places of succoure,
which he did supposeinge that, (by reason of the Aboundaunce of
Raigne which ffell that eveninge, their Longe Absence tyll that tvme
of the night, and the wordes of Occonnor Sligo, which assured him
that the said Scotts had encamped themselves agayne ffor that night.
But shortlye after this, when the Scotts, by reason of some espyalls
of their owne, or some Trayterous intelligence, out of the Governors
Campe, had vnderstandinge that Sir Richard, and his Companye had
reposed themselves to rest ; stale, Towards the Bridge of Kilnowney,<i
neare to which at a Castell, not ffar of Sir Richard ffor the deffence
thereof, had placed his ffootemen and ffiftye Irishe Horsemen, and soe
beinge come Privelye to the bridge Three or iiii^"" Hundred of them
gate over the same, beffore the Englishe ffootemen came at them, whoe
assone as they came in, Beate the Scotts, and wanne the Bridge ; But
here the Irishe Horsemen did noe servyce at all, when the Allarum
was, Sir Richard himselfe was at a place called Knockmilleyn,® about
a Myle ffrom the Bridge, beinge alsoe another Passadge, where it was
thought the Scotts woulde sooner have passed over then at the Bridge :
Att this place, the Bridge weare the oidye straight and Passadge that
Sir Richard knewe the Scottes coulde ffinde to passe over into the
Countrye by ; but they contrarelye waded over at a ffourdc, not ii'arr
f ^tVnowne;/, called by the Irish, Cul Oweniuore and Owcnbeg", in the
Maeile and Cul-mhuine, Collooney, a county of Sligo.
small town near the confluence of the <■ KnochmiUeyn, Knockmillen.
UOCWRA^S RELATION. 207
liVom the Bridge, never before knowiie by any of the Country e, that
had or woulde conffesse the same to the Englishe, Sir Richard, and the
Horsemen vppon the Allarum hasted with greate speeds to the Bridge,
and roade over the same without daunger, both of the enemye, and
his owne Companye (ffor the night was exceedinge darcke, and the
BuUetts, and Arrowes fflew to and ifroe, without regarde of any man,
that might Marche, or ryde betwixt them ; yett he Chardged the Scotts,
and kylled, and drowned aboute xl*'^ or l*'^ of them; The most parte
of his Horsemen heere ifayled him; some because they were farre off;
and the saide Irishe fforces, He removed with his owne ordinarye Com-
panyes into the Barronye of Tyreraghe, which he Cheifflye did, ffor to
save the praye of that Countrye, which was greate. He left the greate
Mountaines of Slewgawe,^ on the left hande, which were before on his
Right, and Marched downe viii Myles into the said Baronie, Consiste-
inge of jjlayne grounde, with some Bogge in it of xx*'^ Myles in
Length, Lyeinge all Alonge by the Sea ; In the same he came to a
Towne or Village, called Ardglass,^ where he Camped the second
night, and haveinge intelligence by espyalls, that the enemye laye on
the other syde of the Mountaynes, not ffarr ffrom an Abbye called
Banned,^in a Mervaylous ffast and stronge grounde; He tooke with
him good gwardsh guideshipp : he passed the said Mountaynes, with
his fforces, and encamped that night, at Oconroy, a Towne of the
Bishopp of Ohartes.^ Att his beinge heere he gave it fforth in Pollecye,
f Slewgatue, in Irish, SljAb Batíj, now h Banned, in Irish t)eAi;T)po!5»\, now
Slievegamph, and sometimes trans- Banada, a village with the ruins of an
lated, the Ox mountains, a long chain abbey near Tobercurry, in the barony
of mountains on the borders of the of Leyny and county of Sligo. See
baronies of Tireragh and Leyny, in Ui-Fiachrach, p. 480.
tlie county of Sligo. i Oconroy, a towne of the Bishopp of
sArdglass, called in Irish ?lTit' i)A O'Harte's, in Irish 21caó Cf)or)A|tie,
')-5lAr5 the height or hill of the locks Conaire's field, now Achonry, a parish
or fetters, now Ardnaglass, a Castle church and seat of an ancient bishop-
in ruins, situate in a townland rick in the barony of Leyny and
of the same name in the parish of county of Shgo. The bishop liere
Skreen, barony of Tireragh, and referred to, was Eugene O'Harte, who
county of Sligo, See Ui-Fiachrach, died in 1603. See Harris's Edition of
p. 270, note g, and Ordnance Map of Ware's Bishops, p. 660. Ibid. p. 477.
the county of Sligo, Sheet 13.
208 docwea's kelation.
tliat the enemye was Marcheinge vpji through Gallvvaye, tovvaide the
Inner, and Civill Countryes, as the Lorde Bremingham's Countrye,
and the Countie of Roscomman, And thervppon he Hasted, hy a
greate daye's Marche to a Castell called Moygarie ;'' which stoode in a
straight, and in a íEtt, and Apte place to Aunswere the servyce vppon
them; yf they had passed into the said Countryes; Sir Richard did
this, to dravve the Scotts, into an Assured Beleiffe, of their owne se-
cureitye to wynne suche advauntage of grounde of them, as after-
wardes was gotten ; íFor uppon the newes of Sir Richarde's retourninge
hacke they gi-ewe somewhat Careless, and perswaded themselues (as
alsoe they were enfformed) that he was retourned home to Roscomman;
and durst not by reason of his small íForces, encounter with them ; as
after shall Appeare. Well, lyeinge at IVIoygarie, the Moundaye, at
vi. of the Clocke in the Afternoone, newes was brought him, fliom his
Brother George Byngham, that a ilundred fibotemen of Mr. Vice-
presidents vnder the Conducte of Leivetennaunte Hunte, had passed
the Curlewes ; wherevppon the Governor dispatched Messengers vnto
them, whervppon they came vnto him the same night ; The Morrowe
after heinge Tuesdaye, he removed to a Castle called Castlemore,' in
Baronye of Castelloghe v Myles Ifrom Moygarye, and a place as com-
modious to Aunsweare the servyce as the other was; Heere came into
him C. ffootemen of Sir William Stanlyes, vnder the leadinge of
Leivtennante Jaques ; and ffiftye of Sir George Bowchers fibotemen,
vnder the Conducte of Leivetennaunte Dare, with xxv*'^ Horsemen of
Sir Henrj'e Harringtons, and xv'®" of Mr. Wingfeilde's ; These men
were brought in by Captain Grenn Omoley, whome he had sent íTorth
ffor that puipose vi or vii"^" dayes before. Lyeinge heere, Sir Richarde
and his Companye were in some distresse iibr wante of Victualls, But
he was supjjlyed by Captain Woodhowsc, whoe brought him some
Beifis out of the Playne, and Champion Countryes ; Att this place.
k Moygarie, in Irish ?t)A5 U] Sao^ia, Coolavin,and Co. of Sligo. Ibid. p. 494.
i.e. O'Gara's field or plain, now Moy- l Castlemore, CAifleAij nióti, i.e. the
ogara or Moygara, a castle ia ruins, great castle, now Castlemore- Costello,
situate near the margin of Loch in tlie barony of Costello and county
Teohet or LougliGara,in the barony of of Sligo. Ibid. p. 482.
DOCWRa's llf:LAT10N. 209
Sir Richard Byiighain, with his Coiiipanyes Laye Tuesdaye and
Wednesdaye till noone, fibr it was longe before, the Beiffe was killed,
and made readye to sustayne them; By that tyme the espyalls which
were before sent fforth to discover the Enemye, retourned, Bringinge
newes, that their Last remove íFrom Clancarrie,*" they tooke their waye
towardes Ardnarye," A Castle neare to Tyrawlie, and standinge on the
Ryver of Moyne,° thinckinge to passe that waye into the Barronye of
Tyrawlie. This being knovvne. Sir Richard dealte with his giiyde,
to bringe him the nearest waye he coulde thether. Att. xii. of the
Clocke at noone, vppon Wednesday afforesaid, he removed ffrom Cas-
tellmore, and Marched towardes the Abbye of Banned, all vnder the
Heigh Woodes, and Mountaynes, thoroughe a Passe called the Litter, i'
in the Barronie of Costelloghe ; and came to the said Abbje ii° Howers
within night. This Abbye standeth two Myles ffrom the woodes, in a
Playne and open place, Heere the guyde, whose name was Edmond
Mac Costelloghe,'! ffound out a Prist, which had, that daye, broken
ffrom the Scotts with whome he had bene Prysoner. The Preist the
said Edmond brought to the Governor of whome he learned most As-
suredlye, that the Scotts were all incamped at Ardnarye, and had there
Proclaymed that all the Countrye was theirs, that Sir Richard was re-
tourned to Roscomman, and that all his fforces had fforsaken him, and
therffore whoesoever woulde willinglye come unto them, should be
ffriendlye receyued to their ffavour, and have noe hurte; Sir Richard
dealte with this Preist to be his guyde, to bringe him where the Scottes
were. But the Preist durst not vndertake it; except a Coople of Horse-
men of the Oharies,'" which he named might be sent with him. The
m Clancarrie. This is probably in- rack, p. 34, notew.
tended for Clankerny, a territory and ° Moyne. This is intended for the
tribe on the confines of Mayo and Eos- river Moye, but it may be possible
common. that the writer thought that the river
Ta Ardnarye, in Irish 21ttí5.i)A-iiiA5b, took its name from the abbey of Moyne
i.e. the hill of the executions, now close to which it unites with the sea.
Ardnarea, a suburb to Ballina, Ti- p The Litter, now spelled Letter,
rawley, but on the east side of the q Edmond Mac Coslelloghe. This
Moy in the barony of Tireragh and iixmily now write their name Costello,
County of Sligo. The place originally without the prefix Mac. The real
called Ard-na-riagh is the Castle Hill name is Nangle.
arljoining the village. Sec Vi Fiach-
^ 11
210 DOCWEa's EELATION.
Governor willed him to ffetch those ii°. Gentlemen of the Oharies,
which he did, and retourned to him agayne, an hower after midnight.
Theise two gentlemen sent awaye Two espyalls to discouer the Scotts
more certainlj^e, and aboute ii. of the Clocke in the Morninge, when
the Moone gave Light, Sir Richard Arose, and Addressinge himselfe
and his Companye, Marched towardes Belcleare,* iiiier. Myles ffrom
the Abbye, in the Highe waye towardes the enemye. Here one of
the espyalls came in, bringinge newes that the Scotts Laye still en-
camped at Arduarye, which was xii®. Myles ffrom the fforesaid Abbye
of Banneda, and viii. Myles ffrom the Abbye of Belclare.* Att his
Marcheinge ffrom hence the night fforsooke him, And his Companye,
and they fforsooke the Highe waye, And Marched ouer the Moun-
taynes, both Horsemen and ffootemen, with all their Carryadges, Car-
ryeinge themselves in a Hearce, altogether keepeinge the Bottoms, and
Lowe Places by Circumfferent wayes, with as greate scylence as was
possible; This Momitayue was in Breadeth iiii®^ or v. Myles, which
Sir Richard with his fforces past about nyne of the Clocke ; And after
he had Marched A Myle into the Harde Comitrye, and were not
above iio- Myles ffrom the Enemye, He made Alte [halt] ; to drawe
all his fforces together, and there gave order, and diretcion ffor the
íEght, ffrom whence himselfe, with his Horsemen, rydde, towardes the
Enemye, and left the ffootemen to come after with a speedie Marche ;
Sir Richard with his Horsemen beinge nowe come within haulfe a
Myle of the Scotts' Campe, sent oute Halfe a dozen Horsemen as
Scowtes afforesaid, to discover them, and the manner of their Campe,
which Horsemen came even amongst their Cabbens, and gave them a
suddayne and ffearefull Allarum, and soe retyred to Sir Richard, whoe
at that tyme came to the Topp of the Hill neere to them, where he
might take viewe of all the grounde betwixt him and the Castle, where
the Scotts Laye, Nowe he sent awaye. Post after Post, ffor the
Battayle, and the Loose shotte to come in to him ; ffor the Enemye
r Oharies, i.e. O'Haras. barony of Leyny, County of Sligo,
s Belcleare. This place is now called where the ruins of a castle are still to
Ath-clair, anglice Aclare, and is a be seen.
townlautl, situate in the parish of * Abbye of Belclare. This should
Kilmacteige, in the south-west of the be Castle of Belclare.
UOCWRA^S RELATION. 211
was lysen and Arrayed in Battayle, and made Heade tovvardes hiui,
in their greatest braverye ; Sir Richard entertayned them with skir-
misheinge to wynne tyme, and dravve them vpp hyer to the harde
grounde, till the ffootemen might come in ; whoe Approached with
suche scylence, that the Scotts never suspected any suche Companies
to be at hande ; But when the shott beganne to Approache them. Sir
Richard chardged them Rufflye, and thoroughlye with his Horsemen,
beate Backe their Loose wings to their Battayle, drove them to a Little
Bogue, and killed manye of them ; After which he retyred, and
Caused some of his shott on Horsebacke to Alight fTrom their Horses,
and iherwith entertayned them with a second Chardge, aboute which
tyme his Loose shott, and the whole Battayle of fifootemen came in,
and then the ffootemen Chardged them in the fforwarde. And himselfe
with his Horsemen in the fflancke, in such sorte, that they soon discom-
ffoeted and overthrewe their whole fforce, and drave them to the Ryver
side, where he and his Companye slewe and drowned them all, save-
inge iiii"-''. or therabouts which stripped themselves, and by swymm-
inge over the Ryver of Moyne [Moy] into Tyrawlie, saved themselves,
Leaveinge their weapons, and Apparayle behinde them. There were
noe more saued of all their fforces, and of all sortes of them, but
these, and a Hundred and odde, that went the daye before into Ty-
rawlie ffor a Praye, with some of the Bourks, But suche as swamme
over the Ryver as afforesaid, were afterwardes killed in their Retoume,
and fflyeinge towardes the North in the Countie of Sligoe, by George
Bingham, Esq. Brother to the Governor, beinge then Sherriffe of the
Countie of Sligoe ; together with the helpe of the Gentlemen of the
Countrye, divers alsoe of them which were absent, ffor this said Praye,
whilest the Battayle was ffought. And certayne of their Horsemen,
which were theji also fforageinge Abroade ffor Horsemeate, were after-
wardes slayne in their retourne, and fflyeinge homewardes, euen by
some suche, as when they came ffirst fforwarde, and were stronge,
wei'e their greate ffrindes.
The number of ffightinge men slayne, and drowned, as hath bene
well knowne, and tryed out, weare xiiii". or xv^. Besides Horse, and
ffoote, boyes, Woemen, Churles, and Children, were as manye more,
soe as in the whole there dyed of them that daye and the daye after
212 DOCWRA^S RELATION.
in their fflyeinge homewardes Three Thousand Persons, and of the
Englishe Companies, were not slayne past Two Persons," and those
alsoe thoroughe their ovvne ffollye, in beinge to fforwardes ffor the
spoyle. But inanye men, and Horses, were Hurte, and galled.
This daye the Cheiifest Leaders of them, James Mac Connells
[Mac Donnell's] sonnes vizt. Donnell Gorum, and Allexander Car-
roghe, were slayne together, with all the rest of their Leaders, And
the cheiffest Bourke, which drewe them into the Province. In this
servyce was employed vnder Sir Richard, John Bingham, Captain of
a C. ffootemen, Nicholas Mordant, Captain of the Like number, Cap-
tain Meryman, of the like Companye ; William Mostean, Captain of
the like number. Besides the Leiuetennants afforerehersed, sent íTrom
the Lorde Deputye, and Certayne Leaders of Horsemen, And be-
sides Captain Woodehowse, Captain Grenn, which had noe Chardge,
and Mr. Newton, And Captain Betaghe, which held Chardge of some
Horsemen. The whole Companye were in name about vj^. ffootemen,
and by Poole aboute v'C. besides vij-'^-^. and Ten Horsemen, wherof
1*'^. were of the garryson of the Provynce, and the other xl*'® were
sent by the Lord Deputye.
This overthrowe was greate, and the Paynes and Pollecyes therin
taken, and vsed, greate, but the services in Mayo ; the watchinge, and
Travells at the streights, before the Scotts came into the Countrye,
was muche more greater; But the wonderfull Care and industrye of
Sir Richard in those services which contynueth out in it xiii**^". or
xiiii*^". weekes together, not once Commeing home to his Hovvse, in
that tyme, and ffeareinge hardlye, and Lyeinge on the grounde, and
on strawe, a greate parte of the said tyme (was to be noted, and in
him Highelye Commended, yea, over and above all this, Althoughe
he errected three severall Companyes of ffootemen, each of them con-
sisteinge, of a C. men, with their offycers, and Certayne Horsemen,
which contynued in Paye, dureinge all the saide Tearme, Besides, v.
or vi^. Kearne, which alsoe had paide over and above hir Majestie's
Allowaunce, yett he soe handled the matter, that with the goodes of
Rebells, which by stronge hande he gatt ffrom them. And with iii. or
u Twoe persons. Can any one believe this ?
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iiiicii, of hismonye, he deflrayed, the extraordinarye expences of the
said servyces, not chardginge hir Majestie with any one groate therof,
or any of the Suhiects of tlie Countrie, eyther ffor Victualls, or any
other thinge, other then some small matter, which the Ryseings out
brought, or which souldiers in Comminge to him, or goeing ffrom him
eate, where they came ffor a night in a Place, yea Hee Chardged
himselfe in this Case, that beinge scanted of Powder ffrom hir Ma-
jestie's stoare in Dublyn, he was dryven to ffurnishe himselfe therof,
ffor his readye monye in Gallowaye.
Lastlj'-e his servyce'' was suche as drowned, and Cutt of, all the
oulde Beaten Scotts, which vsed to haunte Irelande, in soe muche, that
nuwe it is said there are not xl*'^. suche to Beare vpp Heade in all the
Realme of Irelande, to the greate Behooffe, and Comfforte of the
same, to the greate ease, and Beneffitt of hir Majestie and to the
eternall Commendations of this worthie Gentleman Sir Richard Bing-
ham, ffor ever.
'^ Lastly e his service was such. The prudent to remove him, and send Sir
fact was, however, that from the mo- Conyers CliiFord in his place, who
ment O'Domhnaill joined the Burkes of was a liumane man quahfied to govern
Mayo, Sir Richard Bingham was com- Connaclit by benevolence rather than
pletely powerless ; indeed he was so cruelty,
much so that the Government thought
KEMAEKS ON THE PRECEDING TRACT.
Mr. Hardiman in his Edition of O'Flaherty's Corographical De-
scription of West Connaught, writes, (p. 394, note <=,) that Sir Richard
Bingham was universally detested by the native Irish, who considered
him as a sanguinary monster, " and full dearly did he make them pay
for the imputation," and he adds "an account of his proceedings,"
(and there are abundant materials for it,) " would form a most interest-
ing piece of Irish history."
Sir Richard Bingham was the second son of Robert Bingham, Esq.
of Bingham's-Melcomb in Dorsetshire, by Alice, daughter of Thomas
Croker, Esq. He was renowned for his military achievements in various
parts of Europe before his aiTÍval in Ireland, and his character is thus
blazoned by Camden in his Annals of the Reign of Elizabeth, A.D.
1598:
" Vir genere claro et antique in agro Dorsettensi, sed veteranse
militiae gloria clarior. Ad S. Quintini enim conqueáRim in Amiorica,
ad Leitham in Hebridibus Scotia, Creta insula, ad Chrium contra
Turcas, in Gallia et Belgio militavit, et quse dixi in Hibernia gessit."
He makes his first appearance in Irish history as one of the bloody
actors under the Lord Deputy Grey at Dan-an-oir, near Smerwick in
Kerry, A.D. 1580, where seven hundred Italians were butcherd in cold
blood after the Lord Grey had guaranteed their lives and liberties.
There is preserved in the British Museum, Titus B. p. 115, an original
letter from him to the Earl of Leicester, dated Smerwick road, 3rd
November, 1580, conveying intelligence of the arrival of a ship with
men pressed, and p. 116, another letter, dated 11th November, from
Smerwick, same to same. His Cenotaph in Westminster Abbey,
beginning " To the glory of the Lord of Hosts" states that he served
at Smerwick in Ireland.
On the 21st of June, 1584, he arrived in Ireland with Sir John Perrot,
and was appointed governor of the province of Connacht. On the 13th
REMARKS ON THE PRECEDING TRACT. 215
(lay of December, 1585, the lords and chieftains of the county of
Mayo signed a Composition in which they acknowledge " the manifold
benefits and easements they find in possessing of their lands and goods
since the peaceable government of the lord Deputie, and the just
dealings of Sir Richard Binghame Knight," and " graunt to the
Queene's most excellent Majesty, her heires and successors for ever,
one yearlie rent-chardge of tenn shillings, good and lawful current
money of England goinge out of everie quarter, which in the whole
amounteth yearly to the some of £600 sterling, and for lacke of money
the thresurer or general receiver to receive kyne to the value of the
said rente."
In January, 1586, he held a session (assizes) at the town of Galway,
on which occasion seventy persons, including men and women, were
executed, among whom were Domhnall, son of Muircheartach Garbh
O'Briain of Cathair-Corcrain and Rath, in the Co. of Clare, and Brian,
the son of O'h-Eaghra Buidhe of Leyny in the Co. of Sligo.
On the first of March in the same year he laid siege to Cluain-
Dubhain, or Cloonoan, in Clare, then considered one of the strongest
Castles in Ireland, then in the possession of Mathghamhain or Mahon
O'Briain. He continued the siege for seven days, according to Docwra,
or three vi^eeks, as the Four Masters have it : Mahon, who fought
bravely from the battlements of his Castle, having been shot through
the head, the warders surrendered the Castle at discretion, but were
all put to the sword without mercy.
Shortly after the taking of this Castle, Sir Richard Bingham pro-
ceeded against the Bourkes of the County of Mayo, whom he treated
with great severity. His doings in this County are thus described by
the Four Masters : —
"A.D. 1586. The Governor afterwards (i.e. after the siege of
Cluain Dubhain, in the County of Clare) proceeded to attack Caislean-
na-Caillighe (the Hag's Castle) in Lough Mask, which was the strong-
hold of the province of Connacht. These were they who guarded it
at the time : Rickard Burke, who was called Deamhan-an-Chorrain,
the son of Rickard, son of Rickard, son of William, son of Edmond,
^ lar-Connaught, p. 334.
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son of Rickard O'Ciiairsci ; and Walter, son of Edmond, son of Ulick,
son of Edniond, son of Rickard O'Ciiairsci. They had gone to this
Castle that they might not be obliged to attend a session, and to pro-
tect their persons. The Governor proceeded to lay siege to the castle ;
and he sent the crews of four or five boats of the choicest men in the
camjJ to attack the castle in the middle of the day. But their efforts
were fruitless, for a number of their men was slain, and they left behind
one of their boats, and the rest returned, in danger of being drowned,
for the camp. After their departui-e the Burkes resolved that they would
not in future defend any castle against the Sovereign of England, and
ihey went in two boats, with their wives and children, to the other
side of the lake opposite the camp. The Governor destroyed the castle
after their departure.
" in this camp he [the Governor] hanged the son of Mac William
Burke, namely, Rickard Og, usually styled Fal-fo-Erinn [the hedge or
fence of Ireland] son of Rickard, son of John of the Tearmann [oi
Balla] after his other brother had been killed, viz. Thomas, the Claimant
of Caislean-na-n-Enuighe [the Castle of Annies] on Finn-loch-Ceara,
in Connacht. This castle had to be given up to the Governor after the
execution of Rickard and Thomas ; and it was demolished by him, as
the other castles had been. About the same time the Governor hanged
Theobald and Myler, two sons of Walter Fada, son of David, son of
Edmond, son of Ulick Burke. A great part of the people of Con-
nacht joined the Burkes in their treason about the festival of St. John
this year. Among these were the Clann-Domhnaill Galloglach, the
Joyces of West Connacht ; and they sent away their moveable property
and their women into the fastnesses and wilds of the country. The
Governor went to Baile-an-Robha'' to oppose them, and dispatched seven
b William Hawkins, Esq. Ulster Cox's Hiber7iiaAngUcana, vol. i. -p. 394.
King of Arms, in his Pedigree of the Sir Eichard Bingham was joined on
Count Lally Tolendal, states that Der- this occasion against the Eebel Burkes
mod O'MaoUalla, second baron of by the Earl of Clanrickard and Teige
TuUy-Mullally, went to Ballinrobe on O'Kelly, and also by the lord Ber-
this occasion to join Sir Richard Bing- mingham at the head of his vassals,
ham, at the head of his vassals, as among whom, no doubt, was Lally of
O'Kelly, Bermingham and others ; but Tulach-na-dala, tlic ancestor of Count
this is a pure fabrication. Sec Tribes Lally Tolendal.
and Custims of Ui -Maine, p. ^^0, and
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or eight companies of soldiers through WestCoimacht in search of the
insurgents ; and these soldiers not having caught the plunderers preyed
on the peo2)le of Murchadh-na-Duath, and the race of Eoghan O'Flaith-
bheartaigh, who were, as they thought themselves, under the protection
of the law [of England] at the time. The soldiers killed women, boys,
peasants, and decrepid persons, and they hanged Theobald O'Tuathail,
[of Omey island], supporter of the destitute, and the keeper of a house
of hos^jitality. They also made a prisoner of Domhnall an-Chogaidh,
son of Gilla-dubh, son of Murchadh, son of Eoghan O'Flaithbheartaigh
and put him to death. They then returned to the Governor with
many preys and spoils."
The next great achievement of Sir Richard Bingham was the total
defeat and annihilation uf the Highlanders who came to the assistance
of the Burkes of the County of Mayo. It is given as follows in the
Annals of the Four Masters : —
"A.D. 158G. A Scottish fleet landed in Inis-Eoghain O'Dochar-
taigh's country in the north-eastern part of Tir Conaill. These were the
gentlemen and chief Constables of that fleet : Domhnall Gorm and
Alexander, two sons of James, son of Alexander, son of John Cathanach
Mac Domhnaill ; Gilla-espuig, son of Dubhgall, son of Donchadh Cam,
son of Gilla-espuig Mac Ailin, [Campbell] and many other gentlemen
besides. Their name and fame were greater than their appearance. They
pitched their camp in that jiart of the country where they landed where
they had abundance of flesh-meat. The haughty plunderers, the perpe-
trators of treacherous deeds, and the opponents of goodness of the
neighbouring territories flocked to join them there ; so that there was
nothing of value in Inis-Eoghain [Inishowen] whether corn or cattle
which tl)ey did not carry ofi'on this occasion. They afterwards passed
along by theriver Finn and the ]Modharn[ Mourn] toTearmann-Magrath,
to the territory of Lurg, and to Midhbholg, until they arrived at the
borders of the Eirne. When the Burkes who weie engaged in plunder-
ing and insurrection, as before stated, namely, Rickard Burke, the son
of Deamhan-an Chorrain, the sons of Edmond Burke, and the Clann-
Domhnaill Galloglach had heard of the arrival of these Scots, they ex-
peditiously sent messengers inviting them to their assistance, and
stating that they would obtain many spoils, and a territory worthy of
218 EEMARKS ON THE PHECEDING TRACT.
them ill the province of Connacht, should they themselves succeed
in defending it against the people of the Sovereign. The Scots, upon
receipt of these messages proceeded across the Eirne and by the first
day's march arrived in the district lying between the rivers Dubh and
Drobhaeis; and they proceeded to plunder Dartraighe and Cairbre,
where they were met by Rickard and the sons of Edmond. The
Governor set out for Sligo to oppose them, upon which the Scots de-
parted from that district, and passed southwards through Dartraighe,
and by the side of Beanna-bo in Breifne. They remained three
nights at Druim-da-ethiar [Dromahaire] from whence they proceeded
to Braidshliabh, [Braalieue,] and never halted until they arrived at
Cill-Ronain [Kilronan] where they stopped on the confines of Breifne,
Magh-Luirg and Tir-Oililla [Tirerrill]. The Governor went from
the west to Beal-an-atha-fada in Tir-Oililla; and both parties remained
[for some time] at those places without coming in contact with each
other. The Scots at length began to move from that place in the
beginning of a wet and very dark night, and they proceeded north-
westwards through Tir-Oililla with the intention of crossing the bridge
of Cul-Maeile [Collooney] ; but three companies of the Governor's
people were guarding the bridge on that night. The Scots advanced
to them, and a fierce conflict was fought between them. The Scots
were obliged to abandon the bridge, and to cross the ford on the west-
side of it. After this they went on the same night as far as Sliabh
Gamli, and on the following day to Ard-na-riagh. The Governor set
out from Beal-an-atha-fada on the following day, as though he had no
intention of pursuing them, and he went through Connacht for fifteen
days, collecting such forces as he could ; and during that time he had
people emjiloyed to spy and reconnoitre the Scots. When he had the
requisite number ready, he marched from the monastery of Beannada
in Luighne [Banada in Leyny] in Connacht, in the beginning of a
very dark night in autumn, and stopped neither by day nor night until
he arrived at Ard-na-riagh, about the noon of the day following
without giving any warning to the Scots. The way the Scots were on
his arrival was, sleeping on their couches without fear or guard,
just as though that strange country into which they had come was
their own without opposition. They were first aroused from their
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profound slumbers by the shrieks of their calones, whom the
Governor's people were slaughtering throughout the town.
" The Scots then arose expertly, and placed themselves as well as
they were able in order and aiTay for battle to engage the Governor's
people. But this was of no avail to them, for they had scarcely dis-
charged the first shower of darts before they were routed by the Go-
vernor's people, and driven towards the river, which confronted them,
namely, the loud-sounding salmon-full Moy. On their way towards
the river, many were laid low; and when they came to the river they
did not stop at its banks, but plunged without delay into its dejjths,
for they chose rather to be drowned than be killed by the Governor's
people. In short near two thousand of them were slain on this oc-
casion. The sons of Edmond Burke were not present at this onslaught,
for on the day before that defeat they had gone forth with three hun-
dred men in quest of booty for the Scots; but, hearing the news [of
the disaster] they kept aloof from them, and remained in the fast-
nesses of their own territory. Such of the Scots and Ulstermen as
were with them, attempted to effect their escape into Ulster ; but they
were almost all hanged or slain in the several territories through which
they passed, before they could cross the Eirne. The father of the
sons already mentioned, namely, Edmond, the son of Ulick, son of
Edmond, son of Rickard O'Cuairsci, was hanged by the Governor
after this defeat. He was a withered, grey, old man, without strength
or vigor, and they were obliged to carry him to the gallows upon a
bier."
At the lime of the Spanish Armada Sir Richard Bingham was one
of Queen Elizabeth's Military Council, and in 1588 we find him in
conjunction with the Lord Justice of Ireland, Sir William Fitzwilliam
and Sir Thomas Norris, Governor of Munster, on a great hosting
against O'Ruairc and Mac Suibhne na d-Tuath who attempted to
relieve a party of Spaniards who were under the command of Antonio
de Leva. On this expedition they destroyed all the property of the
dis-affected Irish from the river Suca to the Drobhaeis and from thence
to the river Finn in Tir-Conaill, but did not succeed in apprehending
or molesting O'Ruairc or Mac Suibhne ; but they made prisoners of
O'Dochartaigh and Sir John O'Galchobhair.
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In 1589 the Burkes of Mayo refused to submit to the government
of Sir Richard Bingham and took up arms to defend themselves, and
were joined by the Clann Domhnaill Galloglach, the O'Dubhdas of Tir-
fhiacrach, the O'Flaithbheartaighs and Joyces of West Connacht, and
they continued to harrass and jjlunder all those who were obedient to the
Governor during the Summer and Autumn of that year; but in the
month of January 1590 Sir Richard and the Earl of Thomond marched
with a considerable force against them, and jjitched their camjj at Cong.
The Burkes were encamped at the west side of Cong, and both parties
thus remained face to face for a fortnight, during which time they held
daily conferences, but could not agree on terms of peace. At length
the Governor and the Earl set out from their camp with twelve
companies of soldiers to make their way into Tiiawley and Erris. The
Burkes marched in a parallel line with them intending to attack them
at the gap of Bearna-na-gaeithe. They did not do so, however, being
discouraged by an accident which happened to their chief leader, the
son of Mac William, who lost his foot from the ankle out. The
Governor soon after returned to Cong, and the Burkes submitted to him
and delivered him hostages.
Sir Richard then proceeded to Athlone where he remained till the
month of March, when he mustered another force to march against
O Ruairc. His forces on this occasion were so numerous that he was
enabled to send a numerous force to Sliabh Chairbre at the south ex-
tremity of O'Ruairc's country of Breifne, and another to the west of
the Bridge of Sligo to invade it from the north. The two divisions
marched through the heart of Breifne destroying the country and the
people with fire and sword as they passed along, until both met
together. On this occasion O'Ruairc was driven from Breifne, and he
received neither shelter nor protection until he arrived in the Tuathas
in the north west of Tir-Conaill where he remained with Mac Suibhne
till the end of that year; and such of hispei)ple as did not go into exile
came in and submitted to the governor. The whole of Breifne re-
mained obedient to the Governor from this time till the following
Michaelmas, when Tighearnan Ban O'Ruairc and Brian-na-Samhthach
O'Ruairc returned, and being joined by the tribes of Breifne and
Muintir-Eolais, opposed the Governor and continued spoiling evcrv
thing belonging to the English until the end of the year.
REMARKS ON THE PRECEDING TRACT. 221
In the same year Sir Richard Bingham erected a great fort between
Loch Ce and Loch Arbhach to check the O'Ruaircs.
In 1592 the Burkes of the county of Mayo were again in
insurrection and "went on their keeping"'. When Sir Richard heard
of their insurrection he marched against them and took possession
of all their castles, whether perfect or broken, as Dun-na-mona*' Cuil-
na-g-Caisil^ Gaeisideacl/ and Cluainin^ . The Burkes attacked him
at Ciiil-na-g-Caisil, but they were more harmed than the Governor.
After this the Governor disi^atched heavy troops of English and Irish
soldiers in search of the insurgents, who had retired to the dense
woods, rugged mountain lops, and other fastnesses of their country, and
these soldiers soon returued to him with many 2)risoners both men and
women and with many cows and horses. After this all the Burkes,
exce2)t Rickard, the son of Deamhan-an-Chorrain, came in and
submitted to the award of the Governor- Upon which the Governor
took the castles of the country into his own possession and left John
Bingham and companies of his own soldiers to guard them.
On the first of May, 159-3, George Bingham of Baile-an-Mhota, the
brother of Sir Richard, sent soldiers into Breifne to disti'ain for non-
payment of the Queen's rent, and they seized the milch cows of
Brian-na-samhthach O'Ruairc's eldest son, and then his locum-tenens.
Brian, asserted that all the rents remaining unpaid were those unjustly
demanded for lands that were waste, and that George Bingham ought
not to demand rents for those lands nntil they should be inhabited.
Accordingly he went to demand the restitution of his cows, but got no
satisfaction. On his return home he sent for mercenaries and hireling
soldiers into Tirone, Tirconnell and Fermanagh, and a considerable
number flocked to his standard, with whom he marched without delay
c Di/w-wa-niowa, fort of the bog, now ^ Gaeisideach, now Giveesedan, a
Duuamona, near the boundary of the river and Castle in the parish of Drum,
parishes of Rosslee and Drum in the barony of Carra.
barony of Carra. f Cluainin, now Clooneen, a castle
d Cuil-na-g- Caisil, now corruptly in ruins in a townland of the same
Cloonagaskel, and Clooua Castle, in name in the parish of Touaghta, ba-
the parish of Ballinrobc, barony of rony of Carra.
Kilmaine.
222 REMARKS ON THE PRECEDING TRACT.
in the first month of summer, to Ballymote, and plundered the ba-
ronies of Corran and TireiTÍll, and burned thirteen villages lying
round Ballymote, and ransacked and totally plundered Ballymote
itself, the head quarters of George Bingham, slaying Captain Gilbert
Grayne, a gentleman of Bingham's party. Brian O'Ruairc then re-
turned home loaded with rich spoils.
Encouraged by the success of O'Ruairc's son, Maguire mustered
his forces, and marched into the plain of Connacht where Sir Richard
Bingham was then stationed, and early in the morning dispatched
marauding parties through the plain. At this very time Sir Richard
happened to be encamped on a hill near the gate of Tulsk in the ba-
rony of Roscommon, watching the surrounding country, and he sent
forth early in the morning a party of his cavalry to scour the hills
around that on which he was stationed, but this party perceived nothing,
in consequence of a thick fog, until they met Maguire and a strong body
of cavalry face to face. On perceiving the strength of Maguires cavalry
they took to flight, and were hotly pursued by Maguire and his party to
the Governor's camp. Here, Maguire perceiving that he was not able
to oppose Bingham's whole force with his cavalry judiciously reti'eated
towards the main body of his forces, and was in his turn pursued by the
Governor until Maguire had come up with his forces, but when the Gov-
ernor saw that he had not a sufficient number of men to risk a battle,
he retreated without losing more than six horsemen and one gentleman,
William Clifford, by name. On the other side, Maguire lost Edmond
Mag Samhradhain, primate of Armagh, and then returned in triumph to
Fermanagh loaded with spoils.
Rickard Burke the son of Deamhan-an-Chorrain still continued an
obdurate rebel and joined Maguire, and the disaflfection spread into
Oirghialla. The Lord Deputy made a hosting of the men of Meath
and the south half of Ireland, and the Governor of Connacht mus-
tered the forces of his province to reduce them. The great Earl of
Tyrone was at this time one of the most powerful suppressors of the
rebellion, and lent his powerful aid to crush Maguire and his confede-
rates, but this was the last action in which he fought on the side of
the English. The Governor of the province of Connacht retunied
homewards and remained for some time at the Abbey of Boyle, plun-
dering INInintir-Eolais and the western part of Fermanagh.
REMARKS ON THE PRECEDING TRACT. 223
In 1594 the Lord Justice, William Fitzwilliam, took the castle of
Enniskillen, and placed warders of his own to defend it ; but Maguire
and O'Domhnaill beleaguered them, and continued to invest the fortress
from the beginning of June to the middle of August, by which time
the warders had consumed all their provisions. When the Lord Justice
heard that the warders of Enniskillen were in want of provisions, he
commanded the men of Meath, the O'Raghallaighs of Cavan, and the
Binghams of Connacht, to convey provisions to Enniskillen. These
parties met at Cavan, O'Raghallaigh's town, where they obtained the pro-
visions, and set out for Enniskillen, till they arrived at a ford on the
river Arney, about five miles to the south of Enniskillen. Here Ma-
guire had set an ambuscade for them. He encountered and defeated
them at the ford, and deprived them of many steeds, weapons and
other spoils, and of all the provisions which they were canying to the
relief of Enniskillen. George Bingham escaped, and returned home
through the Largan, and the northern part of Breifne-Ui-Ruairc to
Sligo.
In 1595, George Bingham, Governor of Sligo under Sir Richard
Bingham, sailed with the crew of a ship around Tir-Conaill, and put
into Cuan Suilighe, [Lough Swilly] and, the inhabitants not being
prepared to resist them, plundered Mary's Abbey, situate on the brink
of the strand, and carried off the vestments, chalices, and other valuable
articles of the abbey. They then sailed to Torach, and plundered
every thing they found on the island, and then sailed back to Sligo.
But shortly after (in the month of June, 1595,) this George was killed
by Ensign Ulick Burke (the son of Redmond na Scuab) who took
possession of the castle of Sligo, which he delivered up to O'Domhnaill.
When intelligence of the death of George Bingham and the taking of
Sligo came to the hearing of those of the province of Connacht who
were in insurrection, namely, the Burkes of Mayo, the Clann-Domhnaill
the O'Conchobhair Sligo, the O'Ruaircaigh, the Clann-Maelruanoigh,.
and all those who had been proclaimed and were roving in the province of
Ulster and other places, having been banished from Connacht by the Bing-
hams, they came to O'Domhnaill to Sligo, and each of them afterward
went home to his own patrimonial inheritance; and every inhabitant whom
the Binghams had settled on their lands during the period of their
224 REMARKS ON THE PllECEDIXG TRACT.
proscription adhered to theui as followers; and in the course of one
month the most of the inhabitants of the district, from the western
points of Erris and Umhall to the river DrobhaeiSj had unanimously
confederated with O'Domhnaill, and there were not many castles or
fortresses in the same district, whether injured or perfect, that were not
under his control.
The hostages of Connacht, who were imprisoned in Galway by Sir
Richard Bingham, having drank wine until they were intoxicated, plotted
together in the month of August this year to make their escape from
prison by stratagem or force. They accordingly knocked oft' their
chains and gyves in the early part of the night, while the gates of the
town were still open, and while all the town's peojila were at dinner,
and passed out by the west gate, the bridge having been occupied by
the soldiers of the town to intercept their flight, they plunged into the
river to cross it by swimming, but by the time they gained the opposite
bank the soldiers, who had left the bridge, were ready to meet them. The
result w^as that some of them were slain on the spot and others were
conducted back to the prison. When the Governor heard of their
attempt to esca])e, he sent a writ to Galway ordering that all those who
had consented to escape should be hanged without delay. The follow-
ing were then hanged ; Edmond, the son of Mac William Burke; two
of the O'Conchobhair Ruadh ; the son of Mac David Burke ; Murchadh
Og, the son of Sir Murchadh na d-Tuagh O'Flaithbheartaigh ; Domhnall
tne sou of Ruaidhri O'Flaithbheartaigh; and Myler, son of Theobald
Burke.
Towards the end of August this year, O'Domhnaill made an irruption
into Coimacht, and laid seige to Castlemore-Costello, then defended by
Bingham's people, who were finally obliged to surrender it. He then
proceeded to Dunmore and dispatched plundering parties into the terr-
itories of Conmhaicne of Dunmore, Muintir-Murchadha, Machaire
Riabhach, and to Tuam : and they totally j^lundered these districts, took
the castle of Turloch Mochain, and made a prisoner of Richard, the
son of the Lord Bermingham, and returned to O'Domhnaill loaded with
rich spoils.
When Sir Richard Bingham had heard that O'Domhnaill had passed
bv him westwards into Connacht, he assembled fifteen companies oi
soldiers, both horse and foot, and marched to the top of Coirrshliabh
REMARKS ON THE PRECEDING TRACT. 225
[near Bojle] with the intention of attacking O'Domhnaill on his return.
When O'Domhnaill heard this he returned home with foi'ced marches
through Costello, Leyny and Tirerrill, crossing the three bridges
namely, those of Cul-Maeile, Baile-Easa-dara, and Sligo, and was
pursued by the English with all exjjedition. O'Domhnaill detached a
troop of horsemen and ordered them to fall to the rear of his army to
prevent the van of the English army from coming in collision with the
attendants or unarmed portion of his force; and he then moved on with
his preys till he reached the neighbourhood of Gleann-Dallam, without
meeting any opposition. Sir Richard Bingham followed in his track,
and took up his qnarters in the monastery of Sligo to besiege O'Domh-
naill's warders in the castle. On the next day O'Domhnaill sent a party
of horsemen to reconnoitre the English and learn the state of the castle,
and of the men who were in it, and they then advanced to the banks of
the river, and ascended the hill of Rath-Dabhriotog from which they
espied the English moving up and down throughout the town. There
was at this time along with Sir Richard his own sister's son, a proud
and haughty youth, Captain Martin by name, who was the commander
of his cavalry. He could not bear to see the enemy so near him
without attacking them, and he proceeded with a squadron of horsemen
across the bridge of Sligo. When O'Domhnaill's people perceived them
advancing, they returned as speedily as they were able, as they were not
equal to them in number. The English pursued them, but not over-
taking them they returned to the town. O'Dornhnaill's party then
related how they had been pursued, and how they had escaped by
means of the swiftness of their horses. O'Domhnaill, on hearing their
stoiy, was resolved to lay a snare for these foreigners on the same pas-
sage; and selecting one hundred of the best horsemen of his army and
three hundred infantry, he ordered them to lie in ambush within a
mile of Sligo, and to send a small party of horse to the bank of the
river to decoy the English army, and should they jjursue them, not
to wait for an engagement until they should have come beyond the
place where the ambuscade was laid. This was accordingly done.
When Captain Martin perceived the small squadron of cavalry on the
bank of the river he advanced directly with a large body of cavalry
to wreak his vengeance upon them. The others at first moved slowly
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226 REMARKS ON THE PRECEDING TRACT.
and leisurely before them, but these soldiers were soon obliged to in-
cite their horses forward, the English having pursued them with
speed and vehemence. One of them, however, namely, Felim Reagh
Mac Devitt, was compelled to remain behind, in consequence of the
slowness of his horse, and being unable to keep up with his own people,
he was obliged to disobey the orders of his lord, that is, to fight the
English before he had passed the ambuscade. As he was certain of
being immediately slain he turned his face to the nearest of his pur-
suers, who was Captain Martin, who, as he raised his arm to strike
Felim, received a violent thrust of the latter's spear directly in the
arm-pit, which pierced him through the heart. He was covered with
mail except in this spot. The English, seeing their champion and
commander mortally wounded, returned to Sligo, caiTying him in the
agonies of death, to the town, where he died that night.
The Governor's fury was now at its height. He ordered engines,
called " sows," to be constructed for demolishing the castle. These
they constructed of the timber and furniture of the monastery, and
they covered them on the outside with cow-hides, and they were early
in the night filled with soldiers and artizans, and moved on wheels to
the base of the castle, for the purpose of undermining it. At the same
time some artizans, who were within the castle, commenced pulling
down the upper part of the walls, in order that the soldiers within
might hurl the stones down on their enemies. Some of the warders
also ascended the battlements of the castle, and proceeded to cast down
heavy stones which shattered every thing on which they fell. Others
went to the windows and loop holes, and commenced firing with mus-
kets, so that the soldiers in the " sows" were bruised by stones and
wounded by the musket balls. The Governor, finding that they could
not take the castle, ordered the work to be abandoned, and his men
emerged from the war sows severely bruised and wounded. He marched
back to Roscommon sick at heart, because he was not able to take the
castle, or wreak his vengeance on O'Domhnaill's people. O'Domhnaill
soon after demolished the castle lest the English should get possession
of it.
At the same time Theobald Burke, son of Walter Kittagh, laid
seige to the castle of Belleek on the river Moy, in Tirawley, which
REMAEKS ON THE PRECEDING TRACT. 227
was defended by Sir Richard Bingham's warders. Sir Richard sent
his brother Captain John Bingham, Captain Foal, Captain Minche,
and the son of William Tiiite, with many other gentlemen, to the
relief of the castle with provisions and arms ; but before they could
relieve the warders, Theobald had obtained possession of the castle.
They then returned and were pursued by Theobald, who slew two of
their captains and many of their men, and deprived them of much
arms and annour. In the month of December this year (1595)
O'Domhnaill marched with his forces into Connacht, and nominated this
Theobald Burke as the Mac William in preference to others of the
family, who were older and greater in point of dignity, because he
was in the bloom of youth and able to endure the hardships and toils
of the war in which they were engaged. He was inaugurated in pre-
sence of all the forces of O'Domhnaill, and hostages and pledges were
delivered into his hands by the other Burkes after his election. O'Domh-
naill remained with him during the Christmas holidays at Kilmaine
and Brees in Clanmorris.
At this period O'Domhnaill broke down thirteen castles in Connacht,
and set up chieftains of his own selection, and returned carrying off
hostages from every territory into which he had come as a security for
their fealty.
In 1596, when the Loi*d Justice and Council of Ireland saw the
bravery and power of the Irish against them, they sent the Earl of
Onnond and Myler Magrath, archbishop of Cashel, to Faughard to
request O'Neill and O'Domhnaill to come to terms of peace, but these
terms were rejected by the Irish. Queen Elizabeth, who was at this
time principally attentive to the affairs of France and the pi'ogress of
the Spanish arms in that country, was pleased at any prospect at com-
posing the vexatious broils of Ireland, and hearing that Sir Richard
Bingham had hanged too many of the nobility of the province of Con-
nacht, she and her council, understanding that it was impossible to
reconcile the Irish to him, contrived to have him removed as if to
please the Irish. The Irish of Connacht had delivered to the Lord
Deputy in 1595 forty-three articles of complaint against Sir Richard,
one of which was the hanging of Richard Og Burke, commonly called
Fal/o Eirinn, without any just cause. His very able answers to all
228 REMARKS OX THE PilECEDlNG TRACT.
these cliarges are preserved in the Cotton Library in the British Mu-
seum, Titus B. xiii. p. 451. He was succeeded in his office by a far
more humane character. Sir Conyers Clifford, who attempted to re-
concile the Irish by acts of kindness. When Sir Richard Bingham
arrived in London he was imprisoned, but when the Queen heard of
the defeat of her field Marshal, Sir Henry Bagnal, by the Irish of
Ulster, she was persuaded that Biiigham had acted with that severity
due to obdurate rebels, and he was accordingly set at liberty and ap-
pointed to succeed INIarshal Bagiial. But death soon quenched his
thirst for Irish blood. Venim sfaiim atque appulit Dubliniw diem
ohiit. Camden. A.D. 1598.
Sir Richard left no male issue, and the representation of the family
devolved on the eldest son of his brother George.
I. Henry Bingham, Esq. of Castlebar, the son of George Bing-
ham, Esq. Governor of Sligo, who was killed in 1595, as already
noticed. This Henry was created a baronet of Nova Scotia in 1632.
He married a daughter of Mr. Daniel Byrne of Cavanteely, a clothier
or Merchant tailor in Dublin, and the sister of Sir Gregory Byrne the
ancestor of the baron de Tabley. John Bingham, Esq. of Foxford,
in the County of Mayo, the brother ol" this Henry, is the ancestor of
Lord Clanmorris, and of the late Major Bingham of Bingham Castle.
Sir Henry Bingham was succeeded by his eldest son
II. Sir George Bingham, who was succeeded by his eldest son
III. Sir Henri, who died without issue, and was succeeded by his
half-brother
IV. Sir George Bingham, who was succeeded by his eldest son
V. Sir John Bingham. He was Governor and representative
g Downing in his short description knights Binghanis tliat commanded
of the County of Mayo, written about since Queen Elizabeth's time, left it to
1680, has the following notice of this his nephew [half-brother?] having no
Sir John and his residence at Castle- issue of his own body. This castle
bar: — " A very fair large bawn, and did formerly belong to the Burkes;
two round towers or castles therein, first of all after the Invasion it is said
and a good large house in the posses- to have belonged to the Barrys, of
sion of Sir John Bingham and his heir, whom it took its name. See Ui-
[Sir Henry] the youngest of the three Fiacltracli, p. 161.
REMAKKS ON THE PRECEDING TRACT. 229
in parliament of the County of Mayo.^ He married Anne, daughter
of Agmondesham Vesey, Esq. grand-niece of the celebrated Patrick
Sarsfield, Earl of Lucan. He was an officer of rank on the side of
King James in the battle of Aughrim, and contributed to the success
of William, by deserting his colors in the brunt of the battle. He
died in 1749, and was succeeded by his eldest son
VI. Sir John Bingham, who represented the County of Mayo in
Parliament, but dying without issue in 1752, the title devolved upon
his brother
VII. Sir Charles Bingham, M.P. for the County of Mayo, who
was raised to the Peerage on the 24th of July, 1776, in the dignity of
Baron Lucan of Castlebar, and advanced to the Earldom of Lucan
6th October, 1795. He married, in 1760, Margaret, daughter and
sole heir of John Smith, Esq. of Cannon's Leigh, County of Devon,
and Andrees, County of Somerset. He died on the 29th of March,
1799, and was succeeded by his eldest son
VIII. Richard Bingham, Earl and Baron of Lucan. He was
born 6th December, 1764, and married on the 26th of May, 1794,
Lady Elizabeth Belasyse, third daughter and co-heir of Henry, last
Earl of Fauconberg, by whom he had issue
IX. George Charles Bingham, the present Earl of Lucan,
who, following the example of his ancestors, has removed all the Burkes
and O'Malleys off his lands, and commenced a system of agriculture,
by which (though he may perish in the attempt, being overwhelmed by
the rates necessary to support his hostages detained in the poor law
prisons of Westport and Castlebar,) he will do more to reduce the
Queen's subjects in Mayo, in the reign of Victoria, than his ancestor
Sir George, or the Governor Sir Richard, had done in the reign of
Elizabeth.
DOCWRA'S NARRATION.
A NARKATION
SERVICES DONE BY THE ARMY YMPLOYED TO
LOUGH-FOYLE,
VNDER THE LEADINGE OF MEE SR HENRY DOCWRA KNIGHT,
CHARLES LORD MOUNTIOY BEING THEN LORD DEPUTIE
(, AFTERWARDS EARLE OF DEUONSHIRE AND LORD
LEWETENANT) OF IRELAND.
TOGEATHER WITH
A DECLARATION
TRUE CAUSE & MANNER OF MY COMING AWAY
AND LEAVING THAT PLACE,
WriKcn in the sommer 1614, Sf finished the first of September the same year.
{Copied from an old MS. at the Ordnance Survey Office, cxhlbiliiig
on the fly leaf " Tkeo. Bocicra," J. O'D.]
A MR RATION,
Szc.
The occasion that moued mee, to make this Narration, was giuen by
my lord Chichester, (the lord Deputie of Ireland that now is) who
being in England some two or three monethes of this last Sommer,
neere the time of his departure, when I came to take my leaue of him,
pleased to enter into some speach with mee touching my Retyred Life,
which hee imputed to proceed from my owne disposition, averring he
often heard my Lord of Deuonshire say, that nothing would Content
mee except I had all, & such a Commaund as might not stand with the
convenience of the King's seruice ; I made noe large replie vnto his
Lordship then, because the time serued not for it ; But somewhat 1
saide to excuse myselfe from that imputation & withall it came
round at that instant into my Remembraunce that I had (not long
before) heard myselfe in like manner taxed for selling away of my
place : soe as I found the two mayne Points the world misconceiued
mee in, were these : ffirst that I voluntarily gaue ouer my Place, &
then that I made a Benifitt thereof, by selling it away to an other, &
if either of these were true, whatsoeuer ensued upon it, afterwards to
my greife & discontentment, I cannot but acknowledge, I may iustlie
be Convinced, the faulte wasmyowne, I haue noe Cause toComplaine:
But for Refutation of those fewe obiections, as I said then to his Lord-
ship in priuate, soe now I may safelie proclaime it to the world, I
neede not appeale to any other Testimonye but that of his owne know-
ledge. Then coming home and falling into a sadd meditation with
my Selfe, it came into my thoughts shall I for euer by silence betray
23 G DOCAVllA^S NARllATION.
inyne owne Innocency, was it a vertue in a Dumbe man, to bieake tlie
very tongue strings, to speake when he sawe his father in Danger, to
be otherwise vniustlie Condemned, & can it be Excusable in mee,
that Nature hath not denied the vse of my tongue vnto, to suffer my
Bowels to frett with greife, my Reputation to be trampled vpon,
(which all men knowe ought to be deerer to Mee than my owne Life,
& as deere as the redemption of my iruthers,) & so lett it pass, &
say nothing ? yea, but I speake alone (without Adversarie) may some
man say, and if I faine any, it is such a one as is gone ex rerum Na-
tura, against whome I may assume what libertie I will, so say what I
list ; it is true this may be obiected : but I have this to say againe, for
these thinges I discourse of touching my owen particuler greevances,
they are such as I openlie speak & Complayned of in his life time,
& for the rest touching the caiTÍage of the gennerall bussines, there
are I thinke hundreds at least yet living able to Controwle mee if I
speake vntruth, & whatsoever I say in either out of the Compase of
comon Knowledge, I haue Evidence to shewe, for that any man shall
see that will, and when he hath done lett him iudge as his owen Dis-
cretion shall guide him. And I say further, my desire is with truth to
defend my selfe, not with mallice to defame the memorie of an other,
& my lord was a Noble man that for many yeares togeather, I loued
& honnored sincerelie in my hearte, vertues I sawe in him that moued
mee see to doe, they were not, nor could not be all extinguished by
one acte, though of neuer soe manifest a wronge done unto mee : Be-
sides, it may be that somewhat there was, that reason in his apprehen-
sion might moue him vnto, the secret whereof it seamed not fitt in his
Eyes to impart rato mee : let it be soe, for that doth nothing infringe
the truth of that I say. But entring into further discourse with myself
touching this subiect, it came with all into my minde, I had lying by
mee some memoriall noates and a greate Number of letters, that if
they were well searched ouer, togeather with the helpe of myne owne
memorie, were able to bring to light the truth of that which otherwise
was like to perish and Consume in Darkenes ; I spent a litle time to
pervse them, & these are the effectes, the doing thereof hath produced.
The Army consisting in List of 4000 foote & 200 horse, whereof
3000 of the foote, & all the horse were levied in England, the other
docwha's narration. 237
1000 foote were taken of the old Conipanys about Dublin, & all
assigned to meete att Knockfergus, the first of May : That part levjed
in England was shipt at Helbree neere vnto Westchester on the 24th
of Aprill, 1600. And of these a Regiament of 1000 ffoote & 50
horse, were to be taken out immediatelie vpon our landing, & assigned
to sr Mathew Morgan to make a plantation with att Ballishannon.
The Provisions wee carried with vs at first were a quantetie of deale
Boards & Sparrs of flSrr timber, a 100 flock bedds, with other ne-
cessaries to furnish an Hospitall withall one Peece of Demy Cannon
of Brass, two Culverins of Iron, a master Gunner, two master Masons,
& two master Carpenters, allowed in pay with a greate number of
Tooles & other vtensiles, & with all victuell & munition requisite.
Soe with those men from England, and with these Provisions afore
saide, on the xxv day of Aprill wee sett saile, and on the 28th in the
Euening put in att Knockfergus, where wee staide the space of 8 dayes
before the Company es from Dublin came all vnto vs.
The last of them coming in by the 6th of May, on the 7th wee
sett saile againe, & the windes often fayling, & sometimes full
against vs, it was the 14th before wee could putt in to the mouth of
the Bay at Loughfoyle, &, noe sooner were wee entred, but wee fell
on ground, & soe stucke till the next day, then at a full tide, wee
waighed our Anchors, say led a little way and rune on ground againe.
On the I6th in the morning wee gott loose, & about 10 of the
Clocke (100 men lying on shoare, & giuing vs a volie of shott, &
soe retyring,) wee landed att Culmore, & with the first of our horse
& foote that wee could vnshipp, made vp towards a troupe of horse
and foote, that wee sawe standing before vs on the topp of a hill, but
by ignorance of the wayes our horses were presentlie boggt, & soe at
that day wee made none other vse, but onlie to land our men. The
next day, the place seaming to my Judgement fitt to build, wee beganne
about the Butt end of the old broken Castle, to cast vp a fforte, such
as might be capable to lodge 200 men in.
Sixe days wee spent in labour about it, in which meane space,
makeing vpp into the Countrie with some troupes (onely with intent to
discover,) wee came to Ellogh a castle of O'Dogharley's, which he had
newlie abandoned & begunne to pull downe. Butt seeing it yett
238 docwra's narration.
Tennable, & of good vse to be held, I put Captaine Ellis ffloudd
into it, and his Companie of 150 men.
On the 22nd of May wee put the Army in order to marche, &
leaning Captain Lancellott Atford at Culmore with 600 men, to make
vp the workes, wee went to the Derry 4 uiyles of vpon the River side,
a place in manner of an Hand Comprehending within it 40 acres of
Ground, wherein were the Ruines of a old Abbay, of a Bishopp's
house, of two Churches, & at one of the ends of it of an old Castle,
the River called loughfoyle encompassing it all on one side, & a
bogg most comonlie wett, & not easilie passable except in two or
three places dividing it from the maine land.
This peece of Ground we possest our selves of without Resistaunce,
& iudging it a fitt place to make our maine plantation in, being some-
what hie, & therefore dry, & healthie to dwell vpon, att that end
where the old Castle stood, being Close to the water side, I presentlie
resolued to raise a íForte to keep our stoore of Munition & victuells in,
& in the other a litle aboue, where the walls of an old Cathedrall
church were yet standing, to evert annother for our future safetie
& retreate vnto upon all occasions.
Soe then 1 vnloaded & discharged the Shipping that brought vs, all
but those reserued for Sr. Math : Morgan & two Men of Warre, vnder
comaund of Captaine George Thornton, & Captaine Thomas
Fleminge, which were purposlie assigned to attend vs all that Sommer ;
& the first bussines I setled myselffvnto was, to lay out the forme of
the said two intended ffortes^ & to assigne to every Companye his
severall taske how & where to worke.
I know there were some that presentlie beganne to censure mee, for
not sturring abroade, & makeing iourneyes vp into the Countrye, alleadg-
ing wee were stronge enough & able to doe it ; I deny not but wee
were ; but that was not the scope & drift of our coming, wee were to
sitt it out all winter, Prayes would not be sett without many hazards,
& a greate Consumption of our men, the Countrie was yet unknowne
vnto vs, & those wee had to deale with were, as I was sure, would
Chuse or Refuse to feight with vs as they sawe theire owne advantage ;
These Considerations moued mee to resolue to houkl an other Course, &
before I attempted any thinge els, to setle & make sure the footing
wee had gayned.
docwra's narration. 239
The two shij)ps of warre, therefore, (the Countrie all about vs being
wast & burned,) I sent with souldiers in them to coast all alonge the
shoare, for the space of 20 or 30 myles, & willed wheresoeuer they
found any bowses, they should brhig a way the Timber & other ma-
terialls to build with all, such as they could; and O'Cane hauing a
woode, lying right over against vs, (on the other side of the River,)
wherein was i)lentie of old growne Birch, I daylie sent workemen
with a Guard of souldiers to cutt it downe ; & there was not a sticke of
it brought home, but was first well fought for; A Quarrie of stone &
slatt wee found hard at hand. Cockle shells to make a Lyme, wee dis-
couered infinite plentie of, in a litle Hand in the mouth of the Har-
bour as wee came in, and with those helpes, togeather with the Pro-
visions wee brought, & the stones and rubbidge of the old Buildings
wee found, wee sett ourselues wholie, & with all the dilligence wee
could possible to fortefying & framing, & setting vpp of bowses,
such as wee might be able to line in, & defend ourselves when winter
should Come, & our men be decayed as it was apparant it would be :
And whether this was the right Course to take or noe, let them that
sawe the after Events be the Judges of.
My lord Deputie, att the time wee should land, (to make our discent
the more easie,) was drawne downe to the Blackwater, & gaue out
that bee would enter the Countrey that way, whereupon Tyrone &
O'Donell had assembled theire cheifest strength to oppose against him :
But his lordship now knowing wee were safe on shore, & possest of
the ground wee ment to inhabite, with drewe his Campe & retourned
to Dublin, & then being deliuered of that feare, those forces they had
brought togeather for that purpose, being now encreased by the addition
of more, & estimated (by Comon fame) to be about 5000 in all, they
came downe with vpon vs, & placing themselues in the night within
litle more then a mile from where wee lay, earelie in the morning at
the Breaking v])p of the watch, gaue on vpon our Corps de Gaurd of
horse, chased them home to our foote Sentynells, & made a
countennaunce as if they came to make but that one daye's worke of it
but the Alarume taken, & our men in Armes, they contented themselves
to attempe noe further, but seeking to drawe vs forth into the Countrey
where they hoped to take vs at some advantages, & finding wee
240 docwra's narration.
stoode vpon our defeiisiue oiielie/ after the greatest jiarte of the day
spent in skirmish, a litle without our Cainpe they departed towards the
Eueninge, whither did wee thinke it fitt to pursue them.
An now did Sr Mathew Morgan demauud his Regiament of 1000
foote, and 50 horse, which at first (as I saide before) were designed him
for a plantation att Ballyshannon ; but vpon consultation held how hee
should proceed, & with what Probabilitie he might be able to effect
that intended bussines, there appeared soe many wants & difficulties
vnthought on, or vnprouided ; for before that it was euident those forces
should be exposed to manifest mine, if at that time, & in the state
as thinges then stoode, hee should goe forward, the truth whereof being
Certified both by himselfe & mee to the lords of the Councell in Eng-
land, as alsoe to the lord Deputie & Councell of Ireland ; wee receiued
present directions from them both to suspend the proceeding in that
action till anaother time ; & soe I discharged the Rest of the shipping
reserued for that iourney; & not long after the Companys' growing
weake, & the list of the foote reduced to the number of 3000, that
Regiament was wholie dissolued & made as a parte onelie of our
army.
On the first of June, Sr Arthur O'Neale, sonne to old Tirlogh
Lenogh that hud beene O'Neale, came in vnto mee with some 30 horse
& foot, a Man I had directions from the state, to labour to drawe to
our side, & to promise to be made Earle of Tyroane, if the other
that mainteyned the Rebellion could be dispossessed of the Country ;
Bv his aduice with in fewe dayes after I sent Sr John Chamberlaine
with 700 men into O'Cane's Countrie, to enter into it by boate, from
O'Dohertye's side, because at the hither end lying right over against
vs, was a Continuall watch kepte, soe as we could not stirre but wee
were sure to be presentlie discouered; These men marching all night
put ouer at Greene-castle, &.by breake of day, on the 10th of June,
fell in the middest of theire Creagtes vnexpected, Ceazeda greate pray,
& brought it to the Waterside ; but for want of meanes to bring it all
away, they hackt & mangled as many as they could, & witli Some
100 Cowes, which they put abord theire Boats, besids what the Souldiers
brought away kild, they retourned.
On the 28th of June, came some men of O'Dohertyes, & lay in
docwra's narration. 241
ambush before Ellogh, the Garrisop discoueriiig thein, fell out & skir-
misht, a litle of from the Castle ; wee perceiued them from the Derry
to be in feight, I tooke 40 horse & 500 ffoote, and made towards
them ; when they sawe vs coming they left the skirmish & drewe
away ; wee followed up as fast as wee could, & coming to the foote of
a mountaine, which they were to pass ouer in theire retreate, wee might
see them all march before vs, though but slowlie, yet with as much
speede as they were able to make, being, to our grieíTe, about 400 foote,
& 60 horse, & wee makeing as much hast on our partes to ouertake
them : By that time the last of them had obtained the topp of the hill :
Sr John Chamberlaine & I, with some 10 horse more, were come vpp
close in theire heeles, all our foote & the rest of our horse coming
after vs as fast as they could but all out of breath & exeedinglie
tired ; Hauing thus gained the very topp of the hill, & seeing but
fewe about me I stayed & badd a stand to be made till more Com-
pany might come vpp, and withall casting my head about, to see how
our men followed, I seeing the foote farr behinde, & our horse but
slowlie Clyming vpp, twining about againe I might see sr John Cham-
berlaine vnhorsed, h'ing on the ground a stone's cast before mee, &
at least a Dozen hewing at him with theire Swordes, I presentlie gaue
forward to haue rescued him, & my horse was shott in two places &
fell deade vndermee, yet they forsooke him vpon it, & wee recouered
his bodie, but wounded with 16 woundes, & instantlie giving vp the
Ghost, wherevpon wee made a stand in the place, & staying till more
Companie came vp, wee brought him oíT, & suffered them to march
a way without further pursuite.
On the second of July 1 put 800 men into Boates & landed them
att Dunalong. Tyrone (as wee were tould) lying in Campe within two
myles of the Place, where I presentlie fell to raiseing a Forte, his men
came downe & skirmisht with vs all that day, but perceiuing the next,
wee were tilted & out of hope to be able to remoue vs, they rise vp
& left vs quietlie to doe what we would, where after I had made it
reasonablie defensible, I left Sr John Bowles in Garrison with 6 Com-
panyes of Foote, & afterwards sent him 50 horse.
On the 14th of July came O'Donnell with a troupe of 60 horse,
& earely in the Morninge as our watch was readv to be discharged,
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fell vpon a Corpes de Guard of some 20 of our horse, but they de-
fended themselues without loss, & orderlie retyred to the Quarter,
only Captaine John Sidney was hurte in the shoulder with the blowe of
a stafl'e.
On the 29th of July he came againe with 600 Foote, & 60 Horse,
& lay close in ambush in a valley within a quarter of a myle of our
outmost horse sentinells, & Moyle Morrogh Mac Swyndoe (a man
purposelie sent with niee by the state, & soe well esteemed of, as the
queene had giuen a Pention of vi. s. a day vnto during his life, & the
present Comaund of Í00 English souldiers,) hauing intelligence with
him, caused some of his men to goe a litle before Breake of Day,
& driue forth our horses, (that were vsually euery night brought
into the Hand to Graze) directlie towards him. In soe much as vpon the
sodaiue before any thinge could be done to pi'euent it, he gott to the
number of 60 [160 ?] into his power, & presentlie made hast to be gone.
By the alarum, I rise vp from my Bedd, tooke some 20 horses, &
such foote as were readie, Bidd the rest follow, & soe made after
them. At fower myles end wee ouertooke them, theire owne horses
kept in the reare flanked with foote, marching by the edge of a Bogge,
& those horse they had gott from vs, sent away before with the fore-
most of theire foote ; when they sawe vs cominge, they turned heade
& made readie to receiue vs, wee charged them, & at the first en-
counter I was stricken with a horseman's stafe in the Foreheade, in soe
much as I fell for deade, & was a goode while deprived of my sences :
Butt the Captaines & Gentlemen that were about mee, whereof the
cheife that I Remember were Captaine Anthony Elrington, Captaine
John Sidney, Captaine John Kingsmyll, & Mathew Wroth, a Corporal!
of my horse Companie) gaue beyond my Bodie, & enforced them to
giue ground a good way by meanes whereof I recouered myselfe, was
sett vp on my horse & soe safelie brought of, & Conducted home,
& they sufferred with the prey they had gott to departe without fur-
ther pursuite.
I kepte my Bedd of this wound by the space of a fortneth, my
chamber a weeke after, & then I came abroade, & the first thinge I
did, 1 tooke a viewe & particuler muster of all the Companyes.
Howe weake I found them euen beyonnd expectation (though I had
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seene them decay very fast before,) is scarselie credible, & I thinke
noe man will denye, but it was euen then a strange Companie, that of
150 in list could bring to doe seruice 25 or 30 able at the most.
Then did 1 alsoe manifestlie discouer the Trechery of the said
Moyle Morrogh Mac Swynedo, [Mael-muire Mac Suibhnena d-Tuath,]
hauing intercepted the Messanger that he imployed to O'Donnell in all
his Bussines, out of whose mouth I gott a full Confession of all his
Practices, & especiallie that it was hee, that caused his men of jDurpose
to driue forth our horses, which he was so manifestlie convinced of as
hee had not the face to denie it, wherevpon I deliuered him to Cap-
tains Flemminge, who was then going to Dublin, to carry to my lord
Deputie, there to receiue his tryall, who putting him vnder hatches in
his shipp, & himselfe coming to shoore with his Boate, the hatch
being opened to sett Beere, he stept vp vpon the Decke, & threwe
himselfe into the Riuer, and soe Swamme away to O'Cane's side,
which was hard by ; they in the shipp amazed with the soddaynenesse
of the fact, & doing nothing that tooke effect to prevent it.
On the 24th of August came Roory brother to O'Cane, (hauing
before made his agreement with mee, to serue vnder Sr Arthur O'Neale)
& brought with him 12 horse, 30 foote, & 60 fatt Beeues, a Present
welcome at that time, for besides that fresh meate was then rare to be
had, our provisions in stoore were very neere spent; I gaue him therefore
a Recompence for them in money, & allowed him a small parte of
souldiers to goe forth againe, whoe returned the next day & brought
40 more. Annother small Pray hee sett againe within fevve dayes
after, & then thinking hee had gayned himselfe Credite enough, hee
came & demaunded 800 men to doe an enterj^rise withall, that should
be (as he tould a very faire &. probable tale for,) of farr greater im-
portance & seruice to the Queene ; I had onlie the persuation of Sr
Arthur O'Neile (who I verylie thinke was a faithful & honnest Man,)
granted him some men, though not halfe the Number he askt, because
in truth I had them not. But before the time came they should sett
forth, Sr Arthur had changed his opinion, & bad mee bewarre of
him; I stayed my hand therefore, & refused him the men. He appre-
hended I did it out of distrust, & with many oathes & Protes-
tations indeuored to perswade mee of his truth & fidelitie; But
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finding all would not prevaile, he desired I would suffer him to goe
alone with such men of his owne as he had, & he would retourne
with such a testimonie of his honnestie, as I should neuer after haue
Cause to be doubtefull of him more ; I was content, soe hee left mee
Pledges for his retourne, hee offered mee two that accepted of theire
owne accords to engage their Hues for it, & himselfe besids promised
it with a solemne oath taken vpon the Bible, soe I lett him goe ; The
next day hee came backe to the waterside right ouer against the towne
with 300 Men in his Companye, and hauing the Riuer betweene him
& vs, called to the souldiers on our side, & bad them tell mee, he
was there returned according to promise ; But ment noe Longer to serue
against his owne Brother, & if for his Pledges I would accepte of a
Ransome of Cowes, he would send mee in what reasonable Number
I should demaund ; But threatned If I tooke away their Hues, there
should not an English man escape, that euer came within his danger;
This being presentlie brought vnto mee, & approved to be true by
Repetition, in myne own sight & hearing, I caused a Gibbett to be
straight sett vp, brought them forth, & hanged them before his face,
& it did afterwards manifestlie appeare, this man was of purpose sent
in from the very begining to betraye vs, & at this time he had laid
soe faire a Plott, all was done by directions of Tyrone, who laye in
Ambush to receiue vs.
And now the winter beganne to be feirce vpon vs, our men wasted
with continuall laboures, the Hand scattered with Cabbins full of sicke
men, our Biskitt all spent, our other prouisions of nothing but Meale,
Butter, & a litle Wine, & that by Computation to hould out but
6 dayes longer. Tyrone and O'Donell, to weaken vs the more. Pro-
claming free passage & releife through theire Countrie to send them
away to as many as would leaue vs and departe for England, our two
fortes, notwithstanding all the dilligence wee had beene able to vse,
farre from the state of being defensible, O'Donell well obseruing the
opportunitie of this time, if his skill and Resolution had beene as
good to prosecute it to the full, on the 16th of September came with
2000 Men about Midnight vndiscouered to the very edge of the Bogge,
that divides the Hand from the mayne Lande, (for our horses were soe
weake & soe fewe, that we were not able to hould watch any further
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out,) & there, being more then a good muskett shott of, tliey dis-
charged theire peeces, whereby wee had warning enougli (if neede had
beene) to put our selues in Armes at leysure. But there was not a Night
in many before wherein both myselfe & the Captaines satt not vp in
expectation of this attempt, and Captaine Thomas White hauing some
20 horse readie in Armes for all occasions, came presentlie & brauelie
Charged vpon the first that were now past ouer the Bogg & gott into
the Hand, kild about 14 or 15, whose bodies wee saw lying there the
next day, & the rest takeing a fright, confusedly retyred as fast as
they could, yet to make it seene they departed not in feare they kepte
thereabouts till the morning, & then assoone as it was broad day
Light, they made a faire Parade of themselues vpon the side of a hill
full in our sight & soe marched away.
The very next day came in a snpplie of victuells, very shortlie
after 50 newe horse, & shortelie after that againe 600 foote, &
withall because the lords had beene aduertized, the stoore-howses wee
erected at first of Deale boardes onelie were many wayes insufficient &.
vnable to preserue the munitions & victuells in, they sent vs about
this time two frames of Timber for bowses, with most ihinges necessarie
to make them vp withall, which they ordayned to supjDlie that defect
with & now alsoe where before the souldiers were enioyned to worke,
without other allowance then theire ordinarie pays. Theire lordships
vpon advertisment of the inconueniencie thereof (which in truth was
such, as doe what wee could the workes went but exceedingly slowlie
forward, & with very much difficult}-), I then receiued order to give
them an addition to theire wages (when they wrought vpon the fortifi-
cations) of 4:ds. a day, & soe wee were then in all thinges fuUie &
sufficientlie releeued.
On the third of October came in Neale Garvie O'Donell with 40
horse & 60 Foote, a man I was also directed by the state to winne to
the Queene's seruice, & one of equall estimation in Tyrconnell that
Sir Arthur O'Neale was of in Tyrone. The secreet messages that had
past betweene him & mee, bee found were discouered to O'Donnell, &
therefore somewhat sooner then otherwise he intended, & with less
assuraunce & hope of many Conditions that hee stood vpon ; } et it is
true, I promised him in the behalfe of the Queene, the whole Countrey
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of Tirconnell to him & his heires, & my lord Deputie & Councell at
Dublin did afterwards confirme it vnto him vnder theire hands, & his
Coming in was very acceptable att that time, & such as wee made
many vses of, & could ill haue spared.
The next day after hee came, wee drewe forth our forces, & made
a iourney to the Isle of Inche, where, by his information, wee had
learned there was a good Prey of Cattell to be gott; But the tides fall-
ing out extraordinarie high, wee were not able to pass them to gett in,
so as wee were forced to turne our Course, & goe downe into O'Dogh-
ertie's Countrie, though to litle purpose ; for knowing of our coming,
hee draue away all before vs, onelie some stacks of Corne wee found,
which wee sett on fire.
The 8th of October I assigned vnto the said Neale Garvie 500
foote & 30 horse, vnder the leading of Sr John Bowles, to goe to
take the Liifer, where 30 of O'Donnell's men lay in Garrison in a Forte
in one of the Corneres of the towne, & most of them being abroad
when they came, were surpriced & slaine, & the place taken, yet
soe as one of them had first putt fire into the Forte, which consumed
all the Buildings in it, but the rest of the Howses scattered abroade
in the towne (which were about 20) were preserued & stood vs after-
wards in singuler good steade.
O'Donell having heard of the takeing of this Place, came on the
xith of October with 700 foote & 100 horse, & encamped himselfe
about 3 myles off at Castle Fyn. The next day he came & shewed
himselfe before the Towne ; our Garrison made out, had a skrimish
with him of an houre longe, wherein Neale Garuie behaved himselfe
Brauelie. Capten Augusten Heath tonke a light hurte in his hand,
& some ten or twelve Men on ech side were slaine.
On the 24th he came againe & laide himselfe in ambush a myle
from the towne, watching to intercept our men Fetching in of turfe,
which before our Coming the Irish had made for theire owne provision.
The Alarme taken, the Garrison made forth againe, & Neale Garvie
behaued himselfe brauelie as before, charged home vpon them, killed
one, hurt one or two more with his owne hande, & had his horse slaine
vnder him. Captaine Heath tooke a shott in the thigh, whereof he
shortelie after died, & some twenty more there were hurte & slaine.
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On the 28th of October dyed Sr Arthur O'Neale of a fevour, in
whose place came presentlie after one Cormocke, a brother of his, that
clamed to succeed him as the next of his kinne, & had in that name
good entertainments from the Queene ; But shortelie after came his ovvne
Sonne, Tirlogh, that was indeed his true & imediate heire, whome
the state accepted of & admitted to inherite all the fortune & hopes
of his father. Hee had not attained to the full age of a man, &
therefore the seruice he was able to doe was not greate, but some vse
wee had of him, & I think his disposition was faithfull and honnest.
All this while after Liffer had beene taken, O'Donell kept vp &
downe in those parts, watching still to take our men vpon some advan-
tage, but finding none, & hearing two Spanish shipps that were come
into Calebegg [Killybegs] with Munition, Arms, & Money, on the 10th
of November he departed towards them, & betweene Tirone & him
they made a Dividend of it.
After hee was gone, the Garrison both heere & at Dunalong sett
diuers Preys of Catle, & did many other seruices all the winter
longe, which I stand not vpon to make particuler mention of, & I must
confess a truth, all by the help & advise of Neale Garvie & his
Followers, & the other Irish that came in \vii.h Sr Arthur O'Neale,
without whose intelligence & guidance litle or nothing could haue
beene done of our selues, although it is true v/ithall ihey had theire
owne ends in it, which were always for priuate Revenge, & we oui's to
make vse of them for the furtherance of the Publique seiuice.
And nowe came a practice of O'Donell's to open a discouverie,
which had long beene mannaged in secret, & as he thought. Carried
Close within the Compass of his owne & his associats' knowledge ;
Captaine Alford, that had the keeping of Culmore, fell into priuate
familiaritie with Hugh Boy and Phelim Reogh (of the Septs of Mac
Dauids), two Principall men about O'Doghertie, & of as good Credits
& estimation with O'Donell. These men requested to haue leaue to
buy Aquavitae, Cloath, and such other Comodities as that place afforded,
which the Captaine and I, hauing our ends in it as well as they theires,
gaue them free libertie to doe, & with more free access then any
other. They measuring theire hopes by theire good entertainement,
of all presentlie aboard him to knowe if hee would sell the Foarte,
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Hee seamed not vnwilling, soe he might be assured of some good &
reall reward in hand; Many Meetinges & Consultations they had
about it, & all with my knowledge. In the end it was resolued his
Reward should be a Chaine of Gould in hand, which the Kinge of
Spaine had formerlie giuen to O'Donell, & was worth aboute 8 scoore
poundes, a 1000 Ir. in money the first day the Treason should be ef-
fected, & 3000 Ir. a yeare pention during his life, from the Kinge of
Spaine; & for this he should onelie deliuer vpp the Foarte, with
Neale Garvie in it, whome he should purposlie invite that Night to
Supper. The time was sett & all thinges prepared ; the Chaine, as a
reall achiument of theire designe, I had deliuered into my handes ; But
when the day came, they tooke a distast, & without aduenture of
future loss, were contented to giue ouer theire bargaine. And about
Christenmas this yeare dyed Sr John O'Doghertie in Tirconnell, being
fledd from his owne Countrey with his goods & people, a man that
in shewe seamed wonderfull desireous to yeald his obedience to the
Queene, But soe as his actions did euer argue he was otherwise minded ;
But, it is true, O'Donell had at our first coming Ceazed his sonne, after-
wards called Sr Cahir O'Doghertie into his hands, & kepte him as a
Pledo^e vpon him which might iustly serue for some colour of excuse,
that he was not at libertie to vse the freedom of his owne will ; Being
nowe deade, O'Donell sett vp in his place one Phelim Oge, a brother
of his, neglecting the sonne who had bene bredd & fostred by the
said Hugh Boye & Phelim Reaugh. These men tooke it as the
highest iniurie [that] could be done vnto them, that theire Foster Child
should be depriued of that, which they thought was his cleere & vn-
doubtible right, & therevpon seriouslie addressed themselves vnto Mee.
and made offer, that in case I would maintaine the sonne against the
Uncle, & Procure he might hold the Countrey, according to the same
Lettres Patients his father had it before him, they would worke the
meanes to free him out of O'Donell's hands, to bring home the People
& Catle that were fledd, & with them togeather with themselues, yeald
obedience & seruice to the state; many messages & meetinges wee
had about it, & none but to my knowledge ; O'Donell was still made
acquainted with, yea & with the very truth of euery particuler speach
that past amongst vs ; yet soe was he deluded (being himselfe a Crafte
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Master at that arte), that in the end a Conclusion was made betvveene
vs, theire demands were graanted by mee, & confirmed by my lord
Deputie & Councell, hee perswaded to sett the young man at libertie •
& when he had done, the people with theire goods retourned into the
Countrie, took theire Leaues of him, & declared themselues for our
side, & from that day forward wee had many faithfull & singuler
good seruices from them, theire Churles & Garrans assistinge vs with
CaiTÍages, their catle, with plentie of dshe meate, & Hugh Boye
& Phelim Reaugh with many intelligences & other helpes ; without
all which, I must freelie confess a truth, it had beene vtterlie impossible
wee could haue made that sure & speedie Progress in the Warres that
afterwardes wee did.
But therevpon begune Neale Garvie's discontentment, for presentlie
he directed some men of his to be cessed vpon this Countrey ;
O'Doghertie & Hugh Boy with greate indignation refused to accept
them. Complainte came before mee; I asked him wherevpon it was that
hee challenged this power ouer annother man's land ; he tould mee
the land was his owne, for the Queene had giuen him all Tyrconnell,
& this was part of it ; I aunswered it was true, I know well the whole
Countrey of Tyrconnell was promised him in as large & ample manner
as the O'Donnells had beene accustomed to hould it : But I tooke it
there were many others in that Countrey, that had lands of their owne
as well as they, whose intrest I neuer conceiued was intended to be
giuen to him; Hee replied not onelie the Countrey of Tyrconnell, but
into Tyrone, Famianaght, yea & Connaught, wheresoeuer any of the
O'Donnells had at that time extended theire Power, hee made Accompt
all was his ; hee acknowledged noe other kinde of right or intrest in
any man else, yea the very persons of the People he challenged to be
his, & said he had wronge, if any one foote of all that land, or any
one of the Persons of the People were exempted from him. I saide
againe these Demaunds were in my Judgement very vnreasonable, but
hee should receive noe wronge by Mee ; Let him haue Patience till wee
might heare from mj' lord Deputie, & whatsoeuer his Judgement
was I must & would obay ; wounderfull impatient he was of any
delay ; but necessitie enforceing him, & the case sent to my lord, he
returned this aunswere with the aduise of the Councell, — that the vtter-
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most could be challenged vpon the O'Doghertyes was but a chiefe Rent,
sometimes paide to O'Neale, some times to O'Donnell ; but that what-
soeuer it were, they were of opinion was extinct euer since they held
imediatelie from the Crowne, if Neale Gai'vie thought otherwise, his
reasons should be heard with fauour when time should serue, & noe
parte of that was promised him but should be made good ; In the mean
while he must be Contented, O'Doughertye must & should be ex-
empted from him, which hee tooke with a greate deale more indignation
& furie then became a man that was to raise his fortune onelie by the
fauour of annother.
But the Springe coming now on, & having the helpe of this Coun-
trey for Carriages, towards the latter end of March I drewe Forth &
made a iourney vpon mac Swyne Fanaght, whose Countrie lyes diuided
from O'Doghertye's by a Bay of the sea, I came vpon him vnawarrs,
& surprised & gott into my possesion about 1000 of his Cowes
before hee had Leasure to driue them away ; Himsslfe came vnto Mee
vpon it, & desired his submission to the Queene might be accepted
of, & vsed the mediation of O'Doghertye & Hugh Boy, that I
would restore him the Prey, much entreatie & importunitie I was
prest withall, & thinking with myselfe it might be a goode Example to
such others as I should afterwards haue occasion to deale with, that I
Sought not theire goods soe much as theire obedience (reserving a parte
onelie for reward of the souldiers' labour,) I was contented & gaue
him backe the rest, taking his oath, for his future fidelitie, & six
pledges such as I was aduised to choose, & was borne in hand were
very sufficient to binde him, & whereof his owne sonne was one ; &
to have a tye on him besids, I left Captaine Ralph Bingley, with his
Company of 150 Men in Garrison in his Countrey, att the Abbay of
Ramullan ; It is true for all that, not long after, without Compulsion,
he made his Reconciliation with O'Donnell vnder hand promised
to betray the Garrison that lay vpon him, & secreetlie wrought to
gett his Pledges out of my hand ; But fayling in both, & yet, resolued
to goe on his Course, he draue away all his Catle & goods, & openlie
declared himselfe an Enymy against vs; In revenge whereof I presentlie
hunge vpp his Pledges, & in September following made annother
iourney vpon him, burnt & destroyed his houses and Corue, whcrevpon
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Winter approaching insued the death of most of his People, & in De-
cember after, at the earnest entreatie of Neale Garuie, I tookehis Sub-
mission againe & sixe more Pledges, & from that forward he continewed
in good subiection.
In the beginning of Aprill I made another iourney vpon them of
Sleught-art, a People that inhabited a Countrey in Tyrone of 16
myles longe, most parte Bogg & wood, & bordering not farr of from
the LifFer, where onelie I had by Neale Garuie's meanes Castle-Derg
deliuered into my hands, which I left Captaine Dutton in garrison in
with his Companie of 100 Men.
And then wee rested at home in expectation of a Supplie of Men from
England against Sommer, for nowe were those wee had exceedinglie
Wasted & decayed.
In the mean while O'Donell meditating a Revenge vpon Hugh Boy
& O'Doughertie, & rightlie consideringe the advantage of the time,
& the glorie & profitt he might gett to himselfe, & the dishonnor
& loss he should bring vpon vs, if yet he could shew himselfe master
of this Countrey, & be able to Prey it in dispite of our Protection,
determined to make all the preparation hee could for that purpose, and
had gathered togeather a faire & suiBcient Armye (as he thought) to
execute his designe withall ; My care was as greate to Prevent him ; I
haue seene a Mapp of that Countrey, made by hand, by which it would
appeare plaine to any man's viewe how this bussines was Carried; But
for that which is ancient & Comon, it giues noe light at all, for it is
vtterlie false, & hath rot soe much as the Resemblance of the true
situation of those partes ; But pre-supposinge a sight of the better ;
in that place where the two Bayes of the sea that encompass it for the
most parte, come to meete some what neere togeather, the distance of
the land betweene them is about 6 myles broade, in a manner all
Bogge, with a riuer passinge through from one side to the other, &
not passable for horse nor any Numbers of foote, excepte in 5 or 6
Places, where there are certaine narrow foards of water to goe through.
At one of the ends of this Necke of Land, stands an old broken Castle,
called Coelinackatren, at the other an old fforte, called Cargan ; into
this, with a litle newe dressing, I put Captaine Thomas Badby, with
his Companie ; in the other Captaine Edmond Leigh, Vpon euery of
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the ffords I erected a small fforte, that held 20 Men a Peece, such of
the people as I suspected I sente for & kepte as Pledges, the goodes,
which chiefelie consisted of Catle, & were, I thinke, about 3000
Cowes, I caused to be driuen to the further end next towardes Scotland,
where a Peece of ground was invironed with Sea able to Containe them
at large for 3 or 4 dayes, the passage wherevnto by land was nar-
rowe, & had an old ruined forte standing in it, which maimed as well
without as within made it of a diíEculte entrie : Heerevpon the first
alarum, I gaue order the Catle should be driuen, & this place did
Hugh Boy & his brother vndertake to defend, with the aide of 200
English by the Powle, which were selected out of all the Companyes,
& sent vnder the Comaund of Captaine Humphrey Willis; All
thinges thus prepared on our side, O Donell with his Army came
& encamped, a mile from Cargan aforesaide, & seeing how I had
fortefied the Passages, would not attempte to force any of them, but
stayed att Least a weeke, makeing Heurdells out of a small Coppice
thereabouts, & in the Night brought them vpon his Men's Backes, laide
them in a place out of reach of our forts, & soe on the 7th of May
1601 made his passage both for horse & foote ouer them, which noe
sooner had beene done, but his men shooted for ioye, as thinking them-
selues most assured of theire prey ; But when they found all driuen
before them, & that he came downe to the Bottome of the Countrie,
where he sawe our English ioyned with the Natiues, readie to defend
the Place, with the Catle behinde them, hee made a stoppe & en-
camped close before them, the next day gaue an assalt, & was repul-
sed, attempted againe, & sawe 40 of his men slaine, then out of hope
to doe good, trussed vp Baggage, & not one Cowe ritcher then hee
came in, made his retreate backe againe. Going out hee past by Coel-
mackatren vpon the stronde, at a dead lowe water, where our Men had
a litle skriraish with him, vnder succor of the Castle, & where I came
with some fewe horse & foote to see what Countenance hee held iij his
departure ; Being cleane past I sawe his men drawe into Battaile, & I
thinke that noe man that sawe them aswell as I, but will confess they
were not fewer then 1500; Phelim Reagh in this assalt that was giuen
behaued himselfe brauely with his owne handes, Hugh Boy honnest-
lie acquitted himselfe in all this occasion, Sc both of them gaue suffi-
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cient testimonye theire hearts were at that time faithful], and Zealous
to the Queene's seruice.
The very same day they past away hy Coelmackatren, the shipps
were discouered to the mouth of Loughfoile that brought vs a new sup-
plie of 800 men.
Then on the 24th of May I drewe two Iron peeces to Newtowne, a
Castle in Tyrone, 6 myles distant from the Liffer in the way to Don-
gannon ; this I beate vpon all one day, & the next morning had it de-
liuered vp ; It is a Pile of stone strong & well built, with an Iron
Gate & Chaine att the doore, it hath before it a large Bawne compast
with a good high Stone wall, & in the middest of it a fairie Irish thacht
house, able to hould 50 or 60 men in it. Heere I left Captaine Roger
Atkinson in Garrison with his Companie of 100 men, & because one of
the cheifest vses wee intended these Garrisons for was to make suddaine
Inroades vpon the Countrey, to Spoyle & pray them of theire Catle,
& that impossible to be done without intelligence & Guidance of
some of the Natiues, I left to assist him in that kinde one Tirlogh Ma-
gnylson, a man that came in with Sr Arthur O'Neale, that had often
guided our men before in like seruices, & had gayned himselfe a great
deale of loue & reputation amongst vs, & had now the Comaund
of 100 Irish by my lord Dejjuties allowance; I gaue speciall charge,
he should be lodged cleane without the Bawne, & notwithstanding all
his Credite a warry & circmnspect Eye should be CaiTÍed vpon him.
About the 20th of June, I brought the Demy Cannon I had, to Ai-
nogh, a Castle of OCaines, standing in a lough, not much aboue a myle
from the Derrey, but the riuer betweene, with which I beate vpon it, the
first day a good distaunce of, & did litle good, but at night wee drewe
the Battery within 80 pase, & the next morninge wee founde the
ward was runne out of it. Heere I receiued lettres from my lord Depu-
ty, propounding to my choise, by way of discourse, two mayne seruices
to spend this sommer vpon, the one the takeing of Ballyshannon, the
other the meeting him at Blackwater, for Ballyshannon I had many
reasons to refuse it, for the other imagyning noe impediment but the
want of powder, perhappes, because I knewe in the takeing of these
Castles a greate deale had beene spente, I called the Clarke of the mu-
nition to Mee, & asked him howe he was stoored of Powder, hee tould
254 docwra's narration.
mee hee had 60 Barrells ; I was fullie satisfied in my minde, I enquired
noe further. But returned my aunswere. In any parte of Tyrone, I should
be readie to meete him, wheresoeuer hee pleased.
The 19th of July at the Derrey, I receiued two lettres togeather, one
dated the 9th, the other the I4th of the same Moneth, by the first I
was willed to prepaire myselfe to this iourney, by the second to make
hast a waye, because his lordship was there & expected Mee ; I pre-
senile gaue order the Companies should drawe to Liflfer, & come fur-
nished with Munition; word was brought mee they could gett noe Match;
I called for the Clarke, & asked him the Reason, hee tould mee hee
had it not; noe, said I, did yow not tell Mee the other day, yow had 60
Barrells ? I tould yow, saide hee, that I had 60 Barrells of Powder &
soe I had, but of Match yow asked mee nothing ; I demaunded if a
Bairell of Match were not alwayes sent as a due Proportion toaBarrell
of Powder, hee Confest it was, & ought to be soe, but much of that
came hee saide, was rotten, & much had beene wasted, soe as nowe
hee had it not ; I asked him why hee tould mee not soe much, when I
spake of it the other day, hee said because my question, was of powder
onelie & nothing of Match. Captaine Humphrey Covert was then go-
ing for England, I examined him in his presence, & desired he would
be a witness, to what hee sawe & heard, badd him send to all the Gar-
risons for that hee had, & bring it togeather to the Liffer, when he
had soe done, there was but 6 Barrells of it in all, & they short to,
of that they ought to Containe, I then propounded to the ancientest of
the Captaines, what they would advise mee to doe, to faile my lord I
sawe myselfe iustlie ly open to a greate deale of Reprochfull Censure,
to ingage the Army with soe greate a want, how might I aunswere it;
They gaue theire oppinions, subscribed with theire handes, the proportion
was a greate deale to litle to gett forth withall, for they knewe ODonnell,
& all the Countrej thereabouts were alreadie assembled to attend
vs, & by all likeliehood would prouoke vs to skrimish by the way, &
it was better to incurre any Censure of the world whatsoeuer, then to
expose soe many Men to be a Butt onelie for theire Enymyes to shoot
att ; Therevpon I sent Leiuetenant Goordon to my lord with lettres, de-
claring the accident, desireing suspension of Judgement till truth might
be fullie examined, & offen'ing vpon perill of my life to come yett to
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the place, soe afterwavdes, his lordship would furnish mee to returne
againe. His aunswere was this, yourwants are small in shewe, in substance
greate, how this will be taken in England, that yow made them not
knowne before the instant when it was impossible to supplie them,
it behoues yow to looke vnto, for mee, I must confess yow haue much de-
ceiued my expectation, but 1 will not aduiseyow to doe anythinge, with
the Queene's Army that is not warrantable by good reason, neither trust
vpon Mee to helpe yow heere, for I ame not able, but if you can, take
some other oppurtunitie of seruice to make amends withall.
Now had O'Donnell, O'Caine, Cormocke mac Baron, & all the
Cheifes of the Countrie thereabout made all the forces they were able,
to attend the issne of this intended Meeting of my lord and Mee, and
had drawne themselues togealher about Cormocke mac Barron's country,
where they might be readie to fall vpon either of vs, as they should
see theire best advantage ; & conferring with Neale Garuie, I then
found by O'Donnell's absence, the countrie behinde him was left without
gaurd, the Abbay of Dunnagall was kepte onelie by a fewe fryers,
the situation of it close to the Sea, & very Convenient for many
seruices, especiallie for a stepp to take Ballyshannon with, which was
a worke, the manifould attempts & chargeable Preparations the Queene
had been att to accomplish, & my lord himselfe had soe latelie aymed
att, & valued equall to this other of meeting him at Blackwater, did
argue would be of speciall importance & good acceptation ; I con-
cluded therefore, & sent him away (the said Neale Garvie) with 500
English souldiers to put themselves into this place, which thev did on
the 2nd of August.
On the 6th of August I receiued a supplie of 200 Bundells of Match
from Sir Arthur Chichester from Knockfergus, & my lord hauing
shortlie after performed at Blackwater what his intentions were, accord-
ing to the opportunitie of that time, withdrewe his Army ; And then
O'Donnell with those forces he had, returned & laide seige to these
men which Continewed at least a moneth, & in the meane time on the
19th of September, the Abbay tooke fire, by accident or of purpose, I
could neuer learne, but burnt it was, all saue one Corner, into which
our men made Retreate, & through the middest of the fire were
forced to remoue their Provisions of victuell & the very barrells of
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Powder they had in stoore Captain Lewis Oriell comanded in cheife ;
The face of this night's worke (for the fire beganne in the Eueninge) is
easilie to imagination to behould, O'Donnell's men assayling, & ours
defendinge, the one with as much hope, the other with as good a
resolution, as the accident on the one side, & the necessitie on the
other gaue occasion for; The next day when the fflame was spent,
& that it appeared our men had gott a Corner of the house, which
nowe stood by itselfe, & out of Danger to be further annoyed by the
fire, O'Donnell sent Messengers of sumons vnto them, offered them
faire Conditions to departe, terrified them with his strength, & theirs
impossibilitie to be releeved ; but all in vaine, theire passage to the
sea was still theire owne, by land they sent mee word of theire estate
& violentlie repelled his Messenger ; Heere againe I must confess
Neale Garvy behaued himselfe deservinglie, for though I had at that
time many informations against him, that could not but breed some
iealousies of his fidelitie ; yet wee sawe he Continewed to the last,
tooke such parte as our men did, had many of his men slaine at this
seige, & amongst the rest a brother of his owne.
Togeather with the Newes of this accident, came annother that
Newtowne was betrayed by Tirlogh Magnylson ; This man hauing the
Night before guyded our Men to the fetching of a Prey, came the next
day & dyned with the Captane, inticed him to walke forth vpon the
greene before the bowse, lead him purposlie as fan-e as he could, &
on the suddaine, with the helpe of 3 or 4 of his men, that followed
him, Ceized him theire Prisoner, att the same instant two others had
gott in vpon the Centynell at the Castle-doore, & the rest att the
Bawne-gate suddenlie brake in, fell vpon the Souldiers, lying in the
Irish thatched house & put them euery man to the Sword.
And in like manner and vpon the same day was Captaine Button
alsoe Betrayed at Castle Derreg, saue that the souldiers lives weere
(inelie saued.
Ffor these losses there was noe rearaidy for the present, for Dunna-
gall I had before sent them provisions by sea which came to them in
due time, & in a reasonable manner supplied most of theire wants,
for the rest I could doe nothing but encourage them to hould it, &
assured them to come to theire aide soe soone as they should stande
in neede it.
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But now came the newes of the Spanyards anivall at Kinsaile,
whereupon O'Donnell brake upp the seige, to march towards them.
Tyrone made hast the same way, and soe alsoe did my lord Deputie,
and it is true, the Countrey was nowe left voide and noe powerfull
Enymy to encounter withall more then the Rivers, and the difficulties
of the passage of the wayes.
And then, finding a fitt opportunitie for it, I fraim'd a iourney vpon
O'Caine, soe as I entred vpon him two wayes at once Captaine Roger
Orme with 2000 Men past ouer at Greene-Castle in O'Doghertye's
Countrie by boate, & I with the rest of the forces drewe vp to the
Cannon, a wood that streacheth all a long the front of his Countrey as
yow pass into it from the Derrey thowrough which was a pase guarded
at that time by Rorie O'Caine with 300 Men, (of whose trecherie
mention is made before). This man comes with 40 horse, & brand
it a quarter of a myle before his strength Edmond Groome, a brother
to Hugh Boy & Phelim Reagh, steppes out to encounter him. Roory
slipps of from his horse, & beganne to runne away on foote, the
other alights and pursues him, catches him by the Collor, & in veiwe
of vs all bringes him backe, & delivers him to mee. I badd the
Souldiers presentlie kill him, & soe without any greate resistaunce
wee entred into the Countrey, which wee found large & full of bowses
& Corne ; we diuided our selfes, one halfe toward the Band, one other
half went forthright, & Captaine Orme tooke all alonge the sea shoore
& sett a Compass about soe as at night wee mett altogeather and
encamped in the middest of the Countrey, ech severall troupe hauing
fired the houses tit Corne they mett withall, which 1 neuer sawe in
any place in more aboundance. The next day wee diuided our selues
againe, wasted what wee found more, tooke some Cowes, but very many
sheepe & other small Catle, & with much Pillage, which the
Souldiers loaded themselues withall. Discerning nowe that the weather
inclyning to a thawe, (for at first it was a hard frost,) [wee] made home-
ward, & with much adoe could attaine to repass those Riuers, which
wee found dry in a manner when wee first came in.
And now being earnestlie called vpon for a supplie of victuells by
them at Dunnagall, (the second shipping I had sent about for that
purpose, being kept backe with foule weather,) I tooke vp Garrons in
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O'Doghertie's Countrey, loaded them with salte & Biskett, & with
100 Beeues went ouer the mountaines, most parte on foote^ the wajes
were see rotten, & on the 12th day of December brought them releife ;
& because I sawe that litle pyle reserued from the rage of the fire too
small a greate deale to containe a large & important Gan'ison, I
remoued parte of them, & added two Companys moore to ly at
Ashrowe, an Abbay 10 myles further, & not aboue a quarter of a
Myle distant from Ballyshannon ; left Captaine Edward Digges, the
Sergiant Maior to Commaund there, tooke a viewe of the Castle,
promised as soone as I came home to send him the Demy cannon,
which before I had taken Ainogh withall, gaue my oppinion howe he
should proceede in the vse of it, tooke oath & pledges of the cheife
of the Inhabitants thereabouts, & soe returned. By the way I was
a litle stopped by the passage of the waters, & before I came home,
the Newes ouertooke Mee of the Lord Deputie's happie victorie att
Kinsaile, of Tyrones flight and returning homewards, & of O'Donell's
departui-e to Sea to goe into Spaine. I sent away the Cannon assoone
as I came home, & on the 20th of March it an-ived there, & on the
25th (being the first day of the yeare 1602) was that long desired place
taken by the said Captaine Digges, with less then a tenth parte of that
charge which would haue beene willinglie bestowed vpou it, & the Con-
sequence thereof brought many furtherances to the gennerall seniice.
And now had I a good while before entertayned a partie, that vnder-
tooke to deliuer mee Tirlogh Magnylson (that betrayed the Castle of
Newtowne) togeather with as many of his men as were Guiltie of that
bloodie treason, either deade or aliue. They protracted time as I
thought, yet it was not full 4 moneths, after they had vndertooke it,
before they had kild many of his People as they trauelled single vp
& downe in the Countrey, & noe man knewe who did it, some of
them alsoe came into my hands aliue, whome I caused the Souldiers
to hewe in peeces with theire swordes ; & nowe at last hee himselfe
alsoe was lighted vpon ; His custome was alwayes (for feare of betray-
ing) to goe forthe alone in the Eueninge, & in some old house or
other in the wood, kindle a fire, & make as though he ment to lye
there, after a while remoue & doe as much in annother, & soe from
house to house 3 or 4 times, or more perhapps as his minde gaue him.
uocwua's narration. 259
A Boy was sent to watch him, who often hrought these Men word where
hee was, hut still when they came they missed, & found hee was
gone to some other place, yet in the end hee dogged him soe close,
that after divers remoues, hee lookt in & sawe him pull of his trowses,
& ly downe to sleepe, then came, & tould them of it, & fower of
them togeather armed with Swordes, Targetts, and Murrions, fell in
vpon him, hee gat up his Sword for all that, & gaue such a Gash in
one of theire Targetts as would seame incredible to be done with the
arme of a Man, but they dispacht him & brought mee his heade the
next day, which was presentlie knowne to euery Boy in the Armey,
& made a ludibrious Spectacle to such as listed to behould it. I gaue
them a good some of money in hand for theire Reward, & promised,
the waiTS ended, they should enioy such landes as they & theire
Septe had beene accustomed to dwell vpon, & assurance of favour &
protection from the state.
Tirlogh, alsoe, the sonne of Sir Arthur O'Neale, procured mee the
Castle againe, onelie desiring whensoeuer the Garrison, I would put in
it, should be withedrawne, it might not be deliuered into any Man's
handes but his, as being a parcell of his owne peculier & Patrimonall
landes, which I faithfullie promised him it should not.
Ffor them of Sleught Art alsoe that betrayed Captaine Dutton, I
brought them to come in & profess theire obedience by oath, &
deliuery of Pledges, which nothwithstandinge they afterwardes brake,
& I sett them in againe, with the most profound execrations vpon
themselues, if they continewed not true, that the tongue of Man was
able to express, & yet for all that they flewe out againe, & all the
reamidie I could haue, was to wast & spoile theire Countrey, &
destroy theire people, which I did with all the extremitie I could, &
yet the two cheife of them which were the Ringleaders of the rest, doe
what I could escaped with theire lines & kepte vp and downe in the
woods euen till Tyrone was taken to Mercie, & they particulerlie
pardoned with him, by my lord Deputyes express Comaund.
On the 20th of Aprill, I made an agreement with Cane Ballogh
[Cumhaighe Ballach] mac Rickard a Cheife Gentleman in O'Caine's
countrie who deliuered mee the Castle of Dongevin, situate neere vpon
the Glinnes, & about 18 myles wide from the Derrey ; the warres
ended I gaue my word that it should be restored againe.
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In May, I receiued diners lettres from my lord Deputie, all in dis-
com'se about his intent of coming that sommer to Blacke water againe,
where hee willed I should prepare myselfe to meete him ; And the
lords from England had now sent vs annother supplie of 800 men,
that landed att Derrey about the latter ende of this Moneth.
And soe on the 16tli day of June, from Lifler I sett forth to meete
him; But when wee had Marched two dayes, & lay in Campe att
Terwin Mac Guirck, I vnderstoode hee would not be readie till 6 dayes
after, thereupon I returned backe, & hauing discouered by myne
Eye as I past by it the day before, that Omy was a place easie to be
fortefied, & stood convenient for many vses, to leaue a Garrison in,
I made it Defensible with fower dayes' labour, & left Captaine Edmond
Leigh solye in it, on the 26th I sett forward againe, & encamped 4
Myles shorte from Dongannon, & going forth with some horse to
discouer, I mett with my lord's skowts that Conducted mee that night
to his Campe.
The next day Sir Arthur Chichester came oner at Lough Sidney,
[Lough Neagh] & landed 1000 Men at that place, where he presentlie
erected a fforte, which had afterwards the name giuen it of Mountioy,
& my lord hauing gayned his passage before and erected annother at
Blackwater, which he called by the name of Charle Mounte, the axe was
nowe at the roote of the tree, & I may well say, the Necke of the Re-
bellion as good as vtterlie broken, for all that Tyrone was afterwardes
able to doe, was but to saue himselfe in places of difficult access vnto.
Ten daves (as I remember,) I stayed with his lordship in these partes,
assisting him to spoyle & wast the Countrey, which he indeuored by
all the meanes hee could possible to doe, & then my prouision of
victuell spent hee gaue mee leaue to retourne, with order to be in a
readines againe to meete him about a Moneth after.
I was noe sooner come home to the Derrey, But O'Caine sent Mee
an offer of his submission, I acquainted my lord withall, hee bad mee
dispatch & make shorte with him, that wee might be the readier for
a Mayne Prosecution vpon Tyrone : soe on the 27th of July, wee came
to a full agreement, the subslaunce whereof was this (Countersigned
with ech of our handes, that soe much of his Countrey as ley betweene
the Riuers of Foghan, Bangibbon, & Loughfoyle, should be to her
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Maiestie to dispose of to whome shee pleased ; a peece of Ground
should be allotted for maintenance of a Garrison at the Band, the rest
he should haue her Maiestie's lettres Pattents for, to hould to him &
his heires. These Conditions my lord acknowledged to be better then
hee looked for, approued them vnder his hand, promised mee the in-
heritaunce of the reserued lands, & gaue mee the present vse &
Custodium of it vnder the Exchequer Seale, & him the like of the
rest, then wrote vp to mee, to drawe v}) to the Omy, to wast all the
Countrie I could thereabouts, & there to attend him against hee sent
vnto Mee againe.
On the lOtli of August I came thither, & Hugh Boy, coming
after mee the next day, was sett vj^on & slaine by a partie of loose
fellowes that fell vpon him by chaunce ; A man whome I found faithfull
& honnest, let Enuie & Ignoraunce say what they will to the Con-
trarye. Hee left three brothers behinde him, Phelime Reaugh, Edmonde
Groome, & Shaine Cron ; they were all men of very good parts, "&
deserued a better Countenance at least from the state then my Creditt
was able to procure them, which if they had had, & those Courses
forborne that Phelime Reaugh was vext withall, by particuler Persons,
vpon no sufficient ground of reason, that I ame wittnes to, theire Hues
had perhappes beene preserued to this day, & a better oppinion con-
ceiued of vs in gennerall then is, by the rest of that Nation. Let noe
man Censure mee a misse for this kinde of saying; for I hould it a
sinne to Conceale a truth where I ame interested & haue occasion to
speake it.
Being heere, & knowing my lord w;is not yet readie to take the
feild, I was toiild by Irish Guides of a prey that in theire opinion was
easilie to be sett out of Cormocke mac Baron's Countrey, & I liked
theire reasons soe well, that I resolued to giue an attempte for it. Soe
I tooke out 400 foole & 50 horse, & sett forth in the eueninge &
Marcht all Night; by breake of the day wee found it was gone further
then they made accompte of, & loath to retourne Emptie, wee fol-
lowed it till wee were at least 3 myle from home, Captaine Edmond
Leigh that Comaunded the vaunt Guard, with a fewe light horse &
foote in the ende ouertooke it gaurded by Cormocke himselfe, whome he
presentlie charged & beate away ; then went in & gathered about
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400 Cowes togeather, & brought them to vs where wee made a stande
with the Mayne forces. Wee were then all exceeding wearie, & there-
fore finding howses at hand, satt downe & rested our selues a while.
, After wee risse, & had marched about three Myle, wee might discerne
troupes of Men gathered togeather in Armes drawing towards a wood
which wee must pass thorowgh, to possess themselues of it before vs.
I then allighted, sent away my horse, & put myselfe in the Rere,
badd the rest of the horse with a fewe foote & the Prey make hast
& gett thorowgh as fast as they Could, & soe they did before there
came downe any gi-eate Numbers vpon them; Upon vs that came after
with the foote, they fell with a Crye, & all the ten'our they were
able to make, skirmisht with shott, till all our Powder on both sides
were spente; then came to the sword & Push of Pike, & still as wee
beate them off, they would retyre, & by & by come vpon vs againe.
These kindes of assaults I thinke I may safelie say, they gaue us at
least a dozen of; yet in the end wee caiTyed our selues cleere out, came
to a place where our horse made a stand vpon a faire large, & hard
peece of ground. There wee put ourselues into order of Battaile,
drewe forth againe & Marched away ; they stoode in the edge of the
woode, & gaue vs the lookeing on, but offered to follow vs noe fur-
ther ; soe we lodged (piietlie that Night, & the next day came home
to Omy where wee diiiided our Prey, withein 20 of the full Number of
400 Cowes, & found wanting of our Men about 25. The pase we
went through was a good Myle longe, the wood high Oaken Timber,
with some Coppice amongst it, & most of the wayes nothing but dirte
& myre. O'Doghertie was with vs, alighted when I did, kept mee
companie in the greatest heate of the feight, beheaued himselfe brauelie,
& with a great deale of loue & affection, all that day, which at
my next meeting with my lord, I recommended him for, & he gaue
him the honnor of knighthoode in recompence of; And so of the Cap-
taines & officers, there was not one but was well putt to it, & had
none other meanes to quitt himselfe by, but his owne Valour ; And these
Icannowe call to Remembrance were Captaine Leigh, Captaine Badby,
Captaine Rali)h Bingley, Captaine John Sidney e, Capt William
Sidney, Captaine Harte, h Ensigne Davyes, that was shott in the
theigh, & rot without Diffimlfy brought of & afterwards safclie cured.
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Shortely after my lord wrote vnto Mee, he was almost readie for the
feilde againe, & had a purpose to plante a Garrison at Clogher or
Aghar, both standing on this Connocke's landes, willed mee, if I could,
to bringe a peece of Artillery with mee, & as much victuell as I was
able, & soe be in a readines against the next time I should heare
from him. Artillery I was not able to bring, but about 10 dayes after
I came to him, about 8 myles wide from Dungannon, &, as I remem-
ber, founde Sir Arthur Chichester with him, but sure I ame, wee mett
all three about that time, & marched togeather about 6 or 7 dayes»
in which time the Castle of Aghar standing in a lough 12 myles wide
from Omy was 3'ealded to him, & he placed Captaine Richard
Hansard in Garrison in it, with 20 dayes victuell, & lefte mee in
charge to supplie him when that time came out, which I did to the
very day Tyrone was taken in, & order giuen for restitution of it
into his handes ; & afterwardes when wee parted, bee sent Sir Hen :
Follyatt with Mee to Comaund att Ballyshannon, first with directions
to be vnder Mee, but not long after to be absolute Gouernor of himselfe.
As I came home, finding avoydance by a ward in a Castle of Harry
Hovodin's, 3 myles from the Newtowne, & standing in a loughe,
seeing a peece of grounde that Comaunded iust vjion the gate, 1 drewe
a trench, & lodged Musketeers, that did nothing but beate vpon it,
& left Captaine Nicholas Pynner with two Companys to plye them,
whoe did it soe well, that within 14 dayes the place was giuen vp, &
because I would not trouble myselfe with the care of Victuelling it, I
pulled it downe & raised it to the ground.
And shortelie after this, was Roory O'Dounell, brother to O'Donnell
that was fledd into Spaine (and himselfe banished his Countrey &
living in Connaught,) taken in by my lord Deputie, a profest enymy
to Neale Garvy, who apprehended such Jealousies vpon it, as made
him runne Courses that were afterwards his vndoing. It gaue an oc-
casion to make it be thought, Tyrone alsoe should be taken to Mercye,
& thervpon O'Caine came vnto Mee, & requested I would write
vnto my lord, that in case hee were, his lordship would please to Re-
member, he had promised him to be exempted from him. & that hee
desired hee would bee as good as his word ; T thought it needless, but
vet at his import unitie T did soe, Si receiued this answere, that his
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lordship knewe not yett whither hee should be taken in or noe, but it
hee were, beleeve mee, said hee, O'Caine shall be free & exempted
from him. Wee both then rested securelie satisfied from all further
doubts.
On the 18th of November 1 receiued an advertisment from Sir
Arthur Chichester, that Tyrone had betaken himselfe to the Glynnes,
& that his ojjinion was, if hee were well sett vpon by both of vs
togeather, his heade might perhappes be gott, or at least he might be
driuen & forced out of that place ; wee discoursed vpon it by lettres,
& agreed to giue the altempte, & on the 18th of December, with
all the forces I was able to make, which was 50 horse, 450 English
foote, 200 of O'Caines, & 100 of O'Doghertyes Kearne, Neale
Gavvie beinge then & longe before estraunged from Mee, 1 came to
Dongannon, which is 5 Myles shorte from the entrie of the Glinnes.
The first day I lay still, & gaue aduertisment onelie to Sir Arthur
Chichester of my coming, whoe was (as I imagined) newe come to the
other side. The next day I went vp to a Mountaine 4 Myle oflf, where
1 viewed them with myne Eye, & it seamed (as wee were tould be-
fore) they were ten Myle broade, & 20 Myle longe, all Couered with
thicke wood, and questioning with my guides about the course 1 should
hould to make my Entry into them, I founde nothing but varietie &
contradiction of opinions, & therefore the next day after, at night, I
appointed Captaine Ralph Bingley with 100 light English, & most of
O'Caine's & O'Doghertye's Kearne, to goe in as farre as they could,
& bring Mee certaine word how the wayes were. They had not gone
aboue a IMyle, but the Irish mutyned, & for noe persvvation would
goe any further, & O'Caine's men plainelie brake oif & went home
to theire bowses ; O'Dougherties returned to the Campe, but firmelie
maintayned the wayes were not passable. Upon the 23rd I held a Con-
sultation with the Captaines, & conferred with our Guides in theire
presence, & thus by concurrance of voyces wee gathered from them
of the most certaintie, but there was noe way possible to come
iieere to Tyrone, but vvee must first for one daye's iourney abandon all
Carriadge but what wee had on our backes, & incampe one night in
the woodes ; that att our first entrance wee must pass a brooke, which
if ravne fell, wee could not repass againe till it ceased; That Tyrone
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lay plasht all about with trees, & had sente most of his Cowes to
Sleugh-Gilleii, where it would be in vaine to make after them. And
demaunding theire oppinions herevpon, they all agreed, seeing the
Irish soe backward, and these inconveniences withall, It were better to
leaue good store of Irish to ply him with contynuall Stealthes, &
they thought it would weaken him more, & be a safer Course, then
to attempte him with these mayne forces, & that att the vttermost,
it could not bee above 2 or 3 Monethes, before of himselfe, bee would
be forced out of that place to a more open Countrey, where he might
be dealt withall better Cheape. Yet if Sir Arthur Chichester thought
otherwise, & would on his parte resolue on a day to enter on his side,
lett them haue knowledge of it, & all excuses sett aparte, vpon perill
of theire Hues, they would meete him or lye by the waye. I presentlie
sente away my lettres with aduertisment of this resolution of theires,
& attending an aunswere, on the 26th I receiued one from him dated
the night before, wherein he wrote he had heard but one from Mee,
& that was at my first Coming, woundred at it, & desired to knowe
my resolution, setting downe 4 dayes longer to stay for it, & then if
it came not to be gone ; whereby it appeared that most of my lettres
were miscarried, for it was well knowne there had not one Night past
after I came, but 1 writt & made one dispatch or other vnto him,
& the next day our principall Guide (to encrease the suspition) came
away from vs & went to Tyrone. Annother knowing that 30 Cowes
were coming to Mee vpon the way, from the Derrey, went & inter-
cepted them, & followed the same way. A Rumor was raised alsoe
that Neale Garvie had prey'd the Liifer, & lastlie our strenght was
nowe decreased at least 50 Men that were fallen sicke. The Consider-
ation of these thinges added to the former, made vs then to send word
againe, he should not stay vpon vs, for wee were fullie resolued to
turne home, & soe wee did, leaving behinde vs 100 Irish that vnder-
looke to be still doing vpon him, & presentlie after placeing a Gar-
rison att the Band, both to stopp his traffique that was for many ne-
cessaries, that bee could not well Hue without, as alsoe to prevent his
escape by Sea, if he should attempt it, as I was crediblie aduertised
he was in consultation to doe : Besides I had intertained diuers that
scuerallie vndertooke to deliuer Mee his heade. I knewe Sir Arthur
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Chichester had done the like, & soe attending the opportunitie that
time should offer being come home to the Derrey, this bussines came
in my way to deale in.
Neale Garvie (as I said before) had a longe time carryed himselfe
discontented, estrainged himselfe from mee, & liued altogeather in
those partes about Ballyshannon, & it is true, those seruices he had
done, alwayes dulie acknowledged, I had very often & very bitterlie
Complayned of him to my lord, & my Reasons were these : Hee did
openly & contvnuallie contest with Mee to haue the people sworne to
him and not to the Queene ; To haue noe officer whatsoeuer but himselfe
in his Countrey; Hee would not suffer his men to sell vs theire owne
goodes, nor worke with vs for Money, nor till or sowe the gi'ound any
where neere vs, nor yeald vs any Carriages for the Army, as
O'Doghertye, and all other that were vnder the Queene did : yea he
hath taken Cowes from his People vnder noe other Colour but because
they haue come to Mee when I haue sent to speake with them ; Diuers
stealthes haue beene made vpon vs, whereof it hath beene proued he
had his shaire, & nothing more Comon with him, then to receiue &
Conceale Messengers from Tyrone, & O'Donell, & when he hath
first denyed it, & afterwards had it proued to his face, his onelie
excuse was he refused theire offers. Hee would not endure that any
Man of his Countrey should be punished for any Cryme, though neuer
soe haynous, & manifestlie proued ; but take it as the highest iniurie
could be done vnto him. His Entertainements were about 12£ a day,
for himselfe & the Men hee had in pay, & yett would muster but
when hee list, and sometimes absolutelie not at all ; Many Misdemeanors
there were in him of this kinde, & many friendlie perswations haue I
vsed to reforme them, that done, his greatnes in the qualitie of a
subiect, I neither did nor had reason to Envie. Now it fell out that
my lord wrote for Rorie O'Donnell to come to him to Dublin ; Hee
being in Connaught, desires first to putt oner his Catle into Tirconnel,
which would otherwise be in danger in his absence to be preyd by
those of that prouince that yett stood out in Rebellion ; my lord giues
him leaue, & writes to Neale Garvie that hee shall not molest nor
trouble them, & soe Roory takes his Journey. Hee was noe sooner
gone, & the Catell put ouer, But Neale Garvie, notwithstanding my
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lord's Comaund, Ceizes them as his owne, vnder pretents they were the
goods of the Countrey belonging vnto him. Complainte made, my lord
writes to Me to see them restored ; I send vnto him & hee refuseth.
My lord vpon that bidds Mee discharge him of" his Entertainements,
& writes vnto him without delay to come to him to Dublin. Hee
growes more discontented, & deferres his going. Thus it runnes on for
at least 3 Monethes togeather, & neither would he come to Mee nor
iny lord, nor by any meanes be perswaded to make Restitution. In the
ende he assembles of his owne aucthoritie all the Countrey att Kilmac-
koran, [Kilmacrenan] a place where the O'Donnells vse to be chosen ;
There hee takes vpon him the title, & with the Ceremony es accus-
tomed, proclaymes himselfe O'Donell, & then presentlie comes to Mee
to the Derrey, with a greater troupe of attendances then at any time
before, & they styling him at euery word my Lord. Assoone as I
sawe him, I asked him howe he was thus suddenlie stept into the
Name of a lord : hee tould Mee they called him so because he was
ODonnell. I asked him by what aucthoritie he was soe, & hee said
by my lord Deputies ; I badd him make that appeare vnto Mee &
all was well. Hee jDluckt out a lettre written vnto him from my lord
about two yeares before. Superscription whereof was this, ' To my very
loving friende O'Donnell ;' I asked him if this were all the Warranto
hee had, & hee said yes. I asked him why he went not to my lord all
this while, nor came vnto Mee sooner, nor restored Rorie O'Donell's
Catle. His aunswere was this; you knowe the whole Countrey of
Tirconnell was long since promised Mee, & many seruices I haue
done, that I thinke haue deserued it, but I sawe I was neglected, &
therefore I haue righted myselfe, by takeing the Catle, & People,
that weie my owne, & to preuent others, haue made myselfe O'Don-
nell; now by this meanes the Countrey is sure vnto Mee; & if I
haue done any thinge amisse, let! all be ])ardoned that is past, &
from this day forward, by Jesus' hand, I will be true to the Queene,
& noe Man's Councell will I follow hereafter but yours. You take a
wronge Course, said I, it may not goe thus, the first act yow must doe
to procure forgiunes for your faults (if it may be) is to make restitu-
tion of the Catle ; if you doe it not of your owne accord, I knowe yow
will be forced vnto it vpon harder Conditions. Yet at that time nothing
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1 could say would prevaile with him, & soe hee departed downe into
the towne ; And of all these manner of Proceedings I writt vnto my
lord : But it is true the next day hee came & made offer to restore
them, & I was glad of it, & sent for Rory O'Donnell (who was
then at the Liffer) to come and receiue them, & my thoughts were
fullie bent to make the best Reconsilation of the Bussines that I could.
Roory came but with open Clamour, that Neale Garvie had laide a
Plott to murther him by the way, & it is true, if the Confession of
3 of his owne Men may be beleeued, he was the Night before in
Consultation to haue it done, but did not (as they say) Resolue vpon
it ; but this put all the Bussines out of fraime, for then could wee get
Roory to noe kinde of Patient Conferrence, & in the meane time came
lettres from my lord to this effect, that hee had now taken in Tyrone,
& was fullie resolued to beare noe longer with Neale Garuie, and
therefore if I were sure he had made himselfe O'Donnell, it was trea-
son by the lawe, I should lay hould on him & keepe him safe. My
lord, I was sure, was mistaken in the qualitie of his offence, for I
looked vpon the Statute Booke, & sawe that Rigerous lawe was onelie
for such as made themselues O'Neales, for those that looke vpon them
to be heads of other families, the Punishment was onelie a Penaltie of
100 marks. I pawsed therefore & was doubtefull with myselfe, whi-
ther by this Misgrounded warraunt I should doe well to restrayne him
or noe. But while I stood aduising vpon it, Came others lettres of ad-
uertisement of the Queene's death, & order to Proclame the kinge.
Then I entred into a further Consideration, should this man take the
•aduantage of the time, & knowinge he hath offended the state, stepp
aside & take Amies, thinkeing by that meanes to make his owne
peace, how should I aunswere it, that haue him now in my handes,
and my lord's warraunt to make him sure ? Againe what a Blemish
would it be to all my actions, if the kinge, at his first Coming in, should
finde all the kingdome quiet but onelie this litle parte vnder my Charge.
This moued Mee (to send for him) Presentlie, & when hee came I
tould him the Newes of the Queene's death. Hee seamed to be sorrie
for it. I tould him of the Succession of the kinge, then ame I vndone
sayeth hee, for Roory hath better freindes about liim then I. That
speach encreased my iealousie, & therevpnn I tould him further I
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had order from my lord to restraine him of his libertie. Then aine I a
dead man, saith hee. I tould him noe, hee needed not feare any such
matter, neither his life nor landes were yet in danger, his offence was
a Comtenipte onelie, & hee must be brought to acknowledge a higher
Power then his owne. The Marshall offerred to put Boults on him ; hee
sent vnto Mee & desired hee might not be handled with that indig-
nitie, protesting with many oathes he would not offerr to flie away. I
bad the Marshall forbeare, & hee desired then I would allowe him
a guard of a dosen of Souldiers to looke to him, & soe I did. Then
did hee seriouslie (as I thought) acknowledge his folly e, promised
faithfullie to doe nothing hereafter but by my Councell. I tould him
if hee did soe, let him not feare, his Cryme was not Capitall, & that
hee might well see by his vsage, for hee had libertie to walke vp &
downe in the towne with his guard onelie. Hee seamed wounderfull
thankfull for it, & my intentions were now wholie bent to doe him
all the good offices might lye in my Power, but the third day after hee
had beene thus Restrayned hee secreetlie caused a horse, to be brought
to the towne gate, & noe man suspecting anythinge, hee sudainelie
slipt aside & gott vp vpon him, & soe made an escape. Word being
brought vnto Mee of it, I was then, I confess, extreamlie irritated
against him, & castinge about what to doe, presentlie coniectured hee
would goe to his Creaghtes, that lay about 8 Myle from the Liffer,
& with him gett downe to the Bottome of Tyrconnell toward the
Hands, where I knewe was the greatest strenght he could goe to, &
furthest (of any other) out of ray reach. Therefore I sent first to
Captaine Ralph Bingley that lay at Ramullan, fitt in the way to Cross
his passage, that hee should speedilie make out to stoppe him till I
came, which should be so soone as I could, & then to the Garrison
att Liffer that they should follow him to whome Roory O'Donnell
(being there at that time) readily wyned himselfe as glad of soe faire
an opportunitie to advaunce his owne endes by. I was not deceiued in
my Coniecture, & soe by that time I had writt these lettres, made
ready the Souldiers to goe with Mee, was past ouer Lough Swilley
by boate, & had marched some 7 or 8 Mile, I mett with the
Newes that our Men had ouertaken & beate him, gott possession of
the Cowes, which he fought for & defended with force of Armes as
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longe as hee was able (& were estimated to be about 7000,) & that
hee himselfe was fledd into Mac Swyndoe's Countrey, with a purpose
to gett into Owen Oge's Castle, which was reputed to be the strongest
in all the North. 1 had then Owen Oge in my Companie, & to
preuent him Required he would deliuer it to Mee, & soe hee did,
onelie requesting hee might haue it againe, when the Garrison I should
put in it, should be withdrawne, which I gaue my word vnto hee should ;
& then seeing himselfe preuented of a place to retire vnto, spoyled
of all his goods, & nothing in the world left him to Hue vpon, hee
sent vnto Mee for a Protection to goe safe vnto my lord Deputie, &
takeing his Brother for his Pledge, & his oath besids, that he would
goe & submitt himselfe wholie to his Judgement, I was contented
& gaue it him, put the Pray Avee had taken from him vjion Roory
O'Donnell's hand, because hee should not haue that pretense to say I
had driuen him out of purpose to make Prey of his goods, & soe
promised to be there ere longe & meete him ; for nowe I had re-
ceiued diuers lettres againe, one that my lord was purposed shortelie
to goe for England, that his Maiestie (by his recommendation) was
pleased to call Mee to be one of the Councell of Ireland, & that hee
would haue Mee to come speake with him before his departure; ann-
other to Comaund mee to suffer the Earle of Tyrone's Men to retourne
to theire landes, & especially to the Salmon fishing of Lough Foyle,
which till this time I had enioyed, & was promised the inheritaunce
of, as a parte of the reward for my seruice ; And annother ibr restitu-
tion of Castles, Tennements, Catle, & many other thinges vnto him
which altogeather gaue Mee occasion presentlie to prepaire my selfe to
that iourney.
But first by the way, let the reader, if hee please, now enter into Con-
sideration, & lay togeatherj before him, the some of all that which is
written before. Imagining withall, he nowe sees A towne at the Derrey
(for soe there was) built with litle or noe Charge to the Queene, able,
besids the houses, for stowage of Munition & victuell sent by the state,
to lodge convenientlie (in those erected by our owne labour & Indus-
trie onelie) a 1000 Men with theire officers ; Hee shall see besids where
wee landed on the I6th of May 1 600, & found not soe much as a drie
sticke to succor our selues, with or vnder, the rest of the Countrey
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abounding with hovvses, Corne, Catle, & a People that had beene
bredd vpp in Amies, flusht with ionner victories, & inrictched with
the spoile of the rest of thekingdome; Now, that parte wee held onely
replenished with such Corne & Catle as was left, the People reclaymed
to obedience, quiett & safe vnder our protection, & the rest desolute
& waste, the People vpon it brought to desperate Extremitie, and
enioying nothing but as fugitiues, & what they troad vpon by stealth ;
let him alsoe Consider what Castles & places of strength I haue gott
& maintayned, noe one of them lost againe for want of victuelling, or
other prouident care, noe disgrace taken by the Armye, nor soe much
as a parte of it at any time beaten in the field : And when last of all,
that nowe on the 24th of March 1602 (for on that day was Tyrone ta-
ken in) the bussines done that wee came for, & the Warre happilie &
gloriouslie ended ; And as annother, writing a discourse vpon the Bat-
taile of Kinsaile, where my lord worthylie gayned himselfe Eternall
honnor (and yet had his actions depraued as well as I myne) tooke
occasion to make Comparison of the state of the kingdome as it then
was, with that it was at his first Cominge, & saide of it (in his behalfe)
as one argument for all against Enuious & detracting tongues. Quan-
tum mutatus ab illo ; May not I from that I found it in (without flat-
tery to myselfe or vaine ostentation) say as much of the state of this
parte of it Committed to my charge. Let Mallice accuse mee if I haue
spoken vntruth, & then I refuse not the Judgement of any that is
Ingenious.
I could speakeofa greate many more workes that we did, whereof
the Countrey can not but afford a Memory to this day : But my intent
was from the begininge to touch onely the principall thinges, & noe
more.
And soe to retourne where I left, my intent of going to Dublin being
publiquely knowne, diners came to Mee with seuerall Requests & Re-
membrances; and first O'Caine, who tould Mee the Earle of Tyrone had
sent some Men of his to be Cessed vpon him, which did intimate as if
hee were made Lord of his Countrey, woundred at it, because if it were
soe, it was directlie against my lord's Promise, & therefore desired
Mee to make his excuse that he receiued them not.
Then O Doughertie, that he heard my lord went to giue avvay the
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He of Incli from him, & appealed to Mee that it was against the
agreement made betweene vs.
Younge Tirlough, sonne to Sir Arthur ONeale, that my lord had al-
readie giuen order for the deliuery of Newtowne into my lord of Ty-
rone's hand, challenged Mee of my Promise, 8e further desired his
father's lands might be assigned him. My Guides & spyes, such as
I had made many vses of, that the warres nowe ended, they might be
restored to the landes they had formerlie dwelt vpon, & be serued
[saved] from the Mallice of my lord of Tyrone & others that bare
them a deadly hatred, onelie for the seruice they had done vnto vs.
The Sonne of one of them alsoe Complayned, that presentlie soe
soone as the peace was published, his father going into Tyrone, to
vissitt & make merrey with some of his old acqnaintaunce, was taken
vp & hanged by my lord of Tyrone's express Comaundement, & tell-
ing mee whoe they were that íFrst laid handes on him, I sente and
apprehended them, tooke theire Examinations & kepte them in Prison.
Somewhat I had to say for myselfe, & a greate deale about Neale
Garvie, & with theire Meniorialls to speake of when I came there, I
sett forward my intended iourney, & when I came to my lord's pre-
sence, I found him (as 1 thought) exceeding fauorable, & well affected
towards Mee, for which after I had made profession of due & humble
thankes, soe soone as the time serued fitly for it, wee entred into
speach.
Ffirst, of Neale Garvie, whoe was there present Busyly framing Com-
plaints against Mee, whome my lord reiected, & would not vouchsafe
to say any more vnto but onelie this : Neale Garuye, yow are greatlie
indebted vnto the state, for the entertainements yow haue had & done
litle for, I haue often heard yow Complayned of for many ill Con-
ditions, & now by my owne Experience, I finde it hath not beene
without iust cause, & therefore yow shall not expect any further fauour
from mee, but be assured of seueritie according to your deserts. Hee
beganne to replye, but my lord would not giue him the hearing. Then
his lordship & I fell to in talke of him betweene our selues, and first
he protested touching Roory O'Donell, that hee tooke him in vpon a
free and absolute submission, & letting him first knowe hee had pro-
mised the Countrey of Tyrconell to another, soe that it lay not in his
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Power to giue him soe much as a hope of any parte of it, so carefull
he was of doing noe wronge to Neale Garuye, Neuertheless he was
not then Ignorant of his perverse behauiour, hee had warned him
often, sawe noe hope of amendment, & therefore was now fullie re-
solued to beare with him noe longer, but thought himselfe both in
honnor & Conscience free from all former Promises made vnto him ; I
replyed, & wee had much speach about it ; The some of all I saide
was this, that I could not say any thinge in his behalfe, I had soe
often Complayned of him before, nor had reason to doe it, in that I
sawe him senceless of his owne faults, & indevoring all hee could, to
lay the blaime of it vpon Mee ; yet many good seruices I neuer did,
nor could denie but hee had done, it was true, they were made vn-
sauorie by a peruerse kinde of Carriage in him, which (I confess) I
sawe noe hope of amendment of, & certainelie his occasions made it
manifest, he affected not onelie a Soueraigne, but euen with all a ty-
rannycall power ouer the landes & lyves & goodes of those people
should Hue in any parte of the Countrey he accompted his, that this I
had alwayes opposed against, & from hence grewe all the Contentions
that were betweene vs ; That he had verified all I had euer accused
him of, by his late disobedience to his lordship's owne Comaunde, &
violentlie assuming to himselfe, that which hee might not hauo done
but by aucthoritie from annother ; that in his heart 1 was verylie per-
swaded hee was at that time a Malitious Rebbell, & if it might be
done with iustice, the safest course were to take of his heade, but if he
had not done anythinges that Lawe could take hould of in that kinde,
I sawe not how his lordship could thinke himselfe freed of his Pro-
mises, nor what other punishment could be inflicted vpon him, but
such as was due for a high Contempte, & that vndoubtedlie he was
most worthie of: But if hee intended to giue away his whole Countrey
from him to annother, besides the apparent breach of his Promise,
there would many inconveniences insue of it, if hee divided it in any
fashion whatsoeuer, he should but sovve the seeds of Ciuill discention,
soe as to say truth, what meane course might be had with him was a
difliculte point to resolue on; But whatsoeuer his lordship would pleasa
to doe in it, I wisht hee might haue a Publique hearing & a Judiciall
Sentence pronounced vpon him, other wayes I sawe noe way possible
IS
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to giiie any Colour of satisfaction to the World. In the end our Con-
clusion was this ; Hee hadd Mec bethinke inyselfe, & sett downe in
writing the vttermost of what I could charge him withall, & the
proofes I was able to make, & to send it after him into England, &
there hee would resolue to proceed with him accordinglie ; I did soe,
& spared not any thing I could speake with truth against him, as
hauing my heart inclyned at that time to doe him noe fauour ; I sent
it by Captaine Harte, togeather with a discourse about O'Caine, both
it & my lettres written both at that & other times into whose hands
soeuer they are fallen, will giue a full testimoniall of truth to all this
which I now say ; but it wrought other effects then I either intended
or expected.
Then touching O'Caine I tould him [Lord Mountjoy] how the Earle
of Tyrone had sent men to be cessed vpon him, & how hee refused
them ; Sr Henry Docwra sayeth hee ; My lord of Tyrone is taken in
with promise to be restored, aswell to all his lands, as his honnor of
Dignitie, & O'Caine's Countrey is his, & must be obedient to his
Comaund. My lord, said I, this is strange & beyond all expectation,
for I ame sure your lordship cannot be vnmindfull, first of the agree-
ment I made with him, wherein he was promised to be free & to hould
his lands from the Crowne, & then your lordship ratified & approued
the same vnto him vnder your hand, haue iterated it againe diuers &
diuers times both by word of Mouth & writing, how shall I looke this
man in the face when I shall knowe myselfe guilty directlie to haue
falsified my word with him ; Hee is but a drunken ffellowe saith hee,
and soe base, that I doe not thinke but in the secreete of his hearte, it
will better Content him to be soe then otherwise, besides hee is able
neither to doe good nor hurte, & wee must haue a Care to the Pub-
lique good, & giue Contentment to my lord of Tyrone, vpon which
depends the Peace & securitie of the whole kingdome. My Lord,
said I, for his drunkenness & disabillitie to doe good or hurte, they
are not heere to come into Consideration, & for his inward affections,
what they are I know not. But sure I ame hee makes outward shewe,
that this will be very displeasing vnto him, and the manifest, & mani-
fould benifitts hee shall receiue more by the one then the other, are to
my vnderstanding sufficient arguments to make mee thinke hee doth
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seriouslie inclyne to his owne good, & with your fauour> what g©od
can ensue to the Publique by a direct breach of Promise whereof there
is soe plaine and vndeniable Evidence extante vnder our hands, it
passeth my vnderstanding to Conceiue. Well sayeth hee againe, that I
haue done was not without the aduise of the Councell of this king-
dome, it was liked of & approued by the lords in England, by the
Queene that is deade, & hy the king's Maiestie that is now living, &
I ame perswaded not without good & sufficient Reason; It may not
be infringed, but if yow can thinke vpon any course to Compase it
in some good fashion that I be troubled noe more with it, I shall take it
as an acceptable kindnes ; But howsoeuer. By God, sayeth hee, O'Cane
must & shall be vnder my lord Tyrone. I then tould him I had noe
more to say, though I were not soe fullie satisfied as I could wish ; yet
hee should see my will was, & should be obedient & Conformeable to
his, let it be soe, sayeth hee, & you shall doe mee a pleasure.
Then touching O'Doughertie I tould him hee had hard his lordship
had a purpose to giue away the lie of Inche from him, which hee had
shewed Me was expreslie contayned in his father's Graunte, & therefore
would importe a breach of Promise both of myne & his owne ; Hee
acknowledged he had beene moued in such a matter, but thanked mee
for telling him thus much & bad mee be assured it should not be done,
wherewith I rested fullie satisfied & tould O'Doughertie as much, whoe
was at that time in towne in my Compaine.
Then T came to younge Tirlough & tould him I had receiued a
generall Warraunt from his lordship to restore all the Castles & boul-
ders that I had in Tyrone, into my lord's hands That there were two
videlicet the Castle of Newtowne & Dongevin, that were deliuered to
Mee vpon Condition, that the Kinge hauing noe longer vse of them,
they should haue them againe from whome I receiued them, & besids
that of Newtowne was parte of the peculier lands belonging to Sir
Arthur O'Neale, whose sonnes there were very many reasons for,
should be fauored & respected by the state ; Hee tould Mee it was with
liim as it was with O'Caine all that Countrey was my lord of Tyrone's
& what hee might be intreated to giue him, he might haue. But other-
wise he could challeng noe right nor intrest in anythinge, & therefore
for the Castle* badd mee againe deliuer them, & for younge Tirlough,
hee would speake to my lord [of Tyrone] to deale well with him.
276 DOCWllAS N AERATION.
iTor my Guids & Spyes I then saw my aunswere before hand, & that
it was booteless to Motion for any landes for them, yet I tould him
■what seruices many of them had done, what promises I had made them
how vtterlie destitute of meanes they were to Hue vpon, & how much 1
thoujjht the state was ingaged both in honnor and Pollicie to projiide
for & protect them ; Hee said he would speake to my lord of Tyrone in
theire behalfe, & badd mee giue them what I thought good in victuells
out of the kings stoore, & it should be allowed of; I was somewhat
importunate for a Certaintie & Countynuance of meanes for them to
Hue vpon & that by aucthoritie of the state, they might be allowed to
retourne to theire owne landes. But he would notindure to heare of it ;
yet hee spake to my lord of Tyrone in my presence, and he promised
freelie to forgiue all that was past, & to deale with them as kindlie as
with the rest of his Tenants; howbeit afterwardes I could giue particu-
ler instance wherein) he changed his Note and Sunge annother tune.
I theu tould him of my Guide that my lord of Tyrone had hanged,
he aunswered, he thought it was not without some iust cause, I desired
that cause might be knowne, & the matter come to open tryall ; Hee
seemed to be extreamelie offended to be troubled with Complaints of
that kinde, & my lorde of Tyrone said for his excuse, my lord had
ciuen him aucthoritie to execute Martiall lawe, & this was a knaue taken
robbinge a Priest, & therefore worthyly put to Death. I was able to
proue the Contrary, & offerred to doe it vpon perill of my life, by the
Confessions of those Men I had at that time Prisoners in my hand;
But seeing the Bussines soe displeasing to my lord I gaue it oner, &
afterwards one of them that was cheife in the action breaking Prison,
I sett the rest at libertie.
Then came I lastlie to my selfe, & tould him I receiued order
from him to suffer the Earle of Tyrone's men to fish the Riuer of
Loughfoyle, I hoped his lordship had not forgott, that hitherto hee had
giuen Mee the proffitts of it & promised mee the inheritaunce & that
it was not his meaning to take it from Mee againe; Hee said Sr
Henry Docwra, yow haue deserued well of the kinge, & your seruice,
there is greate Reason should be Recompenced, But it must be by
some other meanes then this. Yow see what promise I haue made
to ni}- lord of Tyrone, & it is not my Priuate ailection to any man
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living that shall make mee breake it, because Í knowe it is for the
Publique good; yow must therefoie let him haue both that & the
lands which were reserued from O'Caine and on my honnor, yow shall
be otherwise worthylie rewarded. I exjDected nothing less then such
an answere, yet I made noe further wordes. But willinglie yealded
to giue vp my intrust in both & departed at that time aswell contented
without them, as I should haue beene glad to haue had them. Then
I desired to haue gone with him into England, but he would not suffer
Mee; But with exceeding faunrable Countenance assured mee to do
me all right vnto the kinge; & soe was I satisfied with hopes, though
any man may see I had hitherto nothing bettered my selfe by this
Journey.
As he was readie to take shipping, O'Doghertie came & tould Mee,
that notwithstanding all the assurance I had giuen him of the Contrary,
the He of Inch was past away. I could not possiblie belieue it at first,
but hee showed mee manifest proofes that a lease was graunted for XXI
years ; I then badd him goe speake for hiniselfe, for I had done as
much as I was able, wherevpon hee followed him into England and
had such reaniidie as shall presently be declared.
In the meane time being gone, my lord Hugh (the Earle of
Tyrone's eldest sonne) & I went home togeather, & when wee came to
to the Derrey, I sent for O'Caine, & tould him what my lords jileasure
was touchinge him ; Hee beganne presentlie to be moued, & both by
Speach & gesture, declared as earnestlie as was possible, to be highlie
offended at it, argued the matter with Mee vpon many jjointes
protested his fidelitie to the state since hee had made profession of it ;
asked noe fauour if any man could charge him with the Contrarie,
said he had alwayes buylt vpon my promise & my lord Deputie's, that
he was nowe vndone, & in worse case then before hee knewe vs, shewed
many reasons for it, & asked, if wee would Claime him hereafter, if
hee followed my lord of Tyrone's Councell though it were against the
kinge, seeing hee was in this manner forced to be vnder him ; In the
end seeing noe remidie, hee shaked handes with my lord Hugh, bad the
Devill take all English Men & as many as put tlieire trust in them, &
soe in the shcwe of a good reconciled frenshipp thoy want away to-
gealhci".
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I was then to write viito my lord of many other thinges, & thought
this no impertinent matter to lett him knowe of, yet with a Protesta-
tion, neuer to open my mouth in it more. Captaine Heart who is yet
liuing carried that dispatch, & tould Mee when hee came backe againe
hee thought I had offended him in somewhat in those lettres, for he
gathered as much from his Countenance, when hee read them, &
besides he found him nothinge fauorable to anythinge he had occasion
to speake vnto him of in my behalfe; But my hearte was soe Cleere &
soe Confident of him at that time, that I could not possiblie beleeue
it.
Within a while after came Roory O'Donnell to Dublin, with his Ma-
iestie's lettres to be made Earle of Tirconnell, & haue all the Countrey
to him & his heires (except Bally shannon with 1000 acres of ground
& the fishing that lyes vnder it) & such landes as Neale Garvie had held,
living in amitie with the former O'Donell, the said Neale garuie iudici-
allie convicted of noe Crime which I thought was strange. But whither
it were with his right or wronge with Conveniencie or inconveniencie to
the state, was then noe more to be disputed of. Hee brought a wan-aunt
alsoe to haue Owen Oge's Castle deliuered vnto him, which because of
my Promise I opposed against as much as I could but with lost labour.
Presentlie after him came O'Doghertie alsoe with a lettre from my
lord to Mee, to pray mee to deliuer him the possession of the lie of
Inch againe, which hee himselfe had past away before, first by lease
for XXI yeares, & afterwardes in ffee simple for euer, both vnder the
gi'eate seale; I tould him this wanaunt was too weake to doe what it
imported, & shew'd him reasons for it, which either he could not, or
would not, apprehend, or beleeue, But plainely made shew to conceiue
a suspition as though I were corrupted vnder hand to runne a
dissembleing course with him. To giue him Contentment if I could,
being then to goe for England, & to Dublin by the way, I spoke to
Sr. George Carey that was then lord Deputie, tould him how the case
stoode, & what discontentment I sawe it draue him into. Hee tould
Mee it was past the Seales (gaue mee a further reason too) & vtterlie
refused to make or medle with it; Herevpon hee tooke it more to
hearte, sente Agentes to deale for him in England, they preuayled not
till my lord was deadc, & then with impatience lead away with Lewd
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Councell besides^ & conceiuing himselfe to be wronged in many other
thinges, hee was first brooke out into open Rebbellion, but that fell out
a good while after.
In the nieane time I went forward my Journey, & Coming to my
lord to the Courte, propounded in my owne private bussines, to haue
a booke of 100 towne land in Ireland as others had gotten both before
& after Mee, it was allowed of & vndertaken at first ; But within fewe
dayes after I was told it could not be obtayned ; Then desired I might
haue the Gouernement of Loughfoyle, with the Entertaynement of
20s. a daye established to mee during life which I had alreadie by the
king's lettres pattents but during pleasure & the towne I had built at
the Derrey, if it might be thought fitt (not for any gayne of myne) to
be incorporate & haue such Priuiliges as might be thought reasonable
& convenient for it.
This without diíEcultie I was promised should be done; But coming
to Sr. Thomas Wyndebancke to whome I was referred for my dispatch,
I found order for my entertainement, with my aucthoritie & gou-
ernement restrayned onely to the towne; This I disliked of & went to
my lord nothing doubting but to haue it redressed : But hee tould mee
it was the king's pleasure noe man should haue to doe in my lord of
Tyrones Countrey, and before I could make replie, turned away, &
would not vouchsafe Mee any further Speach. There was nothing
could fall vnto Mee so farre beyond expectation, as this strange &
soddaine alienation of his Countenance from Mee. I Sought first by
myselfe to knowe the reason of it, & none would be giuen, I vsed the
intercession of freindes, a pretence was intimated, & I cleered my selfe
of it with his owne acknowledgement to be fullie satisfied. Then hee
gaue mee the testinioney to be a worthie & honnest Gentleman, & well
deseruing for my seruice. But his priuate affections must iji this case
giue way to the publique good, & beside, that soe it must be, was his
Maiestie's pleasure, I replyed againe how Ignomynious it would be vnto
Mee, & what an vnprofitable Journey I should make to retourne in
worse case then I came forth, some reasonable good wordes 1 had in
the end to encourage Mee to haue a hope of better Conditions hereafter,
but for the present I must be contented, there was noe possible remedie,
soe after Six Monethes attendance, his Maiestie's lettres I had
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for Confirmation of my Entertaynement onelie, and incorporating the
towne vnder the Gouernement of a Prouost, which I was named to be
(with power to make a vice Prouost in my absence) dmúng my life.
And here is the Reward I haue had to this day for my 21 yeares' seruice
in the Warres before, my aucthoritie & Countenance one halfe
dyminished, the fishing of Loughfoyle taken away, & the land reserued
from O'Caine. My lord Danuers yet Hues & was well acquainted with
all that past betweene him & Mee, att this time, a knowne freinde of
his & therefore a witnes free from all Exception. I will not press him
to say all that hee knowes. But as hee is honnorable, I appeale to his
Testimonye, whether all this that I say be not true, & that if I listed
I could say much more to myne owne aduantage, which I willinglie
pass ouer, & cann be well enough Contented shalbe buried in eternall
sj'lence.
But takeing my leaue at Coui'te, & departing with this dispatch for
Ireland, the windes as I went put mee in at Knockfergus & my lord
Deputie that nowe is, being then Gouemor of that place, & established
in it by Patient during his life, was the first that asked mee, if I were
not discharged of my Gouernement I tould him noe ; hee presentlie
shewed mee the Co])pie of a lettre that my lord of Tyrone had sent
vnto him, the orriginall whereof he had receiued from my lord
Leiuetenant, declaring & giuing notice vnto him, that it was his
Maiestie's Pleasure I should haue noe more to doe in his Countrey.
wherevpon I tould him the whole truth, which hee seemed to wounder
att & euen then to conceiue to be an Iniurie done vnto Mee. And
passing by land from thence to the Derrey, I found the same Coj^ies in
euery man's hands all alonge as I went, & soe both my Comission (&
estimation withall) publiquely decryed, for from that day forward the
people amongst whome I had before as much loue as I thinke, as
much respect I ame sure, as any man of my rancke in the Kingdome,
beganne to Contemne mee with as many Skornes & affi-onntes, as the
witt & malice of any that hated Mee could desire, or listed to putt into
theire heades to doe Mee.
Not long after himselfe coming to receiue the Sword, & foreseeing
the bussines, that would arise from those partes could not but necessa-
rilie require some man of aucthoritie to be resident amongst them, &
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bearing a noble & speciall resi^ect vnto me withall, badd Mee for any
inhibition 1 had yet receiued, I should not be Scrupulous, but ireelie
take vpon Mee the execution of my Comission. I tould him it would
be offensiue to my lord. Hee tooke vpon himselfe to beare the blame
of it, & see, by vertue of his Comaunde, & yet not without further
expresse waiiaunt & direction besides, some thinges I did, but they
were presentlie Complayned of, and my lord wrote vnto him to dissist,
And where before, the restraint lay onelie vpon Tyrone, hee now lay the
like vponTyrconell alsoe, & sent him warraunt to make the Earle Justice
of Peace & Quorum, & lord Lieuetenant of that Countrey ; How much
to the preiudice of those that had faithfully serued the state, I could,
if it were required euen at this day, giue many particuler instances and
proofes of, & take occasion further to make longe discourses vpon this
man's violent and insolent Carriage, sufficiently bewraying to any man
that listed to see it, what the bent of his heart was from the begining ;
But hee is deade, & the iniuryes that honnest Men receiued by him
are past Recouerie, & therefore I will onelie say this of him in genne-
rall wordes (& I thinke my lord Deputie & Judges that were in that
time, will beare mee witnes I say true) there were noe vices in poore
Neale Garvie, that had done vs many good seruices. But the same
were in him, & more, in a farre more pernitious degree, that had
neuer done any, & then I Confess it made mee see cleere myne owne
EiTour, & the wronge (1 may call it) I had done to Neale Garvye ;
not that my Conscience accuseth mee to haue done any thinge towards
him with malitious or corrupt intentions (noe thereof I take God to
witnes my heart is cleere) But that with Simplicitie I sufferred my
selfe to be made an Instrument of his ouerthrowe, vnder the pretence
of those misbeheauors, that were plainelie tollerated yea & allowed of
in another, íFor it is true my lord would heare noe Complainte of him
howe iust soeuer.
And to giue me a further testimonye of what I might hope for at
his handes, Ballyshannon being taken by mee in manner as before is
mentioned, hee made Sr Henry Ffollyott Gouernour of it by pattent
during his life, laid 1000 acres of land to the Castle, & gaue him the
inheritaunce of the fyshinge, noe Consideration of oiTending the Irish,
& by Consequence of inconvenience to the Publique, which were euer
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the pretended impediments to all my demaundes, any wayes withstan-
dinge ; yea & to some other of inferiour Ranckes to myselfe, he gaiie
large Proportion of landes, parte whereof, as that from O'Doughertie
in perticuler was with a direct breach of promise and Couenant, both of
myne & his owne, where neither for myselfe, nor the Towne of Derrey,
nor by way of Reward for any Captaine that serued vnder Mee (by
any suite or meanes I could make) could I gett so much as one foote,
of that which without iniurie to any man living, and with gieat Conve-
nience to the king's seruice (as I ame perswaded) hee might haue giuen
if hee had pleasd.
All this & much more (though very irksome it was) I indured &
sitt out withall a yeare & better; In the end tyred with the exercise of
Pacience, & not without iust cause (as I can make it plainelie appeare
to any man that desires to be satisfied in that pointe) dispareing of
my safetie to Hue any longer in place, I came away for England, &
adressed myselfe both to him & others, that I thought might & would
haue giuen or procured mee better Conditions; But they tould Mee
the kinge had put all into his handes, & hee, the old songe, it was for
the good of the Publique; And then seeing noe meanes I could make
able to preuaile (after at least 4 Monethes tryall) I came & tould him
to this effect. There was noe death could be soe bitter to Mee as the
life was I had ledd, since I receiued these arguments of his disfauour,
I was neither willing nor able to contest against him, & had therefore
resolued though with a greate deale of gi-eife of minde, & apparent loss
of all my former laboures, to quitt myselfe of Ireland, & retourne noe
more vnto it, was minded to sell away my house, & some lands I pur-
chased there, & besought him to giue mee leaue to doe away my Com-
panyes (that I yet held in the King's pay) togeather with them ; Hee
demaunded whoe it was I ment them vnto, 1 tould him Mr George
Pawlett a Gentleman of Hampshire, hee saide hee knewe the man well,
there was noe longer vse for a Man of warre in that place, & with a
good will I should haue his Consente vnto it; I had not in truth at
that time, past any such absolute promise to Mr Pawlett, But percei-
uing by this his willingnes to be ridd of Mee, & vrged vpon it shortelie
after bv some that were povverfull in fauour about him, to dispatch &
goe forward with mvne offer, takcing that as a JNIanifest argument aboue
docwra's narration. 283
all the rest, what the secreet intentions of his hearts were towards Mee,
I concluded a bargaine, & sold him my house I had builte, with 10
Quarters of land I had bought & layde to it (all with myne owne
Money) & my ComjDany of íFoote all togeather, for less a greate deale
then the very house alone had stood mee in, & withall, the vice provost-
sbipp of the towne of DeiTey (for the time of my absence) 1 conferred
vpon him, but which, I neither valued, nor had anythinge foi'. And my
Company of horse a good while after, by the fauour and allowance of
the lordes of the Councell, I made ouer to my Leiuetenant; But auc-
thoritie ouer the Countrey, which I myselfe was discharged of, it lay not
in my power to giue or sell, neither did I promise nor intend vnto him
as lay lord De2)utie well knowes, & the Counterpaynes of writinges
that past betweene vs are able to testifie vnto this day ; ffor that onelie
was it, which might I haue enioyed vpon any Reasonable or indifferent
tearaies I take it vpon my Saluation, It was not 5 times the money I
had for all the rest, should haue bought mee out of it ; And that
therein I should desire to haue Contynued, being none other but the
same, I had brought the Countrey to obedience by from the height of
Rebellion, & that which my Reputation & safetie of living in that place
depended vpon, was not (as I take it an ambitious affecting of all, as it
pleased my lord to tearme it ; And lett the pretence be what it will,
that it might not haue beene with the Convenience to the kings Seruice
aswell in mee as in others, that were in the same case, noe one in the
kingdome hauing the like Restrainte laide vpon him, but onely I, was
a Paradox I confess, beyond my Capassitie to beleeue, & I ame sure
the after events plentifullie proued to be a false one.
And now because o'Caine, from the breach of my promise with him,
deriues, aswell, as he may, the cause of all his Miseries, & therevpon
(as hee sayeth) hath often made suite to haue a day of hearing at the
Councell table, & diners times importuned Mee to be present at it, &
my aunswere hath alwayes beene, lett mee be called & asked, I would
not spare to speake the full of the truth according to my knowledg ;
But for soe doing, neither hee nor I haue hitherto had any such
opportunitie ; To satisfie my Conscience in that pointe, by makeing it
knowne (as much as lyeth in my Power what the true state of his case
is, I doe now averre, all that I haue said alreadie concerning him is
284 docwra's naeration.
true, & furlher, that while I was yet in Ireland, there were some that
came & perswaded him, howsoeuer either nij Creditt, or will, fayled
to doe him right, they would vndertake to make my agreement with
him good bv lawe, & that if hee would, they would procure him his
landes to himselfe ; Hee came to Mee vpon it, & asked my advise, I
bad him giue noe creditt vnto them, | they would not be able to prevaile
against my lord Leiuetenant, & hee would be brought into worse case,
then yet he was, if hee shewed himselfe refractory against my lord of
Tyrone, & therefore wished him to bende himselfe rather to seeke his
fauour, & stirre noe further in it, yet others after that came againe &
endeuored to instill into him the same hopes, with such vehement &
forcible perswations, that in the end he beganne to inclyne & giue eare
vnto them. Tyrone perceyving it, & icalous of the event, labored as
much on the contrary side, both by arguments of reason and Promises
of fauours, to binde him the faster to himselfe, & still bad him gett be-
fore his Eyes, the fruits of his trust to any Promises of ours, by the
Examples of his forepast Experience, & because hee sawe the greatest
argument that swayd him from his side, was an obiection, that in the
state he now was, hee had neither lands nor goods of his owne, but for
both stood meerelie at the Courtesie of annother, to take away that feare,
hee made him a Graunte of his owne landes to him & his heires for
cu3r, at a certaine Rente in writing vnder his hand, & therevpon (as
the Fame went) he resolutely vowed his fidelitie to him ; And then came
I away, & what was done in the Progress, & after Carriage of that bus-
sines, 1 ame not able to speake of my owne certaine knowledge, more
then onelie this, that Questions arisinge betweene them againe, & both
of them called to the Councell table at Dublin, to haue them debated,
I ame sure O'Cane produced that writinge to shew in Evidennco, &
Tyrone laide hould on it, & before the Deputie & all the rest of theire
faces tore it in Peces. If all this notwithstanding hee were aftervvardes
Guiltie of any disloyallie tothekinge It is more than any man charged
him of in my time, & it belonges not to Mee, therein to excuse or ex-
tenuate his faulte, lett him annswere for himselfe.
And because in the begining of this discourse, I sett downe the list
of the Army, to be first 4000 foote, & 200 horse, then by the Casting
of Sr. Mathew Morgaii'.s Regiament, that the foote were brought lo
docwra's narration. 285
3000, & afterward es I mention Supplyes, but speake nothinge of further
abatements, whereby the Reader may probably Conceiue as though the
lyst had contynued at that rate, & thereby I should wronge myselfe, I
thought it fitt to say thus much more, that although I cannot call to
Minde euery particuler abatement when it was made, yet diuers there
were contynuallie from time to time, & at least 3 Monethes before the
Warre ended, I ame sure I had not left Mee in list aboue 1000 foote
& 50 horse at the most.
And thus haue I nowe gone thorough (with as much breuitie as I
cann) to declare to the veiwe of those, that shall please to see it, the
true state of the Bussines betweene my lord & Mee. It is not enough
perhappes to some that will yet thinke all this insufficient to excuse
Mee for quitting myselfe from the king's Seruice, & may obiecte, further,
why did I not address myselfe vnto him : hee was gratious, & wise, &
whatsoeuer I had found his pleasure to bee, was both a sufficient lawe
to binde Mee, & a reason to giue me Contentment; It is true euen
wisemen some times comitt Errours, & none but arrogant fooles pre-
sume to iustifie them when they are done ; as I ame not the one, soe
I would not be the other, & therefore I do herein willinglie & Sin-
cerelie acknowledge my faults, & yet with truth haue thus much to say
in my Excuse, without mediation of freindes it could not be done, &
they on whose fauours I had (as 1 thought) some Reason to Relye
(because of my anciente Dependaunce vpon them) refused mee, &; to
seeke it by newe acquaintaunce, I had Considerations (not vnworthie to
enter into an honnest Man's thoughts) that discouraged Mee ; Besids I
must freelie confess the contemplation of his power & height in fauour
dazled myne Eyes, & greife & indignation did litle less then putt them
Cleene out ; yea & further I should wronge myselfe if I did denye, but
that some Meditations I had in hand to take a Course Safe, & Justifia-
ble in all Respects, If not to haue righted my selfe by, yet at least to have
manifested both my wronges & myne inocency to Publique knowledge,
which whatsoeuer it was, his suddaine & vuexpected Death preuented,
& by occasion thereof, I haue since had leasure too much to bethinke
my Selfe of my follie, & meanes too litle to putt my Selfe into any way
to redress it; The onelie Reamidie I desire, is to be admitted againe
to his Maieslie's Service, & therein to Spende my dayes, is the height of
286 docwra's narration.
happines, that I aspire vnto, & to bringe Mee vnto it, shall be the Worke
of him, that worthely and eternally, shall binde my affections of love
& fldelitie vnto him ; Artificiall, or florishing wordes to insinuate my
selfe into fauour by, I neither affect, nor Nature hath bestowed the
giuft on Mee to vse ; But I profess to haue a true & faithfull Hearte,
& yett, if the Course of my life haue at any time told the Contrarj^ my
Profession is vaine, & I haue done, lett noe man beleeue Mee.
FINIS.
REMAEKS ON THE PRECEDING TRACT.
The foregoing tract is printed from a MS. copy which is evidently of
an age contemporaneous with the writer, now preserved in the Library of
the Irish Ordnance Survey OiBce, Mountjoy Barracks, Phoenix Park,
Dublin. It is in a plain strong clerk hand, and the fly-leaf exhibits
the autograi)h of " Theodore Docwra," but no date. The original, in
Sir Henry Docwra's own hand, is said to be in the possession of Sir
Thomas Phillipps, Bart, of Middle Hill, who has not condescended to
communicate to the Society any account of the state of the MS. The
probability is that the original consists of rough notes and various
original letters, which were drawn up into the following form by a pro-
fessional scribe under Sir Henry Docwra's own direction, and that the
present copy in the Ordnance Survey Library was made for the use of
Theodore Docwra, the son and heir of the author.
There are various Genealogical memoranda, and Armorial bearings
of several branches of the Docwra's iarnuly, as of Cambridge, York-
shire, Herts, &c. preserved in the Library of the British Museum,
(Egerton, No. 74, 6769, &c.) but the descent of our author does not
appear among them. In March, 1599, he was appointed by letters
patent under the great seal of the Realm, " Chief Commander and
Governor of all her Majesty's forces of horse and foot assigned for
Lough Foyle." And in the same month the following instructions
were given to him and Sir Matthew Morgan from her Majesty's Castle
of Dublin by the Lord Deputy and Council.
Mbl. Lamheth, No. %2>t, fol. 189.
Instructions gyven by vs the horde Deputie and Councell to our
trustie and well-beloved Sir Henrie Dockwraye, Knight, ajjpointed
Cheefe Commander and governor of all her majesties forces of horse
and foote assigned for Loughfoile, and the parts mentioned and limited
in her Majestie's Letters Pattents, vnder the great Seale of this Realme
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made to him, and dated Martij 1599, in the 42 yere of Her Majestie's
raigne.
Ffirst Consideringe the principall foundation of all good goverment
restethe in the due service of AUmightie God, after yow haue settled
your self and Companies in the place where yow are to reside, yow
shall before all other things provide that your Preacher appointed to
yow for that purpose, maye be dilligent in his Chardge to instruct and
teach all those that are vnder your rule in the trewe vnderstandinge of
God's holie woorde, and to laboure to beate downe amongst them all
vice, as swearinge. Adultery, fornication, vnlawfull playinge at dice
and Gardes, with all other impieties and blasphemies, hatefull to good
Christians, and most daungerous to be suffered with imjjunnitie in
Armies, or amongst any other Christian Congi-egation or soesieties of
men.
And next for that the second grownde of good goverment resteth
vppon administration of Civall Justice, yow are to take Care to see
that Justice be distributed sincearely and vprightlie amongst those that
are vnder your Chardge, aswell Englishe as Irishe, and not for favoure
or other respects to breake the lawes and rewles thereof, whereby yow
shall the better leade the Troopes vnder your Chardge, in obedience
to God and her Majestie, and in dutie and love towards your self.
And for that the troopes of Horse and foote assigned for that service,
and Committed to your rule and gouerment, is the strenngth that yow
are to repose in, yt is requisit that yow be verye Carefull to haue all
the Companies Compleat in nvmbers of men and armes. And all other
furnitures fitt for service, and to that ende yow are to see that frequent
and exact musters be taken of the severall Companies by the Com-
missary appointed for that purpose, whorne yow are to direct and Com-
maunde to performe the dutie of his place without partiallitie or
affection, but faithefuUy and sincerely as becometh an officer of soe
greate truste, and aboue all things to see that the fraude heretofore
vsed in mosters, bothe to the robbinge of her Majestie in her jjurse,
and shameful] abusinge of the service, may be reformed by his dil-
ligence, and your ouersight of him.
Where it bathe pleased her Majestie out of her Princely disposition
to allowe that an Hospitall for sicke and hurte Souldiours shalbe
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errected there in such apte and iitt jilace as to yow in discrescion shalbe
thought meete, and hatha sent out of Englande good store of provisions
and necessaries requisit for the same. That in any wise with the first
Convenient opportunitye yow shall haue yow goe about the building of
it, and to see it accommendated and well vsed accordinge her Majesties
Royall nieaninge therein. And as yow are to see the sicke, maymed,
and hurte Souldiours to be succored & Comforted by this Howse
duringe theire malledies and infirmityes soe on the other side yow are
to foresee that noe Souldiour be suffered to remaine longer in the Hos-
pitall then he is trewlie sicke or hurte, butbeinge throughelie recouered
to be retorned to his place, and in any wise not suffer any person that
Counter fetteth himself to be sicke or hurte to be admitted, into the
Howse whereby to take the Comfort and benefitt of the Howse from
others that are Justlie to be releeved with the same.
Whereby your letters Pattents vnder the great Seale yow haue
Aucthoritie to prosequit with fyer and sworde all Rebbells and Traitours
and other mallefactours and offendors within the lymit of your
Commissions which will require greate advise foresight and Councell.
Yow are therefore vppon anie greate occasion of service to Calle to yow
soe many of the fathefull and best experienced Captaines and officers
in your whole regiment, as yow thinke most meete to Conferre withall,
and by waie of theire assistance as a Councell at warre to heere theire
seuerall oppinions throwly to thende yow maye make Choise of them
which shalbe thaught most meete for her majesties Service.
Where there are Certaine Shipps called Crompsters with other barkes
and bardges, assigned for that service of Loughefoile, yow are to Com-
municat with the Captaines, Commaunders, maiesters, and other prin-
cipal! officers thereof. In what sorte Crompsters, barques, and barges
maye be employed for the most advantadge of Her Maiestie's service,
and therevppon to give them direction from tyme to tyme, vppon every
good occasion that yow shall thinke meete, for which purpose the Cap-
taines, Commaunders, maiesters, and pilatts of the said vessells are to
be commaunded and disposed by yow and your aucthoritie.
Towchinge the victualls appointed and to be appointed for that service,
there is a speciall Commissarie, John Travers gent assigned for that
purpose, aswell to receave it into his Chardge and to see it well vsed
19
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pieseived as much as maye be, as allsoe to see it dulie yssue to the
Companies accoidinge to the rates vsuall to the resedueof her majesties
Armie in Irelande, and the Comissarie to keepe a perfect booke of the
jssues of the victualls to the ende the same beinge trewlie Certified vn-
der his hande iuste and trewe defalcation maye be made accordingely.
And tovvchinge the particuler rates the Commisarie bathe benne made
acquainted with them heere by vs, besides his knowledge by the prac-
tize and employment he hathe had in that Kinde heere for which and
for the particuler Issuinge ofvittells vpon occasions to some ofthe Irish
whome yow maye take in for Cause of service. The Comissarie doth
bringe with him the Coppie of an Acte of Councell made heere to war-
rant such issuinge soe as it passe by your direction vnder your hande.
Touchinge the powder and all such store of other munitions and Armes
assigned and to be assigned for this service, yow are first to take a vewe
of the generall quantities and howe much there is of every particuler
kinde to the endeyow maye knowe howe that j^roportion will answe the
Companies vnder your Chardge, and after yow haue Caused it to be
jayed vpp in good and suer stowage vnder the Chardge of such ministers
as [Bourchier in margin'\ the Maisfer ofthe Ori/e«aHce hathe appoint-
ed for the same, yow are to be very warie and circonspect howe the
same is to be yssued to the souldiours not impertinentlie as heretofore
hathe benne vsed, but with good respect to answer the needfull services,
either for trayninge of the Companies, or for theire actuall ymployment
abroade against the Ennemies. And for defalcations yow are to see
them made accordinge such notes and rates, and with such distinctions
as the maister of the Ordenance hathe sett downe and deliuered to his
ministers there. Allwayes foreseeing that there be noe powder or other
mvuition embeazeled or vnderhand sould whereby it maye come to the
vse of the Traitour, but sevearely to punishe the oifendors whoesoever
they be, being lustlie detected.
And where it is intended as yow knowe to plante another garrison at
Ballishannan, Asheroe, or Donegall, over which I the Lord Deputie
haue appointed Sr. Math ewe Morgan Knight to Commaunde as
Cheife whoe hathe his Commissions and instructions accordingelye for
that purpose : wee require yow that frequent intelligence maye passe
bet^weene yow and him, and a fast Correspond encie be helde on bothe
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partes in all matters appertayninge to her majesties service, for the bet-
ter furtheranee thereof wherein wee require yow to be very Carefull for
that the good agi'eement and faithefull answeringe of one another of yow
twoe wilbe a greate stremgthninge to yow both in your severall Chardges,
And in that pointe the like direction is gyven to Sr. Mathewe Morgan.
Where it maye fall out and it is very likelie that some of the Irishe
bothe of the better, and meaner sorte within the presincte and .lurious-
diction of yours maye make meanes to yow to be receaved in bothe vjjpon
pretence to doe service, and vppon Conditiones in which Case it is re-
quisit that before tlieire takinge in, yow be throwlie enformed of the
quallities of the men, and what meanes they haue to doe service, to the
ende yow maye knowe, howe farr to truste them, and howe farr to employe
them, and for theire better assurance that yow take good pledges of them
till yow haue had good prooffe and tryall of theire service. And herein
wee wishe yow to hould a discreete and temperat Course to drawe in soe
many of the better sorte of Irishe as yow canne, and likewise of the
meaner sorte whereby the Arch-traitor maye be weakened, and yow
streingthned ; In which Course yow are to vse faithefull instruments and
yf neede be to sende them amongst ilie Irishe to Laboure & woorke
them, yf of themselves they shall not make oiler. Allwaies provided,
that in the takinge in of any of them yow drawe in the Condicons, as
much as yow can to be honorable for Her Majestic and profittable for
Her service.
flbr that vppon those Seaes the Scottishe gallyes and boates are fre-
quent seene by waye of trade with the Subiects of the Northe partes
of that Realme and some to houlde entercouse with the Rebbells and
to bring them vlctualls and other necessaries : yow are to gyve order to
your Crompstres, barques and barges employed in that service to doe
theire best to stopp those Scottish gallies and boates as haue trade with
the Rebbells and breake theire entercouse with them, makinge bootie
of them and theire gallies yf 3'ow shall fynde them traydinge, with the
Rebbells or to bringe them any releefe of victualls powder or mvnitions
and shall iustlie proue the same but for those that shall trade with the
Subiect yow are to favoure and Countenaunce them as beinge the sub-
iects of the Kinge of Scotts, whoe is in ametye and leage with her
Majestic. And in all this Course with the Scottishe boates and gallis,
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yow are in any wise to foresee yow doe nothinge, nor Cause any thinge
to be doene to the breach of the leage betweene Her majestie and the
Kinge of Scotlande, but to vse all meanes in your proceedinges to en-
tertaine and Conserve all ametie and good Neightbourehood betweene
the twoe Realmes gyving yow hereby full power and aucthoritye to Co-
mon, parlie, treate, and protect such of that nacon as yow shall thinke
good for her majesties service for such tyrae as yow shall thinke meete.
Lastlie where Sr. Mathewe Morgan hathe by his Commission vnder
the Scale, Juriousdiccon over the Countrey of íTermanaughe orther-
wise Called Maguires Countrey and for that there maye be occasion
for yow to haue dealinge in that Countrey in some sorte for the advance-
ment of her majesties service, either for protectinge, parleying or treatinge
with anie of that Countrey for the benefit of the service, or otherwise
vppon fmther advantage to be taken to vse prosecution with force, we
wishe and doe require yow in this Case that yow houlde good intelligences
of theese poynts with Sr. Mathewe Morgan, and to signifye vnto him
your proceedinges in what Countrey of ffermannaugh at all tymes for
that is a Countrey lymited and apporconed within his lettres pattents,
and yet vppon good occasion of service yow maye haue intermedlinge
therein in sorte as is here lymited. Allwaies fore seeinge that yow avoide
as neere as yow Canne all preiudice to the Saide Sr. Mathewe Morgan
in that parte of his goverment, geaven at her Majesties Castle of Dublin
Marcij 1599.
It is to be remembred that Sr. Mathewe Morgan hath the like in-
structions for his goverment of Ballishannan &c. savinge the differrence
of the names of the gouemors and theire seuerall goverments, and savinge
likewise that there is noe Clause for an Hospitall in Sr Mathewe
Morgans instructions for that there was noe direction for it out of Eng-
lande.
BihL Lambeth, No. 621, Fol. 75.
Sr Henrie Dockwraye Knight, Cheefe Commander, and gouernor
of all Her majestie"s forces of Horse and foote appointed to reside a
Loughefoile, and the parts there abouts.
The Circuit of His Commaund to Containe the whole Countrey of
REMARKS ON THE PRECEDING TRACT. 293
Tyrone, the County of Armaghe to the Blackewater, with all O'Cane's
Countrey, and all other Coiintreyes, betweene the River of the Bann,
in Tyrone, and Home head in Tyrconnell, all O'Doghertyes Countrey,
All mc Svvyne ffanaught's Countrey, Lougheswilly, and mc Swyne
Edoes Sonnes and followers, and all Con O'Donnells Sonnes, theire
Countreyes and followers.
Sr Henry Dockwray to haue Commission vnder the greate Seale
with Ample aucthoritie, to governe and Commaund all theese Coun-
treys and all the seuerall scepts and Nationes within every of them.
To Haue Aucthoritie to prosequite with fyer and swoord, all the
rebbells what soeuer within this Circuit, and to Common and treate
with any Rebbell, yf occasion soe require, either by Himself, or any
other whome hee shall ymploye.
And likewise, to parle and protect, for what tyme in his discrescion
hee shall thinke good, and to receaue to mercy any Rebbells vpon
such Condicones as Hee shall thinke requisit, for her Majestie's
advantage.
Sr Henry Dockwray to haue vnder the great Seale Comission for
the marshall Lawe, with instructiones vsuall for the same.
Sr Henrie Dockwray to haue a standinge fee for this goverment of
xiijs. iiij*^. sterlinge per diem.
Sr Henrie Dockewraye to Haue generall instructions, for the man-
ner of his goverment, and particuler direction to errect an Hospitall
for sicke and hurte Souldiours, and to Accomodate that with all things
requisitt, accordinge such provisions aS are sent out of England,
Sr Henry Dockwray vppon any vrgent occasion of service to Call a
Counsell at warr, and to take the Assistance of the best Experienced
Capptens and officers in the whole Regiment.
The Crompsters, and all other barges and boates assigned for that
service to bee ready att all tymes to Answer Sr Henry Dockwraye.
That a good Correspondenciebe held betweene Sr Henrey Dockwraie
and Sr Mathewe Morgan, and frequent Intelligence for the better
furtherance of the service.
Sr Henrie Dockwraie either by Himself, or anie other whome he
shall ymploye, to enter at any tyme, as occasion shall serve for Her
majestie's service, into the Countrey of ffermannogh. Called Maguire's
294 EEMARKS ON THE PEECEDING TRACT.
Countrey, either for prosequtiou or pacification with any Rehhells,
and others in that Countrey, and to parle and protect any Rebbell
of that Countrey at all tymes as Hee shall haue occasion for Her ma-
jesties' service.
Itt is requisitt, and soe wee doe require, that betweene yow and Sr
Mathew Morgan, ( Commandinge at Bellishannon,) there be noe Con-
tention or strivinge, either for prioritie of place, or for boundes and
meeres of your seuerall goverments. But that there bee a faste vnity
and agreement betweene yow bothe, as betweene two servitors, ym-
ployed to one end; Namely, to doe Her Majestie the best service yow
can, within your seuerall Circuitts.
And otherwayes by your Disagrements and Contentions, (yf any
should bee) Her majestie's purpose might not only bee greatelie dis-
apointed and Dishonored, but allso your self much scandalized, as
persones that should more prefer your privat emulacones, then the
good of the publique service) and aboue all things, wee require that
there be noe uninste intermedlinge or Intrudinge in one another's
gouerment.
Sr Mathewe Morgan, Knight, cheefe Commander and gouernor of
all her Ma,jestie's forces of Horse and foote appointed for Bellishannon
and the partes thereabouts.
The Circuitt of his Commaunde to Contain Bellishanon, Asheroe,
Tyrehugh, and all that Countrey betweene Bellishanon, Donnegall,
and Barnismore, vnto the vtmost partes of Barnismore esteward : All
O'Boyle's Countrey and his followers, and all mc Swyne Bonaught's
Countrey and his followers.
Sr Mathewe Morgan to Haue Commission for Gouerment vnder the
greate Scale, and all other things for his Circuit as Sr Henrie Dock-
wraye had.
The Four Masters call Docwra " Henry Docura, an illustrious
knight of wisdom and prudence : a pillar of battle and conflict :" For
various notices of this remarkable man the reader is referred to Erck's
Repertory of the Patent Rolls of Chancery, pp. 11, 20, 48, 106, 115,
126,128, 156, 165, 183,212, and the suppressed work "Patent
Rolls of James I." pp. 304, 360.
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Oil the 19th of July in the 14th year of James I.'s reign, he was ap-
pointed Treasurer at war, during the King's pleasure, fee 6s. 8d. a
day; and on the 15th of May, 1621, he was created Baron of Cul-
more : The Passage relative to his creation as given in the Liber Hi-
bernios from Lodge's Baronetage is as follows :
" Sir Henry Docwra, Knt. (Treasurer of wars) — Title Lord Docwra,
Baron of Culmoie, Co. Deny — Patent, Westminster, May 15, 1621
— 20 Jac. L 2d pars. d. Extinct."
Sir Henry was succeeded by his only son Theodore, the second
Lord Docwra of Culmore, who must have died during the interregnum
and with him the title, as it does not appear in the lists of the nobility
after the restoration of Charles IL In the " Catalogue of the nobility
of Ireland, as they ought to sit on the first day of the Parliament
holden at Dublin, the 16th day of March, 1639,'' given in the Liber
Hibernics, we have "Theodore, Lord Docwra of Culmore."
The race of Sir Henry Docwra is therefore extinct in the male line,
but it appears from Archdall's edition of Lodge's Peerage, that Elizabeth,
younger daughter of Henry Lord Docwra, Baron of Culmore, was
the third wife of Sir Henry Brooke of Brookesborough, who died 31st
of August, 1671, leaving by her a son George Brooke, Esq. so that
his blood may remain in Ireland through that George.
There are many persons of the name Dockrey in the County of
Roscommon, but these are of the sept of the Sil-Muireadhaigh, and
are really O'Docraidhs or O'Dockreys. See the Stowe Catalogue,
Codex iii. fol. 28, and Hardiman's Edition of O'Flaherty's Chorogra-
phical Description of West Connaught, p. 140.
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p. 236. — The army consisting in list of 4000 foote, and 200 horse, SfC The Four
Masters assert that he had six thousand men, and that he landed first in the har-
bour of Dublin ; but the Irish had this account from common report only,
and Docwra's own account is unquestionably more correct. See Annals of the
Four Masters, Ed. J. O'D. A.D. 1600, p. 2189," note 7,
P. 237 Knockfergus. This is the usual name by which, at this period,
English writers were wont to call the town of Carraig Fearghusa, or Carrick-
fergus, in the County of Antrim.
P, 237 Cuhmore is in Irish called Cujlrijofi, and translated angulus magnus,
by Philip O'Sullevan Beare. This fort was described as follows, by Sir Josias
Bodley, in September, 1608, as appears from a MS. in the British Museimi,
Lansdowne, No. 156, 80, (327) :—
" The fort of Culmore stands most conveniently to command the entrance of
the river of the Derry, and being on a low neck of land, may, with 2 or 300 £
charge, be made an Island. It is raised with turfe and earth, which with
violence of the weather and beating of the Sea is much decayed. To assure
that place against any assay lants, and re-enforce it, as it were fitt, it were re-
quisite to face it with stone to the high water marke at the least, and repaire
the parapetts and bulwarkes, also to erect some small buildings for the Captaine,
warders and gunners, and to reserve the Castle that there standeth, for a Store-
hojise for victualls and munition, of wliich the whole charge may amount to
6 or 700£."
This fort remained unoccupied as a military station, for one hundred and
forty-six years, but it was repaired in 1824, by General Hart.
P. 237 Ellogh, in Irish a.]leAcJj or OileAcl), i.e. stone-fort. A small frag-
ment of this Castle still remains in a townland of the same name m the parish
ofTemplemore, Co. of Londonderry. This Castle does not occupy the site of the
ancient palace of the Kings of Ulster, whose name it bears. The ruins of the
palace of Aileach are to be seen on the neighbouring hill of Grianan. See the
Ordnance Memoir of the parish of Templemore, Townlands, and Trias Thaum.
p. 181, note 169.
P. 238. The Derry, in Irish Doire Chalgaich, which is translated Roboretum
Calgachi by Adaninan in his Vita Columbce. It is more generally called Doire
Choluim Cillein the Irish Annals from St. Columbkille, who erected a monastery
here about the year 546. It is now called Londonderry. For the Charter
granted to the town, erected here by Docwra, See Erck's InroUments of
NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT. 297
Chancery, pp. 114, 115, Sir Josias Bodley describes the condition of the
works here in September, 1608, as follows : — " The Rampier and bulwarks of the
íFort at the Derry are much ruined, the Parapitt cleane fallen away. The most
part of it must be newly faced with sodds from the foundation, new gates and
bridges to be made, the ditch digged deeper and broader in most places, houses
of munition, victualles, and other purposes, to be made, whereof the charge
cannot be lesse then £1200."
The Four Masters describe the situation of the forts erected by Docwra, as
foUows : — "After landing they erected on both sides of the harbour tliree forts,
with trenches sunk in the earthen, as they had been ordered in England. One
of these forts, i.e. Dun na-long, was erected on O'Neill's part of the Country, in
the neighbourhood of Oireacht-Ui-Chiarain ; and two in O'Domhnaill's Country,
one at Cuil-mor in O'Dochartaigh's Country, in the Cantred of Inis-Eoghain, and
the other to the South-west of tliat at Doire-Choluim-Cille. The English im-
mediately commenced sinking ditches around themselves and raising a strong
mound of earth and a large rampart, so that they were in a state to hold out
against them. These were stronger and more secure than Courts of lime and
stone in the erection of which much time and great labor might be spent.
After this they tore down the Monastery and Cathedral, and destroyed all the
ecclesiastical edifices in the town, and erected houses and apartments of them."
P. 239. — Blackwater, in Irish 2lb})A]t)i)-Tt)})órt, a celebrated river of Tyrone ;
Blackwatertown, and Benburb are on it.
P. 240 And finding that we stood upon our defensive onelie. The Four
Masters make the following remarks on the same subject : — "As for O'Domhuaill
when he perceived that they were not in the habit of going outside their encamp-
ments through fear and dread, he made no account of them, and assembled his
forces to proceed into the south of Connacht, to plunder the Countries lying on both
sides of Sliabh-Echtghe, and especially Thomond. He had good reason for this
indeed, for it was these Earls, namely, the Earl of Clanrickard and the Earl of
Thomond, who had requested the Lord Justice and the Council to send over
this great army, to keep him in his own territory, away from them, for they
deemed it too often that he had gone into their territories. Having adopted
this resolution, he left O'Dochartaigh, (O'Dolierty,) Chieftain of Inis-Eoghain,
i.e. John Og, son of John, son of Felim O'Doherty, to watch the foreigners,
that they might not come to plunder his territory. He also left Niall Garbh
O'Domhnaill, (O'Donnell,) and some of his army encamped against him on the
west side of between them and the cantred of Enda, son of Niall." See Annals
of tlie Four Masters, A.D. 1600, p. 2193. Ed. J. O'D.
P. 240. — And now did Sir Mathew Morgan demand his Regiment of \QOOfoote
and 50 horse, which at first {as I saide before,) were designed for him for a
j)lantation at Bally shannon."
Sec Instructions to Sir Henry Docwra, above given, p. 287.
P. 240 On the \st of June, Sir Arthur O'Neale, son to old Tirloghe Lenogh,
298 NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT.
8fc. came in unto mee, &fc. The Four Masters notice the going over of this
youth," A.D. 1600. Tlie son of O'Neill, namely, Sir Art, the son of Toir-
dhealbhach Luineach, (Turlough Lenogh,) son of Niall Conallach, son of Art,
son of Conn, Avent over to assist the English, who were fortified at Dun-na-long,
in order to wage war against [the Earl] O'Neill. This Art died among the
English. This Sir Arthur died on the 28th of October following. The Queen
intended creating him Earl of Tyrone." See Moryson Book i. c. 2, and Four
Masters, A.D. 1600, p. 2200.
P. 240 O'Dogherties side. Lough Foyle lies between the territories of
O'Kane and O'Doherty.
P. 240. — Greene Castle, called by the Irish CAiflet) t)UA, i.e. New Castle.
The ruins of this great Castle, Avhich was erected by the Ked Earl of Ulster,
in the year 1305, are situate near the western margin of Lough Foyle, in the
parish of Moville, barony of Inishowen and Co. of Donegal. See Annals of the
Four Masters, A.D. 1305, note h. and also the years 1332 and 1555.
P. 241 Sir John Chamberlaine. Compare Annals of the Four Masters,
A.D. 1600, p. 2225, note f.
P. 241 Dimalong, in Irish t»ut).t)A-lot)5, i.e. fort of the Ships, now Dona-
long or Dunnalong, situate on the east-side of the river Foyle in the barony
of Tirkeerau, and County of Londonderry. See Annals of the Four Masters,
A.D. 1600, p. 2192. Sir Josias Bodley describes the condition of this fort as
follows, in September, 1608 : " The greate entrenchment at Dunalonge is more
fitt to be raised then repaired, but the peece of ground within the same neare
the river which is held by the ward, having no other defence but a deep and
broad ditch about it, at this time if it were sufficiently walled on the inside of
the ditch, which considering the stone at hand, and the small circuite of the
place, will not cost above X150 ; I should think it of good strength for a ward
of 10 or 12 men, and capable of more if need required."
P. 242 Moijlcr Morough mac Swrjndoe. He was called by the Irish
2f)Aeln)Uiiie njAc Sujbtje t)A bCuAc. i.e. j\Iaelmuire Mac Suibhne na d-Tuath.
He was Chief of Tuatha Toraighe, and had been the chief leader of O'Domh-
naili's 3aIUo5U\ic1) or Gallowglasses.
P. 242. — He got to the number of 60 into his power. This is probably a
mistake, for 160. P. O'Sullevan Beare makes the number 168. The Four
Masters give the following account of this transaction ; —
" As for O'Domhnaill, he remained with his troops, without making any ex-
cursion (out of Tirconnell) from the time that he returned from the aforesaid
expedition in Thomond to the September following. After his soldiers and
hirelings had, within this period, rested themselves, he summoned them to
him, to see whether he could get any advantage of the English. He was
informed that the horses of the English were sent out every day under the
charge of a party of English Cavalry to graze upon a grassy field that was-
opposite the town, i.e. Dcrry : Avhen he heard of this, he began to meditate how
NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TEACT. 299
he could make a descent upon those horses ; and this is what he did : he took
privately, in the darkness of the night, a large party of his soldiers, and a
squadron of cavalry, (amounting to no less than six-hundred between horse
and foot,) to the brink of a steep rocky valley, which is on the flat mountain
to the north of Derry, from whence they could plainly see the people of the
town, who could not easily see them. He placed a small party of his cavalry
in ambush for the horses and the keepers, at concealed places not far from the
town, so as to prevent them from returning to the town when they should
wish to do so. They remained thus in ambush until the break of day when
they perceived the horses with their keepers coming across the bridge as usual.
O'Domhnaill's cavalry set out after them, and attacked and slew some of the
keepers ; but others made their escape by means of the fleetness and swiftness
of their horses. O'Domhnaill's people then commenced driving off as many of the
English horses as had been left behind in their power. The main body of their
own force coming up to assist them against the English, they sent the horses
before them. O'Domhnaill ordered a party of his calvalry to go off with the
horses to a secure place. This was accordingly done ; and O'Domhnaill remained
behind with a body of liis cavalry which he selected, and with his foot soldiers."
"When the English perceived that their horses had been taken away from
them, they immediately arose, and taking their arms, set out in pursuit of
O'DomhnaiU. The General, Sir Henry Docwra, with his horsemen mounted on
their horses, (i.e. such of them as retained their horses in secure places, and
had not lost them on that occasion, ) joined in the pursuit as rapidly as they
were able. When O'Domhnaill saw the cavalry of the English in full speed after
him, he remained behind his infantry, with his troop of cavalry, until the En-
glish came up with him. They made a courageous attack upon O'Domhnaill for
the recovery of their spoils, and of what was under their protection. O'Domhnaill
sustained the onset valiantly and resolutely, and a fierce battle was fought be-
tween both parties. One of O'Domhnaill's kinsmen, namely, Aedh, the son of
Aedh Dubh, son of Aedh Ruadh, made a well-aimed cast of a javelin at the
General, Sir Henry Docwra, and striking him directly in the forehead, wounded
him very severely. When the General was thus pierced, he returned back ;
and the English, seeing their chief, their adviser, and their mighty man,
wounded, returned home in sorrow and disgrace, and pursued their liorses no
further, O'Domhnaill's people proceeded to their tents, and on reckoning the
horses which they had carried off, they found them to exceed two hundred
in number. O'Domhnaill afterwards divided the horses among his gentlemen,
according to their deserts."
P. 242 I was stricken ivith a horseman's stafe in the forehead. According to
the Life of Aedh Ruadh or Red Hugh O'Donnell, by Peregrine O'Clery, Docwra
was struck on tliis occasion with a javelin by Aedh, son of Aedh Dubh O'Domh-
naill, the Achilles of the Gaeidhil, or Irish race. P. O'Sullevan Beare says that
Docwra was pierced through the helmit by Hugo Junior O'Doncllus : " Seeundo
300 NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT.
die quam iu terrain exsiluerunt Odonellus occurrens centum sexaginta octo
equos eit adimit, et rursus equos juxta oppidum pascentes Catholici rapiunt,
quas sequuntur Angli. Equestre proelium. Hugo Odonellus cognomento Junior
Docrium telo per galeam fixo fracto cranio vulnerat." Hist. Cathol. Iber. torn.
3, lib. 6, c. V. fol. 171. See also Annals of the Four Masters, Ed. J. O'D.
A.D. 1600, p. 2208.
P. 243 Roory brother to O'Cane. The Four Masters have left us no account
of the doings of this person.
P. 245 On the third day of October came in Neale Garvie O'Donell. The
Four Masters give the following account of the treacherous proceedings of Niall
Garbh O'Domhnaill :z
" O'Domhnaill remained besieging the English, without moving from his terri-
tory, until the end of October, when he began to make preparations to go again
into Thomond, to plunder it. After having come to this resolution, he as-
sembled his forces, and made no delay until he came westwards across the Sli-
geach, and to Baile-an-mhotaigh. He left Niall Garbh, the son of Conn, son of
Calbhach, son of Maghnus O'Domhnaill, behind him in the territory, to defend
it against the English, and prevent them from plundering it.
"The English [now] began privately to entreat and implore Niall Garbh
O'Domhnaill [to join them], offering to confer the chieftainship of the territory
upon him, should they prove victorious. They promised him, moreover, many
rewards and much wealth, if he would come over to their alliance. He listened
for a long time to their offers ; and his misfortune at length permitted liim to
go over to them,» by the evil counsel of envious and proud people who were
along with him ; but for this he was afterwards sorry. His three brothers,
namely, Aedh Buidhe, Domhnall, and Conn, joined him in this revolt. The En-
glish were, no doubt, the better of their going over to them : for they were weary
and fatigued for want of b sleep and rest every night, through fear of O'Domh-
naill ; and they were diseased and distempered iu consequence of the narrowness
of their situation,*: and the old victuals, the salt and bitter flesh-meat they used,
and from the want of fresh meat, and other necessaries to which they had been
accustomed. Niall O'Domhnaill provided them with everything they stood in
z Ann. pp. 2208, 2209, «S;c. custodias causa tenebat, tradit. In ea
a To go over to them P. O'Sullevan Angli decern cohortes coUocant." —
Beare states that Niall Garbh was de- Hist. Cathol. Sfc, torn. 3, lib. 6, c. v
sorted by his wife for his treachery to- fol. 171.
wards her brother on this occasion. ^ For want of, literally, " without
" Asper earn occasionem opportunam sleep, without rest every night, for
ratus, ad Anglos se confert (ob id a fear of O'Domhnaill."
NoUaconiuge sua Odonelli sorore de- o Of their situation, literally, "of
scrtus), quibus Leffiriam, quam ipse the place in which they were."
NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT. 301
need of, and relieved them from tlie narrow prison in which they were confined.
He took ten hundred warriors with him to Leith-bhear (Lifford,) a town upon
the banks of the same loch,<i and a celebrated residence of O'Domhnaill ; but at
this time the place was not fortified ; for there had not been any strong fortress
or castle of lime and stone there for a long time before (the one there last having
been destroyed) or any thing but a small rampart of earth and sods, surrounded
by a narrow, shallow ditch of water, as preparations for the erection of a for-
tress similar to the one which had been there before.
" The guards, as soon as they perceived the English approaching, vacated this
fort through dread and fear, because O'Domhnaill was not near [to assist] them.
The English thereupon entered the fort and raised large mounds and ramparts
of earth and stone to shelter them ; so that they were sufiiciently fortified to
hold out against their enemies.
" One of O'Domhnaill's faithful people followed after him with information con-
cerning the state of the country, and told him what had happened in his ab-
sence. O'Domhnaill was much surprised and amazed that his kinsman and brother-
in-law had thus turned against him, for Nuala, the sister of O'Domhnaill, was the
wife of Niall. O'Domhnaill returned from the province of Connacht ; for he had
not passed westwards beyond Baile-an-Mhotaghwhen the news overtook him, and
his forces as quickly as they were able ; but [no part of] his soldiers were able to
keep pace with him, except a few of his cavalry, and he arrived in the neigh-
bourhood of Leith-bhear aforesaid. The English had not been able to make preys
or depredations before O'Domhnaill returned back, but were [employed] strength-
ening their fortress, and erecting ramparts ; and when they heard that O'Domh-
naill had arrived, they were afraide to come out of their fort for any tiling they
wanted.
" O'Domhnaill remained at a place not far from the English, until some of liis
foot-soldiers had come up with him. O'Domhnaill thought it too long the English
remained without being attacked, and he did not wait for the coming up of [the
main body of] his army, but exhibited before the English the small number he
had, on the south side of Cruachan-Lighean,*' to the north of the river. When
the English perceived him they marched out to meet him, with Niall Garbh
O'Domhnaill and his brothers in the van, as leaders of the battle. They skir-
^The same loch: i.e. the same ^ They were afraid, literally, "fear
loch on which Derry is situate. The did not permit them to leave the fort
reader is to bear in mind that the Irish in which they were for any thing they
called all the extent of water from were in need of."
Lifford to the sea by the name of f Cruachan-Lighean, now Croaghan,
Loch Feabhuil. What modern map- a remarkable hill giving name to a
makers call the River Foyle, the an- townland in the parish of Clonleigh,
cient Lrish considered as a part of the barony of Raphoe, and county of Do-
loch, negal. The summit of this hill is
302 NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT.
mished with eacli other, but there was no obstinate conflict on that first day,
though they continued in readiness for each other ; for the English tliought that
O'Domhnaill was in want of forces.g as he [really] was; and fearing that an am-
bush might be laid for them, so that they did not wish to go far from the town
for that reason. It was the same case with O'Domhnaill's people. It would be
unwise in them to come in collision with the enemy so near their fort, with the
small force of which they consisted. They [at length] separated from each
other, though not in peace or friendship. Some were wounded on both sides
by the discharging of javelins, arrows, and leaden balls ; but more of i» O'Domh-
naill's people were wounded in this skirmish on account of the fewness of their
number.
" The English then proceeded to their houses, and O'Domhnaill and his people
went to their tents ; and it was with anger and indignation that O'Domhnaill
returned tliither ; for it grieved liim that his army had not come up with liim on
that day ; for he was certain that, if he had had them with him at that time,
the English would not have escaped from him as they did. O'Domhnaill after-
wards, when his army had come up with Mm, laid a close seige to the English,
and pitched his camp within two thousand paces of Leith-bhear above-mentioned,
in order to protect his husbandmen, so that they might save the corn crops in
the neighbourliood of the English. He sent out spies and scouts every night to
reconnoitre the town, and not to permit any one to pass in or out, unless they
should pass southwards across the river ; and he left no road or passage within
one thousand paces of the town upon which he did not post guards and ambus-
cades, to watch and spy the English, and hinder tliem from passing out un-
noticed, but especially the sons of Conn O'Domhnaill and their people, for these
he considered were diiScult to be watched, and it was on account of them that
his sentinels and ambuscades were so numerous.
" He remained here for the period of tliirty days, during which time the
people of the country were enabled to save their corn and carry it away in small
about two miles north and by west of See the references to Druim Lighean,
the bridge of LilTord. which was an alias name of this place,
According to the Ulster Inquisitions under the years 1522, 1524, and 1583.
this townland belonged to the monas- sin want oj forces, literally, "in
tery of Clonleigh. — See also the Life dearth or scarcity of forces."
of St. Cairneach in Colgan's Acta ^More of. — This idea is not very
Sanctorum at 28t]i March, p. 782, correct. It slioixld be expressed thus :
where Cruachan-Lighean is described "But O'Domhnaill's people suiFered
as situate " ad occidentalem ripam freti more in this skirmish than the enemy,
slue sinus vulgo Loch-febhuil nuncu- on account of the fewness of tlieir
pati, iu.xta LeiFeriam oppidum."— number."
NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT. 303
baskets and sacks, on steeds and horses, into the fastnesses of the country be-
yond the reach» of their enemies.
" On one occasion O'Domhnaill, before he left this camp, went towards the
English, to see if he could induce them to come outside the fortifications on the
level plain. When O'Domhnaill's people had arrived opposite the town, the En-
glish began to reconnoitre them ; but they did not sally out against them, for
they perceived it was to offer defiance and challenge for battle they had come.
O'Domlinaill's people then returned back when they did not obtain what they
wanted, and they halted for some time on the brink of a river called Dael,k a
short distance to the north of the town. Large parties of them went to their
tents, and about other business, for they did not think that the English would
follow them on that day. When Niall Garbh O'Domhnaill perceived O'Domhnaill's
people scattered and unprepared for action, he told the English that they ought
now to attack them. The English at his bidding armed themselves quietly and
silently in the centre of their fortifications, in order that their enemies could
not see them until they were armed and accoutred. Wlien they were ready
they sallied out from tlieir fortifications in battle array, and then, with Niall
and his brothers and people in the van, advanced against O'Domhnaill's people.
O'Domhnaill saw them advancing, and rejoiced at seeing them coming ; and
he placed his soldiers in their proper stations fronting them, with their warlike
weapons ; and he did not permit to shoot at them until they had arrived at the
opposite bank of the river. They afterwards met together hand to hand, and
a sharp and furious battle was fought between both parties. The two hosts of
cavalry rushed to the charge, and began to fight with large spears and green -
headed lances. Niall O'Domhnaill gave Maghnus, brother of O'Domhnaill, a
thrust of a sharp, long lance under the shoulder-blade, and, piercing the armour
with which he was clad, he buried it in his body, and wounded his internal i^arts.
When Rudhraighe 0'Domhnaill,Eighdamhna of Kineal-Conaill,perceived his bro-
ther wounded, he made a brave attack upon Niall, and aimed a forcible and fu-
rious thrust of a large javelin at Niall's breast ; but Niall raised up the front of
the high-rearing foreign steed which he rode, so that the spear struck the steed in
the forehead, and penetrated to his brain. Rudhraighe broke the socket of the ja-
velin in drawing it back by the thong, and left the iron blade buried in the horse ;
so that he held but the handle of it in his hand. The steed* finally died of this.
i Beyond the reach, literally, where Lifford. — See note e, under the year
their enemies could not reach them." 1537, p. 1557.
k Duel, now Deel, or, as it is called i The steed. — The Four Masters
by the descendants of the Scotch set- should have omitted this short sen-
tiers, Dale-burn, a river which flows tence, which so much incumbers their
through the barony of Raphoe, and narrative. P. O'Sullevan Beare, who
discharges itself into the Eoyle a short had wooed the historic Muse with
distance to the north of the town of more success than any of the Four
304
NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT.
Wo is me that these heroes of Kineal-Conaill were not united in fight on one
side against their enemies, and that they were not at peace , for, while they
remained so, they were not banished or driven from their native territories, as
they afterwards were !
As for the English, wliile the cavalry were battling with each other, they
faced O'Domhnaill's infantry in a body, and drove them a short distance before
them ; but, however, only a few of them were wounded ; for the English did not
pursue them from the field of contest, because their leader^ had been wounded
in the conflict ; and they were obliged to return with liim to Leith-bhear, where
he afterwards died. A great number of O'Domhnaill's people pursued them for a
long distance, and continued to shoot at and cut them down with the sword, so
that numbers of them were slain and wounded. The pursuers thought that
they should have defeated them [the enemy] if the main host pursued them
further ; but fear did not permit those who had been repulsed in the beginning
to pursue them again.
When the English went away O'Domhnaill returned to his tents. And dispiri-
ted and melancholy were they that night in the camp, on account of the son of
their chief", and their Righdamhna (ifhe should survive his brothers), being in a
Masters, describes this battle much
more elegantly, as follows, in his
Hist. Cathol. Iber. Compend., tom. 3,
lib. 6, c. V. :
"EratAsper vir animo magno, &
audaci, & rei militaris scientia praidi-
tus, atque multos a sua parte Tirco-
nellos habebat, quorum opera, & vir-
tute fretus in piano cum Catholicis
manum conserere non recusabat : Fi-
dem tamen Catholicam semper retinuit
Iliereticorum ceremonias auersatus,
sicut & Artus [Onellus] qui cito e vita
discessit. Circum Leffiriam vero, &
Lucum a regijs & Catholicis acriter &
ssepe dimicatum est. Memorabilis est
equestris pugna, qua regijs fugatis
Magnus Odonelli frater Asperum loco
cedentem hasta transfossurus fuisset,
nisi eius ictum remoueret Eugenius
Ogallachiir cognomento lunior ipsius
Magni Comes pietate & amore in Onel-
1am suorum dominorum familiam mo-
tus. In quam familiam dispari animo
fuit Cornelius Ogallachur, qui Aspero
persuasisse fertur, vt ad Anglos face-
ret transitionera, & Magnum vulnera-
uit apud Monincm iuxta Lefiiriam,
vbi equitatus vtrinque incomposite
concurrit, & Magnus equo vectus in-
terquinque equites Ibernos regios ab
Aspero in dextero latere hasta percu-
titur, & circumuentus a Cornelio sub
humero icitur. Hastarum cuspides
licet loricam non penetrauerint tamen
Magno in corpus infixerunt. Eothe-
ricus fratri auxilio veniens Asperi
pectus hasta appetit ; Asper loris
tractis equi caput toUens eius fronte
excipit Eotherici ictum, quo equus
fixus exanimis cum aspero corruit.
Sed Asper a suis leuatus Leffiriam re-
uertitur, Odonello cum peditibus ap-
propinquante. Magnus ex vulneribus
egit animam intra decimum quintum
diem, & breui Cornelius ab Odonello
deprehcnsus laqueo strangulatur." —
Fol. 171, 172.
NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT, 305
dying state. As soon as O'Domhnaill arrived at the camp he ordered a litter of
fair wattles to be made for Maghnus O'Domhnaill, [on which] to carry him over
Bearnus, This was done according to orders. Many of his dear friends and faithful
people accompanied him to Dun-na-n-gall, where a sick man's couch was prepared
for him, and O'Domhnaill's physicians were brought to cure him ; but they could
effect no cure for him. They gave him up for death. There was a Monastery
in the neighbourhood of the fortress in which were sons of life» , of the order of
St. Francis ; and the wisest of these were wont to visit him, to hear his confes-
sion, to preach to him, and to confirm his friendsliip with the Lord. He made
his confession without concealment, wept for his sins against God, repented his
evil thoughts and pride during life, and forgave him who had wounded him,
declaring that he himself was the cause, as he had made the first attack. Thus
he remained for a week, prepared for death every day, and a select father of the
aforesaid order constantly attending him, to fortify him against the snares of the
devil. He received then the body of the Lord, and afterwards died on the 22nd
of October, having gained the victory over the devil and the world. He was
interred in the burial-place of his ancestors in the aforenamed monastery.
His father, i. e. Aedh, the son of Maghnus, son of Aedh Dubh, was at this time
a very old man, living in a state of dotage near the monastery. He was in-
formed of the death of his son ; he was greatly affected ; and he was in a decline
for some time afterwards. His confessorsP were always instructing him
respecting the welfare of his soul.
This Aedh, the son of Maghnus, son of Aedh Og, son of Aedh Ruadh, son of
Niall Garbh, died on the 7th of December. He had been Lord of Keneal-Conaill,
Inis Eoghain, and Lower Connacht, for twenty-six years, until he was weakened
by the English, and bestowed his lordship, with his blessing, on his son, Aedh
Ruadh after he had escaped from the English. This Aedh, the son of Maghnus
had attained the lordship after the death of his brother Calbhach, without
m Their leader This was Captain It is the antithesis of x\}e]c bajf, i.e.
Heath. "He tooke a shott in the sons or children of death, which means
thigh whereof he shortlie after died." malefactors, or wicked or irreligious
— Docwra. persons.
° The son of their chief. — His father, p Confessors. — 2li7Tt;cA||t&e is the plu •
Aedh, was still living, but was not ral of Avn)CA-\\A or A^AnjcATtA, which
the cldef ruler of Tirconnell at the is translated " confessarius" by Colgan
time, for he had resigned to his eldest in his Trias Thaiim. p. 294, and
son. Aedh Ruadh, as early as the year " synedrus seu confessarius" at p. 298.
1592, when it is stated by the Four The term literally signifies " friend of
Masters that he was old and feeble — the soul," and is used in ancient Irish
See p. 1929. writings in the sense of spiritual di-
o Sons of life: i.e. religious persons. rector or father confessor.
20
,^06 JÍOTES TO THE PllECEDING TRACT.
treachery or fratricide, war or disturbance. He was a valiant and warlike man
and victorious in his fights and battles before and during his chieftainship and
the preyer and plunderer of the territories far and near that were bound to obey
him, asserting the right of his tribe from them until he made them obedient to
him ; a man who had laid aside the cares and anxieties of the world after having
given up his lordship to his son, and who was a good earner in tlie sight of God,
meriting rewards for his soul for a period of eight years until he died at this
period. He was interred with due honor and veneration in the monastery of St.
Francis at Dun-na-n-gall, in the burial-place of the lords who had successively
preceded him.
As for O'Domhnaill, at the expiration of the thirty days during wliich he
continued besieging the English, he prepared to leave the place in which he had
been during that period, and to go to another place not less secure, a little
further from the English, on the west brink of the Eiver Finn, between them
and Bearnas ; for he was afraid [of the effects] of the cold, rough, wintry season
on his soldiers, who were watching and guarding every night against the English
for it was then AUhallowtide ; and he thought it time to bring his army to a
place of rest after their great labor, for they had not slept at ease for a long time.
The forces proceeded to the aforesaid place. They pitched a camp under the
shelter of the wood that was in the vicinity of the river. They erected military
tents and habitations, and proceeded to cut down the trees around them, and
raised a strong rampart between themselves and their enemies, so that it was
difficult to get across it to attack them. Here he passed the time until news
reached him that two sliips had arrived from Spain to the Irish, who were engag-
ed in the war, with money and arms, powder and lead. These ships put in at
the harbour of Inbhirmori in Connacht. He sent the same news to O'NeiU
and went himself to Connacht in the month of December ; leaving after him his
brother, Rudhraighe O'Domhnaill, with the greater part of his forces, in the camp
which we have mentioned, to defend the country. On his arrival in Tir-Fhiachracli
of the Muaidhe, he sent messengers to the above-mentioned ships, to request them
come into the harbour of Kealla-beaga''. He remained himself at Dun-Neill ;s for
it was the festival of the Nativity of the Lord, and he solemnized the first days
^ Of Inbhirmor, bjbiti ti)Ó|\, Portus ^Dun-Neill: i.e. the Dun or Fort
maynus, now Broad Haven, in the of Niall, now DunneiU, alias Castle-
north of the barony of Erris, and quarter, a townland in the parish of
county of Mayo. Docwra says that Kilmacshalgan, barony of Tireragh,
these ships put in at Calebeg, now and county of Sligo. — See Genealogies,
Killybegs. Tribes, &c., of Ui-Fiachrach, pp. 134,
r Kealla-beaga See this place al- 135, 171, 175, 262, 305, 306, and the
ready referred to under the years 1513, map to the same Avork.
1516, 1550. Now Killybegs.
NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT. 307
of the festival with due veneration. News came to him that O'Neill had come
after him into the country ; and he delayed no longer, but set out to me?t O'Neill •
They met soon after on the road, face to face, and went forthwith to Dun-na-
n-gall. Thither the chiefs of the North went to meet them.
The ships aforementioned put in at the harbour of Teilinn, t near Kealla-bcaga.
All tlie money and other necessaries that were in them [which were sent to the
Irish chiefs] were brought to them to Dun-na-n-gall, and divided into two parts,
of which O'Neill and his confederates in the war received one, and O'Domhnaill
and his allies the other."
P. 246. — The Ik of Inche. This is the only island in Loch Swilly, County of
Donegal, and lies about one mile off Church-town. It comprises 3,039 English
acres which are chiefly under pasture and tillage.
P. 24G — The Liffer, in Irish le]cbeAtt, now Lifford, a small assize town on
the west side of the River Foyle in the barony of Raphoe and County of Donegal.
P. 246 — Castle Fijn, In Irish CAjrle^T) i^a V}r)x)e-, i.e. Castle of the [river]
Finn, now Castlefinn, a small village on the river from which it derives its
name, in the barony of Raphoe and County of Donegal. See Annals of the
Four Masters at the years 1434, 1442, 1480, 1331, 1588.
P. 247. — His own sonne Tirlogh, This is probably the Tirlagh O'Neale men-
tioned in Pynnars Survey of Ulster, as having received a grant of 4000 acres of
land in the precinct of Dungannon : " Tirlagh O'Neale hath four thousand acres.
Upon this he hath made a piece of a Bawne, which is five feet high, and hath
been so a long time. He hath made no Estates to his tenants, and aU of them
do plough after the Irish manner." — Harris Hibernica, p. 211,
The Editor has discovered nothing more of the history of this Tirlogh, or his
descendants if he left any.
P. 247. — Calebeg, in Irish CeAllA l)eA5A, i.e. the small churches, now Killy-
begs, a small town in the barony of Banagh, County of Donegal. According to
the Irish accounts these two ships had first put in at Inbhir-mor, now Broad
Haven in the Erris, Co. of Mayo, but that they afterwards sailed northwards
and put in at Teilinn harbour, about seven miles westwards of Killybegs. Here
the Irish accounts are certainly more correct, as Docwra had the account of
the movement of those foreign ships from report only.
P. 247. — Which I stand not upon to make particular mention of. The preys
and excursions made by Niall Garbh O'Domhnaill and his followers are noticed
by the Four Masters as follows : —
" A.D. 1600. Niall Garbh O'Domhnaill remained with his brothers and with
his English at Leith-bhear, as we have already stated , and they made a hosting
t Harbour of Teilinn, now Teelin, about seven miles westwards of Killy-
a small harbour about a mile and a begs, in the barony of Banagh, and
■half long, but very narrow, situate county of Donegal,
308 NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT.
into Oireacht-Ui-Chathain in quest of prey and booty ; and they did not halt
until they arrived at the Dianait, [now Burn Dennet, in the Parish of
Donaghedjs barony of Strabane, and Co. of Tyrone,] where a great number
of O'Neill's people met them. A battle was fought, in which many were slain
on both sides, and O'Neill's people were defeated. Niall with his English
then returned to their houses in Leith-bhear with many spoils and in
triumph.
" On another occasion after this, Niall with liis brothers and with his English,
went into Tir-Eoghain, (Tyrone,) and the entire of Gleann-Aiclile (Glenelly,
bar. Strabane,) was plundered by them.
" They gave another defeat to the sons of Feardorcha son of John, son of
Domhnall at Cnoc Buidhbh, (Knockavoe near Strabane,) where they slew many
persons. Toirr-dhealbhach Og O'Coinne and several others were taken
prisoners, and they afterwards exacted sixty marks for his ransom.
"Baile-Nua (now Newtown Stewart) in Tir Eoghain and Caislean-na-Deirge
(Castlederg) were taken by Niall and the English, but they were recovered from
tliem shortly afterwards," p. 2227.
P. 247 Phelim Reogh. He was the head of a sept of the O'Dohertys',
called Mac Devitts. For a curious anecdote of this person, see Annals of the
Four Masters, A.D. 1595, p. 1979. He afterwards burned the town erected by
Docwra at Derry, for which reason the sept of the Mac Devitts are still locally
called 'Biirnderrys.'"
P. 248 About Christmas this yeare died Sir Robert O'Doghertie. Accord-
ing to the Four Masters he died on the 27th of January, A.D. 1601, and they
add, that '• O'Domhnaill nominated Felim Og, the brother of the deceased, the
O'Dochartaigh [O'Doherty] ; but that the Clann-Ailin, and the Clann-Daibheitt
took Cathaeir, the son of the deceased John to Derry, where Sir Henry
Docwra styled him O'Dochartaigh to spite O'Domhnaill." Compare also O'SuUe-
van Beare's Hist. Cathol. Iber. fol. 172. It should be remarked that the English
did not begin the year with the month of January, their 1601, not commencing
till the 25th of March.
Mac Swyne Fanaght, i.e. Mac Suibhne or Sweeny of Fanad, a territory in
the north of Tirconnell, or county of Donegal extending from Lough SwiUy to
Mulroy Lough, and from the Sea southwards to Rathmelton. See Annals of
the Four Masters, A.D. 1186, p. 71, note s. It is divided from O'Doherty's
country by a bay of the Sea, that is Lough Swilly.
P. 250 Ramullan, in Irish, Rac ?f)AeUvin, i.e. Maelan's or Mullan's fort,
now EathmuUen, a small town consisting of a single street in the west margin
of Lough Swilly, in the barony of Kilmacrenan and Co. of Donegal. The
Castle of this place was the principal residence of Mac Sweeny Fanad. See
Annals of the Four Masters, A.D. 1516, p. 1335, note «.
P. 251. — Sleuyght-Art, S^cc 2liT^c, i.e. the race of Art. The inhabitants
of this tract were the descendants of Art, son of Conn Mor, son of Henry
NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT. 309
O'Neill. The senior of this sept at this time was young Tirlogh, sou of Sir
Arthur, son of Tirlogh Lenogh.
P. 231. — Castle Derg, in Irish, CAirleAi) i)a tietxse, i.e. the Castle of the
[river] Derg, now Castlederg, a small village in the barony of Omagh, Co. of
Tyrone.
P. 231 Coolmackatren, in Irish, Ciiil-TT)ic.An-Ciieoit), i.e. the corner or angle
of Mac an Treoin. This name is now obsolete though not yet altogether
forgotten, but it has received the alias name of Castleforward. It is situate
on an arm of Loch Swilly, near the boundary of the baronies of Inishowen and
Kaphoe, Co. ofDonegal. See Annals of the Four Masters, A.D. 1440, and 1329.
P. 231. — Cargan, in Irish, CAiT^tiSTi)? i.e. a small rock, now Carrigins, a small
village on the river Poyle, about three miles to the south of the city of London-
derry. See Annals of the Four Masters, A.D. 1490, p. 1180, note *.
P. 233. — Newtowne, a Castle in Tyrone, in Irish, \)s\]lc tjua, i.e. new town,
now Newtown Stewart, in the barony of Strabane, Co. of Tyrone. See Annals
of the Four Masters, A.D. 1600, p. 2227, note^.
Sir Josias Bodley describes this place as folloM^s, in September, 1608 : " The
Newtowne is a place much ruined ; howbeit if it be thought fitt to be held,
(whereof I can see no necessity, if the Garrisons at O'Magh be increased to any
strength,) it may be made sufficiently defensible by some small repayring of
the Castle, and raysing the walls that encloseth it in some parts scarping the
banke towards the river side and casting a ditch about it, whereof the charge
may be £130."
P. 253 — Tirlogh Magyiylson, in Irish, CoifiT\>5l)eAlb})Ac}} 2í)ac ■N]AU5bui"Aii).
P. 253 — Ainoch, a Castle of O'Caine's, in Irish, C:at)ac}j, i.e. Marsh. This
Castle is called the Tower of Enagh, by Ware in his Annals, under the year
1533, and "Arx nobilissima familiae O'Cathanorum" by Colgan, who describes
its situation as " tertia tantum milliari versus aquilonem distans ab ipsa Civitate
Dorensi." Trias Thaum. p. 450, note 51. This Castle is shown on several
maps of Ulster, made in the reign of James I. as situate on an island in
Lough Enagh East, in the parish of Clondermot, near the City of Londonderry.
There are no ruins of it at present. See Annals of the Four IMasters, A.D.
1555, note h.
P. 253. — Ballyshannon, t)eAl-ArbA-SeAi)A]5?), i.e. mouth of Seanach's ford.
This is now a considerable town on the river Erne, in the south of the County
of Donegal. It appears from several letters of Queen Elizabeth, that she had
meditated for a long time to occupy this position, as well as the Derry, with
English troops, as absolutely necessary to do service upon the rebels of
Tirconnell ; but no eifectual force was sent till the appointment of Sir Henry
Docwra and Sir Mathew Morgan.
P. 255 — Cormac mac Baron, ConttjAc n)AC At) bAtiúin, he was the brother of
Hugh, Earl of Tyrone. lie possessed the lands around the fort of Augher, in
the barony of Clogher, Co. of Tyrone.
310 NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT.
P. 255. — The Ahhaye of Dunnagall, in Irish, "Owx) t)A tj-saU, i.e. a fort of the
foreigners, now Donegal, in the barony of Tirhugh, Co. of Donegal. This
monastery was founded for Franciscan friars in the year 1474, by Aedh Euadh,
son of Niall Garbh O'Domhnaill, cliief of Tirconnell, and his wife Finola,
daughter of Conchobhar na Srona O'Briain, King of Thoniond. The remains
of the building are still to be seen in tolerable preservation at a short distance
from the town of Donegal. See Annals of the Four Masters, Ed. J.O'D. In-
troductory Remarks, p. xxviii. xxix.
The Four Masters give the following account of the proceedings of Xiall
Garbh and the English in Tirconnell, from this period until O'Domhnaill set
out for Kinsale :
*' As soon as O'Domhnaill heard of the arrival of this numerous army at the
place which we have before mentioned, he assembled his forces, and did not halt
until he crossed the Coirr-sliabh, and the [River] Buille, into Magh-luirg ; and
pitched his camp directly opposite them [his enemies]. Tliey remained thus for
some time face to face, spying and watching each other. Many were the con-
flicts, man-slaughters, and affrays which took place between them while they
remained thus in readiness for each other, until [at length] the English army
became wearied, and returned in sorrow to their houses.
" After this, news reached O'Domhnaill, that Niall Garbh, the son of Conn, son
of Calbhach, with his [O'Donnell's] English and Irish, had come from the east [of
Tirconnell], across Bearnas, and encamped at Dun-na- n-gall, in the east of Tir-
Aedha. When O'Domhnaill received the news that the English had arrived at that
place he felt grieved for the misfortune of the monastery, and that the English
should occupy and inhabit it instead of the Sons of Life and the Culdees, whose
rightful property it was till then ; and he could not forbear from going to try if he
could relieve them. "What he did was this : he left the farmers and betaghs of Tir-
connell, with their herds and flocks throughout Lower Connacht, with some of his
soldiers to protect them against [invaders from] the harbours, kerns, and foreign
tribes, [and] he himself proceeded with the greater part of his army, across the
[rivers] Sligach, Dubh, Drobhaeis, and Eirne, northwards, and pitched his camp
in strong position exactly at Carraig, which is upwards of two thousand paces
from Dun-na-n-gall, where Niall Garbh O'Domhnaill and his English were [sta-
tioned]. As for O'Domhnaill he ordered great numbers of his forces alternately to
blockade the monastery by day and night, so as to prevent the English from
coming outside its walls to destroy anything in the country. Neither of the armies
did by any means pass their time happily or pleasantly, for killing and destroy-
ing, conflict and shooting, were carried on by each party against the other. The
English were reduced to great straits and distress by the long siege in which they
were kept by O'DomhnaiU's people ; and some of them used to desert to O'Domh-
naill's camp in twos and threes, in consequence of the distress and straits in which
tliey were from the want of a proper ration of food. Thus they passed the time
until the end of September, when God willed to take revenge and satisfaction of
NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT, 311
the English for the profanation and abuse which they had offered to the churclies
and apartments of the psalm-singing ecclesiastics, namely of the monastery of
Dun-na-n-gall, and the monastery of Machaire-beag, in which the English whom
we have mentioned were quartered and encamped, and others of them who were in
the castle of Dun-na-n-gall. The vengeance which God wreaked upon them was
this, however it came to pass, viz., fire fell among the powder which they had in
the monastery of Dun-na-n-gall for carrying on the war; so that the boarded apart-
ments.and all the stone and wooden buildings of the entire monastery were burned.
As soon as the spies and sentinels, whom O'Domhnaill had posted to spy and watch
the English, perceived the brown-red mass of flames, and the dense cloud of vapor
and smoke that rose up over the monastery, they began to discharge their leaden
bullets and their fiery flashes, in order that O'Domhnaill might [hear them, and]
immediately come to them, to attack the English, for they thought it would oc-
casion too long a delay to send him messengers. This signal was not slowly
responded to by O'Domhnaill and his army, for they vehemently and rapidly ad-
vanced with their utmost speed, in troops and squadrons, to where their peo^jle
were at the monastery. Bloody and furious was the attack which they made
upon the English and their own friends and kinsmen who were there. It was
difiicult and [almost] impossible for O'Domhnaill's people to withstand the fire
of the soldiers who were in the monastery and the castle of Dun-na-n-gall, and
in a ship which was in the harbour opposite them ; yet, however, O'Domhnaill's
people had the better of it, although many of them were cut off. Among the
gentlemen who fell here on the side of O'Domhnaill was Tadlig, the son of
Cathal Og Mac Diarmad, a distinguished captain of the Sil-Maeilruanaidh. On
the other side fell Conn Og, the son of Conn, the brother of Niall Garbh O'Domh-
naill, with three hundred others, in that slaughter.
As soon as Niall Garbh O'Domhnaill perceived the great jeopardy in which his
people and the English were, he passed unnoticed westwards, along the margin
of the harbour, to Machaire-beag, where a great number of the English were
[stationed] ; and he took them -with him to the relief of the other party of
English, who were reduced to distress by O'Domhnaill and his people ; and the
crew of the ship proceeded to fight, and kept up a fire in defence of them, until
they had passed inside the central walls of the monastery.
When O'Domhnaill observed the great strength of the place in which they were
and the great force that had come to the relief of the Englisli, he ordered his
soldiers to withdraw from the conflict and to return back ; for he did not deem
it meet that they should be cut off in an unequal contest. This was done at
his bidding ; and he removed his camp nearer to the monastery, and sent some
of his people to Machaire-beag, where the English whom Niall Garbh had brought
with him to assist his people were [stationed]. The burning of the monastery
and this occurrence, happened precisely on Michatlmas-day.
O'Domhnaill remained thus blockading the English, and reducing them to
great straits and exigencies, from the end of September to the end of October,
312
NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT.
Avithout any deed of note being achieved between them during that time, until
news [at length] reached them that a Spanish fleet had arrived in the south
of Ireland, to assist the Irish who were at war."
Compare this and Docwra's text with P. O'SuIlevan Beare's Hist Cathol. Iber.
tom. 3, lib. 6, c. 5, fol. 173. Compare also Mooney's account of tlie burning
of the monastery of Donegal in the Rev. M. Kelly's recent edition of O'SuIle-
van Beare's work.
P. 256 A brother of his owne. According to the Four Masters this was
Conn Og, son of Conn. He is the ancestor of Manus O'Donnell, Esq. of Castle-
bar and of the O'Donnells of Spain and Austria, whose descent, as well as that of
Sir Richard O'Donnell of Newport and of the Rev. Constantine O'Donnell, from
Conn, Chief of Tirconnell, will be seen in the following genealogical table ; —
1. Conn, Chief of Tirconnell, d. 1583
2. Niall Garbh,
1st son, who son, d. 1649,
left issue, I
I John, d. 1655,
3. Col. Maghnus, I
I I
AedhBuidhe,2nd 2. Conn Og, third son.
si. 1646.
I
Roger O'D.
5. Col.
O'D.
Manus
d. 1736,
6. Hugh More,
I
7. Sir Neale,
I
8. Sir Neale
I
9. Sir Richd.O'D.
Connell,L.L. Co.
Donegal in 1689,
°| '5
Hugh of Lark-
field, 6
Con of Larkfield 7. Manus,
I
I
3. Maghnus,
I
4. Calbhach Ruadh,
settled in Co. Mayo,
Aedh,
I
Calbhach Dubh,
7. Joseph,
Hugh of Lark- 8. Joseph, Capt. 8. Charles,
field, I I
I 9. Joseph O'D. 9. Leopold,
Con O'Donnell of Esq.
Larkfield, Esq. I
I 10. Manus O'D.
7. Henry,
I
8. Joseph,
Count O'D,
of Newport,
Rev. Constan-
tine O'Donnell,
now living in
England.
Esq. of Cas-
tlebar,
Count de 9. Maurice,
Lucena, now Count O'D.
General in I
Spanish Ser-10- Maximihan
vice Count O'D.
General in
the Austri-
an Service.
Colonel Manus O'Donnell, No. 5, supra, the ancestor of the Newport family, is
set down in the list of Subscribers to Mac Curtin's Vindication of the Antiquity of
Ireland, as head of a Branch of the O'Donnells. According to the traditions of
Ballycroy, he was the son of Roger O'Donnell by a Margaret Shell, but his
legitimacy was questioned by the O'Donnell's of Larkfield and Greyfield, and
other members of the family. It was frequently asserted in articles in the Dublin
Evening Post by the late Con O'Donnell of Larkfield. This may be the reason
why Charles 0' Conor of Belanagare makes Hugh O'Donnell of Larkfield the chief
of the Tirconnell line. See Dissertations, First Edition, p. 231.
P. 256 — Newtowne and Castle-Derg.. The Masters inform us that these
Castles were recovered from Niall Garbh and the EngUsh shortly after they had
taken them ; but they do not say by what means they were recovered.
P, 257. — Ashrowe in Ix'iúiEas Ruaidh, now Assaroe, a towuland containing the
NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT. 313
ruins of an abbey situate about a mile west of Bally shannon. The name was
originally applied to the cataract at Ballyshannon, now called the Salmon Leap.
p. 259. Caue Ballagh mac Richard, in Irish Cumhaighe Ballach mac Ricaird,
i.e. Cooey the Freckled, son of Richard.
P. 259. — Dongevin, in Irish Dun Geimhin, i.e Geirahin's fort, now Dungiven
a small town in the barony of Keenaght, Co. of Londonderry. No part of the
ruins of this Castle (which stood on the bank of the river Roe to the south of
the village) now remain.
P. 260 Terwin mac Guirck, now Termonmagurk in the barony of Omagh,
County of Tyrone.
P. 260. — Omy, in Irish, Omaighe, now Omagh, a town in a barony of the
same name County of Tyrone.
P. 260. — Dongannon, in Irish Dun-Geanain, i.e. Geanain's fort, now Dun-
gannon, a town in a barony of the same name, County of Tyrone. This was
the chief residence of Hugh, Earl of Tyrone.
P. 160 Lough Sidney. This was a name given to Loch n-Eathacli, or
Lough Neagh, in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, from Sir Henry Sidney, Lord
Deputy of Ireland.
P. 260. — Mountjoy. The ruins of this fort or Castle are situate near Belle-
ville, not far from Stewartstown, in the barony of Dungannon and Co. of Tyrone.
P. 260. — Charlemont. The Castle of Charlemont is still a place of impor-
tance, being the Ordnance depot for the north of Ireland, and head quarters
for the artillery of the district. Charlemont and Moy may be said now to form
one town, being merely separated by the Blackwater, the former being on the
Armagh, and tlie latter on the Tyrone side of the river.
P. 260 — Foghan, now Faughan, a river in the barony of Tirkeeran, Co. of
Londonderry, falling into Loch Foyle nearly opposite the fort of Culmore.
P. 260. — Eairgibbon river. This is unquestionably the river called Dianait by
the Irish, and now Burndennet or Bundennet, a stream floAving through the
parish of Donaghedy in the barony of Strabane, Co. of Tyrone, and paying its
tribute to the river of Loch Foyle, nearly opposite Port Hall in the parish of
Clonleigh.
P. 261 . — The Band, i.e. the river of Lower Bann.
P. 262. — The honnor of knighthood. It is not generally known that Sir Cahir
O'Doherty was knighted for his bravery in fighting against the O'Neills. Such,
however, was the case, as is clear from our author's text. He was as great
an enemy to O'Domhnaill as was Niall Garbh, and his rebellion when too late
had its origin in a personal insult.
P. 263. — Clogher, the head of an ancient bishopric in a barony of the same
name and County of Tyrone.
P. 263. — Augher, a small town situate two miles to the north-east of Clogher.
The castle of this place was situate on an island called Fraechmhagh by the
Four Masters at the year 1 602, where they have the following passage :
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A.D. 1C02. " A hostingwas made by Niall Garbh O'Domhnaill and the English
and Irish along with liim, from Fraechmhagh in Tir-Eogliain, by order of the
Lord Justice, who was at the same time laying siege to the island of Fraech.
mliagh. He plundered Cormac, son of the Baron, who was the brother of
O'Neill, and also Boston [Harry Hoveden], and the country westwards as far
as Machaire Stefonach, and carried many preys and spoils to Fraechmhagh,
to the Lord Justice." — p. 2323,
P. 264. — The Ghjnns. Tyrone at this time had betaken himself to the woods
of Glenconkeine, near the old church of Ballynascreen in the barony of Lough-
insholin. County of Londonderry.
P. 265. — Sleugh Gillen, in Lrish, Sliahh Callainn, i.e. Callann's mountain,
now anglict Slieve Gallion, a remarkable mountain on the confines of the
Counties of Londonderry and Tyrone, forming the southern boundary of the
great valley of Glenconkeine.
P. 266. — My Lord icrote fur Borie O'Bonnell. The Four Masters thought
that Niall Garbh was offered all Tirconnell to be held by Patent under the Crown
of England ; but that refusing this he got himself inaugurated O'Donnell at Kil-
macrenan, which exasperated the Lord Deputy so much that he set up Eory
O'Donnell in preference to him. In this however they were mistaken, for
DocAvra had so blasted the character of Niall Garbh in the eyes of the Lord
Deputy, that he could not be prevailed upon to recommend his being created
Earl of Tirconnell. P. O'SuUevan Beare states that Niall Garbh appeared be-
fore the Council at Dublin, and asserted that Ireland was conquered not by tlie
arms of England, but by himself, and expressed his great dissatisfaction at
the unjust manner in wliich he was treated by them.
P. 268. — That hee had now taken in Tyrone. If Queen Elizabeth had lived a
few months longer O'Neill would never have been taken into mercy, for, writing
to Mountjoy on the 9th of October, 1602, she says ;
' ' Lastly, for Tyrone, we do so much mislike to give him any Grace, that
hath been the only Autlior of so much Effusion of blood, and the most un-
grateful Viper to us tliat raised him, and one that hath so often deceived us,
both when lie hath craved his pardon, and when he hath received it of us, as
when we consider how much the World will impute to us of weakness to sheAv
favour to him now, as if without that, we could not give an end to this He-
bellion, we still remain determined not to give him Grace of any kind." — 'Mo-
ryson, b. III. c. I. vol. II. p. 225.
After this her Majesty's Officers in Ireland had recourse to every stratagem
that cunning and subtlety could suggest to take him prisoner or assassinate him ;
but fortunately for him, he had been educated in their own school, and had
learned to avoid them with equal skill and caution. The Lord Deputy com-
plains of his skill in keeping on his head, and of the inviolable honor of his
followers, who could not be induced by any bribe he could offer, to lay violent
hands upon his sacred person, in a letter to the Lords in England written on
NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TllACT. 315
the 25th of February, 1602-3, from which an extract is here given as a curious
specimen of the politics and morals of those times :
" And it is most sure that never Traitor knew better how to keep his own
Head than this, nor any Subjects have a more dreadful Awe to lay violent
Hands on their sacred Prince, than these people have to touch the persons of
their O'Neals ; and he, that hath as pestilent a Judgment as ever any had, to
nourish and to spread his own Infection, hath the ancient Swelling and Desire
of Liberty in a conquered Nation to work upon, thtir Fear to be rooted out,
& to have their OAvn faults punished upon all particular Discontents, and gene-
rally, over all the Kingdome, the Fear of Persecution for Religion, the debasing
of the Coin (which is grievous unto all sorts) and a Death and Famine, which
is already begun, and must, of Necessity, grow shortly to Extremity, the
least of which alone have been many Times sufficient Motives to drive the
best and most quiet Estates into sudden confusion . These will keep all spirits
from settling, breed new Combinations, and, I fear, even stir the Towns them-
selves to solicit foreign Aid," &c. &c.
It appears by another letter given by Moryson book iii. c. 2. and dated 25th
March 1603, addressed by Mountjoy to Blaster Secretary, that the designs against
O'Neill at the time of his being received unto mercy were exceedingly dark and
inhuman.
" I have received by Captain Hays her Majesty's Letters of the 6th of
February, wherein I am directed to send for Tyrone, with promise of security
for his life only, and upon his arrival, without further Assurance, to make
staye with him till her Pleasure should be further known ; and at the same
Time, I received another from her Majesty, of the 17th February, wherein it
pleased her to enlarge the Authority given unto me, to assure him of Life,
Liberty, and Pardon, upon some conditions remembered therein ; and withal
I received a letter from yourself of the 18th of February, recommending to
me your own Advice, to fulfil (as far as I possibly could) the Meaning of
her Majesty's first letter, and signifying her Pleasure that I should seek by
all the best Means I can, to promise him his Pardon by some other Name than
Earl of Tyrone, and rather by the name of Baron of Dungannon, or if needs
must be, by the name of some other Earl. Secondly to deliver him liis Country
in less Quantity, and with less Power than before he had. And lastly to force
him to clear his Paces and Passages, made difficult by him against any Entry
into his Country. And now, since it hath pleased her Majessy, by so great a
Trust, to give me so comfortable Arguments of her Favour, I am incouraged
the more freely to presume to declare myself in this great Matter, which I call
great, because the Consequence is great and dangerous to be dealt in without
the Warrant of her gracious Inter j)retation. And though my opinion herein
should proceed from a long and advised Consideration, described with large and
many Circumstances, and confirmed with strong and judicial Reasons, yet,
because I think it fit to hasten away this Messenger, I will write of these Things
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somewhat, though on tlie sudden, and commit the rest to the sufficient judgment
and Relation of the Lord President, now in his Journey towards you ; and the
rather, because 1 find him to concur with me in the Apprehension of this
Cause, and of the State of all other things of this Kingdom. And first for her
Majesty's first Letter, I pray you. Sir, believe Me that I have omitted nothing,
both by Power and Policy, to ruin him, and utterly to cut him off; and if, by
either, I procure his Head, before I have engaged her Royal Word for his
Safety, / do protest I will do it ; and much more be ready to possess myself of
his Person, if, by only Promise of Life, or by any other Means whereby I shall
not directly scandal the Majesty of publick Faith, I can procure him to put
himself into my Power. But to speak my opinion freely, I think that he, or
any Man in his Life, which he knoweth how so well to secure by many other
Ways ; for, if he fly into Spain, that is the least whereof he can be assured,
and Most men (but especially he) do make little Difference between the value
of their Life and Liberty ; and to deceive him I think it will be hard, for though
Wiser Men than he may be over-reached, yet he hath so many Eyes of Jealousy
awake." — Moryson book iii. c. 2, Ed. of 1735, vol. ii. p. 275.
In the mean time Queen Elizabeth died, (on the 24th of March, 160f ) and
Fynes Moryson boasts that he himself contrived by laudable cunning that
O'Neill should make his submission to her, though he (Moryson) knew that she
was dead. He made his submission on his knees at Mellifont on the 30th of
March following, but when he heard the news of the Queen's death, he could
not refrain from tears, being now a sexaginarian, and seeing the helpless state
to which he was reduced by the artifice of his enemies ; for the pardon and pro-
tection he received rested on the dead body of Elizabeth. He had also lost the
opportunity, cither of continuing the war against a weak prince, or making a
meritorious submission to the new sovereign who was believed to have deduced
his descent from the ancient Irish.
The Lord Deputy's honor was however pledged, and accordingly on the 6th
of April, he did not only renew his protection in King James's name, but soon
after gave him liberty to return to Ulster to settle his aff^iirs ; but first, O'Neill,
now once more Earl of Tyrone, delivered up hostages, and also renewed his
submission in a set form of words, wherein he "abjured all foreign power and
jurisdiction in general, and the King of Spain's in particular," and renounced
the name of O'lS'eill and all power and authority over the Urrighs of Ulster and
all his lands, except such as should be granted to him by the King ; and he pro-
mised future obedience, and to discover his correspondence with the Spaniards.
At the same time he wrote a letter to the King of Spain, requesting to send
home to him his eldest son Henry, who, however, never returned, for he was
soon after strangled at Brussels. See the Rev. M. Kelly's Edition of O'Sulle-
van's Beare Hist. Cathol. Iber.
P, 268. It wa? Treason by the Law. Mountjoy was certainly mistaken in
this.
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P. 271. — And as another writing a Discourse upon the Battaile of Kinsaile.
This evidently alludes to Fynes Moryson's account of the victory at Kinsale.
P. 274 Brake out into open Rebellion, hut that fell out a good while after.
O'Doherty broke out into open rebellion in 1 608, and was slain under the rock
of Doon near Kilmacrenan, on the 5th of July that year, as appears by an In-
quisition taken 6th Jac. I. See Annals of the Four Masters, A.D. 1608, p.
2358, and P. O'Sullevan Beare's Hist. Cathol. Iber. torn. 4, lib. 1, cap. V.
The Four Masters give the following account of the proceeding of the O'Domh-
naill, from the period of the defeat at Kinsale to that of the death of Aedh,
Earl of Tyrone, at Rome. See Annals of the Four Masters, p. 2324,5.
•'As for O'Neill and the Irish [adherents] who remained in Ireland after the
defeat at Kinsale, what O'Domhnaill (Aedh Euadh) had instructed and com-
manded them to do, before his departure for Spain, was to exert their bravery in
defence of their patrimony against the English; until he should return with forces
to their relief, and to remain in the camp in which they [then] were, because their
loss was small, although they had been routed. He had observed to them also
that it would not be easy for them to return safe to their country, if that were
their wish, because their enemies and adversaries would pursue and attack them ;
and those who had been affectionate and kind towards them, on their coming
into Munster, would be spiteful and malicious towards them on their return to
their territories, and that they would attack and plunder them, and scoff at and
mock them.
* ' The chiefs of the Irish did not, however, take his advice, and did not attend
to his request, because he himself was not among them ; but they resolved on
returning to their territories. They afterwards set out in separate hosts, with-
out ceding the leadership to any one lord ; but each lord and chieftain apart,
with his own friends and faithful people following him. Alas ! how different
were the spirit, courage, energy, hauteur, threatening, and defiance of the Irish,
on their return back at this time, from those they had when they first set out on
this expedition. The surmises of the Prince O'Domhnaill, and every thing which
he predicted, were verified ; for, not only did their constant enemies rise up be-
fore and after them to give them battle, but their [former] friends, confederates,
and allies, rose up, and were attacking and shooting them on every narrow road
through which they passed. It was not easy for the chiefs and gentlemen
the soldiers and warriors, to protect and defend their people, on account of the
length of the way that lay before them, the number of their enemies, and the
severity and inclemency of the boisterous winter season, for it was then the end
of winter precisely. Ilowbeit they reached their territories after great dangers,
without any remarkable loss ; and each lord of a territory began to defend his
patrimony as well as he was able.
' ' Rudhraighe O'Domhnaill, the son of Aedh, son of Maghnus, was he to whom
O'Domhnaill had, on the night before his departure, left the government of his
people and lands, and everything which was hereditary to him, until he should
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return 1)3011 again ; and he had commanded O'Neill and Rudhraighe to be friendly
to each other, as themselves both had been. They promised him this thing.
" The Kineal-Conaill then thronged around the representative of their prince,
though most of them deemed the separation from their former hero and leader
as the separation of soul from body. O'Domhnaill's son, Rudhraighe, proceeded
to lead his people with resoluteness and constant bravery through every difficult
and intricate passage, and through every danger and peril which they had to en-
counter since they left Kinsale until they arrived, in the very beginning of spring,
in Lower Connacht, where the cows, farmers, property, and cattle of the Kineal-
Conaill were [dispersed] throughout the country, in Corann, in Luighne, and in
Tir-Fhiachrach of the Muaidhe. God was the herdsman and shepherd who had
come to them thither ; for although O'Domhnaill, at his departure, had left his
people much of the cattle of the neighbouring territories, Rudhraighe did not suffer
them to be forcibly recovered from him by any territory from which they had
been taken ; for he distributed and stationed his soldiers and warriors upon the
gaps of danger and the undefended passes of the country, so that none would
attempt to come through them to plunder or persecute any of his people.
" O'Gallchubhair (Eoghan the son of John), had been keeping the castle of
Baile-an-mhotaigh for O'Domhnaill, since lie set out for Munster, until this time ;
but as soon as Rudhraighe returned he gave the castle up to him, so that it was
under his command."
" The castle of Baile-atha-Seanaigh, in which guards had been placed by
O'Domhnaill, was taken by Niall Garbh O'Domhnaill and the English, after they
had broken and greatly battered it by a great gun which they had carried to it ;
and the warders, seeing that there was no assistance or relief at hand, escaped
from it by flight. This castle was taken in spring.
"Inis-Saimer [at Ballyshannon] and Inis-mic-Conaill were taken by Aedli
Buidhe, the son of Conn O'Domhnaill ; and Cormac the son of Donnchadh Og
Meg-Uidhir, was also taken prisoner by him.
" Niall Garbh, with his brothers, and the English, went in boats on Loch
Eirne, and took and destroyed Inis-keithlinn. They also took [the monasteries
of] Daimhinis and Lisgabhail, and left warders in them."
" Mac Suibhne Bagh-aineach (Donnchadh the son of Maeil-muire) came over
to Niall O'Domhnaill and the English. Niall and Mac Suibhne fought a battle
with a party of the Meg-Uidliir and Mac Cabas, in which many were slain ; and
Brian, the son of Dubh-gall Mac Caba, was taken prisoner by them.
" The island of Cill-Tighearnaigh, [Killierny bar. of Lurg] in Fermanagh,
was taken by Domhnall, the son of Conn O'Domhnaill ; and he carried off many
spoils from it.
" Aedh Buidhe, the son of Conn O'Domhnaill, took a prey from Tuathal, son
of Felim Dubh O'Neill, in the country of the Slicht-Airt O'Neill.
' ' Sir Oliver Lambert came in the summer to Sligeach with a numerous army
of English and Irish, and there encamped against Rudhraighe O'Domhnaill, who
NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT. 319
was to the south of them, and against [the inhabitants of] Lower Connacht in
general to try whether they could seize on any of their property. Cath-bhar, the
son of Aedh Dubh O'Domhnaill, went and ratified his peace and friendship with
Sir Oliver. The place at which Cath-bhar had his residence and fortress at this
time was Dun- Aille, [Dunally] to the west of Sligeach ; [and] Sir Oliver and Cath-
bhar prepared to go with their forces into Fermanagh, in search of prey and spoils.
'• As soon as Rudhraighe O'Domhnaill heard of this expedition, it grieved him
that his allies and friends should be plundered, without coming to their relief, if
he could ; and he repaired to O'Ruairc (Brian Og), to request of him to join his
forces, that they might engage the English at a pass where he expected to get
an advantage of them. He also req^uested him to assist him in the war until
O'Domhnaill should return to relieve the Irish, and to give him one of his strong
impregnable castles, as a resting place for his wounded, disabled, feeble, and sick
l)eople ; and, moreover, that he would allow his people [to remove] with their
property and cattle into his territory. O'Ruairc refused the son of O'Domhnaill
everything he requested of him, and the other was grieved and insulted at his
refusal ; but seeing that he was not strong enough to cope with the English, he
remained to protect his own people.
•' As for Sir Oliver, he and Cath-bhar went, with their muster, and plundered
the neighbouring parts of Fermanagh ; and, after carrying oif many spoils, they
returned to their houses.
" Sir Oliver was informed of the proceedings of Rudhraighe O'Domhnaill, and
how he had requested of O'Ruairc to join him, to obstruct him [Sir Oliver] in the
expedition which we have before mentioned, and his animosity against him grew
greater on account of it ; and he, therefore, sent for additional forces to Athluain,
to wreak his vengeance upon Rudhraighe. As soon as Rudliraighe heard that
the English of Athluain were approaching him from the south side, and the En-
glish of Sligeach from the other side, he collected his property, his cattle, flocks,
and herds, [and moved] with them across Coirrsliliabh-na-Seaghsa into Magh.
luirg, from thence across the Sinann into Muintir-Eolais, and to Sliabh-an-
larainn, in Conmaicne-Rein ; so that the English seized no portion of them ; and
the English of Athluain returned to their homes without gaining any victory on
that occasion. The people of the son of O'Domhnaill [then] returned back again
with their cattle to the places from which they had set out, namely to Corann,
Luighne, and Tir-Fhiachrach.
" Rudhraighe himself then set out with all his forces, and arrived at the is-
land of Loch-Iasgach [Esk] to the east side of Dun-na-n-gall, where O'Domli-
naill's warders were, and where O'Conchobhair Sligeach was left in custody,
since he had been taken by O'Domhnaill until the end of that summer. When
he came to this castle, his people there were much rejoiced at his arrival. O'Con-
chobhair promised to be entirely submissive to O'Domhnaill's son ; and after they
had entered into a treaty of friendship with each other, he released O'Concho-
bhair from captivity ; and they afterwards returned back to Connacht.
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" At this time, that is, in autumn, the English of Rosscomain and Upper
Connacht mustered a numerous army, to march against Rudhraighe O'Domhnaill
again; and they did not delay until they arrived at the monastery of Buille. Rudh-
raighe and O'Conchobhair mustered another army to meet them ; and they
marched across Coirrshliabh, and pitched their camp before the town at the other
side. They took their people, with their property and cattle, along with them,
from Magh-0'Gadhra in Cuil-0-bh-Fhinn [Coolavin], to the eastern extremity
of tlie Coirrshliabh ; for they were afraid that the English of Sligeach would
plunder them in their absence, were thej' far distant from them. Thus they re-
mained for some time, face to face, in readiness for each other ; and many persons
were disabled and wounded between them, while in the monastery. The English
deemed it too long they had been in that situation ; and they resolved to face
Bealach-Buidhe, and pass it in despite of Rudhraighe and O'Conchobhair.
They were met and responded to by the Irish ; and a fierce battle was fought
between them, in which many of the English were slain ; so that they [the
survivors] were compelled to return back, after being much disheartened.
They afterwards left the monastery, and returned to Rosscomain.
"Rudhraighe and O'Conchobhair proceeded across Coirrshliabh, and pitched
their camp at Eas-dara, to wage war with the English of Sligeach. One
day they overtook a party of the English aforementioned, who were cutting
down the corn and green crops of the country, because they were not rich in
provisions, and they were annihilated by them at once. They [i. e. the English
of Sligeach and Rudhraighe O'Domhnaill and his party] afterwards made a
months's truce with each other."
"Thus they passed the time until the beginning of winter, when the Lord
Lieutenant and General of the war of Ireland (namely, Charles Blount, Lord
Mountjoy) sent messengers and letters to Rudhraighe O'Domhnaill, requesting
him to come upon terms of peace and tranquillity. The import of these [letters]
was, that it was meet for him to come upon terms of peace and friendship, and
that, if he would not, he should be sorry for it, for that news had reached him
that O'Domhnaill, Rudhraighe's brother, had died in Spain, and that the war was
at an end by his death, and that it would be a great want of wisdom, and [self]
delusion, in him, if he did not make peace with him [Mountjoy] immediately.
" As soon as he had read the letters, Rudhraighe called his advisers to him, to
consider what he should do ; and he began to deliberate with them in council.
Some of them said that the [report of] O'Domhnaill's death was not true, but
that the story had been fabricated, [and sent him] to allure and deceive him
[Rudhraighe], and to bind him by law. Another party asserted that the rumor
was true, that it was good advice to accept of the peace, when it was requested
of them ; so that what they finally agreed upon was, that he and O'Conchobhair
Sligeach should go to Athluain, to ratify their peace with the General. They
afterwards went, and were welcomed by the General ; and he showed great
honor and respect to the son of O'Domhnaill, and made peace with him on behalf
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of the King, and confirmed his friendship with him in particular. He then re-
commended him to return, if he thought proper, to his patrimony.
" O'Neill (Aedh, the son of Feardorcha) andmostof the Irish of Leath-Chuinn,
except O'Ruairc, came in under peace ; for a proclamation for a general peace
and a restoration of his blood and territory to every one that wished for it, had
been issued by His Majesty King James, after he had been appointed in the place
of the Queen [as King] over England, France, and Ireland.
"Mac Suibhne Fanad (Domhuall) came under the law, to join Niall
O'Domhnaill.
" Mac Suibhne-na-d-Tuath (Maelmuire, the son of Murchadh), and Cath-bharr
Og, the son of Cathbharr, son of Maghnus O'Domhnaill, went to Tirconaill, with
their people and cattle, to wage war with Niall Garbh and the English. They
made no delay until they arrived at the Eosses and the Islands. They had not
been long here when they were plundered by Niall and his kinsmen ; and Cath-
bharr Og was taken prisoner, and detained in custody.
" The people of Rudhraighe O'Domhnaill repaired to Tirconaill with all their
property, cattle, and various effects, in the first month of spring. But Rudhraighe
himself, with his gathering and muster of Irish and English, with Captain Guest,
went (before his people had removed from the west) to revenge and get satisfaction
of O'Ruairc (Brian Og), for the insult and dishonor he had some time before
offered him (as he had in contemplation some time before) ; so that they plundered
and ravaged Breifne, both its crops and corn, and all the cattle they could seize
upon, for the greater part of them had been driven into the wilds and recesses
of the territory. A few persons were slain between them, among whom were
Eoghan, the son of Feardorcha O'Gallchubhair, and Toirrdhealbhach, the son of
Mac Lochlainn, who fell by each other on that occasion. A party of the English
were left in garrison at Drum-da-eithcar, for the purpose of plundering the coun-
try around them. O'Ruairc was thenceforward obliged to remain with a few
troops in the woods or precipitous valleys, or on the islands in the lakes of his
territory.
'• As for Niall Garbh O'Domhnaill, a letter arrived from Dublin to him, re-
questing of him to come before the Lord Justice and the Council, to receive a
patent for Tirconaill, as a reward for his services and his assistance to the Crown.
He neglected this thing ; and what he did was, to go to Kill-meic-nenain, and send
for O'Firghil, the Comharb of Colamkille ; and he was styled O'Domhnaill, with-
out consulting the King's representative or the Council. After the Lord Justice
and the Council had heard of this, they became incensed against Niall, and even
the General, Sir Henry Doewra, did not well like him, although he had been
faithful to him, and had rendered him much service before that time.
" Rudhraighe O'Domhnaill happened to be in Dublin at this time ; and he was
cited to appear before the Lord Justice and the Council. Letters and writings
were sent with him to Sir Henry Doewra, ordering him to take Niall Garbh pri-
soner. Some captains were sent in company with liim ; and when Rudhraighe
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arrived at Derry,. the Governor sent a party of the officers and captains of Derry
* * * Tuathal, the son of the Dean O'Gallchubhair ; Aedh Buidhe, the son of
John Og ; and Feilim, the son of John Og, with others besides them, were taken
prisoners on that occasion, Niall Garbh made his escape shortly afterwards, and
proceeded himself, with his kinsmen and people, into the woods of Keann-Maghair
[now Kinnaweerin the north of liilmacrenan parish.]
' ' At this time Maghnus Og O'Sruthein was killed by Domhnall, the son of Conn
O'Domhnaill, in revenge of his brother, Calbhach, son of Conn, whom he [Magh-
nus] had slain some time before. It would have been better for him that he had not
done this deed, for many evils redounded to them [his family] on account of it ;
for orders were given to Kudhraighe O'Domhnaill and all the Irish that were with
him, to the captains Avho had come with him into the territory, and to Capt. Guest,
who had been in his company in Connacht, to pursue Niall, his brothers and
people, and to plunder and prey them. He [Rudhraighe] did as he was ordered,
so that not a single head of cattle was left with Niall's people, the others having
carried ofiF with them several thousand head of cattle ; so that vast numbers of
those who were plundered died of cold and famine. Eudhraighe divided the preys,
and gave their due proportions of them to the gentlemen who came in his army.
Aedh Buidhe, the son of Conn, was wounded in the ancle ; and he was sent to
Crannog-na-n-Duini in Eos-Guill, in the Tuathas, to be healed. The same Aedh
was taken prisoner by the English, and conveyed to Derry, to be confined ; and
the Governor declared that he would not liberate him until the person who com-
mitted the slaying (Domhnall, son of Conn) should come in his ramsom. Niall
and Domhnall afterwards repaired to the Governor on parole [of honor] ; and
Aedh Buidhe was set at liberty, and Domhnall detained.
" Niall O'Domhnaill afterwards went to England, to solicit pardon for his
oiFences, and to obtain the reward for his service and aid to the Crown of England
from King James. Rudhraighe O'Domhnaill also went to England from the same
motives, although the services of both to the Crown were very different indeed.
Each of them exhibited his right to Tirconaill. The King and Council then
ordered that Eudhraighe O'Domhnaill should be Earl over Tirconaill, and that
Niall should possess his own patrimonial inheritance, namely, that tract of coun-
try extending from Leachta-Siubhaine, westwards, to Seascann-Lubanach, lying
on both sides of the River Finn. Both then returned to Ireland in peace and
amity, matters having been thus settled between them.
" Niall Garbh, the son of Eudhraighe, son of Egnechan, son of Egnechan,
son of Neachtan, son of Toirr-dhealbhach-an-Fhina O'Domhnaill, died.
" An intolerable famine prevailed all over Ireland."
A.D. 1605 " Sir Arthur Chichester, Lord Justice of Ireland, and the Earl of
Tyrone (Aedh, the son of Feardorcha), went to Srath-ban. O'Neill claimed a por-
tion of the territory which Niall O'Domhnaill had obtained from the King,
namely Moen-tacht. Niall produced before the Lord Justice the proofs that he
had of his right to Moentacht, in succession from his ancestors ; and, among the
NOTES TO THE PEECEDIRG TRACT. 323
rest, he produced the charters which Maghnus O'Domhnaill had obtained from
O'Neill (Conn Bacach) for setting at liberty Henry, the son of John, whom
O'Domhnaill (Maghnus) had in his custody. The Lord Justice, Sir Arthur,
having understood their stories on both sides, he adjudged Moentacht to Niall,
and said that O'Neill could not by right claim the lands, inasmuch as his title,
having been more than sixty years in abeyance, had become obsolete. Both
were obliged to abide by this decision.
A. D. 1606. " Meg-Uidhir (Cuconnacht) and Donncha'dh, the son of Math-
ghamhain, son of the Bishop O'Briain, brought a ship with them to Ireland, and
put in at the harbour of Suileach. They took with them from Ireland the Earl
O'Neill (Aedh, the son of Feardorcha), and the Earl O'Domhnaill (Kudhraighe,
the son of Aedh, son of Maghnus), with a great number of the chieftains of the
province of Ulster. These were they who went with O'Neill, namely, the
Countess Catherina, the daughter of Meg-Aenghusa, her three sons, Aedh the
Baron, John, and Brian ; Art Og, the son of Cormac, son of the Baron ; Feardor-
cha, son of Conn, son of O'Neill ; Aedh Og, the son of Brian, son of Art O'NeiU ;
and many others of his faithful friends. These were they who went with the
Earl O'Domhnaill ; Cath-bharr, his brother, and his sister, Nuala ; Aedh, the
Earl's son, wanting three weeks of being one year old ; Eois, the daughter of
O'Dochartaigh, and wife of Cath-bharr, with her son Aedh, aged two years and
three months ; the son of his brother, Domhnall Og, the son of Domhnall ;
Neachtain, the son of Calbhach, son of Donnchadh Cairbreach O'Domhnaill ; to-
gether with many others of his faithful friends. They entered the ship on the
festival of the Holy Cross, in autumn.
" This was a distinguished crew for one ship ; for it is indeed certain that the
sea had not supported, and the winds had not wafted from Ireland, in modern
times, a party of one ship who would have been more illustrious or noble, in
point of genealogy, or more renowned for deeds, valor, prowess, or high achieve-
ments, than they, if God had permitted them to remain in their i)atrimonies
until their cliildren should have reached the age of manhood. Woe to the heart
that meditated, woe to the mind that conceived, woe to the council that decided
on, the project of their setting out on this voyage, without knowing whether they
should ever return to their native principalities or patrimonies to the end of the
world.
A.D. 1608. " Great dissensions and strife arose between the Governor of Derrj^
Sir George Pawlett, and O'Dochartaigh (Cathair, the son of John Og.) The Gov-
ernor not only offered him insult and abuse by word, but also inflicted chastise-
ment on his body ; so that he would rather have suffered death than live to brook
such insult and dishonor, or defer or delay to take revenge for it ; and he was
filled with anger and fury, so that he nearly ran to distraction and madness.
What he did was, to consult with his friends how he should take revenge for the
insult which was inflicted upon him. What they first unanimously resolved, on
the 3rd of May, was to invite to him Captain Hart, who was at Cuil-mor (a fort
324 NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT.
on the margin of Loch Foyle, below the Derry we have mentioned), and to take
him prisoner. [This was done], and he obtained the fort in his release. He re-
paired immediately at daybreak to Derry, and awoke the soldiers of that town
with the sword. The Governor was slain by Eoghan.the sonof Niall, son of Gerald
O'Dochartaigh, and Lieutenant Corbie by John, the son of Aedh, son of Aedh
Dubh O'Doralmaill. Many others were slain besides these. Capt. Henry Vaughan
and the wife of the Bishop of the town were taken prisoners. They afterwards
plundered and burned the town, and carried away immense spoils from thence.
•' Alas ! although it was no wonder that this noble chieftain should have aveng-
ed his dishonor, innumerable and indescribable were the evils that sprang up
and pullulated in the entire province of Ulster through this warlike rising, which
he undertook against the King's law ; for from it resulted his own death, on the
18th of July following, by the Chief Marshal of Ireland, Robert Wingfield, and
Sir Oliver Lambert. He was cut into quarters between Derry and Cuil-mor,
and his head was sent to Dublin, to be exhibited ; and many of the gentlemen
and chieftains of the province, too numerous to be particularized, were also put
to death. It was indeed from it, and from the departure of the Earls we have
mentioned, it came to pass that their ijrincipalities, their territories, their estates,
their lands, their forts, their fortresses, their fruitful harbours, and their fishful
bays, were taken from the Irish of the province of Ulster, and given in their pre-
sence to foreign tribes ; and they were expelled and banished into other countries,
where most of them died.
"Niall Garbh O'Domhnaill, with his brothers [Aedh Buidhe and Domhnall],
and his son, Neachtain, were taken prisoners about the festival of St. John in
this year, after being accused of having been in confederacy with O'Dochartaigh.
They were afterwards sent to Dublin, from hence Niall and Neachtain were sent
to London, and committed to the Tower, Niall having been freed from death by
the decision of the law ; and they [Niall and Neachtain] remained confined in
the Tower to the end of their lives. Aedh and Domhnall were liberated from
their captivity afterwards, i, e. in the 5'^ear following.
"The Earl of TirconaiU (Rudhraighe, son of Aedh, son of Maghnus, son of
Aedh Dubh, son of Aedh Ruadh O'Domhnaillj died at Rome, on the 28th of July,
and was interred in theFranciscan monastery situate on the hill on which St. Peter
the Apostle was crucified, after lamenting his faults and crimes, after confession,
exemplary penance for his sins and transgressions, and after receiving the body
and blood of Christ from the hands of the psalm-singing clergy of the Church of
Rome. Sorrowful [it is to consider] the short life and early eclipse of him who
was there deceased, for he was a brave, protecting, valiant, puissant, and warlike
man, and had often been in the gap of danger along with his brother, Aedh Ruadh
(before he himself had assumed the lordship of TirconaiU), in defence of his reli-
gion and his patrimonj\ He was a generous, bounteous, munificent, and truly
hospitable lord, to whom the patrimony of Ms ancestors did not seem anything
for his spending and feasting parties ; and a man who did not place his mind or
NOTES TO THE PRECEDING TRACT. 325
affections upon worldly wealth and jewels, but distributed and circulated them
among all those who stood in need of them, whether the mighty or the feeble.
" Cath-bharr, son of Aedh, son of Maghnus [O'Domhnaill], a lord's son, who
had borne a greater name, renown, and celebrity, for entertainment of guests
and hospitality, than all who were in the Isle of Eireamon ; a second Cuanna-mac •
Cailchinni, and a second Guair-mac-Colmain for bounty and hospitality ; and
a man from (the presence of) whom no one had ever turned away with a refusal
of his request; died at Rome on the 17th of September, and was buried witli his
brother, the Earl.
" Aedh O'Neill, the son of Aedh, sou of Feardorcha, Baron of Dungannon, and
the heir of the Earl O'Neill, the only expectation of the Kineal-Eoghain to succeed
his father, if hejiad survived him, died, and was buried in the same place with
his mother's Iwothers, the Earl O'Domhnaill and Cath-bharr."
" Cath-bharr Og, the son of Cath-bharr, son of Maghnus, Aedh Dubh O'Domh-
naill, was put to death at Dublin, by the English, on the 18th of July. It would
have been no disgrace to the tribe of Conall, son of Niall, to elect this good man
as their chief, if he had been permitted to go home to take the leadersliip of
them, by reason of the nobleness of his blood and the greatness of his mind,
and for his vigor, magnanimity, prudence, prowess, and puissance, in main-
taining a battle against his opponents.
A.D. 1616. " O'Neill (Aedh, son of Feardorcha, son of Conji Bacach, son of
Conn, son of Henry, son of Eoghan), who had been Baron from the death of his
father to the year when the celebrated Parliament was held in Dublin, 1584 [recie
1585], and who was styled Earl of Tyrone at that Parliament, and who was after-
wards styled O'Neill, died at an advanced age, after having passed his life in pros-
perity and happiness, in valiant and illustrious achievements, in honor and noble-
ness. The place at which he died was Rome, [and his death occurred] on the 20th
of July, after exemplary penance for his sins, and gaining the victory over the
world and the devil. Although he died far from Armagh, the burial-place of his
ancestors, it was a token that God was pleased with his life that the Lord per-
mitted him a no worse burial-place, namely, Rome, the head [city] of the Chris-
tians. The person who here died was a powerful, mighty lord, [endowed] with
wisdom, subtlety, and profundity of mind and intellect ; a warlike, valorous, pre-
datory, enterprising lord, in defending his religion and his patrimony against his
enemies ; a pious and charitable lord, mild and gentle with his friends, fierce and
stern towards his enemies, until he had brought them to submission and obedi-
ence to his authority; a lord who had not coveted to possess himself of the illegal
or excessive property of any other, except such as liad been hereditary in his
ancestors from a remote period ; a lord with the authority and praiseworthy
characteristics of a prince, who had not suffered theft or robbery, abduction or
rape, spite or animosity, to prevail during his reign ; but had kept all under
[the authority of] the law, as was meet for a prince."
APPENDIX.
I. Documents relating to the O'h-Eidirsceoils (O'Driscolls.)
II. Documents relating to the Battle of Dun
(DOWNPATRICK.)
APPENDIX.
T*CA|tcA]i) &AT17' ]te fee|ib-CA|tA]b,
o'v &3 ro^ njA]t f oiUf]5ceA]t,
n)o 6e|icA bo Oeitjun^ATt ;
nje^X) 5^1) ">^<^ CoT)cobA]|i
C|ie]ce bAn? ott)' ÓeimjAijTjA^b.
peji ua|*aI Ua })-Qi]b]-\iicceo]l,
■pejl 6 b-^UA|tA|* CjtOTt) AT)A]]t ;
T17& Art) rtí-Béjtjie ^A bej oi)5i|t :
bA é]yy] ]y cé|rt) conjAi clival),
ir r1n ^5 } Bi&iTtrceo^l,
léT) T)A 5-c|i^cb bV con)Atn)'A]\.
t^ifi Airr)e|- ]i) c-iA|tcbA|i ^a ;
bo cA^lleO ri)o ca8a|*a,
bivf rt)o Óu^Tje 6ucA]*A,
V] cluici, ACC C|IÍVÓ lAl)-frAbA,
If b]tAC Al]t biVf í)]A]irt)AbA,
bo Ia5 cAc n^o ca6a|*a.
^Eoin Masach O'Maethagain, i.e. the period of this poet, or the pedigree
Jolin the thick-thighed O'Meehagan. of his hero. From the date of the
Nothing has been discovered to prove vellum MS. from which it has been
APPENDIX.
I. — 1. EoiN Masach Ua Maeth again composed this.*
Farewell to the son of Conchobhar !
It is to me parting with a real friend ;
From this death, as is evident.
My eyes I have reddened ;
[That] I am without Uie son of Conchobhar
You may believe from the palms of my hands.
A noble man was 0' h-Eidirsceoil
A man from whom I received great honor
I am [now] in Beirre [Beare] with little honor.
After him, it is a general course of sorrow;
The death of O' Eidirsceoil is true.
The general grief of the countries acknowledge it.
I recognised not this western land ;
My honor has been lost.
The death of my kindred man
Is not the loss of a game, but a lasting grief;
It is a sign of Diarmaid's death
That his people have lowered their respect for me.
transcribed, (H. 4, 22, T.C.D.) it ed, was the son of Conchobhar, chief
would appear that Diarmaid O'h-Ei- of Corca-Laidhe, who died in the year
dirsccoil, whose death is here lament- 1508.
330 APPENDIX.
Ní é]|Tpe6 b-UA 6ib||t|*ceoil
|ie })-éj) Tjecl) 'surt) ef AT)ó]]t ;
A|i t)-bol bo't) ú|i etjecl) |iéi5
A CÚ AT)OCC ^^ T)-eTT)AT)íl]|l,
^uAi|i eijecb ) 6/ibi|ifceo]l
^A 6e]te6 a besAbtbív^l.
í)e5pe]CTT)eoi|i t)A bAeijijAccA,
b-llA b-6>lbl|lCeOll tt}'^]AlcA|lA,
b'é]f rr)o óu]t)e búc AfA,
T)^ ^u]be njé A|i TÍ)iAT;5Af A,
11* CejlC ASA^I^t) é|lCA]tA,
^5ÍV r)-AT)puiT)r) 'f AT) lAjicbAii-^-A.
í)e|-3Ailc |ii]-]r> 4)iA]tTi7Aib r]r)
efbA^Ó o|* 5AC étj efbA^S^
Ae^* Bé|i|ie le a buAi) cutbA^ó
b'ív é]X] víV- ^inse^^n^
ti70i?3A be]tc ^a't) í)]A|iTtjuib fp)
bu6 ]*|teb co]tC]tA a cé]b fe|icAit).
<t)e|tb 5tt|i Ab UAÓ fo]llfi5ce|i
CUAC ^X cell ^^ CO]Tb&eACA]|t,
blívc 'x)^ q|i ijí cA]6b]t]5cbe|t,
lis, x)\ \y\ 5AI) boTjib-fre]tcA]i),
cejic rijef c|té rbAC Coi)cob<x]ft^
■\X ce|ic Iacc ac lo]l5ecbAib.
V\] 1A|i|i becb A buAcbA^Uecc,
l& Cef A T)-^AC )A|tTburbAT),
^T) c-fít) iTt) At) Aei) 5aIa]i,
'^•CAC bU]1)e CO b]AT)-CUTbcbAC,
716 i)ív 3itiAr) i)í Stjúir-f-olu]-
b'íV é]f A T)-]AC JA]tTbun)Ar).
APPENDIX. 331
O' h-Eidirsceoil would not have listened
To any one dishonoring me ;
When the noble smooth-faced chieftain died
I am to-night unhonored;
O' h-Eidirsceoil's hospitality has received
At length its proper acknowledgment.
The worthy minister of humanity
Was O' h-Eidirsceoil my hospitable friend.
After my kindred man
I no longer obtain my desires ;
Noble friends with us are few
With whom to stay in this western land.
To separate from that Diarmaid
Is a loss above every loss;
The people of Beirre, through constant grief for him.
Have not risen out after him.
[From] eyelashes for that Diarmaid
Crimson streams are the first that drop.
Certain that for him is shown
That state and church are in equal trouble ;
No blossom in his country is seen.
No day comes on without fierce rain.
The fruit is scarce on account of Conchobhar's son.
And scarce is the milk with milch cows.
No bee requires the watcher's care,
Through heat, in the land of West Munster,
The weather [is gloomy] on account of this one misfortune.
And every person is deeply grieving ;
Nor Moon nor Sun shows brilliant-disc
After him in the land of West Munster.
332
APPENDIX.
2t)é A v-bec^]p. 'fA r)-í5|ioc-ot)óiii
le b-efbA]6 ] 6i&i|irceo]l,
bo'x) bAeT;i)Acc ^a be]-^}:e]tn)eo]\i,
len)' c|iO]6] ]T* cuA]|ic T)eTÍ)pAllíV]r)
nj^y] A]t uA]6 j 6]b]|ifceo]l.
21 Bé|t|ie bo bí65ATt)A|i^
CO b-^T^51 ^'^ 0]5|ie6A]b,
búbAcb TT?^ CA|i 2t)bu]rbr)ecbA]b
b'é]]* AT) cbujtAÓ ce]i)i)j*elAi5,
clAr)r) CA|lAb bo C0T)1)CAtT)A]t,
AtjpAb A5ÍV ei5|te6A]b,
21 be]|i bATb |ie|i t)-i)iA|tTi)A]b-r)e,
bo ce^fc b'y'A]' bo frAeTbu]|*]
be]c fl^i) be]c ]y bocAib] :
l^ T)A b|te]cf bAe6lA]5|
C|te^ceji Ó 60 cuAÓAjfi
^T) c-ei)e 5AI) Ae^A^jie.
3^1) biv|* ]]* béirt) o|iu]T)-r)e,
n)A6 |*liVT) n)é '|*1)Acb TT?A]|t]-|*|
be]c fl^T) bATt)' II* bocjtAibe,
'ytio bivf A5 b|iucb n)'Atcu]^y\,
cutt)a6 a tj-AJA^r) 0|tu]i)-i)e
TDAjicA]!) ]f i;i^c rr)A]fi]ó-f].
í)0 CUAÓAf A 5-CO|t|tA|6e,
A|t i)-UAbA|t ]ioy>' A]yl]^)■^t] ,
c|iéT) 5AC éi) ijecb 0]iuit;-i)e,
V] b-éirce|i Tteti)' A]t)C|ie]|-i,
y'^i iv]t b-co]|i|i|*| c|tu]tr)]-i)e
5At) c'o|5|to bom' a^cuo [n-]
APPENDIX. 333
I am in grief and in bad repute
For the want of O' h Eidirsceoil,
The keen, candid, j)lacid man,
Who to humanity was a worthy minister.
To my heart it is an unwholesome visit, —
I on the grave of O'Eidirsceoil.
Out of Beirre we started
Until his heirs grew up.
Sorrowful am I beyond [any of] the Munstermen
After the warlike hero.
[But now] the children of a friend we have seen
[And] with his heirs we shall remain.
I shall say unto our Diarmaid,
To the growth of thy fame thou didst yield
To be saved thou mayest well hope.
On the day of the dangerous judgment :
Let it be believed that since thou departedst
Hospitality is without a shepherd.
Not to have died is to us a reproach ;
If I am well and thou livest not.
My being well is [to me] a misery.
Whilst thy death is boiling [up] my grief;
It is a submersion in an abysm to us
To live, and thou not living.
I have gone into listlessness.
Our pride was but a dream.
Mighty is every one over us.
My debility is not attended to.
The cause of our heavy sadness
Is that thy heir recognises us not.
334 APPENDIX.
2t)é iirt) í)l))A|irt)ii|& len)' 6ec}iAcbA]b,
CO Cjtívr ]A|l]tll]b AC OftJAÓU^j,
|íív cú ujijiA tt)'at)acu]1 :
]f cufi'A bo c05un7A]i
5Ul6l 0|lC-|*A AC A]]í^|t]1)bAlb,
I^coIa u^Ttje A co|'i)Arbu]5.
"Cecb í)é A5AC !3A]|t]5C|,
t)í A t)-A^f5e6 UA|tAin i
cuffA cue njo c]téij ciq|i|*],
|:^ cú u|i]tA ro' piA|'lA]5ci,
CU5 búr)ij eol i)a b-eolcu]|te,
beo bo clú, 'yho cua6ai|*].
"Cú bob u]t|tA A5An)-]*A,
|rív cu|*f*A ii;o ci5e|ii)A,
i;ecb Acii Y Ai) b-pe|tAi;i)-|\\,
V] fACA ^ív c'ii)i)ell-]*A,
TTjófi bo bei; c'é5 0]turt}-]*A,
i)ec]) t)í c|téT) 5AT) c]5e]ti)A.
í)eCA]]l A]t C^cb CU]|l]|*],
ACa b'e|*bAl6 OftU]l)-T)0,
bol leAc bújíjT) ho bl]5p|6e,
bA|i lec ]f cú]|* C0|i]tAi6e,
c'A5AllA]rb A t>A]|*l]I)5CI
t;A b-At)obA]]i o|tu|i;-i;e.
2t)é uji) í)iA]tTt7U]b unj 6]be|tcAcb,
A i>b]AT)-b|io]b CO bei5eT)Ac,
5Ar) u|t|iA |ten)^ piA|*lu5A6,
A curbA 5un7 céb-Tr>e|*5A6,
c^jb njóp. i)-efbA]6 puA|tAiT>A]t
lí* xx)ó ]X) becA]|t bé|5eijAclj.
APPENDIX, 335
I used to be about my Diarmaid with my distresses
Till the time for asking [would I be] moaning
Thou wert the guarantee of my i^rotection.
It was thee we selected [as our patron]
To pray for thee at masses.
The schools are around their protector.
The love of God thou hast of a certainty.
It was not for nought thou obtainedst it;
It is thou that causedst my heavy sadness;
Thou were the guarantee for my relief.
Thou hast given us a knowledge of affliction
Thy fame lives ; thou hast thyself departed.
Thou wert my security,
Thou wert my lord,
None of them in this land
Have I seen like unto thee.
Greatly has thy death aifected me,
No one is mighty without a lord.
Thou have brought distress upon all,
The loss of thee presses on us.
To depart with thee would behove us ;
Methinks it is a cause of debility ;
To confer with thee in visions
Is a severe trial to us.
I am on account of Diarmaid a banished man.
In severe bondage of late,
Without a security to redeem me.
Grief for him first confusing me ;
Though we have sustained many losses
The last afflction is the greatest.
336 APPENDIX.
bon)' béjtAjb ]f bACAbójit,
A cejfc |i]ATT) bo |to c|r)5]l,
Ó C)iA bo jejb 5lAr) ot)ó]|t,
bo be]jt ^5 ) 6]b|]ifceo]lj
bé|i A]i 6e]tc ^)A 6ACAbó]]t.
téTJ ^l* Ulll] frUAjlAfAj
^5 T)}0 6u]i)e bucufA,
It) C-|'IaC eCCAC ATtjlACCA,
bArt) AC bét)Arb búc|iACCA,
cu]rbT)e A|i 8uccu|* <t)|Aitn7AbA,
n)0 6ucl)]tAcc At; bucbcbur fA.
BiVf CA]tAb Ó AC CttAlArOA]!,
5Alu|t T)Ac 5i)^é b']:ó]|ti5]t),
lívjri) ^e A l]5 }:<x loc|iAT)bA]b,
bí6 CAC ]i)A cói|t]3qbj
njé aV Aei^Aji 'fM) ]A]ln)un)A]^),
A i)-AeT)Acb |*A ihó]l-q5]b.
21 }t locc Ai|i bob'e]5cr)efCA,
^A TTJA^C bAeT)r)ACC í)lAflrt)AbA,
Afi CAicerb i;í cuaIa|*a,
A AlC5]r) 'fM) jA|lcbA|V-fA,
t;í jAji A f-eo]b f Ae5AlcA,
'5ÍV TTJAC A i>beo]5 í)]Ajtrr)AbA.
2l]t cuf t)í bíiT) beo-c|toi6ecb,
■jteTt}' cúl |ie cjiícb JA|irr)UTbAr) ;
CU5 <D]A]trr)u]b co búc|tACCAcb,
5AI) ]A|l]tA]6 A|l ]A|t|tU11)A]t;
bo ]iii)be t)]A bí5AlcAf,
At;0]|* A]t ]AC JAfitburbAT).
APPENDIX. 337
That death of O'h-Eidirsceoil
To my tears is a dyer ;
His fame he ever continued to augment,
From God he will receive pure honor ;
The death of O'h-Eidirsceoil has caused
The tear to be the dyer of the eye.
The fullest misfortune I have met
Is the death of my kind patron ;
The chivalrous heroic scion.
To me attending earnestly
To remember Diarmaid's kindness !
To me that kindness is devoutly dear.
The death of a friend since v^^e heard of,
[It is] a disease not usually relieved ;
Near his grave-stone with torches
All assemble in multitudes ;
I am alone in West Munster
At fairs and in drinking houses.
For us to asperse him would be dishonest,
Good was Diarmaid's humanity ;
For spending I have not heard
Of one like him in this western land ;
His worldly wealth is not near
To his son after Diarmaid.
At first I am not lively hearted
At putting my back to the land of West Munster;
Diarmaid gave with generous eagerness
Without our asking what we sought ;
God has taken vengeance
Now upon the land of West Munster.
22
338 APPENDIX.
Con^A lee liv ■\^^ jr)ébA]-^t],
^eji Af C|iív6 len)' c|to]6]-]*],
Ó b-JcA A|l bii|t t)-^Tt)]|lCe.
A C|ii|*c ]f cijeb o|iu]T)-T)e
It) c|ieAC 11^5 bo |iir)&i|'].
T^jiunjA T)iv 5AC cfiéi) saIajx
A curpA 5UTT) cuA|iru5A6 ;
hixy Ae]vf]}t '511117 ir^l^iS^^i
V] bu6 b-éib]|t ro^piAflujAS,
Ar)0]f, A <t)6, 6]5élcA|tj
ít)0 CO^l y^]r) TtjiV ^UA|lATt)A]t. 2t)A|lCA1T).
C|lOcb C|l^fC, ]1) CjlOcf) CÚTÍ^ACCAcb !
'coxí) Óít) Ai)0]f T)eTbce]lce|i ;
A ijAerb C|tocb 'sott) T)e]tcAcbA8
■\X 5AelTÍ7A|i ]r) seijeUcb,
^f Í AT) CObAlJl CÚTt>ACCAcbj
-\r) cjioc |-]i) bi\.]t c|ie]feeti}A|t.
jr)5eT) 2li)i)A bVcn^olAO
bATb-|*A i)ocbA b|tocb 0bA]ft,
5AI) x]l 9X6^]n) b'Aice|t]tAcb
TT)<vcbA]|i Ciiifc ^5A|t corb^O|tCAcr ;
3UÍ6CÍ 6út)t) CO beibeAÓAc,,
2t)u]|ie iv]tb, bo co5An)A|t. 2t)A|tcA]T).
21)] f] "Civi^AjS })-\Xa 2t)Aelcor)Ai|ie, Ajuf a t)-i)|tu]Tt) ColpA acú
A b-ci5b i)A]ii5|te j <t)u]b5eT)i)^]r). t)o Co]T)coi)r)ACC Ua í)u]b-
5et)ijív]i) bo ]*c|iíbA6 ^-o.
b The royal prey. This is carrying taking O'h-Eidirsceoil prisoner, car-
the technical language of plundering ried him off, a royal captive, to his
into religious sentiment. Christ went heavenly fort !
out on a preying excursion, sjnd '^ My own ivill, I received too much
APPENDIX. 339
That he may be thine on the day of exaltation,
(The man who is pain to my heart !)
Better, O Jesus ! that he has known thee ;
The heir of Ith is of thy flock ;
Christ, it is cause of moan to us.
The royal prey'' thou hast taken !
Heavier than any ojjpressive disease is
Grief for him penetrating me ;
The death of one man has humbled me,
1 cannot be redeemed.
Now, O God, be it avenged.
My own desires" if I have heretofore obtained.
The cross of Christ, the powerful cross !
May it defend me now ; be it not concealed ;
May His holy cross strengthen me ;
Close is the relationship ;
It is the powerful assistance.
That cross in which we have believed.
To praise the daughter of Anna
For me is no evil work.
Without altering the race of Adam,
May the mother of Christ comfort us ;
Pray for us earnestly,
Mary, the illustrious, whom we have chosen.
I am Tanaidh O' Maelchonaire, and I am at Druim Cholpa in the
house of Doirghre O'Duibhgheannain. For Cuconnacht O'Duibh-
gheannain this was transcribed. H. 2, 14, p. 94, vellum.
indulgence from O'h-Eidirsceoil, and forlorne, do thou, O God, take ven-
committed sin by following the bent geance of me for my former indul-
of my own will. Now that I am left gences.
340 APPENDIX.
I.~2. r^t)^ m4c Dj^iitn^D^ 5)^ UÍ t)iUj3 cecmjc.
eAr)5 i)A |-f|*bA8 f Ae|t-buí6t)eAC,
c]tí'c loc-bívr) r)A Iot)5 5-C05CAC,
rjion? Al) CO-CftílÓ CA|l|lAbA|l.
Ke A cobi)U]6 A5 ceAcc A|*ceAc
11115 A AT)buA]T)| U]|l|te |-]t;,
c]toiTT7e AT) ArbluA^j bo -poillfij.
21 1; c|vi'c A5 clof A t:)e]TÍ7-f5eo]l,
CA]ceAtÍ7 Ae]fe U] 6|fc»]|i|*5eo]l,
cú]|" ceAÓrrjA bo'r) b|ie]C njir) bujj,
■jte |*éi) zí]x "CeATt^iiA cMjaij.
Ba CO]lCAC A1) Ú|]t í'ÓAi;
bo^; t^of5 Ací\ Afi b-ce]rblj 5A8;
bA f AeT)-C|ion) a b-^otjr) t)a feAr)
Al) coll CAeTT>c5]]t Ab cípeAÓ.
^A]|t3 0||lCACC U]l b'iV ÓéACfAlD
Al) |tO|'3 AC^ A 1>eAf5A15,
5eiv|tjt Ó bub eA|*5A]6 ]f]
béAC|-A]u ceAiji) A c|tice-f|.
'pA rnoc b^T<s|i|tAib AT) A]|in) c|iuin?
Ai;) livrt) óV l^AC A luA5U]ll ;
V] bo rbúc TT)U]]ir) t^A i)-0]fteAcc
lúc Ai) bu]|ti) A]t beofiuijeACc.
d Tadhg, son of Diarmaid Og O'Da- O'Daly's of Carbery, on the death of
laigh. This poem was composed by Sir Fingliin O'h-Eidirsceoil, or Sir
Teigc O'Daly, who was one of the Florence O'DriscoU, who was chief of
APPENDIX. 341
I. — 2. Tadhg, son of Diarmaid Og O'DaLxUGh, sang this.'^
Tir-Luigheach has met a mischance.
The angle of the habitations of noble hosts.
The territory of bright lakes of war ships,
Heavy is the misfortune which has overtaken them.
At the time of her chiefs coming in [to possession]
A heavy misfortune occurred to Tir-Luigheach,
Her distress overtook her.
The weight of affliction became manifest,
When the territory heard her evil news.
The expiration of O'li-Eidirsceoil's life.
It was cause of malady in the speckled soft plain.
The prosperity of the land of Teamhair it obstructed.
The pure soil had been fruitful
From the eye that has just been clouded ;
Softly bending [with nuts] in the land of the ancients
Might the fair smooth hazel be seen.
Alas ! for the tribe who look upon
The eye which now is motionless ;
Which lately was so rapid
Viewing the extremity of his land.
Early in seeking the heavy weapons
Was the hand which has lest its motion ;
A fact that has suppressed the cheerfulness of the hosts
Is the absence from that hand of its activity.
Collymore in 1585, and was living in elegy on the death of Owen O'SuUi-
1614. This poet is mentioned in van, and under 1618 as the author of
O'Reilly's Catalogue of Irish writers an elegy on the death of Dermod
under A.D. 1602, as the author of an O'Sullivan, who diel in that vear.
342 APPENDIX.
21tJ CeAT)5A CeAT)1)fA Ab clu^l)]!)!;,
ACÍV A b ce^jice ú|ifru]5]ll,
b]t1ArA]t CO]tp-fllTt) 1JÍ|l CAl) flT7,
bA fOT|lC]ll CAT) A b-CeAl^CA^b.
21t) cluA]* T)ivc b-pu^l bA b-|íA]|te
|*leA|*A cAen)A Coclu^jje ;
^UÍT)T) CO|l|lA T)A 5-C]teAC-lot)5 feAT),
leAcr]toii) o|t|tA T)T é^fb^eAÓ.
ClAeclóS A ceAbpAjb |*]i)
bo lojc Ai) ^OTjTjfAit) )^ir)5lt},
clivjt ]*lim i)A i)-eACC-b|iu5 i)-e]t)í5;
V-]VV A 5-céAbpA]6 ceilpibeA|t.
KAibce AT) biv]!* '5 a bA^f ceoU^s,
j-feAt) AT) oi|iei|t ji^leocA^s,
bo i*5& CAeTi)e 'ja c|ií8ej
c|ié cAe^le |té at) Klb]|ie.
T-yion) Ai) CAfbA^Ó b'^Ac 1115 a] 6
fó6 rt)eAi)n)At) rbjc Coi)cobA]ii,
A oi5]te A i)-eA]*bAi6 At) fru]!)!),
T)i boil5e eA|*bAi6 o^aiqi)!).
"p^ce bl]A6A]i) II* biv|t|t jie co]y
ACÍV A ciil ]ie cji]c búcco||*,
TDAC 7^^)511) A5 |:^5All |teAl)t)
Div]t cOTtjAil |:ÍT)-frle|6 6||veAi)i).
e The knight's life. Sir Finghin or Pacata Hihernia, book 2, c. xxx,
Florence O'DriscoU was the head of f His heir is far from the land. Sir
this family and was knighted. He Florence O'DriscoU leased the whole
was loyal all his life till he joined in territory of Corca-Laidhe] Mor, or
Tyrone's rebellion, but after the de- Collymore, to Thomas Crooke, Esq.
feat of the Irish at Kinsale, he was an Englishman, for tAventy-one years,
pardoned for politic reasons. See the for tlie sum of £2000. See Patent
APPENDIX. 343
The powerful tongue, which I used to hear,
Is now bereft of its eloquence,
No feeble word it ever uttered.
It was forcible in time of difficulties.
The ear which is no longer watching
The beautiful borders of Corca-Laidhe,
The smooth lands of ancient ships.
Of oppression on them it would not hear.
The declension of his mental powers
Has ruined that land of Finghin,
That smooth plain of hospitable mansions ;
Their powers of thought are now overclouded.
The warning of the death of his noble hand
Shall lower the prosperity of the land.
It has poured out lamentations from its heart
For the shortening of the knight's^ life.
Heavy the loss to Lughaidh's land
Is the extinction of the mind of Conchobhar's son ;
His heir is far from the land.
No greater cause of grief could we have.
Twenty years and more besides
His back is turned to his native territory;
The son of Finghin standing the brunt of spears
Without having partaken of the wine-feasts of Eire.
Eolls of Jac. I. p. 107, col. 2, p, 117, the pedigrees of O'DriscoU and of
col. 2, and p. 169, col, 1, and Smith's Mac Carthy Reagh, preserved in the
Natural and Civil History of Cork, British Museum, he was the son of
book 2, c. IV. Sir Finghin by Eibhilin or Ellen,
Conchobhar, or Cornelius O'Dris- the eldest daughter of Sir Owen Mac
coll, was the son and heir of Sir Carthy Reagh, and "acapten in the
Finghin or Florence. According to Archduke's Contric in IGl 5."
544 APPENDIX.
beAjtb 50 3-cu]|tpeA6 Cot)cubA]t
5leO 1)A T)-eAC A)1 A]|tTt)-C|t]AU C]teAC
A]t 5A|ib-c|i]Ai) leACAi:» l,uí5beAc.
Jr)i)|tA6 A ^eA|tA]T)t) CATitce^
cofT)ATt) cjiice A clAr)t)-TbATCt)e,
A|l At) eACC]tA bo T)f 6 At)] 115,
V] bu6 beACjiA bo Ó&at^att».
2l|i rr>op)5 frfiAecbA ai) rbAjtA n)]^,
cA|i|tAi6 T17AC pejcrbeAC y-li^SI»?)
Ai)buA]t) bA ceo 'y At? 'CufiCA]6j
A ij-sleo At) Ajin^-f-luAs i^)'5^V^<^]'5'
'CeoftA lot)5 '5 A leACA^t) '^l<x]V)
CAe5Ab loT)5 A luce co5A]6^
V^]CX]V TT)A|tCA]5 Tt)U]5e Cé]!),
T)í|i aIca]5 bu]T)e b]b |*é]t;.
21 b-'CuitcAis t)A 5-c|iAeb 5-0^1)] I,
loi)5 rbfllA rb^c B]b]líT),
bA b-é Ti]M) ^ C-OCC cliV|l C0]]t
C]1]aII c|té co|ip-lív|t AT) cobluij.
t.oii)5eA|* conyl'M) at) caIajó,
^)]]t yn)nA]v ciio^be CoT)cobAT|i,
A bjieAC loi)5 b^A feACTjA |*o]i),
leACC|ion) beAbcA bo'i) beo|tu]b.
«Do í5íft]5 AT) lot)5 leAbA]|t,
A|t Al) 1)-5Af1tA t)-5]tíVTT)eATÍ)All,
5leo A loi)T)-coi) Tf T)A lo]t)5|'^b,
^•|ioTÍ)CA[v leo boi) UvcAjiT y]\).
APPENDIX. 34.
Sliould he but reach the extremity of M mister
It is certain that Conchobhar would press
The battle of armed steeds for the raising of prey.
In the broad rough third of Lughaidh.
To plunder his chartered land.
To contend for the territory of his sons ;
In the expedition which he would make this day,
And which would be a deed difficult to be performed.
On the stormy surface of the furious ocean
The vigilant son of Finghin has met
Hotter trouble in Turkey
In the fight of the wonderfully armed hosts.
Three ships had this fair-cheeked chieftain.
Fifty shi])s had the opposing warriors.
Behold the horseman of the plain of Cian^
Not one of those returned thanks.
In Turkey of the branching tribes
The beautiful ship of the son of Eibhilin
[Had] the track of its breast-jjlank in the east
Through the middle of the fleet.
The entire fleet of the harbour
The heart of Conchobhar did not meditate
That his speckled ship should shun them ;
[Though it was] an unequal fight to the stranger.
The large ship he directly steered
Against the fierce hateful horde ;
The bravery of his valiant heroes in the ships
Was proved by them on that occasion.
s Plain of Cian, i.e. Munstcr.
346 APPENDIX.
&0 cu]c ceAt)!) AT) coblA]5 n'->>
CAC CAji b]te]|* A |-AejipeAji ^o]t)
bo |*|iAe]ijeAÓ le]|* at) lit ]*0]t).
4)o cocA|5, Ajn^i-eAfi o^le,
<D^^eA6n7AT)t)A]b a ]|i50ile
A|i CACAise AT) 5eAl-pu]T)t) slA^f
Tr)ACA]|te ^leAO-ujU ploi^biiA]!*.
CuATjtc Ti.O]ce fA |téitT) beij-fjeojl,
t)0 cu]]te oi5]te Uj GTb^]tf5eo]l,
T1}A|lb-5Ít]]t Af CÍfl 't)A C]TT)Cfll.
2t)AlC llOí), A leAbjtAlb T)A |*3ol,
T)AC t)eAC &0 jvíjeAcc Satoi;,
V^xA]]t At) SAiitTT) 'da 5Ai|trr) cAjbns,
bo cuA]|i Aii)n) ^'i)ív b-éACCAib f |i)-
21) A] 115 CÍfl Ó b-CeA|*hA A CAbA)|l,
líVTT) 6eA|l5 C0f*5|tAC Coi1CAbA]|l,
n)A]|i5 ^eAlb-^otjT) ^iql i}a b-f'Af-bAiS,
C|xo]5 i)A b-peA6n7Ai)i; b-pujleAc x]]j.
Mí|t ^uACAjo A pole boijieAc,
]-fbAl caIa]6 corboÍ5ceAc,
bó]5 AfA iicc b'p05lu]6 y]vi),
V] fATblA]6 UCC A|l 6]|t]1)1).
2I1) n)<\c An)ii]c ó't) 0]jieAcc
AT) C-ACA]|l A T)-A|t]nií6eACC,
bo feV'^^13 iT)Ó!t-pi]l 2Ít)A|ci)]A6.
APPENDIX. 347
By the hand of the hero of the land of Uisneach
The commander of that fleet fell,^
And a battle disproportioned to his iew noble men
Was by him gained on that day.
He sustained at another time
By the exertions of his valor
Against the attacks of the fair green land
The plain of the great festive Flanders.
Rapid wheels that bore good news
The heir of Ua h-Eidirsgeoil was used to send
Through Almaine in every direction
And shrieks of death through the countries around him.
It pleases us that, in the books of the schools.
It is not any of the kingdom of the Saxons,
Who obtained the title as a title of fame,
Who spread a name by these achievements.
Alas for the country wanting the aid
Of the victorious red hand of Conchobhar;
Alas for the native land that is deprived
Of the man of these warlike achievements.
The chief of the clustering locks disliked not
To scour the coasts of foreign lands,
Although on his account we have been plundered.
Yet still shall he not make a descent upon Eire.
The son abroad from his people.
The father in decrepid age,
A cause of deadly lamentation to that western land
Which sheltered the great blood of Maicniadh.
'i The commander of that Jicet fell. any other authority for these state-
The Editor has not been able to find ments. See Notes at the end.
348 APPENDIX.
^uAjii 710 cfr) |ií5 tjA Sp^ltje,
A 3-coT)i)TbA]l bo fi"|i f-eAÍbuf.
í)o C05 AT) iijj cuT5|*eAC caU
tjeAC bo cu|it)|:a6 cjiéAi) eACC|iAi)i) ;
CoT)cobA|i, At) cé bo C05,
u]tcoTbAll é ^Vi) eAr)5T)on7.
2t)AC SfbilT) ]*llCC T)A 5-CU]tA6
jÍAf A]t oi|ibeA|ic JA|trbun7Ai) ;
At) c-flAC 'yA SAe^i* pA 50|ic "plojr)!),
'fAT) Ae]|* A5 ceAcc cA]t ceo|iAir)T).
'CA]|ti)]5 ^eA^vOAcc A ^íjt 5ítív]6,
C]Aí) llAjCI TT^eAtjn^A AT) n}AC!X]X),
coi)cIat)t) '5ut) eiT)3 ri V] PM^^
]to c|ion) AT) ce]6rt)-f| ca|1|iui5.
l,é |tu5A6 At) K]5 HeAtt)ÓA
At) 05 f ccrbA^i o^iieAÓA,
Iacc a cice bo ca]c f jt)
ivyi ti)ATc Af c|tice cA]t|iAi5.
"pfóftAÓ cocIac l)A CjlAejbc
bo 6ix]\ bi]*e a beA5-TÍ)Ae]t)e,
A CA1|IC| ft)A]t At) 5-C|tAe]b 5-c)i)il,
bo f5Ae]l Ajúpe b^Bjbilít).
t)]'|ttT)A ]*iu\6 A vt)ivtt) ba éAt)
A5 buA^t) qt)]6 b']i)5]i) 0|léAt),
> Affection of the king of Spain. CoUymore. Sec Smitli's Cork, (ulji
This Conchobhar never returned to supra).
Ireland, nor did his heir ever recover ^ The son of Johanna, i.e. Sir
the patrimony of Sir Finghin in Finghin or Florence O'DriscoIl, Avho
APPENDIX. 349
The son of Eibhilin of the hot conflicts
Obtained the gi-eat affection of the king of Spain ; '
He will be therefore hated at this side
In the holding which he [by right] perpetually possesses.
The sagacious king yonder [of Spain] has selected
One who will humble the might of his foeman ;
Conchobhar is the one he has chosen,
He is the fulfilment of valor's engagements.
The son of Johanna ^ of the race of heroes
Is a check upon the achievements of West Mnnster;
The scion's wisdom is spread throughout Flann's land.
Whilst [his father's] age is extending beyond the boundary.
The manhood of her true love has ended.
Far from her is the mind of her young son ;
This district has no bond of union,
Very severe is this affliction which has overtaken it.
The Heavenly King was born
Of the fruitful illustrious virgin,
Whose breast-milk he consumed.
Our salvation through her he worked.
The clustering tendrils of the branch
Supplied to her its goodly wealth ;
Her fruits like the family branch
Have come to an ebb with Eibhilin. '
A host of poets from Snámh-dá-éan"
Were used to receive wealth from the daughter of Ellen; "
was the son of Johanna, daughter to ^ Eibhilin, i.e. Eibhilin, daughter of
Conchobhar Finn O'Mathghamhna, Sir Owen Mac Carthy, and wife of
(Conor Finn O'Mahony). He was at Sir Finghin O'Driscoll.
this time a very old man, ^Snamh-da-ean, i.e. in the swimming
350 APPENDIX.
AT) rs^i ó't) t]ve lojDsns
qge c|toÓ ó't) CA|i|tcA]5 f p).
filATt A iD-bi A|i ^eAÓ 5AC i)-oi5ce,
un7 fuA^irKlejo Ai) buit) &Aeji)]5,
3ut) c-|-uAibr)i5 ú]|i ^0|ibi:Ae]li5.
T^AItjlA^O.
of the two birds. This was the old p. 5, note ^. But the name is proba-
name of that part of the river Shannon bly here intended for Loch-dá-éan now
lying between Cluain-mic-Nois and Loch Macnean in Fermanagh.
Cluain-Boirinn, between the King's ^Daughter of Ellen. Oilean or
county and the county of Koscommon. Ellen, the wife of Sir Florence O'Dris-
See Tribes and Customs of Ui-Maine, coll was tlie daughter [of Sir Owen
APPENDIX.
351
The school from the ship-abounding Line *>
Received wealth from this Mac Carthyan matron.
Graceful hospitality is ministered
To all who come each night.
At the quiet banquet of the populous mansion.
By the placid, generous, cheerful dame.
Mac Carthy Eeagh. Ellen or Eibhilin, leian 1425, p. 21.
her mother, was daughter of Diar- o Line, i.e. Magh Line, a plain in
maid O'Ceallachain or Dermot the present county of Antrim, extend-
O'Callaghan. Her grandmother was ing from Loch Neagh to near Car-
Eleanor Fitzgerald, daugher of Gerald rickfergus. It is here put for Uladh
8th Earl of Kildare. See MS. Har- or Ulster.
352 APPENDIK.
I. — 3. I^e^ji^e^i*^ C^jr)ue cecm)^-
Leo ^é^t) cu]|t]b CIat)!) )ca,
^A&A ACÍV |tÚT) |lO-6í CA,
]i)A 5-c|ioi6|b ceArjT) a 5-ceAui),
^ív ceAT)T) o]|i]]t T)A b-^1?teAUi).
M] le ]*l]'cc Bjbjii i)A j|i,
cu]|%ceA|i leo ]te l]r)T) &]fí6,
cuA^iie ]tÍ5, ^f c]ton) c]T)óI,
i;íi lé ffl oil &]|teAn7Ó]i).
M] b-pu]l b'ivObA^i Acu f|i)
^A cof5 fí6, f A cu|i C05A16,
Acc b'A5|tA ce]|tc CIat)1) 1,u5ai6
le bív|ij% Tjeijtc a i)-ollATÍ7U|t).
2lcA At) CÓ]|l A5 Cl01l)T) ytA,
f 1176 A AÓbA^ éT|*í'cAj
^A C]tíc cuAi)-Ab<\]8 CobcA|5
^niA|l<\bA]t Ó AllTTJO^lCAlb.
2Qó|i 5-corbA T)A|i con)A beA5,
rtjófi ihéAcc 5-cu|ia6 bo cA]ll|*eAbj
fi^'r) b-cí|i bA^r), 5eAlcolcA]5, 51a]1),
A5 eACC|iAT)t)CA]b clív]]t C|t]'it)CA]i)i;.
P Fearfeasa O'Cainte. For some T/ie Race o//</i, i.e. the O'Dris-
account of this poet and some of his colls and their correlatives,
other productions the reader is referred t^ Race of Eibhear, i.e. the Mac
to O'Reilly's Catalogue of Irish Writers, Carthy's, O'Brien's, O'SuUivan's, and
A.D. I6I7. This poem was composed their correlatives in Munster.
by him for Conchobhar or Cornelius s Race of Ir, i.e. the Magennis's,
O'DriscoU, (son of Sir Finghin or jMac Artain's, and their correlatives
Florence,) and his wife Eibhilin, the in East Ulster, also the O'Conor's of
daughter of Donihnall, son of Eoghan Kerry and Corcomroe, and the Mac
Mac Suibhne of Muskerry. Rannall's of Muinter Eolais, and the
APPENDIX.
I. — 3. Fearfeasa O'Caintep sang this.
By themselves [alone] i the Clann Itha make war,
(Long has the desire of extirpation been
In their hearts one and all),
For the sovereignty of the land of Eire.
It is not on the Race of Eibhcar*" or Ir*
They make war in unjieacefiil times.
The offspring of kings of heavy muster.
Nor on the great progeny of Eireamhon.*
These have no other cause
For checking peace or waging war,
But to assist the rights of the Race of Lughaidh
At the powerful incitement of their ollamh."
The Race of Ith have the right,
Many is the cause of their disquietude,
On account of the harbour-full country of Cobhthach^' [Ireland]
Which they won from strangers.
Many a prize, not a trifling prize.
Many a loss of heroes they sustained
For the green, bright-hilled, fine country,
From the adventurers of Crimhihann's Plain [Ireland].
O'Farrell's of Annaly. form names for Ireland by prefixing
^ Profjeny of Eireamhoyi, i.e. the Fonn,Magh,Crich,ovTir,iot\\Q.nsimQá
O'Neills and O'DonncUs of Ulster, the of any of lier celebrated monarclis, as
O'Conors of Connaught, the Mac Mur- ia the present instance from Cobli-
roughs, 0'ConorsJi'aly,&c, ofLeinster. thach Gael m-Breagli, A..M. 4609>
" Powerful incitement of their 01- Four Masters. OTlaherty in treating
lamh, i.e. by the historical knowledge of the different names of Ireland
of their chief poet. notices this custom in the following
V Country ofCobhthach, i.e. Ireland. words :
The Irish poets were accustomed to " Deniquc non raro a poetis patriis
€^0
354 APPENDIX.
2t)5ft T17A5 |*30icfeArt)|iAC y^]Arx)6^,
njófi b-c|teAb iilA]t)T) fri|i-T)]ATT)6A,
6 j^lf cc )'cA A 5-cACA]b cvycz
5U|i b'pAcuit) frj'c A r)-^]ybycx.
"S^V ^11^3^ ■^ 5-cort)bA]8 C05A6
&^é]f 5AC u]lc biv b-fUA|iA8A]a
b|ieATn T^oh t)a j-cijo^fÓbAÓ 5-c|tuii)t),
]tó í'i)5tjA6 ^Ab A b-pulAit)5.
í)ocA]be buA^6 bo bjiejc 6ó]b,
V] b^]t|i A]T)TblAr), i;i b-eA5c6i|i,
CU5 bo't) b]to]T)5-5&]|i |ieAT)tjA]5 sU^ij,
bo]r)5 piv c6]tt)eAt)i)Aib C05A16.
21 1)-3UA1]* V^1t)i ^íAlCCeAf A b-pOT)1J,
CU5 bó]bj 5í6 ^AbA a b-):ulAt)5,
5 AT) lAbA]|tc ]*VcA fie ye^X
a6a]t)c y:\CA t;a b-|:é]T)T)eA6.
2t)AlC ^UATlAbA^l ^iUjl J rA
cu|t c|iob, a6i)a6 é]yyz4^y
-pA C0n)tu]6 ^ACA T)A lJ-2l|tC,
^^ACA 0|lCA]b A pUjlCACC.
Sl]CC j CA pUllT)5eAf bOCAft
bÓ]b A|* CÓ|tA CACÚ5A6
■pVi) b-ci|x cui|t|i f Ae]|ieAlAi5 fep)-^
bo ^b-^e^ÓeAlAjb ^u]i;i; "péiljti).
quorundam celebriorum Insulse regum bus ex Hugone O'Donnnelli filio.
adjectis nominibus, hujus, vel illius .. SomieAn CeAc Cuac.^,1 b-emiw
regis (expresso nomine) regio, plaga, cno Cuitji, ir vonv Vm 1=b&]6l,n,
terra, campus, regia, curia, aut quid yxi UsAiije ]r aca]6 21|tic
simile cognominatur ; ut in sequent!- Ctifc Cobcv\j5, jr Cliv|i djottnjAjc.
APPENDIX. 355
Many a beautiful, shamrock-flowering plain.
Many a noble, bright-shining court,
[Are lost] from the Race of Ith and in the hands of knights
So that it would be a sufficient cause of fury to hear them
[numbered.]
Not to rise up in warlike alliance.
After all the evils which they have sustained.
The tribe of the land of round-nutted woods ;
'Tis wonderful how long their forbearance.
It is hard if victory they gain not.
For it is not excessive ambition, it is not injustice,
That drove this noble tribe of sharp spears
To take to steps of wars.
['Twas] their own danger, the fear for their lands.
That contributed, though long their forbearance,
([And] peace not having been spoken of for some time)
To kindle the fire of the heroes.
Well it becomes the blood of Ith
To fight battles, to kindle wars.
For the prize of the land of the nobles
They were bound to relieve it.
The Race of Ith, who suffer injury,
Tis' they who have the best right to make battle
For the smooth, well-placed, far-stretching laud
Of all the Gaeidhil of the land of Felim (Ireland).
' Dicta Tuathalii domus Eria, regia Arturi regie, vestrum et, Corraace,
Quinti theatrum."
Fedlimii fundus, plaga Cobthaca, et
Hugonisarvum: Offygia, i,. \9.
356 APPENDIX.
M] pu^l hyh ye]v, Í)ia bo ceAjic,
TjeAc bi^i? b-ojivc]^] AT) 0]5]teAcc,
f AejiAÓ A beATjt), co)Tt)6e a C]tuí8,
]i;í\ Ai) c-0|5|xe Af ^e&|t]t 0]icu]b.
2t)Ac Ui 6]bi|t|*5eoil, ucc feAT)^,
feó A|* cófiA b^^SAfiAib Q>]]ieAr)t),
CACÚ5A6 'n)A ceAtjr) a 5-CAr,
A1> eATJ5 CACATÍjAll CO5CAC.
Coi)cobA|i, c|ioi6e leon)^]r)j
o\ bo Af CÓj|t, CAiceocA^O,
fiv'i) 3-c]t^c ú^]t ceAbTÍ)AT)T)A]5 re,
|ie feAi)-3b^l^l<'^lb b|tuic BojTjije.
6a5aI bójb^ í)iA bo púÓAjt,
A c]i)eA6 w CoiKubAji,
b'i\ i)-bvcu5A6, T)i biv]l qn),
^A cliv]t ^icAtb^ll 'p&jlin).
CoifeouA]b cIai)i;a I-újaic,
A]l CACAjb A]t C0T)5AlAlb,
CojtcA LA]5e i;a leA|t5 tj-31at)j
ceiv^tb Af bAe]]te bo ÓéATjAii).
Mi c5|iA bóib^ Í)]A bo C]'i7,
r|toib iin) Co|iCA]5, \)o iirt) Ca]|*]-1,
l^a cull beAbcA bu6 6eACC
1-*^ TbA5 b-T^eA^iCA II* |:iv't) b-'CuAifceAftc.
Mo un) Mivf tAi5eAt) t)a leA|i5 b-re^
1)0 uro 2lc-cliAc i)A 5-cuAT) fjce,
^Boinn, i.e. the river Boyne, in the the O'Driscolls and their correlatives.
region traversed by v/hich the old y Corcac^, i.e. the City of Cork. The
English were exclusively seated. poet here argues that the race of Lug-
^ The descendants of Lughaidh, i.e. haidh were entitled to the monarchy,
APPENDIX. 357
There is not of them, by the justice of God,
One to whom the heirship is more fitting.
To free her mountains, jn'otect her cattle.
Than the best heir which is of them.
The son of O h-Eidirsccoil, of smooth breast.
For him it is the most becoming of all the men of Eire,
To fight for its sake in the battles,
The land famed for battling and wars.
Conchobhar, heart of a lion.
Will fight, as for him it is right.
For the fertile, warm, music-loving land^
With the old English at the bank of Coinn.'^
Well may they fear, tis God that wilLs,
His tribe and Conchobhar,
Who will extirjiate them, no trifling deed.
For the warlike plain of Felim.
The descendants of Lughaidh'' will defend.
In battles and in conflicts,
Corca-Laidhe^ of the fine plains,
A deed which it is most diflioult to perfonh.
It is not more right for them, God hiis ordained it.
To fight for Corcach or for Caiseal,^
Than to make battle in becoming manner
For the plain of Teathbha,»' or for the North.
Or for Nas of Leinster'^ of the warm plains.
Or for Ath-cliath" of breezy harbours,
and that therefore they had as much in "Westmcatli.
right to Cashel, Kaas, and Dublin, b Nas-Laiyhcan, i.e. Na:is, one of
as they had to Cork or Dunboy. the ancieut seats of the Kings of Leia-
z Caiscai, i.e. the City of Cashel. ster.
n Tealhbha, Teiiia, a large territory c Alh-Cludh, i.e. Dublin.
358
APPENDIX.
T)0 un) C|IUACA]T) 2li, 1)5 UTT) OjleAC.
Í)A T)-beA|l1)CA] CeAjlC ]t01)T)A ]X]Ú,
^l^.cc J=6a 6o]|iceAf teoi)t)-c|tú,
t>ó]b bo -t-eic ^éA|iTbA5 t)a h-yyv^y,
bo b^ieic 6A|tlAn) i)a b-Bi]t]=r)i).
2lf ATblAlS piAltAbAjl fO,
cIaIJT) l-ÚJA]C TÍ7Ó]|t rb]C )CA,
CeAflC Ajt |tO Bojt)!) bftACA]5 B|ieA3,
b'0T)Ól|t CAjl TT)ACA|b 2t)]leA6,
i)o biv|t|t A 6út)Ai6 bo8ép>,
bo C] ft At) AlltTT) T^ir)V5^]]h
CA]t A1) ]tO-Tt)Ul|l f0]lé]]l ]*ÍV]ri),
fATbuil O^l&lU O^T) 6A|-p<V]1).
d Tlie lands of Baei, that is the lands
belonging to the Castle of Dun-Baei,
or Dunboy, then belonging to the
O'Sullivans Beare of the race of
Eibhear, but originally apartof Corca
Laidhe, the territory of the O'Dris-
colls. The Irish called Dursey Island,
Oilean Baei Bheirre. See O'Sullivan
Beare's Hist. Cathol. Iber. lib. viii.
c. 3. and Pacata Hibernia, vol. ii. p.
563, and Annals of the Four Masters,
A.D. 1602.
e Cruachain Aei, i.e. Kathcroghan,
near Belanagare in the county of
Roscommon.
iAileach or Oileach, now Ellagh,
near the city of Londonderry, in the
barony of Inishowen, county of Done-
gal, one of the ancient seats of the
Kings of Ulster and of the monarchs
uf Ireland.
s His own fortress. There are va-
rious accounts of this discovery of
Ireland by Ith, the uncle of Milesius
of Spain, given in Irish MSS. as in
the Book of Leacan, fol. 12, and in
the Book of Bally mote (fol. ), and
in the Annals of Clonmacnoise as
translated by Connell Mageoghegan.
See also Dr. Todd's Edition of Nen-
nius's Historic Britonum, p. 241.
It is given as follows in Lynch's
translation of Keating's History of
Ireland, which i^retty fairly agrees
with the allusions in the text of this
poem :
"Progrediente tempore Breogani
progeniei magna fiebat et virorura
atque virium accessio : Quare partim
Hispanias tantas multitudinis levanda
causa, partim dominandi aviditate cor-
rcpti, de sedibus percgre petcndis
APPENDIX.
359
Or for the lands of Baei,"^ one and all.
Or for Cruachain-Aei,® or for Aileach.^
Were a just division made with them.
With the Race of Ith, who shed crimson blood.
To them would come the grassy plain of the fair men
By the judgment of the patron of Eire.
The manner in which they obtained
The Race of great Lughaidh, son of Ith,
Right to the great Boinn of Breagh of the banners.
As an honor beyond the sons of Milidh [Milesius].
From the top of his own fortress^f
Ith of the sharp-pointed weapons perceived
Over the great clear calm sea
The semblance of an island from Spain.
sibique subjugandis deliberarunt. Hue
et accessit, quod continua per vigeati
sex annos ariditas ex imbrium defectu
orta, et corruptum coelum a cadaver-
um in assiduis contra Tubaliades, et
alios ad ventitios liostes dimicationibus,
foetore annona difficultatera in Ilis-
pania peperit. Tandem consilio in
Breogani turi-e coacto, decreverunt
Ithum Breogani filium Brathi nepo-
tem, qui et suopte ingenio sapiens,
peragratis jam multis exteris regioni-
bus locorum peritus habebatur, in
Hiberniam mittere, ut insulae naturam
exploraret.
" Alii fabulantur Itho hieme in Breo-
gani turre versato Hiberniam in nubi-
bus apparuisse : sed a yeritate illos
aliena loqui inde liquet, quod afflni-
tates et commercia inter Hispanos et
Hibcrnos multo ante Ithum interces-
serint. Eochus enini Erci Alius, pos-
tremus Firbolgorum rex Tailtam Mag-
more regis Hispaniaj filiam matrimonio
junctam habuit.
" Ithus, delectu liabito, centum quin-
quagenta strenuis comitibus sibi ad-
scits, ex Hispania solvens in Hiber-
niam tendit, cujus cum aquilonarem
plagam attigisset, in locum egressus
' Campum Ithi' postea dictum, ex indi-
genis aliquot obviam factis, eum
Scotica, sen Hibernica lingua compel-
lentibus, eodem usus idiomate respon-
det, communem cum illis originem a
Magogo se trahere et eandem linguam
a sui generis honiinibus usurpari.
Hinc antiquarii coUigunt in Libro,
qui de deductis in Hiberniam Coloniis
est Scoticam, seu Hibernicam, seu
Gaidelicam linguam Nemedo, poste-
risque, necnon Firbolgis et Tuadedo-
360
APrENDIX.
5luAl|'i6 fé A x']v Air)bpeoT)Ai3,
cuijie |*|ce b*p]At)T}A]b u]lc,
b'lA|HtA]6 T)A C|lice Ab COt)tJA]|tC.
Mljx bcAi) locAÓ Af A lu]t;3,
50 itivitjjc 5 At) |io Tt)eA]ibuill,
]*0]5ca6 jéjt cocjiAÓ ceAi)r>,
^liiAlfceAjt lojf A|i o-reAcc a b-ri]t,
b]|t]H7 lAec tjAfi luce ^Ai|xb|i]5,
■pA cf Ann CO] 1)1)6 A j-ceAn'i rjiobA,
A 3-ceAi)i) clo]t)i)e CeA]imo&A.
nanis Tcrnaculam fuisse : qxiod a vero
minus abliorrere censeo quia ut antea
retuli, GaiJelus Ethori filius Gaideli-
cam linguam jussu Tenisii Farsii
ScythiiB regis i)rimu.9 instituit, et con-
cinnavit in Ludo dicto Literario a
Fenisio stabilito, etc. ect. etc. Xon
est igitur cur ulli moveat admira-
tionem Ithum et Hibernise turn indi
genas Gaidelica lingua coUocutos. Sed
unde digressa est eodem revertatur
oratio. Itbus regionis et regis nomen
ex adstantibus sciscitatus, responsum
tuht, regionem, lunis Elga id est
nobilcm insulam dici, regni vero ha-
benas Carmodi Melbheoli filios; alter-
nis annisj ut supra expositum est,
moderari ; eos in Oileach Neid, aqui-
lonari Ultonia plaga de proetiosa mar
jorum suppellcctile altcrcari. Ha;c
ubi accepit Itbus Reges, centum sibi
comitibus adjunctis, adire oonstituit,
quorum in conspectum ubi venit, sala-
tationibus CEeterisque occurrentium
officiis perhumauiter exceptus, eorura
de controrersia per ipsosmet certior
factus est, imo perspecta ejus indole
totius litis derimendie ab omnibus illi
potcstas ultro defertur ; ille suppel-
lectilis portione in aingulos collata,
praefato primum bonore, captaque rite
A'enia, sic reges affatus est : ' Kon mea
me optio aut consilium (principes
optimi) sed casus et tempestatum in-
quitas bisce littoribus advcrtit, proinde
omni objecta mora liis excedere terris,
patriamque repetere necesse est : ta-
men banc vestram ditionem non pos-
sum non imraensis efferrc laudibus,
eum tantam soli ubertatem, et amoeni-
tatem coeli tam moderatam temperieni
aspiciam, ut nee nimio asstu torreamini
)iec immodico frigore rigcatis, uovalia
vcstra copiosa scgete, fliynina piscc.
APPENDIX.
!61
Ith, son of Bile,^ son of Breogan,
Set out in temperate weather
With a select party of heroes, of evil,
To seek for the country which he saw.
No delay happened to his ships
Until he arrived without much of error,
[Until] he reached, and it was a perilous adventure.
The briny harbours of the laud of Eire.
He proceeded upon his coming to land
With a band of heroes, not great in number.
Firm was their advance as if to give battle
Unto the sons of Ceannad.
l^ascua pecoribus, alvearia melle, oves
vellere, vaccse lacte satis superque
abundant, quidni ergo ad diversas
regni i)lagas singuli seceditis, et se-
junctam sibi ditionem quisquc vestrum
arrogat ? Ubi seorsim in subditos sibi
subjcctos imperium exerceat ; omnia
enim, qiiaj vel ad vitam tollerandani,
vel ad dignitatem retinendam pertin-
ebunt, sua cuique ditio abunde suppc-
ditabit.' Hajc oratio, ubi regibus offi-
ciose sahitatis, ille discesserat, adeo
alte in regum aninios desccnderat ut
iiidubitatam gencraverit suspicionem,
illmn ideo insula3 dotes tam accurate
contemplatum, quod in earn opportu-
nitatem et apparatum bellicum nactus,
redditum nioUiturus essct, et pulsis
indigenis, sues advenas armis suiFec-
turis, Quare insidias illi, ad classem
remeanti, struendas, e vestigio curant,
et centum quinquagenta miUtes, Mac-
uillo ducc, in insidiis locati, injunc-
tum sibi munus impigre obeuntes, in
incautos, apud Ithi Carapum, validum
impetum de repente faciunt, ipsique
Itho pone subeunti tam multa vubiera
infligunt, ut vitce discrimini, suorum
subsidio subductis lacerum corpus in
navem negre traxerit, animamque pau-
lo post inter navigandum eflBavarit.
Cadaver exanimum in Hispaniam (ubi
sepultura traditum est) perlatum, ac,
ut erat cicatricibus laniatum in ami-
corum conspectum prolatum, tantam
eorum excandescentiam excitavit, ut
sese necera illius de Carmodi filiis
quamprimum ulturos conjurauerint.
NonnuUorum Antiquariorura sententia
est Ithum in Drumlighuia ca;sum, et
in Ithi campo terrse mandatum, verum
superior sententia magis explorata est,
et plurium suffragiis coniprobata. p.
82.
^Ith, son of Bile. This should be
Ith, brother of Bile, son of Breogan.
362 APPENDIX.
pA ■\íO]X)r) B]tteAw Ai) feoiji bui6,
bo h] '5ut) 5-clo]ijT) T*]!) CeA|irr)ui&,
^i=c t)A b-foclA^b leAc Ajt leAc,
A5 ceAcc bo )c 50 b-0]leAc.
f^]lz]-^]b VA ]tV5A Ttoiri^e,
TjoccAjb ^Ac A i;-0]|tb]|te,
t)i|t ce^ll^s Cjiic A ]tot)UA,
5U|i Tt&l6]5 ft eAbco|t|iA.
Ce]leAb|iAif bó]b 't;a 8]ai3 n'>>
be]|teA]* frr7C0Tt)A|tc uACAib,
A cuAjOeAr) 5A 1170 pú6A]|i,
bo ]*rr)UA]i)eA8 leo a leAr)rbA]i).
21)eA|*bA|i leo A|t f5Ae]leA6 a y^el,
5U|t 5UATf bó]b é bo'i) oíléi) ;
TT)]fbe A 5-cIai)1) c]i'\c a 5-co5A]|t:
A|l )t A1?U 5U]t feAlÍAbA]]!.
2l|l 2t)lll5 j CA A1) ^ACU^T} bu]3,
TT)A|tbcA|l é le clo]T)1) CeA|tTT)U|b
5é]i cAC|té|Ti7eAC ^|*a sleo a 51111)
bo b' AicTÍ^éileAC leo a leAijmu]!).
Bei|i]b rr)u]r)q|i n)]c B]le,
A|i éi5ii) ó'i) Ai)bpii)e,
ze]6n) Ay A|t &i|t]5 olc cAjc,
cojxp Ai) pé]i)T)]6 bo'i; 6/AfpA]Jj.
3luAi|*eA|* tvjAiÓ 1)A Iai)!) ]*eAi),
jf A b|tivic]ae rt)e]c 2^]leA6,
> 3ii/f/^ /i/m, i.e. the plain of Ith, k Sons of Cearmad. These were
a level tract of country in the barony Mac Cuill, Mac Cecht and Mac Greine,
of Raphoe and County of Donegal. three Tuatha De Danann chiefs who
The river Finn flows through it. had governed Ireland alternately year
APPENDIX. 363
About the division of Eire of the sweet grass.
These sons of Ceannad had come
To fierce words on either side
On Ith's arrival at Aileach.
The kings bade him welcome.
They disclose the cause of their dispute.
Wisdom had not governed their distribution.
Until Ith made jieace between them.
He bids them farewell after this.
He takes from them their [good] words.
From the north, what greater pity.
They [then] meditated to pursue him.
They considered after disclosing his adventure.
That his coming to the island was dangerous to them ;
Their children were disgraced by their conspiracy ;
Towards Ith they acted treacherously.
On Magh Itha' of the soft pasture
He is slain by the sons of Cearmad,'*
Though they exulted having slain him in the conflict.
It repented them [soon] that they pursued him.
The people of the son of Bile carry
By force from the stranger tribes,
(An event from which evil to them all arose,)
The body of the hero to Spain.
Lughaidh^ of the ancient swords sets out
And his relatives the sons of Milidh
about, immediately preceding the Annals of the Four Masters, A.M.
Scotic Gadelian or Milesian invasion. 3500, Ed. J. O'D. p. 25.
See Keating's History of Ireland (Ha- l Lvghaidh, i.e. the son of Ith. See
liday's Edition, p. 213, 265); the Keating's History of Ireland (Haliday's
Leabhar Gabhala of the O'Clcry's and Edition, p. 2S5, 303, et sequen.
364 APPENDIX.
bo htt^]X) A éA|icA b'pijt B]]teAr)t)
2l|i &-ceAcc A b-ciftj 5ÍV ceo bjto^b,
lA|i ttjAjibAO cloiijtje CeA|tn)Oib,
5U|i 6f5lAbA|t jx b'o|5eA6.
'Ha é]\\]C f]T) bo frivT) At) ^ronr),
Aco Ó T^uACA^b i)e <t)At)or)r),
be cii flfcc jxA AT) 56 A5 geAlj
A|t ciiycAO céb b^A cóijeAÓ.
2t)A|t f]i) Af ]Ab bo b-peivjt|i ceAjtc
t)ó 50 b-cíir)5Ajf ]te b-c]te] fe acc
|ÍA 50|tC ^l't)l)AC|tAC t)A b-^T'l)T)
le b-olc fttjAjicAc 6]|i]'t)tj.
6]]tlC JXA Ajl lAC féjr) jjl,
T)A rrjA^ceAÓ rt)AC &)b]lii>,
6 5AC ^i'|i T)i[t |:olivi|i be^c,
bo cj'i) b'pivjCv]! bo'u é]fi]c.
2t)ív civ ijívc lcAt)pAí8e l]b^
Ai) é]|tic n A|t pill 2t)]l]6,
XD'a']" b']! bUjc'fAl) C] CO|lCAl|lj
Viv lé]5 Í le b-AllrboiicAib.
21 Ua jcA, Ti7e]c B|le !
bo 5AibceA|i bu]c ceAT)i) a ^-ceAijUj
A 5-cu]b b'póbpoicitjb BifteAijtj.
A3Ab, A oi5fie }=1D51D,
5AI) féAT)A A|t 3A]tb ATÍ)t^Alb "^^W
n^f'AlA ATj c-Arb5A|t ^'o b'pulAi;5-
APPENDIX. 365
In a compact consecrated host
To force his eiric from the men of Eire.
On coming to land, what more dangerous exploit ;
After killing the sons of Cearmad
The fury of the men was not fully abated
Until they had avenged the death of Ith.
In eiric for him the land remained,
With them from the Tuatha-De-Dananii,
From thence the race of Ith the fair scion
Are the chiefs of a cantred of a province.
Therefore they had the best right
(Until their power was opposed)
On account of the fair-acred land of the heroes
To the great evil of [all] Eire.
The eiric of Ith on the land of old Ir,
Let not the son of Eibhilin forgive ;
From every man it is due to thee
To obtain thy share of the eiric.
If it be that you seek not
This eiric from the sons of Milidh,
If it be compensation to thee for the person slain,
Let it not go with the foreigners.
O descendant of Ith, son of Bile I'"
As an eiric from this stranger tribe.
Take you, one and all.
Their share of the woody lands of Eire.
Many an eiric besides this.
Due to thee O heir of Finghin,
Without denial from the rough hirelings of the English ;
It is a pity to brook the grievance.
in Son of Bile, recté brother of Bile.
366 APPENDIX.
TTj5|i 5-cu|va6 }:<x^ c5]|i co-C|tív6
bo 0|icAb<x|i fot)t} fie feAÍ
^ív frot)T) 50|ic-AbA]6 3<'*'^1^^^^'
A liV^TT) CACA, A CoTJCobA^jl,
1)ÍV 5<!^lb eAjtCA Ajl A |*0T) ^'O]!)
ACC 50T)A eACCA t)A TJ-A^AIÓ.
SnjuAii) A]t AT)b|ieACAib ^]at; 3^^^^ í
CU13 T17A|l bí'f CeAlj T)A 5Alrt?At)t)
|iúr) ^u]lT)5eAC t)] béAtjcA 6e,
CU]TT)t)15 A T)-éACCA A]6ble.
ÍÍA T)-3T)ík.cu]5eAn7 a 5U]6e,
At; O5 bo b] A rp-boccu]T)e,
A b-0]5iie bív. T)-6A|tA Tt)6
bo 5eAt)A 0]|iT;e UA]fle. [leo.]
2t)é]i)i) |ií'5tjAi6e 5AD tiút) c]tuitt7,
6]b]lít) ir)5eij <t)oTt}t)uill,
T)í -pA^cAjt ijeAc b]'n)6AC 6],
bív Ti7-be]c A5 i't)T)Iac ujitft^.
Luce ]rtj6eA|i5CA A]5ce hAX),
un) T)A b-'<^1T^5^A^A]b iA|t|irA]t
blívc CQ5CA i)A 5-C|tAeb 5-c]t)íl
bu6 ]*Ae|i o|t|iA 6/]b]lít;.
SIac bo co]llib Cjtú Su]br)e,
béf bVijjt TÍ7U]5e 2t)oÓu|]tT)e,
^Daughter of Domhnall, i.e. of ° TFoman's _/ace to blush, i.e. Sati-
Domhnall, son of Eoghan Mac-Suibh- rists, who were believed to possess the
lie of Muskerry. power of bringing out fearbw or
APPENDIX. 367
Much of blood have they slied on the plain.
Many heroes, who should be lamented.
They have slain for a long time back
Throughout the land of the Gaeidhil of the ripe fields.
Spill thou blood for these bloods,
O hand of battles, O Conchobhar !
Accept no eiric for them
But equal slaughter in lieu of them.
Think of the false judgments of the English horde ;
Understand how there is treachery in their friendship ;
A passive secret should not be made of it ;
Think of their enormous slaughters.
If we but continue to beseech her,
The Virgin who was in poverty,
(If her heir should refuse us)
She would raise us to dignity.
A Queenly disposition, without hidden blemish,
Eibhilin, the daughter of Domhnall"
Not one is found unthankful to her.
Of those who wouW otherwise abuse her.
From those who cause woman's face to blush*»
On account of the money which they seek ;
The chosen flower of the family trees,
Eibhilin is ever free.
A scion of the woods of the blood of Suibhne
A sprout from the soil of the fertile plain of ModhuirnP
blotches through the face of any one County of Tyrone, through which the
who deserved their satire. river Modhurn flows. It is here used
P Plain of Modhuirn, a plain in the in a very vague sense, but it is pro-
368 APPENDIX.
c|iAeb co|iu]8 AX) cuAifce]|ic.
l,Ó|l bo CO5A b|lU]TT; A|l 6|tU]TT)
A cof*5 ■P05IA, A ^uAc leAC C]auirr7
fe]teAC |té]6 ó'i) f|io]fci5e ^í 6
A rv^]vv i:o]yh]V], a b-Ai5t)i"b.
[leo.
bably intended to suggest that the ghain, (not Tir-Conaill, in which they
Mac Suibhnes are originally of Tir-Eo- had been settled for several centuries)
APPENDIX. 369
A fruitful plant which distorts not justice.
The rich bearing tree of the north.
She is sufficiently distinguished from every side
By her checking of plunder, her hatred of injustice ;
By her serene countenance, which causes the trees
To bend with fruit ; by her tranquil mind.
being descended from the celebrated King of Aileach, who died A.D. 1036.
Flaithbheartach an trostain O'Neill,
24
370 APPENDIX.
I.— 4. Vomc^'o 1fut^)l cec)t))z.
^ív Sui^c bivf 5 AC bujTje 6i=b,
21t) rt)AC rt)A|i Aei) 'f^^i c-aca]|i,
&']tT)ceAcc UA]r)i:) le b-AtJACA^i) !
AcA]í5 |ie feAl biv']i ]*t)Aei5e
Ai) feAT) ^A C-Ó5 eA5T)Ai6e.
BiVf At} TP]C, 51Ó bOlll5 ÓATt),
tt}Ó A]t í*r)yrt) C]t& &A5 AT) ACAU,
bo TÍ?eA|i A t*3Ít T^e ^caI n'^'?*
5AC ^eA|t bo't) bii* a be]|i]n).
Aft Ae] Ajt i)-be]|*e beA|tb-c<v|tAb,
«íAiibAÓ n)o 6u]i)e rjó 66
boi) C]tu]i)t5e Af AÓbAji ]A|i3r)ó.
Dó^buib leo lofijjeAf CA]t leA^i,
bA A]i|-Ai6 iT)T)f 1 3^ei6eAl,
5u|i l]i)5feAb b'A b-ro]l CAft ru|i>i),
o foit) r)i]t frfUfeAb o|iuft)T).
3t)V"i foUu|* f:Ac i)A b-e^cr|tAj
f:A]t' cf]t|ibAb «70 cu]beACCA,
cú]|* leAT)CA A loi)5 le ze]r)X)e,
^Ot)T) 1)A b-6/0]tpA b'póifiicii).
'CAfUjC leo A lof A j-OfbeAitc,
co|*i)Aii) cU'i bo'i) ciii'fbA]5eACc,
lAe^c uA]|*le tjo CA]ll |ioii)' c|iiv]6,
le bA|i|i uAifle le b-Ar)iv]ft.
APPENDIX. 371
I. 4. DONNCHADH O'FUATHAIL SANO THIS.
Cause of starting is the death of two,
A news this which is pain to my heart.
Bitter is the death of each of them.
Two chieftains for whom my grief has giown.
The son together with the father
To have dejjarted from us by misfortune !
They have been for some time cause of grief to us,
The elder and the sage youth.
Though grievous to me the death of the son.
Still greater is our grief through the death of the father ;
Affliction for them has for some time deranged us ;
Each of the two that I mention.
No wonder that I am in a feeble state
On account of our two real friends ;
The killing of my patron, or of two [of them],
Is cause of grief to the world.
They sailed with a fleet across the sea
The two chiefs of the island of the Gaeidhil ;
They passed voluntarily over the brine;
From that time they returned not to us.
A plain fact was the cause of the expedition.
By which my companions were lost.
The cause which moved their brave ships was
To relieve the land of Europe.
They succeeded in consequence of their noble deeds.
In defending the character of Christendom ;
Noble heroes whose fate distresses me ;
By supreme dignity, by honor.
372 APPENDIX.
A]t q|l T)iV A|t CUjIjr) COi)A|l]*l)A,
T)5 5U|i leA^ bor)A|* at) bif,
T>iv|t bcA^ |*oi)Af T^e ]*eT|ibi|*.
Mi CUaIa A3 ^'A]S T)A A3 flffé,
fATÍjAil bo^t) be^jic bu]6ije-fe,
Ajl C&]U^ A]t 3IIÍ TÍ7|tA6 SARI'S] 6.
C0T)aII CeAjtlJACj Cú AT) cleA|*]lA]6,
t)i ltu5 AT) bix bei5^eA]t f a]ij,
{U\e]c A]iTi)T)occA eAi)3 UIa6,)
5caII caItdacca ó Cot)cubA]t.
Mi |tU3 SaTT^P^OTJ TT)eA|l Tt)0T)3AC>
T)i |IU3 Or5A|l AT)5l0t)T)AC,
btteATT) ^a'i) boil3e ti^o cu^jife,
3eAll 1170 colt)5|^e cutT)Ait)T)fe.
Oilibéftui* T)ív|i beA5 ij-AT)n)A,
po|firfb)iAif ^eA]t bA]tATblA,
A]t luA]' A i;-^6 T)Ó A T)-é5]1),
TJÓ Aft c-iiuAf livTT) b^ leTcé]b]b.
M] |l|ACC |*CA1) 1)iV 03 ATT711A,
^•ca6 i;a cjiuii^i^e ceACAiiÓA,
^5éAl i^Vfi A|* C|iiv6 leATt) cjtoióe,
cA]i 50Í1Í) ICxTp i;a lAecito]6e.
q Conall Cearnach. He is the most lainn. He was one of the Red Branch
distinguished of the heroes of the Red heroes and the next to Conall Cear-
Branch in Ulster, in the beginning of nach in point of heroism,
the first Century. He is the ancestor of » Osgar. He was the son of Oisin
the O'Mordhas (O'Moi'Cs) of Laeighis. and grandson of Finn Mac Cumhaill.
«• C11, i.e. Canis, otherwise Cuchul- His deeds of prowess are celebrated io
Al'PENDlX. ó t í
1 1 is a true story that they received not repvoadi
On land or on the turbulent wave,
Until misfortune laid low the two
Who served with no small success.
I have not heard, with prophet or seer.
The equals of this company of two ;
For fair conflict, for vigorous minds.
For wisdom, for deeds of valor.
Conall Cearnach,i Cu'" of the feats,
(The bare-armed warriors of the land of Ulster),
These two goodly heroes bore not
The palm of valor from Conchobhar.
Sampson, the active and hairy, bore not.
The heroic Osgar^ did not bear
(The palm [of victory] from my beloved pair)
From those who cause my sadness.
Oliver* of no humble name,
Fortibras a man [worthy] to be compared with.
For quickness in success or in disaster,
Or in the hardiness of hands, they [the O'Driscolls] were
their equals.
No old man or illustrious youth
Throughout the four-quartered world,
(A true story, which grieves my heart,)
Has surpassed the dexterous deeds of the heroes.
several poems attributed to his father. t Oliver, a famous warrior, one
He was slain in the battle of Gabhra of the officers of Charlemaine. He is
near Tara, A.D. 284, by the monarch frequently mentioned in the story call-
Cairbre Liffeachair, with whom he ed Toruidheadht na Croiche Naeimh.
engaged in single combat. Sec Annals Sec O'Reilly's Irish Dictionary, voce
of the Four Masters, Ed. J. O'D., ioi^atíjaiI, and Book of Lismore, fol.
A.D. 284, p. 121. 99, a. b.
374 APPENDIX.
't)A|i cu]]t cu<vi|ic CoijaU ^wlbAt),
&o cuA]tcA]5 cA|i c|tó i)-UIa6 ;
n)ó bo cuA|icAi5 Coi)cubA|i.
Ní óeACAib \)eczo]i fé]t) ^épj,
i;)A 2lcT)]lle|* A T)-Ae]i) céiri),
t;í l)-uAi|t clAeclA]6 &oti)' cutT)A]6,
cA]t |;|iAec liv^Ttje Cot)cubA]]i.
Daji ceAr)t) A b|te]c b'^^te^y Sx]6,
le 'peAjtb^AÓ, beA^rijAc 4)Att)ív^i),
UJlfA CACA C|tÚ l,UJA]6,
r)í |iACA 6|* clú Coi)cubA]|t.
1)5 Cíccó Tt)A|i córbA]|ileAC,
5T)Ú]|* CACA C|tUA]& 1)A 5-CU|Ia6,
UA^^ CACA ^y<\ CoT)cubA|t.
<Do ciqiii-eAb ^óf lívri) CA|i Iívjtí^,
clú A b-^'eA6rt)A A|i |:ub ai) borbA]!;,
A]i 51)1") t)A i)-5Aif5eA6Ac i)-5|iii)i)
i)A T)-5i)Vri) i)-A]r^iiteAC t)-ii)5ill.
T^HÍc le SA^A^b, leAc a|i leAc,
^fiíc le p|tA]i)5c i)A b-^ób b-co||tcoAC,
líve^c A|tti)-i)occA c|teo]t) a b-cfio]b,
|*5eol A 5-CAlrt)Acc, A 5-cort)]tA]3.
2t)olA]b ú]|tb T)A t)-eAT)5 Spí^]i)eAC,
'fA c-in)p]]te ív|ib 2llii)ív]i)eAc,
« Conall Gulban. He was son of the He was slain A.D. 464.
monarch Niall of the Nine Hostages, v Feardiadh, son of Damhan. He
and ancestor of the O'Donihnaills was a celebrated champion of the
and their correlatives in Tir-Conaill. Gamhanraidhc. a sept of the Firbolgs
APPENDIX. 375
Though in many a land, not known to mc,
Conall Gulban" made visitation.
He who travelled beyond the far limits of Uladh ;
Yet Conchobhar traversed more.
Even Hector himself did not.
Or Achilles in any degree.
Surpass the prowess of Conchobhar's hand,
[And therefore] this is no time of change for my grief.
Notwithstanding what was won of valiant renown
By Feardiadh,'*' the brave son of Damhan,
Yet he exceeds not Conchobhar in fame
The battle-pillar of Lughaidh's race.
Not more astute was the memorable prophet Finn"^
Nor Cato as an adviser,
[Than he of] the changeless face in the hard battle of heroes
In the hour of combat, than Conchobhar.
They sent also upon all hands
The fame of their prowess throughout the world
For the deeds of illustrious heroes
Of the far-travelled wager-gaining deeds.
The English on all sides have heard.
The French of fertile lands have heard,
[Of] the bare-armed heroes brave in the fight,
[Of] the news of their valor in the combat.
All degrees of nobility in the land of Spain,
And the sublime Emperor of Almania''
seated in IrrusDomhnann in Connacht. *. O'^laherty's 0(/y(/ia, p. 280.
lie was slain by Cuchullainn at Atli- '^'Finn, i.e. Finn Mac Ciimliaill, the
Firdiadh, now Ardee in the county of Fingall of Mac Plierson's Ossian.
Louth. See Annals of the Four Mas- ^ Emperor of Almania, i.e. the Em-
ters, A.D. 941, note ^, and 1452, note peror of Germany.
376 APPENDIX.
é^s i)A 3|iibe, i)ii|i 5|tib CAir>
rt)A]c cAe]ijjb lAec|iA]Ó 'plói)&]iAi]',
be]c 5AC Ue], bo Ia555a^5 flt)t)>
b'A cAe] Ai>2llbAir) 'j-a i)-6]|iii)r).
2t)Aei6]5 qjt ai) Tu}tCA]5 ir^ir)
^uAiTÍ)T)eA|* Acu A|i t)-é5 Co|ti)é]l ;
luÍ5eAf 50 lív 'r)A coóIaÓ,
5 AT) ATT)A|tUf, 5 At) TbÚrlA3A6.
Bívf Co]tr)éil 0)3 'f A ACA]ij
If peATt3 *t)& bo 6eot)ACA6^
c|tuAi6 le b-6i|tir)r) ai) eAfbAiÓ,
buA]r) c|iei6)Ti7 a cxi]rt)eAf3Ai|i.
'CujCltl) COOlJAjO clíV||l I.Ú3A16
H)6|l b-^GAtl bíVT)A bOCATÍ)A]l,
c]AT) bu|* cívf cúrbA]6 ah)' cftjt),
bív|i T)A 3-cu|tA6 bívji' c|ie]b|*frt7,
21 3-clu)i) Ti)é b'irt^ftívÓ 0]i|iA,
l5|i bo feAt)rbó]fi f Ae3AlcA,
i)í|i' beAi) beAÓSAÓ |ioin)e ]tit)i),
A]t c]teA5bA6 Cjtoibe a 3-clu|i)]ti7,
M] fU]l ^Vl) t17A]lC-flllA15 TIjeAjlbA,
bo 3Ab TijAe-ic a n^óii TbeATjnjA,
^eAji t;^c CAejijceAC b^A 3-ciut)A]6,
t)ív beAt) ^Ae^leAC b'JA|irburbA)t;.
y Aíba and Eire, i.e. Scotland and « Fomk^ Corneil. He was the son
Ireland. of Captain Conchobhar, son of Sir
APPENDIX. 377
Praise the achievements of O'h-Eidirsceoil's heir;
The true i-hieftain of our tribe, our feast-master.
The death of the Griffin, who was no tame griffin,
Well do the heroes of Flanders lament,
And his being each day, — a thing which lessened us, —
liamented in Alba and Eire.y
The land of the Turk exults
That they have quiet on Corneil's death ;
He lies till morning asleep
Without suspicion, without awaking.
The death of young Cornell^ and his father.
It is the anger of God which permitted it,
Hard to Eire is the lo-ss
[And] perpetual disaster the fall.
The fall of the chieftain of the plain of Lughaidh
Is cause of distress to many men ;
Long shall be a cause of grief unto me
The death of the heroes in whom we put our faith.
What I hear by report about them
Is sufficient as a worldly sermon,
No terror previously had touched us;
What I hear [now] is a piercing of the heart.
There is not among the vigorous horsemen
(Their high spirit has been saddened)
A man who is not lamenting in grief for them.
Nor a woman joyous in West Munster-
Fmghin O'h-Eidirsccoil and an Ensign diterranean in an engagement between
(signifer) in the Spanish Navy. He the Spanish and Turkish fleets on the
was killed near the mouth of the Me- sixth of the nones of July, 1619.
378 APPENDIX.
í)o OojicAjb b]tfcc T)el v^W^,
V] frAicceA]t C|tAT)i) lúbcA 5|* V\x)v,
óxx) cúplA caU bo t\i]z-\xr).
2lcil]& CftiV5A, ACiV^b C01)T)A,
ACÍV ]té ACA]* |t&AlcOT)r)A,
A vo-h]ióx) ^ó ceAf t>A 5-cu|ia6,
*Do T)i AT) caIatt) ']*a ze}\)e,
bo T)] AT) éAT)lAlC A]T)5llÓe,
le ]t-é]5eAT) le ceA]* cu^|tf|,
CeAf ^ÍCTT) CébpeAJl CUTT)A]T)l)f|.
'C]5 bfb T)A bú]le bAlbA,
ho cAe] 50 b-i^jtb 0|*3A|t6A,
^y\ bAe^jie búi) bA bé]T)]rh,
CAe]T)e T)A T)-búl t)-bíccé|ll]5.
Nj ÍVI|tTT71TT7 ]AC 1)ÍV 0]|ieACCj
T)í pu]l cú]l bo'T) C]tí'fcu]5eAcc,
bo b]lí'3 A TTJ-biVI" T)A 5-CU]tAb,
t)iV|V lyr) Cil|* T)A 5-CoT)cubAii,
<Do lAf cuijin Ó eiT)5 50 b-eiT)5,
A 1)-b]A]6 1)A 5-CU|IA6 CAe|T)]tT>,
A]t fSOCAjb 6o|ipA u]le,
f5cu]r) leoTjcA lAec|iu]6e.
J'tt)6a lAec b'ii luce pe]CTbe,
frDÓA bAi)T)C]tAcc buA]6e|ice,
ftT)6A 1*501 ci)Ae]ce 6 cuTbA]ój
A|i foi) clAejce CoT)cubA]|i.
a Senseless creatures, i e. the winds, nials It looks strange that the poet
the waters, and all the irratiocal ani- makes no allusion here to the wave of
APPENDIX. 379
The brightness of the clouds of heaven has darkened,
The fiery lightning spreads.
No tree is seen bending [with fruit] over the stream
Because my two [heroes] have fallen abroad.
The shores, the waves are.
The moon and the stars are,
In sorrow for the death of the heroes.
And the sound of cataracts is becoming louder.
The earth and the fire exhibit.
The angelic birds exhibit.
With violence, with heat of grief,
Debility for the man of my first aíTection.
By them are caused the mute creatures
To bewail loudly and clamorously.
No keener wail is heard
Than the moaning of the senseless creatures.*
I shall not particularize a land or a people,
[For] there is not a corner of Christendom
In consequence of the death of the heroes
That is not filled with the fate of the Conchobhars.
Grief has kindled from land to land
After the heroes whom I lament
In the noblest of all Europe.
It is a cause of debility to warriors.
Many a hero of their attendants,
Many a lady-assembly is troubled,
Many a school is anguished with grief
On account of the fall of Conchobhar.
Tonn Clklhna, in the harbour of Cuan other poems as being loud at the death
Dor (Glandore) wliich is referred to in of Irish Kings.
380 APPENDIX.
CAjtlA A Tt)-b]tót), r)ívc bfiot) fAe]|tb|iéi5,
CAC] 'fijí })-ft)rvAe]ó]n) ojicAib.
H] trjófi 511 fi n^AeÓice bATt)-f a
lt)él& Tt/0|tC|lA A|t AT) AÓbA|l-|*A,
^uAi]treA& lé cé]le a 5-c|t^6 Icah),
Bi|te ii)A|i c^]Tt) 't)a b-c]rnceAll.
Bí:6 50 b-jiUAIlAf píVC CU]ft|*]
jtótijpA, ]f bArbi)A b05U]ln ;
C|iuAiÓe 15A 5AC cívf o^le,
bívj^ cuAirje T)A CA|i]tcA]5e.
7^1 íi n)'ollATt}í)Acc ó'rt) Aef 3|iíxi6,
^ju íi]i T)-búccAf |i]ú 'f ív|i ]to-bív]6,
'l* A]* ^](l At) bíf CAjt CAC |t6n) CA]t,
bo 5t)ívc Tie rslf ^^^ rS^T^^^-
blúf cAe] uit) oi5|te Bibjl]!),
5|tvb córbéAlAc, c|iAebflAC 6]l,
T*Aeft-ri)Ac fív5lAc 7^iT)5]i).
)-AbA ó'i) lAecfíAib A luce 5fií^i6
C]Al) ó Ú]]t iWfí b-2l|icív]t)
fí^c cjtOTt) cuttjAjb n)A|t zi\]t> y]})
Coi)CubA|l Ó5 If A ACAIJI.
b The offspring of Mac Carthy's c új^ is most generally applied to
daughter, i.e. Captain Conchobhar or the eartli of a graveyard. He laments
Cornelius O'DriscoU, the son of Sir that thej"^ were not buried in the Ab-
Finghin O'h-Eidirsceoil, by Eibhilin, bey of Inis Arcain.
daughter of Sir Oven Mac Carthy. '' Inis h-Arcain, now Inishircan, or
APPENDIX. 381
Many even of the old English themselves
Have sunk in grief, which is no feigned grief.
The fair Gaeidhil do for him
Weep, nor of them need it be boasted.
I need not much boast of
The intensity of my grief for this reason,
They all got cause of anguish with me.
All Eire is like me grieved for them.
Although I got cause of sorrow
Before them, and cause of sadness ;
Harder than every other affliction
Is the death of the offspring of Mac Can-thaigh's'' daughter.
It is due to my ollamhship from my professional brethren.
It is due to our hereditary attachment to them.
And it is due to the two whom above all I loved.
That we never separate from sadness.
It is due of the poets and family orders
To weep intensely for the heir of Eibhilin
[For] the warlike griffin, the lovely branching scion.
The noble gifted son of Finghin.
Far away from the heroes are their friends of trust
Far [are they] fiom the mould*' of Inis-h-Arcain"^
Cause of heavy sadness that they are so,
Young Conchobhar and his father.
Sherkey island, adjoining to Cape ceoils in 1460, stand in ruins upon
Clear, and between it and the main tliis island. See Annals of the Four
land. The Castle of Dun-na-long, Masters, A.D. 1460, and Smith's Na-
[i.e. fort of the ships,] and a Fran- tnral and Civil History of Cork, book
ciscan abbey, built by the O'h-Eidirs- 2, c. IV,
382 APPENDIX.
j ttjÓA 0|iAn) ívÓbAji i)UA]6e
A1)A]C y]V1) A|t iV]t IJ-bATt^UAÓ
SlAnAjiJ ri'it) Ó iv|t feAt) A6bA|i.
AbbAji.
APPENDIX. 383
Many a new affliction on me,
O Lamb of God ! and cause of anxiety \
Save us from our being damned,
Cleanse us from our old sins.
384 APPENDIX.
I. — 5. Of Corca Laidhe, (Laighe^ oh Laighdhe.)
Bxcerpta, Notices of Corca Laldhe and of thefamilj) of (yji-Eidirs-
ceoil, anglice (yDriscoll, from the Annals of the Four Masters
and the Luhlin copy of the Annals of Innisfallen, and various
modern authorities.
A.D. 352. St. Ciaran, Bishop of Saighir and patron saint of the people of
Osraidhe (Ossory) was born in the Island called Cape (Cleire) Clear, a promon-
tory of Corca Laidhe , in the Co. of Cork Ann. Innisf,
A.D. 402. Ciaran and Deaglan, two Bishops, came from Rome to preach
the Gospel in Ireland. Ciaran after liaving preached the Gospel in Inis-Cleire
and all over Corca-Laidhe founded a Bishop's see at Saighir, in Ossory, and
Deaglan also another Bishop's see at Ardnior in the Desies Ann. Innisf.
A.D. 600. Died Fachtna first Bishop of Ross-Ailithre in Corca-Laidhe-
which goes by the additional name of O'Laeghaire of Ross i.e. Corca Laidhe-I-
Laeghaire Ruis Ann. Innisf.
A.D. 746. Flann Fortre, chief of Corca-Laidhe, died Annals of the
Four Masters.
A.D. 770. Cuchoingealta, lord of Corca-Laidhe, died Annals of the Four
Masters.
A.D. 800. Maeibracha, son of Breslean, lord of Corca-Laidhe, died Annals
of the Four Masters.
A.D. 844. Clothnia lord of Corca Laidhe died Annals of the Four Mas-
ters.
A.D. 860. Bruadar, sou of Dunlaing lord of Corca-Laidhe, died Annals
of the Four Masters.
A.D. 901. Mudan, son of Donnghal lord of Corca-Laidhe, died Aiinals of
the Four Masters.
A.D. 942. Finn, son of Matan, lord of Corca-Laidhe, was slain by the
Feara-Maighe-Feine Annals of the Four Masters.
A.D. 1057. Mughron Ua-Mutain, successor of Bairre noble bishop and lector,
was killed by the robbers of Corca-Laidhe after his return from vespers
Annals of the Four Masters.
A.D. 1058. Mac-na-h-Erlamhe Ua Duuchadha [O'Donolioe] was slain by the
Corca-Laidhe. — Annals of the Four Masters.
A.D. 1063. Cathal O'Dunchadha, King of Ui-n-Eathach, and of the south
of Ireland, died Ann. Innisf.
A.D. 1072. Brodchu, son of Mathghamhain, son of Cian, son of Maelmhuaidh,
son of Bran, marched with an army into the Desies from which he carried off
much booty and spoil, to recover which he was pursued by the people of Magh
appp:ndix. 385
Feine, and an engagement ensued in which Mudaii O'h-Eidirsceoil [O'DriscoU]
prince of Corca Laidhe was slain with many otliers on both sides. — Ann. Innisf.
A.D. 1096. Mathghamhain O'Seaghsa, King of Corca -Laidhe died a penitent.
— Ann. Innisf.
A.D. 1104. The son of O'h-Eidirsceoil with twenty-five others went out to
sea and never were heard of more Ann. Innisf.
A.D, 1154. Amhlaeibh O'h-Eidirsceoil, prince of Cothluighe was slain at the
gate of the church of Birr. — Attn. Innisf.
A.D. 1169. Maccon O'h-Eidirsceoil was slain in Mac~Carthaigh's army fight-
ing against Strongbow and his 200 knights and 2000 bowmen at Waterford Ann .
Innisf.
A.D. 1179. Muircheartach, son of Diarmaid Mor Mac Carthaigh was treach-
erously slain by O'h-Eidirsceoil at Kos-ailithre.
A.D, 1196. The son of O'h-Eidirsceoil, and Gilla-na-bhflann O'Suileabhaio,
died. — Ami. Innisf.
A.D. 1212. Aedh Garbh O'h-Eidirsceoil [O'DriscoU] was slain by the
O'Ceadagain's. — An7i. Innisf.
A.D. 1213. The English gained great power in Munster. Sleibhne built a
castle at Dun-na-ngall in Cothluighe, and another at Dun-na-sead. Barrett
built a castle at Traghbhaile and another at Cuan-Dor. Nicholas Boy de Barry
built the castles of Tigh-Malaga or Timoleage and Dun-Deide Ann. Innisf.
A.D. 1233. Domhnall Got Mac Carthaigh came to dethrone O'Mathghamhain
and O'Cobhthaigh. — Ajin. Innisf.
A.D. 1235. The English defeated the Irish at Tragh-Li, and Diarmaid, son of
Cormac Finn son of Domhnall Mor na Curradh Mac Carthaigh, Gaiscinach
O'h-Eidirsceoil [O'DriscoU] together with his brother Muircheartach and many
others were slain. — Ann. Innisf.
A.D. 1258. Eoghan mac Muircheartaigh was slain at Dun-na-sead by the
English. — Ann. Innisf.
A.D. 1260. The castles of Dun mic Tomain, Dun Insi an duine, Dun-na-
nGall, Cuan-Dor, Dun-Deide, Dun Urlaing and Dun Gaill were broken down
by Finghin Reanna Eoin son of Domhnall Got Mac Carthaigh. — Ann. Innisf.
A.D. 1305. The Castle of Dun-na-sead burned and demolished by Domhnall
God Mac Carthaigh, after he had taken it from the EngUsh of Desmond.
Ann. Innisf.
A.D. 1302. Finghin O'h-Eidirsceoil and many others of the people of Mac
Carthaigh Riabhach were slain Ann. Innisf.
A.D. 1409. O'h-Eidirsceoil Og, died. — Annals of the Four Masters.
A.D. 1418. The Bishop O'h-Eidirsceoil, and Maccon O'h-Eidirsceoil, his
brother, lord of Corca-Laidhe, died Annals of the Four Masters.
A.D. 1419. O'h-Eidirsceoil Mor died Annals of the Four Masters.
A.D. 1442. O'h-Eidirsceoil Mor (Maccon), lord of Corca-Laidhe, died An.
nah of the Four Masters.
25
386 APPENDIX.
A.D. 1460. A monastery was founded for Franciscan friars in Inis-Arcain in
Munster, in the diocese of Ross. Inis-Arcain is in Ch-Eidirsceoil's Country. —
Annals of the Four Masters.
A.D. 1472. O'h-Eidirsceoil Mor (Finghin, son of Maccon, son of Maccon son
of Finghin, son of Donnchadh God) died in his own house after having performed
the pilgrimage of St. James ; and Ms son, Tadhg, died penitently one month after
the death of his father, after having returned fi-om the same pilgrimage. — Annals
of the Four Masters.
A.D. 1508. O'h-Eidirsceoil, (Conchobhar, son of Finghin son of Maccon)
died. He was a brave and protecting man, the friend of the religious orders,
and the learned, and his son Finghin was installed in his place, after being
liberated, for he had been imj)risoncd in Cork for more than a year Annals of
the Four Masters.
Among the " Veteres Iberni qui pro fide Catholica pugnauerunt," P. O'Sul-
levan Beare mentions " O'Driscol Cothliiu princeps" and " Cornelius O'Driscolis
Magni filius." — Hist. Cathol. Iter, torn III. lib. I. c. 1.
A.D. 1585. O'h-Eidirsceoil Mor (Finghin, son of Conchobhar, son of Finghin
son of Maccon,) went to Dublin to attend a Parliament there assembled that
year.
This Sir Finghin, Finin, or Florence O'Driscoll, " tooke his landes by Letters
Patients from Queen Elizabeth, and thereby extinguished the Irish rite. The
former custome was that the eldest of the familie succeeded, unto whome Mac
Cartie Reagh did give a rod, and then he was reputed and obeyed as lord of the
Countrieof Collimore''— AfS. Brit. Mus. Harl, 1425, p. 25.
The island of Cape Cleare also belonged to them ; the castle of which place,
together with all their other castles, were by Sir Fineene O'Driscoll, delivered
up to the Spaniards anno 1601 ; but were taken by the English two years
[^recte in a few weeks] after Smith's Cork book, I. ch. 1.
P. O'SuUevan Beare gives the following account of the conduct of the O'Dris-
colis at this period, in his History of the Irish Catholics : —
" Zubiaur cum navibus septem, quibus munitiones, et commeatum vehebat,
rursus Aquilam secutus juxta Portucastellum (Cuan an CaishleanJ non pro-
cul a scopulis errans periclitabatur. Tunc temporis ilium locum possidebant,
Dionysius, Dermysius, Cornelius, Thadicus, et Darius O'Driscoles fratres, qui
Zubiauri aditum ostenderunt; et Castellum tradiderunt : et eum Dermysius
vir prudens, et Latinse linguie non inscius regni statum docuit. Brevi classis
reginai optime instructa et militum numero superior portum ingressa Zubiaris
naves non ad pugnam satis instructas, sed vectorias, navigatione vexatas, et lit-
tori applicatas, atque castellum machinamentis nudum tormentorum ictibus
impund verberat, et ipsi Angli in terram descensuri videbantur. Casterum Zu-
biaiir a Dermysio de rebus egregié edoctus, et impendeus sibi periculum prasvi-
dens aliter ac Aquila fecit ; litteris missis O'SuUevani Bearrae principis auxilium
nomine Catholici Regis imploraverat. O'SuUevanus, et pater^meus Dermysius,
APPENDIX. 387
qui tunc in Beantria erant, leucas quinque Portiicastello, intra lioras viginti
quatuor post receptas Zubiauris litteras, cum pcditibus quingentis, et paucis
equitibus electai juventutis illi prajsto fuerunt eodem temporis momento, quo
Angli in lintres exsiliebant, ut Hispanorum paucitatem terrestri proBlio oppri-
merent. Adfuit etiam Odriscol Magnus cum Cornelio filio et aliis, Odonno-
bhanus et equites Maccarrliae. Quorum adventu Anglus, territus se navibus
continet, et Zubiaur Isetus, et confirmatus tormentis ex navibus expositis Angli-
cam classem biduum acerrime oppugnat. Hie igniti globi veliementissimo
sulphuris impetu jacti Anglorum naves a prora ad puppim usque transfodiunt,
homines et tabulas in mare propellentes Pra;toria navis multis tormentis quas-
sata prajcipue conflictatur. In ea primo Zubiauris jactuliomines sexaginta, qui
mensis discumbebant, extinguuntur. Sequentibus etiam ictibus milites, et nau-
tas passim cadunt. Ob id in earn ex reliquis navibus milites subsidio confluunt.
Ea denique pene oppressa, et reliquEe turbatie scissis funibus, anchoris relictis
fugam capiunt secundo vento leviter inflante, quippe quse adverse coactse tandiu
morabantur, Eo proelio succubuerunt Angli quingenti septuaginta quinque-
Ex Catholieis unus interficitur Ilispanus Zubiauris consanguineus, duo vulner-
antur alter Hispanus, alter Ibernus. Hinc Dermysius OsuUevanus pater meus
Vascum Sahavedram Hispanum ducem cum ejus coliorte ducenS; eisque commea-
tum, et jumenta suppeditans, Dumbeam etiam Bearrie principatus principem
arcem et portum Osullevani jussu tradit, et menses circiter duos victum dat
eodemque machinamenta, globos aeneos nitratum sulphur, plumbum, bombard-
icum funem, cieterasque munitiones missis Portucastellum phasellis veld facit,
ut in ilium portum, qui tutus et celeber est, Hispanis navibus aditus pateret, et
eo hostiles in-ohiberentur. Odriscol quoque prajsidium Hispanum in portum
suum, et castellum ad rem gerendam opportuuum intulit — Tom 111. lib.Yl. c. g.
The following is the English account of this affair published in the Pacata
Hibernia, book 11. c. 18.
"Untill this time [of the arrival of O'Donnell to join the Spaniards] none of
the Provincialls of Mounster, that had been either protected, or pardoned, re-
lapsed ; but now upon the comming of these seconds to Castlehauen, Sir Einnin
O'drischall, and all the O'drischalls, Sir Owen Mac Cartie's sonnes, and almost
all the Carties in Carbrie, Donnell O'sulevan Beare, O'sulevan Mores eldest son,
Donnell Mac Cartie, the Earle of Clancares base sonnc, with all the Carties of
Desmond, John O'Connor Kerry, the Knight of Kerry, all the i^rotccted and
pardoned men in Kerry and Desmond, and all else from Kinsale and Limericke
westwards, joyned with O'donnell and the Spainaixls ; whereat little wonder is to
be made, considering Avhat power Religion and Gold hath in the hearts of men ;
both which the Spaniards brought with them into Ireland. The supplies of Span-
iards were but seuen hundred, but more were promised to follow ; which mooved
the wavering Irish to conceive that now the time was come for their deliverance
from the English Government ; whereupon they cast themselves into the Span-
yards' amies, and for testimonie of their truths Donogh O'drisciiall delivered unto
them his castle at Cast'.ehaven, which commanded the harbour. Sir Finnin
388 APPENDIX.
O'driscliall (who never in the course of his whole life had been tainted with the
least spot of disloyaltie) rendred unto them his castle of Donneshed at Balti-
more, aud his castle at Donnelong, in the Hand of Inisherkan, betweene which
castles all entrance into that haven was debarred; and Donnell O'SuUevan
surrendered unto them his strong castle of Dunboy, which absolutely commaunds
Beare Haven ; these tlu-ee harbours, beeing Avithout all exception the best in the
west of Mounster : For the guard of those places Don John assigned, that one
hundred of the late supplies should remaine at Castle-haven, with a Magazine
of victualls and Munition, and eight peeces of Ordnance ; unto Donneshed and
Donnelong hee sent one hundred foot, fiftie for each of the castles, and two peeces
of Artillerie ; and unto Dunboy hee also sent one hundred foot and ten great
peeces : And to confirrae these revolters by liberality unto his Master the King
of Spain hee bestowed upon Donnell O'Sulevan two hundred foote in the King's
pay, unto Donoghe Moyle Mac Cartie, sonne to Sir Owen Mac Cartie Reaghe
one hundred, upon Finin Mac Cartie, his brother one hundred and twentie, and
upon Phelim Mac Cartie one hundred, and to O'donevan one hundred ; in all
sixe hundred and twentie in the Kings entertainment; and upon others he be-
stowed certaine summes of money." &c. &c.
Again the narrative is continued in c. 19.
"This night late Sir Richard Levison returned into the harbour of Kinsale,
and the next day came to the Lord Deputy, unto whom hee imparted that the
sixth day, with the Warrespit, the Defiance, the Swiftsure, the Marlin, one
Merchant and a carvill, he arrived at Castle -haven about ten of the clock in the
fornooue, before four o'clock the same day, one ship of the Enemy was suncke.
the Spanish Adniirall with nine foote water in hold drove to the shore upon the
rocks, the Viceadmirall with two others drove likewise aground, most of the
Spaniards quitting their ships ; the seventh of December the wind being ex-
treamely at south-east, hee rode still at Castle-haven, the night following, with
wind at west-south-west, hee warped out witli the ships, the eigth at night he
returned as aforesaid.
" Since wee are informed by the Lord Coursie that they are all sunck but one
ship, and great harme done both to their provisions and men.
'• The Spaniards after their comeiug to Castle-haven, understanding the
Queene's fleet was at Kinsale, expecting their comming thither, to make them-
selves as strong as they could, landed five peeces of Ordnance which they planted
close by the water side for the securing the harbour ; but Sir Richard Levison
did so ply the sliipping, that he suncke and drove ashore as is related, and hav-
ing efiTected as much as might be done by sea, was willing to have left the har-
bour and returne to Kinsale ; but the wind being contrary, hee was not able to
get forth, but was forced to ride foure and twentie houres within the play of those
five peeces of Ordnance, and received in that time above three hundred shot,
through hulke mast and tackle, being by no industry able to avoid it, uutill some
calmer weather came where by the helpe of some warpes layed forth by their boats,
not without great danger and some loss (375 !) he came to set sail and returned
APPKN'DIX. 389
to Kinsale. All the shot were made particularly at his ship, except some few
at a Pinnace of tlie Queenes, Miierein Captaine Flemming was commander."
Shortly afterwards the Irish Catholics were defeated at Kinsale.
The next notice of an O'DriscoU is found in O'Sullevan Beare's History of the
Irish Catholics, tom 111, lib. VII. cap 1.
" Post foidus Aquila3 Osullevanus in Hispaniam mittit Dermysium Odriscolem
probatae fidei et prudentise virum [filius erat Cornelii, filii Florentii, O Driscolis
Magni pati'uelis] celerem opem rogatum, et Danielem filium suum natu maxi-
mum paternse fidei pignus et obsidem. Quibus cum una ego quoque puer, et
alii juvenes nobiles venientes a Carazenas comite Galletiaj prasfecto viro vetusta
nobilitate claro, et in Ibernicam gentem maxima pio honorificentissime sumus
excepti. Ubi ego Patricio Sinoto (Patric og Sinot) popular! meo, grammatico
et rhetorico polito, et limato Latinie lingua?. Eotherico Vendanna Hispano ingenii
acutissimi philosophiae, sed aliis aliarum doctrinarum praeceptoribus sum
usus. Interim Osullevanus omni ratione, et studio conandum putavit,
ut usque ad Hispani auxilii adventum se, et eos, quos Hispanorum partes
sequendas moverat ab hostis impetu defenderet. Ei auxilium ferunt Daniel
Maccarrha, Clancarrhse principis filius, Daniel, Osullevani Magni filius,
Cornelius et Dermysius, Odriscolis Magni filii, Dermysius, Osullevanus pater
meus, Dermysius, duo Dionysii, et Florentius Maccarrhfe Fusci, equites Mac-
suinnii, Dionj'sius Odriscol cum suis fratribus. Ad eum confugiunt Ocon-
chur Kierrius, Macmoris Lacsnaae Baro, eques auratus Kierrius, eques Auratus
Vallis. Johannes Giraldinus comitis frater. Jaimus Buttlerus baronis Catharse
frater superiore bello suis possessionibus ejecti. Osullevanus Gulielmo Burko,
Eichardo Tirello, et aliis conductis obiKratorum delectu conscripto, et socioruni
auxiliis millia militum circiter duo juventutis electse comparat. Quibus ea hyeme
Torrentirupem (Carraig an-eas-aig) arcem, quam solam in Beantria tenebat
Engenius Osullevanus semper reginaj partes secutus, partim aggere, turribus,
vineis, musculis, pluteis oppugnatam, partim aeneis tormentis quassatam in suam
potestatem redegit. Odonnobhanum ad Anglos reversum, et alios Anglorum
auxiliares deprEedatur. Regias copias, quae in Momoniis erant, terrore perculsas
in oppida munita, et arces compellit." tom 111, lib. VU, c. i.
' ' Eisdem diebus, quibus arx Dumbea oppugnatur, Eugenius Osullevanus
et Johannes Bostokus Angius in Beam insulam [Dursey Island] navibus vehun-
tur, in qua erat monasterium a Bonaventura E]3Íscopo Hispano extructum, sed
a piratis dirutum, templum sancto Michaeli-Archangelo dicatum, et Castellum a
patre meo Dermysio conditum, quod pauci milites Cornelii Odriscolis prasidio
tenebant." tom HI, lib. VI 1, c. 3.
" Per eosdem dies, quibus Osullevanus has clades [Dunbei arcis et Beie insulaj
castelli excidium] recipit, Dermysius Odriscol ex Hispania reversus Osullevano
tradit a Catholico Rege viginti millia nummorum aureorum in militum stipen-
dium, litteras, quibus auxilium promittitur, et aliquas munitiones. Post vero
áVO APPENDIX.
amissam arcem OsuUevanus Cornelium Odriscolem, Odriscolis Magni íiliuin,
in Ilispaniam mittit celeriorem opem eíSagitatum." tom 111, lib. VI 1, c. 4.
Of the money sent on this occasion Sir Finnin O'DriscoU and his son
Connor or Cornelius received £500." — Pacata Hib. b. 11, c. 1 .
" Cum Cerda Maculliamus in Hispaniam se confert ; ubi brevi moritur.
Eodem quoque tempore Cornelius Odriscol, quem in Hispaniam ab Osullevano
missuni fuisse docuimus, acceptis a rege Catholico duobus millibus aureoruni in
Momonias applicat. Ubi cum OsuUevanus non esset in Hispaniam revertitur,
uxorem suam et alias foeminas devehens.'' — Tom 111, lib. Vlll. c. 3.
It appears from a letter of the Lord Deputy and Council written on the 20111
of March 160^ to the Lords in England that Sir Finnin O'DriscoU, the O'Don-
ovan, and the two sons of Sir Owen Mac Carthy had joined the English.
" As for Sir Finnin O'drischall, O'donnevan and the two sonnes of Sir Owen
jMac Cartie, they and their followers, since their coming in, are growne very
odious to the Rebels of those parts, and are so well divided in factions among
themselves, as they are fallen to preying and killing one another, which we con-
ceive will much availe to the quieting of these parts." — Pacata Hib. b. 2, c. xxx.
Again it appears from the following passage in the Instructions given to the
Earl of Thomond on the 9th of March, 1601-2, that O'DriscoU was received
into favor by the English Government.
' ' The service you are to perform is, to doe all your endeavours to burne the
rebels' corne in Carbery, Beare, and Eantry, take their cowes, and to use aU
hostile prosecution upon the persons of the people, as in such cases of rebellion
is accustomed.
" Those that are in subjection, or lately protected (as Odrischall, Odonevan,
and Sir Owen Mac Cartie's sonnes,) to afford tliem all kind and mild usage."
Pacata Hibernia, book 3, ch. II.
Dr. Smith writes, on what authority the Editor knows not, that "in order
to ingratiate liimself with Queen Elizabeth, a fleet of English ships of war were
supplied, for a considerable time with fresh provisions, by this Sir Fineene
O'DriscoU, who also nobly entertained all the Captains, and otlier officers in
his castles." That, " the Queen being informed of it, pardoned his joining the
Spaniards, and sent for him to court." But, that "before he arrived the Queen
died." That "during his absence, great part of his possessions were intruded
into by Sir Walter Coppinger, which caused this ancient famUy to fall to decay."
Book 1, ch. 1.
The truth is, however, that Sir Finghin let Baltimore and the whole of Col-
lymore territory to a certain Thomas Crooke for 21 years, for a fine of £2000,
Sterling, and that he tlms, probably, laid the foundation of a forfeiture. See
Smitli's Cork, Book 2, ch. IV. His son Cornelius, by Ellen, daughter of Sir Owen
I\iac Carthy Eeagh, was a captain in the archduke's country. His grandson,
another Cornelius, an Ensign in the Spanish navy, Avas killed in an engagement
APPENDIX. 391
of the Spanish fleet with the Turks in the Mediterranean, of which P. O'SuUevan
Beare gives the following account in his letter to Diarmaid O'SuUevan Beare,
written in April, 1619, and published in the first Edition of his History of the
Irish Catholics, but by some oversight omitted in the second Edition.
" IHustrissimo Domino Dermysio O'Sulleuano Dumhew Coniiti, Philippus
O'Suilevanus, S.P.D."
" In Catholici Regis classem cum venissem, nihil antiquius habui, quam ut
dihgentissime inquirerem, quemadmodum consanguine! tui, (clarissime Der-
mysi) mortem oppetiverint, teque facerem certiorem. Quod ut exactius intelli-
gatur de rebus gestis regiae classis estate superiore pauca breviter perstringenda
sunt. Anno post Virgineum partum millesimo sexcentesimo decimo octavo
quinto Nonas Mail (qui dies inventae salutiferae crucis nomine in fastos relatus
est) regiie naves novem Ulyssipone solvunt, Pra?tore Vidasavale Cantabro, Pro-
prsetore Johanne Ludovico Camarena, militum prajfecto Ferdinando Luna. Dies
aliquot adversis ventis usaj Mediterraneum mare ingrediuntur. Ubi pridie Ka-
lend. Junii, qui dies Petronillse Virginis morte celebratur, duas Poenorum naves
bellicas Proprastorise nostras, qua Camarena cum una Hispanorum cohorte, et
Cornelius nostras Odriscol vir intrepidus cum altera Ibernorum electse juven-
tutis ferebatur, fiuut obviae. Cum ambabus Proprsetoria ab hora sexta pome-
ridiana usque in sequentem lucem per lucidam, atque serenam noctem tormen-
torum flammivomorum, atque bombardarum jactibus acriter dimicat, et mi-
norem capit : hostibus sexaginta quinque in deditionem acceptis, et tribus proe-
lio peremptis. Altera tormentariis ictibus labefactatá, etcoufossá pelago obruitur.
Ex nostris quatuor Hispani periere. Postero die duabus navibus simul cum Afris
propugnatoribus ad Hispanam oram, et alia ad Africum littus a defensoribus
deserta nostri potiuutur. Brevi naves tres ex Cantabria nostris subsidio venerunt.
Ita naves Hispanae erantnumero duodecim, quibus milites circiter octingenti, sub
ducibus septem, et nautse quadringenti plus, minus vehebantur. Octavo Kalendas
Julii (quo in honorem nati divi Johannis Baptistai festum agitur) a nostris ex-
cubitoribiis naves viginti quatuor secundo vento venientes, Mediterranei pelagi
fauces intrare conspiciuntur. His prajter nautas, et classiarios vehebantur duo
millia, et quadringenti milites qui a Venetis erant acciti ex Anglia et Batavia
contra Ferdinandum Archiducem. Eis ut aditum intercluderent, nostri erant
jussi a Tlioma Ibio Calderone regiae classis summo quaestore, qui tunc Gadibus
erat. Neqne procul in stationibus aberant Batavi senatus naves octodecim duce
Muillo Lombardo, quae suis, si pugnae periclitarentur, opem laturaj a nostris
credebantur. Nihilominus Hispani prcelium audacter iueunt. Ab hora secunda
pomeridiana in noctem usque utrinque strenue et magnanime pugnatur, donee
a Duce Mitinae Sidouife misso phasello venientes aditu non prohibere nostri
fuerint jussi, Eo die ex nostris sexaginta quinque, et inter eos Augustinum
Ogedam et Martium Sclavum Italum cohortium duces, ex hostibus centum
octodecim jacuisse traditur.
"Priusquam Vidasaval Ulyssipone disccssit, Tabaecus Arracs classem na-
392 APPENDIX.
vium viginti octo Saldis, vel Argelia ducens Ombrium, vel Lanzerotam unara
ex Fortunatis insulis invadens, totam depraedatur, et devastat; domamque
repetens Hispanis captivis, et opibus onusta classe cum ad Mediterranei maris
augustias appropinquasset, naves octo duce Proprietoria praemittit. Eis praeerat
Arraes Tagarinus Mauriscus magna audacia, et rei bellicaj nauticseque scieiitia.
Quibus sexto Nonas Julii, qui dies in memoriam Visitationis Virginis Matris
festus colitur, Hispanae duodecim, et Batavse quatuordecim occurrunt. His-
pana pr£etoria unam facile subigit. Propraetoria Hispana Turcicam Propraeto-
riam, qu£e septem comitibus praeerat, aggreditur. Erat Turcica magna tor-
mentis multis, et centum octoginta propugnatoribus instructa. Veliemens
utrinque pugna committitur tormentariis machinamentis, atque bombardis.
Cum ambas cohassissent nostri in hostilem insilire non ambigunt. Antonius
Camarena Proprietoris fratris sui signifer animosus juvenis stricto gladio,
scutoque laevse imposito dum ad saltum se componit, plumbea pilura confossus
sternitur. Illi successit Daniel Osullevanus, frater meus, qui ducebat Iberno-
rum manipulum, adolescens specie pulcber, miris viribus prjeditus, pugilandi
scientiae peritus : quas corporis virtutes ingentis animi magnitudine superabat,
insuper Latini sermonis non ignarus, neque Philosophiae et Dialecticae rudis.
Superioribus dimicationibus magnam virtutem praestiterat, cum commilitones
cohortando, turn per se fortissime prceliando. Sed (proh dolor !) casus infestus
tulit, ut immaturá morte prasventus pauciora suae fortitudinis, et magnanimi-
tatis exempla reliquerit. Namque jam jam salturus bombardica glande pectus
trajectus supra Antonium Camarenam cadit, proferens tantum ilia salutifera
verba Jesus, Maria. Paucis ante diebus Ulyssipone profecturus a peccatis ex-
piatus sacrosanctum corpus Christi Domini sumpserat. Philippus Osullevanus
patruelis meus, qui rara corporis agUitate, saltandique dexteritate praestabat,
iu Poenorum navim prosiluit, ita corpore librato, ut se pedibus exceperit. Ubi
stricto ferro cum pluribus ccepit intrepide contendere, et magna cfesa vulnera-
tus, nihilominus pugnam non remisit. Confluentibus in subsidium Christianis
Mauri virtute cedunt, et simul Turcica navis ignem, vel casu, vel alicujus
opera concipit. Qua flagrante Cbristiani et Poeni confusi et mixti partim pro-
perant in Hispanam navim se conferre, partim ingenti pavore perculsi flamma?
vim fugientes, in salum se praecipites dant. Philippus cum paucis, quos co-
hortando confirmavit, ad extinguendum ignem sese convertit. Qua spe cum
decidisset corporis parte combustus antennam in mare projicit, cui innixus cum
commilitonibus quindecim ad suam navim conatur adnare, sed frustra, nam
undae vi rapitur. Neque ei nostri potuerunt subvenire, quia ex Turcica navi
in nostram incendium fuit subito diffusum. Quo repentino malo territi alii ad
pcenitentiarii pedes se poplitibus excipiunt, peccatorum expiationem petentes :
alii elata voce crimina sua pronunciant : aliqui se in pelagus i^rojioiuut. Cor-
nelius Odriscol dux, vir semper animo magno incendium reprimere nititur,
alios exemplo, et coliortatione movens. Quo munere occui^atus, cum ei nun-
ciaretur, Cornelium filium signiferum periisse, 'is,' inquit, -est mihi nunc
APPENDIX. 393
filius, qui ad extinguendam flammam, etregiam navim liberandani opern tulerit.'
Ita potissimum fortissimi viri opera ignis extinguitur nostraa navis prora ad aquam
usque penfe combusta, et Christiani liberantur prjeter eos, qui praeliantes ceci-
derunt, et paucos, qui se in mare projecerunt, Poenique centum septemdecim
qui in eam sua combusta se receperunt una cum duce suo Tagarino et captivis
Christianis septem, inter quos erat gravida foemina. Caeteri Christiani captivi
ad numerum nonaginta, cum nostram navim nando nancisci non potuissent,
cum Afris aliquot obruuntur. Ex Ibernis nobilibus praeter Danielem, Pliilip-
pum et Cornelium signiferum magnae indolis juvenem consanguinitate etiam
milii conjunctum, succubuerunt hoc proelio Daniel Maccarrha, Cornelius
Orrellus, Gulielmus Giraldinus, et Johannes Plunketus. Interim alice quinque
Turcicse naves non tanto discrimine capiuntur. Octava fugit, quam secutae duae
Hispanaj, sed non assecutaj aliam Mauram obviam fiicfam expugnant. Postero
die sequuntur aliae tredecim naves ex Tabacci classe, quarum quinque Christi-
ani in suam potestatem redegerunt. Eo toto biduo naves tredecim Afris adi-
muntur, ex quibus Batavi sex, Hispani reliquas ceperunt. Poeni quingenti in
servitutem redacti, plures ferro, et aqua deleti : captivi circiter trecenti in
libertatem asserti : Christiani centum, plus minus, desiderati.
" Haec ab hominibus fide dignis accepi, qua;de rebus regise classis te docerem.
Eis liquet quam honorifice, et gloriose consanguinei tui diem suam clauserintl
Quod nobis magnolevaminidolorisesse debet." — Hist.Cathol. Iber.ioX. 264, 266.
The following Extracts from the Liber Tenurarum for the Province of Miin-
ster — in the Office of the Chief Remembrancer, Dublin, — will show other branches
of this family who had property in Collymore at this period
Finin Mc. Donogh O'DriscoU, tenant of four gneeves of land, and half a
gneeve, lying on the western part of the town and lands of Farrencoushe, iu
the County aforesaid [Cork].
Held of the Lord the King by the fortieth part of one Knight's fee. By an
Inquisition after the death of Donat Mc. fiinin O'Driscoll, 12th April, 1631,
delivered Easter. 1631, roll 15.
Donat O'Driskoll, Tenant of the Castle, Town, and Lands of Donelonge,
contaiding 3 carrucates of land, one carucate and the third part of a carucate
in Sleamore, half a carucate in Glan-lragh in the Island of Cape Cleere, half a
carucate of Gortidroghide in the Island of Donegall,
Held of the Lord the King in Capite by military service, but by what part
of a Knight's fee the Jurors are ignorant. Livery sued 26th November, 1629,
by order, Hilary, 1632, roll 26.
Donat Carragh O'Driskoll, tenant of the Castle and two carucates of Done-
gall, two carucates of Gorticlosca, two carucates of Glane Ireragh in the Island
of Capecleere, nine gneeves of land of Gokane.
Held of the Lord the King in Capite by military service, namely, by the
third part of one Knight's fee. By Inquisition post mortem of Fynen O'Dris-
coll, 16th September, 1631, roll 13, delivered Easter, 1632.
394 APPENDIX.
There is an Inquisition taken in tlie County of Cork in tlie reign of James the
first, relating to Teig ]\Ic Conoghure O'Driscoll of Glanbarryhane, a rebel, who
paid rent to Lord Mc Carthy Kioghe and Dermod Me Conoghure O'Driscoll.
[of. ch. Rem. Dublin].
Inrolment on the Memoranda Roll 5 James I. m. 72, relating to Dermod
O'Driscoll and Donnell O'Driscoll.
Inrolment on the Memoranda Roll of Cromwell, Roll 1., relating to Donoghue
DriscoU of Bally Island Co. Cork.
The following persons of the name of O'Driscoll are mentioned in the family
documents of the O'Donovan at Montpellier in the County of Cork, who writes
(December 5th, 1830) I have the "fee of three ploughlands in Creagh and
Tullagh parishes, which were once part of the O'Driscoll territory, in Carbery,
and ai)pcar, by the many deeds which I have, dating from 1629 to 1677, to have
passed from them to my ancestor, Teige, his executor and brother, Morogh,
and Teige's surviving son, Morogh. The names of the lands are Lick, Bun-
lick, Gortshanecrone, Knockvallytaggart, Ai'dagh, two ploughlands, and Balli-
nard, the third. The first seem to have belonged to one family, and I select at
foot such names from the deeds as occur, and do the like by the second. You
have every O'Driscoll name in them that occurs in my family documents.
List, &c., Ardagh.
1. Teige Mac Moriertagh O'Driscoll, of Gurtshanecrone, (a marksman) to
Teige O'Donovane, of Drishane, 1 2th March, 1632.
2. Daniell Mac Dermodie Driscoll, of Ardagh (marksman), to Teige
O'Donovan, of Drishane, 16th October, 1632.
3. Teige Mac Moriertagh O'Driscoll, of Gortshanecrone (marksman), to
Teige O'Donovan, of Rahine, 2nd November, 1632.
4. Dermod Mac Ffynyne O'Driscoll, of CnockvoUytaggart (marksman), to
Teige O'Donovan of Drisliane, 6th June, 1633.
5. Florence O'Driscoll, of Bally lUand, to Teige O'Donovan, of Drishane,
17th June, 1633.
6. Daniell Mac Dermodie Mac Donagh O'DrishcoU. of Ardaghmaggeanie, to
Morrogli O'Donovan, of Carragarruffo, 3rd October, 1643.
7. Manan Mac Teige Mac Dermodie Driscoll (marksman), to Morrogh
O'Donovan, of CarruggarrufFe, 31st October, 1640.
8. Lease of 20th April, 1664, by Morrogh O'Donovan, of Drishane, to Do-
nagh Mac Daniell Driscoll, of the parish of Tullagh.
Touching Ballynard, in Tullagh parish.
1. Cnoghor Oge O'Driscoll, of Ballynard, to Teige O'Donovane, of Drishane,
12th December, 1629.
2. Cnoghor Oge O'Driscoll, and Donogh Mac Cnoghor O'Driscoll, son and
heir of said Cnoghor, of Ballynard, to Teige O'Donovane, of Drishane, 9th
December, 1635.
3. Same to same, 12th Mav, 1638.
APPENDIX. 395
4. Donnagh Mac Cnoghor Oge O'Driscoll, of Ballyuard, to Morrogh Mac
Teige O'Donovane, of Drishane, 11th Deceniber, 1664.
5. Deed of sale of Ballynard by same to same, styled of Letterlickey, in
Durrus parish, 1st May, 1670.
6. Bond of same to same, 19th September, 1670.
7. Obligation of Morrogh Mac Teige O'Donovane, at the entreatie, &c., of
Daniel O'Donovane, alias O'Donovane, Esq.. Coll. Cornelius O'Driscoll, Ffy-
nyne O'Mahowny, of Ardryrynggie, from Wm. Goghin and from John Cogh-
lane, to restore Ballynard to Donogh Mac Cnoghor O'Driscoll, in case of, &c.
&c. (not dated nor executed, but would appear from the rest, to be about latter
end of 1670.)"
On the 11th of July, 1650, F. O'Driscoll entered into a covenant Avith
Donough Mac Daniel Carthy and O'Donovan, reciting —
"For as much as it is thought convenient and necessary that friends and
neighbours in those more than troiiblesome times, should joyne and unit their
helping hands together, to withstand and resist all insolencies and annoyances
that should invade either by their enerayes, back friends, or any other :
wee therefore, the undernamed, doe, by these presents, covenant and faithfully
promise, and thereupon ingage our honesties to the utmost of our power, to be
ayding and assisting one to another in maintaining, uphoulding, and defending
our lives, estates, and goods whatsoever, against all person and persons that
would intend or act any violence, oppi'ession, or any other unlawful prejudice
unto any or either of us, or that would incroach upon any of the respective
cantridges of Clan-Cahill or Clandermod, and Collimore, or any other, of our
rights or intrests whatsoever -. further, it is faithfully promised and agreed upon
betwixt us, the undernamed, that if any or either of us would conceave or ap-
prehend any cause of jealousie or suspition of imperformance of this covenant,
that it shall not be a breach hereof, but rather to be reconciled by the major
vote of the undernamed not concerned in that cause of jealousie, if any be ;
this tending to a faire correspondencie betweene us in the three cantridges
before mentioned ; and for the due performance hereof wee have heereunto sub-
scribed our hands the 11th of July, 1650. Moreover, it is agreed upon and
faithfully promised by and betweene us, that noe person or persons shall or
may have command over our men in amies, or to be in armes, without our ap-
probation, or the approbation of the major parte of us, if we may from our
superiours obtaine it ; moreover, that any officer or officers voted and named by
us may not exact, prejudice, or charge any or either of us, nor proceed in any
thing wherein wee may bee concerned, without the consent of us, or the major
parte of us : and for the better performance heereof wee have taken our oathes
upon the holy Evangelists, as witness our hands, the 1 1th of July, 1050.
" Daniell O'Donovan.
DoNNOGH Mac Daniell Carthy.
F. O'Driscoll,"
396 APPENDIX.
That this family continued to be highly respectable and important, in Ireland,
not only after the Cromwellian Usurpation, but till the Eevolution, is evident
from various records and historical authorities. It appears from King Charles
II. 's letter in favor of Col. Daniel O'Donovan that there was a Col. O'Driscoll
in the royal service in Cromwell's time. This letter recites: "That Daniell
O'Donovane of Castle O'Donovane in the County of Corke, in our kingdome of
Ireland, submitted unto the peace concluded in our said kingdome in the year
One Thousand Six Hundred and Forty-eight, and constantly adhered thereunto
contributing his best endeavours to advance it, and suppress all oppositions that
might be thereunto given, signally testifying upon all occasions his loyalty and
fidelity to our service ; and that he raised at his own cost and charge by Com-
mission from the said Duke of Ormond then our Lieutenant of Ireland, two foote
Companies, whereof one was commanded, as Captaine, by Morrogh O'Donovane,
his brother in the regiment of Colonel Hennessy, under the command of our
said Lieutenant of Ireland, at the seidge of Dublin, where the said Captaine
Morogh O'Donovane was killed in our service. And that Richard O'Donovane
retired himself and company into forreigne partes, and there was also killed in
our service, when hee had first, as Captaine of the other foote Companie in Co-
lonell O'Driscoll' s Regiment, contributed his best endeavours for the furtherance
of our service, till the late ursurped power became prevalent in our said king-
dome of Ireland ; and that Daniell O'Donovane persevering still constant in his
loyaltj' to us, the said usurped power seized upon all his Estate, burning, kill-
ing, and destroying all that came in their way, and blew up with powder two of
his the said Daniell's Castles."
There is a well preserved copy of this letter in the possession of Edward
Powell Esq. of Bawnlahan, in the county of Cork, and another in the Chief Re-
membrancer's Office, Dublin (Adventurers' Certificates Roll xviii.)
Soon after the levying of Col. Daniel O'Donovan's Regiment of infantry for
the war of the Revolution was commenced, Cornelius O'Driscoll is mentioned as
its intended Lieutenant Colonel. In Col. O'Donovan's papers connected with
the above regiment there is a Capt. Driscoll mentioned more than once.
On the 2nd. of October, 1690, the Lord Marlborough came to Kinsale with the
army; on the 3rd, Major General Tettau and Colonel Fitzpatrick, with about
800 men, got over in boats uuperceived near Ringroan Castle, marclicd down to-
wards the old fort (called Castle-ni-Park) which they boldly assaulted, and took
by storm, whereupon the enemy retired into the Castle, but at the same time 3
barrells of their powder took fire at the gate and blew it up, with about 40
soldiers. At length, the Governor Colonel Driscoll and 200 of the garrison be-
ing killed, the rest surrendered upon quarter." Cox's Narration quoted by
Smith in his Natural and Civil History of Cork, book 3. c. VII.
November 23rd, 1690, an attack was made by a Jacobite party of 500 men
under the young Colonel O'Driscoll on Castletown House, near Castlehaven,
the mansion house of Colonel Townshend, which they attempted to burn ; but
APPENDIX. 397
they missed of their aim, and were so well received by Townshend and his gar-
rison, that twelve of them dropt at the first volley, and upon a second Col.
O'Driscoll, and Captain Teige Donovan, Captain Cronin, and about 30 others
were slain, and so many more wounded that they were forced to retire." Ibid.
In French accounts of the Irish Brigades in the possession of John Cornelius
O'Callaghan, Esq. Dublin, the Sieur Corneille or Cornelius O'Driscoll is
spoken of as a distinguished officer in Spain in 1707 and 1708, or during the
great war of the Succession, when he was Lieutenant Colonel to the Regiment
of Dragoons of the famous Count Daniel O'Mahoni. In a hostile sally from
Alcoy, January 2nd 1708, it is said that " le Sieur Corneille Odriscol, Lieutenant
Colonel du Regiment de O'Mahoni, fut blessé au pied dangereusement."
The following brief notice of the present condition of the O'Driscoll tribe is
abstracted from a paper on the subject written by Rickard Donovan Esq. Clerk
of the Crown for the County of Cork.
"The family of O'Driscoll having fallen into decay and lost every portion
of their former possessions, it is not easy now to ascertain satisfactorily who is
the head of that Clan. Most of this ancient sept may now be discovered in
bitter contests with the overseers of the woi'k -houses of Skibbereen and Skull,
who are more keenly anxious as to the minimum rate of food to keep alive the
animal man, than the oldest and most calculating political economist of the day.
From these paupers who most submissively exclaim that their present abject con-
dition is wholly to be attributed to the will of God, no information can be obtained,
except a vague tradition about Sir Fineen O'Driscoll having entertained the offi-
cers of Queen Elizabeth's fleet at his Castle at Baltimore. However, the head of
the race, I believe, lately existed in the person of Mr. Michael O'Driscoll of Balti-
more, who, born only to the repute of being an Irish chief, connected himself in
marriage with the daughter of a namesake [of Mr. Timothy O'Driscoll and
sister of the late Alexander ODriscoU esq. J. P.] by whom he got some money,
by means of which he advanced himself in the world, and even became a justice
of the peace, but Lord Manners swept him out of that distinction with some half
dozen other Roman Catholics in the county of Cork, who had stolen into that
dignity owing to some good-natured oversight in the preceding chancellor.
" This gentleman died about twenty years ago, leaving no male descendant.
He had three daughters, of whom two died unmarried, and one, Eliza, was mar-
ried to James O'Brien, esq, a coroner of the County of Cork, who died leaving one
son Fitzjames O'Brien, who is now twenty-one years of age, and living at
Castleconnell, in the county of Limerick. This Mr. Michael O'Driscoll, or ' the
O'Driscoll,' as he was called, had a brother, who early in life having to seek
his fortune in the English Colonies, was satisfied to leave the hereditary honors
to his brother, and styled himself ' William Driscoll,' thinking, no doubt, that
his fortune would not be much improved by taking the O. On the death of
his brother however he styled himself the O'Driscoll. He is still living [in
the 84th year of his age] and has one son William Henry O'Driscoll. This
398 APPENDIX.
gentleman is now the head of the ancient family of the O'DriscoUs, and tliough
unconnected with the Clan, he adheres to the religion, and feelings of his ances
tors." — R. Donovan.
He claims descent from Donogh O'Driscoll who married Mary, daughter and
heir at law of Gerald, 19th Baron of Kinsale, who died about the 3'ear 1642;
but his pedigree has not been yet satisfactorily proved by the evidence of au-
thentic documents. The following is furnished by Miss Mary Jane Freke of
Baltimore Castle, whose mother is an O'Driscoll, and William Henry O'Driscoll
of Stoke near Plymouth, the only son of the O'Driscoll.
1. Florexce O'Driscoll of Ballyisland, (son of Coll. Cornelius, sou of Do-
nogh, chief of his name.) He was born about the year 1677, and married in
1706 the daughter of O'Donovan, by whom he had two sons, 1. Denis, who suc-
ceeded him as head of the sept, and 2. William O'Driscoll, from whom the late
Daniel Mac Carthy of Gortnascreena, was descended in the female line. He
married, secondly, a Miss Fitzgerald, by whom he had also two sons, 1. Michael,
who married Miss Honora Morris, daughter of Mr. Samuel Morris of Skib-
bereen, surveyor of Excise, by Sarah, eldest daughter of Colonel Daniel
O'Donovan of Bawnlahan, M.P. but who died without issue ; and 2. Cornelius
O'Driscoll, of Florence Court and Kiverview, surnamed "the Admiral," on ac-
count of his attachment to naval sports, who left one daughter, the wife of the
late Dr. Power of Clonakilty, uncle to the present Dr. Power, M.P. for the
County of Cork.
2. Denis O'Driscoll of Creagh Court. He was born in the j'ear 1707, and
married three wives but had issue by the second only, namely, Martha O'Hea,
daughter of O'Hea of Kilkern, by Mary O'Grady, daughter of the O'Grady of
Kilballyowen in the County of Limerick. His children were , I. ilatthias who
was born in 1754: he settled in America, where he married, and had issue one
son Denis, who was shot in a duel, and three daughters who are still living ;
II. Michael O'Driscoll of Baltimore, born in 1 764, commonly called ' ' the
O'Driscoll,'' who married Miss Helena O'Driscoll of Lakeland, daughter of
Timothy O'Driscoll, Esq. J.P. and sister of Alexander O'Di'iscoll, Esq. J.P.
and had issue Denis O'Driscoll, who died without issue, and three daughters,
Helena, Eliza, and Jane, who are all dead without issue, except Eliza who
married, 1. James O'Brien, Esq. Coroner of the County of Cork, by whom
she had one son Michael Fitzjames O'Brien, now living; and 2ndly, De Courcy
O'Grady, Esq. of Castleconnell, in the County of Limerick. III. William
O'Driscoll, now the O'Driscoll, of whom presently, and IV. Cornelius O'Dris-
coll, who settled in America, and became an officer in the United States' Navy,
in which service he died, leaving one legitimate son, William Cornelius O'Dris-
coll, now living at Charleston, and having legitimate issue male, wlio will pro-
bably become the future representatives of the family. Denis O'Driscoll had a
daughter, Lucy, who married John O'Grady, Esq., of Castlefarm, in the County
of Limerick.
APPENDIX. 399
He died in 1792, aged 85 years.
3. William O'Driscoll, now The O'Driscoll. He was born on the 6tli
of June, 1766; and he married, in August, 1802, Mary Raby, of Kingsland,
in the county of Middlesex, by whom he had issue, William Henry O'Driscoll,
of whom presently, and one daughter, Mary, who was born on the 6th of Au-
gust, 1803, and died on the 9th of December, 1833.
This gentleman, during the lifetime of his brother Michael, wrote his name
William Driscoll, but after his death assumed the O', and began to call himself
the O'Driscoll. He entered the British navy in 1782, in which he served for
some time under his relative, the Honorable Captain de Courcy, who had
command of the Wizard sloop. He afterwards commanded the Devonshire,
20 guns, but left the service, and next commanded an Indiaman, in which
service his son, William Henry, was actively employed for several years.
This O'Driscoll (William, son of Denis, son of Florence), who is now living,
was in his youthful days a most magnificent specimen of the old Irish chieftain
race, having been "mighty of limb and strong of sinews, very tall and broad
in proportion ; of noble countenance, and in pitch of body like a giant.''
4. William Henry O'Driscoll, Esq., of Stoke, near Plymouth. He was
born on the 16th of June, 1803, and, though a fine specimen of the old Irish chief-
tain race, he is still unmarried. The senior line of the O'DriscoUs is, therefore,
likely to become extinct in the British Islands, and the genealogist of the next
century will probably have to look for it in the United States of America :
though, according to a wild tradition in the country, there are fishermen on Cape
Clear and on other islands ofí" the Coast of Carbcry, who are lineally descended
from the youngest son of Sir Fingliin, or Florence, of 1602. The Rev. James
O'Driscoll, P.P. of Kilmichael in the County of Cork, is said to be the great-
grandson of Denis O'Driscoll of Dunbeacon Castle, who is remembered by
tradition for his skill in performing on the Irish harp, who was the son of Flo-
rence O'Driscoll, called the Captain Cam, who was killed at the siege of Dun-
boy in 1602. Sed cum de his nihil eerti scio, nihil etiam assertive determino.
Cornelius O'Driscoll, the father of Florence O'Driscoll, No. 1 supra, had a
son Alexander, Avho married Mary O'SuUivan, daughter of Mac Fineen Duff,
by Mary Mac Gillicuddy, of the Reeks, from whom descended the Mount Musick
branch of tlie O'DriscoUs, and (according to Miss Freke of Baltimore Castle)
the late Alexander O'Driscoll, whose sister, Mrs. Freke, of Baltimore Castle, is
still living.
" John O'Driscoll, late Judge of the Island of Dominica was a native of the
city of Cork. He inherited a small property acquired by the industry of his
parents who kept a shop in Cork, and educated him well. He published in 1823
" Views in Ireland," in two volumes, and in 1827 a History of Ireland in two
volumes, works of considerable reputation. He died in June, 1828, whilst in his
judicial appointment which he obtained through the patronage of the Marquis
of Landsdowne. Mr. Windele, of Cork, has a large collection of his papers.
400 AVPENDIX.
"The late Alexander O'DriscoU, Esq., J. P., of Norton Cottage, Skibbereen,
was the son of Timothy Driscoll, commonly called Tim the Guager, who was in
appearance far beyond the ordinary run of men, being remarkably handsome, tall,
and athletic, appearing like the son of a giant. This Timothy was, no doubt, of
ancient respectable descent ; but nothing seems to have been known in the
country of his pedigree. He acquired considerable property as a middleman,
and was a magistrate of no ordinary capacity ; he was a jovial companion,
had a good head, and was a kind of sense-carrier to several of his aristocratic
neighbours, who had no time for anything but drinking and hunting. His son,
Alexander, succeeded to a considerable property in land and tithes. This Alex-
ander (whatever his lineage may have been and his bearing, his virtues and vices
all denote that he was of no common ancestry), may be considered as the last
celebrated man of the O'DriscoUs in the O'DriscoU territory. He was a remark-
ably fine looking man ; he looked, in fact, like a prince ; hunted well ; rode and
shot well ; drank well : his hospitality was boundless to all. Being in politics
a high Conservative, his popularity lay with the aristocracy, who repaid him
for his hospitality by giving him all those posts of honor which gentry sigh for,
and which cost nothing. He was of overbearing disposition ; despised all
popular institutions ; was severe to the peasantry, and no favorite with the
Eoman Catholic clergy, although a Eomau Catholic himself. His end was most
melancholy. In the summer assizes of 1849 he served on the county grand
jury, although his embarrassments were notorious ; and, instead of proceeding
homewards after the duties of a grand juror were over, he remained in the city
of Cork, and was arrested by a wine merchant. He applied for his discharge
on the score of being on duty as a grand juror ; but the application was refused,
and he was confined in the city gaol. The cholera then prevailing very severely,
he was seized with it, and died — a sad but not unusual reverse of fortune to
befal a man who certainly gave more dinners to persons whom he did not care
about than any man in her Majesty's empire. He left no issue, and his pro-
perty may be said to have perished with the potatoes. A remnant of his pro-
perty is in the ' Encumbered Estates' Court' for sale." — R. Donovan.
"Mr. Alexander O'DriscoU, of Crookhaven, is said to represent a respect-
able branch of this family. The heads of other respectable branches were the
late Dr. O'DriscoU, of Skibbereen, whose son and nephew are still living. The
late Alexander O'DriscoU, J. P. left no issue; but his sister, Mrs. Freke, of
Baltimore Castle, is still living." — J. Mac Carthy Downing.
William Justin O'DriscoU, Esq. 28, Lower Fitzwilliam-st. Dublin, is of an
ancient and respectable branch of this sept, but the Editor has not been able to
learn anytliing of his pedigree.
APPENDIX.
401
Haul. 1435, p. 25. Brit. Mus.
O'Driscoll, L. of Collimore, in Carbrie, in the Countie of Corke.
F.vnin ODriscoll^Da. of Finin O'
of Collimore, in | Mahoni of Rosbrin
t'arbrie 1 in Ivaghe, in
I Carbrie.
I 1 2
Finin More^Da- to Donell Teige More=Da. of Donell
O DriscoU, I Mac Cartie Reagh, O'Driscoll I Mc Finin Me
2, 3, Cartie reagli
I
Maccon
More O'Driscoll,
I Mac Con
Conogher,=Da. to O'Driscoll,
I Finin
I Mac Cartie
I Reagh,
Conogher=Jane Da to
O'Driscoll
4.
ConnoRhcr
Finn O'
Malion,
after to
O'Mahon
Carbrie.
I Finnin
O'lMahon.
I 5 I 4 3 I 2 I I I Sir Finin 0'Oriscoll,=Da. [Ellen] to Sir
O'Driscoll, O'Driscoll, O'Driscoll, Teige mar.the I I Knight, lived 1614, | Owen Mac
da., of 5 I Cartie
the Knight of | I | Reagh,
Ki'rry,\viddowc I I I
to Connogher | I |
O'Mahon Finn, I I "j
F^'nin Conoghcr,
Cornell or :
Cornelius O'
Driscoll, a
Capten in the I
ArchD.eontrie
Lived 1G15, I
Ellen Da. to
Donnell mac
Owen Mac
Swyne, of
Muskrie.
* This Sir Finnin tooke his lands by Letters pattents from Queene Eliz. and thereby ex-
tinguished the Irish rite. The former custome was that the oldest of the familie succeeded,
unto whom Mac Cartie Reagh did give a rod, and then he was reputed and obeyed as lord of
the Countrie of Collimore. O'Driscoll did pay certaine rent and service unto Mac Cartie
Reagh.
26
402
APPENDIX.
Ms. Harl. 1425, f. 2122.
Donnell Glas,
Donnell Reagh, from whom
the name of Mac Cartie Reagh
was assumed.
Donnell Glas
Mac Cartie Reagh.
Da. to Teige —
Cartie, L. of I
Muskrie, |
Fynin Mac
Cartie Reagh
Dermond in Downc
Mac Cartie Reagh,
1
= Kath. da. to Tho. Earle of
I Desmond, beheaded att Drogheda,
Donnagb,
g.p.
Dermond,
8. p.
Cormack, Da. to
I Cartie,
Teig, L. of
St. Muskrie,
3 I
= Donnell Mac
I Cartie Reagh,
3
Ellenor da.
to Garrald, L.
of Kildare.
Sir Cormack Sir Finin
Mc Cartie Reagh Mc Cartie
reagh.
Sir Donnagh
Mac Cartie
reagh.
Sir Owen
Mac Cartie
Reagh.
Kath. ma.
to Arundell
of the Strand.
4
Joane ma.
to O' Donovan.
2
Honor ma.
to Ed. Knight
of the Valley.
Shely
nia. to
Dermond
Sonne to
Owen O'Suli.
van More.
Da. to Sir — Donnagh
Tho. of I Mac Cartie.
Desmond.
Cartie in
Spaine, or with
the Arch. D.
Cartie
in Spaine,
or wth. the
Arch. D.
Kyniu
Elin da. to Dermond
OCallaghan,
Ellen ma.
to Sir Fynin
O'Driscoll.
Grany ma. to
Barry Reogh, and after
to Charles, soiine
to Sir Cormack
Mac Teige, of
Muskrie.
EUiner ma.
to Finin Mc Owen
CarraRh of Kil-
brittayne and Tanist
of Iniskey, in Carbry.
Elynor da. to
Edmond Fitz Gibon,
the White Knight, & wid-
dowe to Cormack Mac
Donell Mc Cartie
Reagh.
APPENDIX.
Brit. Mus. Haul. 1425, p. 24.
O'SuUivan L. of Beare and Bantric, in Mounster.
Anne ny Lacken
O'SuIlivan, the first
Lord of Heare &
Bantrie, iu Mounster.
I • 1
Aulive O'SuIlivan.
I • 2
Teige boy O'SuUivan
or Teige Laidir
Dermond Ballagh
O'SuIlivan • 'i
Finin Dufe
O Sullivan • 3
Gillycuddvo
MoyleO'SuIi.
I • 5
'Owen O'SuUivan
died in his infaneip,
and was never Lord
of his count rie.
Shely Ua. to =
Donnell Mac
Cartie reagh by
the E. of Kildare's
iJaughier Elinore.
DonneU OSuUivan Owen O'SuIlivan
• 7 I was Tanisted,
2 but died before
I I f his Sonne Uonnell.
DonneU O'SulUv. Aulive O'SuUivan 10.
• 9 I murthercd by
his nephew
I DonneU
I l:"
Dermod . XI
O'SuIlivan |
• 11 GiUiduff
O'SuUivan.
• 11
I 1
DonneU O Sullivan
ma. to the Da.
of Sir Uonnell
O'Brien of
Thomond.
Ellen Da. to = DonneU O'SuUivan
I 'i
* Sir Owen O'SuUivan = Ellen da- Da. to Cormock =PhiUipp O'SuUivan,
1 • 12
Dermond.
to James, Cartie. lord of
Ld Barrie. Dowallie &
sister to
Donnogh.
Tanist to Sir Owen
his soune & houlds
the Castle of Ardea,
appertayninge to
Tanisbtrie,
Owen O'SuUivan
in Desmond.
She is In Spain
IG'.S.
a fugitive in
Spain, lived in
anno 1615, Lord
of Beare.
DonneU O'
Sullivan,
Page to the
K. of Spain,
Lived 1619.
Shely ma. to
Sir Nicholas
Brown, knt.
2 1 I
John ma. Elen Owen O'SuU.— Da. to j
da. to Dermond lived in anno i Sir
O'SuUivan More IGlSLof Cormack
Bantrie, ob. 1 MacCartie
1617.
I ofMuskrie historian]
1 2
Dermond Donnell Owen
I 4
[Philip the 2 sonnes
more.
I 2 I I
Teige a Donnell Honora GiUycuddy
capten in married Da. to Thomas t
the lower toSirCormack 2 sonne to Connogher
countries Mc Teige
of Muskrie.
SirJno.Fitz t
Garrald of PhiUipp
ImokUly
Donnell =
Ld of Bantrie
ob. 1618.
Joane Da,
to Garrald
E. of Desmond.
2|
Donnell.
3. Owen.
4. PhiUipp.
Ellen 1.
Ilane 2.
Shilie 3.
Katherine 4.
Honor 5.
* This Sir Owen, to settle the Countries of Beare and Bantriein his posteritie, tooke his lands from Q. E. by Lettres
pattents in the li veare of her reigne ; but after long suite at law between him and his nephew, Donnell Mac Donnell
O SuUivan, it was' ordered that Sir Owen should enjoy the countrie of Bantry and DonneU Beare to them and their
heires.
Beare and Bantrie is thus bounded : upon the west the ocean ; upon the east Muakrie ; upon the south-east Carbrie ;
upon the south O'Dallie; upon the north O'SuUivan More.
404 APPENDIX.
II. I^e4|i§al O3 W^ic ^1) ^:\)\\t) cec)i))z.
l-eAcbc CA|tAb ] 75-CAc BuiAii},
CAob Ai) cinqc U\i) bo leACCU|bj
A] ft 1)A]l CtllC Al) CA|t|ll)5eA|triq5.
BjtiAt; O Né]ll Oil]5 '|-Ai) i\]i
2t)A5T)ur tM C|tAe]be O'Cacívi),
O í)u]b6]A]in)A 0'b-C\]]tb Baiia]^,
]ví'36a 5A|i5 O ooi|irr)vleA6A]5.
O b-jfiDf^lftJl <^') AbfiA moill,
O CA|i]tA 2t)ófXj 2t)AC LacIojiii),
CAe||']6 clo]i)i) c|to8A 5-Cívi)a^
IDOjl UTT)0]tO A|l i;-0A|*bA6A.
S5ACA COWACC 'fAI) 5-CAC 5-CIlUA|8;
O i)u]b0Ari)l)A ^|- O l}-2ll)lllA|U;
biv rt)-be]i)i) urt) 6;\iloArb ^5 ai) biui]!)^,
A r)-'A]]ieArn iqle i)Aca b-|:&Abpuit)i).
Cói5eA|i bo cloii)t) 5-CacC\ii) 5-CA)r
'y At) ^|i A i)-éA5rt)Ai|- 2l)A5i)itn-,
bo t*5<^ei^ ^T^ cóiseAjt Au CAcb
bo cAeb ^ojbeAÓ i;a i;-UllrAcb.
a Full of tombs. These monuments Londontlerr}' in which the O'Cathiiins,
have nqt been identified. or O'Kanes are still numerous.
b T/ie prophesied one i.e. the man d O'Duibhdhiarma, now Dooyearma.
who was to free Ireland from the yoke Vide supra.
of the English as indicated in various O'h-Eanaiyh, now anglice O'Heney.
poems ascribed to the lirimitive Irish This family was seated in the parish of
gaints. Banagher in the Co. of Londonderry,
c Craehh, a territory in the Co. of i O'Goirwfhleadhaigh now anglice
APPENDIX.
405
II. rEARGiiAL Og Mac an Bhaied sang this.
The tombs of friends are in the battle of Brian ;
Ruined is Eire from the one conflict
The side of the hill is full of tombs'*
Whereon the prophesied one'' has fallen.
Brian O'Neill of Aileach [was] in the slaughter,
[With] Maghnus O'Cathain of Craebh,"
O'Duibhdhiarma,*^ the high O'h-Eanaigh,®
[And] the royal fierce O'Gainnflileadhaigh.^
O'h-IenneirgheS of the sedate brow,
O'Carra'^ the great, Mac Lachlainn,'
The chiefs of the brave Clann-Cana ;'^
Great therefore are our losses !
The host of Connacht' perished in the hard [fought] battle,
[With] 0'Duibheamhna,'"and O'h-Anluain"
Had I been [even] the cup-bearer to the host
To enumerate them all I could not.
Five of the active Clann-Cathain"
[Fell] in the slaughter besides Maghnus;
[The fall of] the five burst the battle array
And the endurance of the Ulta.
O'Gormly, vide supra. or Mac Canna's, of Clanbrassel, near
s O'-h-Jenneiryhe, now Henry, vide Loch Neagh in the Co. of Armagh.
supra. The host of Connacht, vide supra.
h O'Carra, now O'Carra, and anylice ^^O'DuiOheamhna, now Devany.
Corr, a name still common in tlie parish n O'h-Anluain, i.e. O'Hanlon.
of Lissan in the Co. of Londonderry. o Clann-Cathain i.e. tlie O'Cahans or
i Mac iac/i/oi/i», now Mac Loughlin, O'Kaues. According to the Irish an-
vide supra. nals fifteen of the O'Kanes were slain
1» Clann Cana, i.e. the Mac Caua's, in this battle.
406 APPENDIX.
2t)u]]iceA]tcACj í)oi)r)cbA6, <t)orbt;AU,
t^^All O Cacívt) bo cr)eAf5iqt),
ocAT) ! i)ocA T)-eAfbu]8e !
CeA|ibAll 'fM) A]t eA|-bA]6 ÓArb,
njAC n)0 n^ivcAji é, ^f nj^ACAjt,
BAcn7A|iCAc curt) lé|t 5-clo]i;i;,
leArrbAjtcAc ciibA^Ó CeA]tbA]ll.
2t)o b|tivcAi]t b'|:iv5bAil 'yM) iv|t,
^1* TTjo cott^SaIca O Cacívi),
V] r^i^v r]VV ''S'^V' ^-^^015
11)T) A I* AT? A|t 1 1>UUcA]b.
5]^ bAjrjirb Satt) jac bu]t)e
bA]T)iri)e O'CAcict; cul-bu]6e,
Af é Ai;|ti5 H70 cu]fle c]t)T),
ATI ^i^ ^iM^^ri V^^ b-|:uili)5|rt>.
<t)A!)]ii) left n)ACA]b 'y lé|v TT)i)A]b,
n)A|vb[A6] 2Jt)A5t)u]|* U] Caíí>.]\),
BfiTAi) TT)UT)A n}-be]c ]]-]}) i\]i
V] bejc cjieAC n)A|i O 5-CACivt;.
TiujA]* 3ltC\Ó rooji, rt7]]*be óatÍ),
bó 6 cyvx) TT)o cú]5 TT)-bl]A5AT),
oc i)A]t 5AbA|* jiG n)0 5|iívÓ,
n)oc bo cA]tA|* O'Cacíxt).
2t)o 5|ti\6 b' O Cacím) CluA]i)e,
J)] Sl^ívÓ ti)i)A bpi^it Aet) uA]fte
p Cearhhall. He was full brother to attendant on the hard's brother in the
the author. battle of Down. He plays here on the
(I Eachmarcach, he was also either a words eadi horse and Eachmarcach,
Mac an Bhaird, or some very faithful a man's name.
APPENDIX. 407
Maghnus himself, Eachmarcach too,
Muircheartach, Donnchadh, Domhnall,
And Niall O'Cathain were mortally wounded.
Alas ! are they not losses !
CearhhallP [was left] in the slaughter, a loss to me.
The son of my mother he, and of my father,
Eachmarcach,i the foster-brother of our children.
The meet fellow-horseman of Cearbhall.
My brother being left in the slaughter.
And my foster-brother O'Cathain,'
We are not safe at our houses.
Though away from the slaughter in Uladh.
Though to me each man is a grief
[For] O'Cathain the yellow-haired I most grieve.
He is the wound of the artery of my head.
This is the blood which I cannot bear.
Grievous to our children and women
Is the killing of Maghnus O'Cathain,
If Brian were not in the slaughter
There would be no loss like O'Cathain.
I gave great love, ah wo is me !
To him from the period of my fifth year,
Wo that I have not gone with my beloved.
Early I loved O'Cathain.
My love for O'Cathain of Cluaine'
Was not the love of a woman for a man of one hour,
r My foster brother. From this and Fearghal Og Mac-na-Bhaird, and that
the following quartrains it would ap- the Bard was his play-mate, and some
pear that Maghnus O'Cathain was fos- years younger than he.
tered and educated by the father of s Cluuine, now Clooucy, a towuland
408 APPENDIX.
3jtív6 6 |i& leAT)bA6Acc<v a lejc,
[bOTi?'] 6eA5 ÓaIca, tiort)' o]be.
i)o be|i|in7Íf it]5eA8 at) |ieAb|iAÓ
bo T)A]t TT)AC|tAl6 TbÓ]t TbeAT)tT)T)AC,
t]t)t) ir ^V V-1'5 ^T^ ^^^^ t^^T^ ^^^^
A5 bol f A cjt] ttA c]rt)C]:ll.
Mo 50 TJ-JAbcljAÓ Tr)é A|t A n)U]\)
bo T)-bii)i) b&jiA t)A 6]A]5,
A]t 5AC \e]t bA TDé n}A|tCAC
A|t T)-eAC biV é &AC117A|tCAC.
i)o b] A cuA|iA|*bAl A5 ceACC 6ú]T)i;,
T1}A]l bu6 ]*]T)T) A 0]5]tl5ACC
u]]ieAb Ai5e ]te b]]* Óatt);
bob f AbA Aji]!* Ó ]teAb]tAÓ !
T'})é]-^]r)V V-^ buA^i) b'^]A|i a bAll,
rt^Aji bu6 b-^ [bUAi)] n^'ollArbA^i) ;
CUCC |*é A I'AV A]t 1170 6iVT) ÓATÍJ,
If rt)& 5 At) bivi} bo 6éAiMTt>.
2lcc Ti)]|*] V^]i), Tt?]|-be ÓArb, *
If AT) c-eAfbo3, ]|* 605 A1),
T)OCA Tt)A]|t]-T)t) bo TbAC|tA]6
[a] at^att) a oAcni<v|icAT5.
0]tbAi6 ATpit]:i)r) 5AC ^]]i 5|t;\]bb
boc cott)6aIca bo Cacím;
containing tlie ruins of an old Church Eachmarcach. He was the brother
in the parish of Clondermot near the of Maghnus O'Cathain and was also
city of Londonderry. See Annals of educated by our author's father,
the Four Masters A. D. 1197 note lp. ^Was not a poem. This affords a
109. pleasing specimen of the sort of in-
APPENDIX. 409
'Twas a love from the time of childhood hither
To my foster-brother, to my tutor.
We used to give the chieftainship, in our sports.
To him, when high-spirited youths
We and the king on a mound which he disgraced not.
Going thrice around it.
Until he would take me on his back
I used to continue to shed tears after him,
At all times 1 was the rider.
Our horse was [always] Eachmarcach.*
His stipend to me was always coming to us.
Just as if we were his heirs.
He had for me as much as for two ;
Far are we for ever again from our gambols !
I used to go with a poem on his manly form,
As if it were [the poem] of my ollamhship.
He gave much for my poem to me.
Although that which I made was not a poem ! "
Except myself. Ah ! wo is me !
And the bishop, and Eoghan,^
There live not of our [playmate] youths,
O my soul ! my Eachmarcach !
Order masses of each priest.
For thy foster-brother, for O'Catliain,
timacy which subsisted between the were evidently brothers of our author
Irish chieftains and their foster bre- who were wont to play with Each-
thren. marcach O'Cathain while he was study-
"» The Bishop and Eoghaii. These ing in the house of Mac-au-Bhaird.
410 APPENDIX.
bo TpAC ^i]3 c|ion)c<v ]t) 5AC ciU,
bf6 ó|tcA 5ACA }j-A]p|i]ijr).
2l|t bo cu]n)A]|tce ]t;t) 5Acb Cjll
bA Ti?-be6 n^jle mjac l&]5]i)i).,
CA|t Tt)AC KA5T)A]ltje |lAcbAl6
SAlTT)pU15le bA f Alc|tAc])Aib.
2lr) lé]5i=T)r) ]f buAl bArbfA,
b'^]'|t cAe]b5eAl coi?o-5eATi)Ai)r)-f a
5ebAb Tt7A|ibt)Ae) Ti)-blAc n)-bii]5,
1 b-C|tAC bA|l 1)-AljrT)A c|iAcbui5.
Í)a b-q-fAÓ oil ATT) 0]le
|ie A cloiTjT) bo c]te]c Ti)A|ibt;Ae|,
A CeAl)bAC bA bUAl bATT}-]*A
*|*A luAC b^eAllAC A5AT17-|*A.
O 1)A|l b-A1CT)í6eA6 'f AT) iVjt
coIat;t) C!)e]|*-5eAl Ui CAcat;,
beo 5Í:t) 50 b-cív]r)]c b'ív ro|5
|lAT)5AbA|l leO bOT) IaC0]|1.
2t)A CiV]T)]C A CIIA16 Of) iV]t,
A f-AlCriD Csit) 5U|l b'J ]:Tt)lA1)
A X]i A flvr ClAjl T)0 CO]|l,
5A ^:]:!* i)AC bjAÓ T)A beAcbA]6.
2t)]t)]c bo jtAb iT)5eAi; Ó3
AlllCir A|l IjeAC A T>Allób,
30 Ti7-be|fteA6 le beAT; ^ai; TT)-bfiu5
feA|tj A3A|- é t;-a éi;Afi.
- r/,. son of Raghnall. i.e. Each. , ÍFa. «oí .eco^«eserf. The body of
Uiarcach Cathaiu. o Cathain lay for two days among the
APPENDIX. 411
For the son of the king who bowed in each church.
Let the prayers of each mass be [oiTeredj.
For mercy to thee in each church
Were there a thousand students,
For our son of Raghnall"" there sliould ascend
Psahn-singing from their jisaltars.
As the poetic art is hereditary to me,
For this white-sided pure-skinned man
I sliall chant a flowery dirge.
In the hour of solemn prayer for his soul.
If another ollamh should come
To sell an elegy to his children.
To purchase it would be my duty
I having its value in cattle.
As in the slaughter was not recognised-^
The fair-skinned body of O'Cathain,
And as he has not come alive to his home.
They [the fairies] may have earned him away from the field.
If he has escaped northwards from the slaughter.
To see him fully though we cannot
In fairy mount west or east.
Who knows but he may still be living !
Often hath a youthful maiden put
Her spells upon a man in days of yore.
So that oft hath a woman borne to her couriy
A man, when found alone.
slain before it was recognised ; anJ midhe's poem supra.
tliis poem was in the mean while writ- S Court, i.e, the fairy fort or palace.
ten by Mac an B haird. See Mac Con-
412 APPENDIX.
Ku5 [I] A CA.CA CluAl) A CAjlb Cft,
le 'i;a beArAjce beAT) c-f]6e
i)uT)lu]i;5 i)u]i)e t)A b-peAjtcA,
ii]rr)e f{il--^o\in) ^^i-ÓaScca.
21t) c-]*]6e t)A b-]ni]l voAC]t]-^ ^'^]VV
V] 5')^c búi)A6 A bo|t<\]i*
A]|t TjeAC T)AC A|t 8ui; b'iv oeoiu,
A ceAc i;a but), a 6i\]]t|*eo]|i>.
J:t)r)i*A 3AI) eocA^ii t)]rbe
A \iK]n) coii)i)le co]ll|6e,
Ajji JgaI fr AejlAjb biv b-fréAbA8
ijeAit) b'Aejbjó b-^oi]*5éAlA6.
MocA i)-|:aca biA|t|tAi5e c|iu]6
i)eAC bo é]|ipeAÓ ^;a a|*5A]8;
tiO bAb ^'uuteAb c;Acn?A]xcAC
obuijt Q>]}iyvv -pulAi^s-
21 1) c^i i)A bATi* 36 bo be Abb
1)] fu^leoT)5A6 o citjeAÓ ■ji:]uc\)a6 ;
b'obAijt p^^le X]\oiA^) cobA]|t tA]]i,
bo c|t<xi5 Aji TT)A|ib AÓ ti^jc U] Cacívii;-
*t)o Ia5 a 6ÚT) Aji ^)A bol,
A 5IÚ1) Ai|i lii|t bo'i) leA5AÓ ;
cu bA bA|i|tAi6 AT) ^é]le
A cuIac t)A co]|ilé]n7e.
^ Dunlaing of Dun na hh-Fearta. Dunlaing O'h-Artagain (a chief hero
Dunlaing O'h-Artagain. This alludes attendant on Murchadh, Brian Borii-
to a story in ancient accounts of the mha's eldest son) to prevent him from
Battle of Cluain-tarbh [Clontarf] joining the battle See Annals of the
fought on Good Friday, A.D. 1014. 4 Masters Ed. J.O'D. A.D. 1013,
Oeibhinn (nowEevil) of Craigliathothe p. 778, note , and Ware's Antiquities
the familiar sprite of Dal-Cais, is said of Ireland, ch. xxiv. at the year 1014.
to have enveloped in a magical cloud The place called Dun na -hh-Fearta hi
APPENDIX. 423
( '11 the day of Cluain-tarbli's hot battle,
A Bean-sidhe, in his life, had borne away
Dunlaing^ of Dun-na-bh-Fearta
By her blue eye of fair fascination.
The fairy palace wherein are the princes of Ross*
Has not its door usually closed
Ujjon one who closes it not of his own free will.
His house close thou not O door-keeper.
It is well that the key of heaven
Is not in the hand of a sensual door-keeper,'^
For the sake of a fair damsel, if he could.
He would open heaven for strangers.
I have not seen seeking for gifts
One whose request he would refuse ;
Eachmarcach was ever ready
To sustain the [boimteousj work of Eire.
Though the country was in his hand [possession,]
He would not suffer from his tribe's anger;
His works of hospitality would be like a streaming well.
It has ebbed on the killing of O'Cathain's son.
His fortress was enfeebled by his death.
It is bent to the earth from his fall ;
O thou [fair hill], whom hospitality adorned,
O hill° at which the strangers alighted.
the text is probably Dun-feart, alias tor has never met the story itself.
Danesfort in the County of Kilkenny, Many such legends are still current
where it is probable Dunlaing was fos- in different parts of Ireland,
tered. b Sensual door-keeper. This allusion^
a The Princes of Ross. This evi- though savoring of levity, is not un-
dently alludes to another legend re- poetical,
spectiug fairy abduction, but the Edi- c o hill. This expression arose
414 APPENDIX.
n^it) b^]l i;<v i>iA]5 bii6 ÓeAccA
b]A6 Ai) &AT) T)A 6]lleACCA. [LeAcljc.]
from the fact of the ancient Irish Chief- placed on fortified hills.
tains having had their habitations •! SonofEaghnall,kingofFormaeil.
APPENDIX. 415
The son of O'Cathain of the Craebh,
Son of Raghnall, king of Formaeil,'^
A tranquil meeting after him will be difficult,
The jjoetic art shall be an oi-phan.
This place is now called an^fZice Forniil Gefiuliin (Dungiven) in tlie Co. of
or Formoyle and is situate near Dun Londonderry.
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^' A|*be|ic 30
^^b' fot)bbATr . . . . 32
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^ ceAlcA]]t cl^boA . . . 38
'^''' ei]ipi|ti)e ib.
^^ e eojAi) bAUti i)o n^c
beiciU . . . . ib
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38
40
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
ib.
42
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biqblejfc acu|* ])\ia
bu]l3 ib.
bo e]|tc
46
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Erratum.
Pages 18, 19 — Cill-Mughainc, i.e. the Church of St. Mugania, is uotKilmodan,
but Kilraoon a townland on Sherkin island in the parish of Tullagh, County of
Cork. It bounds Kinish harbour, and contains a holy well called Tobar Mughaine
otherwise Tobar-Gabha. See Ord. Map of the County of Cork, Sheets 149 and
153.
lííDEX.
PAQE.
PAOB.
Achadh-Ailbhe,
.
. 55, n.
Aedli Toinleasc, . . 167, w.
Achadh-na -g-Cruime,
. 54, n.
Aedhagan,
. 40, 41
Acliadha,
. 91, 92
Aedhan Beag,
. 42, 43
Achonry,
.
207, n.
Aedhlog,
. 32, 33
Achtae, .
. 36, 37
Aeilead, .
. 64, 65
Aclare, (see Ath-clair.)
Aenghus, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30,
Addergolle,
. 127
30, n. 31, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,
Addryvale,
.
. 130
41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 56, 57.
Ae, .
,
. 18, 19
62, 63, 64, 65, 80
Aeadha, .
34
, 55, 55, n.
Aenghus Bolg, 8,«. 16, 17, 18, 19,
Aedh, 12, 13, 18,
19. 32,
33,
36, 37,
22, 23
38, 39, 46, 47,
48, 49,
58,
59, 81,
, Genealogy of the
172, 173, 158,
n. 168,
n.
172, n.
Rat-e of, ... . 24, 25
Aluinn,
. 12, 13
Ceannflioda, . . 22, 23
Atlaraan,
167, n.
Duibhfhleasg, 16, 17, 18, 19
Buidhe,
172, n.
Gaifuileach, . 8, 8n. 9
_ Caeil Cuisc,
. 34, 35
Maine, . . . 18, 19
Caimdherc,
. 34, 35
Nemhdhearg, . . 18, 19
Clannach,
. 36, 37
Aes Coinchinne, . . .36, 37
Cleireach
81
Aghadown,
23, n., 52, n.
Dubh, .
80, 305
Aghamilla,
92
Finn,
. 34,
35
, 36, 37
Aghar, Castle of,
. 263
Fimiliath,
16G. n.
Aghekeery,
. 128
Garbh, 10,11,34
, 35, 11.«.
Agheyoughelly
. 133
Ingar,
. 40, 41
Aghilenene,
. 130
Meirgeach
81
Aghill,
. 127
Ruadh, .
303,
305, n.
Aghygardy, .
. 119
(the Master),
. 14, 15
Aghytubrid,
. 121
420
INDEX.
Agkilosky, . . . .133
Aliamilly, (see Cluuin-da-mhueh
Aibeannan, .... 64, 65
Aileach, 172, n., 358, 358, n., 359,
362, 363, 369, n., 404, 405
Ailghealan, . . . . 40, 41
Ailghil, . . .28, 29, 80
Ailill, 24, 25, 26, 27. 34, 35, 36, 37,
58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 69
Beag,
[Comard],
Corran, .
Aille,
Aillcue, .
Ainmire,
Ainogh, ,
Airgidin river,
Airrthill,
Air teach.
. 36, 37
. 22, 23
. 36, 37
. 64, 0,5
. 16, 17
18, 19, 155, n.
253, 258, 309
. 91, 92
. 64, 65
. 141
Alexander Carroghe, his death 212
Almenia, . . • 374, 375
AltaghKeogh, . . .128
Amhalgha, . . . . 18, 19
Amhalghaidh, 28, 29, 30, 30«., 31, 80
Arahlaeimh, . . 12, 13, 166, 167
Amhlaimh Gael,
Og,
Ruadh,
14, 15, 15, n.
. 14, 15
. 14, 15
. 81, 86
99, 102, 106
Andrew the Fat,
Annagh,
Annadown, (see EanacliDuin.)
Annaly, . . • 353, n.
Annies, Castle of, (see Cais-
lean-na-n-Einnighe.)
Antrim, 24, n., 158, n., 286, 351
Ara Cliach, 40, 40, n., 41, 58, 58, n.
Ard-Croine, . . • • 50, n.
Ard-glass, . 48, »., 207, 207, n.
Ard-Macha (sec Armayh), 148, 149,
149, n.
Ard-mor, .... 384
Ardnab-rartan. . 22, 23, 23«.
.)
99
. 294
. 54, H.
. 28, n.
. 122
53«., 91
99
. 100
173
113
112
130
172,
Arda, 36, 37
Arda, Castle of . . . 37, n.
Ardagh, 1 ), w., 26,«., 102, 108, 123,
143, 394
Ardaglie,
Ardaghmaggeanie,
Ardahill,
Ardcarne,
Ardec, (see Ath-Firdiadh
Arden, ...
Ardfield,
Ardgehan,
Ardgehane,
Ardghal,
Ardgihane,
Ardicroe,
Ardkeaghan
Ardnaglass, (see Ardglass.)
Ardnarea, (sec Ardnarye
Ardnarye, . 209
Ardnavohonnane
Ardra,
Ardryrynggie,
Ardstraw,
Argyleshirc, Earls of,
Arklow, .
Armagh, 29, «., 149, «., 163, «.,
164, «., 166, «., 167, «., 169, «.,
170, «., 222, 293, 313, 325, 405, «.
(see Ardmacha.J
Art, 4, ?i.
Artagain, Dunlaing, . 412, n.
Ashrowe (Eas-ruaidh), 290, 294, 312
Assaroc, (see Abhrowe.)
Ath-buidhe,
Ath-clair, (see Belcleare.')
Ath-Cliath, (see Dublin),
)
209, w
210
140
119
395
162, n.
5, n.
31, «.
Ath-Firdiadh,
Ath-ua- Seang,
Ath-Soluis,
Athenry,
. 48, n.
210, n.
160, 161,
356, 357
375, n.
88
89, 1.58, 158, «., 159
. 4. 71.
INDEX.
421
TAGS.
Athenryc, Baron of, . 198, 200
Athlone, (see Atlduain) . . 220
Athluain, . . . 319, 320
Attymas, .... 27, n.
Augher, . . . .313
Augher, fort of, . . . 309
Aughrim, battle of, . . 229
AuliiFe O'Gormley, (sec O'Guirm-
leadhoighe Amhlaeibh.)
Awley, . . . , .15, n.
B.
Baei, . . 358, 358, n., 359
Baethghaeloch, ... 81
Baile-an-Mhotaigh (Bally mote) 11, n.,
67, n., 221,222, 300, 318
Baile-an-Roblia (liallinrobe), . 216
Baile-atha-Seanaigh (Ballyshannon),
309
Baile-Easa Dara, . . . 225
Baile Nua, .... 308
Baire, . . .42, 43, 44, 45
Bairre 384
Baiscne Bodanar . . 62, 63, 67
Balintimore, .... 97
Balla, 216
Ballaghymiirc, . . .130
Ballencally, . . . .119
Ballenloghy, . . . .119
Ballentubber, . . . 201, 201, n.
Ballcnvullane, . . .122
Ballialcnthanane, ... 99
Balliarde, .... 99
Ballidwill, Johanne Eoch de, . 134
Ballinard, 99, 100, 102, 123, 394
Ballina, .... 209, n.
Ballina-Tirawley, . . . 22, n.
Balline Mac Craghs, . . 1 15
Ballinlane, .... 108
Ballinshighane, . . . 108
Ballinrobe, 143, «., 216, w., 221, n.
Ballintober (see BdUntubber).
Ballinuroingge
Ballrishine,
Ballybuy,
Ballybritt,
Ballycahane,
Ballycattyne,
Ballycloky,
Ballydehob,
Ballygonossie,
Ballyillane,
Bally-Island,
Ballylenshaghane,
Ballyliney,
Ballyloughloe
Bally lynshighane,
Bally-Mac Adame,
Bally Mac Crarane,
Ballymacarter,
Ballymacdare,
Ballymacerewane,
Ballymackaun,
Ballymagibbon,
Ballymodan,
Ballymontyre,
Bally more.
PAGE.
. 133
. 134
91
. 21, n.
. 118
. 134
. 121
48, n.
. 133
. 102
140, 394, 398
. 123
. 140
, 26, n.
. 102
. 118
. 106
168, n.
95, 98
. 123
. 140
28, n.
53, n.
. 113
54, 71. 112, 135
Ballymote (see Baile-an-Mhotaiyh),
47, n., 222
Ballynadlyhy Mill .
Ballynard,
168, n
Ballynascreen,
Ballynccurrigg,
Ballynlangy,
Ballynytony,
Bally ny gorenagh ,
Ballynygornigh,
Ballyowrane,
Ballyshannon, 237, 240, 253, 258, 263,
266, 278, 281, 290, 292, 297, 309,
313, 318
Bally vatten, . . . .113
Ballyvoig, . . . 131
BallyToige, . • . 116
. 135
132, 395
169, n., 314
. 112
. 122
. 119
. 120
. 119
. 126
42í
INDEX.
PAGE.
PAGF.
Bally wiUene-oughter,
. 130
Bawn, townland of,
26, n.
Balthymore,
98
Bawulahan,
396, 398
Baltimore, 10, w., 36, n., 52, ?«.,
Beac,
64, 65
54. «., 93, 94, 95, 99,
100, 109,
Bcacan,
42, 43
143, 143, n., 201, 201,
«., 388,
Beahagh,
. 129
390, 397,
398, 399
Beal-an-atha-fada, .
. 218
Baltymore, 101, 103, 105,
107, 123,
Beal-an-atha-Solais,
50,
51, 51, n.
140
Beal-atha-buidhe, .
54,
54, n., 55,
Baity n Ignyn, .
. 102
Beal-atha-na-h-Uidhre,
48,
48,71., 49,
Banada (see Banned).
54, 55
55
v., 87, 92
Banagh,
307, n.
Beal-atha-na-Leice, 52
53
53, «., 90
Banagh, barony of.
. 307
Beal-atlia-Seamann, 48
,49
49, n., 88
Banagher,
404, n.
91,92
Banaster, Peregrino,
110
Bealach-Buidhe,
. 320
Banea,
. 113
Beann Abhaidh, 156,
157
, 157, 71.,
Banenecollapel,
. 124
166, n.
Baneshanaclogliie, .
. 125
Beanna-bo,
. 218
Baiifune,
. 119
Beann Edair (the Hill of Howth),
Bangibbon, river, .
260, 313
76,77
Bania,
24, n.
Eeann-Fhinn,
48, n., 57
Bandon, 87, 90, 91, IC
7,
109, 110,
Beann-Finn, .
.
. 48,49
111
Beann-Sidhain,
48,
49, 49, n.
Bann, . . 169,
n.
293, 313
Beann-t-Sidhain,
88
Banna,
1G2, 163
Beannada,
. 218
Banned,
20
7, 207, n.
Beanteeane,
.
49, n.
ibbe^*" of
209
Bearach,
Beare,
64, 65
Banneda,
. 210
142, 390
Banshees,
413, n.
Bearehaven,
. 388
Bantlyny,
. 106
Bearchan, 46, 47, 47,
n..
48, 49, 50,
Bantry, 50, n., 88,
90
142, 390
51,51,H.
Baptism, remarks on.
50, n.
Bearna-na-Gaeithe,
. 220
Bards, ....
. 71, n.
Bearnas,
305, 306, 310
Barnismore, .
294
Bearra, . 10, 11
22
23, 23, n.
Baron's Court,
. 162, n.
Bearrach,
.
36,37
Barr (see Ua Bairr).
Beecher, Henry,
.
138, 139
Barraghavilly,
. 127
Beghigullane,
. 128
Barrett,
. 385
Beirre (Beare),
328, 329
Barry, Nicholas Roy de,
. 385
Belanagare,
358, n.
Barrys,
14
2, 228, n.
Belclare, abbey of, .
210, n.
Barry's Castle (sec Caste
111
3arrye).
castle of, .
210, n.
Baryroe, 9 n., 24, ri.,5
3, /).. 55, n..
Bclclcare,
2
10, 210, V.
58, ;,.
Belleck,
175, 226
INDEX.
423
Belleville,
Bcllishannou,
Benbiirb,
Bermingham,
Bessy Bell,
I'AGB.
. 313
. 293
. 297
216, «.
159, n., 163, n.
Bile, 360, 361, 361, n., 362, 3C3, 364,
365
Billiragh, . . . .122
Binghams, pedigree of, . 228, 229
Binneach Beag, . . 42, 43
Birr, . . . .20, n., 385
Bishop, .... 409, n.
Bishops, ... 46, 47
Blacar, . . . . 162. n.
Blackwater,
239, 253, 255, 260, 293,
297, 313
Blackwatertown,
Bladhma,
Blarus,
Blathmhae,
Blooyd,
Blwod,
Bodderymyne,
Bodley, Sir Josias,
. 297
61, n.
38, 39
34, 35
. 114
. 124
. 131
296, 309
Boinn, 356, 356, n., 357, 358, 359
Bollandists, . . . 31, w.
Bollynagh, . . . .132
Book of Dues, . 22, 23, 23, n.
Boroimhe, Brian, 155, n., 161, m.,
163, w., 164, n., 412, n.
Bourkes, . . 198, 198, w.
Bourcks, .... 189
Bourks, . . . 197, 211
Bourke, Edmond, . . .193
Edmond Kerraghe, 193, 199
MoylerOg, . 193,202
Ryccard, or Eiccard, 193,
194, 802
. Thomas Roe, . . 191
Walter Kittaghe, . 199
(see Burke.')
Bourkes of Mayo, . . 190, n.
Boyle (the river,) see Buille.
, 27, «., 28, n., 171, «., 204,
205, «., 222, 225
Boyne, (see Boinn) . 7. «., 29, n.
Braalieu (see Braidshliahh) .
Brainnsce,
Bran,
Brandamh,
Brandubh,
Braidshliahh, .
Brasborne, Richard,
Brawney,
Breadach,
32, 33
. 32, 33, 384
44, 45, 48, 49
18, 19,46, 47,56,57
. 218
93
27, n.
168, n.
Breagh, 26, 27, 76, 77, 154, 155,
155, «., 358, 359
Breaghnyagh, . . .133
Breasal, . 36, 37, 42, 43, 44, 45
Breatain-Leatha, . . 6, 7, 7, w.
Bredach Glyn,
Brees,
Brehons,
Brehon lands,
Breifne,
168, n.
. 227
82
84
218, 220, 221, 321
Ui Ruairc, . . 223
Bremingham, Lord, . 198, 200
Breogan, 24, 25, 56, 57, 57, n., 360,
361, 361, n.
Breslean, .... 384
Brian (Catha-an-Duin), 81, 146, 147,
150, 151, 154, 155, 156, 157,
181, 182
Brigh-Leith,
26, 27
Brighid Cill-Dara, .
173, n.
festival of
84
Bruadar,
44, 45. 384
Brughadha,
28, 29
Bruiden,
38,39
Bruinean,
36, 37
Brunnodhran,
18, 19
Brusbone, Richard, .
. 47
Broad Haven,
306, n.
Broadhaven (see Inbhirm
^r).
424
INDEX.
Broad Strand, ... 92
Brocan, . . 64, 65
Brodchu, .... 384
Broderick, Broder (see O'Bruadair).
Bryan (see Brian),
Buaig (see Ua Buadhaig).
Buille, river, . . . .310
— Monastery of, . . 320
Burndennet, .... 313
Bundrones, . . '204, 204, n.
Bungall, . . 114,115,128
Bunlick, .... 394
Burnderrys (see 31ac Devitts).
Burn-Dennet (see DianaW).
Burke, Richard Og, . . 227
Edmond Kirraghe, 203, 203, n.
Burkes,
Burren,
Burryn,
Bwolyhillaghe,
Byrne, Daniel,
Byaledwilveigc,
Byalleknowranc,
Byalnygearigh,
Bygalldwillin,
200, n., 213, n.
. 110
134, 136
111
228
110
124
118
114
Cachnae,
Cadan,
Gael,
Cael-Uisce, . 175, 1
Caeilte, son of Ronan,
Caela Righ-dhearc,
Caharagh,
Cahir, .
Cahirbeg,
Cahirgall,
Cahir-Iconway,
Cahir-Icrowley,
Cahirrelleckinc,
G4, 65
28, 29
28, 29
76, 177, 178
6, n.
60, 61
125, 142
. 114
. 122
. 119
. 121
. 129
. 115
Caim-Eirge,
-, battle of,
Cain, i
Cain Meine,
Cainn-Nia,
Cairbre, 36, 37, 40, 41, 4
60, 61,81,84, 142, 218
Cairbre Aebhdha, . . .142
IMGK.
164, 165
. 174
36,37
36, 37
60, 61
2, 43, 46, 47,
Beag,
Cliach,
Crom,
na Coradh,
Liatlian,
Lilfeachair,
40, 41
40, 51
40, 41
80
38, 39
6, n., 373, n.
Mor niao Eochaidli, 40, 41
Miadh . . 60, 61
Nia Nair, . . 58, 59
Cairbreach, Domhnall, . 142, 143
Caireall, ... 38, 39
Cairneach Mael, . . 23, n.
Cairneach (see Aedh Cleireach).
Caisbhearna, . 160, 160, n., 161
Caiseal, 26, w., 70, 71, 148, »., 148,
149, 356, 357
Caislean-na
-Caillighe,
. 215
Caislean-na
-deirge.
. 308
Caislean-na -n -Einnighe,
. 216
Caithear,
.
64,65
Caithir, .
.
28,29
Caithnia,
.
62, 63
Caithrigh,
.
42, 43
Calebeg,
.
306,
n., 307
Callaghe, . . 199, 199, «.
Callan, . . . . 143, «^
Callann's Mountain, (see Sliabh
Callainn), .... 314
Callan, river, . . 166, n.
Calraidhe, 23, 25, 26, 26, n., 27, 28
29, 30, w., 70, 71, 80
Calraidhe-an-Chaladh, 26, 26, n., 27
Cuilc, . . 30, 31
INDEX.
425
Callary- Ightraglie,
Callry-Voghtragli, .
Calraidhe of Breagh-Maine.
of Brigh Leith,
PAGE.
115
115
26, n.,
Tl,n.
of Caladh, . . 61
. of Corann, 26, 27, 27, n.
of Cuil-Chearna, 26, 27
Cuil-Chearrnadha, 27, n.
Innse Nisc (or of Inis
Nisc), 7, 26, 27, 27, «., 30, 31,
31, n.
Luirg, . 26, 27, 27, «.
of Loch Gill, . 28, n.
of Magh-h-Eileag, 30, n.
of Magh Muirisc in Ui
Amlialgliadha, ... 67
of the Tliree Plains,
26, 27, 27, n.
Cambrensis E versus, . 58, ?«.
Cam-chosach (i.e. bandy-legged),
15, n.
Campbels (Mae Cathlin, or Mac
Ailin), ancestor (see those names),
5, n,
Cannagh, . . . .129
Cape Cleire, or Cleare, 20, n., 94,
99, 100, 103, 110, 112, 119, 130,
143, 381, 384, 386, 393, 399
Cappine, . . . .130
Cappynobohy, . . . 119
Carbry, 9, n., 10, n., 23, «., 28, «.,
49, n., 51, n., 139, 142, 387, 390,
394, 399, 402, n.
Carey, Sir George, . . 278
Cargan, . . 251,252,309
Carndonagh, . . 146, n., 147, n.
Carn Mail, . 6. 7, 7, n., 66, 67
Carn Meadhbha, . . 170, n.
Carnebegg-Cnoriske, . . 115
Carnii Luighcach, . . m, 67
Carn Lughaidh, . m, 67, 68, 69
£8
Carn-Meadhbha,
PAGE,
170. 171
Carra,
221, w.
Carragarruffe,
. 394
Carragh,
90
Carraghalicky,
90
Carraig,
. 310
Carraig-Chlina,
. 49, n.
Carraig Fearghusa,
. 296
Carraig-na-Corra, .
89
Carraigin Indolaigh,
89
Carren-Iglavine,
. 115
Carrickfergus,
296, 361, w.
Carrickmadye,
193, n.
Carriggynigary,
. 135
Carrigfunevvy,
. 132
Carrigilosky,
. 121
Carrigin,
. 112
Carrigruoe,
. 133
Carriguliliy,
. 119
Carrowalder, .
. 132
Carrowcloghaghe, .
. 115
Carrowkeale,
. 117
Carrowmanagh,
. 116
Carrtliach,
34, 35
Carty, Teige Mac Cormi(
2k, 113, 134,
135
Honore,
121
Ellinora, alias Gi
bbon, 113
EUenora,
. 134
8, 9
Cas (see O' Cuts').
Cascraidhe, . . .
Cashel, . . 31, n., 227, 357, n.
Cashel (see Caiseal).
Cashel of Munster (see Caiseal
Chuimi),
Castlebar, . . 228, 228, n.
Castlebar. See Barry's Castle.
Castle Barrye, . 193. 193, n., 203
Castlebeg, . . . .247
Castleconneli, . . . 397
Castlederg, . 251, 256, 309, 312
Castlederg- see Caislean-na dcirge).
426
INDEX.
Castledonnyvane, .
. 117
Castle Fyn, .
246, 307
Castlefarni,
. 398
Castleforward,
. 309
Castle-haven, 11, «., 31, h., 49, n.,
87, 88, 143, 387, 388, 396
Castle Hill, . . . 209, n.
Castelloghe, .... 208
Castlemore, 208, 208, n., 209, 134
Castlemore-Costello, 208, n., 224
Castlenard,
Castell Ne Callye,
. 109
194, 195, 196,
194, n.
. 396
Castle-ni-Park,
Castle-quarter (see Dun Neill).
Cashill-Tain, . . . ,115
Castle Town, .... 393
Castle Ventry, ... 87
Caaorna (see Caishhearna) .
Cathal, . . .81, 171, n.
Crobh-dhearg O'Conchobhair,
150, n., 176
Cathaeir,
Cathal Dubh, .
of the Rock,
Og, .
80, 81, 84
81, 84
81
81. 84, 301
Og Mac Clanchy, death of,
84
Og Mac Diarmuid, . 311
Cathalan,
Cathan,
Catharnacli, .
Cathusan,
Cathasach,
Cathair Coi'crain,
Durlais,
Cathbhadh, .
Cahir (co. of Tipperary),
Cathna,
Cathra, .
Cavan, county of,
Cavantcely,
PAOE.
Cane Ballagh Mac Rickard, . 313
Ceallach, . 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49
Ceallachan, . . 160, 161, 161, n.
Cealtchar, ... 62, 63
Ceangail (see Ua Ahigle).
Ceanncoradh, . 160,161,161,«.
Ceannfoda, . . . . 32, 33
Ceannfaeladh, . . 64, 65
Ceaunfeabhradh, battle of, . 4, n.
Ceann-raara, 32, 33, 48, 49, 49, n.,
50, 51,51,«., 88, 89
Ceannmuscraidhe, . . 32, 33
Cearmad, 64, Q5, 360, 361, 362,
362, n„ 363, 364, 365
Cearbhall, . 406, 406, n., 407,
King of Leinster, 160, n.
62, 63, 64, 65
62, 63, 64, 65
64, 65
18, 19
64, 65
. 215
AQ, n.
32, 33, 38, 39
. 4, n.
10, 11, 44, 45
18, 19
. 174
. 228
Cearndach,
Cearndraidh Teamhrach,
Ceardraich of Teamhair
Ceardraidh Teamhrach
Cearra (Carra),
Ceithircliidhna,
Charle Mounte,
Charlemont Castle,
Church Island,
Churchtown, .
Chichester, Sir Arthur
Cian, 26, n., 168, 168,
Cian, plain of,
Cianachta,
Ciaran, .
Ciaran of Saighir,
Birth-place of,
Ciarraidhe,
Ciarnihac,
Cill-Chiarain, .
Cill-dara,
Cill-Fhearga, .
Cill Finnabhrach,
Cill-Liadhain, .
Cill Mhic Duach,
Cill Mic Ncanainj
36, 37
10
See
190, n.
38, 39
. 260
. 313
. 28, n.
. 307
. 260
169, 384
344, 345
165, n.
. 22, 23
. 20, 21
. 20, 21
. 22, 33
. 10, 11
. 22, w.
172, 173
80
141, n.
. 20, n.
141, n.
176
INDEX.
427
Cill-Mughaine,
Cill-Ronain,
Cill-Ruadhain,
Cill-Tighearnaigh,
Cineal- Coincliinne,
. — Conaill,
PAGE.
. 18, 19
. 218
. 46, 71.
. 318
. 38, 39
160, n., 167, n., 175,
176
Eoghain, 154,«., 158, n., 160, n.,
170, n., 172, 174, 179, 181
. 18, 19
167, n.
. 40, 41
. 119
405, n.
. 131
54, n., 117, 395
209, 209, n.
Maithne,
Moen,
Cirb,
Clainekenely, .
Clanbrassel, .
Clanecromyne,
Clan-Cahill, .
Clancarrie,
Clancares, Earle of,
Clandermod.
Clanedermody,
Claneshane,
Clangibbons, .
Clankerny,
Clanloghlen, ,
ClanmoiTls,
Clann Aedha,
Aedh Bhuidhe
Ailinn,
Bhaltair,
Breasail,
Breogain,
Cana,
. 387
. 395
. 126
. 132
107, 197, n.
209, n.
. 119
. 227
. 12, 13
172, n.
. 308
12, 13
169, n.
86
405, 405, 405, n.
10, 11
. 223
— Ciarmhaic,
— Domhnaill,
— Domhnaill Galloglach,
216, 217, 220
— Duibhfleasc,
— Falthaidh,
— Fearmaighe,
— Finn,
— an Ghascunaigli,
— Itha,
40, 41
10, 11
. 141
10, 11
12, 13
352, 353
Clann Intogha,
Lughaidh,
Maelruanaigh,
Maghnusa,
Muircheartach,
Clanna Mileadh,
Clanna Neimhidh race of Neimhidh),
2, w
Clannaboy, (see Clati7i Aedh
Bhuidhe.)
PAGE.
10, 11
12, 13
223
10, 11
83
2, 71.
Clanndonnells,
Clanne-Enesles,
Clanowen,
Clanrickarde, '.
Clanteige-Eillen,
192, 192, n„ 197
. 118
. 194, 194, «., 195
200, 201, 297
123, 124
Clare, . . 82, 137, 161, m., 215
Clay, 99
Clare Island (see Cape Cleire). 90
Cliach, ... 40, 40, h., 41
Cliach-an-mhagh, . 40, 41, 41, n,
Clidugh, , . . .139
Clogliane-Iculline, . . 115
Cloghbwoly, . . . .124
Clogher, . . 263, 300, 313
Cloghine, . . , .114
Cloghvodowny, . . . 113
Clonakilty, 24. n., 53, h., 55, «., 87,
90, 91,92, 398
Clonayregge, . . .130
Clondermot, . 309, 408, h.,
Clonecallybeg, . . .122
Clonegan, .... 99
Clonegon, . . . .108
Clonfeacle (see Cluai/i Fiach/ia).
Clonkeene 126
Clonleigh, . 301, n., 302, n. 313
Clonlonan, ... 26, n.
Clonmacnoise (see Cluain-77iic-
Nois).
Clonnegoy, . . . .102
Cloona- Castle, . . 22, n.
Cloonagaskel (see Cuil-nu-g.Cahii).
428
INDEX.
Clooneen (see Cluuinin).
Clooney (s2e Cluaine).
Cloonoan (see Cluain Dubhain)
Clontarf (s3e Cluain-Tarbh) .
Clossyfry,
Clothnia,
Clownecogher,
Cloughane,
Cluaiu-Boirinn,
da-Mhael, .
Dubhain,
fearta-Molua,
Fiachna,
Mic Nois, .
122
, 384
. 126
. 101
350, n.
54, 55, 92
. 215
29, n.
. 175
350, n.
— Tarbh, 163, ?>., 164, «., 412,
413
406, 407
114
221,
GO, 60
Cluaine, .
Cluanedirrin, .
Cluainin, .
Cluithrin Cliacli,
Clumlian,
Cluoncouse,
Cluoncuouse, .
Cluoynebuoggc,
Clyre,
Cnoc Aine,
Buidhbh,
Finn,
Eaifoun,
Tuagh, .
Cnockduife,
Cnockane-Eaden,
Cnocken,
Cnockmuckyfynny,
Cnocknygappall,
Cnocpoge,
Cnocks, .
Cnockvollytaggart,
Cobchan,
Cobdan, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 56,
57
Cobha, . . . . 164, 165
221, n.
n., 61
64, 65
136
113
114
102
40, n.
308
87
142
191, n.
121
113
121
113
13, 135
114
14, 136
394
18, 19
FAOE.
Cobhthach, 9, «., 10, n., 24, 25, 26,
Codfach, ... 44, 45
27, 58,59, 143,«., 353, n.
Coelmackatren, . .251, 253
Coffey, . . . . 143. w.
Coghlane, John . . . 395
Coibhdeanach, . . 18, 19
Coinchinn, ... 32, 33
Coinchinne, ... 38, 39
Coir Anmann, , . 76, 77
CoirrShUabh, 154, 155, 162, 163,
224, 310,319, 32
Shliabh-na-Seaghsa, . 319
CoisMaighe, . . . .142
Colambkille, . . . .321
Colgan. . . . 22, «., 23, «.
Collooney (see Cul Maiele).
CoUybegg, . . . 116, 143
Colly more, 86, n., 99, 100, 101, 105,
106, 107, 122, 125, 143, 341, w.,
342, n., 348, n., 386, 395
Colman, . . 18, 19, 36, 37, 38, 39
Colum, . . . 16, 17, 18, 19
Combruit,
18, 19
Comenyteady,
. 102
Commerffoorde, Gerralde
. 198
Congbhail,
. 176
Connad of Cillen, .
58,59
Con Mac Cahir,
. 135
Connell Mageoghegan,
358, n.
Coolavin,
208, n.
Coolavin (see Cuil-O-bh-Finn).
Cooley (see Cuailgne').
Cooley (see O'Cuile).
Coolmackatren,
. 309
Coolcarney,
27, n.
Coolemeany, ,
. 113
Coolesynagh, .
. 112
Coolenypisse,
. 113
Coolenagarrane,
. 124
Coonagh',
41, n.
Coorlomaine, .
. 113
INDEX.
429
PAGE.
Conaire Mor, . . . 9, n.
Conaire's field, . . 207, n.
Conall, 5, n., 18, 19, 20, 21, 21,
«., 22, 23, 28, 29, 34, 35, 36,
37, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 80
Cearnach, 60, 61, 372, 372, n.,
373
Claen, 22, 23, 24, 25, 32, 33,
34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,
46, 47, 58, 59
Finn, . . 34. 35
Gulban, 374, n., 374, 375
Concaing, . 164, n., 164, 165
Concobhar, 12, 13, 14, 15, 42, 43, 44,
45, 58, 59, 86, 160, 101, 161, n.,
170, 171
— na-Fidhgha,
O'Duibhdliirma,
Conda Cilline,
Condach,
Confessors,
Cong,
Congealtach,^
Conla,
Conmhac,
Conmhaicne,
Conmaicne -Kein,
167, n.
168, n.
24, 25
44,45
305, n.
28, n , 220
64, 65
38, 39, 42, 43
46, 47, 48, 49
26, n.
. 319
Connacht, 23, n., 26, 27, 70, 71, 137,
150, «., 153, n., 160, 161, 170,
170, n., 171, 171, n., 176, 201,
214, 215, 218, 224, 227, 249, 297,
301, 318, 318, 319, 320, 322,
353, n., 375, n., 404, 405
Conn, 152, 153, 153, n., 164, 165,
168, 169, 170, 171
Ceadcathach,
Connach Cilline,
Connell, Cahir Mac,
Connymurr,
Coppinger, Walter,
Coraun, ,
171, n.
34, 35
. 193
. 116
101, 103, 108,
109, 390
14], 318, 319
PAGE.
Corbmac, .... 83
Corby (see O' Corrbuidhe) .
Corcach, . 356, n., 356, 357,
Corcaguiny, . . . . 25, w.
Corca-Laidbe, 2, n., 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, n.,
22, 23, 24, 25, 31, «., 30, 31, 42,
43, 43, n., 44, 45, 48, 49, 57, n., 70,
7 J, 86, 87,88, 141, 142, 143, 329, w.,
342, 342, «., 343, 356, 357, 358, «.,
384, 385
Modhruaidh, . 141, n.
Oirche, . . 70, 71
Corcomroe, . . . 352, n.
Cork, 20, 71., 23, n., 24, n., 32, n.,
36, n., 43, n., 47, ?i., 50, n., 54, «.,
93, 98, 100, 101, 108, 109, 110,
111, 111, n., 112, 136, 138, 139,
142, 209, 71., 359, n., 386, 393, 394,
397, 398, 400
Cormac, 18, 19, 28, 29, 38, 39, 60,
61, 80, 170, 171, 171, n.
— Mac Airt, . . 4, k.
Mac Baron, . . 309
Mac Baron, . . 255
Cas, . . . .5,71.
Finn, . . ,385
Liathanach, . .13,«.
Mac Diarmada, 171, w.
Gott, . . . 142
Cormick (see O' Corviaic) .
Corofin, . . . . 194, «.
Corr (see O'Carra).
Corran, . . . 27, m., 222
Corrawne, . . . .124
Corrowrane, . . . .133
CorrycoUaght, . . .125
Coscan, ... 28, 29
Coscraidhe, . . . 30, 31
in the Deisc, . 31, «.
Coslima (see Cois Maighe).
Costello (see Mac Costelloghe,
Edtnoiui) .
430
INDEX.
PAGR.
PAGE.
Costello, , . . 208, k.,225
Cross, first believers in the . 22, 23
Costelloghe, barony of, . . 209
Crossmolina, .
. 30, n.
Cotlibuidhe, ... 88, 383
Crowley, Teige Og
134
Mhor, . . Ó2, n.
Cruachan,
170, 171, 171, 71.
Count Mac Carthy, . 143, «.
Cruachan-Lighean,
301, 301, n..
Coursie, Lord, . . .388
302
Court-Mac -Sherry, . , 87
Cruachain-Aei,
358, 359, 359, n.
Cowervickgullykeagh, . . 125
Cruithean-tuaith, .
24, 25. 25, n.
Cowreneiller, . . .124
Cruithre,
. 36, 37
Crablish hill (see Ard-na-b-partan) .
Crunuluachra,
80
Craeibh, 404, n., 404, 405, 414, 415
Crunnmhael, .
. 34, 35
CraebhRuadh, . . 162,«.
Cryhagh,
. 102
Tulcha, . . 158, «.
Cu,
372, 372, n., 373
Craig-liaithe, , . 412, n.
Cuana, .
. 18, 19
Crannog-na-n-Duini, , . 322
Cuana-mac-Cailchinni . , 325
Creadrancille, . . 175, 176
Cuan,
. 34, 35
Creagh, . 123, 139, 143, 384
Dor, (see West of Dor), 51, n..
r»^,,..!- f>fio
379, n., 385
223
Credan (see O'Credain).
Suilighe
Cree, .... 140
Cuailgne (Cooley),
7, 71.
Creevelea, .... 84
Cu-airge,
40, 41
Creggine, . . . .114
allaich.
34, 35
Crewe, . . . 158, w.
cornael.
34, 35
Cribage, . . . .100
Duiligh, .
34, 35
Crich Baiscinn, . . 60,61
Fhairge, .
40, 41
Cualann, . . 70, 71
Mara,
8, 71.
riachrach, . . 00, 61
Mumhan, .
8, n.
Maire, . . 60, 01
Uladh O'h-Anlu
ain, . 168, 109,
na-n-airthoar. . 169, n.
169, 71.
Criggantra, . . . .120
Cuaingle,
. 40, 41
Crimhthan, ... 42, 43
Cualann,
. 8, 9
Crimthan's i)lain, . . 352, 353
Cuchullainn, .
375, B.
CritWdh, ... 38, 39
Cuchoingealta,
. 384
Croaghan, . . . 301. w.
Cuchoiiigeilt,
. 36, 37
Cromleach, . . . 25, n.
Cudamhna,
. 16, 17
Cromwell, .... 92
Cuileannan,
. 44, 45
Cron, Shaine, . . .261
Cuil-Cearnadha,
30, 30, 71., 31
Cronin (see O'Croinin).
mor.
297, 323, 324
Captain, . . .397
na-g-Caisil,
221, 221, n.
Crooke, Thomas, 99, 107, 108, 109,
Cuil O'bh-Finn,
. 320
390
Cuinn, Nia,
. 60, 61
Crookeliaven, . . . 115,400
Culdees, .
310
INDEX.
431
Culenypisse
135
Cullagh, . • .
125
Cullane, ....
120
Cullen (see O'Cuilin.)
Cullenagh,
126
Cullenan, (see O'Cuilkannain.)
Cul-Maeile,
218
225
Culmore, 237, 238, 247,
295
312
Cuoscronyne,
119
Curraghalickey,
91
117
Curdin, (see O'Cerdin.)
Curlewes, . 205, n..
206
208
Curliewhills (see Coirrshliahh.)
Currny Comnerty, .
121
Curronea,
124
Currybegg, .
116
Curry crolly, .
122
Currydrinagh,
128
Curry gulligan,
113
Currygyllygane,
135
Curry-Mac-Teige, .
123
Curry, Corory, Cory, Corry,
&o.
(see O' Comhraidhe') .
Curtynvoher,
102
Cwd-Ihye,
.
106
D.
Dail, river .... 303
Daimhinis . 33, n., 179, 318
Daire, 5, n., 6, 7, 8, 9, 32, 33, 68, 69,
71, 72, 73. 76, 77
Daire, Dearg, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65
Daire Daimhtheach, . . 4, k.
Doimthigh, . . .76, 77
Doimtlieach, ... 80
Sirchreachtach, 4, n., 4, 5, 7, «.,
8, 9, 24, 25, 5Q, b1, 66, 67
Dairine, . 4, 5, 5, n., 141, 142
, generation of, to Oilill
Olum, . . . . 5, «.
Dairinne's ridge, . . 159, n.
PAGE.
Daisene, .... 36, 37
Dale-burn, . . . 303, n.
Dal-Cais, . . . 412, ?^.
Mescorb, 30, 31, 31, n. 70, 71, 70,
77
Mesincorb (see Dal-Mes-
corb,) 8, 9
Dalian, ... 62, 63, 64, 65
Dan-an-oir, . . . .214
Danes, 88, 147, n., 152, n., 162, n.
Danesfort (see Dunfeart.')
Daniel, . . . . 30, 31
Danish women, . . . 12, 13
Darragrae, . . . .129
Dartraidhe, 6, 7, 7, «., 28, 28, n., 29,
80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 218
Dartry (see Dartraidhe.)
Dathe (King)
Deachmaic,
Deach-liia,
Deadhmannra,
Deady's Dun (see Dun-Deide.')
Deaghmanrach,
Deagha Dearg,
Deamhan-anChorrain, 215, 217, 221,
222
Deargrath (Derrygrath), . 4, n.
Dearmaid, . . . . 64, 65
Deasmhumhan (Desmond) . 13, w.
Debts, mode of recovery of . 32, ».
Decies in "Waterford (Deise), . 31, n.
Deise, 30, 31
Mumhan . . . 8, 9
Deirgtheneadh, 4, n., 5,n., 6, 7, 7, w.,
141
5, 71.
34, 35
109
4, n.
40, 41
60, 61
56, 57
24, 25
56,57
Deirgthine, generation of to
Oilill Olum,
Denmark (see Lochlann.)
Derde, ....
Derkan (see O'Dearcain.)
Dermott, Margaret ny, .
Derg-dhearc,
60, 61, 61, /i.
432
INDEX.
PAGE.
Dergthenedh, . . .56, 57
Derry, 136, 168, n., 173, n., 174, 229,
253, 254, 257, 259, 260, 265, 266,
277, 279, 280, 282, 283, 296, 301, n.,
308, 322, 323, 324
(see Doire).
Derryvanten, . . . .114
Derrilia (see Dirhhail.)
Desies (see Deise), . . 384
Desmond, 143, n., 105, 169, n., 385,
387
Devany (see O'Duimheamhna).
Devenish, Walter, (see Daimh-
inis), ..... 93, 96
Devlin (see O'Dobhailen).
Diarmaid, 12, 13, 13, n., 42, 43, 61,
63, 81, 170, 171, 385
, Dubh, ... 80
, Eachtach, . . 12, 13
— — — , Mac Lochlainn, 170, n.
, of Achadh Con-
mhaic, . . . . 58, 59
Dianait 308, 313
Dillon, Thomas, . . 198, 200
Dimsach, . . . . 18, 19
Dineascach, .... 36, 37
Diueartach, . . . . 34, 35
Dinneen (see Ua Duinin).
Dirbhail, . . 14, 15. 15, n.
Dirry, 118
Dirryclohagh.Ightragh, . . 118
Dirry grea, . . . .117
Dirryliegh, .... 127
Diseart Doire Chalgaigh, 173, n.
Divell's Hook. 20, n., 193, n., 193
Dluthach 40, 41
Dobbyn, Pierse, . . .94, 95
Doire (see Derry'), . . . 7, «.
Chalgaigh, . . 17-2, 173
Choluim Cille, . . 297
Doheny (see O' Duhhchonna) .
Doighre Dart,
80
PAGE.
Dolly, Sawny, . . .106
DomhnaU, 14, 15, 58, 59, 83, 155, n.,
164, 165, 166, 167, 172, 172, n.,
173, 406, 407
an-Chogaidh, . . 217
Carrach, . . 12, 13
daughter of, 366, 366, n.,
367
'ac Eidigh, . . 50, n.
God, . . 143, n.
Gorm, . . .217
Og, . . 172, w.
Mac Fothaidh (Daniel,
son of Fathaidh, . . . 8, 9
Mac Lochlainn, . 174
Og, . . . . 12, 13
Donaghedy, . . . 308, 313
Donegal, 29, n., 99, 100, 102, 110, 1 12,
113, 123, 136, 139, 146, n., 158, n.,
168, n., 204,n., 290, 294, 298, 301, n.,
307, 307 «., 308, 309, 310, 358, n.„
362, n., 383
(see Ditn-na-n-gall).
Donchuan,
Donelonge, .
Dongannou,
Don-Isle,
John
Dongevin,
Donhill, baron of
164, n.
111,393
253, 260, 264, 313
93
. 388
259, 275, 313
86
Donnchadh, 12, 13, 64. 05, 164, 165,
406, 407
Balbh,
Bindhe,
Camchorach,
of Daingean.
. 14, 15
81
. 14, 15
. 58, 59
Got, 12, 13, 14, 15, 56,
57, 386
Mor, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
15, 5Q, 51, 58, 59
Mor Mac Fathaidh 12, 13
ua Ratha, . . 14, 15
INDEX.
433
Donlcvy Mac Caiin (see Donnsleibhe
Mac Cana.
Donnell Gorum, his death, . 212
Donnelly (see 0' Donaghaile) .
Donneling, .... 388
Donnghal,
Donnghal,
Donnghalach,
Donnghus,
Donnsleibhe
Mac
9, n., 44, 45
32, 33, 56, 57, 384
. 62, 63, 64, 65
9, n., 36, 37
Cana, 168, 169,
169, n.
. 397
. 140
Donovan, Captain Teige,
Donovane, Jeremy,
Doogan and Duggan (see
O' Dubhagain) ,
Doolig, 89
Doon, rockof, . . . 317
Doonnemonie, . 190, 190, n.
Doorty (see O'Duibharda).
Dooyearma (see O'Duibhdhirma),
Dor, . . , 32, 32, n., 33
. brethren of, . . . 33, n.
Dorc, . . .46, 47, 48, 49
Dowdall ("see O'Dubh-da-leithe).
Dowling, or Doolin (see O' Dunlairuj) .
Down, 148, n., 150. n., 159, n.,
406, n.
Down (see Dun).
Downe-Dalehglass, . . .181
Downebeaton, . . . 114
Downedanier, . . .113
Downelcelly, . . . .115
Downeloghy, . . .114
Downelong, . . . 103, 136
Downemeanus, . . .114
Downes (see Ua Dubhain).
Downey, Denny (see O'Duna-
dhaigK).
Downeysheade, 100, 102, 105,
Downing,
Downing (see Ua Duinin).
29
107,
123
228, n.
PAGE.
Downinglouge, . , .138
Downpatrick, , . 148, «.
Downpatrick (see Dun-da-leath--
ghlas).
Downy longe, . . 100, 102, 108
Downyshed, .... 99
Downyne, . . . . 113
Draperstown Cross, . . 174
Drinagh, . . . . 91
Driscoll, .... 400
Catherine, . . 136
Daniell Mac Dermodie, 394
Donogh Mac Daniell, 394
Manan Mac Teige Mac
Dermodie, .
Drishane,
Begg,
Mor,
Drishen,
Drissane,
Drissanemore,
Drissanye,
. 394
99, 102, 115, 344, 395
99, 100
99, 100
99
. 118
122
. 118
Drobhaeis, 204, n., 218, 219, 224,
310
Drobhaeis (see Drowis).
Droichead-Locha-h-Irnch
ada, 38, n,.
38,39
Droine-Cwoarchie,
. 126
Dromahaire (see Druim-da-ethiar).
Dromaleague,
50, M., 53, n.
Dromea,
. 108
Dromeinagh, .
. 124
Dromeleary, .
. 125
Dromercke,
. 128
Dromereogh, .
. 125
Dromdearg, battle of,
. 180
Dromgarduffe,
. 136
Droragarruffe,
. 132
Dromlegagh,
. 131
Drommegg,
. 124
Di-omnalieagh,
. 117
Dromnegarruffe, West,
. 114
434
INDEX.
Dromneosta, .
Dromore,
Dromrarnliiurelly ,
Dromticloghy,
Dromullihy,
Dromynyne, .
Drowis,
Druimched,
Druimsuileacli,
Druimsneaclita,
Druim Cholpa,
da-ethiar,
Lighean,
PACK.
117
125
124
129
120
134
82
2G, n.
28, 28, n., 29
28, 29, 29. n.
. 338, 339
. 218, 321
302, w.
190, «.,221, w.
83
Drum,
Cliabh,
Drum-Snat (see Druimsneachta) .
Drumcliff, . . . .176
DruithNia, . . 60,61,62,63
Dryshen 100
Duach, 8, 9, 18, 19, 24, 25. 32, 33,
38, 39, 44, 45, 46, 47, 58, 59
Duach Ui Conaill,
Duane (see Ua Dubhain)
Dubh, river, .
Dubhchonna,
Dubhdaire,
Dubhdalethe, .
Dubhdamhagh,
Dubhdmn,
Dubhdisert,
Dubhleanna, .
. 44,45
218, 310
40,41
40,41
44,45
.40, 41
18, 19
36, S7
44, 45, 64, 65
Dublin, 11, «., 160, n,, 183, w., 197
213, 237, 239, 243, 266, 278, 284,
325, 357, n , 396 (see Ath-Cliath).
Dun, 44, 45, 47, «., 148, 149, 150,
151, 152, 153, 156, 157, 158, 159,
160,161, 164, 165, 180
34, 35
. 319
Dunchadh,
Dun-Aille,
Dun-an-oir,
Dun-Baei,
Dun Cairbre,
. 143
358, n.
82
PAOi;.
Dun-Cealtair, . . 147, w.
Dun-da-leath-ghlas, . 147, n.
Dun-da-leath- ghlas, 154, n., 164, 165,
173, n., 180, 182
Dun-Deide, 52, n., 52, 53, 90, 385
Dun-droma-Dairinne, . 158, 159,
.159, «.
Dun-Eadain (see Eadain).
Dun-Eoghain, 52, 53, 53, «.,90
Dun-Eochair Mhaighe, . . 4, n.
Dun-feart, . . . 412, «.
Dun -g- Claire, . . . 4, n,
Dun-Geimhin, . . 415, n.
Dun-Innse-an-Duine, , . 385
Dun-mic-Tomain, . . . 383
53, «., 55, «., 59, n.
Dun-na-Bhfearta, . . 412, 413
Dun-na-Chearra, . . 412, n.
Dun-na-mona, . 221, 221, n.
Dun-na-n-eigeas, . 70, «., 70, 71
Dun-na-n-gall, 143, 143, n., 305, 306,
307, 311, 319,385
Dun-na-Sead, 52, «., 143, «.,201,«.,
385
Dun-Neill, . . 306, 306, n.
Dun-Padruig, . . 148, ».
Dun Ui Cliobhthaigh, . . 9, w.
Dun Urlaing, . . .385
Dunally (see Dun-Aille).
Dunamona (see Dun-na-inona).
Dunaraona (see Doomiemonie).
Dunamone, . . . . 20, «.
Dunbeacon Castle, . . . 399
Dunboy, . 357, n., 388, 399
Dunboy (see Dun Baei).
Dundeady (see Dun-Deide').
Dundrum, . . . 159, n.
Dunenaghead, . . .140
Duneen, .... 59, n.
Dunelong, . 241, 247, 297, 298,
381,«.
Dungannon, . . . 263, 107
INDEX.
435
Dungaunon (see Dongannon).
Dunganon, . . . .
Dungarbry (see Dun Cairbre).
castle of,
135
82
Dungiven (see Dun Geimhin).
Dungiven (see Dongevin).
Dungivin, . . . 166, n.
Dunghalach Deabhthach, . 7, n.
Dunghalach, 6, 7, 9, n., 18, 19, 34,
35, 48, 49, 58, 59
Dungorley, . . . . 59, w.
Dunlang, 10, 11, 28, 29, 44, 45, 46,
47, 48, 49, 80, 384, 412, 412, n.,
413
Dunghus,
Dunnagall,
Dunmanway,
Dunmore,
Conmhaicne, of.
44, 45, 46, 47
255, 256, 257, 310
. 54, n.
. 224
224
306, n.
59, n.
59. n.
Dunneill,
Dunore,
Dunowen,
Dunowen (see Dun Eoghain).
Duaworly, . , 55, n., 59. w.
Durk and Dark (see Ua Dairc).
Durlas Cathair, . . 46, 47
Durrindangen . . .123
Durris, .... 142
Durryhynane, . . .133
Dursey Island, . . 358, n.
Button, Captaine, . . . 259
Dwagh, . . . .115
Dwan (see Va Dubhain).
Dwflf Yeeks, . . . .106
E.
Eachmarcach, 164, 165, 166, n., 406,
406, «., 407, 408, 408, «., 409
Eadain, . . . 66, 66, n., 67
Eadamhon, . . 5, «., 56, 57
Eaddencurry, . . . 131
Eamhain, I5G, 157, 168, 169, 169, w.
PAGE.
Eamhain, soldiers of, . 157, n.
, Macha, 150, n., 170, 171
Eanach Duin, . . 141, n.
Eanna, . . 18, 19, 22, 23, 46, 47
Earc, his death.
. 60, 61
Earc-mor,
. 60, 61
Earne,
203, 205
Eas-dara,
. 320
East Meath, .
. 26, 71.
Edmond Laidir,
170, n.
Eibhear, Race of,
Eichin, .
6, 7,
352, 352, w.,
353, 358, n.
. 42, 43
Eidersceol, 10, 11,
16,17
18, 19,21,n.,
44, 45,
46, 47, 48, 49
, Ciaran
's
prediction
to the progeny of
Mac Finn,
Eile,
Eilltene, .
Eimhine,
Eimindre,
Eire, saints of,
Eireamhon,
, Isle of,
. 20, 21
. 10, 1 1
. 60, 61
. 16, 17
18, 19, 38, 39
. 38, 39
. 22, 23
. 56, 57
. 325
, progeny of, 352, 353, 353, w.
, the race of, . . 6, 7.
Eirne, . . . 217, 218, 310
Eithleann, . . . . 24, 25
Elizabeth, her reign . . 82
EUagh (see Aileach).
Ellen, daughter of, . 350, n.
EUogh 237, 296
Emlagh (see Imleach Fia).
English Invasion, 27, n., 89, 141, 142
Eoan Breac, . . . 5, n.
Eochaiuh, 16, 17, 26, 27, 28, 29, 32,
33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43,'
44, 45, 46, 47, 60, 61, 64, Q5, 80,
158, »., 159, 170, n.
— Aidhnigli, . . 42, 43
436
INDEX.
PAGB.
Eochaidh Badhamlina, . . 36, 37
Ceannmhairc, 6, 7, 7, n., 32,
33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 46, 47, 48, 49
Ceannmuscraidhe, . 32, 33
Ceannreithe, 42, 43, 46, 47
Ciarraidhe, . .32,33
Daimhfhine, . . 18, 19
Eadghothach, 4, 5, 5, n., 6, n.
Goineach, . . 42, 43
Liath, 32, 33, 34, 35
Liathain, . . . 44, 45
Opthach, . . 4, 5, 5, n.
Ruibhdhearc, . . 46, 47
Eocho Coibne, . . .38, 39
Eoghan, 16, 17, 32, 33, 36, 37, 62, 63,
81, 156, 157, 157, n., 166, 167, 168,
169, 170, n., 172, n., 176, 408, 409,
409, n.
Barrlac, . . . 38, 39
Mac Muircheartaigh, 385
Mor, . . . 5, n.
Sceall, . . .46, 47
Enniskillen, Castle of (see Inis-
Cilline), .... 223
Ere, . . 32, 33, 38, 39, 60, 61
Droma, .... 36, 37
Errevr (see Oireamh).
Erris, . . 220, 224, 306, w., 307
Esk (see Loch-Iasgach) .
Etlileann, . . . . 56, 57
Eynene, . . • .116
F.
Fachtna, 20, 21, 2lj «., 22, 23, 46, 47,
47, «., 48, 49, 64, Q>5, 384
Faelan, 42, 43
Faghane, . . . .125
Fail, 68, 68, n , 69, 156, 157, 162, 163
Failbhe, 32, 33, 38, 39, 42, 43
Fain, 44, 45
Fairrge Fal-natli, . . .62, 63
FAGK.
Faneronan,
106
Faneadrill,
. no
Farmanaght, .
. 249
FarnegiiiUenuluU, .
. 136
Farranconnell,
. 174
Farrencassy, .
. 102
Farrenconor, .
. 49, n.
Farrencouse, .
123, 393
Farrenemrenagh,
. 133
FarrenmacguUymichil,
. 124
Farreneconshey,
. 109
Farrenslaynoigg,
. 130
Fashney,
99, 103
Fastness,
. 104
Fathadh,
6, 7, 10, 11
Faughau, river (see Fogh.
2n).
Faugliard,
227
Favighiloghy,
. 119
Fealge, .
91
Feara-Cul,
. 26, 27
in Breagha,
. 26. n.
Feara-Maiglie-Feinne,
. 384
Fearaibh Bolg,
. 2, 3
Fearadhach, 18, 19, 36, 37, 81, 84
Fearanacoislie,
99
Feardiadh, . . 374
374, 71., 375
Fearghal, . . 9, n., 64, 65, 80
of Dun, .
. 58, 59
Og Mac an Bha
rd, 404, 405,
407, n.
Fearghus, 9, n., 18, 19, 24, 25, 34, 35.
36, 37, 38, 39, 49, 41, 42, 43, 44,
45, 46, 47, 62, 63
— Baeth,
— Fairrghe,
— Folt-Leabhair,
Fiadha,
Feargna,
Cuile,
Fearmanacli, .
Fearmora,
Fearsad-Ruis,
. 18, 19
. 62, 63
. 60, 61
. 62, 63
. 38, 39
. 38, 39
83, 180
40, 41,. 58, 59
52, .52, n., 53, 89, 90
INDEX.
437
PAGE.
Feart-Lachtghe, . . .52, 63
Feart-Moraidh, . . . 34, n.
Feehilly, (see O^Fithcheallaigh).
FeehUy, . . . . 91
Feely, (sae O'Fithcheallaigh), 91
Feidlilimidh, 18, 19, 58, 59, 60, 61
Feirches (a poet), . . . 4, 71.
Feith-na-h-Imghona, 38, 38, n., 39, 48,
48, n., 49, 87
Feithmheach, . . .46, 47
Felim Og, . . . . 308
Femhen-mbagh, . 40, 41, 41, n.
Fenton, Willielmus, . . 112
Fereigin, . . . . 38, 39
Feringaurthana, . . .18, 19
Fermanagh, 174, 222, 292, 293, 318,
319
Fermoy, . . . . 50, w.
Ferrencassie, .... 99
Fiach Roiptine, . . . 6, n.
Fiacha, . . . .46, 47, 80
Badamhna, . . .46, 47
Fiachna, . 18, 19, 32, 33, 34, 35
Fesfoide, . . .34, 35
Fiachra, 8, 9, 32, 33, 38, 39, 42, 43,
46, 47, 48, 49, 62, 63, 64, 65
Folloirbhe, . . 34, 35
Fiadh-Ruis, . . 51, n., 52, 53, 89
Fiama, 18, 19
Fidh-Gathlaidb, . 30, 30, n„ 31
Field (see O'Fithcheallaigh).
Finan, 18, 19, 36, 37, 62, 63, 64, 65,
95
Fiiichaemb, . . 10, 10, n., 11
Findruine, ... 76, 77
Finghin, 12, 13, 14, 15. 56, 57, 86,
342, 343, 364, 365, 380, 381, 386
Finn, 5, n., 7, n. 10, 11, 21, n., 28, n.,
56, 57, 80, 217, 219, 384
fhir, . . . . 62, 63
loch-Ceara, . . . 216
Mac Cumbaill, 6, «., 372, n.
PAOB.
Finn Shrutb, .
. 35, n.
Finnacan,
64,
65, 86, 71.
Finngbalacb, .
. 64, 65
Finnmacan,
. 64, 65
Finland,
. 24, 71.
Finola, .
. 310
Fintan, 38, 39, 46, 47,
62,
63, 64, 65
Fintracbt Clere,
20,
20, 71., 21
Fir-Bolg,
2,
71., 374, 71.
Firna-Craeibhe,
155, ».
Fircall, .
. 20, 71.
Firfbuilne,
. 56, 57
Firnn,
. 12, 13
Firuillne,
. 24, 25
Fitbcbeallaigb,
91
Fitzgerald, 113, 142,143
, n.
, 175, 176,
351, n.
Fitzmorris, Edmond,
. 113
Fitz Nicliol, John Eoeh
. 113
Fitzpatrick, Colonel,
. 396
Fiachra,
. 32, 33
Flaitheamh, 40, 41, 44, 45, 64, 65
Flaitbblieartach, . . . 44, 45
Flaithbbeartach an trosdain, 167, n.
Flaitheamh. .... 62, 63
Flaithnin, . . . . 18, 19
Flanders, . 346, 347, 376, 377
Flann, 10, n., 28, 29, 36, 37, 46, 47,
48, 49, 80
Arda, . . . 44, 45
Fortre,
. 384
Fuirtre,
. 40, 41
Ruadh,
. 5, 71.
Flann's land, .
. 348, 349
Flannan, 16, 17, 18,
19, 42, 43, 44,
45, 56, 57
Flannchadh, .
. 40, 41, 81
Flemming, Captaine,
. 389
Florence Court,
. 398
Fochtna,
. 62, 63
Fogartacb,
62, 63, 64, 65
Foghan, .
. 260, 313
438
Ix'ÍDEX.
PAOR.
Folachta, . . . . 36, 37
Folaclitach, 18, 19, 44, 45, 46, 47, 56,
57
Follach, ... 36, 37, 46, 47
Fonn-Iartliarach, . . . 141
Forbusach, .... 64, 65
Fordrum (see Fuendruim} .
Formaeil, 160, n., 414, 414, «., 415
Forniil (see Formaeil).
Formoyle (see Formaeil).
Forryry, . . . .106
Fossye, 115
Fothadh, 10, 11, 12, 13, 30, 31, 42,
43, 56, 57, 62, 63, 64, 65
Fothadh (the three), . . 58, 59
Fothadh Airctheach, 5, 7, 6, «., 10, n.,
10, 11, 42, 43, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65
Cairptheach, 6, 6, n., 7, 10,
11, 42, 43, 58, 59
Canann, 4, 5, 5, n., 10, 11,
44, 45, 58, 59
Dolus,
Fox (see O'Sinnaigh).
Foyle, 167, n., 168, n.
(see Loch Feahhail).
Fraechmhagh,
Fraechfhear, .
Freeke, .
Friers Minors,
Fuendruim,
Fuinche,
Fiirudhran.
. 58, 59
303, n., 309
313, 314
. 24, 25
398, 400
95
168, n.,
.58,59
. 38, 39
G.
Gabhra, battle of,
Gabhran,
Gaeidhil,
Gaeisideach,
Gahami,
Gaileanga,
Gaileoin,
373, n.
44, 45
68, G9, 146, n.
221, n.
90
. 31, n.
62, 63
Gaile,
Gallen, .
Gallen (see Galeaiuja).
Gallies, .
Galls,
Gallowglasses,
Gaily Head, .
Galway, 29, n
200, n.
Gamhanraidhe,
Gardha,
Garrdha,
Ua g-Cairbre,
PAOK.
147, n.
. 27, n.
94
146, 147
192, n.
48, n., 89, 90
191, n., 193, n.,
208, 213, 215, 224
374, n.
10, 11, 89
. 10, n.
. 10, «.
■Garranbeg, . . .113, 135
Garrane, . . . .117
Garranfyne, . . . . 112
Garranleighan, i . .133
Garrgha, . . 50, 51, 51, n.
Garry, . . , .10, n., 89
Gascun, ... 12, 13
Gascony (see Gascun).
Gascoynes of Munster, . . 14, n.
Gately's Forest (see Fidh-
Gathlaidh).
Gaughan (see Ui Gaibhtheachain).
Gavan (see O'Gabhadhain).
Gear, . . . . 10, 11
Gearan, . 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 35,
58,59
Geilfhinne, . . . 62, 63
Geraldines, . . . .175
Giantess, description of a, 72, 73
Gibbons, lar Umhali, . 197, w.
Gilbride Mac Namee (see Gilla
Bhrighda Mac Con Midhe).
Gilla Bhrighde Mac Con Midhe, 174
Gillachrist, . . . 171, w.
Gillahangil, .... 88
Gillaphadruig, . . . 81
Gilly Duffe, ... 94, 95
Giraldus (quoted), . . .144
Giveesedan (see Gaeisideach).
IXDEX.
439
PAGE.
PACE.
Glaisc-Droighneacli, 32, 53, 53, n..
Gloggaglireogh,
,
. 133
90,91
Glynnes,
. 264
Glaisne, . . . 170, w.
Grathal,
58,
59, 60, 61
Glanawhine, .... 87
Grathaltacli, .
62,
63, 64, 65
Glanbarahane, . . . 143
Gobha,
10, 11
Glanbarryhane, . . . 394
Gobhane,
. 102
Glandore, 10, n., 49, «., 51, n., 89
Gofraidh,
172, 173
Glandore (see Cuan Dor).
Goghin, William,
. 395
Glanduffes, . . . .112
Gobane,
. 108
Glane,
. 102
Goibhnenn,
36, 37
Glanevickfoen,
. 123
Goilin-na-gaetlineamhd
ha,
52, n..
Glane Srirliaghe,
. 110
52,
53, 89, 90
Glanegyle,
. 124
Gokane,
. 393
Glanetane,
. 127
Goleen,
90
Glanevelehequeyne,
. 128
Goleen marsh.
. 52, n.
Glaneverane,
133
Good Friday,
96
Glan-Iragh,
393
Gookins, Vincentio,
. 114
Glanifinne,
99
Goolde, Walter, of Cork,
. 106
Glaniragy,
112
Gormghal,
62,
63, 64, 65
Glannekillinagh,
126
Gort,
. 107
Glannesillagh,
125
Gort-na-dabhaiche,
54,55
Glann-Ibade, .
113
Gort-na-daibhche,
. 55, n.
Glann-IvooUen,
121
Gort-na-diha,
92
Glanny-Fyne,
102
Gort-na-dihy (see Gort
na-daihhche).
Glanyfoyne, ....
99
Gortard, 99, 109,
113
, 122, 140
Glas, ....
10, 11
Gortbracke,
. 118
Gleann-Aichle,
308
Gorteenekilly,
. 125
Gleann-an-Scail,
24, n.
Gorticlosca,
. 393
Gleann-Bearchann, 51, n., 88, 143
Gortidroghide,
. 393
Gleann Concadhain, . 168, n.
Gortilasca,
99
Gleann-da-Clocha, . . .33, n.
Gortinvoher, .
99
Gleann-Dallam, . . . 225
Gortivestre,
99
Gleann-Sibhne, . 22, 23, 23, n.
Gortivisir,
99
Gleann Suilighe, . . .176
Gortnaclohy,
. 113
Glenavey, . . . 158, n.
Gortnascreena,
. 398
Glenconkeine, . . . 314
Gortnemocklagh, ,
. 124
Glenconkyne (see Gleann Con-
Gortnyscryny,
. 118
cadhaiii).
Gortroe,
127, 135
Glenelly (see Gleann-Aichle).
Gortshanecrone,
. 394
Glenoradmoro, ... 96
Gortt, .
. 102
Glinues, .... 259
Gortydrohid, .
. 112
Glinske,
200, n. 1
Gos,
56,79
440
INDEX.
Gradlimacan, .
PAOB.
64,65
Grant,
96
William,
95
Grayne, Captain Gilbert,
. 222
Greallach,
91
Greallach-na-gruime,
54,
n., 54,
55, 91
Green Castle, 168, n., 240,
257, 298
Greenmount (see Ardglass).
Grianan, hill of,
. 296
Grillagh,
54, n., 131
Groome, Edmond, .
257, 261
Guair mac-Colmain,
. 325
Gubhine,
. 115
Giirtylomane,
. 140
Gurty ne -Itanntaliflfe,
114
Gurtynernoe,
. 116
H.
Hag's Castle (see Caislean-na'
Caillighe).
Hamilton 52, n.
Hanratty (see O'h-Innreachtaigh).
Harte, Captain, . . . 274
Hay den, Alexander, . . 140
Hayes (see Ua h-Aedha).
Hennessy (see O'h-Aenghusa).
Hennesy, Col. . . .396
Henery (Dr.J, . . 169, n.
Henry (see O'h-Inneirghi).
Hogan (see O'h-Ogain).
the Sculptor, . . 50, n.
Hollcombe, William, . . 135
Hooney or Green (see O'h-Uainidhe).
Horan (see O'h-Odhrain).
Horneilead, .... 293
Hourisky (see O'h-Uaruisce).
Horse Eock, .... 87
Hugh Boy (Aedh Buidhe), 247, 249,
251,252,257, 261
Hugh the Rough (see Aedh Garbh).
PAGE.
Hurly, Daniel Og, . .113
Hurly, David, . . .112
Cnogher Mac Owen, . 135
Dermod Mac Owen, . 135
Hussey (see O'Cuis),
Hyney (see O'h-Aidhne).
I.
lar-Connacht, . . . 141, n.
Ibawne, . . 24, n., 53, n.
Iboth, . . . 60, 61
leregane, William Mac Rickard, 136
Iffa and Offa,
. 41, n.
Ignory, .
. 112
He of Inch,
. 307
Hen, river,
. 51, «.
Hladon,
36, 37
Imchadh's Lake (s
see Loch-Im-
chadha).
Imleach Fia, .
. 26, n.
Inbhear Abhaigh,
158, n., 166, n.,
166, 167
Inbhirmor,
306, 306, n., 307
Indlighe,
16, 17
Inch, He of,
272. 275, 277, 278
Inchagelagh, .
. 52, n.
Inchipile,
95
Inchydoney,
24, n., 53, n., 90
Inis-arcain,
. 386
h-Arcain,
380, n., 381
beag.
. 22, 23, 23, n.
. Caein,
84
Duine, 24,
n., 24, 25, 52, 53,
53, n.
, 54, 55, 90, 91, 92
FaU,
. 154, H., 154, 155
Keithlinn,
. 318
mic-Conaill,
. 318
Mor,
. 28, n.
Inispicke,
99, 100, 102, 103
Inis-Sairaer, .
. 318
INDEX.
441
PAGE.
laishirkan, 95, 99, 100, 138, 139,
143, n., 318, 380, w., 388
Inishowen, 144, n
217, 297, 298,
Innse h-Orc,
1 nnaghboghtirr,
Innyshirkane,
Innyskaine,
Insifnen,
Intogha,
It, race of,
Ireland, invasions of,
discovery of,
Irelande, pall of,
Irial Glanmhar,
Irish Druids,
Poets, .
Poets, different names given
to Ireland by,
Saints, .
168, n., 170, 71.,
303, 309, 358, n.,
. 6,7,7, n.
. 115
. 102
. 117
. 131
10, 11
. . 6,7
. 3, n.
. 3, n.
194, n., 196, M.
60, 61
149, n.
149, n.
353, n.
404, n.
116
375, n.
Innyshyduskots,
Irrus Domlinann,
Island of Man (see Inisduine) .
Isle of Man (see Manann).
Italians, 700 slaughtered, . 214
Itcleave, Jolm, . 199, 199, n.
Ith, 2, 3, 5, H., 24, 25, 56, 57, 57, n.,
58. 59, 86, 352, 352, n., 353, 354,
355, 358, «., 359, 360, 361, 361, n.
362, 363, 364, 365
Ithmhaine, . . . 16, 17
Ivaghe, .... 114
Ivahagh, . . . .142
Iveagh in Ulidia (see Uladk, Ui
Eathach).
Iveleary, . . .52, n., 89
Iveleary (see UiLaeghaire),
Iveragh, . . . , 9, «.
J.
Jarvoys, Captain, .
138
Johanna, son of,
Joyces,
PAGE.
. 348, «., 348, 349
. 193, n., 216, 220
Keallabeaga, . . . 306
Keann Maghair, . . . 322
Keating (Dr.), . . .29, n.
Keenaght, . 157, n., 166, n., 313
Keevan (see Ua Ciabhain).
Kells, . . .26, n., 176
Kelly, Rev. Matthew, . , 59, n.
Kelly (see O'Ceallaigh^.
Kentareloghy, . . . 116
Kerdin (see O'Cerdui).
Kerry, 25, n., 116, 142, 214,
(see Ciarraidhe), , .
Knight of, .
Kilballyowen,
Kilbeacon,
Kilbrittane,
Kilcoe,
Kilcroghan,
Kilcronaghan,
Kildare, .
Kildy, .
Kilgarvan,
Kilkeedy,
Kilkenny,
Kilkern,
KillaUa, .
Killaloe,
Killarga (see Cill Fheargd)
Killbegg,
Killcangell,
Killcaskane,
liillcogh,
Killcowsane,
Kilmaine,
Kilmeen,
Kilmichael,
Kilmoe,
352, n.
. 387
. 398
99
107, 119
. 48, «., 143
5, n., 43, n., 142,
169, n.
159, n.
351, n.
132
. 27, n.
194, n.
412, n.
. 398
. 31, n.
61, 11., 161, w.
25, re.
. 120
88, 118
. 131
. 126
. 125
221, re., 227
54, n., 55, re., 92, 106
. 399
. 142
30
442
INDEX.
PAGE,
Klimoone, . . , .139
Kilmoone (see Mughain),
Kilnagross, . , . . 54, w.
Kilnegosbagh, . . .124
Kilnowney, . . 206, 206, n.
Kilronan (see Cill Ronairi).
Kilrushygarvy, . . .132
Killtallwoye, . . . 127, 129
Killvurrow, . . . .114
Killwoony, .... 123
Killybegs, . . 307, 307. n.
lullybegs (see Calebeg and Cas-
tlebeg) .
KiUydirry, , . .114, 134
Killy nitty, . . . .122
Kilmacduagh (see Cill-Mhich-
Duach).
Kilmackoran, • . . 207
Kilmaconoge, . . , 142
Kilmacrenan ( see Cill-Mic-
Neanain), . 308, 317, 319, 322
Kilmacshalgan, . . 306, n.
Kilmacteige, . . . 210, n.
KilLfenora (see Cill Finnabhrach).
líillgarruífe, . . . .122
Killiane, . . . .115
Killierny (see Cill Tighearnaigh).
KiUincally, . . . .120
KUlinry, . . . .100
Killmeallrane, . . . 131
Kill-meic-nenain, . . .321
Killmolody, . . . .133
Killmore, Bishop of, . . 200
Killmorny, . . . .102
Killmurrow, .... 122
Killmyne, .... 121
KiUnymanavane, . . . 116
Killskonhononghty, . . 118
Kilruane (see Cill Ruadhain).
Kilsallagh, .... 92
Kiltubrcdolly, . . .133
Kincolisky, . . . ,143
Kincora (see Ceanncoradh).
Kineal Conaill, 303, 304, 305, 318
Kinelmeaky, barony of, . . 19, m.
Iving James, .... 229
King's County, 20, n., 21, n., 350, n.
King's Ould Castle, , 111,112
Kingsland 399
Kinmeaghbegg, . . . 129
Kinnaweer {see KeannMaghair).
Kinnigh, . . . .139
Kinnity, .... 20, n.
Kinsale, 94, 257, 258, 271, 310, 317,
318, 342, «., 387, 388. 389, 395,
398
Kippaghmore, . . .126
Kittagh, Walter, . 2)0, n., 226
Knapp, Edmond, . . .107
Knockane, . . . .117
Knockiiny (see Cnoc Aine).
Knockavoe (see Cnoc Buidhbh).
Knockanedyne, . . .135
Knockdoe (see Cnoc Tuagh).
Knockduffe, . . . .128
Knocke, . . . .132
KnockeaghaduiFe, . . .128
Knoekfeen, .... 87
Knockfergus, 237, 255, 280, 296
Knockly, .... 94
Knockmilleyn, . 206, 206, n.
Knocknenosse, . . .133
Knocknestoeky, . . .133
KnocknockiiBny, . . .134
Knockoole, . . . .132
Knockvallytaggart, . . 394
Knockycullen, . . . 116
Kyne (see O'Cadhan).
Labraidh Loingseach, 117, «., 147, n.
Lachtaine, ... 56, 57
INDEX.
443
PAOB.
Lackaghan, 99, 102, 107, 123, 140
Lacke, . . . . 99. 100
Lacken Coskerane, . . 110
Lacklea, . . . .123
Laeghaire, 24, 25, 26, 27, 36, 37, 64, 65
Buadhach, . 162, n.
Laeghdha, ... 64, 65
Laeighis, . . . 372, n.
Lafferty (see Laverty),
Lahiff, Lahy, Leahy (see
G'Laitkimli).
Lahirtidally, . . . .124
Lahirtyshane, . . . 117
Laighin, . 8. 9, 30, 31, 32, 33
34, 35, 36, 37
Laighis-h-Ua-n-Eneachlais, . 8, 9
Laidhginn, . . 36, 37, 38, 39
Laipthe, . . . 38, 39
Lakeland, . . . .398
Lannin (see O'Lonain).
Lappagh, . . . .140
Largan, .... 223
Larne river (see Ollarba).
Lasair, .... 24, 25
Lassanaree, . . . .124
Laverty (see O'Laibhartaigh).
Leac-an-Scail, . • . 25, w.
Leachta-Suibhaine, . • . 322
Leaders, .... 49, n.
Leamcon, . . . .114
Leary the Victorious (see Laeghaire
Buadhach).
Leath-Chuinn, 6, 7, 154, 155, 155, n.,
156, 157, 170, 171, 321
Leath Mhogha, . . 6, 7, 179
Lecale, . . . 159, n.
Lenane (see O^Lonain).
Leigh, Captain Edmond, 260, 261
Leinster, 35, n., 62, 63, 76, 77, 160,
160. n., 161, 353, n., 356, 357
Leith-bhear, .... 308
Leith-Ghleann-Earc, . 60, 61
PAaE.
Leitrim, 28, n., 80, 82, 141, 204, n.
Lessyueyghtragh, . . . 117
Letterlicky, . . . 125, 395
Lettirrtenbill,. . . .127
Lettirskanullane, . . . 116
Levison, Sir Richard, . . 388
Leyny, . 207, «., 210, «., 215, 225
Leyny (see Luighne).
Lene, .... 350, 351
Liadhain (see Lighain).
Lick 140, 394
Liedania (see Lighain).
Liddy or Laddy (see O'Laidigh).
Lighain, . . 20, n., 20, 21
Liffer, 246, 247, 251, 253, 254, 260,
265, 268, 269
Lifford, 301, 301, «., 302, 303, n.,
304, 307
Lifford (see Leith-bhear).
Limerick, 40, n., 42, n., 54, n., 142,
387, 397, 398
Limerick (see Luimneach).
Lis,
Liscoglalane,
Liscurrane,
Liscronyne,
Lisgabhail,
Lisheens,
Lismore,
Lissane,
Lissylogherie,
Lissynydirrane,
Lissybrenny, East,
Lissybriny, West,
Lissyclery,
Lissygreffine, .
Little lUande,
Little Island (see Inisbeg)
Litter,
pass of.
Loch Arbhach,
Loch Beitheach
126,
121
114
130
129
318
54, n.
33, n.
405, 71.
126
114
121
121
126
115
102
209, n.
. 209
. 221
. 175
444
INDEX.
PAGB.
Loch-an-Bhricin, 50, 51, 51, n., 89
Ce 221
Cuan, . 158, 159, 159, n.
Eirne, 174, 175, 177, 179, 318
Feabhail
Feidh-lime,
Foyle, .
Gile,
lasgach,
Imchadha,
Laeghaire,
Melghe,
Neagh,
n-Eathach,
SwiUy,
an-Tairbh,
Lochlaun,
Loghe,
Maske,
174, 301, n.
60, 61, 61, n.
. 313, 324
28, «., 28, 29
. 319
. 39, n.
162, n., 162, 163,
163, n.
82, 84
351, n.
. 313
307, 309
54, 55, 92
6, 7, 7, w., m, 67, n.
83, 167, n.
195, 195. n.
. 194
34, 35
64, 65
46, 47
107, 146, 147
166, n.
Loichine,
Loingseach,
Lonan,
London,
Londonderry, 155, n., 158, n
296, 298. 309, 313, 314, 358, n.,
404, M., 405, n., 408, n., 415, n.
Longford, . . . . 26, n.
Lorha (see Lothra Ruadhain).
Lothra Kuadhain, . 44, «., 44, 45
book of, ... 45, n.
Lough Con (see Loch Cuan).
Derg (see Derg-dhearc).
Enagh, . . .309
Foyle, 168, n., 237, 238, 253,
260, 270, 276, 280, 295
Foyle (seeZoc/i Feabhail).
Gara, . . . 208, n.
Gill, . . . . 28, n.
Gill (see Loch Gile).
Ilina 87
Lough Hyne,
— Mary,
PAOB.
. 143
. 162, n., 163, n.
— Mask, 194, n., 195, n., 215
— Mub-oy, . . . 308
— Neagh, 169, ti., 172, ji., 313,
405, n.
— Neagh (see Lough Sidnei/).
— Sidney, . . 260, 313
— Swilly, . . 293, 308
Swilly (see Cuan Suillighe).
Techet,
Loughinsholin,
Louth,
Lower Badony,
Lucan, Earl of.
208, «.
155, n., 169, w., 314
7, n., 375, n.
160, n.
. 229
Lucas of the Pilgrim's Staff, . 80
Lugh, ... 24, 25, 5Q, 57
Manrach, . . 24, 25
Lughaidh, 5, n„ 7, n„ 8, n., 8, 9, 12,
13, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 40, 41,
42, 43, 46, 47, 56, 57, 58, 59, 64,
Q5, QQ, n., 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71,
76, 77, 80, 86, 342, 343, 344, 345,
352, 353, 356. 356, n., 358, 359,
362, 363, 363, n., 374, 375, 376,
378
Cal, 24, 25, 26, «., 26, 27,
28, 29, 30, 31, 70, 71. 78, 79, 80
Corb, 30, 31, 32, 33, 70,
71,78,79
Cose, . . 76, 77
Coscair, . 30, 31, 32, 33
Laidhe, 4, n., 8, n., 8, 9,
16, 17, 24, 25, 26, 27, 32, 33, 70,
71, 72,73, 76, 77,78,79
Laighis, . 30, 31, 32, 33
Mai, 6, 7, 7, w., GCy, 67,
68, 69
Maccon, 5, n., 9, n., 86
Meandruadh, . 24, 25
Milchu, . . 38, 39
Mor, . 70,71,74,75
INDEX.
445
PAGE.
Lugluiidh Oirol
le, . 30,
31, 32, 33
Orca
78,79
Luglidach,
.
62, 63
Luighne,
218, 318, 319
Luigh-Ith,
2, «., 2, 3
Luimneach,
164, n
., 164, 165
Lurg,
.
. 217
Lurgo, .
. 124
Lynch,
.
358, M.
Lynanagh,
.
. 115
Lysycahy,
. 114
Lyshine-Iline,
.
. 114
Lyssynooliig,
.
. 123
M.
Mac Aenchearda Beara, . .10,11
Ailin, . . . .217
an Bhaird, 406, 7i., 409,h., 411, n.
Baron, Cormocke, . . 261
Cabas, . . . ,318
CaiUe, . , . . 62, 63
Cana, . . . 168, 169
Cana, Dunleve, . . 180
Cana (see Clann Cana).
Cann (Major) , 169, n.
Carthaigh, . . .385
, Cormac, 142, 143
, Mor, . .142
's daughter, 380, 380, n.
381, n.
Domhnali God, 142,
143, 385
Domhnali Mor
na Corradh,
Finghin Reanna
Koin, ....
Mac Cartie, Donald,
, Donoghe Moylc,
, Finin, . ■
, Phelim,
385
385
107
388
388
388
FAOB.
Mac Cartie, Reagh, Domhnali,
Pedigree of, ... 402
Mac Cartliy, 9, n., 135, 144, 352, n.
, Cormuck, . . 133
, Daniel, 112,?113, 121,
136, 385, 387, 398
, Daniel, Donough, 395
, (Sir Owen), 349,«., 350,n.,
380, w., 387, 388, 390
Cartye Reoghe, 86, n., 107, HO,
112, 343, n., 383, 380, 394, 401, n.
Carty, William, . . 134
, Rcagh, Daniel, 106, 113,
114, 116, 117, 119, 121, 122, 123,
125, 126, 127, 129, 131, 132, 133,
134
, Owen, . . 136
Cathlin, (see Campbels).
Ceacht, . . . 362, n.,
Clanchys, ... 85
Clancys, ... 82
Clancy, Cahir, . . 85
Clancy and Clancy, (see
Meg-Fhlannchaidh),
Conmaras, ... 82
Conmidhe, Gilla Brighde, 146,
147
Connell, Cahir, . 194, n.
Connells, James, . . 212
Cormaick, Gillchrist Mac
Conor,
Costelloghe, Edmond,
Cuill,
Davie Bane, Walter,
Davids, .
Davids, Sept of,
David Burke,
Davie, Sir Hubert, 200,
Deicill, .
Dermoda, Donnell,
Dermody, Twa,
Dermots,
181
209
362, n.
193
200, n,
247
224
200, n.
38, 39
181
117
27, n.
446
INDEX.
Mac Dermot, . . 168, ?i.
Devitts, . . .308
Devitt, Felim Reagh, . 226
Domhnaill, John Cathanach, 217
Donncliada, Tomaltach, . 141
Donnells, . . . 1 95
(see Mac Connells).
Donneil, Charles, (see Mac
Connell, Cahir^.
Donneil, Ewster, . . 202
Donogh, Mahony, . . 180
Donogh, Moyleronie, . 181
Duithe, . . . . 36, 37
Ea (Lackin,) . . .115
Ere, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 44,
45, 46, 47
Fhlannchadh, . . 80, 82
Fhlannchadha (see Flann-
chadh).
GaUoglac (see Mag Gollaiyh.)
Gillarraith, Coner . 183
Gilbarie, Conor, . . 181
Gillicuddy, . . .399
Greine, . . • 362, n.
Gwyer, Hughe, . . 205
larran (see O'h-Iarrain) .
Keady and Keady, (see
Ua Meiceidich).
Lochlainn, 165,«., 166, n., 167,n.,
170, 170, «., 171. 180, 321, 404, 405,
405, n.
Loughlin (see Mac Loch-
lainn,)
Loughlin (see Mac Lachlainn).
Lachtna, . . .64, 65
Lasaire, . . . . 62, 63
Liag, . . 164, 164, n., 165
Mahons, . . . .153
Mahon, Brian, . 173, n.
Murroughs, . . 353, n.
Murtagh, Cathal Mac Do-
nogh, . . . 180, 181
Mac Murtagh Fin, Hugh, 180, 181
Moyledowne, Teig Mac
Cahail mac Bryen, . . 181
na-maras (see Mac Conmaras).
Rannalls, . . 352, n.
Richard Enerrine, Edmond
Bourke, .... 202
Rickard Cane, Ballogh, . 259
Shihy, Morrogh, . . 135
Suibhne na d-Tuath, 219, 220,
318, 321, 368. n.
Suibhne of Muskerry, 352, n.
Suibhne Fanad (Domhnall), 321
Swyne, Domhnall, . . 86
Swyndoe, Moyle Morrogli, 241
Swyne Fanacht, Fanacht, 250,
293, 308
Swyne Bonaught's Countrey, 294
Swyne Edoes, . . 293
Swyndoe, . . . 270
Swyndoe, Moyler Mur-
rough. .... 298
Tail, . . . . 32, 33
Tirlaghe Roe, Ferraghe, 193, n.
William, 190, 198, 202, 220
William shippe. . . 193
William Burke, Lower, 193, n.,
224
William Burke, execution
of the son of, . . . 216
William Outragh, . 191, n.
Maccaile, . . . . 64, 65
Maccon, 4, 5, 5, n., 6, 6, n., 7, 8, 8, n.,
9, 10, 11, 24, 25, 34, 35, 40, 41, 42,
43, 44, 45, 57, n„ 70. 71, 76, 77, 86,
110, 386
Maccraith, 10, 11, 11, n., 12, 12, n.,
13, 44, 45, 56, 57, 58, 59
Macha, 150, 150, n., 151, 164, 165
Mongruadh, . 149, n.
Machaire-beag,
Riabhach, . . 224
INDEX,
447
Maclachra, .... 64, 65
Maclaithghin, . 16, 17, 38, 39
Maclan, 42, 43
, Fort (see Ramullan').
Macken, (see Ua-Meccon).
Macreithe, 24, 25, 32, 33, 34, 35, 58,
59
Macreithe Ceannfoda, . . 32, 33
Macroom, .... 89
Maelaithghin, . 16, 17, 38, 39
Maelbracha, .... 384
Maelcolcaigh, - , . . 64, 63
Maelcorma, . ... 44, 45
Maelmhuaidh, . . . 384
Mael-muire Mac Suibhne na
d-Tuath, (see Mac Swyndoe,
Moyle Morrogh).
Maeltuile,
Maenach,
. 40, 41
36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41
46,47
. 152, 153
. 58, 59, 60, 61
66, 67
Maenmhagh,
Maermaith,
Magh Uladh,
Maghera,
Maghrahine,
Magennis, ancestor of,
Mag Fhlannchadha,
Mag Gollaighs,
Maglaughlin, Dermott,
Magnylson, Tirlogh,
betrays
Newton Castle,
his death,
169, n.
. 126
. 2, n.
83,84
84
, 180
256
258
259
222
Mag Sambradhain, Edmond,
Maguire, . 23, n., 222, 232, 292
Magh Bolg, . . . . 26, K.
Magh Eileag, ... 30, 31
Magli Feine, .... 384
Magli Ithe, . 174, 362, n., 362, 363
Magh-Line, . , 6, n , 319, 351
Magh-Luirg, 27, n., 171, n., 218,
310
PA OB.
Magh Maighne, . . 159, n.
Magh-mucraimhe, battle of, . 4, «,
Magh-n-Athrach, . . 158, 159
Maghnus, 58, 59, 164, 165, 165, n.
Catha Duin, . 166, n.
Maicniadh, 4, n., 6, 7, 8, 8, «., 9, 18,
19, 22, 23, 24, 25, 36, 37, 40, 41,
42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 56, 57, 58,
59, 62, 63, 64, 65, 76, 77, 78, 79,
346, 347
Maigh river, . . , .142
Maighin, . , . 158, 159
Maigue (see Maigh) .
Maine, 20, 21, 26, n
Cearr, ,
Guach,
Mairdean,
Mairnin,
Mairtine,
Maithsin,
Mai,
Malaghlain Mac Clancy,
Malainn,
— — Concubhar,
Malin (see Malainn).
Mallow,
Mallyvoge,
Malpas, John,
Manann,
Mannin(see O'Mainchin)
Mansie,
Mantey,
Marlborough, Lord,
Mary's Abbey,
Massareene,
Master (i.e. Schoolmaster),
27, w., 38, 39,
44, 45, 46, 47
18, 19, 22, 23
38, 39
16, 17
18, 19
. 5, n.
56,57
5, n., 56, 57
85
168, n.
168, 169
. 128
. 115
93, 96
24, 25, 25, n.
Mathgamhain,
Matthew,
Maule-Icullig,
Maulemoryne,
Maulrawer,
. 131
117
. 396
. 223
158, 71.
. 15, n.
58, 59, 384
80
. 114
. 121
. 133
448
INDEX.
PAGE.
Maulybrock 124
Maurica tlie Prior, . . 80
Mawletrichane, . . .127
May, .... 78, 79
Mayny, 118
Mayo, 27, n., 28, n., 30, n., 31, «.,
189, 190, 190, 71., 192, 192, n.,
193, 196, 204, 207, w., 212, 213, n.,
215, 217, 229, 306, w., 307
Meade, John, . . . 101
Meadhbh, . . . 170, n.
Meannboth, . . . 60, 61
Meath, . 155, n., 222, 223
Meg-Aenghusa, . . . 323
Crunnluachra, 28, 28, n., 29
Fhlannchaidh, 28, «., 28, 29
Uidhir, .... 318
Uidhir Cuchonnacht, . 323
Meic Domhnaill (see Clanndonnells) .
Mellifont, .... 316
Melvin (see Loch Melghe).
Mesin Forghaill,
Fuire, .
Luadh,
Midhbholg,
Midhe, .
Midhros,
Milchonach,
Miross,
Mirreen (see O'Mirin).
Moantryes,
Mochonna,
Modan (see O'Mudaiti)
Modharn, river,
Modhuirn,
Moentacht,
Moin-ghlas,
Molana, . . . ,
Monaghan, county of,
Moncnocnycloghe,
Mongan and Mangan (see Ua
Mongain).
60, 61
60, 61
60, 61
. 217
170, 171
50, 51, 51, n.
34, 35
89
. 116
16, 17
. 217
366, 367, 367, n.
. 322
158, 159, 159, n.
. 21. n.
. 29, n.
116
Monglass (see Moinghlas)
Monianguny, .
Monig,
Moonnagh,
Montpellier,
Monyghane, Johannes,
Morgan, Sir Mathewe,
Mountjoy, Lord,
Castle,
Monnster,
Mount Musick,
Mourn (see Modharn).
MoTÍlle,
Lower,
Moy, . 209, n,,
. 134
. 140
99
. 394
. Ill
290, 291
. 274
. 313
. 201
. 399
. 298
168, n.
219, 226. 313
Moy (see Moyne).
Moy Bolgue (see Magh Bolg).
Moydon, parish of, . . 26, w.
Moygara (see Moygarie).
Moj'garie, . . 208, 208, n.
Moylurg, . . . .180
Moyne, . 209, n., 209, 211
Moyny (see O'Muimhaill).
Mulkelly (see O'Mailceallaigh).
Mullichmor, castle of, . 200, n.
Mullany (see O'Maelfhina).
Mumhan, . . . 158, 159
Munagh, . . . 102, 122
Muntrevelin (see Muintir
Dobhailin).
Munnyvohillighane, . . 113
Muontyne, . . . .133
Munster, 26, n., 26, 27, 31, n., 177,
219, 318, 330, 331, 336, 337, 344,
345, 349, 376, 378, 385, 386
Murbrun,
Murchadh,
na-Duath,
Murghal,
Murray (see O'Muireadhaigh).
Murrisk,
36, 37
36, 37
, 217
224
38, 39
197, n.
INDEX.
449
Muskerry,
Muskrie,
Murthuile,
Muaidhe,
Mughain,
Muintir Bhaire,
Cheangail,
Dobhailen,
Doirc,
PAGE.
. 52, n., 86
402, n.
44, 45, 56, 57
. 306, 318
18, 19, 19, n.,
5, n., 43, n.
. 50, n.
171, 71.
46, 47
Eolais, 220, 222, 319, 352, n.
Ghabhaclhain (see
O'Lahhadhaiii).
Murcliadha, . . 224
Muirclieartach, . 12, 13, 34, 35,
162, n., 164, 165,406,407
death of, . . 13, k.
Ruadh, . 14, 15
Magli-Line, 167, «.
Midhcach, 167, n.
of the Leather Coats,
160, n„ 166, n.
Muircadhach, 23, 24, 38, 39,
167, n.
Muirghius,
Muirisc,
Muirthiemhne,
Myadill,
Myler Magrath,
Myross,
Myros (see Midhros).
Mwynter Y-hilligh,
N.
64, 65
28, 29
6, 7, 7, n.
. 119
. 227
51, 71., 143
. 106
Naas (see Nas), . . 357, w.
Nadfraeich, . . . 62, 63
Nagle, David, . . 134, 135
Naindeanach, . . 64, 65
Nairchridhe, . . 40, 41
Nangle, . . 113,209,«.
Navan (see Eamhaiii),
Nar, .... 58, 59
31
PAGE.
Nas, .... 356, 357
Laighean, . . 357, n.
Nathe, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 42, 43, 44,
45, 56, 57
Nenagh, . . 35, n., 61, u.
Neale, Garvie, 263, 264, 265, 268,
272, 273, 278, 281
Neimhidh (Clann), . . 2, 3
Newcastle (see Greene Castle).
Newtowne, 253, 256, 258, 263, 272,
275, 309, 312
Newtown Stewart, . 159, n., 309
Newtown SteAvart (see Buile Nua).
Nia, .... 60, 01
Niall, 24, 25, 20, »., 38, 39, 156,
157, 158, 159
166. n
Niall CaUle, .
Conallach,
Garbh, .
Glundubh,
Naei-Ghiallach,
of the Nine Hostages,
Ruadh, .
Nias,
North Munster,
Norton Cottage,
Norwegians, .
166, 167
. 298
305, 321
166, n,
164, 165
27, 71.,
374, 71.
167, n., 182
60, 01
141, n.
. 399
147, 71.
Nowlan, Nolan (see O" Nuallaiii) .
Nowcnockbane, . . . 116
Nuada, .... 44, 45
Neaclit, 58, 59, 62, 63, 64, 65
Nuadhat, ... 50, 57
Nugent, Ricliard, . . .174
O.
O'Baeghill, Aindilis,
O'Baire, .
O'Boyle's Countrj^ .
O'Breen, Fitzjanies,
O'Briain, Bishop,
83
5, n.
294
39, n.
323
450
INDEX.
PAGE.
O'Briain, Conchobliar na Siudaine, 177
, Conchobhar na Srona, 310
O'Brian, 82, 170, 179, 215, 312, n.
O'Brien, ancestor of, . . 2, ?«.
O'Bruadair, . . 56, 56, n., 57
O'Bryan, Mahowne, . . 194
O'Cadhan, .... 55, n.
O'Caine, 253, 255, 257, 259, 260, 263,
264, 271, 274, 277, 280, 283, 309
O'Caingni, .... 51, ?i.
O'Cainte, Fearfiasa, 352, 352, n., 353
O'Cairnean, . . . . 29, n.
O'Callaghau, 113, 134, 135, 136, 351, w.,
397
O'Cane (see O'Cathaln), 239, 240, 243,
275, 284, 293, 300
O'Cahan (see O'Cathain), 166,?«., 180
O'Cahans (see Clann-Cathain^.
O'Canannain, Maelisa, . IGO, n.
O'Carra, 166, 167, 180, 404, 405, 405,«.
O'Cathain, 164, 165, 166, 166, w., 167,
404, 404, n., 405, 406, 407, 407, n.,
408, 408, n., 409, 409, n., 410, 410,w.,
411,412, 413, 414,415
O'Ceallaigh, . • 54, 55, 55, n.
O'Cendedigh (see O' Conneid).
O'Cerdin, . . 52, 52, n. 53
O'Cobhthaigli, ^, n., 54, oo, 5&, n.,
142, 143, 385
O'Conneid, . . 50, 51, 51, n.
O'Coffey (see O'Cobhihair/h).
O'Coinne, .... 308
O'Coise (see O'Cuis).
O'Collins, .... 142
O'Comhraidhe, . . . 54, n.
O'Conba, Teige Mac Diarmaid, 134
O'Concliobhair (see O" Conor,) 83, 179,
223, 224, 319, 320
O'Conneid, . . 50, 51, 51, n.
O'ConneUs, . . . . 9, h.
O'Conner Kerry, John, . . 387
O'Conor, Charles the lled-handed, 176
PAGE.
O'Conor (see O'ConcAoóAaíV), 153, n.
161, n., 174, 176, 180, 181, 206,
352, n., 353, n.
Oconroy, . . 207, 207, «.
O'Cormaic, . . 54, 54, «., 55
O'Corrbuidho, . . . 53, n.
O'Cowhig, . . 9, «., 5d, n.
, (see O'Cobhthaigh').
, (see Ua CoblithaigK).
O'Cuarsci, . . . 216, 219
O'Cuign, Gilberay, . . .180
O'Cuile, . . 52, 53, 53, n.
O'Cuileannain, . 56, 56, «. 57
O'Cuilin, . . 52, 53, 53, n.
O'Cuip, . . 52, 53, 53, n.
O'Curnains, or O'Curnins (see
Tealach-Churnain).
O'Curnins (poets) . . 28, n.
O'Credain, . . . . 29, «.
O'Croinin, . . 54, 54, n,, 55
O'Crowly, . . . .109
O'Dalaigh, Diamuiid Og, 340, 341
O'Daly, Teige, . . 340, n.
O'Dearcain, . . . . 52, 53
O'Dearchain, . . . . 38, 39
O'Dobhailen, . . . 171, n.
O'Dochartaigh, 217, 219, 297, 323, 324
O'Doghartie (see O'Dochartaigh), 237,
240, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251,
257, 258, 262, 264, 266, 271, 275,
277, 278, 282, 293, 298, 308, 313,
317
O'Domhnaill, 83, 92, 175, 176, 179,
180, 213, n., 223, 224, 225, 227, 294,
298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 304, 305,
306, 307, 308, 310, 311, 313, 314,
318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 325,
374, n.
O'Donell, 239, 241, 243, 244, 245,
246, 248, 249, 250, 254, 255, 256,
257, 263, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270,
272, 278, 293, 304, n., 312, 314,
353,«. 387
r\
f- ,A^v]
INDEX.
451
PACK.
O'Donnaiuliain (see O'Donnamh-
ain), . . . 54, 54, n., 55
O'Donnghaill, . . . 55, n.
O'Douohoe (see Ua Dunchadha,
Alac-na-h-Erlemhe).
O'Donovan, 7, n., 55, n., 101, 103, 140,
142, 144, 388, 390, 394, 395, 396, 398
O'Donovan's Cove, . . 54, n.
O'Donovan, Donovan (see 0' Dorin-
omhain).
O'Donovan's Leap, . . 51, n.
of Mountpellier, 54, n .
O'Dubhagain .
O'Dubhchon, .
O'Dubhchouna,
O'Dubhdaleithe,
O'Dabhdas, .
O'Duibliarda, .
O'Duiblidhirma, 168,«.
50, 50, «., 51
54, 54, n., 55
. 51, n.
55, n., 5Q, 57
. 220
48, 49, 50, 11.
, 404, 404, n.,
405
338, 339
. 5G, 71.
. 171, «., 172, 173
170, 171, 171, «.,
404, 405, 405, n.
. 56, n.
. 384
. 54, 55
48, 49, 50, 71.
. 180
26, 27, 27, n., 53,71.
402, 71.
O'DriscolI (see O'h-Eidirsceoil), 2, n.,
7, 71., 9, n., 12, 71., 16. 21, 71., 86, 87,
98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 105, 106, 107,
108, 109, 110, 111, 136, 138, 139,
140, 141, 143, 143, 71., 340, h., 342,n.,
343, 71., 348, 71., 350, n., 352, n.
35G, n., 358, 7i., 372, 373, 380, «.,
385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 393,
394, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400,
401
O'Duibligheannain,
O'Duibhleanna,
O'Duibhlin, .
O'Duimheamhna,
O'Dunadhaigh,
O'Dunchadha,
O'Dunghaile,
O'Dunlaing,
O'Dundiriua, .
O'Drean,
O'Drillic,
O'Drochruainnigli, .
O'Droraha, Solamh,
Oeth-Nia,
O'Falvys,
O'Farrells,
O'Feehilly's country,
Maurice de Portu,
PAGE.
50, 51, 51, 71.
. 141
, CO, 61
9, 71.
353, /Í.
90
54, 71.
54, 71.
birth place of,
O'Finan (see 0'Fina7i )
OTinn (see Ua Fi/in).
O'Firgliill, . .176, 176, ji., 321
OTithcbeallaigh, . 52, 53, 53, n., 91
O'FIaithbheartaigh, 217, 220, 224
O'Floinn-Arda, . . . 9, w.
O'Flynn of Ardagh (see O'Floin/i.
Arda).
O'Flynns (see Uu Floinn).
O'Fuailchin, . . 50, 51, 51, «.
O'Fuathail, . . . 3/0, 371
O'Gairmleadhaigh, 166, 107, 172,
172, 71., 173, 404, 405
O'Gabhadhain, . 54, 55, 55, /i.
O'Gadhra, Magli, . . , 320
O'Gallachur, 219, 304, «., 318, 321, 322
O'Gara, 180
O'Garey, Teig mac Keyn, . 181
O'Garmly, . . . .180
Ogham 6, K.
O'Gilla-michil, 48, 49, 49, «., 88
, Great Vicar, . 50, 51
O'Goirmfhleadhaigh, . 404, 7i.
O'Gormly (see 0'Gui/-/7ifhleadhai(/h).
O'Grady, . . . .398
O'Grcise, . . 52, 53, 53, «.
O'Greisin (see G'Greise).
O'Guirmleadhaigh, Amhlaeibh, 167, n.
O'Hanlon, . . 170, «., 180
O'ilanlan (see O^h-Ariluaiii).
O'Haras (see Oharics).
Oharies, . . . 209, 210, 210, 7i.
O'Harte, . . . 207, «.
Ohartes, Bishopp of, 207, 207, «.
452
INDKX.
O'Hea,
55, 92, 398
O'Hea (see Ua h-Aedha).
O'Heney (see O'h-Eanagh).
O'Hinerga,
O'Hirlagh,
O'Hogans,
O'h-Aedha,
Aengliusa,
Aidhne,
Ainbhith,
Anluain,
. 180
. 116
. 50, n.
92
52, 53, 53, n.
52, 53, 53, n.
54, 55
169, n., 180, 404,
405, 405, n.
Anluain-Cu-Ulaclh (see Cu-
Vladh O'h- Anluain).
Eagbra Buidhc, Brian son of, 215
Eanaigb, . 404, «., 404, 405
Eidirsceoil (see O'Driscull).
13, w., 17, «., 86, 93, 94, 95, 96,
97, 98, 328, 329, 329, n , 330,
332, 333, 336, 337, 338, n. 339, n.
340, 341, 356, 357, 376, 377,
377, n., 381, n., 385, 386
52, 53, 53, n.
54, n., 54, 55
108, «., 404, 405,
405, 71.
26, 27, 27, n.
. 53, n.
50, n. 50, 51
52, n., 52, 53
52, n., 52, 53
larisnich,
larnain,
Ineirgbc,
Innreacbtaigb,
Odbrain, .
Ogain,
Uainidhe,
Urraoltaigb,
Oileacb, 162, 1G3, 106, n., 172, 173
Oilean Baei Bheirre, . S58, n.
Oiim, 80
Beag, ... 18, 19
Olum, 4, n., 6, 7, 26, n., 42,
43,86, 141, 142,156,157
Oireacbt-Ui-Cbathain, . . 308
Ui-Cbiarain, . . 297
Oirgbialla, 27, n , 30, n., 156, 157,
158, 159, 169,"., 173, n., 179,
183, 222
PAGE.
O'Kabans, .... 180
O'Kane, 165. n., 166, n., 298, 404. n.
O'liiines (see Clann-Cathain).
O'lvearney, Donell, . . 180
O'Kelly, . 200, 200, n., 216, n.
O'Kellys of Ui Maine, . 200, n.
O'Kenedy and Kenedy (see
O'Conneid).
O'Koyne, Gilleberry, . . 181
O'Laegbaire, 5, «., 52, n., 52, 53,
384
O'Laiblieartaigb, . . 173, ?«.
OXaidigb, . . 52, n., 52, 53
O'Laitbbbeartaigb, . 172, 173
O'Laitbimb, . . 56, n., 56, 57
O'Laverty, . . . 173, 7i.
O'Leary, .... 89
O'Leary (see O'Laeghaire).
Old Court, . 99, 100, 102, 108
Oliver, . 372. 373, 373, n.
Ollarba (river Lame). . . 6, n.
Ollamb, . . . 353, n.
OInegmacht, 24, 25, 25, n., 28, 7i.,
29, H.
O'Loingsicb, . . 54, 55, 55, w.
O'Lonain, . . 52, n., 52, 53
O'Macdab-ic, . . 52, w., 52, 53
O'Madalla, . . . 216, n.
O'Maelcbonaire, Tanaidbe, 338, 339
O'Maeilpeadair, . . . 50, n.
O'Maeilseacblainn, 170, 171, 171, w.
Omagb (see O/ny), . . . 309
O'Mailceallaigh, . . . 56, n.
O'Mailcliomadb, . . . 55. 7i.
O'Mailcborna, . . . 5G, 71.
O'MaiLfhina, . 30, n., 30, 31
O'Mailguirm, . 54, 55, 55, 71.
O'Mailruanaidb, . . 171, n.
O'Mailtemliin, . 54, 55, 55, n,
O'Maincliin, . 52, 53, 53, w.
O'Mabony, 9, «., 141, 143, n., 144,
229, 395, 399
INDEX.
O'Mahony (see O'Mathghamhna).
O'Mathghamhna (see O'Mahony),
12, 13, 14, n., 133, 142, 143,
143, n., 385, 349, w.
O'Meehegan, the thick-thighed,
328, n.
Omey, .... 217
O'Melaghlin of Meath (see
O' Maeilseachlainn Midhe).
O'Mirin, . . .52, n., 52, 53
Omoly, Capt. Gren, . . 208
O'Mordhas, . , . 372, n.
O'Mores (see O'Mordhas).
O'Moriarty (see O'Muircheartach').
O'Morroghon, . . ,135
O'Morys, Charles, the Bishopp, 181
O'Mothola (Molully). See Ua
Mothla).
O'Moylervine, . . . 181
O'Muimhuich, . 50, 51, 51, n.
O'Muimhnig (see D'Huiinhnich).
O'Muireadhaich, . . 54, b5
O'Muircheartach, . . 142, 143
O'Mudain, . . 52, 53, 53, n.
O'Mulreadhaigh, . . . 55, n.
O'Mulrony, .... 180
Omy (Omagh), 2G0, 261, 263, 313
Onchu, .... 42, 43
O'Neill, 2, n., 54, 55, 146, n., 149, n.,
153, n., 154, 154, m., 155, 157, n.,
159, n., 163, 164, 165, 165, n.,
166, K., 167, n., 170, 170, «., 171,
172, «., 174. 175, 176, 177, 179,
180, 181, 182, 205, 205, n., 227,
240, 243, 245, 247, 250, 251, 259,
208, 272, 275, 297, 298, 306, 307,
308, 309, 313, 315, 316, 318, 321,
323, 325, 353, n.. 369, n., 404,
405
O'Nuallain, .... 54, n.
Open purse ... 50, 51
O'Kaghallaidh . . , .223
I'AGI!.
Ore, Island of, . . m, 67
O'Regane, William Mac Ranell 135
O'Reillys, . . , .176
Orkney Islands, . . .67, n.
Orlaith, . . 12, 13, 15, n.
Orme, Captain Roger, . . 257
Ormond, 34, n., 44, n., 46, n., 227,
396
O'Rourke,
. 28, n., 204, 205
O'Rothlain,
30,31,31,«.
O'Ruaidhre,
52,53
O'Ruairc,
52, «., 83, 84, 209, 220,
221,222, 223, 319, 321
O'Scingin,
. 26, 27, 27, n., 28, n.
O'Seaghsa,
. 385
O'Sealbhaic,
54, 55, 55, n., 92
Oscar,
332. n.
O'Sheas,
. 9, «.
O'Sife,
54, n., 54, 55
O'Sillan (see
Silan).
O'Sinnaich,
52, 53, 53, n.
Osraidhe,
. 20, n., 384
Ossory (see
Osraidhe').
O'Suileahhan (O'SuUivan), . 12, w.
O'SuUivan,
142, 296, 298, 299,
303, n..
314, 316, 322, 341, h..
352, n..
358, n., 386, 387, 388,
389, 391,399, 402,402, n.
O'Tograin (
see O'h-Odhrain).
O'Torpa,
52, «., 52, 53
O'Treabhair
. 29, w., 80
O'Treana,
52, n., 52, 53
O'Tuailchin
(see O'Fuailchiii).
O'Tuaraidhe
. 52, «., 52, 53
O'Tuathail,
rheobald, his death.
217
O'Turmoltaigh (see O'h-Urmohaiyh).
O'Uarinsce,
. 29, n.
Ouseley's house, . . . 26, ?«.
Owen Og,
. 270, 278
Owenbeg,
206, n.
Owenraorc,
206, ".
454
INDEX.
Owney (see Uaithne Thire).
Owneybeg (see Uaithne CUacK).
Patrick Ban, . . • 170, n.
Penelope {see Fin7ma^a) .
Percival, . . . 109, 110
Perrot, Sir John, . . . 214
Phelim Reagh, 247, 252, 257, 261
Pict-land (see Cruithean-tuaith).
Peers, 93
Pope, The, . . . .199
Port Hall, . . . .313
Port-Lairge, . 152, n,, 152, 153
Portumna, . . . . 61, ?i.
Powell, 396
Powers, . . .94, 96, 98
Poulnycally, . . . .116
Priest, a Guide hanged for robbing,
276
Priests, murder of two, . . 91
Prist, escape of, . 209, 209, n.
Ptolemy, . . . . 25, ?i.
Q-
Quarry, Rev. John,
Queen Elizabeth,
Quin (see O'Cuinn).
Quit Rents,
87
140
140
R.
Ragh,
Raghnall,
410, n.
RahynenybouU,
Raleighs,
RamuUan,
Randacapane,
Ranell, Onorc ny
Raphoe, 167, n.
140
410, 411, 414, n.,
414, 415
• 113
. 116
250, 269, 308
99, 100
. 112
301, ?i.,303, n.,
307, 309, 362, n.
PAGE.
Raphoe (see Rath bhoth).
Rashligh, Edward, . . 136
Ratharrowne, . . 113, 114
Ratharrownebegge, . . 114
Rathbarry, [. . 53, n., 55, n.
Rath-blioth, . 158, n., 158, 159
Rathclaren, . . . .112
Rathcroghan (see Cruachain Ae'i).
Rath-Dabhriotog, , . . 225
Rathdrought, . . . 122
Rath-Durlais, . . .46, n.
Rathe, ... 99, 102, 215
Rath-guuta, . . 26, n., 26, 27
Rathmelton, . . . ,3.8
Rathmore, . . . .123
Reamemore, . . . . 119
Reangaragine, . . .133
Rebells, . . . .390
Red Branch (see Craebh Ruadh).
Red Strand, . . . • 91
Rechtghidh Righdlierg, . 60, 61
Reeks, 399
Renalds, . . . 138, 139
Riaghlan, . . . . S>,n.
Righdhamhna, . . .174
Rincormack, . . . 14U
Rineidrolane, . . .138
Ringarogeh, .... 99
Ringirrogy, . . . .102
Ringroan Castle, . . . 396
River Bann, .... 293
Dael, . . 303, 303, n.
Finn, . 306, 322, 362, n.
Foyle, .... 307
Foyle (see Loch Feahhuil).
Riverview, .... 398
Roche, .... 134, 135
Rodanus {see St. Ruadhan).
Roe, river, . . 166, n., 313
Rome, . . .21, «., 325
Ronan, . . 10, 11, 34, 35, 36,37
Rory or Rogers (see O'Ruaidlin:).
INDEX.
455
Ros Cede,
Kosconiain,
Roscurryne,
Ros-Guil,
Ros Ailithrc,
PAGE.
. 175
. 320
. 106
. 322
10, 11, 11, n., 15, 71.,
2\, «.,23, 11., 47, «., 141, 384,
385
Rosa Ruadh Ripe, . 62, 63
Roscommon, . 27, n., 28, n., 141,
155, n., 171, n., 192, 204, 208,
209, 209, n., 222, 226, 295, 350,
71., 358, 71.
Ross, 10, 71., 36, 37, 38, 39, 46, 47,
48, 49, 52, 71., 55, n., 87, 88, 89.
90, 140, 141, 141, 71., 193, «., 384,
386,412,413, 413, n.
Ross (see Fiadh Ruis).
Ross Carbery, 11, ?«., 47, /i., 100
Ross Carrbry, Lord Bysshopp of, 100
Rossclogher, 28, n., 82, 84, 85
Rosslee, . . 190, n., 221, h.
Rossmore, . . . .121
Rossynny, . . . .128
Rothlan, . . . . 5, n.
Rourke, Katherine Ny, . . 85
Rowley (see O' Rothlaiit) .
Rowry, .... 89
Ruaidhre, 52, n., 62, 63, 83, 172, 173
Rudhraidlie,
Ryndacassln,
Ryne,
Rynedrolane,
Rynegcroggie,
Rynemorogh,
Rynenysynnagh,
Rynne Cormocke,
81
102, 122
. 117
102, 106, 123
. 123
. 116
. 116
. 102
S.
Sadhbh,
. 4, 71
Saighir Chiarain,
20, 21,21,«.
. Bisliop of, .
. 384
Saithgheal,
Saivenose,
Sanbh,
Sannagh,
Sarsfield,
Sault,
Savenesag,
Saxons,
Seal Balbh,
PAGE.
16, 17
88,89
62, 63
. 128
. 229
93
88
146, 147
24, n., 24, 25
Seal's Monument (see Leacht an
Scail).
Scannlan,
Dubh,
Sceallan,
Scholiast of Aengh
Scoghbane,
Scoole,
Scott,
Scottes,
Scull,
Seamann,
Seanacli,
Seanclilanna,
Seascann-Lubanach.
Seasnan,
Seatna Lithbhair,
Senainn,
Seoinen,
Serkieren,
Shallow, Slielly ( see
Shanacourte,
Shanavoghtowrie,
Shane-Court,
Shaularagh,
Shannon,
Slianyguill,
s,
18, 19, 46, 47
. ■ 36, 37
18, 19, 32, 32
. 22, 71.
113
142
140
209
116
88
16, 17, 3S, 39
36, 37
. 322
40, 41, 64, 65
58, 59
60, 61
80
. 23, n.
O'Sealbhaiyk).
. 122
. 125
99
. 127
61, ri., 70, 71., 350, 71.
. 112
Shee-Hill (see Sidh-7ia.bhfear-
bhfiiin).
Sherkey Island (see I/iis-h-Arcahi).
Sherkine Island, . . .143
Sherlock, . . . . 9j
Shhiny(see 0' Siimaifjli) .
456
INDEX.
PACK.
Shronenycarton, . . .117
Sidh-na-bhfear-bhfinn, 52, h., 52,53, 89
Sigeaug, . . . 40, 41
Sil Maclruanaidh,
Sil-Muireadhaigh,
Silan,
Simon,
Sinainn,
Siiieall,
Sirchreachlach,
Sithbholg,
Sithchinn,
Skarte,
Skartinecullen,
Skeacliinannylais,
Skeagli,
Skeaffe,
Skeoff,
Skibbereen,
Skreen,
Skrillane,
Skull,
Slagbtgort,
Sleamore,
Sleavemore,
Sleavine,
Sleevemore,
Sleibbine,
Sleugh-GUlen,
Sleught-art,
Sleughtrannell,
Slewgawe,
Slewmore,
Sliabli-Caein,
Callainn,
Calraidhe,
Chairbre,
Ecbtglie,
Eibhlinne,
aii-Iarann,
Sneachta,
10, n., 32, n
311
295
32, 33, 33, n., 36, 37
80
60, H., 70, 71,319
42, 43
30, 31
24, 25, 56, 57
5, n.
125
126
113
123
134
133
, 51, n., 88,
397, 398, 399, 400
207, n.
. 126
. 397
. 116
111, 393
102, 106, 123
. 133
. 138
6, 17,38,39, 385
265
251, 259, 308
. 118
207, 207, n.
99
158, 159
154, 155, 155, 71.
26, n.
220
297
34,71.
319
146, H., 146, 147
Sliabh Toadh,
Truim,
PAOIi.
158, 158, n., 159,
159, 71.
163, 71.
162, 71.
SliclitAirtUiNeill,
Slieve Bloom (see Bladhma).
Slieve Gallion, ;. . . 314
Slieve Gallion (see Sliabh Cal-
lainn).
Slieve Gamph (see Slewgawe).
Slieve Golry (see Sliabh Calraidh).
Slieve Phelim (see Sliabh
Eibklimie).
Sligach (see Sligo),
Sligo (see Sligach),
82, 141, 155, n.
300, 310, 318,
320
27, n., 28, n.,
175, 203, 204,
205, 208, n., 209, n., 210, n., 215,
218, 223, 225, 226, 306, n.
SUgoe,
Slogidder,
Slouglitea,
Slught Corcky,
Cormacknykelly,
211
133
99, 102
131
Dermody Y-Driskoll,
Donogh, .
Donoghy Y-Driskoll,
Ea,
en-Naspigg,
Fahy,
larine,
Mac Hanyse,
O'Driskoll,
To wen, »
Teige I-Driskoll,
Slugtheige O'Mahowncy,
Smcrwick,
Smoorane,
Snamh-da-ean,
Sneadbghal,
Sneadhghus, .
Soalt,
Soicbeine,
129
106
133
106
119
106
116
119
106
106
122
106
124
214
127
348, 349, 349, n.
34, 35, 40, 41
42, 43
62, 63
36. 37
INDEX.
457
PAGE.
Spain, 199, 248, 348, «., 348, 349,
358, 359, 386, 387, 388
Spanish colony in Ireland, . 86
Squince, . . 10, n., 54, 7i.
Srath-ban, .... 322
Staggs. . . 29, 103, 104
Stewartstown, . . . 313
Stibie 132
Stibnie, . . . 130, 131
Stironekineali, . . . 116
Strabane, 160, «., 162, n., 168, n.,
308, 309,313
Strangford Lough, . ]59, n.
St. Bridget's Girdle, . 173, h.
— Bridget of Kildare (see
Brighid Cill-dara).
— Cairneach, . . 302, /«.
— Ciaran, 20, n., 21, n., 22, n.,
23, n., 384
— Ciaran's Church (see Cill-
Chiarain).
— Coemhghin, . . . 31, w.
— Deaglan, . . .384
— Fachtna, . . 11, n., 141
— Francis, . . . 305, 306
— James, .... 386
— Kieran, timeof his birth, 21, n.
— Molua, . . . . 29, 7«.
— Patrick, 20, 21, 22, n., 27, n.,
29, n., 149, n.
— Ruadhan, . . . 45, n.
— Tighearnan, . . . 30, n.
— Tighearnan's dish (see St.
Tighearnan).
PAGE.
Swanton, (Thomas), 48, n., 50, n.
Swilly (see Suileach river).
T.
Tadhg, 58, 59, 84, 86, 160, 161,
386
Tadhg Bacach,
Caech,
Glinne,
Mor, .
Og, .
of the Stone,
81
81
167, n.
81
81, 84
80
Taile, 130
Tailginn, . 148, 148, n., 149
Tailltin, . . 76, 77, 78, 79
Tandragee (see Tonregye).
Tara, . . 6, n., 155, n., 373, n.
Tara (see Teamhair).
Teabhtha,
397, n.
28, 29
28, 29, 29, n.
28, 29, 29, n.
28, 29
28, «., 28, 29
28, 29, 28, n.
28, n., 28,
29
Treabhaire, 28, 29, 29, n.
Uaruisce, . 28, 29, 29, «.
Teamhair, 68, 69, 69, «., 76, 77,
150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155,
155, n.
Teamhair (see Tara).
Tealach-Cagain,
Cairnean,
Casgain,
Conaill'^
Curnain,
Critain,
.- Cruinnluachra,
Suca river,
200, «., 219
Teampall-mor-Fachtna,
10, 11,
Suck {see Suca).
11, n.
Suibhne,
.
34, 35
Tearmann Daibheog,
. 174
Suileach river,
1 75, 323
Magrath,
. 217
Sullagh,
. 131
Teelin (see Teilinn).
SuUivans,
. 50, n.
Teffia (see Teabhtha).
Sunday, not to
be
profaned.
Teignayne,
99
153, n.
Teilinn,
. 307
32
458
INDEX.
PAGB.
Teite, ... 58, 59
Tettau, Major Gen. . . 396
Templemore, . . . 296
Terinonmagurk, . . . 313
Terwin Mac Guirck, . 260, 313
Thomas Mor, . . • 81
Thomas Og, ... 81
Thome-Battinbreake, . . 129
Thomond, 82, 176, 161, n., 194, 297,
298, 300, 310, 390
Thyneagh, . . . .129
Tibraide, . . ^. 36, 37
Tighearnach, . . . 36, 37
Tighearnan, 80, 81, 170, 171, 171, «-
Tigh-Malag, 385
Timoleague (see Tigh-Malag).
Tipperary, 34, 7i., 41, n., 42, n. 45, n.,
46, n., 50, 71., 61, n.
Tir-Chonaill. 146, n., 176, 180, 183,
217, 219, 220, 223, 321, 322, 368, «.,
374, 71.
— Eoghain, 146, w., 174, 175, 179,
180, 308, 314, 368, w.
— Fhiachrach, 220, 306, 318, 319
— Luigheach, . . 340, 341
— Omila, . . . 141, 218
— Thuathail, . . .141
— Ua-n-Amhalghadha, . 28, 29
Tirawley, 27, n., 30, n., 209, n., 220,
226
Tirconnell, 246, 248, 266, 267, 278,
305, 71., 308, 309, 310, 314
Tireragh, 207, m., 209, n., 306, w.
Tirerrill, . . . 222,225
Tirerrill (see Tir-Oililla)
Tirhugh,
Tirkeeran,
Tirlogh Lenogh,
Magnylsin,
Tobercurry,
Toirrdhealbhach,
Toman,
. 310
298, 313
240, 309
. 309
207, n.
84
62, 63, 64, 65
PAGE.
Tonn Chidhna,
379, n.
Tonaghta,
221, n.
Tonregye,
170, 71.
Torach,
. 223
Tore,
60,61
Torcke,
. 116
Torpy (see 0' Tor-pa).
Tower of Enagh,
. 309
Townsend,
. 140
Townshend,
. 396
Tragh-bhaile,
. 385
Traigh-Chiarain, . 20, n
., 22, n.
Claen, 48, n., 48, 49, 87, 92
Claine,
. 48, 71.
Gahami,
90
Kieran (see Traigh-
Chiarairi).
Li(Tralee), . 13
71., 385
Long, 52, n., 52, 53,
89, 113,
134
Omna, 48. n., 48, 49, 87
Tramore, .... 98
Travers, . . . .289
Treabhar, .... 80
Treana, 32, 33, 38, 39, 44, 45, 46,
47
Trevor (see 0*Treabhair).
Tricha -cead-meodhanach,
Tricha Meadhonaigh,
Tromulty,
Tuam, Archbishop of.
Tuath Fore .
Iboth, .
Indolaich,
na-Donnghalaigh,
na-h-Imghona,
.- O'n-Aenghusa,
O'n-Annghalaigh,
OTithcheallaigh,
— Euis,
— Ui Chouneid,
. 58, n.
. 5G, 71.
. 52, 71.
54, 71., 198.
200, 224
. 60, 71.
. 60, n.
50, 51, 89
91
88
52, 53, 89
54,55
52, 53, 90
50, 51, 89
50, 51, 89
INDE\.
459
PAQK.
Tuath-Ui-Duibhdaleithe, 54, 55
Ua Dubhdaledhe, . 10, n.
Tuatha De Danann, . 2, n., 2, 3.
362, n., 364, 365
. 298
36,37
34, 35
. 24, n.
216, n.
20, 21
139, 143, 394
. 100
. 113
. 222
216, n.
. 133
. 224
344, 345
. 120
. 124
. 121
209, 211
245, 249, 269, 272, 281,
293
Tyrehugb, . . . .294
Tyreraghe, . . . .207
Tyreower,, . . . .180
Tyrone, 149, n., 155, n., 159, k.,
160, n., 162, n., 222, 239, 240, 241,
244, 251, 253, 254, 257, 259, 260,
263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 270, 271,
272, 274, 275, 276, 277, 279, 280,
281, 284, 293, 297, 308, 309, 313,
322, 367
Tyrone (see TirEoghain).
Tyrone's Rebellion, . 342, n.
Tyrone, his flight, . . 258
U.
Ua Adhaimh, . 50, 50, n., 51
— Aenghusa, 18, 19, 36, 37, 44, 45
Toraighe,
Tuathal,
Bearra,
Teachtmhar,
Tulach-na-dala,
teann,
TuUagh, 99, 106, 138,
TuUaghe,
TuUelane,
Tulsk,
Tully-MullaUy,
Tuoghmontyne,
Turloch Mochain, .
Turkey,
Twomealye,
Tworinesillane,
Twovintirrydorcke,
Tyrawlie,
Tyrconnell,
34
Ua Aingle,
— Ainnle,
— Aithne,
— Badhamhma, 36,
— Baire Ara,
— Bairr,
— Baiscne, Finn,
— Briain,
— Buadhaigh,
— Builc,
_ Builg,
— Cairbre Aedha,
— Cathain,
— Catlabhaidh,
— Ceadagain,
— Ceartaigh,
— Chaingne,
— Cheartaigh,
— Chuindlis,
— Ciabhain, .
— Cobhthaigh,
— Coinneid, ,
— Conaill,
— Conchobhair,
— Corrbuidhe,
— Cuinn,
— Doire,
— Dubhain, .
— Dubhagain,
— Dubhclionna,
— Duibhfhleasc,
— Duibhleanna,
— Duibhlisc, .
— Duinnin, .
— Dunadhaich,
36,
34,
PAOG.
50, 50, II., 51
. 44, 45
, 18, 19
, 37, 44, 45
. 42, 43
50, 50, n., 51
. 62, 63
. 176
50, 50, n., 51
. 44, 45
. 22, 23
. 54, n.
165, n.
35, 35, n.
. 11, n.
. 50, n.
. 50, 51
. 50, 51
. 36, 37
50, 50, n., 51
8, 9, 9, n., 58, n.
. 46, 47
. 46, 47
. 42, 43
. 52, 53
30, 31, 31, 71.
50, 50, n., 51
52, 53, 53, 71.
. 44, 45
. 50, 51
. 18, 19
. 56, 57
22, 23, 44, 45
52, 53, 53, n.
. 56, 57
— Dunchadha-Mac-na-h-ErIan]he,384
— Eachach, . . . . 60, 61
— Eathachof Uladh, . . 60, n.
— Eathach-Mumhan, . . 141
— Eidersceoil, 8, 9, 9, n., 10, 11, 12,
13, 56, 57, 57, n.
— Eiueachlais, . 30, 31,31, n.
460
INDEX.
Uá Fiachrach, 4, w., 27, «., 28, n.,30,n.
Aine,
— Finn,
— Finain,
— Floinn,
— Floiun-Arda,
— Gaibhtheachain,
— h-Aedha, .
— h-Aigheanain, .
— n-Eathach,
— larnain,
— Laeghaire (Iveleary)
— Maethagain, (Eoin Masach), 328,
328, n., 329
141, n.
28, 28, M., 29
30, 31, 31, n.
30, 30, n., 31
. 8, 9
30, 30, 71., 31
. 54, 55
. 44, 45
. 384
. 30, 31
. 5, n.
— Maeileadair,
— Mailchomadh,
— Maileadair,
— Mailcheadaich,
— IVIainchine,
— Maine,
— Meiceidich,
— Meccon,
— Mic-Eirc, .
— Mongain, .
— Motlila, .
— Mutain,
— Neill,
— Odhradain,
— Rosna,
— Tighearnaigh,
Uaith-Nia,
Uaithne,
. 50, n.
54, 55, 56, 57
. 50, 51
. 56, 57
. 36, 37
18, 19, 44, 45
50, 50, n., 51
50, 50, n., 51
38, 39, 44, 45
50, 50, n., 51
50, 50, n., 51
. 384
171, ",
. 52, 53
50,51,51,».
, 44, 45
60, 61, 62, 63
. 60, 61
Cliach, 42, 42, n., 43, 62, 63
Thire, 42, 42, n., 43, 62, 63,
64, 65
Ualghary, .... 83
Uisene, .
Uisne,
Uisneacli,
Uitlieochar,
. 16, 17
. 18, 19
346, 347
. 62, 63
PAGE.
Uladh, . . . 60, 61, 68, 69
Ulaidh, .... 148, 149
Ulidians, . . . 158, n.
Ulster, 27, n., 151, n., 153, n., 157, n.
158, 71., 159, 71., 162, n., 163, n„
169, n., 179, 180, 309, 353, «.,
358, 71.
, Urrighs of, . .316
Ulstermeii, . . . . 66, 67
Umhall, ... 62, 63, 224
Vines,
Virgin Mary's Point,
W.
14, n.
90
Walsh, ... 93, 95, 96, 97
Waterford, 21, n., 93, 94, 95. 96, 97,
98, 385
(see Port-Lairge')
Westraeath, 26, n., 27, n., 357, n.
West Connacht (see Yerconnaiight).
Westminster Abbey, . , 214
Westport, .... 229
Wexford, . . . 54, ti., 94
Wliite 245
Wicklow, . . 31, 71., 93, 97
Wilde, (W. R.), . . .28,71.
Windele, (John), . . 52, n., 399
Wiseman, . 107,109,110,111
Wooden-Houses, . . 156, 7«,
Woodlock, .... 95
Wyndebacke, .... 279
Yerconnaught (see lar Contiacht), 198
Yoaghilly, . . . .122
Yoghill, 98
THE END.
THE CELTIC SOCIETY,
OR
IRISH HISTOEICAL AND LITERARY ASSOCIATION.
(From the oriyinal Prospectus, 1847.)
"■The Materials for Irisli History, although rich and abundant, have
hitherto been only to a small extent available to the student. The
few accessible authorities have been so often used, and the works
compiled from them are so incomplete, that the expectation of any
History worthy of the Country has been generally deferred, under
the conviction that vast additions must be made to our stock of
available materials before any adequate work of that kind can be
produced.
These materials consist of Manuscripts in the Irish, French, Latin,
Italian, and English languages, — of the architectural and monu-
mental remains still spared to us, — and of the numerous vestiges of
arms, implements, golden ornaments, and other articles in use
among our ancestors, evidencing their skill in workmanship and
their advancement in civilization. Many of these are in England,
or scattered over the Continent; many, happily, are at home.
In recent times the earnestness displayed in other departments
has excited throughout the Country a strong wish to become ac-
quainted with objects which possess so much interest for men of
cultivated minds ; and a desire has sprung up among the people to
study for themselves those historic originals, rather than to expect a
future historian's representation of them at second-hand. This
wish seems now widely spread and firmly seated in the national mind.
The Irish Archasological Society, founded on St. Patrick's Day,
1840, have earnestly labored in the publication of original historic
documents, of which twelve volumes are now completed, — all works
of great importance, and ably edited; and it is earnestly to be
hoped that their useful labors may be long continued, and meet
with that public support which they so eminently merit.
X
However, the field of labor is so large, and long neglect has so
increased the necessity for exertion, that it has been thought advisable
to establish another Society ; the office of which will be to aid in
making public and elucidating the valuable and neglected stores of
our National literature, to cultivate the study of our native language,
the greatest record of the Celtic world, and to watch over the pre-
servation of the monumental and other materials of Irish History.
The success which has attended similar societies, in other coun-
tries, affords encouragement to the promoters of this arduous under-
taking. England and Scotland have their Roxburgh, Maitland,
Bannatyne, Spalding, Camden, Percy, ' Hakluyt,' and Chetham So-
cieties. But France is the country to which it is most important to
look for the successful cultivation of History in the present day ; and
the labors and publications of ' La Société de V Histoire de France^'
(instituted in 1834,) afford great and encouraging examples.
But this Erench Society has done nothing which an Irish Society,
resting on a broad popular basis, served by willing laborers, and
drawing on materials so rich and abundant, may not reasonably hope
to emulate.
Ireland has yet Celtic Scholars of ripe and accurate learning, pro-
found and erudite antiquaries, and was never more rich in that wise
public spirit which is alive to the honor, and atliirst for a true know-
ledge of the Country.
Erom archseology tliis knowledge must come ; the genius which
has peopled the hills of Scotland once again with the men of the
dead past, and made the Norman Conquest familiar to our daily
knowledge, drew from such a source. To give back to the imagi-
nation the races that have flourished and passed away in our Country
is not the work of invention. The historian, the poet, and the
artist, must collect from the materials, which the Celtic Society seeks
to preserve, the colors that will give life and reality to their labors ;
and enable them to adorn their Country with great memories and
associations, which will make her dearer to her sons, and more
honored and interesting in the eyes of the world."
Ill
PUBLICATIONS OF THE SOCIETY.
1847.
OR
THE BOOK OF RIGHTS;
A Treatise on the Rights and Privileges of the Aucient Kings of Ireland,
now for the first time edited, with Translation and Notes. By John O'Donovan,
Esq. M.R.I. A. Prefixed to this volume are the following historical and critical
dissertations by the Editor — i. On the various IManuscripts of the Book of
Rights, ii. On the Saltair Chaisil, or Psalter of Cashel. iii. On the will of
Cathaeir Mor and other pieces introduced into Leabhar na g-Ceart. iv. On the
references to Tomar as King or Prince of the Danes of Dublin, v. On the
Tract prefixed to the Book of Rights entitled ' The Restrictions and Preroga-
tives of the Kings of Eire.' vi. On the division of the year among the ancient
Irish, vii. On the chariots and roads of the ancient Irish, viii. On Chess
among the ancient Irish, (with engravings.) ix. On the Irish text and trans-
lation. The large paper copy contains full-length portraits of Archbishop
Ussher, Luke Wadding, and Roderick O'Elaherty.
1848.
CAMBRENSIS EVERSUS ;
Or Refutation of the Authority of Giraldus Cambrensis, on the History of
Ireland, by Dr. John Lynch, (16G2) with some account of the affairs of that
Kingdom during his own and former times. Edited, with Translation and
copious Notes, by the Rev. Matthew Kelly, Royal College of St. Patrick,
Maynooth Vol. I.
1849.
MISCELLANY OF THE CELTIC SOCIETY,
CONTAINING
A Treatise from the Book of Leacan on the O'h-Eidirsceoil's (0 Driscol's)
country, in the County of Cork.
A Historical Poem on the Battle of Dun, (Downpatrick,) A.D. 1260.
Sir Richard Bingham's Account of his proceedings in Connacht, in the
reign of Elizabeth.
A Narration of Sir Henry Docwra's services in Ulster, written A.D. 1G14,
together with other original documents and letters illustrative of Irish History
never before published.
The succeeding volumes of Cambrensis Eversus, and other important
Works, are in preparation.
IV
Meport of the Council to the Annual General Meeting of the Celtic
Society, held on Tuesday %Qth February, 1850.
" The Council of the Celtic Society feel much gratification in an-
nouncing that fifty new Members have been elected, notwithstanding
the unjiropitious state of the Country, during the year which has
elapsed since our last general meeting.
" This large accession of support affords a pleasing evidence that the
importance of the objects of the Celtic Society is becoming more widely
recognised, and the high value of the ancient history and literature of
Ireland more justly appreciated than hitherto.
" The Council have decided on publishing a miscellaneous volume
for the year 1849. It will contain— I. A treatise from the " Book of
Leacan," on the ancient history and tojiography of a portion of the
county of Cork, with an account of the family of O'Driscol. II. A
historical poem on the Battle of Downpatrick, A.D. 1260, by the Bard
Gilla Brighde Mac Con Midhe. Ill, Sir Richard Bingham's "Ac-
count of his services against the Bourkes in Connacht," in the reign
of Elizabeth, from the original manuscript in the British Museum.
IV. A very interesting autobiography, written by the first baron of
Culmore, and entitled " A Narration of the services done by the Army
vmployed to Loughfoyle, under the leading of mee Sir Henry Docwra,
Knight, Charles Lord Mountioy being then Lord Deputie (afterwards
Earle of Deuonshire and Lord Lewetenant) of Ireland, togeather with
a declaration of the true cause and manner of my coming away and
leaning that place. Written in the sommer, 1614, and finished the
first of September the same year."
" This volume, which will, we trust, prove acceptable to our Mem-
bers, is at present in the press and will soon be ready for delivery.
" During the past few years we have had to contend with difficulties
of no ordinary nature, owing to the calamitous state of the Country.
No exertion has, however, been spared on our part, and we have formed
a very effective organization by the appointment of local Agents, which
will, we expect, be the means of obtaining us many new Members,
from the facilities thus afforded in the receipt of subscriptions and the
delivery of our books.
" We are most anxious to undertake the publication of some of the
large and important works on Irish History, not included in the cata-
logue of the intended productions of our Irish Archaeological Society,
but still remaining in manuscrijDt, and inaccessible to the Public, and
which, if not soon printed, must be inevitably lost to the Country.
Such are the 'T^íiit) Bo CuA]\-^ve,' or 'History of the Great Seven
Years' War between Ulster and Connacht,' which, according to
O'Flaherty, terminated but one year before the Christian era ; ' The Ex-
ploits of Ceallachan of Cashel, A.D. 939 ;' ' C'^t--\ié]rt) 'Coi|i6eAlbA]5/
or * The Triumphs of Torlogh,' generally known as the Wars of Tho-
mond CCuAc Wun)^), written in the year 1459, by SeAAT) 2t)AC KuA]6-
|i^5e 2t)eic Ha]c, giving an account of ' The renowned events that took
place in Thomond, or North Munster, from the coming of the Stranger,
in 1172, until the death of Robert de Clare, in 1318.' ' "LeAbAit
OAbAlA,' or ' The Book of Conquests,' by the O'Clerighs, the learned
compilers of the * Annals of the Four Masters ;' a coiTect translation
of Dr. Geoffrey Keating's ' pojiuf peA]*A A]|t 6ift]i),' or 'The Chron-
icles of Ireland,' with the classical Latin version of Dr. John Lynch,
author of ' Cambrensis Eversus.'
'* These, with many other works of high value and importance to
the students of Irish History, we must, at present, be content with
merely referring to, in the hope that when they have engaged the
attention of the Public we shall be furnished with ample funds to rescue
them from the obscurity in which, to our reproach, they have been so
long suffered to remain.
"We have received a communication from the Rev. James Graves, of
Kilkenny, relative to a manuscript which he has lately discovered amono-
the archives of the corporation of that town, and staled by him the
'Liber Primus Kilkennice.'
" It is written on vellum in various hands contemporary with the
respective dates of its contents; and commences with some exceedingly
curious by-laws, and Corporate enactments relative to the price of
corn, and the proportionate size and price of bread; also concerninc
the governments of the markets, and the sanatory regulations of the
town, &c. dating from the early part of the fourteenth century. Those
A 2 "^
VI
by-laws are most curious and present a vivid picture of the internal
polity and manners of an important town, of what may be called the
English Pale, although, strictly speaking, Kilkenny never formed a
portion of that district. These regulations also exhibit the progressive
change of manners from the commencement of the fourteenth century,
to the reign of Henry the Eighth, when the manuscript terminates.
"This volume also contains many unpublished charters, several very
early lists of burgesses, nearly an uninten-upted list of the chief officers
of the town, called sovereigns, curious rent-rolls of the Corporation
property, and some most valuable records of the assizes held at Kil-
kenny, by Arnold le Poer (celebrated as the champion of Dame Alicia
Kyteler, accused of witchcraft by Richard de Ledrede), who afterwards
died excommunicate in the Castle of Dublin ; and other seneschals of
the Lord of the Liberty of Kilkenny, before that county became shire
ground. Every student of Irish history must be aware what an inter-
esting and important subject is presented by these ancient liberties with
their courts, officers, rights, and immunities. The Kilkenny Liber
Primus presents us with several plea rolls of the liberty of Kilkenny,
the earliest of which is headed * E placitis coronse coram Domino Ar-
naldo le Poer Senescallo Kilkenniae die lunae proximo post festum
Sancti Michaelis Archangeli, anno Regis Eduardi, decimo octavo ;'
as also a most important record of the division of the county of Kil-
kenny between the daughters and coheirs of Gilbert de Clare, Earl of
Gloster. At page 56 of the manuscript occur short annals of Ireland,
reaching down to the year 1334, and giving local information not found
in other annals. The reverend gentleman, in conjunction with J, G.
A. Prim, Esq. of Kilkenny, has, in the most liberal manner, offered
to edit an abstract of this valuable manuscript for the Celtic Society,
and your Council will gladly undertake its publication, provided they
receive adequate support from those interested in the history and an-
tiquities of Kilkenny. Having adopted measures which will in future
effectually prevent our expenditure exceeding our annual receipts, we
would, in conclusion, endeavour to impress on our Members the great
benefit they will confer on the Society by paying their subscriptions
in advance, as the size of our volumes must necessarily depend on the
amount of funds thus placed at our disposal."
MEMBERS OF THE CELTIC SOCIETY
Since its Formation in 1847.
LiFK Members are distinguished by Asterisks.
Abel, Abraham, Esq. M.R.I. A. Royal Cork
Institution, Cork
Browne, Right Rev. George, D.D. Bishop of
Elphin, Sligo
Betham, Sir William, Ulster King at Arms,
Dublin Castle
Barlow, Rev. Martin, Francis -street, Dublin
Barnewell, Rev. Patrick, Leixlip
Barry, Michael Joseph, Esq. Barrister-at-
Law, Cork
Barry, James, Esq. Thomas St. Limerick
Beardwood, Rev. Henry, St. Patrick's Col-
lege, Mavnooth
Beckett, W. H. Esq. 3, Henrietta-st. Dublin
BtU, Rev. Edward Hudson, Castlemartyr
Bellew, Mr. Gerald, 79, Grafton-st. Dublin
Bellon, Rev. Charles, Everingham Park, York
Bergan, Rev. Laurence, Killenaule
Bermingham, Edward, Esq. 184, Gt. Bruns-
wick-street, Dublin
Bindon, Samuel H. Esq. Castleconnell
Boylan, Thomas, Esq. Hilltown House,
Drogheda
Burke, Rev. Michael, Trinity -Within, Wa-
terford
Burke, Very Rev. Dean, Westport
Burke, Joseph, Esq. Poor Law Office, Cus-
tom House, Dublin
Burton, F. W. Esq. M.R.I.A. Salem Place,
Dublin
Butler, Rev. John, Gurtnahoe, New Bir
mingham
Butler, Rev. Richard, D.D. Dean of Clon
macnoise, Trim
Butt, Isaac, Esq. LL.D. 72, Leeson st. Dublin
Blacbford, John, Esq. 10, Bucklersbury,
London
Brady, Francis William, Esq. 26, Pembroke-
street, Dublin
Braham, Rev. John, St Mary's, Limerick
Breen, Rev. Timothy, Ballynacally, Ennis
Brennan, Rev. Mattliew, Thomaátown, Co.
Kilkenny
Browne. Michael. Esq. Lismore
Browne, Rev. Martin, Ballagh
Byrne, Rev. Patrick, Carrick-on-Suir
Byrne, Rev. , Carlow
Cawdon, Right Hon. the Earl of, Wales
Clarendon, His Excellency the Earl of,
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
CuUen, Most Rev. Paul, D.D. Primate of all j
Ireland, Armagh
Cahill, Rev. Richard, Thurles
Callwell, Robert.Esq. M.R.I. A. 25, Herbert-
place, Dublin
Cane, Robert, Esq. M.D. Kilkenny
Cannon, Rev. Patrick, Newport
Carney, Andrew P. Mason-street, Liverpool
Carroll, Richard, Esq. Fermoy
Carroll, Mr. Patrick, Ballinstona, Bruff
Casement, George, Esq. 9, Henrietta-street,
Dublin
Cavanagh, Rev. James, Carlow College
Codd, Francis, Esq. Prince Edward Terrace,
Black Rock
Cody, Patrick, Esq. Mullinavat
Cogan, Rev. John, North Anne-street, Dublin
Cogan, W. H. Esq. 60, Rathmines Mall, Dublin
Coughlan, Patrick, Esq. Limerick
Coneys, Rev. Thomas De Vere, A.M. Pro-
fessor of Irish in the University of Dublin
Connellan, Owen, Esq. Professor of Celtic
Languages, Queen's College, Cork
Conry, liev. John, Clane
Conway, F. William, Esq. Rathmines, Dublin
Cooke, Rev. James, D.D. St. John's College,
Waterford
Cooke, Thomas L. Esq. Birr
Cooper, Rev. Peter, D.D. Church of the Con-
ception, Marlborough-street. Dublin
Coppinger, William, Esq Barry's Court, Cork
Corcoran, Rev. Patrick, Tuam
Corley, Rev. Michael, Castlebar
Costello, Rev. Edward, Limerick
Costello, John, Esq. Galway
Costello, James, Esq. 'ih, Nelson-st. Dublin.
Cummins, Rev. Jeremiah, Kilcrohane. Bantry
Curry, Eugene, Esq. Royal Irish Academy,
Dublin ^
Cussen, Very Rev. Robert, V.G. BruflF
Chalmers, Patrick, Esq. Auldbar, Brechin
Cleaver, Euseby D. Esq. at Dowager Lady
Mackworth's, 2, Upper Bedford-place, lius-
sell Square, London
Clinche, Hugh 0'8renan,Esq. St. James' Ter.
race, Dublin
Close, James Stratherne, Esq. 2, Gardiner's
Row, Dublin
CroUy, Rev. George, D.D. Professor, St. Pa-
trick's College, Maynooth
Crolly, Rev. William
Denvir, Right Rev. Cornelius, D.D. Bishop of
Down and Connor, Belfast
Daly, Bartholomew, Esq. Patrick-street.Cork
Davoran, Rev. James, St. Patricks College,
Maynooth
Deasy, Thomas, Esq. Clonakilty
Deasy, Rickard, Esq. Q.C. 184, Great Bruns-
wick-street, Dublin
Den, Rev. Patrick, Castlecomer
VI II
Oennehy, Rev. Henry, St. Patrick's College,
Maynooth
Dillon, John Blake, Esq. 20, Great Charles-
street, Dublin
Dixon, Rev. Joseph, D.D. Professor, St. Pa-
trick's College, Maynooth
Domvil, W. C. Esq. Santry
Donovan, Rickard, Esq. Clerk of ths Crown,
County Cork
Dowley, Very Rev. Philip, St. Vincent's, Cas-
tleknock
Dowley, Rev. Timothy, Carrickbeg, Carrick-
on-Suir
Dorrian, Rev. Patrick, Clough, Belfast
Douglas, Mr. William Jackson, Kilkenny
Dowden, Richard (,R.) Esq.Rath-Lee, Sunday's
Well, Cork
Doyle, Kev. James, D.D.Westland row,Dublin
Dublin Societv, the Royal, Kildare-street
Duffy, Charles Gavan, Esq Elm vale, County
Dublin
Duggan, George, Esq. Prospect Cottage,
Westburn on-Severn
Dungan, Rev. Mickael, Blanchardstown
Dunne, John, Esq. Garryricken, Callan
•Dunraven, Right Hon. the Earl of, M.P.
M.R.I. A.
Durcan, Hev. Bernard, St Patrick's College,
Maynooth
Egan, Rev. W^illiam, St. Patrick's College,
Maynooth
Foran, Right Rev. Nicholas, D.D. Bishop of
Waterford and Lismore, Waterford
Fagan, Rev. Thomas, St. Patrick 3 College,
Alaynooth
Fanning, Rev. John, St. John's, Tiverton
Farrell, Rev. Patrick James, Navan
•Farrelly, Rev.Thomas, St. Patricks College,
Maynooth
Farrelly, (the late) Rev. Philip, Moynalty
Feehan, Rev. Patrick, New Birmingham
Ferguson, Samuel, Esq. Barrister at Law, 9,
Upper Gloucester-street, Dublin
Ferguson, James Frederick, Esq. Grosvenor
Cottage, Rathgar
Finn, Rev. Mathew, St. Patrick's College,
Maynooth
Fitzgerald, Rev. Richard, Waterford
Fitzgibbon, Henry, Esq. Castlerca
Fitzpatrick, Kev. M. St. Patrick's College,
Maynooth
Fitzpatrick, Patrick Vincent, Esq. 29,Eccles-
street, Dublin
Foran, Rev. Robert, St. Patrick's College,
Maynooth
Fottrell, Patrick, Esq 7, Fleet-street, Dublin
Furlong, Rev. Thomas, Professor, St. Pa-
trick's College, Maynooth
Flanagan, Hev. Thomas, Professor, St. Mary's
College, Oscott
Flanagan, Re^" Denis, Mountmelick
Flanagan, Rev. M., Francis-st. Dublin
Fleming, John, Esq. Clonea, Carrick on-Suir
Florry, Mr. George, Secretary, Temperance
Library, Navan
Flynn, Rev. Edward, Professor, Navan Semi-
nary, Navan
Flynn, Rev. John, Ballymartin, Tallow
GafTney, Rev. James, St. Patrick's College,
Maynooth
GafiFney, Rev. Myles, D.D. Senior Dean,
St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
Gargan, Rev. Denis, Professor, St. Patrick's
College Maynooth
Geoghegan, Rev. Michael, Kells
Geraghty, Rev. Peter, Castlebar
Geraghty, (the late) J. B. Anglesea-st. Dublin
•Gilbert, John T. Esq. Villa Nova, Blackrock,
County Dublin
Gill, Mr. M. H. Printer to the University of
Dublin
Goodman, James, Esq. Trish Scholar T. CD.
and Ballyameen, Dingle
Gorman, Rev. John, St. Canice, Kilkenny
Gunn, Rev. John, Dean, St. Patrick's Col-
lege, Maynooth
Gleeson, Edward M. Esq. Knutsford
Glennon, Timothy P. Esq. Coventry
Graves, Rev. Charles, A.M., M.R.LA. Fellow
of Trinity College, Dublin
Graves, Rev. James, A.H. Kilkenny
Green, Rev. Thomas, Afhy
Griffin, Daniel, Esq. M.D. Limerick
Griffin, (the late)William Esq.M.D. Limerick
Griffith, Rev. Edward, Frome, Somerset
Grogan, Rev. James, Newport, Tipperary
Haly, Right Rev. Francis, D.D. Bishop of Kil.
dare and Leighlin, Carlow
Herbert, Hon. Algernon, Ickleton, Saffron
Walden
Hill, Lord George Augusta, Ballyane House,
Rathmelton
Hanna, Mr. J W. Moy
Hardiman, James, Esq. M.R.I. .4. Librarian,
Queen's College, Galway
Hardiman, Rev. Thomas, Kilmeena.Westport
Hart, Thomas, Esq. Wind-gap Cottage, Kil-
kenny
Harte, Charles, Esq. 13, Upper Merrion-street,
Dublin
Hayes, Rev. Jeremiah, Garransfield, Clonmel
Hayes, Edward, Esq. 7, Park-street. Leeds
Hayden, Rev. William, Kilkenny
Haughton, James, E.sq. Eccles street, Dublin
Uaverty, Martin, Esq. 4, Richmond street,
North, Dublin
Hearne, Rev. Daniel, Liverpool
Hewitt, Thomas, Esq. Barrister-at-Law, 9,
Terrace, Turnham Green, Middlesex
Horan, Rev. Patrick, Navan Seminary, Navan
Horan, William, Esq. G8, Capel-street, Dublin
Horgan, (the late) Rev. Mathew, Blarney
Horgan, (the late) Rev. Cornelius, Mitchels-
town
"Hudson, Very Rev. Edward Gustavus, Dean
of Armagh
•Hudson, William Elliot, A.M., M.R.LA. 39,
Upper Fitzwilliam-street, Dublin
"Hudson, Henry, Esq. M.D., 23, Stephen's-
green. North, Dublin
Hutton, Thomas, Esq. Sumraer-hill
Hyland, Rev. John, Kilcash, Clonmel
Jennings, Francis M Esq. Cork
Jones, Rev. Michael. Navan
Joy, Rev. John, Dunhill, Waterford
Joynt, W. J. Esq. Limerick
*Kildare, Marquis of, M.P., M.R.LA. Carton,
Mavnooth
Kane, Sir Robert, M.D., M,R.I.A. President,
Queen's College, Cork
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Koane, Right Rev. William, D.D. Bishop of
Ross, Skibbereen
Keely, Rev. Nicholas, St. John's, Kilkenny
Kearney, Mr. Nicholas, Denmark- st. Dublin
Keene, Arthur B. Esq. College-green, Dublin
Keogh, Wm.Esq. M.P.5, Mountjoy sq. Dublin
Keleher, Wra. Esq. Library Society, Cork
Kelly, Denis H. Esq. M.R.I. A. Castlekelly,
Mount Talbot, Gahvay
Kelly, Rev. Matthew, Professor, St. Patrick's
College, Maynooth
Kelly, Rev. John, Kilkenny
Kelly, James, Esq. T.C. Kilkenny
Kelly, Patrick, Esq. Maudlin-street. Kilkenny
Kellv, William, Esq.
Kelly, Charles, Esq. 41, Lower Gardiner St.
Dublin.
Kelly, Rev. Patrick, Crosskiel, Meath
Kennedy, Joseph, Esq. Limerick
Kennedy, Charles, Esq. Capel-street, Dublin
Kennedy, James, Esq CapeUstieet, Dublin
Kenny, Very Rev. John, V.G., P.P- Ennis
Kenyon, Rev. Patrick, St. Mary's, Limerick
Kerr, Rev. Patrick, Professor, Irish College,
Paris
Kidd, Charles, Esq. M.D. Limerick
Kilbride, George, Esq. Templeogue
Kilroe, Rev. Thomas, Athlone
Kirwan, Rev. Laurence, St. Peter's College,
Wexford
Lalor, Denis Shine.Esq.Castlelough. Killarney
Lamb, Rev. Patrick, Newtown Hamilton
Lane, Denny, Esq. Barrister-at-Law, Sydney.
place, Cork
Larcom, Major Thos. R.E., V.P.R.I.A.
Leahy, Rev. James, Francis-street, Dublin
Leahy, Rev. Patrick, D.D. President, ('ollege,
Thurles
Leahy, Rev. Thomas, Rathmines
Leckie, Archibald, Esq. Paisley
Lee, Rev. Walter, D.D. Dean, St. Patrick's
College, Maynooth
Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan, Esq. A.M. 15, War-
rington-place, Dublin
Lenihan, Rev. John, St. Patrick's College,
Maynooth
Locke, John, Esq. Newcastle, Co. Limerick
Lucas, Frederick, Esq. Kingstown
Lyons, Robert D., M.B., T.C.D. 11, South
Frederick-street
Lynch, Rev. Wm. St. James', Kilkenny
Lynch, Rev. Thomas, Navan Seminary, Navan
Lynch, Rev. Denis, Fanstown, Kilniallock
Lynch, Rev. Gregory, Westland-row, Dublin
Murray, The Most Rev. Daniel, Archbishop
of Dublin, Mountjoy-square
Murphy, Right Rev. T., D.D., Bishop of
Cloyne, Fermoy
Maginn, (the late) Right Rev. Edward, D.D.
Bishop of Derry
Mackenzie, John W., Esq. W. S. Edinburgh
Madden, Richard Robert, Esq. Leitrim Lodge,
Rathmines
Magoo, Rev. Daniel, Magherafelt
Magee, Rev. John, D.I.). College, Carlo w
Mangan, vthe late) Jas. Clarence, Esq. Dublin
Martley, Henry, Esq. Barrister at Law, 1/),
Harcourt-street, Dublin
Martley, James F. Esq. Harrister-at-Law, 86,
Harcourt-street, Dublin
Maugham, J. D. G. Esq. 5, Rathmines Mall,
Dublin
Meagher, Thomas Francis, Esq. Waterford
Meany, Rev. Patrick, St. Mary's, Clonniel
Meehan, Rev. Michael, Carrigaholt
Meehan, Rev. Michael, (the late) Gurtnahoe,
Tipperary
Mergin, Patrick J. Esq., C. T., Leighlin Bridge
Meyler, Very Rev. Walter, D.D. Westland-
Row, Dublin
Mitchel, John, Esq. 8, Ontario Terrace.Dublin
Monsel, Wm. Esq. M.P., M.R.I.A. Tervoe,
Limerick
Montgomery, Henry R. Esq., Belfast
Moore, Rev. Philip, Rosbercon, New Ross
Moran, Rev. Patrick, Irishtown Dublin
Moran, Rev.Wm. St. Peter's Col!ege,We.\ford
Moran, Rev. Patrick, Kilrush
Moran, John, Esq. Maynooth
Moriarty, Rev. David, — All Hallows' College,
Drumcondra
Mullally, Rev. James L, Tipperary
Mullally, Rev. W. F. Annacarty, Tipperary
Mullen, Rev. Robert, Clonmellon, Meath
Murphy, Charles, Esq. Cork
Murphy, Rev. John, Drum
Murphy, Rev. Dominic, O.S.D. Bandon
Murray, Rev. Thomas L. Newtown, Tallow
Murray, Rev. James, Kilskyre, Crosskiel
Mac Hale, Most Rev. John, D.D. Archbishop
of Tuam
Mac Nally, Right Rev. Charles, D.D. Bishop
of Clogher, Clogher
Mac Gettigan, Right Rev. Patrick, D.D.
Bishop of Raphoe, Letterkenny
Mac .Adam, Robert, Esq. 18, College-square,
Belfast
Mac Adam, James, Esq. IS, College-square,
Belfast
Mae Carihy, Michael Felix, Esq. Collegiate
School, Drogheda
Mac earthy, Rev. Danl. Professor, St. Patrick's
College, Maynooth
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Mac Cullagh, Wm. T. Esq. M.P. London
Mac Crossan, Rev. Charles, Strabane
MacDermott, Philip, Esq. M.D. 49, Bolton-
street, Dublin
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street, Cavendish-square, London
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stewart
MacManus, Rev. Miles, Westland Row.
Dublin
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street, London
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College, Maynooth
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P. P. Gowran
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Kilkenny
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Maynooth
O'Higgins, The Right Rev. William, D.D.
Bishop of Ardagh, &c. Ballymahon
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St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
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Drumcondra
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Anglesea-street, Dublin
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Kilkenny
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Maynooth
OLoghlen, Sir Colman Michael, Bart,
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lege, Paris
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Rooney, Mr. Michael William, 26, Anglesea-
street, Dublin
Rooney, Cornelius L. Esq. 2a, Arran-quay,
Dublin
Rowan, Rev. Edward, Kilkenny
Rowan, Rev. Arthur B., A.M.. M.R I.A. Bel-
mont, Tralee
Russell, Rev. Charles W., D.D. Professor, St.
Patricks College, Maynooth
Russell, Rev. Patrick, Irish College, Lisbon
Russell, Rev. Bartholomew, O.S.D. Cork
Ryan, Michael, Esq. 53, Waterloo Road, Dub-
lin
Slattery, Most Rev. Michael, D.D. Archbishop
of Cashel, Thurlcs
Shrewsbury, Right Hon. the Earl of, Alton
Towers
Sinnott, (the late) Very liev. John, D.D.
President, St. Peters College, Wexford
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