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Dermott, by the tribe of O'Conor Roe, and by the son of Hugh, son of Roderick, at Caislean Riab hach (Castlerea, in Roscommon).
of Offaley, who charged him with high treason, it was awarded to decide their disputes by single combat, but de Vesey, having de clined the combat, and fled to France, was attainted, and his pos
A combined commotion arose against O’Conor, by Roderick, the son of Felim, by the tribe of Teige Oge, and of Teige Roe, and by the tribe of
cullen in Kildare, of Portlester in Meath, and viscounts of Baltin glass in Wicklow ; the Burkes, barons of Naas, and earls of Mayo; the Berminghams, barons of Carberry ; the Wellesleys, barons of
Narragh; the Allens, viscounts of Allen in Kildare, and barons of Stillorgan in Dublin; the Burghs barons Down ; the Pomeroys,
barons Harberton, and viscounts of Carberry ; the Agars, barons of Somerton, and earls of Normanton ; the Lawlesses, barons of Cloncurry; and the barons de Robeck; the Moores, marquesses and earls of Drogheda, and barons of Mellifont in Louth, reside at Monastereven in Kildare; the Scotts, earls of Clonmel, and also the family of Clements, earls of Leitrim, have seats in Kildare.
Ecclesiastical Divisions. —The following have beenthe bishops' seesat various periods in the territories now forming the counties of Dublin and Kildare, of which these accounts have been collected from the works of Ware, Usher, Colgan, Lanigan, Archdall, and various other sources.
St. Bridget. —The three great tutelar saints of Ireland were Patrick, Bridget, and Columkille, of each of whom numerous lives have been collected and published by the learned John Colgan, an Irish Franciscan of the monastery of Louvain, in the Netherlands, in the seventeenth century, in his great work styled Trias Thau maturga, or the wonder-working Triad, so called in allusion to those three illustrious Irish saints. St. Bridget was of the race of the Heremonians of Leinster, the daughter of a prince named Dubhthach, who was of the same descent as the celebrated Con of the Hundred Battles, monarch of Ireland in the latter end of the second century. Bridget was born, according to Usher, Colgan, Lanigan, and others, in the middle of the fifth century, about A. D. 453, and, according to Lanigan, was only about twelve years old at the time of St. Patrick's death, therefore he considers those accounts erroneous which make her cotemporary with St. Patrick;
sessions and titles were conferred on Fitzgerald, who, in A. D.
1316, was created, by king Edward II. , earl of Kildare, a title
which his descendants still hold, and in modern times were created
dukes of Leinster. The Fitzgeralds, descended from the Anglo
Norman baron, Maurice Fitzgerald, who cameover with Strongbow,
and of whom an account has been given at p. 42, in one of the notes
to these Annals, became one of the most powerful families in
Ireland, as earls of Kildare and earls of Desmond, and for a period
of more than five hundred years the earls of Kildare have held
their rank and great possessions, and many of them have been
lords lieutenant and chief governors of Ireland at various times during the thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centu
ries. The other chief families of English descent in Kildare have been the Aylmers, Archbolds, Bagots, Burghs or Burkes, Butlers, Breretons, Burroughs, Boyces, Dungans, Keatings, Eustaces or Fitz Eustaces, Prestons, Lawlesses, Wogans, Warrens, Whites, Woulfes, Ponsonbys, Nangles, Horts, &c. Some of the Aylmers of Kildare becamebarons of Balrath in Meath, and Arthur Woulfe, chief justice of the King's Bench, who was created viscount Kil warden, was of the Woulfes of Kildare.
Nobility —The following have been the noble families in Dub lin and Kildare from the reign of king John to the present time.
In Dublin the de Lacy's were lords of Meath, and of a great
part of Dublin. In the year 1384, Robert de Vere, earl of Oxford,
lord lieutenant of Ireland, was created marquess of Dublin, and
duke of Ireland, and in the royal family some of the dukes of Cum
berland were earls of Dublin; the Talbots, a branch of the Talbots, earls of Shrewsbury, Waterford, and Wexford, have been celebra
ted families in Dublin and Meath, chiefly at Malahide and Bel her birth-place was Fochart, in the district of Muirthemline, in
gard in Dublin, and were created barons of Malahide, and barons
Orgiall, now Faughart, near Dundalk, in the county of Louth, and St. Bernard, in his Life of St. Malachy, archbishop of Armagh, says in a passage quoted by Usher:-" venerunt aliquando tres episcopi in villam Fochart quem dicunt locum nativitatis Brigidae virginis,” and in one of her lives by Colgan, it is mentioned—“vil
Furnival, and of these was Richard Talbot, the celebrated duke of
Tyrconnell, lord lieutenant of Ireland, under king James II. ; the Plunketts, great families in Dublin, Meath, and Louth, are said
to be of Danish descent, and were created barons of Killeen, and
earls of Fingall, and branches of them barons of Dunsany in Meath,
and barons of Louth ; William Conyngham Plunkett, late lord
chancellor of Ireland, was created baron Plunkett; the Prestons,
viscounts of Gormanstown, and some of them viscounts of Tara;
the St. Lawrences, earls of Howth ; the Barnwalls, viscounts of
Kingsland, and barons of Turvey, and also barons of Trimblestown
in Meath; the de Courcys, barons of Kilbarrock; the Fitzwil
liams, viscounts of Merrion; the Rawsons, viscounts of Clontarf;
the Beaumonts, viscounts of Swords, and the Molesworths, vis
counts of Swords; the Temples, viscounts Palmerstown ; the
Tracys, viscounts of Rathcoole; Patrick Sarsfield, the celebrated according to one of the lives given by Colgan, was in Irish called
commander of the Irish forces under king James II. , was created
earl of Lucan ; and the Binghams are now earls of Lucan; the
marquess of Wharton, lord lieutenant of Ireland, was created earl
of Rathfarnham; and the family of Loftus, viscounts of Ely, were ibi erat. ” St. Bridget travelled over all parts of Ireland, and earls of Rathfarnham; the Luttrells, earls of Carhampton; the
Leesons, earls of Milltown; the Harmans, viscounts of Oxman town, the name of an ancient district in the vicinity of Dublin; and the family of Parsons, earls of Rosse, in the King's county, are barons of Oxmantown; the Wenmans, barons of Kilmainham; and the Barrys, barons of Santry; the Caulfields, earls of Char lemont, reside at Clontarf; and the Brabazons, earls of Meath, have extensive possessionsin Wicklow and Dublin.
In Kildare the following have beenthe noble families, the Fitz geralds, barons of Offaly, earls and marquessesof Kildare, and
barons of Naas, and the Prestons, barons of Naas; the St. stones, but Kildare having been devastated by the Danes, the re Michaels, barons of Rheban; the Fitz Eustaces, barons of Kil mains of St. Bridget, and the rich shrine in which they were con
dukes of Leinster; the title of earl of Leinster was borne by the
family of Cholmondely, in 1659, and the title of duke of Leinster
was held by a descendant of duke Schomberg in 1719 ; the de her memory. She was buried at Kildare, near the great altar, Veseys, lords of Kildare and Rathangan ; the de Lounders, and her monument ornamented with gold, silver, and precious
la in qua sancta Brigida nata est, Fochart Muirthemne vocatur, quaeest in provincia Ultorum. ” Bridget, having received a supe rior education, became remarkable for extraordinary piety and wisdom, and, embracing a life of celibacy, she received the veil from St. Macaille, who was bishop of Usneach in Westmeath, about A. D. 470, in the sixteenth or seventeenth year of her age, and about A. D. 480, according to Ware, or 487, according to Lanigan, St. Bridget founded the famous monastery at Kildare, where a great number of nuns resided with her, and the institution was amply endowed with lands by the kings of Leinster; the place,
Cill-dara, signifying the Church of the Oak, from a great oak tree near which it was erected, “illa jam Cella Scotice dicitur Killdara, Latine vero sonat Cella quercus, enim quercus altissima
founded numerous nunneries, which were filled with Brigidine muns,an order she had established, and which becamecelebrated in Ireland for many ages. St. Bridget was renowned for her wisdom, sanctity, and many virtues, and so highly esteemedby the bishops and clergy, not only of Ireland, but of Britain, that they frequently consulted her on the regulation of various religious matters: after a long life spent in the practice of piety, charity, and every virtue, and having performed many miracles, she died at her monastery of Kildare, about the 70th year of her age, A. D. 525, on the 1st of February, on which day her festival has been always celebrated, and her death is recorded in that year in the Annals of the Four Masters, and an eloquent eulogium passed on
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re-lighted, and continued to burn till the Reformation, and it is also said that some ruins of the fire-house still remain.
The See of Kildare. —The monastery of St. Bridget was the
first religious foundation at Kildare, and the place became cele- || brated as a seat of learning and religion; a great town or city
grew up there, and an episcopal see was founded in the latter
end the fifth century, St. Conlaeth being appointed first bishop; his successors were styled bishops and abbots Kildare,
bishops of Dublin. The see of Ferns, as explained in a note at page 226, was in the seventh and eighth centuries the chief see of Leinster; but during the ninth, tenth, and eleventh centuries,
tained, were removed for security in the ninth century to Down- patrick, and interred there in the same sepulchre with those of SS. Patrick and Columkille, as explained at p. 96, in a note in
these Annals. The memory of St. Bridget has been always held in the highest veneration, not only in Ireland, but in Britain, par-
The See of Dublin. —St. Livinus is mentioned by Colgan, in his Trias Thaumaturga, as the first bishop of Dublin, in the be- ginning of the seventh century; and he states, that having gone on a mission to preach the Gospel in Flanders, he suffered martyrdom there. Accounts of several other bishops of Dublin, from the seventh to the eleventh century, are given in Ware and Colgan; and in the eleventh century, from A. D. 1038 to 1084, Donatus and Patrick, both Ostmen, or Danes, were bishops of Dublin.
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Kildare was made the metropolitan see of that province ; and hence the bishops of Ferns and of Kildare were in those times styled by the Irish writers bishops or archbishops of Leinster; but in the twelfth century, Dublin was constituted the metropo litan see Leinster, and the bishops styled archbishops Dublin,
and sometimes archbishops Leinster. The small ancient sees Clondalkin, Tallaght, Finglas, Swords, and Lusk, above
note 226, the see
centuries the chief see
eleventh centuries, Kildare
ster, after which Dublin was constituted the archiepiscopal see Leinster. Kildare was long celebrated seat learning and sanctity, but the ninth and tenth centuries, from the repeated devastations the Danes, the place fell decay; and much more destructive were the wars later times, but the magnificent ruins
the ancient cathedral, with most beautiful round tower, and
beginning Loundres, which
the thirteenth century, A. D. 1214, under Henry archbishop Dublin, the ancient see Glendalough,
abbey was founded
the fifth century St. Maculind, and
the twelfth century were denominated Lusk. All the above-mentioned small sees
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account has been given page 226, was united Dublin; but the archbishops Dublin being English, their authority was not acknowledged the Irish, who had for many centuries afterwards their own recognised bishops Glendalough, and the union the two sees was not peaceably and fully esta- blished until the latter end the fifteenth century. From the twelfth the eighteenth century remarkable contests and con- troversies were carried between the archbishops Armagh and Dublin respecting the primacy, each the archbishops claiming precedency; but the claims Armagh the primacy
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were styled bishops down the twelfth century, which time was annexed to the see of Kildare.
splendid stonecrosseswhich still remain, amply former greatness. Kilcullen Kildare, abbey
St. Iserninus, the fifth century, and abbots
the Roman Catholic and Protestant Dublin being styled primates
The Diocese Kildare comprises the greater part the county Kildare, with great part the King's county, and
considerable portion the Queen's countv.
In the Diocese Dublin were the following ancient sees:–
Cluan-Doleain, now Clondalkin, near Dublin, St. Cronan
Mochua the seventh century founded abbey, which was note for many centuries, and abbots were styled bishops. At Tamhlacht, Tallaght, near Dublin, monastery was founded about the sixth century, and St. Maolruan mentioned first bishop the eighth century. was celebrated seat learn- ing and religion, and abbots down the twelfth century were styled bishops. At Finglas, near Dublin, monastery was founded the sixth century St. Cainneach, Kenny, from whom Kilkenny derived name, and the abbots Finglas were
the eleventh century styled bishops. Swords, near Dublin,
abbey was founded the sixth century St. Columkille, which was long celebrated, and abbots were styled bishops down the twelfth century. Lusk, the county Dublin,
were finally conceded, both
churches, the archbishops
Ireland, and the archbishops
The ablest arguments the subject, demonstrating the superior authority Armagh, and right the primacy, are contained
the Jus Armacanum, published 1728, most learned work written Latin Hugh Mac Mahon, R. C. archbishop Armagh.
Another remarkable circumstance connected with the diocese Dublin may mentioned, namely, that from the eleventh century
the present time contains two cathedrals, those St. Patrick and Christ Church, which said only another instance
found any see,namely, Saragossa, Spain. Accounts those controversies respecting the primacy, and the archbishops, will found Ware's Bishops, D'Alton's Archbishops
Dublin, Brennan's Ecclesiastical History—, and Stuart's Armagh.
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In Ireland numerous churches were dedicated in honour of St.
Bridget, and hence many parishes and other places in Ireland are
called Killbride, signifying the Church of Bridget, or St. Bride, and | These, and some other bishops and archbishops of Dublin in the
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a vast number of holy wells in honour of St. Bridget, are also to
be found in various parts of Ireland, and St. Bridget, with SS.
Patrick and Columkille, have been always associated as the three
great patron saints of Ireland. The holy fire of St. Bridget at
Kildare has been mentioned by Giraldus Cambrensis, Ware, and
others, but Lanigan and others consider these accounts as referable
to the sacred fire kept by the vestal virgins there, in the times of
Druidism; it is stated by Ware, Archdall, and others, that the
nuns of St. Bridget at Kildare preserved for many ages a perpe- || Kells, those prelates being until the twelfth century only styled tual sacred fire, but that in the year 1220, it was extinguished by
eleventh and twelfth centuries, received their consecration from the archbishops of Canterbury, and were in canonical obedience bound to the metropolitan see of England; but in A. D. 1162, Laurence O'Toole, the celebrated archbishop of Dublin, was con- secrated by Gelasius, archbishop of Armagh, and the custom ceased of the archbishops of Dublin going for consecration to Canterbury. Gregory, who was consecrated in A. D. 1121, was in A. D. 1is2, the first who got the title of archbishop of Dublin, from Cardinal John Paparo, the Pope's legate at the council of
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that his own galloglasses deceived and turned
against O'Conor, defeated him, and slew the son
of Connor Buighe, the son of Cormac, of his party,
Mac-an-Bhulbaidh (the son of Boulby), lord of Crioch Bulbach, along the Barrow, died.
O'Gobhan (O’Gowan or Smith), i. e. Mahon,
with many others, and also took a small portion of the son of Torlogh, died.
the cattle-herd from him; O'Conor, however,
happily escaped from his rebellious troops, and took
his cattle with him into Hy Maine.
Owen, son of Felim O'Conor, i. e. Felim, the
son of Owen, son of Donal, son of Murtogh, son
of the lord of Carbury (in Sligo), and the two sons of Murtogh, son of Owen, namely, Murtogh Oge,
and John, were treacherously slain by Calvach Caoch, son of Donal, son of Owen; and O’Donnell,
who was the security between them, preyed and spoiled Carbury, in revenge of this crime, and the
violation of their compact.
Colman, son of Art, son of Cormac Ballach
O’Melaghlin, was killed by Con, the son of Art,
son of Con, son of Cormac Ballach O’Melaglin. The Calvach, son of Hugh, son of Hugh Roe,
the son of Niall Garv O’Donnell, died.
Murrogh, son of Roderick Mac Sweeny, was kil led by the earl of Desmond, namely, Maurice, the son of Thomas, in Ely O'Carroll; and his brother,
Maolmurry Mac Sweeny, was moreover taken pri soner by him.
Dermod, son of Bryan Duv O’Connor, was slain
by Hugh, the son of Conor, and by the sons of Ro derick MacDermott, at Ath-Leime-na-Girre; but
Hugh was greatly wounded by Dermod, and Bryan,
son of Conor, the son of O'Conor Roe, a learned
tanist, was killed in retaliation for him, by Teige
Buighe, the son of Cathal Roe O'Conor, in Moy Murchadha.
Con, son of Torlogh Roe O'Conor, died.
A great contest arose between the two O’Conors, and O'Conor Roe marched with his forces to Bal
lintobber of St. Bridget, and demolished the 13awn of the town; the chiefs of the tribe of Teige Oge came and submitted to him, namely O'Flynn, Mac Ceithearny, and O’Mulbrenam. O'Conor marched with a force to Beol Coilleadh," cleared the way, and the people of Airteach gave him hostages.
The sons of O'Conor were defeated at Seaghais
(in Roscommon), by the sons of Roderick Mac Dermott.
O'Conor marched with his forces against the sons of William O'Kelly (of Hy Maine, in Galway), on
The son of Mac Carthy, i. e. Dermod, son of which occasion he burned and cut the passage of
Teige, son of Donal Oge, was killed by the same earl.
Thomas Butler, the son of Richard, was killed
by John, the son of Richard Butler.
Richard, son of Felim, son of Fergal O’Reilly,
Cluainin, and also cut and destroyed much corn. The sons of William O'Kelly did great damage to O'Maolconry and his kinsmen, in retaliation.
Hugh, son of O'Conor, and Owen, were trea cherously taken prisoners by the sons of O’Kelly; and Duvthach O'Maolconry was taken along with
was killed by the son of John Oge Plunkett.
Patrick, the son of the Knight of Kerry, was them and imprisoned.
killed by Mac Carthy More, namely, Teige the son of Donal Oge.
Niall and Art, the sons of Con, son of Hugh
Buighe, son of Bryan Ballach O’Neill, committed Annally, and many depredations and evils were
depredations on Henry, the son of Henry, son of committed by them on each other, until the lord Owen O’Neill; and Cahir O’Conor was slain on justice made peace between them, and settled the that occasion. chieftainship between the son of John, and the son
Mac Quillan, i. e. Seinicin Roe, the son of Ri of Cathal (O'Ferrall).
chard, was treacherously killed by Walter, son of Cormac, son of Seinicin Mac Quillan.
A. D. 1489.
1. Beol Coilleadh. Signifies the entrance of the wood, and
appears to have been situated in Airteach, a district which was part of Mac Dermott's country, in the barony of Boyle, county of Roscommon, towards the borders of Mayo and Galway; and at this passageof Sir William Betham's copy of the Four Masters, is
Cluan Tuaiscirt of the Shannon (Clontuskert, in Galway), was plundered by the tribe of Lisagh,
a note in the hand-writing of the celebrated Charles O'Conor of Belenagar, the author of Dissertations on the History of Ireland, &c. , in which he says, as follows: “Beol Coilleadh is my residence, in which I am reading this book this night, on the 13th Novem.
Conor Mac Dermott was taken prisoner by Torlogh O'Conor.
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the son of Rossa (O'Ferrall); and another success Roderick Buighe, were slain; and Donogh, the
ful depredation was committed in retaliation in son ofTorlogh Mac Dugald, and many of their Tirlicin (Tinnelick, in Longford), by the O’Han galloglasses and kerns, were taken prisoners.
leys, on the clan of Lisagh. O'Conor, i. e. Felim Fionn, the son of Teige,
The peace (which had been made by the lord son of Torlogh Roe O'Conor, a brave and warlike justice), between the two O'Ferralls, was dissol man, who spread terror in every country about wed; and the son of John committed a great de him, and a man whom the Siol Murray (people of
predation on the son of Cathal, the son of Thomas. John Mac Branan (of Roscommon), was nomi nated the Mac Branan, by O’Conor and by Mac
Connaught, Mac Oiragh the tomb
Torlogh, the son Torlogh O'Boyle, was pitched
(Mac Geraghty), and was interred Dermott; and on that day he forgave half a mark of his ancestors at Roscommon.
on Ballinvalaigh to the O'Maolconrys, which had been charged by his predecessors for a long period.
Malachy, son of Loghlin O'Maolconry, died on his professional visitation in Munster.
Sile (or Julia), the daughter of Dermod Andun aidh Mac Carthy, the wife of Torlogh O'Brien, a worthy representative of a queen of Cashel, died.
from his horse while running race Murbhaigh (in Donegal), which
O'Gormley, i. e. Murtogh, the son
son Conor, and Conor Roe, the son Maguire, died.
Iomaire died.
Henry, Gillpatrick
The sheep of Meath along the sea coast from
Dublin to Drogheda ran into the sea in despite of Maguire, aided by the clan Conor.
Roscommon), expected would unite died Easter Monday, the house
Roderick, son Philip, son Cuchonacht, was
killed the sons Bryan, the son Conor Oge
their shepherds, and never returned. O'Felan died.
O’Kane, i. e. John, the son Aibhne, son
Dermod, was taken prisoner by the crew ship
which came from Inbher Air (Inverary, Scot
land).
Hugh, son Maolmora, son John O’Reilly,
A. D. 1490.
Matthew Mac Conaing (or Gunning), vicar of was taken prisoner the sons Glaisne, the son
Lethratha (Abbeylara, in Longford); Fergus, son of John, son of Matthew, the Anchorite of Iniskeen
(in Louth); the canon Mac Tiarnan, of Seanad of Dromlane (in county of Cavan); Gillcreest, the son of the Lecturer, a young priest who was at Cluain-Lis-Floinn-Abrad, died.
Conor O'Reilly, after had plundered the town Thomas, the son Glaisne.
Young James Savadge was killed the sons
the Seneschal Savadge.
Colla, son Roderick, son Ardgal Mac Ma
hon, was killed by the clan Cu-uladh, the son O'Conor committed a depredation in Hy Maine, Niall More O’Neill,
on Roderick, the son of Torlogh, at Turlogh-na Felim, son Roderick, son Seinicin Mac mbruigheol. Quillan, was killed Aendruim (Antrim), the
O'Conor committed another depredation on the sons Bryan, son Hugh.
sons of Roderick Buighe, in Muine Fraochnat, at The castle Edan-Dubh-Cairge (Edenduff Druim Tarlach, and at Cluain Gamhnach. The carrig, the county Antrim), i. e. the castle
sons of Roderick, Mac Dermott, and all that were
opposed to him (O'Conor), with their galloglasses,
were ready to meet him on Moy-na-Cruachna (the
plain of Croachan). A fierce and desperate depredations the sons Con, the son Hugh
engagement ensued, in which both parties remem bered their old and recent animosities for each
other, for on either side were persons by whom their fathers and kinsmen had been respectively slain. O'Conor, however, defeated them, and
Buighe, and slew Geoffrey Mulcreevy.
Hugh Oge, the son Hugh Roe O'Donnell,
preyed and plundered the sons Donogh, son Hugh Maguire, and carried away the prey Ballyshannon, where slaughtered the oxen,
Tomaltach, the son of Mac Dermott, tanist of being four hundred number; the guards the Moylurg, and Cormac, the son of Teige, son of town, namely, the sons Hugh Gallda O’Donnell
Niall, son Con, son Hugh Buighe (O'Neill), was taken and demolished Felim, the grandson
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Bryan Ballach O'Conor, took their castle, and ex pelled themselves from their possessions.
Edmond Duv, the son Rossa, lord the port
Roderick and Hugh Magrath, the sons of Donal,
son of Hugh Oge, the two chief professors of Clan
Magrath, and Thomas O'Lorcan (O’Larkin), the
intended chief professor to O'Madden; Fionn
O’Hanghluinn, chief minstrel of Ireland; O'Hig Cloiche (in Roscommon), and O’Hanley, his fa gin, i. e John, the son of Fergal Oge, the chief ther, Teige, the son Gillananeev, lost his poet of Ireland; O'Cassidy of Coole (in Ferma sight through grief for him. Murtogh, the son magh); and Catherine, daughter of Conor, the son
of Cathal Mac Rannall, the wife of Teige, son of
Torlogh Maguire, all died.
Donogh, son of Malachy Caoch O’Beirne, and
his two sons, one of them only in his seventh year,
were treacherously slain by the other portion of rously taken prisoner Teige, the son Donogh
the clan of Cormac O’Beirne; and Cathal, the son O'Kelly; and the son O'Mannin, one his of Donogh, son of Hugh, was killed by Con Ciot people, was slain his presence, after which Ma
delivered the castle of Ballyshannon to Hugh Oge, without consulting O’Donnell.
O'Donnell and O’Neill were deadly enemies to
each other, from the 1st of November to Christmas;
O'Donnell at Drombo, and O’Neill at the Cairgin; Thomas, and the sons Awlave; and also and they made neither peace nor truce, nor gave plundered O’Melaghlin, and committed another either battle or skirmish, during that period.
O'Daly of Brefney (county of Cavan), i. e. John, the son of William, son of Hugh, a learned poet, died.
depredation the sons Gillananeev, the son Donal, the Cuirrin Conachtach.
ach, son of Hugh, son of Owen, and the people of Conor Mac Dermott, in Tir Briuin of the Shannon.
The clan of Teige O'Conor proceeded with their cattle-preyers from Hy Maine, halted before Clar, and took Teige Roe, the son of Carbry O'Conor,
lachy was set liberty.
Edmond Dillon, lord Machaire Cuirche (Kil kenny West, Westmeath), died.
Bryan, i. e. the Mac Rannall, the son Teige, son Cathal Oge Mac Rannall, was treacherously slain Leitrim the descendants his grand
prisoner; the son of Roderick Mac Dermott at
tacked their predatory band that night, and Rode father, i. e. Teige, the son Conor, and the two
rick, the son of Cormac Mac Dermott, was slain sons Malachy, who were foster-brothers his
in that attack.
Roderick, the son of Felim O'Conor, was inau berd, the son Teige Mac Rannall, and the
gurated the successor of Felim Fionn. tribe Tomaltach Mac Dermott; and Cathal, the O’Donnell proceeded with the tribe of Teige son Malachy Mac Rannall, was slain the cas O'Conor to Tulsk, but was refused admittance tle Hoberd, revenge his brother's death,
into the castle.
The clan of Teige O'Conor committed depreda Owen O’Rourke.
tions on O'Conor, and on the sons of Roderick MacDermott, at Bothar Liathbaislice, (Baslick, in
Roscommon).
The clan of Teige O'Conor, and Teige Roe
(O'Conor), proceeded with their predatory troops
into Moylurg, where they cut down the corn,
converted their own use, and expelled the in habitants therefrom.
The clan Teige O'Conor, and Mac William Burke, marched with force against the clan
The castle Athlone was taken the Dillon.
Gerald, the son Dunlaing O'Byrne, lord Branach (O'Byrne's country, Wicklow), died, and was succeeded Cahir O'Byrne.
Young John, the son John More from Iley (in Scotland), was treacherously killed harper Ulster, friend his own, namely, Dermod, the son Carbry, who was quartered for his
crime.
Fionguala, daughter Roderick Mac Namara,
Fergus, son Edmond, son Lisagh (O’Fer rall), plundered Fergus, the son Cathal, son
Annaly, died, and was succeeded Felim, the son Gillananeev, son Donal (O'Ferrall).
Dermod Buighe, the son O’Hanley, was killed Fergus, the son Edmond, Coille-na
Anthony O’Hanley, was nominated the O’Hanley his place.
Judith, daughter Murrogh, son Teige Glai, the wife Donal Mac Corman, died.
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O'Kane, i. e. John, the son of Aibhne, son of O'Reilly.
REIGN OF HENRY VII. 325
the wife of Torlogh, son of Murrogh O’Brien, died. O’Reilly, i. e. John, son of Torlogh, son of John, Con, son of Donal O’Conor of Corcomroe (in a youthful chieftain, eminent for entertainments, Clare), was killed by Cathal, the son of Cathal benevolence, and great hospitality, died in the
O’Conor. height of his prosperity, and was interred in the An eruption of the earth' took place on Sliabh monastery of Cavan; and John, the son of Cathal,
Gamh, by which one hundred persons perished, along with the son ofManus Crosach O'Hara; many horses and cows were also destroyed, and a large quantity of putrid fish was cast up by the eruption, and Lough-na-ngabhar-Iask since re mains in that place.
son of Owen, was nominated the O’Reilly. Cathal, son of Torlogh O'Reilly, having induced
the earl of Kildare to march on young O’Reilly and his kinsmen, great destruction was committed on the corn, cattle, and flocks of the country, by the English forces; and the grandson of Balronta (Waldron), was taken prisoner from the English
party by the sons of Cathal; and the son of Ed Owen, son of Murtogh, son of Niall Oge mond, son of Thomas, son of Felim O’Reilly, was O'Neill; Murtogh, son of Art, son of Owen slain by that force. The earl, namely, James, the O'Neill; and John Roe, the son of Roderick Ma son of Thomas (Fitzgerald), committed great de guire, died. predations on the sons of Glaisne, the son of Conor
Dermod, was set at liberty from his imprisonment, and he recovered his cattle from the sons of Manus
O’Kane, before his liberation was known to any one in his own country.
Felim, son of Hugh, son of Owen O'Neill, was
killed by Bryan, the son of Roderick, son of Ed mond Mac Mahon, and Art O’Neill; Felim’s bro ther, in revenge of him plundered and burned Tealach Gealagain (Tullygillan, in Monaghan), and slew many persons.
O’Neill, Con, the son of Henry, and O’Donnell, i. e. Hugh Roe, the son of Niall Garv, and they could not be pacified until they both proceeded before the lord
justice, the earl of Kildare, and they returned back again without peace or truce. Bryan, the son of Hugh Gallda, the son of Niall O’Donnell, was
slain in that contest by Henry, the son of Henry
O'Neill, and the same Henry governed and pro
tected the country while O’Neill had been at the O'Conor, affable man peace, and va
Roderick, son of Dermod, son of Marcus, was
appointed the Magrath of Termon (Termonma grath, in Fermanagh).
Hugh and Roderick, the sons of Donal, son of Hugh Oge, son of Hugh, son of Rannall, son of Donogh Alainn Magrath, and Murrogh, the son of Owen Magrath, died.
Henry, son of Hoberd, son of James Dillon, slew his own father, Hoberd, by the cast of a dag
ger, and he himself went to Rome on account of the deed.
Very wet stormy weather happened in the sum mer and following harvest of this year, which re
An awful contest arose between
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seat of the English.
Eachmilidh (or Emilius), the son of Magennis,
liant man war, died after long and well-spent life, and was interred Tulsk.
O’Hanley, i. e. Giollananeev, the son Donal, house, in a nocturnal attack, by the sons of Mala chief Kinel Doffa, was killed his own tribe.
i. e. of Hugh, the son of Art, was slain in his own chy, the son of Murtogh, son of Owen O’Neill.
A. D 1490.
Lough Easkey, situated at the northern side of the mountains, and |=
great and awful commotion arose between
abounds fish this circumstance mentioned the third part O'Flaherty's Ogygia, and observed that the ancient annalists have recorded, very remote periods, eruptions Lough
1. Eruption of the Earth. This eruption seems to have been
somewhat similar to an earthquake. Sliabh Gamh is now called
the Ox Mountains, in Sligo, in the baronies of Tireragh and Lieney;
and Lough-na-ngabhar-Iasg, above-mentioned, is now called Ireland.
sembled a deluge, and land failed.
A. D.
the corn crops Ire
1492.
The official O'Dwyer, i. e. Hugh, died.
Roderick, i. e. the O'Conor Roe, son Felim
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young O’Reilly, i. e. John, the son of Cathal, son Philip, son William Maguire, was killed by of Owen, and Cathal, the son of Torlogh, son of O’Cathalan, the town Richard, the son John, son of Owen, and great depredations were Bell the Knight.
committed by Cathal on O’Gobhan (O’Gowan or Torlogh Ballach, the son O'Conor Failey, i. e.
Smith), and O’Gowan pursued them, but died be fore he returned.
A peace and truce were concluded between O'Donnell and O'Neill, until May. -
Con, son of Art, son of Con O'Conor, was killed by the people of the earl of Kildare, in consequence of his having, in playfulness, made a cast of a pole at the earl.
the son Con, son i. e. Cumeada, the son
Con, the son of O’Donnell, was confined in Kildare.
chains by his father. Great depredations were committed by Cathal, John, son of Carbry O'Neill, was killed by the the son Torlogh O'Reilly, aided by the sons sons of O’Hanlon, and the sons of Redmond Mac Mahon, Redmond, namely, Glaisne
O’Hanlon, at Traghbally of Dundalk.
Felim, son of Torlogh, son of Hugh O’Neill,
was killed by Henry, the son of Bryan-na-coilleadh
Hugh
the sons Glaisne O'Reilly; and the son John Buighe Mac Mahon, Owen, was slain
was killed in his own house by a flash of lightning,
which also burned the house, and three or four prey, and Gerald, son Edmond, son Thomas,
died.
Colla, son of Donogh Mac Donnell (of Antrim),
persons who were in it were nearly killed by the same lightning.
Bryan, son of Edmond Mac Donnell, and his son, were slain by the sons of Mac Mahon, and the sons of John Buighe Mac Mahon.
son Felim O’Reilly, was taken prisoner same pursuit.
John Buighe, the son Owen, son rick, son Ardgal Mac Mahon, died, tival St. Tigearmach.
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Donal, son Henry, son Owen, and Gill and John Gallda, the sons of O’Kane, i. e. John, patrick Mac Caghwell (of Tyrone), were taken
Aibhne, the son ofAibhne O’Kane ; Geoffrey
the son of Aibhne, son of Dermod, were slain by Walter Mac Quillan, aided by John Cathanach,
the son of John, son of Donal Ballach, and by Tho
mas O’Kane, their father’s brother, at whose insti
gation they had come to perpetrate that murder. Mac Gillfinnen, i. e. Torlogh, the son of Bryan,
son of Henry Cosach, and Felim Roe, the son of Donogh Mac Gilfinnen (of Fermanagh), died.
Magrath, the coarb ofTemple Dabeog Lough Dearg, Donegal), namely Dermod, the son
prisoners, and Mac Caghwell, Edmond, was slain the sons Redmond Mac Mahon, namely,
Glaisne and Bryan, and many others besides were either slain taken prisoners that occasion; Donal, however, made his escape from Monaghan castle, week after his capture.
O'Clery, i. e. Teige Cam, chief professor O’Donnell (of Donegal), literature, poetry, and history, man who kept house general hospi tality both for the rich and poor, died after having gained the victory over the world and the devil.
An uncommon plague' raged Meath, which
posed by Willan have been produced by the use unsound wheat, consequence bad seasons, and said that the na
tives Wales, Scotland, and Ireland werefreefromthis epidemic, and that affected only the English, persons English descent,
who were those countries. Ireland the diseasewas very pre valent amongst the English colonists, Anglo-Irish, and even
Marcus, son Maurice, son Andrew, died.
A. D. 1492.
The plague here mentioned appears
the Sweating Sickness, the Ephemera Sudatoria Mason Good,
and mentioned Armstrong, and various other medical writers, the Sudor Anglicus, the English Sweat, was stated
that none but the English were subject The disease sup
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have been that called
Calvach, and Mac Namara, John Mac Namara, died.
O'Conor Failey, i. e. the son Cahir, son Con, son Calvach, was killed by
party the people the earl Ormond's son, i. e. James, the son John, son James Butler, namely, by Master Gart, and Master Gart was immediately after taken prisoner by the earl
Calvach, the son
and Bryan, and by Gillpatrick, the son
Oge Mac Mahon, the instigation
O’Reilly, O’Reilly, i. e. John, the son
son Owen, and also his kinsmen. Other
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was known by the appellation of the plague of Owen O'Rourke committed depredations twenty-four hours, because every person seized Hy Briuin the Shannon, which occasion the with it who passed that period recovered, and son O’Beirne, Cathal, the son Murtogh, son neither children nor infants took it. Teige, son Cormac, was slain.
The son of the earl of Ormond arrived in Ire Conor Mac Dermott, lord Moylurg, took land after having spent a long time in England, forcible possession the Rock Lough Kea,
and he, with O’Brien and his kinsmen, and Mac and O’Donnell compelled him abandon William of Clanrickard, marched with a force into peaceable terms.
Butler's country (in Kilkenny) and compelled the The castle Baile-na-Huambadh (in Roscom Butlers to make submission to the earl’s son; mon) was built the tribe Hugh MacDermott. some of the Irish of Leinster were taken prisoners,
and Meath was spoiled by these forces.
The Street of the Sheep,” in Dublin, was burned by the lord justice (Fitzgerald), and after that
Mac Rannall, was killed the tribe Malachy Mac Rannall.
O’Donnell, O’Rourke, and Owen O’Rourke,
a peace was made between him and the lord justice marched with force into Muintir Eoluis (in Lei (Fitzsimon) on the following terms: that each trim), compel the sons Malachy (Mac Ran
should hold his father's office, and that the king's
deputy-ship in Ireland, i. e. the sword (of state),
and the privileges appertaining should
given up into the hands the archbishop
Dublin, until the king should settle their dis
putes and arrange matters between them. The
cause for which the earl Kildare resigned his
office lord justice and withdrew himself from
the English Meath was, because they had not
assisted him against the son the earl
Ormond; the English sustained many evils
consequence that, for they were plundered, the tribe Donogh O'Brien.
Conor Oge, the son Conor, son Cathal Oge
nall) acknowledge the lordship O’Rourke,
which was resisted, and the corn and dwellings the country were destroyed; they nominated Wil liam, the son the Mac Rannall, opposition
Malachy, the son William, who was alone possession the chieftaincy for considerable time.
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and the country burned the Irish every direction, after they had been forsaken the earl. Hoberd, son Mulroona Mac Ranmall, heir
Hugh Mac Clancy, chief professor history and the Brehon laws Thomond, died.
Teige, son John, son Teige Mac Donogh, the chieftaincy Conmaicne Rein the Fomo and Cormac, son Conor, son Donal Cam, fell
rians (in Leitrim), and sixteen others along with by each other's hands Geevagh; and others him, were slain the church Kiltreman, the the party, who were not killed, wounded each
banks the Shannon, which was burned by the tribe Cathal OgeMac Rannall, and Muinter Carolan.
France, and other foreign countries, the English residents were the only persons affected. The symptoms the sweating sickness, according lord Bacon and Polydore Virgil, their histories the reign Henry VII. , were violent pains the head, intense and incessant thirst, burning heat the body, and profuse sweat ing disagreeable odour; great drowsiness also attended, and
the commencement the attack the tendency sleep was
not resisted, the diseasealways proved fatal. This disease ran
rapid course, and terminated death recovery the course twenty-four hours; attacked mostly young and middle-aged men, but amongst old men, women, and children, was not near
frequent fatal. Ware's Annals the reign Henry VII.
Cox and other writers, accounts are given violent tempests, and torrents rain, which deluged the land, tore forest trees by the roots, and prostrated the houses and churches, chiefly the province Ulster, the month March, 1486, and the
year 1491; the lands Ireland, during the summer and harvestsea sons, were deluged with rain, that was impossible save the
other.
Bryan, son Niall Gallda (O'Neill), and Eiver,
corn, and dreadful dearth ensued; the month December, blazing star comet appeared, and continued many months, and
pestilential diseasesoonafterwards followed. the summer 1492 continued drought was excessive, that many rivers, and most the springs Ireland were completely dried up, that immense multitudes the cattle perished for want water,
and famine and pestilence broke out amongst the Irish natives, well amongst the English settlers, and dreadful plagues epidemics also prevailed the years 1523 and 1525, and 1528
the sweating sickness again visited Ireland.
The Street of the Sheep now Ship-street, near Dublin
Castle, and appears have been burned Gerald Fitzgerald, earl Kildare, consequence disputes between him and Walter Fitzsimon, who was then archbishop Dublin, and lord justice; but they afterwards agreed that they should alternately hold the office lord justice lord deputy, which had been held the earl's father few years before that time.
Murtogh, the son Mahon O’Brien, died Thomond of the wounds he had received the fore-mentioned forces of the earl of Ormond.
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