Several chiefs of the O'Fee naghtys are mentioned in the course of these Annals, and there are still several respectable
families
of the name in Connaught; and it is stated by some old authorities, that the O'Feenaghtys, as a head branch of the Siol Murray, had the privilege of drinking the first cup at every royal feast.
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may observed here, that the colonies Firbolgs, Danans and Milesians, were all originally Scythians Celto-Scythians, and all spoke dialects the same language, namely, the Celtic, which was also the lan guage the ancient Gauls and Britons.
From the Milesians, called also Scoti Scots, above explained, Ireland got the name Scotia; and when colony the Milesian Scots from
Munster, and several Ireland but the race
the race Heremon
Ireland.
Firbolgs, having formed conspiracy invited the Milesian kings and chiefs
those Dumha Sealga, Magh-Ai, plain
the battle Orbsen near Lough Corrib Amergin the chief the Firbolgs was slain
Umhall, now the barony Aichle, now Croagh Patrick,
Brefney, now Fenagh others, having according
eighty-five battles for the recovery the crown. The battle Magh Cruimhe, Lughaidh Mac Con, valiant prince the
race Ith, having been expelled from Munster by Oilioll Olum, who became king Munster, and being banished
the battles Marrisk, Ceara, and Cruachan Mayo; and Magh Sleaght the county Leitrim, and many the old annalists fought altogether
Roscommon; also Galway, which
Irish Britain the
were called Clanna Mileadh,
Milesius having gone Egypt
Scota, daughter the king
sent force under Ith, son
valiant warrior, Eire Ireland, but was killed the Tuath
Danans. After the death Milesius, his sons having fitted out powerful fleet and large force for the invasion Ireland, and setting sail from the tower Brigantia, which was erected by Breogain near Corunna Cantabria, landed Inver Sceine, now the bay Kenmare the county Kerry, and the Tuath
Danans having collected their forces oppose them, great battle was fought between them Slieve Mis Mountain Kerry, where the Danans were defeated; but Scota, the widow Milesius, was killed while commanding the engagement, and was buried
term anglicised Milesians. This military commander, married
colony Picts from North Britain, who had settled Ulster,
Egypt. The Milesians Spain Breogain and uncle Milesius,
the present counties Down and Antrim, Dalaradia. Geaman, one the earliest Connaught. Meara, the celebrated queen
explained the note the Firbolg kings, had Connaught already
mentioned,was married Oilioll Fionn, king the Damnonian Firbolg race, and after she had reigned over Connaught for ninety eight years, died the one-hundred-and-twentieth year
her age, about the beginning the Christian era, stated O'Flaherty's Ogygia (v. 156. )
the first century the seize the monarchy, great assembly and feast Connaught, and having massacred vast number the chiefs, they seized upon the sovereignty, and set one their own
race monarch Ireland, named Cairbre Ceann Cait, Carbry Cat Head, called, said, from his ears resembling those cat. The place where the Milesian chiefs were mas sacred was called Magh Cru, signifying the field blood, and supposed have been near Lough Con Mayo. Cairbre Ceann
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Britain, projected invasion Ireland, and, assisted by the Bri tons and other foreign auxiliaries under the command Beine
son of Hugh Brefnach, went in pursuit of
plundered property, and overtook the sons
Ualgarg O’Rourke, which fierce engagement
ensued, which Donal O’Rourke, one the the defeat their people. Teige, son Rode
Briot, Beine the Briton, who was one
the most famous warriors Wales, landed powerful Ireland, aided Oilioli
means stone
name Oilfinn
limpid water.
till his own time, 1675, when fell, the 9th October, and the well was inclosed, attended with some remarkable cir cumstances, which O'Flaherty gives curious account.
of that age, and son the king
army Galway. Art, monarch
Olum, king Munster, who was his brother-in-law, and by Forga, king Connaught, collected their forces, and fought great battle, long celebrated the Irish annalists most fierce and bloody, which the foreigners were length victorious.
Connaught, the seventh century, described follows,
Alfred, Mayo, and
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this battle the monarch Art was slain, together with Forga, king Connaught, and also seven out the nineteen sons Oilioll Olum, who were commanders that engagement. After this victory Lughaidh Mac Con becamemonarch Ireland. The battle Moycruimhe Mucron, was fought 250, accord ing O'Flaherty, near Athenry, about eight miles from Galway. The head king Art was cut off after the battle, near brook pool, which from that circumstance was called Turloch Airt, name which O'Flaherty says retained
the poem called the Itinerary Ireland, composed king Northumberland, who had been educated translation this poem was made the translator nals, from which taken the following passage:
“I found Conacht, famed for justice, Affluence, milk abundance, Hospitality, lasting vigour, fame,
this territory Cruachan heroes. ”
Connaught, and afterwards monarch
Ireland from A. 206, Murroch the Patriot,
327. Muireadhach Tireach, son king Fiach, succeded king
Connaught, and was also monarch Ireland, from A. D. 331 A. D. 357. Eochaidh Muigh
meadhoin, son Muireadhach Tireach, became king naught, and was also monarch Ireland from
A. D. :566.
Con 358
Saint Patrick, the course his mission Connaught, already stated the note Brefney, and given life Jocelin the monk, and the tripartite life Colgan, quoted O'Flaherty's Ogygia, having thrown down the temple the
Moysleacht Brefney, now Fenagh Leitrim,
Druids
which occasion destroyed the great idol called Crom Cruach, worshipped deity the Druids, and which was made
large pillar stone, having head formed gold and silver, and surrounded with twelve inferior brazen idols, crossed the Shan
non, and proceeding onwards into Connaught, came near the royal palace Cruachan, where met the two princesses, Ethne and Feidhlimina, daughters Laoghaire, then monarch Ireland,
O'Flaherty's pp. 293,295), stated that six the sons
whom converted the Christian faith.
Ogygia (vol.
Bryan, king
with many
and that
great church, the banks Lough Sealga, now Lough Hacket,
and that three pillar stones which had been raised there the
ages idolatry, he had the name Christ inscribed three
languages, one then Jesus, the second Soter, and the
third Salvator, with cross over each, and also that Ono,
grandson Bryan, king Connaught, made present St. banks the Loire, A. 406. From Niall the Hostages were Patrick his palace, called Imleach Ona, where St. Patrick
Connaught, were converted and baptised, together the people, the plain Moyseola, Roscommon, erected church, called Domhnach Mor, that the
Niall Naoi Ghiallach, Niall the Nine Hostages, monarch Ireland the latter end the fourth and beginning the fifth century, was another son Eochy Moyvone. Niall was cele brated warrior, and made frequent expeditions against the Romans Gaul and Britain, one which was killed Gaul, the
founded the episcopal see Oilfinn Elphin, which obtained name from spring well the saint had sunk there, and the mar gin which was erected large stone; and thus from oil, which
descended the Hy Niall race, for many centuries kings Ulster and Meath, and monarchs Ireland: They were divided into two great branches, the north and south Hy Nialls; the head the southern Hy Nialls being the O’Melaghlins, kings Meath,
worthiest heirs the lordship Brefney, and many others, were slain, and Gilcreest O'Rourke and Mac Consnamha were taken prisoners, after
Connaught, and was killed 403, was progenitor
Eochy Moyvone, who became king battle Damheluan Galway,
rock, and finn, which signifies fair clear, the Elphin was derived, which meant the rock the O'Flaherty states that this stone continued there
the ninth and tenth centuries Connaught was often ravaged by the Danes and Norwegians, who destroyed its towns, abbeys, col
leges, and churches.
Eochaidh Muiglimheadhoin, already stated, was king
Connaught and monarch Ireland, about the middle the fourth century. He was lineal descendant Con Ceadcathach, Con the Hundred Battles, monarch Ireland the second century, the race Heremon. The nameMuighmheadhain, pronounced
Moyvone, derived from Muighe, the genitive case Magh, the race Heremon. This Aodh Hugh, the last king the plain, and meadhoin, cultivator; hence the name has been trans
tuated between Moyvola and Killcornan.
the third century Cormac, monarch
own day, and was
the monarch Art, attacked Aodh Hugh, the Firbolg. king Connaught, who had incurred his resentment, and according
Ireland, the son
O'Flaherty totally defeated sis forces the battle Magh Aoi Roscommon, upon which the sovereignty Connanght was
Firbolgs, was son Garad, and succeeded Lughaidh, the son Firtri, king Connaught, and was descended from Goll, the son Morna, the famous warrior, who was chief the Clanna Morna, celebrated warriors Connaught. Cairbre Liffeachair, the son Cormac, succeeded father monarch Ireland,
and Fiach, son Cairbre, surnamed Srabhtene, from Dun Srabh
tene, Connaught, where was nurtured, became king Briune, signifying the descendants Brian. This Brian had
twenty-four sons, and his posterity possessed the greater part Connaught. Of the Hy Briuin race were the O'Conors, kings Connaught; the O'Rourkes, princes West Brefney, Leitrim; the O'Reillys, princes East Brefney, Cavan; the Mac Der motts, princes Moylurg Roscommon; the Mac Donaghs, lords Corran and Tirerrill Sligo; the Mac Oiraghtys, some times styled head chiefs Siol Murray, and lords Clan Tomal tach, &c. Roscommon; the O'Malleys, lords Umalia Mayo; the O'Flahertys, lords West Connaught Galway; the O’Brenans Mac Brenans, the O’Beirnes, the O'Donnellans, O'Flynns, O'Flanagans, O'Feenaghtys, O'Concanans, O'Monagh ans, O'Murrays, O'Hanleys, and O'Hallorans, Mac Manuses, chiefs Roscommon and Galway; the O'Malones, chiefs Westmeath; the Mac Consnamhas Fords, chiefs Muintir Kenny Leitrim; the Mac Gaurans, Mac Tiarnans Mac Ker nans, the Mac Bradys, O'Sheridans, and some other chiefs and clans Cavan; also the Mac Hughs, O'Crollys, O'Bresleins, Mac Egans, O'Creans, O’Finnegans, O'Callinans, O'Finns, O'Fays, O'Devlins, O'Callanans, and some other clans Ulster and Connaught. From Fiachra, another son Eochy Moyvone, were descendedthe race Hy Fiachra, the O'Dowds, O'Heynes, O'Clerys, O'Shaughnesseys, and other chiefs Sligo, Mayo, and Galway, whom accounts are given the present article, and the note North Connaught.
taken from the Damnonians, and transferred the Milesians
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rick, son of Cathal O’Conor, whom O’Rourke soner by the king of Connaught, and sent for had in prison, was set at liberty in exchange for confinement to the castle of Roscommon, in con the liberation of Gilcreest O’Rourke. sequence of which a great contention and com
Hugh, son of Felim O'Conor, was taken pri motion arose between O'Conor and Mac Dermott,
of whom an account has been given in the note on Meath; and the head of the northern Hy Nialls being the O'Neills, princes of Tyrone and kings of Ulster, and the O'Donnells, princes of
Tirconnell, of whom accounts have been given in the notes on Tir Eogain and Tir Conaill. Thus from Brian, Fiachra, and Niall, the three sons of the monarch Eochy Moyvone, were descended the kings and chiefs of the ancient kingdoms of Meath, Ulster, and Connaught.
The Siol Muireadhaigh, or Siol Murray, so called as the des cendants of Muireadhach Muilleatham, a king of Connaught in the latter end of the seventh century, who died A. D. 700, and a descen dant of the above-named Brian, king of Connaught, became the chief branch of the Hy Briune race, and possessedthe greater part of Con naught, but were chiefly located in the territory now forming the county of Roscommon; and hence the term Siol Murray was ap plied to that territory.
The O'Conors, who becamekings of Connaught, were the head chiefs of Siol Murray, and took their name from Conchobhar or Conor, who was a king of Connaught in the tenth century. The name Ua Conchobhair, pronounced Concoovar, is derived from Cu or Con, which figuratively signifies a warrior, and Cobhair, aid; hence it signifies a helping warrior. Teige, king of Connaught, in
was Dervorgilla, daughter Donald O'Melaghlin, prince Meath; and his third was Duvcola, daughter Mulrooney Mac Dermott, prince Moylurg. By his last wife he had son, Cathal Crovdearg O'Conor, the famous king Connaught, often mentioned the course these Annals. The O'Conors, kings Connaught, had royal residences Cruachan, near El phin, and Cluan Fraoich, near Tulsk, Roscommon; also Dunmore Galway, and Cong Mayo, and many castles various parts Connaught. The ancient kings Connaught were inaugurated Cruachan, near Elphin, but appears from these Annals that after times the O'Conors were inaugurated
kings Connaught the hill Carn Fraoich, near Tulsk, Roscommon. The O'Conors held their rank kings Con naught down the reign Elizabeth, the sixteenth century, and many celebrated and valiant princes and chiefs them are constantly mentioned the course these Annals. the Me moirs Charles O'Conor Belenagar, stated, that the latter end the fourteenth century the two head chiefs the O'Conors, namely, Torlogh Roe, and Torlogh Donn, having con tended for the lordship Siol Murray, agreed divide the terri tory between them. The families descended from Torlogh Donn called themselves O'Conors Don, the Brown; and the descen dants Torlogh Roe called themselves O'Conors Roe, the
the beginning of the eleventh century, who died A. D. 1030, and
was called Tadhg an eich ghil, or Teige of the White Steed, was Red. The present head the O'Conors, lineal descendant from
the first who took the name of O'Conor, from Concovar or Conor,
his grandfather, king of Connaught. Between the fourth and
eighth centuries fourteen of the race of Hy Fiachra were kings of
Connaught, as already stated in the note on North Connaught;
and two or three of the O'Rourkes are styled kings of Connaught
Cathal Crowdeardg O'Conor, the celebrated king Connaught the thirteenth century, the O'Conor Don, namely, Dennis
in the tenth century, in the Annals of the Four Masters. With
O'Conor, Belenagare, M. P. for the county
Another branch the O'Conors, already stated North Connaught, got great possessions the county
Roscommon. the note
Sligo, and
these exceptions, the ancestors of the O'Conors of the race of Hy
were styled the O'Conors Sligo.
The O'Conors are thus designated the topographical poem
O'Dugan, written the fourteenth century:—
Briune and Siol Murray, and the O'Conors themselves, held the
sovereignty of Connaught from the fifth to the fifteenth century,
“Riogha sluagh
for a period of more than a thousand years, and two of them be
senaidh Cruachain moir min heuruigh,
came monarchs of Ireland in the twelfth century, namely, Tor
Nir tubhadh thall d-toradh Do bhunadh clann Conchubhair.
logh, and his son, Roderick O'Conor, who was the last Milesian
monarch of Ireland. Torlogh O'Conor, called Toirdhealbhach
Mor, or Torlogh the Great, was a valiant monarch, and celebrated
for his magnificence, and is called by the Annalists the “Augustus of western Europe. ” He was many years king of Connaught, and
afterwards monarch of Ireland for twenty years, from A. D. 1136 to 1156. He died at Dunmore, in Galway, according to O'Flaher ty's Ogygia (vol. 386), the 19th May, 1156, the 68th year his age, and was buried Clonmacnois. As stated O'Flaherty, O'Halloran, and others, after having distri buted his precious household furniture, his gold and silver vases, goblets, gems,jewels, musical instruments, chess-boards, his studs
horses, military weapons, &c. , bequeathed the cathedral
Clonmacnois and other churches, 540 ounces pure gold, and 60 marks silver, with gold and silver chalices and crosses.
Duthaidh don t-siol so seach cach Siol Muiredhaigh na maol rath, Fine fuachdha da faire
Righe Cruachna clothaidhe. ”
“The kings the hosts refuse nought
To great Cruachan the fair grassy plains, Which did not refuse abundant fruits
To the tribe of Clan Conor.
The undisputed patrimony this race,
Was Siol Murray the broad mounds, warlike tribe defended
The illustrious kings Cruachan. ”
The O'Conors are the present day very numerous, and many highly respectable families the name exist Connaught.
Several the O'Conors, whom account given the sub sequent part the present article, were eminent literary men, and particularly distinguished Irish literature.
He was buried the north side St. Kiaran, having directed
arms, bow, and quiver, should
the great altar the cathedral his will that his favourite horse, deposited Clonmacnois. Rode
rick O'Conor, his son, was the last Milesian monarch Ireland, and after having reigned eighteen years, abdicated the throne
1184, consequence the English invasion, and retired the monastery Cong Mayo, where, after religious seclusion thirteen years, died, Sunday, the 27th November, 1198, the 82nd year his age, and was buried the same sepulchre with his father, the cathedral Clonmacnois. the first volume O'Conor's Rer. Hib. Scrip. stated that
bequeathed gold, silver, and many other valuable things, for the service God, the poor, the churches Ireland, and those Rome and Jerusalem. According Dr. O'Conor, king
Torlogh O'Conor was thrice married; his first wife was Taltenia, daughter Murtogh O'Melaghlin, king Meath; his second
The following chiefs and clans Roscommon and Galway, and the territories possessedby them the twelfth century, have been collected follows from O'Dugan's Topography, and other sources:
Mac Diarmada or Mac Dermott. The name Diarmada deri ved by O'Brien his Irish Dictionary from Dia, god, and armaid, the genitive plural arm, arms, the word thus signifying figura tively great warrior. The Mac Dermotts derive their descent from the same ancestor the O'Conors, kings Connaught, namely, from Teige the White Steed, king Connaught the
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andgreat devastations were committed on both sides. driven to Ballymote, after which they concluded a O'Conor experienced great danger and distress peace with each other.
from the attacks made on him by Mac Dermott Jordan Roe Mac Costello (in Mayo), was slain as far as Corran, and from thence was forcibly by Cathal Mac Dermott Gall.
eleventh century, as above stated, and thereforeare a branch of the prince, the Mac Dermott this day recognised prince
O'Conors. This Teige had a son named Maolruanaidh, the pro Coolavin the county Sligo, holding part the hereditary
genitor of the Mac Dermotts; hence their tribe name was Clan possessions his ancestors. There are several respectable fami
Maolruanaidh or Clan Mulrooney. Diarmaid, grandson of Mul lies the Mac Dermotts Connaught the present day, par
rooney, was the head of the clan in the twelfth century, and died ticularly the families Coolavin Sligo, and Mac Dermott
A. D. 1165, and from him they took the name of Mac Dermott. Roe Alderford Roscommon. The Mac Donoghs, whom an
The Mac Dermotts had the title of princes of Moylurg, Tir account has been given. the note north Connaught, were
Oilill, Tir Tuathail, Airteach, and Clan Cuain.
Moylurg, called Magh Luirg an Daghda, in O’Dugan, signifies
the Plain of the Track of Daghda, and got name from Daghda, one the Tuath De Danan kings. This territory comprised the Plains Boyle, the county Roscommon, consisting some
the finest lands Ireland, and famous for their fertility and beauty. Tir Oilill now the barony Tirrerill Sligo. Airteach, dis trict Roscommon, near Lough Gara, the borders Sligo and
Mayo. Clan Cuain was district the north the barony Carra, county Mayo. Tir Tuathail was district the barony Boyle, bordering Leitrim and Sligo, towards Lough Allen;
thus Mac Dermott's territories comprised the present barony Boyle, the county Roscommon, together with Tirerrill Sligo, and Clan Cuain Mayo Castlebar, which comprised the present parishes Islandeady, Turlough, and Breaffy. the topographical poem O’Dugan, written the fourteenth century, the MacDermotts are thus designated:—
“Clanna Maoilruana an raith Slogh foisteanach fiochathlamh
Glan m-buird data gach dreach Magh Luirg aca agus Airteach.
Tir Oililla Tir Tuathail
Arn-dul sios tar sean Chruachain Ni dith dine an rann radh Crich fear tire Clann Chuan.
Tir Neachtain Tir n-Enda Saoirse iad gan Aithmhela
Fir filialboga do glac goil
Do Mac Diarmada as duthaidh. ”
“The clan Mulrooney prosperity
The host good order but fierce and active,
Polished are their tables various colours, They possess Moylurg and Artagh.
Tirerrill and Tirtohill,
After passing northward ancient Croaghan, Numerous the tribes whom we treat,
They governed Firtire and Clan Cuan,
With the lands Naghtan and Enda.
They are freemen without sorrow,
They are mild men hospitality and valour, Such the inheritance of the Mac Dermotts. ”
The Mac Dermotts had their chief fortress at the Rock of Lough Key, island Lough Key near Boyle, and they held the high and honourable office hereditary marshals
branch the Mac Dermotts, and lords Tirerrill and Corran
Sligo. may observed that O’Dugan gives the following
the ancient chiefs Moylurg before the time the Mac Dermotts; designates them as:—
“The ancient chiefs Moylurg abundance
Mac Eoach (or Mac Keogh) Mac Maon the great,
And Mac Riabhaidh (or Mac Revy) the efficient forces. ”
II. O’Ceallaigh O'Kelly. The name O'Ceallaigh derived from Ceallach, warrior, and was taken from one their ances tors, Ceallach, celebrated chief the ninth century. The
Connaught, the duties attached which were raise and regulate the battle Clontarf. The O'Kellys had castles Aughrim,
the military forces, and prepare them for battle command ers-in-chief, also preside the inauguration the O'Connors kings Connaught, and proclaim their election. Many
valiant chiefs of the Mac Dermotts are mentioned the course of
Garbally, Gallagh, Monivea, Moylough, Mullaghmore, and Agh rane, now Castle-Kelly the county Galway, and Athlone, Athleague, Corbeg, Galy and Skryne the county Roscom mon. The chiefs the O'Kellys, according some accounts, were inaugurated Clontuskert, about five miles from Eyre court the county Galway, and held their rank princes
these Annals from the twelfth the sixteenth century, and se
veral them distinguished for their religion, bravery, hospitality
and patronage learned men. They held their rank lords Hy Maine the reign Elizabeth. There are still many highly Moylurg down the reign Elizabeth, and considerable pos respectable families the O'Kellys Galway, Roscommon,
sessions down the period the Cromwellian wars, when their estates were confiscated; but singular fact, that all the
Milesian chiefs, the Mac Dermotts alone have retained their title
and other parts Connaught.
III. Mac Oireachtaigh Mac Oiraghty, name anglicised
Mac Geraghty Geraghty, descended from the same stock
O'Kellys are branch
and the same descent
the Mac Mahons, lords
Oirior Armagh, and some other clans whom account has been given the note Orgiall. the fourth century, Maine Mór, Maine the Great, chief the Clan Colla, having col lected his forces Orgiall, the borders the present counties
Tyrone, Monaghan and Armagh, marched Connaught, and having conquered colony the Firbolgs who possessedthe ter ritory called Magh Seachnoile, expelled the Firbolgs; and that territory, which was possessed his posterity, gave the name Hy Maine, which has been latinised Hy Mania and I-Mania. This extensive territory comprised, according O'Flaherty and others, great part south Connaught the present county Galway, and was afterwards extended beyond the river Suck the Shannon, the south Roscommon, and comprehended the baronies Ballymoe, Tiaquin, Killian, and Kilconnel, with part Clonmacnoon Galway, and the barony
Athlone Roscommon. The O'Kellys were styled princes
Hy Maine, and their territory was called O'Kelly's
country. Hy
Mania
thus described O'Dugan :—
“Moirthrian Chonnacht an clarr sin, Ui Maine mordhail sin,
Shionainn sreabha sidhe,
the Clan Colla Orgiall Ulster, the Maguires, lords Fermanagh,
Monaghan, the O'Hanlons, chiefs
morrighe. ”
“A great division
Of Hy Maine
Extending from the Shannon fairy streams To Knoc Meadh the great kings. ”
Go Cnoc Meadh
Connaught vast assemblies,
that plain,
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the O'Kellys are mentioned the course these Annals from the tenth the sixteenth century, and amongst these Tadhg Teige O'Kelly, one the commanders under Bryan Boroimhe
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Cathal Mac Dermott Gall, the best man of his Riavach, the son of Malachy Carrach Mac Der race in his time, in valour, in feats of arms, in mott, at Lios Sealbhaidh,” in Clan Conor (in Ros sway, and in generosity, was slain by Donogh COIn Inon.
the O'Conors, kings of Connaught. The name is derived from Oireacht, a territory, hence Oireachtach signifies the man of the territory. They are thus designated in O’Dugan's poem :—
“Ag Mac Oireachtaigh na n-each,
Muintir Roduibh na righbhreath, Triath nach iodhalta os coill cuir. ”
“Mac Oiraghty of the steeds was the ruling chief, Of Muintir Roduiv of rightful laws, -
A fearless warrior as he ranged the woods. ”
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In the Annals at A. D. 1241, Mac Oiraghty is mentioned as
chief of Clan Tomaltaigh, and at 1278, as head chief of Siol
Murray. The districts of Clan Tomaltaigh and Muintir Roduiv, Bramain or Mac Brennan, sometimes made O’Brennan, and
were situated in the barony of Roscommon, county of Ros
common, and the term Siol Murray was applied to the central
parts of the county of Roscommon. Several distinguished chiefs
of the Mac Oiraghtys are mentioned in the course of the
Annals, and in the sixteenth century, when deprived of their Tuatha in which was situated the Sliev Baun Mountain. The
territories, someof the clan settled in Mayo and Sligo, and are to this day the chief possessors of the island of Inis Murray, off the coast of Sligo; their having, it is said, given name to the island from their former title as head chiefs of Siol Murray, and are still governed by a chief of the tribe. As a remarkable circum stance connected with the Mac Oiraghtys who reside at Croagh Patrick in Mayo, an antique bell is kept by them, and is tradi tionally stated to have been one of those used by St. Patrick. At A. D. 1297 in these Annals, an account is given of Henry Mac Oiraghty, who was bishop of Achonry, and afterwards of Derry and of Conor; and David Mac Oiraghty, who was archbishop of Armagh, died A. D. 1343. One of the chief representatives of this ancient and respectable clan is Mr. Bryan Geraghty, of Anglesea-street, Dublin, the publisher of these Annals.
IV. O'Fionnachta or O'Feenaghtys, chiefs of Clan Commaigh and Clan Murchadha, districts in the two half baronies of Bally moe, in the counties of Roscommon and Galway. Two distinct chiefs of the O'Feenaghty's are given by O’Dugan, one of Clan Murrogh and the other of Clan Conway, the former being desig nated “chiefs of Clan Murrogh of the champions. ” O’Feenaghty, chiefs of Clan Conway had their castle at Dunamon, near the river Suck, in the county of Roscommon.
Several chiefs of the O'Fee naghtys are mentioned in the course of these Annals, and there are still several respectable families of the name in Connaught; and it is stated by some old authorities, that the O'Feenaghtys, as a head branch of the Siol Murray, had the privilege of drinking the first cup at every royal feast. W. O'Fallamhain or O'Fallons, chiefs of Clan Uadach, a district in the barony of Athlone, county of Roscommon, comprising the parishes of Cam and Dysart, and had a castle at Milltown. The O'Fallons were originally chiefs in Westmeath near Athlone. Several chiefs of the O'Fallons are mentioned in the course of the Annals. By O’Dugan they are designated in terms which may be thus translated:—
“The O'Fallons, who marched with every force, Were chiefs of Clan Uadach of wine banquets, Men who let not their spears decay,
Of those are the freeborn clans. ”
VI. O’Birm or O’Beirnes, chiefs of Mura O'Mannachain, other
wise called Tir Briuin-na-Sionna or Tir Briune of the Shannon.
This territory lay along the Shannon in the barony of Ballintobber,
in Roscommon, comprising the parishes of Kilmore of the Shannon,
Cloonaff, Aughrim and Kilumod, extending nearly to Elphin.
VII. O’Mannachain or O'Monnaghan, was also a chief on the
same territory as O’Beirne. Several chiefs of the O’Beirnes of Roscommon, near Cruachan. Some chiefs of the O'Mulremans
and O'Monaghans are mentioned in the course of the Annals, and occur in the course of the Annals, and at A. D. 1325 Dermod it is to be observed that these O’Beirnes are of a different race O'Mulbrenan is mentioned as Manannan, or head naval commander
“Brave are the defending tribe of Muintir Beirne,
In the fortresses of O'Monaghan,
By strength, by shouts of war and valour,
The country which they conquered still they hold. ”
VIII. O'Hainlidhe or O'Hanleys, chiefs of Kinel Dobhtha, a large district in the barony of Ballintobber, county of Roscommon, along the Shannon. It formed part of the Three Tuatha or three districts. The O’Hanleys were chiefs of note, and many of them are mentioned in the course of these Annals. IX. Mac
O’Mailmichil or O'Mulvihil, sometimes anglicised to Mulville and Mitchell. The Mac Brennans and O'Mulvihils, were chiefs of Corca Achlann, a large district adjoining Kinel-Dobhtha, in
the barony of Roscommon. This district formed part of the
O'Hanleys, Mac Brennans and O'Mulmihils, including O’Beirne and O'Monaghan, are thus designated in O’Dugan's poem:—
“Let us remember the three Tuatha,
The skilful forces of fair Cruachan,
Let us not conceal their fine appearance, Let us name their three lords,
Brave are the defending tribe of Muintir Beirne, In the fortresses of O'Monaghan.
Efficient is the power of the Clan Brennan, And also of the noble Mulmihil,
They command the strong forces
Of Corca Achlan of the herds.
An estate is possessedby the forces of sharp weapons, Kinel Dobhtha who are compact and brave;
My affection for them is in my heart; They are the clan of O'Hanley. ”
X. O'Flannagain, or O'Flanagans, chiefs of Clan Cathail, a ter ritory in the barony of Roscommon, north of Elphin. O'Maol mordha; O'Carthaidh, or O'Carthy; and O'Mughroin, were also subordinate chiefs of Clan Cathail. Many distinguished chiefs of the O'Flanagans are mentioned in the course of the Annals, and are thus designated by O’Dugan :
“Above all remember Clan Cathail,
From their many chiefs in continued succession; Their meritorious deeds I therefore recite
Remember the nobility of Roduiv.
Four effective chieftains Ruled over the Clan Cathail.
Kinsmen who have not beendispraised Are these four whom we enumerate.
O'Flanagan, chief of the territory, O'Mulmora whom I praise;
With cheerfulness they were still supported By the blithe O'Carthy and O'Muroin.
XI. O'Maolbrennain, a name anglicised to O'Mulrenan, were chiefs of Clan Conchobhair, or Clan Conor, a district in the barony
Manus, son of Cathal, son of Donal O'Conor,
was slain by Cathal, son of Hugh Brefnach O'Conor. Bryan Oge Mac Gauran was slain by the
people of Tullyhunco (in Cavan).
of the chiefs of Connaught, and they are thus designated by O’Dugan:
Owen O'Heyne, lord of Hy Fiachra Aidhne (in
Galway), was slain by his own kinsmen.
Owen, son of Geoffrey Mac Rannall, and Hugh
O'Maolmiaidh, slew each other (in Leitrim).
the western banks of Lough Corrib, between that lake and the bay of Galway, in the barony of Moycullen, county of Gal way. O'Dugan says—
“Mac Conroy possessesin peace
Gno Mor of the numerous harbours. ”
XXI. Mac Aodha, or Mac Hugh, chief of Clan Cosgraidh, a dis trict on the eastern side of Lough Corrib, thus designated by O'Dugan :
“The race of Mac Hugh on the eastern side Of the extensive plain of Clan Cosgry,
An active host from the plain of Meadha, Mild and hospitable are their tribes. ”
XXII. O'Flaithbheartaigh or O'Flaherty, a name derived from Flaith, a chies or hero, and beartach, of great deeds; hence it may
signify a chief of noble deeds. They are styled by O’Dugan, chiefs of Muintir Murchadha, now the barony of Clare, county of Gal
“O’Mulbrenan of renown
Was chief of Clan Conor of the fertile plain;
Their men above all others I record, They are of the tribe of Clan Cathail. ”
XII. O’Cathalain, chief of Clan Fogartaigh.
O'Meeneys, sometimes made O'Mooneys, were chiefs of Clan Mur thuile. Clan Fogartaigh and Clan Murthuile were districts in Ballintobber, county of Roscommon. O'Cathalain and O'Mooney are thus mentioned in O’Dugan :
“O'Cathalain is the chartered chief
Of Clan Fogarty of the grassy plains, And powerful are his conquering forces; Chief of Clan Murthuile is O'Mooney. ”
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O'Maonaigh, or
XIII. O’Conceanain, or O'Concannon, chief of Hy Diarma way. In the thirteenth century they were expelled from this ter
da, a district on the borders of Roscommon and Galway, in the baronies of Athlone and Ballymoe. The O'Concannons are thus mentionedin O’Dugan :
“The Hy Diarmada of protecting men, Their heroes are kinsmen to kings; Governor of the territory
Is O'Concanain, its undisputed chief. ”
XIV. Mac Murchadha, or Mac Murrogh, sometimes anglicised to Mac Morrow, a chief of Clan Tomaltaigh, in Roscommon, of which Mac Oiraghty was head chief. XV. O'Floinn, or OFlynn,
chief of Siol Maolruain, a large district in the barony of Ballin tobber, county of Roscommon, in which lay Slieve Ui Fhloinn, or O'Flynn's mountain, and which comprised the parishes of Killkeevan and Kiltullagh, and also part of the parish of Bally nakill, in the barony of Ballymoe, county of Galway. O'Maol muaidh, or O'Mulloy, is also given as a subordinate chief over
ritory by the English, and having settled on the other side of Lough Corrib, got extensive possessions there in the barony of
Moycullen, and were styled lords of Iar Conacht, or West Con naught. Several distinguished chiefs of the O'Flahertys are men
tioned in the course of the Annals, and they had the chief naval command about Lough Corrib, on the islands of which they had castles; they are thus designated by O’Dugan:
“Clan Murrogh of the fortress of hospitality
Was governed by the Clan Flaherty of swords, Who from the shout of battle would not flee.
To them belongs the regulation of the fair ports. ”
XXIII. O'Heidhin or O'Heyne, sometimes anglicised to Hynes. O'Heyne was styled prince of Hy Fiachra Aidhne, so called as
being of the race of Hy Fiachra, of whom an account has been given in the previous part of this article, and also in the note on North Connaught. The territory of Hy Fiachra Aidhne, also called
South Hy Fiachra, was co-extensive with the diocese of Kilmac duagh, and comprised the barony of Kiltartan, and parts of the baronies of Dunkellin and Loughrea, in the county of Galway. The O'Heynes were descended from Guaire Aidhne, a king of Connaught in the seventh century, who is celebrated by all the ancient annalists for his hospitality to all classes, and charity to the poor; hence it passed into a proverb, in speaking of an hospitable person, that he was “as generous as Guaire;” and the poets in their figurative language stated, that his right hand had become much long, r than his left, in consequenceof being constantly ex tended in giving charity. The O'Heynes were celebrated chiefs, and many of them are mentioned in the course of these Annals.
They took their name from Eidhin, one of their chiefs in the tenth century, and Maolruanaidh O'Heyne, prince of Hy Fiachra, was a commander under Brian Boroimhe at the battle of Clontarf; and it may be remarked that Brian Boroimhe was married to Mor, the daughter of Flann, father of Maolruanaidh O'Heyne. XXIV. O'Seachnasaigh, or O'Shaughnessey, of the same descent as O'Heyne, and chief of Kinel Aodha, sometimes called Kinel Aodha-na-h-Echtge, that is Kinel Hugh of Echty, a mountainous
Clan Taidhg, or Clan Teige, in the same district. designatedby O’Dugan :
They are thus
“The Siol Maolruain, and Clan Teige of prosperity, A host of good order, fierce and active,
O'Mulloy and O'Flynn the hospitable;
The two tribes had a sufficient portion. ”
XVI. O'Rothlain, chiefs of Coill Fothaidh, a district on the bor
ders of Roscommon and Mayo; they are thus mentioned by O’Dugan:
“O'Rothlain of Coill Fothaidh let us not omit, Chief of the whitestoned goblets and spears. ”
XVII. O’Sgaithgil, or Mac Sgaithgil, chief of Corca Mogha, a dis
trict which comprised the parish of Kilkeeran, in the barony of
Killian, county of Galway. O’Broin, anglicised to Burns, was
chief of Lough Gealgosa, a district adjoining Corca Mogha.
XVIII. O’Talcharain, chief of Conmaicne Cuile, a district in the
barony of Clare, county of Galway. XIX. O'Cadhla, or O'Caw district on the borders of Galway and Clare. Kinel Hugh was a
ley, chief of Conmaicne Mara, now the barony of Ballynahinch in the county of Galway, and thus mentioned by O’Dugan:
large district in the barony of Kiltartan, county of Galway. O'Cathail, or O'Cahal, of the race of Hy Fiachra, was also a chief of Kinel Hugh. XXV. Mac Giolla Ceallaigh or Mac Gilkelly, sometimes made Killikelly, also of the race of Hy Fiachra, and another chief of Aidhne. XXVI. O'Cleirigh or O'Clery, a name sometimes anglicised to Clarke, likewise of the race of Hy Fiachra, and chiefs in Aidhne, and sometimes styled chiefs of Hy
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ANNALS OF THE FOUR MASTERS, A. D. 1340.
was slain in a plundering incursion in Brefney (county of Cavan), by the people of Tullaghaw.
Rory, son of Manus O’Hara, died.
chief professor of Conmaicne William, son of Gilbert Mac Costello (of Mayo),
brated chiefs in the tenth century. Many of these O'Clerys were Leitrim, the county Galway. The O'Naghtens and O'Mulallys
highly distinguished in literature, and a branch of them having settled in Donegal, became bards and historians to the O'Donnells,
princes of Tyrconnell, and were the authors of the Annals of the Four Masters, of which a full account has been given in the introduction to the present publication. Other branches of the O'Clery's set tled in Brefney O'Reilly, or the county of Cavan. XXVII. O’Duibhgiolla, chief of Kinel Cinngamhna; Mac Fiachra, chief of Oga Beathra; O'Cathain, chief of Kinel Sedna; and O'Maghna, chief of Caenridhe, all chiefs in Aidhne. The chiefs of Aidhne are thus designated by O’Dugan:—
“Let us approach Aidhne of steeds, And their noble chiefs of hospitality;
Let us trace their kings who are not few, And treat of the host of the free clans.
We treat of Aidhne, a duty uncontrouled,
We leave the tribes of Connaught ;
We have melodiously sung of her nobles,
Let us record the chiefs of Hy Fiachra.
The noble clan of Mac Gilkelly,
The O'Heynes of the sleek and slender steeds, Whose defenceand pride is the strength of their arms, They are of the race of Guaire the Fair,
Good and hospitable is the chief
O'Clery of the same race.
Two other chiefs of Kinel Hugh, O'Shaughnessey whom I will not shun,
Together with O'Cahal of the learned men, Smooth are his fields, and fertile his mountain. ”
XXVIII. O’Madagain, or O'Madadhain, anglicised to O'Madden, chief of Siol Anmchadha, a namelatinised to Silanchia, and which
are branches the Clan Colla, and the same descent as the O'Kellys, princes Hy Maine, and are thuse designated by O'Dugan
“The chiefs Moenmoy the champions,
Whose estate the fertile plain,
Two who defend that district
Are O'Naghten and O'Mulally,
Their warfare heavy battles,
The land theirs far Hy Fiachra. ”
Several chiefs the O'Naghtens are mentioned the course these Annals; and there were also many respectable families the name who had considerable possessions the barony Athlone, county Roscommon. The O'Mulallys, when dispos sessed their ancient territory, settled Tullach-na-Dala, near Tuam, where they had castle. The head the family having removed France, descendant his became celebrated an orator and statesman the time the French Revolution, and was known the name count Lally Tollendal, taking his title from his ancient territory Ireland. Several the O’Lallys
were celebrated commanders the Irish Brigade France, and one them was created marquis Lally Tollendal, and peer
territory appears have been parts the barony Leitrim got its name from Anmchadh, one of their ancient chiefs. This terri Galway, and Tullagh Clare, The O'Connells and Mac
tory comprised the present barony of Longford, in the county of
Galway, and the parish of Lusmagh, on the other side of the Shan
non, in the King's County. The O'Maddens are a branch of the
Clan Colla, and of the same descent as the O'Kellys, princes of Clan Diarmada, district the barony Leitrim, county
Hy Maine, and took their name from Madudan More, one of their ancient chiefs. The O'Maddens were chiefs of note, and many of them are mentioned in the course of these Annals. There are se
veral respectable families of the name still in Connaught. The chief representatives of this ancient and respectable family are Sir
Edward Madden, Librarian of the British Museum, London; and R. Madden, esq. , M. D. , an eminent literary man, author of
“Travels in the East,” “The United Irishmen,” and other works. XXIX. O'Huallachain, or O'Hoolaghan, sometimes anglicised O'Coulaghan and Mac Coulaghan, and also given by O’Dugan, as chiefs of Siol Anmchadha. O'Hoolaghan is thus designated by O'Dugan :
Galway, and had castle Dun Doighre, now Duniry. The Mac Egans were celebrated Brehons Connaught and also Ormond, and many them eminent literary men. They are thus
mentioned by O’Dugan
“A noble chief of lasting fame
Rules over the plain of the race of Anmcha, A valiant rough-fettering warrior,
Of keen-edged weapons, is O'Hoolaghan. ”
Precedence for his valour and fame
Be given Mac Egan the noble.
Record him for the activity his warriors, Of his prosperity and great renown,
The Clan Diarmada north and south,
To place them my poem duty”.
XXXIV. Mac Giolla Fionnagain O'Finnegans, name some times rendered Finnucane; and O'Cionaoith O'Kenny, chiefs Clan Laitheamhain Fhlaitheamhain, called also Muintir Cionaith, district the barony Moycarnon, county Ros
common. They are thus mentioned O’Dugan;–
XXXI.
France, O’Dugan
Napoleon. XXXII. O’Conaill, follows:
O'Connell, given
“O’Connell's portion that country, Of that delightful pleasant land,
From Grian the great plain, Whose hosts obey the noble chief. ”
Grian here mentioned was the name of river on the borders of
Clare, and the plain alluded was Maenmoy hence O'Connell's
Egans were marshals the forces the O'Kellys, princes Hy Maine, and the same descent the O'Kellys, XXXIII. Mac Eideadhain Mac Aodhagain, anglicised Mac Egans, were chiefs
XXX. O'Maolalaidh, or O'Mulally, sometimes made Lally.
O'Neachtain, or O'Naghten, sometimes made Norton. The
O'Naghtens and O'Mulalleys are given by O'Dugan as the two
chiefs of Maonmuighe, or Moenmoy, a territory which, according
to O'Flaherty, got name from Moen, one the sons Ugaine
More, who was monarch Ireland, more than three centuries before
the Christian era. This territory was extensive plain, com There are several respectable families the O'Finnegans – prising great part the present baronies Loughrea and Clare, who take the name Finnucane, and these was Mathias
:-
“Mac Giolla Finnegan the mild, And the valiant Clan Kenny,
Two tribes who are fair seen, Rule over the brave Clan Flahavan. ”
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Finnucane, one of the judges of the Common Pleas, who died
in 1814. XXXV. O'Domhnallain or O'Donnellans, chiefs of Clan Breasail, a district in the barony of Leitrim, county of Galway.
The O'Donnellans are thus mentioned by O'Dugan
The church Kilronan (in Roscommon), was burned.
Niall O'Higgin, truly learned poet, was drowned.
The following chiefs and clans not given O'Dugan are col lected from various other sources: XLIII. The O'Daly's, branch the O'Donnells Donegal, princes Tirconnell, whose tribe
“Noble the blood and achievements,
Of the O'Donnellans of handsome figure, Rushing to the battle like a torrent,
Such are the yellow-haired Clan Breasail. ”
name was Clan
naught early
them, very eminent poets and learned men Connaught, and also Munster, and several them distinguished ecclesiastics, are
REIGN OF EDWARD III. 131
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Dalaigh. O'Daly's, appears, The
found the Annals the Four Masters, and O’Reilly's Irish Writers, from the twelfth the seventeenth century. The Some chiefs of the O'Donnellans are mentioned in the Annals; O'Daly's had large possessions the counties Galway and Ros
and at A. D. 1531, one of them is mentioned as chief of Machaire Maonmoy. There are still many respectable families of the O'Donnellans in Connaught, the chief of which is that of Ballydon
common, and there have been various times many highly res pectable families the name those counties. Of the O'Dalys
Connaught were Dennis Daly, one the judges the Common Pleas the reign James II. , and St. George Daly, one the XXXVI. O'Donchadha or O'Donoghoe, chief of Clan Cormaic, a barons the Exchequer, and afterwards one the justices the
nellan, between Ballinasloe and Loughrea, in the county of Galway.
district in Moenmoy in Galway, which has been already defined.
XXXVII. O’Duibhghind or O'Deigham, chief of the twelve Ballys
or Townlands of O’Duibhghind, a district near Loughrea, in the
county of Galway. XXXVIII. O’Docomlain, chief of Eidhnigh;
and O'Gabhrain or O'Gauran, chief of Dal Druithne, districts
about Loughrea XXXIX. O'Maoilbrighde, or O'Mulbrides, or
Mac Brides, chiefs of Magh Finn and of Bredach, a large district in the barony of Athlone, county of Roscommon, east of the river
Suck. The O'Mulbrides are thus designated by O’Dugan:—
“Chief of the prosperous Maghfinn,
To which St. Bridget gave her blessing; Still free are the warlike hosts
Of O'Mulbride the ever brave,
Good has he conferred on men,
This noble chief of Bredach. ”
XL. O'Mainnin, O'Mannin, O'Mannings, chiefs
large territory the barony Tiaquin, which was made into six divisions, called the six Sodhans. The O'Mannins had their chief residence the castle Clogher, barony Tiaquin, county Galway, and afterwards Menlough, the parish Killascobe,
the same barony. The other chiefs given O'Dugan the six Sodhans, were Mac-an-Bhaird Mac Wards; O'Sgurra O'Scurrys; O'Lennan O'Lennans; O'Casain O'Cashins;
King's Bench the reigns Geo. III. and Geo. IV. Of the same family the Right Rev. Robert Daly, bishop Cashel. XLIV. O'Coindealbhain, O'Conghiollain, O'Conniallain, O'Conallain, O'Connellan. In the Annals of the Four Masters several of this
family are mentioned the tenth and eleventh centuries, princes Hy Laoghaire Hy Leary, large territory situated the
present counties Meath and Westmeath, already shown the
O'Gialla O'Giallain, rendered O'Gealans and Gillys; and Betham, Ulster King Arms, &c. “Donogh Mac Shane O'Con
O'Maigins, O'Migins, O'Maginns. thus mentioned O'Dugan;–
The chiefs
XLI. O’Cathail O'Cahill; O'Mughroin O'Moran; O'Maol
ruanaidh O'Mulrooney, were the three chiefs Crumthan, extensive territory sometimescalled Cruffon, comprising the barony of Killian, and part Ballymoe, the county Galway. These chiefs are thus designated O'Dugan:—
“O'Cahill and O'Murain the active,
O'Mulrooney the splendid banquets,
Like trees which shelter the fertile land,
Are the chiefs Crumthan the woody plains. ”
XLII. O'Laodog O'Laodhaigh, anglicised O'Leahy, chiefs Caladh, large district the barony Killconnell, county Gal way; they are thus mentioned O’Dugan:-
“The O'Leahys are heroes must mention, They are chiefs the extensive Caladh,
Men who have taken into their possession Caladh of the Shannon clear streams. ”
“The six Sodhans let
Their chiefs are not
Brave are their predatory hosts,
To whom belonged the spear-armed Sodhans. ”
not shun, forgotten
Sodhan are
allan, Rahassan, had grant part the lands Rahassan, the barony Dunkellin, county Galway, 27th March,
1619. ” “Dermott Mac Bryan Mac Dermott Roe Legan, mar ried Rose Connellan, and died 6th January, 1620, whom had son Ferrall Mac Dermott Roe (The MacDermott Roe) 1620. ” Several eminent ecclesiastics the name are given the course
the Annals, among whom may mentioned Abraham O'Con nellan, archbishop Armagh, and primate Ireland,
1260; Carbreus O'Coinghiollain, O'Connellan, abbot
settled Con the twelfth century, and accounts many
Sodhan,
this family, the counties
the twelfth and thirteenth centuries Roscommon, Galway, and Mayo,
North Connaught, and are mentioned
note Leary
Branches settled
“O’Coindealbhain na couire
Rig laonsgairghlic Laoghaire. ”
“O'Connellan the champions the great and wise prince
Hy Leary. ”
already stated these Annals
the note
A. D. 1295, clan Roscommon. At D.
Meath. O’Dugan's Topography, the prince Hy thus designated :—
their chiefs recorded having been slain the great battle Athenry, who also mentioned the
1316, one
Clonmacnois, having been chief the king's guards, O'Conor's, king Connaught. Among various other this ancient family, the translator these Annals has
Annals
that
notices
beenkindly favoured with the following his friend Sir William
Kilkenny 1038; Laurence O'Connellan,
Sligo, Dominican friar, lecturer and superior can monastery Louvain, 1756, according
native the Domini
Burgo's Hibernia Dominicana. Pedigrees this clan are given the
Books Leacan and Ballymote, and also the Genealogical Book the O'Clerys. One the heads this family Peter
Connellan, esq, deputy lieutenant for the county Kilkenny. XLV. The Hallorans, given O'Flaherty's Ogygia (vol.
296. ), chiefs Clan Fergaill, large district the east side
the river Galway, near Lough Corrib.
Munster, and several Ireland but the race
the race Heremon
Ireland.
Firbolgs, having formed conspiracy invited the Milesian kings and chiefs
those Dumha Sealga, Magh-Ai, plain
the battle Orbsen near Lough Corrib Amergin the chief the Firbolgs was slain
Umhall, now the barony Aichle, now Croagh Patrick,
Brefney, now Fenagh others, having according
eighty-five battles for the recovery the crown. The battle Magh Cruimhe, Lughaidh Mac Con, valiant prince the
race Ith, having been expelled from Munster by Oilioll Olum, who became king Munster, and being banished
the battles Marrisk, Ceara, and Cruachan Mayo; and Magh Sleaght the county Leitrim, and many the old annalists fought altogether
Roscommon; also Galway, which
Irish Britain the
were called Clanna Mileadh,
Milesius having gone Egypt
Scota, daughter the king
sent force under Ith, son
valiant warrior, Eire Ireland, but was killed the Tuath
Danans. After the death Milesius, his sons having fitted out powerful fleet and large force for the invasion Ireland, and setting sail from the tower Brigantia, which was erected by Breogain near Corunna Cantabria, landed Inver Sceine, now the bay Kenmare the county Kerry, and the Tuath
Danans having collected their forces oppose them, great battle was fought between them Slieve Mis Mountain Kerry, where the Danans were defeated; but Scota, the widow Milesius, was killed while commanding the engagement, and was buried
term anglicised Milesians. This military commander, married
colony Picts from North Britain, who had settled Ulster,
Egypt. The Milesians Spain Breogain and uncle Milesius,
the present counties Down and Antrim, Dalaradia. Geaman, one the earliest Connaught. Meara, the celebrated queen
explained the note the Firbolg kings, had Connaught already
mentioned,was married Oilioll Fionn, king the Damnonian Firbolg race, and after she had reigned over Connaught for ninety eight years, died the one-hundred-and-twentieth year
her age, about the beginning the Christian era, stated O'Flaherty's Ogygia (v. 156. )
the first century the seize the monarchy, great assembly and feast Connaught, and having massacred vast number the chiefs, they seized upon the sovereignty, and set one their own
race monarch Ireland, named Cairbre Ceann Cait, Carbry Cat Head, called, said, from his ears resembling those cat. The place where the Milesian chiefs were mas sacred was called Magh Cru, signifying the field blood, and supposed have been near Lough Con Mayo. Cairbre Ceann
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REIGN OF EDWARD III. J 25
Britain, projected invasion Ireland, and, assisted by the Bri tons and other foreign auxiliaries under the command Beine
son of Hugh Brefnach, went in pursuit of
plundered property, and overtook the sons
Ualgarg O’Rourke, which fierce engagement
ensued, which Donal O’Rourke, one the the defeat their people. Teige, son Rode
Briot, Beine the Briton, who was one
the most famous warriors Wales, landed powerful Ireland, aided Oilioli
means stone
name Oilfinn
limpid water.
till his own time, 1675, when fell, the 9th October, and the well was inclosed, attended with some remarkable cir cumstances, which O'Flaherty gives curious account.
of that age, and son the king
army Galway. Art, monarch
Olum, king Munster, who was his brother-in-law, and by Forga, king Connaught, collected their forces, and fought great battle, long celebrated the Irish annalists most fierce and bloody, which the foreigners were length victorious.
Connaught, the seventh century, described follows,
Alfred, Mayo, and
these An
this battle the monarch Art was slain, together with Forga, king Connaught, and also seven out the nineteen sons Oilioll Olum, who were commanders that engagement. After this victory Lughaidh Mac Con becamemonarch Ireland. The battle Moycruimhe Mucron, was fought 250, accord ing O'Flaherty, near Athenry, about eight miles from Galway. The head king Art was cut off after the battle, near brook pool, which from that circumstance was called Turloch Airt, name which O'Flaherty says retained
the poem called the Itinerary Ireland, composed king Northumberland, who had been educated translation this poem was made the translator nals, from which taken the following passage:
“I found Conacht, famed for justice, Affluence, milk abundance, Hospitality, lasting vigour, fame,
this territory Cruachan heroes. ”
Connaught, and afterwards monarch
Ireland from A. 206, Murroch the Patriot,
327. Muireadhach Tireach, son king Fiach, succeded king
Connaught, and was also monarch Ireland, from A. D. 331 A. D. 357. Eochaidh Muigh
meadhoin, son Muireadhach Tireach, became king naught, and was also monarch Ireland from
A. D. :566.
Con 358
Saint Patrick, the course his mission Connaught, already stated the note Brefney, and given life Jocelin the monk, and the tripartite life Colgan, quoted O'Flaherty's Ogygia, having thrown down the temple the
Moysleacht Brefney, now Fenagh Leitrim,
Druids
which occasion destroyed the great idol called Crom Cruach, worshipped deity the Druids, and which was made
large pillar stone, having head formed gold and silver, and surrounded with twelve inferior brazen idols, crossed the Shan
non, and proceeding onwards into Connaught, came near the royal palace Cruachan, where met the two princesses, Ethne and Feidhlimina, daughters Laoghaire, then monarch Ireland,
O'Flaherty's pp. 293,295), stated that six the sons
whom converted the Christian faith.
Ogygia (vol.
Bryan, king
with many
and that
great church, the banks Lough Sealga, now Lough Hacket,
and that three pillar stones which had been raised there the
ages idolatry, he had the name Christ inscribed three
languages, one then Jesus, the second Soter, and the
third Salvator, with cross over each, and also that Ono,
grandson Bryan, king Connaught, made present St. banks the Loire, A. 406. From Niall the Hostages were Patrick his palace, called Imleach Ona, where St. Patrick
Connaught, were converted and baptised, together the people, the plain Moyseola, Roscommon, erected church, called Domhnach Mor, that the
Niall Naoi Ghiallach, Niall the Nine Hostages, monarch Ireland the latter end the fourth and beginning the fifth century, was another son Eochy Moyvone. Niall was cele brated warrior, and made frequent expeditions against the Romans Gaul and Britain, one which was killed Gaul, the
founded the episcopal see Oilfinn Elphin, which obtained name from spring well the saint had sunk there, and the mar gin which was erected large stone; and thus from oil, which
descended the Hy Niall race, for many centuries kings Ulster and Meath, and monarchs Ireland: They were divided into two great branches, the north and south Hy Nialls; the head the southern Hy Nialls being the O’Melaghlins, kings Meath,
worthiest heirs the lordship Brefney, and many others, were slain, and Gilcreest O'Rourke and Mac Consnamha were taken prisoners, after
Connaught, and was killed 403, was progenitor
Eochy Moyvone, who became king battle Damheluan Galway,
rock, and finn, which signifies fair clear, the Elphin was derived, which meant the rock the O'Flaherty states that this stone continued there
the ninth and tenth centuries Connaught was often ravaged by the Danes and Norwegians, who destroyed its towns, abbeys, col
leges, and churches.
Eochaidh Muiglimheadhoin, already stated, was king
Connaught and monarch Ireland, about the middle the fourth century. He was lineal descendant Con Ceadcathach, Con the Hundred Battles, monarch Ireland the second century, the race Heremon. The nameMuighmheadhain, pronounced
Moyvone, derived from Muighe, the genitive case Magh, the race Heremon. This Aodh Hugh, the last king the plain, and meadhoin, cultivator; hence the name has been trans
tuated between Moyvola and Killcornan.
the third century Cormac, monarch
own day, and was
the monarch Art, attacked Aodh Hugh, the Firbolg. king Connaught, who had incurred his resentment, and according
Ireland, the son
O'Flaherty totally defeated sis forces the battle Magh Aoi Roscommon, upon which the sovereignty Connanght was
Firbolgs, was son Garad, and succeeded Lughaidh, the son Firtri, king Connaught, and was descended from Goll, the son Morna, the famous warrior, who was chief the Clanna Morna, celebrated warriors Connaught. Cairbre Liffeachair, the son Cormac, succeeded father monarch Ireland,
and Fiach, son Cairbre, surnamed Srabhtene, from Dun Srabh
tene, Connaught, where was nurtured, became king Briune, signifying the descendants Brian. This Brian had
twenty-four sons, and his posterity possessed the greater part Connaught. Of the Hy Briuin race were the O'Conors, kings Connaught; the O'Rourkes, princes West Brefney, Leitrim; the O'Reillys, princes East Brefney, Cavan; the Mac Der motts, princes Moylurg Roscommon; the Mac Donaghs, lords Corran and Tirerrill Sligo; the Mac Oiraghtys, some times styled head chiefs Siol Murray, and lords Clan Tomal tach, &c. Roscommon; the O'Malleys, lords Umalia Mayo; the O'Flahertys, lords West Connaught Galway; the O’Brenans Mac Brenans, the O’Beirnes, the O'Donnellans, O'Flynns, O'Flanagans, O'Feenaghtys, O'Concanans, O'Monagh ans, O'Murrays, O'Hanleys, and O'Hallorans, Mac Manuses, chiefs Roscommon and Galway; the O'Malones, chiefs Westmeath; the Mac Consnamhas Fords, chiefs Muintir Kenny Leitrim; the Mac Gaurans, Mac Tiarnans Mac Ker nans, the Mac Bradys, O'Sheridans, and some other chiefs and clans Cavan; also the Mac Hughs, O'Crollys, O'Bresleins, Mac Egans, O'Creans, O’Finnegans, O'Callinans, O'Finns, O'Fays, O'Devlins, O'Callanans, and some other clans Ulster and Connaught. From Fiachra, another son Eochy Moyvone, were descendedthe race Hy Fiachra, the O'Dowds, O'Heynes, O'Clerys, O'Shaughnesseys, and other chiefs Sligo, Mayo, and Galway, whom accounts are given the present article, and the note North Connaught.
taken from the Damnonians, and transferred the Milesians
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rick, son of Cathal O’Conor, whom O’Rourke soner by the king of Connaught, and sent for had in prison, was set at liberty in exchange for confinement to the castle of Roscommon, in con the liberation of Gilcreest O’Rourke. sequence of which a great contention and com
Hugh, son of Felim O'Conor, was taken pri motion arose between O'Conor and Mac Dermott,
of whom an account has been given in the note on Meath; and the head of the northern Hy Nialls being the O'Neills, princes of Tyrone and kings of Ulster, and the O'Donnells, princes of
Tirconnell, of whom accounts have been given in the notes on Tir Eogain and Tir Conaill. Thus from Brian, Fiachra, and Niall, the three sons of the monarch Eochy Moyvone, were descended the kings and chiefs of the ancient kingdoms of Meath, Ulster, and Connaught.
The Siol Muireadhaigh, or Siol Murray, so called as the des cendants of Muireadhach Muilleatham, a king of Connaught in the latter end of the seventh century, who died A. D. 700, and a descen dant of the above-named Brian, king of Connaught, became the chief branch of the Hy Briune race, and possessedthe greater part of Con naught, but were chiefly located in the territory now forming the county of Roscommon; and hence the term Siol Murray was ap plied to that territory.
The O'Conors, who becamekings of Connaught, were the head chiefs of Siol Murray, and took their name from Conchobhar or Conor, who was a king of Connaught in the tenth century. The name Ua Conchobhair, pronounced Concoovar, is derived from Cu or Con, which figuratively signifies a warrior, and Cobhair, aid; hence it signifies a helping warrior. Teige, king of Connaught, in
was Dervorgilla, daughter Donald O'Melaghlin, prince Meath; and his third was Duvcola, daughter Mulrooney Mac Dermott, prince Moylurg. By his last wife he had son, Cathal Crovdearg O'Conor, the famous king Connaught, often mentioned the course these Annals. The O'Conors, kings Connaught, had royal residences Cruachan, near El phin, and Cluan Fraoich, near Tulsk, Roscommon; also Dunmore Galway, and Cong Mayo, and many castles various parts Connaught. The ancient kings Connaught were inaugurated Cruachan, near Elphin, but appears from these Annals that after times the O'Conors were inaugurated
kings Connaught the hill Carn Fraoich, near Tulsk, Roscommon. The O'Conors held their rank kings Con naught down the reign Elizabeth, the sixteenth century, and many celebrated and valiant princes and chiefs them are constantly mentioned the course these Annals. the Me moirs Charles O'Conor Belenagar, stated, that the latter end the fourteenth century the two head chiefs the O'Conors, namely, Torlogh Roe, and Torlogh Donn, having con tended for the lordship Siol Murray, agreed divide the terri tory between them. The families descended from Torlogh Donn called themselves O'Conors Don, the Brown; and the descen dants Torlogh Roe called themselves O'Conors Roe, the
the beginning of the eleventh century, who died A. D. 1030, and
was called Tadhg an eich ghil, or Teige of the White Steed, was Red. The present head the O'Conors, lineal descendant from
the first who took the name of O'Conor, from Concovar or Conor,
his grandfather, king of Connaught. Between the fourth and
eighth centuries fourteen of the race of Hy Fiachra were kings of
Connaught, as already stated in the note on North Connaught;
and two or three of the O'Rourkes are styled kings of Connaught
Cathal Crowdeardg O'Conor, the celebrated king Connaught the thirteenth century, the O'Conor Don, namely, Dennis
in the tenth century, in the Annals of the Four Masters. With
O'Conor, Belenagare, M. P. for the county
Another branch the O'Conors, already stated North Connaught, got great possessions the county
Roscommon. the note
Sligo, and
these exceptions, the ancestors of the O'Conors of the race of Hy
were styled the O'Conors Sligo.
The O'Conors are thus designated the topographical poem
O'Dugan, written the fourteenth century:—
Briune and Siol Murray, and the O'Conors themselves, held the
sovereignty of Connaught from the fifth to the fifteenth century,
“Riogha sluagh
for a period of more than a thousand years, and two of them be
senaidh Cruachain moir min heuruigh,
came monarchs of Ireland in the twelfth century, namely, Tor
Nir tubhadh thall d-toradh Do bhunadh clann Conchubhair.
logh, and his son, Roderick O'Conor, who was the last Milesian
monarch of Ireland. Torlogh O'Conor, called Toirdhealbhach
Mor, or Torlogh the Great, was a valiant monarch, and celebrated
for his magnificence, and is called by the Annalists the “Augustus of western Europe. ” He was many years king of Connaught, and
afterwards monarch of Ireland for twenty years, from A. D. 1136 to 1156. He died at Dunmore, in Galway, according to O'Flaher ty's Ogygia (vol. 386), the 19th May, 1156, the 68th year his age, and was buried Clonmacnois. As stated O'Flaherty, O'Halloran, and others, after having distri buted his precious household furniture, his gold and silver vases, goblets, gems,jewels, musical instruments, chess-boards, his studs
horses, military weapons, &c. , bequeathed the cathedral
Clonmacnois and other churches, 540 ounces pure gold, and 60 marks silver, with gold and silver chalices and crosses.
Duthaidh don t-siol so seach cach Siol Muiredhaigh na maol rath, Fine fuachdha da faire
Righe Cruachna clothaidhe. ”
“The kings the hosts refuse nought
To great Cruachan the fair grassy plains, Which did not refuse abundant fruits
To the tribe of Clan Conor.
The undisputed patrimony this race,
Was Siol Murray the broad mounds, warlike tribe defended
The illustrious kings Cruachan. ”
The O'Conors are the present day very numerous, and many highly respectable families the name exist Connaught.
Several the O'Conors, whom account given the sub sequent part the present article, were eminent literary men, and particularly distinguished Irish literature.
He was buried the north side St. Kiaran, having directed
arms, bow, and quiver, should
the great altar the cathedral his will that his favourite horse, deposited Clonmacnois. Rode
rick O'Conor, his son, was the last Milesian monarch Ireland, and after having reigned eighteen years, abdicated the throne
1184, consequence the English invasion, and retired the monastery Cong Mayo, where, after religious seclusion thirteen years, died, Sunday, the 27th November, 1198, the 82nd year his age, and was buried the same sepulchre with his father, the cathedral Clonmacnois. the first volume O'Conor's Rer. Hib. Scrip. stated that
bequeathed gold, silver, and many other valuable things, for the service God, the poor, the churches Ireland, and those Rome and Jerusalem. According Dr. O'Conor, king
Torlogh O'Conor was thrice married; his first wife was Taltenia, daughter Murtogh O'Melaghlin, king Meath; his second
The following chiefs and clans Roscommon and Galway, and the territories possessedby them the twelfth century, have been collected follows from O'Dugan's Topography, and other sources:
Mac Diarmada or Mac Dermott. The name Diarmada deri ved by O'Brien his Irish Dictionary from Dia, god, and armaid, the genitive plural arm, arms, the word thus signifying figura tively great warrior. The Mac Dermotts derive their descent from the same ancestor the O'Conors, kings Connaught, namely, from Teige the White Steed, king Connaught the
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andgreat devastations were committed on both sides. driven to Ballymote, after which they concluded a O'Conor experienced great danger and distress peace with each other.
from the attacks made on him by Mac Dermott Jordan Roe Mac Costello (in Mayo), was slain as far as Corran, and from thence was forcibly by Cathal Mac Dermott Gall.
eleventh century, as above stated, and thereforeare a branch of the prince, the Mac Dermott this day recognised prince
O'Conors. This Teige had a son named Maolruanaidh, the pro Coolavin the county Sligo, holding part the hereditary
genitor of the Mac Dermotts; hence their tribe name was Clan possessions his ancestors. There are several respectable fami
Maolruanaidh or Clan Mulrooney. Diarmaid, grandson of Mul lies the Mac Dermotts Connaught the present day, par
rooney, was the head of the clan in the twelfth century, and died ticularly the families Coolavin Sligo, and Mac Dermott
A. D. 1165, and from him they took the name of Mac Dermott. Roe Alderford Roscommon. The Mac Donoghs, whom an
The Mac Dermotts had the title of princes of Moylurg, Tir account has been given. the note north Connaught, were
Oilill, Tir Tuathail, Airteach, and Clan Cuain.
Moylurg, called Magh Luirg an Daghda, in O’Dugan, signifies
the Plain of the Track of Daghda, and got name from Daghda, one the Tuath De Danan kings. This territory comprised the Plains Boyle, the county Roscommon, consisting some
the finest lands Ireland, and famous for their fertility and beauty. Tir Oilill now the barony Tirrerill Sligo. Airteach, dis trict Roscommon, near Lough Gara, the borders Sligo and
Mayo. Clan Cuain was district the north the barony Carra, county Mayo. Tir Tuathail was district the barony Boyle, bordering Leitrim and Sligo, towards Lough Allen;
thus Mac Dermott's territories comprised the present barony Boyle, the county Roscommon, together with Tirerrill Sligo, and Clan Cuain Mayo Castlebar, which comprised the present parishes Islandeady, Turlough, and Breaffy. the topographical poem O’Dugan, written the fourteenth century, the MacDermotts are thus designated:—
“Clanna Maoilruana an raith Slogh foisteanach fiochathlamh
Glan m-buird data gach dreach Magh Luirg aca agus Airteach.
Tir Oililla Tir Tuathail
Arn-dul sios tar sean Chruachain Ni dith dine an rann radh Crich fear tire Clann Chuan.
Tir Neachtain Tir n-Enda Saoirse iad gan Aithmhela
Fir filialboga do glac goil
Do Mac Diarmada as duthaidh. ”
“The clan Mulrooney prosperity
The host good order but fierce and active,
Polished are their tables various colours, They possess Moylurg and Artagh.
Tirerrill and Tirtohill,
After passing northward ancient Croaghan, Numerous the tribes whom we treat,
They governed Firtire and Clan Cuan,
With the lands Naghtan and Enda.
They are freemen without sorrow,
They are mild men hospitality and valour, Such the inheritance of the Mac Dermotts. ”
The Mac Dermotts had their chief fortress at the Rock of Lough Key, island Lough Key near Boyle, and they held the high and honourable office hereditary marshals
branch the Mac Dermotts, and lords Tirerrill and Corran
Sligo. may observed that O’Dugan gives the following
the ancient chiefs Moylurg before the time the Mac Dermotts; designates them as:—
“The ancient chiefs Moylurg abundance
Mac Eoach (or Mac Keogh) Mac Maon the great,
And Mac Riabhaidh (or Mac Revy) the efficient forces. ”
II. O’Ceallaigh O'Kelly. The name O'Ceallaigh derived from Ceallach, warrior, and was taken from one their ances tors, Ceallach, celebrated chief the ninth century. The
Connaught, the duties attached which were raise and regulate the battle Clontarf. The O'Kellys had castles Aughrim,
the military forces, and prepare them for battle command ers-in-chief, also preside the inauguration the O'Connors kings Connaught, and proclaim their election. Many
valiant chiefs of the Mac Dermotts are mentioned the course of
Garbally, Gallagh, Monivea, Moylough, Mullaghmore, and Agh rane, now Castle-Kelly the county Galway, and Athlone, Athleague, Corbeg, Galy and Skryne the county Roscom mon. The chiefs the O'Kellys, according some accounts, were inaugurated Clontuskert, about five miles from Eyre court the county Galway, and held their rank princes
these Annals from the twelfth the sixteenth century, and se
veral them distinguished for their religion, bravery, hospitality
and patronage learned men. They held their rank lords Hy Maine the reign Elizabeth. There are still many highly Moylurg down the reign Elizabeth, and considerable pos respectable families the O'Kellys Galway, Roscommon,
sessions down the period the Cromwellian wars, when their estates were confiscated; but singular fact, that all the
Milesian chiefs, the Mac Dermotts alone have retained their title
and other parts Connaught.
III. Mac Oireachtaigh Mac Oiraghty, name anglicised
Mac Geraghty Geraghty, descended from the same stock
O'Kellys are branch
and the same descent
the Mac Mahons, lords
Oirior Armagh, and some other clans whom account has been given the note Orgiall. the fourth century, Maine Mór, Maine the Great, chief the Clan Colla, having col lected his forces Orgiall, the borders the present counties
Tyrone, Monaghan and Armagh, marched Connaught, and having conquered colony the Firbolgs who possessedthe ter ritory called Magh Seachnoile, expelled the Firbolgs; and that territory, which was possessed his posterity, gave the name Hy Maine, which has been latinised Hy Mania and I-Mania. This extensive territory comprised, according O'Flaherty and others, great part south Connaught the present county Galway, and was afterwards extended beyond the river Suck the Shannon, the south Roscommon, and comprehended the baronies Ballymoe, Tiaquin, Killian, and Kilconnel, with part Clonmacnoon Galway, and the barony
Athlone Roscommon. The O'Kellys were styled princes
Hy Maine, and their territory was called O'Kelly's
country. Hy
Mania
thus described O'Dugan :—
“Moirthrian Chonnacht an clarr sin, Ui Maine mordhail sin,
Shionainn sreabha sidhe,
the Clan Colla Orgiall Ulster, the Maguires, lords Fermanagh,
Monaghan, the O'Hanlons, chiefs
morrighe. ”
“A great division
Of Hy Maine
Extending from the Shannon fairy streams To Knoc Meadh the great kings. ”
Go Cnoc Meadh
Connaught vast assemblies,
that plain,
According the Dissertations Charles O'Connor, the O'Kellys held the office high treasurers Connaught, and the Mac Dermotts that of marshals. Several celebrated chiefs of
the O'Kellys are mentioned the course these Annals from the tenth the sixteenth century, and amongst these Tadhg Teige O'Kelly, one the commanders under Bryan Boroimhe
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Cathal Mac Dermott Gall, the best man of his Riavach, the son of Malachy Carrach Mac Der race in his time, in valour, in feats of arms, in mott, at Lios Sealbhaidh,” in Clan Conor (in Ros sway, and in generosity, was slain by Donogh COIn Inon.
the O'Conors, kings of Connaught. The name is derived from Oireacht, a territory, hence Oireachtach signifies the man of the territory. They are thus designated in O’Dugan's poem :—
“Ag Mac Oireachtaigh na n-each,
Muintir Roduibh na righbhreath, Triath nach iodhalta os coill cuir. ”
“Mac Oiraghty of the steeds was the ruling chief, Of Muintir Roduiv of rightful laws, -
A fearless warrior as he ranged the woods. ”
from the O'Dugan
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of Wicklow.
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In the Annals at A. D. 1241, Mac Oiraghty is mentioned as
chief of Clan Tomaltaigh, and at 1278, as head chief of Siol
Murray. The districts of Clan Tomaltaigh and Muintir Roduiv, Bramain or Mac Brennan, sometimes made O’Brennan, and
were situated in the barony of Roscommon, county of Ros
common, and the term Siol Murray was applied to the central
parts of the county of Roscommon. Several distinguished chiefs
of the Mac Oiraghtys are mentioned in the course of the
Annals, and in the sixteenth century, when deprived of their Tuatha in which was situated the Sliev Baun Mountain. The
territories, someof the clan settled in Mayo and Sligo, and are to this day the chief possessors of the island of Inis Murray, off the coast of Sligo; their having, it is said, given name to the island from their former title as head chiefs of Siol Murray, and are still governed by a chief of the tribe. As a remarkable circum stance connected with the Mac Oiraghtys who reside at Croagh Patrick in Mayo, an antique bell is kept by them, and is tradi tionally stated to have been one of those used by St. Patrick. At A. D. 1297 in these Annals, an account is given of Henry Mac Oiraghty, who was bishop of Achonry, and afterwards of Derry and of Conor; and David Mac Oiraghty, who was archbishop of Armagh, died A. D. 1343. One of the chief representatives of this ancient and respectable clan is Mr. Bryan Geraghty, of Anglesea-street, Dublin, the publisher of these Annals.
IV. O'Fionnachta or O'Feenaghtys, chiefs of Clan Commaigh and Clan Murchadha, districts in the two half baronies of Bally moe, in the counties of Roscommon and Galway. Two distinct chiefs of the O'Feenaghty's are given by O’Dugan, one of Clan Murrogh and the other of Clan Conway, the former being desig nated “chiefs of Clan Murrogh of the champions. ” O’Feenaghty, chiefs of Clan Conway had their castle at Dunamon, near the river Suck, in the county of Roscommon.
Several chiefs of the O'Fee naghtys are mentioned in the course of these Annals, and there are still several respectable families of the name in Connaught; and it is stated by some old authorities, that the O'Feenaghtys, as a head branch of the Siol Murray, had the privilege of drinking the first cup at every royal feast. W. O'Fallamhain or O'Fallons, chiefs of Clan Uadach, a district in the barony of Athlone, county of Roscommon, comprising the parishes of Cam and Dysart, and had a castle at Milltown. The O'Fallons were originally chiefs in Westmeath near Athlone. Several chiefs of the O'Fallons are mentioned in the course of the Annals. By O’Dugan they are designated in terms which may be thus translated:—
“The O'Fallons, who marched with every force, Were chiefs of Clan Uadach of wine banquets, Men who let not their spears decay,
Of those are the freeborn clans. ”
VI. O’Birm or O’Beirnes, chiefs of Mura O'Mannachain, other
wise called Tir Briuin-na-Sionna or Tir Briune of the Shannon.
This territory lay along the Shannon in the barony of Ballintobber,
in Roscommon, comprising the parishes of Kilmore of the Shannon,
Cloonaff, Aughrim and Kilumod, extending nearly to Elphin.
VII. O’Mannachain or O'Monnaghan, was also a chief on the
same territory as O’Beirne. Several chiefs of the O’Beirnes of Roscommon, near Cruachan. Some chiefs of the O'Mulremans
and O'Monaghans are mentioned in the course of the Annals, and occur in the course of the Annals, and at A. D. 1325 Dermod it is to be observed that these O’Beirnes are of a different race O'Mulbrenan is mentioned as Manannan, or head naval commander
“Brave are the defending tribe of Muintir Beirne,
In the fortresses of O'Monaghan,
By strength, by shouts of war and valour,
The country which they conquered still they hold. ”
VIII. O'Hainlidhe or O'Hanleys, chiefs of Kinel Dobhtha, a large district in the barony of Ballintobber, county of Roscommon, along the Shannon. It formed part of the Three Tuatha or three districts. The O’Hanleys were chiefs of note, and many of them are mentioned in the course of these Annals. IX. Mac
O’Mailmichil or O'Mulvihil, sometimes anglicised to Mulville and Mitchell. The Mac Brennans and O'Mulvihils, were chiefs of Corca Achlann, a large district adjoining Kinel-Dobhtha, in
the barony of Roscommon. This district formed part of the
O'Hanleys, Mac Brennans and O'Mulmihils, including O’Beirne and O'Monaghan, are thus designated in O’Dugan's poem:—
“Let us remember the three Tuatha,
The skilful forces of fair Cruachan,
Let us not conceal their fine appearance, Let us name their three lords,
Brave are the defending tribe of Muintir Beirne, In the fortresses of O'Monaghan.
Efficient is the power of the Clan Brennan, And also of the noble Mulmihil,
They command the strong forces
Of Corca Achlan of the herds.
An estate is possessedby the forces of sharp weapons, Kinel Dobhtha who are compact and brave;
My affection for them is in my heart; They are the clan of O'Hanley. ”
X. O'Flannagain, or O'Flanagans, chiefs of Clan Cathail, a ter ritory in the barony of Roscommon, north of Elphin. O'Maol mordha; O'Carthaidh, or O'Carthy; and O'Mughroin, were also subordinate chiefs of Clan Cathail. Many distinguished chiefs of the O'Flanagans are mentioned in the course of the Annals, and are thus designated by O’Dugan :
“Above all remember Clan Cathail,
From their many chiefs in continued succession; Their meritorious deeds I therefore recite
Remember the nobility of Roduiv.
Four effective chieftains Ruled over the Clan Cathail.
Kinsmen who have not beendispraised Are these four whom we enumerate.
O'Flanagan, chief of the territory, O'Mulmora whom I praise;
With cheerfulness they were still supported By the blithe O'Carthy and O'Muroin.
XI. O'Maolbrennain, a name anglicised to O'Mulrenan, were chiefs of Clan Conchobhair, or Clan Conor, a district in the barony
Manus, son of Cathal, son of Donal O'Conor,
was slain by Cathal, son of Hugh Brefnach O'Conor. Bryan Oge Mac Gauran was slain by the
people of Tullyhunco (in Cavan).
of the chiefs of Connaught, and they are thus designated by O’Dugan:
Owen O'Heyne, lord of Hy Fiachra Aidhne (in
Galway), was slain by his own kinsmen.
Owen, son of Geoffrey Mac Rannall, and Hugh
O'Maolmiaidh, slew each other (in Leitrim).
the western banks of Lough Corrib, between that lake and the bay of Galway, in the barony of Moycullen, county of Gal way. O'Dugan says—
“Mac Conroy possessesin peace
Gno Mor of the numerous harbours. ”
XXI. Mac Aodha, or Mac Hugh, chief of Clan Cosgraidh, a dis trict on the eastern side of Lough Corrib, thus designated by O'Dugan :
“The race of Mac Hugh on the eastern side Of the extensive plain of Clan Cosgry,
An active host from the plain of Meadha, Mild and hospitable are their tribes. ”
XXII. O'Flaithbheartaigh or O'Flaherty, a name derived from Flaith, a chies or hero, and beartach, of great deeds; hence it may
signify a chief of noble deeds. They are styled by O’Dugan, chiefs of Muintir Murchadha, now the barony of Clare, county of Gal
“O’Mulbrenan of renown
Was chief of Clan Conor of the fertile plain;
Their men above all others I record, They are of the tribe of Clan Cathail. ”
XII. O’Cathalain, chief of Clan Fogartaigh.
O'Meeneys, sometimes made O'Mooneys, were chiefs of Clan Mur thuile. Clan Fogartaigh and Clan Murthuile were districts in Ballintobber, county of Roscommon. O'Cathalain and O'Mooney are thus mentioned in O’Dugan :
“O'Cathalain is the chartered chief
Of Clan Fogarty of the grassy plains, And powerful are his conquering forces; Chief of Clan Murthuile is O'Mooney. ”
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O'Maonaigh, or
XIII. O’Conceanain, or O'Concannon, chief of Hy Diarma way. In the thirteenth century they were expelled from this ter
da, a district on the borders of Roscommon and Galway, in the baronies of Athlone and Ballymoe. The O'Concannons are thus mentionedin O’Dugan :
“The Hy Diarmada of protecting men, Their heroes are kinsmen to kings; Governor of the territory
Is O'Concanain, its undisputed chief. ”
XIV. Mac Murchadha, or Mac Murrogh, sometimes anglicised to Mac Morrow, a chief of Clan Tomaltaigh, in Roscommon, of which Mac Oiraghty was head chief. XV. O'Floinn, or OFlynn,
chief of Siol Maolruain, a large district in the barony of Ballin tobber, county of Roscommon, in which lay Slieve Ui Fhloinn, or O'Flynn's mountain, and which comprised the parishes of Killkeevan and Kiltullagh, and also part of the parish of Bally nakill, in the barony of Ballymoe, county of Galway. O'Maol muaidh, or O'Mulloy, is also given as a subordinate chief over
ritory by the English, and having settled on the other side of Lough Corrib, got extensive possessions there in the barony of
Moycullen, and were styled lords of Iar Conacht, or West Con naught. Several distinguished chiefs of the O'Flahertys are men
tioned in the course of the Annals, and they had the chief naval command about Lough Corrib, on the islands of which they had castles; they are thus designated by O’Dugan:
“Clan Murrogh of the fortress of hospitality
Was governed by the Clan Flaherty of swords, Who from the shout of battle would not flee.
To them belongs the regulation of the fair ports. ”
XXIII. O'Heidhin or O'Heyne, sometimes anglicised to Hynes. O'Heyne was styled prince of Hy Fiachra Aidhne, so called as
being of the race of Hy Fiachra, of whom an account has been given in the previous part of this article, and also in the note on North Connaught. The territory of Hy Fiachra Aidhne, also called
South Hy Fiachra, was co-extensive with the diocese of Kilmac duagh, and comprised the barony of Kiltartan, and parts of the baronies of Dunkellin and Loughrea, in the county of Galway. The O'Heynes were descended from Guaire Aidhne, a king of Connaught in the seventh century, who is celebrated by all the ancient annalists for his hospitality to all classes, and charity to the poor; hence it passed into a proverb, in speaking of an hospitable person, that he was “as generous as Guaire;” and the poets in their figurative language stated, that his right hand had become much long, r than his left, in consequenceof being constantly ex tended in giving charity. The O'Heynes were celebrated chiefs, and many of them are mentioned in the course of these Annals.
They took their name from Eidhin, one of their chiefs in the tenth century, and Maolruanaidh O'Heyne, prince of Hy Fiachra, was a commander under Brian Boroimhe at the battle of Clontarf; and it may be remarked that Brian Boroimhe was married to Mor, the daughter of Flann, father of Maolruanaidh O'Heyne. XXIV. O'Seachnasaigh, or O'Shaughnessey, of the same descent as O'Heyne, and chief of Kinel Aodha, sometimes called Kinel Aodha-na-h-Echtge, that is Kinel Hugh of Echty, a mountainous
Clan Taidhg, or Clan Teige, in the same district. designatedby O’Dugan :
They are thus
“The Siol Maolruain, and Clan Teige of prosperity, A host of good order, fierce and active,
O'Mulloy and O'Flynn the hospitable;
The two tribes had a sufficient portion. ”
XVI. O'Rothlain, chiefs of Coill Fothaidh, a district on the bor
ders of Roscommon and Mayo; they are thus mentioned by O’Dugan:
“O'Rothlain of Coill Fothaidh let us not omit, Chief of the whitestoned goblets and spears. ”
XVII. O’Sgaithgil, or Mac Sgaithgil, chief of Corca Mogha, a dis
trict which comprised the parish of Kilkeeran, in the barony of
Killian, county of Galway. O’Broin, anglicised to Burns, was
chief of Lough Gealgosa, a district adjoining Corca Mogha.
XVIII. O’Talcharain, chief of Conmaicne Cuile, a district in the
barony of Clare, county of Galway. XIX. O'Cadhla, or O'Caw district on the borders of Galway and Clare. Kinel Hugh was a
ley, chief of Conmaicne Mara, now the barony of Ballynahinch in the county of Galway, and thus mentioned by O’Dugan:
large district in the barony of Kiltartan, county of Galway. O'Cathail, or O'Cahal, of the race of Hy Fiachra, was also a chief of Kinel Hugh. XXV. Mac Giolla Ceallaigh or Mac Gilkelly, sometimes made Killikelly, also of the race of Hy Fiachra, and another chief of Aidhne. XXVI. O'Cleirigh or O'Clery, a name sometimes anglicised to Clarke, likewise of the race of Hy Fiachra, and chiefs in Aidhne, and sometimes styled chiefs of Hy
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ANNALS OF THE FOUR MASTERS, A. D. 1340.
was slain in a plundering incursion in Brefney (county of Cavan), by the people of Tullaghaw.
Rory, son of Manus O’Hara, died.
chief professor of Conmaicne William, son of Gilbert Mac Costello (of Mayo),
brated chiefs in the tenth century. Many of these O'Clerys were Leitrim, the county Galway. The O'Naghtens and O'Mulallys
highly distinguished in literature, and a branch of them having settled in Donegal, became bards and historians to the O'Donnells,
princes of Tyrconnell, and were the authors of the Annals of the Four Masters, of which a full account has been given in the introduction to the present publication. Other branches of the O'Clery's set tled in Brefney O'Reilly, or the county of Cavan. XXVII. O’Duibhgiolla, chief of Kinel Cinngamhna; Mac Fiachra, chief of Oga Beathra; O'Cathain, chief of Kinel Sedna; and O'Maghna, chief of Caenridhe, all chiefs in Aidhne. The chiefs of Aidhne are thus designated by O’Dugan:—
“Let us approach Aidhne of steeds, And their noble chiefs of hospitality;
Let us trace their kings who are not few, And treat of the host of the free clans.
We treat of Aidhne, a duty uncontrouled,
We leave the tribes of Connaught ;
We have melodiously sung of her nobles,
Let us record the chiefs of Hy Fiachra.
The noble clan of Mac Gilkelly,
The O'Heynes of the sleek and slender steeds, Whose defenceand pride is the strength of their arms, They are of the race of Guaire the Fair,
Good and hospitable is the chief
O'Clery of the same race.
Two other chiefs of Kinel Hugh, O'Shaughnessey whom I will not shun,
Together with O'Cahal of the learned men, Smooth are his fields, and fertile his mountain. ”
XXVIII. O’Madagain, or O'Madadhain, anglicised to O'Madden, chief of Siol Anmchadha, a namelatinised to Silanchia, and which
are branches the Clan Colla, and the same descent as the O'Kellys, princes Hy Maine, and are thuse designated by O'Dugan
“The chiefs Moenmoy the champions,
Whose estate the fertile plain,
Two who defend that district
Are O'Naghten and O'Mulally,
Their warfare heavy battles,
The land theirs far Hy Fiachra. ”
Several chiefs the O'Naghtens are mentioned the course these Annals; and there were also many respectable families the name who had considerable possessions the barony Athlone, county Roscommon. The O'Mulallys, when dispos sessed their ancient territory, settled Tullach-na-Dala, near Tuam, where they had castle. The head the family having removed France, descendant his became celebrated an orator and statesman the time the French Revolution, and was known the name count Lally Tollendal, taking his title from his ancient territory Ireland. Several the O’Lallys
were celebrated commanders the Irish Brigade France, and one them was created marquis Lally Tollendal, and peer
territory appears have been parts the barony Leitrim got its name from Anmchadh, one of their ancient chiefs. This terri Galway, and Tullagh Clare, The O'Connells and Mac
tory comprised the present barony of Longford, in the county of
Galway, and the parish of Lusmagh, on the other side of the Shan
non, in the King's County. The O'Maddens are a branch of the
Clan Colla, and of the same descent as the O'Kellys, princes of Clan Diarmada, district the barony Leitrim, county
Hy Maine, and took their name from Madudan More, one of their ancient chiefs. The O'Maddens were chiefs of note, and many of them are mentioned in the course of these Annals. There are se
veral respectable families of the name still in Connaught. The chief representatives of this ancient and respectable family are Sir
Edward Madden, Librarian of the British Museum, London; and R. Madden, esq. , M. D. , an eminent literary man, author of
“Travels in the East,” “The United Irishmen,” and other works. XXIX. O'Huallachain, or O'Hoolaghan, sometimes anglicised O'Coulaghan and Mac Coulaghan, and also given by O’Dugan, as chiefs of Siol Anmchadha. O'Hoolaghan is thus designated by O'Dugan :
Galway, and had castle Dun Doighre, now Duniry. The Mac Egans were celebrated Brehons Connaught and also Ormond, and many them eminent literary men. They are thus
mentioned by O’Dugan
“A noble chief of lasting fame
Rules over the plain of the race of Anmcha, A valiant rough-fettering warrior,
Of keen-edged weapons, is O'Hoolaghan. ”
Precedence for his valour and fame
Be given Mac Egan the noble.
Record him for the activity his warriors, Of his prosperity and great renown,
The Clan Diarmada north and south,
To place them my poem duty”.
XXXIV. Mac Giolla Fionnagain O'Finnegans, name some times rendered Finnucane; and O'Cionaoith O'Kenny, chiefs Clan Laitheamhain Fhlaitheamhain, called also Muintir Cionaith, district the barony Moycarnon, county Ros
common. They are thus mentioned O’Dugan;–
XXXI.
France, O’Dugan
Napoleon. XXXII. O’Conaill, follows:
O'Connell, given
“O’Connell's portion that country, Of that delightful pleasant land,
From Grian the great plain, Whose hosts obey the noble chief. ”
Grian here mentioned was the name of river on the borders of
Clare, and the plain alluded was Maenmoy hence O'Connell's
Egans were marshals the forces the O'Kellys, princes Hy Maine, and the same descent the O'Kellys, XXXIII. Mac Eideadhain Mac Aodhagain, anglicised Mac Egans, were chiefs
XXX. O'Maolalaidh, or O'Mulally, sometimes made Lally.
O'Neachtain, or O'Naghten, sometimes made Norton. The
O'Naghtens and O'Mulalleys are given by O'Dugan as the two
chiefs of Maonmuighe, or Moenmoy, a territory which, according
to O'Flaherty, got name from Moen, one the sons Ugaine
More, who was monarch Ireland, more than three centuries before
the Christian era. This territory was extensive plain, com There are several respectable families the O'Finnegans – prising great part the present baronies Loughrea and Clare, who take the name Finnucane, and these was Mathias
:-
“Mac Giolla Finnegan the mild, And the valiant Clan Kenny,
Two tribes who are fair seen, Rule over the brave Clan Flahavan. ”
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Finnucane, one of the judges of the Common Pleas, who died
in 1814. XXXV. O'Domhnallain or O'Donnellans, chiefs of Clan Breasail, a district in the barony of Leitrim, county of Galway.
The O'Donnellans are thus mentioned by O'Dugan
The church Kilronan (in Roscommon), was burned.
Niall O'Higgin, truly learned poet, was drowned.
The following chiefs and clans not given O'Dugan are col lected from various other sources: XLIII. The O'Daly's, branch the O'Donnells Donegal, princes Tirconnell, whose tribe
“Noble the blood and achievements,
Of the O'Donnellans of handsome figure, Rushing to the battle like a torrent,
Such are the yellow-haired Clan Breasail. ”
name was Clan
naught early
them, very eminent poets and learned men Connaught, and also Munster, and several them distinguished ecclesiastics, are
REIGN OF EDWARD III. 131
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Dalaigh. O'Daly's, appears, The
found the Annals the Four Masters, and O’Reilly's Irish Writers, from the twelfth the seventeenth century. The Some chiefs of the O'Donnellans are mentioned in the Annals; O'Daly's had large possessions the counties Galway and Ros
and at A. D. 1531, one of them is mentioned as chief of Machaire Maonmoy. There are still many respectable families of the O'Donnellans in Connaught, the chief of which is that of Ballydon
common, and there have been various times many highly res pectable families the name those counties. Of the O'Dalys
Connaught were Dennis Daly, one the judges the Common Pleas the reign James II. , and St. George Daly, one the XXXVI. O'Donchadha or O'Donoghoe, chief of Clan Cormaic, a barons the Exchequer, and afterwards one the justices the
nellan, between Ballinasloe and Loughrea, in the county of Galway.
district in Moenmoy in Galway, which has been already defined.
XXXVII. O’Duibhghind or O'Deigham, chief of the twelve Ballys
or Townlands of O’Duibhghind, a district near Loughrea, in the
county of Galway. XXXVIII. O’Docomlain, chief of Eidhnigh;
and O'Gabhrain or O'Gauran, chief of Dal Druithne, districts
about Loughrea XXXIX. O'Maoilbrighde, or O'Mulbrides, or
Mac Brides, chiefs of Magh Finn and of Bredach, a large district in the barony of Athlone, county of Roscommon, east of the river
Suck. The O'Mulbrides are thus designated by O’Dugan:—
“Chief of the prosperous Maghfinn,
To which St. Bridget gave her blessing; Still free are the warlike hosts
Of O'Mulbride the ever brave,
Good has he conferred on men,
This noble chief of Bredach. ”
XL. O'Mainnin, O'Mannin, O'Mannings, chiefs
large territory the barony Tiaquin, which was made into six divisions, called the six Sodhans. The O'Mannins had their chief residence the castle Clogher, barony Tiaquin, county Galway, and afterwards Menlough, the parish Killascobe,
the same barony. The other chiefs given O'Dugan the six Sodhans, were Mac-an-Bhaird Mac Wards; O'Sgurra O'Scurrys; O'Lennan O'Lennans; O'Casain O'Cashins;
King's Bench the reigns Geo. III. and Geo. IV. Of the same family the Right Rev. Robert Daly, bishop Cashel. XLIV. O'Coindealbhain, O'Conghiollain, O'Conniallain, O'Conallain, O'Connellan. In the Annals of the Four Masters several of this
family are mentioned the tenth and eleventh centuries, princes Hy Laoghaire Hy Leary, large territory situated the
present counties Meath and Westmeath, already shown the
O'Gialla O'Giallain, rendered O'Gealans and Gillys; and Betham, Ulster King Arms, &c. “Donogh Mac Shane O'Con
O'Maigins, O'Migins, O'Maginns. thus mentioned O'Dugan;–
The chiefs
XLI. O’Cathail O'Cahill; O'Mughroin O'Moran; O'Maol
ruanaidh O'Mulrooney, were the three chiefs Crumthan, extensive territory sometimescalled Cruffon, comprising the barony of Killian, and part Ballymoe, the county Galway. These chiefs are thus designated O'Dugan:—
“O'Cahill and O'Murain the active,
O'Mulrooney the splendid banquets,
Like trees which shelter the fertile land,
Are the chiefs Crumthan the woody plains. ”
XLII. O'Laodog O'Laodhaigh, anglicised O'Leahy, chiefs Caladh, large district the barony Killconnell, county Gal way; they are thus mentioned O’Dugan:-
“The O'Leahys are heroes must mention, They are chiefs the extensive Caladh,
Men who have taken into their possession Caladh of the Shannon clear streams. ”
“The six Sodhans let
Their chiefs are not
Brave are their predatory hosts,
To whom belonged the spear-armed Sodhans. ”
not shun, forgotten
Sodhan are
allan, Rahassan, had grant part the lands Rahassan, the barony Dunkellin, county Galway, 27th March,
1619. ” “Dermott Mac Bryan Mac Dermott Roe Legan, mar ried Rose Connellan, and died 6th January, 1620, whom had son Ferrall Mac Dermott Roe (The MacDermott Roe) 1620. ” Several eminent ecclesiastics the name are given the course
the Annals, among whom may mentioned Abraham O'Con nellan, archbishop Armagh, and primate Ireland,
1260; Carbreus O'Coinghiollain, O'Connellan, abbot
settled Con the twelfth century, and accounts many
Sodhan,
this family, the counties
the twelfth and thirteenth centuries Roscommon, Galway, and Mayo,
North Connaught, and are mentioned
note Leary
Branches settled
“O’Coindealbhain na couire
Rig laonsgairghlic Laoghaire. ”
“O'Connellan the champions the great and wise prince
Hy Leary. ”
already stated these Annals
the note
A. D. 1295, clan Roscommon. At D.
Meath. O’Dugan's Topography, the prince Hy thus designated :—
their chiefs recorded having been slain the great battle Athenry, who also mentioned the
1316, one
Clonmacnois, having been chief the king's guards, O'Conor's, king Connaught. Among various other this ancient family, the translator these Annals has
Annals
that
notices
beenkindly favoured with the following his friend Sir William
Kilkenny 1038; Laurence O'Connellan,
Sligo, Dominican friar, lecturer and superior can monastery Louvain, 1756, according
native the Domini
Burgo's Hibernia Dominicana. Pedigrees this clan are given the
Books Leacan and Ballymote, and also the Genealogical Book the O'Clerys. One the heads this family Peter
Connellan, esq, deputy lieutenant for the county Kilkenny. XLV. The Hallorans, given O'Flaherty's Ogygia (vol.
296. ), chiefs Clan Fergaill, large district the east side
the river Galway, near Lough Corrib.
