6] The kalends of January on the 1st feria, the 10th of the
7]
moon; the age of the Lord ninety-four years and a
thousand.
8] Flaithbhertach Ua hAitheidh, king of Uí-Echach,
9]
was blinded by Donnchadh Ua hEochadha, king of Uladh.
10] A hosting by Muirchertach O'Briain to Ath-cliath, when
11]
he expelled Goffraigh Meranach from the kingship of the
12]
Foreigners, and killed Domhnall O'Maelsechlainn, king of
13]
Temhair.
A slaughter of the good men of the Airthera
14]
was committed by the Ultonians.
Ruaidhri O'Donnacain,
15]
king of Aradh, mortuus est.
Conchobhar O'Conchobhair,
16]
king of Cianachta, in poenitentia mortuus
est.
A
17]
victory by the Síl-Muireghaigh over the men of
Tuadh-Mumha,
18]
in which three hundred were slain, vel paulo
19]
plus.
Donnchadh, son of Maelcoluim, king of Alba, was
20]
slain by his own brothers, per dolum
viz.:—by Domhnall
21]
and by Edmond.
Great inclemency of the weather in all
22]
Erinn, from which grew scarcity.
23] The kalends of January on the 2nd feria, the 21st of
24]
the moon; the age of the Lord ninety-five years and a
25]
thousand.
Great snow fell on the Wednesday after
26]
the kalends of January, which killed a multitude of
27]
men, cattle, and birds.
Cenannus with its churches, and
28]
Dermhagh with its books, and Ard-Sratha with its church,
29]
and many other churches besides, crematae
sunt. Ua
30]
hEighnigh, king of Feara-Manach, was slain a
suis.
The
31]
victory of Ard-achadh was gained by the
Dal-Araidhe
32]
over the Ulidians, in which Gillacomghaill O'Cairill was
33]
slain.
A great pestilence in Erinn, which killed a large
34]
multitude of people, from the kalends of August to the
35]
May following, viz.:—it was called a 'mortal
year'.
1] Muirchertach Ua Cairre, steward of Cenel-Aenghusa, and
2]
royal heir of Oilech, died.
Goffraigh Meranach, king of
3]
the Foreigners, mortuus est.
The battle of Fidhnacha,
4]
in quo ceciderunt multi of the West of
Connacht, and of
5]
Corcumruaidh, was gained by Tadhg, son of
Ruaidhri
6]
Ua Conchobhair.
7] The kalends of January on the 3rd feria, the 2nd of
8]
the moon; the age of the Lord ninety-six years and a
9]
thousand.
Flann Ua hAnbfheth, king of the South of
10]
Oirghiall, died in this year.
Mathghamhain Ua Seghdha,
11]
king of Corca-Dhuibhne, died.
Conchobhar Ua hAiniaraidh,
12]
king of Cianachta, and Ua Cein, king of Uí-mic-Cairthinn,
13]
fell by each other in combat.
Great
14]
terror over the men of all Erinn before the festival of
15]
John of this year; but God and Patrick saved them
16]
through the fastings of the comarb of
Patrick and the
17]
clerics of Erinn besides.
15] Muirchertach Ua Dubhda,
18]
king of Uí-Amhalghaidh, was slain a
suis.
Madadhan
19]
O'Madadhain, king of Síl-Anmchadha, mortuus
est.
Cu-uladh
20]
Ua Celechain, royal heir of Oirghiall, was slain by
21]
the Ulidians. Eoghan Ua Cernaigh, airchinnech of
22]
Doire, on the 19th of the kalends of January, quievit.
23] Flaithbhertach Ua Flaithbhertaigh, king of the West of
24]
Connacht, was slain by Madadhan O'Cuanna and the
25]
Síl-Muireghaigh, in revenge for their lord's
eyes.
Domhnall
26]
Ua hEnna, archbishop of Caisel, quievit.
27] The kalends of January on the 5th feria, the 13th of
28]
the moon; the age of the Lord ninety-seven years and a
29]
thousand.
Tadhg,son of Ruaidhri Ua Conchobhair, royal
30]
heir of Connacht, died.
A hosting by Muirchertach
31]
Ua Briain and by Leth-Mogha, to Magh-Muirtheimhne.
32] A hosting by Domhnall Mac Lachlainn from the north of
33]
Erinn to Fidh-Conaille, to give them battle; but the
Lochlainn Ua Duibhdhara, king of
3]
Fernmhagh, was slain by the Uí-Briuin-Breifne.
A great
4]
nut crop in this year, viz.: the year of the white nuts;
5]
thirty years from this nut crop to the nut crop before
us.
6] The kalends of January on the 6th feria, the 24th of
7]
the moon; the age of the Lord ninety-eight years and a
8]
thousand.
Three ships of the ships of the Foreigners of
9]
the Islands were plundered by the Ultonians, and their
10]
crews slain, viz:—one hundred and twenty men, vel paulo
11]
plus.
Diarmaid, son of Enna, son of Diarmaid, king of
12]
Laighen, was killed by the sons of Murchadh, son of
13]
Diarmaid.
Domhnall Ua Robhartaigh, comarb of Colum
14]
Cille during a long period, in pace
dormivit.
The victory
15]
of Fersad-Suilidhe was gained over the
Cenel-Conaill by
16]
the Cenel-Eoghain, in which fell Ecertach Ua Tairchert,
17]
et alii multi.
18] The kalends of January on the 7th feria, the 5th of
19]
the moon; the age of the Lord ninety-nine years and a
20]
thousand.
Great famine throughout all Erinn in this
21]
year.
Cenannus ab igne dissipata est.
Cill-dara dimidia
22]
parte cremata est.
A hosting by Muirchertach Ua Brian,
23]
and by Leth-Mogha, to Sliabh-Fuaid; but Domhnall,
24]
comarb of Patrick, made a year's peace
between them and
25]
the men of the North of Erinn.
A hosting by Domhnall
26]
Mac Lachlainn and the men of the North of
Erinn, into Ulidia.
27]
The Ulidians, however, were before them at Craebh-thelcha,
28]
in a camp. Their two cavalry hosts engage. The
29]
cavalry host of Ulidia is defeated, and Ua hAmhrain is slain
30]
there. The Ulidians afterwards abandon the camp, and
31]
the Cenel-Eoghain burn it, and cut down Craebh-thelcha.
32]
Two hostages are subsequently given to them, and the
33]
comarb of Comhghall as security for two
other hostages.
1] The stone-church of Ard-Sratha was burned by the men
2]
of Craebh, against the Uí-Fiachrach.
3] The kalends of January on the 1st feria, the 16th of the
4]
moon; the age of the Lord one hundred years and a
thousand.
5] Donnchadh Ua hEochadha, king of Uladh, and a
6]
number of the chieftains of Uladh along with him, were
7]
taken prisoners by Domhnall Mac Lachlainn, king of
8]
Oilech, on the fifth of the kalends of June.
A hosting by
9]
Domhnall Mac Lachlainn, so that he destroyed Feara-Breagh
10]
and Fine-Gall.
A hosting by Muirchertach Ua
11]
Briain to Eas-Ruaidh.
The fleet of Ath-cliath went to
12]
Inis-Eoghain, where they were cut off both by drowning
13]
and killing.
The grandson of Gilla-Choluim Ua Domhnaill,
14]
king of Cenel-Luighdech, a suis occisus
est.
Assidh Ua
15]
hAmhradhain, steward of Dal-Fiatach, died.
Gillabrighde
16]
Ua Cuirc, king of Muscraidhe-Breoghain, mortuus
est.
17] Gilla-na-naemh Ua hEighin, king of Uí-Fiachrach-Aighne,
18]
mortuus est.
Echri Ua Maelmuire, king of Cianachta,
19]
was slain by Ua Conchobhair of Cianachta.
20] The kalends of January on the 3rd feria, the 27th of the
21]
moon; the age of the Lord one hundred and one years, and
22]
a thousand.
Donnchadh, son of Aedh Ua Ruairc, was slain
23]
by the Feara-Manach.
A hosting by Muirchertach Ua
24]
Briain, and by Leth-Mogha, into Connacht, and across Eas-Ruaidh
25]
into Tir-Conaill, and from thence into Tir-Eoghain;
26]
and they demolished Oilech, and burned and profaned
27]
many churches, including Fathan-mor-Mura and Ard-Sratha.
28]
They proceeded thence across Fersat-Camsa,
29]
and they burned Cúil-Rathain, and committed a massacre
30]
there. They took the hostages of Uladh afterwards, and he
31]
Muirchertach proceeded by
Slighe-Midhluachra to his
32]
house, after the triumph of that
hosting.
A predatory incursion
33]
by Donnchadh Ua Maelsechlainn into Fernmhagh,
Donnchadh Ua
hEochadha,
3]
king of Uladh, was released from bondage by Domhnall
4]
Mac Lachlainn, king of Oilech in exchange for his son
5]
and his foster-brother, viz.:—in the stone-church of
Ard-Macha
6]
he was released, through the intercession of
the
7]
comarb of Patrick, and the congregation of
Patrick
8]
likewise—after mutually swearing by the Bachall-Isa, and
9]
by other principal relics—on the 11th of the kalends of
10]
January.
11] The kalends of January on the 4th feria, the 9th of
12]
the moon; the age of the Lord two years, and a hundred,
13]
and a thousand.
Sord-Choluim-Chille was burned.
14]
Donnchadh, son of Echri Ua hAitheidh, royal heir of
Uí-Echach,
15]
was slain by the Ulidians, in the fifth month
16]
after he had profaned the community of Patrick.
17] Domhnall, son of Tighernan Ua Ruairc, was slain by the
18]
Conmaicne; and this Domhnall was king over the Conmaicne
19]
and an arbitrator over the Connachtmen.
Flaithbhertach,
20]
son of Fothadh, king of Uí-Fiachrach of Ard-Sratha,
21]
was slain by the Feara-Luirg.
A hosting by the
22]
Cenel-Eoghain to Magh-Cobha.
The Ulidians proceeded
23]
on that night to the camp, and slew Sitrec Ua Maelfhabhuill,
24]
king of Carraig-Brachaidhe and
Sitrec, son of
25]
Conrach, son of Eoghan, et alii.
Maghnus, king of Lochlann,
26]
came with a large fleet to Manainn, and made a
27]
year's peace with the men of Erinn.
The hostages of the
28]
men of Erinn in the hands of Domhnall, comarb of Patrick,
29]
for a year's peace between O'Briain, i.e. Muirchertach,
30]
and Mac Lachlainn, i.e. Domhnall.
Ros-Oilitri was plundered
31]
i.e. cum patre suo by the Uí-Echach
in revenge for
32]
the killing of Ua Donnchadha.
Caisel was burned by the
33]
Eile.
34] The kalends of January on the 5th feria, the 20th of
35]
the moon; the age of the Lord three years, and a hundred,
36]
and a thousand.
A severe, fierce conflict between the
Ua Canannain, i.e. the King of Cenel-Conaill,
3]
was expelled from his sovereignty by Domhnall Mac
Lachlainn.
4] A great war between the Cenel-Eoghain and the
5]
Ulidians, when Muirchertach O'Briain came with the men
6]
of Mumha, and Laighen, and Osraighe, and with the nobles
7]
of Connacht, and with the men of Midhe, together with
8]
their kings, to Magh-Cobha, to assist the Ulidians. They
9]
all went, respectively, to Machaire-Aird-Macha, i.e. to
10]
Cill-na-Cornaire, where they were a week laying siege to
11]
Ard-Macha. Domhnall Mac Lachlainn, with the men
of
12]
the North of Erinn, was during the time in
Uí-Bresail-Macha,
13]
confronting them. When, however, the men of
14]
Mumha were weary, Muirchertach proceeded to Aenach-Macha,
15]
and to Emhain-Macha, and round to Ard-Macha,
16]
when he left eight ounces of gold upon the altar, and promised
17]
eight score cows; and he turned back to Magh-Cobha,
18]
and left there the Lagenians, and a multitude of
19]
the men of Mumha; and he himself went, moreover, on a
20]
predatory expedition into Dal-Araidhe, where he lost
21]
Donnchadh, son of Toirdhealbhach, and the son of Ua
22]
Conchobhair, king of Ciarraighe, and Ua Beóain, et alii
23]
optimi. Domhnall Mac Lachlainn, accompanied by the
24]
chieftans of Cenel-Conaill and Cenel-Eoghain, and of the
25]
whole North, went to Magh-Cobha, to attack the Lagenians.
26]
The Lagenians, however, and the Osraighe, and the men
27]
of Mumha, and the Foreigners, such as they were, came
28]
to meet him and a battle was fought: viz., on the nones
29]
of August, and on Wednesday, as regards the day of the
30]
week, and on the 29th of the moon, and on the eighth
31]
day after coming to Macha, this battle was fought. The
32]
men of Leth-Mogha were defeated, and a slaughter of
33]
them was committed, and a slaughter of the Lagenians, with
34]
Muirchertach Mac Gillacholmog, and with two Ua Lorcains,
35]
and with Muirchertach, son of Mac Gormain, et
alii;
36]
and a slaughter of the Uí-Ceinnsealaigh, with two sons of
12] The Cenel-Eoghain, and the nobles of Cenel-Conaill
13]
and of the North likewise, returned with great
14]
spoils, and with numerous treasures, including the royal
15]
pavilion, and the standard and many precious things
16]
besides.
Maghnus, King of Lochlann, was slain on a
17]
predatory expedition in Ulidia.
18] The kalends of January on the 6th feria, the 1st of the
19]
moon; the age of the Lord four years, and a hundred,
20]
and a thousand.
O'Conchobhair of Corcumruaidh, i.e.
21]
Conchobhar, son of Maelsechlainn, mortuus
est.
Mac-na-hoidhche
22]
Ua Ruairc a suis fratribus occisus
est.
A hosting
23]
by Muirchertach Ua Briain to Magh-Muirthemhne, and he
24]
totally destroyed the tillage of the plain; and it was on this
25]
hosting that Cu-Uladh O
Caindelbhain, King of Laeghaire,
26]
was thrown from his horse, of which he
died.
A hosting
27]
by Domhnall Mac Lachlainn to Magh-Cobha, when he
28]
obtained the hostages of Ulidia; and he proceeded to Temhair,
29]
and burned a large part of Uí-Laeghaire, but gave
30]
protection to some of them
however.
Donnchadh Ua Conchobhair,
31]
King of Cianachta, was slain by his own people.
32] The kalends of January on the 1st feria, the 12th of
33]
the moon; the age of the Lord five years, and a hundred,
Conchobhar, son of Maelsechlainn, royal
2]
heir of Temhair, occisus est.
Domhnall, comarb of
3]
Patrick, came to Ath-cliath, to make peace between Muirchertach
4]
O'Briain and Domhnall Mac Lachlainn, where
5]
sickness seized him, and he was carried in his sickness
6]
to Domhnach-oirther-Emhna, where he was anointed;
7]
and he was afterwards carried to Daimhliag, where he
8]
died; and his body was taken to Ard-Macha.
Ceallach,
9]
son of Aedh, son of Maelisa, was ordained in his place, in
10]
the comarbship of Patrick, by the choice of the men of
11]
Erinn; and he received orders on the day of Adhamnan's
12]
festival.
A hosting by Muirchertach O'Briain, when he
13]
expelled Donnchadh Ua Maelsechlainn from the sovereignty
14]
of the West of Midhe.
15] The kalends of January on the 2nd feria, the 23rd of
16]
the moon, the age of the Lord six years, and a hundred,
17]
and a thousand.
A predatory hosting by Domhnall Mac
18]
Lachlainn, to assist Donnchadh Ua Maelsechlainn, when
19]
they injured the west of Midhe; and Donnchadh himself
20]
was met there on a scouting party, and slain.
Ceallach,
21]
comarb of Patrick, went on the visitation
of Cenel-Eoghain,
22]
for the first time, and he obtained his full demand,
23]
viz.:—a cow for every six persons, or an in-calf heifer
24]
for every three, or half an ounce for every four, in addition
25]
to many offerings besides.
Cathbharr O'Domhnaill,
26]
pillar of the defence and warfare, of the glory and hospitality
27]
of the Cenel-Luighdech, died.
Ceallach went on a
28]
visitation of Mumha, the first time also; and he obtained
29]
his full tribute, viz.:—seven cows, and seven sheep, and
30]
half an ounce for every triocha-ced in
Mumha, in addition
4] The kalends of January on the 3rd feria, the 4th of the
5]
moon; the age of the Lord seven years, and a hundred,
6]
and a thousand.
Snow fell for a day and night, the Wednesday
7]
before the festival of Patrick, which caused a great
8]
destruction of the cattle of Erinn.
Cenn-coradh was
9]
burned between the two Easters, with sixty puncheons
10]
of mead and beer.
Conchobhar, grandson of Donnsleibhe,
11]
royal heir of Uladh, was slain by the men of
12]
Fernmhagh.
A victory by the Uí-Bresail over the Uí-Meth,
13]
in which they were slaughtered, together with
14]
their king, i.e. Aedh Ua hInnreachtaigh.
Very wet
15]
weather in this year, which destroyed all the corn
crops.
16] A year's peace was made by Ceallach, comarb of Patrick,
17]
between Muirchertach Ua Briain and Domhnall Mac
18]
Lachlainn.
19] The kalends of January on the 4th feria, the l5th of the
20]
moon; the age of the Lord eight years, and a hundred,
21]
and a thousand.
Luimnnech was burned.
Domhnall Ua
22]
Ruairc, king of Uí-Briuin, occisus
est.
Ceallach, comarb
23]
of Patrick, proceeded on a visitation of
Connacht
24]
for the first time, and obtained his full
demand.
A house
25]
was taken by Ua Mathghamhna and Ua Maelruanaidh
26]
over Goll Garbraighe, i.e. the king of Uladh, i.e. Eochaidh,
27]
son of Donnsleibhe Ua hEochadha, and he was beheaded
A great crop of oak fruit throughout all Erinn.
2] A sappy year, with good weather, and with much corn
3]
and produce, was this
year.
4] The kalends of January on the 6th feria, the 26th of
5]
the moon; the age of the Lord nine years, and a hundred,
6]
and a thousand.
Easter on the 7th of the kalends of
7]
May, and Little Easter on the second day of summer.
A
8]
hosting by Muirchertach Ua Briain, to aid Murchadh Ua
9]
Maelsechlainn, and he plundered a section of the
Uí-Briuin.
10] A hosting by Domhnall Mac Lachlainn accompanied by the
11]
men of the North of Erinn, to Sliabh-Fuaid; but Ceallach,
12]
comarb of Patrick, made a year's peace
between O'Briain
13]
and Mac Lachlainn; and the men of the North
of Erinn,
14]
together with the Cenel-Conaill and Cenel-Eoghain, went
15]
afterwards to Magh-Uí-Bresail, to attack the Ulidians
16]
who were in Magh-Cobha but the Ulidians gave them
17]
the three hostages whom they themselves selected.
Aedh
18]
Ua Ruairc came twice into the camp of Murchadh Ua
19]
Maelsechlainn, and committed a slaughter. through the
20]
curse of the congregation of Patrick.
Mac Gillapatraic,
21]
king of Osraighe, i.e. Domhnall Ruadh, was
killed by
22]
another youth whilst playing a game.
23] The kalends of January on the 7th feria, the 7th of the
24]
moon; the age of the Lord ten years, and a hundred, and
25]
a thousand.
Gillacoluim O'Maelmhuaidh, king of Feara-Ceall
26]
jugulatus est.
Murchadh, son of Tadhg Ua Briain,
27]
royal heir of Mumha, mortuus est.
Bébhinn, daughter of
28]
Cenneidigh Ua Briain, wife of Domhnall Mae Lachlainn,
29]
king of Oilech, died.
A predatory expedition by Domhnall
30]
Mac Lachlainn into Connacht, whence he carried off a
31]
thousand prisoners, and several thousand cattle.
Ceallach,
32]
comarb of Patrick, went
for the/ first time on a visitation
33]
of Midhe, and carried off from it his full demand.
A
34]
victory by the Conmaicne over the Síl-Muireghaigh, i.e.
A victory by the Síl-Muireghaigh
2]
over the Conmaicne, viz.:—the victory of
3]
the Ros, opposite Cruachan, in which fell three Ua
4]
Ferghails, and many other nobles besides.
5] The kalends of January on the 1st feria, the 18th of the
6]
moon; the age of the Lord eleven years, and a hundred,
7]
and a thousand.
Port-Lairge was burned.
Cenannus was
8]
burned.
A hosting by the Ulidians to Telach-óg, when
9]
they cut down its sacred trees.
A predatory excursion by
10]
Niall Mac Lachlainn, who carried off three thousand cows
11]
in revenge for them.
Dun-da-lethghlas was burned by
12]
lightning, both Rath and Trian.
A synod of clerics
13]
at Fiadh-mic-Aenghusa, in Uisnech, including Cellach,
14]
comarb of Patrick, and including Maelmuire
Ua Dunain,
15]
i.e. the noble senior of Erinn, with fifty bishops, vel paulo
16]
plus, with three hundred priests, and with three thousand
17]
students, together with Muirchertach Ua Briain, attended
18]
by the nobles of Leth-Mogha, to impose rules and good customs
19]
on all, both laity and clergy.
Donnchadh Ua hAnluain,
20]
king of Uí-Niallain, was slain by his brothers, in
treachery.
21] These brothers were slain by the Uí-Niallain, in revenge
22]
for him, before the end of twenty nights thereafter.
A
23]
convention between Domhnall Mac Lachlainn and Donnchadh
24]
Ua hEochadha, when they made a full peace; and
25]
the Ulidians gave hostages to Domhnall, for the
payment
26]
of his own demand.
27] The kalends of January on the 2nd feria, the 29th of
28]
the moon; the age of the Lord twelve years, and a hundred,
29]
and a thousand.
The Rath of Ard-Macha, with its church,
30]
was burned on the 10th of the kalends of April, and two
31]
rows of Trian-Massan, and the third row of
Trian-mór.
32] A predatory expedition by Domhnall Mac Lachlainn across
33]
Fine-Gall, and he carried off an immense number of captives,
34]
and a great spoil cattle.
1] The kalends of January on the 4th feria, the l0th of
2]
the moon; the age of the Lord thirteen years, and
3]
a hundred, and a thousand.
A thunderbolt fell on Cruachan-Aighle,
4]
on the night of the festival of Patrick, which
5]
destroyed thirty of the fasting people.
Maelsechlainn
6]
O'Conchobhair, king of Corcumruaidh, died.
Donn
7]
O'Tairchert, chieftain of Clann-Sneidhghile, was slain
8]
by Niall Mac Lachlainn.
A hosting by Domhnall Mac
9]
Lachlainn, with the nobles of Cenel-Conaill and Cenel-Eoghain,
10]
and the Airghialla, to Glenn-Righe; and they
11]
expelled Donnchadh from the sovereignty of Uladh, and
12]
divided Uladh between Ua Mathghamhna and the sons of
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Donnsleibhe; but Dal-Araidhe and Uí-Echach were retained
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by himself.
A hosting by Muirchertach Ua Briain,
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with the men of Mumha, and the Lagenians and Connachtmen,
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to Magh-Cobha, to aid Donnchadh.
Another hosting
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by Domhnall Mac Lachlainn, with the men of Cenel-Conall
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and of Cenel-Eoghain, and the Airghialla,
to Magh-Cobha
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likewise, to aid the Ulidians; and there was a danger of
20]
battle between them, until the comarb of
Patrick separated
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them under the semblance of peace.
Donnchadh
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Ua hEochadha was blinded by Eochaidh Ua Mathghamhna
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and the Ulidians.
A hosting by Muirchertach Ua Briain
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and the people of Leth Mogha both laics and
clerics, to
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Grenog.
Domhnall Mac Lachlainn, with the nobles of the
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North of Erinn, viz.:—of the Cenel-Conaill and
Cenel-Eoghain,
27]
and Airghialla, proceeded to Cluain-caein,
in
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Feara-Rois; and they were during the space of a month
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confronting one another, until Ceallach, comarb of
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Patrick, with the Bachall-Isa, made a
year's peace between
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them.
A fierce conflict between the men of Fernmhagh
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themselves, in which two royal heirs of Fernmhagh,
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viz. Ua Crichain and Ua Donnagain, were slain.