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Letter of Florence Mac Carthy to the Earl of Thomond, on the ancient history of Ireland (Author: Florence MacCarthy Reagh)
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These (Danes) came first under Turgesius,71 who spoiled Ardmacha,
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where he settled himself driving away Pharananus the Primate, and all the religious men and students; from thence he came to Loghrie, where being taken prisoner with a stratagem by Maelsechlainn72 Prince or chief of Meath, and shortly after drowned at Logh-Aininn;73 the Danes were overthrown in divers battles by the houses of Tireconnell, North Munster, Tireown, Meath, and by Olcobhar,74 King of the Half of Mowh: but in the end Aodh Finnliath, King of the half of Conn75 deserved the chief praise, by whom (by the help of the chiefs of Meath, Connaught and Leinster, they were driven away, altho' a great fleete and power was brought by Alanus [Aulavus76 the King of Denmark's son, who after his repulse supplied [recruited] his forces, and came into Scotland, where (coming to fight with the rest of our nation) he was overthrown and killed.