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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U1412

U1412.0

Kalends of Jan. on 6th feria, 15th of the moon, A.D. 1412.

U1412.1

Richard Barrett came into Cuil-Cernu on a foray and the nobles of the country overtook him and he was driven to the Muaidhe and drowned therein and many of his people were either drowned or slain.

U1412.2

Tigernan junior, son of Tigernan Mor, son of Ualgarg Ua Ruairc, died: to wit, an excellent son of a king and one who was to be king of Breifni without contention. And he was buried in Sligech.

U1412.3

Domnall, son of Niall Ua Domnaill, died.

U1412.4

Cu-Connacht Mag Tignernain, chief of Tellach-

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Dunchadha, was killed by the Fir-Manach in his own house on Cruachan on a night incursion. And they inflicted a massacre of women and men and children there and burned the town of Mag Tigernain on that expedition and came to their houses safe from that excursion.

U1412.5

Great war was waged by Ua Ferghail, namely, Domnall Ua Ferghail and by the Foreigners of Meath. And Fabur was burned by them and many persons were either taken or killed by them.

U1412.6

Ua Cathain and the sons of John Ua Domnaill made an attack on the Ua Domnaill and fourteen men of the people of Ua Domnaill were slain.

U1412.7

The image of Mary of Ath-truim wrought great miracles in this year.

U1412.8

Aedh, son of Henry Ua Neill, escaped from Ath-cliath after being ten years in captivity there and brought many other captives along with him.

U1412.9

Hugh de Lacy and the son of the Earl of Kildare encountered one another in Cell-Mochelloig and fell by each other.

U1412.10

A great hosting was made by Brian, son of Domnall Ua Concobuir, into Gailenga and into Cera and into Clann-Cuain and into Conmaicni. And he took with him the Clann-Maurice with their predatory band into the latter territory. And the Clann-William de Burgh and the Ui Flaithbertaigh and Muinter-Maille, both Foreigner and Gaidhel and the Clann-Goisdelb and the Clan of Jordan de Exeter and the Barretts assembled, against Brian and

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his host. And their fortified places were notwithstanding burned by him, namely, Caislen-in-bharraigh and the Leth-innsi and Loch-mesca and he cut all their corn-fields and forced the Clann-Maurice back into their own territory. And Brian exacted peace from the Foreigners and from the Gaedhil of Connacht on that expedition.

U1412.11

Donnchadh, son of Domnall Mac Gilla-Finnein, died.