Kalends of Jan. on 1st feria, 4th of the moon, A.D. 1430.
A great host was led by Eogan, son of Niall Ua Neill junior, against the Foreigners of the Plain of Oirgialla. Then was harried and laid bare and burned the Foreign settlement of the Plain of Oirgialla by him and the Sradbaile was burned on that expedition. And he left the Sradbaile under tribute submissively and went himself to his house with triumph of victory and so forth.
A large host was led by the same Eogan, son of Niall junior, with the magnates of the Province of Ulster around him, into the Anghaile and he went to the Senlongport and proceeded after that to Sallow-Wood and was for a time settled there and then marched to Fremainn of Meath. Now, there was a large muster by the Gaidhil of the South of Meath, namely, Ua Concobair Failghi, that is, the Calbach and Ua Mailmhuaidh and Ua Madaghain and Mag Eochagain and Ua MailShechlainn, to meet that Eogan. And those all went to Fremainn to receive the stipend of that Eogan. And the West of Meath around Cell-Biscighe was all burned by those hosts. There came, moreover, the Baron of Delvin and the Plunkets and Herberts and the Foreigners
Mag Uidhir died this year (namely, on the Ides 13th of November); to wit, the king of Fir-Manach, that is; Thomas (namely, the Black Gillie), son of Philip, son of Aedh the Red: that is, the best man of hospitality and prowess of the West of Europe was that Thomas and a man that frequently set up oratories and churches and monasteries and holy crosses and images of Mary, and established peace amongst clergy and laity and defended his territory against its neighbours. And he was six and thirty years in kingship of Fir-Manach. And elders and seniors of state and church venerated and honoured him for the excellence where with he administered his sovranty and his princedom. And he died after victory of penance and Unction. And his son, namely, Thomas junior, was made king in his stead unanimously, by will of God and by the laity and clergy and elders and ollams and yeomen and hospitallers of Fir-Manach and so forth.
Niall, son of Henry Ua Neill, died.
Great war arose this year between Mag Carthaigh the Grey and the Earl. The castle of Cell Britain was taken by the Earl, namely; James, from Mag Carthaigh the Grey, and the Earl gave it to Donchadh
A hosting was made by Mac William of Clann-Ricaird and by Mac Donnchaidh of Tir-Oilella and by the sons of Domnall, son of Muircertach Ua Conchobuir, into Conmaicne-Cuile. Great burnings were done by them and Aedh, son of Ua Concobuir the Red and Cairbre, son of Brian Ua Birn, were slain by them. And they went to their houses after triumph of victory.
The castle of Tuilsg was taken by Cathal, son of Ua Conchobuir the Red, from the sons of Toirdelbach Ua Conchobuir this year.
Brian, son of Tighernan Ua Ruairc junior, was slain by the sons of Mael-Shechlainn Mag Raghnaill in Maethal of St. Manchan. And Donchadh, son of Tighernan, was driven in that rout into the monastery of Maethal, with the worthies of his people around him. Donchadh himself came out on behalf of his people and placed, himself under the safeguard of Mag Raghnaill. Peace was made between them and the eric of Brian was paid.
Gilla-na-naem Ua Leannain, canon and sacristan of the Monastery of Lisgabail, died on the 2nd of the Kalends of September Aug. 31.