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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U1433

U1433.0

Kalends of Jan. on 5th feria, 7th of the moon, .A.D 1433.

U1433.1

Great war arose, between Mag Raghnaill of the Plain, namely, Concobur and the sons of Mael-Shechlainn Mag Raghnaill this year. The sons of Mael-Sechlainn brought the sons of Mathgamain Mac Caba to aid them for stipend and they all went on the offensive into the Plain and the town of Cathal Mag Raghnaill was burned by them. A large pursuing party overtook them in leaving it. The sons of Mathgamain and their gallowglasses remained in the rear of their force. The large pursuing party overtook them without the knowledge of their force. Three of the sons of Mathgamain were slain that day and one man, namely, Eogan, their elder brother, was taken prisoner when he was half dead. Rossa and Donchadh and Brian were the brothers slain, with multitudes of their people along with them. A week, namely, before the feast of Holy Cross that happened. Sons were those that were in the mouth


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of everyone in Ireland for the excellence of the Family of father and mother—namely, Una, daughter of John Ua Raighilligh, was their mother—and for the excellence of their vigour and their hospitality and their prowess and their loyalty unto that day. The fifth son of them escaped safe that day, namely, Toirdelbach the Freckled and so on.

U1433.2

Great war arose between Ua Neill and Ua Domnaill, that is, Niall the Rough, son of Toirdelbach. Ua Neill and Eogan went with a large host in pursuit or Ua Domnaill and Mac Uibilin into the Dubh-trian. Mac Domnaill of Scotland came with a numerous fleet to Ireland into the muster of Ua Neill to aid him. Ua Domnaill and Mac Uibilin and Robert Savage were pursued by them into the Dubh-trian and their cattle were all wrested from them and killed by the Scotch. Very great slaughter and loss of men were inflicted by them on Mac Uibilin, so that only a few of his people escaped with him from the Dubh-trian: the amount that escaped, they fell at the river-pass of the New Castle. Ua Neill and Henry, namely, the son of Ua Neill and Mac Domnaill of Scotland went with their hosts to Ardglas and it was burned by them on that expedition. Mac Domnaill and his host went in their ships from Ard-glas to Inis-Eogain and Ua Neill went by land to aid him, to harry Tir-Conaill. Nechtain Ua Domnaill and the daughter of Ua Concobuir Faly, that is, the wife of Ua Domnaill and the Tir-Conallian sons of sub-kings also went into conference with them at Inis-Eogain and peace was made between them without permission from Ua Domnaill. For Ua Domnaill and Mac Uibhilin went to the Foreign settlement of Meath and made a pact with them against Ua Neill. And the deputy of the king took a large host with them to the Plain of Ard-Macha and they went against the Monastery of Poor Friars in Ard-Macha. But they returned to their houses on that


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occasion without obtaining sway. Mac Uibilin was billeted by the Foreigners of the Plain of Oirgialla after his expulsion by Ua Neill. Ua Domnaill went around Meath westwards to Ath-luain and went thence into Ui-Maine. A night march was made by him across the Plain, to meet Mac Diarmata of Magh-Luirg and thence to meet Ua Ruairc. Ua Ruairc escorted him over beyond the Erne. Ua Neill and Mag Uidhir went to Narrow-Water to meet Ua Domnaill and peace was made with him.

U1433.3

Two general invitations were given this year by Margaret, daughter of Ua Cerbaill, namely, wife of the Calbach Ua Concobuir, king of Offaly, to the bardic bands of Ireland and to their retinues and so forth.

U1433.4

Mac Maghnusa Mag Uidhir, namely, Cathal Mor Mac Maghnusa (son of the Tawny Gillie), died this year, the day of the feast of St. Michael Sep. 29 precisely: to wit, a man who kept a general guest-house for bardic bands and for pilgrims and for bardic retinues of Ireland and Scotland, so that the fame of that Cathal filled Ireland and Scotland. And his son, namely, Cathal junior, was chosen in his place by Ua Neill and by Mag


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Uidhir and so on.

U1433.5

Eignecan Ua Domnaill went on a raid against his own brother, namely, against Donchadh Ua Domnaill. Donchadh went in pursuit of the prey and Eignecan was slain on that occasion and so on.

U1433.6

A Summer of famine came this year, namely, The Summer of the Aberration it used to be called; for nobody recognised a dear one, or friend then, for the greatness of the famine.

U1433.7

Aedh Ua Corcrain, namely, an eminent harper; died this year.

U1433.8

The son of Ua Concobuir the Red, namely, Cathal the Black, died this year: to wit, one that was fit to be king of Connacht for bravery and for nobility of blood and so on.

U1433.9

Gilla-Crist Ua Droma, namely, an excellent farmer, who was held in great honour by Cathal Mor Mac Maghnusa, died on the 5th of the Kalends (or, Nones) of May Ap. 27; or, May 3.