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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U1434

U1434.0

Kalends of Jan. on 6th :feria, 18th of the moon, A.D. 1434.

U1434.1

Ua Brain of Leinster died this year.

U1434.2

Mac Cruitin died this year: to wit, Sencha Mac Cruitin, namely, the professor of history of Ua Briain.

U1434.3

Ua Neill went with a great host a week before the feast of St.Michael this year to destroy the Foreigners of Meath and Ua Domnaill, with his host, was with Ua Neill on that expedition and the host of the whole Province of Ulster was with him. The Foreigners of Sradbaile came to meet Ua Neill and gave him their tribute and many other contributions were got by him on that occasion. Sliabh-Bregh was burned by them and all the Plain of Oirgialla. And afterwards the sons of Ua Neill, namely, Henry and Aedh, went to burn the Obair. But, whilst they were burning it, Stanley the deputy of the king came upon them and proceeded to pursue them. Henry and Aedh remained

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at the rear of their people and brought them off safe with them spiritedly, prosperously that day. Afterwards, Ua Domnaill and his son, that is, Toirdelbach, namely, future king of Tir-Conall and Mac Cathmail went in search of chattel the same day. The horse-host of the Foreigners met them and an encounter was mutually given by them and Ua Domnaill was taken prisoner by the Foreigners that day and Mac Cathmail and Toirdelbach Ua Domnall and Aedh, son of the bishop Mac Cathmail, were slain by them. Ua Neill returned the following day to his house and so on.

U1434.4

Cathal Ua Ruairc the Deaf died.

U1434.5

Ua Ruairc died this year: namely, Tadhg, son of Tighernan Mor Ua Ruairc; to wit, a man of hospitality and prowess.

U1434.6

Great frost began at the end of this year (the year of the great frost); namely it began five weeks before Christmas and lasted to the end of seven weeks after. And numerous herds of cattle and horses and people and pack-horses used to go upon the chief lakes of Ireland. And great destruction was inflicted upon the fowl of Ireland during that frost and so on.

U1434.7

Donn Cathanach Mag Uidhir died on the 8th of the Kalends of March Feb. 22.

U1434.8

Master Denis Mac Gilla-Coisgle died on the 5th of the Ides 3rd of May.

U1434.9

Luke Ua Leannain, prior of Lis-gabail, died on the 15th of the Kalends of November Oct. 18

U1434.10

(Matthew O'Congaile, herenagh of Ros-oircir, an eminent student of literature died.)

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