Kalends of Jan. on 3rd feria, 7th of the moon, A.D. 1471.
an encounter was given by the sons of Ua Neill and by the sons of Art to each other, in the beginning of the Winter, as narrated before here. And the sons of Art were defeated and two sons of Art and many others with them were slain therein. And the sons of Ua Neill went from that round the castle and Ua Neill came to them. And Sile, daughter of Niall Ua Domnaill the Rough, wife of Niall, son of Art Ua Neill, was in the castle, Niall himself and the other part of his kinsmen having gone to join Ua Domnaill and the Conallians. And Ua Neill was beneath the castle from the beginning of Winter to the end of Spring. The sons of Art then submitted to Ua Neill and the castle was given to him and Ua Neill gave it to his own son, namely, to Conn and he himself went, to his house with triumph of victory and rout and so on.
A great hosting was made this year by Mac William de Burgh into the Lower northern part of Connacht, to aid the son of Brian Ua Conchobuir and they went against the castle of Sligech and the sons of Eogan Ua Conchobuir were gone to join Ua Domnaill, but Domnall, son of Eogan, went into the castle. And the fortification of the door was broken down by Mac William and then peace was made by them.
Trian-Conghail was all re-taken
Great war this year in Offaly between Ua Concobuir and Tadhg Ua Concobuir. And Tadhg went to meet the Foreigners and took a host of Foreigners with him into Offaly and the country was entirely destroyed by them.
The Earl of Kildare and the Foreigners of Meath made an inroad into Fern-magh and great forays were done by them on Mag Mathgamna. And Mag Mathgamna mustered his country and great spoiling and burnings and slaughter of persons were inflicted on the Foreigners by him, in revenge of those forays.
Muircertach, son of Eogan Ua Neill, died this year.
Ruaidhri, son of Donchadh, son of Aedh Mag Uidhir, was killed by Colla, son of Aedh Mag Uidhir and by his sons, at the house of Mag Craith in Alt-ruadhin, in the Termon. And Donchadh junior, son of Donchadh, son of Aedh Mag Uidhir, pursued Colla and Colla was killed by him and his son was killed along with him on the morrow, in the same place, through vengeance of God and
A hosting was made by Ua Neill into Tir-Bresail and all Tir-Bresail was burned by him. And the sons of the king of all Tir-Conaill and the sons of Art Ua Neill overtook him. But Ua Neill went to his house from that expedition with triumph of victory and rout.
Mag Uidhir, namely, Thomas junior, son of Thomas Mag Uidhir, put his lordship from him for love of God, after spending the greater part of his life in charity and in humanity and in leadership and in general protection to the bardic bands and to the erudite of Ireland. And lordship of Fir-Manach was given to his son, namely, to Edmond Mag Uidhir and another son, namely, Donchadh, was left as tanist over Fir-Manach and another son, namely, Rosa, in the bishopric of Clochar.
good-natured man—died this year on the 18th of the Kalends of May April 14. And that was Easter Sunday 18 that time.
Aedh, son of Brian, son of Philip Mag Uidhir of the battle-axe, died on the 16th of the Kalends of March Feb. 14.
A hot Summer this year.
Kathleen, daughter of Gilla-Isu Mac Gilla-duibh junior, namely, wife of Eogan Ua Dalaigh, died in the Summer of this year.
Tadhg Ua Conchubair, namely, son of the
The sons of Glaisne, namely, Concubhar and Thomas, with othermagnates, were captured by Brian the Red, son of Cathal Ua Raighilligh, in the Summer of this year and they were set free the same year without ransom.
. . on the feast of SS. Philip and James, A.D. 1471.