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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U1481

U1481.0

Kalends of Jan. on 2nd feria, 27th of the moon, A.D. 1481.

U1481.1

Brian, son of Feidhlimidh Ua Raighilligh, died this year: to wit, protecting head of bardic bands and pilgrims and the one who had the greatest knowledge and hospitality and guest-house that was in his own time. He died after victory of Unction and penance.

U1481.2

Toirdelbach, son of Philip, son of Thomas Mag Uidhir, was slain this year (namely, on the morrow of the feast of St. Francis, that is, the 3rd of the Nones 5th of October) in treachery in his own castle by Donchadh junior, son of Donchadh, son of Aedh Mag Uidhir: to wit, the son of a sub-king that was best in hospitality and leadership and that had best knowledge of every science and was best in intelligence and most bought of bardic composition that was in Ireland in his own time was that Toirdelbach. And sad were the erudite and ollams of all Ireland after him. And he was buried in the monastery of Dunna-Gall, having chosen to be buried in it.

U1481.3


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Great war arose this year in Tir-Eogain between the Ua Neill and John Ua Neill the Tawny. And the sons of Art Ua Neill and the sons of Feidhlimdh Ua Neill were against Ua Neill on that war. And the sons of Art made a raid on the sons of Ua Neill and the sons of Ua Neill made a raid, or two, on John the Tawny. And the sons of John pursued them and Aedh, son of Cathal, son of Feidhlimidh Ua Concobuir and the son of Gilla-Padraig Mac Cathmail and other persons that are not reckoned here were slain by them.

U1481.4

Ua hAnluain was slain this year by the sons of Aedh Ua Neill: namely Feidhlimidh Ua hAnluain, to wit, an eminent leader.

U1481.5

Mac Conmidhe died, namely, Concobur the Red; to wit, an eminent poet and scholar and preceptor.

U1481.6

The son of Savage, namely, Patrick Savage, was taken by Conn, son of Aedh Ua Neill the Tawny and blinded and emasculated in that captivity.

U1481.7

Cathair Cavanagh, namely, son of Mac Murchadha, was slain by the men of Co. Wexford.

U1481.8

Slaine, daughter of Ua Briain, namely, wife of Mac William of Clann-Ricaird —to wit, a general protector of the bardic bands of Ireland and Scotland and a woman who was of best charity and humanity that was in her time—died after gaining victory from world and from demon.

U1481.9

Conn, son of Ua Neill (namely, Henry), was taken by the Clann-Aedha-buidhe Ui Neill this year and given into the bands of Ua Domnaill.

U1481.10

Cu-Connacht, son of John, son of Cu-Connacht Mag Uidhir, died on the 7th of the Ides 7th of January.

U1481.11

Feidhlimidh, son of Donn, son of Cu-Connacht, son of Philip Mag Uidhir of the battle-axe, son of Aedh the Red, died this year about the feast


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of Holy Cross.

U1481.12

Gilla-Patraig the Red, son of William, son of the Bald rural Dean (namely, Domnall) Ua Eogain, died this year on the 3rd of the Ides 11th of January.

U1481.13

Cormac, son of the Abbot Mag Uidhir, namely, son of Thomas, son of Maurice the Archdeacon, died this year.

U1481.14

Maelmithigh Ua Caiside died this year.

U1481.15

James, son of Meyler Mac Herbert, was slain in treachery this year by Garret, son of Edmund Snub-nose Mac Herbert.