Kalends of Jan. on Sunday 23rd of the moon, A.D. 1486.
Art, son of Mac Domnaill of Clann-Cellaigh, namely, son of Cormac, son of Art Mac Domnaill, was slain in Cluain-eois, in a quarrel he made with clerics Little Christmas Day (namely, with James, son of Philip, son of the Coarb Mag Mathgamna and with the son of Donchadh Mag Mathgamna, that is, the Parson and with Gilla-Padraig O'Connalaigh, that is, the Abbot).
Tuathal, son of Niall Carrach, son of Muircertach Ua Neill junior, was slain by Thomas, son of Aibne Ua Cathain, in Coillichtarach, after Christmas.
Eogan, son of Ir Mag Raghnaill, was taken in treachery after Christmas by some of the sons of Maelruanaigh Mag Raghnaill.
The junior sons of Edmond Mag Uidhir, namely, Aedh and Art Carrach and Philip, were taken in treachery by the sons of Toirdelbach Mag Uidhir, namely, by Tadhg and by Philip, on the 15th of the Kalends of March Feb. 15.
A great raid was made by Brian, son of Redmond, son of Rughraidhe Mag Mathgamna, on the sons of Edmund, son of Thomas Mag Uidhir junior and on Edmund himself at Cuil-na-nairther, on the 7th of the Kalends of March Feb. 23. And Edmund junior, son of Edmund Mag Uidhir, was slain by them in Daire-Cenain and so on.
The sons of Maurice, son of Mac Murchaidh of the Mountain, namely, Domnall and Maurice and Feradach, were slain in treachery by the sons of Concobar, son of Mac Murchaidh, that is, by the sons of the brother of their father, in their own assembly
Gerald, son of the Earl of Desmond., namely, son of James, son of Gerald, son of Maurice, son of Earl Thomas, died this year.
Edmund, son of Thomas the long-bearded, son of Donn, son of Philip Mag Uidhir of the battle-axe, died this year. And his other brother, namely, Eogan, son of Thomas the long bearded and Maghnus, son of Maelduin Maguire and Rughraidhe, son of Concobur, son of Donn Mag Uidhir, were slain in the place of their assemblies by Feidhlimidh, son of Donnchadh Mag Uidhir, on a night incursion.
The prior of Maethal, namely, Ferghal, son of Raghnall, son of Robert, son of the Prior Mag Raghnaill, died this year on Easter Day.
Kathleen, daughter of Ua Ferghail, that is, daughter of Domnall the Tawny, son of Domnall, son of John, son of Domnall Ua Ferghail, namely, wife of Mac Maghnusa Mag Uidhir, that is, wife of Cathal junior, son of Cathal Mor, rested this year on the 7th of the Ides 9th of May.
Redmund, son of Glaisne Mag Mathgamna, went in the beginning of Summer against the Foreign settlement of the Plain of Oirghialla and horses and persons were wrested from him and Fer-dorcha Magormain was slain whilst with him.
Brian, son of Rughraidhe, son of Ardghal Mag Mathgamna (namely, lord of Dartraighe), was slain by Foreigners of the Plain of Oirghialla on the 8th of the Ides 6th of June.
Donchadh, son of Thomas, son of Ferghal Mag Samradhain, namely, tanist of Tellach-Eathach, died in the Summer of this year.
Mac Diarmada of Magh-Luirg, namely, Ruaidhri, son of Ruaidhri Blind -eye, died.
Mail-Shechlainn Mac Caba junior went with the sons of Ua Ruairc, namely, with the sons of Tighernan, son of Tadhg, son of Tighernan Ua Ruairc, that is, Tighernan and Brian the Red, to aid the
Mag Raghnaill, chief of Muintir-Eoluis, namely, Tadhg, son of Cathal, son of Cathal Mag Raghnaill the Red, died on the 17th of the Kalends of April Mar. 16.
A general Synod was held in Droiched-atha by the archbishop of Ard-Macha, namely, Octavian the Italian and the bishops and clergy of the North of Ireland, on the 5th of the Ides 11th of July. Domnall Ua Fallamhain, namely, Friar Minor of Stricter Observance and the preacher that did most service to Irishmen since Patrick was in Ireland, was at that Synod, endeavouring to release his Letters for the bishopric of Derry, which had been granted to him that time from Rome.
Eight and twenty townlands of the Foreign settlement of the plain of Oirghialla were burned by Mag Mathgamna, namely, by Aedh junior, son of Aedh the Red, son of Rughraidhe, in the Summer of this year.
Mail-Shechlainn and Ruaidhri, two sons of Mac Donnchaidh of Tir-Oilella, were slain by the sons of Domnall the Stooped, son of Mac Donnchaidh.
John the Tawny, son of Eogan, son of Niall Ua Neill junior, died this year about the feast of Blessed Patrick.
Domnall Mac Cartain junior, namely, a truly-hospitable, humane
Art the Red, son of Gilla-Padraig, son of Edmund Mag Uidhir, was slain with the shot of an arrow by the sons of Toirdelbach, son of Philip Mag Uidhir.
The castle of Bel-Fersdi was taken by Feidhlimidh, grandson of Aedh Ua Neill the Tawny and by the son of Savage, namely, Robert, son of Jenkin Savage and by the sons of Brian the Anglified, son of Brian the Freckled, from the warders of Brian, son of Aedh the Tawny, son of Brian the Freckled, in Summer.
Aedh, son of Niall, son of Aedh, son of Eogan Ua Neill, rested this year.
Edmund junior, son of Edmund, son of Cu-Uladh Ua Neill and Cormac, son of Art Carrach, son of Mail-Shechlainn Ua Neill, were slain in the beginning of Summer.
Eogan, son of Ir Mag Raghnaill, escaped from his captivity.
The sons of Mag Uidhir, that is, the sons of Edmund, namely, Aedh and Art Carrach, were liberated the Monday after November Day. And Mag Uidhir, namely, their father, resigned his lordship the same day to John, son of Philip Mag Uidhir (Namely, in Inis-finnrach that was done.).
Gilla-na-naem, son of Irial Ua Ferghail, was taken by Ua Ferghail, namely, by Rughraidhe, son of Cathal Ua Ferghail and given to the Earl, that is, to Gerald, son of Earl Thomas, namely, Earl of Kildare.
Donn, son of Edmund, son of Thomas Mag Uidhir junior, was slain in treachery in the door of the cemetery of Achadh-urchaire by the sons of Thomas Mag Uidhir junior, namely, Thomas and Concobur and Ruaidhri and by the sons of Flaithbartach, son of Thomas junior, namely, Gilla-Padraig and Cu-Connacht and Brian the Scarred, on the Kalends 1st of September, 4th of the moon.
The son of Patrick Courcey died.
The Barrymore was slain
Apples were abundant in gardens and woods this year.
Aedh, son of Aedh, son of Toirdelbach junior, son of Aedh, son of Toirdelbach, son of Aedh, son of Eogan, was made Ua Concobuir in Connacht this year by Mac William de Burgh and by his own party in Connacht.
A courageous skirmish took place between Ua Domnaill, namely, Aedh the Red, son of Niall the Rough and Lower Mac William by the mouth of the ford of Ath na riagh in Connacht, on the Nones 5th of September, wherein were slain more than 100 of the people of Mac William de Burgh and wherein were taken, John, son of Mac Jordan and Ulick, son of Richard, son of Thomas de Burgh and many others.
Eogan, son of Lochlann, son of Tadhg Ua Ruairc, died on the 3rd of the Ides 11th of September.
A skirmish took place between the Tellach-Eathach themselves, wherein was slain Feidhlimidh, son of Ferghal Mag Samradhain.
Marcella, daughter of John, son of Domnall, son of John, son of Domnall Ua Ferghail, namely, wife of Concobur, son of Glaisne Ua Raighilligh, was drowned, or stifled, in Ath-na-boirne, whatever the cause, or whoever did it.
Rughraidhe, son of Irial Ua Ferghail, was taken by Brian the Tawny, son of Ua Ferghail, namely, by the son of Rughraidhe, son of Cathal Ua Ferghail, in the Harvest.
Ua Neill, namely, Conn, son of Henry, son of Eogan Ua Neill, went with a host on the Plain of Oirghialla and great devastations and many burnings were done there by him before November Day.
Philip, son of the Coarb Mag Mathgamna, namely, son of James, son of Rughraidhe son of Ardghal Mag Mathgamna, to wit, one that was canon choral in Clochar and successor of St. Tigernach in Cluain-eois and parson in Dartraighe and
Garret, son of Ferghal, son of John Ua Raighilligh, was slain by the sons of Maghnus, son of Aedh Mag Mathgamna the Red and by some of the people of the baron of Slane, shortly before Christmas in Clann-in-caich of Ua Raighilligh.
Great dearth of salt this year and the previous year in Ireland, so that often the quart of salt was bought for a groat in Meath and jesting folk were composing its elegy, because it was not to be had to be bought.
Concobur, son of Murchadh Mag Raghnaill, was proclaimed Mag Raghnaill this year by the descendants of Mael-Shechlainn.
Raghnall, son of John, son of Donchadh Mac Domnaill the Churlish, was this year made Mac Domnaill, that is, constable of the gallowglasses of Ua Neill.
Great dearness on horses this year in the Province of Ulster, so that often a colt was bought for a milch cow and a heifer.
The lordship of Dartraighe and D. itself were given to the sons of Eogan, son of Rughraidhe Mag Mathgamna, in this year.
A monastery of Friars Minor of Stricter Observance was begun this year by the son of Sir Edward Eustace, namely, by Roland, on the bank of the river Liffey.
The Dalton, namely, Edmund, son of Piers Dalton, resigned his lord-ship to his own son, that is, to Thomas Dalton, this year.
(This year was born Magonius Cu-maighe ?, son of Cathal Mac Maghnusa junior, on Friday, August 18.)