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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U1488

U1488.0

Kalends of Jan. on 3rd feria, 15th of the moon, A.D. 1488.

U1488.1

The Abbot of Ath-truim died this year.

U1488.2

Domnall, son of Domnall, son of Niall Ua Domnaill the Rough, was taken in the abbot's house of the monastery of Es-ruadh by the sons of Aedh the Foreign, son of Niall the Rough, this year, on the 3rd of the Ides 11th of January. And they were hung on the morrow by the same people and


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by Aedh, son of Ua Domnaill and by Concobur, son of Feidhlimidh the Swarthy, son of Niall the Rough, by advice of Ua Domnaill, namely, of Aedh the Red.

U1488.3

Brian, son of Brian Mac Gilla-Finnein the Tawny, died.

U1488.4

Henry Ua Sealbaigh, namely, the best chanter of the Irishry of the Half of Conn, died this year.

U1488.5

Donn, son of Domnall Mag Uidhir the Freckled, died this year.

U1488.6

A great raid was made this year on Ua Neill, namely, on Conn, son of Henry, by the sons of Mag Mathgamna, namely, by Glaisne and by Brian. And Colla, son of Mac Domnaill, was plundered by them there and the son of Brian (namely, Cathal), son of Rughraidhe Mag Mathgamna, and other persons that are not reckoned here were slain on their side by the pursuing party.

U1488.7

Redmund, son of Philip Mag Uidhir, died this year, after long suffering, on the 7th of the Kalends of March Feb. 24.

U1488.8

Domnall the Blue, son of Alexander, namely son of Mac Domnaill, was slain in the beginning of Spring by the sons of the abbot, son of Alexander, namely, by the Clann-Domnaill themselves.

U1488.9

Uaithne, son of Maelruanaigh Ua Cerbaill, tanist of Eili, died.

U1488.10

Feradhach, son of Mac Domnaill the Gallowglas, namely, son of Raghnall Mac Domnaiil, was slain by Cu-Uladh, son of John Ua Neill the Tawny, this year, in the beginning of Spring, on a night incursion.

U1488.11

Ua Cellaigh, namely, Mail -Shechlainn, son of Aedh, son of Brian Ua Cellaigh, died at the end of a half quarter after his being made king.

U1488.12

Ua Flannagain of Tuath-ratha, namely, Toirdelbach, son of Gilla-Isu Ua Flannagain, died this year and Gilbert, son of Cormac, son of Gilla-Isu Ua Flannagain, was made Ua Flannagain in his stead.

U1488.13

Ua Tuathail, namely, Edmund Ua Tuathail, was slain in treachery by the sons of Tadhg Ua Brain before Christmas.

U1488.14

The son of Ua Murchadha, namely, son of the lord or Ui-Feilme, namely, Mathgamain, son of Tadhg Ua Murchadha, was slain in treachery by the


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son of the lord of Ui-Ceinnselaigh, namely, by Donchadh, son of Art, son of Donchadh.

U1488.15

John Ua hEadhra the Tawny (or, junior) and his son were slain by the sons of Ua hEadhra (namely, by Ruighri and by Aedh) this year.

U1488.16

Tadhg, son of Aedh, son of Toirdelbach Carrach Ua Concobuir, died this year on Easter Eve.

U1488.17

Margaret Dalton, daughter of Andrew Dalton, namely, wife of Ua Ferghail, that is, wife of Domnall the Tawny, son of Domnall, son of John, son of Domnall Ua Ferghail, died this year.

U1488.18

John Blind-eye, son of Maghnus, son of Eogan Ua Concobuir, was slain this year, after Christmas, by the sons of Feidhlimidh, son of Eogan Ua Concobuir.

U1488.19

Tadhg, son of Mael-Shechlainn, son of Tighernan Ua Ruairc, died this year.

U1488.20

Ua Neill (namely, Conn) let Niall, son of John Ua Neill the Tawny, from out his captivity this year, about the feast of St. Brenann. And other hostages were got from him, including his own two sons and another son of John the Tawny, namely, Henry.

U1488.21

Domnall, son of Niall Ua Neill, was slain in Fintamhnach by Rughraidhe, son of Art Ua Neill and by the sons of Niall, son of Art Ua Neill.

U1488.22

Conmac, son of John, son of Domnall, son of John, son of Domnall Ua Ferghail, was proclaimed Ua Ferghail this year, after Rughraidhe, son of Cathal Ua Ferghail.

U1488.23

Brian, son of Aedh the Tawny, son of Brian Ua Neill the Freckled, died of the small pox in the Spring of this year.

Mary, daughter of Domnall Mac Domnaill the Freckled, namely, wife of Conn, son of Aedh Ua Neill the Tawny, died of the same disease.

U1488.24

The king of Fir-Manach, namely, Edmund, son of Thomas Mag Uidhir junior, died this year, on the 4th of the Nones 4th of July.

U1488.25

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Chapter of the Friars Minor of Stricter Observance was held in Dun-na-Gall this year, about the feast of St. Peter.

U1488.26

Mac-an-baird of Oirghialla, namely, Nuadha Mac-an-baird, died this year and his son, namely, Aedh, took his place.

U1488.27

Diarmaid, son of John of Magh-Luirg, son of Toirdelbach Ua Domnaill Of the Wine, died in the beginning of Harvest.

U1488.28

Concobur, son of Dubhthach Ua Duibgennain, was drowned on Loch-bradain in Muintir-Eoluis this year.

U1488.29

The wife of Ua Ferghail (namely, of Conmac), namely, Maude, daughter of Mac Feorais (namely, John), died this year.

U1488.30

Mail-Shechlainn, son of Mag Flanchadha, was slain this year by the sons of Tadhg, son of Cathal, son of Tighernan Ua Ruairc junior.

U1488.31

Defeat was inflicted on Ua Briain, namely, on Concobur, son of Toirdelbach, by the Earl of Desmond, namely, by Maurice, son of Thomas, son of James, son of Earl Gerald, at instigation of Toirdelbach, son of Tadhg Ua Briain.

U1488.32

The castle of the sons of Muircertach Mag Eochagain, namely, the castle of Bil-ratha, was broken down by the Earl of Kildare.

U1488.33

Cathal junior, son of Cathal junior, son of Cathal Mor Mac Maghnusa, was made Mac Maghnusa this year by Mag Uidhir, namely, by John, son of Philip Mag Uidhir and by the worthies of Fir-Manach likewise. And the black Gillie, son of Thomas junior, son of Brian, was proclaimed Mac Briain Mic Maghnusa the same year, namely, the 4th day of the month of August. (And he had the place of tribe-head for eight and a half years before this.)

U1488.34

Eogan, son of Ir Mag Raghnaill, was slain treacherously by his own brother, namely, by William, son of Ir and by his son and by Maghnus, son of Ir.

U1488.35

William of the Wood, grandson of Mac Feorais,


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namely, son of John, died this year.

U1488.36

The son of Mac Feorais himself, namely, John, lord of Clann-Feorais, namely, an excellent, humane man, died this year.

U1488.37

Cu-Uladh, son of John Ua Neill the Tawny, was slain by Art, son of Henry, son of Eogan Ua Neill, in the Harvest of this year.

U1488.38

The wife of the king of Scotland, namely, wife of James Stewart III, namely, daughter of the king of Lochlann, was put to death this year by poison. The king of Scotland himself, namely, James Stewart, was slain in battle after that, the same year, by his own son, namely, James Stewart junior. And many of the superior lords of Scotland were slain with him there, because he did not deliver to his son the people on whom it was charged to have given the poison to his mother.

U1488.39

Two sons of Niall, son of John Ua Neill the Tawny, namely, Eogan and Aedh, were hung by Ua Neill, namely, by Conn, son of Henry, son of Eogan Ua Neill, shortly before Michaelmas.

U1488.40

Art, son of Niall Carrach, grandson of Muircertach Ua Neill junior, was slain by the sons of Henry, son of Henry, son of Eogan Ua Neill, namely, Edmund and Feidlimidh, on a night incursion.

U1488.41

Eogan, son of Ua Ruairc, namely, son of Feidhlimidh, son of Donchadh, son of Tighernan junior, son of Tighernan Mor Ua Ruairc, was slain during a truce by Eogan, son of another Ua Ruairc, namely, son of Tighernan, son of Tadhg, son of Tighernan Mor Ua Ruairc, this year.

U1488.42

Ua Neill, namely, Conn, son of Henry, went to the house of Ua Domnaill this year, after November Day and Mag Uidhir, namely, John, son of Philip, son of Thomas Mag Uidhir, went with him there and firm, cordial peace was made by Ua Neill and by Ua Domnaill with each other.


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U1488.43

Peace was made by Ua Neill and by the sons of John Ua Neill the Tawny about November day this year.

U1488.44

Feidhlimidh the Fair, son of Tadhg, son of Toirdelbach Ua Concobuir the Red, was made Ua Concobuir this year by Ua Domnaill, namely, by Aedh the Red and by his own party in Connacht.

U1488.45

Ua Raighilligh, namely, John, son of Toirdelbach, son of John Ua Raighilligh, burned the town of Edmund, son of Domnall Ua Raighilligh the Fair, this year after November Day.

U1488.46

Eogan, son of Maelmordha Ua Raighilligh, namely, lord of Mullach-Laighill, died this year.

U1488.47

Mag Aengusa, namely, Brian, son of Art Mag Aengusa, died this year and his brother, namely, Aedh, was installed in his stead.

U1488.48

Mag Raghnaill, namely, Concobur, son of Murchadh Mag Raghnaill, of the progeny or Mael-Shechlainn, died this year and Mael-Shechlainn, son of William Mag Raghnaill, of the same progeny, was made Mag Raghnaill in his stead.

U1488.49

Toirdelbach, son of Tadhg Mac Mathgamna, to wit, the man who administered his lordship in the most fitting, sufficient, and best ordered manner that was in Munster, died this year.

U1488.50

Ruaidhri, son of Ua Concobuir the Brown, died this year.

U1488.51

The son of Savage, namely, Patrick Savage, died this year.

U1488.52

Mael-Muire, son of Thomas Ua Uiginn junior, namely, an eminent poet, died this year.

U1488.53

(Ruaighri, son of Gilla-Crisd, namely, lord of Ui Drona, died about the Epiphany of this year, A.D. 1488.)