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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U1489

U1489.0

Kalends of Jan. on Thursday, 26th of the moon, A.D. 1489.

U1489.1

Mac Uibhilin, namely, Jenkin the Red, son of Richard Mac Uibhilin, was slain in treachery by Walter, son of Cormac, son of Jenkin Mac Uibhilin, that same day.

U1489.2

Maghnus, son of Aedh the Red, son of Rughraidhe


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Mag Mathgamna, died the same day this year.

U1489.3

Concohur, son of Glaisne Ua Raighilligh, died of a fit in Kells this year.

U1489.4

Redmund, son of Uaithne, son of Ferghal, son of Thomas, son of Mathgamain, son of Gilla-Isu Ua Raighilligh the Red, died this year of the plague, about the feast of Brigit.

U1489.5

Ua Gobhann, namely, Mathgamain, son of Toirdelbach Ua Gobhann, died this year.

U1489.6

Mac Mael-Martain, namely, John, died this year.

U1489.7

Two sons of Maine Mac Caba the Tawny, namely, Failghi and Toirdelbach, and the son of Glaisne, son of Aedh colach Mac Caba, namely, Aedh, were slain this year after the feast of Brigit, by the sons of Toirdelbach Mac Caba the Freckled.

U1489.8

Mail-Shechlainn, son of Muircertach, son of Eogan Ua Neill, was slain by the sons of Brian (namely, Brian of the Wood), son of Eogan Ua Neill, in the beginning of the Spring of this year.

U1489.9

Conla Ua Maelatuile, namely, physician of Ua Raighilligh, died about the feast of Brigit of this year.

U1489.10

Rughraidhe, son of David Ua Mordha, namely, tanist of Laighis, died this year, namely, the Wednesday Ap. 29 before May Day.

U1489.11

Joan, daughter of Edmund, son of Richard Butler, namely, wife of Mac Murchadha, king of Leinster, that is, of Murchadh the Freckled, son of Art Cavanagh, died this year.

U1489.12

The son of Bulby, namely, lord of the Bulby country by the Barrow, died the same year.

U1489.13

Mac Gilla-Padraig, king of Ossory, namely, Geoffrey, son of Finghin Mac Gilla-Padraig, after being blind for a time before that, died this year after Christmas.

U1489.14

A raid was made by the sons (namely, Niall and Art) of Conn, son of Aedh the Tawny, son of Brian Ua Neill the Freckled, on Henry, son of Henry, son of Eogan Ua Neill and Cathair Ua Concobair, namely, a good horseman of the people of Henry, was slain there a week after May Day.

U1489.15

Athairne


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Ua hEoghusa, namely, son of John Ua hEoghusa, died this year: to wit, a poet and good teacher and a man that was honoured amongst Foreigners and Irish and was a good instrumentalist and vocalist.

U1489.16

Ua Neill, namely, Henry, son of Eogan, son of Niall Ua Neill junior, died this year, on the 17th of the Kalends of July June 15, after spending his time happily, prosperously, luckily, profitably.

U1489.17

Ua Cerbaill, namely, John, son of Maelruanaigh Ua Cerbaill, king of Eili, died this year.

U1489.18

Feidhlimidh junior, son of Feidhlimidh, son of Ferghal, son of Thomas, son of Mathgamain, son of Gilla-Isu Ua Raighilligh the Red, died this year of the plague.

U1489.19

Ros, son of Uaithne Ua Mordha, was slain by Cathair, son of Laisech, son of Cathair Ua Dimasaigh.

U1489.20

The vicar of Daim-inis on Loch-Eirne, namely, Nicholas, son of Nicholas Ua Cathusaigh, died this year.

U1489.21

The son of Ua Cathain, namely, Godfrey, son of John, son of Aibne, son of Diarmaid Ua Cathain, was taken this year by Ua Neill (namely, Conn).

U1489.22

Ua Neill, namely, Conn, son of Henry, went into Oirecht-Ui-Cathain and great devastations were done there and hostages carried from them.

U1489.23

Ua Domnaill, namely, Aedh, son of Niall the Rough, went into Trian-Conghail at the end of the Harvest of this year. And great raids were made by him on Mac Uibilin in the Route and the son of Ua Domnaill, namely, Conn, was wounded there and the castle of Bel-Fersdi was taken by Ua Domnaill on that incursion and he went safe to his house.

U1489.24

Ua Raighilligh, namely, John, son of Toirdelbach, son of John Ua Raighilligh and Ua Ferghail, namely, Conmac, son of John, son of Domnall, son of John, son of Domnall Ua Ferghail, made a raid into Magh-Breghmuine in the end of the Harvest of this year


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and Donchadh, son of Brian Blind-eye, son of Domnall Ua Ferghail the Tawny, was slain by them.

U1489.25

Tomaltach, son of Brian Mac Donnchaidh, was slain after November Day this year by Aedh, son of Domnall Mac Donnchaidh the Stooped and by his sons.

U1489.26

Aedh, son of Ua Concobuir, namely, son of Feidhlimidh the Fair, son of Tadhg, son of Toirdelbach the Red, was taken by the sons of Ua Cellaigh this year.

U1489.27

Toirdelbach, son of Ua Concobuir, namely, son of Feidhlimidh the Fair, was slain this year after November Day by the son of Mac Diarmata, namely, by Tadhg, son of Ruaidhri Mac Diarmata.

U1489.28

Eogan, son of Feidhlimidh, son of Eogan, son of Domnall, son of Muircertach Ua Concobuir, was slain by Calbach Blind-eye, son of Domnall, son of Eogan Ua Concobuir, in the beginning of winter of this year. And two sons of Muircertach, son of Eogan Ua Concobuir, namely, Muircertach junior and John, were slain in the same days by their own relatives.

U1489.29

Maghnus, son of Cathal Mac Maghnusa Mag Uidhir junior (namely, the Mac Maghnusa), died this year, twenty nights before Christmas: to wit, a son of brughaidh full of affability and of charity and of hospitality.

U1489.30

A crushing defeat was inflicted upon Art, son of Ua Neill (namely, son of Conn, son of Henry), by Ua Cathain (namely, John, son of Aibne, son of Diarmaid) and by his other brother, namely, Thomas, wherein fell Diarmait, son of Maghnus, son of Maghnus, son of Diarmait Ua Cathain, in addition to the capture of Brian, son of Domnall Ua Neill and the slaying of a multitude of kerns and capture of others. A week before Christmas that took place.

U1489.31

Colman Ua Mail-Shechlainn (namely, son of Art, son of Cormac the Freckled) was slain in the Winter of this year by Conn, son of Art, son of Conn, son of Cormac Ua Mail-Shechlainn the Freckled.

U1489.32

Ua


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Baighill, namely, Toirdelbach, died and shortly before Christmas died he.

U1489.33

The Calbach, son of Ua Domnaill (namely, son of Aedh, son of Niall the Rough), died between the two Nativities Dec. 25-Jan. 6, in the 14th year of his age.

U1489.34

Edmond Blind-eye, son of Walter son of William Mac Feorais, namely, fosterling of Brian, son of Fergal Ua Uiginn the Red, died this year.

U1489.35

Murchadh, son of Ruaidhri Mac Suibne, was slain by the Earl of Desmond, namely, by Maurice, son of Thomas, son of James and his brother, namely, Moelmore, was taken there also: to wit, in Eili of Ua Cerbaill that was done.

Diarmait, son of Tadhg, son of Domnall Mac Carthaigh junior (namely, son of Mag Carthaigh Mor), was slain this year by this same Earl.

U1489.36

Thomas Butler, namely, son of Richard of Bualecc, was slain by John, son of Edmond, son of Richard Butler, this year.

U1489.37

Patrikin, son of the Knight of Kerry (namely, son of John), was slain this year by Mag Carthaigh Mor, namely, Tadhg, son of Domnall junior.

U1489.38

Ua Fialain, namely, Eogan, son of Eogan Ua Fialain, died this year: namely, on the morrow after the feast of Holy Cross of Harvest.

U1489.39

Richard, son of Feidhlimidh, son of Fergal Ua Raighilligh, was slain by the son of John Plunket junior, two days after the feast of the Holy Cross in the Harvest.

U1489.40

(Tordealbach Ua Buighell (namely, the O'Buigell) and another Tordealbach, his son, died year).