Kalends of Jan. on Saturday, 18th of the moon, A.D. 1491.
Eogan, son of Muircertach, son of Eogan, son of Niall Ua Neill junior, died this year between Christmas
John, son of Henry Blind-eye Mag Uidhir, died shortly after Christmas.
Ua Cathain, namely, John, son of Aibne, son of Diarmait Ua Cathain, was let out from his captivity this year and his cattle were rescued from the sons of Maghnus Ua Cathain by him before anyone of his own country knew of his liberation.
Muircertach, son of Art, son of Eogan Ua Neill, died this year at the end of Spring.
Feidhlimidh, son of Aedh, son of Eogan Ua Neill, was slain by Brian, son of Redmond, son of Rughraidhe Mag Mathgamna, after the feast of Brenann. And another son of Aedh, namely, Art Ua Neill, made a raid in Tellach-Gelucain the same night, in revenge of that and people were burned and slain there also.
Brian, son of Mag Raghnaill, namely, son of Tadhg, son of Cathal Mag Raghnaill, was slain in treachery by Tadhg, son of Concobur Mag Raghnaill and by two sons of Mael-Shechlainn Mag Raghnaill and the castle of the sons of Tadhg Mag Raghnaill (namely, the castle of Liath-druim) was taken from them in that place by the same people.
Julia, daughter of Toirdelbach Ua Raighilligh, wife of Glaisne, son of Redmond Mag Mathgamna, died before the feast of Holy Cross.
Cathal, son of Mael-Shechlainn, son of Cathal Mag Raghnaill, was slain in the same castle (namely, the castle of Liath-druim), that is, by another son of Tadhg Mag Raghnaill and by the son of Mac Diarmata the Red and by Tomaltach, son of Tomaltach Mac Diarmata. And the castle itself was taken by them in Harvest of this year and Eogan, son of Tighernan, son of Tadhg, son of Tighernan Ua Ruairc, regained the same castle in the same Harvest, half for purchase and half by force.
Aedh, son of Irial
Very great war between Ua Neill, namely, Conn, son of Henry and Ua Domnaill, namely, Aedh the Red, son of Niall the Rough and both went, in the Harvest of this year, to plead against each other to the house of the Earl of Kildare—the one that was the Justiciary in Ireland this time—and they came from it without peace, without truce that was reliable.
Brian, son of Aedh the Foreign, son of Niall Ua Domnaill, was slain on that war by Henry, son of Henry Ua Neill. And that same man, namely, Henry, kept the country well, the while Ua Neill was in the house or the Foreigners.
Echmiledh, son of Mag Aenghusa, was slain in his own house, on a night incursion, two days and a week before November Day, by the sons of Mael-Shechlainn, son of Muircertach, son of Eogan Ua Neill.
Great inclemency of wetness during the greater part of the Summer of this year and the self same in Harvest of the same year, so that likeness to the extent of the inclemency was not found since the Deluge poured upon the world, so that the corn of all Ireland, save a little, failed and particularly in Fir-Manach.
The wife of Dalton, namely, wife of Thomas, son of Edmund, grandson of Piers Dalton, went off with the son of Ua Mechair this year.
Ua Raighilligh, namely, John, son of Toirdelbach, son of John Ua Raighilligh, to wit, a distinguished youth, died this year in the beginning of his felicity and was buried in the monastery of Cavan, the 25th day of the month of November, namely, the feast day of Catherine. And John, son of Cathal, son of Eogan Ua Raighilligh, was made Ua Raighilligh.
Cathal, son of Toirdelbach Ua Raighilligh, drew the Earl of Kildare on that Ua
Great raids were made this year by James, son of Earl Thomas, on the sons of Glaisne, son of Concobur Ua Raighilligh.
Exceedingly great wind this year on the day and night of the feast next after Christmas.
Ruaidhri, son of Diarmaid, son of Mark Mag Craith, was made coarb and tribe-head this year a short time before Christmas.
Aedh and Ruaidhri, two sons or Domnall, son of Aedh junior, son of Aedh, son of Raghnall, son of Donchadh Mac Craith the Comely, died this year.
Murchadh, son of Eogan Mac Craith, died.
Henry, son of Hubert, son of James Dillon, slew his own father, namely, Hubert, with thrust of knife and he himself set out for Rome after that.
Tadhg Ua Siriden, namely, the wright that was best in the Half of Conn that time, died about the feast of the Cross in Harvest.
Mail-Shechlainn, son of William, son of Aedh, son of Brian Ua Cellaigh, was taken in treachery by Tadhg, son of Donchadh Ua Cellaigh, namely, prior of the House of St. John and he had been brought to him on invitation to a banquet. And his two foster-brothers, namely, two sons of Tadhg Blind -eye Ua Mainnin, that is, Aedh and John, were taken with him and delivered to be slain to the descendants of Maghnus Ua Cellaigh