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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U1492

U1492.0

Kalends of Jan. on Sunday this year 29th of the moon. And it was a Bissextile year. A.D. 1492.

U1492.1

Exceeding great war this year between Ua Raighilligh junior, namely, John, son of Cathal, son of Eogan and Cathal, son of Toirdelbach, son of John, son of Eogan Ua Raighilligh. Great raids were made by that Cathal upon Ua Gabann (namely, Geoffrey) and Ua Gabann pursued him and died before he returned.

U1492.2

Truce between O'Neill (namely, Conn), and O'Domnaill (namely, Aedh the Red) to May Day.

U1492.3

Thomas, son of John, son of Toirdelbach Ua Raighilligh, died this year, in the 12th year of his age.

U1492.4

The baron of Slane, that is, James Fleming, namely, a great lord of the Flemings, died this year (the 20th day of the month of March) of the plague of sweating that came recently into Ireland that time.

U1492.5

Part of the wood of the Holy Cross was found this year in Rome buried in the ground; namely, the board that was over the head of Christ, on which was written at the time of His Passion: 'Jesus the Nazarene, King of the Jews'. And it was found written in the same place that it was Helena, mother of Emperor Constantine, that left that board hidden there.

U1492.6

Conn, son of Art, son of Conn Ua Concobuir, was slain by the people of the Earl of Kildare on account of a stroke of a pole he gave the Earl in playing.

U1492.7

The head of the spear with


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which Longinus wounded the side of Christ was sent to Rome this year by the lord of the Turks.

U1492.8

Hubert, son of Maelruanaigh, son of Concobar, son of Cathal Mag Raghnaill the Red, was slain this year, the 14th day of the month of March, in Cell-Srianain in Muinter-Eolais, by Eogan, son of Tighernach, son of Tadhg, son of Tighernan Mor Ua Ruairc. And the church of the same place, namely, of Cell-Srianain, was burned that day and 16 persons, both men and women and much other property were burned in it by that same Eogan.

U1492.9

Great raids were made this year by Cathal, son of Toirdelbach Ua Raighilligh and by the sons of Mag Mathgamna (that is, Redmund), namely, Glaisne and Brian and by Gilla-Padraig, son of Aedh Mag Mathgamna junior, at instigation of Cathal Ua Raighilligh, on Ua Raighilligh, namely, on John, son of Cathal, son of Eagan Ua Raighilligh and on his kinsmen also, in the end of Summer.

Other great raids were made about these same times by Ua Raighilligh on the sons of Glaisne Ua Raighilligh and the son of John Mag Mathgamna the Tawny, namely, John, was slain in pursuit of those preys by the sons of Glaisne and Garret, son of Edmond, son of Thomas, son of Feidhlimidh Ua Raighilligh, was taken on the same pursuit by them.

U1492.10

Domnall, son of the Parson Ua Fiaich, died this year.

U1492.11

John the Tawny, son of Eogan Mag Mathgamna (that is, son of Eogan, son of Rughraidhe, son of Ardgal), namely, lord of Dartraighe, died this year, about the feast of Tighernach.

U1492.12

Domnall, son of Ua Neill, namely,


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son of Henry, son of Eogan Ua Neill, was taken this year, about the feast of Tighernach. And Mac Cathmail, namely, Edmund, was slain and Gilla-Padraig Mac Catmail was taken and other persons that are not reckoned here were some taken and some slain there also by the sons of Redmund Mag Mathgamna, namely, Glaisne and Brian. And Domnall escaped from the castle of Muinechan at the end of a week after his capture.

U1492.13

Conn, son of Ua Domnaill, was taken by Ua Domnaill himself this year.

U1492.14

Cormac, son of Diarmaid Mac Diarmada and his son were slain by the sons of Ruaidhri Mac Diarmada. And Brian, son of Concobar, son of Ruaidhri, it was that stretched hand to him and beheaded him.

U1492.15

Gilla-Patraig Mac Cathmail was let out from his captivity and made Mac Cathmail in place of his brother.

U1492.16

Brian, grandson of Edmund Mac Domnaill and his son were slain this year by the sons of Mag Mathgamna and by the sons of John Mag Mathgamna the Tawny.

U1492.17

The son of Cairpre Ua Neill, namely, John, was slain by the sons of Ua hAnluain and by the sons of Redmund hAnluain in Sradbaile, on the 12th of the Kalends of July June 20, this year.

U1492.18

Great famine in Ireland this year.

U1492.19

A hot Summer this year; to wit, a year and twenty since the hot Summer before.

U1492.20

Feidhlimidh, son of Toirdelbach, son of Aedh Ua Neill, was slain in the Summer of this year by Henry, son of Brian (namely, Brian of the Wood), son of Eogan Ua Neill.

U1492.21

Cormac, son of Aedh, son of Philip Mag Uidhir, died this year about Lammas.

U1492.22

Colla, son of Donchadh Mac Domnaill, was killed in his own house by a bolt of fire and the house was burned and three or four others were half-killed there by the same bolt.

U1492.23

Godfrey Ua Cathain was slain this year by Walter Mac Uibilin, at instigation of Thomas Ua Cathain. And


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John the Foreign, his other brother, was slain there also: to wit, these were two sons of Ua Cathain, namely, two sons of John, son of Aibne, son of Diarmait Ua Cathain.

U1492.24

Catherine, daughter of Toirdelbach Mag Uidhir, died this year.

U1492.25

Mac Gilla-Finnein, namely, Toirdelbach, son of Brian, son of Henry the Scarred, died this year. And he died about Easter of this year.

U1492.26

Feidhlimidh the Red, son of Donchadh Mac Gilla-Finnein, died in Harvest of this year.

U1492.27

The coarb of the Termon of St. Dabeog (that is, Mag Craith), namely, Diarmait, son of Mark, son of Maurice, son of Nicholas, son of Andrew Mag Craith, died at end of Harvest of this year.

U1492.28

Aengus Mac-an-Ulltaigh, namely, a Friar Minor of Stricter Observance and good, reputable preacher, died in Autumn.

U1492.29

Philip, son of William, son of bishop Mag Uidhir, was slain this year by the son of Ua Cathalain in the town of Richard, son of the knight Bellew.

U1492.30

The Earl of Kildare resigned the justiciate this year and resigned the protectorate of the Foreigners of Meath, because he got not from them to aid him against the son of the Earl of Ormond. And great evils came to the Foreigners from that: to wit, the Gaedhil plundered them and burned them generally from every point around them.

U1492.31

The Official Ua Duibhidhir, namely, Aedh, died this year.

U1492.32

Toirdelbach the Freckled, son of Ua Concobair Faly, namely, son of Conn, son of the Calbach, died this year, of an illness of three nights, in the beginning of Winter.

U1492.33

Mac Conmara, namely, Cumedha, son of John Mac Conmara, died this year before Christmas.

U1492.34

The Calbach, son of Ua Concobair Faly, namely, son of Cathair, son of


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Conn, son of the Calbach, was slain by some of the people of the son of the Earl of Ormond, namely, of James, son of John, son of James Butler, that is, by Master Gart. And Master Gart himself was taken in the same place by the Earl of Kildare in Winter.

U1492.35

The sons of Donchadh Mag Uidhir, namely, the black Gillie, and Philip and the son of the b1ack Gillie, namely, Edmond, went on an inroad on Senadh of Mac Maghnusa and a foray was made by them there and two inoffensive farmers were slain by them. But themselves were taken in their pride and the Lord visited their iniquity. And they were turned to flight and 14 of their elect sunk as lead in the waters and went down like a stone into the depth. And, because the Lord was not with them, when men arose against them, without doubt the water swallowed them up, as saith the Psalmist. For the Lord sent his anger and it devoured them. And Edmond, son of the black Gillie and two of his people were taken there and the prey was wrested from them. And at end of the year this was done, namely, the Saturday before Christmas.

U1492.36

(This year was born Cathal junior Mac Maghnusa, namely, son of Gilla-Betain, namely, of Thomas, that is, on the feast day of Beradh).