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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U1494

U1494.0

Kalends of Jan. on 4th feria, 21st of the moon, A.D. 1494.

U1494.1

Eogan, son of Domnall Mag Uidhir the Freckled, died in the Spring of this year.

U1494.2

Brian, son of Diarmaid Ua Dubda, died.

U1494.3

The son of Ruaidhri, son of Toirdelbach Carrach Ua Concobuir, was slain by John, son of Mac Jordan, in pursuit of a prey.

U1494.4

Domnall, son of Eogan Ua Concobair, lord of Sligech and from the Mountain down was slain by the sons of Ruaidhri, son of Toirdelbach Carrach Ua Concobuir, namely, by John and by Brian, on a night incursion, in the bawn of the castle of Bun-Finne, the night of Friday before the feast of Patrick.

U1494.5

Tuathal, son of Toirdelbach Ua Neill of the Beeves, and 13 men along with him and Murchadh Ua Lorcain were slain after Easter by the Clann-Cana and by the sons of Brian of the Wood, son of Eogan Ua Neill.

U1494.6

The son of the Earl of Ormond went from Ireland to the house of the king of the Saxons, this year after Christmas, following the Earl of Kildare, and to oppose him in the east.

U1494.7

Toirdelbach, son of Donchadh, son of Thomas Mag Samradhain, was slain by the sons of Eogan, son of Thomas Mag Samradhain and by Fergal, son of Thomas Mag Samradhain, with shot of arrow about May Day. And Edmond Mac Sitriug (namely, a kern) it was that shot the arrow.


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U1494.8

(A) Mag Samradhain, namely, Feidhlimidh, son of Thomas Mag Samradhain, was taken by some of the sons of Brian Mag Uidhir, namely, Ruaidhri and Brian junior, and by Philip, son of Toirdelbach Mag Uidhir, and by the sons of Redmond Mag Uidhir, namely, Donchadh and Aedh, at instigation of the brother of Mag Samradhain himself, namely, Donnall Gapped-tooth. And Fergal, son of (B,C) Fergal, son of Thomas Mag Samradhain, was slain by the descendants of Philip Mag Uidhir. And Mag Samradhain himself, namely, Feidhlimidh, son of Thomas Mag Samradhain and Maelmordha son of Failge, son of Domnall Ua Raighilligh the Fair, were taken in the same place. At instigation of Domnall Gapped-tooth, son of Thomas Mag Samradhain, those deeds were done. Thomas, son of Thomas Mag Samradhain, was slain there and Maelmordha, son of Failge, son of Domnall Ua Raighillgh the Fair, was taken by them in the same place, namely, on the 4th of the Nones 2nd of June. Mag Samradhain was let out from his captivity on the 4th of the Nones 4th of July.

U1494.9

Ua Ferghail, namely, Commac, son of John, son of Domnall, son of John, son of Domnall, namely, the second chief that was in the Anghaile this time, died this year, St. Margaret's day, Sunday.

U1494.10

Owen Gapped -tooth, son of Mael-Muire Mac Suibne and seven gallowglasses with him were slain by Tadhg, son of Conn, son of Domnall, son of Eogan Ua Neill, and by Aedh the Red, son of Glaisne, son of Redmund, son of Rughraidhe Mag Mathgamna, and buried in Ard-Macha.

U1494.11

Defeat was inflicted on the Foreigners this year by Mag Mathgamna, namely, by Aedh junior, son of Aedh the Red and by Ua Raighilligh, namely John, son of Cathal, son of Eogan, son of John Ua Raighilligh, in which were slain three score of the worthies of the Foreigners and many others taken, some as captives and some as hostages.

U1494.12

James, son of


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Mac Maghnusa, was slain with shot of arrow by the sons of Cormac Mag Samradhain and Edmond, son of Maghnus, son of Cormac, that shot the arrow.

U1494.13

The son of Mac Maghnusa Mag Uidhir, namely, Cathal junior, son of Cathal, son of another Cathal junior, son of Cathal Mor, son of Gilla-Padraig, died this year, on the 7th of the Kalends of September Aug. 26, on completion of his age of 18 years and 27 days.

U1494.14

Gilla-Padraig, son of Mac Maghnusa Mag Uidhir, namely, son of Cathal junior, son of Cathal Mor, died on the 14th of the Kalends of October, in Oronsay Sept. 18, and was buried in Dun-na-Gall the third day after his death.

U1494.15

Ua Domnaill, namely, Aedh the Red, son of Niall the Rough, was under the castle of Sligech in the end of Summer and in the beginning of Harvest of this year. And Eogan, son of Cormac Carrach Ua Gallchobair and William, son of Ua Gallchobair, namely, son of Edmund, son of Domnall, son of Lochlann Ua Gallchobair and Domnall of Aran, namely, a Scottish leader that was with Ua Domnall—those were slain by the people of the castle, namely, by Brian Blind-eye, son of Tadhg, son of Eogan, son of Domnall, son of Muircertach Ua Concobuir, and by the Calbach Blind-eye, son of Domnall, son of Eogan, and by the Muintir-Airt.

U1494.16

Gerald Deasy, namely, a good Foreign youth of the people of the baron of Delvin, died this year.

U1494.17

Alexander, son of Gilla-espuic Mac Domnaill, namely, deputy of Mac Domnaill, was slain this year by John Cathanach, son of John, son of Domnall the Freckled, on the 2nd of the Ides 14th of October.

U1494.18

The Earl of Kildare, namely, Gerald, son of Thomas of the Geraldines, and the grandson son of the Earl of Ormond, namely, James, son of John, son of James Butler, came from the house of the king of the Saxons to Ireland about November


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Day of this year. And a Saxon knight came with them to Ireland, as justiciary over the Foreigners of Ireland, namely, Edward Poynill. And there was peace between themselves.

U1494.19

Cu-Uladh, son of Aedh, son of Eogan, son of Niall Ua Neill junior, died in the end of Harvest of this year.

U1494.20

The daughter of Ua Domnaill, namely, daughter of Aedh the Red, son of Niall the Rough, son of Toirdelbach of the Wine, namely, wife of Niall, son of Conn, son of Aedh Ua Neill the Tawny, (that is, the dark Damsel) died this year.

U1494.21

John, son of Eogan Ua Domnaill, was hung by the son of Ua Domnaill, namely by Conn, son of Aedh the Red, son of Niall the Rough, a fortnight before Christmas.

U1494.22

Mac William de Burgh, namely, William, son of Ricard, son of Edmond, son of Thomas de Burgh, was slain at the castle of Sligech in the Summer of this year.