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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U1496

U1496.0

Kalends of Jan. on 6th feria, 13th of the moon, and it was a Bissextile year, A.D. 1496.

U1496.1

Glaisne, son of Rughraidhe Mag Mathgamna, was slain in his own house in Muinechan, on the 3rd of the Ides 11th of January, in the night, by Gilla-Padraig, son of Mag Mathgamna, namely, son of Aedh junior, son of Aedh the Red, son of Rughraidhe and by his other brother, namely, by Rughraidhe. And there went not but 16 farmers to do that slaying. And Ros, son of Maghnus, son of Aedh Mag Mathgamna the Red, was taken by them in the same house that night.

U1496.2

Brian, son of Redmond Mag Mathgamna and the sons of Glaisne, son of Redmond Mag Mathgamna, went on a raid on Mag Mathgamna and on his sons, a week after Glaisne himself being slain and the prey was carried off by them. And John, son of Cu-Uladh Mac Mahon, son of the Blind -eye, was slain by them there and five, or six, horsemen were slain there, around John. And the son of Toirdelbach, son of Ardgal, namely, John, was slain of the party of the raid.

U1496.3

The castle of Ath-Senaigh was taken after Christmas from the warders of Ua Domnaill by the son of Ua Domnaill himself, namely, by Aedh.

U1496.4

Peace was made by Ua Domnaill with the Carbrians and the lordship remained with Feidhlimidh, son of Maghnus, son of Brian and the castle of Sligech remained with Calbach Blind-eye, son of Domnall, son of Eogan Ua Concobair.

U1496.5

Ua Cuirnin, namely, Ruaidhri Ua Cuirnin, died.

U1496.6

Eogan junior, son of Eogan, son of Aedh Ua Dalaigh, died this year.

U1496.7

Florence Ua Corcrain, namely, an eminent harper and player of other stringed instruments and a very good vocalist and instrumentalist, and his wife died in the castle of Ua Raighilligh.

U1496.8

Ua


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Dubda, namely, William, son of Domnall the Freckled died this year.

U1496.9

Ua Neill, namely, Domnall, son of Henry, son of Eogan and his two sons, namely, Brian and Eogan, went on a raid on another Ua Neill, namely, on Henry junior, son of Henry, son of Eogan and Niall, son of Toirdelbach Ua Neill the Red and two other horsemen were slain by them there and the son of Ua Mellain, namely, Rughraidhe, son of Eogan Ua Mellain, was taken by them and the prey was spiritedly carried off by them even from the fortress of the town of Ua Shercaigh. And that was the 24th raid that Domnall made on Henry and on what adhered to him since the other Ua Neill, namely, Conn, was slain. And the Saturday after the feast of Brigit that was done.

U1496.10

Ua Gailmredhaigh, namely Brian, died this year.

U1496.11

Ua Flannagain of Tuath-ratha, namely, Gilbert, son of Cormac, son of Gilla-Isu Ua Flannagain, died in the beginning of the Harvest of the year.

U1496.12

Mag Samradhain, namely, Domnall Gapped-tooth, son of Thomas, son of Fergal Mag Samradhain, was slain in treachery by Maghnus, son of Thomas, son of Thomas, son of Fergal Mag Samradhain and by the sons of Aedh, son of Eogan, son of Thomas, son of Fergal and by the sons of Brian of Tellach-Eathach, namely, Tadhg and Philip, that is, sons of Feidhlimidh, son of Brian. In Tempoll-an-puirt that was done, on the feast day of Berach, at the end of a year from the day his other brother and his tribe-head was drowned.

U1496.13

The Saxon justiciary left Ireland this year.

U1496.14

The Dalton, namely, Thomas, son of Edmond, son of Piers Dalton, was liberated for 300 marks and for


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14 score cows in pledge for the district of Baile na ngédh, by Conn, son of Art, son of Conn Ua Mail-Sheclainn and by the grandson of Ua Cerbaill.

U1496.15

Ua Dalaigh of Breifne, namely, Lochlainn, son of William, son of Aedh Ua Dalaigh, died of the wounds that were given to him the night Glaisne Mag Mathgamna was slain in the house of Glaisne himself.

U1496.16

Ua Ferghail, namely, Rughraidhe, son of Cathal, died this year. Rughraidhe, son of Irial Ua Ferghail; namely, the other joint-chief of the Anghaile, was taken by the bishop of the Anghaile, namely, by William, son of Donchadh, son of William Ua Ferghail and the bishop himself was proclaimed Ua Ferghail the same year. Cetach, son of Thomas, son of Cathal, son of Thomas Ua Ferghail, was proclaimed another Ua Ferghail after that.

U1496.17

The son of Sir Edward Eustace, namely, Roland—to wit, he by whom was built the monastery of Cell-cuilinn—died at end of this year, between the two Nativities Dec. 25—Jan. 6.

U1496.18

Ua Dubda, namely, William, son of Domnall the Freckled, son of Maelruanaigh, son of Ruaidhri Ua Dubda, died this year. And Brian junior, son of Brian Ua Dubda, was made Ua Dubda in his stead.

U1496.19

Ua Dochartaigh, namely, Brian, son of Domnall Ua Dochartaigh, died and John Ua Dochartaigh was made Ua Dochartaigh by Ua Domnaill, namely, by Aedh the Red.

U1496.20

Eimer, son of Brian, son of Niall Ua Neill the Foreign, was slain in treachery and his other brother, namely, Eogan, was maimed the same day, in the beginning of Summer, by his two other brothers, namely, by Conn the Red and by Feidhlimidh.

U1496.21

The town of Mag Mathgamna, namely, the town of Aedh junior, son of Aedh the Red, son


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of Rughraidhe Mag Mathgamna, was burned by Brian, son of Redmond, son of Rughraidhe, in the beginning of Summer.

U1496.22

Gilla-Padraig, son of Mag Mathgamna, namely, son of Aedh junior, son of Aedh the Red, son of Rughraidhe Mag Mathgamna, was slain in treachery by Ua hAnluain, namely, by Mael-Shechlainn, son of Feidhlimidh Ua hAnluain and by his kinsmen, namely by Ardgar and another, on the 5th of the Kalends of the month of June May 27 and his other brother, namely, Eimer, was taken the same day. And Mag Mathgamna with his cattle and the sons of Maghnus Mag Mathgamna went to join Ua Raighilligh and the Foreigners, through doing of that slaying and Brian, son of Redmond and the sons of Glaisne, son of Redmond Mag Mathgamna, took their cattle with them into Fern-magh, namely, into the land of Mag Mathgamna and of Gilla-Padraig.

U1496.23

Great inclemency this year, so that there was enormous destruction on beeves and on other cattle also.

U1496.24

Great dearth in the greater part of Ireland this year and great hindrance on the husbandry of the year.

U1496.25

Ua Domnaill, namely, Aedh the Red, son of Niall the Rough, went into Oirghialla to aid Brian, son of Redmond Mag Mathgamna and they went together from that in pursuit of Mag Mathgamna into the Breifne of Ua Raighilligh and the extent they traversed of the country and the part of Ua Raighilligh of Cavan were burned by them and raids and devastations were done by them on the Foreign settlement of the Plain of Oirghialla again.

U1496.26

Ua Briain, king of Thomond, namely, Concobur, son of Toirdelbach Ua Briain, died in this year and his other brother, namely, Torlough the black Gillie Ua Briain, was made king in his stead.

U1496.27

Mag Uidhir, namely, John son of Philip, son of Thomas Mag Uidhir,


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U1496.27

went, at instigation of Aedh, son of Ua Domnaill, to put Conn, son of Ua Domnaill, from the castle of Ath-Senaigh and Conn was put from the castle by them and Mag Uidhir pursued him to Dun-na-Gall and Dun-na-Gall was burned in the beginning of day. Conn and the rising-out of Tir-Conaill and Inis-Eogain and Dartraighe of Mag Flannchadha turned in pursuit on Mag Uidhir and on Aedh as far as the Termon of St. Dabeog. And Mag Craith, namely, Ruaidhri, son of Diarmait, son of Mark Mag Craith, namely, coarb of the Termon, met them in the Termon and proclaimed it to Conn and to the Conallians not to break his own protection, nor the protection of the Termon, against Mag Uidhir. And they brooked not that and accordingly Mag Uidhir and his people went perforce, until their horses came into soft, shaking turf, in which they left 110 horses. And with that, the people of Mag Uidhir were broken and Mag Uidhir was taken within the protection of the Termon and of Mag Craith and 12 persons were slain there, including Brian junior, son of Brian, son of Philip Mag Uidhir, who was slain on the morrow by the sons of Aedh Mag Uidhir in his own land and including Edmond Carrach, son of the Archdeacon Mac Maghnusa, and Donchadh, son of Donn, son of Philip Mag Uidhir and Gilla-Padraig, son of Ua Flannagain, namely, son of Gilbert, son of Cormac Ua Flannagain, and Art, son of Tadhg the black-eyed, son of Mac Craith Mag Uidhir and so on.


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U1496.28

A meeting was held between Ua Raighillgh, namely, John, son of Cathal, son of Eogan, son of John Ua Raighilligh and Mag Mathgamna, namely, Aedh junior, son of Aedh the Red, son of Rughraidhe. And the sons of Maghnus, son of Aedh the Red, son of Rughraidhe were on one side there and Brian, son of Redmond, son of Rughraidhe and the sons of Glaisne, son of Redmond, son of Rughraidhe, on the other side. And peace was made in the meeting between the Oirghialla themselves and leave to pursue was got by Brian and by the sons of Glaisne against Ua Raighilligh and against Mag Mathgamna and against the sons of Maghnus. And Mac Caba, namely, Mathgamain, son of Mael-Shechlainn Mac Caba, was slain on that pursuit by Tuathal, son of Edward, son of Rughraidhe Mag Mathgamna, the 11th day of the month of August.

U1496.29

Edmond, son of Domnall Ua Raighilligh, died this year.

U1496.30

Finghuala, daughter of Mag Uidhir, namely, daughter of Thomas junior, son of Thomas Mor (the black Gillie) Mag Uidhir, namely, wife of Mag Mathgamna, namely, of Aedh junior, son of Aedh the Red, died this year.

U1496.31

Brian, son of Redmond, son of Rughraidhe, was made Mag Mathgamna this year in the place of Aedh junior, son of Aedh the Red, son of Rughraidhe, the feast day of Molaisse and Aedh junior had been blinded before that.

U1496.32

Very great inclemency in the Harvest of this year, whereby every one in general was ruined in his crops and particularly in Fir-Manach.

U1496.33

The Earl of Kildare, namely, Gerald, son of Thomas, son of John the Stooped, came to Ireland this year, a week before Michaelmas, as justiciary over the Foreigners of Ireland and with great honour from the king of the Saxons and a daughter of the brother uncle of the king himself, namely, daughter of the abbot of Glastonbury, his wife, with him.

U1496.34

Mac Suibne of Tir-Bagaine, namely, Mael-Muire, died this year.


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U1496.35

Ua Domnaill, namely, Aedh the Red, son of Niall, son of Toirdelbach of the Wine and his son, namely, Conn, let Mag Uidhir from out his captivity, the Saturday before November Day, for Mag Craith and for the Termon. And it seemed to everyone that they did not fully acquit themselves with St. Dabeog, nor with the Termon, because it was necessary for him to give a certain part of the ransom from himself into the hand of Ua Domnaill and of his son, namely, Conn, as a condition of liberating Thomas Mag Uidhir, who was in durance many years with him.

U1496.36

Mag Mathgamna junior, namely, Brian, son of Redmond and the descendants of Redmond also left the Lucht-tighi and went into Fern-magh and the descendants of Aedh the Red went to the Lucht-tighi after November Day in this year.

U1496.37

Mag Mathgamna, namely, Aedh junior, son of Aedh the Red, died after his being blinded a while before that; namely, on the feast day of Mary in Winter he died, after victory of Unction and penance.

U1496.38

Tigernan, son of Cobthach, son of Art Ua Ruairc, was slain in treachery by Ferghal, son of Cathal the Freckled, son of Art Ua Ruairc and by the sons of Uaithne, son of Cathal the Freckled.

U1496.39

Mac David of Clann-Conmaigh died this year and the Mac David that was made in his place was slain by the sons of Ruaidhri Mac Diarmada, namely, Tadhg and another and by Calbach Blind -eye, son of Domnall, son of


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Eogan Ua Concobair.

U1496.40

Mac Goisdelb was taken this year by the sons of Ruaidhri Mac Diarmada.

U1496.41

Finghin Ua Mathgamna died this year, between the two Nativities; or a week before Christmas: to wit, an intelligent, polished, erudite man and learned in the history of the world in the East and hither.