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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U1501

U1501.0

Kalends of Jan. on 6th feria, 9th of moon, A.D. 1501.

U1501.1

The son of Mag Uidhir, namely, Thomas, son of Thomas junior, son of the black Gillie (namely, the Mag Uidhir), was slain with enormous slaughter around him, on Sliabh-Beatha by the sons of Brian, son of Redmund Mag Mathgamna. And these are the worthies that were slain there with him: to wit, Gilla-Isu, son of Edmund


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Mag Uidhir, and Thomas, son of Donn, son of Edmund Mag Uidhir, and Cormac, son of John, son of the same Edmund, and Ruaidhri the Tawny, son of Edmund Mag Uidhir junior, and Ruaidhri, son of Edmund, son of Thomas Mag Uidhir the long-bearded, and Edmund, son of Aedh, son of Brian Mag Uidhir, and Maghnus the Eoganian, his brother. And there were slain there two sons of Tadhg, son of David, son of the tawny Gillie Mac Maghnusa, namely, Brian and Donchadh, and five others of the same ilk. And in all there were slain there two score and seven on that incursion.

U1501.2

Rughraidhe, son of Ua Concobuir Faly, namely, son of Cathair, son of Conn, son of the Calbach, died.

U1501.3

Rughraidhe, son of Mag Mathgamna (namely, son of Brian, son of Redmond), was slain by the sons of Mag Aenghusa this year.

U1501.4

Mac Caba, namely, Ruaidhri, son of Henry Mac Caba, died this year.

U1501.5

Ruaidhri, son of Aedh Mac Domnaill the Freckled, namely, captain of the gallowglasses of the people of Ua Neill, died.

U1501.6

Niall, son of Art, son of Eogan Ua Neill, namely, an eminent leader, died a month before Christmas.

U1501.7

Somairle, son of Alexander junior, son of Alexander Mor Mac Caba, died shortly before Christmas.

U1501.8

The daughter of Mac Maghnusa died this year: to wit, Mor, daughter of Cathal junior, son of Cathal Mor Mac Maghnusa, namely, wife of Ua Fialain, that is, of Ferghal; an eminent woman without dispute.

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The castle of Sligech was taken this year by ladders stretched from its top down by the sons of Ruaidhri, son of Toirdelbach Carrach Ua Conchobuir and by the sons of Feidhlimidh, son of Toirdelbach Carrach. And the Calbach Blind-eye, son of Domnall, son of Eogan Ua Concobuir, was slain there, and John, son of Ruaidhri, son of Toirdelbach Carrach Ua Concobuir, fell by the Calbach on the same spot.

U1501.10

Aibne, son of O'Cathain, namely, son of John O'Cathain, was slain this year by his own very brother, namely, Brian the Fair.

U1501.11

Great raids were made by the sons of Aedh O'Neill upon Mag Mathgamna, namely, Ros, son of Maghnus, this year.

U1501.12

Gilla-na-naem Mac Domnaill (that is, Mac Domnaill of Clann-Ceallaigh, namely, son of Cormac, son of Art Mac Domnaill) was slain by Feidhlimidh, son of Donchadh, son of Thomas Mag Uidhir junior, in the beginning of Summer of this year.

U1501.13

Great war arose between the Oirgialla themselves: to wit, the descendants of Aedh the Red and the descendants of Redmond. Mag Mathgamna (namely, Rosa) took his cattle with him into the Lucht-tighi and the descendants of Redmond were put from out the country to the protection of O'Neill. Mag Mathgamna made an inroad upon the descendants of Redmond to Muinechan and they met each


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other by Ath-an-coleir and Toirdelbach (namely, son of the daughter of the Earl), son of Conn, son of Henry O'Neill, was aiding the descendants of Redmond. Toirdelbach, however — to wit, the son of a king of his own years that was best of the Gaedelic blood — was slain there by Mag Mathgamna and John, son of Colla Mac Domnaill, namely, son of Mac Domnaill of the Gallowglasses, and many others were slain there.

U1501.14

John, son of bishop Rosa, son of Thomas Mag Uidhir junior, one who was canon choral in Clochar and parson and herenagh in Achadh-urchuire, died on the Ides 13th of June of this year, in the morning, on the Lord's Day: to wit, a unique man that was the most excellent and most virtuous in the Half of Conn and was most accomplished in every science both in foreign literature and Gaidelic and in lay accomplishments also and was a man who kept a general guest-house.

U1501.15

Great defeat was inflicted in Ard-Macha this year (namely, the feast day of Patrick precisely) upon Scotsmen: to wit, three score of them were slain by the descendants of Aedh O'Neill and by Art, son of Aedh O'Neill and by his kinsmen. And these were the best that were slain there: namely, the son of the lord (Hay) and three sons of Colla, son of Alexander Mac Domnaill, namely, Toirdelbach and Donchadh and Ludar.


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