Kalends of Jan. on 1st feria, 1st of moon, A.D. 1503.
Mag Uidhir died this year, namely, John, son of Philip, son of Thomas Mor (that is, the black Gillie) Mag Uidhir: the unique choice of a sub-king of Ireland about that time and the one Gaidhel who was of most mercy and humanity that was in his own time and best maintained and defended his own territory and land against the power of border lands and had best sway and rule in church and state. He died in his own great stronghold in Inis-Sgeillinn, on the 7th Kalend of the month of April Mar. 26, Sunday precisely, with victory of Unction and penance, after hearing Mass. And he was buried in the monastery of Dun-na-Gall, he having chosen to be buried in it and so on.
Mac William de Burgh, namely, Tibbot, son of Walter de Burgh died this year.
The son of O'Domnaill, namely, Donchadh of the Thumbs, was taken by the sons of Conn O'Neill this year. And Scots that were with the sons of Conn took him with them to meet O'Domnnaill himself, and Domnall, son of O'Domnaill, mutilated Donchadh on that occasion and he died of it and so on.
Brian, son of Aedh Mag Uidhir, died this year.
Edmund, son of Eogan, son of Aedh Mag Uidhir, was slain on a night incursion by the sons of Brian, son of Aedh Mag Uidhir and the son of Edmund himself was slain there and the son of Cormac,
The wife of the king of the Saxons died this year: to wit, the daughter of king Edward IV. and Isibel was her name; a woman that was of the greatest charity and humanity from Italy to Ireland. And the daughter of the king of Castile was given in her place to the king.
A summons from the king of the Saxons this year to the Justiciary, that is, to the Earl of Kildare, namely, to Gerald, son of Earl Thomas, and he went on ship the Sunday Ap. 30 before May Day in the town of Ath-cliath.
Mac Domnaill the Gallowglas, namely, John, son of Somairle Mor Mac Domnaill was slain this year by the sons of Colla Mac Domnaill and Colla himself was proclaimed Mac Domnaill after that.
The Mape was slain this year in his own castle by the sons of Edmund, son of Glaisne Ua Raighilligh and great war arose between Foreigners and Gaedhil from that and great injuries also came on the Foreigners from that war and Fitz Simon was slain by the Gaidhil and so on.
The son of Ua Cathain, namely, Richard, was mutilated by his own brother, namely, by Domnall Ua Cathain the cleric.
The Justiciary, namely, the Earl of Kildare, that is, Gerald, son of Thomas, came with great honour from the king of the Saxons to Ireland this year, at the end of a week of Harvest. And his son, who was eight years in London in pledge of constancy of loyalty from him with the king, was brought with him by him and a wife had been given to his son in the east, namely, the daughter of an Earl.
The son of Thomas Plunket,