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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U1514

U1514.0

Kalends of Jan. on 1st feria, 2nd of moon, A.D. 1514.

U1514.1

The castle of the Cuilentragh was broken down and the Coill-mor cut and the country pillaged by the Earl of Kildare, namely, by Gerald, son of Gerald, on the Laighis of O'More.

U1514.2

The son of Toirdelbach junior, son of Mac Domnaill, namely, constable of gallowglasses of the said Earl, was slain by the Laighis.

U1514.3

The castle of Cuil-rathain was taken and broken down by O'Domnaill (namely, Aodh), in eric of the guarantee that Domnall O'Cathain violated.

U1514.4

The castle of the Oghmagh was broken down by O'Neill, namely, by Art junior.

U1514.5

Defeat was given by O'Neill to the sons of Domnall O'Neill and to the sons of Art O'Neill and many horses and armour- suits and persons were taken from them.

U1514.6

A hosting by the Earl of Kildare, namely, Gerald, son of Gerald, Justiciary of Ireland, against O'Raighilligh, whereon he broke down the castle of Cavan and O'Raighilligh, namely, Aodh, son of Cathal O'Raighilligh and many of the nobles of his territory with him were closed in upon and slain. And Mac Caba was taken there.

U1514.7

A hosting by James, son of the Earl of Desmond and by O'Cerbaill against Piers Butler. They burn Trian-medhonach


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completely and Piers Butler with all of his host and the sons of Thomas, son of the Earl of Kildare and the gallowglasses and horse-host of the Earl with them overtake them, but the invaders depart safe in their despite.

U1514.8

Great raids were made by O'Domnaill in Gailenga, when he burned and harried the country to Cruachan of Gailenga and O'Ruadhain and many others are slain by him.

U1514.9

Defeat was given by O'Neill (namely, Art junior) to Aodh, son of Domnall O'Neill and to Conn, son of Niall, son of Art, wherein he either slew or took many of their people and wherein he wrested their horses and their accoutrement from them and whereby he humbled them then, so that lordship of Tir-Eogain remained without dispute with him from that out.

U1514.10

War arose between O'Domnaill (namely, Aodh) and O'Neill (namely, Art junior) and many persons were hired on each side by them and they were long in camp opposite each other. And it came of the grace of the Holy Ghost and of the counsel of worthy persons that cordial peace was made by them and they went to meet each other on the bridge of Ard-stratha and gossipred was made by them with each other. And new charters, along with confirmation of the old charters, were granted by Ua Neill to Ua Domnaill for Cenel-Moen and for Inis-Eogain and for Fir-Manach. And O'Domnaill delivered to O'Neill his son, namely, Niall O'Neill, who was for a long time before that in pledge for fidelity.

U1514.11

The sons of Garrett Mac Uibhilin were slain in treachery by the son of Walter Mac Uibhilin and the country was raided and burned by the son (namely, Aodh) of Niall, son of Conn O'Neill, through that slaying.

U1514.12

A hosting by the


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Earl of Kildare, namely, Gerald, son of Gerald, Justiciary of Ireland, into Munster, whereon he burned Ui-Conaill on the son of the Earl of Desmond, namely, James. The son of the Earl collects his full muster and O'Briain, namely, Toirdelbach, son of Tadhg, goes with the nobles of his district to aid James, son of the Earl. But the Earl of Kildare went off felicitously, prosperously, before those hosts encountered each other.

U1514.13

A flotilla of long ships and boats was drawn by O'Domnaill on Loch-Erne and he was in residence a long time on Inis-Sgillinn. He harries and burns the island of Cuil-na-noirther, and makes peace with them after that, after imposing his sway on them.

U1514.14

Mac William de Burgh, namely, John, son of Ricard, was slain this year by his own kinsmen in treachery.

U1514.15

A hosting by the Justiciary, namely, by Gerald junior, son of another Gerald, into Breifne shortly before Lammas and great damage was done in the Breifne on that expedition, to wit: O'Raghalligh, namely, Aodh, son of Cathal O'Raghalligh and Philip, his brother and a son of Philip and Garret, son of Edmond, son of Thomas O'Raghalligh, were slain by him. But (for) one thing, there were slain 14 of the nobles and chief worthies of the Muintir-Raghalligh, besides a multitude of the (common) people. Mac Caba, namely, Maine, son of Mathgamain, was taken there also.