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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U1516

U1516.0

Kalends of Jan. on 3rd feria, 24th of moon, A.D. 1516.

U1516.1

Great war arose between Ua Domnaill and O'Neill and great hiring of persons was done by them both and great raids were made by Maghnus Ua Domnaill on the son of O'Neill, namely, Henry the Stammerer and very much of the country was burned from the Mountain inward by Ua Domnaill.

U1516.2

Other raids also were made by Brian, son of Conn O'Neill, in Cenel-Moen.

U1516.3

War arose between John, son of Conn O'Neill and the descendants of Aodh O'Neill. John unites with O'Domnaill because of O'Neill being with the descendants of Aodh. O'Domnaill goes with a host into Tir-Eogain and burns Cenel-Feradhaigh and by the river Una.

U1516.4

A French knight came on his pilgrimage to the Purgatory of Patrick this year. O'Domnaill joins friendship with him and brings him with him to his house and does great honour to him and gives horses and an African? ring to him and escorts him safe to his ship. It comes of the friendship of O'Domnaill with him, that he sent a ship full of ordnance and of guns capable of breaking a castle, in charge of the deputy of the king of Scotland, to O'Domnaill. O'Domnaill hauls the ship with him to Sligech and himself and part of his host go and sit under the town. And O'Neill was at war with him after that and Mac Diarmata and from the Mountain down were at war with him before that.


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U1516.5

He breaks down quarters of the town and takes it on the third day and gave quarter to the warders. And he goes from that into Tir-Oilella and takes the castle of Cuil-maile and the castle of Loch-dergain and Dun-na-mona that day and leaves warders in some of them and takes hostages from the rest. And he comes safe to his house after victory.

U1516.6

Mac Donnchaidh of Baile-in-muta and the son of Mac Donnchaidh were slain, in going to join the camp of O'Domnaill, by Donchadh, son of Toirdelbach O'Baighill.

U1516.7

A hosting by Gerald, Earl of Kildare, namely, Justiciary of Ireland, with the nobles of the Foreigners and Gaidhil of Meath and Leinster around him, into Eili of O'Cerbaill and James, son of the Earl of Desmond, with the nobles of the Foreigners and Gaidhil of Munster, and Piers Butler with his full host come into his gathering. They burn and destroy the country on each side, until they reached the Leap of O'Banain (namely, the castle of O'Cerbaill). And they sit down round the place and it is broken to the ground and the warders fly. And though the father of that Earl was a week previously under that place, he could not reduce it, nor could he do anything to it. And those hosts leave the country and go from that to Cathair-duin-hiascighe and the heir of Thomas, son of Edmond Butler, is carried away in pledge of compliance with his own award by the Earl. The Earl went from that to Cluain-mela and carried off the sovereign of the town and other substantial persons in custody with him and goes safe to his house.

U1516.8

O'Dochartaigh, namely, lord of Inis-Eogain, namely, Cu-Connacht Carrach, son of Brian O'Dochartaigh, died.

U1516.9

O'Gallcubuir, namely, Toirdelbach, son of Brian the Green, died this year.

U1516.10

The son of Brian Blind-eye, son of Tadhg, son of Eogan O'Concobuir, was slain in treachery by the son of Tadhg of the


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battle- axe, son of Feidhlimidh, son of Eogan, and by the descendants of the Cerbach.

U1516.11

Peace was made by O'Domnaill and by O'Neill. O'Domnaill was on the Plain of the Old Castle and O'Neill in Carraic-na-fiach and they agreed under guarantees of God and on the relics of the church and under guarantees of the Conallian and Eoganian nobles on remaining constantly as the Earl of Kildare and the members the Council of king should say. And they promised under the same guarantees to go to meet the Earl within a month from that time. O'Domnaill sets out and goes to Ath-cliath to meet the Council of the king and was a week honourably there and joins in amity with them. And neither O'Neill, nor a person from him, went there and O'Domnaill comes safe to his house.

U1516.12

A large party of Friars of Cavan were drowned upon Loch-Erne and two Friars of Stricter Observance were in it, namely, John, son of Thomas Carrach Mag Craith and Nicholas O'Cathain and other persons with them.

U1516.13

Mac Conmidhi, namely, Brian junior, son of Brian Mac Conmidhi the Red and his wife died this year.

U1516.14

A night incursion was made by Aodh Blind-eye, son of Niall, son of Art O'Neill, into Fintonach and four horsemen of the people of Henry O'Neill the Stammerer were slain by him.

U1516.15

Redmond, son of Ruaidhri, son of Brian Mag Uidhir, was wounded and taken by the sons of Maghnus Mag Uidhir and he died of that wound in the town of the sons of Maghnus.