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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U1528

U1528.0

Kalends of Jan. on Wed, and a Bissextile thereon, 7th of moon, A.D. 1528.

U1528.1

O'Briain, king of Thomond,

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namely, Toirdelbach, son of Tadhg, died after spending his natural age for very great part in prosperity and happiness, in hospitality and in nobleness, in subduing his foes and in protecting his friends, so that other power of Foreigners or Gaidhil lay not on his district during the length of his lordship. And his son, namely, Concobur, was made king in his place.

U1528.2

Mac Carthaigh the Swarthy, namely, Domnall, son of Finghin lord from Carn to Cork, one who was of best hospitality in the Half of Mogh and on whom lay not the power of any territory or border-land, died this year.

U1528.3

The Earl of Kildare, namely, Gerald, son of Gerald, was taken by the king of the Saxons and was under arrest with him.

U1528.4

The daughter of O'Briain, namely, Finghuala, queen of Tir-Conaill—the woman who was the best that was in Ireland at one time with herself as regards God and the world, to wit, Eimer for fidelity and Una for hospitality and the precious fair stone of Dal-Cais and most eminence of the worthy women of all Ireland—died after Unction and after penance, after being two and twenty years in the habit of St. Francis, preserving her widowhood and doing alms-deeds and humanity and benefaction.

U1528.5

Conn, son of Niall, son of Art O'Neill, a good, noble person, who was of best counsel and leadership in his vicinity and by whom were most frequently destroyed his foes, was slain by the son of Art O'Neill junior, namely, Ruaidhri, on being found with a small force leaving the town of O'Neill after Easter. Two sons of Art O'Neill junior, namely, Henry the Stammerer and Cormac, were hung in Druim-mor in revenge of

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that Conn.

U1528.6

O'Ruairc, namely, Eogan, lord of the Breifne, the pillar of support of the hospitality and prowess of Lower Connacht and lion of Cenel-Fergna for disposition and for nobleness and fitting vessel for arch-kingship of Connacht for figure, for sense, for right, for rule, died after Unction and after penance and after choice suffering.

U1528.7

Mac Craith of the Termon of Dabeog, namely, Ruaidhri, son of Diarmaid, son of Mark, son of Maurice Mac Craith, died this year. And a noble termoner was that man and he was generous to strangers and was intelligent, informed and was cheerful, virtuous and was a learned antiquarian and a man that kept a general guest-house among Ultonians was he.

U1528.8

Ua Luinin, namely, Ruaidhri, son of Matthew, son of Pierce Ua Luinin the Stooped, ollam of Mag Uidhir in history, died. And he was informed, ingenious, skilled in poetry and in history, in philosophy and in abstruse knowledge. Ua Cathain of Claen-inis, namely, Ruaidhri, eminent in history and a man of God, died this year. Ua Gallchobuir, namely, Toirdelbach, son of Tuathal died the same year.

U1528.9

(Kalends of Jan. on Wed., A.D. 1528. John O'Croidhen, the unique son of a merchant who was of most fame and name for keeping up a guest-house in his own time for the poor of God and for every person of the needy folk

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beside and who bought more than he sold, died in Sligech in his own house, on March 14, after gaining victory from world and from demon. And his wife, namely, Una, daughter of Mac Diarmada the Red, died in the year next after, among her friends in Magh-Luirg, after Unction and after penance. And everyone who shall read or listen to this year, let him bestow benison on the souls of that couple aforesaid we mentioned above, according as they amply vindicated that for themselves to the knowledge lit. testimony of many persons who had accurate cognisance of them.)