Kalends of Jan. on Mon. 16th of moon, A.D. 1537.
Macanamha namely, Tadhg, died this year.
A hosting by Ua Neill on Niall junior. Niall and his flocks and herds fled on the mountains of Tir-Aedha and towards the Termon of Mag Craith. Ua Neill pursued them and his advance party went to Port-na-garbharda and to Cois-Deirgi and great spoils were carried off by them. Ua Neill and Niall made peace that same day and restitution was made of all the spoils and Mag Aenghusa, who was in custody with Niall, was given for the spoils to Ua Neill and gossipred was made between Ua Neill and by his sons with Niall. Ua Neill returned to his house spiritedly, cheerfully.
Art junior, son of the prior Mag Aenghusa, was slain this year.
Alexander, son of Mac Domnaill, namely, son of Rughraidhe, died this year.
Brian, son of Cormac O'Cianain, an eminent stringed instrumentalist, died this year.
James Savage the Red drew the Saxons on the son of Jenkin Savage and the son of Jenkin and 16 men with him were slain there and his castle was taken by them.
Ua Domnaill, namely, Aedh, son of Aedh Ua Domnaill the Red, died in the end of Summer of this year. And there came not from Brian Boruma downwards a king that was of better sway and rule than he. And his son, namely, Maghnus, was made Ua Domnaill.
Mag Uidhir, namely, Cu-Connacht, son of another Cu-Connacht, the man who got most power over Eoganians and over Conallians and over Oirgiallians and over Brefnians and over every neighbour of those who were around him, was slain in treachery by Flaithbertach, son of Philip, son of Toirdelbach Mag Uidhir
The sons of the senior Earl, namely, James and Oliver and Richard and John and Walter and Thomas, son of the junior Earl, were beheaded by the king of the Saxons this year.
The Saxons went into the Breifne of O'Raghilligh on a raiding march and many of its people were slain by them and the son of O'Raghilligh, namely, Brian of the Dubthar, was slain by them.
Foul treachery was done by the sons of O'Flannagain, namely by the sons of Gilla-Isa, son of Toirdelbach, namely, Toirdelbach and Muircertach, on Muircertach, son of Gilbert O'Flannagain. And God turned on the folk of the treachery, although they were 15 men and the other people only 4. Muircertach, son of Gilbert, after being greatly bruised, went off in despite and greater was the injury he did than what was done on him. The dark Damsel, daughter of O'Domnaill, wife of Oliver de Burgh, died this year.
Ua Gairmleghaidh, namely, Edmond the Black, was deposed this year and Rughraidhe was made Ua Gairmleghaidh.
The church of Machaire-na-croissi and the church of Cell-Sgire were burned this year.
Great defeat was inflicted by O'Conchobair Faly on the Saxons and un the Saxon Justiciary. And the Justiciary was attempted to be killed by the Saxons. His church was set on fire because they he and his retinue would be found there to the precise number; but it came through prodigies and marvel of God that themselves his enemies all were burned and the church was not burned.
Art junior, son of Art, son of Conn O'Neill, died this year.