Kalends of Jan. on Tues., 27th of moon, A.D., 1538.
Aedh the Tawny, son of Aedh, son of Aedh the Red, son of Niall
Cathair the Morose, son of O'Raghalligh, an eminent leader, was slain by the Saxons this year.
Cathair, son of Mag Flannchaidh, died this year.
The baron of Delvin, a great lord of the Foreigners, died this year.
James Savage the Red was slain by the sons of Jenkin Savage between Christmas and the feast of Brigit this year.
Brian, son of Niall O'Neill junior, made inroad on Niall, son of Conn, son of Niall O'Neill, to the castle of the Oghmagh, though there were peace and gossipred between them, and the castle was taken by them without warning and Niall himself, a great tale, was slain there and Eoghan, a youth of tender age who was son to him and Eoghan, son of Edmond Mac Somairle and Edmond, son of Gilla-Padraig Mac Somairle, were slain there.
Foul fratricide was done in Tellach-Eathach: to wit, Toirdelbach the Freckled, son of Thomas the Bald, son of Feidhlimidh Mag Samradhain, chose a day to make gossipred with the descendants of Tadhg Mag Samradhain and they went to meet each other peacefully. Toirdelbach slew eight of them, namely, four of their noble persons and four others with them and four inoffensive children. And, on Flaithbertach, son of Philip, son of Toirdelbach Mag Uidhir, coming on them, they gave up to him the crannog that they had and Flaithbertach put his own warders on it and had it for the space of a quarter, until James, son of Philip, son of Brian Mag Uidhir, got it betrayed to him, seized it and found great chattel thereon. James himself was slain by them at end of ten days after that.
Niall Blind -eye, son of Gerald O'Dochartaigh, was slain in treachery by the sons of Feidhlimidh, son of Concobar Carrach O'Domnaill.
O'Flannagain of Tuath-ratha, namely, Gilla-Isa, son of Toirdelbach, was slain by Gilla-Padraig, son of Maghnus O'Flannagain, and his son, namely, Toirdelbach, was slain by them in the church of Achadh-mor on the same day.
John, son of Domnall, son of Art Mag Uidhir, lord of the Half-Thirds, died.
The dean, son of Art, son of Lochlann O'Gallchubair, died.
Annabel, daughter of Mag Craith, namely, wife of Tomaltach Mag Uinnsinain, died this year.
A hosting by Ua Domnaill to Tir-Fiachrach and great raids were made by him and destructive defeat was inflicted on them.
Great defeat was inflicted by O'Tuathail on the Saxons this year.
Foul treachery was done by the sons of Brian Mag Flannchaidh on the son of Mag Flannchaidh, namely, on Tadhg, son of Feradhach and there was gossipred between them,—he was killed with a fire-wood axe.
The sons of Philip, son of Toirdelbach Mag Uidhir and the descendants of Gilla-Padraig Mag Uidhir and their bonnaghts, namely, the sons of Eogan Mac Suibne the Red, went on raid on the sons of Mag Uidhir, the third day of Pentecost. Spoil of cleric and laic was taken by them in the port of Dam-inis. The sons of Mag Uidhir overtook them at the town of Concobar with about a score of horsemen and the spoil was wrested from them and they themselves were defeated. Two sons of Eoghan the Red, namely, Dubaltach and Eoghan the Red, were slain there and the third son and the son of Murchadh, son of
A hosting by O'Raghalligh northward to Cnoc-Ninte, at instigation of the daughter of O'Raghalligh and of the sons of Mag Uidhir. The Hill and the town of O'Manchain and Clann-Amhlaim and Cell-Naale were burned by them.
Niall Mar, son of Art, son of Aedh O'Neill, an eminent leader, died this year.
Redmond, son of Colla, son of Ruaidhri, son of Aedh Mac Domnaill the Freckled, died this year.
A hosting by O'Domnaill to Sligech and Sligech was taken by them spiritedly and they went from that against the castle of O'Gara and the son of O'Domnaill, namely, Niall the Rough, was slain there with one shot of gun. And great power and sway were got by them over Lower Connacht and they returned to their houses.
A hosting by Ua Neill at the same time to Fir-Manach and the ordnance of the Foreigners and a party of the Saxons with him. And they went to Inis-sgeillin and that castle was taken by them about the feast of Molaisse and stay of four days was made by them there. And Feidhlimidh Blind -eye, son of Ua Neill and a company of horse-host and a company of Scots and all their stores were left there. Ua Neill himself went to the town of O'Ruairc, but did not come on spoils. And the territory was burned on the return and the castle of Inis-sgeillin was broken down by them and they were two days, or three, in the territory. And Mag Uidhir came with many persons to meet them and Ua Neill returned defiantly to his house.
A person good to counsel in a tribal assembly, namely, Feidhlimidh, son of Gilla-Padraig Mag Ualraigh the Tawny, after passing a considerable age, was slain by Domnall, son of Mag
A great rumbling quivering came in the air in Fir-Manach in the beginning of Harvest and a great shower of hailstones fell in it, and whatever that shower touched of the crops, they were all destroyed.
A hosting by Gray the Saxon Justiciary to Leth-Cathail and the monastery of Down was burned by them and the relics of Patrick and Colum-cille and Brigit and the image of Catherine were carried off by them. And the Saxon captain took the image with him to the green of the castle of Dun-a-droma and he himself went into the castle and there was a hole in the castle and that man fell into it through miracles of God and Catherine, without tidings of him from that to this.
The image of Mary of the town of Ath-truim and the Holy Cross of Baile-Ui-Bogain and the Staff of Jesus were burned by the Saxons this year.