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The Annals of Ulster (Author: [unknown])

Year U1539

U1539.0

Kalends of Jan. on Wed., 9th of the moon, A.D. 1539.

U1539.1

A hosting by Ua Domnaill to Lower north Connacht and he returned not until he exacted tribute of three years from them and until he brought their hostages with him.

U1539.2

Mac Domnaill the Gallowglas went to meet the descendants of Aedh O'Neill to war on Ua Neill and Art, son of Mac Domnaill, made a night- attack on the people of Feidhlimidh Blind -eye O'Neill and 9, or 10, persons and 13 horses were killed and burned by them. Ua Neill mustered his host and marched to Ard-Macha to


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avenge that attack. Mac Domnaill went to meet Ua Neill and made peace with him.

U1539.3

Ua Domnaill was in the town of Ua Neill about the beginning of Lent of the year.

U1539.4

Foul treachery was done in Oirghialla: to wit, Rughraidhe, son of Redmond Mag Mathgamna junior, went into the monastery of Muinechan, whilst Brian of the early rising was to make a raid-march an him. Brian took him from the monastery out—and he had gossipred with him—and slew him wickedly. And it was he himself that came out of his own will, after safety being promised.

U1539.5

Ua Neill, namely, Conn, son of Conn, son of Henry, son of Eoghan, was, about the Easter of this year, in Dun-na-Gall, in the town of Ua Domnaill, namely, in. the town of Maghnus, son of Aedh, son of Aedh the Red and firm peace was made by them with each other for their own time on the relics of the monastery of the Friars, to aid one another against everyone.

U1539.6

More was done in this year, to wit: Cormac Mag Uidhir, the unique son of a king that, of those who were in the same time as he, was best of hand and nobleness, was slain by his own retinue, namely, by Cobhtach Mac Samradhain and by the Muintir-Dobhilen and by the descendants of Aedh, son of Philip, the 26th day of the month of April.

U1539.7

A hosting by the Saxon Justiciary against Ua Neill about May Day and they were two nights in Ard-Macha and the descendants of Aedh O'Neill asked of him not to destroy, or to burn, the town of his own patron and the Justiciary took their advice after that and truce of a fortnight was made by them with Ua Neill.

U1539.8

James, son of Thomas, son of Cormac Mag Uidhir, was slain by the black Gillie, son of Cathal, son of Eoghan and by


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Ruaidhri, son of Rughraidhe Mag Uidhir.

U1539.9

James, son of Domnall Mag Uidhir and three of his people with him were slain by the descendants of Domnall O'Neill and by the sons of Murchadh.

U1539.10

Domnach-mor of Magh-clair was burned, both house and church, except the one house of the priest.

U1539.11

Thunder and lightning the greatest that were done ever before happened in the middle month June of this Summer, which destroyed much of the crops and of the fruit.

U1539.12

Piers Butler the Red, namely, Earl of Ormond, died this year.

U1539.13

Ua Briain, namely, Concobur, son of Tadhg Ua Briain, died this year.