The Kalends of January on Thursday, and the tenth of the moon thereon.
A great slaughter of the foreigners of Port Láirge by the oversea fleet.
Port Láirge was plundered by the oversea men, and they seized lands there. The Desmumu and Cormac's son assembled and inflicted a slaughter upon them. Cathal Ua Donnchada {i.e. son of Amlaíb Mór: by him was first fortified Ailén Maíl Anfaid(?), for he held the kingship of Uí Echach,and there were given to him before he was killed, the lands of Domnall his brother, and of Muiredach Ua Muirchertaig, viz. the two Eóganacht. For it was the grandson of Cormac himself who fostered him, after he had been banished, and thus(?) they came to [...] him to [...] [and] his fosterfather gave his lands to him. and Ragnall Ua Rígbardáin, and the son of Ímar Ua Cathail were slain there by the oversea men.
Mac Murchada and the same foreigners plundered Áth Cliath. All Mide, both church and lay property, was also plundered and burned by the oversea men.
Great warfare between Tuadmumu and Connachta.
The Kalends of January on Friday, and the twenty-first of the moon thereon.
Diarmait Mac Murchada, king of Laigin, died.
Domnall Ua Fócarta was slain.
Aed Manach Ua Ruairc was slain in battle by the grey foreigners.
The son of the Empress came to Ireland and landed at Port Láirge. The son of Cormac and the son of Tairdelbach submitted to him there, and he proceeded thence to Áth Cliath and remained there during the winter.
Petrus, bishop of Cluain Ferta Brénainn, was drowned in the Sinann on the sixth of the Kalends of January [December 27]..
The Kalends of January on Saturday, and the second day of the moon thereon.
Very bad weather this year, which killed the greater part of the cattle of Ireland.
The grandson of Domnall Ua Briain was slain by the son of Ua Conaing in Cluain Comarda.
Tigernan Ua Ruairc was slain by the foreigners.
Gilla Aeda the bishop, the most pious man in Ireland, rested in Christ.
Muiredach, son of Cellachan, died.
The Kalends of January on Monday, and the thirteenth of the moon thereon.
A great pestilence this year, which killed a great number of people.
The bishop Ua Meic Stia, coarb of Ailbe {the blessed}, rested in Christ.
Les Mór was plundered by the grey foreigners.
Cathal Ua Domnaill and Torgar's son were also slain by the same foreigners.
Tadc Ua Cuirc was slain by foreigners.
{Domnall Bregach Ua Maíl Shechnaill, king of Mide, was slain by Art Ua Maíl Shechnaill.
Item. The order of Templars and Hospitallers is confirmed by the lord Pope}.
The Kalends of January on Tuesday, and the twenty-fourth of the moon thereon.
Gilla Meic Liac, coarb of Patrick, rested in Christ.
A hosting by the grey foreigners, and they came into Éile. Domnall Ua Briain and the Tuadmumu assembled [against them] at Durlas Ua Fócarta, and a battle was fought between them, in which the grey foreigners were defeated, seven hundred or somewhat more being slain.
The Constable of Port Láirge with two hundred others fell at the hands of the foreigners of the fort itself.
{Gilla Meic Liac, i.e. coarb of Patrick, rested in Christ.
Item. Thomas the Blessed, suffered, and in the same year the English came to Ireland, the Year of Our Lord 1174}.
Third [after Bissextile]. The Kalends of January on Wednesday, and the fifth of the moon thereon.
A hosting by Domnall Ua Briain into Eóganacht Locha Léin, and thence into Ciarraige, and he plundered the churches of Ciarraige.
Tadc Ua Briain's son and Mathgamain Ua Briain were blinded by Domnall Ua Briain.
Cormac's son was taken captive by his own son but was immediately released, hostages [being given] on his behalf, and his own land was afterwards recovered by him.
Ímar, son of Mael Muad, was slain.
The grey foreigners attacked Luimnech.
Donnchad Ua Conchobuir Chiarraige, {i.e. of Druim Ultair}, was slain.
The Kalends of January on Thursday, and the sixteenth of the moon thereon.
Mael Dúin Ua Clothna rested in Christ.
The grey foreigners, the son of Mac Murchada, and Ua Gilla Pátraic came from Áth Cliath to Luimnech, and thence to Muscraige Aeda, and they plundered Belach Átha and Cúil Emni. Cormac's son made peace with them, and they left the hostages of Desmumu with him.
Cormac's song was taken captive by his own son, and Conchobar Ua Domnaill, {i.e. the father of Domnall Mór}, Mac Raith Ua Súilliubáin, Gilla [na] Naem Ua Duinn Shléibe, and many others with them were slain.
Cormac took the kingship of Desmumu.
The grey foreigners left Luimnech, and it was razed immediately afterwards by she Tuadmumu.
Cormac son of Diarmait Ua Carthaig, high-king of Desmumu, was treacherously slain by the nobles thereof, and by Cathal Odar and Conchobar Ua Donnchada together with the Uí Shúilliubáin}, and his father reigned after him. {
Domnall Remar Ua Donnchada composed this on hearing that Eóganacht, i.e. the tanist's land, had been given to Cathal Odar}.
- Mac Carthaig, who is entitled to land,
Let him not attack me(?)
Concerning a henchman(?), Cathal Odar,
[...]
a shaking on Conchobar.
Machar Ua Finnmacáin rested in Christ.
Corc Ua Muirchertaig was slain.
First [after Bissextile]. The Kalends of January on Saturday, and the twenty-seventh of the moon thereon.
Corcach was invaded by the grandson of Domnall Ua Carthaig and by grey foreigners, and was besieged by Miles de Cogan and by FitzStephen. One of their companies made an expedition to Achad Deó, spent two days and two nights in it, and from there proceeded again to Corcach. After that they went to attack Port Láirge, but the Gaedil assembled against them to the east of Les Mór, and they were almost all slain.
Great warfare this year between Tuadmumu and Desmumu, and from Luimnech to Corcach and from Clár Doire Mór to Cnoc Brénainn was laid waste, both church and lay property. And the Uí Meic Caille and the Uí Liatháin came into the west of Ireland, and the Eóganacht Locha Léin came as far as Férdruim in Uí Echach, the Ciarraige Luachra into Tuadmumu, and the Uí Chonaill and Uí Chairpri as far as Eóganacht Locha Léin.
An expedition by Domnall Ua Donnchada, {i.e. the son of Amlaíb Mór Ua Donnchada, king of Uí Echach and champion of larmumu}, and by Cuilén Ua Cuiléin with the nobles of Desmumu to raid In Machaire, and they took away many cows. Peace was afterwards made by the son of Mac Carthaig and by the Uí Briain.
Second [after Bissextile]. The Kalends of January on Sunday, and the ninth of the moon thereon.
Conchobar Ua Donnchada was slain, {i.e. by Domnall, his own brother}.
Muirchertach, grandson of Domnall Ua Carthaig, was treacherously slain by Ua hEtersceóil {in Móin Cluana Cuarbáin and Hector(?)
Domnall {Mór} Ua Donnchada, king of Eóganacht and Uí Echach, was slain {by the Uí Chinaeda . }.
Lochlainn Ua Cinaeda, king of Eóganacht, was slain {by Amlaíb Óc; and it was Ua Ciaruidir(?) who took him out of the choirs of Inis Faithlinn and brought him singlehanded(?) to Amlaíb Óc}.
Cormac, son of Mael Sechnaill son of Domnall Ua Carthaig, was slain.
{Aed Ua Nochtáin rested in Christ}.
The Kalends of January on Monday, and the twentieth of the moon thereon.
The son of Finn Ua hEtersceóil was slain.
Ard Ferta Brénainn was burned.
{Muirchertach Ua Briain was drowned; and the noxious snow [fell] this year}.