THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1222. The Age of Christ, one thousand two hundred twenty-two.
Mag-Gelain, Bishop of Kildare, died.
Albin O'Mulloy, Bishop of Ferns, died.
Maelisa O'Flynn, Prior of Eas-mac-neirc, died.
Teige O'Boyle, the Prosperity and Support of the North of Ireland, and bestower of jewels and riches upon men of every profession, died.
Niall O'Neill violated Derry with the daughter of O'Kane, but God and St. Columbkille were avenged for that deed, for he did not live long after it.
Gilla Mochoinni O'Cahill, Lord of Kinelea East and West, was slain by Shaughnessy, the son of Gilla-na-naev O'Shaughnessy, after having been betrayed by his own people.
More, daughter of O'Boyle, and wife of Auliffe O'Beollain Boland, died.
THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1223. The Age of Christ, one thousand two hundred twenty-three.
Maelisa, the son of Turlough O'Conor, Prior of Inishmaine, died.
Duffagh O'Duffy, Abbot of Cong, died.
An army was led by O'Donnell (Donnell More) to Croghan, in Connaught,
Shaughnessy, the son of Gilla-na-naev O'Shaughnessy, was slain by the Clann-Cuilen, a deed by which the Bachal mor of St. Colman, of Kilmacduagh was profaned.
Murrough Carragh O'Farrell was slain at Granard, An. Ult. by an arrow, in a battle against Hugh, the son of Auliffe O'Farrell.
THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1224. The Age of Christ, one thousand two hundred twenty-four.
The Monastery of St. Francis at Athlone, was commenced by Cathal Crovderg O'Conor, King of Connaught, in the diocese of Clonmacnoise, on the eastern bank of the Shannon.
Mulmurry O'Conmaic, Bishop of Hy-Fiachrach and Kinelea Kilmacduagh died.
The Bishop of Conmaicne Ardagh, i.e. the English bishop, died.
Maurice, the Canon, son of Roderic O'Conor, the most illustrious of the Irish for learning, psalm-singing, and poetical compositions, died, and was interred at Cong.
Mulkevin O'Scingin, Erenagh of Ardcarne, died.
Maelisa, son of the Bishop O'Mulfover, parson of Hy-Fiachrach and Hy-Awley, and materies of a bishop for his wisdom, was killed by the son of Donough O'Dowda, a deed strange in him, for none of the O'Dowdas had ever before killed an ecclesiastic.
A heavy and awful shower fell on a part of Connaught, namely, on Hy-Many, Sodan, in Hy-Diarmada, and other districts, from which arose a murrain
Hugh, the son of Conor Moinmoy O'Conor, died on his return from Jerusalem and the River Jordan.
Donncahy, the son of Aireaghtagh O'Rodiv, Chief of Clann-Tomalty, died on his pilgrimage, at Toberpatrick.
Melaghlin, the son of Teige O'Kelly, Lord of Hy-Many, died.
Gilla na-naev Crom the Stooped O'Shaughnessy, Lord of the Western half of Kinelea of Echtge, died
Donnell O'Kelly, Lord of Hy-Many, died.
Cucannon O'Concannon died.
Mahon, the son of Kehernagh O'Kerrin, Lord of Kerry of Lough-na-narney, died.
The corn remained unreaped until the Festival of St. Bridget 1st February, when the ploughing was going on, in consequence of the war and inclement weather.
A monastery was erected by Maurice Fitzgerald, from whom the Fitzgeralds of Kildare and Desmond are descended, at Youghal, in the diocese of Cloyne, in Munster, for Franciscan friary.
The Age of Christ, one thousand two hundred twenty-five.
Auliffe O'Beollan (Boland) Erenagh of Drumcliff, a wise and learned man and a general Biatagh, died.
O'Mulrenin, abbot of the monastery of Boyle, died in consequence of having been blooded.
Maelbrighde O'Maigin, Abbot of Toberpatrick, a son of chastity and wisdom, died. By him the church of Toberpatrick, together with its sanctuary and crosses, had been, with great exertions, begun and finished, in honour of St. Patrick, the Blessed Virgin Mary, St. John, and the Apostles.
Gilla-an-Choimhdhe Mac Gillacarry, a noble priest, and parson of Teach Baoithin, died.
Dionysius O'Mulkieran, Erenagh of Ardcarne, died.
Gilla-Coirpthe O'Muron, died, and was buried at Conga-Fechin (Cong).
O'Neill mustered a great force at the request of Donn Oge Mageraghty, royal Chieftain of Sil-Murray, who wanted to be revenged of O'Conor (i.e. Hugh), for having deprived him (Mageraghty) of his lands, and marched into Connaught to assist the sons of Roderic, viz., Turlough and Hugh. But
The resolution then adopted by the son of Cathal Crovderg, was to repair to the English to the Court of Athlone; for it happened, fortunately for him, that the chiefs of the English of Ireland were at that very time assembled there, and the greater part of them were friendly to him, on his father's account as well as on his own, for both had paid them wages for military services, and had been bountiful towards them. The English received him with joy, and kept him among them with much affection for some time afterwards. He then engaged in his cause the Lord Justice, and as many of the chiefs of the English of Ireland as he considered necessary, together with Donough Cairbreach O'Brien, and O'Melaghlin, with their forces.
When the inhabitants of Moynai and of the Tuathas of Connaught had heard of this muster, they fled into the territory of Leyny and Tirawley, with their cows and other cattle, and left the sons of Roderic attended by only a few troops. The sons of Roderic O'Conor afterwards proceeded to Kilkelly with all the troops they had, and placed themselves in defence of their cows and flocks. As for Hugh O'Conor, and the English who accompanied him, they despatched light marauding parties to plunder the retainers of the sons of Roderic, but detained the main body of their army about them for the purpose of making an attack upon the sons of Roderic themselves. Hugh, the son of Roderic, Donnell O'Flaherty, Tiernan, the son of Cathal Miccarain, and the son of Turlough, son of Roderic, went to protect some of their Aes graidh.
The sons of Roderic were at this time stationed near Lough Macfarry, in Gleann-na-Mochart. Hugh then proposed to the English that they should pursue and plunder the inhabitants of the Tuathas, the Sil-Murray, and Clann-Tomalty, as they had fled before him with their cattle; and this being agreed upon, they set out, taking a road which the English alone would never have thought of taking, viz. they passed through Fiodh Gatlaigh, and marched until they reached Attymas; and they plundered Coolcarney, after
As to the sons of Roderic, the resolution they adopted, at Lough Mac-farry, was to separate from each other, until the English should leave Hugh; to send Donn Mageraghty, and others of their chieftains, to O'Flaherty, their sworn friend and partisan; and the sons of Murtough O'Conor, and Tiernan, the son of Cathal, to take charge of their people and cows, and to obtain peace on their behalf, until the English should leave (Hugh) the son of Cathal Crovderg. Hugh was at this time at Mayo, and the sons of Murtough Muimhneach O'Conor went to him under protection and guarantee.
As to the inhabitants of the southern side of Connaught, they were not in a state of tranquillity at this period, for the English of Leinster and Munster, with Murtough O'Brien, the English of Desmond, and the sheriff of Cork, had made an irruption upon them, and slew all the people that they caught, and burned their dwellings and villages. Hugh, the son of Cathal Crovderg, was displeased at their coming on this expedition; for it was not he that sent for them, but were themselves excited by envy and rapacity, as soon as they had heard what good things the Lord Justice and his English followers had obtained in Connaught at that time. During this incursion the four sons of Mac Murrough were slain on the same spot.
Woeful was the misfortune, which God permitted to fall upon the best province in Ireland at that time! for the young warriors did not spare each other, but preyed and plundered each other to the utmost of their power. Women and children, the feeble, and the lowly poor, perished by cold and famine in this war!
The sons of Murtough Muimhneach O'Conor having come before Hugh O'Conor, as we have stated, he went on the next day to Kilmaine, were the three English armies met; and nearly the whole of the triocha ched (cantred) was filled with people, both English and Irish. Hugh O'Flaherty, under the protection and guarantee of the chiefs of the English, and of his gossip Donough Cairbreach O'Brien, came to Hugh O'Conor and the Lord Justice, and made peace with O'Conor, on behalf of his people and cows, on condition that he should expel the sons of Roderic. After this, Hugh and his English went to Tuam, where he dismissed the English of Leinster and Desmond; after which he returned back to (watch) O'Flaherty, for he did not confide in him, as O'Flaherty had, some time before, the sons of Roderic at the west side of the lake, together with Donn Oge Mageraghty.
The son of Manus then parted from the sons of Roderic, and set out for Tirawley, in quest of his cows and people, and fortunately found them there, without having been plundered or molested. He then took them with him, under the protection of O'Rourke, after having first plundered Philip Mac Costello.
Donough Cairbreach O'Brien sent a detachment of his people before him, with immense spoils; but Hugh, the son of Roderic, and Owen O'Heyne, having heard of this movement, went before them with a few select men, defeated the Momonians, deprived them of their spoils, and detained some of their nobles as hostages. When Donough Cairbreach heard of this, he came to Hugh, the son of Roderic, and made a solemn peace with him, and bound himself never
After this, Hugh the son of Cathal Crovderg O'Conor, and the Lord Justice with his English, set out for the port of Inis Creamha; and O'Flaherty was compelled to surrender the island of Inis Creamha, and Oilen na Circe, and all the vessels boats on the lake, into the hands of Hugh. The Lord Justice then returned home, and was escorted a great part of the way by Hugh O'Conor, with whom he left a few of the chiefs of his people, together with many soldiers and warriors; for the Connacians were not faithful to him, except very few. After this Hugh gave up to the English the chiefs of his people, as hostages for the payment of their wages, as Flaherty, O'Flanagan, Farrell O'Teige, and others of the chiefs of Connaught, who were subsequently obliged to ransom themselves.
After the departure of the main army of the English from Hugh, the sons of Cathal Crovderg, O'Flaherty, the son of Murtough, and all the other nobles, revolted against him, and joined the sons of Roderic. Hugh O'Conor the despatched messengers and letters to the Lord Justice, to inform him of the circumstance, and request additional forces. His request was by no means
O'Flaherty and the sons of Murtough O'Conor, who were then on their way to join the sons of Roderic, having received intelligence that the English had gone to plunder their sworn partisan, Owen O'Heyne, and were stationed at Ardrahen, did not abandon their friend, but, with one mind and accord, followed the English until they came very close to them. They then held a council, and came to the resolution of sending Tuathal, the son of Murtough
As to the sons of Roderic, they joined O'Flaherty and their other allies the next morning, and proceeded southwards to Druim-Ceanannain; but Hugh, the son of Cathal Crovderg, with his English, set out after them. The tribes who supported the sons of Roderic now held a consultation, and came to the resolution that each of them should return to his own residence which all accordingly did, excepting Donn Oge Mageraghty; and the princes, i.e. the sons of Roderic, being thus left with only a small force, went to Hugh O'Neill, accompanied by Donn Mageraghty.
Hugh, the son of Cathal Crovderg, then attacked O'Flaherty, and took hostages and pledges from him. He then proceeded to Kilmaine and Mayo, in pursuit of the sons of Murtough and Tiernan, the son of Cathal Migaran O'Conor who came before him under the guarantee of Donough Cairbreach,
An oppressive malady raged in the province of Connaught at this time: it was a heavy burning sickness, which left the large towns desolate, without a single survivor.
Flann, the son of Auliffe O'Fallon, Chief of Clann-Uadagh, was slain by Felim, the son of Cathal Crovderg, in this war; and Teige O'Finaghty, one of the officers Aes graidh of Hugh, the son of Roderic, was slain by the people of Mac Egan during the same war.
Auliffe, the son of Fearcair O'Fallon, chieftain of his own tribe, and the best of them, died.
Murray O'Finaghty, Chief of Clann-Murrough, died in a vessel on Lough Oirbsen (Lough Corrib), which he had gone into in good health.
A house was attacked upon the son of Teige O'Kelly (Lord of Hy-Many), and upon Ardgal his brother, by the sons of Teige O'Kelly, and both were burned within it.
Duarcan O'Hara, Teige O'Hara, and Edwina, daughter of Dermot, the son of Donnell O'Hara, died.
The Momonians and English attacked Tearmann Caelainne, but the English were slaughtered on this occasion, through the miracles of God and St. Caelainn.
The corn remained unreaped until after the festival of St. Bridget the 1st of February.
THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1226. The Age of Christ, one thousand two hundred twenty-six.
Donum Dei, Bishop of Meath, died.
Connmagh O'Tary (Torpy), Bishorp of Leyny, died.
Hugh, the son of Donn O'Sochlaghan, Erenagh of Cong, a learned singer, a scribe, and a man expert in many trades, died.
Matthew O'Mulmoghery died.
Tiernan, the son of Cathal Miccaruinn, who was son of Turlough More, a Roydamna prince, the most hospitable man and most expert at arms, and whose exploits had been more various and successful than those of any of his tribe for a long time, was slain by Donough O'Dowda and his sons.
Nuala, daughter of Roderic O'Conor, and Queen of Ulidia, died at Conga Fechin Cong, and was honourably interred in the church of the Canons at Cong.
Donnell, the son of Rory O'Flaherty, was slain by the sons of Murtough O'Flaherty, after they and Felim, the son of Cathal Crovderg, had attacked and taken the house in which he was.
Farrell O'Teige, surnamed an Teaghlaigh, Chief of the household of Cathal Crovderg, and Hugh, the son of Cathal, were slain by Donslevy O'Gara.
Hugh, the son of Donnell O'Rourke, was slain on Lough Allen by Cathal O'Reilly and Conor, the son of Cormac O'Mulrony.
Maurice Mac Dermot was slain.
The Castle of Kimlore was demolished by Cathal O'Reilly.
Hugh, the son of Cathal Crovderg, took Hugh O'Flaherty prisoner, and delivered him up into the hands of the English.
THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1227. The Age of Christ, one thousand two hundred twenty-seven.
Conor, the son of Niall O'Caharny Fox, was slain by the Leinster soldiers who were along with the King of Connaught.
Henry O'Meaghlin and Murtough O'Melaghlin were slain by the English.
Melaghlin O'Conor Faly was slain by Cuilen O'Dempsy.
Gilla-Colum O'Molloy was slain by O'More.
The English of Ireland assembled at Dublin and invited thither Hugh, the son of Cathal Crovderg, King of Connaught. As soon as he arrived they began to deal treacherously by him; but William Mareschal, his friend, coming in with his forces, rescued him, in despite of the English, from the middle of the Court, and escorted him to Connaught.
Hugh, the son of Cathal Crovderg, appointed a conference at Lathach Caichtubil with William Mares (de Marisco), the son of Geoffry Lord Justice
Donslevy O'Gara, Lord of Sliabh Lugha, was slain by Gillaroe, his own brother's son, after the latter had, on the same night, forcibly taken a house from him and Gillaroe himself was afterwards put to death for this crime by the devise of Hugh O'Conor.
Hugh, son of Roderic O'Conor, and the son of William Burke, marched with a great army into the North of Connaught, and they burned Inishmaine, plundered the country into which they came, and took hostages.
An army was led by Geoffrey Mares de Marisco and Turlough, the son
Hugh, the son of Cathal Crovderg, went to Tirconnell to O'Donnell, and returned again southwards, taking his wife with him; but he was met by the sons of Turlough very near Seaghais Curlew Mountains, who took his wife and his horses from him, and his wife was given up into the hands of the English.
Another army was led by Turlough, and the English of Meath, into the West of Connaught, and they committed a great depredation on Hugh, the son of Rory O'Flaherty. They proceeded thence into the country of Carra; they took hostages from the sons of Murtough, and Turlough obtained from them a number of fat beeves out of every cantred in their possession.
Cumara O'Donnellan was slain, while in fetters, by Rory Mac Donslevy in revenge of his father.
Brian, the son of Conor O'Diarmada, was slain.
The castle of Athleague was erected by Geoffrey Mares De Marisco
THE AGE OF CHRIST,1228. The age of Christ, one thousand two hundred twenty eight.
Hugh, the son of Cathal Crovderg O'Conor, king of Connaught, was treacherously killed by the English in the court mansion of Geoffrey Mares at the instigation of the English, after he had been expelled by the Connacians.
A great war broke out in Connaught between the two sons of Roderic O'Conor, Hugh and Turlough, after the death of the Hugh above-mentioned, for the younger son did not yield submission to the elder; and they destroyed Connaught between them, and desolated the region extending from Easdara Ballysadare, southwards, to the river of Hy-Fiachrach, excepting only a small portion of Sliabh Lugha, and the territory of the people of Airtech.
Niall, the son of Congalagh O'Rourke, Lord of Dartry and Clann Fearmaighe, was slain by the two sons of Art, the son of Donnell O'Rourke, namely, Art and Auliffe; and Auliffe Gearr, the son of Niall, who was son of Congalagh, was slain, while bathing, by Auliffe, the son of the same Art.
Farrell, the son of Sitric O'Rourke, was slain by the sons of Niall, the son of Congalagh O'Rourke.
Murtough, the son of Flaherty O'Flanagan, was slain by the sons of Teige O'Gara.
Hugh, the son of Donough O'Farrell, was slain by Hugh, the son of Auliffe O'Farrell.
David O'Flynn, Chief of Sil Maelruain, and Rory O'Mulrenin, died.
Richard, the son of William Burke, came to Ireland, from the King of England, as Justiciary.
Hugh, the son of Roderic O'Conor, assumed the kingdom of Connaught, by the election of the Justiciary and the chiefs of Connaught, in preference to Turlough, his elder brother.
Melaghlin, the son of Turlough, who was the son of Roderic O'Conor, was slain by Hugh, King of Connaught.
An intolerable dearth prevailed in Connaught, in consequence of the war of the sons of Roderic. They plundered churches and territories; they banished its clergy and ollaves into foreign and remote countries, and others of them perished of cold and famine.
David O'Flynn, Chief of Sil-Maelruain, died.
Hugh, son of Donough O'Farrell, was slain by Hugh, son of Auliffe O'Farrell.
THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1229. The Age of Christ, one thousand two hundred twenty-nine.
The monastery of St. Francis, at Cork, was founded by Mac Carthy More (Dermot).
Murray O'Gormally, Prior of Inis-macnerin, and the most renowned in Connaught for piety and wisdom, died.
Dermot O'Fiach, Abbot of the church of Gilla-Molaisse O'Gillarain, of Tuaim, died, and was interred at Ardcarne.
Dermot Mac Gillacarry, Erenagh of Tibohine, and a noble priest, died.
He was buried in the monastery of the Holy Trinity, his body having been by right obtained by the canons, from the monks of the monastery of Boyle, after it had remained three nights unburied, because the monks had attempted to retain it in their own monastery.
Gerard O'Kane, the wisest of the order of canons, died.
Duvesa, daughter of Roderic O'Conor, and wife of Cathal Mac Dermot, died a nun.
Dermot Mac Carthy, Lord of Desmond, died.
Dionysius O'More, Bishop of Sil-Murray Elphin, resigned his bishopric for the sake of God.
Loughlin O'Monahan was killed by his father's brother.
THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1230. The Age of Christ, one thousand two hundred thirty.
Florence O'Carolan, Bishop of Tyrone, a noble and select senior, died in the eighty-sixth year of his age.
Gilla-Isa O'Clery, Bishop of Leyny Achonry; Joseph Mac Techedan, Bishop of Conmaicne Ardagh; Magrath Mac Sherry, Bishop of Conmaicne; Rool Petit (Rodolphus Petit), Bishop of Meath, a select ruler and soldier of Christ; Gilla-Coimdeadh O'Duileannain, Coarb of St. Feichin, and Abbot of the church of the Canons at Easdara Ballysadare; Murray O'Gormally, Prior of Inis-mac-nerin; Mulmurry O'Malone, Coarb of St. Kieran, of Clonmacnoise; Gilla-Carthy O'Helgiusain, a canon and anchorite; and Donslevy O'Hinmainen, a holy monk and the chief master of the carpenters of the monastery of Boyle, died.
Melaghlin Mac Firedinn, a noble priest and a professor of literature, died in his monastic noviciate in the monastery of Boyle.
An army was led by O'Donnell (Donnell More) into Connaught, against Hugh, the son of Roderic O'Conor, who was opposed to him, and destroyed Moynai and a great part of the country province. The sons of Roderic, however, did not give him hostages on this occasion.
An army was led by the son of William Burke into Connaught, and desolated a large portion of that country, and Donn Oge Mageraghty and Eghtighern,
Hugh O'Neill, Lord of Tyrone and Roydamna heir presumptive to the throne of all Ireland,the defender of Leth-Chuinn against the English of Ireland and the people of Leth-Mhogha Nuadhat; who had never rendered hostages, pledges, or tribute, to English or Irish; who had gained victories over the English, and cut them off with great and frequent slaughter; the plunderer of the English and Irish; a man who had attempted the subjugation of all Ireland, —died a natural death, although it was never supposed that he would die in any other way than to fall by the hands of the English.
Art, the son of Art O'Rourke, was treacherously slain by Randal O'Finn.
Melaghlin O'Monahan was slain by his relatives.
THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1231. The Age of Christ, one thousand two hundred thirty-one
Dionysius O'More, Bishop of Elphin, closed his days on the Island of the Blessed Trinity on Lough Key, on the 15th of December, and Donough O'Conor was appointed in his place.
Flann O'Connaghty, Bishop of Hy-Briuin Breifney Kilmore, died.
Stephen O'Breen, Erenagh of Mayo died.
Keleher O'Devlin, Erenagh of Camma, a charitable, pious, wise, and prayerful man died.
Fethfoilge, daughter of Conor Mac Dermot, and wife of Murtough Muimhneach, the son of Turlough More died. She was the mother of Manus, Conor Roe, Tuathal, and Turlough the Priest, Prior of the Church of SS. Peter and Paul.
Duvcovlagh, daughter of Conor Mac Dermot, died in the monastery of Boyle.
Flaherty O'Flanagan, Chief of the race of Cathal, the son of Muireadhach Muilleathan, died on his pilgrimage in the monastery of Boyle. Duvtawragh, daughter of O'Quin, and wife of this Flaherty, died.
Ualgarg O'Rourke, Lord of Breifney, died on his way to the River Jordan.
Gilla-Isa Magauran, Lord of Tealach Eachdhach, and Duinnin O'Mulconry, Ollave chief poet of the race of Muireadhach Muilleathan the Sil-Murray, died.
Conor God O'Hara, Lord of Leyny, died.
An army was led by Donnell O'Donnell, Lord of Tirconnell, and Aengus Mac Gilla-Finnen, with the forces of Fermanagh, against O'Reilly (Cathal): they brought boats with them upon Lough Oughter, and plundered Eo-inis, and, after obtaining their own award, they carried away with them all the jewels, treasures, and wealth of the whole town.
Felim, the son of Cathal Crovderg (O'Conor), was taken prisoner by the son of William Burke, at Meelick, in violation of the guarantee given by all the English chieftains in Ireland.