THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1493. The Age of Christ, one thousand four hundred ninety-three.
The Official O'Luchairen (Owen), a learned ecclesiastic, died.
O'Neill, i.e. Con, the son of Henry, son of Owen, the bestower of jewels and riches, a brave and warlike man, was treacherously killed by his own brother, Henry Oge.
O'Donnell went to Tyrone, at the instance of O'Donnell Donnell, the son of Henry, son of Owen; and Donnell was nominated O'Neill; and he brought away the hostages of the country, except those of O'Kane and O'Mellan. Henry Oge was nominated another O'Neill by O'Kane and O'Mellan, in opposition to Donnell, which was not lawful, as Donnell was the senior.
Donnell, the son of Owen, son of Owen, son of Niall Oge O'Neill, was slain by a party of the people of Art, the son of Con, son of Henry O'Neill.
O'More, i.e. Connell, the son of David, was slain at the castle of Baile na-
O'Hanlon, i.e. Edmond Roe, the son of Murrough, was slain by the sons of Hugh, son of Owen O'Neill.
Mac Artan, i.e. Patrick, the son of Hugh Roe, died.
Finola, the daughter of O'Conor Faly, i.e. Calvagh, the son of Murrough, and wife of O'Donnell, i.e. Niall Garv, son of Turlough-an-Fhiona, and who was afterwards the wife of Hugh Boy, son of Brian Ballagh (O'Neill), a woman who had preserved her widowhood for the period of forty-nine years after the death of these good men, had deported herself chastely, honourably, piously, and religiously, died on the 25th of July.
Catherine, the daughter of Hugh Roe Mac Mahon, and wife of O'Reilly, i e. Turlough, son of John, son of Owen, died
Niall, the son of John Boy O'Neill, died in captivity.
The two O'Neills, i.e. Donnell and Henry Oge, the two sons of Henry, son of Owen, fought a battle with each other at Glasdromainn, where Donnell and his people were routed. In this battle were slain Mac Donnell (i.e. Randal), constable of O'Neill's gallowglasses, with his three sons, Sorley, Rory, and Tuathal; Edmond, the son of Mac Donnell More, i.e. the son of Colla, son of Turlough, son of Gillespick; the son of Rory, son of Hugh Ballagh Mac Donnell; Dowell and Donough Oge, the two sons of Donough Mac Donnell; Edmond, the son of John Boy O'Neill; Hugh Breifneach, the son of John, son of Art; and O'Haedha (Ferdoragh, the son of Ballagh O'Haedha), with a great
O'Donnell, i.e. Hugh Roe, and his sons, Con and Hugh, went with a great army to the chiefs of Lower Connaught; he was joined by O'Rourke, i.e. Felim, the son of Donough, son of Tiernan Oge; by Owen, the son of Tiernan, son of Teige, at that time heir to the lordship of Breifny; and by Donnell, the son of Owen O'Conor, Lord of Lower Connaught. And after they had collected their forces to one place, O'Donnell proceeded directly eastward into the province, until he arrived in Trian-Chongail. From thence he proceeded into Lecale, thence into Iveagh, and thence into Orior; and he ravaged and plundered Lecale, and every territory through which he passed that was hostile to him. While he O'Donnell was on this expedition, O'Neill, i.e. Henry Oge, the son of Henry, son of Owen, assembled his forces, and was joined by Mac Mahon, i.e. Hugh Oge, the son of Hugh Roe, son of Rury, and by Magennis, i.e. Hugh, the son of Art, son of Hugh, with all their forces, and a countless host of others besides them. This numerous army of O'Neill overtook O'Donnell at Beanna-Boirche, and encompassed him in the van and the rear; but O'Donnell sustained and withstood this overwhelnning force firmly and powerfully, until he led his army in safety through the difficulties of the pass. At length the chiefs of both armies, reaching a level plain, arranged and marshalled their forces for an engagement; and a fierce and obstinate conflict, and a furious and dreadful battle, was fought between them, in which they bore in mind all their own enmities and new hatreds to one another. O'Neill and his forces were finally routed. In this battle O'Donnell slew John Roe, the son of Donough Mac Mahon, and many others; and the darkness at the close of the day, and beginning of the night, prevented O'Donnell's forces from following
O'Conor Faly (i. e Cahir, the son of Con, son of Calvach), was defeated by Mageoghegan (James, the son of Conla, son of Hugh Boy), and the son of Teige, the son of Cahir, son of Turlough Ballagh O'Conor, the son of Art O'Conor, and the two sons of O'Maenaigh, were taken prisoners in the conflict, and deprived of eighty horses.
Turlough, the son of Teige O'Conor, and Cathal, the son of Murtough, son of Felim O'Conor, were hanged by O'Conor Faly (Cahir, the son of Con, &c)
Cormac, the son of Dermot Mac Dermot, Tanist of Moylurg, was slain by the sons of Rory Mac Dermot.
A depredation vvas committed hy the sons of Rory Mac Dermot upon the descendants of Teige O'Conor; and Con, the son of Felim Finn O'Conor, and Tomaltagh Oge, the son of Tomaltagh the Hospitable Mac Dermot, were slain by them.
Mac Namee, i.e. Teige, the son of Conor Roe, son of Eachmarcach, an eminent poet and a good scholar, was slain by a labourer, one of his own people. i.e. the son of O'Clumhain.
Conor, the son of O'Daly of Breifny, died.
The county of Kildare and Kildare itself were burned by the son of the Earl of Ormond.
James Mageoghegan, Chief of Kinel-Fiachach-mic-Neill, died; and Laighneach, his brother, assumed his place.
THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1494. The Age of Christ, one thousand four hundred ninety-four.
Inneenduv, the daughter of O'Donnell (Hugh Roe), and wife of Niall, son of Con, son of Hugh Boy O'Neill, died.
Cu-Uladh, the son of Hugh, son of Owen, son of Niall Oge O'Neill; Owen, the son of Donnell Ballagh Maguire; Brian, the son of Dermot O'Dowda; and O'Farrell, i.e. Conmac, the son of John, son of Donnell, son of John, son of Donnell, the second chieftain who was in Annaly at that time, died.
Gilla-Patrick, the son of Mac Manus Maguire, died, and was interred at Donegal on the third day afterwards.
Donnell, the son of Owen O'Conor, Lord of Sligo, a prosperous and warlike man, who possessed that tract of country from the Curlieu Mountains to Bunduff, being at the summit of his affluence, was treacherously slain and burned, in an attack by night, in the bawn of the castle at Bunfinne, by the sons of Rory, son of Turlough Carragh, namely, John and Brian; and Rory, the son of Turlough Carragh, took his place.
Tuathal, the son of Turlough-na-Mart O'Neill, and thirteen of his people, together with Murrough O'Lorcain, were slain by the Clann-Cana, and the sons of Brian-na-Coille, the son of Owen O'Neill.
Turlough, the son of Donough, son of Thomas Magauran, was slain by a cast of a javelin by the sons of Owen, son of Thomas, and Farrell, the son of Thomas, son of Thomas Magauran.
Owen Bearnagh, the son of Mulmurry Mac Sweeny, and a party of his gallowglasses, were slain by Teige, the son of Con, son of Donnell, son of Owen O'Neill, and Hugh Roe, the son of Glasny, son of Redmond, who was son of Rury Mac Mahon; and they were interred at Armagh.
The English were defeated by Mac Mahon (Hugh Oge, the son of Hugh Roe) and O'Reilly (John, the son of Cathal, son of Owen, son of John), in a battle in which sixty of the English gentlemen were slain, and many prisoners were taken.
James, the son of Mac Manus, was slain by a dart cast at him by one of the sons of Cormac Magauran. It was Edmond, the son of Cormac, son of Manus, who threw the dart.
The descendants of Owen, the son of Donnell, son of Murtough O'Conor, went into the castle of Sligo.
The Earl of Kildare was taken prisoner in Dublin by the English, and sent over to England
Donnell, the son of Melaghlin Mac Rannall, heir to the lordship of his own territory, was slain at Baile-na-Cara, with the cast of a dart, by one of the sons of Felim, son of Gilla na naev, son of Donnell, son of Murtough Midheach.
James (brother of the Earl of Kildare) ravaged Meath, while the Earl was in the King's palace.
The Earl of Kildare, i.e. Garrett, the son of Thomas, and the son of the Earl of Ormond, i.e. James, son of John, son of James Butler, came from the house of the King of England, a peace having been concluded between them; and Edward Poynuil, an English knight, came with them as Lord Justice.
O'Donnell, i.e. Hugh Roe, went with his forces to the castle of Sligo, and remained a great part of this year encamped around it. On this occasion many of his people were slain, among whom was the son of Mac William Burke (William, the son of Rickard, son of Edmond, son of Thomas), William, the son of O'Gallagher (Edmond, son of Donough, son of Loughlin), Owen, the son of Cormac Carragh O'Gallagher, and Donnell Arranach of Arran, a Scottish captain, who was along with O'Donnell. Many others were also slain by the warders of the castle, i.e. by Brian Caech, the son of Teige, son of Owen; Calvagh Caech, son of Donnell, son of Owen; and by Muintir-Airt. These transactions occurred in the Summer.
Alexander, the son of Gillespick Mac Donnell, the representative of Mac Donnell, was slain by John Cahanagh, son of John, son of Donnell Ballagh, on the day before the Ides i.e. the 14th of October.
John, son of Owen O'Donnell, was hanged by Con, the son of Hugh Roe O'Donnell.
THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1495. The Age of Christ, one thousand four hundred ninety-five.
John Maguire, the son of Pierce, son of Maurice, Parson of Doire-Maelain Derryvullan, and Erenagh of Claoin-inis Cleenish, who kept a house of general hospitality, and the Parson O'Hay (Patrick), died.
Rory, the son of Turlough Carragh O'Conor, Lord of Carbury of Drumcliff; died. A contest arose among the descendants of Donnell concerning the lordship of the country, namely, among Felim, the son of Manus, son of Brian, Rory Oge, the son of Rory Ballagh, and Murtough Caech, the son of Manus O'Conor. Rory Oge and Turlough, son of Rory, son of Brian, fell by each other in a combat at Drumcliff, in consequence of which the country was left to Felim.
Cormac (i.e. Mac Carthy), the son of Teige, son of Cormac, Lord of Muskerry, was slain by his own brother, Owen, and his sons. He was the exalter and reverer of the church, the first founder of the monastery of Cill Chreidhe, and a man who had ordered that the Sabbath should be strictly observed throughout his territory. Owen, the son of Teige, assumed his place.
Manus, the son of Owen Roe Mac Manus of Tir-Tuathail-Maoilgairbh, and Murtough, the son of Owny O'Hanly, Chief of the race of Dofa, the son of
Tomaltagh, the son of Cormac Ballagh Mac Donough, died.
O'Donnell went over to the King of Scotland, and they formed a compact and league to assist each other mutually in all their exigencies.
Con, son of Hugh Roe O'Donnell, and his forces, surrounded the town of Sligo, and continued to besiege it for some time. The descendants of Owen O'Conor mustered a very great force to relieve Sligo, namely, the sons of Rory Mac Dermot, the inhabitants of Tireragh of the Moy, the Clann-Donough, and the inhabitants of Coolavin; and they proceeded in a vast irresistible body towards the town. After Con had received intelligence that these forces were marching towards him, he rose up with his few troops, with Owen O'Rourke, Tanist of Breifny, and the descendants of Donnell Cam, the son of Mac Donough, and marched forth from their tents, vigorously and resolutely, to Bel an-Droichit, to meet and oppose them; and they came within bow-shot of each other; and it was their wish not to give each other time or pause, but to come to attack each other without delay or respite. And now, when they had their weapons of valour ready for action, O'Donnell came up with them, for he had arrived from Scotland, and having heard at his own fortress of Donegal of the danger his son was in, he had stopped there only one night, and was now come to relieve him. Upon O'Donnell's arrival in the centre of his people, both
Teige, the son of Donnell Cam, assumed the chieftaincy of Tirerrill.
Mac William of Clanrickard, i.e. Rickard Oge, came to Lower Connaught, and whatever O'Donnell had not destroyed was destroyed by him.
O'Neill (i.e. Donnell) committed a depredation upon the other O'Neill (Henry), and a number of persons were slain between them.
O'Neill (Henry), Magennis (Hugh, the son of Art, son of Hugh), O'Hanlon (Melaghlin, the son of Felim), and the son of Mac Mahon (Gillapatrick, the son of Hugh Oge, son of Hugh Roe), marched with an army into Fermanagh, and burned the entire of Baile-Mic-Ghilla-ruaidh. They went thence to Maguire, and threatened that, unless they should obtain peace from Maguire, they would spoil his whole territory as far as Baile-Ui-Fhlannagain. Things did not turn
The two sons of O'Hanlon (Felim), namely, Murrough Roe and Gilla-Patrick, were slain by the sons of Hugh, son of Owen O'Neill, and the sons of Carbry, son of Hugh O'Neill.
Magauran (Felim, the son of Thomas, son of Brian Breaghach), Chief of Teallach-Eachdhach Tullyhaw, was drowned in Loch-Crannoige of Caill-an-mhuillinn; and Donnell Bearnagh, his brother, took his place.
Mac Aghirr (Gilla-Patrick, the son of another Gilla-Patrick), died.
Manus Mael, the son of Redmond Reagh, son of Don, son of Cuconnacht Maguire, was slain by Philip, the son of Edmond Maguire, and Gilla Ballagh, the son of Cuconnaught Mac Caffrey.
O'Duigennan of Kilronan (Duffy, the son of Melaghlin, son of Matthew Glas), Ollav of Muintir-Maelruain, a learned historian, who kept a house of general hospitality, and the richest of the literati of Ireland in flocks and herds, died in his own house at Kilronan, at a venerable old age, after winning the goal from the world and the Devil.
Donnell O'Mulconry, Ollav of Sil-Murray, died; and two O'Mulconrys were set up in his place, namely, John, son of Torna, and Donough, son of Athairne.
Mac Ward of Tirconnell, i.e. Hugh; O'Breslen, i.e. Owen, the son of Owen, son of Petrus, Chief Brehon to Maguire; Brian, the son of Sorley Mac Cabe; and Tiernan O'Delvin, died.
Con, son of Hugh Roe O'Donnell, with his great little army (Con's army being so called because he was never in the habit of assembling a numerous army, or more than twelve score axe men, for making a standing fight, and sixty horsemen, for following up the rout, and taking prisoners ), marched to Mac Eoin of the Glins, for it had been told to him Con that Mac Eoin had the finest
THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1496. The Age of Christ, one thousand four hundred ninety-six.
Glasny, the son of Redmond, son of Rury Mac Mahon, was killed in his own house at Monaghan, by Gilla-Patrick, the son of Mac Mahon, and his other brother, Rury. These were the sons of Mac Mahon, i.e. Hugh Oge, the son of Hugh Roe, son of Rury. Only sixteen sgologes had gone with them by night to commit this slaughter. Ross, the son of Manus, son of Hugh Roe Mac Mahon, was taken prisoner in the same house. At the end of a week after the killing of Glasny, Brian, the son of Redmond Mac Mahon, and the sons of Glasny, son of Redmond Mac Mahon, went on a predatory excursion against Mac Mahon (i.e. Hugh Oge) and his sons, and carried off the prey; and several were slain on both sides. The town of Mac Mahon was afterwards burned by Brian, the son of Redmond, son of Rory.
Gilla-Patrick, the son of Mac Mahon (Hugh Oge, son of Hugh Roe, son of
O'Donnell (Hugh Roe, the son of Niall Garv) went into Oriel to assist Brian, the son of Redmond Mac Mahon, and from thence they both marched into Breifny-O'Reilly, in pursuit of Mac Mahon; and they burned that part of the country through which they passed as far as Cavan, and O'Reilly's part of Cavan itself. On this occasion great depredations, spoliations, and destructions, were committed, and great booties obtained, by O'Donnell, in the English settlements in Machaire-Oirghiall in the county of Louth, and on Mac Mahon's adherents on his return back.
Mac Mahon (Hugh Oge, the son of Hugh Roe) died, having been blind for some time before; and Brian, son of Redmond Mac Mahon, took his place.
O'Brien, Lord of Thomond (Conor, the son of Turlough), died; and his brother, Gilla-Duv, was inaugurated in his place.
O'Mahony of Fonn-iartharach (Fineen), general supporter of the humanity and hospitality of West Munster, a wise man, learned in the Latin and English languages, died.
O'Doherty (Brian, the son of Donnell) died; and O'Donnell (Hugh Roe) nominated John O'Doherty as Lord in his place.
Mac Sweeny of Tir-Boghaine, i.e. Mulmurray, died, and was interred at Donegal.
O'Dowda, i.e. William, the son of Donnell Ballagh, died; and Brian Oge, the son of Brian O'Dowda, was styled O'Dowda in his place.
O'Flanagan of Tuath-ratha, i.e. Gilbert, the son of Cormac, son of Gilla-Iosa, died.
Ever, the son of Brian, son of Niall Gallda O'Neill, was treacherously slain, and his brother Owen was maimed on the same day, by their own two brothers, Con Roe and Felim.
Tiernan, the son of Coffey, son of Art O'Rourke, was treacherously slain by Farrell, the son of Cathal Ballagh, and the sons of Owny, son of Cathal Ballagh O'Rourke.
The castle of Ballyshannon was taken from O'Donnell's warders by Hugh, the son of O'Donnell.
O'Donnell made peace among the people of Carbury; Felim, the son of Manus, son of Brian it was agreed should possess the lordship, but the castle of Sligo should belong to Calvagh Caech, the son of Donnell, who was son of Owen O'Conor.
Con, the son of O'Donnell, laid siege to the castle of Ballyshannon. Maguire, i.e. John, the son of Philip, son of Thomas, came at the instance of Hugh, the son of O'Donnell, to drive Con from the town, and forcibly drove him from it. Hugh and Maguire afterwards pursued him to Donegal; and they burned a part of the town in the early part of the day. Con, with the forces of Tirconnell, Inishowen, and Dartry-Mac Clancy, turned in pursuit of Hugh and Maguire, and followed them to Termon-Daveog. Magrath, i.e. Rory, the son of Dermot, son of Marcus, Coarb of that Termon, came to them, and warned Con and the Kinel-Connell not to violate his protection, or the protection of the Termon, by attacking Maguire; they regarded not that his warning, but pursued Maguire, who was engaged in endeavouring to erect his escape by strength of arm. Con and his army, however, gained the common pass on them, so that they were obliged to take to a bog and morass which lay before them, where an engagement taking place they left one hundred and ten horses behind; and Maguire's people were defeated, himself taken prisoner, and twelve of the
O'Farrell (Rury, the son of Cathal), died.
Magauran, i.e. Donnell Bearnagh, Chief of Teallach-Eachdhach, was treacherously slain before the altar of the church of Teampall-an-phuirt, by Teige, the son of Hugh, son of Owen Magauran; and the marks of the blows aimed at him are still visible in the corners of the altar.
Maguire (John) was set at liberty by Con O'Donnell, all the termoners of the province having flocked to him, to request and demand his liberation.
O'Cuirnin (Rory) and Owen Oge, the son of Owen, son of Hugh O'Daly,died.
John, the son of Owen O'Donnell, was put to death by Con, the son of Hugh Roe.
THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1497. The Age of Christ, one thousand four hundred ninety-seven
The monastery of the Friars in Carrickfergus was obtained for the Friars Minor de Observantiâ, by rescript from Rome, at the instance of Niall, the son of Con, son of Hugh Boy O'Neill; and sixteen brothers of the family of Donegal took possession of it on the vigil of the first Festival of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in Autumn, having obtained authority for that purpose.
Conor, the son of Cormac, son of Tomaltagh, Lord of Moylurg, was treacherously slain by the sons of Rory Mac Dermot, Conor and Teige; and Teige, the son of Rory, took his place without opposition.
Egneghan, the son of Naghtan, who was son of Turlough-an-Fhiona O'Donnell, was slain in O'Donnell's (Hugh Roe) camp, by his own foster-son, Con, son of Hugh, Gerald, son of Donnell, son of Felim O'Doherty, and Brian Mac Clancy, &c. There were slain along with Egneghan Owen, the son of Turlough Gallda O'Donnell; the son of Hugh, son of Turlough Gallda; Owen, the son of Hugh, son of Donough-na-Coille O'Donnell; Felim, the son of Gilla-Duv; and Turlough, the son of Cathal, son of Gilla-Duv O'Gallagher; Donough Balv O'Firghil, and many others not enumerated.
The two O'Neills, namely, Donnell and Henry Oge, made peace with each other at the end of Spring; and the son of Donnell (Hugh) was set at liberty without a ransom; and great gifts in steeds and armour were given by Henry Oge to Donnell for resigning the title of Lord.
O'Donnell, i.e. Hugh Roe, resigned his lordship on the seventh of the Calends of June, being Friday, at Templecarn, in the Termon, in consequence of the dissensions of his sons; and his son Con was nominated O'Donnell on the ensuing Tuesday.
Walter, the son of Rickard Burke, went with a fleet to assist the young O'Donnell, Con, the son of Hugh Roe, against his brother, Hugh Oge. After having landed, he was joined by Con; but both were defeated by Hugh, and deprived of the greater part of their arms, armour, and provisions. Hugh was
An army was led by O'Donnell (Con) against Mac Dermot of Moylurg, i.e. Teige, the son of Rory Mac Dermot. Only a few of the Connacians joined his army on that occasion, namely, Felim, the son of Manus O'Conor, Lord of Carbury, and Owen O'Rourke, Tanist of Breifny, with their forces. A numerous body of forces was mustered by Mac Dermot, to oppose them at Seaghais the Curlieus, for the two O'Conors came with their tribes and chieftains to join his force and muster. A great part of O'Donnell's army made their way by force to the Bealach-Buidhe of Coirshliabh, under the conduct of Manus O'Conor, Owen O'Rourke, and Niall Garv O'Donnell, on which occasion Cathal O'Rourke and many others were slain in the pass of Bealach-Buidhe. The numerous host of the Sil-Murray rose up in the middle of the army, and defeated O'Donnell. Felim O'Conor, Lord of Carbury, was taken prisoner there, as were also the two Mac Sweenys, namely, Mac Sweeny Fanad, i.e. Rory, and Mac Sweeny Connaughtagh, i.e. Mac Sweeny Baghaineach, Owen; Donough-na-nordog, the son of O'Donnell; the two sons of Tuathal O'Gallagher; John and Turlough, the two sons of Donnel Mac Sweeny Fanad; John and Donnell Oge, the two sons of Mac Sweeny Baghaineach; Niall and Owen Roe; Gerald, the son of Donnell, son of Felim O'Doherty; and O'Donnell's physician, the son of Owen Ultach. The Cathach of Columbkille was also taken from them; and Magroarty, the keeper of it, was slain. Many others also were slain and taken prisoners in this battle. Owen O'Rourke escaped being killed or taken in this defeat.
Con, the son of Con, son of Niall O'Donnell, died.
O'Neill, i.e. Henry Oge, the son of Henry, son of Owen, marched with a great army into Tirconnell, and first committed great destruction in Fanad. The young O'Donnell (i.e. Con) met this army, on their leaving Fanad, at Bel-atha-daire, on the River Leanainn; but O'Donnell, i.e. Con, was defeated, and he himself was killed there, with one hundred and sixty of his forces, on the 19th of October. His two brothers, Niall Garv and Donnell, were taken prisoners, as was also the son of Mac Sweeny, with sixteen men besides. The following are the gentlemen who fell along with Con on this occasion: Donnell, the son of Manus Roe, son of Niall O'Donnell; Edmond, the son of Felim Reagh, son of Niall Garv; Brian, the son of Boyle, i.e. Turlough, son of Niall; Donnell, the son of Tuathal O'Gallagher; Edmond, the son of Donough, son of Tomaltagh O'Gallagher; Conor, the son of John, son of Conor O'Donnell; Niall, the son of Conor, son of Felim Reagh O'Donnell; Conor, the son of Hugh, son of Conor-na-Laimhe O'Boyle; Conor, the son of Murrough Mac Sweeny, one of the men of Fanad; and William, the son of Bishop O'Gallagher, &c. This defeat took place on Tuesday, the 14th of the Calends of November. O'Neill, on his return, took the Castle-Derg, and left it in possession of Niall O'Neill, after which he went home with victory and spoils. Hugh Roe O'Donnell took possession of his lordship again, by consent of God and man.
The son of O'Donnell, i.e. Hugh, son of Hugh Roe, was released from captivity on the 7th of the Ides of November; and Walter Burke accompanied him to Tirconnell. O'Donnell, i.e. Hugh Roe, proffered the lordship to his son, Hugh Oge i.e. Hugh Duv, who declined it; and after his refusing to accept of the lordship, both commenced governing their principality, and humbling
Felim, the son of Murtough Roe, son of Brian Ballagh O'Neill, was slain at Ros-Earcain, by Donnell, the son of Hugh Oge, son of Hugh Boy, son of Brian Ballagh; and Donnell himself was treacherously slain by the descendants of Donnell Cael O'Neill.
Brian, the son of Cu-Uladh, son of Hugh, son of Owen, son of Niall Oge O'Neill, died.
Murtough, the son of Hugh Oge, son of Hugh Boy O'Neill, was slain by the sons of Felim, the son of Murtough Roe, son of Brian Ballagh O'Neill.
Niall, the son of O'Neill, i.e. Henry, the son of Owen, died.
Eleanora, the daughter of Thomas (i.e. Earl of Kildare), son of John Cam, and wife of O'Neill (Con, son of Henry, son of Owen), died.
O'Farrell, i.e. Kedagh, the son of Thomas, son of Cathal, son of Thomas, and his kinsmen, were defeated by John Roe, the son of Carbry, son of Laoighseach: and Kedagh himself, and his son, Laoighseach; Donnell, the son of John, son of Brian, Lord of the Clann-Auliffe; Gerald, the son of Hugh Oge, Lord of Magh-Treagha; and many others, were slain in the battle.
Glasny, the son of John O'Hanlon, was slain by the sons of O'Byrne.
Murrough, son of Cormac, son of John O'Farrell, was slain by Brian Boy, the son of Rury, son of John O'Farrell.
Hugh Boy, the son of O'Rourke (Felim, the son of Donough, son of Tiernan Oge, was slain by the sons of Teige, son of Cathal, son of Tiernan O'Rourke.
Ever and Tuathal, the two sons of Mac Mahon (i.e. Hugh Oge, the son of Hugh Roe), together with fourteen men of their people, were slain by the people of Orior. But Manus Reagh and Manus Oge O'Hanlon, and fifty of the people of Orior, fell by them.
Donnell, the son of Rossa, son of Thomas Oge, son of Thomas Maguire, died.
Mac Donough of Corran, i.e. Brian, the son of Mulrony, son of Tomaltagh, died.
Donnell, the son of Melaghlin O'Beirne, fountain of the hospitality of Hy-Briuin-na-Sinna, and Teige Roe, the son of Carbry O'Conor, died.
Teige, the son of Melaghlin Mac Rannall, was slain by the son of Murrough Mac Rannall, as he had deserved.
Gilla-Duv, the son of Felim Boy, was slain at Cluain-Plocain, by the descendants of Teige O'Conor.
Calvagh, the son of Carbry O'Conor, was killed in prison by one discharge of an arrow.
Teige O'Rodaghan, Coarb of St. Caillin, a man whose goodness could not be well described, by reason of its exaltedness, greatness, and vastness, died in his own house.
Great famine prevailed through all Ireland in this and the following year, so that people ate of food unbecoming to mention, and never before heard of as having been introduced on human dishes.
THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1498. The Age of Christ, one thousand four hundred ninety-eight.
Mac Manus of Seanadh, i.e. Cathal Oge, the son of Cathal, son of Gilla-Patrick, son of Matthew, &c., a man who had kept a house of general hospitality, a biatach at Seanadh-Mic-Manus, a canon chorister in Armagh, and in the
O'Neill, i.e. Henry Oge, the son of Henry, son of Owen, Lord of Kinel-Owen, was slain in the house of Art, the son of Hugh, son of Owen O'Neill, in Tuath-Eachadha, by the two sons of Con, son of Henry, son of Owen, i.e. Turlough and Con Bacagh, the sons of the daughter of the Earl of Kildare, in revenge of their father, who had been slain by Henry some time before.
Donnell, the son of Henry, son of Owen O'Neill (who had been called O'Neill some time before), assembled together his friends and connexions, i.e. the descendants of Redmond Mac Mahon; and they made an incursion into Dungannon, and remained for some time around the castle, and a night at Cros-Caibhdeanaigh. Felim, son of that O'Neill who had been slain, i.e. Henry Oge, the son of Henry, brought down Niall, son of Art O'Neill, with all his forces, upon them, on Tuesday morning, and, finding them asleep, gave them a hostile awaking, and defeated them; and a great number of the chiefs of the province were slain on that occasion, among whom were Henry, the son of the aforenamed Donnell; Mac Cawell, i.e. Gilla-Patrick; Felim, the son of Redmond Mac Mahon; the two sons of James, son of Eochy More Mac Mahon;
Con, the son of Murtough, son of Owen O'Neill, was slain by the sons of Brian Bacagh, son of Edmond Roe O'Hanlon.
Niall Garv, the son of Hugh Roe, son of Niall Garv O'Donnell, died in captivity.
Donnell, the son of Naghtan, son of Turlough, son of Niall Garv O'Donnell, died of galar breac the small-pox.
An incursion was made by O'Donnell (i.e. Hugh Roe) against the sons of Art O'Neill. The sons of Art and he engaged with each other; but the sons of Art were defeated, and Melaghlin, the son of Niall, son of Art, was slain by O'Donnell. They were afterwards pursued to Caislen-Mael; that castle was taken, and seventeen suits of armour were carried away from it; and fifteen prisoners were taken there, together with Felim and Hugh, the two sons of Henry Bacagh, the son of Rory, son of Owen O'Neill; Naghtan, the son of Owen O'Donnell; and the son of Egneghan O'Donnell.
O'Kane, i.e. John, the son of Aibhne, died; and Thomas, his brother, took his place.
The castle of Dungannon was taken by the King of England's Deputy in Ireland, viz. the Earl of Kildare, Garrett, the son of Thomas, who had gone thither at the instance of O'Donnell, i.e. Hugh Roe; of Turlough, the son of Con O'Neill; of Maguire, i.e. John, the son of Philip; and of Donnell O'Neill, with his sons and friends. The greater number of the Irish of the province were along with them around the town i.e. the castle, which they finally took by great guns; and they liberated many prisoners who were detained in it,
Thomas Oge, the son of Thomas the Earl, son of Garrett the Earl, and Cormac Oge, the son of Cormac, son of Teige Mac Carthy, followed Owen, the son of Teige, son of Cormac Mac Carthy, in pursuit of a prey. On this occasion Owen himself, and his two sons; O'Sullivan Beare, i.e. Philip, the son of Dermot, with his son, Teige-an-Chaennaigh; Brian Oge Mac Sweeny, with many others, were slain by them.
Donough, the son of O'Donnell, and the two sons of O'Gallagher, i.e. John and Turlough, came from Moylurg out of captivity.
Slaine, the daughter of Mac Namara (Sida Cam), and wife of Mac William of Clanrickard (Ulick, the son of Ulick), died.
Sabia, the daughter of Art O'Neill, who had been the wife of Redmond, the son of Philip Maguire, died.
Margaret, the daughter of Donnell Ballagh Maguire, and wife of O'Flanagan (i.e. Gilbert) of Tuath-ratha, died, after the victory of penance, and was interred at Donegal. It was by this couple that a chapel had been erected, in honour of God and the Blessed Virgin Mary, at Achadh-Mor-Baile-Ui-Flannagain.
Maine, the son of Melaghlin, son of Matthew Mac Manus, was slain in Botha-Muintire-Fialain, by the sons of Cathal O'Gallagher.
O'Cuirnin, i.e. Conor Carragh, died.
Mac Ward of Oriel died of the plague.
THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1499. The Age of Christ, one thousand four hundred ninety-nine.
Loughlin Mac Gilla-Calma, Vicar of Cuil-Maine, a wise and pious clergyman, died.
O'Brien Gilla-Duv, whose name was Turlough, the son of Turlough, Lord of Thomond, died; and Turlough, son of Teige O'Brien, took his place.
Teige Mac Dermot, the son of Rory, Lord of Moylurg, a successful and warlike man, who had spread terror of his arms through every territory around him, died in the Rock of Lough Key, after having gained the victory over the Devil and the world; and Cormac, the son of Rory Mac Dermot, took his place.
O'Donnell, i.e. Hugh Roe, went to the English territory, to meet the King of England's Deputy.
Mac Donnell of Clann-Kelly, i.e. Cormac, the son of Art, a charitable and truly hospitable man, died, and was interred at Clones.
Brian, the son of Maguire (John, the son of Philip), was taken prisoner by the son of Brian Maguire.
Donough, the son of Conor, son of Hugh Maguire, was slain by the men of Lurg, i e. by the sons of Turlough O'Muldoon.
Manus, the son of Godfrey Oge, son of Godfrey Roe Maguire, was slain by the people of Teallach Eachdhach Tullyhaw.
The castle of Bundrowes was taken by the son of O'Donnell (i.e. by Donough-na-nordog, the son of Hugh Roe), from O'Donnell's own warders; but
Melaghlin, the son of Murrough, son of Teige Mac Rannall, was taken prisoner by Con Carragh, the son of Teige, son of Tiernan O'Rourke, and John, the son of Tiernan O'Rourke, and conveyed by them to Inis-Ochta, an island on Lough-Mac-Nen. Rury, the son of Turlough Maguire, attacked them on the lake, and slew these two sons of O'Rourke, and brought Mac-an-Chaoich Mac Clancy and his son, and Melaghlin, the son of Murrough, to his house. O'Donnell, i.e. Hugh Roe, afterwards ransomed him; and the castle of Leitrim was given up to O'Donnell again by Melaghlin, son of Murrough Mac Rannall.
An army was led by the Earl of Kildare (i.e. Garrett, the son of Thomas, son of John Cam), Lord Justice of Ireland, into Connaught; and he took Ath liag-Maenagain from the sons of William O'Kelly, and gave it to the sons of Hugh, son of Brian; and the sons of William O'Kelly were banished westwards across the River Suck. On this expedition the castle of Tulsk was taken by him from the descendants of Felim Cleireach O'Conor, and their hostages were given up by him to Hugh O'Conor, the second lord who was over the Sil-Murray. The castles of Roscommon and Castlereagh were also taken by him on this expedition.
Hugh O'Conor was banished from his country by Mac Dermot, and driven westwards across the Shannon, by consent of the Sil-Murray.
Mac William Burke was drawn to their assistance by O'Conor and the sons of William O'Kelly. The castle of Athleague was taken by him, and given
The castle of Tulsk was taken by Mac William and O'Conor; and the son of Carbry, son of Brian, was killed in it by a bullet-shot; and the hostages of the descendants of Felim, and their castles, were given to O'Conor. Mac William made peace between O'Conor and Mac Dermot; and each gave up hostages into the keeping of the other, namely, Owen, son of O'Conor, and Carbry, son of O'Conor.
O'Donnell, i.e. Hugh Roe marched with an army against Mac Dermot, i.e. Cormac, the son of Rory, and never halted until he reached the Curlieu mountains. Mac Dermot, having received intelligence of this, assembled the forces of Moylurg, and of the Tuathas of Connaught, to defend the pass of the Curlieus against O'Donnell. O'Donnell, perceiving this, marched round into Muintir-Eolais, crossed the Shannon near the castle of Leitrim, and thus entered Moylurg. He seized upon many preys and spoils, and commenced ravaging the country. When Mac Dermot heard of this, he repaired to O'Donnell, and concluded a perpetual peace with him, and humbly paid him his tribute. He also returned to him the Cathach, and the prisoners who had remained in Moylurg from the time of the defeat of Bealach-Buidhe to that time.
Great depredations were committed by Brian, the son of Donnell (i.e. the O'Neill), son of Henry, on Mac Donnell of Clankelly, i.e. Gillapatrick.
THE AGE OF CHRIST, 1500 The Age of Christ, one thousand five hundred.
Donnell O'Fallon, Bishop of Derry, a friar minor of the observance, who for the period of thirty years diligently taught and preached throughout Ireland, died of an inward disease, and was interred at Ath-Trim.
O'Rourke (Felim, the son of Donough, son of Tiernan), died; and Owen, the son of Tiernan, son of Teige, took his place.
Teige Oge, the son of Teige, son of Tiernan O'Rourke, died.
Brian Caech, the son of Niall, son of John Boy, son of Owen O'Neill, was slain by Donnell, son of John Boy O'Neill, and the people of Hugh, in the doorway of the castle of Ceann-ard.
Thomas, the son of Hugh, son of Brian, son of Philip-na-Tuaighe Maguire, was slain by Teige, son of Thomas, son of Thomas Oge, and Muintir-Mucaidhein.
An army was led by O'Donnell, i.e. Hugh Roe, into Tyrone, and burned the town of O'Neill of Dungannon, demolished the old castle, and burned the crannog of Loch-Laeghaire, and then returned home, not meeting any opposition on this occasion.
An army was led by the Lord Justice of Ireland (Garrett, the son of Thomas, Earl of Kildare) into Tyrone; and another army was led by O'Donnell, i.e. Hugh Roe, so that he joined the Lord Justice at the castle of the sons of John Boy O'Neill, i.e. the castle of Kinard, which they besieged until they took it. The town was afterwards given up to Turlough, the son of Con O'Neill; and these chiefs then returned home. O'Donnell, after his return from this expedition, proceeded vigorously and resolutely into Tirerrill, and plundered the descendants of Brian Mac Donough, who were then at enmity with him, after which he returned home.
The aforementioned Turlough (to whom the Lord Justice had given up the castle of Kinard) was, at the end of six weeks afterwards, taken by O'Neill (Donnell), in O'Neill's own castle; and his creaghts were taken from him, which gave rise to much war in Tyrone.
O'Farrell, i.e. Rury, the son of Irial, was slain on the island of Inis-mor-Locha-Gamhna, by James, son of Rury, son of Cathal, son of William O'Farrell.
O'Byrne of Leinster (Cahir, the son of Dunlang) was slain by some of his own kinsmen.
Feradhach, the son of Don Oge, son of Don More Maguire, and Brian, the son of John, son of Donnell Ballagh Maguire, were slain by the sons of Con O'Neill, at Bel-atha-na-Marclach.
Gilchreest, son of John Fin Mac Cabe, was slain in his own house, in a nocturnal attack, by Hugh, the son of John Boy Mac Mahon, who carried off the spoil found in his residence.
The two sons of Donough Oge, the son of Donough More, son of Hugh Maguire (viz. James and Redmond), were slain by Owen, the son of Donough More, son of the same Hugh.
The descendants of Don, the son of Cuconnaught Maguire, made an attack upon Ballymacgilroy, and slew Gilla-Duv, the son of Conor, son of Thomas Maguire, and Donnell Caech Mac Gilroy, with his son, and Rory, the son of Donnell Gearr Mac Gilroy, and many others.
Owen, son of Feradhach Balv, who was son of Don, who was son of Cuconnaught Maguire, was slain by Godfrey Mac Gilroy, in revenge of the people aforementioned.
A castle was begun to be built on the Rock of Loch-an-Tairbh, by Philip, the son of Brian, son of Philip Maguire.
Gilla-Patrick, the son of Flaherty, son of Thomas Oge Maguire, was slain by Niall, the son of Art O'Neill, and his sons, who carried off great spoils from the sons of Flaherty.
Sorcha, the daughter of Philip, son of Thomas (i.e. Gilla-Duv) Maguire, and Godfrey Oge, the son of Godfrey Roe Maguire, died.
Barry More was slain by his own kinsman, David Barry, Archdeacon of Cloyne and Cork. David was slain by Thomas Barry and Muintir O'Callaghan.
The Earl of Desmond disenterred the body of David in twenty days, and afterwards burned it.
The Sinnagh (Fox) of Muintir-Tadhgain (Carbry) was slain by Con, the son of Art, son of Con O'Melaghlin.