To: R DF21 L1402+members From: DavidR Moore, administrator pl,u('?o\4 Re: New bookabout The SevenSepts oflaois

Thisrather long document might be ofinterestto LI402+ menwith SevenSepts of Laoissumames. Since all L1402+ men probablyhave a connectionto CountyLaois it may be of interestto you aswell. Ifnot, iust discardit.

The R-L1403 Haplogoup paradigmhas been broadened by the publicatior'of Ftom Laok to Kefty by Michael ChristopherKeane. This book shouldbe of specialinterest to Ll402+ men (andtheir women)with SevenSepts of Laois sutnamesthat axeinterested in their deepancestry and the history ofthe sevensepts. The book also delvesinto an importantslice oflrish history. The book is availablefrom severalbook sellers in heland and as ofthis week it is availablefrom Amazon.com.It is lessexpensive ifordered from Amazon.comconsidering shipping and exchangentes. Contactinformation for one ofthe book sellersis below.

FromLaois to Kerry (fromO'Mahony's web site) by MichaelCh.istopher Keane ( http://www.omahonvs.ie/v2lfrom-laois-to-kerrv-o482696html ) Formany c€nturies before its plantationby the Englishand renaming as Queens'County, Laois was under the controlot the SevenSepts (Clans), the O'Moores, o'Kellys, O'Lawlors, O'Dowlings' O'Dorans, O'Devoys or O'Deevysor O'Deesand McEvoys. Following many bloody battles the surviving Septs were transplanted to Kerry,being under senlence of deathif returningto Laois,The land in Kerrywas available for transplantation followingthe unspeakablehorrors ofthe ethniccleansing of l\4unsterduring the Elizabethen-Desmond war. The Septswere established in Kerryas tenant farmers undertheir landlord, Pakick Crosbie. These dramatic events arereviewed in PartI aswell as a detailedtracing oI thecontinuing strong presence ofthe LaoisSept descendantsin Kerrythrough the centuries down to the presentday. ln Partll, the remarkablelives of Patrick crosbieand his son sir Piercecrosbie are discussed in detail.Patrick crosbie was a leadingfigure in lrish historyduring the plantation period, posing as an Englishimposterwhile in realitybeing a Maccrossan,bards to the OTvlooreaof Laois.Sir Pierce Crosbie, subsequent landlord to the Septsin Kerry'along with leading regimentsin variouswars, was both cupholder and Gentleman ol theKings' Bedchamber of successiveKings, J;es I andcharles L He losthis estates and was jailed due to hisimplacable opposition to the lrishLofd DeputyWentworlh, only to regainthem when Wentworth was executed for treason He was also closely asiociatedwith what is arguabtythe most notorious sex scandal in Britishhistory in whichhis stepson the Earlof Caslehavenwas executea for sexual depravity. His remarkabls career ended in supportingthe l1shCatholic Confederacyin the '1640s.Michael Christopher Keane is a retiredlecturer from University College, Cork A native ofTarberl,Co Kerry,he nowlives in Faflan,Co Cork. ISBNr9780992698867 (Forewordby DeclanM. Downey,PhD) € 20.00 ln Stock. usuallydespatched in 1-2working days

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ProfessorKeane has shared with us a coupleof articlesthat I have copiedand included below. Of considerableinterest is the list ofsevensept menwho weretransplanted from Co Laoisto Co Kerry. Thereare some surpriseshere. Apparentlynot all ooKelly"men went by thesurname Kelfy. Thesame is true for the othersepts. DNA may eventuallysort out whether our particularlines descend from the Laoisbunch or from those transplantedto Kerry.

In addition to what ProfessorKeane shared with us, I haveincluded a coupleof other articlesand maps.As I said someof you will find all this interestingwhile othersnot so much. Beechgrove,

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DearDavid,

I was very happywith our recent€mail exchangeand indeedwould like to leam morc about ,

SSL ard DNA. Obyiously a lot of rork is i'l Fogress in the US and elsewhoe but it is quite limit€din Irelandso far. As I giveoccasional talks in relationto my bookI will try ro encouragegreat€rparticipation, particularly amongtllose with SSL sumames.Also I wilj now includea slideon SSLDNA in my powerpoint.

I fiave compiledthe enclosedset of itemswhich may be ofirterest as follows: - An articleby Fitzgerald(1923) which irclud€s the full list of289 (102Moores, etc) - Aa interestingarticle by Dowling (1952)which discussesthe 289 andthe

trarsplantationto Ke.ry

- - An article by Martin Moore fiom Kerry. Martiu is a good local historianwhom I

know IIis article discussesthe SSLMoores ofNorth Kerry liom whom he claims dgscentaod Martin is very knowiedgeableon their continuingpreselce in No.th

Kerry through the generations.The article also lists the lO2 Mooresas above.Mafin

hasjustrecently published an interesting book on morcrecent Kerry historyinvolving

ourwar ofindependence(1920-22) ill whichhis ancesto$plaled a leadingrole.

An articleon the siegeofBallingany fort in NorthWest Kery in theearly I640s. It

just mightbe ofinterestin thati1 lists 100 names who werethe tlefenders of thefort.

Thelist includes3 Dowlings/Doolinsofwidely varyingspelling, 3 Lawlorsof

varyingspelling, I thinkone Moore (Meete Moare) and one Kelly who playeda key

rolein endingthe prolonged siege. Undoubtedly those attacking the fort includedfar

greaternumbers ofthe SSLin Kerrygiven the politics ofthe timebut unfo.tunat€ry

no listingexists.

An outlineofmy KeaneY-DNA as compiled by a Corkneighbor Margaret Jordan

who is knowledgeableabout DNA.

Two articlesreceiv€d from the US from Keane/Kane/Cainfolk who seemto knowa

lot aboutDNA andmy Keaneorigins Theselatter may not beof greatinterest but ,

sho\1where DNA cantake one.

With regardto surnamesand spelling I havea little stolyAom Tarbert. Co Keny whereI was

bornand grew up on a farm.My friendsand neighbours there included Dowlings, Kellys,

Moores,Dees ( Deevys)in theparish (population c 600),with Dorans,Lawlors and McEvoys in adjoinhg parishes.My irnrnediatefarmirg reighbours,the Dowlings,with whom I am stiil liiendly,were always pronounced locally as Doolins, not Dow lings.Likewise my own swnamewas alwayslocally pronouncedas Kane/Cain,even though formally at work and in

Corkwhere I live theemphasis is on thee. Justshows why spellingscan vary so much, especiallywhen many emigranlIrish were havingtheir rames recqrdedfor th€ firs1time in for exampleEllis island.Jwt thinkthe storywith regardhgto theDovdings/Doolins above -mightbe ofpaticular tuteeestmEmilyDAulicino ed I rru,rldbe ddig*ted if you.could

forwardit to her hdeedthis whole set ofa.rtioles may be ofinterestto her Ifunabteto

forwed dre diclcslo nw-yoursetftLe4if sherhsint€rsstedad.I.hd,@ address;l couldforward them myself

ffi tftisis €riooghfc'rtie presem.butlookingfoffad to morcoortact

Verybest wishes 'lA"Alcil*au Michael CluistopherKeane

(Asrrixh nmre8lrm knoqn asMich8el iII Co* ard ClnistoplnrinKeny soI havsto use bothl) Notes on the Family of Patrick Crosbie of Maryborough, by Whom the Seven Septs of Leix Were Transplanted to Tarb€rt in the County Kerry in 1608-9 Author(s): Wslter Fitzeerald Source. Ihe Journal of the Royal Society of Antjquaries of lretand, Sixth Series, Vot. 13, No. 2 (Dec.31, 1923),pp. 133-150 Published byr Royal Socletyof Antiquariesof

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]{OTES ON THE, T'AMILY OF ])ATN,ICK CROSBIE OF MARYROIi.OUGII, BY WIIOM TIIE SEVEN SEPTS OI, LIIX WER,E TIiANS]'LANTED TO TANBERT IN T]IE OOUNTYKE,RRY IN 1608-9. By the late Lo&DWALTER FrrzGnrer,o, Vice-Prcsident.

lnead3 J!Lr, 1023.1 IIE encestorsof the lamily of Crosbioof the Oounty Kerry anil tbe Queen's County were iwo brothers nomed Patrick end Jolm Crosbie. Ttre Jormer died in 1610, end tho latter in 1621. The weightof Lrvailubleevidcnce icDds to provethat they be)ongedto the family of Mac Crosean,her:ed.itarv Berds to the O'More'soJ Leix, and.this remainggood in spiteoi the statement thqtl th9 younger brother, John, wheu appoiated Biehop of Arclfert in 1600, was clescribed pateDt - in the of his advancement us a graduutein the scbools,ol Englishrace, yet ekilledin tho frieh tongue"; t he appearsto ha.vesuccesefull;i anglioised hirn- self by assumiug(as his brother also did) the nami of Crosbie. ancl conlormiagio the EstablishedChurch (which his brother diil !o!1. Patrick Crosbieduring his services ts the Crown naturallv made enemies:anoDg them appearsthe name of T'bomaslOtL Earl of Ormonil,who. in 1601,euclosed a note to Sir Roberr Cecil. the Secretaryof State, in which Patrick Crosbieis described ', bv one well accluaintedwith him, as being a Mcy Crossane,onL oi the mero Iriehry, whosechief ancestorhath blen cbief rvmer to O'More,wbich he dcniee,claiming Eog)ish blood and surnio,e: but this is uot so to m1 knowJedg-,for hjs brotherwas o,fthe O'Mores, and. his father'g mothei of the O,Kellve o{ Cla.umal" yrie."'1 Tbis evidence,ard the {act Lhat latricl Crosbiemen. tions relations with Celtic namss in hig Will, proves his Irish origin. Patrick Crosbieis first, mentioned.in documeuts dealine lriih Trplandin the year 1588,when he wasgranted the wardehipand rnarriageo.f Thomas, son and heir of William Bearcl,late of Colt. in tho Queen'sCounty, and tho custodvof his lands in thai county. Twel!e yearslater by his Will he leaveeto this Thomas Beard" a coupleoI oxento help his i,i1lags.,,r

l Miss llickson's OId,Kcny Records,2Series, p. 2, tg::f.siril PaL.) en; I etan d, ieor' e, I ddena a,p. t so. l .' "i:"i*. 134 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IR,ELAND

In 1591,on tbe 14tb September,the Lord Deputy, Sir Willia,m FitzWilliam, wrote to the Privy Council, requestingthat Patrick Crosbiemay be despaichedat once, a€ he hae only one clerk, anil no secretary.r This is why, later on, an enemy of Orosbie'sde- scribedhim as " Patrick Crossanalias Crosby," an officer atteD- dant on the State " as a penneman." 5 In spite of accusations. of dishonestyand even o{ ireachory, the Govemment continueil to trust Crosbie, ancl employedhim in collecting information us to the state of both Leiuster and Munster end to go to Snglancl personallyto explain eventsto Sir XoberbCecil, ihe Secreiary of State, during the closingyears of the sixteenth century. In 1601, on the 3rd May, Sir Georgo Carew, Ireeident of Munster, wroto from Oork to the Privy Cor.rncilthat the bearer, Patrick Crosbyehad been employedin IIer Mojesty's servicefor close on twenty ycnrs, during which time he had proveclhimself an honesbanil faiiMul subject, who had lost all hie gooclsand profits of his livings by the late rebelliou; and that he knew of no man better able or more willing to serveIIer Majesty uot only in Munster, but in all other ports ot Irelanil.o In revraril for his services,and to recomponsehim lor his lossee,Patrick Crosbiewas, in 1602, granted by the Crown the Manor,?" nnd.olcl stonebawn of Castlenoealias Newcastle.'' Tbe ruins ol this castle stanil ou the tou'nland of Farnaos, in the parish of Killaban rnd barony of Slieve Margy. 'Ihis manor hail beon granteil in 1563 to Tirlagh Mac Donnell, Captaiu of Gallo- gless, but had lapsed to the Crown on the, deeth, withouf male igeue, of his son tr'arrnghor Fergus Mac Donnell. Some lenrs later an Inquisition of CharlesL showgthe Lordship of Castlenoe to be in the possessionin 1620of George I{artpole of Monk's Gronge,alias Kilmagobbock,who d.ied.iu 1632; he wae the second son of Robert Hnrtpole oI Shrule, in the Queen's Couutl', Constableof CarlowOnstle, who ilied in 1594. At the same time as Patrick Crosbiereceived a srant oI the aboveQueen's County Irnds, bo was granieilan ertensivcterri' tory in North County Kcry, which lay in the parishesof Duagh, !'inuge, Ra too, Kilmoyly, Ballyheige,and O'Dorne;rin tho barony o{ Olanmarrrice;and that of Galey in the adjoining barony of Iraghticonnor. fhese lands had beenlorfeited by the Fitz- Maurices, Stacks, nnd MacElligotis for complicity in tbe Desmondrebellion. IIe was in possossionalso of premisosin Maryborough,which may have beenhis chief residence,as in his Will he styles himself

. Calendor ol State Papers, Ireland, 1588-92,p.419. E ll,id.. 1600,p. 294. ?'Ihe Torvnlandscomprising this Mat)or are giien in our Eiizabet'han 6lbid.. 1601-3,p. 56. fiant, No. 6593. Jalrlck &oslie. aeenssaq : 9ather|na...... "1,b: o/ fiarylarough, 4uunc Aaualq, ahve in /6//, - Q'qd.224 h;rch.. /6/0-//,- aiitl lH,t aitl, eou71t!K./r! ehancerg/nVll lHu.sbanlb

Sir&erce Crosbio. Kl azd. Bat (t), aftel 1610,Jarah Earneu'all ma f .9dufrn, Queen:con.nty, ,J4 d..El'&r.fu.tlick Barneuall, hl Oted belwaea72au /646 a.nd 7lov./641 afTurvev.- Eo.oublin. Oied td! Vtarch, /6t8, lm,r"t, /n hiu'ill.laled /7t! h.z /64€. hc desiras Arrbodv tobc buriad. inhu Cha'pzlal Sl.tolnlcAi; th Dublln,or in th.oFra,nciscan Friary al Kildzra l2), /r1'/6/9, Eltiaieth Toe/. d. of,fr'r Qidrcu.t2?oc! of //is h2ir uar h it c,rlasin 5i 4/oh n Crosbie,&ai .atiake, Co.Rutland ; ail 9t SattylttL. aidaw of Jir 1carao Tau;itt t r' /:za/L oJ r,45 4/en 4yc 4 livin! in /644, O.S.P EliJar.h eTo,rriq or/y ddtglltd4 9ie4 unrriamt4 ntlah. /62,f ffuzcra/ cnlry.l 2/?aurieeCra:bie, "f;rJohn Cr A!ed,y,p. /8U April, /6t3, af Eallyftn 8tr! dt,5t Aadacn4od r/in, 4 i4hte'tto ;n /664. lfunera/'ttry.l Heil. to hl,t I Jir hclco C tsal/y/itt,. .kfcited ht lhe &mma Aifuassedat uncle.\igha

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Thh codlerJokrloaded fom t13 210 102I od weJ, t6 Nov 20t4 I i.2e 4l A,V ALtdsen ble{ ro JSTORTems ind Condilfns NOTES ON TIIE FAMILY OF PATII,ICK CROSBIE 135 ol that place; previously he was of Dublin (1594), and of OId Bawa, Couaty Dublin (1602); when visiting his Kerry eetateshe probablyput up wiih his brother,the Bishop, at Arilfert, near by. Useful ae Patrick Qroebiehad been to the Governmentduring his loog ca,reerin ite eervice,perhaps the most important mission he was entruet€dwith was the carrying out of the transplantation to Munster oI the Seven Septs of Leix in the Queen's County; for this purposeho was promiseil a grant of the digtrict arouud Tsrbert, containing 12{ carucates,or ploughlanrls(which varieil iu acreagein ilifrerent parts oi tho country), in the extreme north of the County Kerry, on whicb to plant close on 30Omembers of the leadingfamilies of the Seren Septs. Tbe ierritory of Leix all lay within the present limits of tho Queen'sCouuty (whioh also combined the districts oI Upper Ossory of the FitzPatricks, and o porbion of Ofraly ol the O'Conors); it comprisedthe baroniegof East and West Mary' borough, Stradbally, Ballyadams, Culle,nagh,a.nd. Slieve Margy, ag well as that portion of the Oounty Kildare barony of Raban lying to the west of the River Barrow. the SevenSepts occupying this territory were:- 1. The O'Mores(Ua Mordha). 2. ltre O'Kellys (Ua Ceallaigh). 3. Ihe O'Lalors (Ua Leathlobhair). 4. fte O'Dorane(Ua Deorain) 5. The MacEvoyr'(Mac f'hiodhbhuiilh),or Clandeboy. 6. The O'Dowlings (Ua Dunlaing). ?. The O'Decvys(Ua Duibh),or Clan Melaghlin. The reasonfor tra.nsplantirrgthese Septs was the paciffcation of the country. !'or half a century, siirce plontors were firet, sottled in Leix in 1549,Leix was tbe sceneof continual warfore wngedby the Septsendeavouring to retain their own. With eaoh rising of the clan, and its eventual suppression,further conffeco- iious oI land took pluoe, and more aad moro planters were setiled iu this district, so that raiils on the planters and " hostings" agoinst the Septs wore o{ Irequent occurrenco. This stats of aftairs continueil iill 1600,when, on the 17ih of August, tbe famous Clwnymac Rory oge O'More, Chief of Leix, fell sword in band, and with his death ihe causeol the Sopts was shattered, and conscquently,as statedin LheAnnale ol lie Four Mas[era:s '' kir wasseized by the Eng)ish,and tbey proccededio repair their mansionsof lime and stone, and to settle in the olil seats of the race of Conall Ceamach,to whom Leix wae the hereditarv principaliiy.Ior there wae no heir worlhy oI it like Owny, io delend it againstthem, " Thus it was thai the Governmenta few yeare later decided,

3 Vol, vi., p. 2187, 136 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUAEIES OF IRELAND

{or the gooil of the planters, anil to prevent disorders,thai thig woulcl be a, good opportunity, belore the Septs recovereilfrom their overthrow, to persuadeor compel their leading lamilies io transplant, on favourablo tenns, to Muneter or'Connaught; as long as an O'Moro wae in L€ix, it was reported, so long woulcl there be trouble there, The man selectedfor this untlerta,kingwao Patrick Crosbie, who, as before stated, was himself a native rrl Leir. Proceedings with this object commenced"in 1607, ancl lasted for a, couple oI Jea.r8. lhe first referonceto the project ie in a letter oI the 26th Jauua,ry,160?, {rom the Lord Deputy, Sir Arhhur Chichester,bo the Eiarl of Salisbuly, in which he clescribeshow:-" It ie now iu hand.to remove the Moores (O'Mores) and Septs out of Leix' who have been always ringleadersin rebelliqn, and the notableet dieturbereof the peaceof iho Kingilom, shooting(? aiming) at the resoverv oI their laude taken from thesr for their rebellioo anil beetoweclupqtr the English in tho time of Queen Mary; sinoe which graot they have been eighteenBevera'l times in rebellion, and suppress€ilwith great charge ancl lose of mon, fLeir ofben revolt minietereth good occasion to remove them, and this last, hath brought $hem so low that ho (Sir Arbhur) conoeivesthey may without d.ieturbanceput that designin execution; if they re- main the,ro, they will assure.dlyout aga,itlwithin a few yeers, and it were better thoy began with them than let the Moores attack themeelves. Will uot permit them to ssttle in Leiuster, nor in the counties of Croes and Tipperary; a,ll the rost of the Kingdom is open for them, anil, ae be understa.trdsby them, they will make choice of Mungter about Kerry; if they reluse t'o dopart by tair means, he wiehsghe might have the King's allowancoto attsmpt it by force, for ho is no way cloubtfui of then. When ho has ilone with tbese, the like coursomuet be held. vdth ihe O'Oonnorsof Oftaty; tbose oountriesbeing digburdenedof those Septs, there is great hope of a good settlemont in all Leioster; aucl there is aesureddisturba,nco if they be not rernoved," c I'he noxt allusion to tho transplautation ffxe.e ths locality at Ta.rbert in the northern extremity of the barony of lraghticonaor, Oouuty Kerry, which the Lord Deputy and Counsil re- commenil to the English Privy Council ehould be graniecl to Patrick Crosbie, as soon as possible, to cauy out tbe plan; they explain the steps they have takea to remove " the Moores anil their followers,the Kellys, ths T,alorg,tho Cla.nMelaughlins (i.e., the O'Deevys),the Clandeboys(r'.e., the Mec Evoys), t'ho Dorans, and the Dolins, itrto somo remoto par[s of the othor threo provinces; wherein tley used as a.n irrstrumont

t Caletdarol SlatePapers, Irrldtd, 1606-8,p, 95. NOTES ON THE T'AMILY OF PATIIICK C1ROSBIE 13? one ?atrick Crosbye,who hath a great interest iu some of the ohief of them, and by whose help they hsve with leeg ado wrought; l,ba! theee Seven Septs and their childreo anil families ehall depart and altogetherabandon that country and setl,lethem- eelves;" aforosaiil,itUi"l t'n",ydoubt not, will prove a matter of good coneeque,nce,both for preventioD.of future chargo to IIiB Moieety aredthe perpetual settling of the Queen's County, that ie uow-{or the molsl part planl,edwith English Alrcl ae Crosbye hath ta&en good pains an

10In 1602 ho had been granted tho lordship of Castlenoe, oiias Nerv- castle,in l,h6 Batony o[ SlieveMatgy, Queens County. rr Calendarof StatePapers, lrclarrd, 1606.8, p. 140. u Ib., !. 190. 1rIb., pp. 194,221. VOL. LIII. Ii 138 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUAN,IES OF IRELAND je amongthe Septs; what took place during the inierval sfowl !n the following ietter, dateil {rom llowth on the 29th Mcrch, 1608, from Sir Arthur Chichesterto l,he Darl of Salisbury, wbore he erplaius-" that':- Ile has lons endeavoureclto remove the Moores anil other Septs their followen, out of the Queen'sCounty inio somo other remote plaoe, where thoy might be lees ablo to give ofience. For tho porformancooI thie servicethe bearer, Mr. Patrick Crosby, was, in tho opi.nionof the rrhole country, anil by the consent of all the freeholdersand inlabitants thereof, recommenileclto him ae the only man able to efiect the sameby a fair course,ancl with their own conseut; whereuponhe ilealt with bim, and had goocl hopethe businesswould soonhave been brougbt to an encl,when his Majesty was pleasedto grant Tarberi, to which place Crosby intenrled to draw these people. Hovbeit, when ho requiretl the remove ol them, he founcl much baokwardneesa,:rcl perverseness amongstthem, in eo mucb that they plainly affirmeLondon Public Reaord Office, from wtLiob the lollowing is a verbatim copy (with the coniraciions ex- panded):-16 " Thaggrccmr"betweene Mr. Crosbieand the Seven Septe of L.eiee,at Mollin O Lalour, upon St. Patrick's Daio. beins tho xvii of Marche, 160?. " First that, Mr. Orosbieshall sweareupon a bookonevor to re- velge upon any of the Septs any anger or controversie tha,t hoppeoed.betwoene fhem since t'he beginningof this matter, antl that he shall procurehis heire to doe the like. " That he shall give sixe ploughlandsof Tarberb of that teu ploughlandsthere, to theis six persons subscribeilaod to iheir ireirJs,paying him anclhis heiree-eixpoundes etr, chief rent, with other sorvicegand rising outo; and for the resi, of t'he six Septs, he shall place them in the Abbey of O Dorny, Coishcassan,and upon the Mountaine in his other lands,rT ond shall devide amongestthem xlii ploughlands,giving them long leases, and suchefreedoms, & {or such rents, as the L, Bushop of Kierry anri John McMortougbeshall sett downe; and they both from tyme to tyme shall end all controversiesthat shall arrize betweneMr. Crosbieand any of the Septs,who shall departe v-ith Mr Crosbie at Midsomerduie ocxl. " That the Septs anil thoir heiree lor ever shalbe faithfull, loving, and obedientto Mr. Crosbieand his beir Piere, anil their heires for ever, onal shalbs directed by them in all serviceeol his Matr and all otber lawfull courses. " That Mr. Crosbieand his heiresshall arswer all mait'orsfor them as woll at Dublin as before the President, anil in all cessions,they helping to treare his charclges,a,ncl yet every oI themselveewill appoaroif needrbe. " That Mr. Crosbioancl his heireeshall ilieburden& dis-chardse

r'Sir llenry Power, (i,, Constableof tho Fort dt Maryborough, belongodto Bershaoir Denbigbehire,Ils wascreat€dl Viscount Valentia, Co. Kerry, in 1620,snd died e, p,, ?5th May, 1&2. n Calandarol StatePapert, Itoland, l{fi-7608, p, 444, 1tCopisd -by from lbe orieinal documpntin the I-ondon Publie Record Offioo, Mise E. Soliebiry, for the auihor, March, 1023, 17fa Kerry. 140 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUABIES OF IRELAND them from giving of rneat, drinke, or clothing, to the 289 pemons that are not able io live, in thia paper amexeil eubscribedby John McMortough and 'Ieig Lalour, but shall kepe tbem himself, or ilisposeof then as he shall think gooil. " I'hat Mi. Orosbie shall give to John MeMortough tho worth of 400rr lands, either inheriiance or morfgadg, as the L. Bushop of Kierry anil Teig Laloure shall value it. " That he atrd his heires shall maintaine & defend the saiil Septs and their heires,in all lar{ull causes,aud ehall not sufier them to be wronged or oppresseilby any offrcersor othere, anil both he aud they to (be) sl'orne to performetheir ariiole trustio, and ho to bring his son Piereto the countroy before Easter alaieto bo sworae to performe the, sa,me. " (Signedby) John McMoriough. " Teig l"alour. " Robert O Dowling. " Moltough MoWilliams morcke. " DonogheMcI,boyes maroke. " Farre McGorrotts m,arcke " Patriok O Dorans marcke." [It will be noticed that ol these seveo signatures, three ilo not givo tho suma,nro, viz.: John Mol\4ortough, Mortogh McWilliam, a.nil tr'a,rre l{oGorott ; taking a signature for each Sept, the missing names are O'Moro, O'Kelly, anil O'Deevy; John MoMortough, as being the principal signatory, was probably an O'More, ths mogt powerlul of tho Seven Septs.] The agreemeutthon goeoon to give the names (exclusivecf the eoven signatories)ol the 289 persons alluderl io in its fffth paregraphae follows:-

Tne Moones. KeadagbeMcJames o Moore, 1. Cahir Mocilpatrick & his soa, 2. MortoughoMc3ourie, & hie 2 sons,3, ShaneMcBrien, 1. Patriok Mc0onuell& his 2 sono, 3. Jamee boy, 1. Donoll McOonnellhis broihere2 Ddmond MoMortogh & his brother, 2. aona, 2, Morioe MeNeile dtrfr, 1. PieroeMcKedagho & his son, 2, Connell MoKedashe,- Shaae & LieeghoMoMortougles 6ix sobs, 6. Mortog}, 3, Ovnev McShanesfive so[e. 5. Lisagtre MoTirlaghe McBourie, 1 Brien-reoughesfivo sons, n. Tirlagh McOwney McRosse, 1. KeilagheMcSbane, 7, Donell bracke & his two sons, 3. Pierci McNeilo& his 2 song, 3. Teis. sliasEurin. Mclisaphebane. 1. William McNeile, 1. Sbaie ballaghe McEdm-ond,&' I,isagheY-oleile, l. his 2 sone, 3. r]lsagne lvlcut r€y, Fyrrorr Mcl-aghlin Mcnorie, 1, Melashlin McGiliatricke. 1. Conell & Neile Mcshene McBoly.- 2. Donolghe McDave, Fardute, Cahir Mclisagho McBourie, 1, Derig, anil Donell, & Laghlin MoDonell Mcowney, 1, Donoghes2 sons, 0, Donell McShane McKillie, 1.

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Tlrt lloorllis.-('otiri?xited. McOovchoggerY& bis three MortoeL McDonell o trfoorP, 1 Davi o trIoore.- I Lashlin McDonell 2 sons, 2. Shine o Moore, Neil' lerg' oon€lI Mcl,i6asl€E & Mortogh' I(edaeheMcCorell, J,sqhlinDonogh so.Ds' sous of Prtkc. Wilti;m McDooellg Jour ihe six 3 sons' McShane o1 the fiortc' 6. Tirlaghe McShanes &-his trlo so!s' ii, Diermot Moshane' Pat Mclaghlin Mcl,isie, lfcArts threc soDs' 3. Lisaehs McBrien LiEsshc Mcwilliam & Pat' Mort'osh McOonnello lfoore' ]. Dar[ Thoma-sMcDavi & his 2 sons, 702

TBE I(Er,Lrcs. o Cahill' Tirlaehe o Kellie, llclaellin MoEurin o l(ellie, IfuEh- McShane, Cahill McShane, Eusb McRorie o Xellio' lfoitorh o Kellie' Iluch"roe o Kellie, Tpi; trIcBrss6ill o l(ellie' McBri€n o Kellie, IlriSn McGerrott Ger;ott McGenott o Kellie, Clerrald McBrien o Kellie, c€rott Donell McNeile o Kollie, Patrickduff McTirlagh B:il""ilT':li'l"X'J?'. iliii;, liellie, o l(elli6 & his Donosh McEdmonil o Tirle;he McDavi McEdmond o Kellie' 2 sons, DonoEh ose Dierriot ltroRorie, Gerrott McMelsgblin &--bis.2 rons' Rrien McMolsqhliDo ltelue' Tois McDiormot, MoGerrotf, Patricke McMolagh)in o Kollie, Doiosh Davi o I(ollie, Rorv oec Mcllughe o Xellie, soD& Morjce Don;ch-e McBraEsil o Kellie' t't'.*'k1,t","o."::l' ' Shane'It(cBrossill o l{ellie' Dew McTeig o Xellie, a9 Eutin McTeis o Kollie' Morrorrgh MdDonell o l(ellie' THE L;|looRs. l, John McMelaghlin o lalour, l. Iluah Moghano o lr&lour' AtbY' o Loloxr, L Johr o Lslour of Do;€ll McSheDe McWilliem o Lalour' 1. McDiermot o t"alour' 1. william oee Donosh McGilPabrick o Lalour, l. Ilush- McDiermot o Lalour' 1. Diermot Mccilpetrick o Lalour' l. Doiell McTeige o Lalour' 1. Shane 1. Williem MoTeig oI"alour' Donoeb McDdnell o Lalout ' 1. pstri;k T,slour, 1. Patrick McMortagh o Lalour, McDoDello T,alour, ]. o Lalour' 1. Shane McDonogh o DieImot McT€ig o Lslour' t. MoT€ig o Lalour, I, Mottosh McT€jge Teiel oee o Lalour, l. McDavi o LaJoure' 1. Shsns-McDonoll Edion"tl o Lslour, 1. McTeig o l:eloure, 1. Teiq McDonell Donell MoTeie oLalour' 1. Diermot McTeig o Laiour, l. Ediond I. Edmond McShine o Lalout, 1. Diermot oge o Lalout, - 1. o Lalour' 1. Edmond McDew o Lalour' Eushe McGilPahick b T"alour, 1. McShslo o Lalour, 1. Dari McDonell Car"rull Wiiliam McEdmond o Lslour, 1. Shsrr€ McEdmuDd o lrabur, 1. Connor McGilpatrick o lolour, 1. William McHugle o Lalour' 1. t. Lalour, 1. LaehJin McDonell o lalour, $hone McEughe o Lalou!, I. o l'alo-ur' 1. La;hIiD McJame6o Edmond McHughe Jobn Lalour, Pat McDonoghe o t-atour' 1. Thimes Lalour, Edmoodl Lalour & other six broihers' 9. Donell MeEdmond o Lalour' 1. 142 ROYALSOC]ETY OF ANTIQUANJESOF INELAND

TtrE L ALorr\\s. -C onlinu eil, Eichard Lalour, Teie McDierroot & his two sons, 3. Teis McDonell McGillichrist, Edmouil McBhane & his five eont, Pat;icke McNeile o Lalour, & ShaneMcEilmonile sou, 1. James McDougho o lralour, Donell McBhsns & his 4 song. 5. Petricke Lalour, Dooogh o Lelour Mo-Williem, 1. Neile McDonello Lalour, Doneii o Lalour McPat, 1, Pqtricke McDovi o Lalourr Itlortosh McDonoeh & Diermot Donell Mcndmonil o Lalour, .i'd their g sois, Iluqhe MoXdmonil o l,{lour, SbanoFyn, Eughe McDiermoto Lalour, Teig-Donoghe, McDiermot, Donell, Pat, ao 8?. & his son,

TED Don^fi,r8. Toig MoDiermot o Dorqn, 1. f,aqhlirl o Doran, & his son, Dieimot McEdmond, Donnell anil Neile o Doran, Lauehlin, 3. Donogh guoh o Dora.n, Moftsgh-o Dorsn, aDtl bis 2 soDs -; l€lgn end -rlucD. 3. Williamrem o l,rorgD.,& & nrs 6OD, 2. TrlE CI,aNDEBoYEB(MAonvov). GefrreeMcDboi, 1. Laehlin MoDonogh,- l. Thomar McMulrony, Ilortough, Do-netlMcDavi, 1. EdmoudKoon, Diermot & Pat, 6, & Potrick hie broiher, 1' Teig MoDovi, & his 4 sons' 5. Teid MoDiermot roe' l. Lesllin- McDoneLlmoyle, Xdmond, Teii'bro-tlrer. ose McTeie - & Edmonil his Arts, Teie, Doiell & Neile 2' McDonell.-brothers. vi. Shane ersne Mclaqhlin, 1. thano McMortagh, McDiermot, CarrullalcEboi & his son Morough,2, Teis, A!te, Dielmot, william, ShaneMcDiermot roe, & his son l1jdmond. & $[ane. vD. Donogh, 2, SheusMcPotric} reushe,-& l. Patriole McPatrick, Teie- bis 43. brother. 2. Tnp Dorvurs. Donoll trfcEdmon

[" Subscribedby "] John McMortagh, Teig Lalour. This is a true copieof the Agremenlbetwcene the 7 Septsot lFix' & Mr. Crosby: snd the nampsof tle saiilSept8. Eo P w. u.ohu". It is to be noted tha.t although the agre€mentis stateil to be drawn up between llr. Crosbieand lhe Setsetr'Septs, only sic of NOTES ON THE T'AIVIILY OF PATRICK CSOSBIE 143 them are representedin the abovolist; the missing Sept,is that oI the O'Doevysollos Clan Melaghla,n. Ol the 17th June, 1609. Sir Artbur Chichesterwrote from Dublia Casile, to the Earl of Salisbury, eayiug tha.t it was cloee on three yea,rosince he firet uudertook to traneplant the O'Mores ancl their subsepts, and that now the work wae aocouplished tbrough the uuremittiag zeal and labour of Patrick Crosbie, aideil by nobort Pigott of Dysart Enos; so t'hat these unruly Septshad been traneporteil some to Ttromonil (Co. Claro), more to Cbu- uaught, but most, of them to Kerry. AoiI he strongly recommenils thst Patriqk Crosbie should be further recompensetlfor all hie tmubls as well as to delrny the heavy expenseshe bas beeu put 60.13 The last notice in connectionwith the Seven Septs appearsto be that contaiueclin o letter written on the 26th May, 1610, by Patrick Fox, OtrerkoI the Couucil, to tho Ersrl of Salisbury, in which he etateethat it is reporteil by gentlemen of the Queen's County that many membersoI the Septs, lately deported, are flooking thither agam, and some are o{ ihe opiuion i,hat they would rather die io' I-reixthan live elsewhere.re Though ?atrick Crosbie'sdays wero now' nunbereil, he wa.E siill very active in the (Joreu:ment's employmont, with a keeu eye to his own intorests. In Februory, 1610, he faiieil in an attempt to obtain a grant of the Castle of Glin (Gloncorboy),Co. IJimeriok, which he, in error, stated hail becn forfeited, by the rebellion of Edmund fitz Thomns FitzGerald, Knight of Glin.so What sounds like an exceeclinglyshnrly pieco of busiuesson ?at'rick Croebie'spart occuncil about this time; the O'Carroll Country of Ely ha been made shire ground and apportioneclto the King's County, nnd l,ctters Patent had been grnnted in 1558 to Sir William " owrc " (the pale) O'Cnrroll, Kt., re-grarting to him and his heirs hie lands to be held from the Crown. and ap- pointinghim Chietot El1. Al lhisrime (f610) Sir William'sbeir was his great-grandsonShane (or Johu) Mac Mrrlrony O'Carroll, etill a minor (as he was born on l,he?th Februa,ry,1597), and in the custoclyof Sir ThomasAshe. As Ily is ilesoribeilas " a pretty piecoof lanil," Patrick Croebio mads tbe ofter to nullifv the Letters Potentsgrantecl to Sjr William O'Carroll,nnd so bring this territory into tho King's hands, Ihie ofrer does not seemto havo been acceptedby Sir Arthur Chicbester,rl Iu April, 1610,the King noti$ed that he had accepteclthe surender of all the lands which Thomas FitzMaurice. Saron of

\sCalanilat of Sto.taPapcts,Irclorrri, 160Q-10, p. 216. le Ib,, p. 453. ?oIb., ?p. 320-384388. ']t7b., pp. 372and 420.

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I-,iraaw, iuheriieil from hie father, Patrick the la e Baron, antl a re-grant of them to bo made to the former. Iltese la.ndslay in the barony of ClaaMaurice,Co. Kerry. lhe King adds that be harl granted a similar wa.rranton the 20th October, 1603, but it was inefrectivebecaus€ most of the laails had. been previouely granted by patent to Patrick Crosbie,who ha representedthat they had beenforfeited to the Crown by the death in rebellion of the said PatricklFitzMaurice, late Baron of Lixnaw; whereasthe said Baron was not slain in rebellion, bub diecl a nstural death, and his possessionswere not forleited os Crosbieimagined; con- sequentlythe said Patrick Crosbie is io be called before the Council, anil advisedto surrentlerbis patent, unless he can show gooil causeto the sontra,Iy,e Besides the County Kerry possessions,anal the lorilship of Castlenoein the Queen'sCounty, Pa.trickCrosbie had purohasecl from Martin fitz Matthew Lyrl aliaa Skelton, a ilwelling-house and its officesin Maryborough,and ihe lollowing la,:rds;- 19 acree in Siffingi.on lying to the east of the church of Sifrugton, near Maryborough(not identiffed). 84 ncrosiu Tlre ohasrEivre. And 80 acresin Ta.r.rghcloneolins Cloncoghe(Cloncough).'z3 A Oouuty Kerrv Chanceryfnquisition taken at Arilfert in 1611 fixeethe death oI Patrick Crosbieon the 2?nd March. 1610-11(an ExchequerInquisition makes it take plaoe on the 22nd October, 1610, which is not' conect), and stntes thot Pierce Crosbieis his 'Whereson and heir, ihen aged.20 years and I mouths, and.unmarried.. Patriok rvas burieil is unkoown. Eis Will " is il&t€d the 10thiMarch, 1610 (olcl style), nnd was provedon the 5th June, 1611. It re0d6as follows:- I Patricko Crosby of Mariborouqh. Esqr.. bsine sicko in bodv. but bole io myode, dire make this hy lasf will a-rd testament in manuet & Jorme followins. ,, ffirst. I bequeath"mjroule to Ood, & my body to be buried at [no dtaclectoD or mv tneDds. f dos eive and -&araunt uuto mv solhe aDd heiro Pierco Crosbt all mv landi, title6, h€roditameuii spirituall and temporell, orcepi tis miother's thirds, vhich is to be alloited to her, eirher togother ir a,parte,ns my sonns and she shall acree. whercin f would eier bevs h_erto havc iavotrr'over and above ii r.espectf Lave ever Joundlher fayihlull, loving, & dutyfull. I doe bequeath unto her tbone haff of all my goodB,cattle, & stooke, moveable and unmovesble, and thother half to my sonne Pierce. I doe charge my sonne Pierce thst ho make an esbate in foe Iarme to my daughter Mary Spring, oI all tho lands s'hich I past in

b Calendat ol State Papera,-1f40.Inlo.tud. l60E-10, p. 432. 'lr Elizabeth Fiant, No. D Calendar ol Slatc Palters,Ir.klnd, 1608,10,p. 432.

TnirronkN dov0loaisdtoo lll.219 Ar sc $bj!d b rsroR rems ard cmddms NOTESON THE I'AMILY OT PATRICK CSOSBIE 145

Desmoud uopon Si. John Ki e's grautli, except such as f psst to ltly brother & dr-, Thomas Roper,-rvhich are about €ight Plougblaads. I b€ou€&thto Dy daught€r Mary, ae a free gift, tbe twoe and ffftv poun'dslenn 6hiiliuss due uppon Mr. Roe, ae rvell tbet which ie rec'6aiod.as that vhich ie io be ieleovsil st Chrislnss trext; anil tbe fivs pounds due uppon the Lady Shily Bmwno; ancl four great oxen oI fivc veeresotd. r;hich Richard oee leeps of EJne. I doe give unto my dougbtor"Maryh yong daughter Ketherine Spliog, twonty nobles str. o yeere' to bo Parcl out ol my sotrDes liviDs. utill ibe come to tho full adgo of ffteene yeer€3. i do€ bequeqth to my DeaceEliabeth Crosby. towards her pre' Ierment, oDe hrrndrcth pounds str.. to be nsid olrt of mJ- sonDe6 mariailg goods. And I doe bequeath to hel tno Bisfers Joue ond UDa twetrty poundsstr., to be e?luallydevided, anrl paid lite*iso out oJ my sontroB marlaoa soo(rs. f d"oe_chardp mv soane 'with the mayDtstrounc€of oy nephew Pqtricke Crosby.-vh6n he sbalbofftt for tf,e fDn€e of Coult, to allow him tq'eaty poirnds str. a ycero for scven yeeres,if bo ohall coniyntre his stody tbere Eo loog. And I doe spDoini my EoDEeto make an estate unto BriND Crosbv. and his w'jtl Joane Stacke, and the heirog males of thoir boilys lawfuilv b€sottcn. o{ BalliloehraD, Ourly, Xnocksuagh, Killoohelonoe, cortn6;keh;. Pollni)olv. anl Aqhemv'and'Stsuqhton, all the larlds aDd teEs' m€Ets now"irr the nosieseionoi Mr. late ir the teaure of Morice Staakc. on ihe rvest Bido of tho Oassan (except Cloghanebe' nane. which I have sold to ma broth€!), res€rYilg to himeelf 6nil hie heires lor ever the veerelv rent of thirtseDepouEals st'' currant EoDey of Ehcland. wiih a-clausi of dietreseefor no-DpeymeDt of rsnt, autl if lhere 5e noe distressoto bc founil, then to reenter into the whole' alil the 6Ameto hold as in his former estqte All this thelbo with cotr' diciorr that tho said nrian stall restore the bond past to him by ms lor the par-mcnt of {orty cowes, and eha)besvcr laitbfull bonest 6nd cerviceeBlcto mv sooae Piercs ond hie heires for erer, I doo charilq mv soDDs that he 6hall bavo a epociall oare of maryinq'I my o"eod 'To"-o"Mooro, andlto bestow uppon he! accorilitrgly. cl-ocbeqrreath lrnto the (iddo\r€ JnRne ny. Mortaugh twoe in- cslf '|cowes. doe frccl5 forgivc of mI owtr6 bounty unto Gauett Kelly all ruch moueys, rents. aitl areatages.as are duCuppon him for the lord' rhio'I oI Tarbert. doe freelv forsive unto Thomas Harding the first half yeero'e renr of l,he Eyrye-and doe reqrrire tlet all bills and accouDtsbo delivered rrrto him. And I doo lilierr-isorvill that all the oomo which Garlott frer! I Mccsrrot. Willm. Mctiv.v and the re6l 6o$cdlat Tarbert be Dreseatly 4 rostorerlrinto thern lo eicry man his ortne.porcioo. - I do bequestbuDto mv kinclvomsnAoa6taoe. Dy uoran Eve ''pounds str,, io be layd out in yong catt)e for her. I do" niuu to mi cozenTLomis Cahill my nev russettcloake in mv' srcat tlunckc at Dublin. i doo eivn unto fhomos Bearde a couple oI oxen to holp hie tilloils. I'iloe leavouuto Brian Crosbymy Justiau.suite lilh silver,lace. anil l,he cloaele wjth silver brrttnns, and mv blacke rapier' aEd lby eorrell geliling. T d"ocleaie to John lloare mv Dew blackesuiie st Dublin. 146 ROYAI, SOCIETYOF ANTIQUARIESOF IR,ELAND

f doe eive to Jemes Kuovde mr new cloacte vith tso laceg about in E-v litle tru.Doke at Clonrih;r. I doe give unto Jemes Lavrance ffve pounile str. of tbe tith to be receevealthis nexNhatrest, I doe lreely lorgive uuto Dermott MoShqne the first half yeores rent due uoon him for Coneclone I doe' appojnl, the executots of thie my lest Will lsctafcLed fhrou.rh i-my-soDDc Pierce Croeby, aorl my wife Cotherins Cro8byl tbe Fev. faiber iu God, John, iord Byehop oI l{erry, anil Jamee Knowde. eonl,,i And iloe ordayne and.appoint the olsr€€etl ot Ey Will fscr;tclod throuqh t-fia brother the loril Byshop of Kerry' ond Thomis, lord Barron 6f Lixniwl ' Dateil the 10ttr of tr{arch 1610 P. Crosbie. Beins presentat the signinghereof, aDd tbo interlyniig_ofthe nsnes of the Exocutore:- P. Crosbie. Ja. Kno{de' B. Crosbie. Keadagh McRossesmarle. The mombers of his family sotually mentioned by Patrick Crosbieare :'=- 1. IIis wife, who surviv€il him, " CatherinsCrosby. " She was nt first anpointedan executorol tbe Will, but this wae a-fterw&rds scratched't'broueh.IIer maiden naule is unknown, but sbe uay ha.vebeen & member oi one of th€ Seven Se,ptsof lreix; anil as Patrick Crosbiermentio[6 his niece " Joan Moore"' his s'ife may have been sn O'More. 2. IIis son and heir, ?iercerCrosbie, re{erred to further on. 3. His claughter, " Mary Spring." Mary rnarried Welter, elilest son ot Captain Thonris Spring ot Killagh Abbey, County Kerrv. bv whom ehehad o eon, Edward. nnil two daughters' For an a"ccountof the Spring family, see Smith's Ilieiory ol Keny' 'p, 5'l. Mention is made in the WilI of a Brian Crosbieand his wife Joan Stack, but there ie nothing to show their relationship with Patrick Crosbie. A County Kerry Cbancerylnquisitior [No.-.80 (?8) of ChcrlesI.l states t'iat Brian Crosbyo{ Gortnaskcaghdied ;b;ut the year 1632,)eaving a son (whosennme is quite illegible) then aeed18. Pieice Crosbie wae oI Maryborough,oncl of BaJIlfin in the barony of MaryboroughWest,'Queen's County. On the 17th Ju1v.'iiis1616. ho wasknishied. ffrst wife was Sarah, third daughferof Sir Patrick Ba'rne- wall, Kt., of Grace Dieu and T\r'vey, in the Count-Dublin Shedied on the 10th Marcb, 1618,lenvir:g a daughter,Elizabeth. laho dieil unmarriedou the l1th hnuary, 1625. On thc 6th March,1619. Sir Pioreemalried secondlv Elizabeth darrshterof Sir Anilrew NoeI ot Dalby in Leicestershire,and of

nlis concd dowtrhrdedfto'n 143.219 NOTES ON TtrE tr'AI,IILY OF PATRICK CROSBIE 147

Brooke in Rutla.nil, and widow ol Sir GeorgeTouchei (ob. 1616)' lst Earl o{ Castle,havon;by thie marriagothere was no igsue. In right of his wile, Laily Cast'lehaven,$ir Pierce claileil 2,00Oaoree in the barouy oI Omagh, County Tlrone, anal 2,000 more in the barony ol Orior, County Armagh.'?5 In aililition to these lauils, Sir Pierce was also granted the castle. towa. and lands of Clonreher,which lie rr short disiance to the norhh of Maryborough; and he had his other possoesions conffrmedto him in 1@8.'z6Theso latter lands he left by his Will to hie cousin, Richard Crosbie,who died in posessionol them in 1664. Previousto the ye*r 1628,Sir Piercehad raised an Irish Regi. ment of Foot, which had servedin the Island of Rhd, ofr ihe Weet Coaetof Iranoe, oppositeto Lo Rochelle. In August oI this year it lanileil st Wa,terford,to tho great consernof the Lord Deputy and Council, as they could not afiord to provide for it, and as the men vrerqall "recusanig" they wero t dangerto the couniry and it would be perilousto clisband.thern; they pr&yedtha't the regiment might bo withdraw::, firis regiment,however, appears to havebcen se;t to Limerick, where they were quurtgred lor l few months, and.then marchedto Maryborough. In Dccemberihe Grautl Jury ol the King's County reported that the regimerrt had passetl t'hrough Fircal and Geashill, committing depredations, Ievying foocl aud money by lorce without giviug tickets, and that the gentlemenof the county had becn abusednncl assnultedby the soldisre.'!T What happenedto Sir ?ierce's regiment after being qua.rtered in Maryboroughie not' recortled. On itre zatl April, 1630,Sir Piercervas createtl a Ba,ronet,uncl in 1634 he was M.P. for ther Queen'sCounty, while his firat cousin, Sir Walter Crosbie,Bart, eklest son of the Bishop of Ardfert, was M.P. Ior Maryborough. Sir Waltsr had been enfeoffedin certain Isnds in t'he Queeu's County, to certain uses, by Sir Pierce, ns alluded to in the before latter's Srill. Sir Walter diecl in 1638, some eight' "vears Sir Pierce'sdeath took place. While Sir Piercewas M.P. for the Qtrcen'sCounty in 1&14, he was assaulteila,nd se,ized without n wanant, in the Irish Houso oI Commons, by Sir Philip Mainwaring and Sir nobert F&rrer, Knights, and imprisonedi; Dublin Castle,for severaldays. The oauseof this coniluct is not revealed.;and strangeto relate sevea yearslater the caseagaiu cropsup, when, in July, 1641, a Com- mittee o{ tt.ro Irish Ilouse of Commonscross€d t'o Englanclto

B ('alenilarof SLalaPol,rrs, Irrland, 1625-32,p. 381. ft Morrison'" 0o.Icfldatol (ha,tccry Rollt, iii.. p. ,G0. 21.alenrlar of Stotc Papers,Irelal;d, 7625-32,lp. 376-385-4-1S.

Tr sconcirdo{nlmd:d tum l4r 239 148 R,OYA],SOCIETY OT ANTIQUABIES OF IRELAND permiseion summon tbe two named Knigbl's obtain tho Kiug's ' to 'zs ;i;;; ;il Eou'"" Th* conclusion of l'his afreir is nol reconrletl i"""iif" i1 was becauee Sir Pierce opposedin Parliament ths ;i;;il; oi tn" nt"t of strafroti, the r'orcl Doputv, aoil iacu:retl his resentment, to avoiil whioh he had to quit- the fi*a"*;2t-S;"-rts""il; eventually he rotumed from abroad io altend I-ord trial, when he gave evidence against bim; -in May' irili,---dhe;:r; f-"a Str#oril was beleadeil in the Tower of lontlon' d.ateof Sir Pierce's deat'his uncortaire,but it took lui*"" ihe mouths of November,1646, and November' 164'r.","t"* I'lee olace oI bis interment, too, is apparently unknown; in hie will he ieeiree to be burieil " in my cbapell att St' Patrick's in Dublin. if mv heaire Sir Jobn Crosbie, Baronel't, ma'y convonl' entlv doe it, oi.herwiseto be buryeclin tbe frianciscanMonsetery of-- Kildare. " Tlu'foffo*i"g is a copy of Sir Pierse'sWill,sl which was in the Dublin Recoril Ofroe:- In ths Nameof God,Amen. qtrd The last Will anil Testament of Sr' Peiroe Crosbie, Xlight deolalec Sdronett. bsiDs in porfect'of soneeanal memory' mado and tt" Noo"mbe" one thoussn"deix hundreil foriie end "-"""tit"""ll"a"o "t"' ff.ill'.1l"1*r, ,r. Poircecrosbie, Nnight 8od Ssfonett..beil.s fn rerfecteense and momory, *" -ny *i"ffht, ?#i,j,faYi",,irj%Ylil,ii ;f$n"':"tt *"uoTfiii't?il,"'n"air;sr. rohn crosbie. Barooott' iiit i..*.]i"tity a;e ig, dttrerri'iseto be burved in thc frrsDcisceo """1:l"l it"itJlli,;"io mv Gostlvfiather, fB: TeisoEbo., .ton-pouuil rno"u'totu p"aitlto t'hi saidMonastry oI-Kildaro' """'It-.t".. t""'p."ta "ia i-td;;;tb io -v 1a*tittt hooire8r' John Crosbie'.BarroDett' th;"isoo"all roall,as well within the l{ilgdome oI "ll;;'"fi;,"t ""a "tT,l T o"lt"Jlii: untomv kinswomanMable crosbie threelundrcd r"""a". i"l,'*J--itt" it-L to b" poid by my 6aidheairo Sr' John t'"li:' trust or mv-saialheaire,.mv tinsmeu t"::Xir:l'; tbepeirce careanil caot- Richsrd crosbie, It. I bequeeth uDto mY""::ljh,-t$,"iliiii,yJ"oiXoTo"luoa""a

xffi ;i,f*ni*n"$.tg'"i$"i""'U:.;''."liX'l*i',|'tfrbunilredi ;;;;;;k'"it"; ih" du""u"" ot-tile said Nicf,olss'the said i"ri-t"tt -y saidheairo, hii cxecutorsan'l assjgns' "**"1i. p ;iil'"Lii.fi"i7""a;;d;;i;s;'4 Caland,arof Stata,Papert,Iralatud,^!633-7641 iv E; c:', -378' ulJl"X{iK!"rr#!Ti#fi;,%i*i'#;'iT';#Tr"i;"i;r-L .'c. Jav:,!h*,Iij".-Y"11T1 E?0111;"o'utioo uleter supplioilby the late Mr. G. D Brirtohaell,Deputv KinE of Arms. 3llroved iu the Prelogstivo uourt NOTESON THII T'AMILI OT'PATRICKCROSBIE 149

It. I beouesth uDto mv servant Leughlen fiarell, 6ve pounds, st.,' aDd one soiell gelding, viich the seid l,augblen did--usually ridc. ft. I bequesti unio my scwnnt CorDelius McNaoarrs fiYe 'rrolncs. s!!. It. I doe appoint my said heairo Sr.-Jobn Crosby,Baronett,lo Dev unto Mr. benin Curo, 0D -{unorer in Parr8'srx hundredpouDds' ior-rvhich sume lfr. Dorirrcure and Mr. Escovill became boutril, if iD csselhp said sume bee rtot allready paid i! porte or.in ib.", Ylol"J , lt, J dm constitute. ordayne, and appoint the toresalctslr JotrD ('rosbie,ljaronei,t, to bee my 6olebeaire, executo! and admlDlstrator of this mv last Will and Testament, being ia pursuanc€ of a feoffment niade and deliveted bl me unto Sr. Terence Dempsy and others to the us€ of Sr. Wslter'Crosbie anil his lpsiree malos (any former Will to thc conlrsry rotwithstanding)' Witness mv baDd a)ril 6ealethe dsy and Jcale aLove meDcroned' It. I beaicath urto mv cousin Richard Crosbie tho towu ald castell of Cloirihcr', during i'ris naturall life, he€ paying t'hs ohiefe reDt thereout due; and to iry couzin Peirce Crosbie fortie Poun'ls Per annum duriug his naturall lile; snd that a{ter the deceasoot the 6ard nio["ii--a ]"i"0", that the;&id, tonrr, castle, and annuitio eholl r€veri el]d fall to Sr, John Crosbiohie heaireE &Ed assignes,allway€8 Drovided that thc .aid Xishard qnd Peirce 6}0ll adhero to tho ;roteBtanc'----{i,i-'tiittypartie. it js my $ill that my heaire-Br'Jobn Crosbie,shall €uioy snd possesmy wholo estate to him ead hi8 learros unllll my a"lil, [* tka. and "that alter mv debts being paitl, tho said logacies to beepaid a6 by this @y Will is direeted. p. Crosbie.

Beinq pres€nt at the signeiDge,6€aliDg, and d€lively Eeieol,vee uhosenames ensue: Thad: EnosP: GeraldFitz Geraldc' Eugh D€mPsY. Edmtl. Cullen. Rendel Bloelton.

Sir Pierce'sheir, Sir John Crosbio,2nil Ba'ronet,was of-Bally' to. in ine Queen's County; he v'as lho secon'l eon anil heir of i-ir fr"ri* b"*uiu, n"* , elilest son of the R't xov' John C.roebie.- BishoP ol Arclferc. gy ;rdh*td to the Royalist cause ogaiost 6ho Commonwoelth he* forfeited hie estatec m" att" of Sir John's ileet'hie not known; but ho was alive'WiIl; in 166a,as in that year he proved his uncle Richard Crosbie's ni thie tim" he wis living at Walterstown,in the Courty Kildare, the homeoI his wife'speople. fhe Baronetcvis still in existence- fn the Sou[h ltansept of Ardfert Cathedra'l'formerly roofed antl usetl as the Protesiant church, there is in tbe east wa'll a small mural tablet of the seventeenthceDtury, bearing coats of arms.'Ihe nrmsare : " A lionrlmpant. in chieftwo dexterbands," for Crosbie; " Tmpaling three martlel,s in pale, between two flanches,each chargedtiith a lion passant," for Browne of Ken-

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CROSBIE'SIOII,T AT BAII]INGAX,R,T.

ASSING to tbe pedtrsulordistrict ol Bally- hsiguo 60 it lies botwoenTrolee 8ay and the Sharnon Estu&ry, ord keeping the Co&st road whicb ruus below Bally)reigueCasue demesne,ve round Kerry Eead, which on a wild rlay or tho doy oftor presetrtss, magnifi.csnt scere; ardl still lollowing the ildentation oJ ilis itun coast,we passlp on the Bhannoneide of the Ilallyhaiguepeninurla, and some miI€B onward towarde Minogalaae,wlers lre ffnd a sclrped aironghold,which lurnirheso subjectoI hidorical intexestconneoted sil.h its occupaliondurjDg tle $ar of I641. lfhis rool fortrees$ns completelyinsulated and efiectually tortifled by a drawbridge, with rsgularlX built appronchas at 6actrsid6, the rhole Jormirg s eommunicationwiih ihe uaialaad wliah the besiej'bdoould at *ill cui of by rairing the bridge. Its solid atrltfiirsnte of voll-built, masonry rtili 6tondout lrom tho clifis at emh sidc o{ a JearJulchaan rirn- ning sh6e!dolfr to Urese6 st a blinding dsptLb€lore. CallodBellingsrry, or th€ I'ort oltho Gaxden,thia little irland still slowr tmces oJ lavitrg beon orlce covoroil with whst Dr. Snith, th€ hi€toriadoI Eeuy, callt rrs smsll csrtls," nowin tum crumble;lanil coyereilover by roil and herbage, The Iolt wsglurther doteudedby a ourts.itr-!.all ond earthworkgon tle land side,ofrording room fol tLe en. caupm€ntoJ a €eDisoD'totbe nunbor of 100meD, sucl a!

^ll !$ $bl0dro rsroR rii ns co,rdI or "itr 232 r(!&Ry rrrsrony AND,{rilremrrls. was eust€reil tlolo in 1643; aad that it also gev€ tsmpotary rofugo to a lBrg€ body oI lugitives wasslos]l in ihe narotivo oJ th6 Sisgs oJ Tra"leeOattlo (Dida No. 14 ot t\e Kerty Araheological agazinaJ. WLen tle troublee of 1641 broke out ir tho NoriL the {ame quiokly spread to the South of IrelaDd, anil nitl ex- ceptioar on oach aide the coaflioting pertios quickly rslged th€mselyssirt, Irish ond Xuglish, &onan Catholic aad Protostert, Pstriok, ths l9th Lord Kerry, wss directedby St. l,eser,Preeideat ot MuDst€r,'rto arlsy th€ cotnty," bui ir the-ondeavour to ilo sohe louad that tre wasbut 6'trsngthetr_ ing the forossof the oppositeparty; reverolol hia captaine, Iia owa half-brotler iloluiled. wont ovor rith tls eus eE_ trurted to ilom strd th6 meo undsr thei ooEmald to ioin the lrisl; atd a geaeral plunder anil haras6iDgof th€ Eng- Iiah oommenced,while thoy endeavouredto draw tn suoL 'plsces of sh€nqthatrd dolence aa the countyafiorded them. For €uoh rlisaster Irord Kerry wss but littlo PrsPared, nnd ae little fit€d lor Lia pmitioa by nervo or frdns€d. Ee hud otrly jurt oomplet€ds ststoly odiffceEt ArdlorFa maD- sionhous€---*om6ehatto ths south-€astof th€ aDoioll Cothodr<tre$, which repleoedtlo alaioli costls buili by Li€ stroosto.sitr tL6 y6sr 1311durilg the !€ign ol Edwsld II. Near tho aew nransionColotrol Dsvid C!osbi6, socord so)roj Birhop Crorbie, had oleo a {ew yoa.rsboloto completsd iD 1635 the melfioDhouse,oalled Gortnaakeiy,row Ard{ert Abbev,and still tls reaideaceoS his descendante.Diehop ThomasFuller hod alao teken up lir reridenooa,i Rahbusne Osstl€, about a Eilo or two to the west oI Atdfert-ths ePi6- oopaldpellineot tle Bisbopsol thst g69-!0 tlal at tlat dD€ -eidfortviUaie asit aowa;poars hnd sevoralresideat aoble- m€nsnil gent'i€mer,srd alio a conaidombleSopulation undor their iuiuence and omployodaa their dependantraud rotarq€tt. trjndine hinael{ h€lpless,doserted ad betrey€d.Lo'rd 5erry, wiih hie lady, ritirod 618{,to Cork, and fnally to Enelsnil, leayingLit neighbour,Daeid Crarbis,s nan of mo;€action and decisior,to tals anil hold lir placoaa bert he eoulil.

Ail se subndb I foR r.ns !t coodiir arEBa Etsml,Y {D ANlrQVrTrnS, 233

Lord E6rry's rotreet wss th6 6ignsl lor tho dostructiotr o{ his reoideace,whioh Da}id Lawlor, a captainof the lrioh, soton fue anddestroyed. The adjacent Cat[edral ther shared the eameIatre. Sishop Fuller alvo fled to EDglsnil, eld Lir resiil€ros wa.sssokeil snd nriaod, aad thouq! Daviil Crorbie,s [ouse,Gortla6k6hy, es.epod for s wlilo lolger, it aleowee sockedaail demolishedin 1646, Ia this emergencyCaptein Crosbis teoeived new lorcss tro]n iho Lord ?r;iilent St, Lege!, eril r6tai ng his troopr lsitllul to him, aril colleot- ing euctrXngli,rh lemilies or drev to hih lor protsotior, ho retiredto the eraallcasUe or lort deseribed&bov6 ot Fallin- gnrrJ, Fherohs hutted lie gnrriron within th6 outworls, tLrsp up ontreDchmerrt€,ond det€rminedio ststd on hi€ de- fsDceutrtil rcliey€d. fo lave maintaineilsuoh e poeitionlor s y tim€ would have beenimloeoible for him if the aeobad aot beenopen ta lim; and Lord Inchiquin, commandingon ihe Eaglishdde in Clare,on Lhe oplo€it€ sid6 oI the Slanuon, wastherelore able to Jurnishhim *ith eupplieaby maanroI the fleetthen o! the coerttnil€t comma4dof lrord I'orbee ond ottror commetrdors. This garrironCaptair Devid Croebiemaiatained egainst 0ll a.lsaults1or a coagiderablstrim6; a[d o! the takiag ol Tralee Cestlsin 164I-2 CroEbie'sFort was.berides Bollv. beggan,the onlyplaoe etill holdiry out againstthe ineurgeit Irieb ritlin the Co. Xery. Ii would appeartlst Ls was6ble to Frotsctalso with mo!€ or lers €fieclih€ €statosaDil t€titory oI himsell aad hic neplew, Bir John Croebie,son dl lie eliler brother, Sir W'alier, the f,lgt 3arofti.r In 1642a testimonialfrom BarnabySorl oI Inchiquinard Alexalder Lord Torbosehowed that:-

"Captai! Dsvid CroBbis ir virlD6 of . ComEjcsio! ad&€o.€d to biE by 8t. L.sor, Lord Prsidont of l4xlster, for e:eouring Eartidl

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TLie documentalows tho aewice he wos able to per{orn. . Tlo rubjoinedliet ehowetle ofrcere,pikemen alad mue_ keteerslormiag lio Sanisonrt fis Folt;t Bslliryarry, a6 ihsr€ bustomdon the tdst doy of Octobor,1648, ty'al""iii." of tLe Quart€ms€ter.GsaeraloI Munst€r:- "The Mus-ter Rnules ol Cepteiq Dovid Orsabie,r Con" Danie.164S- T*Hf,T*"''*ffi;HI-i$i" fitrq,.*+H: Job, 6hasy. vitxu Ch;;;lo". 5f,ii,lihoii,"J;" #ohsrd?'!o58m; i"b'*'c"-";-"'"".'ftr.i'i!: i,jjiiifiiolii,illr', ti'j':*o"t111" a,,i.ff#ilt!F,",. #fi"B"#.''i:' E"#l$hgl"i.";"",fli:$ixl* H|T-;Ttrf* JobD$l,1t1"ff1"*s;Allin , -Dt"Eqotr witihD' Ws;.ome, srxqfr""il;"i$rr.:;$i.# $h:fi".iF"1-"", -f;i4". Thono. Cr.o!b!. ltrillirh Ourth- ,;;;i oirjii.f,r.iiiiili.r"r.,ii,illiii.ei"-i;iil. arrrb.*itK.xes.th€ williaE corn6w. oerc6 crltii ' wiriilli ThoD& EtaoL€." Mod; Reid?. u",oru,. niii'iiiirfi,-Jii'". iiir'iii'i'iiiii""-d; '.-' bc]tts{d-rot4' iii"'ffii dfilli;;:-' Ed;;; n'-Y$-lry. Mrthoeffo+. .. !,rrett pi6k.. n"i.Ti;.,i Tbolll3riizgrrild, trrrnoiB C!rti!B. tjli, . fixits;P:'*'ffn:ii$"'j* r'{s"}xTPx*" Ll"#-Y,{g:'Joln B6rile, ?fi,ri'ir+fl,y*,D€.Eod th6il6e- i.si'i"x5::.. lri"i;n:c;ifin ii;iii;;.-il;i;: I;i*",$"$l,"1ill. #::ff'nl{o'll:"'""f;il*'9"T"i"'. $?,'r"#r"f".*1 TINET EISTOAY AIfD r{\TIQVITI!S. 236

&iol$il Eoeon€. Aan@rd-[#4X,'s9J,,..,, r1@ury! oren McBriml Mdku! Ridisld. wixian MoPodick. H,'3S#Ff:'"*B:;ii*rSTl*.. Winir@ Ladoi. Williih G!ar-, JolD norily, eirr_ur{f -._irB-y Ui!,}|&jetis Mu@!.Merq ooDoruU fo! rhe DG tr! dr@ted uhro rn€. I hle€ bustard thir d;-rto i:lli"'fln tffiti :i'r(::"1i1,ii:*y.i"#,:i".:ft* ii cr?.,iji ( utltor FTTZMOBnICI.' ' ceorationoI hoatiutioswas ogreeil .. ILT " oa between ths_Ead ol Oruond aad ths Couloil of fte Coalederato Irieh in 1643,*e {nd thet David Crosbieconcluded oa Lia nephew'spart and hie owu tle tollowing trsaty wittr tbe ag€ltsoI tlo Irisl Ps y:-

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:",syosE, *si!:jnjili:i""trJi.1*i,1t"6,.}:,"'"ti:uoot or al| tnef tande, toaob€lr!, her6dn!,n.rts. ir,ii*:: no!| ieDloDri,: lad loes vrthin tlo_cou!. of Ky.rio, ,h€rher yiaaA io ttr-i,r or oltnor or^lbem.uy prorit durilg ihs lr.r coD6isiioD.;Dd ;r,j; rd€,rera or Boqr.eb6r, 1€{8, et f}€ rirD6 of tb6 theo (6.stion. e .th :Il'_...f.q. *d .rr6.d.ruo ro ,.h ud iJ,€ir r€n.!t. ih;t,€qiotsj Ejlr tn6,r l8hd€a,atrd sckror4edsodto b6 r]eil tafMr! of;i;;J es!.n€i by ouihoriti€ t tb6ir;.;dto ary_.i11,.,.1d, otl$ oororsF.e.$t nae 16,.r .€.!rtio!, I,y so lhar !tr€y !ni[ €i,€"y 9o9 oi ii"ii d.-f€rd .nd ob6Jtbo co8aatio!srppo.6d.ro b6 loe @!otud€d, sn"rt_Do or thar -rEE,[erelrtor agred upo! durjrs th. ssitl rhrs lsn ., irt,r. asJoodMd @borud6dber*eon s rls eid plnio! r!d,rr6r6 llau Do 116€@hrraieuo! bo!p€6! .n atrd €,€"r;i 1t-; 'nmo Ant3or tho.$id Conltie. 3hd suon r! ao, Uv€ or ti€roaf@r !}dr_rile or dr6tl i! the F@rt o. lltMd of Ballinerrry, o! ah; b;', :i.f-qi{:ejT:titiiiq!;,"lf ".fi,*il:"i:iii'*ttf#"lly;iiJ ff*;ij ouJ,lc lo:5 drD.posod ceuri'o' oJ uy orh€. cos6tio! d co!s;ii;;; snar oooy.ilDdyr€rd uDio tn€ 3,jd o63lrrion.lD3 ir !h;Il b6 Isrfui ior 6ar,6otdi€rdor otl6r ilhbftut{ -li,hs ;t BslliDgarrystoressi.t ro rraeor^roqrd so nor! rqy p.'! of tlo sdd @urtr, tavibg tho &id !M1T--1,19!19:" !tr..,thour, D6I doDs6 or-biniionce ii body ii ro.m dtrrrnqlns ce!€dtronor ccsri'oDi rt4r4!i4

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j'IrED. I[ is as!€€d cld .qbdqdd EpoD rbc! sI pro{6.rsDk e.t Bucbother..! h.vs s'om t. r,ho sid j$t csloid cMbie sr hi. ;idi;; b6roretbo @Botjon. oDd Dor liv€ ;rculd dd eitliq ih€ ;; @uDrb, ertrg loer .r Er r!, tiD€ rithiD rI€ tl[.€ yo.rs, d4irous to lir6 Fitt ldb iD Ballils.Fry for rhoi. lsfore. lhal.i ;j;t.r;'; so tn n6r r bolr .ry bi!d'.DF i! body .!d sood., eod i! tt; Mn bor drlug the-sjit e*sti@ r,o bE t liro;e@6ti; ctrd_g.uttry ir the Couryr Md rll tlo dr ""lEitr.d-of SL Joh9. t6rBnl. tbat !b!tl lie. ia th6 Oouniy ";dg;et"ii tlftorsr dunDg tbo.aid @sF . " tt€E. . Whdo! tbe Bid Sir Jolo Crcsby,suit Crptsitr O.o.byh ii,"oxli'"liiH;flI"cfii9,iT"3ffiJ'."'3'h""!""" to'lbo sid 'ir -tb6,e. @!@,b!, nr.is Eoq asft€d b.r.@i ;no,i,""^:td:T:in"kt,"j: rio 6,.1 l4trrlt. sl8r ecoivo s rluob fs,ou! couc€"dla sn iui;; iiil*"i;'i.:::"fi$.?i"c*.,ft lDor pow€r, #"ell;.t) md rtun ue $ .uch fsio!! co;cemi]S"h1:.r,:l*'{,*.} rn, !.r+s d cDlrg€s a.!to b6 orpeor6d our of rh6ir tsrd6,_esp-eoislly NoI a sE #ffi";i1iif ,".?,i#fr Trffi :k*i"yJ#i,uT"*"r.y;',?F; t"l&lb:ry-"ffi'tnu""rt:li'1i*'-d::$$*#-**,r#i#i#lll'tt::l!x",*"i""'t"it";laff"tton**"gr,*,t;:

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_ The totegoing agreemontwa8 cotrffreed by tbo Cobeis- sioDerrot the Conteal€retoAImy for Kerry os f; owsr-

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Iirryf$"$li:ffiil"-id#?i*!#t"f*HhiTl3LiH*i l,o,l,?:,"e*n*r. @rion, sDd ,et6e; lucb t!i.o;6t!-Ei,; .x,rNr da.geDdtr"r rd bs h8th tsld, Md roltdo.u.h plsre (pFrr) hiEeu frcB i"""*"j.iftffl.:."|"""*irHT!dd of ou! p!hi;, @;tr;d (sis!€d) co,gulye.!€Mos. Teig. o.D@%h&, g:odrrey g-rN.r, ltor€Dca l.ftCarthy, DoD. O,SulLyr@€. coaaor O,Comorl Edod Eu*eY " Tbs cs$atiotr or t€rms p€aoo ^ ot applovod by tLe Irirh UomEN{ro[6r! i! Fspt€Eb€r, 16{4, s6ro but g}igltlv rb_ i€rJol itr .I6spocljo Captaia Crosbio,slands and poie"erioar. wngltrs! rt vas tiat h€ waatbougLt to have [ad too feyoEr- oblo tams, or thst thos€irl pow6l w€r6uEable to lsstraiD t1"1,..p pmbsbloof aU, "*y*l.ol tri€ndsturred to {006. c€llarnrt ro that rDtb€ coufteol 1044-6Captain Crosbie rss againobliged to etendon Lie defenco,sndure s ft€sh ;ier;. andoonploia to iLe Marquisol OrmondeoI irlraction of fre trsa,ty, follov€il by more grievour wmug, ac tle tollo*ing pstrtro[ atrdoombfuijoE prov6:- ''To _ the !trort Eonbli. the Lord Marquieol Ormorrlo, Lord Li6uiedBnt ol fr6bDil. "Ttro Euuble Petitionof Capt.David Crosbi€ ol Bsllin_ garly i! tho Oouuty of f,errv. "Eumbly Bhoweth-Tlat-ihopotition€r is aDdhatb be€n slwsys sirc6 tL€ bo8ihnitrgol tLo late comnotionof tLe Etrglis} Party, and underthe mmmandof your Ercallencie, oail eiace the oossetiotrhetL EsintiiDoil lis eaid I'ort oi

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EaDiEgsIIyat his owachargo, \rjth ttr6laads rher€unto bs- IiDgitrg,&ee frcm payilg ary coEtributionor countycharges to the Con{ederateRonon Catholice, and livsd ;eaoe&;lv amorg ihen accodinS to tbe articles ol cersation,untii ths .Conmiasionersof tho t;sh Arlry for tb€ oaid counry, havingeotered or certainlauds belonging to the potitionlr and hie nephew,Sir Joln Cmebio,Baionet, contrarv to tle Brticlosof oossotiorfts your potjtioD€rconoeivsth r tio rotj_ tioner bunbly _eup/icaredyour Excelleroylor your doferce ol.him aad hir eaid rophew in iheir iawlui posreuiou. Whereuponyour Excellencybeing gmciouoty plessodjn Jure, I645 (1644P),to demanrljuetice for rhemairhe hards ol tloao tmstod *ith menaging tLe afiaire oI ths Coalederato Catholios, the I'otitioEer diterlded with Lis tDined counoil at tloir Supreau Council, yet alter long aud cLargeable process€rcould roceil/e no sstisl&otiot os by the articlee oI cessrtionwea due to Lim ar le oonceiveflr. " WLereupouhs oDtsr€dupon som6 ol rh6 saidIstdos itr Augu€tlest, aDd6rjoy€d tho saDoald ths profltsth€reof by virtue ol sa orderol tL€ saidComuissionsrsdated l4th Sept Afts|liil_,Ial1l1ary last, somsill-afiect€d io the petitioier obtailealorilo!lroE th€raid Councilto besioge[im i; tLe said tr'orte, ard lare siroo coniiluoil i\e aeme: low loraerotch aeitro petitioiror is roadyto sftwor aDybrcsoh ot cooeationby trimro!|mitted,if suchehall be layedta his charge,he -oet hrmbly praieatlet your Excellonoywill now bigraoiouely pl6rs-6dto c€usotle saidaiege to baraired; ard ttru"p"titioou" will both reDd€rth€ Foft inDotho Landeof sucl, ae your Excellenoyelall deporittLe eame,and give goodcoadition to appesrbefors your Ero€ll€trcyto aneier whatsoevercan b6 object€dogailst Lim." _ OrmoDdepromptlJ' roDt this p€titio! to th6 Corfodor.atas, wLo ieauedI Commisdoaof IDqdry to pafii$ lot tL€ bsst qualifledto do jurtioo in tL€ oase€,a€ aal€a|t orc of theEr wasmost activo i! tls aggroseioaol wtich Doviil 0rosbiecom- plaiaed.John liizGorald oI Eanirmoreand Colonel Edmurd FitzMaurico.brot[er ol Lod trofly, aoting with the Co!- ledorated,w€re Lhos6to sloe wal directedth6 lollowing Cornrnission:- 6taiy rrrsToRr alrD llTtQurTrls. 239 '' supresD Cou.il oJ Cobreddlro Carboli$ LetMd. b_tb6 ii,#:?i:e-'(,";if!b6 ,q."T"'t,.yffof,:\*# *:.:s#j:q:,:r!qii:!!titDo @d uqptrb obtairod bis E!.611€ncrrs l6rt6 w lur LMnrBbn llB"llTq !"r tho,[email protected] .f p.@, desililg rbar rbo ,i€s;;; ruu @ &no roffra o, la ibgEry, itr t]6 s6id p€tir-ba mbthu€d,-.hotd tr'',ffi':lf T*XihH"il-8"'"#f on Ln frTX,,.tTj';X: Jmroo or. srde"T'i"1,1i""i" by oikj.E ap!d! thsf h6. th6 sid t;,id crc;bi.. iiF".it#",-s*f;"e,"i.i.$fi-F,T#.:$.*.i

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bat€fiaJ3 of his hous. puled doF! in th6 rosbo of .Adferr is Dor in rn€,tdhd8 oJ'r'h* s6verat IFfens rjtbout udDa I 3q46^rP buirr:,ge. are aqv€otls p;i"{4"ii,,T"r,!l",srr"ih€;J;,;#ii"#" 6;i,if"H:rri,i:,,'ii."-#{Hikf#*s i": B,ro. th6.M€ beh!! i! iny r,ilri"-gilip-.iJ#-ii 'i1,5"'"igu**n_pr*r'p(r 'n" bs iiL; "ba bis;trrart "tr_ oivo tn,tit mvhond. "I4liquin." CoD:nirsionoI , .The fDqr rr uaderltr€s€ cjr curnsraacerfell ro rnsgl.ourd, aad-th€sioge of Ballingtrry wascontiDued and pr6is0d Eor6 closoty. Tho ltout captsi! ol tbs fort atill leld with ill,loi"Fo srr€rgl.hredreiog daily, and rtrough aleo dr8aDhd by illlm8, €e€nu to havs ]ad no tbought oI rur_ render, if a treacherousLand rliftin tle loft lad iot looserc4 i,herchainaand let down th6 drswblidgo for th€ sn€Ey. tI9,r:*o mlt oI- Captsin Crosbie'seompany above grvotr_,_11 e6filld the nalle of Jalres f,elty, lergeaDl. ]\.u olher ll:::"111,0: yP" ^ppeal8it tlo must€rrcll, andit waehe, nrrD uallogh -!.it paldck. tle secondon ths list oJ pikenen I ns sarn€oompany, aud ano{her ao{, nom6d, who, while ttrsrr commond€Itsy disabledby gout, betmyed th6 fortress to th€ Iriah Tbey were slrea,ly witbin tb6 fort rviren tdiee McGilti- cu{dy," cep.toiD Crosbie'e niece, gave hiE no{ice oJ hjs daEgor, and b6 afle:npl€d, tLougb dioabled,e de{oncein his IJut lre wae . unable to ilo nrore thon obtai! his lif6, and thal inhliigence.ol his capt,rreslould b€ ssnt to trie nophowr, Uolor€ls,MaaF]ligoti and MarGillicuddy, th€D serviEg $ith tns rrrsn Liontcderatesin tb€ aieg€ of Ballybeggon near Tralee, nhioh etill hold out againat rhen, B, a hastv EArcb nnd tlejr irfluence witl t]e oaptoreof nott;oga".y,

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theeeyorug !6! rrels dbl6 to r€scu6th6i uncle fror the peril tu whicl h6 st6od. E€ wos brought to ths fris[ csmp, auil slt6! s ooaffn€DotrtoI somsilurstioa anil geveritv maile Lie ercapo,aail wrg received ss a skillul commandlr and loyel subjeci by Lord Incliquia, *ho made lim Govsrnor ol Kimele--a poeition rhich wo sftelverds fud Lim eur- rendoring or conditiou to lro.d BrogLill, reho *as et thst tiDrs s€rviDg witl tle Parlianentery Army. The lollowing testinonisl ftom lord IncLiquir lully s6ts lorth the aervicerend ruflering of Captaia David Cmabieup to the poriod ol hir captursI -

';By rho Lord provdr of MuRr5. "II@ ae to drtify to .tl nu!6 oI Dom6 whoE it b' m!- corD, thal c.pt.ir Dsyid Crubie by dlhtof s OoDbi6id fn;n Air wilqab er. Loe€r, Knt., Iat€ Loid PrBid€trt of rhiD pNilco. .boria th. bogiuira of tbis Eh.Uio!, i! tlo Dorth of Jenusry. r&r. trisd 3 roots @E!My .!d !@6 hor.e for tbe 6ri@ of the Eiac-ed sid par- lirE€lt, lDd tto cDo @iltBilod s e '8il for th. rorto Istud ot r,euiDgary iD tbo CouDtr of I(6rry, rt ti! DrcrE ooBh Mit .bsfts& ulrl !{1,. r6ih o-f FolruarJ, 1646, diriag *liof, tiEo rL3 se6 ;!i ltetrgry bmroAqt .ddd tiEe., 0!6 9t th6 *iit .teg€! oDtiluilc for rno .p.6 or roult6D 6o!t!!, Fitb about 00O b€! .!d two bstta !a prec@, * I .! oetlibiy- dorod. l! shioh iiog6 sll th6 w.!do; lD€re_ereF Dy6 drsd or b@rh€ u!.onicsbto; eil J€t, lotFithltald- ins, ilo loid lort6 vr! vllisDtly d€f€bd€d bv alo said CsDrrir Or;bi .garD.t tb6 bqioge$ ultil t"bo s!€ rM betBy€d b, tlr@ of t ! .qrq wqrd€B, !!o .Bault4d eDd Ljl€il 0!6 of rho orler tro i! tio 4grr iiEo i 9r_d brougr tr t-n6 otber ro!€b i!& th€ Eid lorr€, eb@ 3@ ttr. Brd usptlrn otrd r!6 otbeE oDrriled qurt€! s tt€v sdia. y6t mtrtrrry tbr€to tbor_ r€E dotrin€d oishtd boDrb! i! h.irarrr. in6r6 tnot €ldur€d buon Dtky, uDtit ot ltto tbgy nld€ .r *jstu End @n6, not -m.1hor! buch drtrg€r, i!r. tho Ctrr of Cork, tlo s8rt'of t rn6 l4Bi: a.ndrhdriun!& dt-rb6 tiD€ of th6 sid Osprrin lis @!- ruug rD rDo srd r,.rt , ao drd .t xE on oolt ed oh.ra6. DrG vidr ott tur6r or .mr, ai,mud!io!, rbd .tt orte! [email protected]! ih;ro. u!b6! &8. @ r aart i!@!.id€mb!o DrcDortioD slt hiln frcD h.!cs. Brd abo bsLored o! rortryils Bid Fon ud i.t&rd roe gr00r rnd uij n6.nrtn tn€ro r-€r_lor9duuy prctdrror!, 6.Fetdly .bour 200 pho €Dour-6 r.bng Bnd rhrg dog6 'D litl*, .!d f,sE @iv€d br hiD ald lnor€ r.pi otrc Dontb at hir om o}.rso utit he }.d.opgoiutrity to fo.d th@ to LoId folbs, his 04t€ rfft lidus iu rh. Ebs!!on. u do!! Appsr Dy uro sa)d t o(| lbJbsr bn om @rti6c4t€, ed of lho @qgo!r-qr. D.sDr otn€E;_ud rbar tho oid crDt.in, bo.id6. tb€ lpouDg or DE noura, alrr rorr u 6rab of rbout f800 !.r &Eun, sn,c! ov6l 3b!o iD9 h€-sLhbua or (Ltu !6b.Uior IotL bCn det3ined rmm lrh DJ trro- o'd. r€bor! ; ro bdrr b.i. .Ddoavou !@r yery fshhfut .!q -.@Dtm!d qrtn sq9d .ue6. iD hur eFi@r !€rfoi&od o! th€ reboll, *noD Lo hatb 9tt€! p]otrd, fiU€d, !poit.d,.ed t3]€! rsr! drly or.t!€-o, br rhjgh h6tu Lo did di;6.t, the Ddr coDsidmb$ peft o! r.!._(/btr!ry or .r''.rEy tr@ givilA lDi 3!o. to tLo Lish anr. ax ot rDrc9 ajr}9atB-t Do to b5 mdorbtgilty tm6, tLw boi!!;i; p3rt !6.s or ebjoh I do ft! perfatlr laor or [evs b;D y6I iDf;foa

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Later oa Colonel Cmebiecama to ternr ritl Cmmwsll. took aelvic€witL tle AscendantIarlionent, and obtaired IuIl indemaityagainrt hir enemier. Wjth rospsctto Ballingarry litds mor6is to be rairl, orcelt thai Color€lEdnuod Fitzuaurice. whowss so active in proying ou Lis neighbotr Crosbie, seeos to Lav6 6u- ds&vourodto :aaiDtsi! s garrisoa ir that toli ajtor ii had b66trgotteD from ir€ d€lsnd€rs by i,reache,ry. On Oci,ober 3rd, 1648,hie brother,Lord f,erry, wrotato David Cmebie, llow advsDcodto bs Colonol sail Gov6rtror ol E€rrv. Fitl very full powere: - 'I..auol , uDd.Btsrd wby ld@uld .houtdof6r to bold. a.'!ilor rn ld'rDgarry,-.roopr ror a dtuboro.l €l.li lnd I lik€ oo! t-!or rto pranf,Bot (D6 o,sutlwrus,', Th6 lsr.t6r e6s his brothsr&i &w, That th6 botlsyal of Bsllinqorry wes oonsidereil e! oferee uftoiontly impoltaEt aBto b€'th6 subject of inquiry ee r.Tilitart of€roo bsry yearr altorwardj appearuirom 1116lollowlDg dooulrolt: - 'eHi:,J#a,:l&nlnTJl*"thlffi;""" . :i8jr"gli'trfi *" !@oJ rGqurr€d Nnq d.l.€d to .}'I)3tr befor€ u. Tr.ly oE Satuldry ree D tle nomEsi boEg ib6 2srd iut&!t, rnd".t to b.i!E sloac ,ittr you. oy.!rr!,. our-wErrrln, au tts prcof aDd €videnc6t[!!,ou ofn g€t oo.EcorDrDgtb6 _doue.ry of !trIiDEalrr tu !h€ Idlh Da!t!: ind uD6n

u6roug! r rtzfdtr cr€! ebo i3 ioM€d b6for6 ur. fo-r th! bihrying of tm ..la qartun.ro the €iMr, you .Dd rI raryrr.!e!!oef d3, a,d y6e oth€rs oo!.€;6d r"."*i8: f'sk ibov€..id.sist€d .,Ri6bsrd ""lfu":"'"., do l.n!6, Oer: Cour.,, Ol the is6ueoJ tLis triol we hsv6tro account, l\h€ othsr traitor, f,elly, ras t-honprobably dead; aad the Fort ol Ballingary, onceheld of Euch ibportarcs, has 6iac6b€_ com6a clumblsdarrd nsgleot€d ruin. The lart Earl oI GlsD- dore,.wewere in{ormed, war vory lond of makingorcurrions to thir sild €pot,so itrtimat€lycorlect€d with ihe fortunes of hir houroduring the vicigeiiudee of tho Civil Wareof 1641. T I /,tllNE fr flo nfr t Tot)ANAL I Hqile fi THE MOOR.ESof Part I ofa 3 part NorttrKerny & WestLimerick series bJ Marfin Moore.Tfalee.

Moore,as a surname,is verynumerous and prevalent in Rorywas kilied in 1578and was succeeded as chief of heland. Many of thename arc of Gaelicoigin andwould his peopleby his soDOwney. Owney,was even mole of be desendedftom the old Countylnois clan. However, a warlike chief thanhis father His reign coincidedwith asMoorc is indigenousin England,many mote would 9 YearsWar in Ulsrer by Hugh O,Neill and Hugb havetheir odgins h thatcountry. flris is especiallysc O'Donnell. OwneyinJliced the heaw defeatof ihe of the Mooresof Ulster. This articb, the first of a tbre€ Queenstroops, under lhe Earl ol Essexat thepass of tire part series,however will concentrareon variousrefer- Plumesin 1599.Dudng this carlpaign he extended the encesto the Mooresof Noflh Kerry 4ndWest Limerick campaign,with RichardTyrell into Munster Owney1ed arcasand their o gins. the Irish forceswhich capturedTralee, Castlemaine ancl Killarney, In 1600hc capturedthe Earl of Omond in Gaelicsociety evolved aroulrd the clansysren. Hun- April but was himsoli killed during a raid by Lord dredsof clan,independent of eachother, coexisted, not: Mountjoy,sforces on Laoisin August.At thatslage at alwaysin harmony,in klelaid of the15th and 16th cen- leastfivc of his brothershad been kilied during the in- turies. The word clanderives ftorn the Irish word I'o. cessan!fighling of previousdecades. By 1600caelio family andmeant that lhe people in tlLedisfict wereloyal resistancecollapsed and the English soughr to assentheir to theruling clan. Thus.at thistime the O'Connordy- dominanceby wholesaieclearances of thenari\res liom nastywas the ruling clan in theprelient arca now occu. themidland counties. piedbytL, Baronyoflrachiconnor irrNofih Kerry. simi- larly,the present midland county of l-aoiswas lhen ruled ln fie early I 600s rhcO'Connor lands of NorthKeny by sevenclans. The Moote clan were recognised as thr) wereforfeiled to the Orownand the laidowoelswere principalof theseclans. dispossessed.This war lbeir punishnenl for aidingHugh O'Neill andHugh O'Domell in the 9 YeajsWar. Parrsof the landsaround Ballylongford were granted ro Trinity The15th and 16th ceoturies saw a periodofEnglish ex- College,while patrick Crosby, and lrish toyalists,was pansiol undertheTudors inlrelard. The prcsentcount r, given extensivelands in the Tarbertalea, The govern- of Dublin wasthen loyal andoutside this areathe crcwn meot then afanged ld1 Crosbyto grant leaseson these hadlittle effectivejurisdiction. The 1530'ssawthees- landsto certainof themidlald clansmen. tatesof the Earls of KildaJe being forfeitted io Henry VIII. I$ the 1550'ssaw an attempt [o enlargethe areaof Accofdingly,in 1609members ofthe Moores, Dowlirgs, Englishdominence with the proposedplanlaiions of Keltys,Laulors, MiBvoys, Doraosand Deevys were Laois andOffaly. What was intenaLedwas to clearthese tansplantedto NorthKerry. An agfeementwas drawn countiesof the natile lJish andreDlace them with loyal up betweenthe two pa$iesto this arangementand it 'lists English farme$. The plantatio wasstrongly resistod, 289 malepelsons that werc to go to Kefiy. This, in not surpising\], and \',/asnot a $\rccess.The tesilient effectis the earlieslriurvi\ing censusfor this area.Thus c\ars reirrained.\n tbis ldef becamea \hom in the side fw e sonsof Brian F,oeo'Moo€ who wo$d be nepheNs olNe\dsrs. \\ \5'l'i Ro\ O,LO'\,(oole,"$e\ea( oi ol t\e-\$Iari\o\sQ*r \e\l dre\is\ed,.Sor$eotNelldr[esal ' i e !\Nderers o$di$s'Nge$s $t$e $\eI\ ot\re\B$(!' ,\ed, $e\rr\s!\$\\ed r.!e stN\sed.\) \\c DreseN Be\era(oir analtackonNaas.Tlis \vasarevenge atlack lor a Breat of Mooteseg:idnes, William, Ednond andPatricli massaqeofthe Moores which took place at Mull4ghmast Otherrames such as LaghlinMcDonnell, earlier that year. Rory foilowed this up with ar auda- O'Moorehave lln inbuilt genealogical element, this ciousarnbush in SeDtemberin whichhe caDturedthe lieu- being Laughlin O'Moore,the son of Daniel,tne sot tenantof Kings County who was a nephewof tlte Eng- Owneyl lishLod Deputy.In factin theperiod 1560 to 1600saw almost conlinuouscombat between the Midland clans In the Royal hish Academya manusuiptis ard the Elisabethanarmies. Most of tiis was guerilla believedto hafr beenwritlen by oneof the warfarewhich Binvolved atlacks by theIrish on towrs iled in Nonh ,lierry Ir is daredJute 1610and it itrd skirmisheswiih llrcmilitia whowould be sent on raids that tlrc banishirentof his clan from Laois wasby tJ ofrepdsal. conplete.For jne weekthe Govemor of Laois had employedin llilling any natives,s(rizilg all cattle

64 ;ld clanhomesteads. hesumably the same I KedaBhMcJames riasmeted out to theNoih Kerrynatives who MortougheMcRourie & hisrwo sons. rvebeen expelled to anarca south of theRiver Patricktrdcconnell & his two sons. Ballyduffregion. Mary of the Moores 8-9 DonnellMcconnell's two sofls. h:*. tTJ"l in NorthKerry as jl 19 P" 9ns 10-1t PierceMcKedaghe & his son. )eisfor 1622claim tha'l "anexhaordinary" €mhad reh[ned to Laois. Onethat did Ie- t2-17 six sonsof LisagheMcMurtoughes, asanaccomplice to ,l highwaymanna'red t8-22 five sonsof BrianReoughes. r"Limedckfor rm attemptedrobbery near 23 Kedagh€Mcshane. dul 1621. 24-26 PierceMlcNeile & his two sons. 27-30 Davi McCowchoggeryand his tlree sons. the survivingrecords for the lTth 31-36 DonagheMcDave and his two sons, Kerrydo not conlaina Frealdetail abour lhe Farduffe,Darig andDonnell. lh. Howeverwe can gleanthe following 37-38 Cahir Mccillapatrick andhis son i-l 39 ShaneMbBrien. 40-42 ThomasMcDavi and his two sons. q O'Mooreof Moorc.lown,DunqD,n was 43-44 Edmond 9l of Kerrymenwl,r, petioned Rome to McMurtogh andhis brother appointedto the Seeof Ardfert. Henry, 45 Morice )r,lcNeileDuff ,trlwiihGarret O'Moore of Ballymore, Richard, 46,50 Owneyl/lcshanes five sons. ditshaneMcRourie forfeite'i their landsin Kerry 51-53 ConnellMckedaghe, Shane xnd Mortogh. niioityin the1641 uprisinp. These Moorcs of LisagheMcTitlaghe McRoude, let(yt6eemto havebeen pan of an earliertrans' )J-J/ DonnellBmcke and his two sons. onto {hat districL. The roll b, 'ok fo( CaplainDav id 58 Tirlaghlvlcowney McRosse. Cdmpanyfor 1643includLjr aMuskareer N4eate 'There 59-61 PatMclaghlin andhis two sons. area flumberofrefercnces to the Moores 62-64 ShaneBallaghe.McEdmond tuld his 'eisodudng theWilliamite ronflict of the1690's. two sonli. ofKillgubbi wasthe provost marschal, LisagheMcArts thrce boteswas resoonsiblo for burninea church sons. district.Alease stil; survivesdated 1697 68-69 Connelland Neile Mcshone McRory. ty College Dublin for lands at 7(l CahirMclisaghe McRourie Moyvaneto Roger 7l LaghlinMcDonnell Mcowney 0iugowna, Moore.He was a 't2. dn.ofJohnMcMortagh O'Moore who signed the DonnellMcshane McKillie igll qf transplantationwith PatrickCrosbie rn 73-78 ShaneOMore, Neil,Teig, Laghlin, Donogh GriffithsValuations of the 1850's lists a Michael andModogh (the six sonsof Patrick aWlliam Mooreat Ga,rtdromagowna.lt is Mcshaneof theForte.) 't:) dngtospecula[e Lhat thcse lnnds remained wifiin MortoghMcDonell, F fanily thoughout that tirre. 80 LaghlirLMcDonell 81 Teig Mcl-isaghebane. 'thesra of the DenallaNs $rhenthe natires. as t\2 FJnenMclaghlh McRorie. !, \1rercopprcsed, The leo!\e ol Nofih Keltl clu[g to the remnants\i thek o\d cu\\Ie and 83 Mo(og\McCoN\e\\ language. Society \!a! \hen .! rura\ agraian bx\ed 84 Kedag\eMcconell .:: econom]\tith little exposureto outsideinfl[ences. Vely 85 LisagheMcBlen Mclisie little is officia$ recordedfor the penod from 1600to 86 IamesBoy ' about1750 for the ordinarypeople. Howeverftom the BJ William McNeile latter date forward we can pick up further references. gg LisagheMcNeile Thesewillbe explo{ed in fufureaflicles where we will g9 LisagheMcowney lookat somemembers of theL4oores who cameto promi- 90 MelaghlinMcCillapalrick. nencefrom the Norlh Kery nndWesi Limerick ar€a. 91-92 ConellMclisaghes two sons Belowar€ listed the 102Moores who werehansplantod 93-96 William McDonells four sons -99 toTarbert in theyean 1607to 1609.As all thoselisred 97 TiitagheMcshanes three sons. arcmale, it canbe assumedliiat they were the heads of 100 DiermolMcShane theirrespective families and thatall told at least300 101- 102 DavieMcwilliam andPat Mooreswere lxansplanted.

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Politicalboundaries in lrelandin 1450,before the plantations Plantationsof lreland lantationsin 16th-and 17th-century lreland involved the confiscation of landby the Enqlishcrown and thecolonisation ofthis land with settlers from the is,andof Ei!ai!. Theyfollowed smaller-scale immigration to lrelandas far backas the 12thcentury, which had resulted in a distinctethnicity in lrelandknown as the 9E! Elqlqh. Unofficialplantations carried out privately by landlords also took place such as that of Antrimand Dowl. The16th-century plantations were established throughout the countryby the confiscationof landsoccupied by Gaelicclans and Hiberno-Nolmandynasties, butprincipally in theprovinces of lvlunstefand lllSlEI The Crown gianiedthese lands to colonists("planters") from E!gE$!. Thisprocess began during the reignof llclllYll! and aontinuedunder !44!Ll and Elizabeth l. lt wasaccelerated under Jg4gqL, qhaic{ andqllgl lQlqMglli in their time,land was also granted to Scottishplanters. Theearly pledqtlelg in the 16thcentury tended to be basedon small"exemplary" colonies. The later plantations werebaied on massconfiscations of land from lrish landowners and the subsequent importation of numerous settlersand labourers from Enoland and Wales, and later from Scotland. Thefinal official plantations were established under the Enolish commonwealth and Cromwell'sProtectorate during the 1650s,when thousands of EgllEogltqia! soldierswere settled in lreland Apartfrom the plantations, significant immigration into lreland continued well into the 18thcentury' from bothOreat Bnlain and c9!!!CdalE!@pc. Theplantations changed the demoqraphv of lrelandby creatinglarge communities with a British andFrotestant identity. The elite ot thesecommunities replaced the older Catholic ruling class, which had shared witntne generat poputation a common lrish identity and set of politicalattitudes.s The new elite represented both Englisha]nd Scoitisir interests in lreland.The physical and economic nature of lrishsociety was also changed, as net conceptsof ownership,trade and credit were introduced. These changes led to thecreation of a Protestant !q!!g!gqg, whichduring the 17thcentury secured the authority of Crowngovernment in lreiand. Early plantations (tSS6-t SZ6)[psU]

Theearly Plantations of lrelandoccurred during the Tudor conouest of lreland.The Crown government at Dublin intend€dtopacify and Alqlqise the country under English rule and incorporate the native ruling classes into the Englisharisiocracv. The government intended to developlreland as a peacefuland reliable possession, without ris[of rebellionor foreign invasion. Wherever the policy of Slllqrylgl4llCglq!! failed'land was conflscated andEnglish plantations were established. To thisend, two forms of plantationwere adopted in thesecond half of the 16thcentury. The first was the "exemplaryplantation", in whichsmall colonies of Englishwould provide model farming communities that the lrishcould emulate. One such colony was planted in the late1560s, at KeM9lldbllnear QPIK!iS, on land leasedfrom the EEILq|:q99DQnd.4 Thesecond lorm set the trend forfuture English policy in lreland.lt waspunitive in nature,as it providedfor the plantationof Englishsettlers on landsconfiscated following the suppression of rebellions.The first such scheme wasthe Planiationot King'scounty (nowQfialy) and Oue€n's county (nowleqio in 1556,naming them after the newgaluqllC monarchs Elilip andlEry respectjvely.The newe9!qryl!gu!9 werenamed Philipstown (nowDainqean) and Maryborough (now E9ILLAq!9C). An Actwas passed "whereby the King and Queen's trrtajesfies,anO tle Heiresand Successors of theQueen, be entituledto theCounties of Leix,Slewmarge, lrry, Glinmaliry,and offaily, and for makingthe same countries Shire Grounds "pr TheO'Moore and O'Connor clans, which occupied the area, had traditionally raided the English- ruledEalq around pgql!. TheLord Deputv of lreland,the E?l|!lguSSC!, ordered that they be dispossessedand replacedwith an Englishsettlement. However, the plantation was not a greatsuccess The O'Moores and O'bonnorsretreated to the hillsand !gg9 andfought a localinsurgency against the settlement for much ofthe following40 years.In 1578,the Englishfinally subdued the displaced O'Moofe clan by massacrinqmost of theirfir; (orfuling families) at Mullaqhmastin Laois,having invited them there for peacetalks RowOq O !!9qlq,the leade.of rebellionin the area,was hunted down and killed later that year. The ongoing violence meantthat the authorities had difficulty in attractingpeople to settlein theirnew plantation. Settlement ended up clusteredaround a seriesof militaryfortifications.ffi Leix/Laois Laoighis The nameLeix is the Anglicisedform of Laoighiswhich is saidto be derivedfrom the nameof the Ulsterchampion Laoiseach, great grandson of ConallCearnach. To himwas granted a fairlylarge territorywhich roughly comprised the presentcounty area, secluding that portionnow the Barony of SlieveMargy. Originally included in Laoighiswas the tractof landbetween the Noreand the SlieveBloom Mountains, which covers Kyle, Castletown, Camross and part of Borris-in-Ossory. Thereis a recordofone Berach,King of Laoighis,making a grantto St Moluafor his churchat clonfertMolua, now called Kyle. But, in or aboutthe tenthcentury, this partof the territoryof Laoghiswas annexedto Ossoryto makeup for the lossof Southernossory territory, owing to the incursionsof the D6iseof Waterford. Genealogiststrace the descentof the Laoighismen from the Ulidian(Ulster) hero Conall Cearnach,which means that the Laoighismen claim a separateorigin from the peopleof Leinster ingeneral. I ' AL//;-" fL /t^^t"lr-d rf Laoiod'A({.U lh "f flur1 07 0ty'lio'e . Homepase . Historyofcamross, County Laois; 500 - 1601

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Aroundthe timethat the Fitzpatrickswere establishing their control of the areaaround Camross, the O'Mooresof Laoisand the o'Connorsof offalywere becoming a thornin the sideof the 'Pale'. Englishin Dublinand the surounding Theirjntransigence eventually led to the establishmentof the plantationsof Laoisand Offaly.As we will see,the impactof theseplantations did not makemuch difference to the regionaround Camross and the SlieveBlooms. However, in orderto continueon withthe storyof Camrqss,the contextin whichthe dominantlrish clans of the restof Laoiswere destroyed must be established. When she set aboutre- establishingEnglish control of lrelandby'planting' English settlers upon lrish land which she intendedto seizefrom disloyal subjects. The seedsfor the plantationof Laoisand Offalywere plantedwith the rebellionof SilkenThomas Fitzgerald which began 20 summersearlier when l\4ary'sfather, Henry Vlll was King. Traditionally,the loyalEarls of Kildarehad protectedthe Palefrom the rebelliousO'Moores and O'Connorsin returnfor the ireedomto administertheir own lands. But after the executionof Silken Thomasin '1537,English authorities were faced with the prospectof hordesof armedlrish launchingsustained attacks on the Paleand exacting black rents, or whatwe mightterm today as protectionmoney, from beleaguered settlers. Met with this grim likelihood, the Englishentered into protractednegotiations with the O'Moores and the O'Connors. A surrender and re-grant arrangementwas agreedbetween the parties.This meant that the lrishwould surrender their lands freelyand would have them granted back to themon certainconditions One ofthese conditions wasthat they adopt a systemof inheritancebased on primogeniture(the automatic inheritance of aneldest son to hisfather's land) as opposedto olderGaelic traditions of inheritance RuaadhriCaoch mac Conaill O'Moore was the chieftainof Laoisat the time The newinheritance structureswhich would have emerged had the O'Moorescontinued to respectthe lawof primogenitureannoyed the chieftain's brother, Giolla P6draig. Giolla Pddraig would have inherited O'Mooreterritory had his brotherdied but the newarrangement would have meant he wouldnever inheritanything. As a consequence,a bloodyconflict erupted between the brothers.lt wasthis conflictwhich spurred the Englishinto action. Forts were constructed in the moderntowns of Portlaoise(Fort Protector) and Daingean(Fort Governor). And with the necessarygarrjsons rn placethe lands of O'Mooreand O'Connor were seized in June1557. The lrishin Laoisand Offalywere given the optionof becomingloyal citizens or be forcedoff their landsaltogether. Initially the lands assigned for planting comprised of themodern baronies of Warrenstown,Coolestown, Upper and LowerPhilipstown in Offaly,and of Portnahinch' MaryboroughEast and West, Stradbally, Cullenagh, and Ballyadams in Laois.Il]The barony of UppeMoods,of whichCamross was a part,was not includedin the plantedarea. Whateverland that was vacated or forciblytaken from the nativelrish would then be offeredto any loyalEnglishmen that wanted to moveto the lrishmidlands and livethere. The conditionsattached to beinggranted land included the provisionthat no assignmentshould be madewithout the approvalof the lorddeputy; that the leaseeshould not cause any of the landsto be inhabitedby anyperson with a surnameof O'Mooreor O'Conor;and that that every person inhabiting should havesufficient weapons to servethe kingand for his owndefence.[2] They also hadto farmin the Englishmanner, build stone houses and maintain the roads and intrastructure of their lands. The townsaround Fort Governor and Protectorwere named Maryborough and Philipstownafter Queen Maryand her Spanish husband Philip. The counties themselves were named Queen's County and King'sCounty. Howbver,despite the largeinvestment of Englishfunds into the venture,the plantationswere doomedto failure.There was a distinctlack of interestamongst English people to leavetheir stable hombsand moveto the volatilemidlands of lreland.Their settled way of life in Englandbore little resemblanceto the dangerthat they would have faced in lreland.The promiseof vastswathes of landonly enticed some to makethe moveacross the lrishSea. Those who settledlived in constani fear of raidsfrom the O'Connorsand the O'lvloores.lndeed many of the plantersthat were granted landwere Englishsoldiers who hadserved in the areaalready. These same soldiers were deeply mistrustedby the locallrish and theyhad gained a reputationfor brutalityand greed. Onceit becameapparent that it wouldnot be practicalto populateall the plantedregions with Englishplanters, loyal natives were also given lands. But these arrangements often ended with the nativescoming into conflict with boththeir lrish and Englishneighbours. For instance,one of the mostprominent native planters, Callough O'Connor, fled his lands and took up arms against,the English.By the time O'Connor was caught and killed, the English claimed that they had killed ninetyprominent members of the O'Connorclan and thirty-five O'lvloores.[3] This grim statistic showsthe extentof the bloodshedthat was concurrentwith the establishmentof th6 plantationsin the '16'^Century. By 1571,there remained merely one dominant member of theO'Moore clan; Rory 69 O'Moore. Rory0g orchestrateda successful guerrilla war campaign against the English.His in-depth knowledgeof the roughboggy terrain gave him a hugeadvantage when evading crown Forces. Displacedand angered members of theO'Moore and O'Connor clans, along with the other septs of Laoisand Offaly, joined Rory Og interrorising the English. Facingthe imminent disintegration of their midland colonies, English authorities began to lookat theiroptions. Prominent English official, Sir Wlliam Fitzgerald,believed that nothingshort of the annihilationof the o'Mooreclan would suffice and he supportedthe ideaof re-grantinglands to a bitterenemy of the O'Moores;the O'Dempseys.In late 1575,Sir HenrySidney became the Lord Deputyof lrelandfor a secondtime. Through the Earlof Ormonde,Sidney made contact with Rory 69 and a meetingbetween the two tookplace in St. Canice'sCathedral in KilkennyRory Og made 'to the surprisegesture of repentinghis earlierfaults and promised Sidney livein better sorts'.[4]Initially sceptical at Rory0g's humilitySidney was encouragedby a largelypeaceful year in the midlandsthroughout 1576. Sidney optimistically ordered that the garrisonsin Offalybe downsizedand troops relocated to elsewhere. Butthis was a naiveand disastrousmove on Sidney'spart, a movewhich Rory Og dramatically tookadvantage of. On ChristmasEve 1576,the O'Nlooresdramatically picked up wherethey left off a yearprior. About a hundredmen led raidsdeep into Offaly, burning houses and farmyards beforemoving into Kildarewhere they led a devastatingsurprise attack on Naas.Sidney wrote the followingon the rebels'attack on the Kildaretown; Theyran through the town,lthe gatesbeing] open, like hags and furies of hell,with flakes of fire fastenedon polesends, and so firedthe lowthatched houses ... and it beinga greatwindy night one housetook fire of anotherin a moment.They tarried not halfan hourin the town...[s] FromNaas, the lrish moved south to Leighlinbridgein Carlow Rory 69 andhis men set about the destructionof yet anothertown on theirrampage but were impeded by the resistanceof George Carewand a handfulof Englishsoldiers. They fought the rebelsback but halfthe townwas ablaze regardlessof theirefforts. Indeed, as we will see later,the youngCarew would not forget the barbarismof therampaging o'Moores. Englishforces began a massivemanhunt for Rory69 and his menand they succeeded in picking off severalof O'Moore'sband of followers.But the situationbecame far morepersonal for Sidney whenhis own nephew,Captain Harrington, was taken prisoner by Rory69, alongwith Alexander Cosbyof Stradbally,after they had foolishly tried to discussterms with RoryOg. Sidneywrote of the brutalitythat Rory69 allegedlymeted out to his nephewwhilst under his guard; Thevillanous rebell fell upon my most dear nephue, being tyed in chaynes and him most shamefullyhacked with my nephue'sown sword,to the effusionof sucha quantityof bloodas was incredibleto be tould.He brakehis armwith that bluntsword, and cut off the littlefinger of oneof hishand.[6] Sidneywas moredetermined than ever to permanentlysolve his O'Mooreproblem and the other rebellioushordes of Laoisand offaly. There are numerousaccounts of the circumstancesthat led to the culminationof treacherythat Sidneyemployed to eradicatehis enemies,many of whichare contradictory.The officialsilence from Sidney and all DublinCastle authorities ensure that official statedocuments on the planningof one of the mostinfamous events in earlymodern lrish history is non-existent.However. from sources such as the Annalsof the Four Masfers,personal correspondencesof highranking English officials and oral histories and traditions, one can piece togethera chainof eventsin the confidencethat it likelyclosely resembles the truth. The conceptof negotiatingwith the lrishwas not aliento Sidney.After all, he hadgained a year's respitefrom Rory0g througha faceto facemeeting in Kilkenny.So whenthe suggestionwas madethat the bestcourse of actionmight be to discussterms with RoryOg it is verylikely that he wouldhave entertained the idea.The manwho madethe suggestionwas Thomas Lee, a young Englishofficer based in Philipstown,who had been summoned to DublinCastle to discussthe rebellionin the midlandswith Sidney. Lee had gained the respectof Sidneyand the personal gratitudeof QueenElizabeth after he had leda verysuccessful attack deep into the SlieveBlooms in 1874.171Fromhis experienceof dealingwith the lrishin Laoisand Offaly, Lee suggested to Sidneythat the onlyway to find peacewas to begintalks with the leadersof the disaffectedclans of Laoisand Offaly. Sidneyagreed and a meetingwas calledfor Mullaghmast,Co. Kildare.To the meetingwere invited Rory69 andthe leadersof the othersix of the sevensepts of Laois;the O'Devoys,O'Dorans, O'Dowlings,McEvoys, O'Kellys and O'Lalors. Several clans from Offaly also came, including the O'Connors.[8]They travelled from all directionsto the conferenceof leadersunder the protectionof a seniorofficer of the administrationof Queen'sCounty, Francis Cosby. As theywere escorted throughthe heartof the plantedlands of Laois,the lrishwere no doubtnervous of whatmight happenonce they arrived in Mullaghmastbut they could hardly have expected the bloodshedthat awaitedthem. '1577 Ihe Annalsof the FourMaslers described what happened on thatfateful day in as follows; A horribleand abominableact of treacherywas committed by the English... uponthat part of the peodleof Offallyand Leix... undertheir protection. lt waseffected thus: they were all summoned to shewthemselves, with the greatestnumber they could be ableto bringwith them, at the great rathof Mullach-Maistean(Mullaghmast) and on theirarrival at thatplace they were surrounded on everyside by four linesof soldiersand cavalry, who proceededto shootand slaughter them withoutmercy, so thatnot a singleindividual escaped, by flight or force.[9] Anothermedieval lrish text, the Annalsof LochC6, states that no uglierdeed than what happened in Mullaghmastwas ever committed by the Englishin lreland.[10] Manywere left with bloodon theirhands following the massacre.Aside from Cosby, whose men escortedthe lrishto theirdeaths, Robert Walpole was accreditedwith planningthe treacheryand theO'Dempseys and other Gaelic clans were blamed for aiding the murders. lt is highlylikely that Sidneywas also complicit in the massacre. Thomas Lee, in hismemoirs of hisservices in lreland, 'unto confirmedas much.He wrotethat the authoritiesdrew themby protectionthree or four hundredof thosecountry people ... and brought them to a placeof meeting,where ... garrison soldiers... dishonourably put them all to thesword; and this hath been by the consent and practice of thelord deputy (Sidney)'.[11] The Annalsof the FourMasters clearly state that no oneescaped the violencein Mullaghmast.['12]ButRory Og O'Moorewas not among the dead. lt is likelythat blind luck or skilful evasionallowed him to escape.ln any case,as newsspread of the horrorthat hadbefallen a generationof clanleaders, Rory 69 easilytapped into the growinganger and broughttogether a smallforce of men.They attacked Carlow town but facedEnglish forces that hadnow redoubled theirefforts to capturehim. He wasforced to fleeto the bogsand mountains around Slieve Bloom for cover.However, he hadother foes in the areato dealwith also, and not all of themwere English. By thistime, the first LordBaron of UpperOssory, Brian Fitzpahick had died. He was succeeded by hisson Brian 69, or as hewas known by then, Sir Barnaby Fitzpatrick. Barnaby had an extraordinaryupbringing which shaped his loyalty to theEnglish crown for all his life Hisfather had senthim to thePale to be raisedin theEnglish manner and he was subsequently sent to England to be educated.Whilst there, the youngBarnaby became best friends with the youngPrince of Wales,Edward, who wouldgo on to become,albeit briefly, King Edward Vl. Barnabymaintained thisfriendship throughout Edward's short reign as Kingof Englandand lreland Edwardhad Barnabvsent to Francewhere he servedKing Henry ll of Franceduring his war againstthe Holy RomanEmperor, Charles V. He returnedto Englandin 1552and was knightedshortly afterwards. He becamethe SecondLord Baron of UpperOssory in 1575. Barnabywas as determinedas any memberof the Englishestablishment in Dublinto captureRory 69. Rory69 haddone a greatdeal of damageto his stockand landsover the yearsand he was eagerto maintainhis high standing amongst his peers in Dublin.But in theend, despite being in hiding,it was Rory69 who madethe firstmove. He toldsome of his mento spreada rumourthat he was nearbyto Barnaby'sstronghold and that he was in possessionof'pots, pans, peMer, nappery,linen, and otherhousehold stuff and implements'. The rumouralso suggested that he couldbe easilycaptured if he wassurprised by a smallband of troopssneaking upon his position.[13]Rory 09 wantedto continuehis campaignand felt that if he couldlure out smallbands of Barnaby'smen he couldclaim some valuable heads with littlefuss. Barnaby took the bait,but not in the mannerthat Rorydg wouldhave hoped. Barnaby sent out a greatnumber of cavalry and soldiersto searchfor the rebeland when they found him and his menthey easily killed them all. Barnabyshowed no mercyor remorsefor the deathof RoryOg eventhough they were related throughBarnaby's mothef . A delightedHenry Sidney commented upon how the localpeople had helpedRory Og to evade capturefor so long; And thiswas the end of this rankrebel, the lastday of Junein the morning,who by the mairltenanceof his neighbours and supply of aidand relief of someof hisfriendly borderers, which he wantednot in the timeof his necessities,had so longcontinuance to the chargeof her Majesty anddisquiet of theState.

'The 11lR. Dunlop, Plantationof Leixand Offaly'inThe English Historical Review, Vol. 6, No.21 (Jan.,1891), pp. 61-96. 'The [2]Dunlop, Plantationof Leixand Offaly', p. 65. 'John [3]VincentP. Carey, Derricke's"lmage of lrelande",Sir Henry Sidney, and the Massacre at l\,4ullaghmast,1578' in lish HistoricalSfudies, Vol. 31, No. 123 (May, 1999), pp. 305-327. 'The [4]Dunlop, Plantationof Leixand Offaly', p. 81. 'The [5]Dunlop, Plantationof Leixand Offaly', p. 81. 'John [6]Carey, Derricke's"lmage of lrelande",Sir Henry Sidney, and the l\4assacre at Mullaghmast.1578'. p. 3'18. [7] Takenfrom Turtle Bunbury's exciting article on Mullaghmast:http/www.turtleburibury.com/history/history lrish/history-irish-mullaghmast.htm [8] Takenfrom http://www.libraryireland.com/Atlas/XXXVll-Massacre-lvlullaghmast.php [9] Takenfrom UniversityCollege Cork's online Annals of the Fourl\4asters archlve:http://www.ucc.ie/celVonlineff I 00005E/text008.html [10]Taken from University College Cork's online Annals of LoughC6 archive:http://www.ucc.ie/celupublished/T100010B/texto1 1.html 'John [11]Carey, Derricke's"lmage of lrelande",Sir Henry Sidney, and the Massacre at Mullaghmast,1578', p. 324. [12]Theencyclopedia of lreland describes the heroism of Henryo'Lalor in hisescape from Mullaghmastalso. Indeed, the onlycertainty that emerges from the variousaccounts is thatthere wasa verybloody and likelytreacherous event that took place in Mullagmast,which may have had two or moreescapees. 'The ['13jDur op, Plartationof Leixand Ollaly', p. 83. 1601/revenqc_lbr-mullaghmast http://lvww-ser_doolcv.colrthislolY_ol-ca1nross-countvlaois-500_

O'Moore Rcvengefor Mullagmast- The Rebellion of Owny andO'Connors attacked the settled Afterthe deathof RoryOg varioussmaller bands of O'Moores or luck'of RoryOg EvenBarnaby Englishbut they were disorganised and lacked the inspiration' in the Camrossarea' albeit to little Fitzpatrick'sillegitimate brother' Callough, was in rebellion effect[1] officiaisand sought to havesome War wearyo'Connor chieftains in Offalyapproached English peace By thisstage' Queen Elizabeth was in landsgranted to the displacedlrish in returnfor keepingthe lrishin Laoisand Offaly pow6rand shewas growingvery frustrated at the hugecost of to sanctiona planto givesome undercontrol. Therefore she gave the PrivyCouncil the authority

O'MooresandO'Conorslandinthe'outwardpartsofLeixandOfialy'[2]onecanonlysurmisethat'outward' andthoroughly slieve suchoutward parts would have included the heavilywooded reached'a settlementwhich could have Blooms.However, just as a settlementwas aboutto be Fitzgeraldlanded with a small changedthe course of Anglo-lrish relations, James Fitzmaurice of PopeGregoryxlll Asecond'so forceof continentaltroops in Dingleunder the patronage called,Desmond rebellion had begun [3] DesmondRebellion' it endedwhatever Althdughthis rebellionwas as unsuccessfulas the First the nativelrish and Englishsettlers in chancethere had been for peacefulco-existence between prospectof negotiationsvery unlikely. The Laois.The tumultcaused by the rebellionmade the periodof peaceto reaffirmtheir holdings Engllshplanters finally began to benefitfrom a sustained generationof lrishlaunched inthe area. lt wasnot until the 1590swhen a poslMullaghmast anotherwave of rebelllon the sisterof FiachMacHugh O'Byrne of Rory69 O'Moore,the rebelof the 1570s,was marriedto sotdiers'his son' Owny'was sentIo Wicklow.When Rory Og was killedby BarnabyFitzpatrick's in Ballinacor'near Tinahely He grew hisuncle. owny was trained by hisuncle in swordsmanship and barbarismof the perpetratorsof up hbaringtales of the heroismof hisfather and the butchery '1593 Laoi' in andsought to continuehls the massacreat Mullaghmast.owny becamechieftain of supporters In 1596he attackedthe fathdis legacyin terrorisingthe Englishplanters and their [4] Crosby'the sameman Owny'sfather had Cosbysof Stradballyand succeeoed in killingAlexander organisersof Mullaghmast heldprisoner years previously and the son of oneof the main the Battleof StradballyBridge and However,Owny's forces suffered great losses shortly after therefol|owedashortperiodofca|masownywentintohidingtoregroup.ls] But the calmwas shortiived.The conflictwhich historians would one day callthe NineYears'War was spreadingsouthward from Ulster.owny musteredas manymen as he couldas he soughtto inducethe BaronFi2patrick to join lrishforces against English rule. By thisstage the titlehad passedfrom Barnaby,who haddied young, to his youngerbrother Florence. Florence was resolute in his refusalnot to join Ownyin aidingthe O'Neillsand O'Donnellsof Ulster.However, Florence's loyaltyto the crownwas not sharedby hiseldest son and heir,Teige, who welcomedOwny and waseager to assistin any waythat he could.[6] Two of the mostprominent castles in Laoisand Offaly, at Stradballyand Croghan,fell to the rebels and hundredsof innocentswere slaughtered as the maelstromof violenceescalated. In 1600an old adversaryof Rory69 O'Moorewas appointed President of Munster,the nowknighted Sjr 'Black' GeorgeCarew. In Aprilof thatyear carew arrivedat the residenceof the Earlof Ormonde, ThomasButler. Butler, the commander-in-chiefof English forces in lrelandand cousinof Queen Elizabeth,intended on meetingOwny O'Moore in the countrysidenear Ballyragget to discussa peace.Carew, who hadheld off the forcesof Owny'sfather in Leighlinbridgedecades earlier, was determinedto accompanyButler. So theyset off the followingmorning, along with the Earlof Thomond,from Kilkennycity to the meetingplace. They were only protected by a smallbody of cavalry.As theyapproached the place theycould see an armyof 520men awaiting them. Carew remarked later that they were' the best furnishedmen for the war and the best apparelled' soldiers he hadever seen in lreland.[7]owny emergedfrom the crowdand approachedalone to speakwith Butler. An hour'sworth of talking yieldedlittle headway. As the two continuedto speak,Carew noticed movement in the shrubbery, that somewhatsurrounded the areaof the meeting.Owny's men hadmanaged to surroundthe areaunbeknownst to the English.Carew immediately raised the alarmbut Owny'smen soonswept uDonthem and capturedButler. Carew and the Earlof Thomondsomehow managed to maketheir escape.[8]The captureof sucha prominentfigure was an extraordinarycoup for Owny.Teige Fitzpatrickoffered the castleof Gortnacleaas a placeto holdthe prisoner,showing that the divisionsbetween Teige and his father were deepening. Owny'sachievement was somewhattempered by HughO'Neill's insistence that Butlerbe released.[9]However, in returnfor Butler'srelease Owny'received ln his placesixteen hostages, consistingof the eldestsons and heirsof the mosthonourable gentlemen who were subject to Butlel.[10]Despite the Earl'srelease, the LordDeputy, Baron Mountjoy, was livid.Mountjoy becamedetermined to crushthe O'Mooresonce and for all as partof a coordinatedeffort to bring aboutan endto the ongoingwar. Mounjoyled a largearmy that marched towards the main residenceof TeigeFitzpatrick in Castletown.On the waythey employed scorched earth taciics, destoyingthe growingcorn in everydirection on theirway towards a showdownwith Owny.[11]On 2'l August,as Mountjoy'sforces approached, Teige deliberately set fire to Castletownand fled.['12] When Mountjoy eventually engaged Owny's forces, the battlewas brutal andthe moreorganised and betterarmed combined forces of lvlountjoyand Butlerdefeated the O'Moores.Owny, fearful that his headwould be severedfrom his bodyand be paradedall overthe kingdom,willed his men to buryhis head should he die in battle,a fatehe duly met at thehands of Mouhtjoy'ssoldiers.U3l Owny'sdeath was the endof the resistanceof the Gaelsof Laois.The Annalsof the FourMasters sum up the greatloss that Gaelic lreland had suffered; Owny,son of RuryOge, son of RuryCaech O'Moore, who hadbeen for sometime an illustrious, renowned,and celebratedgentleman, was slainby the Queen'speople in an overwhelmingand fiercebattle which was fought between them on the bordersof Leix,in the monthof Augustof 1600.His death was a greatcheck to the valour,prowess, and heroismof the lrishof Leinsterand of all lreland.He was,by right,the soleheir to histerritory of Leix,and hadwrested the governmentof his patrimony,by the prowessof his handand the resolutenessof his heart,from the handsofforeigners and adventurers, who had itsfee-simple possession passing into a prescribedright for sometime before, and untilhe broughtit underhis ownsway and jurisdiction, and Underthe governmentof his stewardsand bonnaghts,according to the lrishusage; so that therewas not onevillage, from one extremity of hispatrimony to the other,which he hadnot in his possession,except Maryborough alone. After the fall of owny... Leixwas seized bythe English; andthey proceeded to repairtheir mansions of limeand stone,and to settlein the old seatsof the raceof ConallCearnach, to whomLeix was the hereditaryprincipality, for therewas no heirworthy of it likeOwny, to defendit againstthem.[14] An endto centuriesof dominancein Laoisby the old Gaelic order was brought about soon afteMardswhen the leadingfamilies of all sevensepts of Laoiswere transplanted to Tarbertin Kerryby Sir GeorgeCarew a few yearslater. As for TeigeFitzpatrick, his supportfor Ownyand the Earlsof Ulsterseemed to costhim his inheritance.His father travelled to QueenElizabeth in a showof loyaltyand he was regrantedall of hisIand including strongholds in Gortnaclea,Castletown and Ballaghmore. His next eldest son, Johrl,was to inheritallof UpperOssory upon Florence's death. However, as timepassed on Teige'sson, Barnaby, successfully brought the matterto the King'sCouncil in lreland.An arrangementallowing Teige to inherithalf of UpperOssory was made in 1618.This arrangement effectivelysplit the areain two.The areaaround camross and castletownwas inheritedby John. He becamethe Baronof the Manorof Castletown-OfferlaneTeige and John'syounger brother, Edmund,lived in Derrynaseera.He oversawmuch of the landin thatarea of the presentparish of Camross.[15] In an attemptto easetensions in the areathe crown alsogranted pardons to a hostof familiesin upperossory. The descendantsof thispardon populate much of camrossand castletown to this day;Fitzpatricks, O'Brophys, O-Blglan", McKeenins, O'Dgl", O'Delanys,O'Bergins and lvlacCostigansamongst others.[16]

11lCarrigan, The History and Antiquitiesof the Dioceseof Ossory'Vol.1' p.83 'The [2] Dunlop, Plantationof Leixand Offaly', p. 84 [3] The headof the Fitzgeralddynasty in Munsterwas knownas the Earlof Desmond [4] Feehan,Slieve Bloom, p. 106. 'The [5] Dunlop, Plantationof Leixand Offaly',p. 88. [6] Carrigan,The History and Antiquities of the Dioceseof Ossory,Vol.1, p- 88 'The [7] Dunlop, Plantationof Leixand Offaly',p 90. 'A [8] TheAnnals of the FourMasters describe this meeting as follows: day of Yneetingwas appointedbetween the Earlof Ormondand Owny, the son of RuryOge O'lvlooreach, to have,an equalnumber of men in armsand armour,to holda conference;and the Earlof Ormondbrought the Presidentand the Earlof Thomondto be present,at his own side,at thatconference When theyarrived at the appointedplace, which was in the neighbourhoodof Bel-atha-Railhat'they beganto statetheir mutual covenants, and to arguetheir claims on eachother, until a gentleman of Owny'speople placed his handon the reinsof the bridleof the Earlof Ormond'shorse' and finallydetermined to take himprisoner. when the Presidentand the Earlof Thomondpercelved this,they turned their horses back, and did not haltuntil they arrived at KilkennyThe Earlof Thomond,however, was wounded in thatencounter. Owny' the son of Rury,then took the Ea4of ormondwith him intothe fastnessesof histerritory; and it wasa wonderfulnews all overlreland thatthe Earlof Ormondshould be detainedin thatmanner'. [9] Takenfrom Thomas Butler's entr, on http://www.libraryireland.com/biography/ThomasButler.php IlOl Takenfrom UniversityCollege Cork's online Annals of the FourMasters archive:http://www. ucc. ie/celUonline/T1 00005F/texto1 2.html [1 ll Feehan,Slieve B/oorn, p. 106. [12]Carrigan, The History and Antiquities of the Dioceseof Ossory,VoL1, p.88. 'The [13] bunlop, Plantationof Leixand Offaly', pp 90-91. [,14]Taken from UniversityCollege Cork's online Annals of the Four Maslers:http://www. ucc. ie/cell/online/T l 00005 F/texto1 2. html [15]Carrigan, The History and Antiquities of the Dioceseof Ossory,Vol.1, p.92. [16]Carrigan, The Histoty and Antnufties of the Dioceseof Ossory,vol.1, p.90.