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N O Twithout considerable timidity are the following ' a lence of the reade It is p ge s o fiered to the benevo r. n o t fr o m any doubt of the interest felt by his coun tr hich their noti is solici d yme n in the subject to w ce te , but it is from the presumption that his work might [ hav e g ained in completeness by more ex tensive re

sear ch than h labO I io duties of a callin a er , t e us g, dv se

to all literar ursuits ermitted that the author y p , p , feels obliged to ackn o wledge the hesitatio n he feels in in v itin g the atten tion of the learned to this slender

r e s ult of much labour .

th nd a i A sincere search after tru , a des re to waken

1 ‘o from oblivion—as it is well to do fro m time to

‘ i. me the ast lories of o r race have suffi p g u , ced to sheer the autho r through many difficulties that have o a l his attended his studies . T l countrymen the atriotism the v alour the learnin and he iet o p , , g, t p y f Tishmen of all a es are an inheritan ce and the e g , , r

Ire o all s etches enealo ical h stor , t are k , g g , i ical, and io ra hical like the followin of im t nce an g p , g, por a d I all are these n ow offered but in an espec ial Ianner must they be dear to those favoured families I whose veins run to this day the same illustrious

Jlood which flowed from the hearts of those saints

nd heroes whose edi rees are no w for the first time I p g , , rinted—those saints who left their lovel Erin the p y , ” f he West to reach the os Thebaid o t , p G pel to the witzer b the Rhine and to the Bur und b the V S y , g y is tula and those heroes whose battalions measured ar ms with the Roman ! le ions in Britain and with g , the llic hordes in the v alle s of t P nn in Al G a y he e e ps . To the descendants then of Roderick the reat to t e G , h umblest as to the loftiest of the Clanna Ror are h , , y, these records of their illustrious forefathers now offered and In their benevolent re e tion of his h m , c p u ble ff rin the autho will find his reward O e g r . — To many gentlemen fellow-labourers in the much — neglected fields of Irish literature the writer is in

‘ debted for such facilities as they were able to afiord him in his studies b allowin access to th , y g e books and manuscripts in . their possession which he has n eeded to consult. To Dr . Todd, and to

Edward Clibborn Es . for their courtes , q , y in ' permitting him access to the valuable collection of

M SS. in their custod the writer of these a y, p ges has much pleasure in acknowledging his indebtedness and i a tendering h s w rmest thanks.

RICH ARD F. R N E C O N LLY.

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J UNE 1 0TH , 1 86 4 .

AN H ISTO RICAL ACCOUNT

TH E G I ANNA R O RY ,

1 . Adam the first of human ein s called in , b g , the old Irish '

G enealo cal M SS. Adhamh M ac De bi Ad , b , am, the ” S on of h cr d A cd w o was eate . , M . 1 , B. O . left issue his wife Eve accordin by , , g to an an cien t H e re dition thirt -three son - b w tra , y s and twenty three s n dau hters . O ne of hi so s was named,

2 . Seth orn AM . 130 B . O . 3609 he lived 912 ea , , ; y rs,

and died AM . 1 042, leavin a son, ' nos rn AM 2 he ged 05 E bo . . 35 v 9 e 3 . , ; y ars, and died

A. H . 1 140, leavin a son,

inan A. H . g25 he 4 . a orn li ed 910 C , b ; v years, and died H l in A. . 1235 , eav a son, l A h 5 . M aha aleel orn . 395 e lived , b ; 895 years, and died M 1 in n A . 290, leav a so ,

Iared orn A. M . 60 he lived 962 , b ; years, and died A 1 42 lea in a son . H . 2, v g ,

7 . Enoch in whose translation fair ism had its ori i , ( y g n, )

rn AM 22 translated A. M . 98 a d bo . . 6 , 7, e 365 years g , l vin a on ea g s , 8 M ethuselah orn 687 he lived 969 ears . , b ; , and died 1 f n f r th E A. M . 656 a ew mo ths be o e e lea i , v ng a n so ,

' In the following history

of Christ ; and I n 8

9. Lamech born A.H . 874 he rsdscsassd his , ; father, livin onl 7 ears died Ap‘ 1 1 g y 7 7 y , . 65 , five years be fore h9 eneral delu e and left a s n t g g , o , n AM 05 he li d 1 0 . Noah or . . 1 6 ve 950 ears , b ; , and died AM 2006 350 ears after the . . , floo leaving three

sons, viz . , Shem, am, and, AM 1 55 h l 1 1 . J a het orn . . 6 e eft seven sons n m l p , b ; , a e y,

G omer, from whom are descen ded the G omerites or M m m G alatians ; adai, fro who are the M adaina or es J e en fr m hom are the M ed v , o w Ionians and G reeks Thubal from whom are the Thubalit s o , e r Iberians of S ain Thiras from whom are the Thirasi p ; , ans or Thra m h a cians ; M osoch, fr o w om re the M oschi of the Gas ian Sea and the Ca adocians and pp ; , Ni a o from whom are the M a o ites or S 1 2. c thians g g y , acco in to ose hus and otier ancien r t g J p t w i ers .

AM . M o was orn a out . 1 668 and die g b b , d about Afi 1 0 leavin three sons iz Il 82 v . bhaeth F h . , g , , at each tach and

h orn A. M . 1 08 he died a ou AM . 1 . B t 7 b t . 1 85 3 a , b ; 6, l a son eaving , - Feniusa Fearsa orn A. H . 1 750. This rands on of 14 . , b g M agog became King of the country subsequen tly de min ted Sc thia and now formin art f Euro ean no a y , g p o p Russia and made a ourne to M a h Senn air or the , j y g , l i s of Shiner leavin his eldest son Nenu in the p a n , g al nmen t of th k d G o ver e in om . H is second son was,

Nini the lin uist orn M . 1 90 . This di in ished . u 1 5 g , b . 7 st g prince who was born on the plain of Shiner immedi l fter the confusio of ton ue s on m orar ate a n g s, wa c te p y

wit Phale ho s 15 n desc from dam . g, w wa th i ent A e was so called sa ose hus ecause he was Phal g , ys J p , b born at the dispersion of the Nations to their several countries ; for Phaleg among the H ebrews signifies divisio e ral c n t rish it r that Niul n. S ve an ie I wr ers asse t was c n tem rar h M os s n h i on O s o y wit e , a d t at h s s delu who pgd een itten a in E t s, b b by se en t gyp , when child was iraculous l cured h H e rew a , m y y t e b law i er This S n chronism de dic g v . y stroys the bar Chronolo for it is im ossi le that Nel wh s the gy , p b , o wa re t dson of M a o ould be li n eriod g a g g, c vi at the p of the x odus nor is it probable that 0 Irish knew ything of this event until long after the introduction of Christianit when co ies f the en tateuch y, p o P 9

round a place among the literary collections of the ards and his historio ra h Th b g p ers . is prin ce visited E t an d married Scots the dau hter f P gyp , , g o haraoh Cean ris or Cincris Kin f g , g o that country, from which unIon s run g, G aedha G las otherwise G d ln ho o ta n d , a e s, w b i e his n ame from his love of learnin or as some sa from g, y

the color of his armour orn A M . 1 832 married a b . , n E tian rincess and h d her n h p , a by a so whom e c epi

Easru orn A. M . 1 8 4 he d l d , b 7 marrie a a y of the lood ro al of E t and had her son b y yp , by a , Sru o rn g1 This rin M . 9 2 ce x l , b A. p was e e led out of E t the Kin of that countr gy by g y, s son of Pharaop f T ir i . o he an u s . t monument or r mi , py a d, and the G adslians under his leadershi began their vo a e from one of the mouths of the Nile and ailed y g , s towards C ren e a cit of L bia where the et d y , y y , y s tle

for some time . H ere their chief leader fell sick and died leavin his eldest so n , g , H e er S co t ern or of the count This cute ris b , gov

in rince ho was orn in E t . M . 1 960 con uct g p w b gyp , ed colon o f the G adslians in to G ol eta in S c thia a y g y , the cradle o f he race of Fenius which was inha ited t , b

the G ates a tri e of the Sc thians . In the .valu by , b y able historical Irish Poem of M aelmura o f Fahan this ” countr is called ol atha the storm and as y G g y, the word G al prefixed to this tribe name signifies O ns ” e ed it is n ot nreason a le to su ose that this y , u b p was the coun try of the G orgons whom schylus places in H the Eastern parts of S cythia. aber died in S cythia leavin a son g , M Thi rince h A 2 08. s w o was O amhan orn . . g , b 0 p , A m as slain in a l contemporary with braha , w a b tt e fought between his own people an d the descendants o f Nenual an d he was succeeded his son , by , T AM 205 h died in S c thia where ait orn . . 8 e , b ; y , u on his eldest son p ,

A n n a M . 2108 and was con tem o h rn A. g , w o w s bo , orar w th aco con ducted the G adslians into Ca p y i J b, p adocia in Asia M inor here he died leavin thr ee p , , w , g

sons iz. Ealdoi Lamh las who died at C rene , v d, g , y a nd, AM 215 who in con unction with Lamh m orn . . fio , b 7, j 1 0

Aldoid his rother Cin and the druid aic , b , g , C er, con ducted the G adslians into G aethliughe or G alatia or G allo -G recia a coun tr of Asia M inor h , y , w ere he died leavin to his son g , H e er G lunfionn the vernmen t of the c un b , o try . This rince was orn Afi 2206 and died in p b . , G alatia, lea in a son v g , A M wh Eibhric orn . . 2256 o succee ed hi , b , , d s father in the overnm en t of the in dom and died g k g , at an ad anced a e lea in a son v g , v g , l rn AM 2 1 h Nenue o . . 30 w o left a son , b , ,

Nnadhat orn A. M . 2349 who left a son , b , ,

A. h Aldoid orn M . 2398 w o left a son , b , ,

ar h d rn AM . 244 h E c a a o . 8 w o left son , b , a , A Dea hada orn . M . 2498 who left a son g , b , ,

Eraths orn A. M . 2547. The G adslians after a s ta , b , y of three hundred ears in G alatia ere c n ducted y , w o by this en ter risin rince in to S ain th n inha ited p g p p , e b by the eri or the descendants of Tu al son o f J a het Ib b , p ; here he had a son orn to him whom he called b ,

Breo ain orn A. M . 2596 he defeated the erians g , b ; Ib in se eral en a emen ts an d made of a v g g , himself master lar e tract of coun tr which he lef he overn g y, t to t g m ld s en t of his e e t son ,

B ll ho as orn A. M 4 her i e w w . 26 4 an d m he fat , b , beca e t of the great G ollamh otherwise M iledh or M ilesius orn in the , , b

r in f G alli ia n AM 0 B . . 1 050 . ov ce o c i S ain . . 269 C p , p , , When M iledh attained the age of m an hood he visited the Court of Refiior Kin of Sc thia who ave him , y , g in marria e his dau hter s an whom he had two g g g , by D n n A h d Soon after n iz . o a d ir h F b r a h. so s, v , eac ea u

M . the death of his wife which occurred about A. 2 22 this distin uished rin ce left the dominions of 7 , g p his father -in -law an d set out for the E tian Court , gy , where he was kin dly received by Pharao who gave him in m arria e his dau hter Scots after whom it is g g , said the Scots are called an d Erin o tained the name , b ’ o ti B this lad he had two sons durin his f Sco a. y y g so o rn in E t namel H e er from whom are j u gyp , y, b ,

A M ilesian colony having established themselves in Alban o r North B ritain in th last uarter of the 6 th n ur h rinci alit of which e q ce t y, t e p p y e became o s ss d was called a n dis tin ui sh it from th y p se e Sco ti M i or, to g i M a or o r h ar n coun tr name of Scotland. Scot a j , t e p e t y , an d hen ce the 1 1

descended the H eberians and Amsr in a celebrated , g , id Af Dru law i er and oet. ter mainin , g v , p rs some

ears in the land of the Pharaohs, M ilesius em rhed ‘ yis followers in six t oats or s ids and steered to y b k , wards ths in dom of S ain but the rincess Scots k g p , p ein in an ad anced stats of re n nc he was b g v p g a y, o li ed to land on the i slan d of ren e in the Thra b g I , cian Cher h d f sonese, w ere she was safely delivere o a s n o whom he called,

35 . Ir from h n he H n the H ere , ( w ose you er brot r ersmo m ni A 2 o ane are descen nd called orn . M . 32 ds a ), b 7 ,

B . . 1 00 r m O 8. This celeb ated C adalian com ander was one of the chief leaders of the ex pedition under-s

ta en for the n in A. M B C . 9 8 co ues of Er . 2 2 . 6 k q t 77 , , but he was doomed never to set foot on Irish violent storm scattered the G adslian fleet as it was coastin round the islan in search of a landin lace g d g p , an d the vessel commanded by the valiant Ir was se arated from the rest of the fleet and driven u on p , p an island since called S csllig-M hichael off the coast of Kerr where she s lit u on a roc an d san with y, p p k k This nfort nate rin ce who was con all on bo ard. u u p , m orar i th Reho oam son of Solomon and from te p y w b , ,

whom the Irian s are called, left a son , H e er in S ain AM 3 2 The ro ince of 3 6 . orn . . . v b , b p 77 p U lster was assigned to this youn g prince upon the artition o f Ireland among the leading G adelian chiefs his uncles the rinces H e er and H ersmon sons y , p b ,

of M ilesius . H e died at an advan ced a e and was g , succe d the rn m n t of U ltonia his son ede in gove e by ,

37. Eibh M . 1 This illustrious rince was ric rn A. 28 2 , bo . p illed in a domestic feud and he was succeeded in the k , o e h in alit his oun est son g v rnment of is pr cip y by y g ,

38. Airtri h e e der rothers Cearmna and Sobhaircs , w os l b , l ims to soverei n authorit ave ut forth their c a g y, g a rei nin in Eoch son of Dartr of ttle to the g g k g, y, y, th I hian r ce whom the slew mounted the throne e t a , y , AM 2 92 an d rei n ed oin t monarchs of reland . . 8 , g j I u h n Sobhaircs was slain at his ntil A. M . 2932, w e of Dun -Sobhaircs or Dunseveric in the palace , k, c f A m Eoch M eam and Cearmna in ounty o ntri , by y , t l fou ht n ear Dun C earmn a the he sanguin ary batt e g , f residence of this monarch at Kinsals , in the count o his successor Eoch Faobar lass ran son Cork, by , y g , g 12

f e er Fiom son of M il ius . This n o H b , ss pri ce was barn

A. M . 2852 an d died at an advanced a e lea in , g , v g a

son , A Seadhna orn . M . 2892 a ended the , b , sc throne of

U l te . 2932 sle Rothe hta son s r AM . w ac of M , , aoin , of the race of H ers mon monarch of reland , I , 2948 n s umed h A. M . a d a s t e so vereignt of the whole island It was durin his rei n h t t e Du hl . g g t a b oingeas ” or pirates of the black fleet came to plunder the ro al alace of Cruachsn in Roscommon y p , , and the King was un fortun ately slain in an encounter with these adventurous marauders b the han d of his own son and successo r Fiacha w o mistoo him , , k for a pirate chief whom he had slain and whose helmet he

wore. Fiacha surnamed Fion sgothach from the abundance of white flowers with which every plain in Erin abounded

durin his rei n was AM . 2 3 th l orn . 9 2 in e a ace g g , b , p of Rathcrua han the chiefresidence of the rish in s g , I k g during the renter part of the bardic period of Iris h h n l H is tory . is mo arch was s ain in the 70th year o f his a e and 20th of his overnmen t his successor g g , by h n - h M uineam o , son of Cas Clot ach, of the race of H e er he left a son the cele rated b ; , b , O llamh Fodhla the rish L cur us who in stituted the , I y g , h h Feis Team rac , or conventions of Tara, whither this illustrio us mon arch remo ed the seat of overnm t v g en , to commemorate the decisive victor which he gained a this lace over his r decessor Ader son of the t p p e gy, re icide M uin eamhon . H ere hen ceforward the g , , petty kings an d princes held their eat triennial and en eral asssemblies and the Drui s ards and his g , , b toriographers of the kingdom met to ex amine the pub n f ame n laws The ro ceedin s lic records a d to r ew . p g of these learn ed bodi es were chronicled b the chief ' his toriographers in a book called the salte r or Re ertor of Tara from which ex tracts were made p y , llamh Fohla w orn by the provincial Scribes . O as b 1 n d n ced fter a ros A. M . 29 and died at a a va a e a 7 , g , p er us rei n of thirt ears leavin five sons namel p o g yy , g , y Finachta Slan oll eide-O ll othath Fiacha who were , , G g , , succ i el mon arch of r land and ess v y s I e , - h died in Cair e Kin f i b . M . 3012 e br , g o Ulton a, orn A ; the 2n d e r f i his rother Fiacha 2 y a o the re gn of b , , l in a son eav g , A . 43 . L bhraid orn . H 3052 h ri a , b . T is p nce o verned the pro vince of Ulster during the long an rospsrous rei n of his cousin O iliol g , son o f Slano l, son o f O llamh Fodhla and was su , cceeded at his death by A 44 . Eraths orn . M . 3092 he was slain Breasri h , b ; b g , a rince o f the B a arian race in the 12 p b , t year of the rei n of Niadh-Fion -Fail and he w u g , as s cceeded by his

son, 4 F T 5 ionn orn A. M . 3130 . his rince r c ll , b p e o ecting that his ancestors had een in s aramount of r lan b k g p I e d,

collected the forces of Ultonia, and marched at their head to the t o al alace of Tara where he a p , g ve battle to and defeats the monarch Eoch O thach or Eo h y p , c y o f the l ues and assumed the so verei nt h p ag , g y of t e kin dom which he held for the s ace of twan t ears g , p y . This monarch who was slain his suc es r , by c so , e eadhua I n vnarai of the H eberian li e, left a son, iorl or he Lon iman us so called rom h x 46 . S am t g , f t e e tra ordinar len th of his han ds which sa s Keatin y g , , y g, uld uch the round when he s tood u ri ht orn wo to g p , b 1 0 he slaw the m onarch Lu hai h of the A. M . 37 ; g f aber in the ninth ear of his soverei nt race o H , y g y , ssumed the overnmen t of the kin dom hich an d a g g , w he held for the s ace of six teen ears at the x ira p y , e p tion of which he was slain his successor ch by , Eo y ' ‘ U airceas i . e . H osb of the Skifls or urrach f , y C s, son o f rmer in he left son the o k g ; a , - 4 ir s adms ar or the Silver fin er ed orn A. 10. 7. A g g , b M . 32

This rince a cended the throne of reland A. M . 32 3 p s I 7 , and was slain after a prosperous and peaceful reign of ent - hre ears Dusch the H ast and Lu haidh tw y t e y , by y g Lai hs o rinces of the B a arian lIn a who ecame g , tw p b b

u ss el m n archs of relan d. H e left four sons s cce iv y o I , namel iontan whose son Ciombaoth ecame y , F , , , b f l nd Diomain whose son Deathorba monarch o Ire a ; , r n t - n ears Badhurn who was governed E in twan o e ; , th fath r f Asdh r u h a who ecame monarch e e o o g , b f rel n nd s r ned at Eas -Aedh or Assaros o I a d a wa d ow , , no Ball sh nnon in the Count o f Done al and w y a , y g , grandfather of M asha M ongruadh or M acha of the red o r lden resses dau hter of H u h Ros ueen go t , ( g ) q of r land who laid the foundation 0gthe alace of I e , p Embain r Emania in the ount o f Ar ma h where o , C y g , her n h e mentio d di d of the co sort Ciombaot , abov ne , e 1 4

u Accordin to the rish Senachies thi lag e . g I s resi psncs of the subsequent kings of U ltonia of the Irian ’ race derived its name from ueen M acha s havin , Q g marked out the area of the buildin g by the Ea-mhuin or neck in which fastened her falluin or ma tle p , g n . - The fourth son of Air sad ms ar was,

F mh AM . 3 40 who di d d o or orn . e urin the r i , b , g e gn of his ne hew Ciombaoth leavin a son p , g , D h A M 32 0 This r n u orn . 8 . i ce overned th b , b . p g e rovince of Ulster for a considera le len th of time p b g , and took n o part in the disturbances occasioned by the retension s of his co usin s the children of Dioman p , , Fintan and H u h Ros he left a son , g ; , A 1 4 i ridhe or Si hri hs rn M . 33 B 24 Th S t t o . 6 . C . is g , b , . rince overned the rovince o f U lster m an ears p g p y y , and died at an advanced a e leavin a son g , g , deri th a n M 35 T i m Ro c e G re t or A. . 3 2 h s onarch k , b . , who overned the in dom thirt ears died at g k g y y , Air aad- Ross o therwise Rath- Bheathaidh or Rath g , , ea h o n the Nore in the Count of Kil enn in b g , , y k y, the 80th ear of his a e leavin esides other child y g , g , b ren Bras sal Bodhiabha an d Con al Clarin h ach ho , , g s , w ecame m on archs of reland Conra h the father of b I ; g , the m on arch Elim the monarch Fatchn a Fathach , ; , who was the father of Con or his wife Neasa Rosa , by ; Roe the father of the cele rated Fer us his wife , b , by Roi h and Cion a the ances tor o f t a heroic n al g ; g , Co ’ n h d Csar ac , from whom are descen ed the O M ores , ‘ M a snnises M G o wan s and several other owerful g , , p

families in U ls ter an d G oun au ht. It is from this distin uished monarch that the escan dan ts of Ir son g , of M ilesius too the n ame Gle nna-Ror or Rudri , k y cians bein the common an cestor of the rian fami , g I lies o f Erin n of which a full accoun t will be i en in , g v the f llowin a es B the rish writers he is called o g g . y I Ru hraidhs or which is An licised Ror the G reat , g y an Roderic the G reat an d Latinized Rudricus k , “ a nus H is n me si n ifies the red-haired in M g . a g k g an d it ma be here o served that the hair worn a y b , by great many of his descen dan ts was of this color : the hildren of Ror who left issue ere Cion a or c y, , w g O lon a and Ross Ros who was the father o f Fer us g , , g , and for distinction sake we shall call the descendants of the form r h lan ion nd hose of the latter e t e C C ga, a t the Clan Fergus of the Clan Cionga were

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of a l r e ortion of M udhorna or M urn s Locale, and a g o , un T s M a s ni ss had c tles in the same co ty . g n s as at Rath ' nd Ca ra in the arish of Clondufi and aron o f frila , b , p , b y h the site of which is mar ed the seat of Upper Ivsag , k by e i the M acM ullens ; N wcastle, n the arish of Killcoo , I s h a S fi in t e sh barony of Upper v ag t sa n, ari of Dr um

l rone in the same aron . The fol owin mention ba ly y , b y g is made of this family in the topographical poem of John ’ O Dugan of H y M any

Chief of the noble Clan H ugh, Is the great and hospitable M agsnnis ; h settled o n the fertile hill T ey , o And took p ssession of the entire of Ulidia.

” A Table of the M agenmlm or Chiefs of Iveagh.

d D . 956 Ror Fitz Art slain 1 400 Donal, ied A y ,

snnis slain 1 094 C athbar Fitz Art . 1 400 M ag , , fl slain 1 1 3 H u h killed 1 407 H ugh, 7 g ,

bhinsi slain 1208 H u h Fitz Art . 14 1 8 Du , g , fl

l olumb Art . 1 4 62 G il s. C , fl

r . 1 259 H u h . 1 493 Ro y, fl g , fl

Eachmilidh . 1 300 onal Fitz H u h die 1 520 , fl D g , d, urto h Ria anach killed 1 349 Felim Fitz H u h M g , g , g , died 1 520

Ria a h . 1 0 Edmond Buid iolla bb c 85 he . G fl , fl 1 520

Art murdere 1 3 60 onal More . 1 54 , d D , fl 0

M urto h died 1 3 2 onal O e fl . 1 5 Fitz g , 7 D g , 60

rt na M adhman H u h Fitz onal . 1 585 A g D , fl

M urto h M or . 1 390 H u h Fitz H u h died 1 5 95 g , fl g g ,

M urto h O e murdered 1 399 onal Fitz H u h fl . 1 60 8 g g , D g ,

H is torical Notices .

‘ - A. D. 1 1 2. M aolmmre M M urro h chief 7 g , of M nnter Beirne was slain H u h M a snnis at the h , by g g , ead of the Clan H ugh of U lidia. This Eu h plun dered the Trian M ore or reat trithin of Arma in the ear follo in , g g g y w g, and he was slain in three months afterwards by one of his le own eop . - 0 . Ar A. 1 38 t M a snnis lor of I h g , d v , defeated the En lish of Ulidia and their allies the s O e of i r d g , , p p O r o , an ’ slew O H anlon lord of O rior to ether with a n m , , g great u ber of the G alls or for i n rs as i e g e , the Engl sh were then called by the M ilssian Irish ; but he was taken rison er soon after Edmond M ortimer earl of h hom h as by , M arc , y w e w 1 7

AD 1 . cast in to rison where he died . . 383 p , This Art M a en nis as ro a l Art n a M adhman son of g w p b b , M h in Ria anach, who is sai to have died confinement in t a cast a o f Trim coun t o f H eath in the ear a ove nam , y , y b ed. —T I h l A. D . 41 he territo f s as 1 8. r o v a w under y g , p ed by the English under Lord Furnival ; but they were pursued E u h son of Ar t M a snnis who overtoo attac ed by , g , k, k , and ds a d hem ith r at lau hter and r s te t w g e s g , eturned home

with the plundered property . - . . L I h er A D 1 493 . scals and v w e plun dered by ’ O Donnell ho was ursued u h M a ennis and , w p by g g by ’ H nr Nsill a far as Ben-Boirche wh r e y O gs O s , e e a bloody ’ attle as fou ht in which Donnell was ictor o b w g O v i us . - A. D E s nis wa . 1 52 o h M a n s 6 . g an g

A hader in the diocese of Dromore. g — A. D. l 50 r h r M a snnis was isho of At u g b p Dromore . — A. . 1 8 . s n f Donal O e son D 5 5 H ugh, o o g , of Donal M or e M a snnis l d f Ivs h attended he m l g , or o ag , t emorab e liam snt convened in Du lin b Sir h arr t b Jo n P o t. His mm n on of a ennis m ade f s a H a er s Ror a ormal , b , y g , surr nd r of hi estate to the commissioners of Eliza e h e e s s b t , and obtain ed a rs-gran t o f the lan ds formin the parish of D mara h in the baronis s of Kilen art and owsr Ivsa h ro g , y g , but this estate was forfeited during the disturbances of 4 1 and it was subse 1 entl ranted th 16 , g by e lonel H ill f illsborou h Charles II to Co o g . 0 - E h r u ene M n A. D. 1 60 . o an o E a s nis b g g g , ishop o f Do n and Conn or an a oin tment of Pe e Paul d w , p p III , die he was the last isho this see before the Refo m b r ation . — A. D. 1 595 . H u M a sn nis son of H u h s n f g g , g , o o Don al O s died he was the last nota le re resentat e g , ; b p iv of the chi efs ofH Es chac h andthe lastin de en dent M a n y , p gsn is . S everal members of this family held commissions in the arm of ames II and distin uished themselves at the y J , g B n d at Au hrim and afterwards shared the har oyn e a g , d fortunes of the Irish Brigade ; s ome of them were colonels r i of r and Chefs de Battailon in the s e v ce F ance, an d three of

h cam ni h of St Louis . O f this se t olo t em be e k g ts . p was C n l Bern ard M a s nnis who was illed at th ttle f e g , k e ba o Spire

n the month of N em er 1 03. i ov b , 7 1 8

* Dr M nnis who was committed for The unhapp . ,

r of r . H ar in J an . 1 783 was a senior rs the murde y, ,

entativs of this famil . Ben amin Lee G uinness Es . pres y j , q Is one of the representatives o f this ancient and once power

se t but his edi ree is n ot et satisfactoril traced. ful p , p g y y — nt rest—A ar assant Arms Two boars combata . C bo p ppr . — M otto Sola salus servIra Dec .

’ TH E O M O RES (CLAN O IO NG A).

’ ’ M The O M ordhas or O M ores or oores , as the n ame is n ow en erall An licised are a famil of the Clann a R r g y g , y o y, derivin the descent an d surname fro m M ordha g , son of f h rac f Roderic the G reat as a Ken o t e e o k , ppears from ’ the fo lowin sdi rss o f ames O M ore of Ball n a g g J , y , the ’ h ad Letitia O M ore who ma father of t e y , rried Richard ’ F rrall ran d father of the resen t Ri ht H O e , g p g on . Richard ’ n ore O Ferrall o f Bally a.

’ J ames O M ors 1 4 . Rory

Lewis 1 5 . M elaghlin 6 a d Anthony 1 . D vi 7 in i Col. Lewis 1 . Lo gse dh 8 m r Charles 1 . A s gin r 9 F l Ro y Caoch 1 . e an

Con al 20 . Amsrgin

Mela hlin 2 1 . Kenn I g y nth n K arma h A o y 22. s c ’ 23 . M ordha a quo O More '4 24 Kenn . y

25 . i 26 . C nsdig 27 G aoithin — O f this unfortunate ge ntleman the following sto ry is told H appen i wh n a outh to ass throu h D ro h da he ex ceeded is ng , e y , p g g e , h us ual temperance ; the n ex t mornin g o n inquirin g fo r his horse he was to ld h was im ounded b the M a r w that e p y yo fo r tresp ass . o n hich he immedi u n hat o w w ately waited p o t fi cial, ho refused to p art ith the horse w ith in a uinea w o ut his p ay g g , on hich he rep eated the follo win g verse in the hearing of his worship

W as ever horse so well befitted H is master drun himself co m k, mitted, But coura e horse do not des r g , , p ai , ’ ’ Y ou ll be a home wh n h n e e s o M ayor . The animal w imm diat l r as e e y o dered him. 1 9

42 Roghan

43 . Etc

44 . Baicanart u 45 . L ghaidh Loingssseh 46 Lew . y Lao isagh 4 7 . Laosagh Csanmoro

48. Conal C earnach

4 9. Amsrgin

50 . Cais

5 1 . Fachtna

52. C athbhadh

53 . O longa

54 . Roderick the G reat

Frequent men tion is made of this illustious family the ris h Annalists and the learned to I , by pographer ’ Naev O H eerin the are desi nated Na y g .

The warlike chiefs ” W l n shields or ut on hose go de b e b e color.

’ . 1 01 6 G enthin O M ore a dis tin s In AD . , gui hed chieftain ’ A. D. 1 01 ea n lain . In 7 C r ach O of Leix , was s M ore, lord ’ was illed. A. D. 1 026 Amsr in O M ore l of Leix , k g , ord of ' was slain . In A. D. 1 152 the wife ofLs osach Leix , O M ore , n d of the omans of ea lo rd of Leix a C M th, died. In 1 171 ’ r O M ore isho o f Clonfert was dro Pete , b p , wned in the river S hann on (on the 27th December). In 1 183 the abbey of ’ dball in the ueen s Cc . was founded S tra Q , b Corchegair ’ O M ore ord of Lei for Franciscan friars. his r , x, eligious use was n ted in 1 572 with all the a urtenan ho , pp ces, to rancis Cos of Strad all at the earl ren t of 1 F b y, y y £ 7 6s 3d, and to furn isbnin e horsemen to the de ut in ti e p y m of war, ich an t was confirmed to his ran dson Rich rd wh gr g a , son of an der an d son-in -law of Adam Loftus rch s Alex , , A bi hop of

lin J ames . The a ove Corche a r als f n Dub , by I b g i o ou ded the abbey of Abbe leix for Cis tercian friars in or about 184 and se ects d a urial lace for hims l A. D. 1 , b p e f within the walls it was gran ted with all the possessions to Thomas ler Earl of O r ond and is n ow the ro ert o f But , m , p p y Lord ds asei in whose arden ad oinin the ruins V , g , g , seen the inscribed tomb of M sja lin or M alachy ’ 19 Dion sius O M ore ghishO o El hin In A. D . 1 2 f es y , p p , r igned his acred char e and took u his a ode with the s g , p b religions l d on Lou h Ke wher he d e n of Trinity Is an g y, e i d o the 15th 20

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Decem er 1 231 . In 1358 O M ore lord of Lei ained b , , x, g a c m lete ic or over he En lish of the Pale and l f o p v t y t g , e t 240 o f their ravest soldiers lifeless on the attle field. A. D b b . ’ 1 370 M urto h O M ore hay in made a predatory ex cursion

' to the En lis Pale was slain Ta ar t of soldiers at Na . , y p y s s ’

n A D. I htn on f a id M or I . S77 Fac a, s o D v O e, died. In ’ l L A. D 1 4 4 G l O M r rd of e h . 0 i atric o e o i ave t e E p k , x, g ng lish of the Pale a com lets overthro w at the battle of Atha

A D. 1 415 Sir hn T l Du h or the Blac ord. . o a o b , k , J b t, ’ lord Furni al l n dered the countr of O M ors and too v , p u y , k ’ the l h n of Fachtn a son of Da id O M r cast e of t e so , v o a, n n In 1 4 on e of the bravest chiefs of Lei ster i his time . 24 ’ Doroth the dau hter of An thon O M ore lord of Lei g y , x , m arris Thom as Fitz erald 7th Earlof Kildars andrecei ed g , , v h nd Rhe an a do er n AO t m o f Woods oc a as w . I e a ors t . n k b . 1 448 the monastery of Abbeyleix was repaired an d en ’ lar ad the O M ores and Cedach lord of Lei selecte d g by , , x, a urial lace for himself and s descendan ts in it In b p hi . ’

1 468 the O M om lord of L i ed of t la ue. In , e x , di he p g ’ A. D. 1 4 the son of An thon O M ors lord of Lei was 77 y , x, ’ ’ l n n M h Bu l r nd r F l s ai ear ar oro t e t e s a O Cono s a . , yb , by y In 1 488 the monaster of luaincao ine or the retreat o f y C , ’ mournin was fo u ded Conal son of David O M ore g, n by , , and in the ear followin the rother o f this Conal n amel y g, b , y Ror son f Da d tanist of Leix d i in man o vi . died an h s s y , , , k , ’ R ss son of An th n a ill b hir D m a o o w s ed Ca O e s . , y , k y y In 1546 G il atric O ’M ore lord of Lei rava ed he p k , x, g t g ‘lish Pals as far allins nd urned and laid aste the as S , a b w whol countr aroun d Ath and lun dered the En lish of e y y, p g S l ne an d Baill Beodain or Bodenstown but the Lor d n a a s , J i l Des h d th t ce (St. r) and the Ear of mond marc e eir ‘ ’ forces into flal and com elled O M ore to evacuate that y, p territor St. L er then led his forces into Leix and too y ; eg , k ’ ’ O M ore s castle f Ball adams roclaimed him an O utlaw o y ; p , o fferin a lar e mo un t for hi s head and seized his e ten g g a , x si estates for he in G il atric di ed in En land of a ve t k g . p k g ’ AD 1 on al O M ore r h i 4 . O n eart n 1 n . 55 C s b oke 5 8 I . 7 g wa taken rison r the Lord ustice and e ecuted on s p e by J , x Lei hlin Brid s in the Co un t o f Carlow his insman g , y , k and ll Donal it/z -L sa h lord ofSliabhM ar s haron in a y g , gy, y ’ t r hared h m f te soon after . A he p esent Queen s o . s t e sa e a dreadfhl war n ow broke out between the En glish an d the ’ rish of O fiall Leix Fercall an d El and a arliamen t I y, , , y, p as con en d Du in in he m nth of us e hich an w v e in bl t o J , by w 21

act was passed empowering the Lord Jus tice to form the above n amed prmeips litiss in to Shireground and et them t ersons in the En lish o p g interest. In 1 576 g ry O e son of Ror son of Conal lord of Leix collected hi g , y, , , s forces and committed man de rsdations o n th En lish f , y e g o the P This di tin h ale . s guis chieftain was mortally wounded in an engagemen t with the Fitz tricks who had oined the En lish and died f hi j g , o s woun s on the 30th of ‘ J un a. H is s on the valian t O wn M Ror defe t d the y y, a e En lish in several en a ements and out- sn ralled e g g g , g e th Earl f e t h P Pl o Ess x a t e ass of umes in 1599. H is descen dan t the famo us Ror of son and stor was the h , y g y, at ead ’ of the in urr i of 1 41 d s ect onis ts 6 , an with Sir Phelim O Neill, ‘ ’ Conor Lord M a ur e M M ahon Phili O Reill an her , g , , p y, d ot no leman lann ed the ta in of the castle of D li d b , p k g ub n, an fi ed the 23rd of O cto er 1 64 1 for th ex ecu h x b , e tion of t eir desi ns the lot however was etr a ed on O n g p , , b y by e we Connoll who su se uentl conformed to the Esta lished y, b q y b Church and o tained ex tensive ossession s from th Lord , b p e Justics in consideration of the services which he rendered to the govern ment b his betrayal of the confederate chiefs. M M ac ahon were ta en ris oners sen t to ire and k p , E an d in irons tried for hi h treason found uilt and ng , g , g y, ’ hanged at Tybum ; O M ore was o bliged to bury hims elf fo r some time in the woods of Ballyna ; and several of the l de f the insurrection sou ht safet in e l prin cipa lea rs o g x i e . R di d soon after at Ball na h The valian t ory e y , t e insur rection which he lanned and organised was crushed through l ders and the di union the in capacity o the ea , s and petty un u amon them The wer of j ealousie s which spr g p g . po ’ M m letel bro en after the death of Ror the O orss was co p y k y, ’ l Lewis O M ors of the Catholic Con for although Colone , n h a umed the leadershi of the Se t was a federatio , w o ss p p , riotism he wantedthe means to person of talent and pat , serve in the forces of Leix the high stats of efi ciency to w ch ht b his distin uished insman an d they had been broug y g k , they were therefore foun d unable to cope with the well hem the Lord ustices dis ciplined armies opposed to t b s J . The ancient principality of Laog as or Leix derived its idh Laio as son of Laosach Csanmore name from Lugha gh , , nach to whom it was ran ted son of Conall Cear , g by

h rb in of La enia as a reward for his milita ser . Cnc o , k g g , h-Riada or the lans of vices at the battle of M ag , p ’ H eath near M ar oro where he now kn own as the , yb , 22 defeated he f rces of M n ter with r at slau hter and t o u s g e g , l the r f f Thi ncient territor b ew b avest o their chie s . s a y com rise d the whole coun tr formin the ne w aronies of p y, g b ’ M ar oro east an d est Strad all and Cullen a h to yb , w , b y, g , t er i h l e f r It ge h w t a arg portion of that o Upper O sso y . Was granted to various En lish and Scotch settlers during

the rei ns of Eliza eth an ; am es I. an d the ori in al ro g b J , g p

rietors were driven into the coun ties of Roscommon, alwa M a o Limeric Ti erar an d Waterford in y, y , k, pp y, , which coun ties their descendants are to be met with at the r s n da O f the E li h familie hich ecame os p e e t y . ng s s w b p

sessed of Lands in Lei tem . Eliza eth were the Cos s x , p b , by o f Strad all descen ded from the M acCrossanes of Leix b y , , ’ hi h rs from w c the O M ores chose their bards an d rhyme . The head of this family in the third quarter of the 1 6th cen tur was ca tain Cosb overnor of Leix who was a y p g , rin ci al in the affair o f hin lla hmast in 1 5 1 9th o f p g , 77, liza eth where 399 m m ers of the ri i f mi ies of b , e b p n c pal a l ' ’ Leix an d O fial includin 1 80 en lem n ores y, g g t e of the O M who were invited to a conference by the English of North Leinster were inhumanl utchered , y b .

h ’ ” P A Ta ble o t e O M or s rinces o x . f e , f Lei

G enthin slain 1 0 1 6 G ill atrick . 1 404 , p , fl

C earna h killed 1 0 1 7 nthon . 1 424 g , A y, fl Amer in slain 1 026 Ced ch di 1 448 g , a , ed

Felan . 1 04 1 David died 1 4 68 , fl ,

uco raidhe . lo42 C onal Fitz avid slain 1 493 C g , fl D ,

Laosach slain 1 063 Niel Fitz onal . 1493 , D , fl 23 n h lain 10 1 a F L h ob. 1 5 Ci aet , s 9 C ed ch itz ysac ,

mer in died 1 0 97 G ill atr ck died 1 548. A g , p i , ’ M ore killed 1 0 99 Conalo e . 1 5 56 O , g , fl Laosach died 1 1 49 Ror o e slain 1 5 6 , y g , 7

Nial . 1 153 Eo han . 1 599 , fl g , fl

orche ar . 1 1 83 Ror 1 641 C g , fl y, fl .

Donal slain 1 1 96 Lewis . 1 646 , , fl

. 1 35 4 Rory, fl

— ~ avid ii. 1370 Arms Three arbs or . Crest Ah D , g

i Bo died 1398 arm ar r. M aur ce y, in mour grasping a dagge

’ TH E O RO NNELLY LA C S (C N CIO NG A).

The Ultonian an d Conacian families of this n ame derive their descent and surname from Cron hilla son o f ull n n g , C e a , ord of the Consille of M a h M uirtheimh e n l g n , i the coun ty

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unded on the north- t G I de and the Newry river, bo eas by a line drawn from Carriekmacross to Newry by Cros ma len Cull hanna and Sliabh G ullion . Crich Cuail ne g , y , g , ch as the m re i n name of this territor deri es whi w o anc e t y, v t n me fr il of Breo ain who was slain i s a om Cua son g , by the Danani at the m of a moun tain in this erritor e t y, ll d r hi Sl il ne and now n own as Slie e ca e afte m iabh Cua g , k v - G ullion . This mountain is situate towards the south east

of the res n u a h and the cairn or monu‘ p e t co nty of Arm g , men tal hea raised over the chieftain by his followers may e een n mi h hill at the r esent da This b s o he sum t of t e p y . ‘ is also the urial lace of Finn M Cumhal eneralissim o b p , g of the rish arm m the rei n of Cormac M ac Art m onarch I y g ,

of relan d. M h uir mhn above mention ed derives I M thei e, , its n me from ui theimhne son of Breo an and uncle to a r , g , M ilesius an d com ris nci n t times the level coun tr , edin a e y south of the river al de This was als o called M achairs y . nall h l i Co , or t e evel land of Conall (Cearnach), but t is to be observed that Conaille M uirtheimhne was much more ex tensive at the eri f e An lmNorman invasion the p od o th g , Conaille having reviousl ex tended their possessions to the - north west into Sri l m? h in North Bre ia. e . a sout g

H istor ical Notices . — A. D . 935 . Croin hilla on of uilenain lord of Conaille g , s C ,

M uirtheimhne died. —, A. D. 969 . inaedh s n of r in hilla in of n ille C , o C o g , k g Co a ’ M uirtheimhne as slain illm na Donal N ill , w at C o by O e accordin to the Ann al of U lster B the Four M ast rs g s . y e this affair is recorded under A. D. 976 . Cillmona , or Kil mon here me ntion ed is robabl the s e with Kilmon y, p am y, near Rath-H u h~M cBr hich i e h g a ic, w g ves nam to a paris in the baron osf o shel cou t f W me h y M yoa , n y o est at . - A. D . 988. G i11achreest the randson o Cuil anain was , g f e , slai11 111 a battle fought between his own people and the m en 0 f ()me1 - A. D. 989; h i ill l Co a1ach, son of Cro n h s , son of Co i e nain lord of Con :1ge an d iarcelle lor of North Brea h , , C , g , l s ew each other .

A. D 9 . 95 . An army by the Conaille and M ughdhorn a ” and the north of Brea h to G lean -ri h sa the Four g , y M asters but the ere overta en fiu h son of Donal , y w k b g , , lord of O ileach wh a e them att e in which the wer e , o g v b ’ defeated and h dhan O u t e lord of on aill i s . M atu ro , C e, . , g hills and t o lain The , w hundred along with him were s . 25

Annals of U ls ter calling the above M atudhan M ac in s tead of Ua or

an was ,

' allus in th nif an am sador an d y bas , is cation to the Iris h names of the fi n Cu- honn a ht Cu-Ulladh - , O g , u M umhan, - u Lai hen &c . C g , ’ That the O Cronnellys sank into obscurity at an early period of Irish his tory appears from the fact of their not having been mentioned by the An nalists since the period of ’ the An lo -Norm n asi n and of the O Carro l rinces g a inv o , l s, p of Farne ha in ended their con uests to the ba of y, v g ex t q y ’ Dund fe e ious to that event. he O Cr n alk, a w years pr v T o ’ n l n to O Carroll from ho se r el ys became subordi ate , w g as p th fast es in when the vain - lorious DeCourc ey were cap g y , n his march thr u h lidia in 1 1 77 ave a deadl l i o g , g y b ow to their rowin wer which left them ever afterwards g g po , unable to take their place among the princely families of

U ltonia. U pon the defeat o f the Ultonians in 1 1 77 one of the chiefs ' of the family un der notice was ven as an hostage for the future fealt of the Cons ille to eCour c whom he was y , by sentto En and where he ecame the ancestor of the Cranle s g , b y o f Cr nle one of whom a Carmelita friar was elected a y, , , Arch isho of Du lin in 1 397 at the instance of Richard b p b , , 1 l ame to reland in the foilowia ear and 1 . This pre ate c I y was appointed Lord Chancellor by King Richar who sent his ro te on a mission to the con tinent and furnished him p ge , with letters f ro ction . H e died at Farrin ton in En o p te g , g land ou the 25 h of M a 141 and was uried with reat , t y, 7, b g sole mnit in the New Colle e O ford where a fair ston e y g , x , , adorn ed with ras s late s bearin the fi ure of a isho b p , g g b p ” in his cre d vestments was laced o er his remains clothed sa , p v ”

r uate his memor . H e was sa s M arlebur h to pe pet y , y g , “ n d fon d of alms deeds a rofoun d cler and liberal a , p k, f i init an ex cellent reacher and a reat doctor o d v y, p , g 26 builder and improver of such places as fell under his care . H e was fair ma n ificen t o f a san uine com le ion and , g , g p x , tall o f sta ture so that in his time it mi ht be said to him , g , Thou art fair e ond the children of men race is throu h b y , g g ’ li e of h elo uen ce thy ps becaus t y q . The period of the settlemen t of this family in G alway is un nown but there are reason s for s u osin that it took k , pp h ri d of th sion ere a ranch place soon after t e pe o e In va . b of the sept becam e eren achs or m anagers of the lan ds an d reven ues of the various churches foun ded by or dedicated

to St. O rellan the atron sain t of the race of C olla da , p Crich in H - M an an d coar s or successors of the sain t , y y , b h r he Th oar shi ell as the in several of these c u c s . e c b p as w ’ crozier of St O rellan came in to the famil of O Cronn ell . y y by the marriage of one o f its m embers with the only daughter an d heiress of the last of a long lin e of Eren achs - f h Ch h f . rellan i C n Kill lon o t e urc o St G at C ll lua e or c y, in the arish of that n ame aron of Clon mac -n oon an d p , b y ,

co un t of G alwa vesti es o f which remain . Fi ures of y y, g g

the crozier o f St. G rellan were borne on the stan dards of the rinces of H y-M any as we are inform ed in the Book o f ’ n Dr on o an has he f llowin n o i e of this ecai . . O D v t o g t c relic an d its possessors in a note to the Tribes an d Customs ” of H - M an a tract on the Bo o of Lecain u lished for y , k , p b the rish Archaeolo ical Societ in 1 843 with a translation g y , an d co io us ann otation s the learn ed doctor This p by . ’ cr ozier was preserved for ages in the family of O Cronghaile ’ r O Cron nell who wer h f the o y , e t e an cien t Comorbas o

sain t. It was in e istence so late as 1 836 it ein then in x , b g the ossession of a oor man n amed J hn Cron ell the p p o y, senior re resentative o f the Comorbas f he sain t who p o t , lived n ear Ahascra in the east of he c un t of alwa , t o y G y ; but it is n o t to be found n ow in that coun tr It was ro y . p ' babl sold to some collector of anti uities and is not n ow y q , ” wn We li h l n to kn o . be eve t at one of the rings be ongi g this relic has een latel discovered and h t it is n ow in b y , t a the ossession of a en tlem an in D li p g ub n . The head of the G alway bran ch of this family in the ’ secon d uarter of the 1 7th cen ur D n r nnell q t y was a iel O C o y, commonl called Don al Buidhe o r the ellow who was an y , y , officer in the arm of h rles 1 H e wa resen t at the y C a . s p attle of Ed chill O cto er 23rd 1 642 an d distin uished b , b , , g himself at ars on t M oor, where W ith traitors contending

So me heroes enriched with their blood the bleak field. 27

l W r t r he n the defeat of Char es . at o ce e in 1 1 O II s 65 , returned to his ancestralhome at Killeen an , near Rahasane, in he count of alwa where he died in or a out 1 659. t y G y, b His remains were in terred in the now r uin ed church of Kileel wher an o lon stone sla mar s his last restin y, e b g b k g place . ’ Acc rdin to a tradition in the famil the ron ell s o g y, O C y d the reater ortion of the arish of K en en possesse g p ille . to ether with the Ian 3 of Lavall Ball n astea e and g y, y g , Kileel all in the aron of Dunkellin an d coun t of y , b y , y G alwa these however have lon since assed into other y ; , , p h n l cend n M h n and various a ds , and the linea es a t of atud a , rince of rich C ual n e an d of Don al of the M oor holds p C g , . the initiato r rade in the rish consta ular force A ranch y g I b y . b of this family were chiefs of a district in the barony of Lou hrea an d had their residence at Cathaer- ron hilla g , C g , n ll now Cahircro e y . A —T o croziers in ltir rms w sa e .

’ AN LA O DUG S (C N CIO NG A).

’ The O Du an s of H y -many derive their descent and sur from gubha s in a chieftain of S odan in the aron name , , b y ' ‘ i uin Co . G a wa of the race of So hau S albhuidhe of I aq , , ’ f Fiacha Aruid e rince of Uli a This famil son o , p . y o sse ssed on e of the six divisions of Sodan of which an ac p , ’ c o un t will be foun d in the article on the O M annions ; and became hereditary bards and historiographers to the ’ Kell s rinces of H -M an in the oun tie f a O y , p y y, C s o G alw y

an d Roscommon . To this family belonged the celebrated ’ ohn M ore O Du an author of a v ua le t r hical J g , al b opog ap poem on the Irish chiefs of the 1 4th centu and o ther ' T in d i r ieces . his ustrious wr te who was 0 ef ard and , b istorio ra her of H -M an died at an advanc d n g p y y, e age i 1 2 in the a e of Rinn dun or Rundown n o 37 , bb y , , w kno wn as ’ hn n he Shann on in th f St. o s o t e Coun t o R J , , y oscommon . ’ The O Dugan s were the chief compilers of the valuable wor kn own as the Boo of H -M an othe ok k k y y, rwise the Bo ’ o f the C Kell s which is su osed t e in t ion o y , pp o b he possess f om e En lish collector o f rare O s g books and manuscripts . f ’ ’ the same s toc with the O Du ans were the O M orans k , ’ ’ O Len nans an d O Casans of So an but n either edi ree , p g s n n or n otices of them have bee preserved. — Arms Quar terly Azure an d ermin e ; out o f the first and ’ f urth a r fiin s head or o g i . — Crest tal ot s tatant r . collared o A b pp r. 28

t AN on SM ITH CLAN O IO NG A M G O W ( ),

‘ n ions An lice M G owan and Smi h e The M acG aibh , g t , ar of the irian or Rudrician race sprin in g from Angus n f Fer g ain so o us ailen . S M G aibhnion or G obh , g g ee a ' ’ yenms s edi ree. ns were formerl chiefs in Dalariada a The ac owa y , rincipality in eastern U ltonia ; als o of a distri ct in the onut of Leitrim forming the paris h of Rossinver ; and sever highly respectable families of the name have been f f m a r l located in the Coun ty o Cavan ro ve y ear y period. This family gave birth to many emin ent ecclesiastics and - m and am on the latter class ma be men tioned literm en , g y ’ Ki ac -eu-G owan chi ef historio ra her to the O Con Tadg , g p ‘ n ors towards the close of the 1 4th cen tury ; Felan M an . ’ hom assisted the O Du ans of East G alwa G owan by w , by g ’ ” th Boo of the O Kell s common was compiled e k y , y called the Book of H y-M an and the no less distin ’ h c lesiastical writer n us Ceile De M an G owan guis ed e c , g , ” Li es of the rish Sain ts and other trac ts ho author of v I , , w ird arter of the ei hth cen tur and of wh m lived in the th qu g y, o d the following pedigree is preser ve .

1 An us the G uides 7 . An usa . g g

2 . O ibhlein 8. Nadsluadh

9 . lbhuidh 3 . Fidhruidh Cae

4 Dian nada 1 0 . Cruin Badhraoi

Ainm ara h l l . Eacha 5 . e c ‘ ’ 1 2. Lew s G nis s i r y, ee M en ped g ee

The followi notices of this family are collected from the Annals o the Four M asters and various o ther

‘ - d M an A. D. 1 061 . M ulbri e anG ow , a learned his torian , ‘ died. A. D. 1 341 M urta h M anG owan a b of lo her g , b ot C g , — - ' D. 1 4 n a nee M an d died. A. 36 G illa v G owan , a learne n i d M ‘ historia , d e . A. D. 1 423 , Felan anG owan , a learned died 42 his torian , . A. D. 1 5, Thomas , son of G iolla n a M acG owan called also M a rath M a n and n eev , g cG owa ,

a ath na S el i. e . of the stories a ver learn ed historian M gr g , , y ’ and historio ra her to the O Lo hlens of Corcumroe died g p g , and in the ear follo in recorded the d th f ian w g is ea o C , son of G iolya Dilb M w n a man le rn in hi r he acG o a , a ed sto y (Seanachas) and the keeper of a Biatach or house o f hospi ‘ l t . A. D ta i . 1489 M ahon son of To lo h M an o an y , r g G w , 29

’ . AD. 1 4 2 O died . 9 G n of G avan ief of his t , owa , ch Sep , ’ died whilst in ursui he O Reill s p t of t y , by de redations were c hi T e p ommitted on s people. h seutative of a senior branch of rent family is

H u and Smith Es D lin . b , M .A. ; ub ' —u Arms Ar cut a ou rampant gules between two cinque - foils vert. rest n a talbot passa t.

A I M C WARD (CLAN C O NG A).

‘ The M ac at airds or M Wards as the name is now An licised are of the rian or Rudrician race deri in their g , I , v g f i descen t from Sodan S albhuidhe, son o F acha A m a uo Dal-Ar uidhe in ltonia of the race of Conal Ce q U , ar nach ; and their surname from the office of chief bard en o ed a remot n The M ‘Wards were h r d j y by e a cestor. e e i tary chief bards and ollamhs in poetry and min strelsy to ’ ’ the O Donn ells rin es f rconal and the O Kell s lords , p c o Ti , y ,

~ of B M an in al a and Roscommon . The Tirson y y, G w y nelian famil a n Ball macward in the oun t y g ve ame to y , C y f Done al and th H -M anian ranch to a town of the o g , e y b same name in the County o f G alway which became the i siden efs of the se The foll princ pal re ce o fthe chi pt. owing n otices of this family are collected fr om the Four M as ’ ’ “ ters Reill h Write d O y s Iris rs, an various other so urces : ‘W r f A. D. 1 1 73 M lesius M a d isho of Clon ert died. . i , b p , — ‘ - - . D 4 A . 1 08. M Ward of Cuil eu urtuin or Coolurtan , in H - M an di d y y, e . — A. D l461 Thom n of E stine or Au ustin . . as, so va g e M ‘W ard, died. — M ‘ AD Ward died l . l4 8. G e ffre of the a ue . . 7 o y p g ‘ 1 - H h Ward of Ti d f the 495 . ug M rconal die o l” e p . T — ‘ ED. 1 50 G il s tric son of H u h M Ward of O riel 7 . k , g , and his ins an uathal Bo son of A m G ar h k m , y, da b ’ ‘W l h onn ll M ard were s ain t e O C o s . , by y A - D n f Fl ‘W died and . D. 1 509. ermod, so o an M ard, , in the f n Roe ‘ d of Tirconal year ollowin g O we M War , ’ ollamh in oetr to O Donn ell died at nis M ac An Duirn y , I , in Done ap

- O e A. D . o m er w Ro . 54l O n h 2 ce en t e th of De b , ‘ ’ M Ward son of Fer al olla in oe to O Donn ell re , g , v p , p sident of the schools of Ti on al d t e ee er of a house rc , an k p of hos italit died. p y, 30

- M 0 . F R W A. D. 155 er al son of Donal oe ac ard a g , , t n h learn ed poe a d t e kee er of a house of hospitality died. — A D 1 572. O wen os son of Fer al son of Donal . . , g , ‘ Roe M Ward was han ed C nor son of Dono h , g by o , g ’ O Brien Earl o f Thomond. This O wen sa the Fo ur , , y M asters was learned in histor and oetr , y y . — W ‘ A. D l5 l f m . 76 . il iam O e M ard son o Cor ac, , g , ’ ” llamh in oetr to O Do n ell a er learned m an O p y n , v y , died at Dromore on the 22n d F ruar . In 1 609 E0 han eb y , ‘ son of G eoffre son of o han son o G eoffre M ard y, Rg , f y , ’ ollav in oetr to O Donn ell died at n advan ced a e p y , a g H e was the author of a beautiful elegiac poem on the death of the Tirconn elian andTironian princes who died at Ro me in 1 608 namel Ror Fitz-H u h Earl of Tirco n al an d , y , y g , , ’ his ro ther Cathbar O Don nell an d H u h Fitz H u h b , g g ’ O Neill Earl n T m hi mmen ces of Tyro e . he poe w ch co thus ” 0 Woman of the iercin wail p g , is addressed to the lad Nualla the sister of Ror y , y, who is represen ted as weepin alone over the tomb of her

rother and their illustrious rien d the rince of T rone . b , p y In 1 635 died the learn ed H u h Ward a n ative o f Don e al g , g . This distinguished writer completed his s tudies at Salam anca entered the rish Colle e at Louvain where whilst , I g , , lecturer in divinit an d rofessor f cl ia cal histor y p o ec es sti y,

he wrote the life of St. Ron alda s isho of M echlin , b p . The Netherlands found him r a g ave .

M ‘SCANLAN LA (C N O IO NG A).

‘ The M Scanlans deduce their descen t from Co n al Cear m ch of the rian line and are to e distin uished from a , I , b g ’ ‘ O S nlans ho are a difleren The M Scan lan s the ca w t sept. re a famil of n ote in U lidia or Do n the coun tr of we y w , y r latives the M a enniss mm morial their cor e , g es from time i e , rdinate chiefs in M ach n il or the re t an d subo aire Cho a , g a

f Lo th from the eriod f n lo - orm n In . plain o u , p o the A g N a to the close of the 1 5th cen r vasieh tu y .

’KE A O NNY (CLAN CIO NC ).

’ ’ The O Cion aoiths or O Kennys of Ultonia are of the Irian udrician race an d for merl held e tensive os sessions or R , y x p ’ a In rbr Kenn chief th an d li i . A. D 938 Ca O in M ea U d . y y,

32

’ Ar h Th Lawlnrs were a f mil m n at m . at the O a E a ia, ag y o f note in Ultonia in the 9th and l0th centuries would ap ‘ pear fro m the following n otices collected from the Irish Ann al3 ’ — - A. D. 904 Bec O a lor l rd of D dhe d . L w , o al Arai , die . — ’ D 1 . Flathniadh r Fla L s A. . 9 2 , o truadh O awlor, wa

slain in a domes tic feud. — ’ . D. 930 . Loin seach O Lawlor in of Ulidia died . A g , k g , ’ - A. D. 1 080 . Donn O La lor lord of arnma h was w , Fe g , l e n ome i f d ki l d i a d st c eu . A ranch of the Ulidian famil remo ed i to Leix the b y v n , ’ ’ countr of their correlatives the O M ores in the ueen s y , Q Count in ver earl times and these ecame ossessed y, y y , b p of considera le lan ded ro ert hich the held down to b p p y, w y th ea in out o fth e i 1 4 The re several e br k g e r bell on of 6 1 . re a ’ ’ res ecta le families of the O Lawlors in Ti erar ueen s p b pp y, Q Coun t and ildare at the resent da and one of its y, K , p y,

chief re resen tatives is Denis Shine Lawler Es . P. p , q J Kerr y .

’ O LYNCH (CLAN CIO NG A).

’ The O Lynches of Ultonia are a family of the Dal Araidhe of U lidia s rin in from Fiacha Araidhe of the , p g ’ race of Conal Cearmach an are desi nated O Du an . , g by g

’ ” The O Loingsidhs of the haughty champions .

’ These O Lyn ches are to be distinguished from the ’ O L nches o f M a o and Sli o chiefs of Corca h the y y g , g , descendan ts of Fiachra son of Eoch -M o von e mon arch , y y , ’ f d n d from the O L n ch of O wn -Tire on the o Irelan a y es y , borders of Ti erar the descendants of L n ch Fitz L n ch pp y, y y , ‘ n f Bo hi s n of n of he r ce of Com M Lu haidh so o c , o Co , t a g , ’ a cordin to Cathan O Duinin in his valua le oem on the c g , b p ’ i ti f T n Lou Len naugura on o adg O Do oghue o f gh s .

h r R sa ‘ t e o der ; o Roe, the father o f Fergus M Roy ; the celebrated ‘ ’ Cuchulliu, the Cathullin o f M Pherson s O ssian ; Csitar o f the Co nfl ic ts; r h l n Lea y t e V a iant ; a d Cumuscach, so n of Conor ; all mo re or le ss con nec d wi h th is f o r te t e palatial residen ce at Emania, and with th amo us rde were red-hair h h i n B ranch or ed, and ence, per aps, the design at o Red 38

The O b aches hi Da l- j/ , C efs of Araidhe .

Boh e h slain A. D. 1 003 . H u h 1 g , g , died 1 30

Donal slain 1 065 . onal slain 1 1 4 , , D , 1 . - - Fitz L nch slain 1 0 77: Fitz L nch slain 1 1 56 . y , , y , , - Finchas died 1 1 1 3 . Fitz L nch 1 1 5 . , y , 6

Dono h died 1 11 4 . onal slai 1 1 5 g , D , n 6 .

’ O M ANIO N or M ANNIO N or MANNING (CLAN CmNeA)

’ ’ The O M ainin s or O M annions or M an n s as the , , ni g , name is sometimes An licised deduce their de cent fr g , s om

Sodhan Salbhuidhe i. e . of the ellow heel son of Fiach , y , a Aruidhe a uo Dal-Aruidhe in the r inc of U lster , q , p ov e . This Sodhan settled in the coun try forming the now barony of Tia uin in the coun t of G alwa in the third cen tur q , y y, and gave name to the families and lands subsequen t y n o n a h ix odhan s or S o hau th head chi f of k w s t e s S g a, e e ’ h M nni n There is n o edi ree of t e race whic was O a o . p g h h n r er ed the rish G e ea o ist n or can of Sod a p es v by I n l g s, we ascertain with any degree of s ecures the ex act ex tent of

heir ossessions . The cas tle of Clogair or Clo her was t p g , the prin cipal residence of the head of the family un der AD 1 2 ’ no tice until a out . . 35 when O Kell lord of H b , y, y ’ ” M an dis ossessed the then O M ainin who removed to p , M en a h in the arish o f Killascobe which co ti ued to g , p , n n be the residence of the chiefs of the sept down to the mid dle of the 1 th centur wh n their c stle of M n h 7 y, e a e lag ’ O M ainin was dism an tled the arliament r arm by p a y y . H ere the founded a reli ious esta li shmen of s me sort y g b t o , the site of which is marked by the present chapel of M en la h or M enla or M inlow . er few n otices of this g , , V y h an I A D 1 1 h f mil are re r d t e nalists . n . . 35 t e a y p se ve by , ’ H y -M an y and the O M ainins were defeated by the Siol ’ M urra In 1 352 the O M annion as an d O Reill y . w b ge by ’ an d in 1 377 O M annion chief of Sodhan . was slain in t 0 battle fou ht at Roscommon For in teresting n otices of ’ this fam an d their possessions in the 1 6th and 1 7th cen turies t a reader is referred to the Tribes and Customs ” of H -M n a tract of th B f L acan edit d fo h y a y e ook o e , e r t e ’ ri Ar o ical ci l Dr O D n I sh chaeol g So ety by the ate . o ovan. 3 34

M AG INN (CLAN CIO NGA).

The M a inus derive their descent from Fiacha Arui g dhe , rin ce of Ultonia whose descen dan ts throu h his s n p , g o So d ban Salbhuidhe ecame ossessed of the six Sodhans , b p , in the coun t of G alwa districts com rehen ded in th y, p e now aron o Tia uin H u h M a in of this famil b y q . g y became a bo t o f Bo le on the 28th of ecember 1 1 71 h b y , ; e died the followin ear An drew M a in was Archde g . g acon o f omore in 1 44 Andr ew M a in was Eren a h Dr . g c of the

ame sta lishm n in 1 42 he died in 1 42 . s e b e t 7, 8 Arthur M a in was Erenach o f Dromore from 1 526 to 1 529 g . John M agin was canon of the diocese of Dromore from 1 442 to

4 4 . hn M in n n in 1 524 to 1 6 Jo ag was ca o . Arms— S l tw ale r ent in chief or a e o s a . b p g , C t— A c ri ed rt res ockat ce display ve .

M AC CO LREAVY on G RAY (CLAN O IO NG A).

The M ac G iollariabha hs or M ac Riabha he as the n am g , e is sometim es written now An licised M ac olrea M , g vy, ac ‘ reev M Rev and G ra deduce their descent an d g y, y, y , surn ame from G inlla-Ria hach son of Loin sidh of the b , g race of on al earnach ac rdin to the follo win di C C , co g g pe gree ' ‘ reserved in the enealo cal M SS. of D. M Firbis in the g , ibrary of the Royal Iris Academy

1 R har uir h 0 8. ic d son f 89 M c ard i , o . c o g 0 n h n 8 M uir dh 1 7 A t o y, son of 8. eadhea T r 1 0 6 . Ri har o 8 . e n c d, s n of 7 g e

1 05 onn son of 86 . Dono h . D , g

1 r 85 . onor 04 . Cono , son of C

4 . R h 1 03 . T malta h s f 8 ic ard o c , on o

3 . on l 1 02. Ror son of 8 a y, D 82 Ri h d 1 0 1 . onal son of . c ar D , Richard 81 M ahon

. Richard 99. M ahon 80 - . i li Ria . . onor 79 G u a h h u H . 98 C b ac , aq o G in T m 78. Lo si h 9 7 . o altach g g

B oh e h 77 . Con ealta 96 . g g

t 7 6 . Dono h 95 . Dermo g

T rl h 75 . Eochaidh 94 . o og

4 . N intain 93 . 7 a

3 . Bro an 92. Donogh 7 g

2. Beami 91 . Richard 7 g

90 . M urchadh 7 1 . Fiacha 35

Fi ntan 60 . air ri 7 0 . o C p

69. Nachraoidho 5 9 . Corbmaic

68. G laisne

67 . C oille 5 7. M earnn

F r u s 5 6 . For huil 66 . e g s g e

allan 55 . Carbr 65 . D y

54 . J e bar 64 . Eoghan b

63 . Fachtua 53 . Irisi G lunnher

62. Eochaidh 52 . C onal Cearnach

niadh 5 1 . 6 1 . M aic Amsrgin The M Colreavys were formerly ossessed of ex tensive lands in h o f Leitrim an Ro scommon and t e counties , by the Four M asters they are styled rinces of Colraighe and chiefs of Scedn e Calrai he or Calr which is Latinised . g , y, Calr i ia was an tensive district on the orders of Leitrim g , ex b and Sli o formin he aris hes o f Drumlease and Killar g , t p gy, in the former it the a ish of Calr in the latter and , w p r y ; Scedn e wa a in the an cient territor o f M o lur s cantred y y g, n o w the aron o f Bo le in Ro scommon of which the b y y , ,

A. D 1 2 famil o session un til a out . 55 y under notice kept p s b , w s d the Clan M ulroon e or hen they were disposses e by y , de lr e son of Tad o f the White Steeds s cen dants o f M u o on y, g, ,

kin on u ht n ow nown as the M acDermo tts . g of C na g , k Ver y few n otices o f this family are preserved by the ann al ” “ M ‘Ri hach son of Nial lo is ts . In A. D. 1 1 05 The ab , , rd of Calri ia died In 1 10 Eo han son of The g , . 7 , g , ‘ ‘ R h n 1 1 M Riabhach s n M iab ach was led. I 20 o of , kil , d i d and in 23 C R hn ail, was slain in a omest c feu , 1 9 athal ‘ M iabh h r M C lrea chief of Scedn e died. Sever ac o ac o vy , , al ‘ respectable families o f the M Colreavys are to be met with at the resen i h coun ties of Roscommon Leitrim p t day n t e , , and n Lo gford.

‘ I A M CARTAN (CLAN C O NG ).

The M act derive their descen t and surname from Arm son f A n of Fa har h son of M on an , o rtan , so g g , s on of S ar in of h r e of Coual earnach rinc e of a , t e ac , p Ulidia of the line o f Ir son of M ilesius as a ears the , , , pp by ‘ fo llo wing pedigree o f Thomas O gs M Cartan preserved by the industrious Dudley M ‘Firbis

. l m 1 Thomas 0 g 5 . G ills C o u b

2 . Thomas Mo re

4 . Donchadha 8: G ills Columb 9 . Cinacth Rosa B ha 1 0 . ag Iomchada 1 arai h 1 . Se g Falim

1 2. Eocbaidh Cais

1 3 . Concruadh Fiacha Araidhe 1 4 Cruin N u . adis ch Angus G aibhnaoi 1 5 . Fergus G alenga A ‘ ' ‘ 1 6 . rtan a u reach g s M C . Tiobriodhe Ii

1 7 . Artau Braasail Branc Fa h r 1 8. g a tagh Cirb 1 9 M n . o gan M al

20 . Sarain Rochraich

2 1 . Caolbhach Cathbuath

22. C roin Badhrao i G iallacha ’ 2 E h h edi ree 3 . ac ac Vida M agennis s p g 24 Lu haidh . g ‘ The M Cartans were lords of Ivea h an ancient territor g , y , n ow a aron in the count o D we are informed b y y f own , as by the Four M as ters also of the districts denominated Cinel Fa harta h and Dubhthrian h ame count the g g , in t e s y, former formin the barony of Kilenart an d the latter that ' “ of Dufierin ginel F har h ossessions . taigh si i es t e p of the descendants of a hartai li e l the race of g gh, t ral F hartai h the ancestor f il u er notice and g , o the fam y n ; " h h d k nd the Du ht rian t e ar trit or division , a ' above-named baronies are Ang cised forms of these Irish n am inel Fa hartai f the es . C g h was the tribe n ame o ‘ M Ca tans of whom the oll i n is made in the r , owing ment o ’ poem of O Dngan To M ‘C artan by charter belongs The intelligent Cincl-Faghartaigh ; They are heroes who have been liberal to clerics ; ” The su orters of h s i i pp o p tal ty are they. The possessions o f the M ‘Cartans were situate in that division o f the provin ce of Ulster denominated O uid mt ' d Branch Cr ao bla Ruadh, or the ossessions of the Re ” Kni hts . The church of in h rish ofLou hin g t. Finan t e pa g sland aron of Kil n urial lace of the I , b y e was the b ‘ M Cartans an d n ear this 0 d u blis out stood , religio s esta the rinci al resid n the site of p p e ce of the chief of the sept, whi n ns were ch is now k own as Castle H ill. The M acCarta a l f il in iza eth powerfu am y Ulidia do wn to the reign of El b , ‘ hen Achol M Cartan h in oined t e Earl of T r one w y , av g j h y ith250 h e and m f hose of hi w ors so e oot, his vast estates and t s kinsmen escheated to the crown and were granted to various 37

h f w n thi Englis h and Sco tc settlers . Very e otices of s

re rved the Annalists : in AD. 1 130 family are p se by . ‘ hr ail he M Artan of the Cinel Fa hartai h was slain Dub b , g g , ‘ in a domestic feud. In A. D . 1 242 Donal M Ar tan , a canoa

i d a d in A. D 12 Eachmilidh or Achol of Kilmore, d e n . 69 , y, ‘ ’ M n was lain O H anlon of O r hial lord of the Arta s b g , ‘ - Th m n l rd of in . n A. 1 34 as M arta o H y Nialla I 7 o C , lr ea h was ban ed b the En lish of Ulidia and in 1 375 g , g y g , ‘ M ar tan chief of Kinelar t was treacherousl murdered C , y, y — ‘ in man the son of illa Tr uin M C rtan . by his own k s , G o a ‘ ” In A. D. 1 453 M Cartan , chief of his nacion, was slain at the attle of Ard lass in the count of Down fou ht b g , , g ’ between the O Neills assisted by the orces of O riel and Ulidia and the Sav es of Down aided the Eu lish of , g b ‘ l Pale andin 149aPatric son of H u Roe M artan e ; k, g , ' dc d. Ar ms -Vert a lion ram ant or on a chiaf r ent between , p , , a g two dex ter hands a mica a crescen t ules . pa , g Crest—A tiltin s e r erect or head ar ent entwined g p a , , g , with a ser en ert head downwards . p t v ,

’ E LAN I NG A O CAR LO N (C C O ).

’ ’ The O C airbhalain s or O Carelons (sometimes made Carleton) deduce their descent and surname from Cairbha ni n hief f the Rudrician la in , an Ulto a c o race, who in the e arl part of the 1 1 th cen tury distinguished himself in saveyal sanguinary engagements at the head of the Clan mada of Derr of which he was chief l n D Diar y , . C a iarmada was the tri e name of the descendants o f Dermod an Ulidi b , an prince of the Clanna-Rory who settled amen the Cinel O wen an d became ossessed o f a out 22 acres in h , p b , t e coun tr formin the resent aron of Tirkaeran in y g b y , the coun t of Derr whiapwas subse uentl form in y y, q y ed to the i h f n D d or l n D T par s o Cla ermo G e ermod. his family also o ssessed a or tion of M a h Ith or the lain of Ith s n p g , p , o of gr o n in the arish of Tem lemore Th a a . e g , p y had a castle at Cuil-Caraigh or Coolk aragg the residence of the late

R. Y E oun s . and ano ther at a lace called Doun h g q , p ag ,

but no vesti es of either remain . AD l l ’ In . g . 90 M u ro on O Caralon chief of lan Bermed y , C , ’ was slain . In A. D. 1 1 1 7 Co nor O Carelon, chief of Clan Dermod an d M a h Ith was illed in a do mes t c f g , k i eud; and in 1 135 and again in 1 138his son M ulrooney defeated ’ the O G ormleys who made a redato ry incursion into Clan ’ Dermod. In 1 177 Conor O Caralon chi f of s , e his race, wa 38

- slain in an engagement which took place between the Enga f ter under ohn DeCourc and the Cinel E0 ban lish o Uls , J y, ' ar followin his son oner and Cr allians ; and in the ye g , ’ ’ f h inel Wen under O M uldorr O Caro an , de eated t e C O y, t n l In the same e ar sa the Four their braves ge era . y , y ' ’ M asters Don o h O Carolan havin slain Nial O G ormle , g g y, l I h d f inel Euda did en ance for lor d of the p ain of t an o C , p ed dead h had mmitted an d made rich of erin s the wick e co , g ki h sain t of the Clan G orml t. olumb lle t e atron to S C , p y ; d h S olumbkille at Derr with a d he hurc . C he en owe t c t , y,

in the i h f Don a hmore aron of . Dum townland par s o g , b y

ann on Co . T ron e and resented the Eren ach with a g , y , p In two ears afterwards olden goblet worth six ty cows . y , ’ however he slew his ro ther -in -law the O G orfml in his , b , y, ’ D no h s ho use an d in the resence of his wife who was ( o g ) , p ’ ’ orml s ister For these misdeeds he was slain in O G y s . ’ 1 1 80 the O Donn ells who had at this time as sumed by , erei n authorit in Tircon al O n the death o f Awlave sov g y . ’ ’ M urra in 1 185 Fo art O arol n was raised to the O y , g y C a n h In 1 1 9 archiepiscO pal dig ity as Archbishop of Armag . 7 ’

M ulroone O Carolan chief of Clan Dermod was slain . In y , , ’ 1 3 Flan O Carolan isho of T rone went with several 20 , b p y , f of the clergy of the North of Ireland to throw down a ” m naster unlawfull foun ded in ona of the H e rides o y I b , ne geallach c ief of th nd In 1 1 5 A o h e isla . 2 on u by , g s ’ O Carolan chief of Clan -Dermod was slain his own , , by ’ in sman a nd in 1230 Florence or Flan O Carolan isho k , b p of T ron e died and was succeeded his in sman er y , , by k , G ’ man O Carolan who annex ed i f h , a port on o t e bishoprick of Ra hoe to ether with the church f p , o Ards traw to his dio ’ ase In 1 76 Ciolle an Coirde c . O ar lan i ho T n C o b s p of yro e, died acco rding to an entry in the Ann als of the Four M as

ters under that ear we fin d a similar entr u der . D y ; y n A . 1 2 9 but as we now that M SS used the F r M 7 , k . by ou asters in the compilation of their far-famed ann als re ard to dates we ma venture to s a that the g , y y above en tries re ate to one an d the am r n 1 F l s e pe son . I 293 lan ’ O Carolan isho o f Derr died an d in 1 54 Eu h , b p y, ; ’ O Carolan was appointed to the vacant Sea of Clogher By P ul 111 Alex ander ope Pa . ( Farnese) which appointmen t was confirmed H enr I in 1 42 by y VII . 5 . In 1 670 was orn at Newtown near No er in the b , bb , baron of M or allian an d count of M eath the cele y g , y , ’ brated rish Bard an d H ar er T lo h arolan son of I p , or g O C ,

40

T E H CLAN FERG U S son or Ross sou or Roar . ( , )

The fourth son of Roderic the G reat was k , , 52 Rosa R he Red-haired M 3 h . oe or t orn A. . 3 9 w o , , b 8 , ’ married Ro h the dau hter of an Ultonian rince b , g p y h w om be h a son called,

63 Fer u f Tain Bo u il e n t orn AM . . s o C a n otorie . g , g y, b

34 4 B 2 . F in the 1 C . 3 6 e s t n acti e art , . ook a v p disturbances occasion by the treacherous an d un manl con duct of his insman Con or M ac Neasa y k , , h i h th towards the unfortunate children of U sneac , w t e oun e f h m a rince named aois the y st o w o , N , Deir re hrea -ni-M anan ain the dau hter of B g , g ’ Felim M c Doill and the so urce of Ulsd a man woes , y , who was under the rotection of Kin Conn or fell in p g ,

love an d slo ed in to Al an or Scotra inor . This , b M so incensed tpe son of ease t whom the fair Deirdre N , o was etrothed that he set a lar e rice on the heads of b , g p the rothers and wrote a let r the Kin of Al an in b , te to b The which he demanded the surrender of the re gees . Scottish M onarch seemed willin g to com ly with this demand and means w r ad t d oon a rwards for , e e op e s the conveyance of the ex iles back to the court of the King

of Ulster . In the meantime the friends ofthe sons of U sn h interceded in th ir eha f and the Kin eac e b l , promised that if they should return to his court an ask forgiveness for the crimes they had committed a ainst his M a est it would be ranted them and to g j y g , pro ve his sincerity he delivered his own son Cormac Coulon es and Fer us the son of Rosa Roe into the g , g , , hands of the chiefs o f the deputation as hostages for the h x ile R l in n he incerit of the securit of t e e s . e y o t s y Kin Fi cha one of the sons o? Fer us was dis atched a , g t e Ultonian nobles to conduct the chilpen o f ys u o h alace of Emania This oun rince th each t t e p . g p foun d themselves and their attendants rea y for embar ation an d in ex treme rief in conse uence o f the k , g q m de their itt nem the Kin of UI demand a by b er e y, g ter and of the com liance of the Scottish M onarch but s , p ; oon c mforted un iache who ex they were s o by yo P , lai the o ect of his visit an assured them of p ned bj , f m the o ff nd d Kin The whole art orgiven ess fro e e g . p y th r ed for their n at e ince an d landed en emba k iy prov , f the safely in Belfast Lough, whence they set out or 4 1

' i n Kin nn B res de ce of g Co or . ut these gallant kn hts wer e doomed never to set foot on the court-y of Emania the s len did or tre d he l n h l , a t o g a ls ofthe palace o f ueen M ac a where th Red Br nch r em q , e a waved ove th ’ in o ther da s and s ilful h er s h rs h s y , k a wept t e Cla cc trembling chords as they qua ed the nut-brown ale at ’ Kin Rosa s festi e d hi n v boar . W lst the unsuspecti g brot ers were lodding their weary wa from their landin lace 9 ven eful Conor and ban son g p , g , , of Durtheacht chief of Fearnmo lottin their , y, were p destruction at Eamhain; and the latter when 0 re ceived rivate no tice of their landin set out to meet p g , them at the head o f a chosen art of soldiers and p y , comin u with them on the confines of D l i da slew g p a r a , allthe men of the art includin Fiacha so n f Fer us p y, g , o g ’ th hos n r h l h e tage. Co o was igh y leased at Eog an s success and he no w fon dl he tha th Ultonian , y t e no les would stri e of the heads of the hosta es b k g , ‘ Fer us M Rosa and Cormac Conlon as whose li ves g g , ecame forfeited as the former sto od m the wa of his b , y h d M ain e to th n f l r o wn sons , Fac tna an . e thro e o U ste , he l tter was a source of shame to him ein the and t a , b g u int ur Their li ere product of incestuo s erco se . ves w ed howe er and oth these rinces burnin with spar v , b p , g atred and reven e towards the kin of Ulster retired h g , onnau ht where the were king1 r ecei ed O il to C g , y v by ioll aud M eabh Kin and ueen of t at ro in ce who , g Q v , ssi nedthem a artments in the alace f h han a g p o t cruag , whence they made frequent pre s tory ex cursions into Ulster out ofwhich the alwa s e urned with reat , y r t g spoils after laying waste a yarge tract of country. M e a a o e men tioned was the dau hter of Boo v , b v , g by

Feidhlioch, mon arch of 1 reland, who ve her in marri to hi chief fa orite Tinne son 0 enre h n of age s v , G , so Roderic the reat with the rovin ce of Uon nau ht k g , p g This rin as a dowry . p ce was slain at Tara by M onit o a La enian rince in a ersonal uarrel and , g p , p q , t e M eva soo n afterwards married O licl M ore, h son o f Ro ssa Ruadh his wife M atba M uireas a , by g, La enian rincess to whom she ore the seven M ame g , b , il rinces o unblemished v elour an d vir tue . O oil ore was far advanced in cars when the ex iled Fer u h helter eneath is roof and the fair M eva gus so t s b , , ho il the eeds of outh havin c ncei ed a w st wore w y , g o v 42

' violent aflectiou for the son of Rosa of the comet ’ an tra e from virtuc s ath in an 9 1 1 ten ce, s y d r ve child F us was deli re p o d with by erg , an ve d of three ‘ irth The names of male children at a b . these rinces were Ciar a o Ciarrui he Duse hra Ciarrui he Bhairo , , qu g , g , rui he oi nd Ciarrui he Coinme n Corc Ciar g A , a g a ; a quo

. rc dh ad o Corcumroe and Con mac a uo n Co M o m h r ; , q Co i e- ra 0 n io e Cui Talai h Conmaicn h ma cn Ma , 0 ma n l g , e M a

Rein Con icne CinelDubhain &c . Fe s was slain , ma , y an o i er l in o the court of O licl ore as h fi c be ong g t , e was bat n i a nd e r the re al residence and he was hi g n a n a , interr d t A i A or ai where ein in d e a agh o , i , ; b g voke Ei in nd ui cheartac h two of the chief ards of b m a M r , b ‘ n t m . B ermed M Carroll monarch of Ireland , e p , , he to t es e chies in awful ma e t and . a e h e s na s pp ared j y , recite T in o uail ne or the his r f th d the a b C g , to y o e cattle oil of Cool in Louth of which it would a sp y , , p a n acco n t had een reserved amo n the rish , o u b p g I Ers s . The descendants of Fergus throughout Ireland are known to the Iris h historians and genealogists as the ’ l Fer us but for istin ction s sa e we shall all C an g , d k c his posterity by M eva after the sons hom e to him by that eroi histor of the descendants o f his h ne. A y o ther chil en other wives will be iven als o with dr by g , an account of the lands which they possessed in various inci l ties a the edi r f h r pa i , nd p g ees o their c iefs . ' We shal be n with the Clan Ciar . Ciar son of r us the cele rated M eab or M eva , e , by b h , settled n Deis u bau or Desmond wher he ecame i m , e b o sessed of a lar e tract o f coun tr to which his p s g y, descendants gave the n ame of Ciarraighe Lunchait r c r he foll wi are the en erati n f the o Lua h a. T o ng g o s o ’ C an r dow to Cathal Roe O Connor Kerr who l Cia n y, liv d in the ir rter of the 1 7th cen ur e th d ! qua t y. ’ 92 Core O C onor from whom the rinci families of . , p ’ - the O Connors ar e descen ded. e married the ' dau hter of Co Keeflc of Duhallow b whom he g , y

had a son ,

93 . M ahon chief of Kerr Luachra who married ha n a , y , Jo n , ’ the dau tor of M uldo n O M oriart of L h Loin g o y oug , l rd o of thirt lou hlands and had issue. p g , 94 B ermed na m ) ed M ora . a , or o f the hosts , who marri , ’ the dau hter ofgior O Don o hue M or lord o f g y g , five lou hlands an d had 'a son p g , .

5 . M ahon ho married M ora the dau hter o f M ela hlin 9 , w , g g ’ 'O mahon lord of Rathculler an d left a son y , , , Dermod who marri ed ohanna the dau hter of the 96 . , J , g lord o f Kerr whom he had a s n y, by o , n r h 97 . Co o , w o married Winafred, the dau hter of ‘ M M ahon of Corcakin e This distin uished c ief who . g was lord of Kerr Luachra an d Ira ht nor was y g yco , slain in the 58th year of his age by the Branachs or W H elshes of Kerr . is son y , Con or who m arried M ar aret the dau hter or ohn , g , g J Fitz erald of Callan was tre acherousl slain his g , y by ’ n eo le in 1 396 This Con or s ro ther Dermod o w p p . b , , ’ ffe of Duhall w and his married the daughter of O Kee o ,

s on and succes sor, K u ed 99 . Co n r rince of Ira ht and err Luachra es o s o , p g y , Kathleen the dau hter of ohn De Brun ell of err , g J y, ’ a n d was slain his kinsman M ahon O Con or in 1 445 by , , , whilst on hi wa to Iniscatha n he Shann on in a s y , o t oat H is son b . ,

1 00 . ohn lord of Kerr Luachra an d ra hf conor J , y I g , rried M r aret the dau hter of David a le of ma a g , g g hin in 1 45 1 he founded Lisla htan A e M on a ny, g bb y 14 0 and died in 1 485 leavin two sons namel in 7 , , g , y, lord of Tarbcrt who married the dau h of , g ter ohn F z i on the white ni ht and J it g bb , k g , , 44

101 . Conor o f Carri afo l who married ohanna the g y e , J , dau hter of Thomas Fitz erald Kni ht of the Valle g , g y , whom he had issue harles Cahir and Der mod by , , , , who died sine r Dono h M aol who mar p ole g , ried Ellis the dau h Th mas Fitz erald f Bill , g ter of o g o s ll n n r f mu e , b whom he had a son , Co o , o whom here after ; any Con or Fi nn or th who marri ed twice firs tl . o e 102 Fair, , y , M ar aret the dau h f the lord of Kerr whom g , g ter o y , by he had a so n called n n a Lama or Br an of the Brya , y lades who rede his father d in in 1 566 b , p ceased , y g ; ’ and secon dl Blaine the dau hter of O Brien o f Killa y , g loe whom he had a s n , by o , H n 1 03 . Conor Bacach or the Lame , who married o oria, the dau hter of B ermed 2nd EarlofThomond whom g , . by he had three sons namel Donall M aol or the ald , y, , b ; Don o h and g ,

1 04. ohn n a Cath h or ohn of the conflicts and a J ac , J ; dau hter Ellen who married ames Fitzmaurice of , , J Balf ki l ulia the d u hter of y e y . John married J , a g ’ O Sulli a r whom he had five children v n M o e, by , n amel C n h d oun H onoria married to o or w o die y g ; , ohn ita erald Kni ht of G l nn Winafred married J , g y , to O liver lah d ulia married to Ulic Roche e oy e J , k , and M ar m d insman Cono r Cam ut y who arrie her k , , b died issuel T illu ous chief di ed without s ur ess . his stri vivin male issue in 1 640 whereu on the chieftainc g , p Z y ’ reverted h d n n of Don h M aol O on or to t e esce da t og C , (103) son of Con or of Carrickafoyle (1 02) whose son Conor 1 04 m rri h d hter o f ohn Fi maurice ( ) a ed t e aug J tz , who m he had a son Conor Cam 105 who left by , ( ) issue his second wife the dau hter of M urro h by , g g ’ O Con nor ofBall line ohn who married twice firstl y , J , , y, Amelia d u h r of ohn Fitz erald Kni ht of the , a g te J g , g alle and secondl ohanna dau hter of Tad V y , y, J , g g M ‘Car th of A lish in the count of r an d was y g , y Co k , eheaded in Tralee in 1 652 Dono h ho died in b ; g , w ’ Fl n der h n h l h l n a s ; Ca ir ; a d Cat a , or C ar es, Roe O Co n or Kerr 106 who married Eliza d f the ( ) , aughter o lord of err and left issue M ar h di d in e y , y, w o e s ’ role an d ulia who married Charl nno o f p ; J , es O Co r Du lin b . The edi ree of the race of Dermod son of Cono r p g , 97 Winafred M ac M ahon is i en as f llows b ( ) by , g v o y ‘ Dudle M Firbis in his oo of ene o ies h y b k g al g , and t ere are reasons for believing that this Dermod was older rother to Con r and that his d c nd b o , es e ants were ’ the r l ea O Con ors an d that the were regarded as ‘ y such M Firbis who com iled his oo a o u 1 666 by , p b k b t , d woul appear from the rominent position he assigns them in his valu able M g.

’ O f this ranch was the learned Bern rd n r b a O Co o , author of a H istor of Polan d an Ph si ian to ohn y , d y c J So ies i in of that countr H ed t Paris b k , k g y. e studi a ,

and ractised in London where he di d in 1 698. p , e ’ The following mention is made of the O Conors Kerry in the topographical poem of G illa-n a-a cev ’ O H eerin written in the 1 5th cen ur : , t y

Fagbham siol Conaire cliath Rioghraidhe Erna (M ambau) na n-or sciath ; Tail ar macht or fine Fergus

As ceim a hucht fheicheamhnius .

Rio h Ciarriu he os clanna i r g g C a , ’ O Conchobhar coir doisen ; Cele clair an miodh fhuinn mir ' - O n h ai h co Si naind ruith hil g o S g .

I leave the seed of Conar of confli ts y c , The kings of the Etneans (of M unster ) of golden s hields Let us approach the race of Fergus m It is our duty to remember the .

‘ The king of Kerry is of the descendants of Ciar ; ’ nor it is his ri htful inheritance O Co , g ; H f th l el un r of the fer ile soil e is chief o e ev co t y t , From the Strand to the Shannon of crystal tributaries .

The Trai h or Strand a o e mention ed is Trai h-Hath g , b v , g , o the re or white strand or coast n ow nown as Tralee r g , k , the he of he of that name situate on the Fionn at t bay , liath or Lei h river which em ties itself in to the ba 9. , g , p y little o e the town The whole conntr l in etween ab v . y g b Tralc an h h nn n com risin the aronica of Clan e d t e S a o , p g 46

d Ira ht connor would a ear to have elon ed g y , pp b g , nomi l] at le st to the famil under n otice in the earl na a , y y Th f l o in notices f th part of t 1 5th century . e o l w g o e ’ O Connors-Kerry are collected from the Annals of the Fo ur Ini f l n n d a o us other urces M asters, the Annals of s a le , a v ri so : ’ A D — ul h O nnor in of Kerr . 1 01 9 C uac ra Co . . , k g y L uachra, died. — ’ H , A. D 1 dh or u h O onnor ri of Kerr 06 . o C n . 7 A g , p ce y L r h u c ra, died. ’ - h D. 1 0 . The two O M oriart s in f the Eoc an A. 69 s o y , k g ' acht of Lou h Len s or Killarne and Cathal O Conn or , y, , thi n ded slew each o t er . From Donal, son of s Cathal, desce the forfeiting chief of Bathon ane at the period of the Pro ’ tecto rate n amel Br an O Connor the r rietor o f the , y, y , p op l n ds o f R th n e athairslae Liosluas n d arri a a o an , C , , a C g a ue re g . — ’ A D 1 0 . ac B thai n Kerr . . 86 M e O on or l rd g C , o of y

h . Luac ra, died — ’ A. D 1 093 . G ormfliath the dau ht r f O nnor . , g e o Co

Kerr ueen of the Eachi died. q , — ’ A. 1 1 0 O M oriart lord of the E h ht of 7 . og anac ’ Lou h Lens and Culuac ra O Conno r Kerr in of g , y, k g ‘ Kerr La nobre were ex elled these territories b M arth y , p , y C y, rince Desm nd p of o . A 1 —A fleet of oats el n h n . D 1 1 0 . o in M a o . b b g g to ’ O Conn or Ke were destroyed by a fleet commanded by ’ M . Insulai O oriart chief baus cht o f L u h Leno . g y , o g — ’ A. Da l l l5 . Donal O Conno r err Tanist of Kerr y, y L h l uac ra, was s ain . ’ D 1 - h n r A. 1 3 . o C . 8 M a O onno Kerr l rd f Kerr y, o o y L uachra, died. — ' A. D. ll42. Dono h O Co nnor Kerr l rd o f Kerr g y, o y hr Luac a, was slain . — ’ A D. 1 1 52 . B n O n . a Con or Kerr lord of Kerr y, y uachra was ille L , k — ’ AD. 1 1 54 . D rmo d O C n n r d ri ed . e o o Kerr who was e v y, p 2 e of his lordshi in 1 1 5 , died . From this rin ce descend d ’ M urro h O onn or Kerr the forfeitin i f f B ll lin e g y, g c o o a y , or Atha-na -G ran at the eriod of the Pro tec o te and the , p t ra , ’ father of Conor O Con nor Kerr c mm n l lle Con y, o o y ca d h c obhar Cam, or Connor the crooked. — ‘ ’ A. D 1 1 K 65 . M Crath O nnor err l of err . Co ord K y, y

Luachra, died. — ’ A. D 1 1 66 . n Kerr l r f Kerr . D rmod nor o e O Co y, d o y di d La nobre, e .

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’ — The illus trious oh nn Kerr son . D 1652. n O Co or A . J y, r am lord of Kerr Luachra and Tad son o f o f Cono C , y , mas son of Tad of A halahama lord of er ert Tho , g g , b , ‘ d mart rdom for their faith The former on acco un t suffere y , ” his adhesion to the Catholic art sa s Father M orriso n of p y , y , n d his efforts to draw to it n ot onl his ersonal fol a , y p l wi whom e h d f n as after lowers , but al th h a rie dshi w , h in een seized strata em the romwellians av b by g by , ron t to Tralee and there half han ed an d then be b g , g ’ T d on f T s eheaded h aded. l r cnodza . a s o homas wa e g, , b Fair H ill otherwise Shee - H ill n ear Killarne as we on , p , y, are informed by Bishop Connell in his celebrated poem o n the Persecutions of the‘ lrish People :

’ Tadg O C onnor and Bishop Boetus [ M ‘Egan ] W ere han ed on a allows on h -H ll g g S eep i . ’ Th h ad of O C onnor u e e was p t on a spike.

T left two sons n amel David from whom the late , y, ’ Rev C arles James O Conn or Kerry was fifth in direct descent and Conor st led of Fieries f hose descendan ts , , y , o w ve little is n own . A in sman of the e chieftain s k k s , ' ’ W li C nn uffered mart d m f h f i in am O o or, s yr o or is a th the same ear or as some sa in the ear re io us . In y , y y p v fo urteen years afterwards the whole ofthe barony of Iraghty onn r th a orti n of th t o nm h main c o , wi o a f Cla aurice, t e do ’ of M urto b O onn or Ker was gran ted by letters paten t of Kin harles II. dat d h st e ov . l0t , 1 666 , to the Provo and Fe lows of Trinit olle T d nder y C ge . his gran t was m a e u ” the ct of Settlemen A f A t. mongst the forfeiting chie ’ tains of the O Connors Kerry at the eriod of the Protec ’ tors te were Don o h O Connor ofKuoe nure in the aron , g a , b y ’ of Ira ht an d Thomas son of Torlo h O onn or chief of g , , g C ,

oboval. Kerr who forfeited six lou hlands The N p g . ’ O Co nnors ha castles at Ball bunion M ine ahane Knoc y , g , k nacashel Ballincuslane to l , , Lis we , &c, Soon after the period of the Anglo -Norman In vasion the ’ possessions of the O Con nors Kerry were comprised in the territor formin the n ow aron of Ira ht then denomin y b y g , ated Rio ht ui onchobhair which si n ifies the coun tr or g , g y ’ domain o f the O Connors havin en d d of the , g be ispossesse exte nsive district forming the presen t barony of Clan mau rice M ac Carth M ore rince of Desmond h ran ted b y , p , w o g ' ' to it tzmaurice, in consideration of his services nst ‘ ’ M Carthy s rebellious son—and hen ce the n ame 0 this n baro y . 49

In 1 1 81 the lords o f Ira ht erected at Atha-an M huillin g , A h all n their famous tle of C rri -a-Ph l now av e cas a oi i. e . , g , h e s h h le r ch m hich l ~ t e m e o r fortr s of t e o o as , w on re sisted the furious attac s of the Pro tecto r i bav een k , t in well fortified against the Elizabethan commanders by the ’ O Con nor for whom it was held o ne ulio a talia , by J , n I n officer of some re ute s me of desce ndan s re t e m t p , o t a o b e i h i K he n a It f f w t n err at t rese t d . ell however a ter y p y , , ’ som e time throu h the con tinued ex ertio ns of the e icide s , g Rg minion s and the twel e ersons five men six women and a , v p , , , child foun d within the walls were han ed fro m a ree in rere , , g t of the castle O ne of the chief re resen tatives o f this illus . p i tr o ns famil is the Commandan t of M antua, Dan iel ’ y ’ O Con nell O onnor Kerr n ow Bar n O Co nn or h is C y, o , w o hi h in f vo with his m erial M a e n . g a r I p j sty, Fra cis II — Ar ms Vert a lion rampan t or crowned of the last. — Crest An arm embowed in armour holding a sword ar en t g . — ’ TH E CLAN Cone O CO NNO R CO RC .

C or he so of Fer us settled in Clare soon after the e , t n g , hi i l tri us aren t an d ecame the ro i death of s l us o p , b p pr e ract of lan d in that ri c ali etor o f an exten siv t p n ip ty . ’ i h C onn C r F rom h m descen ded t e O ors o c, who derive i C n h hai C the r surname from o c ob r , or on or, son of M e la hlin lord of C orcumroe who was sla n the eo le g , , i by p p of Umalia in West C onn au ht n 1002 h t . t e i r , g , i err to y C orc M o h Bundh or C orcumroe a me derive fr g , , na d om M o h Ruadh reat ran dson o f Fer us was co -e tensiv g , g g , x e with the diocese of ilfen ora an d com rised n an cie t , p i n ti f C r n mes the presen tb aron ies o o cumroe a d Burren. ’ In the beginning of the eleventh cen tury the O C onnors ’ nd th L h n s the dominan t f milies of th r a e O og le , a e ace of C ore di ided this terr itor e uall etween them , v y q y b selves when the sub-division formi th n w aro , ng e o b ny ’ he C nn r h o f C orcumroe fell to t O o o s , w o were the des cen dan ts of an elder ro ther an d th t formi the aro b , a ng b ’ n of B urren to the O Lo hlens wh er h de y , o w e t e s cen dan ts of a yo unger brot er of the same illustrious ’ ’ ho use; O C onn or s sub-division was sometimes den om in ated Western C orcumroe to distin u h , g is it fro m ’ ’ O Loghlen s territory which in after times obtained the m o f oi inn or Burren The followin na e B r . g is the ped ’ i ree of Don o h O Conn or C ore o m iled g g , c p from an, thentic sources 2 4 Core Dosethc Dnbh da Loch O llaman M ‘Laoch M ogh Rnadh Reanhtaibhrach Leathain Duibhruibh Finanghai Flaherty H ugh G n aoi Samhradain Athchuir Ard a a n l p g , q o Cine Neachtain M elaghlin G uchin Conor O sgar Flan or Felim Ere Conor M or Ere Loghlen M esin Saling Cathal M esindon Cathal O sgar Cathal Conbruic Donal Bric Felim-nu-Einigh Tail Conor Amergin Bryan Senaig Conor Felen e Donogh

Accoun ts of the most n otable chiefs of C orcumroe will ’ be foun d in the follo win n i h C onn ors orc g o t ces of t e O C , lected from various sources ’ 1 1 — l l n o f A D. 1 . e a r . 3 M h in O C f nno so g onnor, son o Co , M elao'hlin lord of C , orc, died. - Th Cor A. 1 1 71 . e western half of the territor of ’ cumroe was plundered by the Siol M urray (0 onnors o f ’ h C onn aught) an d b the O Flaherties of west Conn aug t. — ’ l A. D. 1 1 74 . M e a hlin O Dona n lord of Ara was s ain g ga , , ’ O C on n or lord o f C or by , e . ’ A D 1 1 5 - M -l son o f . . 7 . ian iath Dear O Connor the g , ’ ’

O C on nor C orc was slain Brien . , by O A 1 00 - r o laid . 2 Th n l Bu . D e E ish of Limeri c un der de . g k g , waste a cat art of C orcumroe an d ut a reat num e r p , p g b o f the in a itan te t the b o sword. — fli A. D 1 1 90 . The En li h ed C orcumroe and in ct . g s enter d h rd of crueltie u n e un ea s pon the inhabita ts . ‘ - l in b A. D l202. Dermod son of Ar O M ela hlin was s a . , t g , y ’ the son o f O C onn or C o re . ‘ - nd on o f A. D. 1 21 . ia1 O C n o C the ra s 7 N o n r orc, g L hl oc ain , died. — A . l Kin r ent date d D 2 5 d ard . tte s a . 7 g E w I by le p t anuar 26 ran ted the hole o f the coun t o f Clare to J y , g w y h l Cl T omas e are, son of the Earl of G loucester . 51

— ’ “ . l365 . FelimO C onnor calledthe hos ita le son A. D , p b ,

f C re died. ofDon al, lord o o , ’ —Roderic O C onnor l rd of Co rcumroe s n A . “22 o o . D . k , , of C onn or was slain his own eo le namel the sons , by p p , y, by h n r id nc C ais-lan -na Du h r of Felim , at is o w es e e, mhc a o

ou h C astle in the aron of C orcumroe. C otem rar D g , b y y ’ hi R deric w s the learned G illa na nee erin with t s o k a v O e , th r f a to o ra hical oem on Leath M o a in hich au o o p g p p gb , w ’ n tion is made of O Connor C r the follo wing me o e .

Th ountr of Fear—Ard a of old e c y g g , Corcumroe of the glittering battle hosts ; ’ O Connor obtained the soil, h i h f ona h The heig ts of del g t ul O g .

Feara Ar d a mentioned in the oem was the tri e n ame g , p , b ’ of the C n nors C ore derived from Ar d a 82 of the edi O o , g p

’ A — h Conn or lord of e was 1 481 . M urto O C o rcumro . D. g , , her slain by the children of his own bro t . ’ - n r O C onnor son of Br an 0 0 lord of . 4 C on o A. D 1 71 . , y , C as slain the son s of his rother 5on o h orcumroe, w by b g . ’ -Felim O C onn or son of Eslim lord of A. D. 1 482. , , l Ard a other ise Fear Ard a was sl the ons C in e , w g , ain by s ’ o f C on or C onn or. — ’ C lo d. A. D. 1 485 O onnor, rd of Corcumroe, die — ’ A. D. 1 490 . C on , son of Don al O Connor, lord of Cor c umroe was illed Conor son of M urto h and , k by , g , by f C ath l C athal, son o a . ’ The O c onnors of C ore fell into decay in the early f the l6th cen tur and their e n si e ossessions o y, xte v p sed to the Fitz eralds G ores Stack ooles an d o ther n lis g , , p , g h n he de n d n t in f l families, a d t sce a s of the Pr ce o U lad, and f he cele rated M e a ueen of C onn au ht ecame e o t b v , q g , b till rs o f the fields o f C orcumroe for alien lords , and dwellers in mis erable huts constructed in the shelter of the cloud-sup porting hills from whose gorse-clad slopes and C airn crown ed summits ten -thousan d voices proclaimed their Kin f Cin el Ard ances tors gs o ga.

H ad M eva known that fortune had ’ For Fer u ra i t r g s ce such ills n s o e, ’ That Irian prince would ne er be led To r n h f i l M or w o g t e bed o O il a e. 52

’ TH A R — nL E CL N CO C O Loo EN BURREN.

’ The O Lo hlens Burren derive their s urname from Loch lain son of ela hlin son of Ard a 82 o f the , , g , pedi ree of ’ g g O Connor C r The were formerl chi f o c. y e s o f Eas tern C orcumroe an ex ten sive territor in t e coun t o f C lar , y y e, com risin the whole co untr fo rmin the aron of Burr p g y g b y en , and are m en tioned as follows in the topographical po e m o f ’ G illa na n ee H eerin written in the earl v O , y part o f the 1 5th c ur ent y .

’ a her commandin battali O Loghlen, o g ons Rules over the fertile fountful fields of Barren ; h ore his ri htful inheri O ver Teallac C , g tance Th f h cattl and wealth o e land o t e e y p rt.

Teallach C re men oned in the oem a he o , ti p , w s t tri be name of the famil under notice ; the wealthy port i s the old har our of urren at ew ua in the arish of b , N Q p Abbe there are still some remains of t e old quay a little to t e west of the n e ua whence the villa e has i w q y, g ts name , which wa 1 he l te fisher s built in 828 by t a y board. ’ The following pedigree of the O Loghlens Burren is pre ‘ ser d n h i al M S of Duald M F rbis ve i t e G enealog c . i

2 . 8 . n 8 . Ardga p ed ) 9 Co gal 83 M e h . lag lin 90 . Donogh ’ 84. Lochlain a u L 91 . Adhnai , q o O . g

92. Brian

86 . Amhlaoimh 93 . M urchad 8 M hl B 7 . elag in 94 . rian

95 .

‘ It is to be re tted that the industrious M Firbis did not ’ continue the igree o f the O Lo blen Burren down to his wn da for ther are oubts as to whether the o y, e resen t chief of the se t can be correctl connected at this p , y n h re e er i n pay to a y of t e above mote g n at o s .

’ i n D . 1 045 to 1 600 A Table of t le O Loyiclens B arr e f r om A.

’ Conghalach died 1 045 O Loghlen Barren died 1448 h 1 0 Adhnaigh died 1 060 Adhnaig fl . 48 A 1 503 Amhlaoibh died 1 1 32 Rory Fitz dhnaigh fl . 1 520 M urtogh flourished 1 1 60 C onor Fitz Rory fl.

1 200 M ela hlin Fitz Ro r . 1 540 Donal fl. g y fl Conor died 1 250 Anthony Fitz M alachy died 1 590 590 M elaghlin killed 1 380 Rossa Fitz Anthony fl . 1 1 6 1 0 Irial slain 1 395 Fitz Ross a fl. 53

H is torical Notices .

— ’ AD . 1 160 M urto h O Lo hl n m te n arm for . g g e us red a y ' th u ation of M e n Br e subj g ath a d efiny. 3 —Ri h ’ A. D. 1 59. c ard O Lo hlen isho g , b p died n the 3rd da Fe ruar This r l was conse o y b y . e ate cr t n the 1 6th of l 1 Th his e a ed o u 31 6 . e isho s of t Se J y , p were sometimes st led isho s o f C rc r e y b p o um o . — ’ A. D 1231 . C onor Lo hl n rr n led an . O e or f Bu e g , l d o , arm into Conn au ht as far as Lou h Ke in the count y g g y, y

Roscommon . ’ — hl T l h C re was D 1 395 . Irial O Lo en lord of eal ac o A. . g , , slain M acG irr - an -Adhister one of his own eo le in by , p p , reven e of his foster rother M alach lord of Burren who b , y , , was sgai n b C on or . — A. D . 1 5 4 Torlo h son o f An hon O Lo hlen Burren , g , t y g , ’ n M Brien was take prisoner in arch by Torlogh Fitz Donal O , and he was afterwards put to death in Ennis by Captain

érabazon . ’ D - An hon O Lo hlen Burren A. 1 585 Ros sa son of t . . , y g ’ n hn Perrott s m emora le arliamen t convened atte ded Sir Jo b p , in Dublin at the desire of Eliz abeth. ’ — T rl h i r the Yellow O Lo hlen A. D 1 598. o o Bu dhe o . g , , g , ’ Br an son o f Rossa son o f Anthon O Lo hlen were an d y , , y g , slain at C oili-U i-Fiachrach or Killevera h n ear Kinvarra g , , f ’ ll’ l by a arty o O Donne s peop e . A 5 — n hl i l e was 1 6 . B er ard O Lo en a nat ve of C ar . 7 g , , rior of Lorha p .

The chief re resen tati es of this se t are Sir Colman M . p v p , ’ O Lo hlen art. son o f Sir M ichael who was an eminent g , b , , law e n M aster of the R lls n el nd and his cousin y r a d o i Ir a ; , ’ E o r of the rish C olm an Br an O Lo hlen s . Sub ln s ecto y g , q , p I C on sta ul r son of the late Br an O Lo hlen Es . of b a y, y g , q , P ort C o . Clare . , — Arms A man in armour shoo ting an arrow from a cross o b w. C res t— O n a ducal coronet an anchor erect en twined with a ca le b .

’ TH E CLAN CO NM AC— C EIELY or WEST

CO NNAUG H T.

’ ’ The O C adhlas or O Kielys of West Connaught derive hl F r their descen t and surn ame from G ad a, of the race of e us M ‘Ro M ‘Rosa rince of Ultonia b M ea hbh or g y , p y d 54

’ Thes Kiel ueen of C onnau ht. e O s were of the M eva, q g y n hiefs of C onm acn e M ara an x C on macn acian rac e, a d c , e in W onn au ht formin the re n tensive territory est C g , g se t of Ballinahinch as we are informed the earn ed barony , by ’ O Dugun in terms which may be thus translated

’ Where Cormac s race—an hospitable host ’ l n the western coast Dwells undisturb d a o g , ’ r rules su remest lord The fai O Kiely p , hi And shares the blessings of s festive board. h r thou h blessed with ever rain In t is fai land, g y g , No poisonous draughts intox icate the brain ; n d mede su l their lace The livin g spring a pp y p , ’ n And quen ch the thirst of Co mac s peaceful race.

C onm acn e M ara ul o C onn emara was the name iven , V g , g to the descendan ts of C nmac son of Fer us who settled o , g , along the wes tern coast of G alway in very remote times “ ” the ad un ct M am which si nifies the sea was affi ed to j , g , x the tribe n ame that this famil an d their possessions might be distin uish d fr m the in and C onmacne such as the g e o , C onmacn e C uil Talai h or the C onm acne of the aron of g , b y Kil f -M o n f main , the C onmacn e o Dun r, the C onmac e o

- M a h Rein the C onm acn e of C in el Du han &c . g , b , O f the C onmacn e-M ara very few n otices are reserved the An n alists the were a eaceful tri e anptoo n o by ; y p b , k part in any o f the m any disturban ces which agitated this un fortun ate islan d sin ce the period of the An glo -Norman In vasion and hurled it from the roud o ition hi h it , p s w c o n ce o ccu i n he n on 0 pE p ed amo g t ati s urope . ’ - - AD. ll l G h . Ki eec or he n d l arned 37 . O e t o e e e a e y , y , sa an d chi f f C onmacn e-M a died ge, e o ar , . ’ 1 1 3 - h Ki l lord of C nm - M A. D. 9 H u O e o acn ar . g y, e a, was killed in a domestic feud. ’ — W - A. D 1 Ki l a n i C o . 630 . M alach O e a e of est n y y, t v nau ht was a int d to the Archbisho ric of Tuam -d g , ppo e p a hu l n Tu Thi dis ish a an ow am . s tin u d relate the g , g e p was last of a lon lin e f illus ri us hiefs n g o t o c , a d the rightful owner of an ex ten sive estate in the aron of Ballin ahinch b y , in the coun ty of G alway he was the son of

2 M . uircheartach 0 g 6 . Patrick

3 . M ui h M alach rc eartaig 7 . y 4 Ao dh or H ugh 8. Plan 5 M l . e aghlin 9 . M uircheartaig

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le (or as some s y by his sister) between Tralee and Cas t mai ne an d pao han who had suffered much alread from g , g , y he crea hin raids f hi un l Desm on d resolved to t g g o t s ru y , rid the re vince of the distur er and havin mustered his b , g own fol owers and obtain ed a reinforcem en t of musketeers an d erns fr m th nd tlemai ne he ursued k o e comma an t of C as g , p the Desm ond to his fastn ess and surroun ded the wood in ’ ctl which he a ode . O Kiel or Kell as he is incorre b y , y, y called C ox was the first to en ter the hut of the In n b , derin eraldin e an d fin din him seated efore a sm a 1 fire g , g b o f wood he aimed a lo w t the earl an d nearl cut off his , b a y n r and con ducted right han d. H e was then made priso e ’ efore O M oriar t who caused his head to be struc o ff. b y , k The following is the accoun t the Four M aster s give o f this ’ f transaction : A party of the O M oriartys o f the tribe o H u h Ben ain ot an o or unit of sur risin the e arl o f g , g pp t y p g Desmond who was in a finnboth (hut) concealed in the cavern of a rock in G lean au-G intich this party were re connoiterin g an d surroun ding that habitation in which the earl was from the e innin of the ni ht till to wards , b g g g mornin when the rushed in on him in the cold but g , y , by the rea o f da ein on a Tuesda an d the festival d a b k y, b g y, y d d St. artin 1 1 r cisel the earl was woun e o f M ( Ncv . ) p e y ; them for he had n o erson to fi ht or to ma e resistan ce b , p g k ayon g with him except one wom an and two boys ; they lea d n o t fioweo er one ar r om tlz wood wleen tfie ins ta n tl , , g / f e , y y behea ded tile ear l an d had h n ot een en a ed in lun , e b g g p derin an d re ellin as he was that earl of Desmon d would b g , have een on e of the reatest l ss in relan d n amel g o es I , y, G erald son of ames s on of ohn son of Thom as o f , J , J , Dro heda son of ames son of G erald eu Dan a s on o f g , J , , M aurice first earl of Desmon d son of Thomas Na -A adh , , N p , on of J hn C aille son f Th m in the G eraldin es s o , o o as , whom urice the of Kildare and Desmond concen trate ; son of M a , ” Friar M inor s n f G er n of M on of G erald. , o o ald, so aurice, s ’

Co nnella n s Four M as ter s . O ur reason for en tering in to the details of the capture an d death of this G eraldin e here is to ex ose an attem t , p p ’

m ade M r . M . A. O Brenn an in a n ot to his An ti by , e l nd t quities o f Ire a , o fix a blemish on the stainless cha e Fo ur M as r acter o f th ters . In the libellous n ote we allude to which m a be found at a e 1 3 f , y p g 6 o the above m en tion ed w ork it is erron eousl asserted h , y t at a slan der has be en ’ placed on the O M oriartys by the Four M asters that the 57 annals are doctored in many places (for the urpose of ’ leasin or at the in sti ation of O G ara w 0 as p g , g , w ’ apostate) that it was n o t a M oriart but an O Kiely that ered the earl of D murd esmond, an that non e o f the race of the illustrious king Benan ever erpetrated such a deed; and to crown the whole we are tol that this H ugh Benan was of the rian or Rudrician race and that he was the an I , ’ ces tor of the O C onn ors Kerr altho u h his name has een y, g b ‘ interpolated in to the M C arthy pedigree for the urpose of ’ makin g the O M oriartys a collateral branc of the ‘ M C arthys l In telligent Irishmen n eed scarcely be told that the above statem en ts are truthless ; and we need n ot won der that those records of past ages which attest the learn in of our ancestors nd to th truthfuln e f which g , a e ss o learn ed stran ers have orn e testimon should have een g b y, b discredited by modern Englis h wr iters when assertions so devoid of tru as the a o e are enned rishmen and th b v p by I , e mon h i ara ter distribut d a g t e r countrymen . But the ch c ” of the M asters is still safe with the learn ed, the missiles fl n b their assailan ts do not reach the o ect of attac u g y bj k , and the illustrious dead m ay rest secure in the shelter of that deathless pile raised by their 0 genius an d industry . i l tt Thoma Butler earl of The follow n g e er written by s , on d an d O ssor o ern r of M uns ter in 1 583 roves O rm y, g v o , p , roofs were re uired the orrectness of the account left if p q , c b the Four M asters this documen t which is reserved us y ; , p the State Pa er O ffice was addressed to the riv coun in p , p y il and dated from Kil enn 1 5 Novem er 1 583 : c , k y, b ,

In my way from Dublin I received letters of the killing of the ‘ or orehe M Sween ca tain of G allo lasses the , onl man trait , G y, p g , y l f m n in his e treme miser and the that relieved the ear o Des o d x y, m min hi h r Kilkenn I received certain word n ex t day after y co g t e to y, ‘ n l M M oriar f h m at m last bein in Kerr I that Do a ty, o w o y g y k rance to serve a ainst esmond bein accom anied b to o assu g D , g p y rd of C as tlemai ne the 25 kerne of his o wn sept and six of the wa g , l h f this month at ni ht aulted the earl in his tent cabhan 1 t o , g , ass [ ]

n a lace called G lean a uint near the river M ai ne and slew him, i p g y, g , in t d his bod to be ban ed whose head I have sent for, and appo e y g ” rk Thomas rmond et O ssor . up in chains in Co . O y

’ When the Desmond s head reached O rmond at Kilken ny he dispatched a tr usty m essenger with the gory spoil to Lon don an d wro te the followin letter to Walsin ham , g g h I do send your H ighness (for proof of the good success of t e 58

h a end th re this bearer the rinci al service and t e h ppy e of) by , p p ’ esmond s head as the best token of the same and roof of traitor D , , p ’ i hful s ervice and travail whereb her M a est s char es ma my fa t , y j y g y be diminished as to her princely pleasure shall be thought meet.

583 Th m m nd et ssor . November 28th 1 . o as O r o O y

These letters completely subvert the statements of certain ’ h ffec that the Desmond s od was concealed writers to t e e t , b y from the English and privately interred in the church of Kerr h t Ardna rath to . Kilnemanag , a g , y — TH E CLANCO NM AC M AC SH ANLEY.

‘ M Shanle s are of M ilesian The M ac Seanlaoichs , or y , ‘ ri in s rin in from C onmac son o f Fer us M Roi h o g , p g , g g , scen dan t Se an laoich as a ears from the fol through his ge , pp h ur lowing pedigree compiled from aut en tic so ces.

Edmond O son of 1 1 . Dunsidhe son of 1 . g. ,

n M n 1 2 . G illabreac son of 2 . Edmo d or, so of , ' fir so n of 1 3 . Scanlaoich so of 3 . G eo y, , n

f 1 4 . Bro an son of 4 . Cormac, son o g ,

n f 1 5 . Eolus son of 5 . S oinin, so o ,

Dermod ubh son of 1 6 . Biobhsai he son of 6 . D , g ,

ho s n f 1 7 . Cromain son of 7 . M a n, o o ,

8. H u h son of 1 8. M airdne son of g , ,

illas ui s n of 1 9 . Fiodh son of 9 . G p c, o , ‘ ’ illa Eas ic son of 20 . Fionn vide M Ra hnal s ed. 1 0 . G po , , g p

‘ The M Shanleys were subordinate chieftains in the county of Leitrim from the period o f the Anglo -Norman invasion the close of the 1 5th centur d l m e f to y, an severa me b rs o the family main tain ed an indepen dent position down to the accession o f William 11 1 when their es tes ecame for , ta b feited to the crown by their adheren ce to the imbecile St s Fre uen t mention is made of thi famil uart . q s y by the

Four M as ters and other ann alists . - M ‘ AD l254 . Sitric Sh nle as t n rison r . . a y w ake p e by ’ Feli Fitz hal C nn h m il m cat O o or, by w o the Sean sha aoich ‘ M Shanle was de rived of si ht for havin cons ired to y g , g p etra him into t 0 hands of his en emi s the sons of b y e , ’ Rod ri O C onn or an d the En lish o f C nnau ht. This e ck , g o g ‘ Sitric s lain in Athlon e the M G er ht s in 1 260 wa s b ag y . ‘ A. D 1 256 . Dono h M hanle died in the monaster . g y y of B Rosc m ovle, C o . om on . A —T ‘ l D. ad n e . 1 354 M Sha died . g y . ’ - ‘ A. D. l3 8 The hanle tic 7 . M S y was slain in a domes 59

— ‘ A. O . 1 404 Dono h son of M urro h M Shanle the g , g y, wealth ro rietor o f a canthred of C orca hlin in the count y p p g , y of Roscommon, died. - T l ‘ A. D 1 4 3. he c h l m d . 7 an M alachy M R nai a d tor incursion int of ‘Shanle in th a y o the country y, e south of the coun t of Leitrim and slow Dono h son of y , g , ‘ ‘ Don ogh M Shanley ; but the M Shanley collected his forces an d ve at l at Balli n a , ga b t e to the clan M alachy G arriga (probably C arrigallen) whom they defeated with considera le l s M ‘R nn s o s in i h a al . b , clud ng several chiefs of t e ‘ Br an M Shanle as slain casion y y w on that oc . — TH E CLAN CO NM AC M AC PRIO R.

The M ac -an -Pri Lei i ors, or Priors , of tr m deduce their desc en t from the uir as an M ac R hn l seven son s of M e g ag a , “ ” commonl called the f Cloon e wher an a e y Prior o , e bb was founded F he id e of the six t by St. raoch about t m dl T ce ntur . he n ames f e en sons were C airbr y o these s v , y, M urto h Fer al M an us M ela hlin Cormac and Ro ert g , g , , g , , b ; they were the sons of

M uireadhios an n f . Fer al son of 1 . g , so o 7 g , Th as on Ivar son of 2 . om , s of 8. ,

3 M athew M or 9 . Ra hnail son of . , son of g ,

4 . C onor son of 0 . M uirceardoi M ao] vide , 1 g , ‘ ’ 5 C athal son f Ra hnal s edi ree . , o M g p g

6 . M uirceardoi son of g,

‘ This branch of the M R hn al family possessed an ex r f l n d th ro f r o n t ten sive t act o a in e a ny o C ar igallen, c u y of Leitrim do wn to the close of the 1 7th centur and some , y ; r espectable families of the name are to be met with in that coun ty at the presen t day .

— ’ TH E CLAN CO NM AG O FERRALL.

Lo 1 wh re our Phelim stan ds his ashin e e e ; fl g y , Bright as his tireless blade and by his side ’ The proud O Ferrallbears no brand untried.

Roman Vis ion .

’ f ilesian ex traction s rin in from The O Ferralls are o M , p g g ‘ son of Fer us M Rossa Buadh M eva ueen C o nmac, g , , b , q on nau ht and one of the do minant emilies of the of C g , h C onmacne ossessed themselves in ver C on macn e. T ese p y 60

f h whole coun tr e t in m F a h early times o t e y x end g fro en g , n h un t o f Leitrim to Bath-C onrath in Westmeath i t e co y , , an d there com rised C onmac ne of M a h-Rein or M ac by p g , ’ Raghnal s coun try in the south o f the first m en tion ed oun t an d the whole of North Tefiia su se uen tl den om c , b q y in ate An al an d in more modern timcs the coun t of y, y Lon ford to ether with lar e ortions of the aronies of g , g g p b

Rathconrath Kil enn west an d C oroares in Westmeath. , k y , , The dominan t families of the C onmacn e after the establish ‘ m ent of surnames were the M Ra hnals or Re n olds who , g , y , , alread stated were lords of C onmacne of M a h-Rien as y , g , ’ and the O Ferralls who possessed them selves of a large ortion of North Téfiia an d of art of South Teflia n o w p , p , m h un t of Westmeath Th C nm acn e of for ing t e co y . e o ’ Anal or the ances tors of the O Ferralls had their chief y , , residence at a lace n ow called White H ill in the arish of p , p Clonbron e an d diocese of Arda h the site of which is , g , marked by a remarkable moat by which the man sio n was ’

urr un ded. From this residen c o f h th s o e t e O Ferralls , e ’ - f Cl in Bran i. h tr F arish o ua e . t e re eat of Bran O . no w p , ,

C lon born e, has its name . In more modern times the ’ O Ferralls h d their chief seat at Lon hort n Fhear hail a gp i g , n ow Lon ford in the coun t of the same n ame which he g , y , came the ca ital of Amel A out the middle f the 1 6th p y . b o ’ century we fin d the family of O Ferrall divided into five ’ distin ct ranches viz . the O Ferrall Buidhe or the Yellow b , , , , ’ who was lord of U er An al the O Ferrall Ban or the pp y ; , Fair lord of lower An al or that ar t of th coun t o f . y , p e y Lon ford n orth o f G ran ard the rien rd of th Ann li g , G A e a sts ; ’ the Clan M uircheartai h O Ferrall who held lands in g , ’ various arts of An al the C lan Awla e O Ferrall wh y ; v , o ossesse the coun tr formin the resent art of M o dow p y g p p y , ’ an d had their chief residen ce at the ase o t Slieve G ouldr b y, ’ the lace of in au uration of the O Ferralls as rinces of p g , p ’ Conmacne Tefi a an d the Clan H u h O Ferrall chiefs of ; g , Killoe after whom the Clan H u h M n in h , g ou ta s ave their

n ame . O n the summit of on f th m e o ese oun tains, now kn own as C arn H ill is a lar e moun d f e r h h h is , g o a t w ic s aid to m ark the burial place of a remote ances tor of the ’ F B J ’ ’ O errall family . y ohn O Dugan the O Ferralls are s t led chiefs of Clan Fer us which is me n t the descen y g , by a ‘ dan ts of Fer us M Rossa throu h his s C o nmac of g , on , which the family o f n o tice were tie senior and dominant T bran ch. hey were sometimes styled lords o f Forthuatha

Lai hean or N . Lein ster and rinces f fii . g , p o Tc a 61

A Cbronolo ical Ta ble o tb lor y f c ds of Analy f r om

A. D . 1 030 to 1 445 .

onal died 1 053 , M urro h Carrack 1 D . g , fl 230 G illa atrick slain 1 072 H u h p , g , killed 1 232 C usleibhe died , 1 081 G illa Naneev 1 2 , fl . 48 J ohn slain 1 0 87 Awlav , e, killed 1 268 onal ubh die D D , d 1 095 onal killed 1 26 9 D , Eichte ern i g , d ed 1 1 1 0 Fitz M urro h C arr g ach, slain 1 270 onal died 1 D , 1 15 C athal died 1 282 , ' Cusleibhe slain 1 120 G eofir i , y, d ed 1318 Brian died 1 1 22 M ur to h ill , g , k ed 1 322 G illananeev died 1 1 43 G illa Nan , eev , died 1 347

onal . 1 1 48 D , fl C athal fl . 1350 , M urro h died 1 1 50 M ahon ied 1 35 g , , d 3 M urro h, died 1 1 54 onal died 1355 g D ,

H u h, died 1 1 60 M alach died g y, 1 364 Donal slain 1 1 72 J ohn died 1 383 , H u h killed 1 1 96 Carbr died 1 6 g , , y, 38 Awl ave . 1 1 82 Thom ain 1 , fl as , sl 3 98 Dono h i 1 g , d ed 209 J ohn , died 1 3 99 Tad slain 1 2 1 7 M urto h M edba h di 1 g, g c , ed 4 1 1 H u h killed 1 228 onal Fitz J ohn die 1 435 g , D , d

Wi lliam Fitz J oh z D 4 n Fit ona l died, 1 4 5 .

This William 10 rd of Anal died at an advanced , y, age, and two chiefs of his n ame the heads of rival ar i s we e , p t e , r elected to succeed him viz Rossa son of M urto h M idhe , , g , ’ son of Br an O Ferrall the tri e of M urto h and y , by b g , Donal Bo son of Don al son of ohn the Clan H u h y, , J , by g , nd C l n S a h n These election s caused much a a e g a . blo od shed et een the conten din arties an d An al w b w g p , y as at length divided between the rival chiefs ; this conten tion with the division of the rinci alit ave a deadl lo t p p y , g y b w o ’ the fast fadin ower of the O Ferralls . Rossa son o f g p , M urto h who was chief of the Clan M urto h and lord g , g , of the Port of Lon ford o tain ed U er An al n g , b pp y ; a d Don al Bo son o f Donal lower An n al or the Norther y , , y , n ’ h f r t f L n f rd From Donal al of the p esent coun y o o g o . Boy s ’ ’ father descen ded the O Ferralls Ben ; and fro m Rossa s ’ ’ re r dfat er the O F rrall s Buidhe or the Yell g at g an h e ow. 62

’ The O Fcrralls f rom division of Analy to 1600

L ower Audly Rossa 1 460 Donal Boy 1 4 73 Rory 1 47 6 Irial and J ohn 1475 Thomas 1 490 J ohn 1 488 Cedach 1497 Cormac 1 494 Bryan 1 5 65 D on al 1 5 60 Fachtna Boy 1 585 W illiam 1 585 Fergus 1 5 99 Rossa 1 5 98

Pediyrees of the heads of the déf er ont br anches of the ’ O Ferra llf amily

’ The O Ferrall B an or the Fair

’

Fer hail Ar u O F. g d, a q o Congaling Brennan Anghaile a quo Analy Einim

Croan

M airdne

Fio bhruin Finfir or Fingir Nedhe O ncon Finloga

Cumasgrach Cecht Ere Ercdail ‘ ’ Vide M Rannall s pedigree

’ The O Ferr all B uidhe or the Yellow

1 r 1 7 . athal . Fe gus 599 C

. H u h M urro h 2 g O ge 8. g

3 . Brian 9 . G illa na Neev Rory 1 0 ; H ugh

5 . C athal 1 1 . Awlav e

6 . s 1 2 onal vide su r Thoma . D , p a

The Chief of M agh Ireayha

1 . G erald 1 497 2 H u h O e . g g

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’ ’ The O Ferralls of Killashee from The O Ferralls of Longford from

J ohn Roe son of Conor son of FachtnaBo son of Thomas , , y, , son of arbr so n of Cathal son of Br an son of Cathal son C y, , y , , of Lisa h son of M urro h so n of Ror son of M urro h g , g , y, g , son of

s n of G illa na neev . C athal son f lan n Ros a, so , o G il a eev .

’ ’ The O Ferralls of Kenagh from The O Ferralls of G ranard from

Fer us son of Lisa h son of Brian G eo fre g , g , f y,

E m nd s n of Rossa. sons f thal d o , o o Ca , son of Edmond son f M urro h so , o g , n of ’ T Ferralls of Caltra h and h he O g T omas G illanan eev . Corlea from

of M urro h son of And from Sinons Cam . son g Fer al son o f G illananeev son of H u hFitz Dono h lord of An l g , , g g a y,

a h l s n of H u h. . 1 22 C t a , o g A. D 8.

H is torica l Notices .

’ — o f uslei h l A. D. 1 087 . Sitric, s n o C b e O Ferral , was slain ’ at Corran in a attle fou ht etween the O Con nors and , b g b ’ R O ourkes . ’ D 41 — illanan ee O Ferrall wh is st l the A. 1 1 G v o ed . , by annal sts hief Br hon or Ar itrator o f Ire an d died i C e b , , he an d he was interred in t abbey of In iscloran . ’ 4 - n al O F rrall h vin th l f his A D . 1 1 8 Do e a wi severa o . . g ’ clan con s ired to murder Tiarnan O Rourke rin ce of p , p ' Brefin whom the severel wounded was o li ed to ive y , y y , b g g that chief in eric or com en sation a lar e or tion of North , , p , g p ‘ l W T r nn . ar nna efiia o A a y e A ls . ’ A 1 1 — Don al O F rrall a Ann l f nis . D 2 e s the a s o . 7 , y I fallen was slain in an en a emen t with a ar t of the , g g p y ’ ' En glish led into his coun try by O Rourke of Brefiny . The Four M asters say that he was slain by a party of the Eng lish king ; and state in a second entry that the people of ’ Ann aly an d the M G illigan s were plundered by the sons of ’ Annadh O Rourke and the En lish an d that the lun dered g , y p the coun tr aroun d Arda h of isho M el and slew y g b p , ’ k This D n i t l d hief th n Don al O Rour e . o al s s y e c o f e Co

m acne . ’ — A n l m r A. D. 1 1 96 H u h O Ferrall lord o f n a was u g , y, ’ dered b Sitric O uin lord o f Rathcline in the count o f y Q , , y

Lon fo rd n ow the ro ert of Lord An n al . g , p p y y ’ A - . D. 1 24 G illan an ee O Ferrall defeated a art of 8. v p y the En lish c mm d d Ca tain ohn rr ll h h g o an e by p J Ty e , w om e w and return d h Pale ith r t sle e from e w eat oo . , t g b y 65

—T f h A. O 248. he attl M o tree wa fou t n . 1 b e o y s betwee ’ ’ the O Ferralls an d uinn and Ra hnalt t e d hter O Q s ; g , aug ’

of the O Ferrall died in a th. , ba ’ - D 1 9 . F1an all isho f Ra ho di . A. . 29 F e e O err , b p o p , d n i h c ns 5 This disti gu s ed prelate was o ecrated in 1 27 . ’ — h n A. D l e e F d n . 34 . Eo an or Eu O errall arch caco 7 g , g , ,

of Arda h was consecrated isho of that see . g , b p — ’ A D . M r ll i h Ard h a . . 36 alach F r a s o of 7 y O e , b p ag , man eminent for his iet alms-deeds humanit and p y, , y, ” wisdom, died. A D 1 — ’ . . 373 . athal or Charles O Ferrall a mem er of C , , , b the house of Annal was consecrated isho of Ard h on y, b p ‘ the death of William M Cormack the successor of M ach . , y 1 - f L Lisard or A. D. 377 . The castle o isardabhla, now Lisardowlin in the count of Lon ford was erected , y g , by ’ ohn O Ferrall lord f An n al J , o y. — ’ A. D 1 3 th l or harl s Ferrall ide su ra . 78. Ca a C e , , O (v p ), isho of Arda h died at Rome This distin uished relate b p g , . g p ' is h! l l he F ur M a h y eu ogised by t o sters . ’ — l f An . AE) . l383 ohn son of Don al O Ferra l lord o . J , , nal di d t his n ewl erected castle of Lisard and was y, e a , in Leath Rat a n ow Lara or A e lara in the te rred at , , bb y ,

ish of the same name and aron of G ran ard. par , b y — ’ f A. D. 140 0 O Fe rall founded the Dominican a e . r bb y o

Longford in honor of the blessed Virgin M ary . ’ - r l d he A. D. 1 416 . Conchobha , or Conor , O Ferrall, cal e t Almoner fr m hi x ten i e ch r ties a nati e of Lon ford , o s e s v a i , v g , and a descendant of the chiefs of Annal was on the 22nd y, of anuar elected the cha ter of Arda h to succeed J y by p g , Adam L ons isho of that see who was urned to death y , b , b at Rathas uck in estmeath in the month of Decem er p , , b of the re i u n r died on the l0th of Au ust p v o s year . Co o g , 1 42 h 1 4th f e ame 4, and he was interred on t e o th s month in the Dominican convent at Lon ord. H e was succeeded ’ his in man Richard O Ferr who was consecra ed by k s , t on the th Se tember followin an d died 1 3th nuar 7 p g , Ja y, 1 444 after ha in o erned the se 1 9 ears an v , v g g v e y d fi e “ ” months This Richard was the son of the reat dean . g , ’ son of Donal son of ohn G allda O Ferrall the dau hten , J , by of Thomas Nu ent of Delvin in the count of est g , , y mea h t . ’ A D 14 —am s Ferrall o f A l . . 7 . e O a t o e a i 6 J , bb bb y ra, n Lon gford ; a man distinguished for his charity and hos~ i l ta it died. p y, 5 66

— ’ A. D. 15l6 . Willia n f Dono h O Ferrall bisho m, so o g , p of Ar da h di d g , e . ’ - A. 5 r f h house D. 1 53 m m e o t e . Richard Ferrall a e O , b of An nal wh ho of Arda h in 1 541 y, o was consecrated bis p g , died this ear and was in in the tom of the rinces y , terred b p of Anal in the a e f L n ford y, bb y o o g . - A. D. 1 585 Th l were re resented in . e peo le of Anna y p ’ p Perrott a memora le arli am t held atDu lin William b p en , b , by ’ ’ O Ferrall Ban or the F and Fachtna O Ferrall , air , by ’ Buidhe or the Yellow This Fachtna O Ferrall sa s , . , y Lewis mad f rm al to Eliza eth in , e a o al surren der of Ann y b , the 29th ear of her rei n and in the ear followin oh y g , y g tained a re- rant su ec urisdiction of the En lish g , bj t to the j g

’ A - . D. 1 587. Tad Ferrall a Dominican fri r was g O , a , a oin ted to the see of l nfert Po e ix tus V he pp C o , by p S di ed at Kinsale in 1602 . ’ ’ A D - 1 5 . r fl . . 88 Calfrid O Ferrall, a Franciscan fria , su ered ’ mart rdom for his faith at A e leix n the ueen s y , bb y , i Q Count y . ’ - AD l 94 . h e . . 5 M aguire and O Rourke marc ed at th head of a powerful force in to Anna] which they plund ’ destro ed William O Ferrall lord of the co unt was slain y ; , y, M a uire n by g o this occasio n. A . D. 1 641 r nc s Lowis From a remonst a e, say , portin to be sent by the inhabitants of Lon ord to o stel o to be to he tices in C , presented b him t L0 J us

Du lin dated Nov. 10th 1 41 in which the com lain of b , , , y p the grievan ces under which they laboured as Roman Car tholics and eti n of o livi n and restitution , p tion ed for a act b o , li ert of consci n m t ers of reli ion nd a re eal of b y e ce in a t g , a p the statutes o f Eliza th a ainst o er it also a ears be g p p y, p ’ that the O Ferrall family still maintain ed almost t 0 ex elusive control h un tr s the 26 si natures affix ed over t e co y, a g Sh rtl after the to the document are all of this name . o y

rea in . out of the r 1 641 Lon ford Castle was be b k g wa of , g ’ i ed and e i h f r e Ferralls and the s eg tak n by the Ir s o th O , rrison ut to the word notwithstandin it had sur ga p s , g d n as tle For s the onl rendere o promise of quarter . C be , y o ther fortress in the coun tr held for the overnment also y , , u the ultimate fell in to the power of the ins urgents . t ’ triumph of Cromwell s forces en tir ely reversed the fate of ’ the countr an d th O Ferralls los t oth their ro er t y , e b p p y and influence h h h in n ested in various other , w ic ave s ce bee v 67

” l For s a men h ds. Cast e e ove tioned derives it n an b , b , s ame the Forbeses earls of G ranard a famil of Sc from , , y otch

ex ction descen ded from the H on . Patric For tra , k bes o f Corsse son of ames Lord For es his wife the lad , J , b , by , y E idia dau hter of William Keith Earl M arshal of Sco t g , g , land throu h the distin uished Sir Arthur For es to who m , g g b , m r n ted an estate of 2 h Kin J a es I . g a 1 68 acres in t e parish of gn ish aron of Lon ford which w r e created in C o g , b y g , e to the manor o f Newto wn For es with the rivile e o b , p g f a

m r t and fair but these have been discontin ed. tl a ke , u Cas e

sustained a. severe sie e in 1 641 ha in Forbes g , v g been at tacked by 500 insurgents ; it was bravely defended for ’ s Sir Ar th r s widow aide some day by u , d by her faithful r but the were at len th o li ed t ca itul e tenant y, y b g o p at for f su lies I u n in Arthur’ n - want o . t was o s ra d dau hter pp p g g , the l d Catherine For es dau hter o f Arthur first earl a y b , g , of an ard an d wife of Arthur third earl of Done al that G r , , g , ’ f P t s ift r h the witt dean o St. a ric Sw w ote t e followin y k , , g lines

U nerring heaven with hountcous hand l f r ou l H as formed a mode o y r and, ’ ith ev r Whom love endow d w e y grace, The glory of the G ranard race ; b the owers divine Now destined y p , r line The blessing of anothe . i t ma hl s d Then would you pa n a tc e s ame , ’ d nsi n to endl s fame Whom you co g es , ’ th rea s aid Invoke not Cy e , Nor borrow fr om the blue-eyed maid ; Nor need you on the G races call ; Take qualities from Donegal.

’ ’ — O Ferrall and Bern ard O Ferrall l . Lauren ce , A D . 1 65 . , f Lon ford suffered r Do m inican Priors of the Abbey o g , ma h tyrdo m for their fait . ’ 4 — Christo her O Ferrall a native or West 1 66 . A D . . ,

n mnus of cavein and 8. Domin ican friar of m ea th, a alu , lin as im risoned in that cit for the c onvent of Dub , w p y l See O f thi s famil m ain taining the supremacy of the H o y . y ’ ” r Ferrall the com iler of the Lin ea Anti ue , w as Roge O , p q i n f Si Bernard the o riginal of which is in the possess o o r f h chief r reso lster Kin of Arms . O n e o t e e u B u rk e , U g p il i h Ri ht H on ta ti v e s of this once illustrious fam y s t e g . ’ e F rrall of B all na house Co . Kildar Ric hard M ore O e , y , , 68

h th son of Am rose on ofRichard son of m rose w o is e b , s , A b . Richard son of Am rose married Lad Letitia M ore a , b , y , ’ descendan of the ele rated An thon O M re lord t c b y o , of Leix which marria e his son Am se an d , by g , bro , ’ ” ran dson the resent O Ferrall ecame the re resen ta~ g , p , b p ’ tives of the house of O M ore . A m — n n r s Vert a lio rampa t or . Crest— O n a ducal coronet a re hound courant with a g y ,

ro en chain to the collar roun d his nec over hat a. b k k, t re al crown r g , pp — — dotto Ebrie me mo moghrim I have broken my h0 lh‘ TH M A — ’ E CLAN CO N C O RO DDY.

’ ’ The O Rodachans or O Rodachaes An lice Redin ton , , g g and Rodd deduce their descent and surn ame from Rod y, a chan son of Na da h f th race of Conmac s n of F , ra c , o e , o er s as a ears from the followin edi ree of Tad , pp g p g g ’ Rodd of Fena h in the count of Leitrim which is y, g , y ,

reserved in the Boo of St. Caillin commonl called p k , y ’ h o Tad O d x t e B o of F na h. This o who was an e k e g g R y, cellent rish Anti i ar and re resentative of the Comor I y, p bas of St. Caillin qtled at an advanced a e in 1 04 . , g 7

’ 1 . Tad R 23 g O oddy born 1 533 . 2 G ar 4 G illa Ios . rett O g 1 609 2 . a

T d . M ulvih 3 . a g 1 5 78 25 ill

4 . G arrett 1 54 7 26 . Feach 5 T M ac] Iosa . adg 1 5 1 6 27 .

. m 6 . Tadg 1 487 28 G illacro

W 29 . ine an 7 . illiam 1 458 G o g

8. Tad 1 427 ch. 1 497 30 . G illa Caillin . g W 1 Ard mh 9 . illiam 1 397 3 . ga Al tr 1 0 . M athew 1 368 32. as om

l 1 . Robert 1 340 33 . M ulinfind

. h uo 1 2 . Senaimh 131 4 34 Rodac ae aq

1 3 . Lucais 1 287 35 . Naradach

1 4 . G illa na neev 1 25 9 ob. 1 33 1 3 6 . Fillidh

1 5 . Bio, or Cole 1 23 1 3 7 .

1 6 . G illa na neev 1 200 ch. 1255 38.

1 . i hni 39 7 E g g .

1 8. G illa na neev 40 . C uscridh Ceachd 1 9 . G illabhaig 4 1 .

20 . Donn 42.

21 . Aodha 43 . Ercdail

ihill 44 . Bohd 22. M ulv 69

45 . Dubh Airtri

46 . M eadhruadh Alta O gamhan Fiocaire

49 . Easaimh Doirbre

50. U isle Eana h 51 . Beirad Ceadguine Calu adh

52. B eibheidh M easamhain M ogh Toit G oumse

A . Fergus born .M 3414 Rosa Rory the G reat

St. aillin who was of this famil was the s f C y, on o

h h son of l . M ac ac , 3 . Fraoch 4 h 40 . Cuscrid ( )

The comorbship of Fen gh ’ ’ O Rodd s and Tad O Roda‘ the chief re r senta y , g y, p e tive of the as t in the e innin of the 1 8th cen tur ssessed b g g y , po remar a le relics el n in the f mil su h seve k b b o g g to a y, c as attlers br tths and Ancient rish M anusc bells b , a , I The sacred bell called Clog-na-r igh or Bell of the Ki

ha e een resented St. olumbkille to St s aid to v b p by C . 0 an d a vellum manuscript once in the ossession of Tadg ’ d is still reser ed at Fena h phere is n ol O Rod y, p v g . a d copy of this manuscript in the library of the British M useum ; on e in the library of the Royal Irish Academ and another

n the M S . collection of the late Dr ur h in amo g . p y the ’ Colle e of M a nooth. A ranch of these O R. C . g y b Roda chans is now represented by the Redin tons of Kilcornan Dan an in the count r of G alwa t e descend n an d g , a ts of

Th mas Rodachan Es . oyO re an a Castle near O ranm r o q , g , o e, where the founder of these families settled sometime in the 1 7th centur some writers are of opinion that the ’ Redingtons of cornan and Dangan descend from an English gen tleman who obtained a grant of lands in Cre a durin the r t torate of O li er Crom ll but l c l g p o ec v we , o a 522t and tradition agree that they deduce their descent fr m a scion of he house of Fen h in the count o t , y of Leitrim who settled in the arish o Ballinacourt in , p y the

a AD. 1 24 unt of G alw in or a out . 6 and so n af co y y b , o ter wards urchased the castle and lands of O re ana h p g , w ence his grandson Thomas Redington removed to Kilcornan on 70 his marriage with the daughter and heiress of Burke of Kilcornan H ous the reat ran , e, g g l rat d N - - r The r en f ce eb e ora nu O uven LBu c . es t chie of Kilcornan (a minor) is the son ofthe late Sir homas Nieholas Redin ton who was the son o f Christo her his wife g p , by

Frances dau hter of H enr Dowell Es . of Cadiz son of , g y , q , , Thomas son of Thomas Rodin ton of re ana i ife , O g , by h s w Sarah the dau ht r f Christ er Bur e a o e e tione , g e o op k , b v m n d. The ruins of the ld castle of O re ana hich is cele r ted o g , w b a in the o e f lanrica de ma be seen o h fair l r o C r , y n t e of the roa leadin from O an more to Clarin rid e g r b g . old abbey of Ballinacourty is the burial-place of the Red

ington s of Kilcornan . Arms (of the Kilcornan and Dangan families)—per - i o in chief tw demi lio s am ant and ull t . n o n r p , a m e in base r st— li C e A on rampant. M tto —Pr re e— ro atr s m r o o ge seep p p ia e pe .

‘ M FINVARon CAYNO R(CLAN Cos m o).

' The M ‘Fionnbhairs Fmvars or G a n ors as the name is , , y now ene all An licised deduce their descen t g r y g , ‘ hair of the race of Fer us M Bo son of Rosa Roe as b , g y, , rs fr m h di acFin ar appea o t e following pe gree of Jame s M v , who died 1 792 t

1 J ames son of 1 4 . Gilla na ne n o f . , cv, so

2 . Cormac, son of 1 5 . Dermod Peter s n f 8 o o 1 6 . G orm hiall . , g R r s n Amhal 4 . o of 1 . adh y, o 7 gi ‘ Pe ter sun of 5 . , m n f Ta J a es so o 9 . d 6 . , l g

mac son of 20 . n h 7 . Cor , Do c adh 2 H 1 . ugh

9 . Felim, son of 22: Sithfraech ' 1 i r n 23 Finv ar a o acFinva son of 0 . Carb y, so of . , qu M ,

I t l 24 . or ia o of I. Ca ha , son of G mgh ll, s n

n h of 25 M . G . Cucho ac t, son . G eradhan aquo

1 . r hial on of 3 G o mg l, s The lands belonging to the M acFi on nbhairs were called

r dhan which was th n ame of the s e t. M n in ter G e a , e tribe p M uinter G eradhan was a territo in the present county of h n ard Longford forming the Nort ern ha fof the baron y of G ra , an d exte n ding from shores of Lough C awn a - and Ede nmore H ill to the counties of Leitrim and G avan . 1 following were the most distinguished members of this Ta231]y z

72

‘ A r nn M RAG H N LL on Ba no s.

The M ac Ra hnalls Raun alls or Re nolds as the nam g , , y , e n licised derive their descen and is now generally A g , t sur name from R hnall son of M uirceardoi M aol of the ag , g race of Con ac son of Fer s as ma be seen the followin m , , y by g edi r e of hn 0 ac Rannall who was chief of h p g e Jo , is f l n ame during the rotectorate o O iver Cromwell, ac ” cordin to a mar inal n ote in the Boo f S il n g g k o t. Ca le , ” mm nl c ll h Fena h co o y a ed t e Book of g .

J ohn n of O ge, so Eoghau J ohn Eoghan Thomas

William 8 , 1 46 Ir Cathal 1 Roe, 1 40 Tadg Ivar Raghnall Cathal M or M uircheardoig Raghnall

Ivar Raghn all M uircheardoig Ivar-dubh M ulroony Flanu Fiachra M uldoon Dailbhc M aolmuire Ionadh

E l o E. o us, a qu M . G alas Biobhsaigh M ochta Cromain M easumhain M airduo M ogba Conmee Fergus Rossa Rory the G reat

Accordin to the Book of Fena h S Caillen g g , t. F ' er a, rince of Brefln and the common ancestor ’ ’ of the 0 our es and O Riel a the t rri r f M ha y , e to y o ag 73

Rain for the Conmacs and this so t in conside , p , ration of the enefits conferred u on them romised due b p , p s to St. aillen and to his successors in Fena h which du C , g , es were unctuall aid an d are articularized in the B y p , p ook of pena h as are the lands with hi h hi el r st g , w c t s c eb ated e a blishm ent was endowed the r teful onmacs The by g a C . sain ted Caillen ordered that the Conmacs should be buried in Fen a h and threatened t em h hi f he g , h wit s curse i t y should be uried in an other church an d those that should b y , a an don it with la ue estilen ce disease an d r That b p g , p , , wa . the r eligious establishmen t of Fen agh was of great ex ent in arl times ould a ar fro a i ri d S e y w ppe m say ng asc be to t. h l h i olumbkille viz . t at twe ve undred a nt r hol er C , , s s o p s ns li ed in it durin he lif i of il 11 o v g t et me St. G u len . ac count of the ri hts rivile es and rev nues wi h hi h , p g , e t w c ' H u h Finn or u h the Fair rince of Brefin endowed g , g , p y, this esta lishment is f un th B f t Caill n b to be o d in e ook o S . e . Con al G ulban ave rants to F n h hi h co d g g e , w c were nfirme his reat- rands on the sain te Columbkille who ave b g g , , g ” aillen the O s tbach or attler and the uadru le B oo , b , Q p k hich h wr te ith his own hand with ra ers and w e o w , p y l in s on his church of Fen h and curses on an of the b ess g , y Co n macs who should abandon enagh and go to any other rch olumbkille foretold that an [ m ic-En lishman chu . C g w ould destroy Fenagh and it would appear from a mar ’ ha T ginnl note in the B ook of St. Caillen t t adg O Roddy ‘ felt satisfi d ohn O e M Rann all whose edi ree is i en e J g , g g v o e was the erson destined to fulfil t e ro hec and ab v , p p p y, thou h he does n ot state his conviction he is at som e ains g , to make his readers believe John O ge was the Anglo h m an s o en of St. Columbkille for he in forms us that p k by , ’ hn f th r s a true G ael Fior G aodhal an d that his Jo s a e wa ( ), m othe Rus ell Ruisel was an En lish lad Bean r, s , ( ), g y ( G allda) and that he (John ) was the first to bring the Eng lish to Fenagh during the Cromwellian wars ; that it was at his invitation an d advice the came hither and that he y , afterwards regrettedhaving invited them to settle in M ui nter

E l . S C ill n wh s the atron saint of the Con o us t. a e , o wa p i n f M - n died a n ad anced a e and macn ac a s o o Rei , t a v g , was ried in the c urch of St. M ocholmc otherwise St. bu g, P lch u ut his c ere removed to Dun -Baile or u eri s, b reli s w Fen a h the Conmacs after the s ace of twelve ears g by , p y , - h ltar and re in terred with great solemnit under t e great a . Th M ‘Ra hn l ere chiefs of uin ter Eolus therwise e g al s w , o 74

mac of a Rein an ex tensive territor com i in Con ne M gh , y pr s g the hol nt for i the resent aronies of o il] w e cou ry m ng p b M b , eitrim and Carri allen in t count of Leitri m t ether L , g , he y , og with the dis rict co t ne e arish o f Killoe i t n ai d in th p , n county of Longford.

Pedigr ees of the p rincip al branches of tke M Rag/inail

l De bh s n of l . Raghuai and Conor, sons of l . rmod dn , o

. C a h r 2 ela hlin e s 2 t al M o e, son of . M g O g , on of

. M uircheardoi of 3. Ivar son of Ra hnail n of 8 g, s on , g , so h l 4 a n . 4 . C a . R ghnail, so of at M ore l 5 . Ferga , son of Ivar Fitz a hnail t or Bri n Ror M ul R g 1 . I , Con , a , y, t u an C athal O e s ons oc y, d g , 1 : Cathal ar W of , Iv , illiam, and M aho at al f Tad son n, 2. C h Roe, son o g, hnail son I 2. Rag , of of var thal M ore vide s ra 2 . C a , ( up ) W m rmod E 1 . illia De hau , , og , '

1 . Tad orn od G eofir Fer and M anna sons of g, D , y, , l l R al Edmund M e a hlin O e . Ir s n of Catha oe g , , g g , 2 , o

and H ugh, eons of R han l d Thea 2. v r . o es n I a , son of 1 g , Char , a ,

3 . l f s ns of Raghnai . son o CathalM ore o

. J n s n han so f 2 oh , o of Eog , n o athal O e son of Th ma n f W i a on 1 : C g , 4 . o s , so o lli m, s al n 2 . Cath , so of of Ra hnail son of Cathal More 6 Ir n f 3 . g , . , so o Cathal Rec

alRo hadh anus 1 n s o f ath e Murc M . Bria n M lach so 1 C , , n a d a y,

ichard s n f . er r on of R , o s o 2 D mod, son of I , s son o I r son of 2 . Tadg, f va , Cathal Rec hnail s n of Cathal M re 4 . Rag , o o 1 Edm lan-Bi . ond, lord of C Fer al and Anthon sons of g y, T ur hadh son of ad son of 2. n r n . 2 . M c , g, Co o , so of Cathal Ro e r s f R f 4 . Iva , on o efinish, son o

6 a al M ore 1 . Felin and H u ns f . C th bert, so o 2 M ulroon . ey, son of C onor al on fAnt on son o l Cath , s o h y, f T 8. hadh son f ad l . Cathal on M urc , o g , s of C onor, son of

2. Felim son of , M ulro ony

1 . v m nd I ar, son of Ed o , son of

3 . Ivar son of Ra hnail son of 1 . Tad and n r , g , g Co o , sons of

6 . C athal M ore 2. C athal O ge, son of C athal Roe 75

1 . Conor Malach and Brian M enus Eo han y , g , and 0 01m, sons df T adg, aim of Cathal sons of O e 2. Cathal s n f H u h g o o g , son of 4 M aths son n , , of Co or, son of 1 : Tad and H uber g t, sons or 6 . Cathal M ore

2. Conor son of , Cathal O ge 1 M urr ogh, son of

1 . C n r o o Cathal H u h Brian 2. Tad son of C at al , , g , , g, h O ge.

' A —’ Ins t of tbe Ckief tains o M nintw Eolus concerned in tile Rebel ion of 1641

‘ ‘ ‘ 1 . Bri Ran an M nal of Carri . , g 1 0 H enry O ge M Phelim M Ran

alien ent. nal , g , gent. ‘ ‘ 2. a C hir M Daniel O e of M o 1 1 . H enr M Raunal ent. g , y , g i ‘ h ll ent. 1 H , g 2. enry M Bannal, of Anna ‘ ' 3. E R dmond M a hnal ent. dufi g , g , gent. ‘ ‘ ‘ 4 . Edmond M Turlo h M Ran 1 3 . Ir M l g Ranna , ofSuidhebreac, ‘ nal freeholder of the baro 1 4. J am l B ( ), es M Ranna , of allina ny of Leitr im more ‘ ‘ 5. Feardorcha M a hnail of 1 . J B g , 5 ames M Raunal, of Drumma 1 6 M urr h e Fitz M urr . og O g ogh ‘ ‘ ‘ 6 . G eofir O e M a hn il nt M Ran of loo y g R g a , ge . nal, C n ‘ ‘ ‘ 7 . G eofir M Ranual f rum 1 7 . Thomas M Ra hnail ent. y , o D g , g ‘ 8. Torlo h M Rann l f Kil 1 g a , o to ‘ 8. H nr Rannall f l n ri e y M , o C oo b d ‘R 9 ‘ 9 . H enr M annal of M obil] 1 . I M Rannal D y . , var , of rumod ‘ 20 . J ames M Ran l f na , o J ames

town.

Thomas on of ohn son of Eo han son of Thomas n , s J , g , , so illi n f al f of W am, son of Ir, so o Cath Roe o the

edi ree had two sons viz . var of Cloon and H enr p g , , , I , , y, ' ll hdu ove menti ned who was orn ca ed of An nag fi, ab o , b about

1 0. H nr had son Thomas who had a son G e r 9 61 e y a , , c , ‘ on M R nnal of Cordufi was orn circiter 1 whose s a b 7 7. Th was h th The second son of this omas t e fa er of Dr. nolds the friend and fellow atriot of Theo ald Wolfe Rey , p b T n e who in c nse uence of ein im licated in the affair o , , o q b g p of Coc a n e and ac son in 1 794 fled to America and k y J k , , h 1 1 settled in Philadelphia where e died about 8 8. M ac ‘ R nn al of ordufi had th ee sons n amel Charles a C r , y, , pro rietor of Es er Each and Es er -n a-Co ille who left issu k k , e , rian H ar and G eor e natius who lived in , ry, g Ig Spain for e nd d ed sine n a considerable tim , a i p role a d Laurence 76

onn born Circ 1 737 who left six sons namel of Clonb y, , , , y , H e born 1767 M arks ; Edmon d ; John ; Patrick ; and r es whose son H arr urchased a commission in the Cha , , y, p ’ R s in 1 825 out of hich he c ban ed into Queen s oyal , w z e ' the 58th foot ; he died of apoplex y at Shornclifie amp in

1 859 leavin issue . H enr the eldest of these rothers , g y b , l ‘ of the lineal descendan t o f Catha Roe M Rannal, lord rri M r ht f Richard M uinter Eolus, ma ed a aret, dau er o M D en a and le is ue Thomas Bulhel Esq. . N g s ;

n ds Es M arshal of Du lin orn J an . 20th 1 793 Re o b , b , ; - P. M f R ld . P M x L a or Al er man J o n e o s J . e ord o , y

Dub1in orn 1 79 and H enr Re nolds Es . orn ' b y y , q , b 1 7g9

‘ ” Linea e tile M Rannals o Lou lz Scar other wise Letter g of f g ,

ne r e resented in 1641 b um hr e R no lds Es . fi , p y H p y ey , q

id o io Tr n od. V e B ooks f Deposit ns, i . C )

Sixth in direct descent from H umphrey Re nolds of Lou h-Sour who flourished 1 641 was G eor e e nolds g , g y

Es . who was shot on the lands of Dr naun near Shee q , y , more in the Co . of Leitrim on the 1 6th da of O cto er , , y b ,

1 6 M r . Ro ert Keon of the same count an attorne 78 , by b , y , y, wh was tried for murder foun d uilt an d ex ecuted on o , g y, ld lef i su f Fe r . Re no s t s e the 1 6th o ruar 1 88. M b y, 7 y , eor e u ent Re nolds who died issueless in 1 802 G g N g y , ; M ar Anne who married twice first Colon el Pe ton b y , , y , y whom she had a son Re nolds Pe ton Es who was the , y y , father of the resen t Richard Re n lds e ton Es of p o y , Letterfine H ouse otherwise Lou -Scur and secon , g ; y , ‘ Ca tain Richard M Namara rother to the cele rated p , b b M a or of that name Brid et who married Richard Youn j ; g , g - M rs R n old of For L th C o f n . M e s t od e in e o . Cava . ac y , g , Namara had esides the father of the resen t own er o f , b p Letterfine a dau hter ane who is married to Walter Lam , g J , E of h f de n d f om ert s . t e Co o G alwa sce de r one o f b , q , . y, the oldest Anglo - Norman families in that coun t ” The M ac Ra hnails r c f f M in er Eolus fro m g o hie s o u t ,

50 t A. D. 1 4 2. A. D . 1 1 o 9

Conor died 1 1 50 Ra hnial d osed 1 3 1 7 , g , ep ‘ M Ra hnal . 1 1 84 Ra hnail e slain 1324 g , fl g O g , M urro h oe slain 1 1 9 I ar slain 26 g R , 6 v , 1 3 Cath 2 al, died 1 65 Ivar, slain 1 328 Fer al slain 305 h g , 1 Cat al, slain 1 337 M ahon slain 1 31 5 th ‘ , Ca al M Ivar, slain 1 853 77

C onmac slain 1355 , C athal O ge, died 1 468 M alach died 1 866 T 1 y, adg, died 468

Dermod M . R. ubh died 1 374 Fer al slain 1 3 D , g , 47 Cathal Roe slain 1 401 Tad lain 1 , g, s 473 Ra hnail died 14 10 Fitz M urro h dz M alach . 1 g , g y, fl 468

Cumascr a h died 1 4 1 0 Wi . 1 4 g , lliam, fl 92

The resen t re resentative of the chiefs of Lou h Scur p g , in the emale line is Richard Re nolds Pe ton Es of , y y , q. , Letterfin e H ouse in the coun t of Leitrim r h , y , a wo t y rept e sentative of the hos ita le H um hr M p b p ey or .

H istor ical Notices .

— ‘ D. on R - A. 1 150 . C or M aunal lord of M , uin ter Eolus, ’ was slain the son of Tiarnan O Rourk by e . — ‘ A. D . 1 1 84 . M Rannal slew Awlave son of Fer l , ga ’ ' O Ro urke rince of Brefin , p y . — - AD. 1 1 The chi f f M uin 6 . e s E . 7 o ter olus were slain b ’ ‘ the s on s of Cathal O Rourke ; and M uireadhach M Ran na commonl called the G ioll-Ruadh chief of M uinter -Eolu y , s, ’ w slain the son of M anus O Connor at the insti as by , gation ’ of the son of Cathal O Rourke. ' ’ - . Brefin O Rourke was D. 1 223 lunde e A. y p r d by the

M acRannals . ‘ - R - A D. 1 238 Cathal M annal lord of M uinte E . . , r olus, aided in the devastation of M oylurg ; but Donogh Fitz ‘ M urtogh M Dermott en tered M uinter-Bolus soon afterwards and slew a reat num er of the inha itants includin s g b b , g everal ‘R chiefs of the M ann als . ‘ D 1 355 — or ac M Rann al chief of M uin r - l A. . . C m , te Eo us , ‘ was slain by the sons of Ivar M Rann al ; an d in the year ' ‘ followin Fer al son of G eofir M Ranual rimate of Ar g , g , y , p m h died : Ware and others the arch isho of Arma h , by , b p g , ' l called Ri h d Fi zR s time is in correct c ar t al h. at t , y — d M ‘Rann al h i A. D. 1 405 . Richar , t e ntends lord of ' ‘ - d o M uinter Eolus died from the o e te of drin . In M G eo , k ’ he an s translation of the ook of Clonmacnoise his death g g b , is r c rded as follows Richard M a ranell chieftain of e o g , M o n terolus died at Christmas b takin a surfeit of a n y , , y g a ” - vitae uis cce beatha or oteen whis e . M ine aut or , [ , p k y ] ” h i ua vitae to him ut u s ayeth t at t was not aq b aq a mortis . U isco-beatha an lice us ue au h literall si nifies the , g q b g , y g ” water of life . 78

‘ - r son of Cathal Roe M R nnal lord A. D. 1468. Co no , a ,

d. of the Clan Bibaeht, die - O e son of Cathal Roe sole chief 4 . athal A. D. 1 68 C g , , ‘ - d and his son Tad M R n al was of M uinter Eolus, die , , an , ‘ ed him whereu on illiam M Rann al appointed to succe , he clan la h was n o min ated chief of t a c y. ‘ A — F l son of Ro bert M Rann al rior of D. 1 4 er a . 86 . g , , p hill died M og , . — A . T son of Cathal O e son of Cathal D . 14 ad . 86 g , ‘ R Rannal hi of M uinter-Eolus died and was uried oe M , c e , , b at Fen a h g . — ‘Rannal son f the rior f M ohill A. D 1 ohn M o o . 486 . J , p , ’

M hill hreest. died, and was interred at o . H e left a son G illc ‘ - M Rann l son Tad n of Ca D 1 490 . Br n a of so A. . ya , g, thal O e was slain his cousin Tad son of C on or son g , by g , , of Cathal O e assisted the sons of M alach who were g , by y ,

s er h f his father . H berd s n T to o fo t brot ers o o , o o f adg, k ossessio u of the castle immediately after the murder of is father and slew Cathal one of the sons of M alach , , y, ’ ho fell in to his han ds in reven e of his aren t s death. w , g p ‘ A — M Rann al n M n h i . D 1 492. H o ert so of ulroo e r . b , y, to the hieftainc as slain the tri e f athal O e. c y, w by b o C g ’ ‘ f “ William M Rannal, son o Ir, was n ominated the M ac ” Ran nal in osition to M alach son of William who , Opp , was in the chi ftainc a censiderab e time e y . 1 — lr ‘ A. D. 503 lim on of M u h t . Fe s oon M Rann al eir o , y , h chieftain f his own t i e die t e c o r d. H m a be y b , is tomb y seen in the Church of Fenagh. ‘ A D 1 3 — M Rann al h . . 5 5 arc d i . , eacon of Kells , in K l enn was de uted Sil en Thom as son f erald O e k y, p by k , o G g , Earl of Kildars an d lord ustice of relan d t s e from , j I , o e k Po e Ur an and from Charles V Em o f er p b VIII . per r o G man aid in arms men an d mone for the ex ulsion of , , y, p the n li h f r n d g s out o I ela . - AD. 1 T R . 1 54 . ad M ac annall a n ative aron g , of the b y of Leitrim in the coun t of that n ame crated , y , was conse isho of Kildare on the 1 5th of Novem b , ber . ” p 0 Th tl - A. 1 5 e cas e of the isl h u 7 . and of Loug So r was erected ohn son of H um hre R lds and by J , p y eyn o , about the same time another castle was built by the M ac Rannals at Rinn or Rh nn in the n nd , y , parish of Cloo , a aron of Carri allen near the site of l of b y g , which the Ear Leitrim has erected a ver hands T e y ome residence. h ” castle of the island was the scene of a dreadful massacre

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U nite d rishmen ta in the at t han f l I , k g o h a the ds o O iver

Bond at his own residence in Du lin . It was a out thi s , b b time he settled at Kil ea Castle in the count of Kildare k , y , which he held on lease from the Du e of Leinster etween k , b hom and Re nolds s m i I h w y o e relationship ex s ted. n t e month of Novem er of this ear 11 on the tem orar re b y , y tir ement of Lord Edward Fitd ral who had een sus pooted by the G overnment of being takin a very active art in the affairs of the U nion Re nolg1s after much p , y , solicitation was revailed u on L rd Ed ard to allow , p b o w himself to be elected colone for t e barony of Kilkea an d M ooue and Treasurer for th n t f Kildare but , e cou y o ; on entering upon the perilous duties of his n ew an d re sponsible office he was startled at the schemes o f the U nited rishmen in to whose secrets he h n in itiated at a I . ad bee meetin held at Nin eteen -M ile -H ouse in the count o f g , y Kild e n the i 8 h of F ar o t eb. 1 98 Cummins an d Dal , 7 , by two provin cial delegates who were conversant with t e lans f the hi her a h h p o g ut orities . By these officers e was informed that the long-promised succours from France ere hourl ex ected that r or re olt w y p ; the people we e ripe f v , and impatient to measure arms with their oppressors an d that it became necessary to seize on the chief members of the govern ment b the ex ercise of proj ects design ed by the director which e w ul is io ed t ut into y, o d be comm s n o p ' immediate ex ecution in con unction with o ther general ofi cers of the U nion ; and t at the practicability of the ’ Director s plans and other important matters would be discussc on the da f ll m larm ed y o owing . Reynolds beca e a at the erilous osition in whi h he found himself and p p c ,

new not what to d . Admitted sa s M r . H arwood k o , y , in to dangerous confidences which he had not sought; im licated— un wittin l reluctan tl et as it seemed p g y, y, y irrevocably in a confederacy whose true n ature and full e tent were n ow for the firs time disclosed to him made x , t , the depository of secrets which it were at once sham eful to etra and erilous ed oth le all an d b y , p to keep affect b y morally withia g uilty knowledge of schemes whichge utterly — disapproved his position was one o f infinite perplex ity and haz H e coul he ns irators who ard. d not betray t co p had trusted him as on e of themselves—he must n ot allow the cons irac to o en et how check it without be p y g ; , trayal? It was as en tang ed a case of conscience as ever man had l If find the true to so ve . Reynolds did not 81

sol ion allowance ma erha s be made for a oun ut , y, p p , y m n in his twen t -seven th ear affluent well-conn ecte a y , , — a husband and a ather surrounded with all the domestic “ circum t h ma e mart rd m nful and social s ances t at k y o pai .

O n the 25th o f Feb Re nolds havin met with M r . Co e . y g p of Dublin who was hi h in favour with the vernment , g , he disclosed to him as the frien d o f his fami the ro , y , p ' ects of the U nited rishmen on the e ress con dition that I , xp is name should n ot be m ade known to the Castle author ities declarin at the same time that the in formation which , g he was giving came from a third party whose name he was n ot at li ert to mention an d that he was in no wa con b y , y slo w in co m u h cerned himself. C0 pe was not m nicating t e info rmation he received to the heads of the administration at the Castle and immediate ste s were ta en for the arrest , p k ’ o f the arties who sh uld atten d the meetin at Bon d s p o g , which was fi ed for M onda the 1 2th of M arch. O n this x y , day a party of militar commanded by a general o fficer h ish i l arran ts si n ed b a M a is w o was furn ed w t b ank w , g g trate searched the meetin -house an d arres ted O yiver Bond , g n dele ates of the Leinster Provincial Committee a n d thirtee g , with all their apers and in the evening of the same day ‘ Emmet and Nevin were arrested at their res ective mmi ed N w ate Re n olds ca led on r e siden ces and co tt to e g . y L o rd Edward Fitzgerald on the day before the arrests at ’ B ond s an d informed him that the chief mem ers of the , b ovem ment had a knowledge that the meeting was to be old on the a ointed da and e ed of him n ot to attend pp y, b gg L ord Edward s ta ed awa accordin l an d li e an o ther y y g y, k l d f h h e m d t aw it him M on teag e escape the ate w ic s e e o a . O n the 1 4th he called desire on Lord Edward in his , by , , lace of concealmen t in Aun ier street an d u on the latter p g , p te lling him that he had n either arms to protect himself w hils t on his keepin n or mon ey whereby he might e ffect his esca e Re no de called at his an ers and on p , y b k , the following day he brought the illustrious refugee a case f istols and fift uin eas n the 1 8th Re n olds atten ded o p y g . O y ’ a m eetin held at Bell s house on the Curra h o f Kildare g , g , a t which som e members expressed their determination to h ave all the officers then serving on county committees c han ed as the were the onl arties entrus ted with the g , y y p s e crets of the Directory who were likely to have given the

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hi h osses ed A r government the in formation w c they s . p o position to this effect was put by one opthe members and seconded Re n lds on whom sus icion was n ow fi ed by y o p x , and ein carri d he seats hitherto occu ied the oflicers b g e , t p by aca t of the county committees were declared v n . ” Re n lds he im artial H arwood was n ow y o , says t p , — preparing to leave the country but it was no t in his power. H is former associates were ben t on the destruction of the m an who m they suspected of having betrayed them and the ovem men t i n oran t that he was the source of the , g in tel i ence mm ni ted throu h Co e ersecuted him g co u ca g p , p m ercilessl as a m an nown to be of li eral olitics y, k b p , r he atholic easantr p oved to possess in fluen ce with t C p y , re uted to be a leader amon the U nited rishmen and p g I , us ect d i n f the Fitz eralds O n the 20th of s p e as a relat o o g . A ril for which da he had invited a art o f friends to a p , p y farewell dinner Co on el Cam ell commander of the Ath , b , y district sen t a troo of the th Dra oons an d a com an , p g p y — — of the Cork M ilitia in all 200 men an d86 horses to live at Kil ea Castle at free uarters The tore u the floors k q . y p , tore down the ainscots and ceilin s an d ro e into the w g , b k walls in search of arms an d mmunition flo ed the old , a gg steward till he as in sensi le to ma e him confess where w b , k the were n aled backed the m ho an ta les smashed y co ce a g y b , the ier lasses demolished the ianofortes made tar ets p g , p , g o f the ain tin s an d inundated sevent acres of lan d p , y by o enin the s nices o f a ri er At the en d of nine da s p g v . y the left h l ll c ted It t e cast e a wrec the stone wa s e e . y k, x p remained an uninha ita le r uin for ears b b y . Be n e 3rd of M a tween the middle of April a d th y , Reynolds had three n arro w escapes from ass assin ation at the h ands of the U nited Irishm en . O n the 5 th of M a five o f his ca tains lod ed infor y, p g mation f l l am el a ainst Re n olds as a be ore Co one C pb l g y , colonel in H e as arrested at Kil ea a their system . w k by ar t of dra oon s an d ta en to Ath to be tried at head p y g , k y, uar ters arti l From the short an d shar fate q b m al aw. p then usua ly con sequen t on m artial law trials he save d himself ith reat diflicult b ma in re resentation s o f w g y, y k g p his case to Colon el Campbell; which induced that officer to s ta roceedin s for a few hours and send to Du lin fo r y p g , b e r in struction A n ote from Re n olds to M r . Co e was s . y p p ’ mitted to accompan the colon el s dispatch; CO pe instantly cast e an d inform d the secretar for th e repaired to the , e y , 83

time that it was Re nolds who had iven th for first , y g e in mation that led to the arrests o f the 1 2th of M arch. The consequence was an order to Colonel Campbell to send his u lin under a s tron militar The prison er to D b g y escort. apolo gies an d regrets of the Cas tle authorities may be imagin ed. The day after his arrival at Dublin Castle as a state pris on er Reynolds consen ted to appear in court as crown e on condition that his randfathe m Fitz witn ss, g r, Tho as erald o f Kilmead should n o t be molested for his con duct g , , n ion s that his un cle Ca tain Fitz er l f G ral or opi ; , p g a d o e din e should be set at li ert that he an d hi famil , b y ; s y should be protected from the personal violence of the U n ited Irishmen ; and tha t no erson who might be con d u on his evidence sho ul be ex ecu d he c iele p ted, p r ovide would ryter conviction mahe a f ull dis closur e of a ll he r a tive to he lans o the n a d hnerv el t p f U ited Ir ishmen, n

consen t to banish himself . ’ With the remainder of Reyn olds s life we have here no n rn The overn ment en sion ed an d em lo ed him co ce . g p y rei n con sulshi s and ave him £5 00 o f the (in fo g ), g , i e mon e ut it is n ot clear that he was rich r s ecret serv c y, e h h d een ef e after 1 798 t an he a b b ore . O f his l gally ssed claim for losses and in uries he ne er received c a sse j , v c In comfort mine on e shillin . s ta tus re utation and n o g , , p , r thin else dear to man he was an infin — eve y g , ite loser and

he felt the loss . O n the hole if Thomas Re nold w , y s was no t a very hi h-minded man n either was he a m onster of de ravit g , p y . ’ d in or m is his usual co n n Th i Spy an f er ome . e des g ’ i in u rl ina ro riate E a s n n ation s s g la y pp p . g was not a py i any sen se of the word : he did n ot simulate zeal in order win con fidence and ma e a mar et of the secre n to , k k ts e trusted to him— from the hour that he resolved to frustrate the plans of his associates he began to withdraw from their t Nor was he in the wors t sen se h socie y . of t e word an ‘ in former his information s were without malice and — without falsehood. H e failed where no t one man in a — million could have succeeded in the attempt to resume that n eutrality between oppression and rebellion which he h d on ce relin uished to save a wic e o nm n a q , k d g ver e t with out wounding and ex asperating a wronged

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’ IN LA NM AC O QU N (C N CO ).

’ ’ Th inn or O uins are of the race of Fer e O Cu s Q s , son o f Rosa son of Roderic the G reat monar ch of reland , k , , and were formerly chiefs of the coun try denominated M uinter G iol an which com rised lar e ortions f g , p g p o the

aronies f Arda h M o dow an d Shrule . Th b o g , y , ey also ecame ossessed of a district in the aron of Lon ford b p b y g , and had a castle at the ase of the hill of Rathcline whi b , ch was dismantled the arliamen tar arm in 1 by p y y 641 . This sept are men tioned as follows in the topographical ’ oem of O Du an written in the 1 4th cen tur p g , y “ O f M uinter G iolgan of plunders ’ ” uin l rd and in O Q is o capta .

The following were the most notable members o f this family F ’ o art O nin . 1 050 H u h slain 1 1 45 g y Q , fl g , onn kilied 1 0 1 Eoch burned 1 1 5 6 D , 7 y,

M aelin died 9 Ei nachain . 1 1 60 , 1 0 7 g , fl

Tad 1 1 20 Sitric . 1 1 96 g, fl, , fl

F n h . 4 i ac ta, fl 1 1 0 — ’ f A. 1 1 n n of D rmod O uin chie of D. 1 The ra dso e 7 . g Q , ’ M uinter G iol an accom anied Tiarnan O Rourke to Dub g , p lin where the attac ed M iles de C o an who m the , y k g , by y ’ were defeated ith reat loss O uin was slain on that w g . Q occasion . ’ A D 4 — M ui l an . 1 23 Derm d chi f f n er io . . o O Quin , e o t G g , was slain in a domestic feud. ’ A D - D la his son a . . 1 255 . ermod O Quin , Aw ve, , nd other chiefs o f M uin ter G iol an were slain at Faradhain of g , M o -Trea ha in the coun t of Lon ford G illanan e y g , y g , by ’ O Ferrall lord of Ann al who afterwards lundered the , y, p ossessions he M uin er i l an p of t t G o g . — ’ A D . 1 i i . 341 uchonacht O uin ch M i er l . C Q , ef o f u nt G o

an died. g , ’ A - tha O n . D 1 355 a l uin n d fi me wer . C Q a ve of his kins e ’ slain by the Clan Shan e O Ferrall and by the Clan H ugh ’

O Ferrall. ’ Respectable families of the O Quin s are to be m et with n various parts of the coun ty of Longford at the presen t fia y . 85

The following are Rudrician families of whom very little is kn own at the present day z ’ The O M U Lva lords of M a h i i other is M , g N s , w e uinter Chearbhail and U er M uinter Eolus on the east i pp , s de of the Shannon in the aron of Leitrim of wh m fr , b y , o equent m n i nn e t on is made by the A alists . ’ ’ The O Nnm n ns and O CO NAIaBs no w known as N , eys ’ and ovilles and O Conn er chiefs of lltrai he a is r N , y , A g , d t ict l in around Tralee From the chiefs of thi di y g . s strict des

cen ded St. Brennan of Clonfert. ’ ’ The O Droon oLLAs and O M s o m r x e a s who ar , e given ’ as chiefs f or mr O Du n Th se o C cu oe by ga . e names are now An li ised n M elod c Noghilly a d y . ‘ he M EO O H AIDH S f Leitrim Lon for and W o , g d, est m h eat , n ow known as Keo he. ’ The C Bmons chief o Beantraidhe or Bantr in th , s y, e coun t of C r y o k . ‘ The M M s u l f M h Br accai o osas , ords o e dhe, a district o n the or th an d n ford b ders of Westmea o g . ’ ’ The O D d O o sonm n s chiefs of Fermo in U G ANS an C , y, the C f hom the followin edi ree is r county of ork, o w g p g p e ‘ s erved bv M Firbis

7 9 . onal son of 65 . Iolainn son of D , , ‘ 7 8. H u h s n f 64 . M Laisre son of g , o o ,

7 . n r 6 nir son f 7 Co o , son of 3 . S ce, o

7 6 . M ela hlin n of 62 . ar linn so n of g , so S g ,

7 5 . Dermod son of 6 1 . ethi son of , D , 7 4 H u h n 60 L hra n of . g , so of . ab , so

7 3 . Dn an n 5 9 M h Roith son of g , so of . og ,

7 2. Lo maini s n of 5 8 Cumasca h son of g, o . g ,

7 1 . M uircheard i s n of 5 7 . Firdeicit s on of o g, o ,

7 0 . Dail ail n of 5 6 . Fir il son of g e, so g ,

6 9. . Fir linn so n of Ceallach, son of 55 g , - 6 8. on n n f 54 . Finfaili son of C gan G airi , so o g, 6 - F M ‘Ro son of 7 . D Th n 53 . er us a aile, so of g y,

6 6 . M a nan n of 54 . Ro ssa son of Ror . g , so , y M o u Roith 59 flourished it is said in the rei n of g , , , , C n H i ed M o h Roitg or o al Claon and Ceallach. e s call g M o h of the Wheel from his havin assisted Simon M a us g , g g to ma t R i ha—Ramhar or ma ical wheel means ke he o t , g , by of which he was enabled to ascend into the air in the pre

s ence of an astonished multitude . Th ar s or Rod ers chiefs o f Dal- Buine des e M AC Ro g , , c endan s f Buine son of Fer us son of Rosa son of Ror t o , g , , y , located in the aron of er M assarene and in the ad b Upp , in f arkh and Dru baee j o ing parishes o w m . 86

Th Co nes DALLAN the descendants of ll e , Da an, son of

Fergus . The Cones AU LU IM the race of Auluim twin r , , b other of

onri son of Fer us . C , g The DAL CO NFINN the osterit of An us Fionn n , p y g , so of er us located in and around Coolavin in the c un t g , , o y of gl1 0 . n n L n AN Al an he Cu nauro oo na , chiefs of the f K countr formin the arishes o noc , A hanore Becan y g p k . g , , an d An nadh in the coun t of M a o . , y y The Cmanuma n AI or AB the chief of whom oo the , , t k ’ name of O Kearn lo cated in the count of Roscommon y, y , an d possessing the entire of the district ex tending from of M Clon alis Bridge to the borders ayo . The u nnuro un Amr m on lords of the C , territo ry com rised in the arishes of Tibohine and Kilnamana h in the p p g , h- h Roscommon n ort west of t e count of .

The 0 m m. Bum s s on M o nr n s m n nn d , de scen an ts

rm dhil Co ac, son of G ao , son of l h n Foin dl n C o c o , son of a, so of m n Coi h, son of U lta , son of Brodad o Buine son a, s n of , of o m An u C r ac, son of g s, son of

U ltan n h . , so of Croin Bad rao

The G AILENG A o f North Teflia of whom the followin g pedigree is preserved

Lu haidh son of ailne Ard s n g , G , o of Fer n on rmac n g a, s of Co , so of illach on f Blathain n f G a, s o e, so o n ain n Falim s n Ro , so of , o of l i l n O ilio , son of O lio , so of a n F r us s n D onehad , so of e g , o of i M r f R son of Sao o , son o osa, ild oid son of Ror O g , y.

N e The U I LIO DA , or descendan ts of Liadan , of the rac o f dh Ruadh reat- rand on f ore son of Fer us s on M o , g g s o C , g , of osa accordin to the follo in edi ree : R , g w g p g f Liodan, son o ‘ M n hna son f File son of M g , o , S uil n Br o n s n of art e, so of e ga , o a Li in s n of Se rtach, son of oda , o Fion usa n f i n of g , so o Sonn g, so

88 .

’ lr s rother. Con al Cearn ach who was cotem orar b , p y with Cuchullan ein 23rd in descent from Ir ives s ren , b g , g t gth to this con ecture j .

5 7 . uchull a n C ain, son of Dadhd , so of

5 6 . Scaillin son of onald son of , D ,

5 5 . Dai h m ll n b thed, son of No ai , so of

54 . Canbair l son of , son of Cei te,

53 . Lir son f son of , o M eanmon, 5 2 aubsaintin son of u t son of . C , Sa ri ,

6 1 . A ha h n I botha son of g g , so of om , 50 Bhos of Ti h rnmas so n of . ata, son g e ,

49 . M of F ll n son of oegna, son o ai ,

4 8. Cais l hai son of Irial Faidh son of C ot g, ,

4 7 . U ai il B n on of M ilesius . c , son of etemo , s 4 6 E rm . a ada, son of

’ Th n f Sedn a of the e O DRB NNANB, or the desce dants o , race of ore on of Fer us who were chiefs o f the count C , s g , l in around Sliabh Eisi on the orders of Clare and G a y g , b ’ T D e n n re for merl here wa . he O Drinans or r n a s we y , , y ditary chief Brehons or judges of the principalities of H y M an n - i h dhn in S uth Conn au ht an d y a d H y F ac ra Ai e, o g , had l alled Ard-na-Cn o in their chief residence at a p ace c , the arish of Killin and aron of Kiltarton as we are p y, b y , “ informed in the Book of Lecain : To the Aes Brengair elon h d f h r h-chief of H -M an and b gs t e s tewar shi o t e a c y y, it is the office of the i -Draighn en to distribute justice to ’ the tr ibes The O Dren n an s ain ed e tensi e lan ds fro m . obt x v the lords of the abo ve mention ed territories in consideration o f their services as judges ; an d the erected for themselves se l d - an d Aidhne vera handsome resi en ces in y M any , ves ti he n ame f their rinci al ges of which remain . T o p p residence of Ard-n a-Cn o is happily preserved to this day in the townland f that n ame in the a o e named arish an d o , b v p aron In h nlan d of Cahir eake in the aron o f b y. t e tow p , b y Dun n ient stron hold called kellin , are the ruin s of an a c ’ C hi n 0 was chief a r Drinan , or the fortress o f O Drina , w o f T Several f milies uar, the district in which it is situate. a o f this n ame are to be met with in various parts of the coun ie f lar an d al a at the resen t da but the t s o C e G w y p y, y are all in rr circu t n e n n e f them ein a ove n a ow ms a c s, o o b g b ’ th O Drin an is e con dition o f struggling sm all farmers . s m The fol o eth es made Thorn ton in Clare and G alway . ’ lowing mention is made o f the O Drennans in the topo ’ graphical poem of G illan aneev O H eerin 89

The lands around the fair Sliabh Eisl In the sweet-streamed Cinel Sedna ; m n Atribe who have ce e ted their people, ’ ” h ir r r n O f t e count y is O D aigh en .

Th l D nn n f B lf ho of the Wa e e ate Dr . re a o e as t aut r , k ” o f William O rr Erinn and other onular son s an d , , g h W an M . D is oetic son s illiam Drennan and S . Drenn p , , were of this famil y . Th M a r f endants e c Du nam s, or De ans . o Clare, desc

D ubhain son f son of , o Lauchan, ua ain s n f n son of C g , o o O ncho , M ul uin son of F l son of q , in oga, ’ ’ ’ Fin n son of F r id Ferrals edi ree. , mdfl ,v e O p g

PEDIG REES O F TH EIRIAN SAINTS O F ERINN,

o L cain Co llected f r om the Yellow B ook f e , ‘ F C l n a t ur s . M ir bis , o g a , nd various o her so ce

aille ena h. St. C n of F g

n f idh G uillen , so o Cuscr , son of ’ ’

achach son o f Fin dfir . ide O Rodd s M , V y

Dubhain son of i ree . , ped g f Fraoich, son o

St. Ciaran of Clonmacn oise.

n f M econ son of Ciaran , so o , Baodan the archi ct son of eachtain son of , te , N , B ol an son of Athciurb son of g , , uir n f Loin dcoda, son of C t, so o orc son of H u h G naoi son of C , g , D adha son of Fer usa son of e , g , dh n f F m Condea a, so o eli , son of n f M ead h on of G as , so o hr uad , s s n of O llam n f N adfraoich, o a , son o Cos rich son of Daethi son of g , , - n of Cuirc D s t M esin Sned, so o e he, son of ‘ M esin Tuli son of Fer us M Ro on of g , g y, s A n of R R E c o . rcod, or r , so osa e 90

Canice of h Ag aboe .

Caineach son of , Dalb, son of Lu hedh son of E0 g , han , son of Lu hdach son of C asai son of g , g , Dallan son of M , ochte, son of Iothachair son of M eas mh of , a an , son Alta son of M a h Toit f , g , son o O aman son of Fer s g , gu , son of Fiochuise , son of Rosa Ro e .

But given by some as follows

Canice son of , Cais, son o f Lu hidh son of f , O sis , son o Lu hi h son of g , Airic, son of Dall an, son of onl C a, son of Eacha h c , son o f air C bre, son of Fiochuise son of Ail , , son of Fer u sa, son of uir g C b Aluim , son of Rosa ‘ , son of Fer us Ro g M y, son of Iomchad a, son of Rosa R e son o , of Fiachua son of Ror , y .

And by others thus

ni Ca ce, son of Leuthi s g , on of Lui hidh g , son of H u h Alad g , son o f Fiochuisa son , of M easamhain , son of Alta son of , M o h Toi g t, son of O aman son of g , Fer us M acRo g y, son Fiochuise so , n of Rosa R oe.

St. M ol acca.

M olacca so o , n f Cuscridh , son of Dubhdli he son g , of Fear Airdi s, son of Dubhdeacan , son of Buain , son of Dubhcuil e, son of Lachtn a, son of Coll a, son of 91

M ochna of Balla h g ,

called St. Cr onan .)

M ochua son of l , Ata, son of Becain son of , O gaman , son of B aeir son of , Fiochuise, son of athi so of N , n Dalb or Dalbna, son of L h d ’ u ai h son of Eo han . Vid Canice s g , g e St. Talan son of i , ped gree o I h h f ot ac air, son o

St. Boaden .

B os den son of l n f , Cona , so o ‘ S imill son of Fer M R son of , gus oy, Nadfraoch s n of , o Rosa, son of All f a o the race of R reat. , oderick the G

St M och l ll . . uil e of Imoki y

M n ochuille, son of Colla, so of An us son of Cuscridh son of g , , n of F r Cuil Comain , so ea e, son of in s o Deochuille, son of Bua , on f Dea ha son of M o h Roith or M o hRuit g , g , g ,

Baite, son of as some have it.

St. O lchu Craibhtheach.

O lchu, son of O r thus : Dula son T , of Fear leachta, son of Laidain of Ard on r son of ltchair s n of C o , Cea , o Iomrasa o of U iter son of , s nf , ‘ Fear Tleachta son f Fer us M Ro son of , o g y, ‘ ‘ us Rosa Roe M Ror . Ferg M Roy. , y

naich bisho . St. Se , p

Dula son of Senaich, son of ,

Laidin of Ardconor . Vide Con aire, son of

Caindi son of su ra. g, p Cl h c on , . son of

t. Ail e of Eml son of S b , y,

A Dula son of U ilo, or is, son of ,

O l h n s n of Laidin . Vide su ra. c o , o p 92

O r thus

- l h f Allbe, son of Fir Teac ta, son o n n f Alcho , so o f Cealtchair, son o n n f Aira, so of U itechair, so o l n f Du a, son of Firtleachta, so o ‘ Laidin son of Fer us M Ro son of , g y, I omrosa, son of Rosa. O r thus

n f Firtleachta, son of U itechair, so o ‘ Cealtchair son of er us M Ro . , F g y

t. Domin in S g .

Domin ia on of O lcho son of g , s n,

Caindi h son of Dula ide su ra. g , . V p

St. Scuithin .

cuithin son of f S , Brocain , son o S en ai son of Caindi son of g , g, Bathui son of Clchon son of g, ,

David, son of Dula .

St. Colman .

lm n n of l on n Co a , so O c , so of f Trena, son o Dula.

Enda.

Enda son o f ‘ , Erc, son of Lai h son of i n g , Lao sach Ceanmore, so Berai h son of n l f g , Co a Cearmach, son o Sairbile son of Amer in son f , g , o ormac n o f C , so Cais, son of

Lu hn a son o f Cathb th n f g , a , so o ‘ Bo han son of ian a M or . g , C g R y

G uaire, son of

O

t. Brid et of L S g ( outh).

B rid et dau hter of Caolbhach s n of g , g , o

H u h son of G ruin Badhraoi. id M a g , V e c ’ E h enni i achac son of e s ed ree . , g p g Coll l n of a or Con a, so

’ n h s i See St. Sea ac ped gree and compare. 93

. Aon St us bisho . g , p

An us son of g , Cealtchair, son of An - ubhan son of An usa g , g , son of Aibhthern son of adslua h o , N g , s n of Fio dhrui son of , Caolbhach, son of Diarmada son of Cruin Badh , raoi, son of ‘ Ainmire son of Eachach M Le , wy .

St. Finnche .

Finnche , Cairbre , son of Bledine son of ineadha son , N , of Lu hidh son of Croin a g , Badhr oi, son of ‘ Eachach son of Eachach M Lew . , , y

St. Bracean .

Breccan son of ol h , Ca b ach, son o f S aran s n f in , o o Cro Badhraoi .

t. M olua of Clonfoda l n a S . o f d (C ).

M olua, son of Cuirc, son of r h h son of Fer usa son f C a t ac , g , o Dai hre son of Cruin Bad i g , hrao .

St. Conal.

C n f a al, son o Fo thach, son of H u h son of Con al g , , son of Saran son of Each h , ac , son of M aine of n , son Crui Badhraoi .

Ah a St. t r ct.

aolbhach n Athract, C , so of oin B h Saran , son of Cr ad raoi.

St . Finan of Clonard.

Di rm da n f Fin an , son of a a , so o Finl a son of H u h son of og , g , n n on of Fer us Du h son of Fi ta , s g b , son of Ailmas son of Concruach, , n of Cealtchair son of Daircella, so ,

Senai s n of U ithechair Fitz Fer us . g , o g 94

St. Duileach.

Alla of the ra of Duileach, son of , ce alai h son of Con al G las son of M g , , ill on f Fer usa son of Sin , s o g , adfraoch son of Ro sa son of N , , R r Fiachna son of o . , y

an Cronan M aine . M oboi M alan Curn SS , , , , , adan s ns of B , o

n f Sinil, son of Fiachna, so o

a fr och son of Alla. ide su ra . N d a , V p

i la b shop of S ne.

Erc son o f Eoch or Fiach son , y , ea ha son of Cais son D g , , of Bran chon son of sis son of , I , Armora son o f Airi son of , g , Caidhir son of Carb son of , ry, f Iomchadha, son o Ail, so n o f

Dubhthaid, son of Cuirb Aluim, son of Rosa son of Fer usa on f g , s o of R Iomchadha, son osa.

St. Cais.

Airi son of g,

Carbr . id u r y V e s p a . " St. Coman of Ardleathan fi

Coman son o f Duthai son of , g . T lam n f a so o Rosa. id ra , V e sup .

St. Finn the deacon . ,

on of C Finn , s ais , son of h f Bedcraid e , s on o Fraoch, son of on son of C um ascra h o f the r f C , g , ace o

Du hai son of Fer s . b g, gu

di re f - The pe g e o this Coman , from whom it is said Ard Caoman in n hella has its n am A ra ta i a H y Ki s e , and of his sister St. t ch , s given s ‘ f llows b M Firbis—children Tal n s n of D uhhthai so n f o y of ai , o g , o Rosa . Iomchadh son of F li n i F h Ar i he al a, e m, so of Ca s, so n of iac a u d , a quo D

Aruidhe .

96

- ro of Easdr um Br n . M a ecca St o Cu g ,

th o Fear Tleachta son o Fer us M ‘Ro Of e race f , f g y.

St. Iarlath of Tuamda G hualan , Dec. 26 . G f Iarlath, son of oums e, son o Lo a son of Fer us son o f g , g , ‘ m h f th r c f R sa M r Cu asac o e a e o o Ro y .

St. Cruimthear .

G um s e son of C ruimhthear, son of o , ‘ C hai of the race of Fer us M Ro . art g, g y

- n S t. G lun Salach of Sliabh Fuad, J u e 3rd.

f son f G lunsalach, son o Rosa, o I mchadh n f C olamhail, son of o a, so o n f Felim on f Eachach, so o , s o C ais n Flan , son of , so of n f Fiach A Lu haidh so o a ruidhe . g , S t. Lair in .

i n f F f La rin , so o ionhchadha, son o C lm an s n of Fel m n o f o , o i , so Lu hda son of So ain M ‘Fiacha Aruidhe g , g ,

St. M oluoc

M oluco son of i , Na r, son of Luchta s n of , o C uire , son o f Fionchada son of So hain son of , g , Find son of Fi A h c , acha ruid e, of the ra e S o ainn son of Ror g , y .

- l Cill E ge .

T i f l n of r an , son o Fe im , so Deithe son of S o han S alb uidhe son o f , g h ,

Lu hta son of Fiacha Aruidhe vide su ra. g , , p

Fionchada, son of

SS. M urdebhur o ranan sons of F ,

G u n n son f h dh f a a , o Finc a a, son o ‘ M Tire lim , son of Fe , son of Diarmad s f a, on of C ais , son o Find son of i h A i n , F ac a ru dhe, so Lu hta son f An us ai n in g , o g G b eo . 97

St. M ochol o o Dr m g f omore.

M ocholmo son of Ros son f g, a, o C on rathain son o f F i , el m , son of Lui headh son of i g , C a s , son of Rosa son of Fiacha Aruidh , e, Io mch d a a son of An u . , g s S t. Treanoc

Treanoc son of Eschach C o a son of , b , C iaran son of Lew son f , y, o S arain son of , Rosa, son of C aolbhach son of I , omchada, son of C roiu Badhraoi son of Felim M ‘C i ‘ , , a s , M Fiach. S . i t Bua beo .

Buaibeo son of Liath n , co , son of Lu h idh son of g a , Fiacha Aruidhe

St. Cathan .

f C aolbhach C atan , son o , son o f t n on of C roin Badh M a ha , s raoi, son o f Br accan son of Eachach son of Le w , , y.

St. Fulartach Fil M oisirt.

l h on f Ech idh Fu artac , s o a , son of C l B ric , son of on a, son o f

S cann al, son of C aolbhach, son of

B aodain , son of C r uin Badhraoi

h r a ish A il t. Iu a Iv r b o r S b , , p, p 23rd.

var son of Lu headh son of I , g , Lu hna son of Rosa son of g , , Iomchadha son o C uirc, son of , f i f Felim son of Cu rb, son o , C ais s n f C airbre , son of , o o n Fiacha Arui h n f Nell, so o f d e, so o

Eachach s n f An usa . , o o g

St. M oninde M onin a bess of Killeav , y, b y.

M f Conla son f onin de, da. o , o n of Eachach son of M ochta, so ,

n f C ruinn Badhrao . Liolchain, so o i 7 98

airbr bisho . St. C y, p

Cairbr so of C aolbha h son of y, n g , D C ruin B dh ecile, son of a raoi, son of

Nadsluath son of Eachach Co a. , b

m all of Ban or . St. Co hg g

C omh all son of Eachach son of g , , S edna son f Lu headh son o f , o g , E c h a hac , son of Rosa, son of Brin I , son of omchada, son of For a on F lim n g , s of e , so of Ernain e f , son of Cais, son o Cr mh Fi oa thuine, son of s cha Aruidhe.

- M a l I a of D venish 1 2 h. t. o os e e t. t S , S p

M olaisi f Tu il , son o a sin , son of Nadfraoch son of Dea ha son f , g , o Barain f C , son o ruin Badhraoi. C on r b ain, son of

St. Coman of Roscommon m N Co an , son of air , son of

Faolcon , son of Erc, son of Drethlen n f Tiobhruidhe , so o Conla son f So hain -s , o g al, son of ' Domain so o Fiacha A n , n f ruidhe, son of Iom h An c a a son of s . , gu

- St. David of Inis us ridh I C g ( niscouroy).

lbhaid n f David, son of Co , so o Co mh all s n of Cruin Badh son of g , o , E E ch h re, son of a ac

Fionnla of Clonard.

n f Fionnla, so of O illa, son o C Fiontan , son of ealtchair, son of

Concraidh, son of U itechair, son of

Darcella, son of Focha, son of f l f Senai , son o Firfi , so n o g ‘ rm n f l is son of De od, so o G a , L b Aida; son of Nn adad Ai rgead am ,

Fer usa s n of of the sil er hand . g , o v )

1 00

AR H TH E IRIAN M O N C S O F IRELAND.

n hr onolo ical r r (I C g O de . )

2. Cearmna and Sobhairce , A. M . 2892 .

C . and S . sons of H e er son of , b , Ei r bhric, son of I .

adhn a A. M . 2948. 3. Se ,

Seadhna son of H e er son of , b , irtri A , son of Ir , son of Eibhri l i c, son of M i es us .

ha in A M . 2992. 4 . Fiac F s othach . g ,

n of Fiacha, son of Eibhric, so Seadhna son of H e er son of , b ,

Airtri, son of Ir .

5 . O llamh Fodhla, A. M . 301 4 .

Seadhn a son of O llamh Fodhla, son of , F Airtri iacha, son of .

AM . 4 . ionnachta . 3 0 6 . F , 0

Fionnachta, son of Fiacha, son of llamh odh of O F la, son Seadhn a.

lann ol 7 . l A. . S , M 3045 .

Sl no l n f ll hl an l , so o O amh Fod a.

lda ll o h h . O t ac A. M . 5 8 o 0 . G g , 30

G eide, son of O llamh Fodhla.

. ia ha A. . 4 9 F c , M 309 .

Fi h n f l dh f sc a, so o O l amh Fo la, son o

Finn achta, son of Fiacha.

1 . ll A. M . 04 0 Bearnga , 31

Bearn all son of O llamh Fodhla son of g , ,

G eide ll t ach son f Fiacha. O go h , o 101

1 O ili ll 1 . o A. M . 31 3 , 0 .

O ilioll son of O llamh F , odhla, son of Sl n ll a o , son of Fiacha.

1 2 n A. M . 31 82. . Fion ,

Fionn son r , of Cai bre, son of La bra son of O llamh F dh b , o la.

1 3 ior amh A. M . 3222. . S l ,

Siorlamh son of La bra son of , b , F io nn, son of Cairbre , son of

Bratha son of O lla h Fodhla. , m

4 . AM 1 Ai . . 25 r r 3 3 . geadmea ,

Air eadmear son of Fionn son of g , , ,

n f ra ha. Siorlamh, so o B t

5 . H h . . 1 u Roe AM . 33 0 g , 0

h Ro e son of Air eadmear son o f H u , g ,

n of Siorlamh. Ba urn , so

1 Diathorba A. M . 3 321 . 6 . , thorba son f Air eadmear son of Dea , o g ,

i main on of Siorlamh. D o , s

a A 4 1 7 . iomb oth . . 3 3 2. C , M

iombaoth s n of Air eadmear son o C , o g , f

F onn f Si rlamh. i tain , son o o

. ha on r adh A. M 3 4 1 8 M ac M u . 3 9 g , .

M acha ueen dau hter of B edburn s on of (Q ) g ,

H ugh Roe, son of

A. 1 Rod ck the G reat M . 34 9. eri , 02.

Ror son of Fomhor son of y , , Sitri he son of Air eadmear g , g , son of Du h son of Siorlamh b , .

20. Breasal odhia ha A. M B b , . 3435 .

f R d ic Breasal son o o er the G reat. , k

n l h a inac A. 21 . o Clar M . 345 1 C g , .

Con al son of Roderic the G rea , k t. 102

22. Fachtna Fothach, A. M . 3470 .

Fachtna son of Roderic the G reat. , k

23 . Elim A. M . 35 1 2. ,

Elim son of Ror the G reat son f , y , o

C nr h son of Sitri he. o ag , g

4 . M al or ir M ael A. D. 1 2 , C b , 13.

M u M al, son of ireadhach, son of ch idh 's on o f Fi h Ro ru , ac a, son of f Ir C athbuadh, s on o iel G lunmear, son of f n l C G illacha, son o Co a earnach, s on of Donchadha s on of Am er in s n of , g , o i f F onchadha, s on o C ais .

'

25 . Caolbh 5 . A. D 5 ach . 0 ,

C aolbhach son Fiach Aru dhe n f , of a i , so o C ruin Badhraoi son of An us son" of , g , Eachach son of Fer us son of , g , ‘ Lu haidh M Ros son Tiobruidhe son f g a, , o I omchada, son of Breasal, son of Fel i f im, son of C rb M al, son o C n f R h as so o ruidh . id , oc e V e supra.

O f the Irian race thirty ~ five princes became Kings or chief governors o f Ulster ; an d kept their court at Eamhain r Emania sometimes calle Emhain and now An li o , d Cnoc g

cised Navan H ill. This cele rated residence of which e x b , t nsi e ruins remained o h middle of the 1 th centur e v t t e 7 y, was situate about two miles to the west of the modern city of Armagh ; “and near it is a townland called Creev-Roe in

' which the s t on which Teach Na Q ao bh Roe, or the house of the fied Bran ch Knights of Emania once stood is

ha il reserve . Dun Eamhain or Navan fort in th e pp y p d , vicini was the lace o n which the Armour of the Red ty, p y Bran ch once stood and in each of these lace s numero us , , p h &c ar wea ons such as s ear heads ce ts arrow eads . e p , , l , , , f n tl f n hi Wa h urial lace the cele reque y ou d. s s t e b p of h ‘ w bruted queen M a c a, as we are informed in the follo in g verses translated fro a oem on Exh ani in the ossessio n , m p a, p

o f the late Sir William Be h m Ulster b M r . O w en t a , , y Connellan

APPENDI! .

AUTHO RSH IPOFTH E E! ILEO FERN I . BY A S PTUA ENARAN E G I .

M earliest recollection of the E ile o f Erin leads y x , me ack to the Christmas of 1 99 when I heard m fathe r b 7 , y readin it from a m anuscri t co for some friends of his g p py , and afterwards re eatin it so often as if committin it to p g , g m emor that m atten tion w articularl drawn to it y , y as p y , an d I became interested in the son I rocured a co i g . p py from m father committed this eautiful l ric to memor y , b y y , n used in as Th n soon afte r a d to s it new t e air . e o g I k h s g, its havin een com osed ecame deservedl o ular g b , b y p p , an d G eor e Nn e t e nolds Es . of Letterfine in the g g u y , q , Lei m w re d h ount of tri as arde as t e autho r . c y , g In the autumn of 1 800 was introducedto M r Re nolds , I . y , at Porto ello n ear El hin the residence of his relative the b , , , Th late omas S tafford s . where he was on a nd as , q , visit a the last chieftain of M uin ter Eolus was then lo cally known as the author of the E ile of Erin too rticular x , I k pa n o tice of him ; the introduction and the circumstan ces re

- ardin it are as fresh in m memor to da Nov . l0th g g y y y ( , as if the were occurrences of esterd y y ay . M Re nolds left his nat un tr for E in the r . y ive co y n glan d s rin of 1 801 an d n ever returned to it he di d at Stowe p g , e , the seat o f his relative the M ar uis of Buc in ham in 1 802 , q k g , , n h f hi r in some fourteen mo t s a ter s a rival there, and was terred in that n eighbourhood these circums tances fix indel ibl on m mind the time had first hea d the E ile o f y y , I r x ” n of m n ro c i n M R hom I Erin a d i t du t o to r . e n lds w , y y o , had n ever seen efore an d never saw after and re ues t b , , I q er to ear thi articularl n m mv read s b s p y i ind. h en ed to be in Du lin to wards th e of181 0 I app b e clos , andiwas in duced to urchase a handsome illustrated editio n ’ ofThomas C ampbelps poems which hadjust been published . O n loo in throu h the oo was r rised an d k g g b k, I su p 1 05

“ ” astonished at findin the Ex ile of Erin in it well n g , k owing it was the com osition of G eor e Nu en t Re n l p g y o ds . Earl in the mon th of anuar gollowin w y J y g, I as on a ’ P o ello d h m l s visit at ort an ad C a e l oems with me . b , b p I “ ’p admired the Pleasures of H a e ve much and on th p , e mornin after m arrival was rearyin it at the arl y , I g p our

as r Stafford me in . fire . ca I laid the book 11 on the ta le he too it u an d loo ed ver it and the ile f b ; k p k o , x o ” Erin met his view H e immediatel called m atten ti n . y y o to “ ’ the son an d said — Wh this is oor G eor e Re nol s y , p g y d son w ich the fello w has la iarised an d will rove i g p g , I p t ” to our satisfaction if ou will come out with me to the hall y y , - which accordin l did. H e o en ed an old fashioned des I g y p k, an d too out a r oll of a ers carefull tied u from an in k p p , y p , ide drawer untied and unfold d them and dr awin out a s , e , g “ ” co of the E ile handed it to me to read and com are p x , ’ it the ersion lishe n m ll H l ed w v pub d i Ca pbe s book . e p e g his honour to m e at the same time thathe ot that ver co , y py ’ " l h i Re n ds com ition fromG eorge Reyno ds ands as h s ( y o ) pos ,

1 799. H e also s aid it had n ever een out of his in No v . b i n since and that if would ask m father a out it possess o , I y b went home he would ear him o ut in his state when I , b n ts as he was at Porto ello after he Stafford had ot m e , b ( ) g n fi he time When retu ed the son a d took a copy o t at t . I rn home s o e to m father on the su ect and , p k y bj ,

corro orated M r . Stafford and told me that the co of the b , py which he had ta en he had lent to a M r harles song k . C ’ Connor and could n ever et it ac he had the son in O , g b k ; g m emor ho wever and re eated ever word o f it then for y , , p ” h f e h d me, as well as anot er o Re w re t e fiel s , to the same air Erin go ragh a well known and o ’ oin ted ut the E ile of Er n in pular Irish tune . I p o x i ’ k m f ther and he felt much sur rised C ampbell s boo to y a , p an d expressed himself warmly on what he called a bare-faced r H t o a reat interest in the son all his life robbe y . e o k g g ’ time declared it to be G eor e Nu en t Re n olds com o , g y p ’ n d n ot Cam ell s an used fre uen tl re eat it even aition a pb , q y p to a ver short time efore his death which too lace up y b , k p in ri h l f 1 0 when he had atta ed the p at arc a age o 7 . ' ’ ” d M fi rd s co f he E ile o f Erin I compare r . Sta o py o t x ’ M r . C am ell s rin ted version and found them to with pb p , ” s d e ce t in two words thin ro e and flo w corre pon , x p b ” thful emo tion ein the words su stituted in the of his you , b b g’ printed version for raiment and fire of his youthful 106

o which were the ori inal words as a ears from emoti n , g , pp ’ M Stafford s co Which believe to be still ex tant an d r . py, I , i he session o f a ne hew of his who is at resen t on n t pos p , ' the C n tin en t and from whom ho e to et it on return o , I p g s , as he is an old and intimate friend of mine . the r e l f ict M r . Stafford and my fa r we e nt emen o str nd h n ur and ould n ot len the l to an veracity a o o , w mse ves y ud or im osition literar or o therwise th were too fra p , y ; e ’ n ith r h its well acquai ted and intimate w M . Reyno ds ab and compositions to be imposed upon ; they were both men of education and ex tensive intellectual acquirements ; and M r Re nolds was a entleman of such hi h honour an d . y g g feelin g as to be totally incapable of so weak and disreput ’ able nu act as to pass off any other man s composition as his own or to strut in orrowed lumes . H was esides , b p e , b , regardless of literary fame or publicity ; and I am as cer ” tain as am of m o wn ex istence that e il Erin I y , th Ex e of was written him and not Thomas am ell hom by , by C pb , w , reatl re ret to sa from his trans e dent en an d m I g y g y, c n tal t y res ect for his memor - I mus on ider a literar p y, t c s as y - irate a ld faced la i ri t. th the p , bo p g a s No t content wi circlin wreaths which adorned his row or the man ems g b , g which shed lustre from the glowing crown place on his reverend head Fame this favorite child of son scorn ed by , g n ot to pluck from a wreathless brother hard one of the few orn amen ts which he ossessed an d lace it with shameless p , p , ' eflronter in his own thi c l - emmed diade y, k y g m. I had the honour of a long and intimate acquaintance ’ r ld m with M . Reyno s a iable and aecom lished sisters and h ~ ~ R rot er in law M r . ichard Youn e nolds of Fort b ( g y , Lod e and fre uen t con ers a i i h t re ardin g ), q v t ons w t hem g g ” the E il of Erin n h r Ro e a d ot er ositio M . x , comp ns o f y ’ nolds the su stan ce of which is full and clear] set , b y " forth in their solemn declarations made ef r M r . ell b o e y ,

Division al ustice of the Peace for Du lin in 839. These J b , 1 declarations were made in the form rescri ed law an d p b by , osses s all the solemnit and all the sanction and are at p y , tended with all the conse uenc i d l i h q es o ec arat ons upon oat . The following are cO pies z

h D l r of M ‘ M rs T e ec a atio n M rs . Namara, and that o f M r. and . Y . s were rin ted for the first t in 1 4 in a wor entitled , p ime 84 , k ” M emoranda of Ir sh M a ters M n D ublin which i t , p ublished by ache , , created n o small amount f in r d n o small share o f o te est, and enj oye

patronage.

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usiness he returned in the same month or in the e b , , b gin n in of the ne t to Lou h Scur that immediatel u n g x , g ; y po his return he told m mother the late M rs . Re n lds in y , y o , m resence that M ichael Cormic had received a lette y p , k r from his rother ohn Cormic who had een im licated b , J k , b p in the rebellion of the preceding year ; that the letter amongst other things stated the great regret which John ’ Cormick felt at the loss of some poems of my brother s ’ which had been destro ed when the writer s house was ta en ossession of t e militar . The latter stated that k p by y , although the writer had lost all his fortune in consequen ce of the art which he had ta en in the re ellion he felt m ore p k b , ’ sorrow for the loss of my brother s poems than for every thin else and re ues ted M ichael Cormic to rocure some g , q k p o f the poems o f my bro ther and sen d them out to the writer . M y brother said that he had com osed a song with the ‘ purpose of sen ding it out to John orwick ; that it was ’ u on the su ect of his Cormic s e ile and that he con p bj ( k ) x , sidered it the est son he had ever written H e also said b g . he intended it as a sequel to the song of G reen were the ” Fields which he com osed in 1 792 , p . ’ H e called h Erin o B the m m t e song G ragh. At sa e ti e ‘ he said have co m osed ano ther son which ill i , I p g I w g ve ’ ou first as it is a leasant one. fter he had r ci h y , p A e ted t e firs son which too down in writin he recited h t g , I k t e ’ ’ son Erin G o Bra h or the E ile o f rin e actl as it g g , x , x y

i een li h M r . l has s nce b pub s ed by Campbe l. I took it also down in writin an d sun it for m rother to the same g , g y b ’ air that the words G reen were the Fields were set to . It was in fact inten ded by my brother as a continuation of ’ r en h i l n that song . The song G e were t e F e ds was i ten ded to describe the afiliction of a poor peasan t turn ed o ut of his small farm for political reason s (principally on f h in a ri ht t at electi n s an d account o n ot av g g o vote o ), i ut havin committed an crime The son Erin G o w tho g y . g ’ Bragh was in tended to describe the sorrow an d s ufferings

of that same peasant dying on a foreign shore. In my opinion the reason of the sequel exceeding the commence ’ m n in eaut an d oetic merit as that m rother s e t b y p w , y b feelings were more excited an d his heart more engaged in the subject on account of his great intimacy with Jo hn Cormick ; an d this my brother men tioned to me at the i an s l n f h m n th of No em t me . I c not ay how o g be ore t e o v 109 her 1 799 m ro ther com osed the son of Erin G , , y b p g o ’ Bra h but it must have een accordin to his own g ; b , g coun t in the interval between that month and the time of the esca e of ohn Cormic whi h lace so me tim p J k, c took p e in the recedin ear h t n p g y . Nor can I say whether t a so g was co mmitted to writing prior to the mon th of Novem ber 1 799 . But was in f rm n f h n ame , I o ed by a perso o t e ‘ of Richard M Clusk who was a travellin har er and y , g p , resided fre uen tl with m famil that he had learned this q y y, son at Belfast where t er w h n a chool for the in g , e as t e s struc tion of har ers at t e hri m f the ear 1 99 p , h C st as o y 7 ; and that he then understood that it was the composition of G eor e Na en t Re n olds an d elieve this statemen t of g g y , I b ’ Richard M ‘ Clnsk s to e r ue That fre uen tl s y b t . I q y the s on immediatel after committin it to writin an g y g g , that it was very much admired ; and by permission of my rother ave c0 ies of it to all m friends an d to ever b I g p y , y on e who asked for it. I think that I gave away at least 1 00 cepies within a very short time after I first heard the n fr m m br th r elie e m an co ies were a ain so g o y o e . I b v y p g n from min e an d that the son was ver widel dis take , g y y p ersed an d gen erally kn o wn in Irelan d in a very short time fter the m on th o f No vem er 1 799 but am n ot awar a b , ; I e whe ther or n ot it was ever prin ted until it was published

M am ell n . F r by r . C pb as his o wn compositio o ty years havin since ela sed almost all he ersons to wh m g p , t p o I then ave the son are dead but m a e no dou t that g g , I k b there are some still li in h an n m m statem v g w o c co fir y ent. I had n ot the slightest doubt at the time my bro ther re cited this song to me that it was his own production ; n or have I n ow for my brother was a pe rson of the highest an d most chivalrous hon our and utterl in ca a le of stat , y p b in a wilful falsehood and from m nowled e of his g , y k g feelings I think that he would have considered the pirating ’ of ano ther m an s work to be an act of the m ost abominable l as n ess . never heard that M r am ll c aimed the b e I . C pbe s n till he ear 1 0 o g t y 8 6 . ’ In the ear 1 830 heard of a letter of M r C m ell s y I . a pb ,

in which he stated that he wrote this poem at Altona. I have since been informed that that letter was in answer to

a letter written M r . Ellis in the same ear as sertin by y , g the t f m r her d kn me righ o y b ot . I o not ow the exact ti

when M r . Cam ell went to Alton a but to brin his state pb , g ment within the ounds of ossi ilit he m h een b p b y, ust ave b 1 10

th a considerable time efore the mon th of Novem er ere b b , r r vellin was at that ti e much slower than at 1 799, fo t a g m resent and it would have ta en a lon time for the oem p , k g p Al n the to have travelled from to a to mountains of Leitrim .

answered hat letter in the Sli o Cham ion but M r . I t g p , ee t re l Campbell did not s fit o p y . lie th t o ther oems of m late rother hav e en I be ve a p y b be , inc hi death u lished as the com osition of different s e s , p b p ’ ’ rsons— ia articular the son of Cathleen O M ore pe p g , i thr u h thirteen edition s was the com o si i n wh ch wen t o g , p t o of my brother When I saw this so n in print I went to M P wer and d clar that w l the u lisher r . o e e ou d co n p b , , I h ri ht as m rother had een he test t e co t auth r . py g , y b b o h l i but h h M r . Power admitted t e c a m , said e ad aid £ 150 f ri ht ave him the son on con i i or the copy g . I g g t ou that ’ he should u lish i as m rother s which he did. n p b t y b , I ow declare mos t solemnly that I have n o m ore doubt that the ’ song of the Exile of Erin was written by my brother than I have o f my own existence

M Aar ANN M ‘NAu E AaA.

Declared efor me in ursuan ce of the Act of r b e , p Pa liam nt this 1 4th da of M arch 1 839. e , y ,

TH O M AS F. KELLY, Divisional us tice Du lin J , b .

Declar ation o Richa rd and B rid et Youn Re no lds f g g y .

We Richard Youn Re nolds of For t Lod e in the , g y , g , count of C avan and Brid et Youn Re nolds of the sam y , g g y , e l e do solemnl and sin c rel declare th p ac , y e y at we were in ti mately acquainted with the late G eorge Nu ent Reyn olds ; th t we have r ad he declar tio of M Dz‘ r a e t a n rs . Nama a upon ’ the su ect of the authorshi of the E ile o f Erin an d bj p x , — that we believe it to be in every respect correct and tr ue v that the late G eorge Nngeut Reyn olds was in our ho use at the time when he com osed that son accordin to his own p g , g declaration made to us at the time, and which declaration we believe to be true : that to the bes t of o ur recollection this too lace sometime in the ear 1 799 but that we e k p y , ar certain it took place more than a year prior to the last tim e we saw him which was in the ear 1801 that , y G eorg e Nu ent Re nolds assured us that he com osed the son g y p g ,

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1 1 8 0 . J UNE 6m , 3 i hal M iddle Scotland Yard, Wh te l.

Si n—I am obliged to you for discrediting a silly para ra h f the Sli o bserver which is uo ted in our g p rom g O , q I char es me with havin a stracts the er of tod ay . t g b ” pip of the Exile o f rin from the papers of the late h M ui f B i ha If m cha Duke on call im arq s) o uck ng m . y rueter d t re el this calumn could refute it the i no p y , I by fact that I n ever in my life had access to the papers of c i h m wro te the either a Duke or M arquis of Bu k ng a . I ’ son of th E ile f Erin at Alton a and sen t it off imme g e x o , diatel fr m h nce to London where it was u lished y o t e , p b by With m friend M r Perr in the M o r nin Chronicle . y , . y, g the e videnc f in he author f this little iece e o my be g t o p , I shall n ot trouble the world at resen t ; only if my Irish accusers h e n r f tha eor Nn eut Re n olds av a p oo t ge g y ,

Es . ever aflecte to have written the son the ill con q , g, y w sult the credit of his memoryby no tblazoning the anecdo te ; for if he asserted that the piece was his own he ass uredly told an un truth. am inclined to elieve ho wever that I b , , ' the Sligo O bser ver s proffered witnesses are no t pre eminen tl lessed with ood m e ories for the o ffer to y b m , f l r e r e testi y that they heard fir . Reyno ds fo y a s fore his death nd rior to m u lication of the son re eat an d , a p y p b g, p sin it as hi w If the matter comes to a roof shall g s o n . p I be a le to ro e that this is an utter im ossi ilit f r b p v p b y, o I had scarcely composed the song when it was everywhere r int d d i i l th r p e with my n ame ; an t is inconce vab e at M . Reyn olds co uld have bad credit for years among his frien ds for a piece whichthose friends musthave seen publicly claimed m self B the whole har e i so a surd that by y . ut c g s b I scarcely think that the S ligo O bserver an d his witness es will renew it If the do so the will o nl e ose their . y y y xp foll . Y ur o edi nt servant y o b e ,

T . . CAM PBELL T T ” o the Editor of the imes .

The followin is the sill paragraph in the O bserver

llud am be in his letter to the Times . a ed to by r . C p The number of the O bserver fro m which it is copied bears date un e 3rd 1 830 J , z We are requested by a literary friend to draw the a t — tention of the public to the following facts the heart 1 13

thrillin verses e innin There came from the h b g g , beac a ’ oor x ile of Erin and u lished M r . p , p b by Campbell ’ amon st his fu itive ieces were not t en h elf g g p , wri t by ims . The are the pro duction of the late G eorge Nugen t Rey

nol s Es . o f Letterfine in the count of Leitrim who , q , , y , ,

at the time of his death in En land, left them with other man uscri t oems to the custo of his friend nd el i e p p a r at v , the la i h m fl te Du e of Buc n a . r . Cam ell it seems had k k g pb , , ’ access to the Du e s a ers an d not a rehen din detection k p p , p g , ’ surre titiousl osse sed himself 0 the E ile in y p s x of Er . ‘

O ur end desires us to sa that in the even t of M . am y, r C p ’ ell c ntr i h men t he l b s o adict ng t is state , wil produce several R l living witnesses to prove that M r . eyno ds had shown to an d sun for them as his own com osition he i n l g p , t de tica l n h de h d i es several ears rior to is at an rior M r . y p , p to Camp ’ bell s publication of them 1 In deed to even a curs ory ’

reader of M r . am bell s oetr it must be ui e t C p p y, q t apparen ’ that the Exile of Erin does n ot at all accord either with his t le of ritin o with the urren t f his h h s y w g r c o t ou ts . We are extremly happy to have it in our power to p uek this orrowed wreath allmelan chol as it is from the row b , y , b o f the assailant of the character of the n o le dead and of b , ” his n ot less cele rated io ra her M oore. b b g p , The Edito r of the O bser ver was in error in supposing l r h o tha t M r . Campbe l abst acted t e s ng of the Exile of ” ’ l ers n h Erin from M r . Reyno ds pap i t e Duke of B ucking ’ ham s li rar at S o e N0 such a r l f i h b t w . p pe s were e t w t i he s n a ta en from the h s G race . o g w s k M ar niu Chr onicle

n ew s a er M r . Cam ell as shall hereafte e hown . p p by pb , r s ’ mmediatel after the u lication of Cam ell s I y p b M r . pb de fen ce in the Times the follo win article a eared in the , g pp O bs erv er ; the number from which it is copied bears date

h ul 1 830 . 1 5 t J y. M E AM PBELL TH E Form —We shall do this n l . C ge t e an ust as much ustice as he has done himself O ur m j j . ders will r ecollect that at the re uest of a liter r friend r e a q a y , w e in the bser ver of the 3rd ult. claimed the E ile of , O , x ’ in for the late G eor e Nn eut Re n old E r s Es . an d g g y , q , r ed M r am ell with ha in irated c h a g . C pb v g p that charmin Th l ’ n . e follo win is M r . Cam e l s defen addr ed s o g g pb ce, ess h Edi r f th T M t o vi u ra r . t o e t o e imes ( de s p ). Campbell is O bliged to the Editor of the Times for discrediting our state e nt and here are the discreditin reasons of the m , g ’ W e can h rdl elieve this the O bser ver s r g y b ( ) sto y . The 1 14

late M arquis (not Duke) of Buckingham would no doubt ’ ha e ta en et er care of his relative s manuscri ts r v k b t p , no is

ell a an teal ex ce t oeticall A . Cam m to s . s M M r . pb p p y to r ’ n lds h in reci d the verses we attach n im Rey o av g te , o portan ce to that fact ; we kn ow several instan ces where vers es written by on e man have been repeated an d claimed by ’ - others a even in the resence o f the author . No w , y, p , n iderin that the editor of the Times as he im co s g , h self u les con siders is at the head of on e of the first if n do bt s , , ot first of the n ews a ers of the world or to em lo the ve p p , p y ’ e r am ell s most ma nificent meta hors th t ne o . C a o pb g p , ’ he is a giant who ‘ looks from hi s thron e of clouds o er half — the world con sidering all this n o great share of com en urat taste for ood sen se for literature or e en f m s e g , , v or ammar is evin ced in the a ove ith scra o f incred , b p y p u cri icism Se eral in stan ces where l O h e We ous t . v y s t minster Reviewers when ou a ain in the e ercise of u , y , x o r callin n otice the ress o f the nited Kin dom ra o ok g, p g , p y o the ma nates of our own n ei h ourhood and should t g y g b , ou thin f oor Conn au ht at all sa somethin m y k o p g , y g ore ’ civil of it than that it is the most backward in literature ’ Nor is M r m ell a m an to steal e ce t oeticall . Z . Ca pb x p p y We did n h r e M r Cam ell with ossessin himself ot c a g . pb p g of the M S . m l f r the alue of the a er The ere y o v p p . Times co nfesses that he is a man to steal poetically that is all we re uire an d we make the imes a resen t of the dis q , T p tinction . But n otwithstandin this confession the edit r g , o of the Times goes on to sa that he attaches n o importan ce R l to the fact of M r . e n o s havin recited the erses e y g v , b cause he (the editor) kn ows instan ces where the ver ses written by one m an have been repeated and claimed by ’ ther n he re n f h Ther i o s a e en i t se ce o t e author . e s , y, v p , o d h ou h in thi There is a un da e n ou t trut en s . nc of b , g b are -faced im uden ce in the world and in n o art of it i b p , p s there more of this valuable commodity than in that which is un der the immediate surveillan ce of the Times . B ut the cases are not s trictl a osite for we stated that it could y pp , be roved that M r Re n olds had re eated an d sun the p . y p g ’ n e ral ears rior to M r Cam ell s u lication of so g s ve y p . pb p b i The Tmes left this art of our ara ra h wholl out o f t. i p p g p y stratin the c su o d for M r Cam view while illu g ase pp se . p ’ ll S ch for the oet recursor in the defence and be . o mu s p , now for the poet himsel It is very far from our wis h to ’ be instrumen tal in bringing down the Bard of H O pe from

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O ne is m M en Declisk and on the same subject. a sequel to the other the pirated E later written and it was obviously in ten ded as an effort of n d The are too n earl a in to admit of a dou t of a seco . y y k b their bavin emanated from the same source of deep pa thetic and o servant feelin The date of the manuscript book coincides in a remarks ls de ree with the date assign ed e feel dee l inde ted to by a corresponden t of the Ag e. p y b h er for his manl conduct in con tribut the Editor oft at pap , y ’ i ard t r Cam ell s ing to undeceive the public w th reg o M . pb si n preten o s . Although we feel it is unnecessary to add on e word to f e in the article of the A e still we cann ot refrain the or o g, ( g ) fr om o ering a few remarks on the internal evidence which ’ the Exile o f Erin furnishes that it was n ever written by am ell In referrin to such of his oems and M r . C pb . g p on s as re within our reach thou h we found in them s g a , g m h dmir we could not hit u on a sin le sen im n uc to a e, p g t e t that bore the slightest kindred to the sen timen ts o f the ’— ’ x il M r . Cam ell s effusion s are hi hl E e . pb g y ’ often romantic ; the Exile is descriptive o f pathetic re

li . M r am ell leads his readers in a thousan a ty . C pb d de i u a s ta in care howe er to amuse an d some v o s w ; k g , v , ’ times to de ight them the Exile is fixed to on e desolate s ot his woes are human and n atural and at once seiz p ; , e ’ u on human s m ath M r . Cam ell s descri tion s r p y p y. pb a e ’ varied an d com le the E ile is sin le sim e ic ure p x ; x a g p p t , seen at a lance and c m rehen ded n as s n g o p as soo een . O t h n d R n ld n he o t er ha M r . e o s as e er od ow as , y , v yb y k s, w a ure atriot in the worst of tim es accustomed to witn ess p p , ‘ n d on r u on u h n s e d in h E a p de p s c sce e as ar escr ibed t e xile . ’ ’ 0 m n ill u Re n ld ‘ a w estion M r . o s niu Th Ex ile N q y ge s . e is the natural effusion of such a mind a i M Cam s h s . r. p ell was n ot we elieve an intere sted atriot at least b , b , p ; h re ar i h i t e e n e t er deeds n or writ n a o f hi s on record, o f hich h h w we are aware, to s ow that s felt in terested. H e ’ new nothin com arativel s ea in of reland s wron k g , p y p k g, I ’ r f rel nd s ex il N s M R l - all t e o o a es ot o r . e n o ds I y , powers of his mind were arden tly directed to the remo val f her wron s an d to the ameliorati n f ndition f o g , o o the co o m an whom he knew to be ex iles for what was then crimi n al ut is n ot now— the hon est rofession of the reli ion , p g of their choice . To s fi rm then that M r . am ell was , , C pb ’ more li el to ha e ri ten the E h n M Re nolds v w t il a r . k y x e t y , ” would be to lace art a e nature p bov . 1 17

S a M r . t n O n the 8th o f J ul 1 830, u ton, editor of the R i ter 11 lished in that a er an ar i l Weekly eg s , p t c e in efen ce of Cam be and on the 1 5th 0 the same month d p , i . s the Saturda followin the ann ex ed a er a e re . , y g, p p pp a d in the Slig o O bser ver L ND a non Nu nnr R M a . CAM PBE L A G o o am on a. ill b se n the followin facts as well as th s hi h I t w e e by , o e w c h laid efore t 9 u lic tha we ave already b p b , t we ventured upon a statement origin ally made upon no slight groun ds ; w had well onsidered the hi h re utation of M r C m e c g . a p ' n h w slow the ub c ul b i bell. We k ow o p wo d e in g ving credit to such a charge as was preferred ; and in giving publicity to it we were swayed only by force of testimony which we thought as reasonable or impartial as man could get. With every gen erous Irishman we were ready hereto fore to tender t M r C am ell the meed f ur atitud o . pb o o gr e . We deemed him the author of that admira le little iece b p , to r wo of hich the rish heart had eat r s n i eve y rd w I b e po s ve. There was in it certainly a deep pathos and just feeling which often made us won der how a stran er could be its , g author but elieved him a en erous s irit who c ould , we b g p ma e our wo his own We ave him credit for feelin s k es . g g which belong to the high-minded an d virtuous of whatever r d r H e was esides e n ow the de d c ee o countr . w scen an y b , k , t ‘" of one of those chivalrous Scottish tri es who des ite of b , p

Thomas am bell w n t w o n he 2 th f ul 1 C p as bor a G lasgo t 7 o J y , 777. The family fro m which he descended derived their sur name fro m Cath mhaol chief of the C inel F ai h and rin ce of Tir Eo han in Irelan , erad g , p g , d, s ome o f who se descen dan ts remo ved into Argyleshire and fo unded the house of am bell in t athmhaol was the n C p hat country . This C so of

n Do ogh, son of Fis chna, son of

Fer ado ig, so n o f n hn Co gam a, son of M urray , son of

Eoghan , so n of Nial o he H ta m f f t 9 os ges, onarch o Ireland.

Thomas Cam bell nt d las w n p e ere G go College i 1789, and left it in 1796 loaded with acade mical rizes In A ril 1 h u li h h p . p , 799, e p b s ed T e ” Pleasures o f H o e and f h r p , rom t e p ofits arisin g from the sale of this im m ortal oem he was enabled to ma e a tour of erman in 18 p k G y 00, the year in which the battle o f H ohenlinden was fought between the French and Austria n armies on whi h mem l v hi w , c orab e e ent he wrote s ell known " l ric of H oh n li w y e nden . It as during his stay at Altona that Campbell ‘ became acquainted with An thony M C aun (the p seudo ex ile of Erin) a n ativ e of Dundal who w e r h k, as x pat iated for t e ac tive part he took in the disturbances which convulsed his n ative rovin e in p c me. H is ” second volume of oems ntainin ‘ e f p , co g G ertrud o Wyoming, H olman 1 18

odern s stem must own Erin for their arent count m y , p ry , and we were willing to view his generous sympathy as eman ation from that distant source which still ours its suisl tide but little modified time thron ou th , b , g t e ’ i h h It ill read be elieved h cott s c aracter. w y b t at we yielded only to the force of what appeared to us conclusive

evidence . The writer of this often heard among the frien ds and la i f e Nu ent Re n olds that he was th re t ves o G orge y , e ’ author of th Ex ile . n order to satisf his own min d e y , or r er t ustif h incredulit he made in uir amon ath o j is y, q y g ’ inf i n F those who were lihely to ve correct ormat o . rom d h r the imm ediate relatives 0 M r . Reyn ol s e eceived the most ositi assurance of his havin een the author are p ve g b , com anied corro orative circumstan ces which com ined p by b , b , formed the strongest pres umptive evidence. In the circle of his frien ds i a n f r moment ou ted t w s ever o a d b . H e declared it to be his ; alte red and amen ded the stanzas ; as ed the inion of his friends and dictated it to some h k Op , w o w anx ious ro ure o ie For the truth o f all ere to p c c p s. the riter a l li i i nesse to the sis ter w ppea s to v ng w t s, s and

ll no n . e n lds we k w associates of M r R y o . There is no on e who kno ws the distinguished indi viduals to whom he alludes that could for on e momen t sus ect their veracit he ar erson s of the hi he p y . T y e p g st te rit an d h n u h ll lie th u h in g y o o r . An d w o wi be ve at s c a m an as G eorge Nn geut Reyn olds con sen ted to so gross a literary fraud when there were at hand such ready mean s of detec tion ?

” ’ " ’ ” lin d Lo chiel s arnin Lor l n h r The Battl en , W g, d U li s Daug te , e ” ’ ’ ” o f th B tic onnor s hild Ex il a ear e al , O C C , and the disputed e p p ed 8 Amon hi h r w r s a rs fr in 1 09. g s o t e o k m y be mention ed his Lette o m ” the -S outh descri tive of hi s visit to Al i r s in 1 32 whi h ori inall , p g e 8 , c g y ” a eared in the New M onthl M a az ine whi h he wa ito r fro m p p y g , of c s ed “ ” 1 1 i f n 820 to 830 ; h s Li e of M rs . Siddon s , a Life of Petr arch, a d ” M emoirs o f Frederic th r at h niv rsit f l s o w o f k e G e . T e U e y o G a g , w wa l n r hich he s e ected Lord Rector in 1 826 , 1827, an d 1 828, co fer ed

n him the de ree of LL . . H s n 1 3 but upo g D e ettled in Lo do n in 84 , findin his literar labors interferin with his health which was much g y g , im ir ed at this time and his h sician Dr . B ttie havin stro n l p a , p y , ea , g g y r o mme nded a chan e to a warm r clima h r Boulo n ec g e te , e etired to g e. r n the 1 h f un 184 i s whe e, o 5 t o J e, 4, n the 67th year of his age, he clo ed i th A h ve his eyes n dea . ll t at was mortal of this great p oet was con yed ’ ” to En land and laid in the P ts orn er o f min ster Abbe g , oe C West y , where a mon m nt s b en r sed m m — crumbl u e ha e ai to his e ory, this shall e ’ in to dust e er man a es issue from the womb of time but the lore y g , fraught monuments rai sed by his o wn genius shall wear the weeds of outh whilst h li h r y t e Eng s emains a living language.

120 he of lit r r fame thathe could never be indu to lish e a y , ced po

or im rove them. In vivid fanc in rillian it he was y, b t w , ’ — r. am bell s su erior and in sarcasm and satire dee p p , p , — therin and caustic he stood unrivalled. H e was n ot n ds a man t an to strut in borrowed plumage . H is frie and associates too were amon the most enlightened men of his time ; they were capa lo o f duly estimating his enius and mar in all his eculiarities so hat he could g k g p , t not flatter himself that the when mo ed to a ni er y, v c ’ M r . am ll s retensions ould ha e f il t detect by C pbe p , w v a ed o

l n t All this, with other ar ments with which we shal o at resent trou le the ub ic has led us to the conclusion p b p , ‘ t a g eorge Nngeut Reyn olds was the author of the Ex ile ’

ohé n . So far our corres ondent—We have somethin to add for the consideration 0 the res ective editors of t e Weekly and h has Regis ter t e Ti mes . he editor of the former ’ certainly evin ced more of a reason ing sham in his para a h of Satur da last when he first undertoo the defence gr y , k oi fir Cam bell on the round t h the editor had p , g tha e ( ) the honour of knowing man of the friends an d relatives f M Re n ds n h n f them o r . ol a d t at e ne h d o y , ver ear a y ’ claim the Ex ile as the roductio of G e e N Re nolds n org . y , and that therefore the c r e in m ell was a g aga st M r . Ca pb a bsur d In l t e ‘ f er . a e t r received from M rs . M Namara, a t

havin on e to ress on the 1 st in st. she a s in co m g g , s y men tin on the a ove assa n n of the g p ge To M r . Stau to Re is ter owe com limen H e g I p ts which I n ever can repay . well knows that when I had the pleasure of conversin g with ' him m mind a oc u i i h h Ex ce t y w s c ed w t ot er sub ects . p ’ a co of m rother s pe ter to the Earl of l re he never py y b t a , ’ ot an of hi i art o f g y s composit on s from me . In another p ‘ ‘ the s ame letter M rs . M Namara writes es rda ut , I y te y p ’ n t M r B — i o . s hands for you the songs composed by my r h n r b ot er a d dedicated to me . Two of them you will s — ’— ceive are called the first Erin G o Bragh the other he ’ x il th l tter in m M r E e e a an ea s af er li h d . , y y r t pub s e by ‘ ’ m ll an d alled i o Ca e c h The E il . pb , by m x e of Erin ’ person must erceive that the Ex ile is a sequel to ’ G o Bragh. and others can prove that my bro ther was the author and that it was sun him me and b , g by , by , y man other friends for whom co ied it ear efore his y , I p , y s b 1 21 death which took lace in an d not in 1 05 as the , p 8 ,

has it. H e was uried at Sto Som friends in Ag e b we. e ’ En land at co ies of the E ile from him but it is n ot g p x , the fact t at he left any manuscripts in the custody of the ui of Bu in h m d r that M ar s ck g a . I id n ot know for yea s ’ r am bell claimed the E e f i own . M . p xil o Erin as h s I had n ot talen t to wa e war a ain st M r am ell and if g g . C pb , I en had m an sor ow n made ev , y r s a d the loss of many friends e have other matters t thin satisfied m o k of. I was besides that all who knew my brother and the style of his com

sition ere con in d r . M o , w v ce that he was the autho y rother was a mart r to sic ness suff r d uch fro m k , e e m asthma and was una Is to write and he n ll assed , ; ge era y p his ni ht in a chair at whic eriod h ot some g , h p s w en he g ’ ase the sweetest of his s n e e c o gs w r composed. This latter f t lid so ac of M r . Reyn olds being an inva lon efore his death in 1 802 atisfactoril nts for his g b , s y accou h ’ M not having seen t e Exile o f Erin as published by r. Cam ell an d conse uen tl otha in di u the author pb , q y n v g sp ted ’ ith The Bar o f ship w d H ope . H aving foun d n o o ther date to the manuscript col ‘ lection of poems and songs sent us by M rs . M Namara than that to which our attention was directed by the gentle man ho rou ht them iz 1 83 e ere ositivel w v . w w b g , 7 , p y ’ wrong in assuming that the Exile must have been written f h i T f the soon a ter t at per o d. his has furnished the editors o and of the Re ister as e ima in e with rounds g , w g , g

wi v r n Fo llo n g the ad ice of some influential friends M . Rey olds in nded to have himself ll to h B for which hi s f i te ca ed t e English ar , orens c him talents an d in tellec tual acquirements eminen tly qualified , an d with that v iew he left his n ative country fo r England in the Sp ring of 1 80 ] hil on hi s ourne to we with th n t ntion of assin some ti W e j y Sto , e i e p g me i h his r elative the D of Buc in ha h o served a lad trav llin w t , uke k g m, e b y e g o n the outside o f the coach in which he had secured an inside seat fo r elf sh was i htl h a ar n l n d li ate health and t hims ; e l g y clot ed, pp e t y i e c , here o r ill re ared for th weather which was ex tr mel cold w t n f e p p e , e y , e , a d

n . r a vai ro stormy, a d M r Reyn olds , afte n en deavour to p c ure an inside seat fo r her an d soo ner than allow the lad tho u h a erfec t stran r , y, g p ge o him to remain outside be with that s ir i of chivalr and no bl n t , , , p t y e ess f mind which alwa s distin uished him x chan ed laces with h r o y g , e g p e , thou h sufferin fr o m asthma at the time an d continued the ourn e o g g , j y t Sto we in a very unenviable p o sitio n ; but so m uch did he suffe r from the c f th w t h h arriv ed at Sto we h in clemen y o e ea her, that when t e coac e was ui e x hausted and h l ess and he had to e carried into the ho te lan q t e e p l , b d t ed wh r he r e til hi d ath which too lace l p u to b , e e mained un s e , k p ear y 1 2 af er lo n s rin notwithstandin the best medical aid an d in 80 , t g ufie gs, g

kin dest attentio n s of a wide circle of friends and relatives . H is remains er in h i m r in th t nei hbourhood w e interred t e Buck ngham ce ete y a g . 122 for regardin all the arguments which we urged on the occasion n as they both profess an enmity to do im — partial j us tice more particularly the editor of the Times — we trust they will n ot fail to take n otice of the following ‘ l t er dressed to us M rs . M Namara for the hon or e t , ad by , able purpose o f correcting the fallacy on which they have commen ted and of ivin M r . Cam ell an adven t e , g g pb y ’ ’ which he may derive from the knowledge that the Ex e was writt n n ot in 17 3 but earl in 1 799 ears rior to e , 8 , y , y p his visit to Altona

L u h Sour J ul 3r d 1 830 o g , y , . DEAR S t a—Your defence of my brother in your

r i t lies before me . You have fallen in pape of the 1 st ns . to date 2 G reen were an error in regard to . the ’ ‘ fields was written at the tim e the first claim for the repeal m de I was u lished und of the Pen al Laws was a . t p b er the ” title of the Catholic Lamen tation in a a er called h , p p t e ’ in S ar conducted m rother s friend Willi Even g t by y b , am Pa l re er shortl after wards he w u ett Ca y . V y y ro te ’ the E ile s se uel. wish our literar frien d bef x a a q I y y , ore he applied to you had a m ore particular accoun t from m e ’ ’ but that the Exile can be testified to be my brother s com osition m self and frien ds is e ond dou t. p , by y , b y b

remain &c I , . ‘ ’ M ARY M NAM ARA.

We wish with all our might that all the parties con cerned had een more rticular or definite with date soon b pa er. H ad the een so there was an en d to the con trovers lon y b , y g since. M r Cam el is n ow called u on to t u le h . pb l p ro b t e world with his proof - we pledge ourselves to give him fair- la p y . ’

In a letter of M r . Cam ell s dated Se tem er 23rd pb , p b , ‘ ’ 1 84 1 he stated in re l to a frien d of M rs . M Namara s , p y ,

H ercules Ellis Es . Barrister at Law that he com osed ( , q , , ) p ” the Ex ile of Eri at Altona in the duch f H olstein n , ( y o ) in the beginning of the Spring of 1 801 ; that he at once sent it to Lon don to his friend M r . Perr an d that it was ub y, p lished with his n ame in the M or ning Chr onicle and Star n ews ers and thou h he ascertained fro Lord u en t p , g m N g that r R f r h n . e nolds li e or fourteen mon ths afte e ever y v d , claimed th son as hi n an e uld ha d ne o e g s ow , d if h co ve o s

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“ h he headin B the Author of the Pleasur e: n ame, or wit t g y ” H It was too remar a le and eautiful a com osition of op e. k b b p mousl h d he n ame o f the autho r to published anony y, a t n n M r Perr was then the well n own edito r bee k own . . y k M i H e m ust ha e and proprietor of the orning Chron cle. v kn own under what circumstances the song came in to his ssession and could easil have set at rest all dis ute re po , p r hi oyth Yet reference was garding the autho s p e song. t n im made to him m ell on the su ect n 0 t a a yt e by Ca pb bj , nd firml elieve that his doin so would ha e dama ed a I y b g , v g his claim to the composition . I ma e s ed if Cam ell id n r e he son t y b a k pb d ot w it t g , h he c l ha rocure a co f i e rl as 1 80 1 ow ou d ve p d py o t so a y , and at such a distance as Alton a articularl at that tim e , p y , h n h l r n emen l ncertain w e t e posta ar a g ts were so s ow an d u . There can be n o difficulty in replying satisfacto rily to such a uestion when it is remem ered th t it a then a rule q , b a w s , as elieve it is at resen t in the ffi e of res ecta le I b p , o c s p b ourn als to send co ies of their u li i n h i con j , p p b cat o s to t e r tri utors wherever the were an d do no su ose that b , y , I t pp cellen t a con tri utor as M r Cam ell wa an ex ce so ex b . pb s p his l The Chr oni l w din l or tion to t ru e. c e as accor g y f ” d him Seein the E ile f E h i r s war ed to . g x o rin in t e mp e sion of the 28th anuar 1 80 1 he was n o dou t struck J y, , , b with its eaut an d su ect and it ein s r a lica le b y bj , b g o ve y pp b to the case of a entleman named An th n M ‘ an n a g o y C , n ati e of Dun dal ho had v k, w been ex iled for the part he ’ too in the distur ances of eventful 98 and had een k b , b sta in at the same ho tel with Cam ell and with whom y g pb , Cam ell was on term s of in timac he the Doctor ok pb y, ( ) to a co of the son ta in care to su ress the a er an d py g, k g pp p p , in a moment of weakn ess and van ity passed it off o n ‘ ‘ M Cann as his own com osition . M ann elieved him p C b , felt hi hl flattered at the com liment and ef g y p , grat ul for ’ what he must have thou ht Campbell s feelin g and sym ath for him an d the de n ded refu ee sent a co of p y , g py it to his friends in Dun dal en closed in a letter dated Frida k, , y,

3rd M arch but men tion ed n o ear . The letter however , y , , ‘ m ust have een written in 1 801 but M Can n m e a mi b , ad s ta e as to the da as the 3rd of M arch k y, did n ot fall o n ‘ ‘ Frida in h t a M ann stated in his h y t a ye r. C letter t at the

son was com osed a M r . Cam ell an En lish entle g p by pb , g g m an of reat oetic talen t who was sta in at th same , p , y g e hotel witghim l H e al o id he ‘ se f. s sa t y were very in timate 1 25 friends—which elie e the continued to be for lif d I b v y e, an ‘ ” that he (M Cann ) su gested Erin G o B h as the air

es ada ted for it. h could be n mist e a b t p ere o s bout that. The last lin e of the first verse of the song would have sug ested the same to an on e who had ever heard the air It is g y . ‘ ’ eviden t Cam ell did did n ot no w it if M Cann s state pb k ,

men t be true. This thin is addition al roof that the I k p , ” ” Bard of H ope n ever wro te a single lin e of the Ex ile ex t t i cep o copy t from the Chr onicle. A corres on den t of the a ho lic Tl r a h si nin him p C t e eg p , g g ” self M illites stated in re l to ueries in that a er , p y q p p from other corres n den ts in 1 859 re ardin the author po , g g ” shi of the E ile of Erin that there s then in the p x , wa ’ ossession of a ter o f M ‘ an n s residin at undal p sis C , g D k, the co of the E ile o f Erin which he sent from py x , n h h h h n Alto a w en in ex ile there . I ope s e m ay have t e so an d letter till nd hat th l l d l n d we s , a t e o d a y is a ive a ] ” M illites on the stren th o f these docu ents ver g m , y naturall elie ed M Cam bell ha e een the author y b v r . p to v b

of the son an d re udiated the claim of M r . Re nolds or g , p y h r hi f i B h as n o t any other person to the aut o s p o t. ut e w ‘ n M Cann m ell aware o f the imposition practised o by Ca pb . l i ig ht at th time but as un for I wou d have set h m r e , I w tun atel seized with sudden and severe illness from the y , effects of which did n ot recover for n earl two ears an d I y y , was uite un a le for an h sical or m en tal e ertion but q b y p y x , now ho e fee le as m en is ma be a le to do I p , b y p , I y b some justice to the memory p f the gifted and n oble-min ded G eor e n eut Re n olds an d restore to the much-mali n ed g N g y , g Con acian n om e the hi h hon our of havin iven ir th to , g g g b

the author of this Queen of Son gs . In this m uch admired composition there is intern al evi r an n th it could n ot den ce, if o ther eviden ce we e w ti , at

hav een ritten M r Cam ell. gt is n ot in his st le e b w by . pb y or lan ua e and if we e ce t the ver une ual attem t of g g , x p y q p ” the Blin d H ar r we have n othin in all his writin s pe , g g to com are to it It could onl have een written an p . y b by rishman ell ac uain ted with the customs ha its an d I , w q , b , man n ers of the rish eo le s m athisin with them and I p p , y p g , capable of enterin g into all the depths and phases of the

rish heart its sorrows an d its sufferin s . Such a man I , g — was G eorge N ngeut Reyn olds a man Irish in heart an d — — soul the frien d of the poor and persecuted the un com — promised foe of tyranny an d Oppression a man who could 1 26

our a de th of rish r feelin into his com ositions p p I g p , and weave into polished heart-thrilling verses the love s ' n s the sorrow an d the fl and the loveli es , s su erings of the h c ted children of the G reen sle muc perse u I . There is a strange and striking iden tity of thought an d language between certain passages in the song of G reen ” d r the a h li m were the Fiel s, o C t o c La en tation , and others ” in the Exile of Erin ; in the Catholic Lamen tation the following line occurs eleven times Er n ma ourne n slan r h i v e , leat go b ag ; and the concluding line of the same song is

B adh leat mavoum een Erin o bra h. u , g g ” Now the last line of the Ex ile o f Erin is

Erin mavourneen Erin o bra h , g g a line to which the min d of Campbell n ever could give birth ; an d one which eviden tly o wes its parentage to the ” author of G reen were the fields . n h i h e il in the second ers e f th Agai , t e Ir s x e v o e song of ” G een e e the Fields is forced to fl from the ho r w r , y m e of his childhood and the o ressor of his race flin s the lazin , pp g b g bran d at the sapless r eeds which shelter from the win ds of heaven the hoary hairs and helpless years huddled tog ether in this misera le abode an d the ro en -hear ted refu e b , b k ge from a n eighbouring height casts a tearful glance at his n atal s o t n ow reathin smo e and flame and i e en t , b g k , g v s v to his s olings in these lin es

Thou h the laws I obe ed no rotection I f und g y , p o , 0 ; n l n l a ra h Erin mavournee , s a e t go b g i m bu d With what grief I beheld y cot rne to the ground, 0 Erin urn een slan leat bra h i mavo , go g — Forced from my home yea from where I was bom To ran e th wild world— oor hel les s forlo rn g e p , p , I look a k with re ret and m heart strin s torn b c g , y g are ; Erin mav oum n slan leat o bra h ee , g g

Who will n ot say that the above is the cot or cabin for the “ ” loss of which the Ex ile of Erin sorr ows in these touchin g lines

I'Vhere is my cabin door fas t by the wild wood and sire did ou wee or its all Sisters , y p f f

An d a n he on of the Catholic Lamen tation com gai , t s g mences thus

f ther d lt O G reen were the fields where my fore a s we , ;

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In h M odern Literature furnishes many parallel cases . t e o f Enn ius the father of Roman son ver few plays , g, y ’ original passages are to be met with ; Virgil s famous distich Nocte luit iota o which he laced in the dead , p d , p f ui h on the ates of the alace of Au stus was claimed o t g p , by t e poet Bathyllus ; the talented ab ridge gave hi s spirited translations from the G erman to the world as origin als ; who has n ot heard o f the imposition s o f the un ~ ‘ fortunate Chatterton an d the Rev. M r . M Kelvie, o f Bal edie has satisfactoril ro ed that the O de to the g , y p v ” Cuckoo and several of the paraphrases published by the fraudulent Lo an as his own were the com o sitions o f g , p

M ichael Bruce . It is worth of remar that a reat num er of the rish y k, g b I ’ eo le some o f whom had n ever heard of Re n olds claim p , y 9 authorshi of the E ile f Erin have o ften ex p x o , ressed their sur rise that a stran er to the ha its custom s p p , g b , , h d i i l c aracter an d s osit on s of the rish eo e as Dr . Cam , p I p p , p ellun dou tedl was could roduce this universall admired b b y , p y com osition in which such a con summate knowled e o f p , ern -Celtic feelin an d a ri ti m di la d The ile Ib o g p t o s is sp e . x ” o f Erin is too racy of the Irish soil to ascri e its authorship to an En lishman or Scotchman an d indeed the learn ed g ; , Do ctor must have been gifted with a very little share of the canniness eculiar to his coun tr men when he laid claim p y ,

to the composition of such a song . H e was a perfect stran ’ ger to the feelings of the Irish peasan t whose suflerings in a foreign lan d this little lyric was in ten ded to pourtray his sufferings far removed from his loved an d lovely Leitrim; far from the frien ds of his osom it h m in the fresh b , w h w o n ess of earl o uth he ur ed the h an d with y y g tireso me c ase, whom in ripened manhood he flew to arms in the fond hope ’ of freeing his o wn dear land from the oppressor s grasp ; ’ — far from his an xious father s eve r watchful eye from his ’ ’ mother s looks of j oy and aflection—from the kind atten — ’ tion s o f a fond and entle sis ter and from a brother s ever ready helping han - far from his ruined hom e at Sliabh. ’ an -J aran s ase an d far from t l l il ubrid b , he grey wal s of o d K t , the last restin - lace of his fathers g p . Tho mas Campbell attached the hon ourable insignia of

LL . D. to his n ame and holds a dis tin ui h d e , g s e lac on the list of men of letters H - . e was a poet of worl wide cele brit and the well n y, k own author of the Pleasures o f ” ” ” H o e , G ertrude of W omin an d nli p y , H ohe nden g , 1 29 which as well as his other poetical com ositions command d o ularit and are read wi e ual deli h a deserve p p y, q g t by h H i hlander in his home amon the mountains the t e g , g , by enach alon the an s of rent and the Celt in Sass , g b k T , by , the dells of Kerry-Luachra ; and it is to be deeply regretted that this great post sho uld tarnish his brilliant career by ’ ’ l hin as his own the eflusions of a stran er s use pub is g , g m , d h re r sen i th an d then wage a. wor y war wit the p e tat ves of e htful claimant in the h e of est lishin his title and rig , op ab g i n i sullied fam ut hi fallaci u ar u en s pur fyi g h s e. B s o s g m t an d his wash assertions have been ignored by a large ma orit of the rish c le who ma no w reak throu h the j y p , y b g halo hich circles is shinin crown and tear therefr m the w g , o precious gem which he shamelessly plucked from the last chieftain of M uinter Eolus the n o le-minded the era b , v cious and the atriotic eor e Nu ent Re nol a man , p G g g y ds who possessed

A mind with u fu r se l knowledge sto ed, In truth and virtue strong ; With s es l u mil of ove pon his cheek, And lips that knew not ho w to speak ” al A f sehood or a wrong. 130

REYNO LDS ’ SO N G S , PO EM S , dtc.

G REEN WERE TH E FIELDS .

G reen were the fields where m f refathers dwelt O y o , Erm M avourneen slan l ra h , eat o b g ’ g Tho our farm was small e forts we felt 0 y t com , Erin M avourneen slan ra , leat go b gh At len th came the da e did ex ir e g y when our l ase p , And fain would li e d m sire I ve where befor live y , But h ! well-a-da was forced to retire a y, I ; Erm M avourneen slan leat o ra h! , g b g

Thou h the laws obe ed no rotection found 0 g I , p I , rin M avourn een slan leat o ra h ! E , g b g Wlth what rief eheld m cot bum ed to the round 0 g I b y g , Erin M avourneen slan le ra h ! , at go b g F — orced from my home yea from where I was born To ran 9 the wide world— h l l forl rn poor, e p ess, o ; loo ack with re ret and m heart-strin s are torn I k g , y g ; Erin M avourneen slan lea ra h l , t go b g

With rinci les ure i ti d firm p p p , atr o c an , Erin M avourn een l at o ra h ! , s an e g b g To my co un try attached and a frien d to reform Erin M avourneen l r h ! , s an les t go b ag su orted old reland - a read to die for it I pp I , w s ; ’ If her foes e er prevailed I was wel kno wn to sigh for it But m faith rese ed and am now forced to fl for it y I p rv , y ; Erin M avourneen slan leat o ra h ! , g b g

he nd and m heart is stron eatin But hark ! I ar sou s, y g b g, M avourn een slan leat o ra h ! Erin , g b g Loud cries for redress and avaunt on retreating ; a urneen slan l at o ra h ! Erin M vo , e g b g um ers —and num ers do constitute We have n b , b ’ free f m that Let us will to be free, and we re ro ’ ’ e sons oh we feel we re the flower O f H ibernia s brav , , , urneen Erin o Bra h l Buadh leat M avo , g g

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KATH L E ’ RE E N O M O .

love still thin th t I h M y , I k a see er once more, But alas she has left me her l s de re , , os to plo M own little Kathleen m or l e h y , po ittl Kat leen, ’ M y Kathleen O M ore y

l s lac her e es er dar lue H er hair os b k, y w e k b ; g — H er colour s changing her smiles over new So rett was Kathleen m s e t l t l K thleen p y , y w e i t e a , ’ M y Kathleen O M ore l

’ She milk ed the dun cow that ne er offered to stir ; Thou h wic ed to all it as e tle to her g k , w g n So ind was m Kathleen o r little K thl e k y , my p o a e n, ’ M y Kathleen O M ore

She s t the door o e cold af a b n ternoon, To hear t e wind blow an d to gaze on the moon . So ensive was Kathleen m lit l Kathleen p , y poor t e , ’ M y Kathleen O More

Cold was the ni ht reeze that si hed round her ower g b g b , It chilled m oor Kathleen she droo ed from that hour y p , p , And I lo st m oor Kathleen m o n li tle Ka hleen p , y w t t , ’ M y Kat een O M ore l

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The ird of all irds that love the est b b I b , Is the ro in hat i the ch ch r lds his nest b t n ur ya d bui , ’ ’ For he seems to atchKathl en he s li htl o er Kathleen w e , p g y , ’ M y Kathleen O M ore ! 188

TH E EM IG RANT.

’ The bark bounded swift o er the blue swelling ocean The emigrant sighed as he gazed on the shore And f r e l L—he f l ith a i t m ti n a ew l a tered w p tr o e o o , 0 Erin m countr ell e ermore ! y y, farew v But still thr h f l oug thy green miss my ancy sha lwander, Where lim id and whis erin streamlets meander p p g , And Natur t ri l rand u e, en hroned in Impe a g e r Distri utes f f n in nite st r b her gi ts rom a fi o e.

O h land of m or fathers sea- ilded E i , y f e , g r n ! M heart thro s aloud as th hills dis y b y appear. Fatuit O h thou ast dreadful and dar y , w ing To usher me hu on athle s c er t s a p s are . ’ Bu h i t, o , t s too late n ow m loss to recover, The lan d- reezes swellin e s ra dashin o er b g, p y g v , ’ And reen -bosom d Erin scarcel iscover g , I y d ; Li e lue re a k b w athy vapours her mountains ppear.

An ex ile fl t the an s of O hio , I y o b k , Where gloomy dark deserts bewilder the way ; Where n o tun eful O rpheus or soft-voiced Thalia Enliven s the heart with a soul-telling lay Where fell sn a es ar hissin and dire mon sters screamin k e g g , Where death- re nant li htnin s are dreadfull leamin p g g g y g g, An d dir f l nta d tructi n roclaimin e u co gion es o p g, nfe e a I st very vale and embitter each d y .

And oh, how contrasted with dear n ative Erin, Wh e es tearfull leave os rich herbs e landscap I y , Whose hea h- s ll lu rious and cheerin t cre t hi s are sa b , n dg Whose dau hters are eerles s whose sons true a rave. g p , ’ Th dis rate her tow rs e mal tornado n e er prost s e , No ri - r her children devours g m fronted mon ste , N r reez s li n sh d death throu h her o rs o b e ma g ant e g b we , All fan ft- histlin ales of th e ned by the so w g g e wav .

Ah man ! thou t ‘ t ul cantenfless and wav rin ar ha f , , e g Thy blessin s are countless ; but thou mean and vile ; The hand of J c ovah ex tended and favoring Peculi arly visits the Emerald Isle. Yet outc t of Na ure how lind to true ieas ure as t , b p , , ’ Thou a r t e t f r e sordid treasure b rt es enjoym n o bas , And hom than for t ou h dear e ond measure e sakes , th g b y , W r n s il he e friendship and freedom in harmo y m e . 1 34

S M AN’ S FAREWELL TH E E! I LED IRI H .

’ nd for ever m lov d isle of sorrow Farewell, a , y , m untains deli ht me n m e Thy en vales an d o g o or ; ’ he ave an d the n oon of to-morrow M bar s on t w , r x ile far far fr om th shore ill see the poo e , , y

’ home ma never ehold thee A ain m lov d , I b ; , y m t — lor a dream hy hope was a e e or t y g y h la es that have s ld th Accurst be the dastards , t e s v o ee, hee l t Erin to onda e and shame And doomed t , os , b g .

s the cold from remem rance ma wean them The senseles , , b y , ’ Throu h the world they unlov d and unloving may roam ; g — But the heartof the patriot though seas rollbetween them f hi n ha h me Forgets not the smiles o s o ce ppy o

' l o er me its circles un cheerin Time may rol , ' Columbia s roud forests around me shalgwave ; ’ ne er for et thee lov d Erin But the ex ile 8 all v g , , ’ he slee s m a. far forei n ra e . Till unmourn d p , g g v

M ARY E E L M O R .

’ ’ As stra ed o er the common on Cor s ru ed der I y k gg bo r , ’ - f d While the dew drops o morn the sweet primrose array , I saw a poor maiden whose mental disorder ’ H er quick glancing eye an d wild as pect betray d ’ O n the award she reclin d the reen fern surr , by g ounded At her side speckled daisies and wild flowers abounded To its utmost recesses her heart had been wounded ; ’ H er si hs were un ceasin — Twas M ar Is M r g g y o e .

H er charms the een lasts of sorro w were faded by k b , Yet the soft tinge of beauty still played on her cheek ; H er tresses a wreath of ale rimroses raided p p b , An d strin s offresh daisies hun loose on her n ec g g k . While with it azed she e claimed O b m mother ! p y I g , x , — ’ See the blood on that lash tis the blood of my rother ; The have orn his oor flesh and the n ow stri h t p , y p an ot er ! " ’ Es Connor the frien d of oor M ar Is M o e , p y r .