Turlough-an-Fhina O'Donnell

1380

John, the son of Coner, son of Hugh, son of Donnell Oge O'Donnell, Lord
of Tirconnell and the adjacent territories, and Roydamna of all Ulster,
and his son Melaghlin Duv, were slain at the monastery of Assaroe by
Turlough, the son of Niall O'Donnell, in a nocturnal attack on his
camp. AFM

A great victory was gained by Turlough over Coner Oge, the son of John,
son of Coner, son of Hugh, son of Donnell Oge O'Donnell. AFM

1388

Murtough, the son of Donnell, son of Murtough O'Conor, attacked
O'Donnells camp in the vicinity of Eas-ruadh and, in the course of this
incursion, slew many persons. The Clann-Murtough turned against
O'Donnell on this occasion. AFM

An army was led by O'Donnell against the Clann-Murtough; and, arriving
at Sligo, he plundered and spoiled all the territory of Carbury and
Drumcliff. After numbers had been killed, and the country had been
plundered on this occasion, Donnell, son of Murtough, went into
O'Donnells house, and concluded peace with him, giving him his full
demands, besides the hostages which had been taken from the
Kinell-Connell on a former occasion. AFM

1392

Donnell, the son of Henry O'Neill, was taken prisoner by Turlough, Lord
of Tirconnell, who, on the same day, committed great depredations and
ravages on the people of the said son of Henry. AFM

A great army was led by Niall O'Neill and the sons of Henry O'Neill,
with all the Ultonians, into Tirconnell, against Turlough. Another army
was led by Donnell, the son of Murtough, and his kinsmen, against
O'Donnell also. The spoils of the territory were carried into the wilds
and fastnesses of the country; and O'Donnell, with his forces, remained
behind to protect his people. The Connacian army did not halt until
they arrived at Ceann-Maghair (Kinnaweer, Kilmacrenan, Co Donegal); and
they seized on the spoils of that neighbourhood. O'Donnell, with his
forces, pursued and defeated them, and killed numbers of them. As for
O'Neill and the sons of Henry O'Neill, and their army, they plundered
O'Doherty's territory, as well as churches as lay property, and marched
on, without once halting, until they reached Fearsat-Mor (Farsetmore, a
pass on the river Swilly, 2 miles east of Letterkenny, Co Donegal),
intending to give battle to O'Donnell. Here they remained for a long
time face to face, but at length they made peace with each other. AFM

O'Donnell committed great depredations on the sons of John O'Donnell;
for it was they who had brought the Clann-Murtough into the country on
the occasion of the last-mentioned incursion. AFM

1395

Donnell, ie O'Muldoon of Lurg, was treacherously taken prisoner by the
sons of Art Maguire, at Tearmon-Daveog (Termon-Magrath, Co Donegal),
and delivered up as a captive to O'Donnell. He afterwards died in
captivity. AFM

An army was led by O'Donnell into Tyrone, against the sons of Henry
O'Neill, and committed great ravages and spoilations in the territory.
The sons of Henry, with their forces, pursued them; and a battle was
fought between both armies, in which the Kinel-Owen were at last
defeated and slaughtered; and Brian, the son of Henry O'Neill, and 13
of the chiefs of his army, were taken prisoners. AFM

Another army was led by Turlough to Sligo, through Carbury of
Drumcliff; and the country was plundered all around them; and they
destroyed everything to which they came, and carried off many preys and
spoils to their country without receiving any injury, except only that
a few of the rear of the army were wounded. AFM

1396

O'Donnell marched an army into Carbury; and a part of this army came up
with the sons of Melaghlin Caech Mac Murtough, who were watching and
guarding the country for the Connacians, with a great body of cavalry.
They were defeated by O'Donnell; and they left the most of their horses
behind them. Carbury was afterwards plundered by the army of O'Donnell,
who returned home with their preys. AFM

Brian, the son of Henry O'Neill, was ransomed from O'Donnell by
O'Neill, who gave as the price of his ransom, horses, armour, and much
valuable property. AFM

An army was led by Turlough and Teige, son of Cathal O'Conor, to Sligo;
and they burned the whole town, both its edifices of stone and of wood:
and the son of Coner Moinmoy, with many others, was slain by them on
this occasion. It was grevous that this town should have been burned,
for its buildings of stone and wood were splendid. AFM

1397

A great army was mustered by Niall O'Neill, king of Kinel-Owen, to
invade Turlough and the sons of Henry O'Neill. Turlough and the sons of
Henry mustered another army to oppose him. They remained for some time
face to face, without coming to any engagement. O'Neill and his army
growing weary, they set out for home, unnoticed by the other army; but
when the other army perceived this, they sent skirmishing squadrons in
pursuit of them; and some of O'Neills people were killed, leaving many
horses and other spoils to the Kinel-Connell and the sons of Henry on
this occasion. AFM

An army was led by Turlough O'Donnell, Lord of Kinel-Connell, into
Fermanagh, and he carried many boats with him to Lough Erne, and
landing on the islands and islets of the lake, he plundered and preyed
on them all, except the churches or sanctuaries; and he carried away
immense spoils, and returned without opposition. AFM

Another army was led by Turlough into Carbury, to expel from thence the
sons of Donnell, the son of Murtough; and he burned the whole territory
as far as Cluain-Dearg-ratha (Derrigra or Dergrath, Toomna, Boyle, Co
Roscommon). AFM

Felim, son of Cathal Oge, and Dowell Mac Donnell Galloglach, went to
Turlough to request his assistance against their enemies; and Turlough,
with the chiefs of Tirconnell, came on this occasion to assist the sons
of Cathal Oge (O'Conor). The people of Carbury and Tirerrill fled
before them into the fastness and places of difficult access of their
country. Turlough arrived at Aenach-Tire-Oilella (Co Sligo); and his
people burned many houses and much corn and committed great
depredations on the son of Cormac, son ~f Rory. Mulrony Mac Dermot,


Lord of Tirerrill, O'Dowda, and O'Hara, afterwards gave sureties and
hostages to Turlough and the sons of Cathal Oge, that they would never
again oppose them. Upon this condition, Turlough concluded a peace with
them and returned, himself, to Tirconnell, immediately afterwards. The
sons of Cathal Oge, Muintir-Durnin, and Mac Donnell Galloglach, then
went to Carbury, and halted at Lissadill, where they proceeded to
parcel out the territory between them that night. But they disputed on
this head; and on the merrow Turlough arrived there, with a small body
of cavalry, to settle matters between them. AFM

At this time Mutough Bacagh, the son of Donnell, son of Murtough
O'Conor, and the Mac Sweenys, were at Fassa Coille, together with the
Western O'Hara and the decendants of Flaherty O'Rourke; and they all
set out early jn the morning to Bun-Brenoige (mouth of the Brenog,


Lissadill), opposite Lissadill, to attack the sons of Cathal Oge and
Turlough. Squadrons of the cavalry of the sons of Cathal oge advanced
towards them (the party of Murtough Bacach), on the way to Sligo; but
the stream of Bun-Brenoige lay on one side of them, and luckily, and
favourably for them, the sea had flowed on the other side, so that they
could not be encompassed or surrounded. They afterwards came to a brisk
engagement with each other, in which O'Donnell and the sons of Cathal
Oge were defeated. AFM

1398

A great war broke out between Niall Oge O'Neill and Turlough O'Donnell;
and his own chieftains and tribe abandoned O'Donnell, so that he was
reduced to great straits by the sons of Henry O'Neill, by the sons of
John O'Donnell, by O'Doherty, and by the Clann-Sweeny. Niall Garv, the
son of O'Donnell, and the sons of Donnell, son of Niall O'Donnell, went
upon an excursion into Fanad, took John, the son of Mulmurry Mac Sweeny
prisoner, and committed a depredation. The English and Irish of the
province of Ulster (O'Donnell only excepted) went into the house of
O'Neill, and gave him hostages and other pledges of submission. AFM

A great army was led by Niall Oge O'Neill, King of Kinel-Owen, and the
sons of Henry O'Neill, against O'Donnell, and arrived at Assaroe; and
they plundered the monastery of all its riches, and all Tirhugh. A
party of O'Donnells people gave them battle; and Hugh, son of Farrell
O'Rourke, was taken prisoner on this occasion. O'Neill returned in
safety to Tyrone. AFM

The sons of Henry O'Neill, the sons of John O'Donnell, and the people
of Fermanagh, mustered an army against O'Donnell; and O'Donnell, on the
other hand, assembled his forces against them; and they remained for
some time fronting each other, in two camps; but they afterwards
departed without achieving any remarkable exploit. AFM

1401

A conference was held between Niall Oge O'Neill and Turlough O'Donnell
at Cael-uisge; and they made peace with each other on that occasion.
AFM

A war afterwards broke out between O'Donnell and Brian, the son of
Henry O'Neill; for Brian had led an army to Tirconnell, and had
attacked the fortress of O'Donnell, and killed the son of Niall Oge,
son of Niall Garv, son of Hugh, son of Donnell Oge O'Donnell, and many
others. On the same day, O'Donnell, his sons, and Muintir Duirnin, went
in oursuit of Brian, and overtook him as he was driving off a prey
taken from Henry O'Gormly, whom he had slain. A fierce battle was
fought between O'Donnell and Brian O'Neill, in which Brian was killed
by O'Donnell, and his people were routed, leaving the spoils of
Kinel-Moen behind them. Many others were slain along with Brian in this
engagement. O'Donnell then returned home safely with his people, with
great spoils, after victory and triumph. AFM

1402

A great war broke out between Turlough O'Donnell and Manus O'Kane; and
during this war O'Kane's tribe was plundered, and the territory
(baronies of Keenaght, Tirkeeran, and Coleraine, in the present county
of Londonderry) totally spoiled by O'Donnell. AFM

1407

An army was led by Turlough O'Donnell, into Carbury, and he plundered
that territory. AFM

Hugh Maguire and Manus Eoghanagh Maguire were taken prisoners by Niall
O'Donnell and Cathal O'Rourke, and brought before O'Donnell, who
liberated Hugh on the guarantees of Owen O'Neill and Maguire. AFM

1409

The plundering of Belleck was accomplished by Tiernan O'Rourke against
O'Donnell, Cathal O'Rourke and Owen O'Rourke. O'Donnell and the
Kinel-Connell were encamped on one side of the Cataract, and Cathal and
Owen on the other; and he carried off prey from both parties. AFM

1410

An army was led by Turlough into Briefny-O'Rourke (Co Leitrim, and the
baranies of Tullyhaw and Tullyhunco, in the northwest of the County of
Cavan), and plundered and burned the country. The men of Briefny
pursued and came up with him; and a battle was fought between both
parties, in which the pursuers were defeated; and the Kinel-Connell
bore off the prey. AFM

1411

Mulmurry Mac Sweeny was taken prisoner by O'Donnell, in consequence of
the accusations and complaints of some of his own people. AFM

1412

A great war broke out between O'Donnell on one side and O'Kane and the
sons of John O'Donnell on the other; and the O'Kane and the sons of
John came with their forces into Tirconnell, and slew 14 of O'Donnells
people, as also the son of Felim O'Donnell and Cathal, the son of
Randal O'Boyle. AFM

1416

O'Donnell and Brian O'Conor made peace with each other. AFM

1419

A great war arose between Donnell O'Neill, the son of Henry Aimhreidh,
and Owen, the son of Niall Oge, Roydamna of Tyrone. Owen repaired to
Turlough O'Donnell and formed a league of friendship with him; and they
mustered a very great army to march into Tyrone. Brian Mac mahon, Lord
of Oriel, and Thomas Maguire, Lord of Fermanagh, came to join this
army; and when they had come to one place, to meet Turlough, they all
marched into Tyrone, totally plundered the country, and expelled
O'Neill from Tyrone with disgrace, and drove him over across the Bann
to the English. AFM

A great army was led by Brian O'Conor and all the people of Lower
Connaught, with many of the English, at the request and solicitations
of O'Neill; and they spoiled all Tirhugh, from Ath na-n-Gall to
Ballyshannon, including its grass, corn, and buildings; and burned
Murvagh, O'Donnells fortress, while O'Donnell was with his forces in
Tyrone. AFM

1421

A war arose between the O'Rourkes and the Clann-Donough. O'Rourke
mustered and collected a great army to one place; and Turlough
O'Donnell came with his forces to aid and support him

1422

Turlough, the son of Niall Garve O'Donnell, Lord of Tirconnell, took
the habit of the monk in the monastery of Assaroe, after gaining
victory over this present world; and his own son, Niall Garv, was
inaugurated in his place. AFM

1423

Turlough, the son of Niall Garv O'Donnell, Lord of Tirconnell,
Kinel-Moen, and Inishowen, a peaceable, affluent, and graceful man,
died in the habit of a monk, in the monastery of Assaroe, after the
victory of Unction and Penance. AFM