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Volume 1

ABBEYKNOCKMOY PARISH
134 to 141
Situation and name
134
The Abbey
135 to 139
Inscriptions and fresco paintings in the Abbey
135 to 138
Toberpatrick or Tober Bernard, Well on Knockroe Hill
139
Hy-Many, extent of
139 to 142
Its boundaries from a MS. in Trinity College Dublin
140 to 141
ABHAINN DA LOILGHEACH
653
River
653
ADDERGOOLE PARISH
28
Old Church and graveyard in Carrowanthomush - Stone Cross in a field west of Churchyard, where it is supposed there was an Abbey.
AGHNENURE
6
Never comprized Cour or Lemonfield as stated by De Burgo
6
AHASCRAGH PARISH
114 to 118
Name
114
Ahascragh River
114
Civil Fort
114
Coish
114
Notice from Annals of IV Masters
116
Saint Cavan's Well, probably Saint Cuan's Well, originally in Castlegar East
116
Old Churchyard and Lady's Well in Ahascragh Town
117
English Abbey
117 to 118
ANNAGHDOWN PARISH
223 to 224
ARDRAHAN
378
Foundation of a Round Tower at
378
ATH CINN
358
Headford. Town always so called in Irish
358
ATH CLIATH MEADHRAIGHE
281
ATHENRY PARISH
408 to 413
ATHLEAGUE PARISH
118
AUGHRIM PARISH
534 to 566
Situation and name
534
Aughrim famous for battles previous to the one fought there 12th July 1691
535
Battle between O'Sullevan Beare and the Royalists (1602)
537
O'Sullevan's route from the Shannon O'Rourke's Castle of Dromahaire, from Philip O'Sullevan's HiSaint Cathol.
538 to 560
O'Sullevan is attacked by O'Madden at the Shannon
538
Proceeds to Machaire an Iarla (Magheranearla) Village
538
Thence to Aughrim, where he is opposed by Henry Malby and Thomas and Richard Burke with cavalry and infantry and a body of the natives
539 to 540
His address to his soldiers
540 to 543
Account of the battle
543 to 548
Malby and Richard Burke slain
546
The Royalists routed and seek shelter in Aughrim Castle
546 to 547
O'Conor (Kerry) claims the victory
547
Is pursued by Mac David (Burke) of Glinsk
548 to 551
O'Sullevan on his route passes Slieve Muire (now Slieve Murry and sometimes Mount Mary) west of Castlekelly
548
Retires to Slieve O''Flinn, where he conceals himself for a night in the woods
549
Mac David having continued the pursuit thence to the summit of a lofty hill, where O'Sullevan's soldiers prepare to engage him, returns home
551 to 552
The route is continued to Diamhrach Wood, where some are laid up with sore feet, but particularly O'Conor
553 to 554
His address to his feet
555 to 556
They proceed thence to the Hill of the Vicar (Knockvicar) Vil.
559
And from that past the Curlieus to O'Rourke's Castle of Leitrim
559
Usher and Philip O'Sullevan Beare
561 to 562
The battle which was foretold by Saint Caillin of Fenagh
535 to 537
Notices of Aughrim from Annals of IV Mast.
563 to 565
Aughrim Castle, remains and site of Abbey
565
Saint Ruth's bush, flag, etc.
565
The bog between Aughrim and Urraghry Hills, the site of the battle
566
Kilcommadan old Church and grave yard where Saint Ruth is said to have been buried, and his flag still shewn
566
Luttrell's Pass
566
Saint Commadeen's Well in Doocreggan
566
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Volume 2

ABBEYGORMACAN PARISH
77 to 81
Situation and name
77
Dermot O'Feigher Abott in 1309
78
O'Gormacain Family
78 to 80
Henry and William O'Gormacain the last Abbots - Inquisition relative to
79 to 80
Tobar Brennain (Saint Brendan's Well) at which Turrises are performed in Holy-well alias Carrowntober
80
Cross and heap of stones at which the Pilgrims pray
80
Kilbride, where it is said there was an old Church called after Saint Bridget
80
Castletown, Castle Nancy and Drumtober Castles
81
ARDRAHAN PARISH
588 to 602
ARDRAHAN PARISH
588
Old Church
588 to 589
Round Tower
588 to 590
Dutton's notice of
590
Fort and old Castle
589
Notices of Ardrahan from Annals of Four Masters
594 to 600
Castle Taylor, Drumharsna South and Ballymaquiff old Castles
601
Mannin old Castle, Abbey and graveyard
601 to 602
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Volume 3

ARAN (Light House)
472
Description of
472
ARAN ISLANDS
173 to 480
Situation
173
Name
173 to 175
Note by Colgan
173 to 175
O'Flaherty's account of
178 to 190
Samphire sent to Dublin by the islanders
179
Cloghauns, stone buildings so called -
180
Ilan Da Branoge (Branoge Island)
180
O'Brassil (Beg Ara) enchanted Island so called
180 to 181
Skerd rocks
181
Carrigmeacan
182
Carrigmeacan
182
Murrough OtLey and-his mysterious medical book
182 to 183
Imaire-boy or the Yellow Ridge
184
Mr. O'Donovan's progress thro' the islands
472 to 478
ARANMORE (Inishmore)
185 to 191
Dun Aengus
185 to 197
Arkin Castle and Manor of
186
Cromwell's Fort erected on the site of
186
The island consisted of three Townlands, Trian Muimhneach (the Momonian Ternal Division), Trian Connachtach (the Connacian Third) and Trian Boghanacht (the Eugenian Third)
223
Inhabited by Pagans, when granted to Saint Enna by Engus, King of Munster (AD. 480)
186
Called Ara Sanctoram from the number of its Saints
186 to 187
Saint Minna lived there 58 years
187
Saint Gregory the Great's memory revered in
187
Gregory's Sound, derivation of the name
287
A Pope buried in the island
287
Donatus O'Leyne, last Abbot of, A.D. 1400
187
Incorrect statements of Giraidus Cambrensis
188
Saint Enna's Church and burial ground
189
Port Riche
189
Trachteaoh
189
Leamchoill
189
Eochoill
189
Port Caradoc
189
Lough-an-Ceanainne
190
Derivation of the name
287
Loch Lurgan, Finloch and Loch Foirdreaman
192
Described by O'Flaherty
193 to 194
List of places in west of Connaught named from the Firbologs
196
Binn Aite, the name of an elevated part of the island
416
Fearann na gCeann (the Land of the Heads) a field so called
464
Arkin Castle and Cromwell's Fort
399
Sketch of
403
The Three Islands of Aran called the Half Barony of Arkin from this Castle
399
Erected in the reign of queen Elizabeth to command the, O'Flahertys
400
Teige na Bullies O'Flaherty seized of in 1607
400
Cromwell's Fort, situation and description of
401
Stated by Mr. O'Mailley to have been built to defend the Dutch fishermen to whom the English Government in reign of William III sold the fisheries on the western coasts
476
Tor Mairtin, a small tower of loose stones so called
401
Also called Gregory's Monument
401
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