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13. Raghallach Mac Uadhach, Mic Aodha, Mic Eochaidh Tirmcharna, Mic Ferghasa, Mic Muiredaigh Mail, &c. 25 bliadna; go ttorchair la Corca Culla, agas la Diarmaid Mac Aodha Slaine [a ccath Conaill, is the only difference between the two Rolls]. 25.

"14. Laighneans Mac Colmain, Mic Cobthaigh, Mic Gobbhnionn, Mic Conaill, Mic Eoghain, Mic Eochaidh Bhric, Mic Daithi, Mic Fiachrach, &c. 7 mbliadna, go ttorchair iaramh. 7. He died by eating herbs. Thus from Ballymote.

“15. Guaire Aidhne Mac Colmain, Mic Cobthaigh, Mic Goibhniond, Mic Conaill, Mic Eoghain, Mic Eochaidh Bric, Mic Daithi, Mic Fiachrach, &c. 30 mbliadna do, agas a eug. 8.

"Donnchadh Mac Ceallaigh, after a reign of 20 years, was slain by a cast of a javelin. The copy from Ballymote, in which alone I find this man, places him in this order.

"16. Ceann Faolaidh Mac Colgan, Mic Aodha", Mic Seanaigh, Mic Duagh Teangumha, Mic Feargasa, Mic Muiredaigh Mail, Mic Eoghain Sreimh, Mic Duach Galaigh, &c. 35 bliadna do; agas Ceallach Mac Adhamhnan; i. Righ Conmhaicne, da mharbhadh, no Donnchadh Mac Ceallaigh ros marbh. 32.

"Cathal Mac Raghallaigh, Mic Uadach, Mic Aodha, Mic Eochaidh
Tirmcharna, Mic Feargasa, Mic Muiredaigh Mail, Mic Eoghain Sreimh,
Mic Duach Galaigh, 7 mbliadna, agas eug ad bath iaramh. The folio
copy
alone gives this man, and in this order it gives him. Quære about
him. Ragallach had Feargas, Cathal, and Ceallach.

17. Donnchadh Muirescc', Mac Maoil-Duibh, Mic Tiobraide, Mic Fiachaidh Ealgaidh, Mic Daithi, Mic Fiachraidh, Mic Eochaidh Maighmhedhoin, &c. 4 bliadhna; go ttorchair a ccath Corainn, agas Feargas Mac Mail, Righ Chineil Cairbre, la Cellach Mac Ragallaigh. 3.

This King's pedigree must be defective, wherefore O'Conor does not set down his father.

"18. Ceallach Mac Ragallaigh, Mic Uadhach, Mic Aodha, Mic Eochuidh Tirmcharna, Mic Fergasa, Mic Muiredaigh Mail, Mic Eoghain Sreimh, Mic Duach Galaigh, &c. 7 mbliadna do, & a cugiardain.

12.

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19. Feargal Aidhne Mac Artghaile, Mic Guaire, Mic Colmain, Mic Cobthaigh, Mic Goibhnionn, Mic Conaill, Mic Eoghain, Mic Eochaidh Bhric, Mic Daithi, Mic Fiachraidh, &c. 7 mbliadna do, agas eug ad bath.

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17.

"20. Muiredach Muillethan Mac Fergasa, Mic Raghallaigh, Mic Uadhach, Mic Aodha, Mic Eochaidh Tirmcharna, Mic Fergasa, Mic Muiredaigh Mail, &c. 27 mbliadna do, agas a eug. 7.

"Here the folio copy ends.

"21. Inreactach Mac Donnchadha Muiriscc, Mic Maoil-Duibh, Mic Tibraide, Mic Fiachaidh Ealgaidh, Mic Daithi, Mic Fiachraidh, &c. 2 bhliadhain do, agas Fergal Mac Loingsigh, righ Chineil Conaill, agas Maol Mal, righ Chineil Eoghain ros marbh. Maol Mall after O'Flanagan from Ballymote.

"22. Cathal Mac Muiredaigh Muillethain, Mic Fergasa, Mic Raghallaig, Mic Uadhach, &c. 7 mbliadna, agas a eug a n-ord Crabhaidh.

"23. Donnall Mac Cellaigh, Mic Raghallaigh, Mic Uadhach, Mic Aodha, Mic Eochaid Tirmcharna, &c. 7 mbliadna do, agas a eug.

"24. Inreactach Mac Muiredaigh Muillethain, Mic Fergasa, Mic Ragallaig, Mic Uadhach, &c. 10 mbliadna do, agas a eug.

“25. Aodh Balbh Mac Inrectaigh, Mic Muiredaig Muillethain, Mic Fergasa, Mic Ragallaigh, &c. 7 mbliadna do, agas a eug.

"26. Fergas Rod Mac Cellaigh, Mic Ragallaigh, Mic Uadhach, &c. 3 bliadna do, agas a eug. Thus Ballymote gives this King's pedigree. O'Conor only calls him Fergus son of Kellach.

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27. Oilioll Medhraidhe Mac Inrectaig, Mic Donnchada Muirisce, Mic MaoilDuibh, Mic Tiobraide, Mic Fiachaidh Ealgaid, Mic Daithi, 6 bliadna; and died of a wound he received in battle against Bressal son of Murchadh, in which Bressal was defeated.

"28. Duibhinreactach Mac Cathail, Mic Muiredaig Muillethain, Mic Fergais, Mic Ragallaig, &c. 5 bliadna do, and died of the Bloody Flux.

"29. Donnchathach Mac Cathail, Mic Oliolla Medraidhe, Mic Inrectaig; 5 bliadna, agas a eug. Ballymote. Query whether Cathal should be in this King's Pedigree.

"30. Flaithri Mac Domnaill, Mic Ceallaigh, Mac Ragallaigh, Mic Uadhach; 5 mbliadna do, agas a eug.

"31. Another Flaithri.-O'Conor. I don't find him in the copy from Bally

mote.

"32. Artghal Mac Cathail, Mic Muiredaigh Muillethain, Mic Fergais, &c. 4 bliadna do; agas a eug, a Naoi Cholaim Chille, a n-ord chrabhaid. S 2

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33. Muirgheas Mac Tamaltaig, Mic Murgaile, Mic Inreactaigh, Mic Muiredaigh Muillethain, &c. 30 mbliadna, agas a eug.

34. Tiobraide Mac Taidg, 5 bliadna do; agas a eug.

Thus Mr. O'Conor calls this King, whose authority weighs more with me than the copy from Ballymote, which calls him Tibrady son of Murgeas. I know no more about him. Mr. O'Conor places Tibrady first, and Muirgeas last here, who knew best.

"35. Diarmaid Mac Tomaltaigh, Mic Murgaile, Mic Inreactaigh, Mic Muiredaigh Muillethain, &c. 18 mbliadna, agas a eug.

"36. Cathal Mac Muirgheasa, Mic Tomaltaigh, Mic Murgaile, Mic Inreactaigh, &c. 17 mbliadna, agas a eug.

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37. Murchadh Mac Aodha, 11 bhliadna, agas a eug.

38. Feargas Mac Fathadh, 4 bliadna, agas a eug. Quere, of what race were these two Kings, viz., 37 and 38.

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39. Fionnacta Luibhne no Luimhne Mac Tomaltaigh, Mic Murgaile, Mic Inrectaigh, Mic Muiredaigh Muillethan, &c. deag a n-ord chrabhaidh, ar ttregion an shaoghail do, A. D. 846. Thus Mr. O'Conor, upon whose authority alone I insert this King.

"40. Conchabhar Mac Taidg, Mic Muirghesa, Mic Tomaltaigh, &c. 30 mbliadna do, agas a eug. Mughron a ccomhflaitheas ris 27 mbliadna, agas a eug na Righ ar leth Connact.

"41. Aodh Mac Conchair, Mic Taidg, Mic Muirghesa, Mic Tomaltaig, 6 bliadna do, agas a eug. He fought under Flann, monarch of Ireland, and was killed in battle against the Danes, A. D. 885. (O'Conor.)

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42. Tadg Mac Conchabhair, Mic Taidg, Mic Muirgesa, Mic Tomaltaig, 22 bliadna, agas bas anabaidh ros fuair.

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43. Cathal Mac Conchabhair, Mic Taidg, Mic Muirgesa, Mic Tomaltaig, &c. 21 bliadna, agas bas anabaidh ros tug.

"44 Tadg an Tuir Mac Cathail, Mic Conchabhair, Mic Taidg, Mic Muirgesa, Mic Tomaltaig, &c. 30 bliadain, agas bas anabaidh ros tug.

"45. Senfhearghal .i. Senfergal ua Ruairc, Mac Airt, Mic Ruairc, Mic Tighernain, Mic Sealachain, Mic Cearnachain, Mic [

agas Domnall Mac Conghalaigh Righ Breagh da mharbhadh.

j Quære, whether this Muirges had a son called Muiredach Maighe Haoi, that had a claim to the government, for in the folio copy I find, after Fergal Aidhne, Muiɲedaċ Maize haoi, mac Muirģeasa, mic Tomaltaig, mic

], 10 mbliadna do,

46.

Murgaile, mic Inpectaig, mic Muiredaig Muilleżain, 7c., set down for Muiredach Muillethan. I don't find him any where else; and there he gets 27 years' reign."

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46. Conchabhar Mic Taidg an Tuir, Mic Cathail, Mic Conchabhair, Mic Taidg,

5 bliadna do, agas a eug.

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47. Cathal Mac Taidg an Tuir, Mic Cathail, Mic Conchabhair, Mic Taidg, &c. Tri laithe do, agas a mharbhad a ccath Ceise Corainn, la Murchadh Ua Flathbertaigh, Righ Kineil Eoghain. (Thus O'Conor.)

"48. Cathal Mac Concabhair, Mic Taidg an Tuir, Mic Cathail, Mic Concabhair, 30 bliadhain do, agas a dhul a nord crabhaidh, agas a eug da bliadhain na dhiaidh. 49. Art Oirnidhe Mac Aodha, Mic Senfherghail Ui Ruairc, &c. 15 bliadna, agas a mharbhadh la Kineal Conaill Golban. N. B. Art O'Ruire was living A. D.

1021, and entered that year the province of Connaught, together with Malachy O'Neill and Donagh son of Brien, &c., and caused the hostages of that province to be given to Malachy. Annals Inisfal. This king is not universally allowed.

50. Tadg an eichghil Mac Cathail, Mic Concabhair, Mic Taidg an Tuir, &c. 20 bliadain do, agas a mharbhad la Malsechlainn O'Mal Ruanaidh. N. B. Tadg commanded the forces of Connaught at the battle of Clontarf, A. D. 1014; and is stiled King of Connaught. Supposing this year to be the first of his reign, he must have been 36 years king when his son Aodh succeeded him. An. Inisfallen.

51. Aodh an Ghai-bhernaigh, Mac Taidg an eich-ghil, Mic Cathail, &c. 17 mbliadna ag dreim ris righe do chosnadh, gor marbhadh e a ccath Turlaigh Enaigh (san Ccorann) la h-Aodh Mac Airt Oirnidhe Ui Ruairc.

"52. Aodh Mac Airt Oirnidhe Ui Ruairc, 37 mbliadna, agas a mharbhadh a ccath Anachla, la Ruidhri na Soighe buidhe, Mac Aodha an ghaoi-bernaigh Ui Chonchabhair. N. B. Conachail is near Bealan atha fada in Corann. He reigned but 20 years, according to the Annals of Inisfallen.

“53. Ruaidri na Soighe buidhe Mac Aodha an ghaoi-bhernaigh, 4 bliadna do, agas a shuile do bhuain as la Flaithbertach Ua Flaithbertaigh, Righ Iarthair Connact. [Iar-Connaught].

“54. Do ghabh Flaithbertach ua flaithbertaigh an Righe Mi do, gor ros marbh Siol Muireadaig a ndioghail Ruaidri na soighe buidhe a ccionn an resin.

"55. Domnall Mac Tigernain, Mic Ualghairg, Mic Neill, Mic Airt Oirdnide, Mic Aodha, mic Senfherghail ui Ruairc, &c. 3 bliadna do, agas a mharbhadh la Muintir Eolais. This was the third indisputable King of Connaught of the name of O'Ruairc.

"56. Domnall Mac Ruaidri ne Soidhe buidhe (agas an Mac ba sine lais) 4 bliadna do, agas Muircertach Ua Briain, Righ Erionn go ffreasabhra, a ccenn an re sin da inorbadh,

Muirchertach Mac Toirdhelbaig Mic Taidg ruled in the south; Domnall Mac Ardgail, Mic

Lachlaind ruled in the north. The one ruled in
Leith Moghe, the other in Leth Cuinn."

inorbadh, agas og gairm righ Connact do Thoirdhelbhach Mhor Mac Ruaidri na Sioghe buidhe, da bhrathair a naois a chuig mbliadan deag.

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57. Toirdhelbhach Mor Mac Ruaidri na Soighe Buidhe, &c. 47 bliadna na righ Connact agas Erionn agas a eug a n-Dun Mor.

"58. Ruaidhri Mac Toirdelbhaigh Mhoir. Is an 14amhadh bliadain do flaitheas an Ruaidhri so os Connact, agas is an 4amhad bliadain da fhlaitheas os Erinn, san mbliadhain 1169. tangadar na ceadgoill shexancha go h-Erinn."-Orig. MS.

No list of the kings of Connaught has, until now, been published. The foregoing is inserted, as the most complete, so far as it extends, that the Editor has met with. But the future historian may find it necessary to subject it to close examination; and in so doing, he will be aided by the labours of the late Doctor O'Conor, in his Rerum Hibernicarum Scriptores, and the various authorities there referred to. A catalogue of the Irish provincial kings, continued after the Anglo-Norman invasion, will be found in O'Ferrall's Book of Pedigrees, preserved in the Office of Arms, Dublin. THE ANCIENT REGAL FAMILY OF O'CONOR OF CONNAUGHT.

The following genealogical and hitherto unpublished account of the O'Conor family, compiled by the venerable Charles O'Conor, has been communicated by the compiler's grandson, the late Matthew O'Conor, Esq., to the Editor.

"Achay Moymedon (Eochy Moyvane), who died king of Ireland, A. D. 366, had several sons. The principal were Brian, Fiacra, and Niall, from whom descended the families of Hy-Brune, Hy-Fiacra, and Hy-Niall. From the fourth to the thirteenth century, this race of Achay Moymedon was the most powerful in the kingdom. During that whole period the Hy-Brune had vast patrimonial domains in Connaught, and generally had the suffrages of the provincial states in the elections of provincial kings for that province.

"When the Hy-Brune family subdivided into several branches, the most powerful branch was distinguished by the particular name of Clan Murray (otherwise Siol Murray), from Murryach Mullethan, who died King of Connaught, A. D. 702. In the eleventh century, Teige, chief of the Clan Murray race (and King of Connaught, A. D. 1030), took the sirname of O'Conor, and that sirname has continued in the family ever since.

"In the twelfth century the O'Conors became very powerful in Ireland; from being provincial Kings of Connaught, they aspired to the throne of the kingdom, and succeeded. In 1136 Torlagh the Great had sufficient influence to get himself elected King of Ireland by a majority of the states. History gives him a great character. He reigned 20 years, and died A. D. 1156.

"Roderick was the elder son of Torlogh the Great, and from being King of Connaught,