Volume 1
Situation
Cyclopean fort in Cahergal
Kill Muire Townland
Cahers or stone forts
Cargin Castle
Macamh Insi-Creawa the Magician
Baile Ui Chonlachtua now Ballyconlaughta
Sketch of doorway in west gable of Saint Derivla's Church in Kilmore-Erris
Forms of windows found in primitive Churches
Characteristics of Parish Churches erected in Ireland from 1180 to the period of the Reformation
Comments by Mr. Petrie on Mr. O'Donovan's "Characteristics of Primitive Irish Churches" etc.
Sketches:- Doorway of Aghawall Church under Croagh Patrick
Doorway and windows of Killaspugbron Church in Cuil Irra,
Doorway of Church on Church Island in Lough Ke
East window in Temple Brecan Church, Aranmore
Specimen of architecture found in a Church at Monasterboice
CLANN CONNUGHA TERRITORY
CLANRICKARD
anciently called Moinmoy
Situation and name
Castle (ruins) formerly the residence of Mac William Oughter de Burgo - Abbey ruins and old Church
Bail an Duibh (Ballinduff in Clare Barony)
Cinn-Coradh, Kincora - Tir Briuin (Co. Roscommon) O'Beirne's Country so called - situation
Three Castles of O'Kelly:- Garbhdhoire (now Garbh-bhaile in Moylough Parish) Muine-an-Mheadha (Monyvea) and Gallach demolished by Mac William de Burgo
Mac William de Burgo and O'Brien with their chiefs, hold a Council, when they resolve to come to a pitched battle battle with the Lord Deputy at Knock Tuagh - Mac William and O'Brien defeated and Morogh Mac O'Brien Ara with many others of the nobility slain
The Lord Deputy and O'Donnell (Hugh Roe) pitch a camp in token of victory and next day march to Galway - Mac William's two sons and daughter carried thither as captives - They march thence to Athenry which surrenders - O'Donnell and the other Chiefs take leave of the Lord Deputy and repair to their respective homes
Tradition respecting the site of the battle - Local interpretation of the name Cnoc Tuagh
Cloghmweel Castle and fort in Carnmore
Situation and name
Holy Well the old Church. Park Castle erected Cormac Mac Egan - Stone with inscription discovered in its walls -
Tuaith Mhic Bhaiteir, the Estate of Mac Walter, a district so called
Name
Loch Cuirill in Gortnaloon - Coarb of Cluain Cain Cairill (Cloonkeenkerrill)
Extract from Book of Lecan relative to
Cloonkeen old Churchyard and Abbey ruins
Situation and name
Cill Tulach mentd. in the tract on Hy-Many, not Kiltullagh near Castlereagh Co. Roscommon
Cill Mian of Hy-Many, not Kilmean East of C. Roscommon
Cluain Fearta (now Clonfert) situation
Cill Mian (now Kilmeen) situation
Cill Tulach (now Kiltullagh Parish)
Cill Comadan (now Kilcommadan in Aughrim)
Camcha Brighde (now Camma Parish, Athlone Barony, County Roscommon) containing Bride's Well Village
Cluain Cain Cairill now Clonkeen Parish
Saint Faichleach
Inscription to the O'Kellys
Templeen in Templepark
Ballagh and Lisheennora old Castles
Mc Scahill the ancient Chief
The Scahills still numerous about Dunmore - O'Concannon, Chief in 1382 Mogh, who gave name to Insula Mogha, was a Dannonian
Situation & name
Old Church
Corr Well
Inscription in a vault in Church yard
Edmond De Burgo
Castle of the Burkes
Dun Eileen
Ballinderry, Corrafin, Ballybanagher and Tawnagh Castles
Lis Cicharain (Baile Ui Chiochraighe)
Volume 2
Name
Situation
Was the patrimony of O'Fenaghty, senior of Siol Muireadhaigh
Clans O'Finaghty one of the subscribing witnesses of a grant made by Roderick O'Conor, King of Ireland, to Saint Berach of Kilbarry
Dun Iomghwin now Dunamon Castle, originally the residence of O'Finaghty
Nuala Ny-Finaghty (surnamed na Meadoige) Mother of David Burke, the progenitor of the Mac Davids
John Burke of Glinske Esq., the present head of the descendants of David Burke
Ath Mogha (Ballymoe) in Machaire Chonnacht
Cill Cruan (Kilcroan) Castle
Extent of
References for the history of the family of
Castle of Coradh-Finne (Corofin in Cummer Parish) erected by Mac William
Tir-Oilein nowa,../UT- Terryland at Galway
Sruthair now Sruille, besieged by the President of Connaught and the Earl of Clanrickard.
Eiraght Redmond
Dunguaire in Coill-Va bFiachraoh
Disert Ceallighe (now Isert Kelly)
Rubha (now Roo) in west of Hy Fiachrach Aidhne
Cenel-Aodha (Kinelea)
Carn Cerrach on the hill of Knock Meadha
Clynconowe (Mac Davies country)
Gnobeg in O'Flaherty's Country
Craghmoyle alias Mc Tibbott's lands
Rosserville (Ross) in Moyntermoroghow
Lysserille in Clare-Galway
Baile an Chlair (now Claregalway) seat of Mac William Oughter
Loughrea, Achadh na n-Uibhar in Moycullen and Tir-Oileain (Terryland) the principal residences of his descendants, Earls of Clan-rickard
Portumna, originally in O'Madden's Country, the present seat of Clanrickard
Saint Brendan First Bishop
Saint Cumineus Bishop
References for a list of the Bishops and Abbots of Clonfert
O'Callanans hereditary physicians of Iar Connaught
Very numerous about Galway, where they anglicise their name incorrectly Cullennan; and about Lough Rea, where they correctly write it Callannan
Ancient tombstone in Churchyard inscribed with the name Beegan
Description and sketch of ancient tombstone with Irish inscription and Cross
Sketch of doorway in west gable of Cathedral
Monastery (site of)
Nunnery (site of) where there is an ancient tombstone with inscription
Tobermurry holy well in Ballymore
Situation and name
Finambraher, House of the Friars
Kilcooney burial place for children
Saint Cuans
Kill burial place in Allston
Tobernaneeve (Well of the Saints) in Lenghil
Manus Castle ruins in Drummaan West
Remains of Franciscan Abbey in Illaanmor (in. Lough Derg)
Stone with a Cross and Irish inscribtion found on the island
Road said to lead from this island through the lake to Inish Cealtra
O'Huaran of Clonrush, butler to the Prince of Hy Many - Extract from Book of Lecan relative to
Called in latter times Conmaione of Dunmore
Its inhabitants called Kinel Dubhain (Race of Dubhan) from Dubhan
Lughaidh, his son granted to Saint Patrick and Beneen the site on which Kilbannin Church was built
O'Sidhlin the Chief
Mac Feorishes or Berminghams the Lords after the twelfth century
Afterwards created Barons of Athenry
References for their history
This Territory comprised Kilbennin Church and Tuam Town
Was erected into the Barony of Dunmore
References for the genealogical history of all the Conmaicne
Name
Co-extensive with Ballynaninch Barony
O'Cadhlas still numerous in the mountains
O'Flaherty not of the race of the Commacs
Eastan, grandson of Cormac, Abbot of Clonmacnoise was of the tribe of Conmaicne Mara
Hugh O'Cadhla, Lord of in 1139
Since then in O'Flaherty's possession
Extent of
Mac Soahills ancient chiefs
Notices of from Annals of Four Masters
from Annals of Four Masters
O'Concannon Chief in 1332
The O'Concannons were of the Siol Muireadhaigh, their locality
Volume 3
Extent of that part lying in County Galway
Imaire-an-Lionaine (the Ridge of Leenaun)
Cong River
A purse containing 13s. 6d. and a knife, carried by an eel from this river for sixteen miles thro' Lough Orbsen
Duwaghta (Doughty) and Bellambreac (Bealanabrack) Rivers
CONMAICNE
Of Moy-Rein, known under the names of O'Farrells, Mac Rannals, etc., originally located in West Connaught and latterly in Moy Rein
CONMAICNE MARITIMI, or Armoric Conmaienians
The O'Flaherty, Conry and O'Halloran families not of them
COWLEY'S Report to Cromwell on the state of Ireland
Extract from
Families placed east of Lough Corrib: Mac William, the Bourkes of Clanrickard, O'Kelly and O'Maddeyn