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Volume 1

SAINT CAIMIN
282
Saint Caimin
282
SAINT DIMNA
652
Saint Dimna
652
SAINT FURSEUS
275 to 277
Some notices of
275 to 277
Caradh Fursa (Dam of Saint Fursa) in Ower
275
Crois Fursa in Kilkilvery Parish
275
Notice of Inisquin and Saint Fursa by O'Flaherty
276 to 277
Saint Brendan's Chapel
276
Saint Meldan, spiritual father to Saint Fursey, who carried his relicks to Perrone in France and there enshrined them
276 to 277
SAINT GRIOLLAN'S CROZIER (Bachall Ghriollain)
119 to 122
Saint Griollan's crozier (Bachall Ghriollain)
119 to 122
SAINT NICHOLAS PARISH
370 to 377
380 to 388
Galway, origin of the name and Town of
370 to 377
O'Flaherty's notice of
380 to 388
Situation
380
Dunbona Gaillive Bridge
380
Gallimh River and Castle
372 to 373
372
Dinnseanchus quoted
373 to 374
Leachts (Monuments) of Maare Gallimh
374 to 375
Galway Castle
381 to 383
Clochan Triarla or the Earl's Stone
383 to 384
388
Saint Brendan's Well
384
388
Galway possessed by the Duke of Clarence (Lyonell)
384
Portriffes (Magistrates so called)
384
James Develin Portriffe in 1431
384
The Develins since extinct - the Darceys their heirs
384
Develins Arms carved on a stone, still extant in Abbeygate Street
385
388
Saint Nicholas's College and Church
385 to 386
389
Saint Francis's Abbey
386
389 to 390
Notice from Dutton
389 to 390
Our Lady's Church
386 to 387
Dominican Abbey and Cemetery
387
390
Daniel Nolan, Prior (1672)
387
Dominican Chapel (modern)
390
Saint Augustine's Abbey (Monastery of Cnoc)
387
391
Notice of from Annals of Four Masters
391
Saint Bridget's Hospital
387 to 388
391 to 392
Notice from Annals of Four Masters
392
Sparra, the Town Wall so called, but means properly the Gate of a Town
392
Extract from Dutton's Survey
393 to 395
Saint James's old Church in Ballybaunbeg
395 to 397
And graveyard called "Saint James's old Church"
397
Tir-Oilein (Terryland) Ford, notice of from Annals of Four Masters
397 to 398
Old Cour Castle in Terryland
398 to 399
402
Notice from Dutton
399
Castlegarr Castle
399 to 400
Carrownegarrow
399
Ballybrit Castle
400
Cowlagh Townland
399 to 400
Extract from Dutton relative to
401 to 402
Loughatalia
402 to 403
Saint Augustine's Wells
403
Suckine (Sickeen)
402 to 403
Jordan Island
404 to 405
King John's Castle
405
SAINT SORNACH
283
Saint Sornach
283
SCAHILLS (Family)
230
279
Mac Scahill, the ancient Chief of Corca Mogha
230
279
Scahills still numerous about Dunmore
230
279
SCOBA (Ua Scuaba)
246
A family name
246
STRADBALLY PARISH
289 to 294
Situation and name
289
Kilcornan Townland and old Church
289 to 291
Moyveela Townland
289 to 291
Extract from Ogygia relative to
289 to 290
Battle of Moy Mucruimhe
290
Turloagh and Stream called after King Art in Binia
290 to 291
Ath Cliath Meadhraighe, now Droichead a' Chlairin or Clarin Bridge, where the Esker Riada terminates (see Trace in Memoirs)
291 to 292
Derivation of the name from Dinnseanchus
292 to 294
Eugenius Mogh Nuad
291
Claddagh Castle
294
Clanrickard anciently called Moinmoy
294
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Volume 2

SAINT NATALIS
632
His curse on the men of Ossory
632
His Churches at Kill-Naile in Cavan or Fermanagh, and at InverNaile
632
SLIABH ECTAGHE TERRITORY & MOUNTAIN
30 to 42
Name
30 to 32
Dinnseanchus quoted
31 to 32
Abhain DA Loilgheach, River of the Two Mulch Cows in Darrybreen
32
Story of Mac Liag the Poet, from a MS. in Trinity College Dublin
33 to 38
Mr. O'Donovan's comments thereon
38 to 42
Mac Liag, Mac Coisi and. Flann Mac Loran, three 011ays of Connaught -
33
Loch Riach (Loughree)
34
Places in the mountain mentioned by Mac Lonans spirit
36 to 37
Amhergin, author of the Dinnseanchus
39
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Volume 3

SAINT COLUMBKILLE'S CONTEST WITH SAINT ENNA
330 to 332
His farewell to Aran, an Irish poem
334 to 337
Translation of same
338 to 343
SAINT ENNA
271 to 319
Mac Raidin's Life of, as published by Colgan
271 to 319
Aran Island, why so called
277
Currach stone, on which the Saint sailed to Eochoill, shewn on the island
278
Traighnaneach, derivation of the name
280 to 281
Port Doibhche (Port-ai-ha) derivation of the name
280
282 to 283
Saint Enna's Church (Killeany)
285
Book of Gospels and sacerdotat case kept therein
285
A Pope buried on the Island of Aran
287
Gregory's Sound, derivation of the name
287
Loughnacannony, derivation of the name
288 to 289
Monaster (Fearann na Mainistreach) Townland
292 to 293
Absence of straw roofs on Arran accounted for
293 to 294
Medraighe (Maaree) a peninsula comprising the entire of Ballynacourty Parish
296 to 297
296
The Claddagh Fishery early notice of
296 to 297
Inishgeraun (Echinis)
298
Ende (Enna) derivation of the name
301 to 302
List of Churches on Aran Islands by Malacheus Quaeleus
315 to 318
Contest between SS. Enda and Columbkille
330 to 332
SKETCH of the History of Aran - by Mr. O'Donovan
435 to 471
Loch Lurgan
435
A Belgic tribe so called
440 to 441
The islands supposed to have been originally connected with the mainland
435 to 436
Early reference to the
296 to 297
Firbolgs after the Battle of Moy Turey settle therein
437 to 438
Another colony of the same people under Aengus, the son of h-Uamore arrives from Britain and receives lands there from the King and Queen of Connaught
438 to 439
The Clann h-Uamore not in Saint Enna's time in Aran, but a tribe of Pagans under their chief Corbanus, who were banished therefrom by the St.
445 to 446
The Eoganachts of Aran
445 to 446
Agreement between the Kings of Munster and Connaught (An. 546) relative to the islands
447
Giraldus Cambrensis's notice of Aranmore
447
Criticisms of Gratianus Lucius thereon
448 to 449
The O'Briens of
449
Their pedigree
449
Certificate of the Mayor and Bailiffs of Galway in Queen Elizabeth's time, in favour of Morogh Mac Turlough O'Brien
451 to 453
The islands plundered and burned by Sir John D'Arcy, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland (1334)
454
The O'Briens expelled therefrom by the O'Flahertys in 16th Century
454
Notice of Aran from Annals of Four Masters
454 to 460
The islands granted by Queen Elizabeth to John Rawson of Athlone and his heirs, by whom the Castle of Arkin was erected
463
Fearann na gCeann, the Land of the Heads, a field in Aranmore so called, where the O'Briens are said to have slaughtered each other almost to extermination
464
Sir Robuck Lynch of Galway possessed of the islands
464
Indentures relative thereto
464 to 465
The Clann Teige O'Brien with the aid of Boetius Oge McClanchy prepared to attack the Aranites in 1641
465 to 466
The islands fortified against the Parliamentarians by the Marquis of Clanrickard (1651)
466
Taken possession of by the Irish
466
Surrendered to the Parliamentarians on conditions
467
Saint Enna's Church and Abbey of Saint Francis demolished to build Cromwell's Fort
469
Sir Robert (Robuck) Lynch declared traitor, and his right to the islands made over to Erasmus Smyth Esq.
469
Next granted to Butler, created Earl of Arran (1662)
469
Extract relative thereto from the Report of the Record Commrs.
469 to 470
Arun garrisoned, and a barrack built for soldiers (in 1691)
471
Sir Arthur Gore created Earl of Aran (1672)
471
The islands now the Estate of Mr. Digbry of Landenstowne, County Kildare
471
ST. PATRICK'S HILL (County Mayo)
32
Now Croagh Patrick
32
STRAW ROOFS
293 to 294
Absence of, on the Island of Arran, accounted for
293 to 294
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