Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland Volume 2

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1856 edition. ...the prefix O Mac Lochlainn.--Now Mac Laughlin and Mac Loughlin. This family was the senior branch of the northern Ui-Neill. pCinel-Binnigh of Loch-Drochait.--There were three tribes of the Cinel-Binnigh in the ancient Tir-Eoghain, namely, Cinel-Binne of the Glen, Cinel-Binnigh of Tuath-Rois, and Cinel-Binnigh of Loch Drochait, or Lake of the Bridge. These tribes, which gave their names to three districts adjoining each other in Tyrone, lay east of Magh-Itha. It would appear from the Annals of Ulster at this year that the church of Cluain-Fiachna, now Clonfeakle, in the barony of Dungannon, was in Cinel-Binnigh Locha-Drochait. q Cochlan.--He was the progenitor after whom the family of the Mac Coghlans of Delvin Mac Coghlan, now the barony of Garrycastle, in the King's County, took their hereditary surname. The Annals of Ulster record the following events under this "A. D. 1053. Macnahaiche,.i. the night's son, O'Roircke, heyre of Connaght, killed by Dermott O'Cuinn, in the Hand of Loch Arvach" Lough Arrow. "Mureach mac Dermod, Airchinnech of Roscree; O'Ruorach, Airchinnech of Termon-Fechin; Flaithvertagh O'Maelfavill, king of Carrack-Brachai; Dolgen, gentle priest" uapal pacapc "of Ardmach; Donell O'Cele, Airchinnech of Dromcliav, omnes in pace dormierunt. An army by Macklochlainn and the men of Magh-Itha, upon the Kindred-Binni of treacherously killed. Curian Ua Maelduin, lord of Feara-Luirg, was treacherously killed by Mac-na-haidhche Ua Ruairc, at his own meeting. Mac-nahaidhche Ua Ruairc was killed by the Conmhaicni immediately after. An army was led by the son of Brian, i. e. Donnchadh, and Conchobhar Ua Maelseachlainn, into Fine-Gall; and the,men of Teathbha, i. e. the Sinnaigh the Foxes, took many...