ex Hibernis, post fortunas omnes publicis sumptibus exhaustas, succum omnem tamquam è malis aureis expresserint, tum eorum corpora tanquam malorum aureorum cortices ipsis largiantur, è quibus non mediocre compendium deinde perciperent. Quamobrem dati sunt in prædam infantes Hibernorum, et uxores eorum in divisionem, et civitates eorum in exterminium, et sancta eorum in pollutionem, ut fierent opprobrium gentibus: Judith, 4."—Epist. Dedicatoria.

In the following stanza of our poem, see p. 95, allusion is made to the town of his birth, its magnificent buildings, and the misery to which its once wealthy citizens were reduced by the vicissitudes of war:

"Sidera lambentis qui mox fuit incola tecti,

cogitur exiguis nunc habitare casis.

Auro qui fuerat permultis dives et agris,

hic nunc mendicat, quem dabat ante, cibum."

In the Pii Antistitis Icon (vide p. 68, ante), the subjects of this stanza are more amply detailed: "In occidua Hiberniæ regione celebre Galviæ oppidum Connaciæ caput visitur; quæ non ita pridem civibus frequens, negotiatoribus fervens, opibus florens fuit: Illud muri è viridi marmore pluribus firmati turribus, et ædes ex eodem saxo in quatuor aut quinque contignationum altitudinem ut plurimum exurgentem [? exurgentes] et plateæ quam amplissimæ adornant; elegans omnium partium symmetria concinnat." -Icon, p. 2. "Preter tria Dei flagella, famis, pestis et belli, quæ cives plurimum infestabant, quartum Dei flagellum aliqui fuisse dictitabant hebdomadariam stipendii militaris exactionem, quæ tantâ cum atrocitate fiebat, ut nisi singulis sabbathi diebus, tubâ canente, ac tympano personante, indictum stipendium ad amussim persolveretur, in domos ilico milites irruerent, et sclopulo, virorum, ac mulierum pectoribus admoto, mortem extemplo subeundam esse minarentur, si petita summa citra moram non exhiberetur, quod si, bonis, continuâ pensionum solutione exhaustis, solvendo non essent, culcitræ, spondæ, lodices, mappæ, disci, et obvia quæque suppellex, immo ipsæ mulierum. vestes in forum e vestigio rapiebantur, et vili pretio distrahebantur, ita ut sabbathi dies aliquam supremi judicii similitudinem retulisse videretur, quod tubæ clangor utrobique parem ferè terrorem audientibus incusserit."-Id. p. 85.

The extreme rarity of our author's works can alone justify the insertion of these lengthened extracts; although they have been considered necessary towards rendering some passages of his poem more intelligible and satisfactory to the reader. Indeed there are but few works on our national affairs so rare, and at the same time so valuable, as those of Doctor John Lynch, particularly his "Cambrensis Eversus;" nor are there any of which reprints would be more acceptable to the public, or useful to the student of Irish history. J. H.

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ART. VI. Obits of Kilcormick.

HE following obituary notices are taken from a Missal in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin", a MS. of the fourteenth or fifteenth century, formerly belonging to the Carmelite Monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary, founded in Kilcormick, now Frankfort, in the King's County, by Odo, or Aedh, son of Nellan O'Molloy, at the beginning of the fifteenth century.

The obituary notices, several of which are of the 16th century, all occur in the calendar prefixed to the Missal. The first leaf, which contained the months of January and February, is unfortunately lost, and the calendar now begins with March.

On the first page of the first leaf now remaining are the following entries in a hand of the sixteenth century:

"Missale Kilcormick."

"This was a booke belonging to the Abbey of Kilcormick, in the King's County."

On the upper margin:

"Obiit tyrrletus filius Dathei ac Kafredus filius maricii yconcuba, anno domini m°. cccc. xco. 3°. autumpni in inicio.”

The word Kafredus is erased, and over it, in a somewhat later hand, is written Karolus.

On the lower margin :

"Obiit Ruoricus o'molmoy filius eiusdem niellani ac et capetaneus nacionis de ferkell in die parascheue anno domini mo. eccemo. xxxi°. cuius anime propicietur Deus. Amen."

a Class B, Tab. 3, No. 1.

b Archdall Monasticon, p. 395.

e The election of this Rory O'Molloy to the chieftainship of his clan, is thus recorded by the Four Masters at the

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year 1427: "O'Molloy [O'Maoilmuaid] Fergal, lord of Fergall, died, and Rory, son of Niall O'Molloy, was elected in his place."

On the second page of the same leaf are the following entries, on the upper margin:

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Memorandum, quod anno Domini m°. ccccco. xxv. in octava die ephiphanie interfecti fuerunt duo filii odonis ymolmoy, vz. odo et constantinus o'molmoy, juxta portam monasterii de Kylcormic et abstracti violenter ab ecclesia [per Karalum o'mylmoy et suos secaces] quorum animabus propicietur deus. Amen. Et legens dicat pr. nr. et ave ma. in refrigerium animarum ipsorum et aliorum omniume.”

At the 10 Kal. Maii, in the Calendar, is the following obituary notice of a female of the O'Conor family; the date, written ID62, is probably intended for 1562:

"A. D. ID62, obiit Sabina in i concyrrf."

On the lower margin:

"Obiit Karalus o'mylmoy sue nationis capitaneus in octava ephifanie et sepultus in Kylcormac, A. D. 15428.

"Interfecti fuerunt duo filii odonis y mylmoy iohannes et bernard in mullaċ alluisc, A. D. 1536."

On the second leaf, page 1 (containing May), upper margin:

"Obiit Karulus filius sechna vir strenuus ac omni humana gratia preditus, quinto die mensis maii, Anno Domini m°. ccccmo. lxxvito. et sepultus est in monasterio Beate Marie de Kylcormic in tertio gradu iuxta caput chori in aquilonali parte. Cuius anime propicietur deus. Amen.”

4 These words are added on the top, but in the same hand.

e No notice of this event is to be found in the Four Masters.

f This lady's death is not noted by the Four Masters in is for ingean, daughter: in female names Ny is the same as O in males, and signifies nepos, or descendant of.

8 The Four Masters have recorded the

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election of Karolus, or Cathaoir O'Molloy, to the chieftainship in 1533, where they say "Donell O'Molloy was slain on the green of Lynally, after which his brother, Cathaoir O'Molloy, was made chief;" and the death of this chieftain is thus recorded at the year 1541: "O'Molloy (Cathaoir) a man of great name and renown in his time, died."

On the same page at the 2 Id. Maii, in the Calendar, is the following note:

"Hic obiit venerabilis ac discretus vir Maister rogerus doduygem qui fuit excelsi ingenii mire discrecionis magne largitatis plenus gratia et veritate coram Deo et omnibus sanctis, anno Domini melli°. ccccc. xli. cuius anime propicietur Deus. Amen."

And at the 12 Kal. Junii:

"Hic obbiit vir sine nomine ocerruayll. Qui fuit dominus et princeps elie, occisus in castro suo proprio in cluoinlesc, morte incogitata, et nisi predicitur improvisa, et qui fuit magne sapientie et prudencie et mirabilis fortitudinis, cuius anime propicietur Deus Amen. in anno Domini mellimo. cccccxlii."

On the next page at 10 Kal. Julii :

"Obitus fratris oliueri druhul anno Domini 1468."

On the first page of the third leaf, lower margin, is the following memorandum :

"Memorandum quod anno Domini m°. ccccmo. Decimo xxviij. die mensis Julij. interfecti fuerunt duo filii Niellani ymolmoy, videlicet, Toorroncius et Tathenus per homines patrie de clanmalura, quorum animabus propicietur Deus. Amen."

On the next page, at the 14 Kal. Septembris, is the following obit:

"Obitus fratris Edwardi brakan quondam prioris Kilcarmic, anno Domini m°. cccc. lx. viijo."

h Now Clonlisk, in the King's County, a castle which gave name to the Barony of Clonlisk.

i The Four Masters have given the following account of this event at the year 1541: "O'Carroll (Fer gan ainm, son of Mulrony) was treacherously slain, he being blind, by Tadhg, son of Donnchadh,

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who was son of John O'Carroll, and his kinsmen, assisted by the son of O'Molloy, in the castle of Clonlisg; but although O'Carroll was an old man, he nevertheless displayed great prowess in contending against his slayers, which gained him a great name and renown. Twelve of his people were slain along with him."

On folio 4, page 1, upper margin:

"Obiit Niellanus filius Cougogri ymolmoy in vig. nativitatis Beate marie, et sepultus est ante magnum altare aput Kylrcarmic [sic], Anno Domini m°. cccc. lxxviijo. Cuius anime propicietur Deus. Amen."

And at 6 Id. Sept.:

"Obiit fratris Nicholaus obrach." [O'Brachan] "prior quondam hujus monasterii peste captus anno Domini 1536.

On the lower margin of the same page:

"Occissus est quondam prior deduru et famosus et largus per partes clonlunam per omnes partes de dellna et cloncolman. In vigilia mathei anno Domini 1553 Contanus o'mylmoy filius Karali cuius anime propitietur Deus, amen."

On the next page of the same leaf:

"Obitus odonis ymolmoy filii Niellani ymolmoy fundatoris nostri qui erat capetaneus sue nacionis, et sepultus in monasterio de Kylcarmich ante magnum altare in festo sancti remigii. Anno Domini m°. ccccmo. 1°. iiijo. cuius anime propicietur Deus. Amen."

At the II Kal. Nov. on the same page:

"Dedicatio monasterii de Kylcarmic. Duplex festum."

j This event is recorded by the Four Masters, as follows: "A. D. 1454, Hugh [the same name as Odo], the son of Niall O'Molloy, lord of Fear Ceall, died, and his son Cucogry assumed his place. Cucogry repaired with his troops to the east of Fear Ceall, to oppose Theobald O'Molloy (who was endeavouring to obtain the chieftainship for himself), and seized upon great spoils, Theobald having left his fortresses and his cows unprotected. With these spoils the forces marched off, and

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O'Molloy's son was left, attended only by a few, in the rear of the booty. Theobald O'Molloy, the sons of Hugh Boy Mageoghegan, and the Hy-Regan [O'Dunns] pursued the plunderers, and overtaking O'Molloy's son on the borders of a bog, slew him and several others there. Teige O'Carroll then put Theobald in nomination for the chieftainship, and others set up the grandson of Cosnamhach O'Molloy in opposition."