ANNALS OF MUNSTER-

For 1014, Brian [Borumha], son of Ceinnetig, son of Locan, king of Ireland, and Mael Sechnaill, son of Domnall, king of Temair (Tara), led an army to Ath Cliath. Although victory was on the side of Brian, he fell in the counter-shock, along with his son Murchad, and the latter's son, i.e. Tairdelbach, son of Murchad; and Conaing, son of Donn Cuan, son of Cenneiteg, heir designate of Mumu; and Mothla, son of Domnall, son of Faelan, king of the Déisi Muman; and Mac Bethad, son of Muiredach Claen, king of Ciarraige Luchra; and Domnall, son of Diarmait, king of Corcu Biascinn; and Scannlan, son of Cathal, ling of Eoghanacht of Loch Lein, and many other nobles.

 

The annals cite for the Dál gCais:



  • CS925, The birth of Brian son of Cendétigh.


  • CS951, Cendétigh son of Lorcán, king of Dál Cais, dies.


  • CS976, Mathgamain son of Cendétigh, king of Mumu, was killed by Maelmuad son of Bran, the king of Uí Echach, after he had been handed over by Dondubán son of Cathal, king of Uí Fidgente, in treachery.


  • CS982, Dál Cais was plundered by Mael Sechnaill son of Domnall, and the tree of Magh Adair was cut down.


  • CS977, Inis Cathaigh was violated by Brian son of Cendétigh against the foreigners of Luimnech, i.e. Imar and his two sons, i.e. Amlaíb and Dubcenn.


  • AI978, The battle of Belach Lechta, in which Mael Muad son of Bran, king of Caisel, and many others fell. Brian, son of Cennétig, was victor.


  • AI983, A large fleet [was brought] by Brian, son of Cennétig, into the territory of Connachta, and portion of his force was slain there, i.e. Mael Sechnaill, son of Coscrach, and Finn, son of Dubchrón, and Lochlainn son of Mael Sechnaill, royal heir of Corcu Modruad. His officials went by land into Uí Briúin, and great slaughter was mutually inflicted upon them and upon the Uí Brúin. The capture of Gilla Pátraic, son of Donnchadh, king of Osraige, and the harrying of Osraige by Brian, son of Cennétig, and the taking of its hostages. He took the hostages of Laigin first in the middle of Mag Ailbe.


  • AI985, The Déisi raided Brian's mercenaries and took three hundred cows. And Brian harried the Déisi to avenge that, and chased Domnall, son of Faelán, as far as Port Láirge, and the whole of the Déisi was devastated.


  • AI985, The Déisi raided Brian's mercenaries and took three hundred cows. And Brian harried the Déisi to avenge that, and chased Domnall, son of Faelán, as far as Port Láirge, and the whole of the Déisi was devastated.


  • AI987, A hosting by Brian, son of Cennétig, across Desmumu,and he took the hostages of Les Mór, Corcach and Imlech Ibuir as a guarantee of the banishment of robbers and lawless people therefrom.


  • AI988, A fleet, viz. 300 boats, [was put] on Loch Rí by Brian, and they harried Mide and went to Uisnech. And twenty five boats of these went into Connachta, and a great slaughter of their crews was inflicted there, including Dúnlang, king of Raithlenn, Niall Ua hEirc, Dúngalach Ua Loingsig, and many others. And by them was slain Muirgius son of Conchobar, royal heir of Connachta.


  • CS1014, An army was led by Brian son of Cendétigh son of Lorcán king of Ireland, and by Mael Sechnaill, king of Temair, to Áth Cliath. The foreigners of the world, such of them as were to the west of Lochlainn, gathered against Brian and Mael Sechnaill; they had a thousand men in breastplates. A fierce and bitter battle is fought between them to which no parallel has been found in these times, and there fell therein Brian son of Cendétigh, overking of Ireland and the foreigners and the Britons, in the eighty-eighth yeare of his age, and Murchad son of Brian, heir designate of Ireland, in the sixty-third yeare of his age, and Tairdelbach son of Murchad son of Brian and Conaing son of Donncuan, son of Brian's brother, and Mothla son of Domnall son of Faelán king of the Déisi of Mumu, and Eochu son of Dúnadach and Niall ua Cuinn and Cú Duiligh son of Cendétigh the three companions of Brian, and Tadc ua Cellaigh king of Uí Maine and Mael Ruanaidh ua Eidhin king of Aidhe and Gébennach son of Dubacán king of Fir Maighe and Mac Bethad son of Muiredach Claen king of Ciarraige Luachra and Domnall son of Diarmait king of Corco Baiscinn and Scanlán son of Cathal king of the Éoganacht of Loch Léin and Domnall son of Emin son of Cainnech and others. The battle was fought i.e. from the Tolcha to Áth Cliath, and the foreigners and the Laigin were put to flight by dint of battle and conflict and valour, and there fell there Mael Mórdha son of Murchad son of Finn king of Laigin, and Tuathal grandson of Ugaire heir designate of Laigin and the son of Brogarbán son of Conchobor heir designate of Uí Failge and many others, and there fell there Dubgall son of Amlaíb and Gilla Ciaráin son of Glún Iarainn, two heirs designate of the foreigners, and Sigrit son of Lodair earl of Innsi Orc and Bruadar chief of the Danes, and it was he killed Brian, and all the thousand men in breastplates and no less than three thousand of the foreigners fell there.

 


  • M989, The battle of Carn-Fordromas was gained by Maelseachlainn over the people of Thomond, wherein fell Domhnall, son of Lorcan, lord of Muscraighe-thire and Uí -Forggo, and six hundred men along with him.


  • AI991, A hosting by Brian son of Cennétig into Laigin, on which fell Tadc, son of Donnchadh, and Cerrán Cnámchaille was killed to avenge him.


  • AI993, A naval raid by Brian, and he reached Breifne from Loch Rí by way of Áth Liac northwards.


  • AI996, The hostages of Uí Cheinnselaig and of the west of Liphe were taken by Brian, son of Cennétig, in Mag Ailbe.


  • AI997, Brian, son of Cennétig, with the princes of Mumu, and Mael Sechnaill son of Domnall, king of Temuir, went to Port dá Chaineóc, and they divided Ireland between them into two, viz. Leth Cuinn to Mael Sechnaill and Leth Moga to Brian; and the hostages of the Laigin and of the foreigners which Mael Sechnaill had, were given to Brian. AI998, Brian, son of Cennétig, [went] to Áth Luain, took the hostages of Connachta in one week, and handed them over to Mael Sechnaill.


  • CS999, A great army was led by Mael Sechnaill son of Domnall, and by Brian son of Cendétigh to Glenn Máma and the foreigners of Áth Cliath (Dublin) came to attack them, and the foreigners were defeated and slaughter inflicted on them, including Aralt son of Amlaíb and Culén son of Etigén and the nobles of Áth Cliath, and Mael Sechnaill and Brian went thereafter to Áth Cliath and were a week there and carried off its gold and silver and captives, and expelled the king i.e. Sitric son of Amlaíb.


  • CS1000, The foreigners were again in Áth Cliath, and their hostages given to Brian.


  • CS1001, The first turning of Brian and the Connachta against Mael Sechnaill. An army was led by Brian son of Cendétigh with the armies of south Connacht and the Osraige and the Laigin and the foreigners of Áth Cliath to come to Temair, but the foreigners went on a cavalry raid ahead in Mag Breg and Mael Sechnaill came up with them and inflicted slaughter on them. Brian then went to Ferta Nime in Mag Bregh without giving battle or carrying out an attack.


  • CS1001, Brian begins to rule.


  • AI1002, A muster of the men of Mumu, the Connachta, the men of Mide, the Laigin, and of the foreigners of Áth Cliath and Port Láirge by Brian, son of Cennétig, against the Ulaid to take their hostages.


  • AI1003, Brian, son of Cennétig, deposed the king of Laigin, i.e. Donnchadh, son of Domnall, and the hostages of Laigin were given by Brian to Mael Mórda, son of Murchad.


  • CS1005, An army was led by Brian with the men of Ireland to Cenél Eogain and to Ulaid to seek hostages, through Mide, so that they were one night in Tailtiu, thence to Ard Macha, and they were a week there and Brian left twenty unga of gold on the altar of Ard Macha. They went thence to Dál Araide and brought away the aitire of Dál Araide and the aitire of the Ulaid.


  • AI1006, Brian, together with the men of Mumu, the Laigin, the men of Mide, Mael Sechnaill, the Connachta, the foreigners of Áth Cliath, and the men of the whole of Ireland south of Sliab Fuait [came] to Áth Luain, went to Es Ruaid, proceeded across it northwards, and made a circuit of the north of Ireland including Cenél Conaill, Cenél Eógain, Ulaid, and Airgialla.


  • AI1007, A great muster of the men of Ireland, both foreigners and Gaedil, by Brian to Ard Macha, and they took the hostages of Ulaid from the king of Ailech by force.


  • CS1010, An army was led by Brian to the Claenloch of Sliab Fuair, and he took the aitire of Cenél Eógain and the Ulaid.


  • AI1010, A great hosting of the men of Mumu by Brian against Ua Néill, and it came to Ard Macha. And Ua Néill gave to Brian his demand in full, and Brian brought Ua Néill's hostages to Cenn Corad.


  • CS1011, An army was led by Brian to Mag Corainn and he brought away the king of Cenél Conaill i.e. Mael Ruanaidh ua Maíl Doraidh subject to him to Cenn Coradh.


  • CS1013, A great raid was made by Murchad son of Brian into Laigin and he plundered the country to Glenn dá Locha and Cell Maignenn, and burned and spoiled the country.


  • CS1014, An army was led by Brian son of Cendétigh son of Lorcán king of Ireland, and by Mael Sechnaill, king of Temair, to Áth Cliath. The foreigners of the world, such of them as were to the west of Lochlainn, gathered against Brian and Mael Sechnaill; they had a thousand men in breastplates. A fierce and bitter battle is fought between them to which no parallel has been found in these times, and there fell therein Brian son of Cendétigh, overking of Ireland and the foreigners and the Britons, in the eighty-eighth yeare of his age, and Murchad son of Brian, heir designate of Ireland, in the sixty-third yeare of his age, and Tairdelbach son of Murchad son of Brian and Conaing son of Donncuan, son of Brian's brother, and Mothla son of Domnall son of Faelán king of the Déisi of Mumu, and Eochu son of Dúnadach and Niall ua Cuinn and Cú Duiligh son of Cendétigh the three companions of Brian, and Tadc ua Cellaigh king of Uí Maine and Mael Ruanaidh ua Eidhin king of Aidhe and Gébennach son of Dubacán king of Fir Maighe and Mac Bethad son of Muiredach Claen king of Ciarraige Luachra and Domnall son of Diarmait king of Corco Baiscinn and Scanlán son of Cathal king of the Éoganacht of Loch Léin and Domnall son of Emin son of Cainnech and others. The battle was fought i.e. from the Tolcha to Áth Cliath, and the foreigners and the Laigin were put to flight by dint of battle and conflict and valour, and there fell there Mael Mórdha son of Murchad son of Finn king of Laigin, and Tuathal grandson of Ugaire heir designate of Laigin and the son of Brogarbán son of Conchobor heir designate of Uí Failge and many others, and there fell there Dubgall son of Amlaíb and Gilla Ciaráin son of Glún Iarainn, two heirs designate of the foreigners, and Sigrit son of Lodair earl of Innsi Orc and Bruadar chief of the Danes, and it was he killed Brian, and all the thousand men in breastplates and no less than three thousand of the foreigners fell there.


  • CS1014, An army was led by Donnchad son of Brian into the south of Ireland and he killed Cathal son of Domnall and obtained hostages from Domnall.


  • CS1014, A clash between two sons of Brian i.e. Donnchad and Tadc: Donnchad was defeated. Ruaidrí ua Donnacán, king of Arad, fell therein, and others.


  • CS1015, An army was led by Domnall son of Dub dá Bairenn to Luimnech. The two sons of Brian i.e. Donnchad and Tadc with the armies of Tuadmumu encountered him. A battle is fought between them. The south of Ireland was defeated and Domnall fell there.


  • CS1019, The son of Catharnach son of Aed of the Uí Caisín encountered Donnchad son of Brian and gave him a blow of his sword on the head and on his right hand and cut it off. Brian's son recovered afterwards, and Catharnach's son was killed.


  • CS1020, An army was led by Maelsechlainn and ua Néill and Donnchad son of Brian and Art ua Ruairc to the Sinna and they gave the hostages of Connacht to Mael Sechnaill.


  • CS1022, Mael Sechnaill son of Domnall, son of Donnchad, overking of Ireland, the flood of honour of the western world, died in Cró-inis of Loch Aininne in the forty-third yeare of his reign...


  • CS1023, Tadc son of Brian was killed treacherously by the Éile at the instigation of Donnchad son of Brian.


  • CS1026, An army was led by Brian's son and he took the hostages of Mide and Brega and the foreigners and the Laigin and Osraige.


  • CS1027, An army was led by the son of Brian into Osraige and some of his following was defeated there and there was killed there Gadra son of Dúnadach and Domnall son of Senchán son of Flaithbertach heir designate of Mumu and Mael Sechnaill ua Conchobuir king of Corco Mruaidh and the two sons of Cuilin son of Conchobor king and heir designate of Uí Conaill and the two sons of Écertach king and heir designate of northern Eoganachta and Ócán ua Cuirc son of Anluan son of Cendétigh and others.


  • CS1031, Ua Donnacán, king of Arad Tíre, was killed by Ua Briain.


  • CS1048, An army was led by Donnchad son of Brian through Mide and Brega to the foreigners and the Laigin, and he took hostages from the son of Mael na mbó and his due from the foreigners.


  • CS1050, The birth of Muirchertach ua Briain, [later] king of Ireland.


  • CS1051, Domnall Bán ua Briain was killed by ua Conchobuir, king of Connacht.


  • CS1054, A raid by Aed ua Conchobuir, king of Connacht, to Corcu Baiscinn and to Dartraige and he took great preys and on that occasion Aed son of Cendétigh, chief and honour of Dál Cais, was killed by him.


  • CS1058, The battle of Sliab Crot won by Diarmaid son of Mael na mbó and by Tairdelbach ua Briain over Donnchad ua Briain in which fell Ligda successor of Ailbe and Rígbardán son of Cú Coirne, king of Éle.


  • CS1059, The son of Brian went into the house of Aed ua Conchobuir, the king of Connacht, and gave him his obedience.


  • CS1064, Donnchad son of Brian was deposed and went to Rome on pilgrimage and died in repentance i.e. in the monastery of Stephen.


  • CS1066, The value of thirty uinge of gold was given by Tairdelbach ua Briain and the son of Mael na mbó to Aed ua Conchobuir for assisting them, and the same amount by Murchad ua Briain for assisting him.


  • CS1067, An army was led by Diarmait son of Mael na mbó with the foreigners and the Laigin and with Tairdelbach ua Briain with the men of all Mumu against Aed ua Conchobuir, and he slew ua Conchubuir, king of Ciarraige Luachra.


  • CS1068, Murchad ua Briain, heir designate of Ireland, the 'short shield', was killed by the men of Tebtha.


  • CS1075, Muirchertach ua Briain was made king in Áth Cliath (Dublin).


  • CS1080, An army was led by Tairdelbach ua Briain to Áth Cliath and to the men of Mide, and Mael Sechnaill son of Conchobor came into his house with the successor of Pátraic and the staff of Jesus.


  • LC1084, A hosting by the men of Mumha into Midhe; and it was on that expedition Conchobhar Ua Cedfadha died. And the Conmaicne went into Tuadh-Mumha in their absence, when they burned forts and churches, and carried off great spoils.


  • CS1086, Tairdelbach ua Briain, king of most of Ireland, ended his life happily in the twenty-second yeare of his reign.


  • CS1088, A defeat inflicted by Ruaidrí ua Conchobuir on Muirchertach ua Briain at Inis Ardachaidh where many Munstermen were killed. Another slaughter of Munstermen by Ruaidrí ua Conchobuir. Corco Mruad was attacked by Ruaidrí ua Conchobuir and they hardly left a cow or man undestroyed.


  • M1091, The prey of the fire-brands made, on Great Christmas night, by Muircheartach Ua Briain, upon the Uí -Failghe and the grandsons of Bran Breac.A peace was made between Muircheartach Ua Briain and the sons of Tadhg Ua Briain; and the men of Thomond returned to their homes, but the sons of Tadhg acted treacherously towards them, and they were plundered by the Connaughtmen.


  • CS1093, All Síl Muiredaigh were defeated by Muirchertach ua Briain, king of Ireland, and he plundered them and drove them into Tír Eogain and captured their king i.e. Gilla na Naom ua Conchobuir and ua Concenainn, the son of Tadc, king of Uí Diarmata.


  • M1094, A battle was gained by Tadhg, son of Ruaidhri Ua Conchobhair, and the Sil-Muireadhaigh, over the people of Thomond and West Connaught, in which three hundred were slain; and they plundered all West Connaught. This was called the battle of Fidhnacha. Of the chieftains who were slain in this battle were Amhlaeibh Ua hAichir, Donnsleibhe Ua Cinnfhaelaidh, and the son of Gillafursa Ua Maelmhuaidh.


  • CS1101, An army of the men of Ireland was led by Muirchertach ua Briain around Ireland i.e. by Eas Ruad and into Cenél Conaill and Inis Eoghain, and he destroyed Ailech, and over the narrows of the Camus into Ulaid and over Sliab Fuait home.


  • CS1103, The battle of Mag Coba. An army was led by Muirchertach ua Briain with all Leth Moga and Connachta and the men of Mide, and they came to Ard Macha and were a fortnight encamped there; they went thence to Mag Coba and divided there and Muirchertach ua Briain and Donnchad ua Mael Sechlainn king of Mide and Domnall son of Ruaidrí king of Connacht went raiding in Dál Araide and the Dál Araide killed Donnchad son of Tairdelbach ua Briain...


  • CS1114, A great sickness seized Muirchertach ua Briain and the men of Ireland turned against him. Diarmait ua Briain then took the kingship of Mumu. A great army was brought by all Leth Cuinn into Mumu... Tairdelbach ua Conchobuir gave an armistice for the space of a yeare to the men of Mumu despite the wishes of Leth Cuinn.


  • CS1115, Diarmait ua Briain king of Mumu was captured by Muirchertach ua Briain and the foreigners of Luimnech, and kingship was restored to Muirchertach.


  • LC1115, A great predatory excursion by Toirdhealbhach O Conchobhair and the Connachtmen, and they plundered Tuadh-Mumhan as far as Luimnech, ...


  • CS1116, The destruction of Bóruma and the burning of Cenn Coradh and the plundering of Tuadmumu by Tairdelbach son of Ruaidrí ua Conchobuir.


  • CS1117, A marauding army was brought by the Connachta into Mumu and they reached Sliab Crot and Claire and Sliab Cua. The army of Tuadmumu followed the Connachta into Mumu, and a battle is fought between them. The men of Mumu were defeated and slaughter inflicted on them, including ua Cendétigh and many others.


  • CS1118, Diarmait ua Briaín, king of Leth Mogha, dies.


  • CS1119, Muirchertach ua Briain, king of most of Ireland, for the ended his life happily as a cleric.


  • CS1121, A plundering army was led by Tairdelbach ua Conchobuir into Mumu and they caused great terror to Caisel and plundered Ard Finain. The rear of the army was attacked as it was moving south and there was killed there Aed ua Eidhin, king of Uí Fhiachrach, and Muiredach ua Flaithbertaigh, king of West Connacht, and Muirgius ua Lorcáin and others. A great encampment by Tairdelbach ua Conchobuir and Leth Cuinn at Birra from Samain to the feast of Brigit, and they divided Desmumu between the descendants of Carthach and the descendants of Briain.


  • LC1135, A great number of the men of Des-Mumha fell by those of Tuadh-Mumha, ...


  • M1137, Conchobhar Ua Briain, lord of Thomond and Ormond, went into the house of Diarmaid Mac Murchadha, King of Leinster, and left hostages there for defending Desmond for him.


  • CS1142, Conchobor son of Diarmait ua Briain, king of Mumu, rested in repentance in Cell Dalua.


  • M1157, Muircheartach, son of Niall Ua Lochlainn, went from thence to the Dal-gCais, and expelled them from Thomond, and plundered some of them in Thomond. He afterwards laid siege to Luimneach, until the foreigners submitted to him as their king, and banished Toirdhealbhach Ua Briain from among them. He afterwards divided Munster between the son of Mac Carthaigh, i.e. Diarmaid, son of Cormac, and Conchobhar, son of Domhnall Ua Briain.