History of Enniskillen p. 262

"We thus have an eyesight into the relations between the owner of Manor Hamilton and his neighbours of the Irish clans in this yeare of 1641, during the October of which the Irish Rebellion and Massacre broke out. The Diary already referred to begins with mention of the setting on fire and burning of the "Iron Works called the Garrison," Co. Fermanagh, by the MacLaughlins and MacMurrays of the County Leitrim, and that seven or eight score of the sufferers, most of them English, wounded and robbed, fled to Lady Hamilton for relief."

p. 263 "This day by our Colonell's command a gallowes was erected upon the top ofan hill neare the castle, and having about 24 prisoners in the castle, he caused eight of them to be hanged up which had been at the burning of Ballyshannon, in the county of Donegall, and at the burning of the iron works in the county of Fermanagh. The gallows was kept busy, for we find that a number of men were tried by and executed under martial law since the beginning of this Rebellion, whose names are given as below:- The names of such as have been Hanged at Manor Hamilton, by Martial Law since the beginning of this Rebellion,

1603 FM

The people of Rury O'Donnell repaired to Tirconnell with all their property, cattle, and various effects, in the first month of spring. But Rury himself, with his gathering and muster of Irish and English, with Captain Guest, went (before his people had removed from the west) to revenge and get satisfaction of O'Rourke (Brian Oge), for the insult and dishonour he had some time before offered him (as he had in contemplation some time before); so that they plundered and ravaged Breifny, both its crops and corn, and all the cattle they could seize upon, for the greater part of them had been driven into the wilds and recesses of the territory. A few persons were slain between them, among whom were Owen, the son of Ferdorcha O'Gallagher, and Turlough, the son of Mac Loughlin, who fell by each other on that occasion. A party of the English were left in garrison at Dromahaire, for the purpose of plundering the country around them. O'Rourke was thenceforward obliged to remain with a few troops in the woods or precipitous valleys, or on the islands in the lakes of his territory. He refers to Torlogh as 'the MacLoughlin', which is incorrect. It is his father being referred to as 'the MacLoughlin', not Torlogh.

"Turlough's son Conn, the erstwhile tanist, but precluded from assuming the title 'the MacLoughlin' as it became illegal to use such titles around that time, had a son called Turlogh. This Turlough was living in 1641 and is mentioned in the Down Survey, but he had died efore 1659. As he held land outside the baronies of Drumhaire-Rossclogher, he would presumja ly have shown up in the 1659 Census. But no MacLochlainn was found outside this area of Leitrim at that time. It is known however that he had three sons, Conn Edmond and Teige. These too are mentioned in 1641 in the Down Survey. However their land lay outside the Baronies of DRumhaire-Rossclogher. In 1659 a major concentration of MacLochlainns was to be found in this area - almost as many as in Inishowen the traditional homeland. This of course was the ancient area of the O Rourke, although they were Kings of Leitrim their homebase was the North corner of Leitrim which these baronies form. It appears that it is from John son of Edmond that the native families of the Glenfarne- Manorhamilton area are descended. He had two sons Edward and Bryan who both had sons called John and from these Johns the separate families evolved. One close to Manorhamilton, the other around GlenFarne. John son of Bryan had two sons Bryan and John, while John son of Edward had three sons, Edw., Martin and John (who died without issue at a young age). the graves of these five cousins can be found in Killmakerrill graveyard and from them c an be traced all the McLoughlins buried in Killmakearrill and the McLoughlins currently living in that area.

A Farrell Mc Loughlin is mentioned in the Flax Growers Lists for the nearby parish of Inishmagrath but it is not known to which line he belongs. Other McLoughlins mentioned in and around Drumhaire may be descendants from Conn or Teige who are mentioned in 1641. Unfortunately the first Turlogh in the annals in 1603 cannot with certainty be placed in the MacLoughlin of Leitrim pedigrees from O'Farrell or O'Clery.