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Part II. History of Thomond
Chapter 13. History of Thomond before it was formed
into an English county: From the Death of De Clare in 1318 to the Formation
of Thomond into an English County in 1580
- Power of the MacNamaras in
the Eastern parts of Thomond; Number of their castles in 1578; Successive
kings of Thomond; Brian-Catha-an-Aonaigh fights a battle at Manister,
near Croom, and gains the victory
- Teige-an-Chomhaid invades
Limerick, and imposes a tax on the inhabitants; He dies at his castle
on the lake of Inchiquin; Conor-na-srona defeats the Earl of Kildare
at Ballyhickey
- Turlogh Donn defeats the Earl of
Kildare near Limerick; His death
- [Turlogh Donn] Is succeeded by his
son Conor, from the sons of whom were descended the Earls of Thomond
and Inchiquin; Conor, the last O’Brien who ruled as King of Thomond;
His death
- Murrogh the Tanist succeeds,
and surrenders his kingly title, receiving from the English instead
an Earldom and the ownership, in fee simple, of all his lands; MacNamara
and O’Grady also surrendered their ancient claims and titles
- Law of primogeniture introduced
and resistance to this innovation; Fury of the people on being deprived
of the right of ownership of their lands
- Death of Donogh, second Earl,
and appointment by the people to the chieftaincy of Thomond of his half
brother Donald
- Conor O’Brien, third Earl,
supported by the English, drives out Donald, and promises obedience
to English laws
- Repents of his
promise, and attacks the Queen’s President of the Province of
Connaught; Ormond comes to chastise his duplicity; He flies to France;
From thence he appeals to Elizabeth for pardon; is received into favour,
and invited to the Court of England
- Sir Henry Sidney, Lord Deputy,
visits Thomond; Sir William Drury, Lord President of Munster, holds
an assizes at Ennis; Death of Conor O’Brien
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