The History of Ireland

THE

HISTORY OF IRELAND,

FROM THE EARLIEST PERIOD TO THE YEAR 1245,

WHEN

THE ANNALS OF BOYLE,

WHICH ARE ADOPTED AND EMBODIED AS THE RUNNING TEXT

AUTHORITY, TERMINATE:

WITH

A BRIEF ESSAY ON THE NATIVE ANNALISTS, AND OTHER

SOURCES FOR ILLUSTRATING IRELAND,

AND

FULL STATISTICAL AND HISTORICAL NOTICES

OF THE

BARONY OF BOYLE.

JOHN D'ALTON, Esq.,
BARRISTER AT LAW, M. R. I. A., CORRESPONDING MEMBER 8. A. 8., ETC.
AUTHOR OF THE “ESSAY ON THE ANCIENT HISTORY, ETC., OF IRELAND,”

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY DUBLIN;" "MEMOIRS OF THE ARCH-
BISHOPS OF DUBLIN ;" “HISTORY OF DROGHEDA,"

ETC., ETC., ETC.

IN TWO VOLUMES.

VOL. I.

DUBLIN:
PUBLISHED BY THE AUTHOR.

1845.

[Price to Subscribers, £1.]

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2 vols.

CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.

BRIEF ESSAY ON THE NATIVE ANNALISTS, ETC., xiii, &c.

STATISTICS OF THE BARONY OF BOYLE.-Extent and Valuation, 1, 2.

Geology, 3. Coal and Iron Mines, 4-8. Mountains, 9. Lakes,

10-13. Bogs, 14. Rivers 15-19.

Parish of Boyle. - Extent, Value, and Population, 21-23. Town of

Boyle, 23–38. Its Church, 25-28. Other Houses of Worship,

Schools, &c., 29, 30. Bridges, 31. Abbey, 31–34. Succession

of its Borough Members, 35, 36. Rockingham and Lough Ke,

38-44. Memoir of the Family of King, 45-71. Casiols, 73, 74.

Erris Caves and Church, 75-77. Forts and Mounts, 79. Isselyn

Church and Graveyard, 80. Cromlech, 81-83. Weir's Monu-

ment, 84.

Parish of Estersnow._Extent, Value, and Population, 84, 85. Church,

85. Cavetown, 86. Moylurg old Castle, id. Pillar-stone, 87, 88.

Parish of Killummod. -- Extent, Value, and Population, 89.

Church,
Schools, &c., id.

Parish of Killuken.-Extent and Value, 90. Population, 91. Succession

of Incumbents, 91, 92. Do. of Archdeacons of Elphin, 93,

Parish of Ardcarne.—Extent, Valne, and Population, 94. Geology, 95.

Church and Schools, 95, 96. Oakport, 96, 97. Memoir of the Fa-

mily of Mulloy, 97–114. Knockvicar, 115, 116. Ballyfermoyle,

115. Giants' Graves, id.

Parish of Tumna.-Extent, Value, and Population, 117. Church, id.,

and see post, pp. 282, 283. Cootehall, 118, 119. Forts, 119.

Parish of Kill-Bryan. — Extent, Value, Schools, and Population, 120.

Holy Well, 121.

Parish of Kilronan.-Extent and Value, 121. Population Schools,

122. Church, 123. Old Church, Burial-place of Carolan, 123–126.

+5 PER

0.12.140 of

Notices of Carolan, 126-132. Book of Kilronan, 133. Holy
Well, 134, 135. Irish cry, 135–137. Alderford, 137, 138. Me-
moir of the Family of Mac Dermot, 138-151. Ballyfarnon, 152.
Keadue, 153. Kilronan Castle, alias Castle-Tenison, 154. Memoir
of the Family of Tenison, 154–163. Greyfield, 163. Iron Works

at Arigna, 164-166.
HISTORY OF THE BARONY OF BOYLE.—Chronologically arranged, 167–

283. Raths, 168, 169. St. Patrick here, 172, &c. Founding of
Abbey-Boyle, 178. Cistercian Abbeys, 179, 180. Roscommon con-
stituted a County, 196, 197. Perrot's Composition, 201. Dissolution
of Monasteries, Inquisitions, and Grants, 203, 204, 206, 207, 209,
228-239, 242-244. O'Donnel's Incursions, 211-227. Death of
Sir Conyers Clifford, 223, 224. Notices of the Family of Mapother,
234–239. Governing Charter to Boyle, 240, 241. Lord Strafford's
Commission, 246-248. Grants under the Act of Settlement, 251-
254. James the Second's Charter to Boyle, 255. Battle of the
Boyle, 261, &c. Notices of the Family of Weir, 266-273. Pro-
posed College at Boyle, 278, 279. Estates claimed in the Barony at
the Commission of 1700, 280. &c., &c., &c.

LIST OF ENGRAVINGS IN VOLUME I.

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