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to whom Edward the First had, most inconsiderately, and with 

 crying injustice to the natives, made a grant of the entire dis- 

 trict, a grant which caused the loss of thousands of lives.* The abo* 

 riginal inhabitants of Tbomond were — the O'Briens, who long pos- 

 sessed kingly power and dignity — the Macnamaras, hereditary 

 Marshals of the country. — The O'Loghlins of Barren, or Eastern 

 Corcomruadh — The Mac Mahons of Corca-Bhaiscin — The Mac 

 Donnells of Darach, descended from the Monarch Brian Bo- 

 roimhe — The O'Connors of Corcamruadh — The O'Deas of Di- 

 sart-ui-Deagha — The O'Hallorans — The O'Gradies, Lords of 

 Muintir-Tir-Conlachta-O'Kearney— O'Daly— O'Slaltery— TheMac 

 Bruodins, hereditary historians of North Munster — The O'Gor- 

 mans, chiefs of TuUichrien — The O'Hehirs of Callain — The 

 O'Molonys of Ceil-Tanan — O'HefFernan and O'Quin of Corrofin— 

 The Mac Clanchys, hereditary judges and lawyers. — The Mac 

 Sweenys — Mulconrys, &c. and to several of these families the fol- 

 lowing instruments will be found to relate. 



Many of these documents are of considerable antiquity. The 



* From the Annals of Inisfallen we leam that Thomas De Clare, with many other Enghshmeft 

 of rank, fell in battle with tlie O'Briens—" iX. €. 1287. Conoaf De Clare <xn t-M;ila 

 aju^ coj-n<Km<xc 3*11 COm<xn, a^u/- n* l?;toj;-ijbe '^e<xj\<xlt COejc Cnu)j\)f, <xju^ Ti}Oc^t> 

 Taaffe, A^u^ Hpca^to Deciter, <y^Uf f^) )Oc<\Vajr Teling bo cu;tjm a j-cckc <x b-CuAbmiiman 

 le Coj;ibe<xlbac CDac Cajbj C<xol-r;;^e U; 5;i;<x;n a^u;- le Cu<xbmi7mne<xca;B, jo n-a^t 

 moft ^ ;<jb;ft)b ajuf ^ jla^-jallajK ClOuman rjle, <v;t ceoibna." — " A. D. 1287. The Earl 

 Thomas De Clare, the protector of the English of Munster, and tlie Knights Gerald Fitz-Maurice, 

 Richard Taaffe, Richard De Exeter and Nicholas Teling, were slain in a battle fought in Thomond 

 against Turloch son of Teige Caoluisge O'Brien and the Thomonians, in which battle all the 

 knights and Englishmen of Munster were cut off with dreadful slaughter." — The same Annals 



also mention the extent of territory granted to De Clare " pa be *-0 cab peartrt<xn<Xir" *n 



Cbla;i*J5 ^Z^T 3*'^^ Cuabmuman an t^n fO .}. 5 c;ob|iajb n<x l)r,r)f)ofi jo f)-;om<xla;b 

 Oand fia;ce, <i. C 1285." — " The possessions of Dc Clare and the English of Thomond, at 

 this time, extend from Tiobraid na Huinnsionn to the confines of Bunratty, A.D. 1285." 



