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O'Gra,* have given all the land and ground and all my rent in Cinel- 

 Dungaley, and in every place where it is due to me both in stone and 

 tree, in grass and arable land, wood and bog, fish and water, and 

 every other profit, appertaining unto said lands to Donagh, son 

 of Conor O'Brien (Earl of Thomond) and to his assigns for 

 ever, from me my heirs and assigns for ever. And I send Charles 

 O'Rabecan and Donogh O'Rabacan as bailiffs with him, to put 

 him into the possession thereof. I give my permission and assent 

 to have this deed written on parchment, in Latin, English and Irish 

 in legal form, I set my hand and seal hereto in testimony thereof; 

 and I bind myself to go and put my hand and seal unto said other 

 deeds (in Latin and English) as shall be required of me. I the 

 aforesaid O'Grady do give this deed out of my own hand to the 

 said Earl in presence of all those whose hands are hereunto sub- 

 scribed this day, at Clonramtra, the 4th of the month of April, 

 1586. 



^^ I, Henry O'Grady. (L. S.) 

 The witnesses present at the 



confirmation and sealing of 



this deed. 



By me, Robert Fentoine, 

 Jacobus Lukeus Testis, 

 R. White. 



• King Henry VIII. by letters dated 9th July, 1543, signified that he had granted to Sir Denis 

 O'Grada, knt. captain of his nation, and to the heirs male of his body, all the lands, &c. which 

 he pretended a right to ; with a power to the Chancellor, Alen, to pass Letters Patent to him 

 of the same. They accordingly passed, reciting that the king and his predecessors were the 

 Lords and true possessors of all the manors, &c. of Tlioymcreny, with various lands ; yet 

 the said Denis and his ancestors, the King's natural subjects, against their allegiance, and 

 without any title, usurped the premises, until of late said Denys, calling to mind as well his 

 duty towards God, as his allegiance towards his natural and liege Lord and King, humbly sub- 



