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will are these, viz. the Abbot O'Brody, John O'Tiemy, Maurice 

 O'Minan and Torlogh DufFe the priest. These are the aliena- 

 tions of Mahon Ballagh unto the children of Maurice O'Brien, 

 viz. Murogh O'Brien was to go to Bally beghan, and to take 

 it from him again ; and Turlogh O'Brien was to go to Bally- 

 beghan, and to permit him (i. e. Murogh) to enter and dress 

 food there,* and take possession of the townland from Turlogh, 

 and to keep same to himself, and that they should have neither 

 right, title nor covenant to said townland, except what they ac- 

 quired by these entries, against the will of the inhabitants of the 

 same. Further 4 in-calf cows belonging to Mahon were killed 

 by the people of Teige O'Brien in Ballybeghan, the night that 

 Uermot O'Brien came there. Furthermore an ounce of gold and 

 13 marks mulct taken from O'Loghlan for killing the wife of 

 Mahon Ballagh and their servants, and the value of 15 marks of 

 cattle to be taken from him, by virtue of the covenant entered into 

 between Donat O'Brien and O'Loghlan respecting Ballybeghan. 

 Dermot Oge O'Neallan wrote that contract. More, milch cows 

 and a flock of sheep to be given to Ross O'Loghlan by him in 

 like manner. More, to give 18 litters of swine and 13 goats 

 and a cow in-calf to the children of Donald Mac Gill Christ, 

 Coineabha Mac Gorman and Donald oge O'Tevin. — Furthermore, 

 Mahon Ballagh and Ross Mac Donagh going to Dublin, with 

 Donat O'Brien, when Murogh O'Brien came to obtain a letter 

 under the Lord Justice's hand, for Donogh O'Brien to enter Bally- 

 beghan, as witnessed by the two Mac Namaras and Master Neal- 

 lan and O'Griffa. — Furthermore, Ross Mac Donogh was grievously 



* This appears to have been the old Irish mode of giving possession of lands. In England 

 the ceremony was termed " delivery of seizin," and was generally performed by handing a sq(J 

 of the earth. In antient times a pair of gloves, a ring, &c. were delivered as a token of po8» 

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