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on condition and covenant that he and they shall give yearly 

 to me and to my heirs after me, four cows fit to be slaughtered, 

 for my house ; and in case that these cows are not to be had 

 the above Brian and his heirs shall give to me, and to my heirs 

 after me, two marks and two score marks in lieu of the same 

 cows aforesaid. And for the same causes I am binding my- 

 self and binding my heirs after me, to the end of existence, to 

 maintain and defend these lands, together with their fruits of 

 sea and land, for the above Brian Bicaire Mag Aodh, for him- 

 self, and for his heirs after him, in perpetuity, and to the end 

 of existence. And these are the lands aforesaid which I have 

 given to himself and to his heirs after him in perpetuity [viz.], 

 Baile-Biorra, Machaire-learga-riabhoighe, Cionntragha, Graf- 

 tol, Tocam-ol, Wreggoge,* the two Glenapstols,t Cracobus, and 

 Baile-Neachtain. And that this grant may have force, strength, 

 and validity, which I give unto the above Brian and to his 

 heirs after him, I bind myself again and my heirs after me, to 

 maintain and support in perpetuity this covenant and grant, 

 for the aforesaid Brian, and for his heirs after him, to the end 

 of existence, by putting my hand and my seal here below, in 

 the presence of these witnesses below, and on the sixth day of 

 the month of May, and in the year of the birth of Christ, one 



thousand four hundred and eight. 



Mac Donnell. 

 xxx 

 his 



John + Mc Donnell. 



mark, 

 his 



Pat +Mac Brian. 



mark. 



Farrees Mac Beatha. 



his 



Hugh + Mac Key.! 



mark. 



* This word is written in cursive hand in the original, and it is hard to de- 

 termine whether it is Wreygoge or Weeggoge. 

 ■\ This name signifies ' Glenn of the Apostles.' 

 % Here the name Mac Aodh assumes a phonetic form. It is to be observed, 



