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the subject allows ; but two points, raised in the previous sections, may find 

 place here. Mr. E. Twigge found in "the Book of Ui Maine " that Macan. 

 son of Bran " of the boat," 1 was the first person slain in the " siege " of Magh 

 Adhair by Flann. Macan was apparently unarmed, "having a rod in his 

 hand." The ' : siege " is probably the historic raid of King Flann Sunagh, 

 about S77, when he insulted the Dal gCais by coming to "the very place of 

 inauguration," and playing chess on its green. Essida of Ui Cassin (the 

 later MaeXamaras) and eventually King Lorcan soon drove off the invaders, 

 and forced them to obtain terms for a safe retreat. 2 



Macan was of Lismacain, near Sodhmacain, or " Macan's weir." Xow, 

 the narrative implies that Macan lived close to the mound of Magh Adhair, 

 on some stream. The name " Lismacain " is lost, but, in 1287, there was a 

 " Ballymaking " on the northern edge of the English lands, apparently at or 

 near Ballymacloon, and to the east of Quin. It is quite possible (indeed 

 probable) that the important Lis*, with the flooded souterrain. in Ballyma- 

 cloon, the earthen fort best meeting the above conditions, may be the spot 

 intended; unless (which we have nothing to show) the actual (as apart from 

 the supposed) Xorman territory, lay across the river, 3 when the li<s may have 

 been in Creevagh. The only Liss name within the river-loop is Ballylassa, 

 in quite the other direction. 



Since the publication of my last notes on the de Clare estates I find that 

 the Pipe Rolls of 1295' show that Thomas de Clare, at his death in 1287, 

 claimed (the 1287 Inquisition on his death, however, does not name any of 

 these) Letton (Lattoon), Tybyinefonch, and Magadar. Tybymefonch (well 

 of the ash-tiee) being next Lattoon, and to north-east of it, is most probably 

 the notable holy well of St. Kieran, in Kilkieran, near Castle-Fergus, at 

 the corner of Dromoland Demesne. Such wells are still often overhung by 

 venerable ash-trees. If so, the notable Tdbar na fhuvnseon, on the edge of 

 De Clare's demesnes, where some important conferences were held, 5 is now 

 identified. "Magadar" is not probably the vague, extensive term Magh Adhair 



■A phrase very suggestive of Bran, son of Febal, famed for his "voyage," and "Bran 

 the Pilgrim " on an inscribed stone found at Temple Brecan in Aranmore, but far later. 



- After three day 3' skirmishing, as his bard Flann mac Lonain reports. See also 

 '• Wars of the Gaedhil with the Gaill" (ed. Todd), p. 67. Rev. E. Hogan, Onomasticon 

 Goedelicum, p. -193, places Lismacain either near Magh Adhair or Lismacuan near 

 Annaghdown ; his first location is certainly right. 



3 The inclusion of ' ' Magadar ' ' in the Pipe Rolls proves nothing, as it is clearly 

 Madara, which, with the church and village of Quin, passed the limits of the Ardsollas 

 river. The latter was to be the bound of the Norman settlers, as laid down in the 

 compact of 1275, made between Brian Ruadh and Sir Thomas de Clare. 



s First noted by Mr. M. J. M'Enery, who kindly pointed it out to me. 



5 Cathreim Thoirdhealbhaigh. 



