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to act as spiritual adviser to the Abbots of the district. 1 In the following 

 century Murgholt was held by Cormok Obrik and others in 1252, and in 

 1280 John Brike was fined 2 marks for not producing Eichard Kelekan, 

 for whom he gave mainprise in Co. Waterford. The family, though fallen 

 from its estate, is found down to modern times, and it is said that some 

 of its members, under the impression that they were called from some 

 " Broc " (badger), took the name " Badger." 2 The map of 1841 shows three 

 house sites on the platform ; Mr. Ussher saw foundations of (I believe he 

 said several) stone huts, and traces are said to exist, though not visible across 

 the chasm. The garth is about 170 feet to 150 feet across in each direction, 

 being of irregular outline and fenced towards the neck by a low mound, 

 about 3 feet high inside, and 5 feet outside. The neck rises to almost a knife 

 edge, and the refuge must have been almost impregnable to ancient warfare. 

 It is hard to believe the fact that its well-established name is not given on 

 the Ordnance Survey maps. 



Island Ikane (0. S. 26). — The name is found at least as early as 1296, 

 and again, in 1319, in the Plea Bolls as Ilanyken, in Co. Waterford. Disona, 

 widow of William fitz Philip, had in 1296-7 a lawsuit with John fitz Philip, 

 her husband's grandson, claiming dower off a messuage and 2 carucates of 

 land, 40 acres (of tillage ?) and 60 acres of pasture in Illanyken, Co. Waterford, 

 for which the said Williani, with consent of his grandfather John, had dowered 

 her. 3 The same name occurs down to 1601. It belonged to the Poers, but 

 William Wyse held Illanykeen and land at Dungarvan at his death in 

 April, 1596, being succeeded by his son, Henry, then aged 40. 4 Pardons 

 were granted at various times to Edmond fitz Robert Power of Elanykene, 

 horseman, in 1567; Peter Evann Power, of Illanyken, in 1569, and Walter 

 fitz Richard in 1601. 5 John Wyse held Illanyken at his death in 1596 ; his son 

 John owned it about the year 1601.° It is Island Icane in Petty 's map, 1656. 

 The name is an adaptation of Oilean Hi Chein from one of the lesser branches 

 of the Desi. Father Power attributes the splitting of the headland into 

 Oilean na gcaorach, or Sheep Island, and Oilean na bhFranneagh, or 

 Bat Island, to about 1841 ; but both appear in the map dated in that year." 



1 See the Annals (especially of Ulster), under the years ; also Cal. Documents 

 Ireland, No. 135, and p. 360. 



2 Waterford and South-East Ir. Journal, vol. x, p. 145. 



3 Plea Roll No. 25, xxiv Ed. I, m. 11 ; and No. 96, iii Ed. II. m. 14 ; it is only 

 " Insula " in the 1302 Taxation. See also Cal. Justiciary Rolls, 1305, m. 690, and p. 139. 



4 Inq. Exchr. Nos. 2 and 3, anno iv-v Philip and Mary, March 11th. 



5 Fiants 1046, 1304, 6476. 



Inq. Exchr. No. 47. The date is defaced ; it is probably anno xliv. 

 7 Perhaps also in Dr. Smith's map, 1745 (three shown), and on James Wyld's map, 

 1837-8. 



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