184 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



10. "And then the lord having embraced us, withdrew to the 

 mountains, where had already preceded him his people." — 

 (p. 211.) 



Compare State Papers, Ireland, Calendar, 1588-92, p. 93, vol. 

 cxxxix., December 31st. "At my coming to the castles of Ballyshannon 

 and Beleek, which stand upon the river of Earne, and are in possession 

 of one Sir Owen O'Tool, alias O'Gallagher, a principal man of that 

 country, I found all the country and cattle fled into the strong 

 mountains and fastnesses of the woods in their own countrie, and 

 neighbours adjoining, as O'Rourke, O'Hara, the GlannaghieS; Maguires 

 and others." 



As Cuellar makes no indication of the direction in which lay the 

 mountains to which M' Clancy retired, nor speaks of his having to 

 traverse the lake, it might be inferred either that the castle defended 

 was on the south-west shore of the lough, and not far from the 

 mountains in question, or that if the castle lay on the north-east shore, 

 that he withdrew into the mountains of Donegal, it being more likely 

 that he withdrew into the mountains of his own territory, wherever 

 the castle may have been. 



11. " And came down on the castle with all his force, some 1800 

 men, taking up a position about one and a half miles from it 

 (half a league), being the nearest they could approach on 

 account of the water which lies around it."^ — (p. 211.) 



" I took my journey directly to Athlone, and from thence through 

 Connaught to Sligo, as I passed from Sligo, having then gone 120 

 miles, I held on towards Bundrowes (in the Co. Leitrim), and so to 

 Ballyshannon, the uttermost point of Connaught that way, and riding 

 still along the sea coast I went to see the bay where some of those 

 ships wrecked, and where as I heard, lay not long before, 1200 or 

 1300 of the dead bodies, I rode along upon that strand near two 

 miles (but left behind me along mile and more), and then tui'ned oS 

 from that shore." Same p. 92. Dublin Castle, December 31st — Lord 

 Deputy, but signed also by Loftus and Teuton, to the Privy Council. 

 "First, therefore, it may please your lordships, I undertook the journey 

 the 4th K'ovember, and finished the same the 23rd of this instant, 

 December, being seven weeks and one day, returning without loss of 

 anyone of H. Majesty's army." 



1 Compare State Papers, 1588—92, Calendar, p. 93, vol. cxxxix. 



