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castle mentioned in the " Annals of the Pour Masters " as being the 

 residence of Morogh M'Hugh in a. d. 1584. The only other building 

 worth noting is the old tower on Golam Head to the S. W.-of 

 Lettermullen. 



UiiiLUei Ciiurcli, Gaiiimiia. 



VII. — History. 



The earlier history of these islands is shrouded in obscurity. It 

 was probably the same as that of the Islands of Aran. 



This part of Ireland was anciently occupied by the Clann Humoir, 

 a Damnonian or Firbolg people who held this territory until the third 

 century, a.b. Connaught was in this century overrun and taken pos- 

 session of by Milesian settlers, and indeed the province is said to 

 have received the name ConnacM from its being occupied by the 

 "race of Conn," or the descendants of Eochy Moyvane, king, first of 

 this province and then of Ireland, who himself was a descendant of 

 Conn. One of the three branches of this race of Conn was the Hy 

 Briuin, descendants of Brian, one of the sons of Eochy Moyvane. 

 These took possession of the eastern part of the province of Connaught, 

 and the O'Elaliertys, one of their subdivisions, occupied the district 

 of Magh Scola, now known as the barony of Clare, to the east of 



