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and yearly head rents to Macnamara and the Earl of Thomond, tlie 

 latter being a faint and last definite relic of the older "kingdom" 

 Avherein the house of Blod sat above the house of Capsin for over 

 eleven centuries. But in all other respects the tribal period had 

 apparently vanished though the Brehon laws subsisted for a genera- 

 tion longer. 



The Founders of the Toweks. 



Bearing in mind the possible mistakes in the lists of castle - 

 founders and omitting the entries where the date is doubtful, the 

 copies divergent or the buildings totally destroyed, we can make the 

 following table : — 



1380-1402. — JDangan Iviggin, by Cuvea, grandson of Lochlain 

 (1310), circa 1380. Neadanura {'^e'viiowYi, Clonlara) by Lochlain, son 

 of Maccon, circa 1380. Rossroe and the body of Quin Abbey, built by 

 Sioda Macnamara before 1402. 



1430-1450. — Bally mar kahari by Donall (1430), son of Shane an 

 Gabhaltais (1400). Bunratty built {i.e. repaired) by Maccon, son of 

 Sioda (1433), chief of ClancuUen. Firtane (Rosslara) by E-ory, son 

 of Maccon Ceannmor, 1440 (or perhaps as late as 1480). 



1450-1480. — Ballymukasi^ell (Mountcashel) by Conor na Srona 

 O'Brien, who died 1470. Bromline by John, son of Maccon, who 

 died 1467.'' Garruragh by Donchad, son of Eory, son of Maccon 

 Ceannmor (1440 or 1480). Knappogue and the transept of Quin 

 Abbey, by above John, who died 1467. 



1480-1500. — Ballintlea, by Sioda, son of Philip mor, his brother 

 Aedh died 1487.^ BaUyhennan (Castlefergus), by Aedh, grandson of 

 ilaccon, circa 1490. Bealnafirverna (O'Brien's Castle), by one of the 

 ]iishops of Killaloe, named Turlough (1460-1480). Bunratty, further 

 repaired by the above John, who died 1467. Coolreagh, by Pliilip, 

 Son of Eory (1487). Banganhrach, by John, grandson of Lochlain, 

 1480. Moghane, by Donall, son of Bory, circa 1490. Ralahine, by 

 Teige, grandson of Maccon, 1490. 



1500-1520. — Ballymullen (Miltown, Tulla), by Donall, son of Aedh, 

 circa 1520. 



Elizabkihan. — Enagh (Stacpole's Court), by Sioda, grandson of 

 Mahon, grandson of Teige (1380), consequently not earlier than 

 1560. Lisoffi,n, built (repaired) by Bory, son of Mahon, after 1600. 

 The castle was standing, at least in 1584 ; and seems to date from the 

 previous century. " The Annals of the Four Masters" show that it 



' Ann. LoukIi Ce. 2 A. 4 M. 



