Macalisteu — Robert Downing' s History of Louth. 501 



Carwell King of Ergall & Edanus 6 Kelly B'" of Cloghei- built or erected here 

 a new Abby of Cannons regulars in 1148 where the s'' Edanus is buryed 

 after being 42 yeares B"" of Clogher 



Aiichorite of Louth Here was alsoe an Anehorite This Towne is an 

 auncieut Corporation but altogether ruinated onelie one or two tollerable 

 houses and the rest Cabbins 



this Towne first of all gave theire honnour to the auncient familie of the 

 [2] Bermingham whereof John Bermingham Eaiie of Louth was the last of 

 that familie killed at Ballibragan by some of his owne men in 1[ ]' after hee 

 obtained a great victorie agst Eobert \_sic] Bruce a Scottish King who 

 claymed some title to Ireland being killed lyes buryed at Fagher Church 

 aboue Dundalke beside the road to Newry 



to this Towne belongeth a hundred or Barony verrie good Lande, lyeing 

 towards the Countie of Monoghan 



Here is an auncient Mann'' & Castle in this Barony called Castlering 

 belonging to the noble familie of the Talbotts 



Here is an Abby of the Cannons of S' Augustine called Knock neere 

 Louth in Irish Knocknesangan Latine CoUis formicarum als Monaster' de 

 Monte Apostolorum Sti Petri & Pauli built by Donatus o Carwell King of 

 Urrell &^ Here is an auncient Mannour House belonginge a Church & round 

 spire or steeple belonging to the Archbishop of Ardmagh which is called 

 Droumiskynn said by Colganus to bee auncientlie a Bp seat. 



Here is a fine river thorough this Barony empting it selfe to the Mother 

 Ocean at Beltra neere Lurgan [ y 



The Lord Baron of Louth is dignified out of this Towne granted by 

 King Henry the [3] Eight to S'' Thomas Flunkett K* wliose here male the 

 E,' ho*"" Matthias Ld Baron of Louth enjoyes the same to this day. 



The Barony of Dundalke in Irish Stradbally Dun^-oAlg&n* which Towne 

 is auncient Corporation encorporated by the Ld Bertram de Verdun as it is 

 said Governed by two Bayliffes it had severall large walls about it & almost 

 or altogether gone to ruine, here are very many Castles & stone houses in it 

 contained, a verie longe street 

 & 

 one of the Fayrest & largest parish Churches in Ireland where S"^ Eichard 

 fz Ealph vulgarlie tt'' Eichard of Dundalke is buryed 



' An incompleted date in the MS. 



2 From the beginning of this paragraph to " & " inserted in the margin of the page. 

 ■^ A word which looks like " cave " : I cannot read it with confidence. Presumably 

 the river mentioned is the Fane. 



"* The last seven letters in Irish characters as shown. 



K.I. A. PKOC, VOL. XXSIII., SECT. C. [70] 



