Macalistku — Robert Downing' s Huiortj of Louth. 503 



Here was alsoe a Frierie or house of the Carmelites built by Eadiilph 

 Pipard in King Edwd the first his reigne. Here is in this Barony another 

 Abby or 



In this Towue is a verie large Castle called' [6] religious house called 

 Smarmor but, of what order I can not learne for its omitted by S'' James 

 "Ware it lyes bounding on the Coiintie of Meath & soe" doth the south west 

 parte of this Barony of Atherdee 



In this Barony on the river all downe to the sea are many fayre seats at 

 Clintonstowne Gernonstowne Keppoge the Mayne & many other places of 

 good note 



From this Towne of Atherdee was as its said the familie of the 

 Berminghams that were Earles of Louth dignified Barons but latelie the 

 Ld Brabazon Earle of Meath is Baron thereof 



In this Barony of Atherdee is the Priorie of Kilsaran first of the 

 K'^ Templars erected by the Lady Matilda De Lacy in King Edward^ the 

 seconds reigne and after there overthrow & untill the suppression a preceptorie 

 of the Knights hospitallers 



[7]^ The Barony of Ferard being the south parte of this Countie all 

 about Droghedah & Downe to the sea being in most places onelie to the sea & 

 about the river of Boyen coursish land neere & formerlie in which stood the 

 Towne & Countie of the Towne of Droghedah in which are besides many 

 auncient & fayre structures being girded about on both sides of Meath & 

 Uriell or Louth with great & high walls and many fortifieing Towers many 

 faire houses & severall large streets the religious houses Followeing that 

 is on Louth or Uriell side. 



The Dominican Priory built by Lucas de Nettervile Archb? of Ardmagh 

 in anno 1224 



The house or Convent of the Franciscan . built or begun about the yeare 

 1240 neere the north banke of the river Boyen 



The Convent or house of theErimites of S' Augustine built in KingEdw'' 

 the first his reigne 



[8] Juxta Droghedam Friar the Hospit. St Maria etc Urso The hospitall 



1 This line (In this Towne .... called) has been added afterwards, and the catchword 

 " religious " deleted. This has broken the continuity of the sense. Evidently Downing 

 discovered afterwards that Smarmor was a castle, not an abbey, and clumsily tried to 

 correct his mistake, forgetting to erase the preceding words "Here .... Abby or " and 

 " but of what order ", &c., on the following page. 



^ A word, apparently " that," erased. 



^ "Henry " written first and erased. 



* The last two leaves have been misplaced by the binder, deceived by the absence of 

 catchwords. They are printed here in their proper order. 



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