92 Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy. 



M-^Keoghoe," and " Shane M^Keoghoe," all of " Killevane," 3 Mar., 1604 

 (Cal. Pat. Eolls, Ja. I, p. 31 b).^ .Among the poets who may be identified in 

 these lists are Feo.rghal viae Luiglulheach, Fearglml 'Og, Fearganainm, Giolla- 

 naiiaomh, liudhraighe, and Tonids ; possibly also Sean mac Fearghail or Sean 

 mac Filip (see for all these poets H. 1. 4 passim, and cf. O'Grady Cat., 

 502, 648).^ 



15. "Mahon Hifernan, rimer," 14 May, 1585 [no. 4642]. Mathghamhain 

 '0 Hifearndiii. There are no place-names mentioned in this Fiant, but the 

 persons pardoned appear to belong to " co. Cork." This is doubtless the poet 

 of the name who was author of Ceist, cia do cheiniiedchadh cldn and other 

 pieces.' He may well be identical with the man of the same name whom we 

 find in the Shronell district in other Fiants, thus "Mahon Hiffernan, of 

 Sronill," 1579 [no. 3547] ; " Mahowne Hiffernan, of Innnelid [i.e. Emly], 

 husbandman," 1579 [no.3567] ; "Mahowne Hiffernane, of Latten [Lattin, 

 adjoining Shronell], yeoman," 1587 [no. 5006]* 



16. " Enis roe Hiffernan, rymer," 14 May, 1585 [no. 4644]. Aonglms 

 Ruadh '0 Hifcarnain. That this poet lived at ShronelP we see from a later 

 Fiant [no. 6565], dated 6 Aug., 1601, in which " Eneas roe Hiffernan alias 

 Hiffernane, of Sronell, gentleman," is pardoned, as also " Hugh m'Murtagh 

 Hiffernan " and " Murtagh m'Enees Heffernan," husbandmen, of the 

 neighbouring townlaud of Lattin.^ 



17. " Uline Mulconry, of Clonhy, gentleman, rimor, Gelernuve Keighe, 

 of Clonpluckane, rimor, Ferfesse Muckory [sic'\, Padine oge Mulcony [sic'], 



' This begins with a pardon to " Phelira M'^Feagh of Ballmacorre " (i.e. of Ballinacor), 

 and the only other place-name mentioned is this " Killevane," which is probably Kil- 

 cavan [Cill Ghaomlu'iiri), tl. and par., close to Pallis, in North Wexford. 



- The following names of other members of the MacEochadha family may be worth 

 quoting ; they all belong to the district made up of Wicklow and portions of the adjoining 

 counties. I omit the surname in each case : Philip and Edmond duif, 1582 [no. 3844] ; 

 Shane, 1582 [no. 4019] ; Dorren nyne Rorie [Doireann 'nghemi, Rudhraighe], Muhnory 

 m^Teige, Toole m'Mulmory, James m'^Donogh, Shane m^William, and Rorie m"^Shane, 

 1598 [no. 6232]; Edmond Lowe ("of Holiwood "), Eniste, Oonnoghor roe, Mulmore 

 m'Fergananim ("of the Three Castles "), Donogh buy ra'Ranall, and Carroll, 1601 

 [no. 6.577]. 



3 Published in "The Irish Review," ApL, 1912, p. 82; O'Gr. Cat., 392; I.T.S., 

 XX, 114. 



*Cf. alater (1641-1662) namesake of the same district in T. O'Donoghue's edn. of 

 P. Haiceud, p. 159. 



*The present Fiant (4644) appeal's to deal with " oo. Limerick," but from other 

 Fiants (1576, 3043, 4733) we see that the Shronell district was at this time often regarded 

 as belonging to Co. Limerick instead of to Co. Tipperary. 



^The last-named had been already pardoned a few months previously, viz., 

 "Morriertagh nrBneas Hiffernan, of Latten " [no. 6490]. 



